Joshua Aylett_Part II International Architectural Regeneration and Development Portfolio_2015

Regeneration Proposal for the Convento Sao Bento de Castris Evora, Portugal Joshua Aylett 14004424 IARD

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Convento Sao Bento de Castris

Brief Development

Masterplan 2025

Phase 1 Design

This chapter focuses on analysing the current condition of the Convent.

The analysis outlines the following key headings:

The Regeneration Proposal for the Convent is articulated through the application of a feasible and detailed design brief. An Outline Business Plan and Programme have been developed based on the critical analysis of the current Economic, Social, Site Conditions and Educational background data in Evora and the wider Alentejo Region. The Regeneration is also contextualised through Precedent Research and the feasibility of the proposal has been outlined through a Phased Masterplan Approach.

The Masterplan proposal for the regeneration of the Convent is an individually adapted approach to the previous group stage of the project.

The approach is outlined in Three Key Phases, aiming to achieve comprehensive regeneration of the Convent building and contributing to the physical regeneration of Evora City.

The Phase 1 Design proposal focuses on three key areas of intervention for the provision of an Accommodation Wing, Library and Communal Cafe and Materials Workshops.

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The Site The Building Historical Layers The Image of the Convent Significant Interventions This appraisal of the building and its context has lead to the focus on key areas of the existing convent building for intervention proposals.

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The Following Regeneration Strategy for the Reuse of the building makes a clear intention to depart from the historical layout and function of the Convent by employing a creative strategy to achieve an outward looking Design and Research Centre.

The Design is communicated as a journey through the building, moving through the building as a future user towards the Library and Communal Cafe, where the majority of the Phase 1 Interventions Occur. The Design Interventions are presented through visual imagery, detail design and through traditional architectural drawings.

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01 Convento Sao Bento de Castris This chapter focuses on analysing the current condition of the Convent.

The analysis outlines the following key headings: The Site The Building Historical Layers The Image of the Convent Significant Interventions This appraisal of the building and its context has lead to the focus on key areas of the existing convent building for intervention proposals.

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Convento Sao Bento de Castris The monastery of São Bento de Cástris accommodated a female Cistercian community until 1890, the year in which the last nun died, more than six hundred years after it had been founded. So, this conventual complex allows for the interpretation of the evolution of history, architecture, art, or even landscape and territorial planning throughout time. In fact, despite the deprivation of assets it witnessed with the extinction of the religious orders and the major changes made to the building when it was refurbished in order to accommodate the male Casa-Pia of Évora in 1957/58 - a period when it was already in an advanced state of neglect -, this monastic-conventual ensemble still has the so-called spirit of place, open to new interpretations and discoveries.

Antónia Fialho Conde Dep. História da Universidade de Évora/CIDEHUS/HERCULES/CEHR

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_Convent Direct Ownership Extents

_Access Routes _Primary Vehicular _Secondary Footpath

_Additional Features _Buildings _Aqueduct _Water Treatment Facility _Water Runoff Basin _Community Gardens

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_Sao Bento De Castris

_View South from Convent Entrance

_View South from East Perimeter Wall

_View NorthEast from Convent

_View of Internal Perimeter Wall

_View South from Top of Site

_View East from Top of Site

_View North from Top of Hill

_View of Road to Top of Hill

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The Convent is a historic religious symbol located near the top of the highest hill to the North of the City of Evora. From afar the Convent represents a significant historic visual icon for the locals. Today, many of the locals do not associate the building with its use as a Convent, but rather associate the building with the Male Casa Pia that was in occupation from 1958 - 2005.

The location of the Convent gives a panoramic view over the City of Evora and the surrounding landscape. The Aqueduct also starts at the base of the Convent and travels towards its termination point within the City. There are a number of significant landmark buildings that can be spotted from the upper levels of the Convents South facade.

The Convent is located and signed directly off of the road that leads into Evora from the North. This road is a single lane and does not allow for heavy flows of traffic and restricts larger vehicles. The view of the Convent is also limited from the main road, which was an intentional design element for the original use as a secluded religious fortress.

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The extents of the site are surrounded by 5m high stone walls. Within the walls is the landscape that was once used for agriculture and pastureland. The original chapel is located within this boundary, dating back prior to the main building of the Convent. The terrain varies in this area, with portions of rocky soil, portions densly covered in trees and other areas that are extremely fertile.

This is the view of the Western extents of the Convent site, surrounded by 5m high walls. At the base, there are granite cobble stones in the ground signifying the use as an access point to both the This is the view from the first floor of the Convent’s East facade. The land direcltly surrounding the Convent is, or Convent barns and out-buildings. There are a few wild horses sill living in this area, but the land has no formal use currently. The top of the hill marks the highest point in the area with direct views over was once owned, by the Convent/State and is currently portioned off to local farmers. The land is very fertile and has the City of Evora. great access to water, due to the high water table in this location.

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In 1891, the building accommodated the Agricultural-Chemical Station of Évora (with the Church working as a barn) and, in the 1940’s, there was an extensive building works campaign for the installation of the male Casa Pia in 1957/58, which abandoned the building in 2005.

In the 18th century, the ensemble underwent an extensive intervention - especially after the return of the nuns from Odivelas -, from which we highlight the artistic tile campaign. In 1808 the building was attacked and pillaged by Loison, in the context of the French invasions; later it suffered a fire and the Cloister’s eastern gallery was only rebuilt in 1825.

The interventions conducted in the 17th century included structural works - a new Chapter house, the construction of new dormitories, the renovation of the infirmary, the High Choir, the Refectory -, which had a remarkable presence in terms of frescoes.

There are still some Gothic traces in the east wing, as well as a few capitals in the south wing, and there were extensive building works carried out in the 16th century that went on during the offices of the following triennial abbesses and renovated Cástris’ architecture.

In 1530, the monastery was already described by Claude de Bronseval as a building that looked like a castle, “vale collectum ad modum castelluli”, mentioning the Chapter House, the church, the sacristy, the armorium and the nuns’ private bedrooms, arranged around the small and beautiful cloister. The area in the main entrance was also a place for celebrations and bull fighting.

The monastery preserves the idea of distant citadel, marking its space of spiritual defense at three different levels: the great fence, the courtyard and church and the nuns’ cloistered space. The internal portion of the East wing was constructed in the 14th Century to allow for expansion.

This original part of the convent was constructed in the and dedicated to the Virgin Mary in 1328. The location of the convent was determined by its relationships with the ecclesiastical and the civil powers, by its closeness to the existing roads but, especially, by its topography and hydrography.

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Materials used in the building throughout its Skills, Techniques and Crafts used to maintain history: the building throughout its history: Stone Granite Marble Brick Lime Plaster Stucco Timber Chestnut Paint Tiles Azulejo Nails Window panes Wire mesh Railings Hardware Paint powders

Architectural interventions Structural works Paintings Frescoes Gilded woodwork Stucco Carpentery Stone carving Stonemasonry Ceramic tiling Hydrolic maintenance Roof repair/reconstruction Whitewashers Blacksmiths Goldsmithing

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Regarding the tiles, this is surely the intervention that is still visible today and covers the entire church with a total of nineteen panels with the hagiographic representation of St. Bernard. Manufactured at the Rato factory, they are based on engravings by Gottfried Bernhard Goz. There were expenses related to tilers, gold and silver, glass, stone powder, paints and oils, the master carpenters who built the railing for the upper Choir, doors and pavements for the tribunes.

The interventions carried out in the monastery during the 17th century included a series of structural works carried out on the first and second floors, namely the construction of a new Chapter house and new dormitories, but they were especially focused on the painting of frescoes. On the ground floor, in the Refectory, we find several sections: a dated blazon (1605), which still shows the initials F.P.I.; a coffered ceiling - with an agriculturally-inspired calendar, the seasons of the year and the elements of nature - whose central figure is the Order’s patron saint, Saint Bernard, in a typical Counter-Reformist scene that shows Saint Bernard and Christ hugging each other, thus strengthening the saint’s mystical dimension, and the arms of the Congregation of Alcobaça; and the back wall, with scenes from the life of the Virgin, surmounted by the Holy Spirit.

In the early 18th century, in 1700, during the triennium of abbess D. Maria Helena de Carvalho, we start finding references to building works that implied putting up scaffolds in the chancel and, in September that year, there is a reference to the construction of the chancel’s ceiling, together with twelve painted panels for the Choir - a work that was completed in October and included railings for the pedestals.

The payment of four stucco panels for the Choir is mentioned again in 1740, with a reference to the presence of a carpenter and a mason and to the use of laths to perfect the paintings’ frames. Gilded woodwork, but also tiles, were still being used in the building works carried out in the church during the 1740’s, and the documents reveal the presence of numerous materials and skilled workers: stone, brick, lime, wood, paint, painters, woodworkers for the altars of St. Benedict and St. Bernard, carpenters (especially Alberto dos Reis and the skilled worlers who helped him), a stonemason (who built the new altars and put up the tiles), stone carvers. There are also references to expenses related to other skilled workers (carpenters, whitewashers, blacksmiths) and materials (nails, wood, bricks for the porch, window panes and wire mesh, railings, hardware, lime, paint powders), as well as to the painters and gilders who gilded and painted the Tabernacle’s angels and the plinths for the large angels, gold for the tribune and glory, among others.

In April 1778 - an essential moment, when the building was reoccupied after the return from Odivelas -, there were refurbishment works in the monastery that covered the entire conventual complex, from the fence to the church, including the chaplaincy and various workshops. There is an extensive list of works recorded from February 1779 onwards, which are also described as refurbishment works. During the following two years, the documents reveal the presence of carpenters and carvers who worked in the Choir and in the manufacture of chairs for the lower Choir.

There was an extensive building works campaign in the 1940’s for the installation of the male Casa Pia in 1957/58. The building was used in this fashion until it was abandoned in 2005. Since then, the building has been left unused, but recent conservation and construction works have been taken to restore certain parts of the buildings, such as the roofs and also to retain many of the significant historical elements. The building is currently not opened to the public and certain parts of the builidng remain closed off to prevent vandilism of certain historically significant aspects, such as the high choir.

During the last quarter of the 18th century there were more displays of grandeur, especially with regard to the Church and its assets, from which we should highlight the gilded woodwork and the goldsmithing articles. There was a painter working in 1788, who painted and faked walnut on the doors of the Church’s tribune, and decorated the edges of the lower Choir’s organ, where he applied six pounds of gold. During the following triennium, the most relevant expenses were related to the painting and gilding of the Church’s collateral chapels.

Reference: Artistic manifestations as a means of connection to the world outside the cloister: mural paintings in the Monastery of São Bento de Cástris

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Antónia Fialho Conde* Dep. História da Universidade de Évora/CIDEHUS/HERCULES/CEHR

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The Convento Sao Bento de Castris was one of the more iconic convents located near the top of the hill to the North of Evora. The last remaining nun died in the late 19th Century following the abolition of the monasteries in Portugal. The living community at the time will have had associations with the building as a Holy place with significant Religious value.

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At this piont in time the Convent has changed use following the death of the last living nun in the early 20th century. The memory of the place at this time is still heavily defined by the Convent use, which was very much a part of the culture of Portugal. The building was used as the Agricultural-Chemical Station of Evora, with the church being used as a barn.

There is no future use for the building at this point. Elements of the building will have begun to deteriorate and the layout of the building remains the same as when it was a functioning convent.

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_1940’s

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In the 1940’s there was an extensive building works campaign to find a new use for the degrading building of the former Convento Sao Bento de Castris.

Most of the building was in need of repair and saw significant changes to do restoration efforts. The building works sought to prepare the building for the installation of the Male Casa Pia in 1957/58. The living memory of the Convent begins to change at this point, although most will have associated the building with the original Religious values.

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The extensive building works that occured throughout the 1940’s - 50’s made way for the installation of the Male Casa Pia in 1957/58. Major changes occured in the West wing of the building, demolishing the original ruins and constructing the new classrooms and dinign facilities. Additional internal alterations and more contemporary interventions were made to accomodate the new users. The memories and associations of the building shifts from the historical and religious to the current as a boys school and community.

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The building of the Convento Sao Bento de Castis continues to operate at the Male Casa Pia. Local memory of the building is now centered around the current use. Many new memories of children playing ball games in the cloister and other areas around the convent now trump the fading memories of the original religious use of the building. Though the building continues to operate under certain religious authority, very few identify with that aspect.

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In 2005 the Male Casa Pia was closed down due to innapropriate conduct that tarnished the living memory and associations of the convent. Those living now only remember the building during its use as the Male Casa Pia and have no memory of the historic religious use.

The building now remains abandoned with remaining visual traces of the previous use as the Male Casa Pia. The roofs have been replaced and some external repairs have occured to maintain the visual significance of the building as the icon it once was. Though most now associate the building with the tarnished image of the Male Casa Pia, locals value the iconic nature of the building and regard it as a significan part of Evora’s history.

How can the image of the Convento Sao Bento de Castris be transformed re-associate the historic and religious values of the building and regenerate the degrading iconic site?

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_Original Ground Floor Plan Pre 1940’s

_Ground Floor Amendments 1940’s - 1950’s

_First Floor Amendments 1940’s - 1950’s

Above is the original ground floor plan of the convent prior to the amendments and construction in the 1950’s to make way for the male Casa Pia.

_1950’s Amendments

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_Second Floor Amendments 1940’s - 1950’s

_Religious Significance

_Historical Significance

_Aesthetically Significance

The Chapel is regarded as highly significant due to its rich Religious ties.

The Chapel had been active for over 600 prior to the abandonment of the Convent in the early 20th Century.

The Refectory is embedded with Historical significance. There is evidence of this in Azulejos and Fresco Paintings on walls and ceiling.

There are a number of spaces within the convent that are Aesthetically Significant. These include spaces with dramatic vaults, granite columns and large volumes of space.

_Value Analysis of the Existing Building

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_1:1000 Site Model Contextual Analysis of Site and the potential Physical Constraints. This modelling exercise enabled a physical understanding of the Access Routes, the relation ship of the building within the contours of the land and the visual prominence of the building located on the hill. The model also played a part in understanding the environmental conditions of the site, in particular the sun path analysis using the Heliodon.

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_1:100 East Wing Model

_1:100 South Wing Model

_1:100 Out Buildings Model

Scale Construction and Analysis of Internal Space for the consideration of future use and interventiont. All existing internal partition walls were added in the 1950’s and will be removed for future use.

Scale Construction and Analysis of Internal Spaces and South Facade for the consideration of future use and intervention. There are a number of different levels in this part of the building, mainly due to the development and construction of spaces over time.

Scale Construction and Analysis of Internal Spaces and the relationship between buildings for the consideration of future use and intervention.

There is a significant level change between the buildings and a rear entrance to site that would allow for these buildings to be accessed independently from the main convent.

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02 Brief Development The Regeneration Proposal for the Convent is articulated through the application of a feasible and detailed design brief. An Outline Business Plan and Programme have been developed based on the critical analysis of the current Economic, Social, Site Conditions and Educational background data in Evora and the wider Alentejo Region. The Regeneration is also contextualised through Precedent Research and the feasibility of the proposal has been outlined through a Phased Masterplan Approach.

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Convento do Espinheiro 4.5km from Evora

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_Contemporary Convents in Evora Evora and the Alentejo Region is home to numerous convents that have departed from their original uses and are experiencing re-use proposals. Within Evora alone there are 20 Convents, 15 of which have experienced contemporary interventions to give them a new use. The majority of these convents are used for boutique hotels, which although may attract tourists, they react only to the seasonal appearance of tourists and does not bring lasting effects to the City. The context of convent regeneration strategies in the area has been considered, in order to find a unique approach to a sustainable regeneration proposal that is not reliant on the tourist population, but can find long term use in other ways.

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Unemployment is Noticably High POOR BUSINESS SUCCESS

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Limited Resources for Regeneration Projects

SOCIAL DATA NEGATIVES High Number of Empty Properties in City RUN DOWN HOLIDAY HOMES

Saturated with Unused Hotels TOURISTS USE POUSADAS

Lack of Cultural Events LIMITED FUNDING

_Socail Analysis - Evora Context

Function Should Create Jobs USING EXISTING WORKFORCE

Evora University is a Positive Influence BRINGS PEOPLE TO EVORA MAINTAINS BUILDING STOCK

Technology Company Embraces

SOCIAL DATA POSITIVES

MODERNISING PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT MIDDLE CLASSES

No Living Memory of Religious use of the Convent LESS CONTROVERSY

Local Authority to Help Home Owners with Renovation BRING LIFE TO CENTRE

Heritage Stems Further than Buildings TRADITIONAL TRADE NATIONAL & LOCAL CULTURE

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Potentia l Uses

_Evora Alternative Technology Centre Business Plan

E V O R A A LT E R N AT I V E TECHNOLOGY C E N T R E E V O R A A LT E R N AT I V E TECHNOLOGY C E N T R E

Ambition The Convent will become the centre for Material and Permaculture Research in the Alentejo Region, focusing primarily on Design, Experimentation and Practical Application.

Objectives EATC is a facility that will provide the technology, materials, teaching and space to explore traditional and innovative building materials through live projects, experimental design, and theoretical research and testing.

Location

_Evora Alternative Technology Centre Business Plan

The Evora Alternative Technology Centre will be located in the historic Convento Sao Bento de Castris, just outside the City of Evora. The building will feature state of the art research facilities, library, and workshops as well as a cafe, communal areas, accomodation and dining facilities. These spaces will beAmbition built or brought up to date for the initial transformation, with additional conversions, renovations and interventions occurring at later stages.

Strategy The Convent will become the centre for Material and Permaculture Research in the Alentejo Region, focusing primarily on Design, Experimentation and Practical Application.

Individuals can join courses for periods from one day through to a year. EATC will provide students with on the job experience in Historic Conservation, Renovation and Contemporary Intervention by restoring parts of the Convent and additional sites within Evora.

Objectives Renovation be that phased minimising start up feesmaterials, allowing teaching the project tospace move to forward smallerand instalments of building money. materials This also through gives the students EATC is a will facility will provide the technology, and explorewith traditional innovative live projects, chance to learn on site offering the unique opportunity to design and build innovative structures in this historic setting. experimental design, and theoretical research and testing.

Partnerships Location The goal of EATC is to establish partnership andin affiliations theSao local historic conservation organisations, University, trade Theprimary Evora Alternative Technology Centre will be located the historicbetween Convento Bento de Castris, just outside the City ofEvora Evora.

The building will organisations and regeneration schemes. feature state of the art research facilities, library, and workshops as well as a cafe, communal areas, accomodation and dining facilities. These spaces will be built or brought up to date for the initial transformation, with additional conversions, renovations and interventions occurring at later stages.

Funding Strategy EATC will be funded by a combination of public and private money, such as: Individuals can join courses for periods from one day through to a year. EATC will provide students with on the job experience in Historic Conservation, The Europeanand Heritage Fund Renovation Contemporary Intervention by restoring parts of the Convent and additional sites within Evora. “designed to generate new, research-based to promote the sustainable and with management of cultural heritage” Renovation will be phased minimising startknowledge up fees allowing the project to move use forward smaller instalments of money. This also gives the students chance to learn on site offering the unique opportunity to design and build innovative structures in this historic setting.

The European Region and Development Fund.

Partnerships “The ERDF focuses its investments on several key priority areas: Innovation and research; The digital agenda; Support for small and medium-sized enterprises andgoal The low-carbon The primary of EATC is economy” to establish partnership and affiliations between the local historic conservation organisations, Evora University, trade organisations and regeneration schemes.

Funding

Layers of the EATC Brief: The regeneration of the Convento Sao Bento de Castris will include, but is not limited to the following:

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

EATC will be funded by a combination of public and private money, such as:

Removal of Gate House and Out-Building to create a new Public Access and Public Frontage.

Removal of large portions of perimeter wall and reclamation of materials.

Renovation of existing out-buildings and construction of additional workshop spaces in the traditional vernacular style with contemporary fit-out.

Removal of the West Wing.

Construciton of a communal access, research and library space at the West end of the South Wing.

Internal ammendments to East Wing for accomodation and living spaces.

The European Heritage Fund

“designed to generate new, research-based knowledge to promote the sustainable use and management of cultural heritage”

Conservation / Restoration Student Work / Tought Curriculum

The European Region and Development Fund. Continuing renovation of Convent building as per tought curriculum.

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Construction of Dining Facilities and additional communal space to the West end of the North Wing.

“The ERDF focuses its investments on several key priority areas: Innovation and research; The digital agenda; Support for small and medium-sized

Strategy Individuals can join courses for periods from one day through to a year. EATC will provide students with on the job experience in Historic Conservation, Renovation and Contemporary Intervention by restoring parts of the Convent and additional sites within Evora.

Renovation will be phased minimising start up fees allowing the project to move forward with smaller instalments of money. This also gives the students chance to learn on site offering the unique opportunity to design and build innovative structures in this historic setting.

Partnerships The primary goal of EATC is to establish partnership and affiliations between the local historic conservation organisations, Evora University, trade organisations and regeneration schemes.

Funding EATC will be funded by a combination of public and private money, such as: The European Heritage Fund “designed to generate new, research-based knowledge to promote the sustainable use and management of cultural heritage” The European Region and Development Fund.

“The ERDF focuses its investments on several key priority areas: Innovation and research; The digital agenda; Support for small and medium-sized enterprises and The low-carbon economy”

Layers of the EATC Brief: The regeneration of the Convento Sao Bento de Castris will include, but is not limited to the following:

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Removal of Gate House and Out-Building to create a new Public Access and Public Frontage.

Removal of large portions of perimeter wall and reclamation of materials.

Renovation of existing out-buildings and construction of additional workshop spaces in the traditional vernacular style with contemporary fit-out.

Removal of the West Wing.

Construciton of a communal access, research and library space at the West end of the South Wing.

Internal ammendments to East Wing for accomodation and living spaces.

Conservation / Restoration

Continuing renovation of Convent building as per tought curriculum.

Construction of additional ceramic studio space.

Construction of Dining Facilities and additional communal space to the West end of the North Wing.

Live project and experimental design interventions within the Convent.

Student Work / Tought Curriculum Removal and Reclaimation

Continued renovation of remaining rooms of the Convent building as per taught curriculum.

Continued maintenance of Convent building.

Renovation and Contemporary Interventions to create Digital Research Lab in North Wing.

Tought curriculm and live projects move out into the City of Evora.

Ongoing regeneration of redundant and degrading buildings in the City of Evora as per tought curriculum.

Intervention / New Construction Evora and Wider Regeneration

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Affiliations and Partnerships

Wider Links

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Regenerate Degrading Areas of Evora

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“A Library of Embedded Knowledge�

Grymsdyke Farm acts as an ever evolving library of knowledge and research, developing through ongoing experimentation, tiral and error.

The previous examples of experimentation are on show for all to see, so that they may learn and inherit the knowledge gained from the mistakes made in the process of creating them. The knowledge gained here is ever evolving, building on the things learned from previous projects and through collaboration between a number of different researchers and organisations.

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03 Masterplan 2025 The Masterplan proposal for the regeneration of the Convent is an individually adapted approach to the previous group stage of the project.

The approach is outlined in Three Key Phases, aiming to achieve comprehensive regeneration of the Convent building and contributing to the physical regeneration of Evora City.

The Following Regeneration Strategy for the Reuse of the building makes a clear intention to depart from the historical layout and function of the Convent by employing a creative strategy to achieve an outward looking Design and Research Centre.

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_Phase 1 Sequence of Events _Removal

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Demolition of the Gate House, Out Building West Wing and External Walls to create a new frontage and to improve circulation and the performance of the space as a whole.

Construction of new Workshops and production area, Communal Cafe + Library Research Spaces and the Accomodation wing.

The first group of students move into the updated facilities of the Evora Alternative Technology Centre. The terms run in line with the Evora University Terms beginning in September.

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_Transfer of Skills and Knowledge to students Students gain skills in the methods and application of both traditional and contemporary building techniques used to restore, renovate and regenerate degrading buildings and spaces. The Centre will also focus on research into innovative and developing materials and building techniques, displayed through live projects and public exhibitions of work.

_Initial Masterplan Development Strategy

_Proposed Phase 1 Intervention Strategy

_Public Interaction with EATC

_Image of the Convent Shifts

_Ongoing Regeneration of the Convent

_Regeneration Spreads to Evora City

Live projects and exhibitions of built and theoretical research work will be displayed in spaces throughout the Convento Sao Bento de Castris. This will enable the public to take interest in the work being produced within the Centre, the research influencing the development of architectural regeneration techniques and the ongoing development of the Convent building itself.

The slightly tainted image of the Convent that exists today will begin to shift over time as the EATC takes root. This will be aided in the interventions to the physical fabric of the building and the removal of the external walls and Gate House that close off the building from the public. The new focus will be re-oriented towards the Church, the most significant historical and religious aspect of the building. Additionally, the layout of the building is significantly different, with the Western side open for expansion beyond the immediate boundaries of the walls. This now presents an image of the Convent that is open and spreading out from the centre, rather than being closed off.

The curriculum provided by the EATC provides students the means to learn new skills through practical application within certain spaces of the Convent. These physical interventions made by the students will enhance the existing spaces, demonstrating the ability to restore, conserve and make contemporary interventions that will bring the building up to the 21st Century.

In the later phases of the regeneration of the Convento Sao Bento de Castris, the EATC program will have a shift towards the regeneration of the degrading buildings in Evora’s City Centre. This will involve the students of the program working on live projects within the City Centre as a part of the tought curriculum of EATC. The fundamentals of the curriculum will remain, but the application of techniques and materials will continue to evolve as the program develops.

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West Wing_ 1950’s Extension _Building A Building A will be removed in order to create a large public space on the South side of the building. This public courtyard space will be one of three main courtyards around the building. This space will link the community gardens, the church/event space and the main access road to the site. It is likely that this building has been modified since its original use and lacks any particular historic, spiritual or aesthetic significance.

_Convent Walls A large portion of the convent walls will be removed to allow for the courtyard spaces to break out into the wider landscape. Removing the walls opens up the site and disassociates the previous use as a defensive structure. The new layout, without the walls, is much more free and departs from the original constraints of the convent.

The west wing of the convent will be removed to open up the internal cloister.

This portion of the building was added at some point in the 1950’s and bears little resemblance to the older and more significant parts of the original building.

The removal of the wing will open up the courtyard to break out into the wider landscape and provide a link between the extents of the site and the functions within the building. The removal of this part of the building will result in the construction of two new access ends to the North and South wings.

_It is important that the layout of the building changes along with the proposed change of use.

Without removing certain aspects of the existing builidng and structures, the layout and functions will still be associated with the previous use as a convent. The previous design intentions must be superceded to make room for a new function that will bring a contemporary use to the building. The new design and use of the building must acknowledge the historical layers of the building but must not be confined by them.

_Gate House The Gate House will be removed to make way for the large public space at the South side of the building. This building, at the moment, divides the community gardens, main access road and the key views of Evora from the main body of the convent. The building itself has not been identified as having any particular historical, spiritual or aesthetic significance.

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_Existing Site Layout The existing site is surrounded by high walls, which in turn, compartmentalises the outdoor spaces around the building. This results in a feeling of seperation between the extents of the building, outdoor areas and wider site.

_Option 1 This option shows the removal of a large portion of the west wing, leaving the walls of the cloister and the removal of a portion of the perimeter walls. This allows for two of the external spaces to break out into the wider site and integrate the building better.

_Option 2 This option shows the removal of the Gate House and Building A, as well as the changes made in option 1. This allows for a large open space to be created in the front of the building to allow for public exchange. The overall option still isolates the building courtyard from the wider extents of the site.

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This option builds on Option 2 along with the removal of the West wall of the cloister. This allows for the building and the site to be connected through a large open space. All together, three distinguished outdoor spaces are created. These spaces link the public domain, building and wider site with particular responsiveness to the buildings and activities that join them.

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Roof Tiles Timber Beams Stones from Walls Floor Tiles

_Justification of the Removal of the Gate House

_Justification of the Removal of the Barn

The Gate House has been identified as having no particular Religious or Aesthetic significance. The building was, however, constructed in the 16th Century using the same methods as the main building. The positive aspects of removing the building outweigh keeping it, primary due to the space gained in the front of the building as well as the new views to and from the Convent that are created.

The Barn is a building originally constructed in the 18th Century for an unknown purpose. It has had a number of renovation interventions since its original date and has no particular Religious, Aesthetic or Functional significance. The space gained in its absence opens up the Public frontage of the building and will allow for direct views over the landscape and to Evora from the Convent entrance.

_Materials Reclaimed Roof Tiles Timber Beams Floor Tiles Windows

_Materials Reclaimed Granite Stones _Justification of the Removal of the External Walls

_Justification of the Removal of the 1950’s Addition

The external walls were constructed with the sole purpose of protecting and isolating the nuns living in the Convent. In order to depart from this inward functioning layout, the walls will be removed in key areas to enable the EATC scheme within the Convent building to expand beyond the boundaries of the walls.

The East Wing was re-built in the 1950’s following the collapse and ruin of the original West Wing. The addition was constructed using contemporary construction techniques at the time, and these parts of the building are clearly newer than the surrounding areas. This part of the building will be removed to open up the internal cloister and link the extents of the site, the workshops and encourage the interaction of activities between the building and the landscape. The original foundations of the building will be exposed to highlight the convents original history and serve as a visual reminder of the ongoing evolution of the convent building.

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_Re-use Proposals for Existing Spaces

_Intervention Proposals for Additional Uses

_Spatial and Land Use Proposals for EATC

The tagged portions of the building indicate the key elements of the Regeneration A number of Interventions will be made throughout the Three Phase Regeneration Following the removal stage of the proposal, there are a number of additional spaces Proposal. These key functions and spaces will be renovated and conserved in order time-line. These include a number of workshops, studios, research facilities and for expansion and activity. The entrance to the convent is now open and visually to adapt for contemporary use. dining/cooking facilities. dominant, enabling visitors to visually understand the building.

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_Demolition Elevations Red Indicates Removed Element

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_Demolition Elevations Red Indicates Removed Element

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Exterior Walls:

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Metal Workshop: Stone Walls - ? cubic metres Reclaimed Roof Tiles - 5872 tiles Concrete Lower Walls Steel Structural Framing

Communal Cafe: Phase 1

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Digital Fabrication Workshop: Cor-Ten External Fabric Portuguese Oak Timber Frame Structure

Materials to be used: Concrete Wall Construction Reclaimed Roof Tiles Portuguese Oak Timber Frame Structure

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The large glass facade is successful in revealing the structural system as well as giving the Brewery building a new contemporary image.

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Octapharma Brewery / Joliark Architects: Joliark Location: Hornsbergsvägen, 112 51 Stockholm, Sweden Area: 7400.0 sqm Year: 2015

This precedent is in focus for its volumes of space, material pallate and structural design. The facade features a five storey height glass wall that reveals the timber structure and large volumes of working space. The renovation of the brewery considers the simplicity of the original builidng, which was designed to give large internal spaces through the robust structural design.

_Oak Structural System

The simplicity of material selection is successful in complementing the existing architecture without taking away from it. The large internal space created within the timber structural system, with the large glass facade will be replicated in the proposal for EATC’s communal cafe and reasearch wing.

The application of a simple material pallate is successful in replicating the original forms and voids while giving a contemporary internal space.

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Arquipélago – Contemporary Arts Centre / Menos é Mais Arquitectos + João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto

This regeneration proposal has been a precedent for the proposals for the Workshops for a number of reasons. The contrast of traditional and contmeporary matierals is very successful in this design. The internal spaces are open plan giving flexibility to the future use and each space can cater to the needs of the internal function. The contemporary interventions follow a fairly simplistic form, which in fitting within the context of the simple profiled existing buildings.

Architects: Menos é Mais Arquitectos, João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto Location: Ribeira Grande, Portugal Area: 12914.0 sqm Year: 2014

The use of reclaimed stones, contrasting contemporary materials and repition of forms will be carried over to define the design of the workshop and the areas between.

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The primary stage of the regeneration proposal focuses primarily on readying the building for its new function as the Materials Research Centre. This phase includes the following interventions:

This stage of the regeneration masterplan marks the shift towards the physical regeneration of the building of the Convent and the expansion into the extents of the site for the use of the Permaculture Research Program. This phase includes the following inteventions:

This stage of the regeneration proposal will see the expansion of the EATC’s impact to all areas of the wider site for the use of the Permaculture Research Program. The convent will see significant regeneration impact due to the interventions made by the students to improve the building fabric. This phase will include the following interventions:

Construction of the new Dining Facilities and Communal Space to the end of the North Wing.

Establishment of the Permaculture Research Program.

Expansion of use to South of the building for the growth of crops and other land use functions.

Construction of the Ceramic Studio Extension and the Vertical Access to the Digital Fabrication and Research Facilities in the North Wing.

Expansion of the Permaculture Research Program to Extents of Site.

Removal of the Gate House, Barn, Perimeter Walls and 1950’s West Wing.

Construction of the Cafe + Library, Digital Fabrication Workshop, Metal Workshop and East Wing Accomodation.

Diverted Primary Access to the Research Centre to rear of Workshops.

Public Frontage established.

Services Access provided to the North of the East Wing.

External Spaces Created, such as the New Public Frontage, New Cloister and the Live Project Space extending into the wider extents of the site.

This phase will include the expansion of the EATC program to the City of Evora.

Students will be required to apply their skills in regeneration and conservation in a number of degraded buildings within the city centre.

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_01 To Respect Nature The intervention in the Convento Sao Bento de Castris aims to achieve minimal impact on the existing ecosystem environment. The proposed interventions will building on the existing morphology, bringing the building up to a contemporary age with as minimal impact on the exisitng building.

_02 To be Appropriately Situated The interventions and existing building take into account the sites bioclimactic features. Some areas of the site, such as the grading of the landscape, will need to be manipulated to accomodate the new interventions. The proposal does however consider the sites orientation, wind directions, climate and proximity to the water table.

_03 To Reduce Pollution and Waste Materials The proposal optimises resources gained from reclaiming materials in order to reduce pollution and other negative impacts. The use of reclaimed materials and locally sourced materials and skills in order to renovate and build the new interventions will ultimately reduce waste throughout the buildings lifetime.

_04 To Contribute to Health Quality The inhabitants and locals to the site will live in a healthy environment following the transformation of the existing convent building. The choice of materials, environmental control and building comfort will provide healthy and habitable spaces. The interventions to the existing building will take into account the following when bringing the convent into contemporary use: Healthy Materials Hygrothermal Control Natural Shading

Thermal Insulation Natural Ventilation Buffer Spaces

Comfort Devices Natural Lighting

_Objectives to Achieve Sustainable Architecture These key headings outline the primary objectives to be met by the proposal of the Evora Alternative Technology Centre and the transformaiton of the Convento Sao Bento de Castris. The structure and objectives outlined are taken from Lessons from Vernacular Heritage to Sustainable Architecture l Versus.

_05 To Reduce Natural Hazard Effects

The proposal takes a holistic approach to achieving Regeneration for the abandoned building of the prior Convento Sao Bento de Castris. The Regeneration Strategy aims to meet the following objectives:

The proposal will take into account the existing site conditions and previously used methods for preventing the effects of natural hazards such as: Flood Resistance Reinforced Stability

Flood Damage Wind Barriers

Seismic Resistance

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Components of the Regeneration Strategy _06 To Protect Cultural Landscape

_11 To Support Autonomy

The wider use of the site and existing landscape will develop and consider the existing methods of cultivation, use and farming. The conditions for farming in this area are good, and the use of tradtional methods will be employed along side the research into contemporary Permaculture advancement in later stages of the Proposed Regeneration Strategy.

The new function of the convent will reinforce and aim to achieve a self-sufficient community. The operations of the building include accomodation, self-building, access to water and self-production, growth of foods and breeding of selective livestock in the later phases when permacultural research becomes a focus of the centre.

_07 To Transfer Construction Cultures

_12 To Promote Local Activities

The proposal focuses on eductation of both traditional and contemporary construction techniques. This will be tought and practically explored throughout the ongoing regeneration of the existing buildings. The educational curriculum incorporates the following skills and knowledge, passed on from local tradesmen, researchers, craftsmen and designers:

EATC will teach and enhance local production, processing and trade. The curriculum will focus on the education of local processing, skills and adaptive transformation of degenerative buildings. The physical regeneration of the convent and wider links to the city of Evora will rely on locally sourced materials, skills and labour while providing a platform to experiment and implement contemporary reuse and regeneration strategies.

_Participation in Regeneration

Identity Expression of Mastery Constructive Memory Response to Needs

Know-How Culture Preservation Adaptation to local Resources Evolution

_East Wing Accomodation _08 To Enhance Creativity

_13 To Optimise Construction Efforts

The proposed function of the Evora Alternative Technology Centre ecourages creative expression and innovative design solutions through building regeneration. The EATC will become a library of embedded knowledge, building on collective intelligence and research. The approach to building regeneration and material research will require resourcefulness, dexterity, testing and diverse solutions to achieve long lasting and sustainable results.

The regeneration strategy aims to optimise construction efforts in a number of ways to ultimately reduce costs and waste. The regeneration will be optimised by technically simplifying interventions, reducing material use, planning in phases and having multiple uses for spaces. The overall regeneration of the convent building is designed to be a long term approach to find a new use for the building and teach traditional skills that can be used to regenerate other buildings in the region.

_Communal Cafe and Research Library _09 To Recognise Intangible Values

Any proposals for interventions and restoration will consider these aspects of the identity of the convent building.

The proposed scheme is aimed to achieve a long term use of the building and implement a sustainable business plan to drive the regeneration process. The physical interventions in the building will be a part of the tought curriculum which will include maintenance and restoration of degrading elements. The new layout of the building will enable adaptability and allow for future expansion.

_10 To Encourage Social Cohesion

_15 To Save Resources

The Evora Alternaive Technology Centre spaces and activites for both public and private use. Public activites include exhibitions, tours, access to the chapel and open training days. The private activites are the focus of the proposal which include material research, teaching, practical application and live projects.

The ongoing regeneration strategy will be linked and rely heavily on the use of local materials, trades and skills, which will ultimately reduce waste of material and energy. Renewable energy will also be incorporated through the use of photovoltaic panels. Other passive systems will be implemented to reduce the overal energy consumption of the building. Certain elements of the site will be available for community such as the community gardens.

The existing building and future interventions will build on the accumulated identity of the place. The building itself is associated with intangibe values, including: Collective Memory Link to the Place Sacredness

_Digital Fabrication Workshops

_Industrial Material Workshops

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Cultural Identity Symbolic Representation History and Mythology

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04 Phase 1 Design The Phase 1 Design proposal focuses on three key areas of intervention for the provision of an Accommodation Wing, Library and Communal Cafe and Materials Workshops.

The Design is communicated as a journey through the building, moving through the building as a future user towards the Library and Communal Cafe, where the majority of the Phase 1 Interventions Occur. The Design Interventions are presented through visual imagery, detail design and through traditional architectural drawings.

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The Existing View of the Convent Upon the approach to the existing Convento Sao Bento de Castris, one feels disconnected from the Historic and Religiously Significant aspects of the building. The perimeter building and walls disconnect those on the outside from the core aspects of the building such as the chapel, cloister and other significant spaces. The entrance is gated, which marks a clear division between public and private spaces.

The Proposed View of the Convent The removal of the perimeter buildings for the Evora Alternative Technology Centre proposal reorientates the users view of the building. Now, the Historically Significant Chapel is the primary focus of the facade. This new public frontage encourages visitors to gather at the Chapel entrance and make their way into the building. The private division is removed and all of the main, interventions for the EATC occur in the rear of the building, in order to not detract from the Visually Significant aspects of the new frontage.

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The Existing View from the Chapel Entrance All Views out of the Convent are restricted by perimeter buildings and walls.

Users of the building can only see beyond these obstructions when on the upper floors of the building. When within the building, one feels disconnected from the surrounding landscape and historical narrative of Evora.

The Proposed View from the Chapel Entrance The removal of the Gate House and Barn Building open up the Entrance to the Chapel and Convent to the Surrounding Landscape. This view is enhanced by the visual route of the Aqueduct towards the Visual Landmark of the Historical City of Evora in the Distance.

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View ot EATC Chapel Exhibition Space

The entrance to the Convento Sao Bento de Castris will be emphasised by the removal of the Gate House building and creating a new public frontage. Exhibitions of student work and material research experiments will be held throughout the year, completely open to the public, with the aim in educating and displaying the work that is being produced within the Centre’s Reseach facilities.

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The Chapel Exhibition Space

The chapel will be an exhibition hall that displays both the significan aspects of the building’s history as well as the work produced at the Evora Alternative Technology Centre. Models, materials, structures and other forms of work will be presented on display cases throughout the chapel.

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The New Cloister

After moving through the exhibition hall, visitors will come to the new cloister three sided cloister which opens out into the wider landscape of the Centre. This space remains the heart of the building but now draws users and activity out from the building to the areas of Material and Permacultural Research.

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The Cloister Corridor

The circulation space around the new cloister will take the students and users of the facilities towards the accomodation wing. This space will remain as when the building was used as a working convent. The tought program of the Evora Alternative Technology Centre will equip students with the skills and knowledge on how to restore and conserve spaces such as these.

_6 This void between the two parts of the East wing will be enclosed, joining the two parts on the first floor for the new accomodation wing. This intervention will minimally impact the existing structure of the building, but will bridge this void and enclose it from the elements.

The Accomodation Wing

The bridged accomodation wing will be presented as an open-plan space, available for long-stay students to build a living/ sleeping pod using the skills and techniques they gain from the tought program. This excerise is meant to showcase the abilities of the students to apply their knowledge of materials and building techniques in a practical way. New students can choose to re-purpose pods of students that have left the Centre, or build their own personalised pod.

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Cast-In-Place Concrete External Finish Rebar Reinforcement Folding Doors at Ground Floor Level

Air Gap Original West Wing Plan to be shown at Ground Floor with Granite Stones

Lounge Space

Vapour Barrier Thermal Insulation Boards

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Plasterboard Internal Finish Engineered Timber Column

Lift and Vertical Circulaiton

Galvanised Steel Profile Resin Anchors to Existing Wall Cafe Bar

Existing Rooms Retained. To be used for Office and Storage Space

Internal Glazing to Enlcose Portion of Cloister Corridor

Walls Retained as Existing

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Full Height Glazing treated to limit Thermal Gain

Lift and Vertical Circulation

Opening in existing wall. I-Beam at high level to carry structural load

Glazing to be fitted to internal face of cloister wall openings Full height Glazing to enclose cloister corridor

Material Research Library, shelving and computer working stations

_Materials Research Library Concept Collage

_Materials Research Library and Communal Cafe First Floor Plan 1:200

This conceptual image simply illustrates the type of intervention to be made within the existing space. The storage and display of Material and Literary Research will be provided throughout the main floor walls and on an upper level. The display of the models, books and works will not be limited by the amount of shelf space available, but the room will become an archive and evolving wealth of knowledge gained at the Evora Alternative Technology Centre.

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Full Height Glazing treated to limit Thermal Gain

Zinc Fascia with Internal Gutter System Lift and Vertical Circulation

Reclaimed Roof Tiles from Demolished Buildings

Skylight Windows.

Openable for High Level Ventilation Glazing to be fitted to internal face of cloister wall openings Quiet Working Space, Internal Amendments to make good

Walls to Remain as Existing.

Internal Amendments to make good

Library Mezzanine Level, Lightweight Metal Deck on Cantilevered Structural Beams

Roofs Retained as Existing

_Materials Research Library and Communal Cafe Second Floor Plan 1:200

_Materials Research Library and Communal Cafe Roof Plan 1:200

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Existing Portion of West Wing Retained Skylight Windows

Zinc Fascia and Internal Gutter System High Level Ventilation Panels to allow for Natural Ventilation

Concrete Profile Finish Steel Cable Structural Cross Bracing Curtain Wall System. Internal Face Structure Fixed back to main wall at edges and to Engineered Timber Structural System.

Folding Doors

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Cast-in-place Concrete External Finish Air Gap InsulationCast-in-place Between Metal Stud Frame Concrete External Finish Plasterboard Internal Finish Air Gap Insulation Between Metal Stud Frame Plasterboard Internal Finish

High Level Ventilation : Louvred Panels : Colt High Level Ventilation : Louvred Panels : Colt

Low Level Ventilation : Folding Doors Low Level Ventilation : Folding Doors

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_The Non-Cloister The removal of the East Wing opens up the Cloister to be directly accessed from the wider extents of the site. This now encourages the expansion of Materials Research studies from the workshops to the rest of the building, ultimately contributing to the wider regeneration of the building in later phases.

_Cafe and Communal Spaces The Cafe Bar at ground level serves as a rest point for visitors and students of the Centre. The lounge areas encourage people to stay and enjoy the space.

_Links to Accomodation Wing The widened openings leading out of the Library travel towards the West Wing around the new 3-sided Cloister. _Materials and Research Library Shelving on First and Second Floors for the display and storage of literary and material research. This becomes the focus of the Centre, housing and expressing the embedded knowledge gained through experimental research and application.

_The Chapel Exhibition Hall The EATC utilises the Chapel as a function space, exhibiting the work produced by the students of the centre and other researchers throughout the year.

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Existing and Proposed Roof Junction Supported on Timber Frame Structure

Void Space Retained for Servicing

High Level Ventilation Louvers

Walls Retained as Existing.

Internal Amendments to Make Good

Treated Glass Facade to Prevent Thermal Gain

Mezzanine Level. Metal Deck and Railings supported on Cantilevered beams, Anchored through Existing Walls

Engineered Timber Primary Structural System

Ground Floor Rooms Retained as Existing. Internal Amendments to Make Good. To be used for Office and Storage Space

Openings in Existing Wall. Steel I-Beam to Support the Opening

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Walls Retained as Existing.

Internal Amendments to Make Good Glazed Wall and Groudn Floor Entrance

Windows to Internal Face of Cloister Walls Proposed Roofs Adjoining to Existing with Offset Roof Profile

Glazed Wall to Enclose Library Space and Cloister Passage from External

Lift Shaft and Vertical Circulation

Mezzanine Level Library Space

Engineered Timber Primary Structural Elements First Floor Materials Research Library

Ground Floor Cafe bar

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Existing Internal

Proposed Floor Floor Supported on Engineered Timber Structural Frame and Anchored back to existing walls

Proposed Internal

Proposed Floor Floor Supported on Engineered Timber Structural Frame and Anchored back to existing walls

Engineered Timber Structural Beam Steel Connection Bracket Engineered Timber Bracing Engineered Timber Structural Column

Engineered Timber Structural Beam Steel Connection Bracket Engineered Timber Bracing Engineered Timber Structural Column

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Proposed Internal

Existing Internal

Engineered Timber Structu Engineered Timber Structural Column Existing Floor Construction

Steel Base Plate Concrete Floor Slab and Finish Floor Surface

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External External Timber Roof Support Beam Timber Supports Timber Roof Support Beam

Zinc Roof Fascia and Rainwater Gutter

Timber Supports

Existing Roof over Library Retained

Zinc Roof Fascia and Rainwater Gutter

Reclaimed Roof Tiles

Existing Roof over Library Retained

Vapour Membrane

Reclaimed Roof Tiles

Timber Battens

Vapour Membrane

Insulation Between Roof Joists Plywood Sheet

Timber Battens Insulation Between Roof Joists Plywood Sheet

Plasterboard Internal Finish

Plasterboard Internal Finish

Steel Connection Bracket Engineered Timber Beam Engineered Timber Column

Engineered Timber Joists

Engineered Timber Joists Steel Connection Bracket Engineered Timber Beam Engineered Timber Column

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Walls Retained as Existing.

Internal Amendments to Make Good

Cloister Passage Retained as Existing. To be made fully enclosed in future Phases

Engineered Timber Sturcture to Bridge Existing and Proposed Roofs.

Hanging Light Fixture

Mezzanine. Lightweight Metal Deck supported on Cantilever Structure fixed back through Existing Walls. See Detail.

Main Research Space. Tables and Computer Desks provided within Material and Literature Library

Rooms at Ground Floor Retained as Existing. To be used for Office and Storage Space

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Main entrance Retained as Existing

Materials Research Library and Communal Cafe Space

Chapel entrance Retained as Existing. Chapel to be used as Exhibition Space according to EATC Programme Public Vehicular Access

Reclaimed Roof Tiles

Zinc Fascia and Internal Gutter Cast In Place Concrete External Finish

Zinc Frame. Double Glazed. Side Swing .

_Library South Elevation 1:200 @A3

Uninterrupted Elevation due to the Removal of the Gate House and Barn Building

Materials Research Library and Communal Cafe Space

New 3-Sided Cloister to Open Up To and Incorporate the Wider Site

Skylight Windows. Openable for High Level Ventilation

Hidden Frame Windows to be fitted on Internal Face of Cloister Openings

_Library North Elevation 1:200 @A3

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_Digital Fabrication Lab Computer Stations Laser Cutter 3D Printers

_CNC Machine 2100 x 4200 Bed Size Safety Glass Protected Wall Area with Noise Reduction Plasterboard

_Stone Workshop Working Areas, Storage and Heavy Machinery

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_Robotic Arm 3.5m radius clear area Safety Glass Protected Wall Area with Noise Reduction Plasterboard

Folding Exterior Doors Proposed Wall Construction Reclaimed Stone and Concrete External Finish Metal Stud layer 100mm Insulation Boards Plasterboard Internal Finish

Existing Walls Retained Proposed Wall Construction Cor-Ten Finish Metal Stud layer 100mm Insulation Boards Plasterboard Internal Finish

Proposed Structure 287 x 287 mm Galvanised Steel I-Beam Structure

Proposed Structure 150 x 150 mm Portuguese Oak Engineered Timber Structure

Proposed Services Mechanical Ventilation System to All Workshops.

High Level Air Extraction System

Proposed Services Mechanical Ventilation System to All Workshops.

High Level Air Extraction System

Proposed WC’s 3 x Male Cubile, 3 x Urinal 4 x Female Cubicle Proposed Insulation boards to Inside of Existing Walls Plasterboard Internal Finish Existing Walls and Structure Retained

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Zinc Profile Fascia with Gutter Profile Proposed Roof Construction Reclaimed Roof Tiles External Finish Metal Frame 100mm Insulation Boards Plasterboard Internal Finish Proposed Skylight Windows Centre Pivot Opening

Proposed Skylight Windows Centre Pivot Opening

Proposed Photovoltaic Panels Embedded within Roof to line flush with Roof Profile

Existing Walls Retained Proposed Roof Construction Cor-Ten Finish Metal Frame Structure 100mm Insulation Boards Plasterboard Internal Finish Proposed Photovoltaic Panels Embedded within Roof to line flush with Roof Profile

Existing Roof Retained

Existing Roof Retained

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East Elevation 2 1:200 @A3

Internal Amendments to make fit for Timber Workshop Internal Amendments to make fit for Timber Workshop

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_Workshops North Elevation 2 1:200 @A3 Proposed Entrance to Existing Building Proposed Entrance to Existing Building _Metals Workshop New Build and Junction with Existing Building

_Workshops North Elevation 1 1:200 @A3

Metals Workshop_

_Metals Workshop New Build and Junction with Existing Building

_Workshops North Elevation 1 1:200 @A3

Barn Building Walls Retained

Proposed Opening in Existing Wall for Timber Workshop Access

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Barn Building Walls Retained

Internal Amendments to make fit for Stone Workshop

Digital Fabrcation Workshop_

Proposed Opening in Existing Wall for Timber Workshop Access

Timber Workshop_

_Workshops East Elevation 2 1:200 @A3

Internal Amendments to make fit for Timber Workshop

_Digital Fabrication Workshop Insertion within walls of Existing Barn Building

Facade Retained as Existing

_Digital Fabrication Workshop Cor-Ten External Finish Photovoltaic Panels Skylight Windows

Existing Walls Retained

_Workshops North Elevation 2 1:200 @A3

Reclaimed Stone External Finish Cast-In-Place Concrete Proposed Entrance to Existing Building _Metals Workshop New Build and Junction with Existing Building

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_Exploded Construction Diagram Digital Fabrication Workshop Structure and Cladding

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_Robotic Arm Diagrams Fixed Down to Concrete Slab

_Metals Workshop

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_Metals Workshop Galvanised Steel Primary Structure Mechanical Ventilation System at High Level

_Bridge Crane Supported on Primary Structure _Lighting Skylight Windows and Internal Lighting Provided _Wall Opening Load supported on Steel I-Beam _Stone Workshop Working Areas and Storage of Heavy Materials

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