SALMON SENSITIVE URBAN DESIGN Thesis Portfolio
SSUD Studio 3 Portfolio
Matthew Crossley Oliver Meads
Thesis Recap 1.0 Atelier Themes Location Strategy Key Drivers Project Recap
Development 2.0
Contents
Network Reflection Design Changes Ceremony Fluctuation Performance Renewable Turbines Wheelhouse Fabric
Drawings 3.0 Site Plans Floor Plans Sections Detail Sections Axos Components 4.0 Precedents ETFE Molding Metamorphosis Detail Posters 5.0
Atmospheres 6.0
Thesis Recap
Atelier Themes
Restore Salmon Population The principle site strategy aims to restore conditions along the River Mersey and improve the natural habitat of the Salmo Salar
Reversing The Effects of Industry The project aims to invert the narrative of industry along the river . Can we develop wier mills to
The previous research has moulded the projects ethos and set key drivers for the design phase. The main aims of the architectural intervention are to facilitate bioplastic production whilst providing a space for education. This bolsters the wider strategy outlined in S1 to restore the river habitat Cyclic Salmon & Human Relationship Using by products of the natural salmon life cycle to offset the pollution of single use plastics
benefit the ecology and economy of the area
Location Strategy
The following design stage looks to develop on the wider scale masterplan interventions by providing a focal point, Wier Mill, for education, salmon study and bioplastic product
River Mersey
Gravel Bed
Bioswails
Educational Link
Woodland
Cooling Vegetation
Channel Widening
Grassland
Key Drivers
New Public Area
The scheme looks to create a connective journey from wider Stockport, bringing humans and salmon to Wier Mill’s historical character and reprogramming the space as an educational visitors experience centre attached to a bioplastic factory that runs off Salmon by-product. The visitor journey runs along side the production process, which is all propped up by the salmon life cycle in relation to Wier Mill
Channel Widening
Gravel Beds
Studio
Break Out Packaging
Lecture Theatre
Centrifuges
Exhibit Gallery
Exhibit Viewing Deck
Ovens
Break Out
Exhibit Cafe Break Out
Experiential Journey
Goods Out
Reception
Creating a connected series of moments bringing together Stockport’s human population, industry and salmon
VISUAL CONNECTIONS
VISITOR JOURNEY
PRODUCTION JOURNEY
Project Recap
The wider site strategy provides hatching beds for adult salmon, who propagate and die as part of the natural cycle. Their bio matter which would otherwise be wasted can be harvested and used to make bioplastic for human use. This in return reduces the levels of micro plastic within the river and creates an industrial hub in the former Victorian mill
Bioplastic Production Creating circular feedback loops between the Salmon life cycle , industrial processes and human access to public space
Lobby River Mersey
Wheel House
Goods Out
New Link Cafe
Service Yard
Goods In Ovens
Staff Facilities Open Garden Preparation
Development
Networks
Import
Export
Stockport and Weir Mill are located in a perfect location to
Similarly, Weir Mill is almost equidistant between three of the
strategically base a central national import/export hub. Greater
UK’s largest plastic processing plants. Reasonable transport
Manchester sits halfway between London + Scotland, and close
distances lie each side of peptide extraction
to Wales + Northern Ireland, all regions housing manufacturing plants for the human and feline seafood industries
Reflection
The development of the proposed design has been extremely limited in its creative flair until now. We focused too much on the logistical nature of the production process and not enough on the architectural potential. Notice the revitalised design push from here on out Connecting to Context The changes look to bring the river and Salmon closer to the human experience, putting bioplastic production second
Design Changes
River Mersey into the Mill Creating a landscape design which responds to the water level and creates a new Salmon habitat for the newly hatched frys
Bioplastic Facade System Using the product of the Mills new found process as part of the building fabric in the form of temporary ETFE pillows
Ceremony
Education
ETFE Pillows Installed
The Weir Mill bioplastic factory is to serve as more than merely a hub of employment and economical prosperity. It is to reclaim its place as a Stockport icon. Once a year, coinciding with the adult salmon migration upstream, Stockport shall come together in celebration both on and around the mill. Making use of the architecture and the landscaping, locals and visitors to the town shall engage in the annual Stockport Salmon Festival. This shall mark the beginning of the Salmo Salar calendar Festivities Begin
Fluctuation
Subsiding From Winter to Summer the River Mersey subsides, the water level hitting its trough in July. Throughout this period, the fry take shelter in shallow sheltered pools before maturing into smolt and beginning their journey towards the ocean
Fluctuation
Rising From Summer to Winter the River Mersey rises, the water level hitting its peak in January. Throughout this period the adult salmon migrate upstream and propagate before the alevin take hold of the redds
Performance
Photo voltaic Cells A bio solar roof improves biodiversity Bioplastic ETFE Pillows
at high level and generates renewable energy to offset the production process
Thermal regulation adapts naturally as the material biodegrades in hotter months to allow passive ventilation
Hydroelectric Wheel Reinstating the original mill wheel generates significant power to facilitate the production process
Hydroelectric Turbines When the river levels rise in winter months the turbines create additional power to offset the heating load to ensure thermal comfort
Renewables
The modern programme of Wier Mill as a bioplastic production facility and visitor experience will generate a high energy consumption rate. As a result the scheme looks to offset this load by integrating a series or renewable systems throughout. Energy produced by the 24hr hydroelectric systems can be stored by batteries in the plant room
Photovoltaics Out-of-sight from the daily visitor, Weir Mill’s photovoltaic panels take over eco-electricity generation whilst the river subsides over the summer months
External Terrace Modest in appearance, these hydro turbines mimic the natural churning of water the fry
Turbines
salmon are used to in natural waterways
External Terrace The pièce de résistance of Weir Mill’s character, the 18th century waterwheel has a new lease of life. Visible from two viewing platforms, it serves
Wheelhouse
as an embodiment of Stockport’s industrial past
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Final specification
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Final specification Best practice Fabric
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Best practice Exemplar Unconstrained Underlined Constrained
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Fabric Heating Walls
Energy Use Intensity (EUI) over Treated Floor Area (TFA)
kWh/m /yr kWh/m /yr Hot Water Systems 170 Hot Water 170 Post Retrofit Post Retrofit Shower Use Space heating 35.5 litres/person/day Shower Use 35.5 litres/person/day 167 Demand Demand Delivered Delivered 100 Hot water Hot water Other Uses Gas 15 litres/person/day Other Uses 15 litres/person/day demand demand kWh/m /yr kWh/m /yr 14 Insulation 14 Tank Insulation 3.0 W/K Tank 3.0 W/K Ventilation of the overall of the overall Pipe Insulation Insulation 0% (percentage14 Natural0% (percentagePipe No No 14 Renewable Renewable primary pipe length (heat source primary pipe length (heat source (with extract fans) 14 14 50 PV PV
40%
of roof area covered in PV panels
Pre-retrofit
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Thermal Bridging Thermal Bridging 0.20 thermal W/m.K bridging 150 High thermal bridging 150 High
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Fabric Pre Retrofit Solid uninsulated wallsWalls
Minimal loft insulation Roof 16 16 200 200 Single glazing Energy Use 30 Glazing Glazing Double glazing Intensity (EUI) 27 over treated Air Tightness Leaky building Air Tightness
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Drawings
SITE PLAN 1:2000 at A2
Ground Floor
FLOOR PLAN 1:150 at A2
First Floor
FLOOR PLAN 1:150 at A2
Second Floor
FLOOR PLAN 1:150 at A2
Third Floor
FLOOR PLAN 1:150 at A2
Fourth Floor
FLOOR PLAN 1:150 at A2
Roof
ROOF PLAN 1:150 at A2
LONG SECTION A 1:200@ A2
LONG SECTION B 1:200@ A2
SHORT SECTION A 1:200@ A2
SHORT SECTION B 1:200@ A2
DETAIL SECTION A 1:25 @ A2
DETAIL SECTION B 1:20 @ A2
Components
Precedents
UCLA ArtCentre Design College The proposal took inspiration from Kevin Daly Architect's use of ETFE pillows to regulate light transparency of facade systems. Wier Mill would provide fresh bioplastic sheets on sites which over
time would become more opaque and eventually decompose. The thickness
of these sheets could be calculated to regulate thermal comfort in different seasons
ETFE Molding
Once the peptide solution has left Weir Mill it goes on to serve an array of industries with its bioplastic capability. A small portion on the peptides produced on site shall return to Weir Mill in the form of biodegradable ETFE pillows. Installation occurs at the end of every summer
Insitu Fabrication Using materials from the Salmon, processed on site, to become an integral and ceremonious fabric of the Mill
Metamorphosis
WINTER
New Pillow Installed
SPRING
AUTUMN
SUMMER
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer
The natural timeline of bioplastic breakdown lines up perfectly with the UK’s climate cycle. Brand new ETFE pillows are installed as the colder months draw in, locking in any heat brought up from the ground floor over room. They begin deteriorating slowly through the spring to allow for an external decking platform in the warmer summer weeks
7mm Bioplastic ETFE Pillow External Aluminum Fascia Rubber Flange & Gasket System Internal Aluminum Frame Galvanized Steel Section
Detail
A lightweight steel and aluminum frame clips together and houses the inflatable gasket system and pillow membranes. This will conceal the junctions with fascias and house the Bioplastic ETFE (ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer) which will over time become opaque and biodegrade
Design for Maintenance The ETFE system will require annual replacement of the Bioplastic membranes so the frame system is easily accessed and disassembled
Posters
Atmosphere
Architects Declare. (2022) UK Architects Declare Climate and Biodiversity Emergency. [online] Available at: <https://www.architectsdeclare.com/> [Accessed 18 January 2022].
Bibliography
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SOME KIND OF NATURE Salmon Sensitive Urban Design Matthew Crossley Oliver Meads
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