MUSE - PORTFOLIO YEAR 3

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

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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

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563 ppm CO2 557 ppm CO2

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South-facing facades in the wider site area (most prone to physical weathering)

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Ideal route between the five rig sites Green Park Buckingham Palace & Victoria Memorial Parliament Square Westminster Abbey George V Statue

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1:5000 Towards Vauxhall Bridge

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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 ONE GREEN PARK

Towards Mayfair

Double-stitched seam Waterproof heat-welded tape

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Waterproof breatheable membrane Lightweight aluminium frame

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0m Langley Silt -15m 581 ppm CO2

London Clay 563 ppm CO2 557 ppm CO2

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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

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The Fibonacci Spiral A datum of the progression of shadows between 1000 and 1500.

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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.

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Derived from heliodon equations (based on the principle of similar triangles): r2 = c × cos( h2= c × sin(

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1 = solar altitude r1 = horizontal distance of spotlight from observer h1= height of spotlight above ground plane

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= 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.

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= platform incline

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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.

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Towards Buckingham Palace

Towards the Victoria Memorial

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h2 = 5.5m

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-25° h2 = 14.1m

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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

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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.

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2107 Portland Stone.

Gone.

88 years

Material weight loss (%) = 0.08 + 0.01SO² - 0.00012NO² + 0.00016R + 0.0026H+ Where S=SO2 N=NO2

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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

PHASE TWO BUILDING DESIGN

South-east pavilion

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South-east pavilion.

A perspective of inhabitable vessels.

A conservatory for endangered wildflowers.

An observatory on the drowned world.

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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

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Mezzanine

An extinct crossroads where the lost River Tyburn bifurcated before joining the Thames Ground floor

Basement

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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)

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First steps: crafting a new terrain.

Bridging platforms and linking narratives.

The impressionist’s sun-spangled garden.

A midsummer night’s dream.

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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

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South-east pavilion.

A plan of inhabitable vessels.

Redirecting flow and delineating space.

Reacting to sunshine and rain.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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White carnation Dianthus caryophyllus

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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