PORTFOLIO 2.1 Kilian Soudy
BA2 Architecture
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All School Project
The All School Project took place during the first week of the year. It is a great opportunity to work in groups and collaborate with fellow undergraduate and postgraduate students in the school.
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The studio project of the semester asks to re-think re-invent and re-design a traditional typology : the semi detached houses. An understanding of the brief is achieved through site surveys and analysis.
Following 02, this section presents and explains the final proposal of a new type of semi detached houses through modelling software, hand-made model and drawing
Archetype - Data
Archetype - Resolution
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All School Project Group Submission BEE HERE
Group submission
Emmeline Pankhurst is a prominent Mancunian figure who stood for equality and freedom of speech. We envision the Pavilion to be an informal place, where people can gather to learn more about Pankhurst, as well as a shelter for public speeches on political issues of the day.
Green Credentials: Walls of the pavilion will be made from polycarbonate which can be easily worked, modelled and thermoformed. Solar Power The hive shaped roof contains solar panels that generate the electricity to power the pavilion.
‘ T h e Ho l d en Pav i l i on ’
‘ T h e R N C M Pav i l i on ’
‘ T h e M us eum Pav i l i on ’
Green Credentials: Structure The panel structure is made of recycled plastic, lightweight and durable.
Polyethyleneimine panels absorb CO2 emissions from passing traffic, collected and turned into fuel to power the pavilion.
‘ T h e W h i t wor t h Pav i l i on ’
Using the ‘Worker Bee’s’ symbolism to bring the awareness of Homelessness within the city. The passage acts as beacon to host meetings, workshops and conversations for those in need whilst converting the dull space into a vibrant passage of light and colour.
Green Credentials: Solar Power
The concept of ‘Bee Here’ is to create space that generates a conversation with its users and its surrounding context that celebrates the rich history of icons and culture Manchester has to offer. The ‘Bee Here’ pavilions act as meeting spots dotted around the city where people can meet their friends or complete strangers with common interests. The pavilions are focused around the Oxford Road corridor and form a walkable route through the city centre which encourages a more active lifestyle. Navigating the city by foot encourages users to benefit from all the delights Manchester offers and is of benefit to the local community and commerce.
Renewable energy from the sun powers lights and displays, leaving no carbon footprint. Kinetic Energy Harnessing oscillatory vibrations from moving trains to power electromagnets that can generate electricity for the hub. The Hub Embodies Tony Wilson’s Power to Pull People Together Through Music Music venues input live event schedules – Information hub filters across genres – Events structured into genre categories – Genre colour selected – LED light paths adjust colour to specific genre – User follows light paths to discover location.
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During this ASP week, I helped to develop the concept idea, and focused with a subgroup led by a fifth year student, on the canopy underneath the Mancunian Way. For this proposal, I was asked to realise a photo-montage of the structure on a picture of the site. As a group, we decided to enhance the canopy by adding bright colours, in reference to the colourful bee exhibition all around the city. This place, welcomes homeless people for a coffee, or just a talk. It was interesting to think about how architecture and culture can help to integrate people to the society.
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Archetype: data Site analysis Client analysis
Precedents study Initial ideas
367 Wilmslow Road
Very noisy area due to traffic of cars, buses and people.
Nolli map of the site - highlight the density of building in the areas
The site is located on the main road in Fallowfield. This is also one of the busiest buses axes of Manchester. Several bus stops surround the house
Satellite view of the area around 367 Wilmslow Rd - we can observe a huge amount of trees around the housing plot - way of keeping nature in the urbanised environment
The site appears from a subjective answer and an objective analysis of the area, as a plot of nature in the urban landscape. It seems necessary to preserve this unique feature during this project.
Materiality
These are the different material patterns that can be found in the site and its surrounding. Traditional brick is of course well represented in the area. The vegetation on site appears like a plot of nature in the urban space. To keep that feeling with the semis, natural materials such as wood or materials with a natural look like concrete is more likely to be used.
Sun analysis
21st September
21st December - Winter solstice
21st March
21st June - Summer solstice
These diagrams layer morning, mid-day and afternoon shadow at four different times through the year. It allows to see which part of the site are always shaded and which part are not. Studying the shadows produced by surrounding buildings and on-site trees, it is made clear that the site is mainly shaded all along the year.
Demographics
Data from the 2011 UK Census
Flat (purpose-built) Flat (converted) In commercial Detached housing Semi detached housing Terrassed housing
Semi detached housing represents a small part of the housing types in the area containing 367 Wilmslow Rd. It is mainly composed of flats, which characterise student neighbourhood and inner cities. Indeed while the area is a suburban area, it is integrated in the urban development and expansion of the city.
Rent (private landlord) Rent (other) Rent free Own outright Own with mortgage Rent (social)
Around 80% of the accommodation in the area are rented. That highlights the transient aspect of the area (related to the student population in particular). By creating new houses aiming at being owned by families, we can create a more permanent living and stable neighbourhood. It can help to reshape the area.
White Mixed Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi Chinese Other Asian
Full time student Retired Look after home Sick/disbaled Other Full time employee Part time employee
Black African
Self Employed
Black Caribean
Unemployed
Other
In term of Ethnicity, the majority of the population in the area covered by the census is a White type population. This unbalanced ratio between the different ethnicity offers an opportunity of bringing more diversity in the project, notably by the choice of the clients.
Area covered by this study
The main part of the population living on site is a student type population. Around 20% of the population are full time employees. That suggests the area does not attract people in their professional life. This project can be seen as a first step of redevelopment for the area.
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Client analysis Families
Occupations
Hobbies
Space requirements
Living
Working
Dining
Working
Kitchen
Bedroom
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Kitchen Bathroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Green spaces
Dining
Bathroom
Chilling
Typology
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Through the time, the typology of the semi detached houses as evolved slightly, however two features are unchanged : the symmetry and the rectangular footprint. Being asked to re-invent the typology, it seems interesting to break this two “rules” observed in this research.
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1. Pair of farm cottages - 1793 2. Picturesque double cottages -1795 3. Estate cottages - 1820 -Norfolk 4. Pair of labourer’s cottages - 1825 5. Design of double house - 1850 6. Double cottages with three bedrooms - 1850 7. Cottages for the working classes - 1852 8. Hampstead Garden Suburb semis - 1909 9. Class A3 urban semis with no parlour - 1919 10. Class A rural semis - 1919 11. Class B4 urban semis with parlour - 1919 12. L shaped council semi design - 1920
Original concept
“Creating architecture shaped by the environment plants� The big concept behind this project, after analysing the site is to build the semidetached houses around the existent trees without distortion of its true nature. The area covered by trees becomes a negative space and everything else is available to be build on.
Precedents
BUILD AROUND THE TREES Forest house in the city - Studio Velocity in Japan - 2013 This house , placed on a rectangular site maximises its shape so that it fits perfectly around the trees, without overlooking the neighbourhood. The shape is produced by the site itself.
Initial design idea
CONCEPT OF TREE HOUSE CANOPY The initial design idea is to build the house almost like a tree house, with difference of levels forming terraces in the treetops and interesting view points on the nature..
Precedents
BREAK THE COMPOSITION Plain house - Wutopia Lab Shanghai - 2017 This interesting precedent features innovative and original opening and floor levels that break the composition of this concrete box houses. This building emphasizes the use of light and views in the design.
Sketches of a clear view in/out, inspired by this precedent. In the project that would emphasizes the relationship between the site and the interior space.
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Archetype: resolution Design development Final proposal Plans, section and elevation Model
Design development
BUILD ON LEVELS To give more dynamism and power to the design, the plans were split in different floor levels, creating a path through the house and enhancing the feeling of “canopy branches house�
Proposal in context
Elevation from Wilmslow Rd
Ground Floor
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Upper Floor
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Section
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Detail Study
20mm timber cladding 25mm vertical battens Breather membrane Vapour control layer 12mm OSB sheeting
12mm OSB sheeting 12mm internal finish
120mm insulation 140mm timber studs
Soundproofing mat 12mm OSB sheeting 40mm rigid insulation 15mm solid soffit
Concrete sandwich structure Timber framed structure Cantilever
120mm insulation between timber joist
Modelling
Modelling
3D CONCEPTUAL MODEL This model is still in progress. The first floor levelled slab was mould using plaster. Volumes made of wood, frosted acrylic and plaster complement the slab and inform on the materiality of the project. The aim of this model is to illustrate the concept of the walkway slab through the tree canopy.