Oscar Murray (2016) producing Margate by Oscar Brito

/ Margate Observations

Producing Margate An Active Depository for Speculation and Realisation A sense of new beginning and developing times has washed up along the seasoned shoreline in Margate, South East England. With a relatively new influx of ‘city-folk’ from London, a rejuvenated dreamland and a contemporary gallery; the town is augmenting in many ways. Though the battered coastal town is still a great leap away from achieving perceived ‘dreamland’ status, it is certainly moving in a postive direction, but who is missing out? Unfortunately, a disfigured and inexperienced council is running the show at this crucial point in Margate’s timeline. Fortunately there is much evidence of active members producing and contributing to positive action for the town, bringing together people (old and new) who are attempting to discover a new Margate. There is a need for organising of these groups and ideas, a means for building and growing together with everyone. The borough of Thanet has a diverse population and a comparitvely high percentage of low income and wealth. The propserity that is suggested to flow into Margate requires deep thought and research by the people of the town, and will need a platform for this transition to try to ensure and inform it’s success. The site of the old Thanet Print Press is located near the town centre of Margate and used to provide 70 jobs to the residents. It contains a collection of extensions, renditions and styles boasting a large site and good links to multiple areas of the town. This has attracted two (unsuccesful) large development planning applications in the past three years for multiple small residential flats. This is interesting because both applications were met by fierce opposition of the residents which has demonstrated not only the evident activism but also a desire for this site to be utilised properly. There is currently a pre-app going in by a local design collective for a multi-purpose development of the site with shops and artists studios.

/ Margate Observations Preliminary analysis as a first impression to Margate

Introducing Margate Margate and it’s surrounding neighbourhoods are built up of areas as well as more specific but perhaps slightly less obvious areas. This juxtapostition between all of the zones I have observed, has proved to be quite interesting.

a) run-down, legacy of Margates outer stretched points of interest b) station - point of entry c) dreamland d) ‘city centre’ - town hall e) old town f) harbour arm g) turner contemporary h) low cost supermarkets i) queen’s promenade (stretch of cliff)

Besides the overall economic and social factors that differentiate Margate to Cliftonville, there are more intimate thresholds and changes. These all seem to be relatively based along the cost due to the nature of the town being organised around the coast (from the coastal touristic history). I have observed the more distinct areas like ‘a, b & c’ and the town’s high street that is included in ‘d’ but more interestingly I found the relevance of the expanding old town (e) and the budget shopping area (h). As you can see from the map, they are immediately next to each other. One boasts expensive price ranges and boutique products of which are arguably entirely for pleasure as opposed to necessity. ‘H’ contains two £1 shops and a Morrissons supermarket all in the same complex.

One common theme however is of course the delapidation of the town and the absence of extended regeneration past the old town (e) and Turner Contemporary (g). c

f e

Margate

London Margate

Locating Margate in the UK

Cliftonville West

- Swatch analysis observing the subconscious colour palette of Margate.

/ Initial Existing Conditions Identified / Implanted Strategies in Margate

/ Identifying In Margate / Relation to Wider Seaside Trends

Arlington House - 1963 / Intention: To bring the modernist vision of dwelling and ideologies to reflect and change Margate’s urban landscape / Positive Impact The multi-storey residential block demonstrated the economic situation and interest of the time and signifies a strong part of Margate’s heritage / Issues: There are many problems with Arlington house, many were due to the timing of its completion - however as this modernist structure failed to relate to much of its context and alienated much of its surroundings with a large carpark, it cut itself off from the town even more than its aesthetics do.

Margate Station - High speed connections to London & other areas of the England

Turner Contemporary - 2011 / Intention: Utilise an iconic and ‘new’ building as a form of cultural regeneration to the town

Blue New Deal

Main beachfront

Good jobs for coastal communities through healthy seas

Dreamland, highlighting the vast area the original site took up, showing it’s previous dominance to the identity of the beachfront in Margate

/ Positive Impact: The Turner has brought a lot of tourism and interest from outside of Margate and helped with an influx of new residents

Margate Library and Town Hall - Civic buildings in the ‘centre of town’

Turner Contemporary

/ Issues: Regeneration has been very focussed to the ‘old town’ of Margate and whilst providing lots of workshops and activities which do engage with the communities, unfortunately by being an icon itself, it inherently acts as a magnet and fails to address much of what is/ was existing in Margate

High-Street

SITE

Personal analysis of interpretation of divide of where money is being injected and invested into. Above = More

Old Town (area has a seemingly much higher economic prosperity to it)

‘Centre of Town’ based on location of high-street and density of shops

Low cost supermarkets

Dreamland (Renovation) - 2015 / Aim: To return the pride of Margate’s history to the present day as a seaside resort / Positive Impact: The re-opening of Margate has removed the debris of the fire with burnt most of the theme park down and initiated many years of vandalism and destruction, it has also provided a small boost in tourism however it only narrowly opened before the end of the Summer 2015 so has not yet demonstrated its clear benefits / Issues: The redevelopment of Dreamland was part of a compulsory purchase for the council which has cost millions to repair - this has placed huge weight on the council and research before the project was undertaken suggested the opening a theme park in the UK is not an economically viable investment - has the council gone head first into another weak investment which only plays to the seasonality of being a seaside resort?

Good jobs for coastal communities through healthy seas

NEF Coastal Communities Report - 2015 - NEF

Heritage Sites (What used to be) Winter Gardens & Lido

Cliftonville, mainly residential & more vacant buildings

Blue New Deal

General area that supposed artists and ‘DFL’(down from London) people are buying and doing up houses because of low market value. Area of bottom-up regeneration

Juxtaposition of three points: - Old Town - Low cost shoppingarea - High street

- Looking at NEF’s report on coastal towns and their regeneration in the UK, it seems that there is a shift in thinking about how we can restore liveliness to these areas, and its not based around the sea necessarily. - With package holidays and cheap flights, people no longer have the need to travel to the british coast to get some sun and lie on a beach - The analysis suggests a move towards regenerating more like an inland city does - investing in professions and infrastructure rather than seasonal touristic aeras

/ The Decay Within Margate Identifying and investigating issues within Margate’s decay

Decay of the Council - Thanet Council fails to have a distinct role and voice in Margate due to not having a majority party in control - UKIP party members are fired, quit and fall ill leading to a council leading without a majority

STRUGGLING COUNCIL & COSTLY DREAMLAND

- Decisions hard to be made - LACK of planning in Margate

MARGATE COMMUNITY

Community Activism - Despite this decaying control of the council, certain members and groups in the community are coming together to rebuild and plan new opportunities and projects of every kind for Margate INDIVIDUALS & GROUPS TAKING ACTION IN MARGATE

- Individual Resident

- Moved from London (1999)

- Activist (Vocal in planning)

- Writer and artist

- Owner of B&B - Reading Rooms

- Activist against empty dwellings

- Blog on Margate’s heritage/

- Personal work in communities

Architecture

- Resident and co-founder of

- Established 2009

Resort Studios

- Artist studios

- Active in building up Margate’s

- Gallery space involving community

art scene

with projects

- Moved from London (2011)

- Main user base being from London

- Ties to Marine Studios.

Locating the Activists

- Working on proposals for Thanet Press

Louise Oldfield

Dan Thompson

Pie Factory

Dan Chilcott

- London influx (residents)

- Community Interest Company

- Established 2013

- Established 2011

- Boosting existing economies &

- Established 2009

- Artist studios & Events

- Art Gallery

- Based on edge of old town just

- Engaged with the community

- Holds workshops and symposiums

bringing new businesses - Young afluent demographic

away from the beach

coming to buy ‘cheap’ houses

bringing awareness to art

- Alternative voice to the council

- Schemes with European Grant

- Engaging with the community

and Heritage Lottery money

with activities and events

London Influx

Marine Studios

- Strong links with council - Catalyst for regeneration and prominence of Old Town

- Communicates with council

Resort Studios

- Locating the members of the community who are going out of there way to plan these projects for Margate - ranging from exhibitions to funded sessions talking about the state of Margate and any possible ideas for the future

Turner Contemporary

FRACTURED ELEMENTS - LOCAL AND WIDER

Fractured Margate - This disproportion of investment and work in Margate has been evident since the first research but here we can see this crux of where the districts meet Old Town

High Street District

Thanet Council

Budget Shopping Area

Choosing the Site - The site chosen sits in-between these areas of interest and juxtaposition - Site itself is a mix of fractured typologies and having been empty for 5 years - represents a missed opportunity and misuse of space and resource

PROPOSED EFFECTS OF IMPLEMENTING PROPOSAL

Existing individuals & groups (some networks)

Site implemented - networks formed through hub

More links formed expanding the network

Fractured Programme / Fractured Site

Intensity increases and effects landscape of Margate

- Programme about giving opportunity and meeting points to these fractured and displaced elements of activism as well as the displaced and fractured typologies and communities - Connecting the dots

/ Decaying Architecture & Heritage Concerns Documenting existing and non-existing measure concerning retainment of building heritage/ existence

Current Condition -

(a)

Decay - The site has been subject to a deluge of fly-tipping of which issues has been raised to the council, leading to the boarding up of the site - Vandalism is evident even from the street of where windows have been smashed - The condition of the site superficially in its materials is incredibly worn, especially the interiors from what access has been available - 2 planning applications have gone through since 2011 for large scale residential developments and have both faced fierce opposition from locals and the plannnig dep. (shown in centre of page)

(b) A

Architecture firm that proposed first (rejected) development

g (e) (i)

Opportunity -

- As with the programme of this proposal, the aim is to look at how situations of mis-use can be turned into that of opportunity - The site boasts a large area of multiple different versions and building types - The current owner is keen to use the site for a multi-purpose development after the failed mass residential proposals that have gone through - Opportunity to re-use some of the site and not demolish like the previous proposals had demanded

Planning Applications for Thanet Press Site over past 5 years

photos of interior and exterior showing extent of decay E

/ Issues - Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t respond to its context effectively and more worryingly the proposal by Cyma Architects claims it is justified just by mimicking a georgian terrace house - Both developments large scale and aimed at 1-2 person residential units and not towards families - Replacing what once employed 70 people with one that does not at all

F B

(f)

Failed planning propositions of large scale developments, both deciding to demolish entire site and build new tall developments which would exceed all existing building heights and relate little to surrounding contexts and typologies if at all.

/ Positive Impact - Sparked and fueled great activism from residents to get the proposals rejected - Demonstrates an interest and sense of claim and ownership

A C

Architecture firm that proposed second (rejected) development

(j)

SITE

- Site - Listed status from Historic England

(a) Edwardian/ Georgian â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; town houses (b) Thanet Town Hall (c) London style town houses, some b&bs

(d) Hawley Sq _ Entirery surrounded by listed residential & hotels (e) Post Office (not in use) & Other large georgian buildings (f) Constirutional Clb - Gentlemans Club (1890-mid 20th Century) (g) Cecil Square - Containing a historic church and banks (h) Margate Public Library (1960) (i) Thanet Art School & Adult Education Centre (1931), previously Margate Technical School (j) Theatre Royale 1:1000 site plan indicating where photographs were taken

/ Thanet Print Press Works Analysing how the print press worked as it has been intended for

51.387219° N, 1.384628° E Union Crescent CT9 1NU Materials: Range of materials and building methods spanning the 20th Century

Current Use: Unoccupied (since 2011), developer starting to clear site and submitting proposals. 2 failed planning applications for large residential units

Current Condition: Poor state with large amount of debris from fly-tipping - lot of vandalism

Past Use: Thanet Press (print press)

red brick, early 20th century

addition/ threshold

1950’s extension - attempting to replicate

modern warehouse to rear (1970s)

large openings to paper store

1850s unit

Un ion Ro w

Cecil Square 1:200 Union Crescent (front) Elevation

Unio n

Cres

cent

Prince’s Street Churchfield Place

Hawley Square

Site Map locating site and showing interior floor plan of existing building

1:200 Prince’s Street (rear) Elevation

/ Programmatical Elements & Strategy Working with an existing building to create an alternative civic centre

Title of Programme

Type

Spatial Needs

Implementation

Sub Programme / Diffuser

Type

Spatial Needs

/ Forum

Projective

/ Accessible from all sides / Not imposing stage / Stepped or tiered seating

Hybrid

/ Cafe, Bar, Restaurant

Leisure

/ Outdoor Area / Event Adaptation / Sound Proofing (protect others) / Catering & Drink Facilities

/ Project Creation

Productive Projective

/ Mixture of working sizes / Good soft light / Areas to meet as well as work / Level of adaptability - not just permanent interventions

Intervention

/ Project Exhibition Space

Projective

/ High ceilings / Removable or transitional walls/ structures / Ability to change light conditions

Hybrid

- Diffuses programmes & offers rest and mutual space between, giving a space which is common and open to all other aspects of the building

Working on Site

/ Project Archive

Resource

/ Capable storage for the project / Ease of access to public / Decent amount of floor space with capabilities to expand or store

Existing

/ Archive Reading Room

Resource

/ Accommodate large tables for viewing proposals / Relate physically to and link to work & exhibition space / Demonstrate new with old

Intervention

/ Reinstated Print Works

Productive Resource

/ Accommodate large format printers / Provide a service direct to public and to creative space on site / Floor layout should be based upon an assembly line style of working

Existing

/ Artist Studios

Productive

/ / / /

Existing

/ Artist Exhibition Space

Projective

/ Be accessable direct from the studios / Offer a unique and intimate experience with artist exhibiting / Ability to change light conditions

Existing

/ Commercial Workspace

Productive

/ Offer a range of workspaces and sizes / Include leisure areas or rest areas / Catering facilities or self cooking / Provide a neutral and adaptable environment that can be altered by the users

Existing

Studios should face the North light Accommodate large and small work Not be too pristine but offer clear workspace Provide a kitchen or socialising aspect

Diagrammatical plan showing programmes in areas of site

/ Type - Productive Space Focussing in on the productive programmes

proofing area

consultation Diagrammatical plan highlighting workspaces counter / public barrier

/ Productive Space . Artist Studios . Print Studio . Workspace

Section cut and moment into the artist studios, briding the gap between the studio and dining/ leisure area large format printing

The productive space is the work horse of the proposal, however the very premise of this being the power to the proposal is because of its awareness and the appreciation for the other programmes.

large format trimming & proofing area

- The productive space works in conjunction with the other elements in order to have not only a well rounded environment but because each can benefit off this co-existence storage area - supplies off-loaded from street, directly through

- This philosophy is repeated throughout each ‘productive’ area where each one plays with heights of space, temporary and alternative ways of separating zones - Where the practicalities have collided with the limitations of the spaces, extra and new structure has replaced what used to exist. This way much of the building is still in tact, it just has adapted to become better suited for open-plan working

medium format printing

disabled wc’s

kitchen

dining

binding/ assemblage

mixed wc’s

1:200 plan of artist studios

1:100 Plan of print studio conveying the idea of an assembly line leading from storage to front of house

/ Design Elements & Approach to Facade Architectural language and concept development - drawing from the context

(1) Testing impact of a new facade entirely â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;coveringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the existing architecture and replacing with a covered mesh

(4) The top floor, however similar to the first floor, dimensionally; is viewed from street level as even shorter and compressed

(2) Releasing the cover onto a grid based off proportions from georgian house windows developing a hybrid between an intervention and the existing

(3) Further contextualising the strategy by implanting the grid and covering onto the existing openings creating a more economical and subtle development to the existing facade

(3) Second floor window compresses this dimension, further distancing itself from the street and offering more privacy

(2) First floor windows occasionally have a bay window too but there is also typically a large elongated floor to ceiling window

1:50 Facade Mode - Concept Developmentl

(1) Always starting with a bay window, the lower levels open themselves up much more - relating and revealing much more of the relationshup between the street and the inside

Implementing facade concept where existing programme changes/ neeeds new fittings &/or would benefit from a modern intervention

1:50 Facade study - Georgian Typology in Margate

Extracting the elements / openings

Precedent - The Shepherds Building // Duggan Morris This addition to the shepherds building beautifully elevates you off from the street from a more open design and transcends upwards, constantly diffusing and dividing up the elements. By doing so, the eye is sent on a clear path and naturally guides you through and up the facade. This technique allows for a strong base which grounds the architecture but then elevates you upwards allowing the facade to not be too static and publicise the connection between the two natural ends - ground & sky

Connection to proposal This small intervention/ addition to existing architecture shows how by playing with simple linearities predominantly on the vertical axis, allows for a design which breaks up the space around it but allow for it to slot between the urban fabric comfortably

Shepherds Building // Duggan Morris

Precedent study - 1-20 Model

/ Design Elements - Opening Up the Existing Architectural investigation into the benefits of creating a street through the existing site

Cafe/ Bar/ Restaurant ‘The Street’ New Courtyard

New Courtyard ‘The Street’

1:200 model from plan view showing the newly carved street and the courtyard adjacent to the modern architectural element, shown in timber

Reasons to create street and courtyard +

Reasons to avoid street and courtyard +

- Create and offer better light through denser parts - Introduce a route connecting the proposal and surrounding context - Create public space within the complex - Introduce improved and more connected thresholds to different zones of projects

- Large part of project to demolish so much - Cost & time - Removing existing elements, some of which have some architectural merit

1:200 section of G floor plan to show the street and how it cuts through the site with the courtyard

A view into the courtyard from the opposite side of the ‘street’ (shown on the model image). this particular view demonstrates the relationship between the old and new, how they intersect and collide at times deliberately, showing where the points are and exactly how they are being retained - the flying shores also offering a glimpse into the previous structure of the building

Diagrammatical plan showing main demolition points and the main street (iii) as well as a speculative, possible second street marked with a dashed line for phase 2

/ Urban Strategy - Re-Claiming Margate Utilising the Studio as a Think Tank for Identifying the Urban Strategy A - Station Approach Creating a welcome to Margate by creating a promenade between the station and the water

B - Dreamland Car Park Better use of large open space, landscape and introduce some green

CSM - Think Tank A

14 Central St Martins Architecture Students investigating Margate

C - Town Centre/ High Street Become less isolated from the rest of the town, widening and distribution of shops D - Cecil Square Return to public square as originally was in 1850 to remove priority for vehicular traffic

Margate Investigations Gathered

Proposals gathered and discussed

F - Low Cost Supermarket Area Introduce more permeability to the site and bring forward some aspect, it is too closed off from the rest of the town given its location

G - Fort Road Hotel Building should retain heritage of architecture and be renovated to remove the ‘blight from the community’

Combining Ideas

E - Harbour Arm Providing interesting viewpoints back on Margate, this can be adapted to be more of a destination to view rather than just an end

H - Car Park Located next to a war memorial is another empty car park, with lots of housing developments nearby, think about a school

Combining proposals with personal investigations & ideas from locals and identified users

B - Dreamland (Re-Opening) The redevelopment and opening of dreamland came at a large cost to the council and is unsure of its likelihood to succeed as of yet C - Harbour Steps Acting as a sea defence, it has carefully carved out a very succesful patch of public space for Margate D - Old Town This area, initiated and boosted by the construction of the Turner has implanted direct cultural regeneration

E - Turner Contemporary The gallery has brought a lot of interest and tourism helping to initiate and accellerate interest in the seaside town F - Coastguard base/ Empty Lot Currently being redeveloped with designs by Guy Holloway for a large hotel development which will continue to focus attention to the coast G - Lido & Carpark Currently the proposal for this unused but historically significant and rich area is for a large scale residential development which will block views out to the sea and destroy a key aspect of Margate’s heritage

I - ‘Pulling back the Seafront’ In general the importance of the seafront can be shared and by introducing leisure pop-up events which stretch from but away from the coast, this will help include cliftonville

J - Resort Studios / Expansion With what Dan Chilcott is already working on at Resort Studios, with extra space using the car parking lot next to it, they could achieve and engage more of the locals

I Proposal

G J

Proposal utilising as many thoughts as possible for the potential and future of Margate to create a sustainable and democratic voice for Margate

A - Arlington House / Car Park A large tesco was proposed here but overturned by the residents of Margate

K - Car Park / Ethelbert Terrace This large site accommodates some social activity and should be preserved, the park and leisure activites could be extended onto this site / Possible sites for satellite interventions based upon own research and projects initiated from students at Central St Martins

/ Current existing proposals/ plans for regeneration / Boundary marked by Thanet for regeneration - The Divide / Aspired Connections through proposal / Site - Anchoring points

/ The Collaborative Process How Can a Proposal Accommodate a Sense of Mixed Uses?

(a) Main Elements Specifically programmed space which hold the main event/ purpose. Quite closed off elements but because of this, can be appreciated more when experienced

(b) Secondary Supporting Elements Elements which completely support the main elements by offering extra space for needed tasks

(c) Diffused Elements Becoming more detatched from the main elements and the dedicated programmes extending and blurring more, becoming more ad-hoc / Precedent - Manor Works // Architecture 00

(d) Complete Open Access Space which is for the sole purpose of being open access and adaptable - dedicated collaborative space. This space should be the most public

/ On Site

Conceptual Development of Possible Zones -

Conceptual Development / Relating More to the Site -

Here is a sketch of conceptually how programmes might come together and start to blur between each one, based off:

When placing the diagram more firmly into the context we can see what startes to develop more firmly as zones

- 2 main elements - 1 main open / public space - multi-purpose space

All scales and variations of programmes coming together to create a diverse environment which can cater to a large number of activities as well as give anchoring to the proposal and main elements ranging to open access public space

I have chosen to look particularly at the plan within this precedent due to the way it has laid out its working environment, using a range of sizes and types of workspace. Some are quite open and responsive to other groups/ companies working there and other areas offer complete isolation from the rest of the space. This range and diversity on offer of workspace has given the building a much richer and appealing aspect to itself as it caters to many different users and ways of working.

/ Extracting Strategy The removal of existing elements - Why? & How?

Reasons for Demolishing / Removing Current State Issue As seen here, during its vacancy (since 2011), the site has been subject to fly-tipping and varying degrees of vandalism and neglect leading to decay throughout the site Response Complete clear-up and in some cases removal based on integrity of structure and condition of material Density Issue As for use as a print works, its densely configured massing restricts any means of public or outdoor space for most of the project Response Creating ‘streets’ or paths that cut through the existing to increase circulation, access to light and a more communal and open-plan layout Public Building Issue & Response With changing the programme to a much more public and open one, the building needs to respond through its materials and layout much more coherently in order to help guide the users through building and interact between the different sections more fluently

drawing of demolished elements (key below left)

Precedent: Casteveccio // Carlo Scarpa - Italy Here Scarpa plays and clashes with the old and new, propping up a clearly modern platform with an even more obvious flying shore orange support system which collides beautifully into the existing

- Demolish complete section

- Demolish existing wall - Removal of 1st floor - New wall - Void (lift shafts)

- New structure

drawing of demolished elements and additional elements & supports (key left)

Early render showing new street created with new flying shores highlighted in orange as feature to hold back where the previous walls/ floors used to be - also acting as a pleasant reminder of the legacy and past of the site - view looking north from southern end of ‘the new street’

/ Design Development - First Iteration

Performance

Work Mix

G, H,I,J

F K

G H

Iteration 1 plan, colours showing connteraction between programmes A - Foyer B - Backstage C - Stage D - Bar / Interchangeable space E - Practise Rooms F - Auditorium G - Auditiorium (2) - Smaller H - Medium Sized Workspace I - Small Workspace J - Communal Workspace K - G floor Workspace Development plans experimenting with configuring workspaces and zoning within an existing building

Diagrammatical plan of first iteration

Moment inside work space (dark blue) and from outside looking into open courtyard

/ Design Elements - Permeability Investigating the relation of the building to the street and different ways of testing/ designing to this

Maintaining Prescence of Rhythm

Breaking up the Rhythm

Designing Full Access

Introduce an element but allow it to continue with the linearity of the existing site, the intervention can create an element which is impermeable physically but still merges with the existing

Through utilising different parts of the intervention to break-up the facade, one can create routes and desired paths which playfully break up the typologies of itself, some being permeable and others not

Although this is a staged process, here we can see that through designing an extreme threshold which acts as a portal rather than a gap, there is complete permeability and invitational qualities to a gate being opened â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;for youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

/ Precedent - Tina Kim Gallery // So IL AA

/ Precedent - Hangar 16 // Matadero Madrid

Uses the same materials as the existing but re-uses them to create a difused threshold, rotating the bricks, turning you into the building. - Interested in the re-use of the materials to alter and enhance an existing feature

Here in Spain, Matadero create a bespoke piece of steel to fit into the existing, and have then given it the change of rotating on a different axis, taking the steps of their interventiona to the next level whilst still retaining the integrity of the existing

/ Feature - Workspace & Pavilion Offering a diverse and range of interactions and workspace promoting and encouraging collaboration

Sketch depicting workspace with the pavilion, balconies , walkway and lower tables

Interior moment demonstrating the interaction between different parts of the project (view point shown on plan, bottom left) Sketch section showing view points and potential interactions between different parts of the room

1: 50 Model of pavilionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corner offering views out and a place to rest

/ Precedent - SESC Pompeia // Lina Bo Bardi

Plan of workspace showing sketch section cut and view point for moment

Lina Bo Bardi used a combination between curating specific work space and also allowing the existing building to do its job when concerning work/ study space for SESC Pompeia. Using a combination of raised concrete pavilions and lower levels for resources - the architecture creates disconnect between certain elements and a controlled environment that the open planned ex factory could not offer by itself

/ Storyboarding Taking a journey through the proposal as two different user groups

User: Active Members (Dan Chilcott & Louise Oldfield)

/ Entrance - (a)

/ Upon Arrival - (b)

/ Optional - (c)

/ Rest & Reflection - (d)

When heading to the work place, the user passes through the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; entrance being exposed to 3 typologies and entering through a portal which supports these elements

Heading into the workspace, immediately there are opportunities to interact in lots of different orientations ranging from private to open working areas

To aid with the projects these users might be undertaking, they can walk along the balcony through the reading room to the archive to find a project that might help and also peer into the reading room

Here in the reading room users can not only look over the projects but are offered a unique part of the project where it is quiet and yet you are exposed to the heart of the project: the street

/ Entrance - (e)

/ Upon Arrival -(f)

/ Optional - (g)

/ Finale - (h)

When entering for an event, talk or workshop; the large exhibition doors will open-up straight through into the forum space allowing users to passively stroll between the two

After heading through the exhibition doors, the user will be exposed to double height exhibition space on either side and can then pass through to the forum or follow round the exhibition route to the cafe and street

The idea with the layout of the site is to be able to wander, discover and interact with different areas and programmes that you might not have initially gone their for. Off the street is a courtyard which leads onto the cafe & bar

Visitors have the option to visit the roof terrace on top of the cafe where they can view much of the project from a far and discover different aspects they may not have seen from ground

e a

f c d h

User: General Public / Visitors

/ Material Strategy Looking at existing palettes, materials and typologies within and surrounding the site to develop a material strategy

Materially Interesting Details on Existing

Existing Building Materials to Retain

Left Behind Materials

Stock Brick

Steel

- where demolition occurs there will be parts left off the old building where it is torn off, this aesthetic is aimed to be retained to retain a sense of the old and existing - the print press should remain apparent throughout in subtle hints

- there is a lot of london style stock brick on site and shall be remained where possible - avoid relaying brick work next to existing so as to not try to fake any materials

- by using a series of steel welds and plates aimed at replicating geometries and typologies from georgian facades, the steel should emulate this industrial quality with the existing context - by using a harsh but minimalist material, the status should completely change where this replaces lacking or bland areas of architecture

Weathered Brick

Flooring (bricks & tiles)

- any forms of weathered brick would be useful to maintain and re-use in any way possible

- as mentioned before, re-using materials is a big part of this project and ideally by re-using bricks and tiles, if the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; could be completely covered in these then it should make for a succsesful flooring that speaks for a lot of the heritage and existence of the building before

b These three details taken from the building itself and (to the left) from an adjacent building show some of the ways in which the material strategy has taken place: - (a) Dealing with the existing: letting some elements be as they are - (b) Working around elements and adhering to the existing qualities - (c) Elongating and altering traditional aspects, in this case for the purpose of being backstage to the Theatre Royale, opposite

Waste & Re-Use

Legacy Left

- photographs - unsure of where

Industrial Heritage / Modern Addition

Red Brick - the front facade to the main workspace area boasts a bold and important red brick facade - this should be celebrated and the design shall bring this emphasis inside - the building seems to have interior brickwork so to reveal this would be an interesting quality blurring the exterior with interior

As during the construction and deconstruction of this project there will be a lot of material and potential waste from this project, it seems only fitting that some of this can be used into the design of the building. - Where the new courtyard is being made, an entire brick wall has to be knocked down so such as the precedents shown have re-used materials from their existing fabrics, I would like to re-use these bricks to pave the floor of the courtyard. - There are also some openings that, as part of the design that need to be blocked/ closed off, so similar to this from other deconstruction, the materials could be used to fill these gaps - The forum space with its simple open-plan design also re-uses these bricks to create a performative and suggestive amphitheatre styled design

New courtyard using the brick from the knocked down wall to pave the floor of the proposed floor space - shown on demolishing plan

Breezeblocks - By reintroducing a sense of blockwork and industrial strength but rather than using bricks - opt for larger (but lighter) breezeblocks for ease of construction and also to give a modern feel that attempts to work with the existing and offer also a sense of neutrality material test - 1:20 cast

/ Overall Strategy (Removing & Inserting) Showing large interventions to remove existing building elements & inserted architectural interventions

Creation of the Street

A - New opening removing and revealing existing lift shaft to bring light down and form an improved and exagerated connection between the workshops and workspace B - Demolishing in part, behind existing facade to bring natural light into depths of building and create courtyard for circulation to come off C - Extended void to now link overhead circulation over ‘b’ void D - Removal of floor plate and exaggerated double height spaces retaining structural elements but not walls where possible E - “” F - Enlarged thresholds linking street to interior courtyard; ‘g’ G - New courtyard in existing space (demolish roof) H - Extended threshold allowing larger elements to pass right through building

b c d e f

- increase access to site - increase light into and through site - create a street-like environment in order to expose users to goings on, on both sides rather than just exterior - invite users to investigate the building without having to pass through a formal threshold

i / Structural Replacements / Retainers - reinforcing weak walls taking on new loads - substituting where floors used to be (flying shores) - supporting new roof - retaining full height walls (10m+) for courtyard

ii / Main Architectural Interventions - workspace pavilion - reading room - courtyard (new facade)

Creation of the Courtyard and new Facade - courtyard offering an aspect of rest and leisure - relieves stress of the street onto other areas giving passing points - creates a clearer mark for where the programme is more informal, allowing for users to have a place to aim for if unsure/ new to the site

Diagram highlighting areas to be demolished

Re-Insert new architecture

Block - Removal of large significant elements

- through creating an addition to the architecture it is hoped to contribute to the existing fractal nature of the site - creates a monument and point of interest to head toward

Dashed Line - Removal of floors

iii / Extra Circulation & Partitioning - circulation - thresholds - partitioning / dividing - improved glazing / windows - smaller infrastructure (steps)

iv / Existing w. Carved Elements - Existing infrastructure shown with taken away elements including walls, floors and structural elements

Diaggram showing removal of main typologies and the re-insertion of the larger infrastructural changes Exploded isometric drawing showing proposal with interventions extruded out from the building

/ The Proposal - Elevation 1:200 Elevation

Inserted New Architectural Elements (behind)

Archive / Reading Room

(Cafe/ Bar/ Restaurant)

1:200 Front Elevation

Existing. Replaced/ Removed elements

/ The Proposal - Ground Floor Plan 1:200 Full ground floor plan of proposal in context

Kitchen Artist Studios

Exhibition Space

Gallery Forum Exhibition Space

Cafe / Bar Pavilion Print f.o.h Phase II

Bar Storage

Workspace M/wc F/wc Printing Area Storage

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Kitchenette Binding/ Assemblage

G Floor Plan / 1:200

/ The Proposal - First Floor Plan 1:200 Full first floor plan of proposal in context