14.1, 14.5, 14.20 Qiming (Douglas) Yang, Y5 ‘Reimagining Chinese Timber Frame ’. Based on research into the principles of the traditional Chinese timber frame, the project reinterprets the ‘Dougong’ system into a large-scale prototypical timber structure. Sited on the border of Malaysia and Singapore, the proposal brings traditional Chinese architectural language into a foreign tropical environment. As the result of China’s growing global influence, this project offers a vision of a neocolonial typology that is elegant and efficient. 14.2, 14.3, 14.17 Michael Forward, Y5 ‘Blackfriars Rail Bridge’. Comprehensive research into the historic applications of different timber species was a catalyst for systemic development. The project challenges the application of differentiated timber species in composite for performative objectives, tested upon a prototypical Blackfriars Rail Bridge. It develops an optimised system for structure and durability while considering circulatory aspects, presenting a large-scale timber infrastructure within London. 14.4, 14.10 Jack Lettice, Y4 ‘A New Airport For London’. Airports today are poorly integrated into cities, their size and noise leaving them stranded outside the urban core, poorly connected to wider networks. But if the aircraft of tomorrow were silent and clean, operating vertically, the airport could be something very different. London Victoria becomes a compact intermodal hub, as part of a distributed network of air terminals across the capital. 14.6 Jack Hastie, Y4 ‘A New Prototype for TfL’. The proliferation of materials like concrete has put a strain the environments they are sourced from. This project uncovers the importance of local material sourcing and the impacts of extraction. In the proposal, Transport for London utilises waste material from improvements and extensions to the current rail system, using much of this London clay in a new prototype station. 14.7, 14.11 Myfyr Jones-Evans, Y5 ‘Tŷ Pobl – A New Welsh Organic Architecture’. The ‘Gorsedd’ are the custodians of Wales’ Bardic heritage. The proposal is the first home for them and a centre of learning open to all – ‘Tŷ Pobl’. A building of such significansce has to be a monument to its land and people. By studying the Welsh vernacular architecture and finding strong parallels with the organic architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, a ‘new Welsh organic architecture’ has been created. 14.8 Fan (Lisa) Wu, Y5 ‘Alibaba Wunderkammer’. Responding to the urban development of modern port cities, global capital flow and the New Silk Road initiative, a new Alibaba Group headquarters is born in Hamburg, Germany, combining futuristic logistics with a public Expo market. The design reinterprets traditional Chinese timber architecture as Vierendeel truss walls and engineered timber mega-cores, creating a new design within the existing building parameters, whilst retaining the warehouse district’s original neo-Gothic facade. 14.9, 14.16 Iago Natan Ferreira Souza, Y5 ‘Jutaí Explorer 3’. A carbon fibre reinforced plastic research centre hung from the canopy layer of the Amazon rainforest. The project reacts to the current political atmosphere in Brazil and the future of its rainforest. The design intends to give researchers access to unexplored areas by innovating lightweight architecture focusing on form, material and integration. 14.12 Andrei-Ciprian Cojocaru, Y5 ‘Eternum’. As a response to the critical scarcity of burial spaces within London, ‘Eternum’ is a proposal for a large urban cemetery located in Hyde Park. To be developed over 20 years, the building offers a range of burial options and allows extension in phases. The large number of spaces required are accommodated underground, integrating the structure into its context. 286
14.13 Ivan Hewitt, Y4 ‘Embankment as It Could Be’. The proposal envisions a new social interface with the River Thames. Hydraulic cover hatches enable the activation of the river’s edge in response to ever-changing environmental conditions. Tectonic investigations explored how folded sheet steel structures could withstand hydrostatic pressure, while integrating key services to facilitate the performance arena and wine bar which inhabits the excavated spaces. 14.14, 14.23 Austen Goodman, Y4 ‘Operation Klondike’. This project explores complex Kerfing – using research developed at the University of British Columbia called zippering. Zippering is the result of mating two pieces of timber to create a rigid structural member. Applying this structure to the Canadian lodge typology led to the development of a prototype which exhibits intent through performative structural design. 14.15 Andre Moraes, Y4 ‘Manaus Timber Market ’. Situated in the capital city of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, the market is not only a trading centre for tropical hardwoods but also a catalyst for the use of engineered timber in Brazil. The proposal addresses ongoing mass deforestation through its structure and programme. Exclusive auctions of native species will be made possible by high rates and government support, with the proceeds from these inflated prices put directly back into replanting and maintaining the forest. 14.18 Connor James, Y4 ‘Monastic Outpost’. This speculative merging of cultural and industrial infrastructure is situated within the Russian High Arctic, and responds to the international commodification of previously inaccessible resources. This approach of assimilating two basic human needs derives from the notion that the race to the Arctic is a modern gold rush. Where the context is one of escalation, the programmatic and structural strategy aims to respond through means of reduction, drawing on almost elemental construction typologies, such as the stacking and interlocking of engineered timber members. 14.19 Rupinder Gidar, Y5 ‘The Barking Reach Wholesale Market Hub’. A vision for the future of London’s wholesale markets, combining them to create the UK’s largest wholesale market, sited in Barking & Dagenham. The project investigates the use of concrete, rebar and 3D-printed stainless steel to create large spanning structures which adopt funicular geometry. The digitally developed geometry, specific material properties and integration of these materials results in a system which achieves a state of equilibrium. 14.21 Lap Yan (Justin) Chow, Y5 ‘Neo-Mongkok’. A cluster of 400m tall ‘Pencil Towers’, this proposed Autonomous District in Hong Kong stitches together existing context through a terraced podium layer. The city’s land deficiency has prompted the integration of transit into residential high-rise towers. Structural analysis and CFD Modelling of the relationship between tower and podium allows even greater density of cultural and civic programmes along these elevated arteries. Autonomous vehicles and amenities inhabit the ground floor, servicing the pedestrianised upper levels. 14.22 Daniel Boran, Y4 ‘Community Spirit’. This project is a whisky distillery bridge over a gorge deep in the Scottish Highlands, directly linking hiking trails to two previously remote communities. The shape of the bridge is determined by the swing method, which involves constructing the bridge on one side, rotating it around a pivot point and finally locking it into place at the opposite end. The lower deck houses the whisky machinery whilst the upper is reserved for pedestrian use.