ISLAND UNDER THE ROOF /

A ceramic workshop

2021.01-2021.07

Master 2th Academic term thesis design / Individual Site: Kanonbådsvej 3, 1437 København, Danmark

Key words: public architecture, Renovation, interior Superviser: Tom Mose Petersen

The gunboat sheds were built on Holmen in around 1820 to house the gunboats that were built for the country's defence after the loss of the fleet in the war against England in 1807. The shed was built with a slight slope gently approaching the water. The water can reachs half of the floor in water rising season. One of the intentions of the restoration is that part of the gunboat shed 3 will function as a ceramic studio.

In preliminary research, I visited two ceramics studios to learn about the making process and the crucial factor of a ceramics workshop. The life of a ceramic is narrated in a small space, throwing, drying, glazing, firing and selling, which inspired the spatial strategy for the pottery studios in the gunboat shed.

This gunboat shed 3 is one of the few public places on the Holmen. So in the subsequent renovation, I intended to preserve its public nature and become an open space for people to gather in the area. on the other side, tried to introduct the water to the architecture, letting the water goes into the interior like the old time. The inside of ceramic workshop can still percept the change of water level throughout the seasons instead of resisting the impact of sea. making the architecure archive of history of the gun boats shed.

Site

The gunboat sheds were built on Holmen in around 1820 to house the gunboats that were built for the country's defence after the loss of the fleet in the war against England in 1807. These 200 year old sheds were listed in 1964 as an important part of Danish cultural heritage. Of the six gunboat sheds, one has been burned and rebuilt, four have undergone transformations. The gunboat shed 3 has undergone a restoration process, true to its original form as a simple wooden structure clad with boards and a single tile roof. One of the intentions of the restoration is that the gunboat shed 3 will function as a project studio for artists and architects, and in addition rented out to a number of rowing clubs.

The current status of the site is used as a kayak club. The façade is not fully closed, so that water is able to enter the shed. The space is used for storage of water supplies which would not affected by that.

This gunboat shed 3 is one of the few public places on the Holmen.So in the subsequent renovation, I intended to preserve its public nature and become an open space for people to gather in the area.

INTERVIEW 1: TRINEFOURNAIS CERAMICS STUDIO

The studio is located at Nyhavn, Copenhagen. This single studio is only 38 square meters, but has all the functions a pottery studio needs, including showing, throwing, drying&glazing, firing and storage.

I took a core furniture from each space to represent a step in the production of pottery. And then, I try to narrow down the working precess by placing the furniture in the space.

INTERVIEW 2: YONOBI STUDIO

The studio is located at Løvstræde, Copenhagen. This single studio is 95 square meters. The basic functions and core equipment are not very different from the former. In this studio, there is a personal workshop for the manager of the studio and also some co-work space for the pottery students. In this research, I saw a ceramic studio made for teaching, working and communicating. Meanwhile, cores enmage together.

The Rising Water

The site is a military shipyard closed to the sea. The shed has a slight slope gently approaching the water. In the old days, boats were built when the water level was low, and pushed into the water when the water level rised.

Currently, some of the shipyards have been transformed into offices, and the rising water level has become a difficulty in adapting the architecture for reuse. Most of offices using gates to counteract the rising water. In the renovation, I tried to introduct the water to the architecture, letting the water can go into the interior like the old time. The inside of ceramic workshop can still percept the change

Ceramic Concept Model

This ceramic concept model shows the change of water level. The material soak in the water for different times, showing the effect of gradient color, which is the trace of time and also the archive of nature.

Skylight Windows

Some new opening on the roof of the gunboat shed was designed with different heights and widths by calculating the influence of the sun's height angle. The window frame is made of materials that can refract light, so that the window can maximize the introduction of light into the gray space, and at the same time enter the workshop through the skylight of the new architecture.