studies STUDY: platforms and staircase relationship STUDY: relationship of V.A.E and architectural department corridor STUDY: Circulation mapping for the courtyard STUDY: ecotect shading analysis STUDY: Circulation mapping for the courtyard
STUDY: Staircase Analysis and Design STUDY: display/ presenting
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STUDY: platforms and staircase relationship STUDY: relationship of V.A.E and architectural department corridor
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STUDY: Circulation mapping for the courtyard shown in red to the to the left the rectalinear circulation that will act as the offsets of our courtyard. However when we started with something as simple as this we thought of how diagonal the courtyard journeys usually are.Thus we needed human behavioral mapping; this was not possible due to the closure of the campus. Instead we started tracking the diagnols through a direct connection between the two possible entrances from the east side of the courtyard (south in the diagrams) and by drawing these lines we track the journeys people usually take through the courtyard. The intension here was to create a structure that “is closer to life than architecture� through mapping and adapting to the human behavioral needs. The structure would not completely obstruct the diagonal walk trails and instead utilize them to the advantage of privacy/display/etc.
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STUDY: ecotect shading analysis
winter shading anlysis
June 21st daily shading 8am - 6pm
The courtyard was modeled to scale on ecotect and shading analysis for winter and summer are shown on the right and left at 2 pm on june 21st and January the 22nd. The winter is completely shaded and summer is mostly exposed.
summer shading anlysis
the area shaded in yellow above indicates the most lit area of the courtyard during the entire day, thus openings have to allocated here to grasp the natural daylight into the structure.
in order to understand the amount of light needed for the different zones of the jury space one had to refer to the standard service illuminances. It is thus required to match the lux of the zones to those with a nearest function: V.A.E = 500 lux creative exchange = 500 lux entrance = 150 lux storage = 100 lux
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STUDY: Circulation mapping for the courtyard possible entrances to the courtyard are shown bellow where the courtyard is accessable from the bus gate as shown by route one, and then one is faced with two classrooms that become a visual obstcale to the structure from entrance. from department
criteria for site selection .proximity to department -visual connectivity from department -Availability of nearby wet zone -proximity from entrance (gate) -provides an experience to reach space (this site allows for a possible route across the architectural department.) 2.9179
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restrooms entrance from bus-gate 46.3118
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another access route is from the department where one has to walked through the department and take the stairs to the
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STUDY: Staircase Analysis and Design Picture 1 Starting to think that the staircase could be used as a station where panoramic view of juries can be possessed, landings were situated in a way that they would overlook one of the presentation clusters. However, having audience or passers standing in the way of other circulating students would be problematic resulting in a dysfunctional staircase and a dangerous situation. Picture 2 A new staircase system invented, where is a staircase and the other half is a landing overlooking a jury cluster, creating a terrace. This case is much safer than the one before, but we lose half of the stairs width and a zigzag journey is introduced, which is neither comfortable nor safe if students are holding models for example. Picture 3 The terraces are moved to be on the right and left of the landings, branching from the staircase without obstructing the circulation. Terraces can be used for audience to inspect the overall activity of the place. Below the terrace posters can be posters, and the rooms could be used as storage areas.
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STUDY: display/ presenting
the proposed study showcases an interactive display table where students can insert their digital submissions and have the possiblity of a seated jury where it becomes more in line with a comfortable and fruitful experience for both students and jurors. The place can also foster hard-copy posters, for handmade posters or those who chose to have their juries the tradtional method. The need for an audience was essential and they need be included for the learning outcome of a jury. For that they are to be seated around the jury cluster; which was later developed into a glass cube that allows for acoustic privacy from audience and other juries.
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PHYSICAL MODEL: SCALE 1:50
north elevation
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the mashrabeya-like openings in the folded structure vary in diameter (circular openings) accordingly to function and orientation. For example as shown bellow openings in the south facade are small. There are openings done for visual connectivity with windows in the courtyard as shown in the north elevation and for that the openings are larger as their size is dependant on their function and orientation. All have the function of ventillation and studies are to be conducted on how to control their opening and closing in case of extreme weather (e.g. rain.)
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light analysis physical model interior- natural daylight - 10 am
interior- natural daylight - 12 pm
interior- natural daylight - 2 pm
interior- natural daylight - 3 pm
interior- natural daylight - 4 pm
interior- natural daylight - 5 pm
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interior- natural daylight - 10 am
interior- natural daylight - 12 pm
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interior- natural daylight - 2 pm
interior- natural daylight - 3 pm
interior- natural daylight - 4 pm
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interior- natural daylight - 5 pm
interior- natural daylight - 6 pm
since the structure is within a courtyard, at around 6 pm the courtard’s three-story
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experimentation
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digital model
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digital model 1
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digital model 3
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exterior shots
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Material alternatives plywood By combining cross-laminated timber (CLT) and folded surface structure (FSS) besides the fact, that constructions of this type can easily span 15 to 20 m without columns, they offer a high degree of prefabrication, short assembly times and weather protection of the construction underneath (wood can act as heat insulator.) Through the timber-steel hybrid elements the transmission of high loads becomes easily possible and can stand shear/ bending at a much more thin steel plates features a quick method of assembly and protection of the delicate edges of elements. Bambo and paper Inspired by Ming Tang’s shelter that was easily produced, cheap and environmentally friendly, the material bamboo came to mind. His concept utilizes a system of bamboo poles that are pre-assembled into rigid geometric shapes. The geometry of these forms provides each structure’s integrity, allowing a range of lightweight modular structures to be quickly assembled in factories and transported to their destination. Once constructed, the shelters are then covered by using post and pre-consumer recycled paper. and cement envelope that allows for
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structural details
glass folds Only for a section of the building to allow for natural daylight.
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In order to solve the problems of privacy and acoustic distraction, there was an attempt to create glass cubes where the jury would take place. This had a negative effect of isolating the jury happening from the audience and taking away from its importance/meaning. The staircase also had some terraces to invite audiences to watch the juries and to transform the journey from the VAE to the jury space into a creative and interesting journey, rather than a transportive one. The walls coming down from the staircase would have been used to showcase the students’ work to the audience, creating an exhibition-like atmosphere, which was one of the drawbacks for this scenario.
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event:
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physical model 1:20
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the agreement room’s rectalinear structure continues within the jury space as it creates the individual jury spaces that are composed of cubes formed from I-beams and I-columns that allow for a display surface that is felixable through the design of display element later discussed and showcased. the structure however seemed to be obstrucbe lost.
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In an attempt to emphasize the rectilinear language of the VAE Cube, we decided to experiment with involving the modular (gridded) language of the steel I-columns into the Jury space itself. This was successplace. The columns having to extend from the First Floor to the Ground Floor, this created an interaction between the Individual Jury Space (First Floor) and the Group/Collaborative Jury space (Ground). However, in
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ventilation and lighting analysis
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the lighting for the jury space was agreed to be difused light that eliminate direct glare; the architects then attempted to design fold-aided lighting that utilizies the double skin of the folded structure to form a light shelf that allows the light to enter and diffuse with the majority of the fold member outside the building to avoid the gained solar heat within the process. The students then moved to attempting to light the whole structure with a designed structure that is similar to triangular shaped monitors to provide most of the daylight within the jury space. as for the ventilation the students considered the double skin nature that could be achieved within the folded structure and as shown by the diagram in the previous page: there would be openings from the inside of the window, as well as an opening from the outside. however, the opening from the inside is placed at a lower elevation to allow the air to be heated from the sunlight radiation and move upwards to exit the building, and thus automatically ventilating the building.
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sliding display design
the designed display element utilizies the i-beams used for the cubes in the individual jury and the rectalinear structure of the jury space. The concept is to increase surface area for display to allow for more hung posters in a smaller space, that seems ideal for indivdual juries. As shown by the render bellow the element a C-groove that attatches to the i-column and allows students to alter the hieght of their display accordingly to it’s size. Moreover, diagonal connections between i-columns are possible allowing for the students and jurors to design their own jury experience accordingly to their needs.
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journey to minimize circulation. However, we left the initial settings of the I-columns since they are aiding in the hanging of posters. The sitting area was shifted to the right so they would be facing the jury area, and to allow for the possibility to a jury without audience.
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section A-A’
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the architects went through phases of design and struggled to manage systems with aesthetics and function, however once university was back open the process was much smoother and TA and doctor feedback was guiding and mindaltering. The students had an interesting semester with the protests of the 30th of june and the political events taking place; however such an obstcale to the course was overcome through regular meetings that took place on day-to-day basis. the students pinpoint the strenght of a strucutural system and how it could strongly alter the languages and function of a design. The usage of reinforced concrete around our part of the world should be countered acted with stronger architectural awareness of structural alternatives that the market seems to be neglecting or putting of due to the labor intensive nature and risk of such structures to owners and contractors.
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