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The fracture lines then become the ‘light openings’ into the building and the basic from of the building is achieved.
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FORM FOUND
SKETCHING TO RESOLVE
To begin designing spaces within the building, I started to sketch ideas of which spaces/events were going to take place in each ‘section’ and also resolve how the form will be ‘extruded’, drafting entry points, and drafting general ideas.
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MEETING POINT [extracted from site studies on page.12]
SKETCHES 1 & 2
Sketch 1 [plan] is a sketch of the site itself, using the final field diagram for landscaping and drafting entry points such as the ramp [near a meeting point] where visitors would ‘loose a sense of direction’ when entering the building.
Sketch 2 [section] shows how I extruded the volumes ‘upwards or downwards’ to reflect opportunities of the site.
Such as forming a central courtyard with an unrestricted view of clifford tower (by extruding volume 2 downwards) and not obstructing the view of the river by also extruding volume 12 downwards.
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SKETCHES 3, 4 & 5
Sketch 3 [section] is a sketch of resolving the entrance to the building.
Sketch 4 [section] is a sketch of the ramp that is the access point into the building [accessibility of everyone] and also intial thoughts on a secondary interior ramp that would take visitors back to the ground floor.
Sketch 5 [perspective] is a sketch that shows the initial ‘extruded’ forms in the context of the site and shows scale, landscaping design and sun path/orientation to the south.
All sketches were intial/conceptual ideas that changed during the [technical] resolution of the building.
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MAIN AIMS/MY EVENT
My main aims taken away from my drafts was to have my building be a ‘museum/ walk through’ of York’s History [a journey through time]
Relating to the time-line [book 2] that I designed during my site studies, I can pinpoint periods through York’s History that relate to the spaces inside my building, to create my event.
For example, Vikings invasion would be a ‘dark space’, this would help connect the ‘atmosphere’ of the space to the event happening inside.
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Sketch shows initial thought process of spatial organisation.
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Scale: 1:2500
REACHING INTO THE CITY
I have chosen my event to be a Museum to help ‘extend’ the context of the site. With 3 museums located in close proximity to the site.
Bringing them into one space can help to ‘grow’ my event to other relations around as well as extend their purpose in the city.
I creates a space for Historic landmarks to gather and combine and tell one story.
My event ‘bleeds’ into the City.
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ENTRANCE ROMAN 71-410 ANGLO-SAXON 410-866 VIKINGS 866-1066 NORMANS 1066-1199 CHOICE MASSACRE OF JEWS 1190 MEDIEVAL 1199-1485 TUDOR 1485-1714 GEORGIAN 1714-1837 VICTORIAN 1837-1901 20TH CENTURY 1901-2000 21ST CENTURY Present day
DARK & LIGHT
To fully resolve my design, I first assigned each time period with ‘light or dark’, this is how I developed the spaces inside my building.
By associating ‘light and dark’ events that happened in each time period.
For more information on the events during each period, see [book 2]
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71-410 VIKINGS 866-1066 ANGLO-SAXON 410-866 NORMAN 1066-1199
1199-1485
ROMANS
MEDIEVAL
DESIGN INTENTION
My design intent is to have visitors loose a sense of direction as they descend down the ramp into York’s history.
Then enter the building at York’s ‘birth’ [the Romans] and then go on a journey through my building.
As they exit from the 20th Century, visitors enter the 21st century [the central courtyard] completing their journey. When in the central courtyard, visitors have an unrestricted view of Clifford Tower [York’s most famous landmark] where they can relax and reflect on the journey they have just completed.
20TH CENTURY 1901-2000 Present day
TUDOR/STUART 1485-1714
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GEORGIAN 1714-1837 VICTORIAN 1837-1901
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67 SITE PLAN | SCALE 1:500
BASEMENT
| Scale 1:200 • Lobby • Eboracum
• Anglo-Saxon • Jovik • Norman • Massacre
• Victorian Fire
PLAN
(Roman)
Of Jews
escapes in protected areas.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN | Scale 1:200 • Medieval • Tudor • Georgian • 20th
• Central
Century) •
height space) Fire
Century
Courtyard (21st
Massacre Of Jews (double
escapes in each space.
EAST ELEVATION | SCALE 1:200 NORTH ELEVATION | SCALE 1:200
WEST ELEVATION | SCALE 1:200 SOUTH ELEVATION | SCALE 1:200
Basement
Ground
Ground
Basement Locations of silhouettes in plan SECTION AA | SCALE 1:200
Ground
Basement
Ground Basement Locations of silhouettes in plan SECTION BB | SCALE 1:200
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MATERIALS & STRUCTURE
The exterior facade of the building will be made from water resistant reinforced concrete and will also serve as the main load bearing structure.
The interior walls are made from exposed concrete block-work. I chose this to relate the building to its context.
In Yorkshire & the UK, concrete ‘breeze blocks’ are used as the primary load bearing structure in most residential projects.
I thought it would be fitting to expose the block work on the inside to give people inside a sense of ‘exposure’ and ‘uneasiness’ when experiencing the spaces (being exposed to history).
Concrete also gives of a ‘silver light’ from daylight, which will help to create an atmosphere in certain spaces.
The ceiling finishes and floor finishes are also a concrete finish.
Partition walls (besides fire protected areas) are made from traditional timber and plaster board.
Using concrete as the main material in my building also helps with fire resistance opposed to a timber structure.
To avoid the building from feeling ‘too heavy’ I used exposed timber-I joists below the roof to give a sense of lightness and also breaks up light into the spaces.
The roof would be made from prefabricated holocore concrete and rested onto timber I-joists.
The Timber-I joists also open a space for ventilation equipment & airflow.
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FINAL RENDERS
My final renders are in order of how a person would walk around the building. Following the time-line created, the spaces relate to the event happening inside them.
Each spaces has been designed in an attempt to create the appropriate atmosphere (light or dark).
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EBORACUM (ROMANS)
One of the brightest spaces In the building. The birth/foundations of York
VIKINGS
Viking invasion of York.
NORMAN
MASSACRE OF JEWS [KEY SPACE]
In the Norman period, Jews were trapped in Clifford Tower by a mob and were burnt to death.
Accessed only by a small dark tunnel, I wanted to create a space that gave the impression of being ‘trapped’ in a tower, with the only escape being above (the heavens).
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& GEORGIAN
MEDIEVAL TUDOR
VICTORIAN
CENTRAL COURTYARD
Visitors exit from the 20th Century space into the 21st century of which is the central courtyard with an unrestricted view of Clifford Tower.
From experiencing York’s History, visitors exit into the present period of York (living in History)
THE LABYRINTH
The labyrinth represents the ever changing maze of time, as time passes, there will always be ‘light and dark’ events in our past, present and future.
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REFERENCES
JEWISH MUSEUM
Hufton+Crow (2023). JEWISH MUSEUM BERLIN Berlin, Germany [JPG]. Studio Libeskind. https://libeskind. com/wp-content/uploads/SDL_Jewish Museum_%C2%A9HuftonCrow_033rs.jpg
MENIL COLLECTION
Gianakos DJ (2011). AD Classics: Menil Collection / Renzo Piano [JPG]. Archdaily. https://images.adsttc.com/media/ images/5038/1ff3/28ba/0d59/9b00/0fc3/slideshow/ stringio.jpg?1414199589
Gianakos DJ (2011). AD Classics: Menil Collection / Renzo Piano [JPG]. Archdaily. https://images.adsttc.com/media/ images/5038/2095/28ba/0d59/9b00/0fcc/slideshow/ stringio.jpg?1414199601
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In this project we must explore the notion of an ‘event’ and the relationship between activities created by an event and the ‘space’ encompassing it.
To explore the making of space and an architectural ‘form’ which responds to its notion, through developing the conceptual approach, celebrating the dynamic expressions of the Event, Space and Form.
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