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A taxonomy of interconnected systems operate simultaneously in order to orchestrate a pareto efficient choreography of cultivation w i t h o u t t h e n e e d f o r i n t e n s i v e, i n d u s t r i o u s e n e rg y u s a g e. T h i s i s i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e r a p i d decline in availability of both green space and essential nutrients for the population, due to climate change and political relationships. Liberating the Royal Parks to act as utilitarian sites once again, in response to an impending c r i s i s , e c h o i n g a f o rg o t t e n a n d d y n a m i c h i s t o r y i n t r i n s i c t o L o n d o n ’s t o p o g r a p h i e s , s e e k i n g t o restore a state of equilibrium as the scheme c o m b s t h e f r a g i l e l a n d s c a p e. High tech infrastructures operate autonomously t o m a i n t a i n t h e o p t i m u m s t a t e o f h a r m o n y. Nodal points monitor the processes, acting as a b a r o m e t e r o f t h e l a n d s c a p e. T h e a r c h i t e c t u r e houses ‘testing grounds’ of high tech solutions to the food crisis. Creating a community hub focused on supporting the mental and physical well-being of its local residents. Acting as a pilot scheme to be deployed across the nation.
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CONTENTS
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A B S T R AC T
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P R OJ E C T O V E RV I E W
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P R OJ E C T T H E M E S & O V E RV I E W
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S I T E I N V E S T I G AT I O N
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DEFINING THE PROGRAMME
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D E V E LO P I N G A N I N T E RV E N T I O N
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C O N S I D E R I N G T H E S PAT I A L A R R A N G E M E N T
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D E S I G N R E S O LU T I O N
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D E V E LO P E D D E S I G N
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FINAL PERSPECTIVES
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0 1 P R OJ E C T OV E RV I E W
0 2 S I T E I N V E ST I G AT I O N
03 DEFINING THE PROGRAMME
T H E PA R K I N W W 2
0 4 S PAT I A L I N V E ST I G AT I O N S
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D E S I G N R E S O LU T I O N
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08 FINAL PERSPECTIVES
09 FINAL MODEL
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P R OJ E C T I N T R O D U C T I O N
Where? The Flower Garden within Greenwich Park, towards the south easterly c o r n e r. Who? The population of the Royal Borough of Greenwich and surrounding areas. What? A 21st Century allotment and community hub for the residents of Greenwich. Utilising high tech solutions to conventional farming practice in order to maximise yield in an environmentally and s u s t a i n a b l e w a y. W h i l s t s i m u l t a n e o u s l y l i f t i n g t h e m e n t a l a n d p h y s i c a l health of the residents. When? Now and for the future How? The project will act as a pilot scheme in response to the rapidly approaching food crisis. The scheme will me a mix of quickly deployable systems and slower additional elements added over time t o i n c r e a s e t h e c a p a c i t y o f t h e s c h e m e. I t w i l l a c t a s a s h o p f r o n t f o r a l a rg e r n e t w o r k o f s y s t e m s a c t i n g t o m a i n t a i n e c o l o g i c a l b a l a n c e i n t h e park and beyond, and protect the well-being of the local residents. Why? Throughout the history of the parks, they have been used as utility spaces in times of crisis, in recent times, as allotments in WW2, as well as anti-aircraft gun locations, and more recently in the COVID-19 pandemic as spaces for pop up vaccination / testing locations. The expansion of the scheme will allow for education and production of algae for the benefit of the local population and beyond.
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S E C T I O N 0 1 : P R OJ E C T T H E M E S A N D D R I V E R S
Ke y c o n t e x t u a l a n d p h y s i c a l p r e c e d e n t s i n f o r m i n g t h e p r o j e c t a n d d e s i g n l a n g u a g e. C o n s i d e r a t i o n h a s b e e n m a d e i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e s e drivers in order to make considered design decisions taking lessons from the past. The drivers relate to the form and aesthetics of the scheme guiding spatial decisions.
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0 1 . 1 T H E R OYA L PA R K S U T I L I TA R I A N H I STO RY
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AA GUN IN HYDE PARK c.1939
The Royal Parks of London were transformed into site of utility in during the times of crisis during WW2. This situation produced an interesting dichotomy between the Royal Parks and the nations needs. Places ordinarily associated with peace and tranquillity, transformed into vital air defences for the city. The AA gun battery situated in the garden overlooked the River Thames and worked in conjunction with another battery in Mudchute park. During WW2 many of the treetops were cut off to increase the range of fire for the guns, evidence of this still visible today by strange tree formations. The project seeks to reference this narrative which sees the open green spaces adapted to deal with crisis when they occur. They are seemingly constantly expanding and contracting to suit the needs of the nation, as we have seen in more recent times
with the COVID-19 testing and vaccination centres .Throughout WW2, London’s Royal Parks became sights of utility, being turned into air raid shelters, gun emplacements, and allotments for the production of food for the nation. At this time of crisis the parks became useful as a flexible open space, something we can see echoing through history still.
nutritional value. At the time shopkeepers were watering down milk, and overpricing their canned meat and coffee, so the allotments became a lifeline for many. The combined effort of the allotments drastically eased the food crisis, and created the framework for allotments to be used across the country in the future.
The parks were a vital space which kept people alive, at the time Britain was importing over 60% of its food from abroad. Something which during the wars was no longer possible. When the war broke out many people of London had no idea how to start growing their own allotments, so there was model allotments set up in the Royal Parks where people could come and learn how to grow their own, with a focus on bulky crops with high
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0 1 . 2 W W 2 D E P LOYA B L E T E C H N O LO G I E S
W W 2 B A I L EY B R I D G E
W W 2 N AV Y B A S E
The Bailey Bridges of WW2 is comprised from a set of structural members assembled by a team in order to bridge rivers and valleys where destroyed bridges are. The concept of this system has been adapted into the construction of the building. Using the basic principles of structural design in order to maximise strength and stability with simple forms.
At the start of WW2 the production of ships, machinery, etc needed to be vastly increased in response to a crisis, this demanded large spaces such as aircraft hangers be constructed quickly to keep up with the demand of production.
Elements constructed off site which are able to be taken to any site and installed easily by a team of people. In the case of my scheme machines will be able to aid in the construction also. Also used to bear the weight of a lifting system and items hoisted up and moved around the workspace.
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Taking these principles into the scheme and implementing them allows for a similar type of fast response, deployable architecture. Exploiting basic structural principles to manufacture vast open spaces.
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W W 2 R A D A R S YS T E M S
D E P LOYA B L E C R I S I S S T R U C T U R E
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POP-UP COVID-19 TESTING SITES
The lightweight deployable radar systems used during WW2 employ a structurally efficient design with the cut out elements in flat sections as to reduce the weight, and therefore load on moving parts. The industrial language is one which will run through the scheme, maximising buildabilty and structural efficienecy, whilst remaining sculptural in their aesthetics. This is in order to celebrate the structural elements of the building, rather than hide from view.
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T H E G R E E N W I C H PA R K F LOW E R G A R D E N
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S E C T I O N 0 2 : S I T E I N V E ST I G AT I O N - T H E G R E E N W I C H PA R K F LOW E R G A R D E N A N D A A G U N B AT T E RY
Considering the key opportunity and constraints of the site which will affect the Flower Garden. The main factor is the Parks rich historical c o n t e x t a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e s i t e, o r i g i n a l l y t h i s w o u l d b e a d e c i d i n g f a c t o r o f m a n y d e s i g n d e c i s i o n s , h o w e v e r, i n t i m e s o f i m p e n d i n g crisis, laws and restrictions ease in order to mitigate the crisis facing the nation.
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A hybrid map of German aerial photography and bombing target maps. The pink shows the German targets, mainly shipbuilding and industrial sites over Millwall and the Isle of Dogs. An interesting duality to current day, with the importance of architectures being a total antithesis, in the time of crisis things which we would previously protect or seek to be of historic / cultural significance are ignored, and the sites which may be deemed ‘ugly’ or of less significance are thrust into focus.
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The cones of fire from the Flower Garden AA gun-site, and the Mudchute park gun-site. The two gun-sites would have worked in unison to protect not only surrounding points of significance, but also the rest of London, as enemy bombers would use the Thames as a highway of navigation
AA BAT TERY LOCATION WITHIN THE PARK
through the city. The shaded circles show the sites of V2 rocket strikes on London, intended for the industrial targets of South London.
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The new Vista projected across the site by the trajectory of the AA guns, in tandem with the existing protected vista from the General Wolfe Statue, through to the Queens House and Old Naval College
N 1:2500 The new vista land cast across Greenwich Park by the field of fire from the guns.
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Time line of events of a similar gun emplacement at Chadwell Heath. There is surprisingly little information on the Greenwich Park gun site, but one can assume this emplacement had a similar build and time line.
Using collated data from various sources regarding the guns within London’s Royal Parks, the size, scale, and specification of the guns here can be estimated (left). There is little information available regarding the AA guns in Greenwich Park, and only small snippets of evidence they were there. The Mudchute battery is well documented, and, still exists as a museum piece. One would assume these gun batteries were very similar. They worked in tandem to create a hallway of airburst rounds, protecting London - nicknamed ‘the gateway to London’ due to aircraft using the River Thames to navigate.
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The gun emplacement in Chadwell Heath
The gun emplacement in Chadwell Heath
A speculation of the gun battery placement and trajectories
Using the Chadwell Heath site as a case study for the project, it is possible to speculate on how the Greenwich Park battery was arranged, it is well documented, with writings and photographs existing of it. From this information I have based the placing of the guns for the chosen site.
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THE BANDSTAND
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Aerial photograph showing the sites demise
Plan view of the site - photogrammetry scan
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S E C T I O N 0 3 : D E F I N I N G T H E P R O G R A M M E - T R A J E C TO R I E S
An exploration into the historical and contextual references relating to the site,drawing out the associated projections from the Flower Garden, manifesting spatiality from the seemingly ephemeral.
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Photogrammetry scans of the General Wolfe statue overlooking Greenwich Park, allegedly the statue was shot at by a German fighter in a strafing run, the scan allows for an interesting negative of the impacts, creating a material memory of the event, immortalising the trajectories of the bullets. A moment frozen in stone - expanding and materialising a split second explosion spacially. .20
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The WW2 Post devices base plate with drawn aircraft plots
The WW2 Post device for plotting enemy aircraft’s position and speed.
Main Cover at 15,000ft Low Cover at 500ft Chain Radar Locations
(Above) The Post Instrument, used in WW2 to calculate the height and distance of enemy bombers. Using trigonometry, looking through the eye piece, a mark would be made on the map below, using two of the devices
Early Radar
Observer Corps spot planes for accurate information on number of aircraft, altitude etc
Information relayed to air raid wardens to warn civilians of incoming danger
Information from the ‘Chain Room’ is relayed to AA sites
at different locations, it is possible to calculate the height and distance, to relay back to the gunners to set the correct fuse for the height they are flying. (Right) The Steps to detecting enemy planes in the UK during WW2, there was different stages of early radar, and voluntary spotters using the post device to track and identify the enemy bombers coming in. The large towers were an early form of radar, and all systems helped one another to plot the position, type, and number of aircraft. .21
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(Right) Plotted trajectories of the guns from both sites - in the Flower Garden and in Mudchute - over a scan from both sites, in wormseye view. A look into the timings at different altitudes of the fire. (Above) A drawing by Leonardo Da Vinci, plotting possible trajectories of fire from a castle by mortars. .22
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Documenting the Immaterial A similar mapping of trajectories in a crime scene scenario. Plotting the angles or trajectories of fire from a gun. Again, freezing a split second in time, expanding the moment of an even for cross examination. Also drawing out the unseen - the bullets journey. Similar to the trajectory of the AA guns. Materialising the immaterial. .23
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Trajectories of the AA Gun Fire: The nature of the night time raids demanded long exposure photography of the night sky. The AA fire’s trajectories being perfectly captured in the images. The unseen lines captured. This lends itself to an interesting juxtaposition of time, firing the gun and an explosion - a split second and fast occurrence, played off between the long exposure photography, capturing many arcs of fire painted across the sky
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Trajectories of the AA Gun Fire: (Right, top) Air Raid over Cologne. (Right, bottom) drawing out the trajectories of the guns and searchlights working in unison to identify the allied bombers. The AA guns would work in unison to create a ‘flak field’ the shells would explode on a certain fuse, exploding mid air and spraying shrapnel to take down the bombers.
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Composite drawing of the trajectories of the AA guns of the Flower Garden and Mudchute guns. Long section through the entirety of the locations. Cutting through the Thames in the middle of the section.
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G R E E N W I C H PA R K D U R I N G W W 2
Understanding the historical context in order to inform and guide research relating to the project.
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G R E E N W I C H PA R K D U R I N G W W 2
Aerial Views of Greenwich Park in WW2 The allotments were created in WW2 to address a food shortage crisis during the period. Before WW2 we relied heavily on food imports, which were compromised during the war, hence the ‘dig for victory’ campaigns. The parks again providing a buffer zone of support for the community. .28
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FOOD CRISIS REACTION DURING WW2
Throughout WW2, London’s Royal Parks became sights of utility, being turned into air raid shelters, gun emplacements, and allotments for the production of food for the nation. At this time of crisis the parks became useful as a flexible open space, something we can see echoing through history still. The parks were a vital space which kept people alive, at the time Britain was importing over 60% of its food from abroad. Something which during the wars was no longer possible. When the war broke out many people of London had no idea how to start growing their own allotments, so there was model allotments set up in the Royal Parks where people could come and learn how to grow their own, with a focus on bulky crops with high nutritional value. At the time shopkeepers were watering down milk, and overpricing their canned meat and coffee, so the allotments became a lifeline for many. The combined effort of the allotments drastically eased the food crisis, and created the framework for allotments to be used across the country in the future.
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T W I N D I A LO U G E S
A dichotomy of the parks in use - drawing parallels from times of crisis. (Left) A pop up field hospital in Central Park, New York, in order to house patients suffering with COVID-19 - the latest crisis humankind has had to confront. (Right) Allotments within Greenwich Park during WW2 confronting the food crisis the UK faced during WW2 due to supply issues. Today, the food crisis we are facing is imminent, due to many factors, but mainly, climate change. We saw the effects of panic buying and hysteria during the COVID-19 pandemic leading to empty shelves in supermarkets, demonstrating how quickly a situation of crisis can lead to shortages of items essential to life, such as food and hygiene products.
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THE IMPENDING FOOD CRISIS The world is headed towards not only a climate crisis, but also a food crisis as a consequence, among other factors include poverty, war and conflict and economic instability. As a result the cost of foods is increasing and rapidly creating a situation in which healthy food supply is dwindling. As the nation becomes more and more reliant on imported goods, the risk of losing supply grows. As we have seen recently with the lack of seasonal workers and HGV drivers meaning crops could not be harvested. 30% of the worlds wheat comes from Ukraine and Russia, with the current situation unfolding it is likely there will be a demand supply gap, Wheat and corn are used in animal feed in the UK, so shortages and price rises will have knock on effects to the cost of items such as meat, dairy and eggs. Russia is also a major producer of fertilizer, and many workers from the Ukraine come to the UK for harvest, with supply of both these things decreased, food prices may soar, at a time when the cost of living is ever increasing. The scheme then seeks to remedy this issue, by bringing the food production back to the UK, centralising the food output in the UK. People will be able to take back control of their food production, clawing the world out of this crisis, reducing demand for imported fruit and vegetables. Likening the situation to WW2, and the successful dig for victory campaign, which was so successful, that people were reluctant to give back their allotments once the war had finished, as they become such an important part of peoples lives.
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S PAC E S
S TA G E S
POP UP CRISIS CENTRE
GROWING FOR TESTING (SMALL SCALE)
SOIL / CROP TESTING?
ALLERGEN TESTING
INSECTS? NEW PROTEIN
G E R M I N AT I O N
PESTICIDES
HOW WILL WE GROW FOOD IN THE FUTURE?
S P I RU L I N A?
MID TO M AT U R E C U LT I V AT I O N
FOOD S H O R TA G E S
LANDSCAPE TESTING GROUNDS
S U S TA I N A B L E SYSTEM HOW WILL IT EFFECT A L L E R GY ’ S ?
HARVESTING
FOOD IN FUTURE C L I M AT E S
INSECT FARMING FROM ‘BLADERUNNER 2049’ BAGS
S PAC E F O R TESTING THE PUBLIC
TESTING
THAT CAN HOLD 80 KILOS - WITH PIPING, DRAINERS AND
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THERMOSTATS AT TACHED
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TESTING THE PUBLIC
TESTING NEW FOODS
‘FRASS’ (EXCREMENT ) CAN BE USED AS FERTILIZER
TESTING
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PA R A M E T E R S FOR DESIGN
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LEAFY GREENS
SPINACH
BROCCOLI
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BRUSSELS SPROUTS
W W 2 D i g Fo r V i c to r y Ve ge t a b l e G u i d e When selecting the variety of vegetables to be grown within the scheme, consideration must be taken as each vegetable has different parameters and needs in order to grown, as outlined in the w a r t i m e c h a r t r e g a r d i n g r o t a t i o n a n d e f f i c i e n c y. The poster outlines the maximum efficiency of growing for an allotment, which will be adapted and updated to suit the needs of the population of Greenwich.
The vegetables required for the scheme will have particular parameters, vegetables selected are spinach, broccoli, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. This is due to the high yield of the leafy green vegetables, without the need for a great deal of soil that root vegetables such as carrots. The selected vegetables contain all of the essential vitamins and nutrients required to sustain a healthy diet.
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S E C T I O N 0 4 : S PAC I A L I N V E ST I G AT I O N S I N TO A S O LU T I O N FO R T H E CRISIS The importance of the allotments in London has been greatly documented in cultural discourse. For many Londoners, access to greenspace is limited, and therefore their allotments can provide both mental and physical benefits to the people who keep them. As the housing crisis worsens, many city allotments are being redeveloped into housing. For the people of Greenwich, many residents would otherwise not have access to a greenspace in which they can call their own, and grow vegetables which they like. As we become more conscious of our personal effect on the environment, the food we eat plays a large role in contributing to our carbon emissions. Through looking back at London’s history of allotments, we can take lessons on producing food closer to home, reducing carbon emissions, and helping to fight back against climate change. The local allotments to Greenwich are small, and far away when you consider the produce you could be carrying back to your house after a day of tending to the allotment. The new developments in the Borough lack outdoor space, and the allotments will allow residents to have a piece of greenspace within the Borough.
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Composite drawing developing the concept of the previous d r a w i n g i n t o m o r e a m o r e s p a c i a l s t u d y. T h e V e n t i l a t i o n s y s t e m acting as a mediator of heat and airflow in order to maintain equilibrium within the space.
plan view
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Expanding upon earlier investigations, the spacial aspects of the intervention are beginning to develop into a space for housing a type of testing ground. For that of growing crops in future climates - climates which may become a reality due to climate change.
The windchimes
The testing grounds
The windchimes
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A view composing the sheltered experimentation space. The spacial demands of such spaces requrie delicate balancing of elements in order to maintain a state of equalibrium and control. Effects of the climate cna be detrimental to such testing and alter results. The language of the structures seeks to be lightweight and delicate, with elegant curves which can be repeated throughout the scheme in order to create a deployable architecture.
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Wind chimes monitor the environment across the site
Sheltered testing grounds
Climates of the future moving around the site
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Concept Sketch
Development for the future representations model - an exploded landscape displaying subterranean technologies acting as mediators between elements to achieve a state of equilibrium. Initial concept drawings and models. .38
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Initial clay views of the laboratory and landscape testing grounds - the spaces for testing possible landscapes of the future - and how future climates will be able to grow food stuffs - from the depleted soil to the altered atmosphere humankind has created with climate change. .39
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Flat lay of the main components forming the model
Fabricating the model: Through the model, the spacial qualities are being
CNC routed model board
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tested and developed, alongside the architectural language being deployed throughout the scheme.
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3D Printed speculations of the space - looking at the massing and language of the space. Experimenting with the light qualities, manipulating shadows choreograph a performance of light across the space.
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Machining and fabrication times of the model
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In progress model images. The underside of the model is a series of pieces of CNC’ed model board, fastened together with CNC routed metal inlays, and set screws. A series of mirrors frames a view of the underside to reveal the metal inlays underneath.
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M O D E L SY N O P S I S :
The project seeks make use of the site as a utilitarian topology, high tech infrastructures operate autonomously to maintain the optimum state of harmony. Nodal points monitor the processes, acting as a barometer of the landscape. The architecture houses ‘testing grounds’ for future topologies, before moving across the site, acting as a roaming sentinel to tend to, and deploy the created, prototype ecologies. The model illustrates the exploded landscape and subterranean technologies impregnated into the given site, constantly battling to maintain a state of equilibrium in a dynamic, and fragile climate, through its various technologies, combing the landscape to maintain equilibrium.
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‘The Utilitarian Topology; Combing the Fragile Landscape’
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‘The Utilitarian Topology; Seeking Equilibrium’
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Frames from an animation showing the various systems at play using the artivie app as part of the future representations module. The panning camera shows the experimental landscapes moving across the site to their implementation locations. The wind chimes twitch and whistle in the wind as below a manifestation of devices and systems act autonomously to maintain harmony across the Parks landscape.
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S E C T I O N 0 5 : A F I R ST I T E R AT I O N O F T H E S PAT I A L A R R A N G E M E N T: T H E G R OW I N G S PAC E A n i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n t o t h e o rg a n i s a t i o n o f t h e s t a g e s o f g r o w i n g f o r t h e s c h e m e. The scheme will at first germinate young plants to be used across the wider context, in order to prevent the loss of young plants to adverse weather conditions. Model allotments will be kept close to the building, for people to come and learn how to best keep their own allotment, to maximise o u t p u t , a n d e f f i c i e n c y.
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DEFINING THE PROGRAMME
The programme seeks to develop a deployable scheme which can be rolled out across the UK in major towns and cities in response to the i m p e n d i n g f o o d c r i s i s d u e t o c l i m a t e c h a n g e, p o l i t i c a l i s s u e s , a n d demand. The scheme in Greenwich Park will act as a pilot scheme to t e s t t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e s c h e m e, r e i n s t a t i n g t h e p a r k a s a l o c a t i o n o f innovation and invention. Prefabricated elements coupled with 3D printed elements to provide site specificity will provide a kit of parts forming the base o f t h e s c h e m e, w h i c h c a n e x p a n d a n d c o n t r a c t d u e t o d e m a n d a n d effectiveness of the schemes roll out. The provision of both green space and fresh vegetables is diminishing, with the need for open green space for the mindfulness and mental health of the people, it is important to protect these spaces. The scheme will liberate the Royal Parks again to provide plots to the people of the borough. The scheme acts to remedy the impending mental health and food crisis we as a nation are rapidly approaching.
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CONCEPTS GUIDING THE DESIGN
SPEED OF CONSTRUCTION + SITE SPECIFICITY
A E S T H E T I C A L LY P L E A S I N G S C U L P T U R A L ELEMENTS + FUNCTIONALITY
Drawing inspiration from technologies of WW2, informed from the sites historical context, the main structural material, steel, will form a structural base for the building to reside within. Elements are produced off site and easily deployed on site by a team of specialists. The modular components allow for a quickly deployable solution in response to an impending crisis.
The prefabricated elements will combine functionality with workmanship to created visually stunning, curved tube steel trusses suspended overhead. Drawing inspiration from the early radar of WW2 to produce bespoke and purposeful elements of design. Celebrating the buildings bones rather than hiding it.
WW2 BAILEY BRIDGE
The 3D printed elements will provide site specific solutions to the building, when it is deployed across the country to combat the food crisis. Creating a frame of s t r u c t u r e s e t s o u t t h e s i t e b o u n d a r y, t h e n what is printed within this space can be infinitely customised. Providing interesting site specificity to a deployable building, resisting the typical white tents associated w i t h m o m e n t s o f ‘c r i s i s ’.
WW2 RADAR
To m a x i m i s e l i g h t w i t h i n t h e s p a c e t h e structural elements will remain slender a n d e l e g a n t , i n t h e N o r t h / S o u t h p l a n e, in order to minimise shadows within the growing space. Using reflectors and the slender steel elements orchestrates a constant supply of natural light within the building. The hollow steel sections will be bent and welded to form beautiful forms from a relativity humble material.
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An early study considering the possibilities of a tensioned system of opening and closing roof system, in order to maximise the light and ventilation into a potential cultivation space. The aim to choreograph a performative sequence of events within a space.
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Opening // closing
Constantly twitching and adjusting toward the sun to achieve maximum natural light within the growing space.
Rotating A partial view out
Plan View
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Movable pods of growth
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Lowered terrain for water reser vations
Growing / Cultivation Testing / Lab
Public
Initial Sketch Plan of the Scheme; Further from the future representations model, the programme develops into an inquiry into the food crisis we are currently battling. It speculates on the future of food production and whether that lies in the theory of insect protein to be humankind’s main protein source, the scheme also speculates on the future of food with regards to allergens, and the ever increasing use of artificial pesticides and fertilizers in food production. The scheme is split into three main zones - The growing space. This is where the crops to be experimented on will be germinated and cultivates. They will use soil conditions of the future; over farming and use of pesticides has all but exhausted the soil used today for growing crops. Something must change. Here insects will also be implemented and tested for a future protein source, and their role in the new food production methods. Another zone will be the testing zone, here the crops of the future will be tested to discover the effects on the human body - and what type of allergens are effected in the production of food. As a response to the environmental, and food crisis. The third zone will be a public zone, where people come to witness the damage of climate change on crop production, and possibly to see the positive factors of insect production for food and combating the food waste problem. .54
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Plan View
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Perspective View
The spatiality of the intervention is developed from a series of modular, yet sculptural system of curved metal framework to achieve a deployability across the scheme. A kit of parts waiting to be deployed at a moments notice. A series of shutters reflecting and controlling light creates a highly tailored and adapted space.
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Further development studies fleshing out the structural elements of the scheme. The aforementioned WW2 deployable technologies being a key driver when considering how the structure fits together and works as a whole system. The scheme seeks to deploy a series of slender structural systems in order to maximise natural light, and to reduce any possibility of shadows cast across the growing spaces within the scheme
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Initial spacial arrangement - Plan
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Development of the structural systems
The building is set out in relation to the sun path on the site, in order to maximise the amount of natural light available on site, to reduce the need for artificial lighting within the building. All elements and structural members within the space are orientated to have the thinnest edge facing the natural light, in order to minimise shadowing to the interior spaces.
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Perspective view of the growing space looking towards the laboratory
Further development of the spaces. Considering how spaces may become interconnected and interact with the structural system. Laboratory spaces organised to the northerly sector of the scheme to achieve a soft northerly light throughout the day to maintain a balance of environment. Plan view of the laboratory showing the structural needles threaded trough to support the space.
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Elevation study
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Section through growing space
The elevation study experiments with an idea of a clip on facade system, to create a modular system, splitting apertures and solids onto components which can be fitted to the structural steel frame, creating a kit of parts for the building to be deployed in a time of crisis, quickly. .59
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PUBLIC ALLOTMENTS
SUNLIGHT REFLECTOR
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RESEARCH
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Plan iteration - The scheme is set out to maximise natural light in the space, being orientated radially towards the South, throughout the day soft morning light illuminates the cultivation space as to not scorch the young plants, towards the middle of the day the main growing space is illuminated for maximum nutrient for the more mature plants, supplemented by the sunlight reflectors additional rays.
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First Floor Plan - A series of 3D printed components form the envelope of the enclosed spaces, with a mix of interior / exterior spaces making up the building. A series of transitional spaces blur interior and exterior in order to facilitate the many facets to the growing process.
SUNLIGHT REFLECTOR
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PUBLIC ALLOTMENTS Roof Plan in context: As the scheme grows, additional elements are 3D printed to create site specificity, with intermediary bridging elements comprised of modular components which can be deployed throughout the site and beyond. The allotments are designated to residents of the borough across the wider context. The allotments within the flower garden will act as ‘model’ examples of how to set out an allotment, in order to maximise crop yield.
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SOUTH FACING FACADE (ETFE PILLOWS)
D E V E LO P I N G T H E S PAT I A L A R R A N G E M E N T
SUSPENDED VERTICAL FARM TOWERS
MAIN GROWING SPACE
DEPLOYABLE HEAT BLANKET
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SUSPENDED WALKWAY
AUTONOMOUS HIGH LEVEL VENTS REGULATING CLIMATE INTERNALLY
Short Section through the growing space: revealing the suspended growing columns in order to maximise growing space throughout the scheme. Using vertical farms maximises surface area and allocation of resources such as water and sunlight. Water harvested on the roof of the structure is collected and used for irrigation throughout the scheme.
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DESIGN PRECEDENTS
The use of a series of envelopes to create transitional spaces and climates within an
ETFE pillows controlled by arduinos in order to self regulate the climate within the space.
Intricately detailed sculptural elements, making the
architecture. Lacaton and Vassal
Enric Ruiz-Geli Architects.
everyday beautiful. Hector Guimard
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3 D P R I N T E D H O U S E D E V E LO P M E N T BY D U S A R C H I T E C T S
3D PRINTED BUILDING Elements The building will be comprised from series of 3D printed elements and intermediary bridging components which are pre fabricated. The 3D print system allows for site specificity across the schemes as they a r e d e p l o y e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y. T h e p r i n t e d e l e m e n t s a r e m a d e from bioplastic which is recycled and can be recycled once again. Some elements are printed in situ, and other elements such as wind o w r e v e a l s a r e p r i n t e d o n s i t e a n d c r a n e d i n t o p l a c e. The structural frame used to support the print head is then used to support the retractable roof system used to collect rainwater and provide solar shading.
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Structural Frame
3D Print Head
3D Printed envelope
Te l e s c o p i c p r i n t h e a d ; The 3d printed is installed onto the structural frame and used to print the main envelope for the enclosed parts of the building. Then s t e e l m e m b e r s a r e t h r e a d e d i n t o t h e s c h e m e. D u e t o t h e n a t u r e o f n o t being able to print any supported elements, things like lintels and window heads would need to be made from steel and inserted. T h e f i l a m e n t c a n b e p r i n t e d a t a r a t e o f 2 c u b i c m e t r e s p e r h o u r, a n d printed with a reinforcing lattice within the walls, and a solid break capping every 1000mm up the wall. .67
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0 1 - FO U N DAT I O N S
02 - GROUND BEAMS
Fo o t i n g s e x c a v a t e d a n d r e i n f o r c e d c o n c r e t e foundations poured on site to support building.
Steel ground beams bolted to foundation shoes with M20 bolts and nuts, thermal breaks to each connection.
0 3 - C O LU M N A N D T R U S S F R A M E S
0 4 - F LO O R J O I ST I N STA L L AT I O N
0 5 - I N S U L AT I O N , S U B F LO O R A N D F I N I S H E D F LO O R
Tr u s s a n d c o l u m n s a s s e m b l e d a t g r o u n d l e v e l a n d erected and bolted to foundations. Crane required for lifting elements into place.
Subfloor structure assembled - a series of steel beams bolted to the steel webs. Supporting floor and stiffening the whole structure.
f l o o r p l a t e i n s t a l l e d - c o m p r i s e d o f 1 0 0 m m E c oT h e r m insulation, a metal subfloor and perforated steel floor finish
The phasing of construction allows for parts of the p r o c e s s t o h a p p e n s i m u l t a n e o u s l y, s u c h a s t h e t r u s s e s and columns being fabricated at the same time as the site is being cleared and foundations poured. There is a level of risk as the pre-fabricated and on site construction may be slightly out, so a degree of tolerance has been designed in with the design. It is of utmost important that the foundations are set out accurately to ensure ease off a s s e m b l y. .68
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0 8 - WA L L S P R I N T E D TO F U L L H E I G H T Walls printed to full height, with solid breaks every 1000mm. Opportunity to fill voids with insulation at this point in habitable spaces.
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0 7 - WA L L S 3 D P R I N T E D
3D printer head and rails installed to truss. Able to move in all axis, utilizing a telescopic print head to r e a c h a l l l e v e l s f r o m r o o f t o f l o o r.
Walls of envelope begin to be printed in situ. One person operating 3D printer and a small team aiding with other tasks such as preperation and clean-up
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1 0 - R O O F, G L A Z I N G A N D E X T R A S U P P O RT S I N STA L L E D
Window reveals and steelwork installed at lintels and header locations. Glazing frames fixed to walls. The 3D printer is then t a k e n a w a y i n p r e p f o r t h e r o o f.
Glazing and roof installed. Building sealed in and weather tight. Internal finishes take place to complete construction. The roof is installed and reinforced with cross members
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June - 6am
Jan - 9.30am
June - 12pm
Jack - 12pm
June - 7pm
Jan - 4pm
The scheme has been designed with maximising light in mind, in order to create a highly efficient, and low energy intensive growing process within the growing space. The orientation of the scheme prioritises the growing spaces be designated to the South side of the building. The Southerly facade is almost entirely comprised of transparent / translucent materials. Capturing the majority of the light throughout the day, throughout the year. The rest locations of the building for the occupants utilised a glazed roofing system, capturing the afternoon Southerly light, and the softer northern light throughout the day, ensuring it is illuminated with natural lighting throughout the day. The orientation of the building allows for the light to illuminate the scheme throughout the day, reducing operational energy consumption as it mitigates the need for artificial lighting within the space, as well as eliminating the need for artificial growing lamps. The buildings operation time reflects that of the daylight hours throughout the day, further mitigating the need for artificial lighting. Due to the buildings orientation, the Northern facade is cast into darkness for most of the day throughout the year, in order to mitigate this, a mirrored reflector will be deployed in order to illuminate the entrance of the building throughout the day, particularly in the winter months as the low sun casts long shadows across the site. .70
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A fragment cut through the growing space demonstrating the use of the lightweight structural elements in order to reduce shadows cast within the building. The structural frame maximises structural efficiency whilst creating a sculptural moment within the building, celebrating the beauty of these elements. .71
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Internal downpipe orchestrating the performance
Exploded isometric view of the building
Isometric views of the building
A cut away fragment showing the 3D printed envelope of the building, with steel external structure forming the exterior finish. Interior drain pipes orchestrate an acoustic performance when the w a t e r f l o w s d o w n t h e a l u m i n i u m p i p e, f i l l i n g t h e r o o m w i t h r e l a x i n g sounds as a form of celebration to the rain. .72
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Roof retracted, revealing secondary envelope
Rain/ snowfall on building
Section of retractable roof over 3D printed zone to be deployed when needed
1 TANK CAPACITY (TWO ON SITE WITH OVERFLOW TANKS) The section of retractable roof operates manually on a series o f p u l l e y s i n o r d e r t o b e d e p l o y e d w h e n n e c e s s a r y. I t a c t s a s a rainwater catchment system and performatively channels the water i n t o t h e s t o r a g e t a n k s b e l o w, a g a i n c e l e b r a t i n g t h e w a t e r e s s e n t i a l t o s u s t a i n i n g h u m a n l i f e. T h e r e t r a c t a b l e r o o f c a n a l s o p r o v i d e s o l a r shading to the interior spaces if needed.
HEIGHT: 3M DIAMETER: 10M CAPACITY: 250,000 LITRES
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C h r i s t i a n B e rg e r f i l m s e t n a t u r a l l i g h t r e f l e c t o r s
The sunlight reflectors placed around the building to maximise natural light
The reflectors are strategically placed in order to capture different l i g h t i n g c o n d i t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e d a y. P l a c e d t o c a p t u r e b o t h morning and evening light, the reflectors work in unison to illuminate a l l s i d e s f o t h e s p a c e, t o m i n i m i s e t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f s h a d o w s b e i n g c a s t i n t h e g r o w i n g s p a c e. The mirrors are made from a series of highly polished aluminium s h e e t s i n o r d e r t o e f f e c t i v e l y r e f l e c t U V l i g h t i n t o t h e s p a c e, w h i c h i s vital for the plants photosynthesis.
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E x p l o d e d v i e w o f a S h e r m a n Ta n k t u r r e t t u r n i n g s y s t e m
S h e r m a n Ta n k e l e m e n t s u s e d a s p r e c e d e n t s f o r t h e m e c h a n i c s o f t h e r e f l e c t o r s
The rear of the reflector showing the scope of adjustment to the movement
The reflectors are placed around the site and adjusted by the users of the scheme in order to maximise the available sunlight. The system operates on a series of bearings and supports in order for ease of a d j u s t m e n t , s u c h a s t h a t o f t h e s y s t e m w i t h i n t h e S h e r m a n Ta n k . .75
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0 7 // D E V E LO P E D D E S I G N
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SECTION 07
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SCALE BAR 1:500
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SCALE BAR 1:100
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General arrangement drawing - Ground floor plan in a wider context
SCALE BAR 1:200 Drawing out trajectories and interconnected relationships between elements of t h e s c h e m e. C h a r t i n g a n d o r c h e s t r a t i n g m o v e m e n t s
1:200 @ A2 .80
0 7 // D E V E LO P E D D E S I G N
T H E R E M E D I A L V I STA
SECTION 07
The new vista drawn out by the earlier investigations into the AA gun site in Greenwich Park. This ephemeral zone once drawn out by the cast lines will materialise into a facsimile of trajectories to facilitate the schemes spacial needs. The scheme sprawls towards the Queens house over time and envelopes every spare fragment of space in order to maximise production. In times of crisis ordinary laws and regulations are r e l a x e d , i n t h i s c a s e, c r e a t i n g a u t i l i t a r i a n s p a c e o n c e a g a i n t o p r o v i d e n u t r i e n t s t o t h e l o c a l p e o p l e.
General arrangement drawing - Masterplan
1:10000 @ A2 .81
0 7 // D E V E LO P E D D E S I G N
T H E R E M E D I A L V I STA
SECTION 07
Casting lines across the new vista as a means of documenting spacial temporal collisions associated with the reflectors s t r e w n a c r o s s t h e s i t e. R e c o n s t r u c t i n g and orchestrating a performance of light a c r o s s t h e s c h e m e. Making the familiar understanding of l i g h t a n d s h a d o w s s t r a n g e, c a u s i n g simulated moments of artificially natural light. Creating multiple scenarios of l i g h t a n d s h a d o w a c r o s s t h e s c h e m e, a stage where the vegetables are the protagonist.
WW2 long exposure photography of gunfire over the night sky
1:5000 @ A2 .82
0 7 // D E V E LO P E D D E S I G N
T H E R E M E D I A L V I STA
SECTION 07
A layered triptych sprawling across the new vista.
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The New Vista
The Intervention on Site
Ephemeral trajectories .83
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
SECTION 08
SECTION 08
F i n a l Pe r s p e c t i v e s
.84
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
V I E W LO C AT I O N S
SECTION 08
V I E W LO C AT I O N S O N P L A N
1 . A R E T R E AT I N G I L LU M I N AT I O N
3 . A S I T E S P E C I F I C I N T E RV E N T I O N
2 . R E M E D I AT I O N O F T H E C R I S I S
4 . T H E P O S S I B I L I T Y O F G R OW T H I N C L I M AT E S O F T H E F U T U R E
6 . T H E T W I TC H I N G G A N T RY 1 . A R E T R E AT I N G I L LU M I N AT I O N
3 . A S I T E S P E C I F I C I N T E RV E N T I O N 5. TWILIGHT THROUGH THE INT E R M E D I A RY S PAC E 2 . R E M E D I AT I O N O F T H E C R I S I S
4 . T H E P O S S I B I L I T Y O F G R OW T H I N C L I M AT E S O F T H E F U T U R E
5. TWILIGHT THROUGH THE I N T E R M E D I A RY S PAC E
6 . T H E T W I TC H I N G G A N T RY
.85
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 1 // A R E T R E AT I N G I L LU M I N AT I O N
SECTION 08
A R E T R E AT I N G I L LU M I N AT I O N The reflector catches rays for one last fleeting moment.
.86
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 1 // A R E T R E AT I N G I L LU M I N AT I O N
E X PA N D I N G A F L E E T I N G M O M E N T
SE0CTION 08
A N I N T E RT W I N E D R OA M I N G S E N T I N E L
.87
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 1 // A R E T R E AT I N G I L LU M I N AT I O N
SECTION 08
A R E T R E AT I N G I L LU M I N AT I O N The reflector catches rays for one last fleeting moment.
.88
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 2 // R E M E D I AT I O N O F T H E C R I S I S
SECTION 08
R E M E D I AT I O N O F T H E C R I S I S The suspended gardens are ceaselessly working within the carefully balanced climate to resist the impending crisis
.89
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 2 // R E M E D I AT I O N O F T H E C R I S I S
T H E S C H E M E S P R OTAG O N I ST S
SECTION 08
A C YC L I N G I R R I G AT I O N SYST E M .90
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 2 // R E M E D I AT I O N O F T H E C R I S I S
SECTION 08
R E M E D I AT I O N O F T H E C R I S I S The suspended gardens are ceaselessly working within the carefully balanced climate to resist the impending crisis
.91
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 3 // A S I T E S P E C I F I C I N T E RV E N T I O N
SECTION 08
A S I T E S P E C I F I C I N T E RV E N T I O N A dialogue between a sites complexities and the architectures demands
.92
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 3 // A S I T E S P E C I F I C I N T E RV E N T I O N
T H E T W I TC H I N G E X T R U D E R
SECTION 08
T H E S E E D L I N G V E N T I L ATO R
.93
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 3 // A S I T E S P E C I F I C I N T E RV E N T I O N
SECTION 08
A S I T E S P E C I F I C I N T E RV E N T I O N A dialogue between a sites complexities and the architectures demands
.94
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 4 // T H E P O S S I B I L I T Y O F G R OW T H I N C L I M AT E S O F T H E F U T U R E
SECTION 08
T H E P O S S I B I L I T Y O F G R OW T H I N C L I M AT E S O F T H E F U T U R E An intimate view of the landscape testing grounds during experimentation.
.95
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
SECTION 08
0 4 // T H E P O S S I B I L I T Y O F G R OW T H I N C L I M AT E S O F T H E F U T U R E
T H E S E E D L I N G V E N T I L ATO R I N T E R FAC E
T H E S E E D L I N G V E N T I L ATO R
.96
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 4 // T H E P O S S I B I L I T Y O F G R OW T H I N C L I M AT E S O F T H E F U T U R E
SECTION 08
T H E P O S S I B I L I T Y O F G R OW T H I N C L I M AT E S O F T H E F U T U R E An intimate view of the landscape testing grounds during experimentation.
.97
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 5 // T W I L I G H T T H R O U G H T H E I N T E R M E D I A RY S PAC E
SECTION 08
TWILIGHT THROUGH THE I N T E R M E D I A RY S PAC E A twilight view of the laboratory and break room from the intermediary semi exterior space
.98
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 5 // T W I L I G H T T H R O U G H T H E I N T E R M E D I A RY S PAC E
T H E U N G UA R D E D STA I R FO R C E S A S LOW P R O C E S S I O N , FO R C I N G A PA RT I A L V I STA O F T H E A L LOT M E N T S
SECTION 08
R E V E A L I N G A T E ST I N G G R O U N D
.99
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 5 // T W I L I G H T T H R O U G H T H E I N T E R M E D I A RY S PAC E
SECTION 08
TWILIGHT THROUGH THE I N T E R M E D I A RY S PAC E A twilight view of the laboratory and break room from the intermediary semi exterior space
.100
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 6 // T H E T W I TC H I N G G A N T RY
SECTION 08
T H E T W I TC H I N G G A N T RY
Overhead the extruder autonomously transcribes the programmed data to produce the spacial intervention.
.101
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 5 // T W I L I G H T T H R O U G H T H E I N T E R M E D I A RY S PAC E
SECTION 08
T H E AG I L E E X T R U D E R
.102
0 8 // F I N A L P E R S P E C T I V E S
0 6 // T H E T W I TC H I N G G A N T RY
SECTION 08
T H E T W I TC H I N G G A N T RY Overhead the extruder autonomously transcribes the programmed data to produce the spacial intervention.
.103
0 9 // F I N A L M O D E L
SECTION 09
F I N A L M O D E L P H OTO G R A P H S The final model explores the relationship between reflector and building, acting as a stage set with the vegetables presented as the protagonist, demanding constant attention from all aspects of the scheme. the complex series of systems operate in unison in order t o m a x i m i s e e f f i c i e n c y, a u t o n o m o u s l y r e m e d i a t i n g t h e impending food crisis.
.104
0 9 // F I N A L M O D E L
0 1 // T H E I L LU M I N AT E D V I STA
SECTION 09
T H E I L LU M I N AT E D V I STA A variety of allotment archetypes inhabit the new vista, deployed to remediate the impending crisis.
.105
0 9 // F I N A L M O D E L
0 2 // A T E N U O U S B A L A N C E
SECTION 09
A TENUOUS BAL ANCE The devices and systems operate in unison to perform at t h e m a x i m u m e f f i c i e n c y.
.106
0 9 // F I N A L M O D E L
0 3 // T W I TC H I N G P R OTAG O N I ST S
SECTION 04
T W I TC H I N G P R OTAG O N I ST S The schemes reflectors are constantly twitching to achieve maximum sunlight catchment.
.107
0 9 // F I N A L M O D E L
0 3 // T W I TC H I N G P R OTAG O N I ST S
SECTION 09
.108
0 9 // F I N A L M O D E L
0 4 // A P L A N OV E RV I E W
SECTION 09
.109
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