JOBY BARRETT PORTFOLIO SAMPLE
Application number: 21166668 Programme: MArch Architecture
Email: jobyhbarrett@gmail.com
CONTENTS
3 POLYOPOLIS Converting recycled plastic into yarn / Academic- 3rd Year University / Individual
22 ‘STRAND’ INSTALLATION Exploring shape memory materials / Academic- 3rd Year University / Individual
24 TECHNOLOGY ASSIGNMENT B Analysis / Academic- 3rd Year University / Individual
26 AIMSIR STUDIO Exploring time at different scales / Professional / Individual
3 POLYOPOLIS 3RD YEAR PROJECT The brief for this 3rd year university project was to design a large facility that re-imagines the mill typology. I wanted to revive and evolve the dying textile industry within Manchester whist providing a variety of public space to connect the wider community. The textile industry is engrained into Manchester’s cultural heritage and the city was often called ‘Cottonopolis’ due to its strong links with the cotton trade. My research into the textile industry led me to the conclusion that rPET is the most environmentally friendly yarn source. Even more so than organic cotton. There is also a surplus of recycled plastic in Manchester, 81% of which is shipped abroad or put into landfill. Therefore I decided to design a facility converting raw rPET into yarn.
4 POLYOPOLIS WHY USE rPET?
SCHEME DIAGRAM Initial scheme diagram, showing the potential use of micro-climates as passive climate control.
6 POLYOPOLIS SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS & CIRCULAR MASSING
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I chose a large site sitting between a newly built school, housing developments, a refurbished park/wetland and historic mills running along the canal. I felt it was important to locate this project by the canal to pay homage to the mill typology and the cultural heritage of Manchester.
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with Cotton Field’s Park to the North-East of the site. It would also act as a buffer from the noise, visual and air pollution from the main road to the south, along with a community space with views into central Manchester to the south along with Polyfield’s park: the sheltered extension of Cotton Field’s Park.
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exception of the gallery and store spaces. This encourages pedestrians to follow the building line and therefore will be more likely to look at the products/work which has the potential to increase revenue along with public interest in the scheme.
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10 POLYOPOLIS ‘GREEN STEPS’ STUDY The main vehicle access will arrive from the ring road to the south, therefore the entrance to the car park and delivery spaces is in the SW corner of the building. This means the greatest elevation of the steps is in this corner, providing views into central Manchester.
DELIVERY ACCESS area enables vehicles up to 5.5m tall to enter, turn and exit, allowing for ease of access to the STORAGE AND SERVICE AREAS (plastic store, yarn store, kitchen).
CAR ACCESS (3m tall) is also from the SW corner and parking is available for both workers and the public to visit the park, gallery or shops. This will draw people to the site as there is a shortage of parking spaces in the area. The ‘green steps’ are supported by 2.5m tall concrete walls and the void is filled with soil to plant various vegetation and trees to mitigate the pollution from the road.
I designed these steps to create the illusion of a green roof from ground level (the grass is on the rise of the step and the tread is tiled). This creates a visual connection between the site, Cotton Field’s Park and it’s ‘Poly Field’ park extension. This relatively lightweight solution allows for a ‘green roof’ of sorts whilst spanning longer distances to allow for the parking, delivery and maintenance areas to be below.
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40mm Terrazzo Tiles 30mm Cement Mortar 100mm Concrete Stairs 20mm Cement Waterproof Membrane 30mm Cement Mortar 400mm Concrete 300mm Steel Bone System 40mm GRG Panels 150mm Grass box
12 POLYOPOLIS SKIN STUDY I utilised a structural vault skin, a technology currently being developed by Philipe Block and his research group.
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This allows for a thin, fabric like structure spanning large distances. The construction method requires very little framing which can then be reused and the structure is extremely efficient so not as much concrete is necessary. Therefore far fewer materials are used and wasted
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during the construction. As the cable net grid is modular, along with the use of thin layers of concrete, it is quick to erect, which is more financially viable. This system is formed over fabric form-work giving the
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appearance of a ‘soft’ fabric even after the concrete has solidified. The reinterpretation of materials considers the unexpected absence of object, playing on the user’s expectations drawing them into the building. This expectation stimulates a stronger emotion in the user, which will leave a longer lasting memory. The scheme was designed to be built for impermanence, with the ability to reconfigure the internal prefabricated panels into a new building programme to meet future societal and cultural demands. This separation of the ‘skin’ and the ‘body’ also has the potential to reduce maintenance costs, allow for future expansion, or ease of conversion.
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The form of the skin was designed with the assumption
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The factory space has a floor to ceiling height of 12m.
that people are drawn to higher ceilings, therefore using
soft light to illuminate the factory, cafe and gallery spaces
This puts great emphasis on this space with the hope
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and improve visual comfort and safety within the factory.
that the public gain interest in the scheme.
the curvature of the skin whilst putting emphasis on the factory space, which is the highest point.
14 POLYOPOLIS SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE & MACHINERY STUDY
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CLEAN SHREDDED RPET
REPROCESSED RPET MELT AND EXTRUSION
SPINNING, DRAWING, TEXTURING & WINDING
COLOURING AND FINISHING
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Factory Space VACUREMA® technology THEN-AIRFLOW® SYNERGY Yarn Storage Raw Material Storage Kitchen Equipment Storage Bathroom/Showers Changing room Admin Office Reception Gallery Reception Gallery Space SMM User Defined Division Gallery Store Covered Parking Loading Area Water Harvesting System
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Yarn Storage Dining Area Educational Room Bathroom Lift Manager’s Office Meeting Room Prayer Room Tea Station Admin Office Bridge Walkway Cafe Kitchen Lift Bathrooms Cafe Balcony Public Access Stepped Ground
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22 ‘THREAD’ INSTALLATION 3RD YEAR PROJECT The brief for this 3rd year university project was to design an instillation using architectural ideas. This led me to research emerging technologies such as shape memory materials (SMM) to create passive systems which could then be utilised in the built environment. There is a designed route through the instillation however the user can also define their own route. The strands are made from fabric with interwoven NiTinol fibres making them extremely sensitive and would react to body heat alone, moving out of the way of the user. This could be combined with another motion caused by an electric current to create overlayed systems to make the movement feel more organic.
I used grasshopper to design the strand layout creating a clear route through the instillation. The SMM strands would react to the user’s body heat and move out of their path allowing them to define their own route. This parametric use of passive systems was designed to feel like a natural ecosystem.
24 TECHNOLOGY 3 3RD YEAR PROJECT
26 AIMSIR STUDIO
www.aimsirstudio.com
INDIVIDUAL / PROFESSIONAL PROJECT AIMSIR is my own studio through which I have produced and sold a selection of silver and gold jewellery. I designed all the jewellery and their individual boxes in 3D modelling software (Rhino, grasshopper, ZBrush) which I then 3D print using an Elegoo Mars Pro resin printer. I use a castable resin for the jewellery and a translucent plant-based, biodegradable resin for the packaging. I’m working on a wide variety of projects under AIMSIR Studio, from a public virtual reality space to a low-cost, sustainable housing project in Ghana.
aimsirstudio.com @aimsirstudio
AIMSIR LONDON
aimsirstudio.com @aimsirstudio
aimsirstudio.com @aimsirstudio
AIMSIR LONDON
AIMSIR LONDON
‘CHRONOS 1’
‘CHRONOS 2’
‘AION 1’
‘AION 2’
‘KAIROS 1’
‘KAIROS 2’
All Rings have the AIMSIR Studio logo, ‘Falling Towards The Slowest Time’ engraving (these are directly printed and not engraved post casting) and are stamped with the AIMSIR Studio hallmark.