interior
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sana patel
sana patel
HONOURS PROJECT
357 CHAPEL STREET
SALFORD MANCHESTER
M3 5JY
T E E R T S L E P CHA
WROE STREET
PARK S TREET
The Salford Central area focussed along Chapel need of comprehensive regeneration. Salford as a whole has a rich and varied history and the area focussed around Chapel Street has a particular civic prominence. The Bell Tower is a substantial late Victorian building fronting the western end of Chapel Street. This provides some interest as a focal orientation point to the site providing an aesthetic and linkage
View along Chapel Street in the direction of The Crescent (Gray, 1991)
1760 The Angel Pub 1898 Decided to build new and improved Angel 1901 Built as the new Angel 1902 Walker and Humfray Hotel 1950s Wilsons 1970s-80s Closed as pub 1987 Regal Knight Hotels convert Angel into Bell Tower- with its traditonal Lowry’s Bar and attatched Finney’s Wine Bar 1998 Bell Tower closes for good
THE BELL TOWER HOTEL
The characteristic bell tower has remained a prominent feature throughout the century
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photographs courtesy of Salford Local History Library
EXISTING PLANS First Floor
Ground Floor
Second Floor
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Scale 1:150 roof over bay window
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Upon entering the building from Chapel Street the ground floor opens out into the former hotel bar with a reception room adjacent. The upper floors reflect the layout of a small hotel with a central corridor leading from the main staircase. All of the rooms are sized as a double bedroom, some of which appear to have en suite bathrooms. As part of the proposed works, the many walls on the top two floors will be knocked down to create open spaces, allowing for easy communication.
existing corridor on ground floor
existing corridor on first floor
internal view of the bay window in the tower
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EXISTING ELEVATIONS
North Facing Elevation
West Facing Elevation
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North Facing Elevation
South Facing Elevation
West Facing Elevation
East Facing Elevation
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sew over it, london the interior is simple with splashes of colour 3 the sewing cafe, hinckley 4 people gather together at workshops to learn and socialise 5 existing sewing cafes 6 Salford-born LS Lowry famously captures the industrial revolution 7 a beautifully created antique singer machine
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Design Brief Subject: Reoccupy Honours Building Goal: To re-use a former bed and breakfast pub into a sewing café that still reflects the characteristics of the building and its regional history. Future Scenario: An exciting local hotspot that will reoccupy the building as it was in the 1900s. Design Problem: Used as a pub for over a hundred years, The Bell Tower Hotel has been left derelict for over a decade, along with many other public buildings on Chapel Street. With its fantastic location at the west of this infamous road and its characteristic structure, it is in need of a purpose which will help revive this historically social street. Aim: To create a fully-equipped sewing/comedy cafe, where personal storytelling is celebrated Objectives: To re-use the building as a sewing café. Members of the public, as well as school groups will be able to visit the space, hire out sewing machines and attend workshops. There will also be a comedy club situated on the ground floor, with an atrium allowing the ground floor to be connected to the first floor; this will also let light from the huge front windows of the building beam through the two levels. The second floor will be mainly dedicated to the younger clientele, with the front area occupied by a ‘children’s cube’, a ‘space within a space’. Materials such as felt will be key in shaping the atmosphere, as it will be used for form as well as function.
Conceptualising the comedy cafe weavers tales - the idea of handcrafting something individual
for yourself, gives it a personal touch. Each item has a story behind it, which is meaningful to the creator. Unwinding the spool of thread becomes a metaphor for the narrative of the teller’s story.
The spool of thread asked How ya doin' pal? Ever the wise guy, the needle replied:
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The atrium at the front of the building is a space for visitors to enjoy their food and drink, read, continue with a personal project, or even just relax. The ample sized windows allow light to flow through to the first floor, as well as the double-height entrance on the ground floor.
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The inspiration for the sewing hubs has come from the shape of the foot which can be found on all sewing machines. The simplified shape makes a suitable body for equipment to sit on. Designed to house sewing machines, lights and enough space for working on, the hubs are a simple yet intelligent piece of design.
club OH SEW FUNNY
inSTITCHES
aims to continue the notion of storytelling, social gathering and unwinding through comedy, by providing an opportunity for local comedians to perform, as well as hosting a few famous faces. The scheme proposes to provide a use for the building during the night, helping to breathe life back on to Chapel Street.
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With the University of Salford being a five minutes walk away, and the city centre nearby, inSTITCHES has great potential in bringing in visitors. As well as providing sewing machines and materials for people to use personally, the proposal invites local schools and organisations to hire out the cube on the second floor. The space provides facilities for groups of twelve children at a time. The structure also has ‘pockets’ for children to climb into, where they can work in comfort; alone, or with another friend.
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1 hour 2 hours 1O hours 2O hours promo ‘couple’ promo ‘day pass’ overlock student (1O%)
knit/crochet/handsewing
t-shirt/print/tie dye
workshop workshop workshop workshop
future life
sanapatel
narrative
Whilst looking for inspiration, walking the streets of the Biennual in Liverpool, this vibrant tree sits in the middle of Boltod Street. The tree is a metaphor for protection of nature. The colourful coat characterises the tree and gives it human-like properties; achieving its goal in making people have more sympathy and understanding of the cause.
Jemima Wyman looks at the relationship we have with fabric, a material full of symbolic links to all the things we do .
Lower prices have led to a devaluation to how we see and feel about our clothes
Clothes are often thrown our without being considered about their potential uses. Apart from being reused for more clothes, fabrics can always be used to soften up hard interiors; just like a second skin to change the surface/ personality of the space. Interiors are not usually as quick and easy to change as clothes are, however, old clothing can be used to reflect the personalities in interiors.
concept
Fabric is like a second skin, it can state our social identity, make us feel a part of a certain group and even help us camouflage. But since the arrival of new technology, cheap labour along with new materials like synthetics have made it easier for us to throw away clothes once they go out of season or when they rip slightly.
design development
Stitching fabrics together to climb up the wall, with the vertical gardens at the site of Islington Mill, promotes the idea of growth. In this sense it can be seen as the growth of communal spirit, people coming together to donate material and join them together to create something personal yet collective. The continuous addition of patches can be compared to the growth of the plants in the courtyard.
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The process of making your own hub will consist in teamwork, creativity and conversation. Starting from the ground floor, people will work their way up as the stages go on - ending up in the attic; an unused space in the mill providing peace and comfort for people to relaxin their handmad cuccoon.
structure
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design process
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sana patel section future life interior design year three
cad elevations
sanapatel
materiality&
fabrication
Each structure is made from eight segments of the same size, separated by seven bolts between each segment. There is also a steel pole towards the end of the hub, which helps to support the decievingly fragile structure. This again appears to look similar to the needle that fits into the foot found on all sewing machines.
ACTUAL SIZE
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SIDE VIEW 1:10
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Tacklebox use felt coverings as well as felt bricks to create an urban modern look in the Aesop stores
The Tribal DDB office by i29 is fully clothed in felt. Apart from looking super sleek, it helpsrecude noice pollution asfelt is a great absorber of sound.
MIO CAPSULE LIGHT
MARMOLEUM
CONCRETE ORANGE SHIMMER
MARMOLEUM KYOTO
WALNUT TREATED PLYWOOD
INDUSTRIAL FELT
YELLOW FELT
ORANGE FELT
RED FELT
future life cuccoons
1 meter diameter steel ring with a rope hammock base
patchworked fabric: to create a personalised cuccoon,the shape, size and colour will be determined by the designer,
rope to suspend and support steel ring attatched to the ring and beams