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Voice of Govan Design Manifesto Boxing History Design Brief Typology Network Site Selection Schedule of Accommodation Master Planning Site Connectivity Site Diagram Site Plan Design Diagram Layout Concept Building Diagram Ground Floor Plan First and Second Floor Plan Elevation Materiality Material Selection Building Feature Feature: Entrance Hall Feature: Light and Shadow Feature: Openess Feature: Space Frame Structure Detail Section Enlarged Detail
Govan is a rowdy and energetic community. This project creates a place where Govan’s people can share their passion for sport and leave their everyday hardships outside. This project views sport in general, and boxing in particular, as a pathway to a healthier community – one which embraces everyone. The historic role of boxing in Scotland and existance of boxing clubs and martial arts clubs in Glasgow suggest an idea of energetic space for establishment of social cohesion in Govan. A base is needed to house the local community’s boxing program, while also functioning as a public amenity building. This project will bring a new image of boxing and social element together by providing a fun, interesting and positive experience to ease and encourage the participation with recreational way. The goal is to put “community” in this building by adding amenities such as cafes, fitness facilities and training areas. The community-oriented approach to health and wellness creates a socially engaging and functional fitness experience all can enjoy. This space is providing Govan’s residents with a better way to meet and interact with their neighbors, all while benefit from the healthy exercise habits. It will also represent the community by showing the character of the athletic and giving Govan something to be proud of.
This project uses boxing as the medium to change people’s lives, to connect the communities. A boxing gym in a rough neighborhood like Govan, to carving out spaces for leisure and improving the quality of life. This facility turning the abandoned open site into a protected gym where locals can gather to train and to fight in the ring. People in Govan are being encouraged to get fit and have a go at boxing. T he activity and programme happen in the building will create pathway into healthy and positive lifestyle for Govan where people of all genders, ages, ethnicities and walks of life are participating in boxing. This space will become a vibrant spot for all members of the community, and offering involvement and participation in boxing in its many recreational and sporting forms. “Architecture is not about form, it is about many other things. The light and the use, and the structure, and the shadow, the smell and so on.” - Peter Zumthor T he design emphasises the role the senses and emotions play in the experience of architecture. Sensation of an miserable atmosphere will be developed throughout the spaces intends to possess the physical nature of boxing - grittiness to be valued by the user. This project works as an exploration of differents approaches for using light as a vehicle of experience in spaces. The use of light can lead to very diverse feelings: a ray of sunlight calls attention; glare overpowers; the nocturnal sky fascinates, while a dense dark forest arouses fear.
The site provide a large area of land netsled in between residential and industrial area. The site provides a good opportunity to connect the sport activities in Govan with the existance of stadium on the south side. The location of site in a close proximity to the central of distinct, is offering a transport links.
scale 1 : 2000
With the circulation surrounded the building, it creates a sense of welcoming as the entrance is clear and unobstructed to invite user or passerby to come in. T his circulation prepares the people for the transition from one space to the other one by taking into account the sequence of spaces and atmosphere encountered through movement. Circulation around the building offers Ci an opportunity create a strong link between landscaped park and building.
The courtyard acts as the center point and gateway to the building. This plan creates an enclosed public circulation space which create a safe atmosphere. By placing the node in the middle, the plan creates an focal point draws the visual and physical link between the buildings. T he courtyard has a connective function which makes movement through spaces between the building are easily accessible.
The building is edged and defined by the axial path which responding to the site’s connectivity to create 'through' links to enhance the relationship between the blocks and overall street network. With building frontage onto Govan’s main street, it creates a direct route to enter the building. With pedestrian lanes surrounding the building and wide access to green space, the building can be easily approach.
A central planted courtyard is nod to the arrangement of the Ring, and a means of drawing the natural landscape further into the scheme. The building spaces wrap around four sides of a large courtyard to call an internal circulation. Fitness area, cafe area and gallery area look inward to the central quad which ensure a constant visual between interior and the courtyard. Cafe area is lined with glass pivot doors which allow the flexibility to open up to the landscaped courtyard eliminating the boundry between inside and out. out
This project used a combination of light grey concrete, reglit glass and dark grey brick to construct the building, which is set into a landcape park. The building blends in as one moves through the landscape to enter the building and enter the planted couryard via the building. The project constantly plays off of the tension between manmade and natural.
ground floor plan scale 1 : 750
first floor plan
second floor plan
north elevation
south elevation
west elevation
east elevation
building materials around the site
concrete The light grey shaded tone concrete is used in the gallery space. The use of concrete is emphasizing on the light and shadow. By using concrete mansory block to bring in daylighting into the main lobby and gallery space, it turns the volume of space into a story with the movement of lighting and shadow.,
glass The fitness area southwestern facade and cafe area southeastern facade are composed of reglit glass wall. It allows allows the light to enter buildings whilst presenting a translucent external appearance. With the use of opaque glass, the street-faced facades achieves a visual privacy while still retaining natural daylight transmittance.
brick The site is surrounding by a different shades of brick. The dark grey bricks are chosen to fill up the boxing avenue by responding to surrounding buildings’ material. A dark tone of brick creates a stark relationship between the building and the neighborhood.
wood The internal of building are finished in light wood, such as staircases, railings, ceiling etc. The use of wood brings a feeling of warmth and natural beauty to the cool grey shaded spaces. When one approach the building, the greyish exterior desaturated tone will contrast the warm core of the building.
steel The space structure is used to span large areas in boxing avenue. This steel lightweight rigid structure is strong because of the inherent rigidity of the triangle.
entrance hall
ďŹ tness space
entrance hall
light and shadow
Grey can create a warm scheme as easily as a cool one; it can channel edgy modern and charming country; be calm and soothing or vivid, lively and energetic.Each shade of grey is capable of creating a different atmosphere in a space. For the primary space, the boxing avenue is using a cool grey toned to create a dark and lively ambience while the gallery space is using a warm grey toned to give a sense of belonging, inviting and cozy. Building walls present a monotone three dimensional canvas for the play of shadow patterns that constatnly change, the movement of lighting and people. By bringing in daylighting, it turns the volume of space into a story.
light and shadow
gallery space
boxing avenue
openess
Reglit Glass Wall The ďŹ tness area southwestern facade and cafe area southeastern facade are composed of reglit glass wall. It allows allows the light to enter buildings whilst presenting a translucent external appearance. With the use of opaque glass, the street-faced facades achieves a visual privacy while still retaining natural daylight transmittance.
Pivot Door The building spaces wrap around four sides of a large courtyard to call an internal circulation. Fitness area, cafe area and gallery area look inward to the central quad which ensure a constant visual between interior and the courtyard. Cafe area is lined with glass pivot doors which allow the exibility to open up to the landscaped courtyard eliminating the boundry between inside and out.
openess
cafe space
ďŹ tness space
space frame structure
The space structure is used to span large areas in boxing avenue. This steel lightweight rigid structure is strong because of the inherent rigidity of the triangle. A huge open space allows a exibility to evolve over time as the needs change. The space can respond to different events without altering the architecture. This mega structure provides an interchangeable possibilty of ceiling.
fabric ceiling wiremesh ceiling
paper ceiling
glass ceiling
roof structure and column detail
roof and wall detail
wall detail
wall and door detail
staircase detail
pivot door detail
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