a collection of works, bachelor, masters and work experience
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Meggan Collins Architect MAA
Hey there! I’m a junior architect and graphic creator based in Scandinavia, SE+DK. {04} - Diploma Project 2019 Choreography of Logistics: Architecture of the Consumer Society {34} - Exhibition Project 2018 Beijing Design Week: Urban Dialogues Beijing/ Copenhagen {36} - Built Project / Orkidstudio 2016 Sachibondu Health Centre: Social Change Through Building {44} - Work Experience / JAJA 2016 Streetmekka: Urban Sports and Culture Centre {48} - Bachelor Project 2015 NI Boxing Academy: Community Centre
DIPLOMA PROJECT
Project Introduction - Project Thematics
Choreography of Logistics - “the architecture of the consumer society” Location: Copenhagen, Ny Ellebjerg Type: Urban strategy and Architectural proposal Programme: Urban warehouse
Production: Team project Stage: Masters degree Duration: 6 months
The field of logistics, which seeks to optimise the flow of goods, people, and data across the globe, dominates contemporary life, modifying not just our social perception of time, but also how we interact with the built environment.
scale of the city and the architectural scale of the citizen. The network scale explores at the level of Copenhagen’s municipality and existing metro network, whilst the architectural scale explores the tension between architecture, infrastructure, and landscape, allowing for more integrated territories and stimulating new forms of interaction; it’s within these moments of overlap where the architectural project unfolds.
{a} Aim This project is a critique on large ‘black box’ infrastructure which has occupied the peripheral landscapes of our cities for centuries, and more recently our urban fabric. Within this, the project explores the spatial challenges created by the on-demand society and proposes an alternative organisational model for the ‘networked’ city, through re-imagining distribution as a vehicle for new narratives of urban space. {b} Location Many European nations are reaching almost ninety percent urbanity, increasing passenger and freight flows, and in recent years, the city of Copenhagen has mirrored this trend. With the city’s ambitions to become carbon neutral and the rising on-demand society, here was an opportunity to investigate an alternative sustainable metabolism for Copenhagen’s distribution network through utilising the metro network. {c} Scope The project operates in two complementary scales: the
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10:00 AM INTERNET RETAIL 40
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DEPARTMENT STORES
AN INSANE NUMBER OF RETAIL STORES COULD CLOSE BY 2025 AS AMAZON TAKES OVER
the on-demand society is creating urban vacancy, the decay of the high-streets and increasing mass consumption due to convenience
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Project Thematics - Societal Shift
rural infrastructural spaces - macro/ rural warehouses -
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urban infrastructural spaces - micro/ urban warehouses -
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
{a}
Title of the section
First-mile
{full truck load}
{b}
Long-haul
{1}
high speed
{2}
high capacity
{3}
lower cost
{cargo freight}
{4} lower energy consumption {5}
lower environmental impacts
{full truck load}
{air freight}
{train freight}
{c}
Last-mile
{1}
most time-consuming
{2}
low capacity
{3} high cost {4} high energy consumption {5}
high environmental impacts
{van freight}
Urban Consumer
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energy consumption
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CARBO
AL CAPIT
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
NATURAL CLES GAS VEHI
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energy production
❸ Copenhagen Climate Plan 2025
CPH
urban mobility
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2025
city initiatives
Can we imagine a sustainable urban last-mile network?
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project question: how can copenhagen restructure its logistical network to meet demand, whilst meeting the targets set by the climate plan?
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25% {2/3 C02 emissions from traffic}
{25% from vans}
DIPLOMA PROJECT
Existing Conditions - Copenhagen’s current distribution network
{1} goods enter the city through main road infrastructure from Europe and regional areas
{2} supported by airport cargo and ports, located in close proximity to the urban core
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{3} goods arrive at large distribution parks that inhabit the rural periphery of the city
{4} which then switch to the last-mile and travel on low capacity and high polluting vans‌
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Urban Strategy - A New Sustainable Distribution Network for Copenhagen
{1} the strategy proposes a new low emissions zone for the city of Copenhagen that runs along
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g the main 02 ring-road, where large vehicles are reduced to a minimum
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Urban Strategy - A New Sustainable Distribution Network for Copenhagen
{2} alongside the low emissions boundary new urban distribution centres are located; these a
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act as switch points and mark where the new distribution network begins
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Urban Strategy - A New Sustainable Distribution Network for Copenhagen
{3} goods are transported within the metro cart itself and are delivered to metro stations within the city - the metro stations are a
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already existing acupunctural nodes within the city’s fabric making them prime locations for pick-up points
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Urban Strategy - A New Sustainable Distribution Network for Copenhagen
1.0 The Sharing of Infrastructure { integrating a new urban distribution network }
Time
Vehicle
Space
1.1 Time { utilising off-peak hours }
*metro every 3 minutes
M2
2 minutes
*metro every 20 minutes
2 minutes
30.000
25.000
Goods
20.000
15.000 opportunity for time-sharing of public infrastructure 10.000
Passengers
Day hours
Peak hours
Evening hours
key transport dimensions: time, vehicle and space to promote the sharing of infrastructure
6:00
5:00
3:00
Night hours
to provide a seamless integration between passengers and cargo freight we focused on three
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2:00
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24:00
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Peak hours
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5.000
8:00
M1
*metro every 3 minutes
1.2 Vehicle { combining urban passenger and goods flows }
{ Capacity }
300 passengers
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· Passenger · { existing metro carts }
{ Capacity }
18.6 tonnes / approx. 7 vans
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· Goods · { modified metro carts }
the metro becomes an extension of the distribution plane and replaces the need for most heavy vehicles in the city, one metro train can hold the same capacity as 7 urban delivery trucks
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Urban Strategy - A New Sustainable Distribution Network for Copenhagen
1.3 Space { integrating a new distribution network }
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Orientkaj
Poul Henningsens Plads
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Nordhavn Vibenshus Runddel
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Trianglen
Nørrebro
Østerport Nørrebros Runddel
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M2
Vanløse
Nuuks Plads Flintholm
Marmorkirken
Aksel Møllers Have
Malmö
Lindevang
Fasanvej Solbejerg
Norreport
Forum
Frederiksberg
M4
Kongens Nytorv
Gammel Strand
Rådhuspladsen Frederiksberg Allé
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Copenhagen H
Christianshavn
Orientkaj
Poul Henningsens Plads
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Enghave Plads
Nordhavn
Amagerbro
Vibenshus Runddel
Islands Brygge
M3
Havneholmen
· Elevated earth ·
Øresund Lergravsparken { often found outside the inner-city }
Amager Strand DR Byen
Trianglen
Enghave Brygge
Ny Ellebjerg
M4
Østerport
Mozarts Plads
s Runddel
Femøren Sundby
Sluseholmen
Nuuks Plads Marmorkirken Malmö
eriksberg
Norreport
Forum
M7
Bella Center
Kastrup
Kongens Nytorv Lufthavnen
Gammel Strand
Rådhuspladsen
Ørestad
Frederiksberg Allé
Copenhagen H
Christianshavn
· Elevated earth · { often found outside the inner-city } Vestamager
· Above earth · M1
{ least common metro typology }
M5
Enghave Plads
Amagerbro Islands Brygge
Lergravsparken
Øresund
Havneholmen Amager Strand DR Byen Enghave Brygge
Mozarts Plads Malmö Sundby
Sluseholmen
M7
Bella Center
Femøren
Kastrup
· Elevated earth ·
· Above earth ·
· Below earth ·
{ often found outside the inner-city }
{ least common metro typology }
{ most common metro typology }
Lufthavnen
M2
Ørestad
magerbro Lergravsparken
Øresund Vestamager Amager Strand
Femøren
M1
with space being scarce in any city, the metro in particular represents an acupunctural node that already exists within the city’s fabric, a prime location for pick-up points
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M2
· Locker room 100m2 · see illustration {C}
· Package room 100m2 · see illustration {D}
❶❷❸❹❺❻❼❽❾❿⓫⓬⓭⓮⓯⓰⓱⓲⓳⓴ ❶
❷ ❷ · Roll cage ·
❶ · Locker ·
{ for safe and efficient distribution from warehouse to locker }
{ pick-up point for consumers }
· Locker room 100m2 · see illustration {C} · Ticket floor ·
· Package room 100m2 ·
see illustration {B}
see illustration {D} · Public lift · ❶❷❸❹❺❻❼❽❾❿⓫⓬⓭⓮⓯⓰⓱⓲⓳⓴ see illustration {A}
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· Locker room 100m2 · see illustration {C}
· Package room 100m2 ·
❶ · Locker ·
see illustration {D}
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ribution ker }
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{ pick-up point for consum
❷ · Roll cage ·
❶❷❸❹❺❻❼❽❾❿⓫⓬⓭⓮⓯⓰⓱⓲⓳⓴ ❶ · Locker ·
{ for safe and efficient distribution from warehouse to locker }
{ pick-up point for consumers }
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· Ticket floor ·
· Ticket floor ·
· Locker room 100m2 ·
see illustration {B}
see illustration {C}
see illustration {B}
10:00 AM
DOT Your package is ready to be collected - Christianshavn
· Package room 100m2 ·
· Public lift ·
see illustration {D}
· Metro tunnel ·
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· Public lift ·
see illustration {A}
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· Metro platform ·
see illustration {F}
LOCKER
Code MOR 123
see illustration {A}
see illustration {E}
❷ · Roll cage ·
❸ { for safe and efficient distribution · Goods lift · from warehouse to locker }
❶ ❹ · Locker · · Delivery app ·
· Locker room 100m2 ·
{ pick-up{ point for consumers } chose their allowing consumer to closest pick-up point }
see illustration {C}
{ vertical circulation from platform to storage }
· Package room 100m2 · see illustration {D}
❶ · Ticket floor ·
❷
see illustration {B}
❷ · Roll cage · { for safe and efficient distribution from warehouse to locker }
· Public lift ·
❶ · Locker ·
see illustration {A}
{ pick-up point for consumers }
❸ 10:00 AM
DOT Your package is ready to be collected - Christianshavn
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· Ticket floor ·
LOCKER
see illustration {B}
· Metro tunnel ·
Code MOR 123
· Metro platform ·
see illustration {F}
· Public lift ·
see illustration {E}
see illustration {A}
❸ · Goods lift ·
❹ · Delivery app ·
❸
{ allowing consumer to chose their closest pick-up point }
{ vertical circulation from platform to storage }
10:00 AM
DOT Your package is ready to be collected - Christianshavn
❸ 10:00 AM
DOT
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LOCKER
Your package is ready to be collected - Christianshavn
Code MOR 123
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· Metro tunnel · see illustration {F}
LOCKER
· Metro tunnel · see illustration {F}
lift · platform to storage }
❸ · Goods lift ·
· Metro platform ·
Code MOR 123
· Metro platform{E} · see illustration see illustration {E}
❹ · Delivery app ·
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{ allowing10:00 consumer to chose their AM closest DOT pick-up point }
{ vertical circulation from platform to storage }
Your package is ready to be collected - Christianshavn
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LOCKER
Code MOR 123
· Metro tunnel · see illustration {F}
· Metro platform · see illustration {E}
❹ · Delivery app ·
❸ · Goods lift ·
{ allowing consumer to chose their closest pick-up point }
{ vertical circulation from platform to storage }
this axonometric introduces the new subtle layers that will be added to the already existing infrastructure of the inner city metro stations, allowing it to handle the flows of goods
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❹ · Delivery app
{ allowing consumer to cho closest pick-up poin
DIPLOMA PROJECT
Architectural Proposal - Site Analysis, Ny Ellebjerg Copenhagen
{a} context - programmatic
{b} Ny Ellebjerg - metro extension
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{c} surrounding typologies
{d} existing barriers - railways and major roads
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Architectural Proposal - Urban Logistics Centre, Roof Plan
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Architectural Proposal - Urban Logistics Centre, Ground Floor Plan
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Architectural Proposal - Urban Logistics Centre, Ground Floor Plan
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Architectural Proposal - Urban Logistics Centre, Long Section
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Changing Rooms
Skylight to Robot Field
Table Tennis Area
Breakroom
Longterm Storage
Skylight to Metrostation
Green Edge
Skylight to Metrostation
Cargobike Station Fab Lab
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Spirals to Metro Workstations
Workstation
Workstation from Conveyor to Metro
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Breakroom
Metro Tunnel
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ARCHITECTU { long section showing the spa
long section
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Table Tennis Area
Longterm Storage
Skylight to Metrostation Skylight to Metrostation
Workstation
Workstation from Conveyor to Metro
zoom in of the long section, to highlight how the landscape is pulled up over the building and also ho the production meeting the logistical plane
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Spirals to Metro Workstations
Fab Lab
Sports Stadium
Workstation from Conveyor to Robot
Robot Field
Green Edge
Workstation from Truck to Conveyor
Unloading Bay
Truck Bays
O2 Ringroad
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Truckers Offices
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Metro Tunnel
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URAL SCALE atial sequence of the building }
architecture 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5 / 3.6 / 3.7
Workstation from Conveyor to Robot
Field
Workstation from Truck to Conveyor
Unloading Bay
Truck Bays
Truckers Offices
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Metro Tunnel
zoom in of the long section, to highlight how the lorries turn off the main 02 ring road to be unloaded, this drawing also highlights the public green edge
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DIPLOMA PROJECT
Architectural Proposal - Urban Logistics Centre
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MASTERS PROJECT
Exhibition Material - Physical Models
Beijing Design Week 2018- “urban dialogues: Beijing-Copenhagen” Location: Beijing, China Type: Exhibition Programme: Embassy
Production: Team project Stage: Masters degree Duration: 6 months
The exhibition ‘Urban Dialogues: Beijing-Copenhagen’ is the KADK contribution to the Beijing Design Week 2018, the biggest architecture and design event in Asia. Following cities such as London, Milan, Amsterdam and Barcelona in previous years, the City of Copenhagen is the 2018 guest city with the larger exhibition and program entitled ‘Living is Giving’.Urban Dialogues: Beijing-Copenhagen is a collaboration between the Urbanism and Societal Change program at KADK’s School of Architecture and students and faculty of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Beijing.
expressions, across and between two cultures – without erasing characteristics of each culture? The exhibition consists of drawings, videos and objects – the centrepiece of which is a 25m long model of spatial interventions on six different neighbourhoods across Beijing, developed by KADK students. The model is conceived as a hybrid between the 2-dimensional narrative surface of the traditional Chinese scroll, and the partially flattened 3-dimensional space of the classical European frieze. The object explores a space of dialogue between model and image; but also between space and narrative; and west and east.
Groups of students and teachers from the two schools have visited each other several times during the year. Together with local citizens the students have worked together in a dialogical process, addressing a diversity of urban challenges in Beijing and Copenhagen respectively. Collectively, the work explores what forms of crosscultural learnings and experimentation might be possible if conventional one-directional interactions – e.g. ‘export’ – are expanded in favour of more open two-way dialogues and exchange. How might such an exchange and transfer of local conditions, expertise, and conceptual and cultural approaches, as well as representational formats, support an open creative field of cross-pollinated spatialities, atmospheres and
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Introduction - Project Thematics
Sachibondu Health Centre - “creating social change through building and community� Location: Sachibondu, North West Zambia, Africa Type: Volunteering and built project Programme: Health care and community centre
Production: Team project Stage: Work experience - Orkidstudio Duration: 6 months
Founded over 45 years ago, Sachibondu Health Centre is located near Mwinilunga, a remote and rural region of North West Zambia, at the upper end of the Copperbelt Region.
Sachibondu Health Centre are of poor quality and limited space, meaning that the Centre struggles to cope with the increasing numbers of patients arriving each day. With a history spanning more than five decades, development and growth of the centre has always been dictated by need, with infrastructure provision being sought locally and with little or no design input.
Each year hundreds of patients come to the Health Centre where they are met by a small team of dedicated nurses and midwives who do all that they can to help. As the only health centre within 300km, most patients have travelled long distances to reach the Centre, from within Zambia and over the neighbouring borders with Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the latter in particular, where women are persecuted and have few rights, armed violence a constant threat and many women seek maternity care for pregnancies often caused by rape and abuse.
In remote areas such as this, resources are scarce and buildings are typically inadequately ventilated and suffer from low light levels, even during the middle of the day. These environments can perpetuate the spread of infection and disease, but there are ways that we can change this. Better design and innovative approaches to basic materials and local building methods can make a huge impact on the health and well being of patients. By increasing internal air-change rates passively and introducing effective and controllable natural ventilation, we can reduce health risks. Effective day light strategies can also reduce the reliance on electricity, which is often inaccessible, and helps provide more enjoyable and usable spaces.
The Centre provides a wide range of general health care including tuberculosis, malaria and HIV clinics, and also works hard to increase awareness, testing and education in order to reduce the numbers of new infections. Lessons in food nutrition and cookery are also provided to help families overcome malnutrition and improve childcare standards. The current facilities at the
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A collection of site photos that display the deteriorating facilities of private and public spaces throughout the clinic
{1} Health clinic
{4} Church pastor’s house
{7} Primary school
{10} Eria & Andy’s house
{13} Old garage
{2} The Folenu
{5} Bible school
{8} Staff housing
{11} Anna & Brian’s house
{14} The farm
{3} Doctors housing
{6} Church hall
{9} Old workshop
{12} Shop
{15} Hydro dam
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Introduction - Existing Situation / Conceptual Sketches
Toilets
Tuck shop Maternity ward
Surgery room Store room
Kitchen
Office
Community hall
Waiting area
Wards
Ambulance bay
plans displaying the existing programmatic layout of the clinic, highlighting the need for expansion
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Hand drawings exploring the placement of new programmes in relation to the existing context
axonometric displaying the rhythm and placement of the vaulted roofs in relation yo the external courtyards
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Architectural Design - Ground Floor Plans / Internal Visuals
Welcome Sign
Avocado tree planted to indicate public/ private boundary
External Kitchen
OPD Waiting Area
Ambulance Bay
Seating Area/ Trolley Bays
Welcome Sign
Planted Courtyard
Planted Courtyard
General Store
Pharmacy Waiting Area
IPD Courtyard
Lab/ X-Ray Area
ground floor plan - new programmatic layout of the expanded clinic
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internal visuals that display the overall atmosphere and simplicity of the new wards, and how natural lighting and mosquito nets were integrated without disrupting the vaulted ceilings
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Architectural Design - Construction Phases
a collection of site photos that show various stages of the build, including laying foundations, building walls, columns, arches and also mortar testing
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site photos showing the difference in scale between the hydra-form bricks and vault bricks
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Introduction - Existing Situation
Streetmekka - “urban sports and culture centre” Location: Aalborg, Denmark Type: Invited competition - 1st prize Programme: Facilities for street sport and culture
Production: Team project Stage: Work experience - JAJA Duration: 5 months
The former laboratory building situated within Eternitten has a fantastic setting for Streetmekka Aalborg. The now empty production building from 1963 testifies to the industrial history of the neighbourhood with its raw and distinctive character, almost demanding to be conquered by urban street culture. The main concept is to merge the informal nature of street activities into the existing laboratory building frames, and create spatial ‘experiments’ that inspire new connections between the many activities of Streetmekka.
offers the necessary conditions and opportunities. The experimental hall with its height and spaciousness is the perfect setting for bouldering, parkour, basketball and street soccer. The activities with practical and acoustic requirements such as the dance hall, sound studio, street kitchen and office spaces are places in the lab wing. The outdoor area is organised as a gigantic street-scape with callisthenics area, parkour track, and a boulder rock. The facade of the laboratory building becomes a living canvas for street art.
The laboratory building consists of two sections, originally housing different functions: The experimental hall and the laboratory wing. The original design of the sections, reflects their past industrial purpose, naturally resulting in very different spaces which represent very different potentials.
Inspired by the beauty of the existing building, we have strived to preserve its industrial magic and generate an environment which invites the users to play and experiment with new forms of movement, social meetings, and surprising happenings. Echoing the purpose of its past, this concept aims at creating a thriving and dynamic street laboratory.
With a pragmatic approach, this concept links the future Streetmekka activities with the space that
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VÆRKSTEDET
FORSØGSHALLEN
LABORATORIEFLØJEN
HOVEDINDGANG
STREETSCAPE
site plan displaying the former laboratory building and its new urban programmatic layout in relation to the existing context
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Architectural Design - Ground Floor Plans / Internal Visuals
WORK EXPERIENCE
DEPOT
tilskuer / ophold
tilskuer / ophold
BOULDERHJØRNET STREET BASKET
STREET SOCCER
slackline
rails
BALKONEN
ASFALTBANEN
TRAPPEN slackline port med glass
port med glass
INDGANG
PARKOUR
slackline eksisterende asfalt
lockers / ophold
parallel bars
lockers / ophold
street art wall
15 stk. cykelparkering
nye asfalt
personale rum
basket
KLIPPEN
street art skulptur
server- + printrum
vandpost
rengørings- HC personale rum toilet
toilet
skakt
plads til flytbart panna
LOUNGEOMRÅDE
ANKOMSTOMRÅDE
udendørs bouldervæg nye vindue Gadesalg
vandhane
RECEPTIONEN
STREET FOOD 46 m2
salgsskranke
15 m2 (2 arbejdspladser, opbevaring, skranke)
spisehjørne
genbrugte lab.møbler
personmølle d: 1.5m
personsluse
FLEXVÆRKSTED / EVENTRUM KONTOR
68 m2
15m2 2 arbejdspladser
30 m2 (10-15 pers)
vindfang 10 stk. cykelparkering
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gravel/grass 10 stk. cykelparkering
asfalt ophold
grus/græs
ophold
HOVEDINDGANG
grus/græs
ground floor plan displaying the programmatic layout and integration of landscape
cross section exploring the interplay of levels throughout the building, and how it creates an interesting, challenging and functional space for the users
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depotvæg / lockers
internal visuals demonstrating the atmosphere and how elements of the old building have been preserved and re-used
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BACHELORS PROJECT
Project Introduction - Project Thematics / Contextual Analysis
Northern Ireland’s Boxing Academy - “community centre” Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland Type: Architectural proposal Programme: Community Centre
Production: Individual project Stage: Bachelor degree Duration: 3 months
Accessible to both Belfast and Londonderry, the two areas where amateur boxing and Martial arts is strongest in Northern Ireland, Armagh is an ideal distinct site for a National Academy and centre of excellence for the sport in the Provence. Building upon continued Commonwealth Games and European Championship successes, the Academy will operate as a residential base for national squads and local athletes to train in when preparing for major championships. The Academy therefore needs to provide first rate training facilities alongside squad residential accommodation, where boxers will spend up to four weeks at any one time. When not in use by national squads, the Academy will become a base for coaching and delivering master class sessions, where younger athletes and the community can come.
space is heavily influenced by the interplay of natural lighting, materiality and texture. The design proposal considered the daylight availability and sky conditions in Armagh, the site and obstructions, the buildings form, window and façade design and interior planning and design to optimise the use of natural lighting. Due to the gradient of the site the massing had to take into consideration the impact it would have on the surrounding context from differing points in the city. The spatial massing is determined by the function and the contextual elements of the site. The existing building is a gateway and link to the market-square and will remain so. This link between old and new will remain familiar to the public of Armagh also providing a space for a reception and café area. This space will also link to the main hall and outdoor training area, providing a connection to the main function of the building.
In response to the Cathedral, Market place theatre and the city library the design will become another object on the square, strengthening the idea of threshold. The The main hall will provide natural ventilation and that of display the overall lighting atmospherethus of both halls and how they use value of the new building comesInternal from visuals the idea rarity explaining the height. Being the tallest depending onon the the function and significance, thus becoming a ‘stitch’ natural ratherconnections than a differently of the masses site also provides a hierarchy and ‘demonstration’. highlights the main area of learning and self-betterment. The building will appear at moments in the surrounding The form of the building is a direct response to context to create curiosity and a contrasting form. optimising sunlight and daylight to increase both Although it will provide a sense of contrast to the imitate sustainable and aesthetic values. The aesthetic environment it will also hold a sense of quite, visually 29 aurally. appearance and emotional sensation of the internal and
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Armagh 1760
Armagh 1835
Armagh 1970
Armagh 2007
Surrounded by 7 hills, the
The Medieval period saw clusters
The commercial era of the 19th
As a result Mark Street and Scotch
development and growth is
gather around the religious
Century saw the development of new
Street were restored due to the area
dominated by the religious
establishment and a strong
buildings. However political unrest
being traditionally utilised by the
establishment of St Patrick’s
separation between the character
resulted in considerable damage
public for markets and fairs; still
Cathedral. The City is one that holds
of the city.
impacting the tightly packed urban
stands today as a local market.
a significant place in Irish history as
fabric.
one of the earliest urban settlements.
precedent studies: FT architects and traditional Japanese entry ways or “genkan�- highlighted the significance of threshold and relaxing spaces.
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BACHELORS PROJECT
Architectural Design - Conceptual Sketching / Sketch Models
a set of sketches that demonstrate the development of the main volumes and how they interact with each other
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a collection of early stage plans and roof models that display the development of form, layout and scale
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BACHELORS PROJECT
Architectural Design - Site Plan
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site plan focusing on the rooftops and forms of the existing context in relation to the new academy’s roofscapes
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{1} Cathedral Church of St Patrick
{5} Northern Ireland Boxing Academy
{2} The Market Place Theatre
{6} Public boxing hall
{3} Market House
{7} Public gym
{4} Existing building
{8} Private accommodation
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BACHELORS PROJECT
Architectural Design - Ground Floor Plan
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ground floor plan that explores the different spatial qualities that are created through the use of threshold and natural connections
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{1} Athlete accommodation
{5} Main hall storage
{2} External training garden
{6} Main hall
{3} Gym storage
{7} Existing building
{4} Gym hall
{8} External courtyard
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BACHELORS PROJECT
Architectural Design - Tectonics / Physical Model
a set of early technical sketches that show how a strategy for natural ventilation and lighting was explored throughout the design process
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context model, showing the rooftops and forms of the existing context in relation to the new academy’s roofscapes
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BACHELORS PROJECT
Architectural Design - Long Section / Conceptual Axonometrics
section A - longitudinal section displaying the difference in materiality and form of both halls, and how the building respects the level change that appears across the site
{ Strong connection with public space }
{ Separate organisation program }
{ Strong identity within Armagh }
public space in and around the building connects
services separated from the main activities
roofs visible at moment around the city creating
back to the main square
curiosity
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{ Form to optimise natural lighting}
{ Clear programmatic identity }
{ Connection with nature }
boxing hall tilted towards the North to gain optimum
concrete represents the areas of hard-work
exploring the connection between mental and
daylighting
physical control
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BACHELORS PROJECT
Architectural Design - Cross Section / Internal Visuals
section B and Elevation A - drawings that demonstrate how form respects the level changes across the site and creates spatial hierarchy
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internal visuals thatthat display the overall atmosphere of bothofhalls how theyhow use they natural Internal visuals display the overall atmosphere bothand halls and use connections differently depending on the function natural connections differently depending on the function Internal visuals that display the overall atmosphere of both halls and how they use
natural connections differently depending on the function
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