Component 1 Karolina Saulyte
Design Brief •
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I will be designing a electric car charging station with a restaurant. With the increase of electric cars there is not enough charging areas. The areas that are available are always just at the back of a car park so I want to make a charging station that has a restaurant so people can have some sort of entertainment area whilst their car is charging. The theme for my station will be natural & organic as well as movement and flow. I want to make it seem more green and environmentally friendly. I want to move away from boring and simple gas stations and motorway services and design something more visually interesting and efficient.
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The space will be enough to accommodate a area for recharging electric vehicles and a cafe. It has to feature green spaces outside and in. Create the illusion of escaping from city and manufacturing. Have multiple entrances. Quite big area so many visitors can attend Have natural lighting as well as artificial lighting Washrooms Car parking spaces. Lounge area.
Location •
The location I have chosen is on the A13 on the Stanford le hope bypass. I would like to knock down the existing buildings In that area.
Natural & Organic
Movement & Flow
NP Gas Station, Spain Designed by Moneo-Brock, the NP Gas Station is located in Madrid, Spain. It’s constructed on 7391 sqm of site area.
I like this building in particular as it captures the flow of movement through the curves on its canopy, on a clear statement towards landscape almost adopting the shape of flying bird for its canopy additionally the canopy also look like clouds on the horizon between earth and sky. The building has a more playful and contemporary character to other architecture. The shelter represents a fluid movements clearly looking to the natural landscape
1.Scape
2.Cover
3.Realations
4.Pockets
Viamala Raststatte Thusis Designed by Iseppi/Kurath it is located in GraubĂźnden, Switzerland I think this building is interesting as the shape of it almost blends in with the hills behind it. I like the idea of the building not disrupting the flow of nature and not obstructing the view as the shape of it follows the natural outline of the hills and cliffs behind it.
It includes a fuels station, McDonald's, recreational spaces and reflective pool.
Fuel Station & McDonalds Designed by Giorgi Khmaladze. I liked how this building is formatted .Spaces are composed in such way, that two major programs - vehicle services and dining are isolated from one another, both physically and visually so that all operations of fuel station are hidden from the view of the customers of the restaurant. The vegetation on the canopy acts as a ecological shield. This is effective as it is making the customer feel more eco friendly and it doesn’t feel as damaging for the environment when they are enclosed with vegetation. The shape and form is intriguing as it extends further to form shelter for the fuel station.
Glass pavilion Designed by Moneo Brock Studio and is located in Cuenca, Spain. I found the architecture of this building very interesting as it is composed of 23 pentagonal modules that together form a structural network, this steel and glass pavilion addresses the relationship between the natural beauty of the landscape and the adjacent urban fabric. The geometrical form of this building was born of a search for an equilibrium between the repetition of a unit element and a composition of a whole, in the end creating a structure in which the module is no longer distinguishable. I like how it interacts with its surroundings. There's a lot of open spaces that link you to the environment around.
Model 1
In my design I want to include solar panels on top of my pavilion to promote a green environment and use green energy rather than fossil fuels to power my charging station. I have placed them on the bends so the light can hit straight at them at certain times of the day.
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Restaurant Shop
Model 1
After researching the Np gas station I have created a model inspired by it. My model is mainly focused on curves and twists. I made the station separate from the cafe to create a sense of getting away from the city and all the pollution. My cafĂŠ/social area is shaped like a cone and the exterior is covered in vegetation. For development of ideas I would like to recreate this but try to join the petrol station with the other spaces but have them on opposite sides to still create the separation.
Development of model 1 I have used the canopies of the first model and change them around a bit to create one continuous building. I wanted to keep it as my building so the building is still curved and twisted similar to the first model as I liked the look of that. The building is enough to accommodate a charging station and cafĂŠ/social area.
Wire drawings These wire models were inspired by Moneo-brock and Issepi. My brief refers to the theme of movement and flow so I have created some wire sculptures by folding thin pieces of wire to influence my design. I mainly played around with curved lines. I looked at the different curves in Moneobrock’s buildings and just tried many variations of bending and twisting. This has allowed me to see different variations that work well and could potentially help develop my ideas. I have used the drawings to inspire some outcomes.
This model was created by folding and moulding a metal/ mesh material to create structures that clearly follow the theme of movement and flow. I like how the models turned out as it is simplistic but also looks complex at the same time. The forms would act as great pavilion type buildings so I will look further into pavilions and incorporate my model in to it to create a building that supplies a cafĂŠ and charging station
Primary research‌..
One of the themes that I was interested to research was natural and organic. I think it is fascinating how nature develops and changes over time, so I decided to look into the form and shape of trees. Every tree is so unique, they have different textures and designs on the trunks and their branches are positioned differently. I have created a set of drawings showing what I have observed. Following on from the cut tree trunks I used oval and rectangular shapes to create forms that are inspired and similar to the staggered tree trunks.
When making this model I wanted to create something symmetrical and visually interesting. I used paper to fold symmetrically to create a form that was similar shaped to some sort of canopy. This model has function for the charging station but not sure if its enough for the restaurant that I want to accompany the charging station. It would need some re adjusting to make it more useful for two spaces. This model looked quite absorbing to me as it was fun to make and looks very neat and its fascinating because all the folds work well with each other in concordance. My model reminded me of the Burnham pavilion designed by Zaha Hadid.
BURNHAM PAVILION DESIGN BY ZAHA HADID
Exploring this bath loofah has allowed me to develop my ideas and experiment with the textures of the sponge. All the different curved layers are very interesting and work well together. The design reminded me a bit of honeycomb and fish scales so I designed some ideas inspired by that.
Primary research Nature
I have decided to photograph nature as it is part of my theme. I picked plants that had an interesting shape and where unusual. Additionally the photographs are taken at innovative angles to help inspire my ideas. From these photographs I have created drawings that will push me to make models that are inspired by nature and organic looking forms.
Pops Arcadia Route 66 Designed by Rand Elliott, Completed in August 2007, Pops Arcadia covers 5,500sq ft Pops Gas Station located in Arcadia, Oklahoma, gives travellers another reason than gas to stop with a 66fttall soda bottle out the front. The towering structure glows neon at night time with LEDs, shining like a beacon to light up the iconic highway. The building has a function of a petrol station but also has the element of tourist attraction as it is a place that people want to come an visit . I particularly liked the building as it features a cantilever design that provides shelter to the gas pumps. The large overhang works aesthetically and functionally.
Wissol gas station Designed by J. Mayer. H in 2009 and it is located in Gori,Georgia it suns through Georgia connecting the republic of Azerbaijan and the republic of Turkey. Its undulating design is built from steel and concrete where no concrete was prefabricated, it was constructed on-site. The total floor area of the gas station is 2,000sq m. Glass windows have been incorporated into the concrete facades, allowing light in and revealing the green and mountainous landscape.
Triangular model
I have used tracing paper and folding techniques to create little triangular sculpture. They are both symmetrical and come to a point at the top. I merged the two models together to create one model with a interesting shape. The thing that I most like about this model is how complex it looks but also looks slick due to the sharp corners and straight likes.
Flowing my primary research of nature I have created a model that is inspired by the symmetry combinations drawings I made. I liked the look of the way the lines combine and intertwine. The model have created is a pavilion style building.
I tried to experiment with a curved shape for the building as my theme is movement and flow. I still wanted to have the concept of the staggered/overlapping lines for the main part of the building.
Here I was experimenting with the previous model and playing around with how the shape will influence the interior.
Here I am further developing the previous model using folding techniques and overlapping strips. I wanted to change the shape a little as I thought the rectangular shape was a bit less interesting. So I wanted to try using curved lines .Through these drawings I am exploring the complex shape and all the different layers of the model. Exploring this model has made me realise that I want my final model to have a curved shape.
Final idea