Welcome to SHU_Architecture The work presented here is a record of the endeavours of our students and staff over the past year and this again exemplifies the progression, diversity, talents and optimism that we seek to foster. In a year where the paralysis and divisions created by Brexit have dominated it is refreshing to see the engagement and ambitions within the design projects for a socially minded and inclusive future. Projects situated in real places, exploring health and wellbeing, education and training, community building and housing are to the fore. The year began with the release of the updated report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - an important and stark reminder to the origins of our environmental mission here. There is still much to do and in the absence of political will to act immediately it still falls upon us and our students to lead and educate for a sustainable future. And we must continue to move forwards on this, inspired by and in readiness for a group of future students who were compelled to leave their schools for the Youth Climate Strikes. As SHU moves forward in its mission to provide an education that is centred on authentic preparation for a career and the word of work we will be guided by a set of attributes that our architecture and architectural technology graduates will hopefully possess, namely, confidence, creativity, resilience, adaptability, credibility, curiosity and integrity. In the work of our graduating students contained in this book this year it is not difficult to see that these attributes are already well established. They come from the challenges and opportunities presented by each of our four courses and through an immersive experience, learning alongside and amongst a team of deeply committed staff, all of whom possess these qualities in abundance. We congratulate our graduates and wish them every success as they progress. We trust that they will deliver on their huge potential to make a positive contribution to society and to lead on creating buildings and environments that are respectful of our precious ecosystem. Andrew Wilson Head of Architecture
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SHU_Architecture and Architectural Technology Department of the Natural and Built Environment Sheffield Hallam University City Campus Sheffield S1 1WB
Cover Image: Sam Walton Year 3 ‘A school for future construction methods’ 2
Contents
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BSc Architecture (RIBA Part 1) Year 1
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Year 2
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Year 3
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M.Arch in Architecture (RIBA Part 2)
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Studio 4
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Atelier 1
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Atelier 3
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Research
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SHarc student society + Guest Lecture Series
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Susannah Hudson Year 3 A Multi-generational ceramics college 4
Introduction to BSc. Architecture (RIBA Part 1) With the impact of human activity on the planet becoming increasingly high profile in the media, and ever more critical, we continue to develop and strengthen the core concerns of the BSc Architecture course; that of environmental and social sustainability. In Year 1, the students were introduced to the principles of environmental design including passive energy strategies and the use of natural daylight, whilst being invited to speculate on how we may live in the near future. In Year 2, the students considered health and well-being in the city, with landscape and nature as essential facets of sustainable urbanism, whilst Year 3 students explored social and cultural sustainability through food production in a historic landscape, and education in the city. This has been supported by the addition of new staff this year bringing increased expertise to the science of environmental design and also to the theory and practice of social and cultural sustainability across the course. Another essential aspect of the course is applied learning and ‘learning through doing’, where students apply and explore the knowledge and skills gained across their modules through their design projects. This year we have been developing the curriculum to give students the opportunity to apply their learning to the real world. Live design projects, real clients, end users, real life situations and experience in architectural practice will become principle features of the course as we move forward into the next stage of the course development. Oli Cunningham Course Leader
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Year 1 Students Ahmed Alwatani Dylan Austin Oliver Bai Connor Barratt Ayesha Belhoul Reneya Ben Chiekh Mohammed Lydia Blyth Lina Boulghait Azizi El Ouahabi Robbie Brown Connor Carpenter Sian Carroll Jessica Carvalho Lersak Coxon Ben Davies Nadir Derradji Harriet Dobson Olly Dodd Patrick Doolan Spencer Dzingiso Richard Eady Daisy Flemington Sondus Gadour Jordan Garcia Bryn Gooch
Oliver Grant Olly Gubbins Callum Hamill Dan Hastings Archibald Higgins Will Hogg James Hudson Daniel Ireland Jake Jackson Sae Jang Jay Joboy Ben Lawrence Braulio Lemos Woei-Shyang Lin Andrei Lungu Adam Malik Amy McDonald Tom Meadowcroft Anna Moncur Erin Moore Zach Moorey Georgia Oliver Jack Porteous Jashan Purewal Hannah Rashid
Adam Rowland Emine Sener Sneha Shaji Faraqal Shirak Claire Short Bayley Siddall Connor Skerry Ben Skinner-Watts Kyle Smith Sairah Suleman Clayton Taylor Saad Thobani Axel Villa Ziyi Wang Chelsea Webster Josh Wilkinson Mary Worthington
Design Studio Tutors Oli Cunningham Studio Leader Julia Udall Bryan Parkin Jonathan Clements Neil Pritchard 6
Year 1 design projects introduce students to the core concerns of the entire course - People, Places and the Environment. Environmental concerns encompass not only energy, and material consumption but also the social and experiential aspects of environmental design. The long standing introduction to the year of designing and building full size structures from found woodland materials provides a very real hands-on experience to begin to explore the qualities of and environmental context in relation to the human scale.
YEAR 1
Students explored the historical and heritage context of Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet in their second project ‘Making Spaces’, through a naturally day-lit studio space for a maker. The context invited additional programme and activity such as new entrance ‘gateway’ to existing visitor facilities, teaching spaces and exhibition and display. In semester 2, students speculated on the idea of the dwelling in the near future. Current trends and shifts in how we use our houses, including an ageing population, extended families, home working, flexible and adaptable spaces and climate change formed the starting point to explore passive solar design and social sustainability. Projects were situated in the Furnace Hill area of Sheffield.
Image credit: Olly Gubbins Facing page Anna Moncur 7
Between the Trees Image credit: . (clockwise) Sairah Suleman; Chelsea Webster; Axel Villa; Ben Skinner-Watts
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Making Spaces Image credit: Olly Gubbins; Ben Skinner-Watts
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Making Spaces Image credit: (clockwise) Anna Moncur; Axel Villa; Bayley Siddal; Oliver Grant
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Future Dwelling 2050 Image credit: (from top) Anna Moncur; Sairah Suleman; Ben Skinner-Watts
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Image credit: (clockwise) Axel Villa; Ben Skinner -Watts; Saad Thobani; Oliver Grant; Wilson Lin
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Future Dwelling 2050 Image credit: (from top) Sairah Suleman; Anna Moncur; Bayley Siddal
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Year 2 students
Aadil Karim Lewis Keane Jay Kelly Cristine Lee Jue Li Li Melany Li James Lovering James Lynch Luqi Ma Tom Madgwick Brad McDonald Ben Middleton Dom Mills Owen Mills Thom Morgan Raj Nijjar Priscilla Okyere-Darko Jack Oneill Shyam Patel Simon Perez Gardilcic Sam Potts Sam Reynolds Alicia Robertson Fahad Rustom Joe Shaw Tommy Simpson Aleksandra Skrzek
Ioanna Alekkou Francis Aryee Emilia Ashton-Forman Harry Bashford Alexander Brady Benjamin Broomhead James Buxton Hannah Cadman Lia Campbell Katharine Chadwell Stoyan Chuchuranov Heather Coleman Kane Cummins Eve Dutton Kiran Farooq Oleg Foiner-Arrand Noah Gilliver Alex Grafton Paige Graves Kian Hennessey Emily Higson Jake Holdridge Charlotte Howey Farah Hussein Nicola Jurkiewicz
ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 2 Site strategy
Vertical Shading Devices The fence surrounding the site has been constructed in order to control the amount of daylight entering the site, as well as aiming to provide privacy from the busy neighbourhood.
Plots for Pollinators By providing space for flowerbeds and nectar plants, the site allows for the butterfly and bee colonies to prosper, allowing them to feed. In return the bees provide honey and butterflies give an image of a natural paradise.
Butterfly House In order to encourage the reproduction of butterflies, the site consists of a butterfly enclosure. Butterflies and moths are among the most threatened groups of wildlife in the UK. Therefore it is vital to protect them.
Bee Colonies It is estimated that one third of the food that we consume each day relies on pollination, including domestic and imported fruits and vegetables. More than 30 percent of honeybee colonies have been disappearing each year, according to Nature.com, making it necessary to protect them.
Tree Preservation Trees are an important wildlife habitat. They provide nesting sites for birds and support a wide range of insects that are an important food source for wildlife. Trees that produce berries are a direct source of food for many bird species.
Koi Pond The Koi pond offers an outdoor refuge from the pressures and concerns of daily life, with the added advantage of observing the fish. By watching the various movements and activities of the fish you are able to at least temporarily, remove any concerns or problems and enjoy a simple pleasure in the outdoors.
Connor Smith Lara Starmore Marie Stavridou Morgan Taylor Michael Thompson Sam Thompson Ik Ukah Monika Watras Ewan Watson Harry Weston Jack White Reece Wigglesworth Charlie Woolfitt Dominik Wraga Katie Wright Fiona Young Design Studio Tutors Andrew Wilson Geoff Olner Lucy Plumridge Steve Helmore Rosie Dodgson Josh Jackson Guest Tutors/Critics Paul King Oli Cunningham Frances Robertson Kaeren van Vliet Bryan Parkin Neil Allen Jenny Mack Gabriel Tang Julia Udall
Cross section Scale: 1:100
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The second year has continued its investigation of the architectural, environmental and social contexts of communities through projects in Sheffield, Berlin and Manchester. The students visited Berlin during semester one. Semester one was delivered through through two connected projects centred on Mount Pleasant Park and Sharrow School in Sheffield. Project themes included hybrid space, adaptability, boundaries and thresholds, place and place making. Students also developed BIM skills and applied these to their projects. Semester two has a single project that allows and expects a deeper level of contextual investigation and a wider synthesis of constructional and environmental thinking. The project this year was for a Community Wellbeing Centre and these were located within Berlin, in proximity to the line of the wall, and in Manchester at a point between the Northern Quarter and city centre. The students have been encouraged to see the making of experiences, places, ecologies and ideas as the theme to their year.
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YEAR 2
Pavillion in the Park Image credit: (clockwise) Emily Higson; Katherine Chadwell; Tom Madgwick; Jack O’Neil; Heather Coleman
Initial ideas:
Architecture Studio 2 Part 1 – Pavilion in Mount Pleasant Park Tom Madgwick 27012082
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Ground floor plan (1:100)
Development :Design concept 1:50
Architecture Studio 2
Side view
Movable rooms
Plan view
Front view
Sharrow Performing Arts Centre Image credit: Monika Watras (top left); Jack O’Neil;
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Sharrow Performing Arts Centre Image credit: (clockwise) Monika Watras; Joe Shaw; Alex Grafton; Katherine Chadwick; Heather Coleman
Sharrow Performing Arts Centre
Sketch Model used for circulation and floor plan resolution
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Final plans with context
FLOOR PLANS Architecture Studio 2
Ground floor plan
First floor plan
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ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 2 Environmental sectional perspective OPENNESS BUILDING
Image credit: (top) Monika Watras; James Lynch
Scale: 1:50
SITE CONTEXT -
BUILDINGS MAINLY FEATURE 5/6 STORIES AND MAIN ROADS SURROUNDING THE AREA TEND TO CONSIST OF FOUR LANES
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A LARGE MASSING OF TREES CREATE A LOT OF SHADED AREAS AND BLOCKAGE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT
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LARGE PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS ARE PRESENT WITH ADDITIONAL PEDESTRIAN CUT-THROUGHS BEHIND BUILDINGS AND ON GREEN PATCHES AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
DESRIABLE PEDESTRIAN ROUTES - DESIRABLE ROUTES ARE OFTENLY FOUND WITHOUT ANY CONCRETE OVERLAY - THE ROUTES ARE MORE NATURAL AND INTERGRATE A DEGREE OF CURVATURE TO THE CORNERS DUE TO THE NATURAL MOVEMENT OF A PEDESTRIAN TURN - THESE ROUTES FEATURE A LARGE AMOUNT OF GREENARY AND TENDS TO COVER A MAJORITY OF THE ROUTE ITSELF
EAST TO WEST SECTION
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THE SITE MAINLY GETS DAYLIGHT ACCESS THROUGH THE EASTERN AND WESTERN LIGHT AS THE SOUTHERN LIGHT IS BLOCKED OFF FROM THE SITE
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SUMMER SUN IS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE SITE DUE OT THE LONGER SUN PATHS AND HIGHER SUN HEIGHT WHEN REGARDING THE SITE BASE
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RECIEVES 7 HOURS, 39 MINUTES OF DAYLIGHT APPROXIMATELY
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DAYLIGHT CYCLE IS FEATURED BETWEEN 8:15AM – 15:54PM
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THE WINTER SOLSTICE IS 9 HOURS, 11 MINUTES SHORTER THAN SUMMER SOLSTICE
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RECIEVES 16 HOURS, 6 MINUTES OF DAYLIGHT APPROXIMATELY
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DAYLIGHT CYCLE IS FEATURED BETWEEN 5:09AM – 21:15PM
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THE SUMMER SOLSTICE IS 9 HOURS, 11 MINUTES LONGER THAN WINTER SOLSTICE
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Community Wellbeing Centre Berlin
Image credit: (top) Alex Grafton; Emily Higson
Development in context
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Image credit: (this page from top) Kian Hennessey; Thom Morgan (facing page from top) Kian Hennessey; Jack O’Neill
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Initial idea:
Environmental section: Initial idea:
Close up plan of cable layout
View into
Atrium joining spaces
Ground source heat pump Arial view
Rainwater collection
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Atrium joining spaces
Year 3 students Sarah Abushamah Femi Adebowale Kwasi Adjavon Garth Amos Imola Asztalos Kc Bassey Sammy Benmakroha Daniel Breslin Luke Brook Christian Brown Joanna Bulaong Izaak Caan Tahifa Choudhury Will Clarke Amber Davies Jack Davies Anna Dawson Ffion Douglas Kyle Entwistle Setareh Faizi James Farrimond Callum Forrester Ellie Foster Briony Fung Alice Gilhespy-Swan Dan Green
Nick Gulick Ali Hasan Makena Hemus Oscar Henery Tom Heydon Matthew Honeywood Robin Hoolachan Susannah Hudson Tom Hunter Hamzah Hussain Haneen Ibrahim Yian Kyriakou Shaun Laing Alan Law Mitchell Legge Kristiana Leite Kaylem Litchfield James Lowton Rosie Lucas Christina Mazengera Kester Miller Elena Mirica Rajeth Murugu James Neill Nnenna Obineke Patrick Obrien Abhi Pishey James Powell
Guest Critics + Contributors Oli Cunningham Sarah May Julia Udall Kaeren van Vliet Goran Vodicka Andrew Wilson Tony Cheetham (SHU NBE) Eylem Elma (SHU NBE) Richard Kebell (SHU NBE) Michael Badu (Goldsmiths) Zamira Bushaj (NT Architects) Peter Darby (Whittam Cox) Nick Dawson (CS Architects) Sue Emms (BDP) Ryan Fish (Whittam Cox) Nick Francis (Imagine Engineering) Pippa Humphries (HTA Design) Mayoor Jagjiwan (Foster + Partners) Danni Kerr (SSoA) James Kirkman (Croft Collective) Laurence McKnight (Croft Collective) Stephen Roberts (Northumbria University)
Elena Quattri Sam Rees Josh Roberts David Rogers Sam Sandercock Emily Saul Filip Schubert Tim Scopes Jacob Seeney Abi Sephton Keitu Sibanda Becca Skelton Calum Slater Dom Sparks James Spencer Ana Starkey Ben Taylor Sam Walton Alex Warne Brandon Whitham Amy Wilkinson Jordon Wilkinson Rhys Wong Nadya Yordanova Abbie York Loki Yung Tino Zhou Justyna Zygala
Design Studio Tutors Paul King - Studio Leader Gabriel Tang Elizabeth Whitehead (WAP Architects) Steve Helmore (MORE Architecture) Tony BroomHead (OS31) Rosie Dodsgon
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YEAR 3 Year three asked our students to engage with more complex design issues, looking more closely at the social aspects of sustainable architecture. Two challenging studio projects were set in diverse physical and cultural contexts. The first semester project was set at Hardwick Hall and allowed students to explore public engagement with Horticulture and Food Production in an historic landscape setting. The second semester project at an urban site in Newcastle asked students to consider history, culture, urbanism and the politics of education and training in the post-industrial city. Architecture, Horticulture & Food A building for growing, eating and cooking food Hardwick Hall This project asked students to design a building and external spaces for growing, cooking and eating food, including a food education space to engage with the public on the issue of food and climate change. Students were able to choose one of two sites within the Hardwick Hall estate. Projects were developed through an iterative process of drawing and physical modelling. Students were asked to produce a holistic environmental design, considering climate, daylight, sunlight biodiversity of the chosen site, modes of public engagement, as well as ensuring the building itself modelled best practice for reducing climate impact. Brasilia of the North A building for further education Newcastle This project asked students to design a building for further education in Newcastle to capture the changing nature and different modes of eduction. Students had an opportunity to consider Newcastle’s great history of manufacturing, but also current socio-economic challenges, and explore ways in which to enhance knowledge. The emphasis on physical model making and drawing was continued, while ‘Engineering without Maths’ workshops were used to develop the structural and technological aspect of students proposals.
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Hardwick Hall
Architecture, Horticulture + Food
Image credit: From top Nnenna Obineke; BrionyFung Opposite Anna Dawson
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Brasilia of the North
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Green Roof.
Light Towers. Allow for light to flood into the interior spaces, whilst providing strcutural stability that takes to weight off the arches in the gallery space.
Bauder Green Roof System Bauder XF118 UK Native Species Wild-flower Blanket Substrate DES40 Drainage Board Filter Fleece Protection Mat PE Foil Capping Sheet/ Membrane Bauder Waterproofing System 2x 60mm Kingspan OPTIM-R Insulation Concrete Roof Slab
Sun Space. Shutters operated by internal winches Low engery fans help to regulate the airflow Shutters at the bottom allow for fresh air to enter The space acts as a stack for ventilation to classrooms and gallery space.
Floor Build-up. Polished Concrete Floor (80mm) over Warmup-Clypso underfloor heating system. 2 layers of 10mm gypsum fibreboard overlay Dual layer of 60mm Kingspan OPTIM-R Insulation Sand Blinding Layer
Rain Garden. Vegetation Bioreterition Soil Gravel Bed Outflow pipes to conventional drains
Drainage. Washed Pea Gravel Geotexile Membrane French Drain 80mm Perforated Pipe
Construction Detail 1:25 at A0 A construction detail going through the main space of the building including, the gallery space, sun space, and classrooms.
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Newcastle
Brasilia of the North Image credit: Facing page Sam Walton This page from top Sam Walton; Mitchell Legge
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Image credit: This page Matt Honeywood Facing page Elena Mirica
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Image credit: Top Abhinav Pishey Left/bottom Alex Warne Right Oscar Henery
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Newcastle Brasilia of the North Image credit: Opposite Nnenna Obineke Anna Dawson Below Dan Green
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Image credit: From top Sam Sandercock Briony Fung James Farrimond
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Introduction to
M.Arch in Architecture
(RIBA Part 2)
The M.Arch course at SHU_Architecture provides an engaging, research-led route to ARB/RIBA Part 2 exemption by redefining and occupying the spaces between academia and practice in architecture. The course is fundamentally concerned with the changing nature of the profession and discipline of architecture and the potential of developing new relations to, and roles within, society. The course encourages a reading of architecture beyond simply the design of buildings, instead exploring it as a complex, interdisciplinary and dynamic ecology, designed, constructed and used through creative social, political and material processes. Our position in the Department of the Natural and Built Environment enables us to explore this through teaching and research connections with planning, geography, construction and environment staff and students. Furthermore, our role within the Sheffield Institute of the Arts (SIA) provides a stimulating context to explore collaborations with art, design, graphics and other related disciplines. Out of this position emerge three core themes that underpin the course: The Praxis of Architecture Social and Political Design Ecologies of Architecture and the City This year we students have undertaken engaged, critical design projects exploring Community Land Trusts in Sheffield and across the UK, with Foodhall in Sheffield, and in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland. The diversity, depth, sensitivity and creativity of the work perfectly reflects the strengths of our dedicated and talented students. Sam Vardy (Course Leader)
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Studio 4
Year 5+6 Ateliers
Year 4 is an important first year of the M.Arch course at SHU_Architecture. Students join Studio 4 for design, and also undertake two modules in our Praxis of Architecture series. This year, Studio 4 was based at Tinsley Tingas, an active project with local socialenterprise architects Studio Polpo, and Sheffield City Council.
In Year 5 and 6 of our 3 yr route, students join vertical ateliers, working together on year-long design projects. For 2018-19 our ateliers worked in Sheffield, Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland. Atelier 1 explored Debatable Lands across the North East, while Atelier 3 investigated and developed Infrastructures of Inclusion in Sheffield.
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M.Arch Studio 4 In this studio we begin to challenge established professional norms and to explore the roles that architects might take within projects that are not-for-profit. This year we delved into community led urban development initiatives, with a particular focus on Community Land Trusts (CLT). The studio was a collaboration with Sheffield CLT, but had also input from London CLT, Brussel CLT and a number of practitioners involved in delivering community led development. In our field trip to London we learnt about the challenges and practicalities of delivering permanently affordable homes in the context of soaring land prices. We co-organised - with Sheffield CLT and CRESR - a public event for the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences when we engaged with Sheffield residents and heard from community led developments in Liverpool, Oxford and Leeds. Proposed designs explore how community led development could happen in Sheffield city centre, who could do it, with what means, who with and with what resources. 45
Tutors: Dr Cristina Cerulli Dr Goran Vodicka Students: Mohammed Almaqramy Fatemah Mohammadi Araghi Kayley Brocklesby Jacob Kelly Ryan Millar Telmo Dos Santos Ayyub Sharif Ellie Stinson Lucy Stray Emma Twyford Red Wardle Thanks to: Sheffield CLT Studio Polpo Thomas Dawance (CLT Bruxelles) Dr Florian Kossak (SSoA) Callum Green (London CLT) Sarah Ernst (Architype) Mark Parsons (Studio Polpo/ SSoA) Dr Tom Archer (CRESR) Jon Orlek (Sheffield CLT) Emre Akbil (Eastern Mediterranean University) Anne Byerley
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Praxis 1 Theory and Recent History This is the first of a pair of modules in Year 4 which explore one of the major themes of the M.Arch course - the notion of praxis within architecture. The term praxis refers to an understanding of architecture as both a theoretical and practical discipline, and thus the module shows how different positions and approaches to architectural design and practice emerge from an understanding of and engagement with theoretical and historical ideas.
The Praxis of Architecture Praxis 2 Expanding Practice Praxis 2 shifts the enquiry to interrogate the continually evolving and expanding nature of architectural practice, encompassing more traditional models as well as the increasingly prolific alternatives .Lectures, seminars and discussions focusing on a range of contemporary practice ‘case studies’ will form a basis for individual research and enquiry. Students write a short, reflective manifesto based on the work, ambitions and organisational structures of their chosen practice, and critically discuss, with reference to theory and other models of practice, the implications of the manifesto.
Praxis 3 Developing your Agenda for Practice This module was recently added to the curriculum to complement the Praxis 1 and 2 modules and introduces with an emphasis on designing and crafting your own practice in a way that is aligned with your values and aspirations. This module also wants to interrogate the notion of employability and its implicit limitations
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Critical Study
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Critical Study
Ephemeral Territories
Spurn Point Peninsula:
An exploration of when is ephemeral appropriate
What Makes it a Vibrant Territory?
and what is the role of design in them
A wander among overlapping territories in the city Liam Tilbrook
Christodoulos Georgiou
Daniel R Mitchell
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Critical Study
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Negotiating the Commons
An exploration in commoning through negotiation
Patrick Leach
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#Save Honeybourne Greens Explore how the Honeybourne Greens have become a Vibrant Territory, and how the practices of commoning might be used in the future.
Aamir Rahim
Expanding our Horizons through Virtual Reality
How might virtual reality alter our interactions with the environment, both artificial & virtual? Baris Cinar
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M.Arch in Architecture 2018/19 Critical Study
Language as Territory Exploring language and communication as inducers of territory Shailesh Patel
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Critical Study In this Year 5 module students carry out theoretical and live research into the notion of Vibrant Territories. Through lectures and an active research process we engaged with different interpretations of territory to reflect “shifts in our understanding of what territory is about, of its relation to human institutions as well as to nature, landscape and environments.” (Picon, 2010). Students explored changes in the possible meanings of territory from those related to the control, measurement and ownership of people, land and resources to what we call vibrant territories those which are dynamic, open, self-produced and collectively made and used. Vibrant territories are therefore spatial defined conditions that work to open up subjective, social and political potentials rather than closing them down.
Sustainable City Ecologies The module explores theoretical models of the city, drawn from across urban planning, landscape and architecture, with a focus on contemporary theories of eco -urbanism and the sustainable city. Students develop ‘Creative Ecologies’ at urban and city scales, related to their design projects.
Construction Ecologies Technology on the M.Arch course is explored through construction ecologies in the students design studio projects. This tells the story of the construction of the design project, and strongly informs the architectural design. The purpose of the CE is to avoid any artificial dichotomies, such as those between notions of ‘design’ and ‘technology’, ‘form’ and ‘detail’, or ‘art’ and ‘science’. Instead we see architecture and design process as an ecology (in which the place (context), materials, form, techniques, experience and use) all interact.
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Tutors: Julian Marsh and Neil Stevenson
Atelier 1
Debatable Lands This year the studio will be based in the UK along the border between England and Scotland and the theme will be based around the notion of the ‘frontier’ as a contested or debateable context. ‘Frontier’ can be seen as something physical, there on the map, often moving with the events of history as this one has, or it can be seen as a concept within the areas of the imagination covering philosophy, culture, science, sport etc. moving with the force of human endeavour. It can look different whichever side of the fence you are on. Either as a gatekeeper or pioneer, adventurer, and the proponent of the avantgarde. Being on the frontier holds promise of excitement, advancement, self-definition and glory. As the inhabitant of the world that is being challenged, whether physically or culturally it is unsettling, dangerous and potentially disastrous.
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Students: Y6 Jacob Peplow Anna Henshall Omar Etienne Mohammed Mahdi Steph Asher Gareth Johnson
Y5 Liam Tilbrook Jack Pennington Daniel Mitchell Alex Broadbent Patrick Leach Amy Wilkinson
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Tutors: Sam Vardy and Goran Vodicka Students: Y6 Luke Marshal Anna Gregoriou Alexander Parojcic Nathan Lodge Liam David Seaman Alice Kaiser Matthew Halton
Atelier 3
Y5 Aamir Rahim Dana Mitica Shailesh Patel Baris Cinar Georgiou Christodoulos Sam Fairbanks
design / infrastructure / inclusion
This year Atelier 3 continues its exploration of infrastructure by exploring the way that various infrastructures either prevent or enable and encourage different forms of social, economic and cultural inclusion. Working on this intersection of design, infrastructures and inclusion we explored how these might then influence and (re)shape each other and the environment. Projects explore practices and strategies that challenge exclusionary urban environments and foster the production of more just spaces. Or in the words of Mitrasinovic: “The political workings of design in this context are also marked by the articulation and configuration of infrastructures of socio-spatial inclusion that would enable countless urban citizens to acquire ‘the right to have rights’”.
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Enabling Agency through Socially Inclusive Exchange
The close upon the main facility aims to show the detail within the flexible facade which aims to give both the users and the clients the ability to adapt it in the future. The polycarbonate roof to the front of the exchange is to be movable to create different conditions in the summer and winter. The central courtyard is to be used for events and a s a meeting space.
Central Facility - Front Isometric Courtyard Allotment
Courtyard Event Space
CNC & Workshop
Parking Event Space Large Item Exchange
Roof Terrace Bike Maintenance Materials Exchange
Coworking Office
Foodhall Dining/Kitchen Small Items Exchange
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Atelier 3 thanks We try to work closely with outside groups and actors to widen our knowledge base and bring new experiences into our architectural work, in line with our desires of widening the possibilities of architecture and the current module theme of design / infrastructures / inclusion. We’d like to thank the below contributors for their time, knowledge, experiences and help in establishing our scenarios and proposals this year.
Left: t: Matt Halton; b: Luke Marshall; Right: t: Georgiou Christodoulos; b: Alex Parojcic
Sally Adams, Ouseburn Farm. Emre Akbil, Hands-on Famagusta / Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus. Nikolas Barrera, Kommunity Space. Melanie Cook, Dance City. Kate Craddock, Gateshead International Festival of Theatre. Dr Jonathan Darling, Durham University. Aidan Hoggard, University of Sheffield. Rebecca Huggan, Newbridge Project. Rico Jakk, Dynamix. Hannah Kirkham, Wunderbar. Louis Koseda, Foodhall. Leah Millar, Hands on Film Lab / Newbridge Project. Ilana Mitchell, Wunderbar. Marco Ranzato, Metrolab Brussels (MLB), Belgium. Dan Russell, Newbridge Project. John Sampson, Urbed. Rosa Stourac McCreery, Dynamix. Hayley [surname], Thought Foundation. Susie [surname], Refuse Durham. 62
M.Arch New at Sheffield Hallam School of Architecture
M.Arch
in Architecture
(2 Year)
(RIBA Part 2)
PRAXIS Diverse forms of architectural practice & their role in society DESIGN Experimental, socially responsible architectural & urban design ECOLOGIES Critical perspectives on sustainable ecologies of architecture and the city
Sheffield Hallam School of Architecture is pleased to announce the launch of a 2 year FT version of our celebrated M.Arch in Architecture course. The RIBA/ARB validated Part 2 course provides a creative, research-led experience in which to explore contemporary and future practice, social and collaborative design, and innovative approaches to designing more sustainable and just cities. For more information, see https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/architecture/march-architecture-2-years/full-time/2019 or contact course leader Sam Vardy s.vardy@shu.ac.uk
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Research Our members of staff continue to be engaged in internationally significant research in a number of areas across a number of research groups, including Sustainable Design, Architecture and Construction, Housing and Neighbourhoods, Space and Place. This year we co-hosted RIBA Research Matters 2018 with the University of Sheffield Often inter and multi-disciplinary, our research directly shapes our teaching and is informed by it. Our research is critical, collaborative and transformative.
Current research & publications Dr Goran Vodicka was awarded PhD from the University of Sheffield for his thesis ‘Everyday public spaces in an ethnically diverse neighbourhood: contextualised convivialities and boundary-crossing urban design’. ‘Vardy’ - Eile Project (Dr Sam Vardy with a place, of their own) investigating border subjectivities, border-linking/making; territorial fictioning, based in, across, and about the political border between Ireland and the UK. This year Architecture_SHU co-hosted the RIBA Research Matters Conference with the School of Architecture at the University of Sheffield and Dr Cristina Cerulli was a judge for the RIBA 2019 President’s Awards for Research. Research Matters poster attached Gullino, S., Seetzen, H., Cerulli, C., and Pacchi, C. 2018. ‘Citizen-Led Micro-Regeneration: Case Studies of Civic Crowdfunding in London and Milano’. In The Production of Alternative Urban Spaces: An International Dialogue, edited by Jens Kaae Fisker, Letizia Chiappini, Lee Pugalis, and Antonella Bruzzese, 1 edition. New York: Routledge. Book cover attached ‘Al-Obaidi’ Dynamic shading systems: A review of design parameters, platforms and evaluation strategies. A published article in the Journal of Automation in Construction - 2019 (Dr Karam Al-Obaidi) ‘Al-Obaidi’ Analyzing the thermal comfort conditions of outdoor spaces in a university campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A published article in the Journal of Science of the Total Environment – 2019 (Dr Karam Al-Obaidi) ‘Al-Obaidi’ Exploration in using algae to enhance indoor environment quality in the tropical climate. Conference 2019 (Dr Karam Al-Obaidi) ‘Al-Obaidi’ Design optimisation of responsive shading systems, Dr Karam Al-Obaidi is examining geometries, motions, mechanisms and control strategies of different dynamic models. This research engages with essential aspects related to automation and control systems, which include sensors, actuators, controllers and software. 64
‘Frances Robertson’ Exploratory research into the constructive alignment of the Architectural Technology (AT) HE curriculum and the needs for current and future practice. The research aim is to discover whether the education and practice of AT are inherent to detail design: ‘atomic architecture’. Currently conducting final ‘Phase 4’, of PhD case study research into innovative practice in the UK and Ireland.” ‘King’ Images of exhibition at The Bartlett School of Architecture as part of doctoral research. Pieces include ‘Building an Algorithm’ and ‘There or Thereabouts’, where Paul King is exploring the relationship between the ambition of an architectural project and the actual ability of technology to deliver it. Working with analogue and digital physical models / drawings. Udall ‘Mending the commons with the Little Mesters’ in ‘Repair Matters’ Ephemera: Theory and Politics in Organisation. (May 2019, vol. 19) in (Im)possible Complicities in Berlin, May 2019: Co-incidences and the multiplicities of Co-. Julia Udall, Sam Vardy, Goran Vodicka (Sheffield Hallam University), Paula McCloskey (Derby University) Constituent relations across the city: Three perspectives from practice. Julia Udall, Sam Vardy, Goran Vodicka (Sheffield Hallam University), Paula McCloskey (Derby University)
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Guest Lecture Series 2018/19
Freshers Packs once again supplied first-year students with the much needed essentials and specialist equipment. This year, SHarc hosted a fantastic series of guest lectures presented by an incredible selection of people at the forefront of architectural design, education and technology. Students were also invited to attend an array of workshops including portfolio review sessions and Photoshop tutorials; transferring tips between peers. SHarc joined the Sheffield Society of Architects and SUAS for an enjoyable Sheffield / Architecture themed quiz and volunteered alongside in different events throughout the city as well as celebrating International Women’s Day.
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Simon Baker Thursday November 15th
Group Ginger Drmm
Paul Testa Architects
Oliver Cunnigham Hasting Pier
Paul Testa
2017 RIBA Stirling Price for architecture
Thursday November 22nd
Thursday November 8th
Ricardo Ares Thursday February 7th 2019 Ares Landscape Cartwright Pickard
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Ian Walsh
Lorenza Casini
Thursday November 29th
Thursday February 14th 2019
Ben Addy
Students were welcomed to unwind and socialise with friends at regular social events. The hugely popular SHarc Winter Ball at Millenium Gallery saw upwards of 120 students and staff in attendance. We would like to thank all SHarc members and staff for their continued support and hope to see the society continue to grow and present itself as a fundamental part of Hallam’s architectural community.
Thursday February 28th 2019
MOXON architects Bureau de Change
SOUP architects
Billy Mavropoulos & Katerina Dionysopoulou
Patrick Walls Thursday February 21st 2019
Thursday March 7th 2019
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