Jack Hughes Portfolio

Jack Hughes

part one architecture student Ă—

jackawhughes@hotmail.co.uk jackhughesmsa.com 07704 739 547

2nd Year On a study trip to Graz we were given the project to design a kayaking center on the river Mur.

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Creating a long, undulating form to match the river beside it, the space was designed to create a public area for guests, a private viewing area for judges, a set of changing rooms and kayak storage area. Central to the design was the staircase, designed to give the impression of water in rapids, that separated the judges building from the public.

2nd Year A conversion of the Manchester Memorial Hall for display of film and photographs of Manchester’s past The aim was to create a series of spaces that progressed from dark to light. This would allow the display of film, projected onto the walls of the dark room and a long gallery space for the display of photographs out of direct sunlight.

The top floor of the building was reserved for employees and restorers and housed a digital archive for preservation of existing resources.

server space

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restoration

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intermediate (for information)

archive storage

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2nd Year turf soil moisture retention mat polyfoam [structure retention] drainage layer main roof structure

extruded cover plate moisture resistant sealant double glazed unit (outer pane tinted solar control glass rubber gasket hollow extruded aluminium mullion

A new build in Manchester’s Peace Garden, designed to accompany the Memorial Hall gallery with a display of Manchester’s future.

In this project I experimented with augmented reality, constructing a program that allowed for the digital projection of buildings onto marked objects, allowing the user to move buildings about the city and watch the results on the screen in real-time.

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paved pedestrian area (-1120mm)

future projection space grass slope

security + staff room

resources lab

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3rd Year I sought to design an open-source city blueprint for the quick creation of work-spaces and the filling of unused quarters of Salford’s Chapel Street.

Investigating Chapel Street in Salford, we found large tracts of unused land and slow progress in the city’s reformation. To combat this I designed a set of temporary work-spaces to be built off-site, rented and modified at will by Salford residents.

Hub spaces were formed from the existing buildings at either end of the block and allowed for storage of modifying elements as well as public amenities.

cleared site

This site was of particular interest because of the surrounding road network. The site fronts onto three roads with access to each module being of great importance. The site was compact with taller buildings around and so the possibility of a more vertical arrangement, a monolithic structure of elements was possible

reuse / extend site

Two existing buildings at either end of the block were the only prerequisites for this site with additional 1960s structures being wiped clean.

My plan for Salford would involve the regeneration of countless derelict buildings so this would form a perfect basis for future construction plans.

past footprint

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Permutations

With a site chosen to demonstrate how my framework would interact with the existing Salford I began to examine the countless iterations my user-created blocks could take on site. The manifesto encourages rapid and sustainable growth and covering of land so the limit was set to two storeys, as this would offer the least challenge for community access, safety and would be less daunting for engagement purposes. Using a set of algorithms I created this set of 300 or so permutations of the 3 x 4 grid I had set myself, with the only conditions being the maintaining of the two existing corner buildings and the height restrictions.

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Key 1. West Mod Store 2. East Mod Store Occupied Cells: C2 [2 person office] C3 [2 person living quarters] C6 [cinema screening] C9 [recording studio] C11 [GP’s office] C13 [solitary meditation] 1

Vacant Cells: C1 / C4 / C5 / C7 / C8 / C10 / C12 / C14

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Key 1. West Mod Store 2. East Mod Store Occupied Cells: C16 [recently vacated] C18 [4 person co-operative] C22 [study group meeting room] Vacant Cells: C15 / C17 / C19 / C20 / C21 / C23 1

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Cells 1 - 5

Cells 6 - 9

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Cells 12 - 14

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Cells 16 - 20

Cells 21 - 24

Cell 25

Degrees of Modification

The frame and storage areas are perminent and can be modified by professionals. The shell of each cell is semi-perminent and can be implemented, modified and removed by an automated system and supported users The fittings in each cell are fully modifiable by users.

This division of labour allows users to adjust their environment freely on a small scale and assisted on a larger scale. People are not used to building their own spaces and some degree of assistance and safety is necessary. You order the shell from an outside source then modify it on its arrival and implementation.

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Summer at 12:00

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Winter at 09:00

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Above are the 6 different variants of the cells depending on their position in the framework.

A: Cell 11 B: Cells 12-14, 16-24 C: Cells 15, 25 D: E: Cells 1-9 F: Cell 10

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User

An individual cell is graded on the following: 1. Light 2. Privacy 3. Access

An individual user is graded on the following: 1. Permanence 2. Adaptability 3. Diurnal Requirements

Depending on their position in the structure the cell could have one of the 6 shell types. These are semipermanent objects, not editable by users.

Looking at how much personalization the space will require and when it will be in use will allow others to utilise the space “out of hours�

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Existing Building 1. Mass concrete strip foundations 2. Galvanised steel lintel 3. DPM lapped with DPC 4. Blockwork cavity wall 5. DPM 6. DPC 7. Steel coping 8. Cement roof slab 9. Vapour control layer 10. Screed 11. Covering 12. Plasterboard 13. Insulation

Grid Framework 14. 200x200mm hollow square steel section 15. Insulated running for water and electricity supply 16. Steel Grating 17. Mass concrete raft foundation 18. Railing

Cells 19. Corrugated profile sheet metal 20. Insulation with vapour barrier 21. Purlin 22. OSB Board 23. 160x180mm wood beam 24. 280x200mm wood beam 25. 200x200mm wood beam 26. 100x200mm timber stud (for placement of 27. 500x500x30mm OSB wall panels 28. Void for running of cables 29. Laminated floor covering 30. Impact sound insulation 31. 12mm pane, 12mm cavity, 6mm pane 32. Hinged window casing (dually hinged to open both vertically from a central hinge and horizontally from window frame)

Existing Building

Maintaining all original features such as window fittings, existing facade etc. but stripped on the inside to create a warehouse space for the storage and distribution of modifying components.

Steel Frame

A rigid formation of beams and trusses to form 4 x 4 x 10m compartments into which can easy by assembled units for habitation or work. Bracing utilised at the rear of the space

Unit Exterior

Corrugated metal offers an easily repeatable and cheap to manufacture exterior facade for each unit. The vertical profile of the wall sheeting offers natural ventilation to extract moisture. Profiling on the roof is aimed at combating sitting water

Unit Interior

The wooden frame is left visible and notches made to allow removable and interchangeable wall, floor and ceiling panels. Additionally, desks, seating and shelving can be hung from this frame to the users requirements

National Trust At the request of the National Trust and Dunham Massey, a competition was set up to create eight pavilions across the grounds.

Working in a team of twenty we were given the task of first designing, then sponsoring, costing and fabricating a micro-pavilion for the grounds of Dunham Massey. The installations were then donated to local schools after a four month stint on display in the park.

Berlin Essay An exploration of Berlin’s fascination with the past, through the eyes of Colin Rowe and Fred Koetter’s “Collage City” Given an extensive list of texts to reference and emulate in their focus of study I chose “Collage City” to explore Berlin and the many tangible marks left by numerous previous regimes. The recent trend in the city of commemorative or memory spaces, though adding to the fabric of the city and, some would say, deepening its relationship with its own past, goes against this Rowe and Koetter’s ideal of a everchanging and developping urban fabric.