GEOARCHEOLOGY & THE FABLED THORNEY ISLAND Slingshot histories towards a tailored future of London in ENIAtype, the architecture of design ecologies MUSE (praefah.tumblr.com) Design Practice 2, Unit 2
PHASE ONE REGISTRATION & CALIBRATION
2. Buckingham Palace & Victoria Memorial
1. Green Park
4. Westminster Abbey
3. Parliament Square
5. George V Statue
25m
B
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25m 24m 23m 22m
20m 19m 18m
C 17m
20m
F 3
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A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H.
Buckingham Palace Gardens The Mall St James’s Park Houses of Parliament Victoria Palace Gardens Millennium Bridge The Thames Vauxhall Bridge
An isometric topographical map of present-day Thorney Island. The five rig locations shown in the wider context of the site.
Topographic contour (1m) Topographic contour (5m) Footpaths Minor roads Major roads Buildings Parkland Water 1:5000 250m
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Towards Mayfair
Global irradiance (W/m2) 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400
1700 25th October 2019
1300 1200 581 ppm CO2 1100 1000
563 ppm CO2 557 ppm CO2
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0 ppm CO2
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4 5
584 ppm CO2 581 ppm CO2
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0 ppm CO2
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South-facing facades in the wider site area (most prone to physical weathering)
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0 hours
E
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20 hours
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Ideal route between the five rig sites Green Park Buckingham Palace & Victoria Memorial Parliament Square Westminster Abbey George V Statue
15-20 mph 10-15 mph 5-10 mph 0-5 mph
N
30 hours
1:5000 Towards Vauxhall Bridge
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RIG ONE GREEN PARK
Towards Mayfair
Double-stitched seam Waterproof heat-welded tape
1:1 4cm
5cm
3cm
2cm
1cm
1:5
0cm
10mm
8mm
6mm
4mm
2mm
2.5m
2.0m
1.5m
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0mm
Waterproof breatheable membrane Lightweight aluminium frame
100:1
1:50 0m
0m Langley Silt -15m 581 ppm CO2
London Clay 563 ppm CO2 557 ppm CO2
1100
1200
1300 1400
1000 0900
0 ppm CO2
-60m
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Chalk
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Towards Buckingham Palace
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GEOARCHEOLOGY & THE FABLED THORNEY ISLAND Slingshot histories towards a tailored future of London in ENIAtype, the architecture of design ecologies MUSE (praefah.tumblr.com) Design Practice 2, Unit 2
RIG TWO BUCKINGHAM PALACE
Global irradiance (W/m2) 1800 1700 1600 1500
0900 25th October 2019
1400 1300 1200
The Fibonacci Spiral A datum of the progression of shadows between 1000 and 1500.
1100 1000 900 800
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The Secondary Form: plotting the trajectory of static objects. An isometric map of Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. Shadow orientation, span and intensity over the course of a day. The finite structure remade by its transient casts. An alternative mode of observation.
1:1000 1700
50m
40m
30m
20m
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0m
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Global irradiance
1700 W/m2 1600 W/m2 1500 W/m2 1400 W/m2 1300 W/m2 1200 W/m2 Solar altitude
1100 W/m2 1000 W/m2 900 W/m2 800 W/m2 700 W/m2 Solar azimuth
600 W/m2 500 W/m2 400 W/m2 300 W/m2 25.3°
200 W/m2
0°
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-50.4°
2100 2200 1700 0700
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2300 50m
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Derived from heliodon equations (based on the principle of similar triangles): r2 = c × cos( h2= c × sin(
1 1
3)
h1
3)
1100
h2
1 = solar altitude r1 = horizontal distance of spotlight from observer h1= height of spotlight above ground plane
c
= adjusted solar altitude relative to platform incline 2 r2 = adjusted horizontal distance of spotlight from observer h2= adjusted height of spotlight above ground plane 3
The Angel’s Gaze A permanent observer’s cone of vision from the Victoria Memorial to Buckingham Palace: a speculative viewpoint.
h1
= platform incline
r1
r2
1400 1200
2 1
1200 25th October 2019
r1
3
1100 1300
3
1300
1500
1400
1500 The Fibonacci Spiral Placing the observer on the shadow trajectory.
1:500 25m
20m
15m
10m
5m
0m
1 2
3 4 5
Your Uncertain Shadow Revealing the unseeable through the manipulation of light; exposing the ghost to observation: a system of micro-suns designed to cast the natural shadow in reverse.
1:50 2.5m
2.0m
1.5m
1.0m
0.5m
0m
1200 1789 W/m2 Altitude 24.7° Azimuth 168.1°
1300
1200
15°
10°
1400 10°
1100
1300
1500 1400
1200 25th Octoboer 2019
Towards Buckingham Palace
Towards the Victoria Memorial
1100
h2 = 5.5m
1100
1500
r2 = 6.3m
h2 = 1.9m
1200
5°
r2 = 6.3m
-25° h2 = 14.1m
1300
r2 = 6.2m
h2 = 2.0m
1400
r2 = 8.5m
h2 = 3.0m
1500
r2 = 4.8m
1:200 2.5m
2.0m
1.5m
1.0m
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0m
1:100 5m
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GEOARCHEOLOGY & THE FABLED THORNEY ISLAND Slingshot histories towards a tailored future of London in ENIAtype, the architecture of design ecologies MUSE (praefah.tumblr.com) Design Practice 2, Unit 2
RIG THREE WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Portland Stone Calculations show that under projected environ-
(NMEP) studied the effects of air pollution and acid rain on the weathering of rocks.
Portland stone would cease to exist in 88 years -
conducted on three different types of stone, pollutants such as sulphur dioxide are deadly catalysts, which greatly reduce the life expectancy
V=2x10-5 2 W=0.0474kg
2018 Portland Stone. Unweathered. -1 years
2020
2030
2040
2050
2060
2070
The Damage Function. Accelerated mass destruction. An object of the past and its projected future. A calculated estimate of the lifespan of stone in the global environment.
2080
2090
2100
2107 Portland Stone. Gone. 88 years
Material weight loss (%) = 0.08 + 0.01SO² - 0.00012NO² + 0.00016R + 0.0026H+ Where S=SO2 N=NO2
-3
H=H+
-3
) )
-3
)
1:1
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PHASE TWO BUILDING DESIGN
South-east pavilion
1:1000 50m
40m
30m
20m
10m
0m
South-east pavilion. A perspective of inhabitable vessels. A conservatory for endangered wildflowers. An observatory on the drowned world.
1900
1920
1910
1930
Suffragette meetings
Royal Aquarium demolished
1940
Guest speaker: Mahatma Gandhi (India’s struggle for independence)
1950
First meeting of the United Nations General Assembly The basement used as an air raid shelter during the Blitz
The Million Guinea Fund complete
Guest speaker: Winston Churchill (“Victory is certain, victory is near”)
Construction of Methodist Central Hall complete
1960
Grade II* listed
1970
World premier of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat Fifa World Cup trophy stolen then recovered
Guest speaker: Martin Luther King Jr. (“Jazz speaks for life, the Blues tells the story of life’s difficulties”)
1980
1990
2010
2000
Bloody Sunday inquiry Marchioness inquiry
Royal Wedding filmed from the roof by six TV channels Hosted the first UK Laureus World Sports Awards
Guest speaker: The 14th Dalai Lama (A Human Approach to World Peace)
Cupola
Square leaded dome
Steel truss system Spherical concrete dome
Fifth floor
Global irradiance 1789 W/m2 1200 Altitude 24.7° Azimuth 168.1°
Fourth floor
Prevailing wind 15-20 mph 10-15 mph
Third floor N
Second floor
5-10 mph
0 hours
First floor 10 hours
20 hours
30 hours
Mezzanine
An extinct crossroads where the lost River Tyburn bifurcated before joining the Thames Ground floor
Basement
1 2
3 4 5
1:500 25m
20m
15m
10m
5m
0m
1 White carnation Dianthus caryophyllus (Common)
Physical obstruction
Air vent
3 2 Spreading bellflower Campanula patula (Critcally Endangered)
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
4
3 Red helleborine Cephalanthera rubra (Critically Endangered)
1,2
Drainage
4 Ghost orchid
Epipogium aphyllum (Critically Endangered)
1:1000 50m
40m
30m
20m
10m
0m
First steps: crafting a new terrain. Bridging platforms and linking narratives. The impressionist’s sun-spangled garden. A midsummer night’s dream.
N 1:200 10m
8m
6m
4m
2m
0m
Drainage paths for rainwater collection vessel
Rig components for harvesting rainwater for plant irrigation 1. Capture
2. Store
3. Transport 4. Release
South-east pavilion
N
1:1000 50m
40m
30m
20m
10m
0m
South-east pavilion. A plan of inhabitable vessels. Redirecting flow and delineating space. Reacting to sunshine and rain.
1:50 2.5m
2.0m
1.5m
1.0m
0.5m
0m
Rain
Shine
An interconnected system of vessels and rigs designed to capture, transport and process rainwater to supply the sustainable irrigation of endangered plant species
Building components designed to provide optimum growth conditions for endangered flowers in a climate-controlled environment
60°
Unshading canopy
Rainwater harvesting vessel with a 60° slope designed to maximise plant exposure to direct sunlight
Incoming
The summer solstice sun (solar altitude 60°)
Glass roof
Double glazed panels supported by a steel grid framework
Spacer bar
Warm edge spacer bar
Glass envelope
Double glazed curved panels with 90% krypton-filled cavity and steel framework
Capture
Translucent rainwater harvesting vessel (lightweight tensile membrane with aluminium frame)
Filter
Structural transportation pipe with built-in water filters
Store
Rainwater storage vessel
1:50 2.5m
2.0m
1.5m
1.0m
0.5m
0m
Transport
Embedded PVC pipe with built-in pressure regulators and backflow preventors
Release
Flower bed containing endangered plant species (subsurface drip irrigation)
South-east pavilion
Outgoing
Direct line of sight to Westminster Abbey
N 1:1000 50m
40m
30m
20m
10m
0m
1:100 5m
4m
3m
2m
1m
0m
1. Capture Translucent rainwater harvesting vessel
60°
Incoming The summer solstice sun (solar altitude 60°)
2. Filter Structural transportation pipe with built-in water filter
Outgoing Line of sight to Westminster Abbey Homo sapiens Cohabitants: secondary occupants of the space.
3. Store Rainwater storage vessel
Dianthus caryophyllus Inhabitants: primary occupants of the space. 5. Release Flower bed containing endangered plant species (subsurface drip irrigation)
South-east pavilion
1:1000 50m
40m
30m
20m
10m
0m
South-east pavilion. A perspective of inhabitable vessels. Beneath the unshading canopy. Within the unearthed garden.
4. Transport Embedded PVC pipe with built-in pressure regulators and backflow preventors
1:10
White carnation Dianthus caryophyllus
40m
20m
30m
20m
10cm
0m White 80cm Common Mediterranean Evergreen Common N/A Fragrant
Constructing the modern pleasure garden. Platforms for sustainability. Laying the green roof.
40cm Gravelly sand or peat pH6.7-6.9 2/3 times per week 10-15째C 80-90% RH 4-6 hours (full)
Colour Height Distribution Habitat Flowering times Status Key threats Notes Soil depth Soil type Soil acidity Watering schedule Temperature Humidity Sunlight
Spreading bellflower
Campanula patula
Purple 80cm Welsh borders, West Midlands Open woodland July-November Red (Critically Endangered) Cessation of coppicing, herbicides Priority Species (UK Biodiversity Action Plan) Peat or gravelly sand (depending on plant requirements)
ECO Fabric lining Aquafleece AF300 lining Optigr체n U-Heavy aeration substrate Kingspan K5 glass fiber faced recycled insulation board Oldroyd Xv20 Green Xtra panels Restrix SK W lining Hyperdesmo PB-2K membrane Kempershield vapour barrier
Reinforced concrete
Vegetation and soil substrate
Filter sheet
400mm
10mm
Moisture-retention layer
2.4mm
Aeration layer
100mm
Thermal insulation
70mm
Drainage layer
20mm
Root barrier
0.6mm
Protective membrane
2.4mm
Waterproofing layer
0.6mm
Roof deck
1200mm
40cm Gravelly sand pH4.5-6.5 2/3 times per week 3-19째C 80-90% RH 4-6 hours (full)
Colour Height Distribution Habitat Flowering times Status Key threats Notes Soil depth Soil type Soil acidity Watering schedule Temperature Humidity Sunlight
Red helleborine
Cephalanthera rubra
Purple/Pink 60cm Southern England (3 locations) Dark woodlands May-July Red (Critically Endangered) Rarity of pollinators (bees) No nectar 40cm Calcerous pH8.0-8.2 2/3 times per week 5-19째C 60-80% RH 2-3 hours (moderate)
Colour Height Distribution Habitat Flowering times Status Key threats Notes Soil depth Soil type Soil acidity Watering schedule Temperature Humidity Sunlight