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UCA
BA (HONS) INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
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CSA // UCA The Canterbury School of Architecture (CSA) is situated within the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), a leading specialist university that offers courses from pre-degree Art Foundation to PhD research in its Art, Design & Media disciplines. Our founding colleges and campuses at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester have a history dating back to 1866. Our courses in Architecture, Interiors and Design for Performance, Theatre & Film are located at our campuses in Canterbury, Farnham Rochester where students benefit from generous and dedicated purpose-built studios and a range of specialist technical workshops, library collections and exhibition spaces. Our School has developed a distinctive approach to architectural and spatial design education and research that is informed by its rich Art School heritage. In particular we emphasise activist models of teaching, learning and research; cultures of thinking and making that synthesise traditional techniques with advanced digital media and workflows: and a pedagogic culture that situates imaginative futures in clearly articulated critical understandings of the present. All of our activities consciously face outwards to the world and engage diverse audiences through exhibitions, publications, collaborations and a strong public programme of lectures and events. Our School is a laboratory for architecture and spatial design. We explore the potentials of our disciplines through individual and collective actions and agency. Our activist approach informs all of the design projects that we set for our students, demanding that they take responsibility for aspects of the projects objectives and aims, their development and trajectory and ultimately their dissemination and use. We share this mind-set with the wider community of artists, designers and designer-makers at UCA where there is a strong tradition of valuing professional and creative practice and agency. This Art School tradition makes the Canterbury School of Architecture an ideal place for the exploration and production of ideas as things.
‘‘ a place to think a place to make a place to do�
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Course life Contemporary interior practice demands designers who are versatile, with innovative and technicallyadvanced design skills that enable them to work with challenging locations, programmatic requirements and multiple media. To prepare you for this demanding marketplace, we focus on creative design practice that is critical, ambitious and interdisciplinary. Our course explores the design and construction of interior space in relation to an existing architectural and urban framework. Students undertake projects in a dynamic and collaborative studio environment that promotes the conceptual, experimental and practical skills that are required of a professional interior designer. You study complex architectural spaces and environments and are encouraged to explore critical issues in contemporary design, gaining the ability to not only react to design opportunities, but to become responsible for creating them.
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// Wearable Architecture Wearable Architecture was the first design brief encouraged students to develop a deep knowledge and understanding of place and peoples reaction and connection to it. From the beginning, the Stage One students had to work beyond the confines/relative safety of the design studio, on Canterbury High Street. Rather than emphasizing the exceptional, the sensational or the spectacular, the concept of the ‘infra- ordinary’ focused the students attention on those everyday things we often take for granted the obvious, the mundane, the habitual, the parts of every day life that go unnoticed. Working in small groups, students started the project by mapping the ‘infra-ordinary’ themes and patterns encountered on their given site. Based on these investigations, students developed, assembled and deployed interventions along the High Street allowed them to test their designs in a ‘real life’ situation. In very straight forward terms this was a phenomenological study of the built environment, an exercise in ‘seeing’ place, so that the ‘see-er’ would become more sensitive to the events as they occur within the context of every day life and space.
Anish Rai
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// All gone Margate The project required students to investigate the complex issues associated with coastal town regeneration, in an effort to develop a design proposal This project focused on the development of a design that could accommodate a live/work space for a skilled professional (long-term occupant), temporary accommodation for an apprentice (local resident) and a public space for both the professional and apprentice to interact with other members of the local community and tourists. Students were allocated a profession associated with the livery companies and they were then given the freedom to construct their own narrative scenario, addressing complex issues associated with public and private space, as well as cultural led regeneration.
S2 // Shadow Vault The Shadow Vault project incorporates individual and group work by Interior Architecture and Design students from UCA Canterbury. The project is a multi-media response to the process of 3-D laser scanning the exterior and interior spaces of the near derelict Garrison Fort on the Isle of Sheppey, in combination with individual research investigations on the island. The resulting output is a recreation of one of the hidden spaces of the fort from a scan point cloud, alongside projection work and scan photography. The work is intended to present a sensitive and multi-layered spatial investigation shifting between analogue and digital, delving into the possibilities presented by using developing ways of recording and interpreting existing spaces as a design tool.
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// Lodging The Millennium Performing Arts School in Woolwich is housed in a large concrete frame building from the beginning of the 20th century. The brief asked for a reshuffling of the existing program to increase the efficiency of the building and the radical insertion of new spaces. The new spaces were to be very specifically programmed to provide accommodation for students, visitors and paying guests, the aim to open the building up to the public, increase revenue from the building and provide a more holistic and supportive experience for the students. This was achieved through specifically designed sleeping spaces, a bar and cafĂŠ and therapeutic facilities. The solutions to the brief were both innovative and ambitious, from a matrix of transformable, living wall units to a guesthouse for dancing robots.
Samuel Mbugua
First row: Nazifa Hussain, Nicholas Cambell-Mhlope, Samuel Mbugua, Nicholas Cambell-Mhlope Second row: Nicholas Cambell-Mhlope, Samuel Mbuguna, Poppy Younger, Nicholas Cambell-Mhlope
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S3 // Tensegrity
In collaboration with the MA course, and Nick Westby of Westby and Jones the stage three students participated in the construction of a full scale tensegrity pavilion on the lawn at the heart of UCA’s Canterbury campus.
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// The Soane Intervention
Ellen Bradley
The Soane interventions were a series of student responses to the brief of a hypothetical three day party held in the Soane Museum to celebrate the 190th anniversary of the arrival of the sarcophagus. Numerous luminaries from contemporary arts, politics and media culture were ‘invited’. Students designed a minimal living spatial intervention to accommodate two of these individuals at a specific location within the building. A secondary element of the proposal was refined into a portable device that could be deployed to multiple locations elsewhere in the museum.
The intervention was designed to be suspended in the top atrium of the central staircase. The structure is made from a timber frame and panelled with an Oak timber veneer and is designed to suit the drummer Phil Collins and the athlete Paula Radcliffe. The structure has been designed as a micro sushi kitchen and wine bar, with a non-intrusive clamped conveyor belt system that circulates the trains holding the sushi around the interior handrail of the main staircase to the other guests. The concept stems from Phil’s love of model trains and the celebrities’ shared passion for wine and Japanese food.
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Located in an existing dance and performance school in Woolwich, for this project the students examined the feasibility and potential for a major refurbishment and reworking of the building to meet MPA’s future educational needs.
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The students identified a series of potential functional narratives and briefing concerns that mapped directly onto MPA’s requirements. In developing and executing these they sought to deepen the creative and performative potential of the immediate locality of the school.
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Dance Studio’s: Area C 1_ Strip lighting 2_ Aluminum frame and steel wire 3_ Acoustic panel 4_ Acoustic sponge 5_ Dance studio storage 6_ Ballet bar 7_ Double layered sound proof plasterboard 8_ Stud wall 9_ Genie clip 10_ Light pine struts 11_ Plywood 12_ Padded insulation 13_ Fine screed 14_ Black vinyl 15_ Sprung flooring 16_ Rough screed 17_ Side panel finish
Massage Treatment Room/ Medical Room: Area E 1_ Acoustic ceiling panels
9_ Office chair 10_ Raised flooring tiles 11_ Adjustable legs
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Corridor: Area F 1_ Cork ceiling panels 2_ Strip lighting 3_ Fine screed 4_ Rough Screed 5_ Black concrete 6_ Service shaft 7_ Ballet bar/ banister 8_ Padded insulation 9_ Vinyl 10_ Padded foam 11_ Plywood 12_ Light pine struts 13_ Oak Finish
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Meeting Room/ Office: Area G 1_ Suspended ceiling panels 2_ Suspended ceiling frame 3_ Suspended Ceiling side panel finish 4_ Office lighting 5_ Movable partition wall 6_ Paperwork 7_ Coffee mug 8_ Office table
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First row: Kiron Guy, Theophilus Loi Teng, Andrew Button, Minjae Son Second row: Gunda Senberga, Ertil Dedushi, Derya Muratli, Ellen Bradley Section A-A 1:25
Proposed Section Scale 1:25 1) Roof Viewing Pavillion
2) Dance Studio/Audition/Performance
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Mixed Changing Room: Area D 1_ Acoustic panel 2_ Down lighting 3_ Light pine mixed changing cubical 4_ Students dance clothes 5_ Fine screed 6_ Under floor heating 7_ Foam structure (under floor heating) 8_ Rough screed
2_ Down lighting 3_ Medical division curtain 4_ Medical storage cabinet 5_ Hydro therapy pool 6_ Fine screed 7_ Under floor heating 8_ Foam structure (under floor heating) 9_ Rough screed 10_ Sliding door
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Under Stage Storage: Area B 1_ Oak Stage structure 2_ Acoustic sponge 3_ Stairs to back of stage 4_ Prop storage 5_ Costume rail
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Performance/ Event Space: Area A 1_ ETFE 2_ Rubber seel 3_ ETFE clip 4_ Steel frame 5_ Steel box beam 6_ Steel I beam 7_ Weathered oak panels 8_ Baton system 9_ Plastic membrane 10_ Plywood 11_ Dense insulation 12_ Stud wall 13_ Insulation 14_ Plasterboard 15_ Steel cable 16_ Lighting rigging 17_ Primary spot lights 18_ Secondary spot lights 19_ Bamboo banisters with paper top 20_ Balcony area 21_ Multi leveled stage/ Additional seating 22_ Acoustic sponge 23_ Scenery sets 24_ Black vinyl 25_ Padded foam 26_ Plywood
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Kevin Yip
The design of the building will allow students and teachers to engage with one another in a much more open environment. The main objective is to engage with both the public and the students/teacher, bringing new attractions and visitors; it is the center point, which connects all three factions together.
Theophilus Loi Fui Teng
Lauren Bason
The design of the building allows teachers, students and visitors to interact within one space. The cafe introduces visitors to the building where they get an insight into the backstage elements of performing arts. The large atrium space allows for more natural light to travel into the building, making a more productive work space for aspiring dancers.
Helena Martin
This design proposes a building which provides students and staff with multifunctional spaces to create a vibrant atmosphere throughout the whole school. Using low cost materials such as reconstituted chip foam and terrazzo, the aim was to use materials which have similarities in their appearance, yet have a defined purpose through their contrasting texture. This unified material finish fills the whole building to strengthen the rebranding and continuity of aesthetics
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Andrew Button Andrew proposed the idea of a main central circulation space, making the student lounge/ staff room the origin point of the building, allowing quick access for the students and staff to main parts of the building, such as the dance studios, lecture rooms and theatre space.
Ertil Dedushi
In my design i decided to have the ground floor public and keeping the first and second floor private, for students and teachers only, key materials I used and exposed brick work, steal beams and wood. A key element of my building was the rock climbing wall, behind is a staircase in to the 2 floor gym.
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Derya Muratli
The idea behind this design was to create different spaces with structures pod that could be closed or semi opened in order to fit different accademic needs. While the two upper floors are dedicated entirely to the students and the ground floor becomes a pubblic space were students can improve on their selfpromotional skills.
Kevin Yip
Theophilus Loi Fui Teng
// Professional Practice 2nd Year Egg Companies Competition The Second Year students were challenged to design, develop, deliver + sell easter eggs over a 12 week period. They formed micro companies, presenting business strategies and final products in a grand ‘fete’ environment. 3rd Year Placement List All of our 3rd year completed placements in industry during the academic year. We would like to thank their mentors: Universal Studio Grimshaw Architects Jason Bruges Studio Harvey and John Hawkins Brown Architects Ian Chalk Architects Clague Jestico & Whiles Rick Mather Architects Space Lab
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Guest Workshops 2015-16
Tetsuro Nagata, Nissen Richards Studio Afra Van Den Landt, Studio Weave Kevin Kelly, BDP Eddie Blake, Sam Jacob Studio Ross Cairns, The Workers Nick Westby, Westby and Jones Kim Walker, LOM Architecture and Design Natalie Wright, Zac Monro Architects Mike Hutchison, Momentum Engineering
Guest Critics 2015-16 Carma Masson, Office S&M Guy Woodhouse, Piercy and Co Alex Smith, Hawkins Brown Architects Gem Barton, University of Brighton Richard Roberts, Jason Bruges Studio Lizzie Porter, Guy Holloway Architects Rosie Haslem, Space Lab David Lomax, Waugh Thistleton Diony Kypraiou, UCL Researcher Maxine Pringle, All Design Professor Stephen Gage, UCL Will Alsop, All Design Sonya Flynn, Meme Architects Gavin Hutchison, Hutchison Kivotos Ltd Amrit Seera, MArch University of Greenwich Daniel Stilwell, MArch UCA Louise Mackie, Gyroscope Ikky Maas, Millennium Performing Arts Students 2015-16 Year One Year Two Wailok Chan Florangys Fuentes Paul Lawson Cook Chantelle Gadd Nazifa Hussain Enor Erubiadje-Cousin Sweeta Chasemi Samuel Mbugua Nicholas Campbell-Mhlope Julia Ghenda Louis Mousset Samatha Giles Casey Hill April Ross Costantina Karaniki Kanchanaporn Theeprawat Zoe Langford Kayleigh Wallington Poppy Younger Ramotalai Odubeko Abigail Ogunbayode Gabriel Peck Adele Richardon-Smith Omolanle Somade Tatjana Tatarenko Sian Taylor Rebecca Wallace Holly Walter Bhagyashree Shashikant Walunj Chelsea Whitehead Anish Rai
Year Three Daniel Achong Lauren Bason Ellen Bradley Andrew Button Ertil Dedushi Lauren Gray Helena Martin Kiron Muhammad Derya Muratli Gunda Senberga Min Son Kevin Yip Theophilus Loi Fui Teng Adelia DaSilva
Course Staff 2015-16 Head of School: Allan Atlee Course Leader & Year 3 Convenor: Sam McElhinney Year 1 Convenor: Rob Nice Year 2 Convenor: Lucy Jones Media & Communications: JJ Brophy Creative & Professional Practice: Suzanne Gaballa Cultural Context: Matt Wilson, Allan Atlee, Lucy Jones Year 1 Technology Tutor: Tabatha Harris-Mills Year 1 Design Studio Tutors: Tamsin Landells, Helen Leask, Demian Erbar Year 3 Design Studio Tutor: Dave Di Duca - BAT Studio Technical Support: Chris Settle, Ben Westacott, Simeon Oliver , Simon Nimmo Course Administration: Tracie Money, Judi Batten Additional Thanks 2015-16 Tania McCormack, Folkestone Arts Millennium Performing Arts Heather Newton - Canterbury Cathedral Andrew Shedden - Turner Contemporary Hazeleigh Prebble - Film Maker (Resort Studios Margate) Nick Dermott - Conservation Architect (Thanet Council) Margate Museum Staff Resort Studios