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Mrugesh Lacmane

MRUGESH LACMANE EDUCATION

MArch ARCHITECTURE (65% Merit)

Leicester School Of Architecture (DMU) (2020 - 2022)

I am an RIBA Part II graduate from the Leicester School of Architecture. Prior to that, I completed my BArch at Nottingham Trent University in 2015 with first class honours. I gained extensive experience in architecture during my four years with a Londonbased firm, IID Architects, focusing on educational developments and master planning projects throughout the city.

With my experience and academic background, I have a clear understanding of the importance of place and context in the development of a project. The experience I have gained over the years has also led me to develop a deep concern for the social impact of architectural design. I am always looking for innovative ways to improve the user experience. This may be through traditional architectural methods or by expanding the role of the architect into other domains.

In my experience, I have always enjoyed observing both landscapes and built environments. Architecture seemed like a discipline that combines the creative and the practical to influence society at large.

I am very passionate about fitness, and I enjoy going to the gym and playing cricket. I find that physical exercise compliments my desire to stay healthy in both body and mind.

BA (HONS) ARCHITECTURE (First Class Honours)

Nottingham Trent University (2012 - 2015)

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN CONSTRUCTION (3 Distinction*)

Leicester College (2009 - 2012)

BTEC DIPLOMA IN ICT (Merit)

Gateway College (2008 - 2009)

31 Rolleston Street, Leicester, LE5 3SB 07902474660

mrugeshlacmane@yahoo.com

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

2D GRAPHIC SOFTWARE

AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

3D MODELING SOFTWARE

Audodesk Revit, Rhino, Lumion, Enscape & NBS Chorus

DIGITAL FABRICATION

Laser Cutter Universal WORKSHOP

Cardboard, Wood, Plastic, Blue Form, Clay

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

PART II ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT D5 ARCHITECTS (Aug 2022-Currently)

An architectural practice of medium size that specialises in a variety of sectors, including education, commercial, conservation, and transportation. As part of my responsibilities, I prepare construction drawings and conceptual design proposals.

PART I ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT IID ARCHITECTS (2016-2020)

A medium-sized architectural practice that mainly undertakes private educational projects. My responsibility includes preliminary design proposal sketches, producing drawings for tender and construction.

ARCHITECTURAL TECHNICIAN

DT DESIGN LTD (Part Time) (2011-2012)

Work involved in various residential planning applications which include new build, extension and refurbishments, primarily producing drawing package and assist with office administration.

SIMON TUPPER Director

IID Architects 15 Petersham Road, Richmond, London, TW10 6TP simont@iid.co.uk www.iid.co.uk 020 3274 1000

DAVID MOORE Associate

IID Architects 15 Petersham Road, Richmond, London, TW10 6TP davidm@iid.co.uk www.iid.co.uk 020 3274 1000

Current homeless shelter design or lack of simply does not work. Current shelters and transitional housing do not provide long term housing options, they do not rehabilitate, they do nor educate, and they do not integrate with the community. When any one of these variables are missing, the rehabilitation process is in sufficient and does not provide justice for those involved. Hence, a new shelter typology must be introduced. A shelter typology that challenges the existing typology of homeless shelters. A new typology which introduces a new dynamic program that addresses and introduces new programmatic elements and attributes of healing. A new typology that challenges the status quo and addresses the perceived needs versus actual needs of its users. A new functional typology which rehabilitates, educates, and integrates within the urban fabric and community it is placed. Ultimately, a new shelter typology that works.

LOCKS

UK Population: 68,373,386 Homeless: 227,000

1/301 People are homeless

Defining Homeless

Described homelessness in two categories, the first of which is the rough sleepers in the most acute end, that we can see visible signs of homelessness. The other one is people in insecure and less visible situations. This case is defined as hidden homeless, and these people sometimes sleep on the bus, public transport. Sometimes they are sofa surfing, which means moving from house to house on an insecure basis. These houses might belong to their friends or family members. And sometimes they may be staying in a hostel or a tent.

East Midlands Population: 4,811,000 Homeless: 10,508

1/457 People are homeless

Perhaps even more pressing than street homelessness is the less spoken about problem of hidden homelessness. It is an issue that disproportionately effects young people and if left unaddressed has

It is though that for every one homeless per on the street, there are 13 hidden home people living in hostels or sofa surfing

Leicestershires Population: 698,268 Homeless: 2,026

1/344 People are homeless

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Algorithmic Expermetation Ornaments

Type

Description

Here, am experimenting with computational generative approaches. This rendering of “self-morphism” within which form repeats itself infinitely according to its own law of growth. As Buckminster Fuller who identified structural analogies of geodesic domes. I am exploring space with a biomorphic dimension, inspired by math, biology, botany, and physics. In repetition formations explore new ornament morphologies through the use of fractals produced by recursive geometry, found in nature. This method involves bringing an organic response to questions about the experience of ornamentation.

University Design Studio Research

Software used Blender Houdini

Algorithmic Expermetation Ornaments

A variation was created by stacking the solid fractal objects on top of one another and scaling them down. Several iterations later, the column looks as above.

HUMANITY

Algorithmic Expermetation

Another fractal geometry is the (Snowflake Fractal). Modeled in Houdini and exported to Rhino as an OBJ. A series of triangles are connected to form a complex geometry by connecting them together.

SHELTER

The housing program of the new typology will represent community-based living. The spaces will provide semi-private or private sleeping arrangements with centrally located shared spaces including kitchens, living, and community building spaces. The spaces provide a healthy relationship between private and public, balancing the two social components.

The spaces will provide for both independent and community-based growth of trust, social skills, and lasting supporting relationships.

People become homeless for many reasons, but regardless of their path into homelessness, the path out for most is simply a home they can afford. A stable living environment is a critical factor in recovery of homeless individuals and families,

REHABILITATION

Providing housing may be the first step to removing people from the street, but it is not the sole solution to keeping people off of the streets. In combination with a newly defined typology of transitional housing, the new shelter typology will also assist in the complicated rehabilitation process of homeless people. In addition to the obvious lack of housing, people become homeless for many reasons: addiction, substance abuse, mental health challenges, domestic abuse, and previous institutionalisation. Providing a platform for change, rehabilitation spaces will be broken into programmatic spaces that respond to each of the causes of homelessness.

EDUCATION

Another major cause of homelessness is lack of education and inadequate educational opportunities for homeless individuals. In the UK 62% have no educational qualifications, compared to a 34% national average meaning they can’t read or write at a level required to get a decent job. This permanently sentences homeless people to low-wage, dead-end jobs, or no employment prospects at all. With a lack of education and skills, homeless individuals are left with few opportunities for employment to end the cycle of poverty. Providing spaces to educate the homeless is not a permanent solution, but it is a steppingstone in a long-term solution to end homelessness.

CO-WORKING

The new shelter typology will act as more than just a newly defined homeless shelter, but as a community centre. A place utilised by both homeless people and the public, a space of community growth and integration. For the shelters to be successful they must be seen as a space of positivity and inclusion by all. Not only do homeless individuals benefit from the new shelter typology, but so do the communities in which they are placed. If homeless shelters can be viewed in a positive way, communities will begin to assist in the rehabilitation of homeless people. Community based programming includes spaces for Cafe & Community Nonprofit/Neighbourhood Groups

Enhancement of Natural Environment

There is an extensive amount of soft landscaping located near the library and canal enhancements, contributing to greater biodiversity. During subsequent phases of the masterplan, additional trees will be planted to enhance the landscape and keep protected trees intact. The project is a new build, so there are plenty of opportunities for enhancing the natural environment. A green roof and a garden on the ground floor will re-create an area of natural habitat for the life of the building. Although the site is in close proximity to several of the Borough’s designated Wild Life Sites, we do not believe that it will have a significant impact on these sites.

Mrugesh Lacmane

FOXTON LOCKS

Daylight Analysis & Elevation

The diagram illustrates the number of sun hours that strike the surface over a 12-month period. A daylight analysis has greatly helped in analysing the daylight performance of a space. This analysis helps in designing spaces and volumes by predicting the real world setting of the sun and sky.

GF Block With Viod Daylight Analysis

GF Final Block With Viod Daylight Analysis

GF Block Without Viod Daylight Analysis

SF Block Without Viod Daylight Analysis

SF Block With Viod Daylight Analysis

SF Final Block With Viod Daylight Analysis

A cross-laminated timber structure is used for the upper part of the housing unit in order to achieve the lowest possible carbon footprint. This material was chosen because of its sustainability, recyclability, and carbon reduction characteristics. An extensive portion of the building’s interior will also be finished in CLT. This will draw attention to these factors and to celebrate the natural appearance and finish of the material. Thus, the interiors of the building will have a clean, minimal finish that contrasts nicely with the other materials used.

FOXTON LOCKS Visuals

Type Water infrastructure (University Project)

Client Leeds Council Location Crown Point, River Aire Island Leeds LS9 8PA Description

At its core, the H2O Lab is a water treatment factory. Its multi-level structure consists of successive floor plates filled with plants. These “filter floors” include various types of filtration technologies and account for most of the program space. At the start of the treatment process a coagulation is used for the treating water chemically to convert microscopic element into heavier particles and send to clarification.

Following this the plant will visit several different filtration zones. Each of this programmed space may be separated by an airlock to guarantee the purity of the water. Once fully treated, the water will be tested and stored and returned to the river.

H2O Lab

Site Analysis/Research

Leeds originated as an Anglo-Saxon township on the north bank of the Aire. It grew as a local market centre and was incorporated in 1626. By then the town was a cloth-finishing centre for a wide area where domestic weaving, introduced by 14th-century Flemish weavers, was pursued. By the 16th century Leeds was able to challenge the supremacy of York and Beverley in the woolen-manufacturing trade. With the Industrial Revolution and development of the local coalfield, the woolen industry was surpassed in importance by engineering, and for a time pottery and linen manufacture were also important. The completion in 1816 of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal also stimulated Leeds’s growth, and after 1848 the railway made the city a major centre of locomotive engineering. The end of that century saw a great expansion of the factory production of ready-made clothing, drawing labour from an influx of Jewish immigrants into the city. The site is situated in Leeds, outskirts of city centre. The entire site is surrounded by the River Aire with only one access point from south east. The site is mainly surrounded by private residences with the exception of the crown point bridge (Grade II Listed) on Crown Point road.

Pollution From Water Industry

Site Green Area Surrounding Buildings

Monitered - In 2019, this sewer storm overflow spilled 1 times for a total of 0 hours, discharging into the River Aire.

The Environment Agency RoFRS data shows the chance of flooding from rivers and the sea presented in categories taking account of flood defences and the condition they are in, and describes the suitable uses of the data.

It uses local water level and flood defence data to model flood risk across 40 different flood likelihoods. Results are put into categories and checked by local experts.

In a research paper on pharmaceutical pollution in the rivers Aire and Calder in West Yorkshire, published in the journal Environmental Pollution, the University of Leeds scientists highlight the lack of legislation to regulate the presence of drugs in rivers.

It’s worrying how little legislation exists for pharmaceuticals in our rivers. Pharmaceuticals are an important environmental pollutant, and they should be added to and regulated under existing policies.

Although the likelihood of human health impacts due to pharmaceuticals in the environment is low, their presence is a major ecological concern due to the potential for effects on aquatic organism behaviour, growth, reproduction, and mortality at trace concentrations.

In the new study, the researchers sampled water from the rivers Aire and Calder over an 18-month period, looking for five specific drugs: ibuprofen, erythromycin, diclofenac, mefanamic acid and propanolol.

Pharmaceutical pollution of rivers is not yet regulated, and in 46% of the samples they found the concentration of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac was more than double the limit proposed by the European Commission. The scale of the problem is clear when compare with pesticides in the UK, which exceed the threshold for only 6% of samples monitored.

Moreover, discharges from sewer overflows were investigated and releases of drugs in the untreated sewage were found to be significant contributors to river pharmaceutical pollution.

The study also found a range of pharmaceuticals were routinely present over the 5 km length of river studied downstream of a waste, water treatment plant – the likely entry-point for most pharmaceuticals into rivers.

Water treatment

At its core, the H2O Lab is a water treatment factory. Its multi-level structure consists of successive floor plates filled with plants. These “filter floors” include various types of filtration technologies and account for most of the program space. At the start of the treatment process a coagulation is used for the treating water chemically to convert microscopic element into heavier particles and send to clarification.

Following this the plant will visit several different filtration zones. Each of this programmed space may be separated by an airlock to guarantee the purity of the water. Once fully treated, the water will be tested and stored and returned to the river.

Lab

The water will require to be stored and returned to the river to complete the interference in the water cycle within Leeds. The laboratory like the storage tanks will be a space where new data and information will be found and stored.

Idea Room

The idea room, a non – disciplinary events space designed for performance submerged in running water. Now that the filtration water is cleaned from the poison of our past decision making so are the visitors who have completed the journey. Raising awareness to our routines and their affect on us may allow for their evaluation and potential un-learning. The idea theatre is a space for identifying problems and discovering new solutions through community and water interaction.

Eco Education Centre

As a prototype, this H2O Lab is envisioned to be replicable throughout the city to provide fresh clean water for all its inhabitants. However, as a first of its kind, this site will include educational components. A main lobby will welcome guests to the lab and orient them to the various opportunities within. An exhibition space will teach visitors the principles of water filtration and consumption. Rotating exhibits would cover such topics as coagulation technologies, water testing practices, preparation, and more. A lecture hall and classroom space support hands on learning and the constant flow of new and evolving knowledge

Cafe

The output of purified water will be served onsite. An onsite café provides the water with an additional source of revenue. The café place will provide a meeting space where people can meet and enjoy the city’s view.

H2O Lab is a public water filtration plant, within which the filtration process can be understood better through a curated experience of mixed programs. The project is born from a continuous discovery of river Aire and studied to anticipate a healthier future for the people and the place. As the water is cleaned gradually, visitor will go through a process of un-learning past routines and anticipating change through water.

Technology is only part of the answer to our challenges with water. What is missing is our relationship with water. How will life change as our relationship to water transforms?

Experiencing water treatment symbiotically

The river has turned into physical remains pollutants within the water. H2O lab will be used to filter the water which runs across the site, the filtration itself will become exposed to the public to remind the people of the city. The water will be cleaned and returned to the river s well as offer the public an experiential journey, the lab is designed to perform symbiotically by nurturing the site and people.

H2O Lab Design Proccess

Initial fluid roof lines

The inspiration for the curves lines came from the structural ribs collage.The sketch depicts formal exercises, massing conceptualisations, compositions, construction systems, structures, and contextual relationships of the past and the future.

Pitch line connects to fluid wave line folowing

Crown Point Bridge was built in 1842, and is Listed Grade II. The bridge is ornate in the extreme, but it remains elegant due to the basic clarity of the different pieces - the arch ribs, spandrel X-bracing, beams and parapets.

Dismantle of modern structural ribs supports Structural ribs in different arrangement Traced lines of Structural ribs Leeds pitch roofs

Reflective Ceramic Roof Tile

The proposed roof will be clad in reflective red and orange ceramic tiles with folded angle tile to follow the organic roof shape. The idea was to represent the traditional roof tile with a contemporary aesthetic. This roof is closely related to its context and is aware of the specific features and cultural aspects of its surroundings building, being strongly influenced by them.

Outcome’s very fluid geometry

The ridge & Valleys lines crease to create rigid and sharp roof pitches

Diagram

UV Exploded Iso View

The initial pods were too simple, so I have twisted and rotate specific axis to create a more organic shape. The pods consist of a monumental concrete core structure and cladded with porcelain tile to create a warm and welcoming space. Also, a rooflight is placed above the pod to allow natural light inside the space.

A cavernous pod is the central feature of the building, with its smooth sprayed-walls curving in bulbous shapes from the travertine floor to the ceiling.

The frame of the building is cast-in-situ concrete. The free-form walls and the curving shapes of the roof connecting to them form part of the frame system

H2O Lab Visual & Plan

Under the Bridge View 2

Type

University Design Studio Research

Description

The purpose was to choose one object and to deconstruct it in a way that would invite a radically different narrative. For this research, I selected a wooden stool. As part of the final piece, existing objects were combined with new pieces, such as brass pipes.

The idea draws from the concepts of light, heavy and open, close through different size timber cube interlink together. It also shows the juxtaposition between two different materials steel and timber connection.

The model consists of different wooden cubes that have been stacked, rotate and assembled to create a poetic dynamic volume, It offers an organic geometry by a geometric composition of wood.

This assembly technique allows the structure’s appearance to change depending on the perspective. From one angle it appears to be a closed and compact, and from another: open and light.

GRASSHOPPER MODELLING

Experimentation, Prototyping & Innovation in Architecture Pavilion

Type

University Technology Research Description

This project will investigate the use of rhino grasshoppers for technology assignment. Specifically, this assignment explores/researches of structural framing such as skeletons, trusses, joints, and space frames, and undertakes structural displacement analysis using Karamba 3D in Grasshopper.

The daylighting/wind analysis of the structure was also performed using the Ladybug Solar Analysis (legacy) plug-in in Grasshopper.

A further experiment was conducted to explore the connections and joints of digital manufacturing (3D printed joints).

Software used Rhino Grasshopper

Experimentation, Prototyping & Innovation in Architecture Analysis

Structural Analysis

The colour of the structure allows one to visualise what areas of the frame are under significant weight/stress. The green area shows no stress and is structurally stable, whereas the yellow region indicates medium levels of stress on the structure. Finally, the red zone shows a highstress area due to the truss being a cantilever and further away from support.

Grasshopper_scripts Structural analysis

Grasshopper generated Structure

Experimentation, Prototyping & Innovation in Architecture

3D Printed Joint

1. I have used the gumball tool to resize the geometry.

2. I then added a square connector plate at the end of the pipe and a Boolean difference to cut the ends.

3. Next step, I have added fin plate. and Boolean difference the pin

4. Then added pin connector.

Birmingham Airport Birmingham Airport Extension Visuals

Birmingham B26 3QJ

Description

This development consists of a two-storey extension with a new entrance at the front of the terminal building. The scheme is summarised in the plans as an “extension of Birmingham Airport’s north terminal building frontage”.

The scheme is summarised in the plans as an “extension of Birmingham Airport’s north terminal building frontage”.

The new build will extend seven metres past the current frontage and will feature a concourse for passengers to access the departure level. It will comprise six new lifts, while the existing escalators will be removed to create a more open and accessible space on both ground and first floors.

The new security investment will enable greater numbers of customers to be processed more quickly at peak times. The revamp is also designed to enable better use of existing space including an enlarged departures area and additional retail and seating for customers.

05| Birmingham Airport Birmingham Airport Extension Visuals

APPEARANCE

The overall strategy is to echo the scale, materiality and form of the existing in the new extension so that the building appears as a considered whole rather than a collection of disparate extensions and refurbishments over time.

However, the proposed extension will not simply be a copy. The form of the roof, the windows, fenestrations and external solar shading/over cladding along with the new locker pavilion and external landscaping will aim to provide a 2016 update to the 1970’s design aesthetic of the existing block.

PAVILION

Introduce a locker pavilion along the pedestrian plaza which is light, transparent and elegant in appearance and presents as an addition to the block building. The pavilion should not appear as grounded and robust as the main building, but should present more as a building within landscape.

EDGE TRIM FOR SYNTHETIC GRASS & PAVING SLABS

HANDRAIL MECHAINCALLY FIXED TO CONCRETE DECK

FULLY WELDED COUNTER FLASHING

LEAD FLASHING

J41/468B PERFORATED EDGE TRIM FOR BALLAST

TREATED TIMBER HARD EDGE MECHANICALLY FIXED TO BE 10MM THINNER THAN ADUTTING INSULATION

BAUDER CAP SHEET TO FORM WELTED DRIP ON SUITABLE FORMER (IF REQUIRED) MECHANICALLY FIXED 13. BAUDER GUTTER FULLY SUPPORTED ON 18MM PLY

14. PPC ALUMINIUM CAPPING 15. H72/110B PAVILION ALUMINIUM ROOF OVERHANG COVERING 16. G20/311A NON-STRUCTURAL PLYWOOD FOR EXTERNAL USE GENERALLY 17. EXPOSED PFC STEEL BEAM, (REFER TO S.ENG SWGS) 18. TIMBER STRUCTURE AS S.ENG’S DETAIL 19. INSECT MESH 20. LAST BOARD CUT TO ALLOW A CONSISTANT 10MM GAP TO PFC 21. P20/450B EXTERNAL TIMBER SOFFIT TO PAVILION 22. ALIGN DOWNLIGHT WITH CENTRE OF TIMBER BOARD 23. ALIGN BRIS SOLIEL WITH CENTRE OF TIMBER BOARD 24. BRISE SOLEIL 25. (dashed line) RWP 26. LOUVRE INTERGRATED INTO CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM 27. STRIP LIGHT FITTING. E.ENG SPECIFICATION 28. 120 X 40 TIMBER SLATS CONCEALED FIXED INTO EXTRUDED ALUMINIUM ‘TOP HAT’ SUPPORT PROFILE 29. M10/130A PROPRIETARY QUICK DRYING

LEVELLING SCREED TO PAVILION FLOOR 30. M10/290A FLOOR SLAB INSULATION – PAVILION 31. J40/120A LOOSE LAID POLYETHYLENE SEPARATION LAYER 32. J40/130 LOOSE LAID POLYETHYLENE OVERSITE DAMP PROOFING 33. TRENCH HEATER TO M.ENG SPECIFICATION. 20MM THK INSULATION BELOW TRENCH HEATER 34. EPDM LAPPED AND TAPED OVER DPM 35. BRISE SOLEIL MECHANICALLY FIXED WITH WASHERS INTO IN-SITU CONCRETE PLINTH. COUNTER SUNK SCREWS WITH PELLETS IN BOTTOM TIMBER PLATE 36. H72/470C ALUMINIUM CILLS TO OPENINGS 37. F30/150C FULL FILL CAVITY WALL INSULATION BELOW DPC LEVEL 38. CAST IN-SITU CONCRETE PERIMETER PLINTH WITH 3°ANGLED TOP AND FRONT EDGE CHAMFER 39. RPW’S CAST INSIDE CONCRETE PLINTH 40. 250MM THK REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB [REFER TO S.ENG DWGS]

STEM MANIFESTATION

We were commissioned to carefully craft an ornate and highly detailed STEM manifestation. The graphic was to function as part of modesty and decoration, in a modular way so that a simple graphic mark could be used in separate situations. In contrast, the detailed symbols could function as a seal of quality.

After many iterations, along with an in-depth exploration of various patterns and symbols used in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, we arrived at a range of elements we felt really encompassed the tone and space values. The pattern forms part of the detailed emblems, a nod towards the backbone of the STEM classroom, while the overall design conveys a sense of elite decoration.

Four levels of light transmission, always maintaining a vision out The white around the print to be clear glass

The landscape proposals seek to work with the fall of the land to create a gentle and meandering approach to the main entrance, away from the parked vehicles. It will include a mixture of finishes, hard and soft to suit areas of seating, planting and pathway.

A clock tower to replicate the existing, which has been removed over the course of time, is proposed as a nod to the past heritage and provides a new beacon to delineate the new entrance of the School.

Manor Lodge School in Shenley is recently completed - Creating a new Library and ICT facility (LRC) in the heart of the school, relocating the Library, Design Technology, Art and Computing within the main teaching areas, to enhance an investigative approach to learning. Celebrate and increase the prominence of specialised teaching, using glazed screens and turning corridors into ‘breakout’ spaces, providing glimpses of the School’s learning activates as you enter the School

Concept:

The proposed design seeks to integrate with the existing building fabric and highlights the historical features and material with the proposed new additions, creating an exciting and inviting environment for pupils, parents and staff.

The interventions to the external to the fabric of the existing building will be mainly glazed with slim metal frames. These will be respectful to the historic structure and minimise harm to its listed significance.

MANOR LODGE Coach House Visual Detail

The detailing of the extended glazed element over the existing courtyard connecting into the archway will be sympathetic to the existing building, utilising curved glass with slim structural elements and glazing metal frames, to not detract from the prominence of the arch and pediment above.

The multipurpose hall’s roof will be stripped back to its metal structural frame and re-clad with an atrium glazing system. This provides a more sympathetic response to the historic stable buildings than the existing solid roof and enclosed space.

Education Client

Wimbledon High School

Location Mansel Rd, Wimbledon, London SW19 4AB

Description

Re-modelling, refurbishment to the existing school to provide new 6th form centre, designed for dedicated use by 6th form pupils. An additional floor created on top of the existing three-storey science block to create a STEAM centre.

The axis of the extension is skewed and contrary to the orthogonal layout of the old Science Building. The new axis responds to the direction of north light. Parts of the roof fold away and open up to this to provide indirect north light to the art rooms on the top floor.

The façade materials are brick to complement the existing, glazing and a metal balustrade at 3rd floor level where the façade steps back to make the top floor appear lighter in appearance.

1. M51/110 REFER TO FINISHES DWGS FOR FLOOR FINISH 2. PRECAST STAIR LANDING 3. METAL BALUSTRADE 4. TIMBER HAND RAIL 5. STEEL BEAM 6. H11/110A CURTAIN WALLING 7. K10/220A PROPRIETARY SUSPENDED CEILING SYSTEM 8. H72/480A WINDOW SILLS AND SOFFITS TO NEW WINDOWS AND GLAZED CURTAIN WALL 9. P20/200B MEDIUM DENSITY FIBREBOARD WINDOW SILLS 10. EPDM LAPPED AND TAPED OVER VCL 11. F30/155B PARTIAL FILL CAVITY INSULATION BELOW DPC 12. LINEAR DRAINAGE CHANNEL. REFER TO CIVIL ENG. DESIGN. 13. K10/165A WALL LINING SYSTEM (METAL FRAMING) 14. VISQUEEN TANKING SYSTEM. INSTALLATION CONDITIONS WILL DETERMINE TYPE OF TANKING SYSTEM REQUIRED. 15. F30/130A PERPEND JOINT WEEP HOLES 16. M51/110 REFER TO FINISHES DWGS FOR FLOOR FINISH 17. M10/130A SCREED 18. M10/290A FLOOR INSULATION 19. 150MM SFS FRAME @ 600MMC/C - CDP ITEM

J40/120A LOOSE LAID POLYETHYLENE DAMP PROOFING

J40/367 VISQUEEN ZEDDEX HIGH BOND DPC

250mm THK GROUND BEARING RC SLAB. REFER TO S.ENG DESIGN

FORMWORK SYSTEM. REFER TO S.ENG DESIGN

TYPE 3: VERTICAL CLADDING PROFILE

R10/321A COMBINED FASCIA,

WIMBLEDON HIGH SCHOOL STEAM

The battens will clad the areas of new façade at third floor that sit under the flat roof. In the latest design changes we have added a small gap to differentiate the horizontal band running across the façade. The battens introduce a verticality to the new floor and introduce their own rhythm. By keeping the colour quite mute the battens will not overpower other elements on the façade.

Flemish bond pattern with the snapped headers inset by 25mm we created a “woven” pattern, largely characterised by shadows falling across the inset headers to differentiate the panel from the rest of the brickwork.

1. F10/110A CLAY FACING BRICKWORK GENERALLY 2. F30/211A CAVITY WALL TIES

F30/155A PARTIAL FILL CAVITY INSULATION

P10/310A VAPOUR CONTROL LAYER

P10/320A BREATHER MEMBRANE

K11/854A SHEATHING BOARD TO FACE OF SFS

150MM SFS FRAME @ 600MMC/C – CDP ITEM

K10/165A WALL LINNING SYSTEM (METAL FRAMING)

H92/110A RAINSCREEN CLADDING ALUMINIUM BATTENS

8MM THICK FINBRE CEMENT BOARD (FIRE CLASS A2,S1-D0) RAL 7015

H92/776A THERMAL INSULATION

R10/321A COMBINED FASCIA,SOFFIT AND GUTTER

CW28 100mm EXTENDED COVER CAP

LVSSPEC/290 60mm LOUVRE BLADE

CW08A 30mm MID COVER CAP

LV012 FLAT BAR

TIFFIN SCHOOL

Tiffin Sports Hall Extension Visual & Plans

Tiffin School Location

Queen Elizabeth Rd, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6RL

MAIN ENTRANCE FOYER

BOYS’ (CLEAN) CHANGING

BOYS’ WCS/SHOWERS

GIRLS’ (DIRTY) CHANGING

BOYS (DIRTY) CHANGING

Ground Plan

Scale: 1:100 @A1

Description

This development consists of a new two-storey extension along the southern side of the existing Sports Centre.

The extension has a gross internal floor area of 1044m2. It provides a larger replacement gym, two new fitness studios and additional modern changing facilities. In addition, it has a new main entrance and lift to improve circulation and accessibility for all users. The proposals include limited remodelling and refurbishment of the existing Sports Hall to unify the buildings into one coherent Sports Centre.

In addition to replacing out of date facilities, the new development addresses the needs of the newly formed co-educational 6th Form and provides for sports, dance, health and wellbeing classes for children and adults within the wider Kingston community.

The exterior design of the proposed building echoes the aesthetic of the light-industrial workshops and warehouses fronting the southern boundary of the school, to the rear of numbers 119-133 London Road, and beyond the eastern boundary.

Software used Autodesk Revit Autodesk AutoCAD

Photoshop Lumion

Involvement

RIBA Stage 2 to 5

Tiffin Sports Hall Extension

House Plan & Visual

Type

Education (Competition)

Client

St George’s Junior School

Location

St George’s Junior School Thames Street,Weybridge, Surrey

KT13 8NL

Description

The architecture is meant to visually capture the poetic rhythm and motion of rowing. But by providing a publically accessible riverfront, it also reveals the larger movement toward an ecological and recreational revival of the River Thames.

The boathouse’s design translates the time-lapse motion of rowing into an architectural roof form, providing visual interest while also offering spatial and environmental advantages that allow the boathouse to adapt distinctive seasonal changes. With structural truss shapes alternating between an inverted “V” and an “M,” the roof achieves a rhythmic modulation that lets in southern light through the building’s upper clerestory. The clerestory glazing warms the floor slab of the structure in winter and ventilates in summer to minimize energy use throughout the year.

The building form for the proposed boathouse has been driven by the concept of movement. There were two elements of the proposed building form which were considered key –the roof and the external walls.

It is proposed that the external walls, first floor and roof of the boathouse will be constructed from in-situ reinforced concrete with a fair faced and angled shutter finish externally.

It is considered that concrete will provide a suitably robust finish and will enable the construction to be undertaken within the confined working area – possibly via the pumping of concrete from wagons parked on Sunbury Lane.

The alternative surface finishes to the walls provide a further dynamism to the external façade reinforcing the forms described on the previous sheet.

It is proposed that the roof be finished externally with ‘shimmering’ zinc shingles whilst, internally, it will be lined with timber slats which will conceal services and provide a ‘warmer’ character to the social areas.

Diagram showing the motion of the blade entering and leaving the water.

Roof Form.

Taking our inspiration from the rowing data analysis charts – we have arrived at a dynamic roof form reflecting the wave motion of the river and the cyclical nature of the rowing activity. This undulating roof allows the building to sit comfortably into the site but also creates a distinctive form which will generate interest and admiration from passers by.

External Walls.

The external walls of the boathouse have been inspired by the motion of the blades entering and leaving the water. These dynamic forms compliment those of the roof.

Outline sketch of the south west elevation with extracts of the diagram left side.

Outline sketch of the roof form

Graph analysing blade movement of the stroke (red) and bow (blue) rowers.