SPACE LAB // VOLUME 07 + 08

TUT Department of Architecture Project by Kyle Philip Coulson October 2018

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SPACE LAB

Fig.1_ Custom screen for Space Lab

Fig.2_ Sketch of new courtyard looking towards Space Lab

Fig.3_ Locality and Sketch plan

LOCALITY MAP - DURBAN

North

Bluff

Salisbury Island (Site A)

Container pier

Millenium tower

MAIN BUILDING

PORT OF DURBAN

The point development (Site B)

Beach promenade

Durban CBD

SITE PLAN / 1:1000

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Satellite gets placed inside front cap and fixed to rocket

Rocket gets integrated vertically or horizontally inside hangar

Rocket parts are moved into storage or into integration hangar with forklift

Rocket parts are transported to launch site via train, truck or ship

Rocket construction + testing happens offsite Fig.4_ Rocket explained

Fig.5_ Rocket process

LIFTOFF

3-2-1

Launch droneship anchors and prepares for launch

Launch droneship moves rocket 3km offshore in horizontal position

Rocket moves onto the launch droneship

Satellite gets placed inside front cap and fixed to rocket

DUMMIES GUIDE TO A ROCKET_

ROCKET PROCESS _

_100m _90m

_50m _40m _30m _20m _10m

Space Lab elevation

_60m

Container crane

_70m

H e a v y R o c k e t - S p a c e X Fa l c o n 9

_80m

Second stag b r e a k s o ff

First stage b r e a k s o ff

R o c k e t fl i p s to come back to earth  

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Rocket Launch

SCALE COMPARISONS DIAGRAM_

econd stage r e a k s o ff

Concrete Silo

Human

Max rocket size for Space Lab

Fig.6_ Scale diagram

S t u ff g o i n g to space is released

Fig.7_ Launch

LAUNCH SEQUENCE DIAGRAM_

Entry Burn

First stage return to droneship

Fig.8_ Diagram Site Plan

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DIAGRAMMATIC SITE PLAN

Private

Fig.9_ Programme Diagram

PROGRAMME

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Salisbury Island

SITE B

SITE A

ACCOMMODATION LIST

sansa headquarters legal offices financial service human resources office pause area it office meeting rooms board rooms range safety offices private customer facilities director offices toilets

vertical payload integration payload segment storage vehicle part storage tool storage clean rooms vehicle integration admin offices engineering workstations meteorological tower control room change rooms private customer facilities firing room delivery area delivery admin office

Mission control centre toilets launch pad liquid oxygen tank nitrogen tank payload air-conditioner sound suppression water high pressure gas helium trailer communication bunker spacecraft telemetry room spacecraft telemetry tower

Fig.10_ Programme

Droneship / Barge

The Point development proposal

SITE C

SITE B

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maintenance store room maintenance office cleaners store room cleaners office toilets staff social housing

library ethics department religious department philosophy department mathematics department psycology department enviromental department economics department space science department engineering department archives

welcome center exhibition area visitor shop information station restaurant coffee shop supermarket local trade shop bicycle shop cafeteria bar night club electronics store fishing store swim store aqua adventure kiosk public toilets

board rooms range safety offices private customer facilities director offices toilets media room viewing platforms

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Fig.11_ Ground floor plan

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A New entrance into hangar for large rocket components

B

C

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Fig.12_ +01 floor plan

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Fig.13_ +04 floor plan

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+04 FLOOR PLAN / 1:200

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SECTION A-A / 1:200

Fig.14_ Section A-A

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Fig.15_ Section B-B

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Fig.16_ Section C-C

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Fig.17_ Locality Render

Site A

Site C

Site B

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Fig.18_ Promenade

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Fig.19_ Atrium

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Fig.20_ Hangar

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Fig.21_ View from Harbour

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Fig.22_ Viewing Deck

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LIST OF Figure 1 - Custom screen for Space Lab. 2018. By Author Figure 2- Sketch of new courtyard looking towards Space Lab. 2018

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Figure 3 - Locality and Sketch plan. 2018. By Author Figure 4 - Rocket explained. 2018. By Author Figure 5 - Rocket process. 2018. By Author Figure 6 - Scale diagram. 2018. By Author Figure 7 - Launch. 2018. By Author Figure 8 - Diagram Site Plan. 2018. By Author Figure 9 - Programme diagram. 2018. By Author Figure 10 - Programme. 2018. By Author

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Figure 11 - Ground floor plan. 2018. By Author Figure 12 - +01 floor plan. 2018. By Author Figure 13 - +04 floor plan. 2018. By Author Figure 14 - Section A-A. 2018. By Author Figure 15 - Section B-B. 2018. By Author Figure 16 - Section C-C. 2018. By Author Figure 17 - Locality Render. 2018. By Author Figure 18 - Promenade. 2018. By Author Figure 19 - Atrium. 2018. By Author Figure 20 - Hangar. 2018. By Author Figure 21 - View from Harbour. 2018. By Author Figure 22 - Viewing Deck. 2018. By Author

FIGURES

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Universe The Galaxy Albert Einstein Stars Planets Gravity Venus Nebula Black Hole Sun Solar System Orbit Mars Supernovae Asteroids Space Pluto is a planet Earth Meteors Isaac Newton Space craft Satellites The Milky Way Event horizon Neptune Uranus Atmosphere Jupiter Astronomy Afri-nauts

CONCLUSION

FRONTIER

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SpaceLab

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EXHIBITION

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FINAL

EXAM

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Fig.23_ Exam presentation 1

Fig.24_ Exam presentation 2

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PRESENTATION 16 NOVEMBER 2018

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Fig.25_ Overall exhibition space (Building 2)

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Fig.26_ Selective development sketches with site exploration model

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EXISTING STRUCTURE MODEL

EXISTING SITE MODEL

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Fig.27_ New site model

Fig.28_ Site model 1

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Fig.29_ Site model 2

Fig.30_ Site model 3

Fig.31_ Exhibition part 1

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Fig.32_ Exhibition part 2

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Fig.33_ Exhibition part 3

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Fig.34_ Final Section Model 1

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Fig.35_ Final Section Model 2

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Fig.36_ Segment 1 of the Final Section Model

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Fig.37_ a segment of the facade

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Fig.38_ Segment 2 of the Final Section Model

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Fig.39_ Segment 3 of the Final Section Model

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Fig.40_ Roof detail

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Fig.41_ Final section model

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Fig.42_ Studio space where Space Lab was created (was part of the exhibition)

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CONCLUSION

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South Africa, our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is time we rise up together and find or greatness.

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