basil spence competition 2012

symbiosis
CONTENTS 02
// curriculum vitae....................................................4-5
BSc year 2 ................................................................................7
// bristol school of design.......................................8-9
// professional placement....................................10-11
BSc year 3 : ........................................................................13
// bourgoin-jallieu: new urban landscapes..........14-19
// parametric canopy............................................20-21
// villeurbanne: hydraulic laboratory....................22-29
// annonay: remaking canson factory ................30-35
BSc year 4..............................................................................37
// basil spence competition : symbiosis.................38-47
// gloucester: city as a wilderness..........................48-51
BSc final project (in progress)
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04 CURRICULUM VITAE
2009-2013 University of Bath

2011-2012 Ecole Nationale Superieure Lyon

2010 Weimar Universitaet

2007-2009 Ackworth School
BSc Hons Architecture
Erasmus Exchange Scholarship
DAAD Summer School Scholarship
4As at A-level in Physics, Maths*,
Design Technology*, German*.
Asterisk-marked subjects include a
school A level award for the best
performance in the year group.
ACADEMIC AWARDS
EDUCATION
2012 November // University of Bath Basil Spence Competition
shortlisted entry for the best integra-
tion of design and enguneering
US Ambassy Green Design Award
second place prize rewarded for the
best use of parametric strategies in
sustainable architecture
Oculus Prize
first prize ex equo given for the best
structural strategy in the final second
year project

2012 // ENSA Lyon


2011 // University of Bath

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2012 July-August / Architectural and Engineering Assistant / Nickel De-
velopment / Poznan, Poland
I worked for a large building contractor company during the summer
and prepared various Stage D-E documentation, including building de-
tails, specifications and conceptual work for large commercial projects. I
have also communicated on behalf on my firm with an English-speaking
investor during the FEED Civil Contract negotiation and cost estimation
stages. Working for a contractor firm helped me to deepen my general
understanding of the building industry and look at the construction pro-
cess from a different perspective than that of an architect.
2012 March-May / 3d Artist / Martyniak Visualisation Studio / Lyon,
France
During the placement I prepared graphical documentation for architec-
tural competitions and general advertising purposes. I was able to learn
graphic and modelling skills from free-lance 3d artists and to participate
at client meetings where the business aspect of the visualisation work
was discussed.
2011 February-August / Architectural Assistant / WEAL Architect / Wel-
wyn, Hertfordshire
WEAL Architects is an office with wide-ranging experience and excel-
lent expertise in working with listed buildings; I have actively participated
in submitting several building permission applications concerning exten-
sions, conversions and renovations to grade 1 and 2 listed structures. I
was responsible for carring out detailed building surveys and producing
high-quality drawings. I attended meetings and took minutes between
the client, the contractor and WEAL Architects. I also took a consider-
able part in project preparations at the conceptual stages and prepared
computer projections of building proposals for clients.
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE SKILLS
INTERESTS
linguistic / /
English (fluent): IELTS Certificate 7.5
German (fluent) : C2 DAAD Zertifikat
French (fluent)
Polish (native language),
Spanish (beginner)
IT / /
Photoshop / Indesign / Illustrator / AfterEffects / Premiere-
Pro / Flash / AutoCad / 3ds Max / Revit/ Vray / Maya
/ Rhinoceros / Grasshopper / Lumion / VectorWorks /
CorelDraw / SketchUp Pro / Microsoft Office
online multimedia portfolio
sustainability / /
Bath University Architects Sans Frontiers Secretary
2010-2011
Team Member for Bellastock 2012 Architecture Festival
sport / /
sailling / inland skipper qualification
snowboarding / skiing
swimming
tennis
06 INTRO
The second year of the
BSc Hons course contained
both academic training at the
School as well as profes-
sional work experience. It
was predominatly set around
the notion of site-specific ar-
chitecture, both on the mac-
roscale of its external form
and urban setting, and the
microscale - the detail.
The first project, located in
Bristols Floating Harbour,
finds itself within the existing
waterfronts urban tissue and
is takes its form by mimicking
the existing site features.
During the second semester
I have undertaken a 6-month
placement at WEAL Archi-
tects - a practice specialising
in working on listed buildings
through extensions, renova-
tions and repair works.
A large part of my involve-
ment with the practice was
carrying out and analysing
surveys on old structures
as well as brainstoming new
conceptual solutions. This
was a great lesson in sensi-
tivity when working with his-
toric fabrics; the placement
has informed my interest in
architectural conservation
and the treatment of listed
buildings.
BSc YEAR TWO
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Located in the very lively water-
front district of Bristol, this School
of Design would become a part of
a new urban landscape, heavily
influenced by its proximity to the
waters edge. The site analysis
became the main driver for the
design to allow the building to re-
spond to the surrounding topog-
raphy.
In my scheme I wanted to prior-
itise the quality of the working en-
vironment as well as the informal
social spaces, where ideas and
concepts can be juggled freely
and chaotically.
Part of my desire was also to cre-
ate an honest, easy-to-read build-
ing with which the students could
identify themselves.
A major design feature of the
scheme were the large cantile-
vers containing the studio spac-
es, overlooking the waterfront.
Supported by the partially in-
ternally and externally exposed
trussed steel structure they in-
formed the detailing of the build-
ing. The buildings external en-
velope is composed of a ceramic
mosaic with occasional small
openings; this creates a monolith
aesthetic for the sculptural form
of the building.
The scheme won the 2011 Oculus
prize, given for the best struc-
tural strategy and detail design
within the Bath University De-
partment of Architecture.
individual project / university of bath / 8 weeks
tutors:
dyfed griffiths
nigel bedford
julia kashdan-brown
detail section structural skeleton
BRISTOL DESIGN SCHOOL 08
University of Bath
Oculus Prize 2011 winner
floor detail axonometric facade detail axonometric
south-west perspective
east north south
west
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ecotect daylight simulation
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PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT
// duration: feb 2011 - aug 2011
The project, located in Ayot St Law-
rence, was a unique chance to
survey and take part in contractual
meetings regarding repairs to the
first neo-Roman church in Great
Britain. Over the years of neglect
and inadequate attempts at repair
work, the lime cement has been
damaged and started to chip off
while the plynths have suffered from
biological damage. WEAL Architects
have been appointed to carry out
repairs to only of one portal of the
church, as unfortunately the funds
for restoration were extremely lim-
ited. Refreshed and repaired, the
church will serve as a community
theatre venue and communal hall.
WGC Barn Theatre is a local ama-
teur dramatics venue, serving both
traditional proscenium performanc-
es as well as contemporary drama.
Over the years the building fabric
has been deteriorating, with rotting
trusses creating potential danger to
the safe functioning of the barn. As
well as repairing and strengthen-
ing the exising structure, the de-
sign proposal included extending
the theatres studio space, installing
skylights and creating a new control
room, as well as levelling the floor
between the studio and the snug to
allow for wheelchair access.
A planning permission for the proj-
ect has been recently granted.

// Repair works to Ayot St
Lawrence Church


// Repairs & extensions to the
Welwyn Garden City Barn
Theatre
WEAL Architects
cracks in the cement
an existing photo, taken in may 2011
the church - historic elevation
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WEAL Architects
deteriorated timber trusses interior visual prepared for the fundraising campaign
an existing photo, taken in february 2011 proposed elevation
proposed ground floor plan
proposed section
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12 INTRO
I have spent my third aca-
demic year on an Eras-
mus Exchange in ENSAL
(cole nationale suprieure
darchitecture de Lyon), in
France. Entering a MArch
programme was an excellent
opportunity to extend and ex-
plore my interests through
the choice of studios, each
dedicated to a particular de-
sign theme.
During the first semester, I
was working in the paramet-
ric workshop, with an algo-
rythm-based design process.
I completed a masterplanning
project in Bourgoin-Jallieu
and also attended several in-
tensive workshops, aimed at
turning generative theory into
fully working installations. A
large focus of the semester
was on improving sustainabil-
ity through the non-standard
and context specific paramet-
ric building components.
The second semester was
dedicated to interdisciplin-
ary design with joint projects
between the ENSA Lyon stu-
dents and the INSA (Institut
National des Sciences Appli-
ques) Engineering Depart-
ment. Additionally, the inter-
woven workshops and written
assignments were dedicated
to architectural conserva-
tion and heritage protection.
During the year, we experi-
mented with different media
of communication, including
temporary installations and
videos, which, alongside a
part-time 3d artist internship,
have enriched my perception
of architectural representa-
tion techniques.
BSc YEAR THREE
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The aim of this project was to re-
think the role of the commune in
the Isere region through a series
of urban studies as well as to es-
tablish a masterplan for the new
quartier of the city, located next
to the historic centre.
Following the pre-modern and
heideggearian notion of architec-
ture sprung from dwelling we inves-
tigated the possibility of creating
a project in time, a scheme which,
by its very principle would evolve
through direct contact with its
user. We have therefore pro-
grammed the project onto static
monoliths, accommodating the
university buildings, sport cen-
tre and commercial zone, and
the evolutive infrastructure, which
contains the student campus ac-
commodation as well as small of-
fices and study areas.
The so-called vernacular cities
such as Casbah in Algier have de-
veloped in a seemingly chaotic and
disorganised manner. However, if
one maps the advancement of the
urban tissue, based on the terrain
topography and inter-relations
between the urban units, a well
defined logic emerges, which in
todays formalist and determinist
architecture seemed to have been
irrevocably lost.
Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French com-
mune on the peripheries of the
Grand Lyon metropolitan circle.
In recent years, an untamed ur-
ban sprawl has caused the small
town to expand at an intense and
uncontrolled rate, resulting in
decay and loss of identity to the
historic urban tissue. At the same
time the para-urban character of
the space discourages inhabit-
ants to settle which changes the
charater of Bourgoin-Jallieu from
a countryside town to yet another
unattractive outskirt of Lyon me-
tropolis.
BOURGOIN JALLIEU: NEW URBAN LANDSCAPES
group project / ENSA Lyon /
design team:
chayma oueslati
fernand guiselin
agnieszka zielke
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tutors:
walter piccoli
henry lequay
8 weeks
underground car park
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existing condition: an inresasing urban sprawl from the overpopulated lyons
agglomeration and the associated emerging paraurban tissue change the iden-
tity and living quality of the commune of bourgoin jallieu.
a proposal for a masterplan to establish the commune as a new independent
regional centre in the Isere region
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evolutive student housing + office units
plug-in university +mediateque
local commerce & bar spaces
urban garden sport centre
room // A
18 m
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room // B
32 m
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office
64 m
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BOURGOIN JALLIEU: NEW URBAN LANDSCAPES
In the further stage of the project we
were asked to design the skin of the
building, based upon the specific cli-
matic qualities of the site. Alluding to
Bourgoin Jallieus ongoing ceramic
manufacture tradition, we decided
to use this material creatively on the
facade.
An algorithm has been designed
to negotiate between the typology
of spaces (and hence, their lightin-
ing requirements) and the average
amount of light hitting the facade on
a daily basis (see the ecotect model
next page). As a result the uniform
ceramic skin posesses different
densities, which helps to control the
desired daylighting conditions. The
double skin helps to manipulate the
daylight and solar gains during sum-
mer and winter.
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an ecotect model showing differentation of daily facade illuminance
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BOURGOIN JALLIEU: NEW URBAN LANDSCAPES
Through the project, we aspired to
incroporate this sensitivity of urban
tissue into a more contemporary
context. Being only introduced to the
notion of generative design, we had a
limited possibililty for exploring evolu-
tive architecture, with the resulting
energy released in the sport facilities can be used for heating households
proposed local smartgrid for energy sharing between different areas of the site
a new cityscape
In parallel to generative architecture,
there is an increasing desire to recon-
nect the city as one cityscape, which
shares resources in a more organic
and informal manner and acts as a
system of communicating vessels.
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a new cityscape
project being more a theoretical
research exercise rather than an ac-
tual architectural scheme. As a part of
the masterplanning, we explored the
possibility of creating an environmen-
tal smart grid which would connect
the buildings of the city with their
neighbour ing environment, creat-
ing a shared network and an energy
flow.
WORKSHOP: THE PARAMETRIC CANOPY
group project / ENSA Lyon / 2 weeks
tutors:
walter piccoli
henry lequay
This was a practical project in-
volving the design and fabrica-
tion of a shading device for the
Lyon Baseball Stadium with the
use of parametric processing
software (Rhino / Grasshopper).
To maximise the canopys ef-
ficiency, we have created an
algorithm which would work as
described below for different
curved forms:

// divide a curved sur-
face into a set number of tri-
angular panel components

// create holes at each cor-
ner with sizes directly depen-
dant on the angle between the
surface at a given point and
the position of the sun at noon
// create another set of smaller
light diffuser holes, with their
number directly dependant on
the size of each panel component
// create suitable timber con-
nectors to hold the structure

The canopy has been exhibited at
the School of Architecture in Lyon,
and used at the baseball stadium
during the summer.
shape division holes #1 created holes #2 created connectors 1:50 working model
fabricated 1:1 prototype
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design team:
tarak khemiri
viliam zajicek
fernand guiselin
agnieszka zielke
photos showing fabrication and details of the canopy
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design team:
auriane chretien
perrine desvignes
caterina grosso
agnieszka zielke
romain perrot-minot
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During the expansion of the
INSA Villeurbanne campus - the
largest University complex in
France - the hydraulic labora-
tory CEMAGREF has been pro-
posed to facilitate flood hazard
research and river studies. A
new high-tech campus build-
ing would aim to create an at-
tractive academic space as well
as to provide accommodation
for visiting guests and trainees.
The architecture of CEMAGREF
has been based around the
idea of lInnattendu the Unex-
pected - emerging as a part of
an empirically-grounded process
of seeking explicit knowledge.
Set in a rigid geometry, bounded
by the site, the interior nuclei
tutors:
marc dauber
cecile reignault
more organic sculpted atrium
spaces, which accommodate
the social facilities of the com-
plex.
A central part of the design
process was the interdisciplin-
ary approach achieved whilst
working with Civil Engineering
students from INSA University.
The unique heating and cooling
system has been based upon
buildings specific parameters
such as its compact form and
the atria, which were para-
metrically modelled to achieve
best ventilation and day lighting
measures.
parti
VILLEURBANNE: HYDRAULIC LABORATORY
group project / ENSA Lyon / 8 weeks
proposed elevations: north & west
site plan
villeurbanne:
young and dynamicically
developing part of lyon
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ventilation system: offices
ventilation system: offices / daytime
ventilation system: offices / nightitme section A-A
ground floor plan
building systems
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With the laboratory being inherent-
ly a very high-tech building, much
focus has been put on good quality
integration of architecture and ser-
vice. We decided to develop 2 dif-
ferent ventilation strategies - me-
chanical ventilation for laboratories
and natural ventilation for offices.

The buildings compact massing,
determining its low form coefficient
(0.47), has informed our choice to
ventilate through the building slab.
The system is similar to the Ther-
modeck system but doesnt use any
mechanical facilities and has been
succesfully used for the BRE office
at Garston, United Kingdom. As the
cooling air travels through the slab
heats up, it will rise and escape
through one of the 3 atria located
centrally in the building.
Due to building regulations, the
laboratory space will require me-
chanical ventilation which has been
integrated into interior design.
800x900 mm mechanical ventilation for laboratories
corten parapet
double facade
oak framed double glazing
metal substruture
50 mm insulation + white plaster finish
20 mm OSB board + 200 mineral wool insulation
concrete column 250 mm width
fume case
partition wall 150mm
plywood acoustic ceiling pannels with LED lightening
lab worktop, h = 850 mm, teak
section B-B
1 - entrance, 2 - conference room 3 - office, 4 - directors office,
5 - exhibition space, 6 - reception, 7 - public archive, 8 - cafe bar,
9 - print unit, 10 - staff communal room, 11 - storage, 12 - laboratory,
13 - hydraulic machine room, 14 - analysis room, 18 - toilets
ground floor plan
building systems
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tectonics
cupola roof detail
// accessible roof:

ceiling finish
vapour barrier
225 mm reinforced concrete slab
50 mm screed
180 mm mineral wool
waterproof membrane
120 mm gravel
// cupola:
a - ventilation mechanism
b - zink gutter
c - steel structure
d - steel connectors
e - double glazing
laboratory wall detail
// hollow beam floor:
1 - 320 mm prefabricated
concrete hollow beam
2 - air entry void
3 - aluminium ventilation box
with mechanically controlled
openings
4 - 80 mm rigid insulation
5 - 130 mm precompressed
conrete slab
6 - underfloor heating
7 - 50 mm screed
8 - floor finish: timber boards
// wall build up:
9 - 20 mmOSB panel
10 - vapour barrier
11 - 220 mm mineral wool
insulation
12 - 220 x 50 mm studwork
13 - wind membrane
14 - 50 mm cellulose insulation
15 - 30 x 30 mm aluminium
substructure
16 - aluminium profile
17 - perforated aluminium
pannels
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laboratory interior office interior
atrium interior
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atrium interior
atrium / office section
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The long duration of the project
allowed in-depth co-operation
with the INSA civil and environ-
mental engineering students, en-
dorsing architectural and struc-
tural coherence of the scheme.
In my view a particularly valuable
stage of design process was the
detail work on building spaces
as a response to their funcional
and structural requirements. In
this way we manged to achieve
architectural integrity on a macro
and micro scale, linking the de-
tailing to the overall conceptual
idea.
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The scheme comprises of the new
bus station, built in place of the six-
ties steel & concrete structure and
a conversion of the older factory
buildings into a hotel & spa, shop-
ping and restaurant spaces.
We decided to reveal the original,
currently covered la Cance stream
to reinstate the natural features of
the site through landscaping. We
also wished to interact with the local
environment of the Canson factory
from where water for paper making
would be resourced.
We were pleased to see the project
exhibited at the Annonay town hall
in spiring 2012.
Annonay is a small alpine town, lo-
cated in the Isere region of France.
Its City Council has called for stu-
dent entries for a revitalisation
scheme to the old Canson factory
plant at the edge of the city. The
new masterplan would include a
new city bus station - conjoined
wth a hotel and a commercial and
recreational complex, giving An-
nonay a contemporary prolonga-
tion to the existing town centre.
During the short and intense de-
sign process we explored ways
of preserving part of the factory
complex and creating a new gate
to the town where nature meets
the city and where the old urban
tissue finds itself in symbiosis with
the contemporary interventions.
design team:
caterina grosso
agnieszka zielke
group project / ENSA Lyon / 2 weeks
tutor:
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proposed elevation / section / east
underground spa plan
During a seven day-long intensive
workshop, supervised by our tutor, we
made a detailed survey of the site, to-
gether with approprate structural anal-
ysis and conservational assesment.
The second week has been dedicated
to refining the scheme. A key move
was to open up the existing longitu-
dinal buildings and allow the traversing
through the historic fabric (hence, the
french name of the entry being travers-
er la patrimoine) . The existing open-
ings have been therefore widened and
their timber covers replaced by glass,
creating open arcades, housing a res-
taurant, cafe and shopping spaces.
During the whole competition period
we were accommodated by the City of
Annonay Council - this way of working
in the field together with the intensive
client contact proved very effective
and enriching.
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2 - changing rooms
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5 - jacuzzi area
6 - sauna area
7 - showers
8 - treatment rooms
9 - plant room
10 - bar
11 - exposition /open area
first & second floor //
1 - hall
2a - appartment type a (en-suite,
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2b - appartment type b (en-suite)
2c - appartment type c (en-suite)
3 - conference room
4 - office
5 - meeting room
6 - shopping area
7 - toilets
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The client wished to visually mark the
regeneration of the site. In response
to that we proposed a tall rotunda con-
taining hotel and conference spaces.
With the introduction of such contrast
to the existing geometry we however
remained sensitive to the existing fab-
ric and tried to negotiate between the
act of making a bold statement and re-
specting the historic.
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What we do depends on who we are;
but it necessary to add also that we
are, to a certain extent, what we do,
and that we are continuing ourselves
continually.
Henri Bergson, Creative Evolution
INTRO
The last year of the course
combined cooperation with
engineering students as well
as a final degree project
which would gather and un-
derline all of the aspects of
our architectural training dur-
ing the four years.
Following the tradition set at
the foundation of the Architec-
ture Department at Univeristy
of Bath, during the first se-
mester each year teams con-
sisting of architecture and civil
engineering finalists compete
in the Basil Spence competi-
tion, which awards the best
integration of structural and
spatial aspects as well as
design coherence stemming
from active interdisciplinary
approach. An increasingly
important aspect to the work
assessment was sustainable
design, particularly appropri-
ate in the times of developig
environmental awareness
and legislation pressures.
The second semester is fully
dedicated to the BSc final proj-
ect. With this document being
writing only in the middle of
the design process, I shall
endevour to outline the brief
and initial design sketches,
proposed for the scheme.
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group project / University of Bath / 8 weeks
further design aims which
stem from the study of the
site and the surrounding urban
tissue. Through the implemen-
tation of the project we as-
pired to rethink and enhance
the relationship between the
two main pedestrian flows
(the East-West Queens Walk
and the North-South Water-
loo Station National The-
atre link), reanimate the cur-
rently underused terraces
of the National Theatre and
create a strong vivid relation-
ship between the temporary
theatre and the host building.
design team:
katarzyna uchman
divya nalwa
roman gomez
agnieszka zielke
alireza esfandiari
stephen milonas
tutors:
martin gledhill
tim burghess
structural advice:
chris williams
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The National Theatre in Lon-
don has recently planned to
renovate the smallest of its 3
auditoria - the Cottesloe The-
atre, which houses mainly
contemporary and experimen-
tal plays. In order to ensure
continuity of the programme
it has been proposed to erect
a temporary theatre, adjoin-
ing the NT building, which
would stay in place dur-
ing the two years in which
the works are carried out.
As an extension to the for-
mal brief we set ourselves
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The auditorium, a primary
space within the project,
is placed above the main
entrance of the National
Theatre, which enables it
and its surrounding foyer
spaces to take full advan-
tage of the buildings ex-
isting accommodation and
services. This results in an
intimate size for the build-
ing and a minimised use
of materials. What we are
giving back is a high qual-
ity public space outside
the entrance, penetrated
by the forest of glued
laminated cluster columns,
with seating and soft land-
scaping, adding visual and
tactile richness to the grey
concrete appearance of
the National Theatre. The
foyer and public reception
spaces places on the exist-
ing terraces have been de-
signed to respect the exist-
ing building tissue as well
as to celebrate the contrast
between the old and the
new in terms of materiality,
structure and detailing.
What we have particularly
enjoyed during a design
process, was the richness
of various levels and the
spatial relations between
them. Careful analysis
of height differences has
informed the spacing of
stairs and ramps and al-
lowed us to enrich our
project by creating spaces
which are in-between the
two buildings. These in-
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existing caf which, in our
view make our scheme
contextualised and organ-
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cept of symbiosis between
the theatres.
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sound absorbing, perforated acoustic panels
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Having made the decision to
place an exposed structure of
our theatre just outside an en-
trance to the existing listed build-
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good structural performance
with an attractive architectural
and spatial quality. The key ele-
ments influencing our structural
system have been the need for
a temporary and demountable
building, the angular form of the
auditorium, constrained by the
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and lastly the visual and tactile
appearance both on the ground
floor level and within our build-
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become a large part of our de-
sign focus, resulting in imple-
mentation of glued laminated
cluster columns spaced within a
set grid, allowing a suitable level
of flexibility in terms of spacing
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// 1 - steps (existing) 2- reclaimed oakseating,
3 - National Theatre entrance
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The heating and cooling systems
have been developed at an early
stage of the design process and
therefore it was possible to de-
sign the theatre and the services
with a holistic approach so that
their performance is optimised
and suited for the project. Con-
ceptually the external form acts
as a thermal monocoque the
service ducts are placed within
the walls which results in a thick,
acoustically and thermally sound
external wall. The ducts wrap
around the auditorium providing
inlet and outlet zones where re-
quired. The additional ducts run
under the floor of the backstage,
providing fresh air and cooling/
heating to the dressing rooms.
Instead of using power-driven
energy to dehumidify and cool
the air in a conventional com-
pression chiller or fan coil sys-
tems, desiccant cooling uses
heat and water as its energy
sources in order to cool the
air. Incoming fresh air is dried
by a desiccant wheel (result-
ing in increase of temperature)
and is then cooled by a thermal
wheel system to release the ab-
sorption heat. In this way, wa-
ter and air provide the cooling,
with electrical energy used only
by auxiliary equipment such as
pumps and motors.
All the heating and cooling
systems are placed in a tem-
porary plant room, located
in the underground car park
and the ducts are fed through
the existing paved staircase.
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when designing the buildings fabric we aimed to maximise
the use of recycled materials harvested locally, reducing the
carbon footprint of the scheme
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Technical Cooling
Air Pumps for Ventilation
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Technical Cooling
Air Pumps for Ventilation
Electrical Auxiliary Equipment
Dessicant Cooling
Amplifiers
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Per container Ground floor Flow rate, m3/s
Displacement ventilation area (Ad), m2 0.8 0.32
Input air velocity, m/s 0.4
Mixing ventilation area (Am), m2
Input air velocity, m/s X
Outside input area (Aoi), m2 0.105 0.315
Outside input air velocity, m/s 3
Output ventilation area (Ao), m2 X X
Output air velocity, m/s X X
Full capacity ventilation rate (12l/sper person), m3/s
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I have chosen Bakers Quay
as my site, which is locat-
ed at the end of the docks
quarter - the only remaining
untouched part of the docks
development. The area was
originally used as a timber-
yard and railway depot, with
numerous train tracks creat-
ing a unique linear grid on the
ground. For this reason I as-
pire to negotiate between the
historic industrial geometry of
the quay and its connection
to the docks and the canal.
The scheme comprises the
following independent, yet
fully integrated elements:
// the workshop & exposition
building
// the marine railway sys-
tem (with reinstated his-
toric tracks and operational
cranes) with outdoor expo-
sition and repair area, and
housed boats varying on a
seasonal basis
// the reused depot shed
roof structure with a furni-
ture showroom integrated
into the historic fabric
BSc Final Year Project // In progress
tutors:
matthew wickens
martin gledhill
daniel wong
The recently restored his-
toric docks in Gloucester
seem surprisingly untouched
and deserted. A generous
programme of investements,
has been aimed at catalysing
an urban renaissance to
the run down community.
This has however resulted
in empty high-end hous-
ing and commercial spac-
es, which are unaffordable
for an average inhabitant.
Responding to the projects
theme - the city as a wilder-
ness - my proposed brief is
set within the wider frame
of the socio-economic age
of austerity, encompass-
ing the associated damping
of life prospects and decay
of the local community .
The scheme proposes a
mixed use institution, com-
prising furniture and boat
workshops as well as com-
mercial and exhibition spaces.
An important theme reflected
in the buildings architecture
is the the interweaving of
academic and professional
realms, alluding to Richard
Sennets notion of craft as
a way of establishing health
and vitality in the community.
individual project
Waterways Museum - requires a larger venue and a
new large outdoor exhibition space to exhibit the re-
cently reaquired Kathleen and May historic schooner
Furniture Recycling Project - the local sustain-
able initiative endangered by the potential res-
torations to the existing warehouse buildings Gloucester College - a
new fine furnishing course
desired for strenghten-
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the academia and practice
site analysis: sunpath historic map showing the rail grid on the site
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allude to the surrounding landscape of
industrial malthouses and cake mills.
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marine rail outdoor exhibition.........525m2
galleries...........................................560m2
digital workshop...............................120m2
furniture showroom+ shop..............120m2
cafe/communal area........................120m2
reception...........................................60m2
museum offices...........................4 x 20m2
meeting room....................................35m2
store..................................................80m2
SCHOOL SECTION
machine room.................................200m2
waterfront workshop.......................100m2
renovation workshop.......................200m2
other workshops.............................100m2
IT workshop....................................100m2
library..............................................200m2
seminar rooms.............................2 x 35m2
school offices...............................4 x 20m2
store................................................100m2
OTHER
plant room.........................................120m2
toilets..............................................2x 60m2
+ 10% circulation.............................295 m2
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TOTAL............................................3385 m2
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- boats/ 5 - toilets / 6 - plant room / 7 - timber assembly
- furniture / 8 - school reception / 9 - metal workshop /
10 - store / 11 - marine rail outdoor exhibition system / 12 -
machine room / 13 / furniture showroom
site analysis: public spaces
site analysis: warehouse orientation
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easy communication be-
tween the workshops. The
upper floors have been de-
signed in the logic of creating
a visual and tactile journey
through the various layers of
the waterways history.
In the next stages of my
work I will be developing
the buildings external enve-
lope as well as fully defining
the courtyard public spaces
around the building.
The architecture of the
building is based around
the idea of an extruded bay
being the primary composi-
tional rule. This rigid or-
der becomes distorted in
several parts depending on
the architectural narrative.
The ground floor is informed
by the flow of materials and
goods through the site -
the reinstated rail allows
mezzanine multimedia gallery
immersed in the workshops vol-
ume- visuallty and acoustically
permeable to their environment
the materiality of the work-
shop spaces is informed
by the desire to express
the making of the building.
gallery spaces, partially double
height, housing various exhibits
from the waterways museum
the top mezzanine level is the li-
brary, accesible both for the stu-
dents and general public , cutting
through the void of the galleries.
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the dovetailed interrelationship between the exhibition and
workshop spaces enriching the user experience
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