MArch Y5 - Towards a New Ergotopia: STRATEGIC REPORT by Lavinia Pennino

STRATEGIC REPORT

ARCHITECTURAL REFLECTIONS II

STRATEGIC REPORT TOWARDS A NEW ERGOTOPIA TEMPLES FOR ASTOS LAVINIA PENNINO MARCH II - DS11

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FOREWARD INTRODUCTION 1. DESIGN 2. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK 3. PROJECT MANAGEMENT 4. PROCUREMENT AND COST 5. CONCLUSION

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FOREWARD

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The aims and objectives of this Strategic Report is to use the Architectural Productions II Module project to write and explore a comprehensive design report, explaining the iterations and in the design process, define and articulate the design priorities, identify the key decisions in the design proposal and evaluate them. The report will also show an evaluation of my project’s practical consequences, feasible procurement, and project implementation. It will also demonstrate the ability to develop and test the design brief in a strategic explanation of the design process, identify crucial technical and professional issues, address Climate Change, Fire and Life Safety, CDM, Ethics and regulatory parameters, together with the ways in which valuable design insights can be communicated to the project team and clients in accessible terms to professionals in areas outside of design. The RIBA plan of work 2020 will be used to structure and guide my development direction.

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INTRODUCTION

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‘Towards a New Ergotopia’ is a masterplan vision that sits within a wider masterplan design – ‘The Farm’ - for the area of Hornsea, East Yorkshire. The design proposal derives from the study of long-term effects of climate change on the area, specifically the risk of flooding and land loss. The report will firstly present the wider vision of The Farm (project in collaboration with other student in DS11), and will then focus on the key points, vision and strategy of Ergotopia. The Farm (Future-Flooding Alternative Regeneration Microcosm) is a masterplan that proposes a regeneration model (thought of as a cell structure prototype) that tackles the issue of future-flooding brought by climate change in Hornsea, on the east coast of Yorkshire. The imaginary vision is based on the reversal of the roles of land and water, a binomial relationship that swaps its addenda in favour of the survival of life. What if we cannot stop the flood? The model chooses to consider flooding as a challenge to be addressed and tackled as an opportunity to explore new forms of living, building and society. Farmland near the coast, rivers, and lakes will, according to predictions, be heavily flooded with a risk of over 5mt by 2050 and 10mt sea-level rise by 2100. In the same way, housing will be affected significantly leading to the forced relocation of settlements on the current uphill or dry farmland. This will pose the question of re-purposing land and which activities it should host, forcing alternative ways of agricultural production and live-stock raising, new ventures like lab-grown meat, raw food production and insect breeding. The key words that guide the masterplan project are Relocate, Sustain, Protect, Connect and Resource. Relocate housing and industry, Self-Sustain the community, Protect the ‘safe’ islands from further flooding and damage, Connect the isolated islands and use our most precious Resource, nature, in a sustainable, innovative and regenerative way. It is a search for a new affinity between body (humans) and land through the rewilding of the territory and taking ownership of technologies in an alternative, positive, utopian and visionary way.

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STUDIO BRIEF DS11 - NOTHERN SOULS PRODUCTION Design Studio 11 intends to tackle and explore the European City by investigating social, cultural and architectural research, starting with explorations from a ‘distance’ in Semester 1, developing driving concepts through fast paced one week projects, and moving towards explorations ‘up close’ in Semester 2. This year we are working ‘at home’ in Yorkshire in contrast to last year’s location, Naples, in the south of Italy. The overall brief proposes to explore the notion of library, interpreted both in a literal or metaphorical way. It also focusses on the concept of souls and life. 0|0 - CAPTURED SOULS Ego Work Vessel. From Latin vascellum: a small vase or urn. In English: a person who has a particular quality or who is used for a particular purpose. What is then the vessel of life? What does it hold? Does it have a purpose? 0|1 - FIELDS OF DESIRE System Work The idea of field is an opposite, omnipresent and latent agency that flexes and moves but never folds into a mortal object. What hides behind the subjective external singularity? A latent internal field of subconscious process. The following project start to externalise the subconscious, deconstructing and libertaing the systems and patterns of it through re-coding and re-arrangement in new configurations and color registers. 1|0 - HOMECOMING Ego Work When the soul leaves the body at the end of its earthy life, it appears to be an inanimate object. The living agent has left its vessel, reducing it to a pile of muscles and bones. In a museum context, the body trascends its vessel role to be elevated as a showcase piece. From the ground to display. It is considered only as a physical entity, the metaphysics

Map of Yorkshire

of the soul has become spirit and trascendeds its earthy role. The museum is a depository for these bodies that once contained souls: their home. 1|1 - REPOSITIONING System Work - Typological Investigation The typological investigation explores unconventional library typologies and highlights its peculiarities through a role-play. The discovery journey is set up as a board game recalling some like the ‘Game of the Goose’ or ‘Jumangi’. The main character enters parallel scenarios to real life through teleporting portals. The knowledge he obtains through visiting these places build up a new ‘kingdom’, a new world for him to live under new rules and awareness. DISTANT TERRITORIES Distant Territories in a reasearch appendix containing territorial investigations about Yorkshire as a county and also focusses on 3 local sites: The Rhubarb Triangle, The Coastal Town and The Heritage Legacy Estates. This research depicts the image of Yorkshire analysisng different aspcts such as Art and Culture, History, Economy and Demographics mainly through maps and drawings.

Soul Vessel Mind Map

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PROJECT BRIEF CATALOGUE TO THESIS The notion of library, is merged with the ones of souls and life. The Catalogue explores the topics on Land, Industry and their possible future. A collection of places, spaces and scenarios collected in ‘libraries’ deivided into specific categories. The overarching theme of the body-land affinity guides the process. It focusses on the relationship between the vessel (hand as representative of the body) and its depository (land - conceived as the soil). Place, space and objects are represented and reserched within the context of Yorkshire and site-specific locations. It is set up as an evocative rather than notional collection. TERRA Geology and Land INDEX Heritage and Idustrial Typology Research EXTINCTIO Future Scenarios and Lanscape CODEX Catalogue

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TRANSPORT - Train Deck - Viewing Link Platform

THESIS PROGRAMME

- Drone Landing Pad

The development of the programme derives from the analysis of the future lanscape affected by tragic flooding and uses this narrative to embrace new possible ways of living, exploring new construction methods, building technologies and resolutions to a very contemporary issue. Ergotopia is one of the main constituents of The Farm masterplan which is set up as a cell; it comprises of 4 main parts: the defence membrane ‘Barrier to Physis’, represented by a bridge structure with flood gates for

INDUSTRY - Import/Export Hub - Produce Sorting

water management, the settlements ‘Temples for Astos’,

- Drone Delivery

which aim to relocate lost residential buildings within a

Station

COMMERCE

new modular and adaptable system and the power houses

- Shipping and

mitochondria ‘Ministry of Ergon’, two

Trading Port for

industrial facilities

that combine with ‘Barrier to Physis’ to manage imports and

Local Produce

exports of local produce and the production of renewable

energy through hydro power turbines.

Automatic Gantry Crane Collector

ENERGY AND PROTECTION

RESIDENTIAL

- Tidal Turbine

-Modular Flood

Gates

Reactive Blocks

- Flood Managing Gate

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TEMPLES FOR ASTOS The Temples for Astos, are building blocks conceived to replace lost housing settlements due to the flooding and appearing on site in a phased manner, as the flood rises and impacts progressively more land. The structures are primarily built with lightweight frames in steel, with metal collected, recycled or repurposed from existing local industrial facilities being taken down. The elements of the structure take in form and mechanism from heritage buildings of the UK such as gasholders, water colletion tanks, collieries and transport bridges. The structure of the buildings is though to be reactive to the flood, lifting itself up from the ground if and when exteme weather conditions and major floods affect the area further taht the planned safe zone controlled by the gates.

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BEFORE (NOW) Current planl view of Hornsea , Hornsea Mere and surrounding land.

Predicted Flood Line

Main Roads

Settlements

Current Waterways

SITE

Green Land

Hornsea is around 25 kilometres north-east of Hull, on the Farm Land

Holderness coast. It is famous for its gorgeous and tranquil beaches, which are usually visited during the summer months. Yorkshire’s largest freshwater lake, Hornsea Mere, is home to over 250 species of birds and offers sailing and fishing activities. Hornsea is on the verge of extinction, with

AFTER

half of its terrirory expected to vanish by 2050 and nearly

Predicted plan view of Hornsea , Hornsea Mere and surrounding land with a potential 10mt rise in sea level and overlowing of the

all of it by 2100.

Mere and other waterways. the floods would submerge most farm land, urban fabric and interrupt connection with the ‘Mainland’ creating 2 islands and being cut off from supplies.

Population: 8,432 Unitary Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Sections showing Flood Levels

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SITE ANALYSIS - TYPOLOGY STUDY AND FLOOD EFFECTS The Maps show the building typologies in Hornsea, most of which is residential. The effects of the floods would mainly impact the residents who will need to relocate. The strategy in place is to ‘prepare the seabed’ in advance, preceeding the flood and rehousing people in the new schemes in safer locations. The phasing process would follow the flood and tidal flows. First would be the buildings hit by the 5mt rise in sea level which would unite the Mere’s fresh water with the salt wate from the sea. Consequently following the same logic, the buildings affected by the 10mt sea rise, overflow for extreme weather and erosion affected buildings.

FLOOD RISK

BUILDING TYPES

Residential

Religious

Commercial

Industrial

Retail

Predicted 10 mt Flood Line

Education

Office

Utilities

Predicted Line of Overflood

Farm Land

‘Safe’ Settlements

Green Land

Emergency Services

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Flooded Settlements

Health

Leisure

Predicted 5 mt Flood Line

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PHASING

Current Waterways

1. 5mt Flood affected buildings

Flooded Settlements

Settlements at Risk of

2. 10mt Flood affected buildings

at 10mt

Overflood

3. Extreme Flood Risk buildings

Sea Flood Infiltrations

4. Water Edge Buildings affected long term by erosion

from Tide and Waves Main Roads

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PRIMARY USERS Hornsea Residents Visitors and Tourism

SECONDARY CLIENTS

CLIENT AND STAKEHOLDERS

Uk Goverment Town of Hornsea Council

The proposal of The Farm and more specifically of Ergotopia,

Private Investors

in particular its residential redevelopment, will be beneficial to both the Town of Hornsea, the Humber region and the local government, as well as establishing a national and international significance due to the innovative regeration model and adaptive building prototype and research brought forward in the field. In this regard, a quasi-public development corporation would be proposed. A quasipublic corporation is a private company that is backed by the government and has been granted a public mandate to offer a certain service. Like public-purpose corporations, quasi-public corporations are created to benefit the public and its government mandate takes precedence above creating value and profit for shareholders. This makes it an ideal set-up to bring forward projects that develop under circumstances such as forced relocation. Quasi-public corporations can be industrial and commercial public companies, nationalised companies, or companies

STAKEHOLDERS UK Government Hornsea Town Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council Council Forward Planning Unit Hornsea and Surrounding Towns Residents and Community Environmental Agency Galvanizers Association British Steel General Metals Recycling British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) Professionals Involved

with a majority public shareholding. Many people regard quasi-public institutions as political policy tools because, in some cases, they can operate with fewer constraints and at a lower cost than traditional government institutions. Funds would be issued by both private investors, stakeholders and shareholders and also by the Uk Governemnt, Yorkshire Council and Hornsea Town.

THE STEEL INDUSTRY The Steel Industry could have a major role in the development of the masterplan mainly because of the construction materials used and the involvement of local industries in the construction process. The re-use of industrial waste, building elements such as steel frames and the adaptation of architectural elements deriving from dismatled facilities, call for skilled labour and local involvement to deliver a cost-effective, sustainable and community based solution.

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SUSTAINABILE APPROACH, ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM Part of making sure a professional and ethical frame or work is undertaken, is the setting out of the context and

INDUSTRY AND TOWN

objectives of the projects, its primary aim and drivers and deciding the scope of works to bring forward.

Many times industries are pushed away from the city, creating a separation between the user and the producer.

PRIMARY AIMS

The aim of this projetct is to bring together both ends, the create a new visionary community where community and industry depend on eachother, funtion better together and use sustainable practices to innovate heritage. The

՟ Provide new housing for displaced community in a phased and stragic manner. ՟ Connect the new urban fabric with the industrial scene creating strong heritage connections. ՟ Etablish alternative ways of construction. ՟ Explore new approaches to flooding. ՟ Involve the local community and trades to create a place for all. ՟ Utilise sustainable resources and repurpose the existing built environment. ՟ Become an example of compact and self sustained community, stablishing a prototype scheme replicable in

involvement of the metal industry would be highly beneficial to the economy of the area, would create many job opportunities and revive dying trades that have characterised the North for centuries. The rediscovery of crafts such as metal work, the connection with tradition and the past, are key aspects of the proposal.

FORCED DISPLACEMENT One of the issues that could probably arise, is the timeline of the project and its impact on the recolation of

other flooded areas.

settlements. The proposal aim to prepare to and anticipate the flood impact by building on dry land before the water levels impact the ground. Although this would mean moving people out of their homes many years in advance,

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DRIVERS

giving up commodities such as gardens to rehouse in schemes that are meant to form a compact city, will less land use, more efficency and energy use. The residents could oppose such decision in times where the flood is not such

՟ The project aims to better the living conditions of the local community and provide new flexible housing schemes

an imminent problematic.

that allow for expansion and are resilient to change.

՟ Revive heritage trades such as foundries and the metal industry in a sustainable and innovative way. ՟ Utilise primary resources such as farmland to increse profit and wellbeing in the area ՟ Provide new jobs in the area with a masterplan project that spans over decades and is in continuous evolution.

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PLANNING AND HERITAGE A conservation area aims to preserve and protect the character of an area; this can be made up of buildings, open spaces, views, trees, and other features. The objective of defining a conservation area is to provide for the preservation and enhancement of the special interest of the place. The intention is not to stifle change, but to monitor and provide positive management of these unique areas. Currently, in the East Riding, there are 106 conservation areas which make them one of the largest designated heritage assets in our area. They range from urban town centres to rural settlement. (East Riding GOV)

Hornsea currently has 25 Listed Buildings (Yellow) that sit within a Conservation Area (Red). The developement area on site is limited to the Orange area shown. The flood analysis shows that all heritage will be lost. The proposal spans across 3 heritage sites that will regradless be lost. Preparing the seabed in advance allows for parts of the buildings to be removed and preserved elsewhere for

historical continuity. LANDSCAPE ASSESMENT Area 1

Landscape Area Sensitivity: Low Visual Sensitivity: Medium Lanscape Value: Low

LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN + PROPOSED FUTURE PLAN

Overall Landscape Sensitivity: Low Area 2

Development Limit

Landscape Area Sensitivity: High

Conservation Area

Visual Sensitivity: Very High

Residential Blocks

Lanscape Value: High

Shopping

Overall Landscape Sensitivity: High

Seafront Water

Area 3

Green Space

Landscape Area Sensitivity: Medium

Town Center

Visual Sensitivity: Medium

Infrastructure

Lanscape Value: Medium

Wildlife Site

Overall Landscape Sensitivity: Medium

Geological Sites Mineral Safeguarding Areas

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FIRE LIFE AND SAFETY STRATEGY A fire strategy identifies the building’s fire safety objectives and performance standards, as well as the strategies for achieving these goals in order to assure occupant safety and property protection. Prescriptive code-compliant design, based on Approved Document B and British Standard, is the most popular and traditional approach. The proposed block is a particular and less common way of designing a residential building indentified by these characteristics:

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Open Frame Structure Moving Parts Flood Reacting Mechanism Presence of flooded terrain Indipendent Modular Structures sitting within the frame.

Therefore, as well as complying with standard regulations, alternative means of escape have been explored. When the flood hits the underneath lanscape the building

External Staircase

is designed to rise and ‘float’ over the water. The building is kept in position by tension cables and gears that provide

External Staircase

stability. In case of a fire emergency, the underneath street or terrain would not be allowing people to escape safely. To this extent, the idea of safety life boats has been explored, taking as reference cruise ships emergency procedures. The Building falls into category Residential 2b. MEANS OF ESCAPE Maximum travel distance from flat entrance door to common stair or stair lobby: 30mt in 2 directions. 28mt

MAIN RISK IDENTIFICATION

28mt

Moving Mechanism could start a fire if electrical issues occur

Electrical Generators placed on the roof could be of potential harm

Steel Frame structure allows heat to travel quickly

POSITIVES

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Open Air Structure lowers the risk of fire No insulation is required at building scale

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Location of Safety Life Boats

Diagram Showing Process of Life Boat being lowered to Landing Safe Zones allowing residents to get on board.

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COFFERDAMS AND CAISSONS

HEALTH AND SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION (CDM) H&S The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a UK government organisation in charge of regulating and enforcing workplace health, safety, and welfare. Through the creation of the CDM regulations, the HSE operates in the design and construction

There are a total of 39 CDM regulations split into 5 sections (https://www.hse.gov.uk/)

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CDM regulations

outline

all

parties’

obligations

after

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self-protection

and

Obligations

attention

include protect

՟ Designers ՟ Principal designers ՟ Principal contractors ՟ Contractors

both others.

Since the removal of the role of CDM Coordinator, the legal responsibility for managing safety is of the client, lead designer, and lead contractor. RISK ASSESMENT Risk assessments could include:

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A general assessment of exposure to risk for employees Identification of hazards such as working from height, structural collapse and noise.

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Fall of objects from height

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Electricity and exposure to water or wet soil

Collapse of structures Exposure to building pollution Extreme weather conditions

RISK LEVELS Hight Risk: Red - Eliminate Low Risk: Amber - Reduce Positive: Green - Encouraged APPOINTMENT The principal designer is in charge of developing, revising, and preparing a design for a construction project. The client must appoint a principal designer, who is usually chosen from among those who already have a project role, such as project management. All parties should maintain safety standards and are

Part 3 covers the health and safety duties and roles of other dutyholders, including:

ensure that all parties are protected before, during, and

Part 2 covers the duties of clients for all construction projects. These duties apply in full for commercial clients.

industry.

CDM

Part 1 deals with the application of CDM 2015 and definitions

High

See Site Analysis Section

Part 5 contains transitional arrangements and revocations

Stiff

Medium Dense

Loose

SOIL STRENGTH

General requirements for all construction sites: Safe places of construction work Good order and site security Stability of structures Demolition or dismantling Explosives Excavations Cofferdams and caissons Reports of inspections Energy distribution installations

1) A cofferdam or caisson must be (a)of suitable design and construction;

1) The demolition or dismantling of a structure must be planned and carried out in such a manner as

(b)appropriately equipped so that workers can gain shelter or escape if water or materials enter it; and

to prevent danger or, where it is not practicable to prevent it, to reduce danger to as low a level as is

(c)properly maintained.

reasonably practicable. 2) The arrangements for carrying out such demolition or dismantling must be recorded in writing

RESPONSE (Specific to Residential Units)

before the demolition or dismantling work begins.

Allowing the construction of the residential block to happen in a phased manner and in anticipation to the flood occurring, would automatically eliminate the risk of working in more hostile situations such as the use of cofferdams

RESPONSE (General Masterplan)

or caissons in water rich areas. At the moment of construction, particularly foundation laying and structural frame

Demolition plans for site preparation will be developed in accordance with structural engineer recommendations

composition, the soil would be mostly dry, eliminating risk and costs of working in a water.

and construction sequencing. The phasing strategy will be discussed in the early stages of planning, following a flood risk assesment. While demolition works take place in the central part of the site (town), construction work

MAPPING

can begin in the new locations as the demolition process does not determine any hazards and does not impact the

The above maps shows the soil permeability and strength prioir to the flood and confirms that building on site prioir

safety procedure on the new sites.

to the emergency taking place would be more efficient and cost effective.

Prevention of drowning Traffic routes Vehicles Prevention of risk from fire, flooding or asphyxiation Emergency procedures TRAFFIC ROUTES

Emergency routes and exits Fire detection and fire-fighting Fresh air Temperature and weather protection Lighting

1) A construction site must be organised in such a way that, so far as is reasonably practicable, pedestrians and vehicles can

RESPONSE (Specific to Residential Units)

move without risks to health or safety.

The sites for the ‘Temples for Astos’ exist on current farmland, isolated or disused territory. The sites are therefore

resposible for overseeing procedures.

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Firm

Part 4 contains general requirements for all construction

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Very Low

SOIL MINIMUM PERMEABILITY

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Low

accessible and pedestrians and vehicles can move safely. The traffic routes that connect the town with the sites 2) Traffic routes must be suitable for the persons or vehicles using them, sufficient in number, in suitable positions and of

are mostly unique and tight, needing appropriate street signage for others travelling around the site, vehicles

sufficient size.

transporting materials or accessing site.

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NEW TECHNOLGIES

SUSTAINABILITY STARTEGY To be truly sustainable, a project must take an integrated approach to sustainability rather than an ad hoc fitting, only to comply with Part L regulations (think solar panels). A more coherent approach to sustainability can be achieved if the entire construction method and final vision of the building are considered before designing it. While building codes establish a minimum standard, architects should strive to

RESIDENTIAL

create buildings that perform efficiently for the benefit of

-Modular Flood Reactive Blocks

both users and the environment. One significant advantage of designing sustainably is that the client will benefit in the long run from cost-effectiveness. BREEAM BREEAM is an useful way to assess a building’s sustainability

ENERGY AND PROTECTION

as well as best - practice in sustainable design, construction, and

operation.

encourages

architects,

designers,

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employers, users, and other industry professionals to

- Flood Managing Gate

evaluate the sustainability of their buildings in order to fulfil low-carbon targets, improve energy efficiency, and ensure the long-term viability of building materials. It establishes a framework for a project’s environmental performance through design, specification, construction, operation, and broader strategies. BREEAM can also be used as a guide to consider the environmental impact of various building stages (construction, operation, and refurbishment). It promotes resource innovation and efficiency, resulting in new best practises for the entire industry. BREEAM assesses:

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Energy Management Health & Well-being Transport Water Consumption & Efficency Materials Waste Pollution Land-use & Ecology

OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

STRUCTURAL AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINBILITY

The structure of the buildings is thought to be reactive to the

The structures are primarily built with lightweight frames in steel, with metal collected,

flood, lifting itself up from the ground if and when exteme

recycled or repurposed from existing local industrial facilities being taken down.

The whole masterplan runs under the condition of the

for deliveries of goods, could also be assessed as an asset

weather conditions and major floods affect the area further

The elements of the structure take form and mechanism from heritage buildings of the UK

employment of sustainable energy production. This is possible

to social sustainability. The drones are powered by green

than the planned safe zone controlled by the gates.

such as gasholders, water colletion tanks, collieries and transport bridges.

trough the construction of a new tidal and hydro power generator

energy and deliver local produce from the Ministry of Ergon

Maintenance, material life-span, and repair are all aspects

The outer structure frame of the block uses old gasholder modules, repurposed from local

embedded within the bridge structure that spans from one side

that would otherwise be collected directly by the end user,

of operational upkeep. Resposive building techniques could

facilitites currently being taken down. The tension system is typically found in trasport

to the other of the new canal. The system is conceived to cut

reducing carbon emissions.

prolong building life span, limit refurbishment need and repair.

bridges like the Tee Transport bridge in Middlesborough.

the middle man - energy distributor - and connects directly to

The water reactive system keeps the building safe limiting or

Structural sustainability also allows for economic sustainability through cost-effective

the bridge and buildings by running directly from the turbines

eliminating damge and destruction.

material choices and involvement of local trades and metal industries.

and through the structures. The community is in this way self

The implementation of new technologies such as drones

sustained and sustainable.

Innovation

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BUILDING REGULATIONS Building

regulations

must

followed

and

building

control approval must be obtained for all structures under construction. Building regulations are government-issued guidelines that enable structures to be designed in a safe manner so that people can use them. The approved documents are subdivided into separate chapters which as follows:

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Approved Document 7 Materials and Workmanship Approved Document A Structure Approved Document B Fire safety Approved Document C Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture

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Approved Document D Toxic substances Approved Document E Resistance to the passage of sound Approved Document F Ventilation Approved Document G Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency Approved Document H Drainage and waste disposal Approved Document J Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems

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Approved Document K Protection from falling, collision and impact Approved Document L Conservation of fuel and power Approved Document M Access to and use of buildings Approved Document P Electrical safety – dwellings Approved Document Q Security – dwellings

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Approved Document R Physical infrastructure for high speed electronic communications networks

PART M AND K - ACCESS, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION +PROTECTION FROM FALLING, COLLISION AND IMPACT

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Part M, Access to and Use of Buildings, establishes the basic requirements for access to ensure that individuals of all abilities can readily use, enter, and travel around

1900mm

5500mm

buildings. It guarantees that buildings are constructed to be accessible to all users, in line with the 2010 Equality Act, which specifies that reasonable accommodations should

2500mm

5500mm

160mm

be provided for accessibility. This means that all potential users should be evaluated, and suitable access should be designed. Architects should determine access requirements according on the number of users.

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Role

PROJECT TEAM The project team is made up of everyone

Project Management

who will be involved in the project’s delivery

Responsibility

Objectives

To establish a detailed programme, assigning timelines to each package involved in the procurement of the project, with allowances for coordination amongst trades and potential project delays. Coordination of consultants and management of risk analysis.

To ensure the design is properly coordinated amongst all parties.

Pre‐planning, Planning, Concept Design, Developed Design, Design Strategy, Materiality.

To establish an appropriate programme, accounting for risk management and delivery of the project within the proposed timeline. Initial breakdown of required works and contract works with allowances for specialist design.

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Project Management

Management and coordination of all consultants and construction Ensure clear coordination amongst specialist design and management. Management of all risk tracking, document tracking and all consultant/architect design to ensure minimal financial risk or risk to the request coordination between consultants and contractors. (request for proposed programme. information, change request forms…).

from start to finish. Because the objectives of each project dictate customised team structures,

there

one-size-fits-all

approach to project team formation. For a

Architect

large-scale project like Temples for Astos, the project team would change accordingly

Architect

Overseeing of tender packages and appointment.

Further development of design documentation in line with consultant recommendation and specialist design.

to the various phases of the project calendar, with different specialists being brought on at specific moments to contribute to different tasks. Structural Engineers

Viability of design choices and strategy. Coordination with architects and consultants.

Structural Engineers

Technical coordination with consultants, BIM coordination, Structural calculations and recommendations where required Coordination with site To ensure all necessary structural requirements of the design are met where required. with minimal impact to the proposed design, mitigation of structural risks Coordination and load calculations of logistic requirements and changes and all works affecting the structure are clearly coordinated. throughout build.

Environmental Engineer

To ensure the project is environmentally conscious and that sustainable methods and practices in both the construction and long term use of the Environmental impact analysis, environmental strategy, recommendation design are implemented wherever possible. and implementation of sustainable design. To ensure that any and all waste material accumulated from the site are appropriately disposed of/reused where possible.

Quantity Surveyor

To liaise with the project manager, client and consultants in order to cost Cost analysis, value engineering, preparation and cost analysis of contract the project effectively, ensuring that all planned works are within the documents throughout procurement. Financial management of contract budget and financial risks are minimised. works. To create indicative guidelines for the pricing of all tendered packages.

To ensure all necessary structural requirements of the design are met with minimal impact to the proposed design, mitigation of structural risks and all works affecting the structure are clearly coordinated.

CLIENT

PROJECT MANAGER

ARCHITECT

Design Stages 0‐3

MANAGEMENT

Environmental Engineer

Strategic Definition Preperation and Brief Concept Design Developed Design

Design Stages 4 Technical Design

CONTRACTOR

DESIGN

Quantity Surveyor

CONSULTANTS

Cost analysis, value engineering, material management, tender package analysis, tender document preparation.

To liaise with the project manager, client and consultants in order to cost the project effectively, ensuring that all planned works are within the budget and financial risks are minimised.

Steel Industries Stakeholders

Quantity

Works

Surveyor

Contractor

Environmental

Sub

Engineer

Contractors

Steel Industries Stakeholders

Material consultancy and supply, design consultancy

Material Supply

Consistent supply of required materials.

Design change consultancy, oversee compliance with planning and heritage regulations

Ensure planning is followed in response to community needs and aspirations.

To create indicative guidelines for the pricing of all tendered packages. Town of Hornsea Council & East Ridings Of Yorkshire Council

Steel Industry Specialists Town of Hornsea Council & East Ridings Of Yorkshire Council

Design consultancy, oversee concept development and proposal, compliance with planning and heritage regulations

Ensure planning is followed in response to community needs and aspirations.

Specialist Contractor

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Detailed design, procurement, testing and preparation of specialist works, To propose a cost effective and functional system that achieves the coordination with relevant consultants. Preparation of material call offs, requirement set out by the architects, PM and consultants inline with the proposed design. inline with programmed works.

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Project Management

Architect

Management and coordination of all consultants and construction management. Management of all risk tracking, document tracking and all request coordination between consultants and contractors. (Request for information, change request forms…). Review/Sign off of benchmarked works on site alongside relevant consultants.

Ensure clear coordination amongst specialist design and consultant/architect design to ensure minimal financial risk or risk to the proposed programme. Ensure risks are identified and mitigated within an appropriate timeline to avoid costs or delays to the programme. Ensure that any required information requested by any party, or required for further progression within the project is received by the relevant party within an appropriate timeline.

Adaptation and development of design documentation inline with requested changes approved by the PM Response to any RFI or other appropriate requests from site or other parties through the appropriate channels Consultancy throughout construction.

Adaptation and development of design documentation inline with requested changes approved by the PM Consultancy throughoutcConstruction.

Structural Engineers

Environmental Engineer

To ensure the project is environmentally conscious and that sustainable methods and practices in both the construction and long term use of the Environmental impact analysis, environmental strategy, recommendation design are implemented wherever possible. To ensure that any and all and implementation of sustainable design. waste material accumulated from the site are appropriately disposed of/reused where possible.

Quantity Surveyor

Cost analysis, Value engineering, preparation and cost analysis of contract documents throughout procurement. Financial management of project and contract works.

Design change consultancy, oversee compliance with planning and heritage regulations.

Ensure planning is followed in response to community needs and aspirations.

Construction Management

Management of all trades on site. Management of site documentation and coordination with consultants and PM. Management of onsite documentation (RAMS, trade to trade handovers, benchmarking…) Inspection of installed works, Programme tracking, overseeing of onsite works. Management of all on site coordination inclusive of health and safety, contract works, coordination and logistics. Site diaries.

Ensure all works on site are fully coordinated and installed as per the design. Mitigate risk of damage and failures of communication on site wherever possible. Maintain a safe working environment for all parties on or around the working site. Relay and track on site progress and other relevant information to the PM/Client.

Specialist Contractor

Detailed design, procurement, testing, installation and commissioning of specialist works, coordination with relevant consultants and relevant trades/contractors. Material call offs, inline with programmed works. Progress reports, documentation and sign off of completed works.

Detailed design, procurement, testing, installation and commissioning of specialist works inline with architect/consultant/PM specifications. Execution of all supply, install and commissioning of all works within the proposed programme of works. Regularly report issues throughout construction phase ensuring that no delays are caused to the programme.

Construction of all relevant package works, inline with design documentation supplied by PM, consultants or Specialist contractor. Coordination with CM and all relevant trades on site. Compliance with programmed works. Progress report, documentation and sign of off completed works.

Installation and commissioning (where relevant) of contract works, inline with architect/consultant/PM/specialist specifications and design. Execution of all supply, install and commissioning of all works within the proposed programme of works. Regularly report issues throughout construction phase ensuring that no delays are caused to the programme.

Contractor

Project Management

To liaise with the project manager and construction managers to ensure that additional costs outside of programmed works are minimized. To manage all financial aspects of the project, ensuring that works are paid inline with contract documentation and signed off via the appropriate channels protecting the client from risk.

Oversee final sign off of all works, track progress and relay information to Oversee final sign off of all works, track progress and relay information to client throughout the handover stage. client throughout the handover stage.

Adaptation and development of design documentation inline with requested changes approved by the PM. Consultancy throughout construction. On site inspections where required, alongside relevant parties such as specialist contractors and Construction management.

Adaptation and development of design documentation inline with requested changes approved by the PM Consultancy throughout Construction.

Cost analysis, value engineering, preparation and cost analysis of contract documents throughout procurement. Financial management of project and contract works. Final sign off of completed works, with adjusted rates due to snagging, coordination failures, programme delays and any other necessary means of adjusted valuation.

To close out all final costs associated with each working package/contract, ensuring all necessary cost adjustments and valuations are considered, minimising risk to the client and ensuring all works are signed off prior to final payments.

Construction Management

Management of all trades on site. Management of site documentation and coordination with consultants and PM. Management of onsite documentation (RAMS, Trade to Trade handovers, Benchmarking…). Final inspections of installed works, desnagging, handover documentation. Phased removal of site hoarding and protection through a series of stages inline with programmed works. Final sign off of works

Specialist Contractor

Desnagging, supply of as built drawings and operation and maintenance manuals. Final inspections. Commissioning of equipment and systems with signed documentation where relevant.

Desnagging, supply of As built drawings and Operation and Maintenance manuals. Final inspections. Commissioning of equipment and systems with signed documentation where relevant.

Desnagging, operation and maintenance manuals. Final inspections. Commissioning of equipment and systems with signed documentation where relevant.

Architect

Quantity Surveyor

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Design Stages 5 ‐

Handover and Use

Construction

Steel Industries Stakeholders

Material Supply

Consistent supply of required materials

Design change consultancy, oversee compliance with planning and heritage regulations.

Ensure planning is followed in response to community needs and aspirations.

Construction Management

Specialist Contractor

Town of Hornsea Council & East Ridings Of Yorkshire Council

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RISK ANALYSIS Risk Management and Analysis is the process of identifying potential operational hazards that could derail the project at any stage untill completion. This process would include determining the precise nature of project uncertainties and minimising their impact on the project delivery schedule where possible. While risk management is a basic industry practice with common risk elements like material availability and delivery, many larger-scale jobs have more uncertain

DEFINE RISK POLICY AND

circumstances.

STRANDARDS

It is critical to understand that risk assessments are iterative processes that occur in every stage of design, and it is of vital important to run every potential risk factor through

Policies and Standards

the risk management process in order to increase the risk management plan’s success probability and appoint liabilities, resposibilities and resolutions.

IDENTIFY AND ASSESS

Risk and Measurements

RISK

When assessing the Temples for Astos, the project is dependent from the eventuality of the 10mt flood. The project is developed under the assumption that this will happen, although accurate time predictions are still being monitored and a lot could change between now and the crisis. The risk of not being time sensitive and accurate needs to be mitigated through a rigorous scientific analysis

DEFINE RISK POLICY AND

and mapping, where specialists can be appointed early in

STANDARDS

MONITOR AND TRACK

the process and can be integral part of the team, together with other environment related figures. Another identifiable risk is the handling of such big steel

Prioirties Assignments

frame structure which will transport from current industrial site in their whole shape and size. Moving and transporting object needs to be carefully planned and all responsibilities

IDENTIFY AND ASSESS

cleared ahead of construction.

RISK

The use of electrical equipment in very wet areas and

Avoid, Mitigate, Accept

storm weather prone environments could make the welding processes that need to happen on site, dangerous or not possible. Care must be taken when handling equipment, the construction must happen in optimal weather conditions and should stop if it poses and hazards on the life and safety of the people on site. All activities should resume when possible, and all work that can carried indoors or in sheltered areas should be done off site to minimize risk.

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT - RIBA PLAN OF WORKS

RIBA Stage of Work

Project Task

Stage 0

Studio Brief Obtained

Strategic Definition

Undertake Site Appraisal

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Prepare Client Requirements Business Plan for The Farm set out Develop Temples for Astos Project Budget Appoint Client Team for Procurement Stage 1 Preparation and Briefing

Prepare Project Brief Project Budget Agreement for Temples For Astos Environmental Mapping of Hornsea Prepare Project Execution Plan of The Farm Appoint Design Team

Stage 2 Concept Design

Prepare Architectural Concept Pre-Planning Consulation Developed of The Farm Masterplan Cost Plan Outlined Developed Design for Temples for Astos Design Reviews with Client

Stage 3 Spatial Coordination

Design Studies Finisled for Temples for Astos Prepare Cost Engineering Finisled Strategic Approach to Temples for Astos Spatial Coordination of Temples for Astos Client Sign-off Submit Planning Permision

Stage 4 Technical Design

Prepare Building Regulation Drawings Prepare Manufacturing Information Finisled Building Regulation Submission Adjustments of Building Regulation Finisled Technical Specification Updated Cost Plan for Temples for Astos Client Sign-off Project Management Review

Stage 5 Manufacturing & Construction

Finislised Site Logistic Construction Programme Moblisation of Construction Team Resolve Site Queries Prepare Building Manual Prepare Defect List Construction Inspect Construction Quailty

Stage 6

Handover

Review of Project Performance Rectify Defects Building Contract Concludes

Stage 7 Use

Post Occupancy Evaluation In Use

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PROCUREMENT Procurement refers to the process of purchasing products

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT ADVANTAGES

and services, and in the context of architecture, it refers

Risk: Client

to the acquisition of buildings or the components required

- High quality and design expertise

to construct a building. There are a variety of procurement

- Fast-paced fluid time-frame

options available, some of which will be better appropriate

- Design flexibility that adapts throughout the construction

for specific projects. Cost, speed, quality, specifics, project

process

limits, asset ownership, and finance are some of the factors

- One appointment through client

that impact which procurement route to take.

- Up-scalable framework to large and complex projects

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TRADITIONAL

DESIGN AND BUILD

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

TRADITIONAL

DESIGN AND BUILD

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

- If the client has a specific design prepared

- If there is a need to overlap design and construction

- If the programme time-frame is critical

If the programme time-frame is critical

- If the design is substantially completed before

- If the clients wants to minimise their risk (no

- If the client want to ensure design quality

contractor selection

responsibility for design)

- If the client accepts a higher financial risk

- If the client wants to retain control over design and

- If the project is technical or complex and can

- If the project is complex or large scale

- If the client has the necessary experience

specification

benefit from contractor experience

- If the client wants one appointment

- If the client accepts responsibility of multiple

- If cost certainty is critical

- If the client doesn’t want to retain full control over

- If the client wishes to remain in control of design

appointments

- If the programme time-frame is not a critical issue

the design development

and construction management

- If the client wishes to remain in control of design and

- Client retains control over design and quality PROCUREMENT PARAMETERS

- The managment contractor can advise on the construction

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programme

Quality Complexity Scale

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT DISADVANTAGES

Cost

Risk: Client

Client Experience

- Risk to project cost.

Time

- Client risk (may affect design innovation) - Clear brief and client outline required

MANAGEMENT CONTRACT

- Inexperienced clients produce high risk

Upon

- Programme uncertainty

analysing the different typologies of procurement

available,

proposed

scenario.

made

Management all

The key

Contract project

figures,

would team

ensuring

suit

the

would

that

- Quality of the construction works is controlled via the management contractor.

each

residential block is delivered to the highest standards. Management contracting appears to be a viable procurement system because it offers the benefit of a management contractor who can lower proposal costs and improve

Appointment of

Tender of Works

buildability. Separate consultants may also be able to assist

Contract

in breaking down building projects into smaller contracts for specific activities such as metal workers, MEP specialists, and environmental engineers, among others. Another advantage of this route is that the architect maintains design control, ensuring a high-quality project. MANAGEMENT CONTRACT ADVANTAGES Risk: Client - High quality and design expertise - Fast-paced fluid time-frame - Design flexibility that adapts throughout the construction process - One appointment through client - Up-scalable framework to large and complex projects

for the client

construction management

- Client retains control over design and quality - The managment contractor can advise on the construction programme

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What is WASTE legally?

WASTE GENERATION BY INCOME LEVEL Low Income

Lower-middle Income

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION

Upper-middle Income

29%

In the UK, waste regulations are intended to protect human heath and the environment. Legally, waste-management its collection, transport, treatment and storage - should pose no risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals. It should not cause a nuissance through noise or odours, nor advesely affect the countryside or places of special insterest.

High Income

32%

34%

GLOBAL WASTE COMPOSITION Wood, Leather + Rubber

Glass

Other

subsequent land loss. In this scenario, society in all aspects would have to adapt to survive on less land, living in a more

2 2 4% %% Metal

12% Plastic

14%

Food + Green

17%

Households

44%

Manifacturing

compact environment and repurposing the current land for other uses that meet the community needs, for example the construction of new housing schemes on current farm land

10.3%

Includes any materials disposed of during manifacturing processes. Manifacturing waste includes a wide variety of materials.

Mining + Quarring

25.3%

Materials moved to gain access to mineral resources. i.e. topsoil, overburden and waste rock.

Construction

36.4%

Materials discarded when old buildings are demolished or renovated as well as materials discarded during the construction of new buildings.

Numerous acts and regulations control waste. recent amendments cover packaging, electrical waste, end-of-life, vehicles and batteries. They promote a circular economy with the introduction of a waste management hierarchy, a pyramid of how best to reat waste, with prevention at the top, followed by reuse, recycling, recovery and as a last resort, disposal.

Paper + Cardboard

8.5%

Includes both mixed household rubbish and separately collected waste, such as paper and glass. Over 60% of household waste still goes to landfill in some EU countries.

Today’s waste manegment laws also cover the efficient use of resources, prolonged use to minimise waste, and promoting reuse, remanufacturing and recycling. When a material i fully recovered or recycled it is no longer defined as waste and receives its legal end-of-waste status.

The project is based on the future prediction of climate crisis causing a 10mt flood on the Hornsea territory and the

SHARE OF WASTE IN THE EU

Other

18.7%

Materials discarded during waste treatment, for instance ducring sorting and recycling.

will dictate a local decrease in food production (this aspect is being looked at by Rebecca Kelly in the project The Rig -DS11). New building solutions will have to be adopted to

CREATING CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS

progressively adapt to climate change and its challenges, together with new ventures in sustainable energy solutions and material choices. The building strategy proposes the concept of a compact

Now

Near

Future

Upcycling by design

Design for Cradle-2-Cradle

Design for material ecologies

Raw Materials

built, allowing for less waste to be produced, less carbon to be emitted and an overall more sustainable way of living.

Disposal

The main steel structure of the building enables the building

Manifacture

to have a very long life span, while the proposed floating

Disposal

Manifacture

Distribution Use

mechanism is the main design choice, which would mitigate

Disposal

Manifacture

Distribution Use

the effects of flooding and reduce or eliminate the risks of damage and need for repair on an extended time frame. The recycling and reuse of existing steel frames creates a socalled circular loop of energy-product-use, minimizing the impact on the environment and giving continuity to tradition. The orientation of the blocks on site and the staggering of the modules has been decided through wind and sun studies and has been identified as the most optimal solution to provide sunlight and repair from the atmospheric agents. The outer frame structure is open air although shutter frames are wrapping around the building providing shade and protection from strong winds and storm that frequently occur on the coast.

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OVERVIEW

The project proposes a hybrid structure that combines

The structure is a London Olympic legacy product - an heroically scaled, 240 metre long steel frame previously containing

industrial structures to create new housing blocks. The

ventilation equipment for the Broadcast Centre studios behind. It was originally slated for removal following the Games.

scheme is in form a a-typical way of construction that

Rather than demolish this striking construction, we saw potential in its ultra-rational grid and opportunities to insert

leans more towards infrastructure and engineering. For this

objects onto its enormous decks. The first set of these objects is now complete. Twenty-one individual artist studios in a

purpose, I have identified a challenge in clearly setting out

chequerboard pattern plug into walkways running down the Gantry’s central spine.

costs for the built of this scheme. I have therefore analysed 2 precedents that offer similar structural characteristics and

Technology

visual impact.

With significant investment from Hawkins\Brown technologies team and benefitting from the Wikihouse open source building system, we developed a flexible parametric design & fabrication toolkit that enabled the design team to collaborate

One clear aspect of the project is that it becomes significantly

remotely and easily alter parameters for a building. Every joint and detail – effectively the entire construction system –

cheaper to build on dry land than in would be on wet or flooded land in emergency situations, therefore an accurate

Project Summary

Value: £2m

Project Team

M&E Engineer: Cundall

planning strategy of phasing the relocation of residents and

Project name: The Gantry at Here East

Type: Regeneration , Mixed use , Retrofit

Collaboration Architect: Architecture 00

Project Manager: Colliers International

anticipating the events helps brings the cost down and has

Location: London, UK

Clients: Here East , The Trampery

Research Partners: Wikihouse

Quantity Surveyor: Gardiner and Theobald

less impact on the community.

Sectors: Workplace , Civic, Community &

Client: Delancey

Structural Engineer: Momentum, Buro

Culture

Status: Complete

Happold

Service: Working with Artists

Completion date: 2018

Fabricator: Leisure Technique

CONSIDERATIONS

was embedded into this software from concept design. This means that new cutting files for each wiki-structure could be automatically regenerated at the push of a button with each design change.

The Gantry offers a great precedent for this project being a refurbishment scheme that uses very similar structural characteristics

and

concepts.

The

refurbishment

can

be compared to the reuse and recycle of steel modules

NEO BANKSIDE

utilised in the Temples for Astos, although initial costs such

The overall design hints at the former industrial heritage of the area during the 19th and 20th centuries, responding in a contemporary language which reinterprets the colouration and materials of the local architectural character. The

as foundations and transportation to site cost should be

OVERVIEW

added. The modular system of the cabins sitting within the

oxide reds of the Winter Gardens echo those of Tate Modern and nearby Blackfriars Bridge, while the exterior’s timber clad panels and window louvres give the building a warm, residential feeling.

frame exposes how elemental the steel structure is and how

This residential scheme lies in the heart of the Bankside area of

The pavilions’ distinctive external bracing system has removed the need for internal structural walls and created highly

adaptable it can be. In these regards the cost-effectiveness

London, located close to the River Thames and directly opposite

flexible spaces inside the apartments. Located outside of the cladding plane as a distinct and legible system the

of the proposal is high, giving the possibility to individual

the west entrance to Tate Modern and its new extension. NEO

bracing gives a greater richness and depth to the façade and provides a scaling device which helps unify the micro

homeowner to choose which type of cabin they want to

Bankside comprises 217 residential units in four buildings ranging

scale of the cladding with the macro scale of the buildings. Interestingly, the dramatic appearance of the bracing and

purchase, at which price and size. This cuts down on the

from 12 to 24 storeys. These four hexagonal pavilions have been

nodes has become a selling point, with many buyers requesting apartments with nodes outside their windows.

costs of a traditional built, taking away all aspects of interior

arranged to provide residents with generous accommodation,

The units vary from studios to four-bedroom penthouses. Of these units, 32 are shared equity, with a substantial

fittings and cladding.

stunning views and maximum daylight. The steel and glass

provision of affordable housing to be provided in the London Borough of Southwark on a separate site. The total

The most expensive part of the proposal is the MEP system,

pavilions take their cues from the immediate context.

residential provision of the scheme covers 28,600 square metres (308,000 square feet).

which being unique and bespoke, would need to be assessed separately by a specialist.

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Retail and Basement Area: 1 560 m²

Cost Consultant: WT Partnership

Project Partners: Graham Stirk, Andrew Morris

Floors: 24

Contractor: Carillion

Project Leads: Simon Davis, Tracy Meller

Co-Architect: ohn Robertson Architects

Planning Consultant: DP9

Date: 2006-2012

Structural Engineer: Waterman Structures Limited

Development Manager: Native Land

Location: London, UK

Services Engineer: Hoare Lea

Fire Consultant: Hoare Lea

Site Area: 2 acres

Project Manager: EC Harris

Cost Consultant: WT Partnership

Residential and Office: 28 600 m²

Landscape Architect: Gillespies

Cost: 132m

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ADDED VALUE In this case study the value assigned must comprehend multiple aspects such as economic, social and environmental impact. Despite the project cost of the entire scheme (The Farm) would be very high, also due to the presence of new infrastructure and industrial spaces, the benefits in the long run have been identified as positive and timestanding. The Farm and its components are thought as an experimental prototype to be used in other area affected by flooding, serving as an experimental base for technological progress and innovation, new society typologies and ways of living. The project also benefits from being adaptable to environmental circumstances, allowing for the community to expand and change in both horizontal direction (across the landscape) and vertical (adding layers). The impact of the Temples for Astos are recognizable. The phasing way the masterplan has been conceived allows for the community to be involved in decision making as the scheme is anticipating the emergency and grants enough time for considered and thoughtful design choices.

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REFLECTION The overall goal of this academic thesis was to imagine the impacts of the world we are creating on the future of our land, society and economy. The wider strategy of the masterplan addresses all three highlighting the massive challenge we are facing if the climate predictions were to happen. The project aims to develop new spatial awareness, reverses the role of land and water by the means of sustainability, compact living and imaginative thinking. The project is mostly oriented towards energy, material, operational and social sustainability but lacks consideration with regards to economic viability and economic impact on today’s society. The report has allowed me to reflect on these aspects and bring to reality the imaginative and fantastical aspect of the thesis. Through the study of stakeholders, procurement routes, risk management and impact, the scheme has been brough to life, closer to reality and actual viability. Despite having highlighted some flaws, The Farm and more specifically the Temples for Astos, represents a completely new way of thinking about climate change and environmental impact, seeks to challenge the negatives and transform them into positive for the benefit of the community.

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