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STAGE 3 ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO Talip Abdurakhman 170323301 Future City Kieran Connolly & Luke Rigg

CONTENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I want to thank my family for their continuous support throughout these 3 years. Also, friends that I met at uni and with whom I was sometimes going through sleepless nights finishing assignments (excluding this one).

- illustrated reflective report - charrette - project Primer - project Staging - Thinking Through Making Week - project Realisation and Synthesis - illustrated cultural bibliography - bibliography/ references and image list - Field Trip Case Study

Last but not least, I want to thank my studio tutors Kieran and Luke.

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ILLUSTRATED REFLECTIVE REPORT

The job of the architect is to serve the society. It is indeed the profession where design has the immense power to bring positive change to many people. Especially in the world with national and international conflicts, shrinking planetary resources, quickly increasing global population and a very unstable changing climate, design of our built environments (houses, neighbourhoods, areas, cites) is absolutely crucial to our long term well-being and well-being of next generations. More than half of the world’s population today lives cities. by 2050, global population will reach 10 billion people and 75% of the will be living in cities. All those people will need shelter, food, water, clothes, energy etc. It is therefore immensely imperative to build our cities holistically (right in all contexts - morally, ethically, environmentally) and cohesively. And what is a city if not a big cluster of all types of buildings. Very small portion of these thoughts have been lurking in my mind at the start of the year. I think that throughout this academic year, other thoughts have come to me through my dissertation, SMALL TALKS, even through the process of making in the workshop. To bring my design project to a stage where it is now, a lot of learning was done. I think I learned to be more strategic with how I manage my time, especially in the last couple of weeks. While building up this portfolio, I have noticed that I clearly did not put enough effort during the earlier stages of the project, Primer and Staging. Staging was meant to be a section where I was supposed to explore the Baltic Triangle by making detailed site observations and documentation. I could have improved my Staging by: - Making more site drawings, such as elevations and studies into the facades of the neighbouring buildings - Making a detailed digital site model - Researching more fully into the historical, social and economical contexts of the Baltic Triangle These actions would have assisted me a lot during Realisation and Synthesis stages. I would be able to use the site model to test initial massing models and compare things like building heights etc. Also, I would probably even identify a different site. Later in the Realisation, I have noticed a very underused, almost derelict six-storey-tall warehouse on Jamaica street (https://www.google.com/ maps/@53.3965228,-2.9811177,3a,75y,83.17h,102.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUU2mgareqEDx89SNpeV6Ig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192). Although I have seen it many times, I did not pay enough attention to it to. I think that this large empty warehouse could have been a great to building to refurbish into a community centre. I care a lot about using less materials and having a building of such a big size would stop me from designing a new building and focus more on renovating the existing. It does not however mean that I didn’t enjoy working on my actual building.

Also, the studio theme was about resisting the neoliberal practices in architecture. However, although I have done some studio related reading, I did not fully grasp the scale of the studio theme. Other modules have helped me hugely with my design project. The dissertation I wrote for ARC3060 informed me about the contribution of cities to climate change and how the way we build and maintain cities can significantly help the environment, which comes down to how buildings are designed and constructed. ARC3013 report was absolutely integral to my design project. Thanks to it, I started to use Adobe Illustrator and now it is one of the main apps I use (don’t know how I lived without it). Also, I significantly improved my skills in using SketchUp due to having to efficiently manage the model to use it for different illustrations. A technical section was where I have largely resolved my load bearing structure (Glulam beam to column joins, CLT to Glulam joint etc) and integration of services and ventilation. Some of the diagrams that I produced for the report, namely a WC locations diagram slightly affected the planning of the third floor of the warehouse in the later stage. Although the construction sequence diagrams did not really affect my design, the research I did for them landed me one a very helpful precedent that explored how to build very tall buildings with CLT and Glulam. Finally, my design project’s key space – the atrium with a timber canopy and the way it was technically resolved now completely informs the atmosphere and the environmental performance of the atrium. The key takeaway from ARC3014 report was about thinking about managing risks during construction. As a result, I decided to replace the windows of the existing warehouse with double side hung windows (https://www.sequ-door.co.za/product/side-hung-windows/) so that cleaning the windows was safer. Overall, I tried hard to develop a building that would serve people and address my own intentions and concerns through design and choice of materials. Frankly speaking, compared to last year I have learned to assess the building not only by its façade, but also by what it does, what kind of activities does it allow to happen. Thousands of building are being built every year, and they all need to reflect the challenges of their context and time. I think, up until the last 30-40 years, the role of the architect did not change. But now it seems that, we need to be more than mere architects. For those who really care, the responsibilities of this profession are expanding with the time. I hope that the building I designed throughout this year makes a stance in the wider context of the architectural industry.

CHARRETTE WEEK

CHARRETTE WEEK Apart from building clothes, I also wanted to use the waste materials to show how fashion industry devastates the marine life. For example, the waste that fashion companies dump into the oceans get eaten by marine creatures like fish and whales who confuse trash as food. Their stomachs get filled with trash and they starve to death. I then decided to show it through the materials that we found. I built a 1.6-1.8meter long miniature whale out of trash and hung it on the lighting fixture.

Charrette week marks the beginning of the Academic year. It is meant to be a week long activity where students choose a group with atheme they are interested in. I decided to join a group about the destructive impact of the fast fashion industry on the environment. To start off, a small group of students including me decided to build some wearable objects out of waste that comes from clothing packaging. We went through Northumberland street and Grainger Market and managed to get some boxes and plastic wraps from the shop owners and workers.

PRIMER

The first stage of the project focuses on establishing the initial understanding of the physical content for the project as well as analysing other building precedents that are relevant to Future City studio. This section will start by taking a closer look at a housing project and then look at a project site in Liverpool.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mehr Als Wohnenâ&#x20AC;? Cooperative hosing in Zurich, Switzerland

Primer Exhibition photographs by Katie Belch

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mehr Als Wohnenâ&#x20AC;? is a housing cooperative situated in the north of Zurich. The project is a cluster of 13 buildings placed in ways that creates passages and courtyards. To combat the housing crisis in Munich , new ways of living were required. The new development was set to house all sorts of families, from starting to large families to one person houses. 13 buildings of 7 storeys all together accommodate 1300 people in 370 apartments of 160 different layouts. Such a diversity of layout comes from the collaborative nature of this project. The future residents, together with the local community participated in the discussions of the project, which affected the final output.

Most of the buildings feature shared living, which is manifested in the floorplans. In some buildings, the residents had the common spaces such as kitchen and living area, this was done to create social bonds between the residents. Ground floors are used as places of commercial activity. They feature places like: - bakery - healthy food store - hairdresser - restaurant - guesthouse with 20 rooms - urban day-care centre - workshops - recording studios - several common rooms

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Some of these places are owned by the residents, as running a small business helps them to pay off the bills. The presence of shops, workshops draws people into the area which makes it more lively. The 13 blocks are equipped with solar panels with a total area of 3,000m2 that create 1/3 of all the electricity consumed, and also are very well insulated thermally that helps them to be more sustainable.

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House G has 27 dwellings in total: -3 of 12,5 room dwellings -2 of 6,5 room dwellings -16 of 4,5 room dwellings -3 guest-rooms -3 studies -violin makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workshop -music room -exhibition space -mobility station -4 common rooms

House G by POOL Architekten

16 of 4,5 room dwellings have a double level ceiling with a height of 5,5 meters. the room is used as a kitchen and living room. The large glazing allows light to get deep into the room, therefore reducing the energy consumption levels.

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House G is at the heart of the development and opens itself to a courtyard that accommodates some social gatherings and events. In the following pages I will be exploring this building in greater detail.

Fig 7. west facade overlooking the courtyard

Fig 8.west facade

The scenario I chose from the brief is about housing. I am concerned by how the developer-led architecture ends up being careless to its inhabitants, ignoring basic needs such as the provision of more space, sunlight or views. At the moment, I live in a student accommodation that is a great example of what I described above. The lack of care put into the planning results in injustice in relation to many habitants. A similar problem exists with housing sector, which is why I wanted to explore new ways of housing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;More than livingâ&#x20AC;? cooperative housing is a helpful example of more holistic approach to a housing problem, which is why I got interested in this particular precedent

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Fig 13. south facade

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A typical apartment in House G. A

These images well show the effect of double level glazing. The sunlight reaches the deeper parts of the room. Fig 23

Fig 19. section AA Fig 18. plan of the third floor

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Fig 18.1. ground floor plan

Fig 20. section BB

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The axonometric drawing helps to connect the floorplan to a facade

As mentioned earlier, some of the dwellings have a double level living room that spatially enters the dwelling above it. The drawings on the right illustrate this process. To make the understanding easier, the colours used in the plan correspond the colours on the section. The exploded axonometric drawings shows how flats are placed on top of one another.

The analysis of this case study served as introduction to what kind of work I will be trying to achieve with my own project. Cooperative housing showed me that cooperative work of the government, people and businesses can result in a project that will be very fair to all of its stakeholders. I think it is the most important lesson to learn from this precedent. We can now start diving into the Baltic Triangle

Site observations

Baltic Triangle is a post industrial area near central Liverpool that is currently branded as cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;creative quarterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The area used to play an important role during the 19nth century due to its location close to the docks. Currently, the Triangle is filled with warehouses with ranging heights between two to seven storeys that are now have been occupied by creative industry businesses such as architects, designers, musicians, artists etc. They have made the area more popular which has attracted the attention of the developers. Now, the developers are trying to exploit the area for mostly the financial benefit and their activities are now threatening the local businesses and communities

Site observations

Aerial view of the Baltic Triangle clearly capturing the building heights and roof piches - some of areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main characteristics.

Celebratory Piece preparation We has our first site visit on the 28nth of October to inform our understanding of the situation and observe the development that was taking place. We have visited some of the local venues and had listened their point of view on the transformation of the area. Primer stage was finished by a piece of work that was meant to represent what we have learned about the site. The site visit was key in the development of a Celebratory Piece for Primer, a piece of work that could encapsulate my observations.

Primer Celebratory Piece I have noticed that one of the streets running right through the centre of the Triangle, called Jamaica street, featured the buildings in which the architectural identity of the area resided. I also strongly appreciated the Liverpool Cathedralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s domination of the skyline and wanted to include it in my Celebratory piece. The Celebratory piece is a relief model that captures the view from Jamaica street to the Liverpool Cathedral. It treats the streets as layers and the result is a model with many layers. An image to the right is the first test model that shows the essence of the final, much bigger (1.6 m long and 0.5 m tall ) model.

STAGING

‘‘ Following years of financial deregulation and growth of secondary markets, the contemporary city has been transformed from a fixed place to a liquid asset. Financial instruments such as Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are augmenting and even replacing traditional “brick and mortar” investments. The importance of real capital has diminished greatly as new financial tools subsume it, a process that has been described as the “financialization” of the economy; economic performance is tied increasingly to complex financial systems rather than physical output. Thus, in several sectors of the built environment, appeal to investors and rate of return have become the most important aspects of a project’s feasibility. The result is an imperative for predictable results and an aversion to risk from which arises a pervasive ethos of genericism heavily restricted by global industry standards of development and construction. Countless scholars within and outside of the discipline have noted this trajectory.’’

In this section of the project, I will try to expand more of the issues that are present in the Baltic Triangle. As mentioned earlier, the popular reputation of the Triangle has attracted the developers who want to capitalise on it. There are some empty plots of land in the area, some of which are being approved for development. Among the proposals are students accommodation, housing, hotels and retail spaces. There is a general tendency of these developments to follow a certain way to build that minimizes the risks as much as possible by deploying the same building techniques and similar materials that strongly ignore their physical and cultural context. The result of such developments is the erasing of the identity of the Triangle. Such practices are happening on many parts of the Baltic Triangle - the images of the right show some of them.

an extract from ‘Perspecta 47 Money_Ecotectonics’

fig 26. render of EPIC hotel & residence by Elliot group

LOCAL BUSINESSES of the BALTIC TRIANGLE

By the end of the day, our studio had a meeting in a venue called Love Lane. The kitchen and bar place has refurbished two underused buildings. When I was inside, I was at what kind of atmosphere could be created by bringing the existing building back into use. fig 28

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Our studio visited few businesses that are in the Triangle. We spoke to some of them and in others, we just experienced them. A staff member from venue called Constellations talked about her own concerns about the possibility of developer being given a permission to build here.

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BUILDING SITE STUDIES

Initially I was attracted to a empty car park that was located south to KFC and bounded by Bridgewater and Watkinson streets. However, the development taking place on the site by Elloit Group (bottom two images on page 24) south to the car park is going to be 16 storeys high thus completely overshadowing the site for half of the day. I then relocated to another mostly empty car park bounded by Kitchen and Bridgewater streets. There is a number of existing buildings on site that have been derelict for many years in the area and the new site was adjacent to a four storey tall warehouse on 66 Bridgewater street.

The four storey warehouse used to be occupied by Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stores Company. They sold turbine bags and are ships chandlers (a retail dealer who specialises in supplies or equipment for ships) and sailmakers. The customer orders book in the office dates from 1931. According to one source, the building has been abandoned in 1990s and never touched afterwards.

The amount of information about the building was very limited. Only the dimensions of a building were available. It is 7.5 meters wide and 31.5 meters long. The height of the building was also unknown. I counted the number of bricks and multiplied them to an average brick height. Approximately, the highest point of a building is 14.9 meters. I used the dimensions of bricks to estimate the windows dimensions as well. Overall, I think that the building facades that I recreated with images and estimations are quite accurate fig 30

the site sits between Kitchen and Bridgewater streets

BUILDING SITE STUDIES

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BUILDING SITE STUDIES

Luckily, some people have managed to enter the building and take photographs of the interior. The images were very helpful for me to identify the load beading structure of the warehouse. From the images, it looks like the floor s are resting large, thick timber columns that are inserted into the brick wall along the width of the building.

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BUILDING SITE STUDIES

PROGRAMME and USERS

The neighbouring buildings are mostly warehouses that contribute to the character of the site. The heights vary between two to four storeys. An image on the left also successfully demonstrates another development taking place.

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The project is a reaction to the current way Baltic Triangle is being developed. I propose a community centre with affordable office and event spaces. Rentable spaces may be helpful for hosting certain events specific to ethnic communities in and around the Triangle, areas such as adjacent Chinatown and Toxteth. Events also include exhibitions, public talks, birthdays, weddings, evening classes etc. It is also important to support the employment of the area, so part of the programme will be the office spaces for workers of creative industries, namely architects, graphic designers, artists ans sculptors. These users have various spatial requirements and the nature of their work may need spaces that are highly ventilated, have ceiling etc. The drawings on this page are studies of usersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spacial requirements.

DESIGN CONCEPT and SPACIAL ORDER

BUILDING PRECEDENT

The the programme was divided into permanent and temporary uses and it felt intuitive to locate the permanent uses in the existing building while the extension would accommodate the rest of the programme.

The design concept is about having two buildings that are connected by an atrium that is accessible from both Bridgewater and Kitchen streets.

Drawings showing how the incoming North-East directed winds can be used for natural ventilation.

Below is an early spacial layout of the building that focuses on views and environmental performance

Social Justice Centre by Architecture 00 is a conversion of an underused shoe polish factory into office spaces. The architect of the project decided to keep most of the existing structure telling that it made a lot of sense financially. I personally really enjoyed the fact that the difference between the old and the new is made very clear through that atrium the brings natural light into the depth of the building. While people move from one room to another, they constantly move around the atrium. The quality of this space is what I really admire and want to introduce into my project. fig 44

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THINKING THROUGH MAKING WEEK

EARLY TESTS WITH JOINTS

WHEN EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER

I decided to use dovetail joint and a 3-piece joint as shown on the drawings to build a frame. Later, I decided to turn the frame into a chair+small table. This was done by making cuts on the top side of the beams. Joists were slotted into the cuts and stood there strongly due to friction. The top 4 beams had notches cut into them. A 12mm platform had small offsets at the centre of all 4 sides and was places onto the frame. Unfortunately, the image of the final chair+table is missing

Thinking through making week was a week long task of exploring a material of my choice. I was interested in the junctions that were usually present in Japanese pagodas and also furniture. Timber became the material of choice and I wanted to look at ways of connecting pieces of wood without any screws and adhesives. The drawings and images show the process of testing of junctions

WHEN EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER

THINKING THROUGH MAKING WEEK EXHIBITION

On the last day of TTMW, works of all students were placed for an exhibition. I was there as an unofficial photographer. The following pages only show some of the images I took.

THINKING THROUGH MAKING WEEK EXHIBITION

REALISATION AND SYNTHESIS

Followed by TTMW, comes the last two stages of the project. After establishing an understanding of the Baltic Triangle in physical terms and familiarizing myself with its issues, this part is dedicated into exploring the types of spaces, the materials and the social interactions that I want to create in my building. This final stage of the project turns the accumulated knowledge about the site and studio related theory and starts to translate it into the building

BRIEF REVISION OF THE CHOSEN SITE 1:250 site model that was made by students who have chosen the same site. I made a separate massing for the warehouse with darker to differentiate it from the context.

axo view showing the sun path and wind direction

Initial massing demonstrates the approximate height, how the extension meets the existing building and main space of the project. It was important to emphasize the shared nature of the ground floor and also allow the existing warehouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facade to show itself and open to Sunlight.

An early sketch showing a double height spaces that also has a glazed strip near the warehouse to allow light to enter the workshop area

elevation as seen from Bridgewater street that shows roof pitches, window arches and sills, and a very slight slope.

FIRST ITERATION OF FLOOR PLANS

Initial conceptual sketches show the possible relationships of two massings.

Drawings show an early attempt of organizing rooms

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CANOPY and LIGHTING STUDIES

An atrium with a timber canopy is one of the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s key spaces. I was trying to capture the spacial quality of the atrium across multiple mediums.

SECOND ITERATION OF FLOOR PLANS

In this refined set of floorplans I have pushed the rentable studios to the west side of the warehouse to allow more sunlight enter the rooms, halved the number of toilets on the ground floor and finished the layout of the first floor where studios were located.

ground floor

first floor

However, I think a very important decisions was made at this stage to add another entrance to the building to make it more approachable and porous. Now the building could be entered from both Bridgewater and Kitchen streets.

second floor

third floor

SECOND ITERATION OF FLOOR PLANS

section through the warehouse

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KEY: 1. entrance 2. reception and box office 3. cafe 4. kitchen 5. main hall 6. exhibition room 7. workshop 8. workshop storage 9. plant 10. W.C 11. laser cutters and 3d printers room 12. storage 13. staff room 14. large meeting room 15. meeting room 16. meeting room 17. W.C 18. work/study space 19. roof garden 20. artist studio 21. W.C 22. W.C 23. storage 24. access to the roof 25. architecture firm studio 26. fire stairs

perspective section

short section with centext

SECOND ITERATION

Here I am testing how the building works on site. The image of a model shows how building would be seen at the crossing of Bridgewater and Simpson street, while a long section shows views into the neighbouring buildings. The section also highlights the environmental function of the canopy which is to let the light into the centre of the building and illuminating spaces like the workshop. ground floor

section through canopy (centre of the building)

first floor

second floor

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section through the extension building

THIRD ITERATION OF FLOOR PLANS This main feature of this updated set of floorplans is in the warehouse. I swapped the main and fire staircases and that allowed to me to create a separate entrance for the people working in the offices and studios. Placing the main staircase on the southern side of the warehouse creates a much better experience of moving between the floors.

ground floor

THIRD ITERATION OF FLOOR PLANS Also, placing the fire stair in the back created improved the issue of delivery and removal of materials for the workshop.

first floor

The roof of the extension building changed dramatically at this stage. The shape of the new roof was inspired by the Vitsoe Headquarters (furniture factory) building. A sawtooth performed very efficiently. The south side of the sawtooth was covered with solar panels while the north side brought it skylight into the workshop.

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third floor

CANOPY DEVELOPMENT

As I mentioned earlier, the canopy is a very important part of the project. There were some challenges with associated with it. One of them, for example is how it would perform. It is meant to be fully glazed and cover the ground floor from rain and wind and cold while allowing the sunlight to pass, excess heat to escape and rainwater to be collected. The sketches on this page show some of the thinking process.

CANOPY DEVELOPMENT

Another difficulty was its structural strategy. Attaching the canopy onto the existing warehouse was problematic because I was unsure about the behaviour of the brick wall when another force was applied to it. Therefore, I decided to treat the canopy as a self-standing seprarate object. The gap between the canopy beams and the building walls are bridged by thermal insulation that is covered by a water repallant layer and a gutter to move the water into the collection chamber for it to be used in toilet flushing and potentially in the workshop.

the order of assembly (taken from ARC3013) report)

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axo view of the canopy being inserted into the building (taken from ARC3013 report)

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TIMBER CROSS BRACING DEVELOPMENT

MATERIALITY

The buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exterior material is a cladding that has a similar colour to the site, which is a combination of brown and red. The cladding on the images of the right are quite close to the one I described. Initially, it was planned to use brick for the exterior to allow the building blend in to its context. Later, I thought that cladding would be more appropriate for making a clear distinction between the old and new.

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Big Barn by Faulkner Architects

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MATERIALITY

EXTERNAL and INTERNAL VIEWS view from the multipurpose room to Bridgewater street and KFC

warehouse and the extention from Simpson street

view of the atrium

view from Bridgewater street

architectsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office on the third floor of the warehouse

capturing the roofscape of the extention building

Creating gaps in the cladding helps to perceive the facade in storeys.

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On the south and north facades I have a series of windows. However the ones that are filled with lines are actually decorative and serve to create the rhythm on the facade. They feature cross battens instead of cladding to create a sense of depth

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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE and SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is the ability to meet our own needs without sacrificing the future generations’ ability to meet their own needs

Environmental performance remained a high priory through all stages of the project’s development. I think is it unforgivable to not take advantage of the site’s location. The project’s floorplans were strongly influenced by the environmental factors. The layout tries to provide most of the spaces with natural (direct and/or indirect) lighting. The location of openings allows for cross ventilation of most spaces. The materials used in the building are have low carbon footprint.

(taken from ARC3013 report)

Steel and concrete have conquered the construcion industry and are now used almost in all projects. However, these materials have very high enrivonmental impact. So much energy is spent on taking the raw material from the earth and even more nergy is spent on turning that raw material into steel and concrete. These processes emit greenhouse gases like C2O that strongly concrtibute to the global warming. It is estimated that these two materials make up 8% of global CO2 emissions.

It is therefore important to switch to alternatives that do not harm our planet and don’t jeopardize the next generations. The project uses CLT and Glulam to address the issue of using sustainable materials.

(taken from ARC3013 report) (taken from ARC3013 report) exploded axonometric of the building’s CLT + Glulam structure (taken from ARC3013 report)

axonometric view of the programme shows the diversity of building uses (taken from ARC3013 report)

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE and SUSTAINABILITY

conducting lighting tests The location of a large glazed openable area was a decision very driven by performance. The openings on the west facade allow air to flow into the rooms and leave the building through windows in the corridor of the second floor. Similarly, the openings by the main staircase of the extension building direct the prevailing wind into the atrium and out through the openings in the timber canopy.

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summer night (taken from ARC3013 report)

(taken from ARC3013 report) winter day

winter night

FACADE STUDIES

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part of the west facade

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1:500 site plan

QUEENSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; STORES COMMUNITY CENTRE :

supporting and reengaging the community of the Baltic Triangle and beyond

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This final set of floorplans features some changes mainly in the extension building, namely: - major change of the first floor - displacement of the meeting rooms and wc on the second floor. Also, the thrid floor of the warehouse has been changed as well- the shared kitchen was moved from second floor to third floor, threfore making space for an extra rentable studio. The toilet on the third floor has aslo been relocated to the north to shorten the pipework length stretching from the plant on the ground floor.

red circle means the drawing was produced after the Synthesis review blue circle means the drawing was refined (to a small or large extent) after the Synthesis review

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Ground floor at 1:250 scale

First floor at 1:250 scale

Second floor at 1:250 scale

Third floor at 1:250

Ground floor at 1:100 scale

First floor at 1:100 scale

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Second floor at 1:100 scale

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elevation from Bridgewater street

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SYNTHESIS REVIEW CELEBRATORY PIECE

I wanted the canopy to perform well for the well-being of the people in the atrium. During certain the atrium can get quite populated and the radiated heat needs to be removed. The canopy does that by having opening inserted into the CLT beams. A similar system is used in the Vitsoe HQ building. However, the gap in the CLT beam in Vitsoe HQ is made to prevent the cable-work to run without going over the beam.

The long section below shows how the extension building sits of the site, helping to imagine potential views to neighbouring buildings. From here it becomes easier to understand how the environmental performance of the sawtooth roof, generating energy with PV panels on south side and letting indirect sunlight in from the north side It also shows how multi-purpose spaces can be used. I have shown a group of people stretching before they practice dancing, while in the other room, a group of kids is having a music class.

When you look at the plan of the second floor, it seems that the extension buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multipurpose rooms have a very specific use. However, they are intended to be used for manu other activities. One of the uses I imagine is connected to the people of different ethnic groups who could rent a room for hosting their culture-specific event.

250mm x 270mm glulam beam Farrat TBK structural thermal break

250mm x 250mm glulam column

1: 40mm cladding 40mm x 60mm battens moisture break 150mm thermal insulation 70mm cavity gap 120mm KHL CLT panel 40mm battens 40mm counter-battens for services 20mm board

3 45mm screed with underfloor heating 15mm impact-sound insulation 200mm KHL CLT panel 30mm ceiling board finish

45mm screed with underfloor heating separating layer 2x 100mm thermal insulation moisture break 300mm reinforced concrete slab

gutter moisture break 200mm thermal insulation 150mm CLT panel

(taken from ARC3013 report)

EVENTS Back in Staging, I mentioned that the aim of the project was to provide affordable spaces for hosting different types of events. On this render, I am showing one of the potential scenarios for the atrium. The dimensions of the atrium (15.5m by 8.0m) seem appropriate for such use.

EVENTS It was earlier mentioned that the areas around the Baltic such as China Town and Toxteth feature multi ethnic communities. It is important that the centre can serve them. For example, the render below shows a scenario where the local Chinese community can host an exhibition to celebrate their traditional ceramic products.

I like to think of different scenarios when imagining how Queensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stores Community Centre could be used.

INTERNAL VIEWS

VIEWS FROM THE BUILDING

main working area

kitchen and WC

group discussions

I really enjoyed designing the building. This is the future that I imagine for the Baltic Triangle

ILLUSTRATED CULTURAL BIBLIOGRAPHY This academic year, I was living in a student accommodation. I found my room there very small, compared to a room in a flat where I used to live during my Stag 2. The whole experience living in that room made me feel like it was unthoughtful. For example, there was very little space dedicated for things and tools necessary for a kitchen. So, in late September, I decided to create extra space for the kitchen and built the shelves carefully calculated to fit the corner of the room. Later, I built another extra shelver due to lack of storage space in the room. Generally, I think that living in such student accommodation helped me to get a sense of what kind of similar development is happening in the Baltic Triangle and also gain some experience in working with wood.

the plan of my room

ILLUSTRATED CULTURAL BIBLIOGRAPHY imaginary plans I drew to compare them to my room

Apart from building furniture for myself, I ended up building it for another student who lived in the same accommodation. She asked me to build her a shoe rack because there was very little space in her room. Couple of weeks later, she also asked my to built a small chair. I think this proves the fact that the current student accommodation development practice cares little about the quality of living and more about about being lucrative.

A test of an I beamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strength

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Building visits in Manchester include:

HOME Manchester

HOME Manchester Manchester School of Architecture Royal Exchange Theatre Corn Exchange Northern Quarter Affleck’s Manchester Central Library The Whitwoth

The Whitwoth

Affleck’s

Royal Exchange Theatre

Manchester Central Library

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REFERENCES Andrachuk, J., Bolos, C., Forman, A. and Hooks, M., 2014. Perspecta 47. Cambridge: MIT Press.

A series of SMALL TALKs that NUAS held across the year

Jesko Fezer. and Matthias Gorlich., 2013. Civic City Cahier 6: Design In And Against The Neoliberal City. London: Bedford Press. Koolhaas, R., 1995. Generic City. Sassenheim: Sikkens Foundation.

Carmody Groarke

BIBLIOGRAPHY

‘Form Follows Finance’

https://www.poolarch.ch/projekte/2009/0243-maw-haus-j/ https://projets.batidoc.ch/haus-g-mehr-als-wohnen https://www.world-habitat.org/world-habitat-awards/winners-and-finalists/more-than-housing/#peer-exchange https://issuu.com/ethel.baraona/docs/zurich_low https://www.farukpinjo.com/portfolio_dr_poolarch_hausg.html https://arcspace.com/feature/mehr-als-wohnen/ https://amallective.com/portfolio/house-g-mehr-als-wohnen-pool-architekten/ https://www.muellersigrist.ch/assets/Uploads/publications/061/061-Architektur-Aktuell-JuliAugust2015.pdf Ron Baker from PLP Architecture

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DETAIL inspiration magazine

IMAGE LIST fig 1. a modified image from https://arcspace.com/feature/mehr-als-wohnen/ fig 2. DETAIL inspiration magazine fig 3. courtesy of https://arcspace.com/feature/mehr-als-wohnen/ fig 4-6. https://arcspace.com/feature/mehr-als-wohnen/ fig 7. google fig 8-12. https://www.farukpinjo.com/portfolio_dr_poolarch_hausg.html fig 13. the courtesy of DETAIL inspiration magazine fig 14-17. DETAIL inspiration magazine fig 18.plan of the third floor fig 18.1. ground floor plan fig 19. section AA fig 20.section BB fig 21-25. https://www.poolarch.ch/projekte/2009/0243-maw/&browse=browse fig 26. https://elliotgroup.co/property/epic-hotel-and-residence/ fig 27. https://elliotgroup.co/property/epic-hotel-and-residence/ fig 28. https://constellations-liv.com/ fig 28.1. https://thebalticsocial.com/ fig 28.2. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_en-GBGB820GB820&sxsrf=ALeKk03M5zkSPp8EKn61L-wfxAQGuQcNjw:1592072280528&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=baltic+creative+cic+logo&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjB7vK1s__pAhWHxosKHS4wC8gQsAR6BAgIEAE&biw=1536&bih=722#imgrc=0_Yz7oN_nuf8gM fig 28.3. https://www.google.com/search?q=love+lane+brewery+liverpool&rlz=1C1CHBD_en-GBGB820GB820&sxsrf=ALeKk03yyusRy5LZjTx3p62lfTQfieb0-w:1592072306194&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVvZHCs__pAhVCrosKHciHBqAQ_AUoAXoECBQQAw&biw=1536&bih=722#imgrc=NogJbt025S8G_M fig 28.4. http://www.balticbakehouse.co.uk/ fig 29. https://www.google.com/search?q=love+lane+brewery+liverpool&rlz=1C1CHBD_en-GBGB820GB820&sxsrf=ALeKk03yyusRy5LZjTx3p62lfTQfieb0-w:1592072306194&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVvZHCs__pAhVCrosKHciHBqAQ_AUoAXoECBQQAw&cshid=1592072359145801&biw=1536&bih=722#imgrc=qSzYTAigFaNtYM fig 30. https://www.offlimitsphotos.com/uk.html# fig 31. https://www.offlimitsphotos.com/uk.html# fig 32. https://www.flickr.com/photos/undercoversi/14830530162 fig 33-38. https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/queens-stores-company-liverpool-august-2017.109886/ fig 39. Alamy stock photo fig 40. Alamy stock photo fig 41. Alamy stock photo fig 42. could not find the sourse fig 43. https://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/projects/display/id/6962 fig 44. https://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/projects/display/id/6962 fig 45. https://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/projects/display/id/6962 fig 46. https://faulknerarchitects.com/bigbarn fig 47. https://faulknerarchitects.com/bigbarn fig 48. could not find the sourse fig 49. could not find the sourse fig 50. person for whom I build the furniture fig 51. person for whom I build the furniture

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FIELD TRIP CASE STUDY

Programme

Programme The theatre is situated on a levelled site across a north-south oriented street. The north and south sides touch the neighbouring buildings. These conditions already establish constraints when it comes to organizing the programme spatially. Spaces in the building have varying programmatic requirements such as: * access to natural daylighting * strong sound insulation for performing * spaces that need daylight and need to be quite * spaces that can be accessed only by the staff of the theatre

Everyman Liverpool is a theatre in Knowledge quarter that integrates a flexible stage with a large studio for the community, together with other spaces such as interconnecting offices, rehearsal spaces, workshops, meeting rooms and green room, therefore creating an environment for creative working.

The ultimate task is of the programme is to establish a balance between three groups of people: 1. the visitors of the theatre 2. the performers 3. the staff of the theatre

Studying the building reveals the following: 1. basement accommodates spaces for theatre staff and building operating rooms 2. ground and first floors house all the spaces that are used by the visitors 3. the stage that needs artificial lighting is at the heart of the building and that allows to distribute the remaining spaces around the stage therefore satisfying the needs of spaces that require access to natural lighting and views to the outside. 4. public spaces of the building face vibrant and dynamic Hope street while spaces for performers face much more quite Arrad street. ETC

fig 5.basement

fig 8. second floor

fig 2. drawing showing the building and its context

Drawings and diagrams show what is mentioned above. RED= non-public spaces and BLUE= public spaces

fig 1.massing

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fig 6.ground floor

fig 9. third floor

fig 7.first floor

fig 10. fourth floor

fig 3.drawing showing the building and its context

fig 4.demonstration of how public space are concentrated together and slotted out of the building

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Spatial sequence

Programme A programme is organized in 6 levels, each of them being responsible for a particular task

basement:

ground floor:

first floor:

third floor:

electrical intake room rainwater tank room store cloakroom W.C bistro kitchen cellar sub-stage staff changing

store W.C refuse store y & c changing stage door actorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quite room stage management dressing room stage kitchen workshop stage youth and community studio cafe office box office get round corridor

W.C dressing room office laundry bar writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room function room auditorium stalls

meeting room dimmers and amps plant lighting workshop technical grid extract plenum

second floor:

fourth floor:

store office green room wardrobe rehearsal room sound recording room server room auditorium circle control room

flytower air supply plenum

fig 12. entrance hall

fig 13. dressing room

fig 15. the overlay of all 6 floors that show the complexity of the programme

fig 11. stage

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fig 14. rehearsal room

fig 16. drawing showing the location of stairs and lifts

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Spatial sequence

The complexity of the programme can be experienced through going from one space to another. A set of pictures of the right show a user experience of the public part of the building. The journey starts at the main entrance next to which a box office is placed. A person uses the main staircase to reach the first floor where he/she enters a bar with a panoramic view to Hope street. The sense of openness of the bar is followed by a small and narrow space that reveals the spacious stage with a 16 meter tall ceiling. The section below shows describes the latter.

Spatial sequence

fig 18.entrance hall

Drawings attempt to capture the atmosphere of spaces

fig 21. stage

fig 24. hand drawing

fig 19. bar

fig 25. hand drawing

fig 26. hand drawing

fig 22. stage

fig 27. hand drawing

fig 17. section diagram showing the dominance of the stage

fig 28. hand drawing

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS figures 1-10, 15-17 and 24-28 - original work fig 20. staircase with a view to the bar

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fig 23. stage

figures 11-14 and 18-23 - courtesy of Haworth Tompkins (https://www.haworthtompkins.com/work/everyman-theatre)

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