BSc Architecture UG3
Fig. 3.5 Alessandro Conning-Rowland Y2, ‘Earthbag Coolstore & Office’. The reclaimed timber structure is in-filled using recycled coffee sacks from a local coffee roastery filled with earth. This provides the potential to increase the Skip Garden’s growing capacity, as well as a natural cooling effect from the evaporation of the damp earth-bags. On top of the storage room sits the garden’s existing office and a decking area. Beneath the decking rainwater is collected which keeps the earth bags moist. The design also features a distinctive ventilation stack designed with maximum sun-facing surface area to help drive the ventilation of the storage room, keeping the produce within fresh. Fig. 3.6 Valerie Vyvial Y3, ‘Chicken Coop’. The garden’s ecologic cycle was missing one critical link to display a closed system – a heterotroph organism. The
proposed structure is home to three chickens which were raised throughout the year in Valerie’s garden, ready for re-locating to the Skip Garden during the summer. The structure of the coop revolves around a 3.4m long silver birch tree from Hampstead Heath. The primary structure is bamboo joined by steel fixings cast into the bamboo. The birch panels that cover the coop are based on the missing silver birch leaves creating a lantern effect at night. Fig. 3.7 Maximillian Worrell Y3, ‘Inflatable Civic Hall’. As privatisation of public space in the capital marches on relentlessly, ad-hoc community meeting space is provided by a transient structure mounted on the back of a mobile cart. Inside, a cosy ambience encourages interaction, exchange and dialogue.
The Bartlett School of Architecture 2015
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