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Phase 3: Graduation Project
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Welcome to my graduation project. In here, you will find the final Realisation phase of the graduation project: Realisation. Through the journey of BA Architecture, I have learnt that design is what you make of it. You don’t have to make it complicated, its about the way in which your design makes other people feel and think. By creating emotive architecture influenced by personal lifestyle, a whole new meaning to architecture can be derived. Simplicity is the key to great success and my graduation project could be classed as ‘simple’ however, I believe that a design like this can have a contributing factor to the mental health and well‐being of the society. Always think of others when designing within architecture as these buildings are the ones that will have a significant impact to our generation.
For the final phase of the project, we go back to Scarborough. After extensive research on the demographics, material testing and massing of the site, a design was created. The concept for this project is the idea of growth: people and nature. The growth of people is the fact that the users of the building will mainly be the elderly people who have ‘grown’ and reached the moment in life when they just want time to turn back. Growth within nature is the idea that the plants around the building would ‘grow’ into the building, just like the gardens that have been extended into the building.
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Current site analysis where the Futurist would be. The site is compromised of grassland that can be accessed via the ramps. These ramps will be utilised in the new proposal as a means of connecting al the routes in and out the building. St Nicolas Gardens wiill be extended as well as the ramps which is part of the ‘growth’ concept.
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Box 1: DISPLAY Details: 2-storey building Atrium space Extended seating wall to publica gathering space
Schedule of Accommodation: Workshop rooms - 40m2 (weaving, wind catcher/kite/basket making) Storage for workshop rooms - 25m2 Production labs - 135m2 (linen, yarn spinning, horticulture soil prodution) Gallery atrium - 100 -150m2 (multi use space for exhibitions, community activities, performances) Atrium cafe - 75m2 Exhibition hallway - 25m2 Teaching studios/artist studios- 10m2 Reception/entrance lobby - 8m2 Toilet cubicles - 20m2 Plant room- 50m2
Grould Floor Scale 1:100 @A3
Box 1: DISPLAY Details: 2-storey building Atrium space Extended seating wall to publica gathering space
First Floor Scale 1:100 @A3
Box 2: CREATION Details: 2-storey building Atrium space Passageway that is connected to the ramps from St Nicholas Gardens
Second Floor Scale 1:100 @A3
Box 2: CREATION Details: 2-storey building Atrium space Passageway that is connected to the ramps from St Nicholas Gardens
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Box 3: PRODUCTION Details: 2-storey building Atrium space Passageway that is connected to the ramps from St Nicholas Gardens Passageway to the car park
Fourth Floor Scale 1:100 @A3
Box 3: PRODUCTION Details: 2-storey building Atrium space Passageway that is connected to the ramps from St Nicholas Gardens Passageway to the car park
Fifth Floor Scale 1:100 @A3
Roof Plan Scale 1:100 @A3
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Access : The ramps act as the direct entry points into the buildings as well as a transition path through the site from St Nicholas Gardens.
Transition: The atrium space will act as the buffer space that connects the buildings together as well as producing shelter.
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Ramp: St Nicholas Gardens will be extended in order to be incorporated into the new building. These ramps will also be accessible for those with disabilities, achieving the ‘Access for All’ criteria for a public building.
Views: When in the atrium, the user can see directly below down to the street, also working for the ones on the public square to look up into the spaces. A building that gives the public the chance to see the activities before engaging with the building.
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Section A-A Scale 1:200 @A3
Section A-A Scale 1:200 @A3
Section A-A Scale 1:200 @A3
Section B-B Scale 1:200 @A3
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The importance of having a transparent building that is able to incorporate the weaving of flax and willow into forms that allow diffused light to pass through. Allowing nature to grow into the building is important in the continuation of the concept of ‘growth’ A public space derived from the movement of wind within the site. The pavilion from Primer phase is incorporated to create these moments of interaction.
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The Seating Wall. The walls are designed to allow moments of rest for the elderly as they require areas that they could rest whilst walking through the atrium and buildings. These walls are made from timber which is steam bent into the curvaceous shape.
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Te ch n o l o g y Integration
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Integration: Continuation of the design intention of weaving through structural grid solutions that are repetivive within all 3 buildings. Interaction between spaces is defined by the linear timber structure, 1. Primary structure - Green roof grass 2.Primary structure - Green roof layers 3.Primary structure - Timber ceiling joists (80x220mmx2000mm, 2m spacing for PRIMARY beams and 600mm spacing for SECONDARY beams) 4.Primary structure - Ceiling 5.Primary structure - Timber frame (50x150mm, 2m spacing for PRIMARY beams and 600mm spacing for SECONDARY beams) 6.Primary structure - Floor 7.Primary structure - Suspended timber floor 8.Primary structure - Timber joists(60x200mmx2000mm, 2m spacing for PRIMARY beams and 600mm spacing for SECONDARY beams) 9.Primary structure - Suspended timber floor 10.Primary structure - Piles
The structure of the buidlings has been determined by the previous use of the site. The site was once a theatre made from brick and blockwork. herefore, timber frame was used as it is more ecological and envrionmentally friendly to the site. There are some parts of the buildings (retainign walls) that will need to e concrete blockwork.
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The structure of the frame with the building envelope of the waving wall. The buildings strategy remains the same however, some minor adjustments were required for the sub-structure due to the further excavation of removing the paved concrete floor.
The idea of the gridshell roof initiated from ARC3013 Patt 1 (seen here). The Downland Gridshell is a great example of a shell that can have ETFE panels to spot any sun from peetrating through.
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Sun Path: 9.am Sun: 12pm Sun: 4pm
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Spanish Pavilion: Willow woven facade.
Environmental performance of wind. The wind source is important to the designas it enables the pavilion to move, making more users interact with them. The wind also provides natural ventilation into the artium splace as well as the cross -ventilation system within the ‘boxes’.
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Spring: Growth of plants onto the frame
Summer: Shading from direct sunlight
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Autumn: Decay of the plant on gridshell frame
Winter: Sunlight penetrating deep into the spaces (solar design)
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Studio Specific Technology: For the studio specifc technology, the main focus was on the woven facade. This has been derived from the flax weaving material tests from PRIMER and the willow eaving material tests from REALISATION. With the two processes, I was then able to cmbine the process of designing through making, creatingg this facade with timber that has been steam bent into sections(more information in ‘Technology Part 2’). This material narratve of the weaving also worked for the grdshell too as a woven structure is based on a grid system and so this fragment piece of the timber woven facade is key in understanding that material can be derived from making.
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The purpose of integrated technology for the graduation project is to allow us to understand the detailing within buildings and hwo materials can actaully influence the overall technology of the building. With my weaving facade an gridshell, the technology for this was challenging due to the fact that they are both structures that need to be manipulated so that they take shape. This was thereason why the Technology Part 1 Coursework encouraged us to utilise precedents to explore construction techniques. I believe I can futher enhance the technology of my bespoke details which can be implemented in other structural systems. In terms of the structural systems, I have gained a new understanding on grid shells and the amount of mathematics that needs to go into it for the structure to be viably strong. By also understanding curtain walls systems as well as timber frame systems, the new knowledge that I have regarding typical construction methods is important as this allows for these systems to be integrated in other structural solutions. Even though the scheme i quite small scale, it is a bespoke scheme with something that has not been done before regarding the woven steam bent facade. This integration of technology section has allowed me to experiment with other means of technology, ot just your standard material assembly, but establish new means of joining and shaping to replicate forms that can only be done with a process that is similar to a process which a natural material goes through. The integration of the glazed atrium space and the canopy was challenging however, a structural solution was created. By having the canopy extend further and have support systems that connect to the timber grid sections, these support systems can be placed on each of the ends of the canopy, allowing for a more efficient and economic response of creating a shell. This was the results from the incorporation of the research found in the Part 1 Technology cousework and the Part 2. Therefore, I believe my graduation project has uccessfully integrated the studio specific technology and became a design principle in the refinement stage of the project.