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Venetian Pearl Cultivation Centre for the Tourism Industry
Section A - A* 1............Entrance to the cultivation centre 2............Oyster selection pool 3............Oyster seeding area 4............Walk-on oyster observation tank 5............Oyster hand over area before cultivation 6............Scuba divers collect oyster maintenance and perform oyster maintenance 7............Stairs up to mezzanine level 8............Scuba hole to cultivation tank 9............Bridge up to the central pearl unveiling platform 10..........Mezzanine acts as a viewing level for the unveiling platform 11..........Oyster bars 12..........Stairs up to roof terrace 13..........External aesthetic fins provide some structure 14..........Internal structural fins 15..........Unveiling platform 16..........Open air roof terrace
My
return the opulence
When
entering my building, inhabitants are fully encouraged to interact.
height water to personally select their individual oyster.
Once
They
must wade through waist
this has been seeded it is added to an
observational cultivation tank which mimics the way in which oysters cluster in nature.
The
unveiling
of the pearl occurs in the buildings odeon-like layout and is observed and celebrated by the on looking
inhabitants, which occupy the mezzanine floor, that circles the interior of the building.
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Venetian L’Arsenale, a former Naval base and shipyard, Pearl and Oysters. This project aims to once experienced in Venice during the Twelfth Century.
third year design proposal is situated in the
which draws upon the sites extensive history in the trade of
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Ground
First
floor plan
1............The Campo de Arsenale 2............Existing gateway to the Arsenale 3............Formal reception for the cultivation centre in the existing Arsenale 4............Entrance to the cultivation centre 5............Oyster selection pool 6............Oyster seeding area 7............Walk-on oyster observation tank 8............Oyster hand over area before cultivation 9............Scuba divers collect oyster maintenance and perform oyster maintenance 10..........Stairs up to mezzanine level 11..........Scuba hole to cultivation tank 12..........Pelamis wave energy system 13..........Wake from passing boats power the Pelamis wave energy system
floor plan
14..........Bridge up to the central pearl unveiling platform 15..........Mezzanine acts as a viewing level for the unveiling 16..........Oyster bars 17..........Stairs up to roof terrace 18..........External aesthetic fins provide some structure 19..........Internal structural fins 20..........Unveiling platform
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Renders centre left............View of the south side of the building, looking north-east with the
Pelamis
wave energy system in the foreground.
bottom left............Internal space viewed from the unveiling bridge looking east towards the walk-on oyster cultivation tank and first floor mezzanine level. right...................Internal space detailing the oyster wading pool and selection process on the south side of the building.
Renders centre left............View of the south-west side of the building detailing the external undulating structural fins.
bottom left............Internal space viewed from the north west side of the mezzanine level looking south-east towards the unveiling bridge and oyster selection pool. right...................Internal space viewed from the building entrance to the west looking east across the unveiling bridge.
Renders centre left............Detail of the unveiling bridge, that runs through the building, in isolation demonstrating its undulating likeness to the form of an oyster. bottom left............View from the east side of the building looking west towards the
Campo de Arsenale with the south side of the building in the foreground. The image details the walk-on oyster cultivation tank and internal and
right...................Internal space from the east end of the building looking south-west.
external structural and aesthetic fins.
Drawings,
sketches and sketchmodels that help find architectural form
from left to right
............Sketch ............Sketch ............Sketch ............Sketch
exploration of how linear forms can create, fluid, oyster-like shapes in elevation. exploration of how linear linear forms appear in plan.
model investigation into how a linear building skeleton appears in
3D
form and affects light quality.
model investigation into how linear forms create, fluid, oyster-like shapes.
Details from left to right
............Cut-away rendered detail of the connection between the submerged structural columns and the buildings ............Exploded axonometric assembly detail of the structure of the submerged structural columns. ............Isolated axonometric section drawing of a portion of the unveiling bridge to demonstrate proportions. ............Exploded assembly detail of an isolated portion of the unveiling bridge.
concrete base.
a 20mm steel plate is cast securely into pre-cast concrete ground floor A 20mm Steel plate isA cast 20mm Steel plate is cast components securely into pre-castsecurely concreteinto pre-cast concrete ground floor components ground floor components
Pre-cast concrete
Pre-cast concreteconcrete pre -cast A load spreading cross A load of I-section spreading cross of I-section
heatload treated steel canheat be mounted treated cross steel can be mounted spreading a to thisisteel plate to this steel plate of -section heat treated steel can be mounted to this steel plate
polystyrene blocks are
The polystyrene blocks Theare polystyrene caged blocks are caged caged within galvanised within galvanised wirewithin meshes. galvanised wire meshes. meshes meshes These meshes meanwire These that the meshes mean that these the concrete can bind tightly concrete to blocks can bind tightly blocks mean that theto concrete making the construction making more the construction more can bind tightly to blocks stable. stable.
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making the concrete more stable
Pipes can be run through Pipesthe can conbe run through the conpipes can be run through crete prior to construction crete in prior order to construction in order concrete prior to to carry services suchthe toas carry water services such as water and electrical cables.construction and electrical cables. in order
to carry services such as water and electrical cables
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4600mm
A further steel plate sandwiches A further steel plate sandwiches
the further I-section beamssteel to the the I-section con-plate beams to the cona crete crete sandwiches the i-section beams to the concrete
50mm steel bolts secure 50mm thissteel bolts secure this
50 mmpieces steel bolts secure structural to the structural precastpieces to the precast concrete.structural concrete. pieces to this the pre-cast concrete
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a wire mesh cylinder is cast into concrete A wire mesh cylinder wire castmesh into cylinder is cast into columns toAisprovide the concrete columns the to provide concrete columns to provide internal strength internal strength.
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internal strength.
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Thicker steel rods areThicker run through steel rods are run through
the concrete column the andconcrete attach column and attach steel rods are thicker to the steel plate above, to the binding steel plate above, binding run them to through the column. themthe to the concrete column. column and attach to the steel plate above, binding them to the column
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1800mm Concrete columns are Concrete used supcolumns are used support the load of the building. port theThey load of the building. They
-cast the underside of the concrete components
Bolts fix into pre castbolts Bolts platesfix intofix pre cast platespre into secured to the underside secured of the to the underside of the plates secured to concrete components. concrete components.
concrete taper slightly at thecolumns top taper so that slightly a atare the top so that a greater amount of load greater can be amount load can be used to support theof load directed down through directed the column. down through the column. of the building. they taper slightly at the top so that a greater amount of load can be directed down through the column
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1:25 Assembly detail of the bridge
1:25 Assembly detail of the bridge
Details from left to right
............Construction axonometric of the linkage between the internal structural fins and the first floor mezzanine floor. ............Construction axonometric of the linkage between the internal structural fins and the first floor mezzanine ceiling. ............Simple render in isolation showing the positions of the internal structural fins on the first floor mezzanine level. ............Exploded construction axonometric of the laminated internal fin structure and assembly.
pre-cast concrete
steel pins are cast into the pre-cast concrete ready for the positioning of the structural fins a steel plate slides onto the pins and sits flush against the concrete above. this plate has a steel locating pin which meets the steel support below.
a 100mm thick solid steel support part provides structure to the floor above. This steel support is concealed within glued laminated timber.
15mm
layers of timber are glued together to form a glue laminated timber that encases the steel column in a void in the core of the timber.
2 x 16mm steel bolts hold the steel support to the plate below 60mm
of steel are uncovered at the base of the timber and have 2 bolt holes through it which secures it to the plate below. a steel plate is secured to the steel support through a locating fin on it’s top the steel plate fits onto 4 steel pins which have been cast into concrete
pre-cast concrete
Details from left to right
............Construction drawing of a section through the walk-on glass tank structure. ............Exploded construction axonometric showing the assembly of the walk-on glass
observation tank.
a rigid plastic bordering that snaps around the 2 pieces of steel frame is used to conceal a surface join and is held on place with silicon sealant
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pieces of 12mm thick float glass bound together with layers of polyvinyl butryal
a square of flexible rubber is compressed under the weight of the glass and forms a water tight seal
bolts screwed into holes in the main steel frame hold the square glass frames in place
square steel frames hold the laminated glass in its fixed position
square section, heat treated steel forms a frame upon which the glass sits
Final
architectural models
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............Photograph
of my final architectural model showing the section cut line through the building so that internal
spaces can be demonstrated and examined in
3-dimensions. A
laser cut section of the building is etched into the
model base in front of the building so that comparisons between the drawn and physical forms can be made.
............Photograph
of my final architectural model showing the reverse side of the model that exhibits the aesthetic
and structural fins that mimic the fluidity of an oyster.
Through
model making i find that final form has much greater
visual elegance and accessibility and produces an aesthetically beautiful final piece.
Unit E Exhibition At
this exhibition
I
at
The Kings Centre, Oxford
operated as part of the
pieces in the exhibition.
The
Graphics Design
team responsible for framing and layout of the
exhibition involved the framing of student’s work and models, as well as the lighting of individual
models and floodlit walls.
I
worked with the time programming and drawing issues to deliver the graphics
on time to the team helping ease the stress of putting the exhibition together on a tight deadline.
This
exhibition was about the presentation of the students achievements over the year with the focus on the
work itself.
Through
a sleek and simple design, with precise execution, this exhibition space was crowded
throughout the exhibition and shone out through amongst both the spaces.
Undergraduate
and
Diploma
exhibition