JONATHAN DAVIES
PART II ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT
Cover image: ‘Ecology of Waste’ presentation model
INDEX PROJECT GALLERY 2015 - Levels of Interaction
Curry Rivel, UK ArchiCAD, InDesign, Photoshop, models
2015 - Infirmary Retrofit
Bridgwater, UK ArchiCAD, Photoshop, models
2014 - Ecology of Waste
Ume책, Sweden ArchiCAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, models
2011 - The Seagull
Darlington, Australia ArchiCAD, Rhinoceros, Photoshop, models
MATERIAL EXPLORATIONS 2014 - AA SummerMAKE: Dangerous Dwellings
Hooke Park, UK Roundwood timber
2010 - Scout Hall
North Epping, Australia Timber truss
2009 - Cohousing
Woolloomooloo, Australia Rammed earth & lightweight timber
PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS 2015 - Bittles Brook Farm
Motcombe, UK collaboration with Huff and Puff Construction Ltd.
2014 - 63+ house
Ume책, Sweden competition entry with students of Ume책 University
2012 - One Central Park
Sydney CBD, Australia Johnson Pilton Walker Ltd.
LEVELS OF INTERACTION CURRY RIVEL, UK
The machine is broken: thus states the title of Bjørn Berge’s 2011 Arkitektur article responding to contemporaneous changes in Norwegian building code. He expands to argue against the increasingly significant and compulsory place of technology within the built environment and the corresponding incidence of building users’ alienation, not just from the external world, but from experiencing their internal environment. Berge is far from alone in his assertion. Emerson and Thoreau, writing during the industrial revolution, both cautioned against the illeffects of rapid mechanisation and humanity’s sudden, wrenching divorce from nature: many recent studies validate their claims. It is a theme that has continued to fascinate and shock as more and more agricultural, industrial and social processes were first mechanised, lately digitised, but ultimately all commoditised. As people were increasingly transformed from active participants, growing their own foods and making their own clothes, to agents of pure consumption, more than the physical connection with nature was lost. Humanity moved from an age of personally defining our subjectivities based on lived experience to one in which even these were commodities constructed and controlled by what Guattari labels ‘Integrated World Capitalism.’ The consequences of globalisation and increased rates of consumption across the globe continued to place stress on resources and force producers to seek increased efficiency: in agriculture, this was borne out through greater mechanisation, the growth of monocultures and reliance on chemicals for fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides and so forth. Famously, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962) rallied against the indiscriminate use of pesticides and the ecological destruction it wrought. Similarly high-profile, Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth (2006) documented the disastrous potential of global warming due to anthropogenic carbon emissions driven by increased consumption in
all sectors: nearly a decade later, we remain on target to exceed the ‘carbon budget’ to keep global warming within ‘safe’ limits. My thesis worked from a scale of 1:250,000 to 1:20 to address some of the above issues at a community scale and provide one potential model for sustainable development. The area considered was the Somerset Levels, agriculturally significant and at an increasing risk of inundation and economic ruin due to shifting weather patterns. Torrential rains in the winter of 2013-2014 left 115km2 drowned from January until mid-March with 150 homes flooded and whole communities isolated. Since these events, assessments made by DEFRA and FLAG both recommended programmes of afforestation and reforestation in the catchment to detain stormwater and prevent the rivers overflowing. My project assumed these recommendations were implemented and afforestation occurred. Viewing forests as a valuable natural resource for livestock, construction and communities, my proposal was for a Centre for Natural Building to complement the strategy. A visitor centre and educational facility for the newly forested catchment of the Levels, it would promote engagement with nature and educate people in the use of locally harvested building materials – timber, straw and reed – to lower embodied energy in the built environment.
Photograph of the presentation model
SOMERSET LEVELS
Catchment
Contours
Waterways
Forest
Reforestation potential
Somerset Levels 1:250,000
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 4
Area 5
Area 6
Area 7
Area 8
Area 9
Area 10
Area maps examined at 1:10,00
CURRY WOODS
WATER REED - 4,000 BUNDLES
STRAW BALES - 66,000 BALES
STEMWOOD VOLUME - 514m3
Site map 1:10,000
Perspective of the beginning of the ramp
BIOMASS CHP
TIMBER PRODUCTION
Perspective of the ramp approaching the building
Site section
COMPOST TOILETS
RAINWATER HARVEST
Technologies
Ground floor plan
First floor plan
Somerset Centre for Natural Building east section
Second floor plan
Roof plan
Somerset Centre for Natural Building west section
INFIRMARY RETROFIT BRIDGWATER, UK
The retrofit of Bridgwater’s Grade II Listed Infirmary employed a sensitive approach promoting the cultivation of local materials (reed, straw and willow) to enact Guattari’s The Three Ecologies (1989) and improve local social, mental and environmental conditions. A greenhouse buffer zone was added to the front facade to improve thermal performance and provide a place for permaculture in a highly visible location; reconfiguring and reprogramming the internal spaces created a centre for residents to learn traditional skills and trades and contribute to their community. North facing walls received external straw bale insulation rendered in lime to protect the bale surface. This external insulation improves thermal performance without diminishing the thermal mass available to the internal volume. Southern walls were clad with thatch in a continuously cycling community workshop. This strategy ensures classes are always available for locals to learn about natural building and improves thermal performance, thus lowering energy demands, whilst allowing the thatch to be sun-dried when damp.
Perspective showing the three ecologies at work
Level 02 - Housing Bedrooms Bathrooms Kitchens Lounges DREDGING THE RIVER
CULTIVATING REEDS
POLLARDING WILLOW
URBAN AGRICULTURE Level 00 - Social Education office Social spaces Social workshop Craft facilities Material process Material storage
Level 01 - Business Offices Creative spaces Workshop Kitchens Toilets
Exploded axonometric 1:500
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Perspective section 1:200
Structural wall
ECOLOGY OF WASTE UMEÅ, SWEDEN
My first design project at Umeå Arkitekthögskola demanded a radical approach to sustainability for the city of Umeå. After analysing waste processing in the country, I found much of Sweden’s refuse was burnt for the cogeneration of heat and power at district heating stations. To shift from the incineration of waste to local modes of producing energy with the recovery of biological and technical nutrients, my project imagined a biological waste plant in the city centre. The facility, as well as providing a local base for Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet and student accommodation, had two primary functions, capturing NOx from vehicle emissions to grow microalgae and using citizens’ organic refuse to safely produce methane. These processes required two distinct technologies: glass tanks to grow the microalgae in a mixture of grey water and car emissions; and huge cylindrical biodigesters within which organic waste could be left to ferment. The methane would be used in cogeneration while its by-product, a liquid digestate, and the microalgae would provide nutrient rich fertilisers for the proposed community gardens. The main structure was glue laminated timber. On the ground and first floors, this structure was glazed with a generously proportioned buffer zone to hold contain straw bale insulation in the winter and function as a greenhouse during the rest of the year. The second and third floors were clad in timber and used non-load bearing straw bales for insulation. Three rammed earth cores, providing massive thermal storage, were extruded through the floors.
Photograph of the presentation model
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Rechts: Maßstäbliche Zeichnung des Bauteils. Links: Verlauf von Temperatur und Taupunkt an der in der rechten Abbildung markierten Stelle. Der Taupunkt kennzeichnet die Temperatur, bei der Wasserdampf kondensieren und Tauwasser entstehen Folgende Tabelle enthält die wichtigsten aller Schichten der Konstruktion: würde. Solange die Temperatur der Konstruktion an jeder Stelle überDaten der Taupunkttemperatur liegt, entsteht kein Tauwasser. Falls sich die beiden Kurven berühren, fällt an den Berührungspunkten Tauwasser aus. # Material λ R Temperatur [°C] [W/mK] [m²K/W] min max Thermal contact resistance 0,130 19,3 20,0 Insulation glass, double glazed, Ug=1,1 0,033 0,738 15,1 19,6 2 45 cm Baustrohballen (550 cm) 0,052 8,654 -7,2 17,5 Folgende Tabelle enthält die wichtigsten Daten aller(50 Schichten der Konstruktion: 45 cm Spruce cm) 0,130 3,462 -5,7 16,0 3 2,4 cm Insulation glass, double glazed, Ug=1,1 0,033 0,738 -9,4 -4,8 # Material λ R Temperatur [°C]0,180Weight -9,9 Condensate 4 50 cm air (unventilated layer) 2,778 -9,0 [W/mK] [m²K/W] min [Gew%] -9,8 5 0,4 cm Glass 0,760 max 0,005[kg/m²] -9,9 Thermal contact resistance Thermal contact resistance 0,130 19,0 20,0 0,040 -10,0 -9,8 1 1,5 cm Wood wool panel 100,2 (15mm) 0,167 17,7 19,6 9,671 8,6 0,0 cm Whole component0,090 2 0,025 cm Isocell CLIMA-SUPER Dampfbremse 0,170 0,001 17,7 19,0 0,2 0,0 3 45 cm Baustrohballen (550 cm) 0,052 8,654 -9,6 19,0 41,2 0,3 45 cm Spruce (50 cm) 0,130 3,462 -9,3 18,3 16,9 0,0 4 0,025 cm Isocell CLIMA-SUPER Dampfbremse 0,170 0,001 -9,6 -9,0 0,2 0,0 Thermal contact resistance 0,130 -10,0 -9,0 5 5 cm Air (ventilated layer) -10,0 -10,0 0,0 *Vergleich mit dem Höchstwert gemäß EnEV 2014 für erstmaligen -10,0 Einbau, Ersatz oder Erneuerung 6 2 cm Spruce -10,0 9,0 von Außenwänden (Anlage 3, Tabelle 1, Zeile 1).. 53,55 cm Whole component 8,170 76,0
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SLU exhibition space wall: Exterior wall, U=0,103 W/m²K
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Operable timber shutters (open upwards as drawn) Horizontal timber cladding on timber substructure
Temperature amplitude attenuation: 769.2 Phase shift: 26.7h
Raumluft: 20°C / 50%
Condensate: 0.00 kg/m²
Weight: 128 kg/m²
Außenluft: -10°C / 80%
sd-value: 30002.0 m
Thickness: 100.2 cm
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1 Insulation glass, double glazed, Ug=1.13 Insulation glass, double glazed, Ug=1.15 Glass (4 mm) 2 Baustrohballen (450 mm) 4 air (500 mm) Rechts: Maßstäbliche Zeichnung des Bauteils. Links: Verlauf von Temperatur und Taupunkt an der in der rechten Abbildung markierten Stelle. Der Taupunkt kennzeichnet die Temperatur, bei der Wasserdampf kondensieren und Tauwasser entstehen würde. Solange die Temperatur der Konstruktion an jeder Stelle über der Taupunkttemperatur liegt, entsteht kein Tauwasser. Falls sich die beiden Kurven berühren, fällt an den Berührungspunkten Tauwasser aus.
Layers (from inside to outside) Folgende Tabelle enthält die wichtigsten Daten aller Schichten der Konstruktion: # 1 2 3 4 5
Material Thermal contact resistance Insulation glass, double glazed, Ug=1,1 Baustrohballen (550 cm) Spruce (50 cm) Insulation glass, double glazed, Ug=1,1 air (unventilated layer) Glass Thermal contact resistance 100,2 cm Whole component 2,4 cm 45 cm 45 cm 2,4 cm 50 cm 0,4 cm
λ [W/mK] 0,033 0,052 0,130 0,033 2,778 0,760
R [m²K/W] 0,130 0,738 8,654 3,462 0,738 0,180 0,005 0,040 9,671
Temperatur [°C] min max 19,3 20,0 15,1 19,6 -7,2 17,5 -5,7 16,0 -9,4 -4,8 -9,9 -9,0 -9,9 -9,8 -10,0 -9,8
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Wood fibre insulation between timber joists Operable timber shutters (open upwards as drawn)
Straw bale insulation with moisture monitoring device Wood fibre insulation between timber joists
Glulam structure on massive timber ring beam Straw bale insulation with moisture monitoring device
Brick with lime mortar on unfired clay cap Glulam structure on massive timber ring beam
Log pile foundation Brick with lime mortar on unfired clay cap
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Constructional section 1:20
Structural axonometric 1:1,000
Constructional section 1:50
Log pile foundation
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Perspective showing the algal tanks
Perspective showing the community gardens
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THE SEAGULL
DARLINGTON, AUSTRALIA “All I wanted to do was say truthfully to people: ‘Have a look at yourselves and see how bad and dreary your lives are!’ – the important thing is that people should realise that since, when they do, they will most certainly create another, a better, life for themselves.” Anton Chekhov Born from a fascination with Russian literature and theatre, my dissertation focused on The Seagull (1896) as the archetype of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov’s beliefs. The Seagull was interpreted as a demonstration of the necessity of action when confronted by choice and this was supported by comparative analysis of Søren Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling (1843). Following research on Chekhov, I concluded his beliefs were Existential. Concerned with improving humanity, he believed reform could only be achieved through the individual and their ability to affect change. His works offer lessons to his contemporaries, simultaneously ridiculing the mundane and demonstrating the extraordinary potential of the individual. Inertia and indecision are portrayed as selfdestructive. In the play, Nina embodies the ‘Knight of Faith,’ struggling through personal and professional anguish to reveal her strength of character and reconciling herself with reality. Konstantin, the ‘Knight of Resignation,’ cannot comprehend this: incapable of determining the source of his dissatisfaction, too vain to allow constructive introspection and too indecisive to take action, he ultimately commits suicide. The abandoned St Michael’s College provided the setting of my intervention. The building’s development and circulation defined the route of the ‘Knight of Faith.’ As it twists and turns, carving through walls and floors, this internally lit and fully enclosed walkway gently rotates to completely disorientate the occupant, eventually delivering them - crawling on their knees - to the abandoned chapel.
Exploded axonometric of St Michael’s College
Light studies of the intervention
Unravelled section following the intervention
AA SUMMERMAKE HOOKE PARK, UK
In this two week intensive design and build course I was part of an international team of students that explored the concept of ‘Dangerous Dwellings.’ Our final design was for a cluster of tetrahedrons, made from unprocessed logs felled as thinnings on the estate, developed through a series of 1:50 maquettes and 1:1 models of the joinery. The intervention was prefabricated in Hooke’s workshop with each tetrahedron constructed and then taken outside where the four modules were moved into position and bolted together. Once assembled, the structure was transported to site and hoisted into the canopy; suspended over a gorge, the only access was by a fragile woven bridge.
3-point roundwood joint 1:1
Photograph of the ‘Dangerous Dwelling’
Maquette 1:50
SCOUT HALL
NORTH EPPING, AUSTRALIA Hardwood scissor truss portals were proposed to achieve a clear span of 20m, enough to accommodate an indoor basketball court for the scout group. Infill timber stud walls provide rigidity between the portals and on gable ends. High level louvred openings, further protected by generous eaves, allow airflow through the building to provide passive ventilation. Ground level openings, louvred and covered by a veranda on the southern side of the building, complement the passive ventilation strategy.
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COHOUSING
WOOLLOOMOOLOO, AUSTRALIA One second year project developed cohousing to meet the collective needs of three radically different â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; groups: a retired sailor and his cat, a new age vegan couple and an immigrant Malaysian family. I organised the dwellings around a community garden with a low-level water feature to provide passive cooling, the main body of the structure employs excavated earth from the site with a lightweight timber construction perching atop.
Urban situation & presentation model photograph
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BITTLES BROOK FARM MOTCOMBE, UK
An ongoing collaboration with Bittles Brook Farm and Huff and Puff Construction Ltd. is organising an educational course in straw bale building in September. The purpose of the course is twofold: to deliver a low-impact and low-cost field shelter for an expanding flock and for Phil Christopher (of Huff & Puff) and myself to work closely with the owners as they diversify their business interests and attract other educators to use their venue. Whilst I am the designer, the process was one of constant consultation. Weekly meetings and almost daily email exchanges between client, builder and myself provide valuable practice in clearly communicating in written, drawn and verbal form: my responsibilities preparing and collating documentation for planning, including corresponding with John Greenslade of North Dorset Council, reinforced these experiences. Establishing the course has required significant administrative work and extensive forays into advertising and promotions. Organising all of this has required all parties to work as a team for maximum effect and to achieve the greatest exposure: our event has even been listed on www.greenbuilding.co.uk Efficient project management has been essential to organising and executing the host of preparatory tasks necessary for the course: excavations, car tyre pier foundations and assembly of the ring beams. I have personally assumed the role of site foreman/ labourer am completing all preparatory works myself.
phase 5 - green roof sedam EPDM membrane 20mm OSB sheeting
phase 4 - roof structure 300x60mm timber rafters at 500mm centres 200x50mm timber bearer 200x50mm spacer 10mm polycarbonate 186mm composite ring beam
phase 3 - walls 25mm external lime render 450mm straw bale wall 25mm internal clay render inset timber window inset timber door
phase 2 - floor structure 50mm glass foam granulate 261mm composite ring beam 150x50mm timber floor joists 200x75mm timber bearer
phase 1 - foundations tyre piers filled with compacted gravel compacted gravel
Exploded structural axonometric 1:205
63+ HOUSE UMEÅ, SWEDEN
Student-initiated and organised entry for the US Solar Decathlon designing an energy-plus solar house to operate in the high latitudes of Northern Sweden. The project team was a combination of disciplines: myself, Felicia Minicz, Conn O’Farrell and Joakim Svahn from architecture and Natxo Garcia and Jenny Öhrling from engineering. The final design reflected the material resources available to us: glue-laminated timber frame, 30mm of the high tech and high performance LupoTherm insulation and a 500mm deep winter garden to the south. This glazed volume was designed as both greenhouse and buffer zone, preheating air against the winter chill (-30°C at times) and extending the growing season for a range of hardy fruits and vegetables. The entire team developed the concept design before tasks were assigned to individuals: my primary responsibility was to coordinate technical research with the engineers and prepare reports substantiating our plus energy estimates. As a native English speaker, I also performed the dual-role of proofreader and editor for our final submission materials.
Internal photorender prepared by Joakim Svahn
ONE CENTRAL PARK SYDNEY CBD, AUSTRALIA
For my six months at JPW, I was attached to the One Central Park team. As this coincided with the beginning of the construction phase, my experience included extensive revisions of concrete set out plans and responsibility for the maintenance of door, louvre and window schedules. I was able to attend three site visits to view the construction as it progressed from groundworks to completion of the cores and floor slabs. These high density urban developments were a cluster of three towers combining commercial and residential programmes. The use of central corridors and distributed cores containing the lifts, fire stairs and risers allowed each residential unit to be externally orientated with a private balcony or loggia.
Photograph whilst under construction