ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Semester 2 ARC 8052
EMILY COWELL | 140116847
INTRODUCTION p.1
PRECEDENT STUDY
INTRODUCTION
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STUDIO BREIF p.4
As part of the Archiving the City studio group, we began this semester with a trip to Athens. After a brief period of site research I chose an abandoned, unfinished mall in Eleonas, a district around 2-3km west of the Acropolis. On returning to the UK, a precedent case study was undertaken, examining the chosen building through producing models at two scales, 1:200 and 1:50.
SITE ANALYSIS p.6
BREIF DEVELOPMENT p.20
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Throughout the following weeks with the use of models until that was unfeasible, I defined the parameters of my project, who it was for, how it would be constructed and what form it would take.
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PROJECT PROPOSAL p.42
REFLECTIVE CONCLUSION p.73
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PRECEDENT STUDY LUIGI BOCCONI UNIVERSITY BUILDING
Architects : Grafton Architects The concept for this building revolved around an embedded boulder in the site, carved out to form a solid, dense Aula Manga (Great Hall). This would be the anchor for the building, with a public corner where a large window is situated enabling the public to peer in. Above, a lighter composition is used for the research oďŹƒces. My 1:200 sectional model of the building explores the idea of light atop a dense and carved structure. My 1:50 model illustrates how Grafton Architects delivered the Great Hall concept, with acoustic panels arranged in a way to provide the carved eect while being structurally supported by a boxy concrete and steel frame structure.
Sectional model at 1:200
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Sectional model at 1:50
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THE BREIF
In semester two the focus shifts from the schematic to the technical. For our studio this was framed through the lens of stereotomy. Alberto Campo Baeza explains stereotomic architecture as: “... a massive, stony, weighty architecture, which settles down on the earth as if it has been born there. It is an architecture that seeks light, that perforates its walls so that light may enter.�
Plaster models exploring light
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ELEONAS : OLIVE GROVE OF ATHENS Elenoas began as an olive grove along the KiďŹ ssos river bank, supplying the City of Athens. This evolved into farmland and then heavy industry with an ideal position between the port and the city. As heavy industry started to decline in the 1980s, transportation industries moved in, with the cheap land and the closeness to the main arterial road network of Greece making the area ideal. Small industrial units are still prevalent, contributing to 35% of industry in the area.
View towards Western Athens from Nypmphs Hill. Eleonas is centre view.
Ferdinand Stademann 1853 Satelite image of Athens
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Google Earth 2020
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TYPES OF WORKSHOPS REQUIRED
Maps adapted from Thesis : Eleonas, an enclave in Athens. A.Fotakis
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Maps adapted from Thesis : Eleonas, an enclave in Athens. A.Fotakis
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TYPES OF WORKSHOPS REQUIRED
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ELEONAS METRO
WEEKLY FLEA MARKET Each week on Sunday, the unions of scavengers host a flea market. It takes over the main road from Eleonas Metro to the Holy Trinity of Trim Church as well as expanding into several parking lots and warehouses lining the road.
HOLY TRINITY OF TRIM CHURCH
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WIDER SITE
Refugee camp
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The wider mall site is adjacent to Agias Annis, one of the main roads through Eleonas. To the east lies Eleonas Camp for refugees, housing over 2000 people.
Warehouse used by the union
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Central interurban bus station - incomplete Eleonas metro (3 minute walk)
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SITE
Due to the size of the mall site, I have chosen a segment to develop. To the north-east of this will be a park, planted with orange and olive trees.
SEGMENT TO DEVELOP
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PARK
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ABANDONED REGENERATION The shopping mall was to be part of a wider regeneration strategy, The Alexandra-Votanikos Avenue Double Regeneration Project. This encompassed a stadium for Panathinaikos Football Club, an indoor basketball-volleyball court, a multi-functional municipal building, street level and underground car parks and communal green spaces. However this never happened, only the concrete frame of the shopping mall was completed before the rest of the construction was suspended in 2009 following an appeal by a small number of residents to the council.
The Alexandra-Votanikos Avenue Double Regeneration Project
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Cranes on site in 2009
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THE PROTAGONIST
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There are 700 families of scavengers in Eleonas with the largest Union, Ermis Union based in a warehouse over the road from the abandoned mall. These families livilhoods are supported by the weekly flea market They often live and work in their warehouses
[FAMILY]
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[LIVE + WORK SPACE]
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OCCUPY THE MALL
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Locals stopped Mall development The shopping mall would have been in stark contrast to their way of life By claiming the mall themselves, it stops future generations from being pushed out of the area.
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PROGRAMME
Housed in the existing structural frame of the mall, this scheme will provide housing, workshops and a new dedicated buikding for the Union’s members.
[LIVING]
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[WORKSHOPS]
[UNION BUILDING]
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HOW? The claiming of the mall will be done in three phases, outlined below
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TYPES OF WORKSHOPS REQUIRED
There will be the provision of three types of workshop based on the main items available at the flea market. Fabric workshops Mechanical workshops Carpentry workshops
Clothing
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Electrical and mechanical items
Furniture
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INITIAL SECTION
In order to tackle the large site, I started by drawing a section, exploring the way light could reach into the lower levels of the scheme and the relationship between workshop and living space.
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WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT
Light down into workshop
The following are required for the workshops: • • •
Large ground floor spaces that can connect to the flea market on Sundays. Rooflights to ensure good natural light levels, particulary in the fabric workshops Connection to a living unit above to maintain the live/work dynamic of the future occupants.
( section extended to include flea market)
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Large volume for occupant to customize
The ability to add half levels for extra space/storage
Phase 2 housing units
Early development sections
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DRAWING G Units sitting within existing frame
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LIVING BASE PROVISION
Each living unit will provide the basic kitchen/dining space, living space, bedroom and bathroom for which the occupants can then expand at a later stage.
KITCHEN / DINING
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LIVING
BATHROOM
BEDROOM
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Wall Panel with window or door
Wall Panel
Roof Cap
LIVING UNIT KIT OF PARTS
L or T shaped beam to carry floors In phase two of construction, the living units will be delivered through prefabricated components. This has meant producing a basic kit of parts or types of component which, when assembled on site will form the living units.
Roof Panel
Concrete
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Insulation
Interior pre-cast arched floor slab
Base pre-cast hollowcore floor slab
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Roof cap
L shaped beam Roof panel Wall panel
ASSEMBLY OF PARTS
L shaped beam
Panel to panel connection
Interior pre-cast arched floor slab
Grout to cover recessed connection
Anchor bolt
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Loose field plate
Washer
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Ability to expand to the rear
Ability to expand to the rear
BEDROOM
BEDROOM LIVING
LIVING
DWELLING TYPES
KITCHEN + DINING BEDROOM
BATHROOM
KITCHEN + DINING
BEDROOM
BATHROOM
For the accommodation, two types of living unit are available. Dwelling one provides two bedrooms and opportunity to expand sideways, dwelling two provides one bedroom and opportunity to expand upwards.
Ground floor
First floor
Living unit 1
Ability to expand upwards with roof panels over stairs removable
Ground floor
First floor
Ability to expand upwards with roof panels over stairs removable
LIVING KITCHEN + DINING BATHROOM
BEDROOM
LIVING
KITCHEN + DINING BATHROOM
BEDROOM
Living unit 2
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 42
Scheme at the end of phase 2 Red - Proposed Black - Existing
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN 44
Scheme at the end of phase 2 Red - Proposed Black - Existing
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN 46
Scheme at the end of phase 2 Red - Proposed Black - Existing
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THIRD FLOOR PLAN 48
Scheme at the end of phase 2 Red - Proposed Black - Existing
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ROOF PLAN
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Scheme at the end of phase 2 Red - Proposed Black - Existing
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BASEMENT PLAN 52
Scheme at the end of phase 2 Red - Proposed Black - Existing
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UNION PLAN
Scheme at the end of phase 2 Red - Proposed Black - Existing
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UNION MAIN HALL
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The walls are composed of pre-cast concrete panels which slot together on site and then secured by bolting the anchor plates.
Roof panels also arrive separatly and then are fitted on site.
The windows are nserted into the corresponding wall panels in the factory so arrive pre fitted.
LIVING UNIT AND WORKSHOP
An axonometric depicting phase 1 and 2 of the living unit and workshop at the north-west corner of the scheme.
PHASE 2
Precast floor panels
Workshop skylights are cast in-situ on site using timber formwork left over from the construction of the frame also. Secondary concrete beam structure to support the floor panels Existing concrete frame Workshop walls are cast in-situ on site using timber formwork left over from the construction of the frame in 2009 to give a boarded finsh.
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PHASE 1
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1:25 DETAIL SECTION Section cutting through living unit 1.
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1:200 SECTION Phase 1
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1:200 SECTION Phase 2
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1:200 SECTION Phase 3
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FIRST FLOOR AXONOMETRIC 68
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ARIEL VIEW OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Orange and Olive trees line the paths to the principle staircase
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FIRST FLOOR VISUAL
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VIEW FROM PARK 72
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CONCLUSION AND COVID 19 REFLECTION I found technological theme of stereotomy intriguing in enabling a different approach to the start of the semester than I would have done otherwise. What I was particularly interested in with the theme was the possibility of making concrete models, something I had never tried before but always wanted to do. Starting afresh in semester two by choosing a new site in Athens, although it allowed a clean start and new ideas, did result in additional time needed to fully define the purpose and protagonists of my project. Arguably I didn’t help myself by choosing a very large site. This led to a lot of frustrations in the development of the design, trying to look at specific moments and details while also making sure they work across the site as a whole. Therefore, there are parts of the scheme that I would have liked to have developed in greater depth and also depict in the portfolio. One such part is the principle staircase on the north east of the scheme overlooking the planned park. The idea behind it is that this staircase is the social core of the structure, leading up from the park to the union, with shaded places to sit along the way. Furthermore, the richest part of my scheme is the final stage, where I was hoping to speculate on the possible future form of the structure through vignettes. Without this I feel I have not been able to fully depict my project. The representation side of my portfolio is normally the weakest aspect and something which I will try and pay particular attention to address in Stage 6. In terms of impacts from Covid 19, the uncertainty surrounding whether we would lose studio access and then the time period to reajust to home working distracted greatly from studio and linked research work. As someone who has always gone into studio or the library to do university work, learning from past experience that I struggle to focus from home, working from home has massively decreased productivity, especially at the start. For me, as most likely a lot of people, losing that work / home divide has been tough. I feel a lot of the benefits of the course are lost from not being able to be around other peers to discuss work as well as more general support. IT issues become more impactful with the loss of the university computers. I had to send my laptop off twice to be fixed, each taking two weeks at a time and now deal with issues connecting to the internet. The area I was most looking forward to in my masters was modelmaking, it has always been something I have enjoyed, and I am aware is not something I will be able to do much of in practice. Therefore, the loss of the workshop has been particularly disappointing. Modelmaking is also the studio specific criterion of our studio and it has not been clarified how this will then be assessed. In the wider context covid-19 has brought lots of uncertainty in terms of future opportunities and financial situations of close family members. Overall the result is that the quality of work I have produced is not as high as I would have ideally liked it.
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