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The overall building will also help develop the area to make it more aesthetically pleasing, given how right now it looks very basic and doesn’t stand out towards people who go through the area. I plan for my building to be geometric and stand out due to its shape however will fit in with the other houses in terms of the colour, materials etc. The themes I have chosen, modernism and geometric, will work well within the residential area as the houses are very rigid and edged.
With GCSE's become more difficult each year, students are more incentivised to revise for upcoming exams than ever. Therefore, they need a quiet, relaxing space to study near the school hence my space will consist of a large 2 floor library with a social area and a small café. This will provide the school students and locals a place to study and relax while also an area to buy food and drinks and have a chat. With the local area being very anti-social and to themselves even with the many houses around, this space will give the community a chance to come together and socialize, creating new friendships and helping the youth with their future.
Design brief.
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Location used. The area in Rainham that I have chosen is a small place close to a large field and a secondary school. Rainham is one of the most historic areas in Havering as It dates to the Saxon period! It is approximately 3200 acres and has a resident population of 12500. It is also considered one of the most prestigious of the Medway Towns. With lots of nearby schools, there are no large, well functioned libraries nearby accessible to all. Therefore, the library location will be close to multiple schools and will be very close to a main road where lots of cars drive past. There are roads all around the site. The road In front of the library will have a carpark which is able to hold 20 normal sized cars (varies with the size of the cars). There will be plenty of greenery around. More trees can also be added around the
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There are 2 other areas within the large building: Social area TheseCafetwo will need to be connected as people will be able to buy food and drinks and then easily be able to go back to where they were sitting. It will also be done this way to separate the quiet library space with the social space, therefore the people in the library are able to concentrate in silence. They will contain: Soft seats Tables Purchasing desk Air conditioning and heating The main area, the library, will be two floors.
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I have chosen for this project is a village in East London called 'Rainham'. Location.
Modernism and geometric will be the main theme as I want this building to stand out in terms of the shape however the materials will be the same as the houses around.
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The building (library) that I will be designing will be one large library building which will need enough space for 2 other small areas.
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Specification.
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Bottom floor will contain: Front desk Study spaces A few bookshelves Large glass windows floor will contain: Many bookshelves Large glass windows
Design site
The site I am using for my design is already fairly old and not as modern as some of the other buildings in the area. An example for the 'better looking building would be the care home that’s located behind this area.
My replacement design will work much better with this building than the already odd-looking houses that are placed strangely Thearound.new library building will fit into the site much better and will seem natural next to the care home. This will make the area look overall more pleasant looking, which may encourage people to enter the library or come back to the area again another time.
When I was walking past the houses, I notices how small they were. They seemed to be built for only one person to live in --> meaning it is very
Therecompact.are 9 of these small houses/bungalows.
The site already has car park very close by which can hold around 20 cars so the new building may not need one.
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Lake in the centre is a large attraction for local people.
This is one of the largest country parks in the area. It is very beneficial for the community as they are given this open space for many activities.
Large schools close by – this means access to the library is very easy for students. The school may try to promote the library.
1 The Brittons Academy Secondary School 2 Whybridge Primary School 3 Hornchurch Country Park St Alban's Catholic Primary School54 Hornchurch Country Park – Car Park 6 Ingrebourne Hill Bike Park 7 Scargill Primary School 8 Food places 9 Large Residential Area
Very close to the site the site there are a few food places where people usually go if they want food. Many people go here every day as it is quite open and easy to access from main roads. It’s a very popular location for secondary students before and after school.
Brittons Playing Field:
Across the road there is a 50+ year old, large 500metre long and 200metre wide playing field which attracts hundreds of young people each week. The design is very vibrant and open with little obstacles, evident by the dominant green colour all around. An astro turf section on the east side of the field can be seen as a box shape
Local houses: Following the road along, there are a row of identical houses. In terms of colour, the houses are generic brown and cream colour, however the design stands out as it is a H-shape from a bird's eye view which is very different to the generic house shape being a rectangle/square.
About 2.5 miles away from the location is a large library in the centre of Dagenham Heathway. This is a large library which is connected to an apartment block. The actual library is black colours and is half in, half out of the apartment.
Dagenham Heathway Library:
I've decided to use this library as its important for me to take inspiration from other locations. This library also follows the same themes (modernism and geometric) as the library that I am creating.
Flow Here are 2 simple tensile structures based on mountains/hills and how they follow an upward, wavey pattern. The white structure follows the tall uphill concept where it gets progressively taller as it goes on. However, I have created the green structure to replicate a whole mountain/hill where there is a peak height in the middle.
Using the models, I have made, it had led me to create an initial design for how my library may look like. The structures are very geometric with the use of the large square walls in different sizes joined together to make an outer design. From the models I created, I decided to follow the white one where it increases in size like a hill. I believe that this is the best approach to create the design I'm envisioning. Moreover, the other model will still be used for inspiration.
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