Interior Design Unit 3 OMAR KHAN
DESIGN BRIEF Gallions Reach shopping park is, the first purpose built shopping park within the M25; procuring popular high street names such as TOPSHOP, H.SAMUEL, Dorothy Perkins, JD Sports, as well as restaurants including Nandos. These top high street names have attracted customers of East London and is a popular shopping destination for customers on the outskirts of East London. It provides a convenience and safety which cannot be offered by no other shopping destination around. In an area which escalates to around 60 acres of space (over 245000 square meters) it consist of 35 major stores/restaurants comprising a free parking area accommodating 2000 vehicles, on site bus terminal and a DLR station adjacent to it. Since its opening in the Christmas season of 2003, it is now rivalling the likes of Oxford Streets as one of the best shopping destinations in the country. The Council & Investors have proposed for the development of a Gym. The area currently lacks any leisure facility, however the location is highly convenient for a gym because it will benefit from the consumers which the surrounding shopping retailers attract, and it has an already established parking area, with a local bus station and DLR station. The arrangement of the location, must be taken advantage of, with a nearby river Thames & city airport, it can provide a landscape which opposing gyms would not be able to acquire.
DESIGN BRIEF Existing problems •
Over 60 % of membership owners are parents, a problem they face when intending to attend the leisure facility is finding suitable supervision for their children.
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Access to a leisure centre/gym must be easy, many gyms do not have an ease of access. Most members are likely to travel using public transport and therefore the DLR & Bus station being close to the gym is vital. An alternative way of getting to the gym would be a car, and this would require parking accommodation.
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For many members, local leisure facilities do not consist of everything which is needed. Often it may be a case of a facility having one thing and no the other for example it may have a gym but not a pool. Members would like a facility which suits all their needs and provides extra for them. With the heavy increase in memberships space within a leisure facility must be maximised
Studies suggest, public gyms/unisex gyms do not attract as many women due to an aura of intimidation caused by men. Most gyms do not segregate spaces for men and women and this often detracts interest from women.
Target Market •
With over 20 million members (In England) belonging to fitness clubs including gyms/leisure facilities already, the market is still escalating rapidly. Studies show the growth is driven through an increasing number of birth rates, many females are attending fitness groups to recover from their post natal.
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With Health care budget cuts aggravating, members in society are being persuaded to stay healthy by attending fitness and leisure facilities. Specifically doctors suggest people who are near or are at an obese size to attend and complete fitness activities.
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Over 25% of members are the age of 55 years or over. This is the largest growth in memberships since studying fitness gym trends in 1998. The staggering amount of members of this age group is also due to the recommendation from doctors to stay fit. Regular exercise reduces the risk of health conditions including cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, dementia and depression. Exercise also slows down the rate of aging itself.
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Primary Identified target market: Despite the facility being made available to all members of the public a category of individuals have been identified to prioritize - Women, over the age of 30 or new mother in particular - Men/Woman over the age of 50 *Secondary target market: Men/Woman over the age of 16, Body Builders
DESIGN BRIEF Leisure centre Function •
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While you can get a very effective workout at home, a gym offers a wider variety of exercise options than most people can afford in their houses. Similar to this the entire facility itself should offer a swimming pool and sauna, which consumers should be attracted to as this is also not easily applicable to homes. Leisure centres are now also a popular area for socialising, it offers a chance to meet other people, gain support of a partner whom you can trade techniques and knowledge with. The aspect of getting to interact with large groups of people who share similar interest is hugely attractive to people as it is refreshing and reassuring. Design a leisure centre, which will mainly consist of a gym, pool. Indoor sports, sauna. The facility should provide maximised space, for users to proceed with activities in a non clustered environment.
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The facility should be able to accommodate men and women, providing segregation to separate both genders.
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A small area for the children of members to be supervised by staff
Theme
Research Sports Centre Zaanstad Zuid The Zaanstad-Zuid sports center was completed and opened in 2015, it has been built in the Poelenburg district in the Netherlands. It is situated in an urban environment surrounded by a school, college and a religious center. The surrounding facilities synergies the communities to benefit from each other.
Users of the sports center have access to the playground to carry out sports, whilst the gymnasium in the sports center is offered to the school and college during the day to carry out physical educational lessons.
Image two, shows a side elevation of the building
Image one, shows a front elevation of the building
The Illustration above, is a visual projection I have created to highlight the key elements which I withdrew from the image of the Sports Centre. In particular I was interested in its cuboid form which is similar to container system which was implemented in a renowned house created in London 2014.
Exploring Elevation sketches of existing buildings This building elevation displays an infrastructure which consist of emphatic curvature on the rooftop sealing a cuboid like base. Made-up of several floors , the building is accessible through dual routes. In particular, the shape interest me most as it is not a usual shape, the way in which it Is moulded into a obscure shape makes the structure more intriguing and this is an aspect which will have to be assessed when designing my building .
The second building , displays an elevation of a dance hall. With definitive function, the space is not required to offer various space and therefore this single space which spreads across a long platform fulfils its purpose. Specifically I like the prominence enforced by the ascent of the building.
This third building, is a simplistic structure which includes a few rooms and a theatre space. The majority of the building runs across one floor whilst the theatre space features a diagonal escalation. The one this which I like about this design is the way which the theatre area escalates accommodating the seating facilities for its users.
Exploring Sketch extensions
Research Clareview Community Recreation Centre
This large and complex project is a key part of the City of Edmonton’s new master plan for the Clareview area, designed to promote safe interaction and connectivity within the community while providing state-of-the-art expanded library, recreation, and community support services.
Research City Of London Information Centre The City Of London Information Centre was established in 2007 after a 3 year project. The structure is situated opposite a architectural ancestor; St Paul’s Cathedral. The designed emphasizes a charismatic and contemporary form of urban architecture. It exemplifies the modernized urban culture found through out the city. The design almost contradicts and antagonizes the design of St Paul's Cathedral which is found opposite the facility. It could also illustrate the growth in the Architectural society, laying a platform for future designs in London to follow its suit.
The design is rather compact and small in its scale, as the facility does not require a large space, whilst the exterior forms a shape which expresses it self into its environment, the interior only holds space for a reception with space for perhaps 1012 people at a time. The area which it holds is 135 square meters. This provides enough space for it to perform its function. The design expresses a simple yet distinctive visual impact on its environment. The form impersonates an aerodynamic profile of a paper aero plane, mantling the internal accommodation. The building has been efficiently engineered to meet environmental standards. Covered by 220 pre-finished stainless steel panels, providing a high insulation, the dynamics of the designs shape allows it to collect rainwater to use in nearby toilets and irrigate planting.
Model In response to C.O.L Information Centre
This is a model which I have created in response to my research into the C.O.L information centre. The design persist of a similar form, in regards to its appearance where it has a geometric form consisting of triangles and quadrilaterals combined to form a rather irregular shape which looks conspicuous.
The initial model was formed by card, I had cut several pieces of card which was then folded in various nonspecific areas. Each piece of card combines to form in theory an immense space. It would be on a more grand scale compared to the design which I researched as the function of the design would require so.
Research City Hall
As part of my research I chose to carry out a study of city hall in order to inspire some ideas. During my research I was able to collect an understanding on the design of London’s City Hall. The building was completed in 2002, so it is a fairly contemporary design which consist of a spherical nature. The complex design comes from advanced computer-modelling techniques.
The building symbolises a radicalisation of architectural form. The Distinctive shape optimises efficiency in the use of energy, whilst also providing shade in the interior as required. The design is extremely friendly to its environment and sustainable in terms of the .
Model
Model in response to city hall Here I have created a model in response to my research on London's city hall. The model consist of several strips of card carved into a series of strips in a curved formation. The idea was inspired by the spherical structure which is found in City Hall. The design relates to shells which we can often find with snails. I like this model because of this unusual design it has, however I must now understand how it can function.
Model Developed v
This is a development from the previous model. I have rather drastically changed the structure in terms of the shape however I've tried to keep the form similar. Contrasting to the previous special strip design, this developed model consist of a more defining, and visually sharp design.
An illustration of how it may look from above
Model Developed Having created this model, I am now investigating how it can work and function as a design. Taking the similar form which it has to the Sidney opera house into consideration I have drawn an outline of the Opera House to identify where the key shapes and elements lie. I have than transferred this into my own work. I created an elevation sketch of my drawing adding key details for example the placements of transparent material; windows/glass. The exterior from is situated onto a base layer resembling the layout of the opera house. However after doing so I realised this is not something which I liked, neither did I believe it was appropriate for my clients needs.
Research
Heather wicks boiler suit
This undulating facade is a creation of Thomas Heather wick used to conceal the boiler house which is apart of Guy’s Hospital. The boiler suit is made up of woven steel panels, which create a free flowing, teetering spherical effect. The boiler within provides the power for Guy’s hospital, it cost an approximate 2 million pounds to create.
The presentation of the large steel panels, appear to be similar to the form of clothing/laundry baskets. With interconnecting and crossover of singular lines or braids. This idea was referred to as ‘Basketry’ and the resemblance is more clear on the image below which shows a single panel on its own. Using Photoshop I created an illustraion with the element of ‘basketry’.
Here is a sketch I have done of the above illustration
Model Model in response to heather wicks work
Exploring Sketches of models
Following my model in response to the work of Heather wick, I have taken this notion of ‘basketry’ and made some sketches. After doing so I was able to relate this ‘basketry’ concept to a project in reality; The Eden Project features environmentally friendly architecture consisting of several biomes; I have implicated the idea found onto my own work.
Model Developed
This is a development of my previous model following the work of Thomas Heatherwick. My previous model consisted of only a section consisting of the element of ‘basketry’ withdrawn from Heatherwick’s work. With this model I have taken a similar approach to Heatherwick on the boiler suit, by which I have formed a sculpture to surround a core. I chose to use cardboard as this was a material which I have not used much of.