Site diary

TECHNICAL STUDIES SITE DIARY 2B 4ARC52B ALEXANDER PEARSON

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PEDRO VIEIRA

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KRISTA ZVIRGZDA

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FOREWORD We looked for a site where we could get the perspective of both architects and contractors alike. After losing our first site , the TATE II, we took a new approach contacting various contractors and architecture firms in London. After various attempts we were able to visit 2 separate sites on multiple occasions to find the different perspectives of both architects and contractors.

CONTENTS

Prologue Tate Extension Attempts At Contacting Site Direction Of Study

Contractors Perspective

Contact Company Profiles And Key People Origin Of The Project The Plan Proposal Location Team Contract Fees Existing Site Conditions Construction Management Plan Site Analysis Design Materials Typical Floor Plans BIM Breeam Mock Up Detail Site Access Site Public Health And Safety Site Health And Safety Site Aims Fire Strategies Work Timeline Summary

Architects Perspective

Contact Origin Of The Project Location Contract And Team Fees Planning Communication Of Information CLT Design Creating Vies Fire Strategy Affecting Design Layout Detail Why The Architects Were Visiting The Site Health And Safety Construction Mistakes Work Timeline Summary Conclusion

PROLOGUE TATE MODERN CONTACT ATTEMPTS

TATE EXTENSION [LOST SITE] WE GOT IN CONTACT WITH THE ARCHITECTS OF TATE MODERN EXTENSION, THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SEND JOHN O’MARA, LEAD ARCHITECT MET US OFF SITE. UNFORTUNATELY, TATE WOULD NOT ALLOW US INSIDE THE SITE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY REASONS.

TATE EXTENSION

In 2000 when the Tate Modern was designed by Herzog and De Meuron, the old Bankside Power Station was refurbished. So when Herzog & De Meuron entered the competition in 2008 for what would become the Tate Modern II, an extension to add 7000sqm of gallery space (60% more). Tate wanted to accomodate visitor flows, claiming there isn’t enough space currently.

The glazing, being put on at the time we visited the site will be a intricate pattern of bricks laid out like a web sometimes spaced out to allow for ventilation and light.

The Client frequently met with the project architects to discuss.

Existing unused switch station obatianed by replacing it with more modern Technology.

Construction began when the team refurbuished the old Power Station’s Oil Tanks, which we opened for the oublic for the public to visit for a short period of time.

The shape, like a pyramid or a zygorath comes to absorb people into the building, it also allows for sunlight to reach the surrounding buildings. It is not taller than Power Station’s chimney but it is made to match it.

Oil tanks

TATE EXTENSION

The layout of the building includes 8 lifts and 3 cores for the building, 2 floors of learning space, ‘doughnut gallery’ space, ground floor shop.

TATE CLIENT

ARCHITECT

MAIN CONTRACTOR

John O’Mara Lead Architect in the London Office

Construction began in 2012 and will be completed in 2016.

Issues so far, have to do with access to such a big site for the trucks and blocking busy and some residential roads nearby.

Planning was fairly easy to achieve: The client and the Architects are well known. The original Tate completely changed the area since 2001, adding to it would only accentuate the phenomenon.

No BIM is used internally at Herzog & De Meuron’s practice, but on this project Mace pushed for the usage of BIM, it allows Mace to integrate the entire project, it allows sub-contractors to see the project being built in sequence.

UNFORTUNATELY THE CLIENT, TATE, WOULD NOT ALLOW US ON SITE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY REASONS. SUB CONTRACTORS

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DIRECTION OF STUDY

LOOKING AT THE SITE FROM TWO PERSPECTIVES We were interested in using this project as a method of comparing the perspectives of contractor and architect when a project is at this stage, therefore we visited both a site with an architect and one with a contractor to atain the opinions of their experience.

PROJECT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE:

CONTRACTORS

ARCHITECTS

CONTRACTORS PERSPECTIVE OF A PROJECT .

CONTACT US

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DISCUSSION OF PROJECT OVER THE PHONE.

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BROOKFIELD MULTIPLEX

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COMPANY PROFILES AND KEY PEOPLE CONDUCTING SITE VISIT

CLIENT

CONTRACTORS

ARCHITECTS

The University Partnership Programme, known as the UPP, was a PFI scheme between the various Universities and Jarvis plc to build and maintain student accommodation

BROOKFIELD MULTIPLEX IS A GLOBAL CONTRACTING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY THAT DESIGNS, BUILDS AND MAINTAINS PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS.

“We are a leading architectural, interiors and town planning Cundall is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy. practice with over 90 years’ experience across a broad range of building types in both the private and public sectors.

We have a broad client base of leading developers, institutions and occupiers including FTSE companies and professional firms, and have enjoyed long standing professional relationships with many of these.

We are creative and design-led, committed to developing sustainable, cost-effective solutions that far exceed the expectations of our clients.

We service our clients around the globe through our overseas affiliate offices and have undertaken projects in more than 20 countries.”

“Brookfield Multiplex has been delivering landmark property and infrastructure assets for more than 50 years. We are a leading international contractor with a focus on sustainable growth.”

Site Manager: Robert Evans

Design manager- Matthew Hackett

Project Constructor Director: Andrew Richardson Plan prepared by: Andrew Richardson

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS

ORIGIN OF THE PROJECT

LONDON UNIVERSITY REQUIRING MORE ACCOMODATION FOR UPCOMING STUDENTS.

Developing circa 1,200 rooms for students at the Garden Halls – an existing student accommodation site Improving the management of the site – a bigger [wardenial team/ pastoral care team] and partnership with a specialist HE operator.

Creating a building more in keeping with the Bloomsbury Conservation Area.

Opening up the Cartwright Gardens to the community – and investing in their landscaping, planting and upkeep.

Providing opportunities for young people to learn skills during construction and once operational – a partnership with the Prince’s Trust and local providers.

NEED

The Garden Halls are coming to the end of their design life – investing now will mean we can increase the quality and performance of the buildings .

There is strong demand from students for University allocated accommodation near to their places of study.

We believe that affordably priced, University allocated and high quality accommodation is important for the welfare of students, particularly first year students moving away from home for the first time.

Our plans will ease pressure on the private rental sector in Camden.

Our new design seeks to create a high quality façade that reflects its important position within the crescent shaped Square. The main portion of the façade has a significant amount of relief, similar to other buildings in the area such as Victoria House in Bloomsbury Square or Hotel Russell in Russell Square. The parapet is maintained at seven stories with the top two floors set back in the form of a roof. The architecture of the corner building that returns into Leigh Street is treated differently and deals with the shift in scale in this location.

THE PLAN

The proposed number of student bedrooms are reduced from circa 1,300 to circa 1,200. Also reduced the number of townhouses is reduced.

A setback to the upper floors of the building is introduced – reducing the massing of the building.

Noise Mitigation Some noise mitigation solutions are made by adding special windows on communal areas; treated materials for the walls; adding a roof to the main courtyard; changing the access arrangements from Sandwich Street and allocating rooms for the Wardens and Residents Assistants throughout the building.

The main entrance to the building is on the Cartwright Gardens side. This will be used by both in term time and out of term time as the main entrance.

The townhouses on Sandwich Street will have restricted access – between 7am – 7pm – to their accommodation. All other entrances will be strictly for fire and emergency access only.

The security on the site has improved by adding a gated perimeter; CCTV system; removing any enclaves; improving lighting; working with the Camden secured by design officer; and partnering with a specialist operator of student accommodation.

The design concept that underpins the overall design & vision for the Sandwich Street elevation is to enhance streetscape and create a series of smaller scale buildings that reflect the calm, quiet, residential nature of Sandwich Street. *Reduces the number of townhouses and entrances/exits onto Sandwich Street *Introduced Railings and Gates to define the building boundary and avoid creating anti-social spaces *Introduced secondary ‘out of hours’ entrances within the courtyards (away from Sandwich Street) to minimise late night / early morning street noise and congregation on the street *Developed a landscape scheme for the corner of Hastings Street and Sandwich Street *Allocated space for a Warden’s flat on the Sandwich Street façade of the main building

PROPOSAL

The Garden Halls are made up of three separate halls of residence – Commonwealth Hall, Canterbury Hall and Hughes Parry Hall. These residences are coming to the end of their design life and so the proposals are to enhance the accommodation and facilities. This will raise the quality of the accommodation, improve the architectural quality and environmental performance of the building and help to reduce pressure on the private rented sector.

LOCATION

London

SITE

Located within the Bloomsbury Conservation Area at Kings Cross 1 – 26 Cartwright Gardens, London. WC1H 9EF-9FF (inc Gardens) CAMDEN BOROUGH

TEAM

CONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR

SITE SUPERVISOR

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

DESIGN MANAGER

ClLIENT

ARCHITECT

PROJECT

HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER

SITE SUPERVISOR

M&E ENGINEER

M&E ENGINEER

CONTRACT

CLIENT £ DESIGN AND BUILD (BESPOKE)

MAIN CONTRACTOR

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ARCHITECT

BUILDING

APPROVED COTRACT

PROJECT COMPLETION

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PENALTIES FOR NOT MEETING FINAL DEADLINE COMPENSATING FOR THE COST OF HOUSING THE STUDENTS IN SEPTEMBER UNTIL PROJECT IS COMPLETE

FEES

£70,000,000 CONSTRUCTION VALUE

2.5-5% FEE

EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS

GROUND STAGE

NEW BUILD

REFURBISHMENT

Existing building being refurbished, because if they knocked down the building, local authority would not allow to build it as high, so it makes more sense to refurbish existing 14 storey building than build a new which could be only 9 stories as maximum.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN

Demolition sequence of the existing site

Construction of the new lower ground floor slab

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN Installation of pre-cast concrete cladding panels to the frontage of the new student accommodation building

SITE ANALYSIS

“the more you can do off the site, the faster, safer and easier will it be on the site“

Took long time to drill through 3m foundations because of camden council noise, dust and vibration restrictions.

Issue-picadilly line crossing a corner of the site and old subway station holding back , because site couldnt be demolished around that station.

Speeding up works- using 12 mm bar mesh as a reinforcement for the concrete

Kingposts as a temporary support structure along one of the site boundries to keep the wall of falling down Special water resistant membrane on the site

DESIGN, MATERIALS Brookfield are looking at building materials that are good quality, long lasting and are in harmony with their surroundings.

The main cartwright gardens faรงade is made from finely detailed brickwork, with stone detailing to window sills and parapets. The mansard roof is made from glazed terracotta and the windows will be powder coated metal. Light wells will be introduced around the buildings perimeter and black metal railings on a stone base will be re-instated to match those on the other side of the square.

The sandwich street facade is made from brickwork with stone and metal detailing to window sills and parapets. The windows will be powder coated metal and light wells will wrap around the building from the cartwright gardens elevation.

The internal courtyards will be light and minimal in their appearance. The central courtyard will be covered with a glass roof to prevent noise breakout.

Perspective section through Cartwright Gardens elevation

Perspective section through central courtyard spaces.

Proposed material palette of quality brickwork, fine detailing and stone.

DESIGN. TYPICAL FLOOR PLANS.

BIM

Is bim being used? Do you believe that bim could help the project?

Yes, they use bim , “aconex” for general correspondence, this platform allows people to only see drawings and documents that are relevant to them.

The design manager however sees all of the drawings and then makes comments and grades with a, b or c, meaning great, pass or re-do.

Bim is used as a way to easily and efficienlty distribute various documents back and forth between each member of the team, in this project it is used to great advantage when communicating with the vast extents of all parties involved.

Instead of sending emails back and forth they make weekly workshops, where everyone meets up and talks about existing problems and issues and tries to resolve them.

CONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR

SITE SUPERVISOR

QUANTITY SURVEYOR

DESIGN MANAGER

ARCHITECT

ClLIENT

HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER

SITE SUPERVISOR

M&E ENGINEER

M&E ENGINEER

Example of how this system works.

BREEAM

BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology) MANAGEMENT -Insulation.

-Waste: They do recycle a lot of the waste off site. 20% only goes straight to the dump.

(Smart Ways Metrics).

-Access to the site. Public transportation available and cycling routes.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING -Accoustics: Noise Vibration panels to help block the Piccadilly line passing underneath.

-Daylight: Good.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY No worse than the existing one.

-> very good, easy to achieve for it is no worse than the existing.

Photovoltaic Panels (PV) + Combined Cooling Heating and Power (CHP) .

WATER -Water Consumption: Easy to achieve, the site manager sets the limit for each side and they can put the estimate they want.

POLLUTION -Refrigerant use and Leakage: Hard to achieve -Flood Risk -Watercourse Pollution: no worse than the existing building.

-External Light and Noise Pollution: No lights pointing towards the sky or upwards to avoid pollution.

LAND USE ECOLOGY Protection of Ecological Features: bat + bird boxes. MEC Serke.

MATERIALS -Sourcing Materials, FSC, most are easy to find FSC certified if they come from Europe and North America.

Harder is you need to sourcenatique or baroque elements.

INNOVATION: None.

As of our last site visit, (27/4) they had achieved 61.5% and were aiming for the 60-70% grade level.

Matthew said this is achived simply by complying with certain regulation it is an very good rating.

MOCK UP

Mock up shows the prospectus view of the two different apartments and possible variations of kitchens. It is a good way of showing clients how will the design look once the building is finished.

DETAIL

Prefabricated brick panels. Mostly to save time and also because in time they started actual building, economy went up again so construction business went up and so there was a shortage of bricks.

Stripped off the old brickwork and replaced it with new prefabricated panels therefore the footprnt of the building will get slightly bigger.

SITE ACCESS

As this is a residential area, there are restrictions for noise and dust. Roads are closed from 9:30-4:30 and temporary pedestrian pathway goes through Cartwright Gardens.

“The time of operations and ancillary works which are audible at the site boundary shall be carried out in line with the planning conditions and the London Borough of Camden’s standard times as noted below: • Mondays to Fridays 08.00 – 18.00 • Saturdays 08.00 – 13.00 • At no time Sundays and Bank Holidays.”

SITE

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Building under refurbishment wrapped in prottective cover to prevent any debris falling into the public area.

Hoarding surrounds the perrimiter of the site to create a physical and visual barrier between site and street.

The security on the site has improved by adding a gated perimeter; CCTV system; removing any enclaves; improving lighting; working with the Camden secured by design officer; and partnering with a specialist operator of student accommodation.

Allerting the dangers of the construction site to the public, entry signage creates a threshold barrier to make you aware of who is allowed to enter the site and what you are allowed and should be doing.

structure and support colomns are colored in high visibility yellow to make you notice them easier when walking through site.

SITE HEALTH AND SAFETY

Scaffolding is coated with cushining in walkways to protect the team from injury, also used to make the structure more visible.

PPE mainitnce points ensure the safety equiptment such as boots and goggles are continually cleaned to reduce wear or remove anything dangerous that has been picked up, ensures all PPE is working at its full protection potential.

Scafolding is set to regulation standards to ensure workers are protected from falling when working at height, reducing the chance of slipping under or over the rails.

SITE HEALTH AND SAFETY

PPE Hard Hat High Visability Jacket Stealtoe Cap Boots Gloves Goggles

FINGERPRINT IDENTITY VARIFICATION TO ACCESS SITE.

EMERGENCY / FIRST AID POINTS

SITE AIMS

For this project BM’s proposals include: *Reuse and recycling (BM will ensure reuse and recovery of the waste in accordance with our 95% target, as a minimum.) *Off-site manufacturing (BM will maximise the opportunities for off-site manufacturing bathroom pods and pre-caste concrete cladding panels. *Waste efficient procurement (Engaging with our supply chain to ensure damage of materials is prevented through a dedicated off-loading area, just-in-time deliveries, and take back schemes for any surplus materials.

Minimise packaging through re-usable packaging options and mobile storage solutions that allow transferring materials to the work interface without packaging) *Material optimisation (materials will be ordered according to the dimensions necessary to reduce off-cuts, e.g. plasterboard to match floor-to-ceiling heights, rationalise the number of wall types on Cartwright Gardens, etc.) *Design for de-construction (use of natural materials that can be reused or recycled, modularisation for easy future de-construction.)

SITE HEALTH AND SAFETY

BROOKFIELD MULTIP LEX WON A P RIZ E FOR AN INNOVAT ION ON C ON ST RU C T ION SIT E F OR C RAN E CHAINS TO BE P INK, SO THAT THEY ARE MORE RECOG N ISAB LE.

FIRE STRATEGIES LIFT

As the building is old and already has two existing lift shafts, there is not an of ficial fire escape lift, because none of the old ones would meet the conditions to be cer tified fire escape lift. However, in case of fire one of them would per form as fire fighting lift.

WORK TIMELINE

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

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PROJECT START

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VISIT 2 VISIT 1 VISIT 3

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PROJECT COMPLETION

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The Project is currently on course to meeting its completion date.

SUMMARY Seeing the perspective of the builders and contractors was ver y interesting.

Andrew Richardson, the contruction director, summed up his sturggle with architects by saying that often they are too conceptual, falling away from a much less complicated reality, forgetting the practicality of certain elements of a design. This enabled us to understand how technical ever y movement is on site and people involved in bringing up a building.

ARCHITECTS PERSPECTIVE OF A PROJECT .

CONTACT

PARTNER

WE CONTACTED HAWKINS\BROWN REGARDING ONE OF THEIRE SITTES WHICH INTERESTED US BASED ON THINGS WE HAVE BEEN STUDYING IN OUR STUDIOS.

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HAWKINS\BROWN

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ORIGIN OF THE PROJECT

Why is the architect doing the project?

The architects and the firm wanted to do this project to experiment and further explore the field of Cross-Laminated Timber Framing contruction.

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THE ARCHITECTS WANTED TO EXPERIMENT FURTHER WITH CLT FRAME CONSTRUCTION

OTHER ENTRIES

LOCATION

FLATS

PARK

WAREHOUSE London

THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGHT OF HACKNEY, AT THE EDGE WITH ISLINGTON.

TO THE EAST AND WEST IS LOCATED A BASIN OF REGENT’S CANAL AND A LOCAL PARK. TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE, A CERAMICS SUPPLIER WHICH USED TO OWN THE SITE. IT IS LOCATED ON WENLOCK ROAD, WHICH IS A CUL-DE-SAC THEREFORE RESTIRCTING ACCESS DURING CERTAIN HOURS WAS NOT A LARGE DISTURBANCE TO THE RESIDENTS.

THE AREA IS RENOWN FOR BEING CLOSE TO OLD STREET, A TRENDY AND DESIGNER AREA CLOSE TO THE CITY OF LONDON WHERE PROPERTY VALUE IS EXPECTED TO RISE.

PARTY WALLS: THE BUILDING IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE BLOCK OF FLATS TO NORTH OF THE SITE, AND THE OWNER OF THE FLATS NEXT DOOR IS HIMSELF BUYING A FLAT IN THE NEW PROJECT. HE WAS WAS NOT BOTHERED BY ANY NOISE AND PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM THE CONTRUCTION. NO REAL COMPLAINTS WERE MADE DURING CONSTRUCTION.

CONTRACT AND TEAM

HAWKINS\BROWN TEAM WORKING ON THE PROJECT

CLIENT/ MAIN CONTRACTOR

ARCHITECT RUSSELL BROWN ARCHITECT

BUILDING

ALEX SMITH LEAD ARCHITECT

ALEX SMITH ARCHITECT

AT SITE VISIT

AT SITE VISIT

ALEX SMITH ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT

GREG MOSS ARCHITECT

For this project the client is the main contractor, due to this the architect doesnt have as much control over the building and can only advise upon decisions. The role of the architect in this case has been to develop the concept of the building and produce its drawings. The issue with for the architect is that changes can be made by the client and contractor without the imput of the architect.

FEES

THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE PROJECT IS £10 MILLION ARCHITECTS RECIEVE BETWEEN 2-3% = £250,000

£500,000+ FLAT VALUE

£10,000,000 TOTAL PROJECT VALUE

£250,000 ARCHITECT FEE

TOTAL 50 FLATS

PLANNING

Planning passed the first time the project was submitted, because the council wanted a CLT building and the prestige of the architects Hawkins\Brown and past experience was enough to guarantee planning approval. There was a residents meeting prior to the approval for local residents, only one person attended and he was a buyer for 2 of the new flats.

COMUNICATION OF INFORMATION

DRAWINGS

CLT

When complete it will be the tallest CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber) hybrid structure in Europe.

The Cross-Laminated Timber Structure is prefabricated in individual panels of any shape or size. This greatly speeds up construction time.

Each CLT panel typically consists of three, five, or seven layers of timber oriented at right angles to one another and then glued to form structural panels with great strength and rigidity.

An important driver for using CLT is that timber is a renewable material, its a much better alternative to concrete for which production is carbon intensive. Thanks in part to the CLT structure it has won the International Property Awards 2013-Mixed-use Architecture Category.

Panels will be covered in Plaster to allow the building to stand for 90 minutes in the event of a fire.

For the structure to be solely CLT the walls would have to be thicker so a steel frame helps the rigidity.

DESIGN

The Wenlock Road development proposal has a unique cruciform plan, which is staggered on each level to allow all 50 residential units benefit from at least 2, if not 3 aspects. This design strategy maximises light and ventilation into the whole flat plan and creates space for generous east and west facing terraces, as well as generous open terrace at first floor. When complete next year the cross laminated elevations will be clad in slatted western red cedar while along the Wenlock Road elevation a dark brick screen will complete the street elevation, which forms the edge of the conservation area.

Regal Homes, was looking to create unique apartments with good daylight, great views and use of space. Our response was to provide light, ventilation and private outdoor terraces for each of the 50 new homes whilst avoiding the ‘dead’ lightwell that is all too often a compromise of courtyard-based developments.

The cruciform plan provides four courtyards with direct visual connections to the city whilst fostering an intimate community experience for residents. A series of twists ensures that all flats have dual or triple aspect with generous terraces. The ‘skewed form’ allows long oblique views north and south along Wenlock Basin. This reduces residents’ perception of density from within the flats and offers a more dynamic building form when seen from the street.

CREATING VIEWS

Appartment

APARTMENTS ARE POSITIONED AT 90 DEGREES FROM EACH OTHER TO PREVENT OVERLOOKING AND TO CREATE A VARIETY OF VIEWS FROM THE FLAT.

FIRE STRATEGY AFFECTING DESIGN

The design of the flats are based around the rotation of the criculation core creating new geometries for the flats to be based around, this allowed more and larger flats to be created, with multiple views from them rather than the usual of just one.

Note.

Landscape information shown on this drawing is indicative only. It is anticipated that detailed landscaping proposals would be submitted as part of a discharge of appropriate planning conditions.

KEY

1b2p = 50m2 2b3p = 61m2 2b4p = 70m2 3b4p = 74m2 3b5p = 86m2

3b6p = 95m2

4b5p = 90m2

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Flat 8.1

3 bed 6 person Duplex 176m2 (Private)

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2 bed 3 person flat 63m2 (Private)

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P2 07.01.13 Issued for planning. Extra floor added P3 05.09.13 Issued for planning ammendment. 2 flats to become 1 duplex

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DESIGN

‘L’ Shaped flats allow the feeling of creating two seperate rooms in the one small space.

The shape of the flat also allows outdoor balconies to be created which are big enough to use as their own space, such as for dining upon in good weather, this is oppose to the usual small thin balconies which are found in usual flat schemes.

NATURAL VENTILATION

LAYOUT

PLANT POTS (4)

STAIR CORES (2)

LIFTS (2)

COURTYARD CIRCULATION

LAYOUT

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FLAT TYPE 2 FLAT TYPE 3 FLAT TYPE 4

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FLAT TYPE 7 FLAT TYPE 8 FLAT TYPE 8

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DESIGN

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Plant pots were installed to accommodate full sized tress.

Growing medium to be GT4 Green roof lightweight growingmedium (Greentech or similar) Screed to be laid to falls towards drainage gully Drainage point through slab in accordance with Architect/Engineers details.

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DETAIL BRICK FACADE .

External vent in RAL 7006 powder coated aluminium to be mounted on the external cladding

Internal ceiling finish

Elevation Bricks are fully made and then cut to to cover the beams that cover part of the facade.

Pre cut sructural opening in CLT wall panel to recieve ductwork

CLT wall panel (thickness varies)

Insect mesh

External larch cladding External vent in RAL 7006 powder coated aluminium to be mounted on the external cladding

Plan

Precedent example:

Hilden Grange School - Hawkins\Brown

This allows for a more unconventional use of the bricks, like placing them upside down covering the beams.

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WHY THE ARCHITECTS WERE VISITING THE SITE

The Design Team meets on site once a month in order to find the issues that arise on a daily basis.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The site was quite untidy the two times we visited, a lot lying around on the floor, garbage here and there. on one visit the ladder going up to the roof was next to the stairs core with no protection from fall whatsoever. emergency exit sign were also incorrectly marked.

CONSTRUCTION MISTAKES

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“HAS THERE BEEN ANY TIMES WHERE THE CONTRACTORS HAVEN T DONE SOMETHING THE WAY YOU INTENDED IT” “THATS MY JOB ON A DAILY BASIS” The architects dont have control over quality on this project due to the nature of the contract, therefore can not comment on errors made by the contractors, can only advise them on making changes.

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BALCONY COLOUR

Client wanted the balconies to be solid pannels.

Architects had to convince them to have mesh balconies for a better aesthetic.

Still ended up with a balcony which wasnt correct Silver mesh and grey frame.

WORK TIMELINE

ARCHITECTS WORK COMPLETE PROJECT COMPLETION

PLANNING APPROVED

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2016

SUMMARY The architects gave us their view of how they dealt with the contractor and workers on the site. We got to experience their frustration with some of the problems that came up and carelessness sometimes involved in some jobs. We also got to see how architecture firms like hawkins\brown operate, in small studios assigned a variety of projects, sometimes using BIM and sometimes just emailing each other in the office

CONCLUSION OUR FINAL SUMMARIES OF THE PROJECTS AND AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM LOOKING AT CONSTRUCTION SITES FROM BOTH A PERSPECTIVE OF THE CONTRACTOR AND THAT OF THE ARCHITECT.

This module has been a useful tool in allowing us to understand the real world of the architect and their role in the construction phase of a project, by dividing the project into two individual site visits we have allowed ourselves to understand how an architect and contractor views a project and their opinion of each other, the most interesting aspect from the architect oriented visit was to see how the architect vision had been translated from paper to building and how they interpreted it, pointing out on our visit the concepts which they were exploring with this project and how this would be perceived by the user.

It has shown us what problems may arise from on a project and how the teams work with each other to correct these.

Something i have learnt over this project is how multiple architecture practices could be used within a project, a larger one to create the concept and a smaller one to produce the required drawings for the contractors.

Being able to shadow the architecs and contractors in these tasks has been an invalluble experience which will help to shape my future work.

Alex

After many obstacles finding a site, It has been a learning success. We were able to view 2 perspectives from the different parties involved. It allowed us to understand the problems that arise during projects, the measures and people involved to erect a building, and the collaboration or lack of collaboration on the each project.

On the first project the contractors showed us the logistics and apparatus involved in operating a site and gave us great insight on how meeting occur and information gets across. It showed us a different perspective on projects, for some parties the budget drives the project while architects think the design’s quality drives the project.

I do think that further using BIM on the Wenlock Road project as well as holding contractors more responsible for issues on site would have helped avoid the flaws that the architects found. The design of the building was innovative, it was interesting to see how architects at Hawkins\Brown are pushing for modern methods of construction and their thought process in showing that larger apartment blocks with a CLT hybrid frame can become a norm around our cities, all whilst keeping in mind the design and well being of residents.

Pedro

In my opinion, this Site Diary module has been very interesting and beneficial. I did know that architecture is more than just a beautiful drawing or collage that then in a mystical way becomes this real life building, that there is a process in between the stages drawing - building. However, it is always very good to see how things work in real life, so in this case, I did see that during a building process architect (and not only, also contractors, constructors etc) have to face all sorts of unexpected problems and deal with many maybe not too exciting things.

Also interesting to see how the views of project differ between constructors and architects points of view, like one of the constructors said: architects rarely consider the 4th dimension of the project, which is the time.

Another thing I learned is that, in most of the cases there are two architects (firms) that make the project, one is usually so called “concept architect“, the one with the big name, and then there is the other one who manages all the drawings and other technical specifications needed.

All in all I think this has been a very invaluable experience.

Krista

ALEXANDER PEARSON

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PEDRO VIEIRA

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KRISTA ZVIRGZDA

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