Previn Naidoo (CSM BAASO 2013) self initiated project

previn naidoo STUDIO G 2013

No. 5 The Clubhouse

SCENARIO Scenario: Increased immigrancy to London leads to a highly dense urban fabric. With such mass comes dark, cluttered and deteriorating urban environments that offer little or no open spaces.

“Immigrants are drawn to and then help create economic prosperity.”

“It is hard not to think that immigrants are attracted by London’s success and that they then make a splendid contribution towards increasing that success.”

“London is, these days, the British economy’s greatest engine. It is an engine built in part - and certainly serviced - by immigrant labour.”

-Evening Standard 2012.

PECKHAM 2025 Scenario: Increased immigrancy to London leads to a highly dense urban fabric. With such mass comes dark, cluttered and deteriorating urban environments that offer little or no open spaces.

Hey Greg, Its 2025 and oh my god it is busy here in London.

I visited Peckham over the weekend. As I walked down Rye Lane I was not surprised by the changes that I saw. Rye Lane in particular is now pedestrian only; Afro-Caribbean, Indian and Asian immigrant workers have moved into the area and have densely populated it. The whole of Rye Lane is now a market. I am surrounded by retail shops and market stalls all along Rye Lane. The area seems neglected from the city and is over-spilling in a way that indicates a 1st world type ‘slum’. The smell of cooked chicken and spices hovers over the markets. It seems a bit like Durban down here.

Hope all is well at BAASO, Regards, Previn .

PROPOSAL Proposal: A compact recreational strip along a neglected space between two main infrastructural routes that cuts through the density of Peckham. The proposal uses “play” as an archetype to counteract the working lifestyle of the immigrants in Peckham. At the heart of the ‘Strip’ lies the Clubhouse, a kind of hybrid between Lido and Bathouse, Theatre and spectator. The project implements methodologies of Henri Lefebvre for the families of Peckham to enjoy a more leisurely lifestyle.

Hey Greg, Im glad to be leaving Peckham, the business of Rye Lane became pretty strenuous for me trying to weave my way through the busy market. Although, I got some great boerewors to cook for the braai I’m having tomorrow.

As I walked up to the platform and walked along I noticed groups of people looking down over the platform fence.

Curious as I am, I looked over and saw a space congested with multiple sport programs, all next to each other.

The vicinity immediately transformed and I felt like a spectator. It was great to watch the players as I was waiting a long time for the train to come. It reminded me of Westway which I went to a few years back. However, at the far end, in the basketball courts, it looked as though they were preparing for some kind of event. I am presuming that these facilities change during the evenings when they are not so much in use. I heard from someone nearby me that this is part of a bigger “strip” that occupies the space in between the train-lines and that theres a “club house” opposite the station across Rye Lane. Shame I didn’t notice it that well.

I think I will visit it again and explore it more, it seems pretty epic; plus the market has some great fresh meat they sell early in the morning. regards, Previn.

UNDERNEATH WESTWAY architectural elements

Mesh Volumes A lot of the facilities by Westway have these particular mesh screens which cloak each activity on site. Their only purpose is to protect the public from straying balls. I wonder what other functions these mesh screens could have? what potential can they have other than just protection?

Transparency The sports courts around Westway are particularly transparent visually and physically. This is a quality I need to take to Peckham as its in a similar context. Westway is a particularly dense area with a lot of immigrant families residing in the tower blocks that surround Westway. Is the transparency of Westway encouraging community engagement.

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Compressed Spaces/ Density without mass Westway is a motorway which is raised above the ground, this creates dark spaces beneath that are unattractive. Still, sport functions are placed underneath creating a multi-layered and dynamic urban fabric. This stacking of urban uses is interesting and it potential could allow interactions and diverse activities to happen in a compressed space.

This reminds me of the railway lines in Peckham, these infrastructures can shadow a lot of the uses that could be inserted on site. What if I were to raise programmes up, off site, to create a stacked environment for interactions with different users to occur?

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Surfaces The variety of sports functions around Westway is interesting as there are different surfaces for different functions. There is astro-turf, grass, bark, sand and water. This mixture of surfaces creates an interesting urban fabric that potentially can be seen as pliable. Peckham has a dense retail environment with on topology of asphalt. If I intend on diversifying Peckham, could different surfaces encourage my idea of a leisure strip?

SITE STRATEGIES

The site of 8+9 is regarded porous due to the arches which support them.

In such a dense context as Peckham, porosity is treasured allowing for the flow of people wherever they may be to be able to interact with the large open spaces inbetween the arches.

By using a system of frames, screens and bridges, I am dividing the space up to allow for programmatic sport functions to occur such as basketball, cricket nets, tennis courts etc. Also maximising exposure and porosity by opening up the arches but also inhabiting some to be used for services in regard to specific leisure and recreation facilities.

originally a 1:500 sketch curation to see if and where could the different sport pitches can be placed. between the railway lines.

Initial concept/ programmatic bands

THE STRIP

Cricket Nets

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The Lido

5-a-side Football pitches

Public Space

The Station

Tennis

Skatepark

Cricket Nets

The Lawn

The bridges act as viewing platforms which are wrapped in gauze to protect users from straying balls and create permeability.

The clubhouse as a sequence of frames and screens that allow porosity and projection through the strip.

The surface of the strip is considered “pliable�. Large surfaces areas can change hourly according to user usage.

CONCEPT MODEL

1:500 conceptual model on site.

THE BATH-HOUSE Initial proposal

Ideas about light qualities, material and tectonic aspects.

Baths within the arches to create a more initimate, private and archaic quality that has been lost in Peckham.

Initial concept sketches

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rock-climbing wall merges with the railway line platform. A space between the actual track and the edge.

admin offices for organising events along the strip.

private rooms for physiotherapies.

bridges and walkway that run along the strip creating connections and viewing decks.

5-a-side football pitch is raised above ground to create a multi-layered uses in a very dense context.

bar and cafe where families can spectate on games and activities happening on the strip of football pitch.

a childrens arcade; when kids want to enjoy leisure by themselves and interact with other children.

25m lenght swimming pool with accompanying baths that are hidden away in the arches to create privacy and intimicacy.

entrance to the baths and swimming pool.

Game court, a place where families and muture users can socialise and play traditional african games.

INITIAL PLANS

1:400 sketch plans and sections of how the proposal is taking shape.

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WORKING MODEL Rearrange, Reconsider and Redesign

1:200 PLAN ground level

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1. Entrance 2. Game court 3. Toilets 4. Technical Office 5. Men’s changing rooms 6. Woman’s changing rooms 7. Hot baths 8. Cold baths 9. 25m Public pool 10. Rock-climbing wall 11. Rock climbing preparation room 12. Studio

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13. Bar and Caffeteria 14. Childrens Arcade 15. Private lounge 16. Creche 17. Kitchen 18. Auditorium seating 19. Bridges/ Walkways 20. 5-a-side Football pitch

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21. Admin/ Offices 22. Various studios for leisure activities and classes.

23. Ramp to roof 24. Private booths for physiotherapies and relaxation

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Ramping roofs for varying activites to occur such as mini golf, sun-bathing and skating.

1:100 FRONTAL SECTION

1:200 LONG SECTION

SPATIAL MOMENTS The proposal uses a series of frames and screens to blur the boundaries of the internal programs and of the buildings mass on site. Such layering gives the impression of openness and transparency. This allows interactions between uses and users of the clubhouse. Eventually the building become defined by the hard weathered materiality of the railway lines.

STRUCTURAL STRATEGY

4m span

2m span

Concrete cores, 2 lifts and 1 staircase

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20m span

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Steel I-profile columns grid.

Because of this 10m span, the structure of the clubhouse is an I-beam structure which is reinforced with concrete ‘fins’ for aesthetical reasons.

The 10m span also dictates that the thickness of these I-beams should be 500mm deep to be able to support the weight of the floors above and add rigidity to this more dynamic part of the clubhouse.

Detail of structural grid: = primary 500mm deep steel I -beams = secondary 400mm deep steel I-beams running at 1000mm intervals to support concrete cast flooring. = primary 500mm deep steel I-beam columns, cast within concrete ‘fins’.

The 25m x 16m swimming pool sits beneath a 25m x 20m 5-a-side football pitch. Obviously, the swimming pool cannot have any structural columns interfering with its mass. Therefore, to span a distance of 20m across the pool, 1000mm deep flange beams need to frame the pool as a primary structure. v

the width of the existing site arches are 6m. As they are part of the proposal, I need access users to have access to them. Therefore, they cannot completely be obstructed by structural or architectural elements. To span 6m consistently through the whole development, using the same I-beams measurements (5oomm deep) is totally fine.

MATERIAL STRATEGY

Materiality of Clubhouse

Materiality of the Context

Embedding the Clubhouse on site by making the materials an interpretation of the materials found on site. This would emphasize the porous qualities I intend the users to experience. Surfaces do not have to be literally transparent but can be shaped or used in a certain way to blur boundaries and create a porous architecture quality. This would allow openness and create a deeper sense of community with the users.

References

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Masonary Existing Masonary

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- Fabric - Permeable - Skin

Piper Rooftop houses, Pierre D’Avoine

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- Patterned - Layers - Can be locally sourced byt he timber merchant behind Peckham library.

Market Hall, Miller & Maranta

MATERIAL STRATEGY + ENVIRONMENTAL Implementation of material strategy through free-hand drawn axonometric views of the Clubhouse. As you circulate upwards the Clubhouse becomes more private and so mesh is used more to condition this privacy. During the night time, the space will glow acting as a beacon.

The frames of the Clubhouse automatically act as Louvres that can shade the building during sunny days. The exterior frames become a double - facade once the steel mesh cloakes it.

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ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY Road Energy System/ Sustainable Urban Drainage System

As my proposal holds a pool behind it, it is crucial that this feature can be sustainable. Therefore, considering the large open spaces along the strip, I will be collecting rain water from the surfaces which are porous. Rain water will be collected, cleansed and stored for when need by the pool or other functions that require water as the diagram suggests.

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grass approx 2,300 sqm rain water collection surfaces area.

approx 4,500 sqm rain water collection surfaces area.

Cleansing / Storage

1:20 DETAILING Originally drawn at 1:10 scale, please find drawing in black drawing case.

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1. Sheet - Steel cladding 2. Welded bold 3. Metal mesh ceiling 4. 500mm Deep I-Beam (Secondary) 5.Metal rod hangers.

6.150mm Rigid insulation 7. Moisture proof membrane 8. Reinforced concrete floor slab 9. Screed 10.Steel window frame bracket.

11. Double-glazing facade 12.Stainless steel mesh intermediate support 13. Stainless steel Mesh facade 14.DPC Damp proofing course 15.100mm x 50mm timber batons 16.18mm timber decking 17. Steel-casing 18. 500mm deep I-beam profile 19.Joint Cill 20. Rigid mesh support frame, bolted onto I-beam

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TECHNICAL SUBMISSION UNIT 11 Previn Naidoo 2013