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Student Declaration of Authorship

Course code and name: D60GB

Type of assessment: Group and Individual

Coursework Title: Architectural Design Studio

Student Name: Asimma Raymond Akpan

Student ID Number: H00312347

Declaration of authorship. By signing this form:

• I declare that the work I have submitted for individual assessment OR the work I have contributed to a group assessment, is entirely my own. I have NOT taken the ideas, writings or inventions of another person and used these as if they were my own. My submission or my contribution to a group submission is expressed in my own words. Any uses made within this work of the ideas, writings or inventions of others, or of any existing sources of information (books, journals, websites, etc.) are properly acknowledged and listed in the references and/or acknowledgements section.

• I confirm that I have read, understood and followed the University’s Regulations on plagiarism as published on the University’s website, and that I am aware of the penalties that I will face should I not adhere to the University Regulations.

• I confirm that I have read, understood and avoided the different types of plagiarism explained in the University guidance on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Student Signature : Asimma Raymond Akpan

Date: 19/04/2023

mind

and area statement pg 17

Relationships on site pg 18 Form and Articulation pg 19 - 21

set pg 22 - 28

Contents Project

map

Spatial

Illustrative drawing

pg 23 - 31 3D

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pg 32 - 33

Final Design

Views

Physical Models

Project mind map and Area Statement

Mind map looking at the heirachys on site and understanding it. Looking at previous office spaces that were designed and seeing how these could influence the mass of the final building design of the spaces within the building. understanding the claims on site and seeing how to make the claim stronger withing the proposed building design.

Note: swimmers headquaters, court room, debate rooms, confrence room and A-A support room are all part of the office spaces

Total Area (m2) (H x I) Unit types Area / unit (m2) Number of units Occupancy unit Total Occupancy (I x J) Notes (features, qualities of spaces e.g. indoor/outdoor, ground floor, near another function, access, openings, layout etc) Funct onal Space 80% UN Offices 40% H gh dens ty Type 1 de ne) 0 Type 2 de ne) 0 Average density Type 1 de ne) 0 Type 2 de ne) 0 Spatious Type 1 de ne) 0 Type 2 de ne) 0 Exhibition 20% Type 1 de ne) 0 Type 2 de ne) 0 Café & bookshop 15% Type 1 de ne) 0 Type 2 de ne) 0 Access ways, corridors, lifts, Type 1 de ne) 0 Back of house 20% services, security room plant, 20% Type 2 de ne) 0 maintainance, ducts toile s, Type 3 de ne) 0 storage Type 4 de ne) 0 UN Agency: A B C D E F G H I J K J 0 0 0 Total GFA (4500- 5000m2) Total GFA (check) Total Occupancy Area of intervention (m2) measured from site plan 650 650 650 3 3 5 5 2 2 2 4 1 3 65 108 108 65 160 160 50 20 50 20 30 30 750 1000 1000 150 150 100 60 100 150 60 120 250 250 250 250 250 75 125 30 250 150 75 55 165 75 4700 2440 1130 31000 Human Rights Council

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Spatial Relationships

Buildings on site

The Metro is above ground and the height is drastically higher than all the other building on site. This enables the metro to be one of the major claims on site due to this height difference as it is noticable and it is marking its territory. the material also makes a difference as it is quite bright and is noticeable from a far distance while the buildings on site are made of mainly concrete. even the metro exit does not compare to the metro massing itself

Shaded path to the abra station on site

Other parts of the site with no shade and exposed to the sun

Due to the fact tha there are any shaded areas on the site and the area has a relatively hot climate with the site having just one clear shaded path to the abra station on site that is the path that people usually take in order to avaoid the heat. this gives the path the ability to claim majority of the movement on site as people value comfort. unlike the other part of the site with no shading device and barely any trees therefore allowing the sun to take claim of that area providing heat and discomfort making people avoid tat area

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Metro Metro exit

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Form and Articulation

The aim of this project is to fully embrace the nature of water with the form of the design, how people move through the spaces, with cooling strategies and have water claim through the site as well and not just in the building design. It is to create a mass that people want to be a part of and interact with. The spirit of a building comes from the lighting I want to fill the interior spaces with natural light so the relationship between outside and inside can some how be blurred with the aim being to have water claim the design through the form of the mass as well started experimenting with different curved forms.

I had deceded to continue exploring the mass 5 the mass with one smooth curved surface which is curved facing the metro station as it creates a welcoming courtyar space for the users for the building which is also an aim for this design as there are barely any comfortable or welcoming spaces on site. it also makes good use of the shade from the metro station so the design take claim of the metro shade.

Design Development

Started out with a block

Carve out curve to mimic the flow of water

Round mass placed in the center as an attempt to create more shade and see spatial reletionships

Round mass removed and curved mass made wider as space is more welcoming and better shade is created

Slope introduced to have people be able to interact with building form Extentions added to curves to try maximize natural lighting in the building and to make the form ore interesting

Slope removed due to spatial constraints and water was brought in from the existing creek to really have water claim through the building design by creating breaking points for the water to pass through and breaks up the mass. the water on site also serves as a cooling strategy

Final design

The water was extended to be used as a swimming pool which is a function in the building because part of this design is dedicated to the swimmer refugee girls Yusra and Sarah Mardini from syria which is also related to my UN office the Humanrights Organisation council

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Mass

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Some decision making

The diagram shows the the second floor roof recieves the maximum amount of sunlight (through out the day and year). Because of this solar panels have been inccorperated in the building design. This would help environmentally helping reduce carbon footprint significantly. The roof of the first floor is well shaded majority of the time and therefore has a cool environment which is why it has been made a roof top outdoor sitting space that is open to the public and enables people to interact with the building. the green roof also serves as a cooling strategy as it helps cool down the building

Results after putting final massing into grasshopper for environmental analysis

Clients and users

United Nations Human rights Council

Anyone that wants to learn how to swim and compete in the olympics

I have choosen this UN office as they help people claim their rights as human beigns. Their mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world. The Council investigates allegations of breaches of human rights in United Nations member states and addresses thematic human rights issues like freedom of association and assembly, freedom of expression, freedom of belief and religion, women’s rights, LGBT rights, and the rights of racial and ethnic minorities. in relation to my manifesto this organization has to do with the law which is very manipulative, mainly emotional manipulation (to convince and ensure that the jury is on their side and they win the case)

One of the major spaces in this building design is the exhibition space as it it dedicated to the swimmer refugee girls Yusra and Sarah Mrdini who swam accross the ocean from Cyria to Greece. it is releted to my UN office which helps with human rights claiming. the exhibition is there in hopes to raise awareness on refugees and reduce ignorance so people see and under stand what they go through. so it is known that beign a refugee doesnt make you any less of a person and their struggles are understood better by the public. their stoy is also being told as they are awimmers which has to do with water which is claiming my building design. because of this a swimmers head quaters was added as on of the functions of the building as well

Solar panels and outdoor roof top sitting space UN Office workers Rerfugees that need suport Tourists and residents between ages 16 - 55 Fled from home country during the civil war

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Swam across the ocean to greece

Illustraative Drawing Set

Existing site plan

Scale 1:1000

Existing site elevation

Scale 1:200

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Proposed Site Plan

The site is located in the UAE Dubai by the creek metro station. It has a really hot climate, and the creek area is quite underdeveloped therefore there is very minimal shade around making the environment even hotter. The water body on one side of the creek cools down that area making that space comfortable for the users . There are 3 main vehicular accesses to this site which are throught the metro, by car and by the public bus. This site was chosen due to the fact that it is underdeveloped therefore giving more chances and oppurtunity for the proposed building design to claim the site and possibly even become and landmark for the area.

Area of intervention was picked close to the existing metro station to make use of shade beign provided by it and barriers were removed to ease design process. a curved mass was proposed to give a welcomiing entrance and aid with the claim of water. water was brought into my area of intevention from the creek to help cool down the hot environment. More water paths were made to aid with water claim, futher cool down the environment and was made to be used as actutual function rather than just cooling which was a swimming pool

Final Proposed Site Plan

Swimming pool Area of intervention Shaded path to existing abra station mimicking the flow of water

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Ground Floor Plan Final Design

Scale 1:200 A A B Store Store B ... 24

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan Scale 1:200 1 2 ... 25

Section A-A

1:200 ... 26

Section B-B Left Elevation Scale

Front Elevation

Back Elevation

Scale 1:200

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Right Elevation

Scale 1:200

Roof plan

Scale 1:500

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Exploded Axonometric Drawing

The green roof creates a comfortable space for the building users. it allows for interaction between the different building users and is open to the public. this way people can interactwith the building itself and not just the indoor spaces

The water brought in from the creek to claim the site is used boh for cooling down the environment and also serves as a swimming pool which is some what an exhibition in it self and people can watch the swim .

The points in which the water passes through the building therefore causing the building mass to be split. this allows for more spaces to be able to directly interect with the water coming in. hence the water claiming the building

Water claims through the site and not just the proposed building mass as the wter path runs from the creek directly into my area of intervention.

Breaking points

There is only one entrance and exit point to anf from the building as well as too and from the metro. this enebles me to claim the way people claim on site and it also prevents confusion on the access wherabouts. you exit frm the metro into a cool and welcoming court yard space. The metro exit leads directly into the proposed building environment.