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JAI VIJ

Leicester School of Architecture

Bachelor of Arts, 2021

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER

PROJECT TITLE

YEAR

PAGE

ONE

THE ASHEN FOREST

2021

4

TWO

POLARIZING VIEWPOINTS

2021

20

THREE

OFF-GRID LIVE/WORK UNITS

2020

24

FOUR

THE NEW WALK LIBRARY

2019

28

APPENDIX

UNTITLED

2016-19

34

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THE ASHEN FOREST Is a crematorium/body recycling centre on Parker Drive, Leicester, which co-exists with the existing industrial sheds, to sustainably address the issue of present-day graveyards.

It is also the re-development of Parker Drive to facilitate physical and emotional journeys through the multiple stages of grief, from the loss of a loved one.

ELEGY:

the leaves fall as we bid farewell at autumns end. the night draws over as mourning begins. we suffer through winter with so much left unsaid. incomplete journeys, for the living and the dead.

forest.

as the time draws close for your return to nature. my choices were to burn, or bury you under acres. but the return through urn, fills earth with grief. and there’s no room to breathe, six feet deep.

columbarium.

body recycling centre. tradition is broken, as change is required. i must intervene, for the burial draws closer. i hear of this forest, grand and interstellar. perhaps a visit, could change this weather. a funeral service in pods way up high. the planting of seeds on steel in the sky. the ailment of grief and the sprouting of leaves. on Parker Drive, this marks the springs’ eve.

crematorium. others will visit, their experience differs. mourners, commuters, staff and visitors. some for leisure, some just like me. this journey of grief is almost complete. im finally at ease, for your soul is now freed. this tree is a vessel for our shared journey. i rejoice for my return to your leaves this summer. the ashen forest is where our closure’s uncovered.

funeral space.

P R O B L E M : We are running out of space for burials and traditional cremation adversely affects the environment.

SOLUTION:

Recently deceased or unearthed grave Community of users

Revival of dead spaces

Cremation ash from alkaline hydrolysis

The dichotomy of death and rebirth.

Columbarium

Hydraulic cubic press

Diamond

Item leaves with the user

Vinyl pressing machine

Vinyl record

Tree planted with ash Carbon extracted from ash

Introduction of green space

Ash stored in urns

Green spaces

Dead spaces

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PHOTOMONTAGE Visual responses to the site analysis.

fence and freedom.

compactor and sponge.

sloped and flat land.

printer and dog racing. [present/past history]

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steel and feathers.

time and inertia.

red brick

and blue water.

vehicle and birds.

clearing and forest.

This montage depicts dialectic relationships on site, which is achieved by documenting a plethora of observations [thesis], then forming a perceived opposite [antithesis].

The relationships formed are then used to inform ideas and methodologies, culminating with the architectural resolution.

This montage serves to test ideas through an abstract sectional perspective of Parker Drive.

By doing so, I was able to formulate and observe premature spatial arrangements within, and identify circulation and human interaction with space.

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SPATIAL HIERARCHY A subdivision of key spaces based on programme analysis, in order of importance to the scheme.

GARDENS

COLUMBARIUM

CREMATORIUM

FACTORY

AUDITORIUM

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PHOTOMONTAGES Visual responses to the spatial hierarchy diagram, forming architecture from concept.

ENTRANCE

GARDENS

COLUMBARIUM

CREMATORIUM

FACTORY

AUDITORIUM

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UM

ON

T L EY

S LA NE

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17 15

18

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9 14

7

8

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1:1000 1 - Staff lockers 2 - Factory staff entrance 3 - Cafeteria 4 - Loading bay for receiving coffins 5 - Staff offices 6 - Manufacturing space 7 - Plant room 8 - Manufacturing space 9 - Storage 10 - Large hall for staff cross circulation 11 - Cold store

12 - Body preparation 13 - Control room 14 - Hall to crematoriums 15 - Columbarium hallway 16 - Reception and waiting room 17 - Cloak room 18 - Large auditorium 19 - Columbarium 20 - Entrance 21 - Park 22 - Columbarium

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REDUCTIVE DIAGRAMS Explaining the arrangement of pods and their integration into the steel frame embedded within the existing structure.

Off-centre garden pods defamiliarize the user and encourage them to travel in a non-linear route through the site which slows down the time taken to get from point A to B.

Auditorium pods are situated one level above the gardens to ensure privacy.

Columbarium pods gradually increase in height for maximum exposure to direct sunlight.

Ground level columbarium pods gradually increase in height to signify the upcoming gardens.

Stairwell from factory to auditorium, for the transportation of the deceased for the funeral.

Stairwell for circulation to auditorium, only accessible to funeral visitors.

Brick ruin for seating and control of circulation through the park.

Bridge continuing off the site and spreading into the wider city.

163/157 Parker Drive to be demolished in favour of a park, the demolished brick will be used to manufacture the pods.

MASTERPLAN 1:750

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UM

ON

T LE Y

PARKER DRIVE

BEA

A

A

S LA N

E

USER PROFILE + JOURNEY Dialectic user profile and their respective journeys through the site.

Members of staff will enter the site through a different entrance, their journey through the site is purely utilitarian, not holistic.

Deceased

Unearthed Grave

Recently Deceased Tesseract: Public

Auditorium: Private

Staff

Factory Staff

Funeral Staff

Users

Mourners

Visitors

The visitors journey has already begun.

Mourning begins around the time of death, therefore this site serves to aid with the closure of this ritual.

Travellers

Local community

Transients

SECTION A

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The deceased will travel through the majority of spaces on site. The recently deceased and unearthed graves are transported to the site and enter through a separate entrance, an import bay.

Factory: Private

Crematorium: Private

Columbarium: Public

Users of the park will not have access to private spaces such as the auditorium. Instead, they will only have access to the columbariums and green spaces.

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Gardens: Public

POD DEVELOPMENT Technical drawings of core architectural elements from the final proposal.

18000

18000

6200

6200

2700

2700 2100

2100

2400

2400

9000

9000

2700

2700

2100 375

6600

6600

1800

375

800

2100

2700

2700

800

1800

GROUND PLAN 1:500

COLUMBARIUM

7800

7800

1000

1000

9300

UPPER FLOOR PLAN 1:500

9300

2700

Planting substrate

50mm angled hole

Filtration material (pebbles) Damp proof membrane

Geotextile membrane Tapered screed laid to falls at 3° 200mm cast-in-situ concrete panel

3600

2500

9200

7050

3600

3650

1500

300

A

2700

2700

SECTION

GARDEN

Hopper

Steel beam

Leaf guard

100mm cast-in-situ concrete interior wall Double glazing

600

2600

2500

5mm perforated metal sheet

900

500 9000

Window frame Cavity closer

1800

Window sill

4500

Waterproof membrane 100mm cast-in-situ concrete exterior wall

13500

PLAN 1:500

AUDITORIUM

125mm insulation

DETAIL B 1:50

AUDITORIUM DETAIL SECTION 1:100

B

1:200 4m

0

4m

8m

12m

16m

20m

0

2m

4m

6m

8m

10m

1:100 2m

18 1:20

Drainage pipe

D E T A I L A 1 : 50

18000

1000

300mm reinforced visual concrete

COMPETITION ENTRY By: Jai Vij, Enaldo Repaj and Andreas Giakoumoglou

POLARIZING VIEWPOINTS A consideration of artistic, cultural and historical connections to enrich the transients experience through Orani, Sardinia.

In the wake of an on-going struggle to keep the artistic heritage of Orani alive, our proposal offers a solution through the generation of a micro community that directs the users towards historic landmarks through the curation of architectural moments.

Currently, travellers to Orani are not inclined to access the village and only explore the museum for a short duration.

Our solution consists of three cabins, each housing two people, situated at varying orientations and elevations around the museum. Flowing with the natural topography of the land whilst framing unique viewpoints through controlled use of fenestration, and sensible use of local materiality. This encourages the user to engage with objects in their line of sight, such as the Nivola museum, Chiesa di Sant’Andrea Apostolo, Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Rosario or the mountains and valleys.

B

This was achieved by first identifying the museum as the core. Next, orbital circles of varying radii grew from the museum, from which viewpoint lines from objects of interest were interconnected. Tangents and Perpendicular lines gave direction and provided the location of the scheme.

C

C A

The orientation of the cabins also results in the formation of a micro community for tourists during their hours of respite. By encouraging users to stay for an extended period of time in Orani, travellers will become literate in the deep-rooted history of the village. The artistic heritage of Constantino Nivola, will continue to thrive and prosper.

“Beauty will be linked not longer only imagined”

DEVELOPMENTAL PHOTOMONTAGES

NIVOLA MUSEUM

A

VALLEYS

LANDMARK

B

C

CIRCULATION

VIEWPOINT

CABIN FLOOR PLAN 1:100

21

MASTERPLAN 1:500

22

PERSPECTIVE SECTION

23

80 18

1450 900

120

A B

880

1100

80 18

800

B C

150

5440 2275

880 150

4100

1100

600

800

GROUND FLOOR 1:50

220

C D

150

5440 2275

800200

150 513

450

550

843

4100

600

800

200 220

D E

513 900

2800

843

3620

3

2

1

450

550

770

4 E

900

770

2800 3620

4

0

750

0

0

0

1m

650

B C

2m

2m

2925

120

700

770

750

800mm

A B

1m

400mm

4m

2040

2m

800

1625

650

675

19

950

2

1600

1950 625

0

90

1

500

220

4m

3

4

D E

5m

5m

0

583

900 4100

10m

50

0

50

1600

2000mm

750

00

19

850

2776

0

500

625

1950 1625

970

1450

90

2020

8m

0

600

220 200

C D 4m

50

583

3m

1600mm

380

950

2020

750

850

2776 120

700

970

770

1450

600

3m

200

6m

2925

1200mm

675

380

2040

1:50

1m

1m

A

800

FIRST FLOOR 1 :50

1:20

400mm

1:100

2m

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

3

2

1

00

OFF-GRID LIVE/WORK UNITS A portable cabin designed to provide respite for the ‘Dark Factory’ workers of Leicester’s textiles industry.

PHYSICAL MODEL

MASSING DEVELOPMENT

ELEVATION 1:100

25

1 b

c

3

2

d

4

620

2656

e

900 1060 620

2656

300

0

900 1060

198

0

300

0 198

0

a 2800

700

600

700

600

100

2800

597

625 625

597

220

3020

3000

k

i

240

836

196 1582 7

j

3020

h

240

220 2120

2100

2120

1582

3000

100

2100

3235

3235

f

g

760 836 1650

670

7

6653

196

11 12 1 2 10 3 9 4 8 7 6 5

l

257

1650

6653

670

760

m

11 12 1 2 10 3 9 4 8 7 6 5

o

220

p

200

n

3100

2100

2100

3100

257

200

220

b - Roof Construction [Interior to Exterior]: Plasterboard 13mm Cross laminated timber panel 80mm Wood fibre thermal insulation 80mm Roof membrane Battens 34mm Silva select prestige VG western red cedar TIGA rain screen cladding 20mm c - Integrated concentrated solar skylight, between two cross laminated timber panels 80mm d - Black monocrystaline photovoltaic modules e - Solar Water Heater

200

S E C T I O N (A A)

200

234

4450

160

a - External Wall Construction [Interior to Exterior]: Plasterboard 13mm Studs and insulation 45mm Vapour retarder Cross laminated timber panel 80mm Wood fibre thermal insulation 120mm Wind protection Battens 34mm Silva select prestige VG western red cedar TIGA rain screen cladding 20mm

434

200

3584 160

180 300

q

434

234

180 300 220

200

3584 220

4450

f - Internal Wall Construction: Plasterboard 13mm Cross laminated timber panel 80mm g - Rainwater collection gutter 120mm h - Angled Floor Construction: Cross laminated timber panel 80mm Wood fibre thermal insulation 80mm Vapour retarder Battens 34mm Silva select prestige VG western red cedar TIGA rain screen cladding 20mm i - Bedroom Stair Construction: Cross laminated timber panels 80mm Plywood stair tread 220mm x 20mm j - First Floor Construction [Descending]: Plywood flooring 14mm Plasterboard 2 x 13mm Fibreboard 22mm Floor joist and insulation 260mm Sylodyn 25mm Cross laminated timber panel 180mm Plasterboard 13mm

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k - Cavity Wall Construction: Plasterboard 13mm Cross laminated timber panel 25mm Hollow cavity 40mm Cross laminated timber panel 25mm l-

Cross laminated timber structural column 150mm x 150mm

m - Plywood handrail 50mm x 50mm n - Exterior Stair Construction: Cross laminated timber 180mm x 300mm Plywood stair tread 220mm x 20mm o - Ground Floor Construction [Descending]: Plywood flooring 14mm Plasterboard 2 x 13mm Fibreboard 22mm Floor joist and insulation 260mm Sylodyn 25mm Cross laminated timber panel 180mm p - Interior Stair Construction: Plywood panel 180mm x 50mm Plywood stair tread 220mm x 20mm

C

D

A

B

1233

528

E

s 750

900

270

2100

r

2100

800

t

550

680

683 2268

60

387

958

u

20m

530

0

20m

40m

60m

4m

8m

12m

900

900

1:1000

200

510

100

80m

100m

16m

20m

200

600 160

q - Structural Footing: Rothoblaas R20 adjustable post base R20140 r - Window: Timber frame Triple thermal glazing with krypton gas filling s - Overhang: Plywood panel 770mm x 50mm t - Glass Railing: Q-railing easy glass smart, adjustable Top mount Model 6930 u - Utilities: Kitchen sink and storage

v

400

234

434

4m

0

4900

w

1:500 10m

1300

1700

876

1:200

0

10m

20m

30m

1m

2m

3m

1000

40m

50m

4m

5m

S E C T I O N (B B)

1:50 1m

0

b

1:20 400mm

PLAN 1:125 0

400mm

800mm

1200mm

1600mm

2000mm

0

2m

4m

6m

8m

10m

1:100 2m

v - Grey Water Tank: 240 litre stainless steel tank 1000mm x 400mm x 600mm

a

a

w - 2 x Fresh Water Tank: 240 litre stainless steel tank 1000mm x 400mm x 600mm

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b

THE NEW WALK LIBRARY A library extension to the New Walk Museum, occupying the park adjacent to it.

The New walk Library is a board -formed concrete sculptural piece, which follows site traditions, and is sat adjacent to the New Walk Museum. The sloped roof controls rainfall towards grass areas and strip windows control views, large skylights compensate for any lost luminosity. The concept has derived from the DNA of New walk Museum, who’s strands are Art, Science and History.

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FLOOR PLANS 1:400 DATA SUMMARY: Footprint - 312m² Total Area - 660m² Circulation - 183m² W/C - 26m² GROUND FLOOR: Reading Hall - 103m² Activity Room - 37m² Cafe - 47m² Kitchen - 12m² FIRST FLOOR: Storage - 19m² Admin - 15m² Tech Service - 14m²

Activity Room

I

Reading Hall

II

Reception/Circulation

III

Cafe Seating

IV

Cafe Kitchen

V

Reading Area/Circulation

VI

Storage Room

VII

Administration Room

VIII

GROUND FLOOR

Technical Service Room

IX

Outdoor Cafe

X

W/C

C

1:400 0

FIRST FLOOR

30

10

20

DIAGRAMS

Angled roofing guides rain fall onto unused green space.

Bus stop under cafe overhang caters for a book bus, for educational purposes.

Front plaza wall arrangement promotes flow, and invites graffiti which washes away with rain.

Overhang is an outdoor cafe, translucent skylights permit sunlight into the cafe beneath.

Sunken space acts as an outdoor amphitheatre, whilst retaining the feel of the library.

WEST ELEVATION

31

10

3

Female wc

DN

4300

31035

Male wc Accessible wc

350

6

900

2

TECHNICAL FLOOR PLANS A104

Modelled in Revit. 1:400

3915

4700

3

4

8134

Room Schedule First Floor Level

15 00

20 02

50 00

40 00

15 00

15 00

2700

15 00

15 00

15 02

20 19

35 00

15 00

350

20 00

21 40

19478

32540 40 00

700

10 15

10 15

10 15

4800

23 00

3745

1242

20 00

40 08

19 89

1 : 400

20 19

9720

31 51

70 25

Level 1 49 97

350

2

UP

6

7

23 19

5561

11285

2160

40 22

2 A104

20 00

4162

Room Legend

9

3500

Reception 8684

8897

Activity Room Reading Hall

400

Cafe Kitchen

10

9503 7000

3753

Lift Male wc Female wc

7

Accessible wc

2 A104

8

2 A103

Level 0

1

Name

Area

Perimeter

40 31

00 30

9000

23 45 15 00 71 60

350

0 60 35 11 40 11

50 38

0 35

35 00

1 350

1180

2700

0 35

8193

350

0 35

1

5

1550

23 29

A103

1

4500 904 571 350

8193

9

A104

30 00

12693

13464

1 : 400

10184

2

33 40

1

Level 0

1

Level 12806 Open 1 reading 14498 space Level Storage 8 1 Level Accessible 1 wc Level Male wc 1 Level Female wc 1 Level Admin 1 room Level Tech 1 service room Level Lift 1 Level Outdoor 1 cafe Level Lift 1

1 : 400

89.17 m²

58234

19.41 17986 2 m² A103 3.21 m² 7301 2.52 m² 6670 2.58 m² 6720 14.66 m² 13.45 m²

15102 14966

3.23 m² 7201 129.90 52621 m² 3.08 m² 7052

1:400 0

10

20

Room Schedule First Floor

Level Open 1 reading space A103 Level Storage 1 1 Level Accessible 1 wc Level Male wc 1 350 1350 1000 1000 350 Level Female wc 1 Level Admin 1 room Level Tech 1 service DNroom Level Lift 1 Level Outdoor 1 cafe4700 Level Lift 1

89.17 m²

4

1

58234

Room Legend

19.41 17986 m² 3.21 m² 7301

Admin room Lift Open reading space

2.52 m² 6670 2.58 m² 6720

Outdoor cafe Male wc

5678

Female wc Accessible wc

15102

Storage

4300

14966

350

14.66 m² 13.45 m²

Room Schedule Ground Floor

A104

Perimeter

129.90 52621 m² 3.08 m² 7052

3915

6

3

Area

3.23 m² 7201

900

31035

350

2201

2200

5

2

Name

Tech service room

10311

1

Level

9 10184

8134

13464

10 12806 32540

2 A104

2

Level 1

14498

7

8

2 A103

1 : 400

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Level

Name

Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0 Level 0

Activity Room Reading Hall Female wc

Area

36.80 m² 102.92 m² 2.55 m² Accessible 3.17 wc m² Male wc 2.49 m² Reception 40.65 m² Male wc 2.24 m² Female wc 2.20 m² Accessible 3.64 wc m² Kitchen 12.56 m² Cafe 49.79 m² Lift 3.13 m² Lift 3.23 m²

Perimeter 24910 44263 6670 7250 6620 30746 6146 5830 7596 17358 34571 7126 7201

10

1

3

2

4

A104 1

A103 1

5 3 A105

DN

6 9

10 -

8

7

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2

2

A103

A104

1

Site

1 : 400 1:400

1

2

3

0

4

10

A103 1

2

5

A104

Room Legend Sunken outdoor reading space

1

Site

1 : 200

30 0 40 00

6 8300

30 0

9

6057

14357

1486

1829

2097

10

300

9640

300

10809

300

7

20742

2

2 A103

A104

2

8

Level -1 1 : 400

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Thank you.

JAI VIJ