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RICHARD WINTER PORTFOLIO
L’école de construire
FINAL UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT SUMMER 2011
UNIVERSITY OF BATH, UK
Perennial meadow Developed from the concept of the ‘hortus botanicus’ - a courtyard exhibiting a collection of plant species - the planted landscape incorporates a wide variety of perennial flowering species. Initiated via a mass bulb planting in springtime, they
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provide for a bright and varied summer appearance when the majority of plants will be in flower. A mixture of tall grasses provide the backdrop to the perennial planting,
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whilst the serpentine path down the site creates multiple planting areas, producing a
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Summer appearance
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The majority of perennial plants
woven patchwork of colour.
Wetland / shade garden Plant varieties change towards the bottom of the site (6,7,8,9) to adjust to site-specific
are chosen to flower in the
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summer, creating a seasonal
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blanket of colour.
variety of wetland plants and reeds. The ‘carpet’ of perennial planting is also
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gradually varied in the shaded undercroft of the building’s footprint, using the forest
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floor as inspiration by planting a combination shade-resilient and moisture-tolerant
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needs and demands. Planting towards the river is gradually varied to include a
plant species.
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Flowering cherry
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Flowering cherry trees provide a burst of colour in spring-time with a vibrant pink colour, providing shade and visual emphasis at the top of the site, also forming a partial buffer between the planted landscape and road surface of Walcot Gate.
Winter appearance
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Dying back in the winter, if the perennials are left to their own devices, the winter will transform
Seasonality
the landscape in to a bleached sea
Designed predominantly as a summer landscape, the majority of plants will die back in the colder months. Neverthess, by purposely leaving planting to die back on their own devices, the perennial meadow transforms in to a bleached landscape of crackling stalks and stems.
of plants stems and stalks, a ghostly reflection of their summer appearance.
Key to planting areas
1,2,5 - Lady’s bedstraw
2,7,9 - Luzula nivea
4,7 - Yarrow
6,9 - Euphorbia amygdaloides
7,9 - Vitus cognetiae
1,4 - Ox-eye daisy
3,5 - Knapweed
4, 6 - Harebell
7 - Birdsfoot trefoil
8 - Wetland reed planting
2, 3 - Common chicory
3,6 - Vinca minor
4,5 - Brunerra macrophylla
7,9 - Polystichum (fern)
9 - Virginia creeper
Flowering cherry
A Graduate School of Architecture
Landscape as Connection
Cantabrigian Archetype
Split Section
Final undergraduate individual project, working under a
Set on a sloped site fronting on the River Avon, the
A development of modern Cantabrigian quads, the three-
Driven by a split-section bedroom arrangement, the living
broadly defined brief: “Garden City: Alienation, Nature &
scheme proposes a reconciliation with the river by means
sided courtyard arrangement opens up to Walcot Mortuary
accommodation is optimally orientated to provide all 34
Reconciliation�.
of a public, landscaped perennial meadow, connecting
Chapel at the top of the site, with communal programme
study bedrooms with a north-facing work/sleep space and
Walcot Street to a proposed riverside walk.
accessible from a cloister at ground floor level. The
a south-facing lounge area with balcony.
The project proposes a self-supporting graduate school
college’s terraced courtyard connects to the public park
for Part II architecture students in Bath: the restrained
By the time the perennial meadow has established itself,
underneath the building, raised strategically to mitigate
proposal incorporates high-quality study-bedrooms for
the building starts to blend in to the background, acting as
flooding.
both students and tutors in a collegiate environment.
a benign backdrop to a colourful and ever-changing carpet
Image above: Section across courtyard and public meadow Image opposite: Perennial landscape in, fully integrated
of planting.
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Section through terraced courtyard to river Highlights the proposed connection from Walcot Street down to the river’s edge with new riverside walk.
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Ground Floor
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Cloister level / upper courtyard 780m²
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Porter’s lodge / security Administration Studios Refectory Library Car park Kitchen Riverside walk Circulation to student bedrooms m
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Ground Floor Plan The city centre location creates a 7
significant new connection within the city, opening up previously inaccessible river frontage.
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Development of residential accommodation Standing seam zinc Wraps to form mansard roof and l-shaped canopies to balconies
A 3/2 storey split-section facilitates ideal living arrangements, providing northfacing sleep areas and double-height, south facing living areas with balconies.
Pre-cast concrete GGBS aggregate incorporated as reuse of an industrial by-product, giving a creamy appearance when left exposed. Precast used structurally for internal floors due to complex forms and repetitive nature. Pre weathered brass Forms contintuous cornice wrapping around building as well as infill panels to bedroom elevations . t St alco to W
English oak Satin coated timber used for interior joinery and for windows as a feature material
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Buff brick Used above flood levels, with weather-struck joints and pigmentedmortar to provide a more monolithic appearance
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In situ concrete Forming a structural plinth beneath the project, in-situ concrete is used to form a new ‘datum’, upon which the masonry frame of the building is Kinked adjustment created
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Division of site
the site is to be developed, whilst the
lf is to be retained and improved as a
Riverside connection
Raised plinth
Porous landscape
The public park also acts as a reinforced
Building responds to heavy flood risk by sitting at a
The landscape proposal is allowed to permeate underneath the
raised level to allow flood waters to pass beneath.
raised building and in to the courtyard, linking the two landscapes
connection to a proposed riverside walk
ic park leading down to the river
Riverside connection
Raised plinth
Porous landscape
whilst the
The public park also acts as a reinforced
Building responds to heavy flood risk by sitting at a
The landscape proposal is allowed to permeate underneath the
proved as a
connection to a proposed riverside walk
raised level to allow flood waters to pass beneath.
raised building and in to the courtyard, linking the two landscapes
he river
and thus softening the transition between private and public
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The plan is kinked to allow for large deciduous trees on
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the south boundary of the site. The shifting in plan
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adjustment provides unique corner conditions andSolar multiple river The southern wing drops a single storey, allowing more light in to the views down the slope
The plan is kinked to allow for large deciduous trees on
courtyard. The northern wing is raised one storey, allowing the insertion of
the south boundary of the site. The shifting in plan
communal programme at ground level, relating to the public park.
provides unique corner conditions and multiple river views down the slope
Section through study bedrooms and studio Typical of the entire building, showing a solid construction of load-bearing masonry. Materials used throughout aim to be of a high-quality,
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endeavouring to provide students with a high-quality learning and living environment. A material palette that is predominantly traditional aspires to provide a more timeless aesthetic, whilst still adhering to modern environmental principals, such as using recycled concrete aggregates. nt stude
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Tectonic section Partial elevations showing split-section arrangement. Masonry walls support pre-cast concrete floor slabs, with a cranked, steelframed mansard roof. Both materials and form aim to provide a contemporary yet contextual addition to the Georgian city of Bath.
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Split-level Study Bedroom A split-level arrangement provides a clear separation between Lower study bedroom functions for sleeping, working and relaxation. South-facing Sitting on a singlebalconies level, a balcony provides both solar shading as whilst enabling a throughout provide solar shading as well as an extension the room, means totomediate between inhabited space and nature. mediating between inhabited space and nature.
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Hanging Staircase Hanging from the communal wing, the stair is separate from the landscape, indicative of being tectonically a part of the building and not the ground.
Head Tutor’s Apartment Located next to the river, the head tutor’s apartment is an adapted variation of a two standard bedroom units. Negotiating a corner condition, a bronze cornicing detail steps up to reflect the split section within.
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Fold / Strand / Node UNIVERSITY OF BATH, UK
RICHARD WINTER, BEN JONES, SARAH FIRTH, JAKE SMITH RUNNER UP, BASIL SPENCE COMPETITION WINTER 2010
Group project carried out in teams with civil and
Folded Tectonic
Strands as connections through the city
Environmental Drivers
environmental engineers. Project was awarded runner
Taking the archetypal figure of the industrial shed, a
A variety of ‘found’ objects on the site were incorporated
Environmentally, the building utilises water from the
up prize out of 35 groups in University’s Basil Spence
simple pitched roof form is distorted throughout the
in to the design, acting as nodal points. Three separate
nearby harbour to power a heat exchange system, helping
competition.
building’s length. Rising, falling, dividing and merging, it
functional strands were then incorporated, with different
to provide heat in winter and cooling in the summer.
fuses the multiple programmatic requirements together
programmatic needs relating to different aspects of the
A Stirling Engine is also integrated in to the closed loop
beneath its continuous canopy.
city. Generated from the utilitarian pitched roofs inherent
system to drive a mechanical ventilation system.
Film as a Public Art The design proposed a 4,000m² film institute situated on
in the industrial area, an architecture of folding was
Spike Island, a transitory locale of Bristol. Approaching
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film as a public art, the film institute functions at an urban
Conceptually and physically, the three cinema auditoria
/ continuous cycle of film production and viewing /
level by identifying and responding to both commercial
(nodes) act as stiff structural boxes, with the ‘strands’
concept of interwoven strands nodal cinema screens
and community user groups.
providing a reinforcing structural infill.
generated to create a homogenous aesthetic.
Images above: concept sketches: integration within the city
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Heart of Film Institute Convergence of three separate strands which merge in a central space. An acoustic lining of timber fins portray a series of famous figures in film.
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01 Exhibition space
08 Kitchen
02 CafĂŠ
09 Cinema 2 / luxury (150 people)
03 Exhibition space
10 MediathĂŠque / archive 06
04 Cinema 1 (170 people) 11 Historical archive
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05 Cinema 3 (750 people) 12 Film library 06 Restaurant
13 Independent creative business unit
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Tectonic section The film institute’s folded roof planes are achieved through a
Pre-patinated zinc
Hardwood thinnings
Corrugated steel
Stone
In-situ concrete
Steel structure
Red brick
Industrial steel skeleton
steel-frame construction. Minimal lateral loading are achieved as a result of a ‘stiff-box’ construction method, essential when using pile foundations necessary in local clay subsoils.
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Unfolded elevations Folded geometries are unravelled to be represented in two dimensions
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Origami Net Through a process of ‘unravelling’, the building’s folded form was split in to a series of nets, allowing for a final model to be accurately laser cut and built in a precise, origami-like manner.
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Embrace the Outdoors TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN, GERMANY
RICHARD WINTER, LILI PRODANOVA, MARTA SHTIPKOVA PROF. RICHARD HORDEN, INSTITUTE FOR MICRO ARCHITECTURE SUMMER 2010
A Collapsible Tensile Structure Design project for a collapsible membrane structure, a competition run by MDT-Tex, a swiss designer and manufacturer of architectural shading systems and tensile structures.
Chanel Rings After developing a complex proposals, the concept of two simple, interlocking rings was returned to. The ‘Chanel Rings’ provide a simple and marketable idea, potentially suitable for commercial clients such as the Olympics, Chanel or Audi. Designed as a single module, the rings can be used individually, supporting a hammock. The studio also explored joining multiple units together, resulting in the design for an external lounge.
Chanel Rings Lounge Comprising three pairs of “Chanel Rings”, the lounge provides a compact, outdoor lounge and bar solution which is easily assembled and transported. The product provides an upmarket alternative for garden pavilions at events and parties.
This spread: Three pairs of ‘Chanel Rings’ provide a framework for lounge incorporating a bespoke deck and furniture
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Chanel Rings - Individual Module Testing and development of 1:1 prototype whilst on work placement at MDT-Tex in Switzerland.
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Sleeping with the fishes
2-DAY KÜRZENTWURF (DESIGN CHARETTE) PROF. MARK MÜCKENHEIM SUMMER 2010
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN, GERMANY
A Memorial To Cedric Price Proposal for a transient memorial to Cedric Price at the 2010 Venice Biennale. Taking the form of a floating installation, the mysterious object holds symbolic elements of Price’s life within. Six iconic images are digitised and perforated to form six sides of a floating timber and perspex cube. The curious object would float aimlessly around Venice’s canals for the duration of the Biennale, peculiar and intriguing to tourists and residents alike.
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Professional Work Grimshaw Architects, 2011-2012
Private House, Portland, Oregon Design for residential scheme on a hilltop site in Portland, Oregon. Work carried out personally under Sir Nicholas Grimshaw. Responsibilities include production of entire planning application, physical models and client meetings.
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“Forest in the Forecourt”, Frankfurt Airport Stage B/C masterplan completed as part of a small project team of 2/3 whilst at Grimshaw Architects. Development and realisation of a competition-winning scheme for a unifying forecourt canopy and coherent landscaping strategy at Frankfurt airport. The use of a regular structural system is limited due to structural constraints and existing column positions, informing a parameter-driven structural approach. Louvres of varied intensities aim to create a dappled light quality - a man-made extension of the city’s numerous forests - supporting the concept of a “Forest in the Forecourt” 1:50 sectional model through canopy completed personally for presentation purposes.
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A406 Footbridge Photography Commission to provide a comprehensive set of press photographs of footbridge completed by Grimshaw across A406 in North London.
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The Big Egg Hunt, London Grimshaw’s office entry for the world’s largest Easter-egg hunt in London. Concept was to highlight waste in the building trade through constructing the egg entirely of discarded construction materials. Manufacture completed as part of a small volunteer group. Egg subsequently purchased at charity auction by Nick Candy for £16,000! Photographs commissioned and published on numerous websites, blogs.
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“The Wheels of Chance� London Festival of Architecture Construction of window display to promote a bicycle-related debate including Jon Snow and Alexei Sayle during the London Festival of Architecture 2012. The simple concept comprises a series of used bicycle wheels, sprayed and suspended using a simple cable system. Photographs used internally for office use.
Aerogenerator Window Display A series of rotating scale models displaying
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turbine. Models manufactured using rapid-prototying. A set of my photographs were used and published for promotional purposes.
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