EDMA Research Center (Education For Micro-Algae Research ) 3.2 Portfolio Lamiaa Abouelala
Site Analysis
Sun Path Analysis
Recreational Site
Pedestrian pathway for housing access
Flattened surface for Recreational ground
Site Unshadowed by surrounding buildings due to it’s high topographic location
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Wind Flow Analysis
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Industrial Estate: Woodbank Mills is Problematic for my aim to reduce CO2 hence urges for an intervention directed mainly towards it
Chosen site Height of slope
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Wind mostly blows from the south west and is staggered along the houses before getting to the recreatonal site
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10 m Section Cut Gradual slope that allows for better circulation up and down the site
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Massing
Research facilities on the North Central Courtyard allowing light in all the spaces
I really like the idea of having light entering from the center of the building and then spreading out across the different spaces
Eductional Spaces to the South
Exploring the different forms based on the geometry of the site and implications of where spaces need to be as shown below
The diagrams below try to show the different locations on site of the different spaces of my program. I was initially trying to maximize surface area to minimize height of the building and avoid a ‘tower like’ building. Ground floor
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The Reid Building-Glasgow school of Art by Steven Holl Architects
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Massing Model
The Diagrams above show an initial idea of what spaces I wanted on what Floor. The Diagrams below aim at exploring different spaical organizationin within that form
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Unperpendicular Spaces that may cause discomfort especially for office spaces and educational facilities
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PCM in Algae Pond Touchstone Research facility are experimenting with algae ponds and how to utilize a transparent Phase Change Material (PCM) as a layer ontop of the ponds to maximize CO2 capture (higher than 60 % of emmisions from an average industrial power station). They also aim to reusing it as a biomass to power some of the laboratories energy consumption.
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Combining the purpose and use of the Landscape to the use of the Laboratories thus creating a link between what is inside the building and what is susrrounding it.
Reduces water losses from evaporation
Control growth of invasive species
Regulate daily temperature fluctuations
Increase CO2 capture and Reuses for Biofeuls
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Precedent Study
Tadoa Ando-The Modern Art Museum of fort Worth, Texas
I find it fascinating the way the column looks as if its rising out from the pond. It’s connection to the external space is undeniable. It further makes me question whether I can opt for a better connection between my ponds and my building. Concrete makes the building seem hard and rough but yet the pond softness it and creates a great balance between hard and soft elements.
Pier Luigi Nervi-Palazzo del lavoro, Torino The effect this concrete column strucutre has is splendid. It’s tree like effect connects very well to the precedent above. The idea that a structure resembling a tree rising from the water creating an iconic figure.
Tadoa Ando-The Water Temple, Japan Having decided to have a parade of ponds going downhill my site, the next question is how to make these ponds less technical and more like an exhibition itself through the experience. The pond to the left by Tadoa Ando is truly inspiring. It creates an impact and an experience that one takes to enter the temple. This concept could be applicable on my landscape.
Points to Consider from these precedents
Iconic External Concrete Structure
Create Connection between Algae Ponds and Building
Transforming Lanscape Ponds into an Exhibition that is experienced and not only used for research
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Third Iteration Plans 1:500
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shifting the ground floor laboratory to the first floor to allow the algae pond to flood itself inside the courtyard thus creating this constant and infinite connection between the ponds and the building itself. A constant visual connection to the ponds and the mill is also present and hence create a strong symmbolism to CO2 emmisions.
the shift of levels allow south light to penetrate through the courtyard to the pond
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Feasibility Studies of Third Iteration Plans
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Sectional Diagram
C: 45 Sq m M: 85 Sq m R: 324 Sq m
PR: 88 Sq m SP: 370 Sq m PB: 36 Sq m
C: 400 Sq m M: 88 Sq m A: 28 Sq m R: 285 Sq m ED: 382 Sq m
PR: 374 Sq m SP: 665 Sq m PB: 181 Sq m
C: 298 Sq m M: 88 Sq m A: 208 Sq m FB: 145 Sq m ED: 147 Sq m
PR: 362 Sq m SP: 147 Sq m PB: 326 Sq m
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C: 104 Sq m M: 88 Sq m A: 78 Sq m R: 106 Sq m
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Feasibility Studies of Recent Iteration Plans
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C: 87 Sq m M: 85 Sq m A: 4 Sq m R: 318 Sq m
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C: 290 Sq m M: 88 Sq m A: 29 Sq m R: 329 Sq m ED: 463 Sq m
PR: 472 Sq m SP: 611 Sq m PB: 112 Sq m
C: 264 Sq m M: 88 Sq m A: 213 Sq m FB: 123 Sq m ED: 89 Sq m
PR: 446 Sq m SP: 106 Sq m PB: 255 Sq m
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C: 112 Sq m M: 55 Sq m A: 86 Sq m R: 124 Sq m
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Precedent Study-Facade and Materials Tessellate Animated Metal Surface-Zahner
Biological Concrete-The Aeronautical Cultural Centre in El Prat de Llobregat
Detailed Section
Adaptive fritting module, steel frame and it’s actuator for rotating individual panels such as Solar Leaf
Main Material for External North facade of building
Connection This animated metal surface is a modular framed and glazed screen system that glide past one another. It is able to regulate light, solar gain, airflow and privacy.
Solar Leaf Building, Hamburg-Detailed Section
The Panels and their Functions and connection to plant room
Pipe esthetic for connection between microalgae panel and plant rooms
This Biological Concrete is exactly what I want for my building. It is able to adapt to it’s environment by capturing rainfall which allows moss and fungi to grown on it. To top it up, It is also able to absorb CO2. This makes it a breathing facade which is what I need for my building.
Process Zero by HOK-Los Angeles
1:SolarLeaf external louvre 2: Brackets with thermal breaks for the transfer of loads to the primary substructure 3: pipework for the medium to enter and leave 4: Sub-frame, rolled steel U-section 5: Pivot fixing allowing rotation 6: Metal cladding 7: Supply of pressurised air, controlled by magnetic valves
The way these microalgae pipes embrace the building’s facade is what I invision my building to look like. The idea could be strengthened if one could use panels from the Solar Leaf building and have it’s hidden pipework revealled and exposed through a glass tube connecting to the plant room.
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South Facade
Creating Mesh Frame for Algae Panels
I began with the simplistic shape of the previous precedent (Solar Leaf). Through series of geometric experimentations I ended up with a satisfying detailed mesh design that allows for panels to be placed appropriately
South Elevation 1:100
These panels are bigger, hence occupy the most surface facade and serve the building the most. These algae panels are located where there is no glazing and hence are able to produce biofuels and absorb more CO2.
South Elevation 1:250
These panels are controled through pipes that have the ability to fill these panels with algae on a hot day or empty them on a clowdy day. This facade is aimed at adapting to the future extreme heat to create more shading and absorb more CO2 in the atmosphere.
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Detailed Facade South Perspective
Detailed Partial Facade
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1:External Micro-algae bioreactor (acts as a second skin to the building 2: Primary Steel Structure 3: Vertical pipework for the medium to enter and leave 4: Main Horizontal Pipe connected to Plant room 5: Metal facade frame 6: Concrete Wall 7: Secondary Steel Structure
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Site Plan The main purpose and aim for my program is to decrease pollution, CO2 emmissions in particular. This gives reason to utilize Micro-Algae Louvers as a secondary skin to my building. These louvers help reduce both the building’s CO2 emission but also some of it’s external environment. These louvers respond to Sunlight and will be able to multiply rapidly during the day, at the presence of sunlight. Amongst many other purposes, the louvers will also help regulate internal shading.
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Plan diagram of Louver mouvement in response to sunlight direction
Increase Micro algae multiplication, thus increases the CO2 absorption
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South Elevation
Functional Facade
Internal light renders of the Main Social Space Winter Time shadow effects Without Micro-Algae panels
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1:The small micro algae panels react to excess of sunlight 2: pipes connecting to the main micro algae storage tank collects algae and transfers it to the empty bioreactor panels to create shading inside the space. This is shown in the internal renders to the left. With Micro-Algae panels
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3: The panels fill up with algae, creating a distint green light effect inside the building whilst providing shading. Once the sunlight diminishes, the same process happens in reverse.
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3D Visual
North East Perspective
This visual allows the viewer to understand my concept for integrating external landscape as part of my Educational facility for Micro-Algae Research Building. This concept further demonstrates it’s vast capability of absorbing as much CO2 as possible through it’s external Algae ponds.
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3D Visual-Experience South East Perspective
Courtyard: Viewing connection to Algae Ponds + secondary entrance accessed through the Algae Ponds
Descending from courtyard, overlooking Woodbank Mills
Looking through Mini Tunnel
Looking above Mini Tunnel: Transluscent glass seeps green light into the tunnel allowing a direct visual to the Algae Pond
The above visuals allows one to imagine how a person would be able to experience these intricate algae ponds. The idea is to use the landscape as means of looring people through this maze of ponds to further enhance their awareness for air pollition. This is further strengthened through the direct visual to the Woodbank mills across the street. This pool of ponds allow for a space where one would be able to purify their lungs and souls and increase their awareness of air pollution. This would encourage them to then continue their journey inside the building to learn more about CO2 emissions and how micro-algae’s new technology can aid in reducing it. If one continues their journey through the main staircase, they will notice the well crafted south steel facade holding the future of what could be the solution to CO2 emissions: Bioreactor panels containing micro-algae.
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Landscape system initiative
Perspective Section A
Site Plan
Laboratories
Pipe connecting Mersey Canal providing ponds with water Main pipes connecting ponds to plant rooms Plant Room A
Smaller pipes exposed externally connected to laboratories
Pipe transfering water from Mersey canal to ponds
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The Touchstone Research Laboratory in Ohio are conducting experiments using a phase change material on ponds. This is key as this phase change material has several advantageous characteristics as listed previously. I made it my mission to utilize my outdoor ponds for the researsh and testbeds for this new transparent material to increase CO2 absorption, hence reducing CO2 emissions.
I tried to implement a system that allows my building to transfer it’s own CO2 emmisions as a source to the external ponds . This will help to generate back some of it’s energy output.
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Building’s CO2 output Nutrients + CO2
Separator/Solids Recovery - potential use for Biofuels
pipes transfering and reusing CO2 to generate biofuels
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Pipes connecting directly to Laboratories for pond sample collections and Phase Change Material trasnfer
Biodigester
The Phase Change Material transfer is mainly for testing, however is the key to reducing CO2 emmisions through controlling my external ponds temperature and reduce water evaporation.
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Ventilation Strategy
Site Plan
Air conditioned Lecture Theator
Naturally venticalted office space Air conditioned group rooms
Air intake to plant room and distributed to most spaces and Laboratories
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Air conditioned Laboratory
Plant Room Cool Air Warm Air
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Structure
Exploded Axonometric of my Building’s Structure
North East Perspective
Sloping Flat Trussed Beams-Primary Structure
Second Floor/Roof
In-situ Concrete Floor Slab
400x400mm Steel Columns First Floor
In-situ Concrete Floor Slab
South West Perspective of the Structure in context External tree-like Concrete Columns supportting the Laboratories above
Steel I-Beams-secondary structure
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Steel Trussed Beams-Primary Structure 400x400 mm Concrete Columns-Primary Structure 1000x1000mm Concrete Column
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Raft In-situ Concrete Foundation
Raft In-situ Concrete Foundation
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Structure-South East Visual South East Perspective
Close up Visual of Courtyard entrance, visualising the main two tree-like concrete columns supporting the Laboratories.