component 1 part 1

Component 1

Ioana Rosca

Specification

my design will provide a safe and caring environment to all and I believe it will change the community for the better.

• Outside activities

• Inside activities

• Sustainable materials ( adding solar panels)

• Exterior and interior Colour pallet (distinctive)

• Keep Greenery

• Safe

• Playing Courts

• Activity rooms

• Bathrooms

• Café

• Hall

• Quite zone

• Lobby

• Roof garden

For Component 1 I thought and have decided to design a youth zone for children ,teens and adults who need some time off to relax and have fun. Also I decided to include an extension to the museum that is located on the right side of the park, which hopefully will bring more attention to it.

The area I chose is called valance park, it is surrounded by greenery and a playground where there will be lots of children and parents therefore it will encourage them to come and give the youth zone a try ,also the entry would only be 50p which means acceptable for anyone.

The area where valance park is located is called Dagenham, which isn’t a very wealthy or privileged town, therefore I took this opportunity to develop this idea of creating a zone where people can feel supported and somewhat significant, and to modernise the museum within the area will help attract more people to visit. There is also a school nearby and the museum that are also components that will attract people to this side of the town

The whole point of this structure will be to keep the people of the street and make a safer community also provide people with job opportunities

Brief

Pictures on site Location

I have decided to research and design a youth zone centre in this area of the park as I believe it will attract towards this new and fun building not only children but any age citizen that comes to the park.

Because there is a school nearby and it will be located in a park there will be a bigger amount of children and that will make it easier to spread the word about this new project

Valance park (Located in Dagenham )

Park on the grounds of a former manor house offering a fishing lake, playground & open lawns

Valance park is the site I have decided to work with as I believe it has many opportunities

This park features an attractive tree lined lake. It offers space for information recreation for dog walking, jogging and a children's playground

I will be working on the far back side of the park as there are not that many people or children that travel that far because there is nothing there to do

This architectural plan will have a big impact on this side of the community and will encourage people to be more interactive

Parking is free for all users. The car park type is open air/surface. The car park is in the middle of the park off Becontree Avenue.

Information about the location

o The park was once the grounds and garden of valence Manor House , now the borough's museum.

o Valence House served as the town hall until 1937, when the Dagenham Civic Centre was completed

o Valance house museum, Heritage Study Centre and local library are all situated on the edge of the park on Becontree Avenue

o In 1926, the LCC laid out 24 acres of the old Valence lands as a public park, two-thirds for informal recreation with open space, grass and some trees.

o Various facilities were provided, a bandstand and formal planting, but the majority has now gone, including its open-air swimming pool, which closed in 1971. Facilities at the site include a children’s play area, four football pitches and a fishing lake

o Valence House Museum is the only surviving manor house in Dagenham

The museum itself doesn’t look very interesting and is built to look exactly like a normal house so a lot of people wouldn’t know its there

The renewed design will be only for the exterior and it will be inspired from geometric shapes

My idea is to renew this old museum to make it more exciting but without destroying it since it will take away from its history

Valance museum

I have decided to experiment by drawing on top of the original design and came up with these fragments that will be placed on top of the building

The new design will be constructed from sustainable materials that mimic glass because I want the natural light to shine through it

This design automatically makes the building more interesting

Will be using transparent wood because it is more sustainable than glass

Overall the only shape I used is a triangle which put together creates the different shapes seen in this design

Transparent wood holds potential as an ecofriendly alternative to glass and it has a very faint b it observable unique pattern which makes it even more appealing

Its very sustainable and it has more benefits than glass which includes , wood doesn’t shatter as easily as glass also wood is a much better insulator

angle

Different

I find his work very interesting

Daniel Libeskind's work mostly consists of adding an extension to the existing architecture

The angular slices of window, made from glass, allow light that creates a disorienting, almost violent feeling throughout the structure

His work is often described as Deconstructivism, a style of postmodern architecture characterized by fragmentation and distortion

Daniel Libeskind

visually dynamic buildings

Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, Hong Kong

symbolism is a dominant feature of the design

the montage of oddly angled asymmetrical steel-reinforced concrete slabs is meant to represent ’the anarchic nature of the creative process

building brings together under one roof the new-media, film, design, and photography departments.

The distinctive crystalline design will create an extraordinary range of spaces rich in form, light, and material

Theme- organic forms

I have decided to draw and research organic forms because my project is based in a park which means the building is surrounded by greenery so I will incorporate organic forms in order for the structure to blend in well with the environment

These fountains are designed to look like umbrellas or organic form of a mushroom

These three primary picture have a similar shape and therefore I decided to uses these for my research

I picked out this large mushroom as the details inside and outside were very precise and appealing

Laying the mushroom upside down, it created a semicircle and from that I started to draw the outline and then separate it into sections where the exterior walls could be placed on this structure

Primary photos-organic forms

This is a photo of some long flowers surrounded by grass, ii drew the outline and then made it lighter and connected the top of every flower to create a structure

I took this picture of the walls inside a salt mine in Romania, they have a very interesting shaped that I think I can use for my future designs

This is a lake in turkey, I simplified the picture and did some sketches on top to try to create a structure

Learning hub in singapore

This central space allows for natural ventilation and create a more immediate connection to the outside.

The building is created by a cluster of 12 tornado-shaped towers

The 12 towers are organized around an atrium area and include balconies, open-air corridors and gardens as informal learning spaces.

When someone looks from the top, down to the ground, this wavy, unsymmetrical design is created

Curved concrete panels envelop the building and feature irregular horizontal stripes that give an organic appearance to the building.

The plan view of this learning hub looks like it was inspired by flower petals

They wanted to create an untraditional looking structure so they decided not to add straight, square shapes to the model

The three dimensional model of the final structure looks very interesting and unusual compared to any traditional building

The elevations were quite hard to realise since the building consists of more curved and circular shapes all around

Plan view

Elevations

back side

front

Eden tower in Singapore

The balconies have a unique, shell-like shape that holds plants

The design is dressed in natural materials throughout so that it is sustainable

The project earned a Green Mark Award Platinum Rating.

Each apartment benefits from garden and city views.

The plan view shows that the structure is made from simple rectangular shapes, built over another interesting shape for the pavement

This drawing shows the thoughts behind the design of the interior and exterior

The elevations are very simple because the building itself is just a rectangle made from more parts

Simple geometric shapes

Elevations

front Plan view

Inspiration: Future Youth zone

I will take inspiration from this youth zone centre in located on Parsloes park

facility for the borough’s young people aged 8 – 19, and up to 25 for those with disabilities. Future gives young people somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to.

The £6.15million building is home to a four-court sports hall, state of the art gym, 3G all-weather pitch, skate park, music room with recording suite, training kitchen, dance studio, health and well-being room, arts and crafts area and much more

Future enables young people to raise their aspirations and confidence to create a happier and healthier generation.

Keeping young people safe is the number one priority at Future Youth Zone.

From a plan view the structure has a very simple design of two rectangles arranged to create this shape

A new charity has been formed called Barking and Dagenham Youth Zone and it runs this programme

Started with a steel frame

Inspiration: seoul youth zone

Seoul Youth Zone Shipping Container Building, South Korea

Here visitors can have freedom to rest, communicate and enjoy an exhibition everywhere in the staircase.

There is start-up and creative activities area on the second floor, six office spaces line up side by side with an inner balcony type hall overlooking the lower atrium.

It provides an area full of comfort. The first space created with shipping container is utilised as a mini lounge receiving natural light.

The two inclined sloping containers are the space for stairs and exhibition

Inspiration: Warrington youth zone

Warrington Youth Zone is a brand new youth charity which will build upon the success, values and legacy of Warrington Youth Club

The Youth Zone will open 7 days a week, offering over 20 activities every night for just 50p per visit, providing thousands of young people somewhere, to go, something to do and someone to talk to.

Onside youth zone Hugh Boughton

eye catching and state of the art

Youth Zone for young people, which will attract attention, sit comfortably within its context and provide the highest quality facilities, which can inspire young people for generations to come.

The distinctive Y-shape creates clearly defined zones for the different activities of the Youth Zone.

design, circulation has been carefully considered and woven into a scheme characterised by simplicity, light and volume

natural drop off in front of the main entrance; an area for parking minibuses, staff cars and for maintenance; and a skate zone overlooked by the café.

repeating triangular colour coated aluminium slats, which offer a varied perspective depending on the angle from which they are seen – bringing a kinetic energy to the building.

The exterior design with its elegantly curved facades responds to the geometry of the building to provide a beacon instantly recognizable by passing motorists and pedestrians.

designs allow for easy maintenance and low cost in use matched by a grass roots approach to sustainability underpinned by passive measures rather than bolt-on technologies.

high levels of insulation, rooflights to the sports hall incorporating photovoltaic panels and a green roof to reduce water run-off.

Card models

I used the structure of mountains for this design but mostly the peaks were my inspiration for this quick card model as I think they could create a very geometric and captivating design for any type of building

I joined all the corners to try and create a more linear shape and this very intriguing design came out. I could use this structure for a pavilion as it’s more complicated and interesting

Quick sketch of final design

Simple geometric shapes like triangles were included in this design and put together forming more shapes like rectangles and squares

This model is made from fragments as shown in this drawing

Front elevation Side elevation

I tried to expand on using simple geometric shapes inspired from mountains which are natural forms

Using the people as scale it shoes that the building itself will be tall

Model

The side view shows how the light can go through the glass windows meaning there will be more natural lighting in the interior

Interior design

Energy saving lights

Stairs to first floor

For the interior of this building I thought of including flat stairs in order to be utilaized by people who might be in a wheelchair, therefore it would be easier for them to travel to next floor

Wooden floor

Sitting area

Flat surface good for wheelchair

Glass wall

First floor

Card models

This card model was encouraged by the swirly and circular shape of these types of shells but I decided to make it more distinctive by not making the lines round and in fact drawing them straight with a ruler

The straight lines make this design look more realistically like a building structure

Then by joining the lines together it showed how the model would look like if it was an enclosed area

Model

I used the orange arrows to show where the sun can enter the structure and allow natural lighting in the interior

This building will be more of a wide building than tall allowing more room

By the time the sun reaches the back of the building the sun will be able to bring natural lighting but when the sun reaches the back there wont be light inside

Interior design

For the interior of this building, the rooms and floor will be placed in a more simple and traditional way because I don’t want the interior to take away from the exterior structure of this building

It will be sustainable since it will be made from sustainable materials and it is designed to be very safe

Glass window Activity room

room Sustainable Natural lighting

Wooden interior

Quiet

Cafe

This will be a very tall but narrow building since it is inspired from a tree trunk

I really like how uneven and differing this structure is because it makes it look more particular from other youth zone designs

Model 3

The windows at the front will allow people inside to have a nice view of the surrounding greenery which I think is a great idea because it includes the nature

The root of a tree can be depicted as the foundation of a building that supports the building itself and the branches can be seen as the roof that produces shelter

This curved design was based of a tree trunk which is also an organic form that has a circular and tall form

The texture of a tree trunk is mostly uneven and has ridges which gave me the idea that buildings should not always be fixed

Tree trunks are the very vital as they represent the support of the branches and at the same time nutrients pass through there from the root to the leaves

Interior design

In the interior of this structure it will still be based of circular shapes and styles since I want the exterior to also highlight the interior and vice versa.

The large cylinder shape in the middle of the room is mostly there to uphold the ceiling of the building but it is also designed to have stairs inside that will lead people the the different floors that this building has.

It will be a very tall structure with different floors for different activities, but it will also be more narrower than any traditional rectangle like building.

There will be many windows for more natural light there for saving energy and allowing people to see what is placed outside around the building

Windows Cylinder exterior Cylinder interior First floor

Stairs inside