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LUCY ALICE KING | W1743439 The Urban Antidote MArch II Portfolio DS11: The Intrinsic | Extrinsic City

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The Urban Antidote | MArch II Portfolio

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0-1 | GAME PLAN 11

As a group of individuals - system work. Partaking and analysing one of Italy’s native games, following a set of ‘simple’ instructions through a set of procedures. Using the Freudian Theory, to analyse the results and seeing the unseen in the game.

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1-1 | OPUS AGGREDI As a group of individuals – the system works? Exploration into the house of work and its types, selecting the amphitheatre. Analysis is undertaken in a typology study, observing its prominence around the world, then relocating a selected amphitheatre to Naples. A place where nothing but the truth exists in an event.

CITY AT A DISTANCE | ART & CULTURE A territorial investigation of the city of Naples from a ‘distance’ by looking rigorously into art and culture. Includes exploration of environmental, social, political and architectural historical and contemporary moments.

CATALOGUE | RULE BOOK Exploration into the work that was completed in the initial four projects, through a rule book for ‘the game’ through the binary pairs [themes]: observation | perception, connection | attachment and genesis | anima. Throughout the catalogue the themes are expanded on to help develop the thesis.

PROPOSAL | THE URBAN ANTIDOTE The Urban Antidote: Healing the soil to then heal the people. Through the incorporation of a remediation centre, a phytoremediation facility and a pharmaceutical research centre.

0-0 | PARTIAL AUTONOMOUS OBJECT Egotistical work, made up of parts placed in unison to create a complex object. An unnerving scene that perceives a loss of control. Ego is in control, but what happens when this loses control. The object replaces the original subject to take a life of its own - autonomous. As highlighted in Vertigo, 1958, the fascination of beauty is always the vain that hides a nightmare. It is easy to act upon initial human instincts and take a situation for how it seems on the outside, without delving deeper to see what lies beyond. What is hidden behind a beautiful facade, often hides the reality. The partial autonomous object allows reality and fantasy to sit horizontally side-by-side. In Psycho, 1960, Alfred Hitchcock uses the eye as a metaphor for the distinction between dimensions. The eye is shown as a window of the soul, but what if there is no soul behind the eye? What if the eye is a crack in which we can perceive the abyss of a netherworld? If the eyes are covered, the reality and fantasy dimensions still exist. The partial autonomous object that allows the two dimensions to sit side-by-side, is the key to the netherworld. This is the eye.

A body without an eye [soul] is a partial autonomous object. The eye is the partial autonomous object. The eye is being fed by seeing and imagining things. The eye doesn’t just see. The eye takes a persons soul. The eye feeds the brain. The eye is a portal from the persons soul to the brain. The eye has this extra power. The eye has a life of its own. [the eye] | partial autonomous object

Vertigo, 1958

Psycho, 1960

Alfred Hitchcock

0-0 | PARTIAL AUTONOMOUS OBJECT

[the eye] in context The beautiful woman is the focal point [subject] of the image, this fascination is what can disguise the reality, and hide the fantasy. The partial autonomous object allows these dimensions of reality and fantasy to sit side-by-side. The eye [soul]. When the eyes are covered this also takes away the persons soul and the portal into the brain. The eye without the body [subject] is re-materialised to give it a new life | autonomous. The whole subject before the partial autonomous object takes over.

0-0 | PARTIAL AUTONOMOUS OBJECT

[the eye] The eye is the partial autonomous object. The overlapping of the soul, the eye and the brain to become one [a complex object]. The body has been taken away, through the control being loosened and the imposter of the body [the eye] has now become the subject itself to assume its own autonomy. At microscopic level, the different tissues of the objects [organs] fuse together effortlessly. The void has been filled - the eye [meta-object] has successfully replaced the original subject [the body] to become autonomous, with a life of its own.

0-1 | GAME-PLAN As a group of individuals - system work. Partaking and analysing one of Italy’s native games, following a set of ‘simple’ instructions through a set of procedures. Lucy King, Elliot Cox, Allaster Grant & Dana Al-Khammach Partaking and analysing one of Italy’s native games, bocce. To explore through petrifying and re-animating certain sections of the game. Using the Freudian Theory, analysing the results and seeing the unseen in the game. What we see in real life (perception of life) is the mask [petrify]. If we remove the mask, then we begin to see a different dimension that starts to reveal the ID of the game [re-animate]. What is our perception of ID? This comes down to question what is real? Real is only in the current moment of time. The past and future are just imaginary. So what does bocce hide | show?

The Interpretation of Dreams, 1913 Sigmund Freud

0-1 | GAME PLAN

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Partial Autonmous Object Orthogonal drawings

WORKER

SWELL

HABIT

CAUTIOUS

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Old Town

SWELL

WORKER

HABIT

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CAUTIOUS

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PRESCRIBE

EGGNOG

MIGRATE

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COOK

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Catacombs of San Gennaro

EGGNOG

PRESCRIBE

MIGRATE

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SLAVE

ABSORB

COOK

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TIGER

DISTANCE

the rules The process of partaking and recording the bocce game, this was our interpretation of the rules. The cards which were used in the game, were those of which we created using all of the studios 0-0 partial autonomous objects, random words and a random numerical order. The game involved adhering to some ‘simple’ instructions through a set of procedures. Everything was carefully recorded and presented for further analysis. SLAVE

TIGER

16 REPLY

HOUR

RICH

INK

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The Game begins with the North facing player first throwing the Jack [joker], then throwing the first of their two bocce balls in attempt to get as close to the Jack [joker] as possible.

In a clockwise order, the next players take their turns in attempt to do the same.

At the end of the round playing cards are picked randomly from a bag and placed by their respective ball. Approx 5min are given to record results and document the process through the mounted camera and individual phones.

The players attempt to reach the Jack with their second ball and the game is then over.

The players rotate one position clockwise and a new game is begun. Repeat the game three times. Recording and documenting between each round.

RICH

13 14 | HOUR

01 Bocce balls are selected randomly and players randomly assume position around the bocce grid. They must be 4 metres away from the grid. (On this occasion Game one Allaster assumed position at the southern face to record the process through a North facing tripod mounted camera).

ABSORB

13 | INK

the rules of our game | our interpretation

12 | DISTANCE

HOUR

INK

11 | TIGER

DISTANCE

10 | SLAVE

9 | ABSORB

16 | REPLY

the playing cards The final playing cards have been creating by using all of the studios 0-0 partial autonomous objects, they have been numbered in the order that they were presented to the rest of the studio group. Using a random word generator, the first sixteen words which were produced have been assigned to a playing card, this is so that the selection is ego-less. These playing cards, will then go on to be used in the bocce game.

0-1 | GAME PLAN

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C1 | petrify

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C3 | re-animate All games recorded.

Game 3 selected via random number generator.

selection of game and squares After completing three games, the results were recorded in diagrammatic form on the grids above. The colour of the bocce, the order which the bocce were thrown, the movement of the bocce and where the palino landed have been noted down. The games are now ready for the next procedure of selecting at random one of the recorded games - to move forward to unveil the mask and the ID, through petrifying and re-amination. Game 3 was selected via random number generator, by adding the numbers 1 to 3, the number 3 was selected. Using a random letter and number generator the two squares were selected. C1 | petrify

C3 | re-animate

0-1 | GAME PLAN

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Movement of the game play. Repetition of the number ‘11’ from the card Ego-less partial autonomous object ‘11’ from the Joker [Jack] The grid from the bocce game Movement of the bocce balls with their colour The ‘curtain’ from ‘8’ playing card C3, selected square at the end of the game The joker, with the ‘11’ playing card assigned Blue ball, with the ‘8’ playing card assigned An interpretation of the ground texture ‘8’ from the blue ball The physical curtain - hiding the ego Repetition of the number ‘8’ from the card

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C1 | petrify The first of the randomly selected game squares to petrify [change into a stony substance by encrusting or replacing it with a calcareous, siliceous, or other mineral deposit]. This piece illustrates elements of what we know and see from the game of bocce. C1 with the Jack is the safe box. It keeps you away from all the chaos that occurs. If you manage to reach C1, it is a calm environment that stands still. What happens when you cross over the curtain into the abyss? C1 is the mask? Is it the Ego? Hiding everything from our vision.

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C3 | re-animate The selected game square that has been re-animated [restore to life or consciousness; revive]. This piece illustrates the collision of movement, sound and colour. The elements that allowed the game to exist. This is the layer that is hidden, it is real but to us it is imaginary. The wavelengths are now distorted and the mapping of sound is everywhere. This shows individuals’ perception of the game and the results. This is the ID of the game.

The grid from the bocce games Visual representation of ‘hour’ Partial autonomous object, swelling Sound frequency texture Representation of the yellow ball Partial autonomous object, altar Representation of the red ball Black dots to represent movement and sound The joker, with the ‘11’ playing card assigned Blue ball, with the ‘8’ playing card assigned A visual representation of ‘reply’ | offline

1-0 | TRANSITORIO As an individual - (reclusive) ego work. Transformation into a passive observer, to record, process and re-present an object, through the use of photogrammetry. Producing a digital impression, which is then re-animated in a series of narrated images. D. W. Winnicott suggests that string can be looked upon as an extension of other methods of communication. He uses the comparison of a child who has been separated from their mother. Using the string as a transitional object, as it is a coping mechanism for the separation, a method of communication. It can also be used to join, to wrap, to educate, to hang etc. in this case the string has a symbolic meaning other than communication. These actions can continue to take place throughout the child’s lifetime, even if [the child] feels detached from their mother [the string] is always there, helping them along the way, until finally re-connected to their mother. The string is the transitional object. The transitional moment from child to mother. A transitional moment that is signified via a transitional object. The communication [transitional object] is the piece of string. A trans-object. The in-between. The string becomes a thing in itself, through re-animation, processing and representation, of carefully narrated images.

52°55’14.8”N 1°43’42.3”W

transitional object | string

The Collected Works of D.W.Winnicott 1911-1938

1-0 | TRANSITORIO

52°55’14.8”N 1°43’42.3”W The final layered image from the three dimensional model, that was formed using the photogrammetry software. The different layers are apparent in this image, signifying the multiple layers that the transitional object [string] is present in the child’s life. The 79 photographs of the transitional object [string] that were used, taken when the string was in a ball form - with a dark vortex in the centre. The architectural connotations of the ball of string are recognisable. The clump of string, expresses the narrative of the child before the separation, expressing as the communication starts to unravel [as string does]. The photographs were taken rotating around the object, to get all angles, including the inside of the ball of string [inside the child’s head].

1-0 | TRANSITORIO

String is cut when separation occurs, communication is through the string.

The string reappears.

String to hold.

String to wrap.

String to hang.

String to learn.

String to re-connect, it was present when communication lacked & separation seemly overpowered all other emotion.

[transitional object] A series of authored photographs, showing the transition from separation, through uses to being re-connected. The transitional object of the string is shown through its lifetime. The communication [transitional object] is the piece of string. A trans-object. The in-between. The string becomes a thing in itself | transitional object

1-1 | OPUS AGGREDI transitorio | lavoro. As a group of individuals – the system works? Exploration into the house of work and its types. Specifically the amphitheatre. Lucy King, Elliot Cox, Allaster Grant & Dana Al-Khammach To explore and select a specific house of work. Through this one will analyse the selected house of work through a typology booklet, observing its prominence throughout various parts of the world as well as drawing various houses of work as an exercise. “Take walk down the jetty bridge. A step closer to revealing your ID or Super-ego. An event in which you are not to go as your ego, for you must mask your ego with your truth, reveal your ID or Super-ego. “ A place where nothing but the truth exists.

The Ego and The Id, 1923 Sigmund Freud

1-1 | OPUS AGGREDI A typological investigation into amphitheatres. Thumbnails of the amphitheatres that were selected and analysed in the typological investigation booklet (scan QR code for full booklet). The Bosra Amphitheatre from Syria was selected to be relocated to Naples, Italy.

Pompeii Amphitheatre Pompeii, Italy

opera | amphitheatre

Cloud Tower Grafenegg, Austria

Bosra Amphitheatre Bosra, Syria

Stone Nest Amphitheatre Weihai, China

Colosseum Rome, Italy

Jai Jagat Ahmedabad, India

El Jem El Jem, Tunisia

Bosra Amphitheatre Chicken Comb Amphitheatre East Java, Indonesia

Bosra, Syria

1-1 | OPUS AGGREDI

Location plan showing where the Bosra Amphitheatre will sit within Naples.

Floor plan and section showing the arrangement for Psicopatica using the ‘forgotten’ spaces.

BOSRA AMPHITHEATRE LIBRETTOS

SEQUENZA DI ESPOSIZIONE DATE ............... 30TH JANUARY - 16TH FEBRUARY ARRIVAL COMMENCE PREPARATIONS TO RE-MASK THROUGHOUT YOUR APPROACH TO THE ‘HOUSE OF WORK’ ALONG THE JETTY MATINEE 1900HRS ..... ESPIOSIZIONE: LOCATED WITHIN THE LABRYNTHIAN TRANSITIONAL SPACES. APPLY FACE MASK AND REVEAL YOUR ID. 2030HRS ..... INTERMISSION

PSICOPATICA

2100HRS ..... ENCORE. LOCATED ON THE CENTRAL STAGE. THE SHOW OF PSICOPATICA

PUBLISHED BY

LUCY KING, ELLIOT COX, ALLASTER GRANT & DANA AL-KHAMMACH

ARGUMENT AND UNCERTAINTY. DESERTED WORK, FEAR, ANXIETY. MAKES IMPULSIVE DECISION. PUTS HERSELF IN DANGER. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHO; HE SEEMS NICE. NORMANS MOTHER SHOWS FRICTION. WARNING IN STUFFED BIRDS. INNOCENT DINNER OF SANDWICHES AND MILK. NORMAN IS TRAPPED. NORMAN LOOKS THROUGH A PEEPHOLE. PUGNALATA, PUGNALATA. SHE IS KILLED. CRIME IS CONCEALED. ...”WE ALL GO A LITTLE MAD SOMETIMES.”

Libretto for the performance, luring guests towards the ID.

Final render showing the ‘event’ taking place.

the event The theatre was extracted from the Middle East and placed on a new jetty that was extended from a piazza, based on the architectural language of the Port of Naples. The Port was selected to signify the maritime trade routes between Italy and the Middle East, with the audience looking out over the sea to the theatres original location. The final ground floor plan and section with staircase photogrammetry indicating transitional space. Subverting from conventional ideas of performance, the ground floor catacombs become the performance space, where the stage has become back of house. The libretto for the performance, lures guests towards the ID. Then it guides visitors along the jetty to discover ego, super-ego and ID. Throughout the unconventional performance, guests walk through and around the forgotten spaces. Take walk down the jetty bridge. A step closer to revealing your ID or Super-ego. Take a step into the transitional space [phone box] as you are not to go as your ego, for you must mask your ego with your truth. A place where nothing but the truth exists. The catacombs [forgotten space] have been transposed and are ready to perform.

INITIAL PROJECTS OVERVIEW Exploration of the current projects and the work, ready to organise into categories for the catalogue.

0-1 | GAME PLAN As a group of individuals - system work. Partaking and analysing one of Italy’s native games, following a set of ‘simple’ instructions through a set of procedures. Using the Freudian Theory, to analyse the results and seeing the unseen in the game.

1-1 | OPUS AGGREDI transitorio | lavoro. As a group of individuals – the system works? Exploration into the house of work and its types. Specifically the amphitheatre.

CITY AT A DISTANCE Lucy King, Elliot Cox, Allaster Grant & Dana Al-Khammach A territorial investigation of the city of Naples from a ‘distance’ by looking rigorously into art and culture. Includes exploration of environmental, social, political and architectural historical and contemporary moments.

CATALOGUE

initial projects +

city at a distance

PERCEPTION

OBSERVATION

observation | perception

ATTACHMENT

CONNECTION

connection | attachment

genesis | anima

themes explored Exploration into the work that was completed in the initial four projects and city at a distance and finding common themes to move forward to put into a catalogue. Grouping the work that has already been completed, three binaries were selected. observation | perception

connection | attachment

ANIMA

GENESIS

genesis | anima

80mm

CATALOGUE | the rule book 1:100 @ A2 Taking a driving force from the Buddhism narrative of the lotus flower, that grows in muddy, dirty water, and this is the environment that lets the flower rise and bloom above the murkiness to achieve enlightenment. The catalogue is a game. That is helping an in-between, forgotten moment rise and bloom just as the lotus flower did. To do this, the game is compiled of playing cards that are randomly shuffled, the aim is to match the pairs under each binary heading. The ‘in-between’ of the three binaries is the driving point for expanding the content of the catalogue. Therefore, a hybrid solution has been selected to make the object: a physical realm that is actually empty [fake], the pages have been decanted into the digital realm. This is bound together by a web of string [muddy water], from the initial 4 projects, the void of the catalogue is made into a string object: the stasis. The string object appears as the catalogue is read, as it is initially hidden [lotus flower]. The fake object is what is initially holding down the blooming of the idea. Releasing the stasis. When the content is read in the digital realm this allows the idea [lotus flower] to rise.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION

100mm

THE GAME |

the rule book

The physical rule book is a fake object, revealing the in-between space, once the digital realm has been accessed and understood. The string sculpture is released just as the lotus flower is released from the muddy water in Buddhism. the physical realm | the stasis realm

CATALOGUE

the rule book The catalogue acted as a rule book to a game (matching pairs of cards to highlight the binaries). The catalogue solidified the themes that had already been observed from the initial four projects, current news and issues in Naples, films and literature were all added to help form an architectural brief.

toxic

107%

2017 65,000 people employed Italian pharmaceutical manufacturing

INCREASE pharmaceutical exports from Italy in last 10 years

3X HIGHER CANCER CANCER CANCER

40%

UNEMPLOYED

15-24 year olds

cancer 3X HIGHER CANCER CANCER CANCER

increased birth DEFECTS

toxic waste

CATALOGUE

themes highlighted The initial themes | binaries that were formed from the first four projects have been developed and broadened with other resources through the catalogue. This work has highlighted the new driving forces for the proposal: Naples’ waste problem, the increased health problems in the area and the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. All pages that were particularly relevant to developing the statement of intent have been highlighted.

toxic

107%

2017 65,000 people employed Italian pharmaceutical manufacturing

INCREASE pharmaceutical exports from Italy in last 10 years

3X HIGHER CANCER CANCER CANCER

40%

UNEMPLOYED

15-24 year olds

cancer 3X HIGHER CANCER CANCER CANCER

increased birth DEFECTS

toxic waste

Light

Linking Spaces

Waste Sorting

Large, versatile space that is upstanding to wear and tear.

100m2

Artificial

Link to the waste arrival location.

Waste Storage

Large, versatile space that is upstanding to wear and tear.

100m2

Artificial

Links to the waste sorting facility.

RE-DEFINING WASTE

RE-DEFINING WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITY

Waste is brought here, and then either incinerated or taken to landfill containers offsite. The waste that is incinerated will turn the chemical energy into heat energy, that will provide energy for the waste facility to function. The excess energy will be used in the educational facilities and geo-thermal pool facilities (i.e. changing rooms). Any further energy will then be dispersed around Neapolitans houses.

Function

A waste management facility that takes existing waste from around Naples, and the buried toxic and nuclear waste from the Camorra and disposes of it safely to produce energy.

Often made out of steel and is a round in shape, so that it will protect the people from toxic side effects off-site.

100m2

N/A

Links to the waste storage and sorting facilities.

Often made out of steel and is a round in shape, so that it can withstand the heat when the waste is burnt.

250m2

N/A

Links to the waste storage and sorting facilities.

Thermal Energy Collection (Gases)

Often made out of steel and is a round in shape, so that it can withstand the heat when the waste is burnt.

N/A

Takes place in the incinerator.

Waste Removal (Ash)

Large, versatile space that is upstanding to wear and tear.

25m2

N/A

Link to the incinerator.

Excess Waste (Ash) Disposal

Large, versatile space that is upstanding to wear and tear.

25m2

Artificial

Links to waste removal (ash).

A light, airy space is desired, so a pale render could be used with large quantities of glazing to give views of the surrounding area.

75m2

Natural

Located within the educational facilities, with views into a central courtyard space. Links to the library.

A darker material, such as dark brick/stone or a dark render to naturally achieve the lighting qualities which are desired.

25m2

Natural

Located within the educational facilities, with views into a central courtyard space.

A light, airy space is desired, so a pale render could be used with large quantities of glazing to give views of the surrounding area.

10m2

Natural

Located within the educational facilities, links to the classrooms.

Storage for Equipment

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

100m2

Artificial

Direct link to the research centre

Research Centre

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

200m2

Artificial

Direct link to the laboratories.

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

25m2

Artificial

Direct link to the labs.

Landfill Containers

The waste is safely stored and then incinerated to turn chemical energy into heat energy that can be used to power the facility and the other spaces within the development - including the educational facilities and the geo-thermal pools.

Incinerator

The educational facilities will be formed of two sections: 1) classroom based and 2) exploration into the waste facilities to experience the process first hand. The facilities are hoping to be enticing especially to the youth of the city, to help educate them so that they can then work in the waste facility as youth unemployment in Naples is extremely high in comparison to the rest of Italy. It keeps young people off the streets, reducing the amount that recruited to be in the Camorra.

Classrooms

EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

The educational facilities provide Neapolitans with an understanding of their history and the toxic/nuclear waste, and how the waste facility is helping to turn this into energy for the city.

Library

Staffrooms

PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING

A pharmaceutical manufacturing facility that uses the energy from the incineration of the toxic and normal waste in Naples and the surrounding areas. Pharmaceuticals will be researched, tested and then developed when a successful drug has been found, to help

Changing/Gowning Rooms

The pharmaceutical facility will develop and manufacture drugs to help combat cancer. This is due to lots of toxic and nuclear waste being buried around Naples by The Camorra, that have increased the cancer rates and birth defects in the area.

Minimal height where possible, as additional hoisting of materials leads to extra time taken by operators to reach higher floors.

200m2

Artificial

Direct link to the changing facilities and preparation area.

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

100m2

Artificial

Direct link to the changing facilities.

Aseptic Filling Room

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

200m2

Artificial

Direct link to the preparation areas.

Aseptic Corridors

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

200m2

Artificial

Linking any area that requires workers to be in full gowns to prevent contamination.

Laboratories

Preparation Area

The energy that is produced from the waste will then do a full circle to come back to help combat the issue that it has caused.

Statement of Intent: Unmasking Naples’ waste problem to re-animate the city through greenery. The proposal is going to re-defines Naples’ waste problem: using waste to create energy. Inspiration has been taken from the Middle East, especially Syria - that has connections to/from the port in Naples via the maritime routes. Syria is well known for its reserves of oil and natural gas. However, their goal is by 2030 to expand infrastructure and upgrade technology in order to provide clean energy to encourage growth and help the environment by investing in clean energy sources such as solar, wind and thermal. Taking inspiration from this, the proposal will be re-characterising the use and production of energy in Naples through planting. The proposal will include a waste management facility, that is able to undertake in the combustion process to produce energy, a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, to help produce drugs especially for cancer patients, and educational facilities, to educate the community particularly the youth on energy and global warming. Waste is a very real concern for the people of Naples, not just day-to-day waste but also the burial of toxic and nuclear waste by the Camorra, the Neapolitan Mafia. In areas surrounding where known toxic waste is buried there are three times higher rates of cancer and larger numbers of babies are born with health defects. Due to the increased health problems that are in the area, the energy produced from the waste will be used to manufacture pharmaceuticals to help combat cancer. Large quantities of energy are required to make pharmaceutical drugs and therefore, this often makes them expensive to buy - this facility will help to provide treatment to the people of Naples and the surrounding areas for free, so that this scheme is not a capitalist programme. A treatment centre that is turning bad into good by using greenery and planting to help the city.

Typological/ Research Links

Volume

Link to the waste sorting facility.

Materiality & Finishes

Artificial

Private

100m2

Public/Private

Large, versatile space that is upstanding to wear and tear.

Public

Waste Arrival

Description of Space The re-defining waste facility helps to solve Naples' ongoing problem with household, nuclear and toxic waste.

Cultural Response

INITIAL ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMME

Exploration into existing waste facilities: - Amager Resource Center, Copenhagen, Denmark - Recycling Plant for Urban Waste, Madrid, Spain - Olympic Energy Centres, London, England - Leeds Residual Waste Management Project, Leeds, England - Lincolnshire Waste to Energy Plant, Lincolnshire, England - Essent Heating Plant, Netherlands - Nerima Incineration Plant, Tokyo, Japan

Exploration into existing educational facilities: - YueCheng Courtyard Kindergarten, Beijing, China - The Northstar School, Rajkot, India - Lycée Nelson Mandela, Nantes, France - University of Miami School of Architecture, Coral Gables, United States - University of Cincinnati Health Sciences Building, Cincinnati, United States - University of Western Australia EZONE, Crawley, Austrailia

Exploration into existing pharmaceutical facilities: - Lozy's Pharmaceutical Factory, Lecaroz, Spain - Pharmaceutical HQ, Moscow, Russia - Research and Pharmaceutical Production Centre, Granada, Spain - Synthon Laboratory Building, Santiago, Chile

TYPOLOGICAL STUDY

INCINERATION CENTRE TREATMENT PLANT

SMESTAD RECYCLING CENTRE

MILIEUSTRAAT RECYCLING CENTRE

OLYMPIC ENERGY CENTRES

Beijing, China

Oslo, Norway

Dordrecht, The Netherlands

Greater London, United Kingdom

Architects: Atelier Li Xinggang Area: 36000 m² Year Completed: 2016

Architects: Longva arkitekter Area: 6000 m² Year Completed: 2015

Architects: Groosman Area: 3000 m² Year Completed: 2012

Architects: John McAslan + Partners Area: 7500 m² Year Completed: 2011

The incineration centre treatment plant in Beijing is located outside of the city in the outskirts. This may be to do with the fact that burning takes place here, placing the facility outside of the city will ensure that any harmful gases produced when burning are away from locals. That said, if the plant is designed in a clever way then the gases could be disposed of in a safe manner, that would allow a plant to be closer to the city centre. The facility has been compartmentalised to ensure that there are clear areas for each stage of the process.

Located just outside of Oslo, the Smestad Recycling Centre is a facility that is for locals to come and bring their recycling for sorting. The design of this centre allows for cars to be driven through in a one way system, then with designated areas for each recycling type. As the recycling centre is out of the city, it requires locals to make a trip out to the plant, this could be a deterrent. Therefore, placing a facility closer to the city centre may encourage locals to recycle more readily.

The Milieustraat Recycling Centre is located within the city centre of Dordrecht. The centre has an area that trucks and lorries can pull into, release their loads and then a sorting area that is separate. The majority of the floor plate is taken up with space for the vehicles to pull in, with a small portion for the sorting. This centre is where the council bring the recycling and waste from the city, it is not a facility that locals can visit of their own accord, therefore, this requires cooperation from the local council.

The Olympic Energy Centre in London sits to the East of the city in the outskirts. The energy centre has an area that lorries and vans can pull into and dispose of their waste, which is then connected to the area that sorts the waste ready for incineration. There are three large containers that allow storage of waste and then a connected incineration column. This facility is for council organised waste collection only, not for individuals, despite being centrally located within the city.

waste manufacturing Exploration into existing waste, recycling and energy centres. Observation and analysis was undertaken into the layout of the spaces, the materiality and the location in relation to the city that they are attached too. This will put me in a position to organise my spaces in a manner than works with each other so that the building will function effortlessly.

TYPOLOGICAL STUDY

LOZY’S PHARMACEUTICALS FACTORY

PHARMACEUTICAL HQ

RESEARCH AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION CENTRE

SYNTHON LABORATORY BUILDING

Lecaroz, Spain

Moscow, Russia

Granada, Spain

Santiago, Chile

Architects: Galar, Vaillo + Irigaray Architects Area: 3254 m² Year Completed: 2016

Architects: Architects of Invention Area: 7000 m² Year Completed: 2017

Architects: Ramón Fernández-Alonso Area: 6778 m² Year Completed: 2010

Architects: GH+A | Guillermo Hevia Area: 1200 m² Year Completed: 2012

Lozy’s Pharmaceuticals Factory is located in a remote part of Spain, Lecaroz. The factory has research facilities and manufacturing facilities. The laboratories are located around the side of the manufacturing spaces, the building is low rise as this reduces time it takes to get raw materials and equipment to places - this is essential in the pharmaceutical industry as often materials need to be kept at certain temperatures. There are changing and gowning rooms, that enable workers to make sure they are not contaminated.

Located in the city centre of Moscow in Russia, the Pharmaceutical HQ is a the research centre for pharmaceuticals. They have other sites that are further out of the city that manufacture, however, this city centre headquarters is where the research and testing takes place. Therefore, the floor plate is largely taken up by smaller compartmentalised rooms which allow many tests to take place at once. The internal finishes and construction materials that were used are all non-porous to ensure that no hazardous chemicals can seep into the construction.

The research and pharmaceutical production centre in Granada is located in an industrial area on the outskirts of the city. This centre has the facilities to research and manufacture pharmaceutical drugs, with two wings for each of the processes to keep them separate. This production centre has been designed to keep natural ventilation running through the building to ensure a safe environment for the workers, all of the surfaces are hard and smooth to enable them to be wiped down and sanitised frequently.

The Synthon Laboratory Building is located outside of the city of Santiago in Chile. The facility is home to multiple laboratory spaces that test and develop pharmaceutical drugs. The manufacturing of the products takes place in other facilities off site, therefore, the layout of rooms in this facility are mainly small labs and classroom like spaces, with a few larger conference and lecture rooms. The variety of size of rooms allows for different quantities to be tested and for varying sizes of teams.

pharmaceutical manufacturing Exploration into existing pharmaceutical research and manufacturing centres. Observation and analysis was undertaken into the layout of the spaces, the materiality and the location in relation to the city that they are attached too. This will put me in a position to organise my spaces in a manner than works with each other so that the building will function effortlessly.

The toxic wasteland of Italy’s ‘Campania Felix’ by Isabell Zipfel and Al Jazeera

waste and health problems in Naples Exploration into the constraints and opportunities that waste and waste land provides the local community. Through research into where toxic waste has been left/previously disposed of often becomes unusable space. As Zipfel and Jazeera explored in their research into Italy’s ‘Campania Felix’ shown above, particularly focusses on a site near Giugliano to the North of Naples. The site used to be home to a waste disposal site that is now disused, with large quantities of toxic waste buried in the ground. There is believed to be at least 11.6 million tonnes of toxic waste buried in the ground surrounding Naples. This waste is posing an increased risk to peoples health, so provides the opportunity to present a proposal that helps to decrease this amount of toxic waste in the ground whilst helping people who’s health has already suffered. Hopefully over the years to come there will be a decrease in toxic waste and household waste with the increased focus on recycling, therefore the proposal will also include recycling facilities. This ensures that the scheme will continue to be necessary even when all of the toxic waste has been removed.

PROPOSED SITE LOCATION

Proposed site locations, satellite sites in the Campania region.

The proposed site for the main facility in the city centre.

Images of the proposed sites currently.

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BEDROCK

Existing section taken through the city centre site. 0m

50m

100m

150m

200m

initial proposed site location There will be a main facility that is supported by satellite sites. The centre of Naples will have the main facility, this is proposed in the ‘Zona Industriale’ on a currently vacant site that has had failed proposals submitted on multiple occasions. There will then be a set of other smaller hubs which have been proposed: located at the current Acerra Incineration Centre and North West of Giugliano - where a vacant waste centre is. The central site was selected as it is currently vacant, and is located in close proximity to the central train station and the port of Naples, providing the opportunity for distribution of the pharmaceutical products. The central location also allows for easy access for the youth of Naples to attend for educational purposes.

CITY UP CLOSE FROM ‘A FAR’

‘study trip’ Urban exploration of Naples up close but from ‘a far’. A five day festival will be attended to help understand and analyse Naples in an environmental, social, political and cultural sense, as opposed to visiting the city first hand. This will be explored through local walks, Neapolitan pizza making, playing Neapolitan games, reading books and watching films set in and around Naples alongside discussions with local architects and academics. In order to gain a better understanding for developing the statement of intent for the proposal and critiquing the initial sites that have been selected. This urban exploration will start with walking a local city in the United Kingdom, planning, doing, observing, analysing, recording and representing the route. This method will then be translated into a similar study of Naples.

Basingstoke, UK

Naples, Italy

Exploration of a city first hand that leads on to a similar observation exploration of Naples up close. Based on the initial statement of intent a route was carefully planned, that visited relevant typologies; healthcare and waste management facilities. The walk ended at a threshold between land and water, in this case a river, as water has a significant presence in Naples, that is a Port city. The journey observed the connection between the typologies and their location, level changes, the colour palette of the area and public green areas.

Using the journey that was undertaken in Basingstoke, a virtual journey was then taken through Naples. The same technique that was used to plan the route in the UK was replicated in Naples, visiting key areas/building typologies. The same observation techniques that were used in the physical walk have been replicated for the virtual walk. This has helped to gain a better understanding of the space, including the selected site (highlighted I in the image) through photographs, sketches, observation of the colour palette of the area and green space.

INITIAL CONCEPT DRAWING

greening the city Through the first four projects, city at a distance research, the catalogue and after the ‘study trip’ an initial concept to drive the scheme forward has been proposed. The main concept for the scheme is to create the ‘greening’ of the city through the incorporation of removing waste and helping to improve the local Neapolitans health.

SEMESTER 02 | THE URBAN ANTIDOTE Healing through nature. Healing the soil to then heal the people. The scheme proposes to act as an urban antidote, through incorporation of a re-mediation centre for lung cancer patients, of which Naples have an alarming rate, a phytoremediation facility, to ‘heal’ the areas of the site that the soil is currently contaminated by the burial of toxic waste, and a pharmaceutical research centre that uses plants grown on site to test new chemotherapy drugs. The overall vision of this proposal is to create an urban antidote by providing a green tranquil oasis where the connection to nature is essential.

URBAN ANALYSIS

Contaminated Land

Land Uses

Very High Contamination

Natural Landscape

High Contamination

Agricultural Land

Moderate Contamination

Urban & Industrial Area

Low Contamination

analysis of Naples responding to statement of intent Urban research has highlighted that there are multiple hospitals in the city centre, yet no designated centres for people battling with cancer, a distinct lack of green space in the city centre for Neapolitan people, and multiple contaminated sites from the burial of toxic waste. The selected site is a brownfield site in the Industrial Zone, that has an area that has been highlighted as contaminated. The site is in close proximity to the central train station and the port, allowing easy access to not only the people of Naples but also from further afield.

PROPOSED SITE LOCATION

Proposed site location.

Extent of proposed site.

Images of the proposed site currently.

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BEDROCK

Existing section taken through the city centre site. 0m

50m

100m

150m

200m

reviewing proposed site location After the ‘study trip’ and further research into Naples, the city centre site has become the only site. This site was kept the same as it is a brownfield site that is currently disused, it is currently disused as it is contaminated by toxic waste. This provides the perfect opportunity for the facility that will look into health and waste in Naples and how it can be improved by using planting. The site has very good connections with the port and the main train station, with the main train line running alongside the site, this provides the opportunity for the introduction of a new train station as part of the master-plan. To make the site even more accessible to the rest of Italy.

RESEARCH INTO PLANT SPECIES

plants selected for use on the site Plants are not only used for pleasure but can also have healing qualities. Exploration into anti-cancer plants and phytoremediating plants was undertaken to select the species that will be used as part of the master-plan and to heal the soil.

Yew Trees

American Mayapple Plant

Camptotheca Acuminata Tree

Periwinkle Plant

Willow Tree

Poplar Tree

Indian Grass

Sunflowers

Indian Mustard Plant

Lemon Trees

Italian Cypress Trees

Acanthus: Bear’s Breeches

Orange Trees

anti-cancer plants

phytoremediating plants

plants for pleasure

Exploration into plants that can be used to develop and manufacture chemotherapy drugs to help treat cancer.

Exploration into the plants that have been highlighted as being able to remediate the soil, these plants will need to be used and planted on areas of the site that are currently contaminated.

Exploration into the plants that are native to Italy, that will be used around the scheme for pleasure, so that there are aspects to the scheme that aren’t just ‘working’ plants.

URBAN FORESTS AND PLANTS

MONTH

FEBRUARY

MARCH Willow Tree

Height: 25m

Height: 2m

Height: 3m

Poplar Tree Planting

Indian Mustard Plant

Height: 9m

Planting New Shoots Every Year

JANUARY

Height: 2m

Planting

Exploration into the plants that have been highlighted as being able to remediate the soil, these plants will need to be used and planted on areas of the site that are currently contaminated.

Sunflowers

Planting

phytoremediating plants

Indian Grass

Planting

Designer: Michel Diesvigne Paysagiste

Poplar Tree

Planting

Designer: LAB Landscape Architects of Bangkok

Willow Tree

Flowering/Can be Eaten

OTEMACHI Tokyo, Japan

Indian Mustard Plant

Sow Seeds

THE METRO FOREST PROJECT Bangkok, Thailand

PLANT SPECIES

APRIL

JUNE

anti-cancer plants

JULY

AUGUST

Flowering

Exploration into plants that can be used to develop and manufacture chemotherapy drugs to help treat cancer.

Flowering

Sunflowers

Sow Seeds

Indian Grass

Flowering/Can be Eaten

MAY

SEPTEMBER Camptothecin Derivatives Camptotheca Acuminata Tree

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER Epipodophyllotoxins American Mayapple Plant

Planting

Vinca Alkaloids Periwinkle Plant

Flowering/Can be Eaten

Taxanes Yew Trees

MATERIALITY PRECEDENT RESEARCH

rubble as a construction material On the site, there is an abundance of dumped rubble/stone this will be used as the primary construction material. An exploration into existing architectural precedents has been undertaken. Both of these precedents have used the rubble and stone in opposing ways and they achieve extremely different finished aesthetics. Using a Gabion mesh will allow for thick walls to be achieved, which are good for maintaining a cooler internal environment in the summer and retaining as much heat as possible in the winter months.

NINGBO HISTORY MUSEUM | NINGBO, CHINA

SEI UNITA’ RESIDENZIALI A SESTO | SAN GIOVANNI, ITALY

Architects: Wang Shu, Amateur Architects

Architects: Gino Guarnieri and Roberto Mascazzini

Amateur Architects used the remainder of the surrounding villages, the acres of broken tiles and bricks for the wall construction. Over 20 different types of bricks and tiles have been used throughout the building that have come predominately from farmers homes that have been destroyed in the area. The facade was designed and drawn up by the architect however, the entire process could not be controlled as the craftsmen could not control the materials. The working drawings were followed to the best of the craftsmen’s abilities but due to the recycled materials some of the walls which were drawn straight have ended up slightly curved.

This residential development in San Giovanni, Italy has used rubble and stone in a Gabion Mesh for its construction. The material has been crushed and is contained in a thickness of a few centimetres, by a corten steel wire mesh. This mesh has been used for both the roof and the walls so the development looks like it has been carved out of a single piece of stone. Recycled materials have been used to help reduce energy consumption. The energy consumption is also helped by the large ‘heavy’ mass that helps to slow down the heating of internal environments in the summer and retains as much heat as possible in the winter, for when the building is in use.

RESEARCH FOR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Taxanes Yew Trees

Vinca Alkaloids Periwinkle Plant

Camptothecin Derivatives Camptotheca Acuminata Tree

Epipodophyllotoxins American Mayapple Plant

Indian Mustard Plant

Willow Tree

Poplar Tree

phytoremediation plants

research for development Research undertaken into the toxic waste crisis in Naples, highlighted the consequences it has on peoples health with an increased rate of cancer, especially cancer of lung, trachea and bronchus. Nature has a neutralising relationship with both of these issues and there are plants that have naturally occurring properties that help to re-mediate the soil or can be used in anticancer drugs. Therefore, these plants will be a driving factor in the scheme. The construction material will be stone and rubble, that has been recycled from the site in gabion walls.

Indian Grass

Sunflowers

TYPOLOGICAL STUDY

GETTY VILLA | California, United States

KINGO HOUSES | Helsingor, Denmark

SAYNATSALO TOWN HALL | Saynatsalo, Finland

CAN LIS SUMMER HOUSE | Majorca, Spain

Architect: Robert E. Langdon

Architect: Jorn Utzon

Architect: Alvar Aalto

Architect: Jorn Utzon

The Getty Villa is orientated around a smaller courtyard that is linked to a large courtyard with a pond and landscaped gardens, this courtyard is surrounded by a covered walkway. Applying this to the proposal works well to create a central space that is linked to smaller spaces.

The Kingo Houses are arranged with two solid forms around a courtyard that is enclosed by a wall. In this situation, linking the more solid spaces with lightweight covered walkways works well to create different courtyard spaces. Yet leaving the main remediation centre all together.

After analysing the town hall courtyard, there is a narrow entrance that then opens up to a courtyard that sits in the centre of the building. This has been replicated for the remediation centre, however, having a single large element does not work for the functions required.

The summer house is composed of courtyards, covered walkways and solid elements. Applying this to the remediation centre is not successful as it is difficult to create a homely feel as the spaces would be large, whereas the smaller areas linked by courtyards would be more suited.

courtyard architecture A typological study to explore existing architecture that is focused around courtyards. This will enable a detailed exploration into how they work and the connections that are formed, by looking at; entrances to the spaces, views into/out of the courtyard and level changes.

Views In

Views Out

Level Change

Entrance

Connection to Interior

Planting Barrier

Orientation

Qualities of Space

Linking Spaces

Natural planting surrounds the scheme, as it is proven that being amongst nature helps people who are ill.

Surrounding Remediation Centre.

Maggies Centre, Leeds, England

Greenhouse

Cancer Patients

Internal glazed space, part of the main building for growing produce.

200m2

Natural

South

The greenhouse will allow patients to grow their own food etc, that gives them a purpose.

Direct link to the kitchen space.

Karunashraya Hospice, Bengaluru, India

REMEDIATION CENTRE

A centre that helps to provide an urban oasis, for cancer patients to come and relax/seek advice. There is the incorportation of sleeping retreats, so if people are not local it gives the opportunity to stay for a weekend, a few weeks, or a few months depending on the length of their treatment. This means that they are staying in a specially designed centre whilst also in close proximity to the hospitals within Naples city centre.

Kitchen/Dining Space

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

100m2

Natural

East

Acts as the central hub of the remediation centre, so that people can sit together to socialise.

Direct link to the planting and greenhouse.

St David's Hospice, Newport, Wales

Sleeping Retreat

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

25m2

Natural

East

Nestled amongst the forest, will provide privacy to anybody who is staying here.

Amongst the new forest a retreat.

Bear Cottage Children’s Hospice, Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Exercise/Yoga Centre

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

100m2

Natural

North-East

Provides the opportunity for patients to work out, take a yoga class or meditate.

Surrounded by greenery and nature.

Assisi Hospice, Singapore

Consultation Rooms

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

25m2

Natural

North

Provides rooms for cancer patients to site with nurses/members of staff to discuss treatment.

Located near the pharmaceutical testing.

Sun Health Hospice, Phoenix, Arizona

The remediation centre acts as an urban antidote, with nature being at the heart of the scheme. Throughout the proposal there are connections to greenery, whether it be through allotment planting, indoor greenhouses, external orchards or courtyards.

Office

Member of Staff

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

50m2

Natural

North

Allows a member of staff/nurse to be available at all times but not overbearing.

Direct link to the computer rooms.

Urban Hospice, Denmark

Computer Rooms

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

50m2

Natural

North

Provides for patients to work/look things up after reading in the library.

Direct link to the office/library.

North London Hospice, London

Library

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

50m2

Natural

North

Provides quiet alcoves for patients to relax and take a moment to themselves, with connections to nature.

Away from the main hub kitchen space.

Maggies Centre, Manchester, England

Sitting Rooms

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

200m2

Natural

South

A variety of different sizes of sitting rooms, to provide different options group seating but also individual spaces.

Located around the building.

Chu-lin Nursing Home and Hospice, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C

Courtyards

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

300m2

Natural

North/South Axis

Courtyards throughout the building to ensure natural daylight can reach all rooms.

Links to most of the internal spaces.

Hospice of the Central Coast, Monterey, California

THE URBAN ANTIDOTE PHYTOREMEDIATION CENTRE | WASTE CONTROL

PHARMACEUTICAL TESTING FACILITIES

Planting to help solve Naples' ongoing problem with nuclear and toxic waste that has contaminated the soil on site. Plants with naturally occurring qualities to remove toxins from the soil will be used. Phytoremediation will be used, it is a bioremediation process that uses various types of plants to remove, transfer, stabilise, and destroy contaminants in the soil and groundwater.

Planting

Phytoremediation Staff

External space, particularly planting on contaminated sites.

1000m2

Natural

North/South Axis

The plants that will be used for phytoremediation are; Indian Mustard, Willow, Poplar, Indian Grass and Sunflowers.

Direct link to underground testing.

Purifying Park de Ceuvel, Amsterdam

Underground Testing Tunnels

Phytoremediation Staff

Dug underground to test the level of contamination in the soil.

200m2

Artificial

Underground

Underground tunnels that will constantly test the soil, to monitor if the planting is helping the remediate the soil.

Spread out around the contaminated soil.

Gowanus Canal Sponge Park, Brooklyn, New York

Watering/Nutrients

Phytoremediation Staff

Dug underground - tunnels to provide water to the site.

250m2

Natural

Underground

To provide enough water and nutrients throughout the year to ensure continuous healthy growth.

Links to the planting.

Algae Green Loop, Chicago

Service Rooms

Phytoremediation Staff

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

100m2

Artificial

Underground

Rooms that have tools for tending to the planting.

Connection to the testing.

Vanke Architecture Research Center, Dongguan, China

The pharmaceutical facility will test chemotherapy drugs made from plants, to help treat lung cancer. The four classes of plant-derived anticancer agents that can be used in chemotherapy drugs are: Taxanes, Vinca Alkaloids, Camptothecin Derivatives and Epipodophyllotoxins. Therefore, these will be grown in the greenhouses on site, with consultation rooms to discuss with cancer patients.

Greenhouses

Pharmaceutical Staff

Indoor glazed space that allows for a controlled environment.

1000m2

Natural

South

Greenhouses to grow Yew Trees, Periwinkle Plants, Camptotheca Acuminata Trees and American Mayapple Plants.

Links to external planting.

Lozy's Pharmaceutical Factory, Lecaroz, Spain

Computer Rooms

Pharmaceutical Staff

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

100m2

Artificial

North

Allows to monitor the growth of the plants and how the testing is advancing.

Direct link to the testing facilities.

Pharmaceutical HQ, Moscow, Russia

Testing Facilities: Machine Arm

Pharmaceutical Staff

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

100m2

Artificial

North/South Axis

Testing facilities for the anti-cancer plants in chemotherapy drugs.

Direct link to the computer rooms.

Research and Pharmaceutical Production Centre, Granada, Spain

Consultation Rooms

Pharmaceutical Staff/Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

100m2

Natural

North

Quiet and welcoming spaces for pharmaceutical staff to discuss their research with patients.

Links to testing facilities.

Synthon Laboratory Building, Santiago, Chile

Allotments

Neapolitan Locals

Green space with water supply.

200m2

Natural

North/South Axis

Green space surrounding the proposal, providing space for Neapolitans to use with seating.

Allows space open to the public for locals to grow their own produce.

Links to city.

M40 green mounds

Viewing Mound

Neapolitan Locals

Created using a build up of soil from the site.

1000m2

Natural

South

A large mound that is open to the public, to provide a viewing platform to look out to Mount Vesuvius and the Port.

Links to city.

Parc de la Villette, Paris, France

GREEN SPACE

Providing public green space, that incorporates some shading elements and seating for the use of Neapolitans as there is a lack of green space in the city.

Courtyards

Neapolitan Locals

External space with seating for locals, use of recycled materials - stone/rubble.

200m2

Natural

North/South Axis

Provides space for the public to have courtyards to gather to meet their friends/families.

Links to the covered walkways.

Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy

Covered Walkways

Neapolitan Locals

External space with seating for locals, use of recycled materials- stone/rubble.

500m2

Natural

N/A

Providing shade and slight cover throughout the year to ensure no one overheats.

Links to the external courtyards.

Parco Centrale (Central Park), Prato, Italy

architectural programme Updated architectural programme that responds to the revised brief, incorporating the new method of using plants to remove toxins from the contaminated soil and develop chemotherapy drugs. The programme outlines the opportunities and constraints that will be used as criteria to propel the design development of the proposal.

Function

Typological/ Research Links

Light

North/South Axis

Materiality & Finishes

Natural

Users

1000m2

Private

External space but private - so public cannot walk through/contaminate.

Public/Private

Cancer Patients

Public

Planting

Description of Space With Cultural Response

Volume

ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAMME

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EAST NAPLES MASTER-PLAN 1:10,000 @ A2 A group exploration of creating a master-plan that spans across Naples by creating a green route. All of the proposals have a underlying response to the lack of green space in Naples, and creating a route that snakes through the Industrial Zone to the port whilst stopping off at key cultural and educational sites.

Aerospace Innovation Hub Car Restoration Facility The Urban Antidote Naples Saltwater Park

Tom Baldwin Alex Manza Lucy King Jeffrey Chan

MASTERPLAN DEVELOPMENT The key stages that were undertaken to develop the master-plan on site. Each step resulted in a strategic step for the development of the final layout, including location of buildings, areas of planting and access routes.

01 The existing site is surrounded by a railway to the East, a busy road to the South and quieter roads to the North and the West. It is located within the Zona Industriale, and it is just a short walk to the Port of Naples. 02 Exploration into the environmental factors on the site included looking into the sun-paths, wind direction and noise levels. This resulted in the selection of placing buildings on the South-East to North-West axis to provide the best continuous sunlight throughout the daytime, and the opportunity for natural cross ventilation. 03 A ten metre grid has been overlaid onto the site, that follows the axis of the existing road to the West, that the site runs directly adjacent too. 04 The location of the Remediation Centre is to the North East of the site, the location was selected by being the furthest away from any contaminated soil, and the central point from any of the roads or railway. A Cartesian Grid has been overlaid with the most dense point being where the Remediation Centre sits, forming a cruciform in plan. This will produce dense areas of planting surrounding the main building that become less dense as you move away from this point.

05 A key driving force for the scheme is the landscaping and green space, therefore one of the vital moves for the master-plan was to develop the existing ‘edge’ of the site. To the West of the site the pavement has been set back, which forces Neapolitan locals to walk directly through the site and the green space. The introduction of the new paths and greenery does not just stop at the extents of the site. It takes into account the access to the site from the existing roads and paths, whilst still creating a journey through green landscape and extending out into the surrounding connections. 06 The arrangement of the buildings on site have followed the axis of the grid on site, that responds to the environmental factors. The phytoremediation facility is located to the South West of the site, as this is the area that there is known contamination. 07 Courtyards and covered walkways are a vital part of the scheme, for the continuous connection to nature, and helping provide shelter from the sun in the summer months. The Remediation Centre is connected to its exercise facilities, nurses living quarters, library and amphitheatre by these covered walkways that are made out of recycled timber. A covered walkway also directly connects to the Pharmaceutical Research Centre, to allow cancer patients to go to discuss treatment options and areas for continued research. 08 Planting has been used strategically across the site. This includes the phytoremediation planting to the South West, the anti-cancer drugs surrounding the pharmaceutical research facility in the centre, and a dense forest to the North East that houses the sleeping cabins. To the North of the site, there is a designated green landscaped area for Neapolitan locals, there is also a viewing mound that people can climb to look out over the port to the sea, back to the city or over to Mount Vesuvius. There is a build up of dense trees alongside the South and East of the site to help reduce noise from the railway and road. 09 The final master-plan.

DEVELOPMENT

Orientation

Qualities of Space

Linking Spaces

Natural planting surrounds the scheme, as it is proven that being amongst nature helps people who are ill.

Surrounding Remediation Centre.

Maggies Centre, Leeds, England

Greenhouse

Cancer Patients

Internal glazed space, part of the main building for growing produce.

200m2

Natural

South

The greenhouse will allow patients to grow their own food etc, that gives them a purpose.

Direct link to the kitchen space.

Karunashraya Hospice, Bengaluru, India

REMEDIATION CENTRE

Kitchen/Dining Space

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

100m2

Natural

East

Acts as the central hub of the remediation centre, so that people can sit together to socialise.

Direct link to the planting and greenhouse.

St David's Hospice, Newport, Wales

Sleeping Retreat

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

25m2

Natural

East

Nestled amongst the forest, will provide privacy to anybody who is staying here.

Amongst the new forest a retreat.

Bear Cottage Children’s Hospice, Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Exercise/Yoga Centre

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

100m2

Natural

North-East

Provides the opportunity for patients to work out, take a yoga class or meditate.

Surrounded by greenery and nature.

Assisi Hospice, Singapore

Consultation Rooms

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

25m2

Natural

North

Provides rooms for cancer patients to site with nurses/members of staff to discuss treatment.

Located near the pharmaceutical testing.

Sun Health Hospice, Phoenix, Arizona

Office

Member of Staff

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

50m2

Natural

North

Allows a member of staff/nurse to be available at all times but not overbearing.

Direct link to the computer rooms.

Urban Hospice, Denmark

Computer Rooms

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

50m2

Natural

North

Provides for patients to work/look things up after reading in the library.

Direct link to the office/library.

North London Hospice, London

Library

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

50m2

Natural

North

Provides quiet alcoves for patients to relax and take a moment to themselves, with connections to nature.

Away from the main hub kitchen space.

Maggies Centre, Manchester, England

Sitting Rooms

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

200m2

Natural

South

A variety of different sizes of sitting rooms, to provide different options group seating but also individual spaces.

Located around the building.

Chu-lin Nursing Home and Hospice, I-Lan, Taiwan, R.O.C

Courtyards

Cancer Patients

Natural, tactile materials - no harsh, cold (hospital-like) surfaces. Stone and timber.

300m2

Natural

North/South Axis

Courtyards throughout the building to ensure natural daylight can reach all rooms.

Links to most of the internal spaces.

Hospice of the Central Coast, Monterey, California

THE URBAN ANTIDOTE PHYTOREMEDIATION CENTRE | WASTE CONTROL

Planting

Phytoremediation Staff

External space, particularly planting on contaminated sites.

1000m2

Natural

North/South Axis

The plants that will be used for phytoremediation are; Indian Mustard, Willow, Poplar, Indian Grass and Sunflowers.

Direct link to underground testing.

Purifying Park de Ceuvel, Amsterdam

Underground Testing Tunnels

Phytoremediation Staff

Dug underground to test the level of contamination in the soil.

200m2 Artificial remediation centre development

Underground

Underground tunnels that will constantly test the soil, to monitor if the planting is helping the remediate the soil.

Spread out around the contaminated soil.

Gowanus Canal Sponge Park, Brooklyn, New York

Watering/Nutrients

Phytoremediation Staff

Dug underground - tunnels to provide water to the site.

250m2

Natural

Underground

To provide enough water and nutrients throughout the year to ensure continuous healthy growth.

Links to the planting.

Algae Green Loop, Chicago

Service Rooms

Phytoremediation Staff

Finished with smooth, hard surfaces - so that can be cleaned down easily.

100m2

Artificial

Underground

Rooms that have tools for tending to the planting.

Connection to the testing.

Vanke Architecture Research Center, Dongguan, China

Function

Typological/ Research Links

Light

North/South Axis

Materiality & Finishes

Natural

Users

1000m2

Private

External space but private - so public cannot walk through/contaminate.

Public/Private

Cancer Patients

Public

Planting

Description of Space With Cultural Response

Volume

location on masterplan

DEVELOPMENT

design development

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100m

200m

THE URBAN ANTIDOTE | master-plan for the site 1:2000 @ A2

300m

Phytoremediation Facility Pharmaceutical Greenhouses Pharmaceutical Testing Facility Public Viewing Mound Remediation Centre Sleeping Cabins Train Station

THE URBAN ANTIDOTE Site Section AA 0m

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A section through the proposal to show how the urban antidote sits within the existing context. All of the buildings surrounding the site are either single or double storey so the proposal reflects this. The re-mediation centre sits on a single level, as research has shown that the age group between 80 and 90 have the highest rates of cancer.

THE URBAN ANTIDOTE Site Section BB 0m

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This site section shows how the pharmaceutical research centre sits within the site. This piece of architecture is the largest form on the site, as it has been designed to accommodate large laboratories with the inclusion of a testing arm that can readily test the plants that are being used for chemotherapy drugs. The pharmaceutical research facility sits amongst the sunflower meadow, as sunflowers are known for their remediating qualities.

THE URBAN ANTIDOTE Site Section CC 0m

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A section through the proposal to show how the urban antidote sits within the existing context. This section is taken through an area of the site so that all buildings and planting introductions are visible. This includes the sunflower meadow and the periwinkle field, all selected and placed to help bioremediate the contaminated areas of soil. The phytoremediating plants are accompanied by the phytoremediation facility that geo-technicians work in to monitor the soil and the progress the plants are making. This scheme will then be used across the whole of the Campania region.

LUCY A KING | W1743439 MATREIðSLU | MENNTUN: THE REFUGEE CULINARY SCHOOL The University of Westminster - MArch Architecture Year 01 DS11: The Intrinsic | Extrinsic City – Binaries Opposed. DASASDA

Section AA CC

08 BB

Nurses Walled Garden

Sleeping Cabin Forest 02

Healing Orchard 20

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Timber Covered Walkway

12 10

Wellness Therapy Swimming Pool

Botanical Allotments Library Walled Garden

Main Courtyard

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THE URBAN ANTIDOTE | ground floor plan 1:350 @ A2

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AA 01 Library 02 Nurse’s Courtyard 03 Nurse’s Sitting Room 04 Nurse’s Yoga Studio 05 Nurses Living Quarters 06 Patient Greenhouses 07 Remediation Library 08 Remediation Discussion Room 09 Consultation Rooms 10 Glazed Pathway 11 Computer Rooms 12 Remediation Library 13 Glazed Walkway 14 Nurse’s Office 15 Triple Height Entrance 16 Library Nook 17 Remediation Living Space 18 Central Courtyard/Light-well 19 Remediation Kitchen/Dining 20 Wellness Centre 21 Sleeping Cabins 22 Theatre/Amphitheatre Seating

THE URBAN ANTIDOTE

main courtyard The main courtyard, that is orientated around the large central pond. The timber covered walkway extends from the glazed walkway that splits the main building in two, the walkways helps to shield patients from the sun.

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15m

Section BB: building creating context between treatment rooms and nurses living quarters 1:100 @ A2

Healing Orchard

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14 04 12

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threshold material detail 1:20 @ A2

15m

2x 80mm Insulation Panels 100mm Stone Panels Glazed Window Looking into Healing Orchard Terrazzo Flooring with Underfloor Heat Pump Insulation Under Foundation to Retain Heat Wall Mounted Reading Lighting Sandblasted Gabion Stone Walls Glazed Window Looking into Courtyard Reading Window Seat Concrete Slab Foundations Timber Covered Walkway for Solar Shading Stone Flooring Alongside Building Timber Flooring Around Courtyard Central Low Pool For Therapy

10m

Section CC: living space with central courtyard/light-well 1:100 @ A2

15m

Central Courtyard Light-well

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threshold material detail 1:20 @ A2

15m

Public Viewing Mound Greenhouses for Patient Use Timber Covered Walkway for Solar Shading Botanical Allotments Timber Frame with Lime-Wash Render Glazed Crittal Doors Concrete Slab Foundations Kitchen Units Overlooking Allotments Wall Mounted Lighting Central Kitchen Dining Space Terrazzo Flooring with Underfloor Heat Pump Insulation Under Foundation to Retain Heat Sandblasted Gabion Stone Walls

THE URBAN ANTIDOTE

sleeping cabin forest Sleeping cabin forest for patients to stay whilst undergoing treatment, the forest overlooks the green space for Neapolitans including a viewing mound.