PART 2 ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

SONAL VEERABHADRA

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO 2022 PART II ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT

INCAN DRY STONE MASONRY - GEOMETRY AND INTERLOCKING

DIGITAL TRANSLATION OF THE INCAN GEOMETRY AND INTERLOCKING LOGIC

HITEN SETHI

STAGE - MUNICIPAL APPROVAL

ASMITA SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL KIDS

THE ASMITA SPECIAL SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL FOR KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND HAD RECENTLY BEEN APPROVED BY TE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION. IT WAS THEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWING STAGE. I HAD BEEN A PART OF THE PROJECT SINCE ITS VERY FIRST DESIGN STAGE, TO THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND COORDINATION WITH MEP CONSULTANTS AND THE CLIENT.

ASMITA SPECIAL SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL FOR KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND HAD RECENTLY BEEN APPROVED BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION. THEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION STAGE, MY CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT INVOLVED SINCE THE VERY FIRST STAGES OF BRIEF DEVELOPMENT UNTIL CO ORDINATING WITH THE MEP CONSULTANTS AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS.

TERMINATION LEVEL 93.60

TERRACE 89.40

17TH FLOOR 86.40

16TH FLOOR 83.40

15TH FLOOR 80.40

14TH FLOOR 77.40

13TH FLOOR 74.40

12TH FLOOR 71.40

11TH FLOOR REFUGE 68.40

10TH FLOOR 65.40

9TH FLOOR 62.40

8TH FLOOR 59.40

7TH FLOOR 56.40

6TH FLOOR 53.40

5TH FLOOR 50.40

4TH FLOOR - REFUGE 47.40

3RD FLOOR 44.40

2ND FLOOR 41.40

1ST FLOOR 38.40

STILT FLOOR LOBBY LEVEL 35.10

STILT FLOOR 34.20

PODIUM P2 LOBBY LEVEL 31.50

HITEN SETHI ARCHITECTS STAGE - DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

SAI WORLD DREAM

THIS PROJECT WAS IN ITS DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STAGE FOR 5 RESIDENTIAL + COMMERCIAL TOWERS IN DOMBIVALI, MUMBAI. THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS ARE ONE OF MANY PROPOSED VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY ME IN CO ORDINATION WITH MY PROJECT ARCHITECT.

THIS PROJECT WAS IN IT’S DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STAGE FOR 5 RESIDENTIAL+ COMMERCIAL TOWERS IN DOMBIVALI, MUMBAI. THE ELEVATION DRAWINGS ARE ONE OF THE MANY PROPOSED VARIATIONS DESIGNED BY ME IN CO ORDINATION WITH A SENIOR ARCHITECT.

INTERLOCKING STONES

THE AGE-OLD CRAFT OF STONEMASONRY IS AN ART, THAT FITS WELL EVEN IN THE MODERN INDUSTRY. THE SKILLS OF STONEMASONS HAVE PRODUCED MARVELOUS STRUCTURES SINCE THE ANCIENT TIMES, MOST OF THEM STANDING STILL EVEN TODAY.

THE STONE CRAFT OF DRY MASONRY INVOLVES PERFECT CUTTING AND FIXING, OF STONE PIECES TO BUILD WALL OR STRUCTURAL UNITS WITHOUT THE USE OF MORTAR. THE INCANS WERE PROFICIENT MASONS WHO CREATED COMPLEX CONFIGURATIONS AND INTERLOCKING TECHNIQUES BY PICKING AT INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF STONE, HAMMERING, AND CARVING THEM CAREFULLY INTO PRECISE ALIGNMENTS, TO BUILD THE SYSTEMS.

THIS STUDY FOCUSES ON THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF INTERLOCKING STONES IN DRY MASONRY, AND THE GEOMETRY OF THESE STONES, THAT ALLOW THEIR INTERLOCKING AND STABILITY.

THE FINAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO CREATE A DIGITAL LANGUAGE, BY APPLYING THESE PRINCIPLES OF INTERLOCKING STONES TO DESIGN LONG LASTING STRUCTURES WITH MINIMUM SKILLS AND MATERIALS.

Layer 1 Layer 2

MOVEMENT AND LIMITATION

Limitation

Movement

Every point within a given region is closer to the “seed” inside that region than it is to any other point outside that region. Each point along a region’s edge is equidistant from the two nearest seeds.

The voronoi 3D potrays similar movement and limitation rules as the Incan geometry rules.

DESIGN EXPLORATION

DESIGN EXPLORATION

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE PROJECT IS A FABRICATION SCHOOL AND FACTORY, WHERE KNOWLEDGE CONSTANTLY TRANSFERED THROUGH VISION AND INTERACTION AMONG DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. NATURE OF THE PROGRAMME AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ARE DYNAMIC AND REQUIRE SPACE FOR AUGMENTATION, SERVED BY THE VARIOUS ABILITIES OF THE NEW BRICK........

THE AGE-OLD CRAFT OF STONEMASONRY IS AN ART, THAT FITS WELL EVEN IN THE MODERN INDUSTRY. DRY STONE MASONRY INVOLVES PRECISE CUTTING AND PLACEMENT OF STONE PIECES TO BUILD STRUCTURAL UNITS, WITHOUT THE USE OF ANY MORTAR. THE INCANS CREATED COMPLEX COFIGURATIONS AND INTERLOCKING TECHNIQUES BY PICKING AT INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF STONE, HAMMERING AND CARVING THEM CAREFULLY, INTO PRECISE GEOMETRICAL FORMS AND ALIGNMENTS, TO BUILD THEIR SYSTEMS THAT ARE EARTHQUAKE

RECENT DECADE HAS NOTED DRY STONE MASONRY AS A DYING CRAFT, THE KNOWLEDGE OF STONE MASONRY BEING TACIT HAS ONLY BEEN TRANSFERED THROUGH GENERATIONS IE FATHER TO SON AND SO ON. THE CRAFT MAJORLY BEING ABLE TO BE LEARNT THROUGH EXPERIENCE, IN ORDER TO RETAIN IT, THE LATEST POPULARITY OF DIY COULD BE A GREAT WAY TO EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATION , ALONG WITH

THE PROJECT LOOKS AT CONVENING THE TECHNIQUE OF DRY MASONRY INTO A MODIFIED CONTEMPORARY WAY, DEVELOPING COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE CONVENIENTLY MANUFACTURED, ASSEMBLED AND DISASSEMBLED, WITH ROOM FOR CONFIGURATIONS AND CUSTOMISATION. THESE COMPONENTS - TURNED BRICKS - HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO RANGE IN - SCALE, MATERIAL AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING, CAN

BRICK DEVELOPMENT

this be expanding, downsizing, moving or even becoming a completely new structure. Through open source design, these components can be replicated across the globe – empowering more people with the knowledge and confidence to build their own structures and the adaptability to truly make them their own.

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE PROJECT IS A FABRICATION SCHOOL AND FACTORY, WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS CONSTANTLY TRANSFERED THROUGH VISION AND INTERACTION AMONG DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS. THE NATURE OF THE PROGRAMME AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ARE DYNAMIC AND REQUIRE SPACE FOR CONSTANT AUGMENTATION, SERVED BY THE VARIOUS ABILITIES OF THE NEW BRICK........

The Soma Cube is a 3x3x3 dissection puzzle, split into 7 unique pieces, made of 27 cubes. The object of the puzzle is to organize in each piece can’t exceed 4, with each piece being irregular, with a nook or turn.

INITIAL APPROACH MAKING | Making and Testing |

SOMA CUBE COMPONENTS

INITIAL APPROACH TESTING | Making and Testing |

The Soma Cube is a 3x3x3 dissection The object of the puzzle is to organize in each piece can’t exceed 4, with

PROTOTYPES FOR TESTING

A second system of mortise and tennon (Tabs and selected components to create a more stable and

dissection puzzle, split into 7 unique pieces, made of 27 cubes. organize these pieces into a solid cube. The number of cubes with each piece being irregular, with a nook or turn.

Weight Weight Weight Weight

Stability Stability Fragility Fragility

Connections Connections Connections Connections

organize these pieces into a solid cube. The number of cubes and Blanks) was implemented onto the and independant interlocking system.

Based on the physical properties and the effect of the Tabs and Blanks on the components, a set of rubrics was created to define and rate the experience of the Tabs and Blanks on the components. The common factors being weight and connections, the tabs system were tested for their stability while the blanks system were tested for fragility

NEW DIGITAL VERNACULARS | Project Title

DESIGN APPROACH AND STRATEGIES

The site Grymsdyke Farm is located in Lacey Green, a quite village in Princes Risborough, which falls on the Chilterns Green Belt. The available locally in abundance. The village and the planning council give high priorities to the visual aesthetics (inclusive of views These parameters formulate my design approaches and strategies, allowing me to propose a structure sympathetic and sensitive Other important factors include means of Transfer of Knowledge in the programme; and to propose a more resolved and refined

GREEN BELT

VIEWS TO BUILD - RATIO

VISUAL FAMILIARTY

SITE VEGETATION

DESIGN STRATEGIES

The structures in the village are mostly 2 stories high with pitched or angled rooves, with Majority of the facades made of Clay bricks, stone and flint, views into the green stretches of surrounding land) and contextual familiarity of its residents, thus encouraging new evelopments to adopt the same. sensitive to the Village, its residents as well as the Green belt. refined design, learning from the existing.

HIERARCHY OF PRIVACY

KNOWLEDGE THROUGH OBSERVATION AND INTERACTION

INTERCONNECTION WITH NATURE

EMBEDDING INTO EXISTING CONTEXT

-LOCATION OF THE PROGRMME

- UTILIZE VIEWS - COUNCIL PLANNING

- GREEN BELT STRATEGY - BUILD ON EXISITING BUILD AREA ( ALREADY PASSED BY PLANNING)

- MINIMIZE CUTTING EXISITING TREES ON SITE.

- HIGHEST DISCOMFORTING GLARE.

BRICK SELECTION AND APPLICATION

THE BRICK TYPOLOGIES RANGE IN SCALE, MATERIALITY AND FUNCTIONALITY, AND CAN BE SPECIFIC TO THE DESIGN, FUNCTION AND TIMESPAN OF THE BUILDING ELEMENT OR PRODUCT.

THE 3 MAIN CATAGORIES BEING PERMANENT, SEMI PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES, ALONG WITH THE SIZE AND MATERIALITY OF THE BRICKS, THE FUNCTION AND NATURE OF THE STRUCTURE AS WELL AS THE SPACE ARE VITAL TO DETERMINE THE SELECTION OF THE BRICKS.

POROUS SYSTEM

-USED MAINLY FOR SEMI TEMPARORY ELEMENTS LIKE THE PARAPET WALLS AND DISPLAY TABLES. THE BRICKS USED ARE SMALLER IN SCALE AND ARE MADE OF LIGHTER MATRIALS LIKE CAST STONE.

SOLID + POROUS SYSTEM

- USED AS PARTITIONS FOR SPACES THAT ARE SEMI PRIVATE AND CAN BE SEEN INTO. THE BRICKS USED CONSIST OF TWO SCALESBIGGER AND HEAVIER FOR THE SOLID SYSTEM; SMALLER AND LIGHTER FOR THE POROUS SYSTEM. AND CAN VARY IN MATERIAL AND HEAVINESS.

SOLID SYSTEM

-USED FOR PERMANENT BUILDING ELEMENTS SUCH AS THE EXTERNAL WALLS AND CERTAIN PARTITIONS THAT HOUSE DISPLAYS, OR FLINT AND OPENINGS IN CASE OF EXTERNAL WALLS. THE BRICKS USED ARE USUALLY OF THE BIGGER SCALE AND MATERIALS USED ARE HEAVIER IN COMPARISION SUCH AS CLAY

ENVIRONMENT - MATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY

THE MATERIALS CONSIDERED FOR THE SCHOOL ARE SYMPATHETICALLY CHOSEN DEPENDING ON THEIR LOCAL AVAILABILITY, MANUFACTURING PROCESS , ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND RESUSABILITY.

THE MATERIAL COMBINATIONS ARE A RESULT OF PROTOTYPE TESTING, UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENT TOLERENCES AND MANUFACTURING STYLES. MATERIAL RE USABLE FLEXIBLE AND LOCALLY AVAILABLE

AGGREGATE MIXED WITH FLINT

CLAY NEW BRICKS

AGGREGRATE

REUSING FOR PRODUCTS IN THE SCHOOL

PRECAST

CORK

AGGREGATE FOR LANDSCAPE AGGREGATE MIXED WITH FLINT TIMBER

AGGREGATE MIXED WITH FLINT

AGGREGATE FOR LANDSCAPE

STONE CAST

CLAY

CLAY + FLINT

CLAY + CORK + TIMBER + STONE CAST

TIMBER + STONE CAST + GLASS

GLASS

TIMBER

CORK - INSULATION PROPERTIES

Thermal conductivity/ λ (lambda) W / m . K = 0.038

Thermal resistance at 100mm K m2/W = 2.5

Specific Heat Capacity J / (kg K)= 2100

Density kg / m3 = 160

Thermal diffusivity m2/s = n/a

Embodied energy MJ/kg = n/a

Vapour permeable: Yes

HARMONY OF HIERARCHY - SKYSCRAPER

THE DESIGN PROJECT INTRODUCES THE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISATION, PARTICULARLY THE LIVING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENTS OF HIGH RISE TOWER. IT ALSO ADDRESSES THE ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, POLITICAL, REGULATORY, SOCIO - CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL CONTENTS OF HIGH RISE DESIGNS IN A CITY. THE PROJECT ANTICIPATES TO DEVELOP ARCHITECTURAL THEORIES AND STRATEGIES THAT RESPOND TO THE CONNECTING CONTEXTUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE DESIGN.

THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO- THINK ABOUT THE URBAN CONTEXT IN WHICH ARCHITECTS OPERATE. - CONSIDER AND UNDERSTAND THE GOVERNING AND LEGISLATIVE CONTROLS THAT ARCHITECTS SHOULD WORK WITHIN.

- TO CREATE A DESIGN PROPOSAL, WITHING THE ABOVE PARAMETERS, COMPRISING OF A CONCEPTUAL, SCHEMATIC AND TECHNICAL SET OF REPRESENTATIONS FOR THE SITE, WHICH ALSO EXPLORES THE 3 DIMENSIONAL POTENTIALS OF THE SITE AND RESOLVES THE URBAN AND ARCHITETCURAL ASPECTS, AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL REALITIES.

THE PROJECT EXPECTS US TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING -

- PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 200 - 250 RESIDENCES ON THE SITE.

- DESIGN WITHNG THE PRESCRIBED ENVELOPE FOR THE SITE, RESPECTING THE SETBACKS AND HEIGHT LIMITS.

- EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AND LOOK FOR MUTUAL BENEFITS.

-RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS BOTH AT THE GROUND AND HIGHER LEVEL.

- ENSURE ALL THE BEDROOMS, LIVING ROOMS AND KITCHENS COMPLY WITH THE GUIDELINES OF THE BUIIDNG RESEARCH GROUP AND THE LONDON HOUSING STRATEGY (MAYOR OF LONDON 2017).

- MAXIMISE VIEWS AND SUNLIGHT TO APARTMENTS ON THE SITE AS WELL AS NEIGHBOURING SITES.

- CREATE VIBRANT AND MEANINGFUL URBAN SPACES AT THE GROUND LEVEL WHICH MAKE THE MOST OF THE STRATEGIC POSITION OF THE SITE AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PASSING ACROSS THE SITE.

- PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AT THE PODIUM LEVEL THAT MIGHT SUPPORT AND COMPLEMENT THE RESIDENCES. THESE SHOULD BE IN KEEPING WITH THE COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL CHARACTER OF THE GROUND PLAN OF THE CITY.

- DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR THE SKIN OF THE BUILDING (ADVANCED DESIGN SKILLS ) AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIALILTY AND DETAILING OF HIGH RISE TOWERS.

MOST OF THE HEAVY WINDS TOWARDS THE TOWER FROM THE SOUTH WEST.

THE SHARP SHAPE AND ITS TAPERING TOP ALLOWS A FREE MOVEMENT OF WINDS THROUGH IT.

THE MIXED USE HIGH RISE CONSISTS OF RESIDENCES, OFFICES, RESTAURANTS, FOOD SHOPS, LIBRARY AND SOCIAL SPACES, AND OTHER SIMILAR PUBLIC FACILITIES.

STRUCTURE ANALYSIS - SUPER AND SUB STRUCTURE

SUPER STRUCTURE

A HYBRID STRUCTURE COMPRISING OF A CENTRAL CORE AND A STEEL EXO SKELETON.

A COMBINATION OF THE RAFT AND PILE FOUNDATION FOR THE TOWER AND RAFT FOUNDATION FOR THE PODIUM.

SUB STRUCTURE RAFT + RETAINING WALL RAFT FOR CORE PILES RETAINING WALL

CORE + EXTERNAL RAFT + PILE

LOADS

EXOSKELETON CENTRAL CORE RETAINING WALL COLUMNS PILES

POLICY Q14 DEVELOPMENT IN GARDENS AND ON BACKLAND SITES

(C) Development i rear gardens has the potential to erode the amenity value and habitat of rear gardens generally. For these reasons new buildings will only be supported where:

(iii) it is set back atleast 1m from all site boundaries (to allow for access for the maintenance of boundary enclosures, the maintenance of the garden structure and to provide gaps between buildings)

10.59 The use of front gardens as the only private amenity space for new development will be resisted. This is because the open semipublic nature of front gardens is incompatible with the privacy and quitude required by residents. High boundaries, retrofitted screening and other privacy measures, garden sheds, permanent play equipment and similar structures will not generally be supported in front garden locations.

SITE OFFSETS FROM THE BOUNDARY LINE ON ALL SIDES

THE STRUCTURE IS SURROUNDED BY 3 M OF PAVED SPACE FOR FIRE TRUCK ACCESS

POLICY T7 PARKING

(a) Development should: (ii) be car-free, including permit-free and permit-capped schemes, particularly in areas where alternative modes of transport are available and where public transport accessibility is high- in such areas, the council will require clear evidence and justification for any proposed parking, and parking provision should not discriminate against any occupiers of the development.

(b) In all new developments where on-site parking is provided, development should ensure that disabled-accessible parking is prioritised for those who need it throughout the lifetime of the development. Disabledaccessible parking bays should be a proportion of the overall parking provision, (as calculated using London plan/Housing SPG guidance) and not addedseparately.

CAR PARK NO 28 RAMPS DISABLED CAR PARK NO 6

CORE FOR THE TOWER

PARKING LOCATION

- LOWER GROUND FLOOR PARKING DETAILS

- GENERAL PARKING 5000 x 2700

- DISABLED PARKING 5000 x 2700 WITH A GAP OF 1200 BETWEEN EACH SLOT

THE NUMBER OF PARKINGS ARE PROVIDED AS - 1 PARKING FOR EVERY 10 UNITS FOR GENERAL - 1 PARKING FOR EVERY 50 UNITS FOR DISABLED

*number of parkings as per brief*

POLICY Q6

URBAN DESIGN: PUBLIC REALM

The coucil supports development (new build and conversions) that provide:

(i) the most effective use of the site (in the context of the proposed use) and does not prejudice the potential development of, or access to, adjoining plots.

(iii) iproved legibility, permeability and convinient access via direct routes for all users (but avoiding alleways and back lanes).

(v) new or enhanced open space (including gaps between buildings) and landscaping/ trees.

(x) pedestrian and cycle-priority environments which re not dominated by vehicles whether moving or parked.

THE DESIGN OF THE PODIUM AND LANDSCAPING ALLOW EASY ACCESS THROUGH AND FRO THE SITE.

THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE PODIUM IS A SEMI-OPEN STILT AREA, WHICH IS NATURALLY LIT THROUGH THE CENTRAL COURTYARD.

THE SITE IS MAJORLY PEDESTRIANISED WITH LIMITED ACCESS ONLY TO RESIDENT PARKING INTO THE BASEMENT WITH A PATH LOCATED AT THE SOUTH WET CORNER OF THE SITE AND A SERVICE ACCESS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING AT THE SOUTH WEST END AS WELL.

A PAVED SPACE IS ALSO PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE SITE SURROUNDING THE TOWER, ALLOWING FIRE TRUCKS TO ACCESS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Lobby for O ces and restaurants in the tower

Lobby for residents

Drop o Ramp -1 Waste room for garbage

Small Water Treatment Plant Approx 500 p - 4 tanks.

Stilt Social area

Access to the shops and cafes in the lower ground oors.

Truck movement when accessing the service areas

PROS

- LIGHT WEIGHT

- LESS MATERIAL, LESS EXPENSIVE - EASY TO FIX

2D SURFACE

CONS

- CANNOT CONTROL WIND INTENSITY - COVERS LESSER VOLUME OF AIR PASSING THROUH THE FILTER

COUNT - 500 SEED - 200

COUNT - 350 SEED - 200

COUNT - 350 SEED - 600

PROS

- LESS MATERIAL AND MORE DENSE

- DENSE MESH CAN CONTROL WIND INTENSITY

- EASY TO FIX

MORE MATERIAL LESS THICKNESS

MORE MATERIAL MORE THICKNESS

3D SURFACE

- LESS WEIGHT DUE TO LESS MATERIAL ( HOLLOW WITHIN ) - LESS EXPENSIVE - COVERS MORE VOLUME OF AIR PASSING THROUH THE FILTER

LESS MATERIAL LESS THICKNESS

LESS MATERIAL MORE THICKNESS

RAILING

STEEL BARS TO CONNECT THE BEAM TO THE STEEL FRAME

STEEL FRAME TO HOLD THE MESH

SLAB + BEAM

GREEN SALUS - OXFORD UNIVERSITY EARTH SCIENCE BUILDING AND MASTERPLAN

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD SCIENCE AREA MASTERPLAN ARE: -PROVIDE OXFORD’S SCIENTIC COMMUNITY WITH HIGH QUALITY. -OPTIMISE CAPACITY BY RETAINING THE BEST BUILDINGS, WHILST REDEVELOPING OTHER EXISTING BUILDINGS

-CREATE SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, PERMEABLE ROUTES OVER THE AREA -CREATE ACCESSIBLE LINKAGES WITH OTHER ACADEMIC AREAS AND THE UNIVERSITY PARKS

-CONTROL VEHICLES AND IMPROVE OTHER TRANSPORTATION METHODS -ENHANCE THE AREA’S AESTHETIC ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC REALM -CELEBRATE THE HERITAGE OF THE SCIENCE AREA AND ITS HISTORICAL ROLE AS THE HOME OF SCIENCE IN OXFORD -MAXIMISE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY -PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

THE AIM OF MY PROPOSAL IS TO BRING ABOUT SOME OPENNESS IN THE AREA AND PROVIDE NATURAL AND OPEN INTERACTIVE SPACES. THE PROPOSAL FOLLOWS SUSTAINABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY.

LIST

A

KEEP DEMOLISH

LIST OF DEMOLISHED STRUCTURES 1 - THOM BUILDING (ENGINEERING) - THOM BUILDING (ENGINEERING SCIENCE) - HUME ROTHERY BUILDING (MATERIALS) 2 - NEW BIOCHEMISTRY BUILDING (BIOCHEMISTRY) 3 - LE GROS PARK (PHYSIOLOGY, ANATOMY AND GENETICS) 4 - CENTRAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 5 - DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES

OF KEPT STRUCTURES

D

- INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS - RADCLIFF SCIENCE LIBRARY - UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF E

- BURDON SANDERSON CARDIAC - SHERRINGTON BUILDING - HENRY WELLCOME BUILDING F

- RODNEY PORTNER BUILDING G - MEDICAL SCIENCES TEACHING

- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING - INFORMATION ENGINEERING BUILDING - JENKING BUILDING (ENGINEERING) B - COMPUTING LABORATORY -DENIS WILKINSON (PHYSICS) - THEORETICAL PHYSICS - PARKS ROAD (MATEERIAL) -ENGINEERING SCIENCE C - CLARENDON LABORATORY (PHYSICS) - MARTIN WOOD LECTURE THEATRE (PHYSICS) 6 - SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY 7 - RHODES TRUST 8 - DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SCIENCES 9 - SIR WILLIAM DUNN SCHOOL

LIBRARY NATURAL HISTORY

CARDIAC SCIENCE CENTRE (PHYSIOLOGY, ANATOMY AND GENETICS) BUILDING OF GENE FUNCTION BUILDING (BIOCHEMISTRY)

TEACHING CENTRE

AND ENVIRONMENT

COMPLETE ADDITION OF ROAD FIRST AND SHIFT LECTURES TO THE MAIN SCIENCE AREA

CREATE NEW TEMPORARY STRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE LECTURES MEANWHILE AND MOVE REMAINING LECTURES TO KEBLE COLLEGE.

FINAL PHASE - CONTRUTION OF COURTYARD AND THE CYCLE PARK AS IT TAKES MORE TIME AND SPACE.

REMAINING STRUCTURES WOULD BE COMPLETED BY THEN FOR LECTURES TO RESUME NORMALLY.

SCIENCES SCHOOL OF PATHOLOGY

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO : -DEVELOP A COHERENT SITE STRATEGY WHICH IMPROVES THE PUBLIC REALM, CREATES LEGIBLE ENTRY POINTS AND TIES IN TO THE WIDER MASTERPLAN -DESIGN A ‘NEW’ BUILDING WHICH RELATES TO ITS SURROUNDING CONTEXT AND DO YOU RETAIN ANY OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE DESIGN A COHERENT, COMPLIMENTARY SERIES OF SPACES, WHICH MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLIENT AND THE BRIEF.

THE CONCEPT OF MY PROPOSAL IS SUSTAINABILITY AND WELL BEING. CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THE USERS OF THE BUILDING ARE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS MOST OF THEM BEING PHD AND MASTERS , WHO SPEND LONG HOURS IN THE BUILDING TO STUDY, AND ALSO RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS WHO SPEND DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE LABORATORIES , THE DESIGN STRATEGY REVOLVED AROUND THE WELL-BEING OF THESE USERS . THE MAIN AIM OF THE DESIGN IS TO PROVIDE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS AND BOOST THEIR FOCUS, PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH. ( IS VERY IMPORTANT AS STUDENT LIFE CAN BE VERY STRESSFUL AT TIMES AND THIS EFFECTS THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH )

THE OTHER AIMS OF THE DESIGN ARE TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. HENCE THE BUILDING FOLLOWS CERTAIN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN STRATEGIES. THE NEW BUILDING DESIGN ALSO STRIVES TO RESPOND TO THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT AND BLEND IN WITH THE OVERALL VISUAL OF OXFORD AND ITS ARCHITECTURE STYLE.

EARTH SCIENCE BUILDING - SECTIONS

EARTH SCIENCE BUILDING - SECTIONS

LONG SECTIONAL ELEVATION RENDER

LONG SECTION

LONG SECTIONAL ELEVATION RENDER

LONG SECTION

Roof 17000

Fourth Floor 14000

Third Floor B 11000

Third Floor 10000

Second Floor B 8000 First Floor B 4000

Second Floor 6000

First Floor A 3000

Ground Floor 0

Lower Ground Floor -3000

THE BENCH AND SCREEN WAS MADE OF RECYCLED BOTTLES USEFUL ITEMS CAN BE MADE OUT OF DISCARDED

THE SCREEN IS DESIGNED TO BE FILLED WITH PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE USED IN AN AFTERNOON IN A SMALL AREA ENJOY THE BENCH OF UPCYCLED TIMBER, AND PAUSE ON ENVIRONMENT - ALSO INVITING THEM TO INTERACT

THIS PROJECT IS A PART OF THE LONDON FESTIVAL OF AND INTERIOR STUDENTS, A WELL AS THE STAFF OF UNIVERSITY BY TEXTURE STUDIO ARCHITECTURE WITH CONTRIBUTIONS STUDIO, THE CANADA-UK FOUNDATION

LOCATION - POTTERS DATE - 2ND

BOTTLES AND TIMBER, TO SHOW HOW DECORATIVE AND DISCARDED MATERIALS - AND EXTEND THEIR LIFE. PLASTIC BOTTLES - IT IS A MEASURING DEVICE OF HOW MANY AREA IN LONDON. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO PAUSE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE ALL CAN REDUCE THE IMPACT INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER BREAKING BOUNDARIES..

ARCHITECTURE. IT HAS BEEN MADE BY THE ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE. IT HAS BEEN GENERATED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM STUDIO SCHUBERT, MURPHY GROUP, CAUKIN FOUNDATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH.

POTTERS FIELD PARK, LONDON 2ND JUNE, 2019

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