AR-3005: Integrated Design: Dundee Recycling Centre

A R - 3 0 0 0 5 : I N T E G R AT E D D E S I G N DUNDEE RECYCLING CENTRE BRENDAN KERRISK 26.04.2021

BRIEF

RE-MAKE+

With this remake brief we are to consider an elective theme.

With the briefs emphasis on sustain-ability and retro fit it seems poignant to develop a theme which can integrate into the context of Roseangle and Dundee as a whole.

As a result of the de-industrialization of Dundee, the city faced a decline for a number of years, This created low job prospects, poverty and an identity crisis for the city.

In recent years Dundee has redefined itself as a city of design with the industries of fashion & textile, art & jewellery as well as the thriving games development market. All of this has resulted in Dundee being appointed as the UK’s first “UNESCO City of Design” in 2014.

Going forward, it was clear that any elective theme should build on and advance this new phase of the city’s identity. As well as this, I wanted to develop a brief which would also benefit the wider context of the community, city and environment as a whole.

In my own personal experience as a resident of Dundee I have experienced the lacking recycling services the city offers, especially within the city centre. This is something I wanted to tackle.

The conclusion to this analysis was the creation of a on-site recycling, processing and fabrication centre. One which the public as well as businesses can access to recycle the plastic waste locally while learning about the process of it. In this, we are creating a circular economy whereby the plastic provided can be fabricated into useful and sustainable products cam will be redistributed throughout the city. With this elective theme, Dundee’s history of material production is being celebrated and in a small sense revived. It’s current identity as a city of design is being advanced with a new purposed built project allowing for designers and artists to engage with an often-overlooked material. Finally, the future of Dundee is being protected with the move towards a circular economy of recycled goods and an education on the impacts our decisions have on our environment and future.

BRIEF

SCHEDULE OF A C C O M M O D AT I O N AREA/CAPACITY

MAKE HALL

48m ² / 9

C n C LAB & 3D PRINTING

70m ² / 12

CAD SUITE

42m ² / 10

STUDIO

150m ² / 16

FLEX STUDIO

112m ² / 12

WORKSHOP

80m ² / 8

MEETING ROOM BAR /CAFE

120m ² / 24 64m ² / 12 150m ² / 50

OFFICE

15m ² / 3

KITCHEN

50m ² / 7

C.T OFFICE

10m ² / 1

SHREDDING

270m ² / 22

STORAGE

164m ²

PLANT

110m ²

SORTING LOADING & PROCESSING

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300m ² / 50

LASER CUTTING LAB

EDUCATION SPACE

GROUND

75m ² / 7 130m ² . 10 TOTAL: 253 Persons

x8 SHREDDER - 340kg - 1205x550x1550mm400v - 16A - 10kg/h Requirement: Assisted ventilation, Powersupply, 4x4m. x 4 EXTRUDER - 100kg - 1500x600x1550mm400v - 16A - 6kg/h Requirement: Minor ventilation, Powersupply, 4x4m. x4 SHEET PRESS - 450kg 620x1620x1780mm 400v - 32A - 1.3 Sheets/h Requirement: Extraction ventilation, Power-supply, 5x5m. x3 COMPRESSOR - 80kg - 600x600x1550mm-400v - 16A - 4 Brick/h Requirement: Minor ventilation, Powersupply, 4x4m.

SITE

ROSEANGLE/DUNDEE @1:1250/1:25,000

SITE HISTORY

SITE

190 PERTH ROAD @1:500

This site was my primary choice as a location to develop my chosen brief. The existing industrial building is currently incongruous with the Perth Road street-scape, the pitch of the roof is contrasting with the rest of the street and the fact that it is set back creates a sense of a missing note in the rhythm of massing along the road.

The site’s industrial heritage is something which as currently lost with little connection to the purpose of the building.

With an intervention project this is the possibility to rectify existing issues and create a scheme which can celebrate the industrial heritage as well as returning to a modified version of itsd original purpose of material production. The material chose can help illustrate this change from old to new, celebrating the change Dundee is undergone from a production capital to a design capital.

In terms of environmental costs it is much more beneficial to try use what is available already.

The existing basement and large concrete transferrer slab are both incredibly high impact elements which can be utilised going forward in this project.

The entirely open south face of the site offers a huge amount of solar gain allowing for the possibility of passive solar gain as well as solar panels.

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EXISTING BUILDING (PRESERVING)

CONCEPT

DESIGN DECISIONS & M AT E R I A L A RT I C U L AT I O N The aim of the design is to enrich the surrounding context in a number of ways. Firstly by creating a new recycling facility open to the public. The same material will be used to the fabrication of new products based on a circular economy model in collaboration with the design education of “Ducan and Jordanstone collage of art & design”. Dundee is a UNESCO city of design. My project aims prompt this aspect of Dundee as well as updating the industrial building to fit its original purpose of manufacturing.

The Perth Road elevation is designed in a manner to rectify the ‘missing tooth’ in the street scape which is the existing Kwikfit building. The frontage invites the public in with its geometry and open frontage to interact with the facilities whilst learning through observation about what takes place further within. The rational layout and steel frame structure allow a dynamic space with different possible configurations which are all connected to the main double height make space. The material choice will contrast the brickwork and articulate the change from industry to design.

MATERIAL CONCEPT

POLYCARBONATE ROOF CONCEPT

WATERCOLOUR ELEVATION CONCEPT

FLOOR PLANS

BASEMENT -1 GROUND FLOOR 0 @1:200

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1. Material Processing 2. Changing Rooms 3. Plant Room 4. Private Lift 5. Toilets 6. Material out (Metal&Glass) 7. Plastic Shredding & Storage 8. C.T Office 9. Storage 10. Flex Studio/Store

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11. Goods Lift 12. Access Staircase

1. Public Staircase 2. Reception/Lobby/ Recycling point 3. Office 4. Toilets 5. Staff Room 6. Private Lift 7. Workshop 8. Make Hall 9. Workshop 10. Cnc Lab

FLOOR PLANS

FIRST & SECOND @1:200

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FLOOR 2

1. Education Space 2. Meeting Room 3. Toilets 4. Flexi-Studio (Divisible) 5. Suspended Walkway 6. CAD Suite 7. 3D Printing Lab

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PERTH ROAD E L E VAT I O N @1:100

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CONSTRUCTION

SECTION B.B @1.50 & EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC

A.1 Existing Concrete Slab A.2 Rigid Insulation A.3 Slab Floor Finish x A.4 Plaster Wall Finish A.5 Recycled Plastic Insulation A.6 Concrete Panel A.7 Rigid Insulation A.8 Brickwork Cladding A.9 Hardened Rubber Floor Finish A.10 Recycled Plastic Bricks A.11 Recycled Plastic Acrostic Insulation

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A.20 A.21

Window Window Framing Wall Finish Internal Steel Framing Ventilation In Steel Structure Fire Proof Membrane Recycled Plastic Insulation Hidden Drainage Reinforced Glass Block A.22 Assisted Ventilation Fan

B.1 Existing Brickwork B.11 Fire Proof Membrane B.2 Vapour Barrier B.12 Steel Structure B.3 Recycled Plastic B.13 Rubber Wall Finish Insulation B.14 Recycled Plastic B.4 Fire Proof Membrane Acrostic Insulation B.5 Internal Wall Finish B.15 MVHR Ventilation B.6 Rigid Insulation System B.7 Existing Concrete B.16 Duct Ventilation Transfer Slab B.17 Recycled B.8 Reinforced Glass Polycarbonate Block B.18 Sealed Argon Void B.9 Recycled Plastics B.19 Steel Cross Bracing Insulation B.20 Painted Metal Framing B.10 Vapour Barrier

E L E VAT I O N S

WESTFIELD ROAD & WESTFIELD LANE @1:200

WESTFIELD ROAD

WESTFIELD LANE

SECTION D.D

LONG SECTION @1:200

PHASE DESIGN

CONSTRUCTION

P A RT E L E VAT I O N & C U T AWAY AXONOMETRIC

RENDER

MAKE HALL

RENDER

PERTH ROAD

RENDER

ENTRANCE & LOBBY

ADDITIONAL INFO FIRE ESCAPE V E N T I L AT I O N S U S TA I N A B I L I TY

MIXED NATURAL EXTRACTION

VENTILATION The make hall, processing and fabrication spaces will all have extraction ventilation so to eliminate any risk of breathing harmful fumes related to the plastic processing for the building users. Secondary spaces will use a combination of natural and assisted ventilation. Both HVAC and MVHR systems will be in place.

FIRE ESCAPE ROUTES

V E N T I L AT I O N D I A G R A M SOLAR PANELS

FIRE PRINCIPLES With two protected fire cores all spaces have direct access within 37m of travel. The staircases and corridors above the minimum width based on the maximum occupancy calculated with reference to the “Technical Handbook - Non-Domestic 2015”. The Third floor has a occupancy of less than 60 so only requires on escape route.

SUSTAINABILITY Firstly, the fact that this is an intervention project already drastically reduces the impact of construction with the existing basement and concrete transfer slab allowing for a lightweight steel frame structure.

The external and structural materials aren’t especially sustainable but the reason for there use is to create a building with a long lifespan and an adaptive use. With the structure and external envelope, internal spaces can be re-purposed in the future to meet requirements, all machines can be deconstruction, replaced or move freely.

Internal walls will be constructed with recycled plastic bricks with will be produced on sight, being carbon negative. Similarly, The polycarbonate roof, insulation and acoustic panels will all be made from recycled plastics supplied by outside companies. All the building exists it will take in waste plastic and produce carbon negative products powered by the 90 south face solar panels. In its lifespan the building will offset the impact of its construction and has the possibility to become carbon negative after a number of years.

MAKE HALL VENTILATION