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Po rt f o l i o University of Bath

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BRIEF + SITE The brief was to design a centre for an emerging type of day care, by merging a nursery with an elder care home.

The vision behind ‘intergenerational care‘ is to facilitate and develop the connection between two different generations: the above 65s and young children between 3-5 years old.

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To tackle the problem of increasing isolation and loneliness among older people is a collective effort.

Older people suffering from lonliness can lead to declining health and even higher risk of death.

The centre would host elders in Bristol and schedule drop in visits with the young from different nurseries a daily basis. The building will be a new ‘home‘ for those elder that wish to explore the city and socialise more.

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Young children are able to get more attentive care and extra education, improved language development, confidence, and develop emphathy towards others.

The scheme hopes to generate community and new social forms. Here are spaces for practical advice; places to seek emotional support; enjoy being with one another; meet others; or simply to just sit a read newspapers in a calming environment.

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Young children, who are innately curious and playful, are the initiators and the senses are catalysts for a forming relationships through generations. The intergenerational care centre would encourage active ageing and enhance quality of later life, pass on knowledge to the younger generation and to create a better tomorrow.

The centre aims to bring different programmes that are usually in scattered around Bristol under one roof to

achieve a sustainable density. The centre will be located in the city centre, easily accessible via various modes of transport.

The centre will provide health and wellbeing services, such as restorative yoga and Taichi to encourage exercise.

The children will participate in a variety of activities such as arts and crafts, gardening, strory telling and learning to create a lively hub for the old and young to be together.

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Left ¡ Exploded site diagram. The existing topography on site contains a pedestrian route along the river at + 0.0, which slopes up towards the east to bring pedestrians to a +5.0 level that is accessible by vehicles. Towards the north of site is castle park at +7.0 above ground at site boundary line.

Right ¡ Site plan showing the existing context and surrounding buildings. The site lies on the boundary of water and land, nature and city.

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Top · North elevation. The building presents itself with its long elevation, appearing as a humble pavilion in the park.

The facade language consists of different cladding density, intriguing the public with curiosity. Cladded with timber and positioned behind exisiting treescapes, it desires to blend in with its natural surroundings.

Right · Construction sequence. All goods will be offloaded via Castle Street. All glulam beams and posts will be precut and arrive on site ready to be bolted together.

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The site borders on a popular public park route, which creates the opportunity to create interaction; as well as introduce and grow new flora and fauna for the users and public to enjoy. In order to strengthen relationship with its context, the proposal will be directing views to several key features.

The proposal features roof terraces, open stairways, large entrance areas and carefully conceived networks of paths to produce rich visual and spatial connections between internal volumns and external landscapes.

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Prior to construction, surveys will be carried out before demolishing the existing depot and retaining wall to minimise risks. CDM will identify of the rough volume of earth to be excavated off-site and the amount that can be reused to build the propsed landscape design. As the pathway to the north of site is a popular route through the park, heras fencing and sound proof scaffoldings will be put up around the edge to protect the safety of pedestrians and materials on site.

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Top · Roof plan. The proposal desires to sit humbly in its context. The harsh edges will be softened by lush trees and greenery to blend in with the public park. The long elevation faces south in order to maximise the use of natural light and direct views out to the river. The scheme has multiple stepped terraces to create private open garden spaces for elders and children to play safely; as well as a strip of greenery on the ground level to allow for controlled interaction with the public.

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The building stretches outwards and continue its ‘fin‘ language through arraying posts that follows the trail to guide visitors in. The path is planted with a variety of flora and fauna to create visual and olfactory stimulation.

The 40m entrance pathway is landscaped to soothe the transition between the drop-off and the main entrance of the centre. Plants and vegetation act as visual and audio buffers from the road and blends in with the park.

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The building’s main entrance is on the second floor, pass a long green corridor which acts as a natural cleanser that oxygenates the air from traffic. Such entrance and exit sequence is designed to stregthen visitor’s both physical and emotional wellbeing.

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Top · North elevation. The building presents itself with its long elevation, appearing as a humble pavilion in the park.

The facade language consists of different cladding density, intriguing the public with curiosity. Cladded with timber and positioned behind exisiting treescapes, it desires to blend in with its natural surroundings.

Bottom · Second floor plan. Visitors access the building from the second floor and continue their journey through the centre by descending down a central stair.

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The balance and flexibility of spatial use are achieved through the use of hanging veils and the overlapping of programmes that exemplify joy and togetherness.

The spaces are arranged on a gradient of privacy as visitors enter and walk away from the public cafe down the corridor to more intimate spaces that offers consultations for health and wellbeing. The corridor ends with a framed view of the public park, river avon and St Peter’s church.

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Lobby Waiting space Semi-public patio Consulation space Changing rooms Physiotherapy room Mental Health room

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Wellbeing Terrace Yoga and Tai-chi Studio Atrium Cloak Reception and Office Public Cafe Cafe Kitchen Refuse Room

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The atrium is a place of celebration and gathering of the two generations. It hosts the heart of the buildinga long gradual stair that links all levesl and offers view in and out of the building. Hanging veils and screens helps to protect privacy and also to define the space through several building environment strategies.

The veil separates the vast atrium from spaces tucked behind that will be majority mechanically ventilated.

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In the summer the atrium acts as a buffer between the facade and the spaces behind the veil. The veil is a secondary skin that diffuses direct sunlight and offer shade and shadow of refined lines. The atrium is an intentional chimney that encourages higher air flow rate. Stack Ventilation will be driven by cool air entering from double door openings on the ground floor. The atrium could provide up to almost triple the typical air changes per hour, giving sufficient ventilation in the central building space.

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The solidity and stability of the concrete base creates a sense of strength and protection for its users, whereby opening up spaces with 8 metre spans. The timber framework sits above the concrete deck and has a span of 4 metres, creating a denser arrangement.The retaining wall acts as a ‘back‘ for spaces to lean against, retains moisture and soil from the park and allows an organised service zone.

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The balance and flexibility of spatial use are achieved through the use of hanging veils and the overlapping of programmes that exemplify joy and togetherness.

The spaces are arranged on a gradient of privacy as visitors enter and walk away from the public cafe down the corridor to more intimate spaces that offers consultations for health and wellbeing. The corridor ends with a framed view of the public park, river avon and St Peter’s church.

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The building is partially submerged into the ground and revealing little about itself to the north. The structural strategy uses a heavy concrete base to retain the earth and glulam timber, an organic material on top to blend in with the natural landscape. The glulam columns are slender 585 x 215 mm fins to continue the delicate architectural language. Most glulam columns transfers the load onto the concrete deck, while some continues to the ground floor through the atrium space and central stair to become partitions and furnitures.

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Left ¡Building edge detail. The retaining wall is covered with 300 mm of growing medium to seamlessly bridge the building to the park.

Right ¡ Exploded diagram of atrium space to show the composition and symbiosis of structural materials. The strucutural composition follows the hierarchy of the weight and solidity of materials.

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Concrete Pre-cast Stair Anti-slip timber flooring Tatami Mat

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The central staircase stretches from ground floor to the second floor entrance level to provide seating and pockets of cozy spaces. Built-in shelves under the stairs and the structure become interchangable. Besoke timber furnishings offers warmth and comfort, padded with tatatmi mats for protection. It contrasts with the concrete structure to aid the flexibility of a space.

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Left · Central staircase structure and furnishing detail.

The elongated stair will be precast in sections with vertical ‘columns‘ that are used to create a reading space beneath.

Right · Exploded structural diagram. From top to bottom: Zinc standing seam sheet roofing, 215x 585mm glulam roof rafters at 2 metre spacing, 750 x 215 mm glulam fin columns at 4 metre spacing, timber louvre claddings, green roof terrace, reinforced concrete structure, bore pile retaining wall and foundation.

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Top Left · External perspective of the entrance to centre.

The ground floor outdoor garden takes advantage of the southern strip to grow food and fauna to provide year-round interest and therapeutic qualities to users and passerbys.

Bottom Left · Exploded louvre facade system.

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External bird eye view of the ground floor

The ground floor garden is an extension of the heart of the centre; the fin language continues outwards to become dividers and plant climbers, allowing a natural flow and transition from the interior to the envrionment.

The south facade is permeable threshold, with glazing to allowing sunlight to enter with connection to the outside. Users step out to the open air and see the flow of pedestrians and the river.

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Linkage I Spring 2020 I I n d i v i d u a l Pro j e c t Traditionally made as insect sreens to allow for natural ventilation and views out to gardens in the summer, Sumushiko is a familiar Japanese domestic element that has been incorporated into this sceme to extend its legacy as a piece of elegant artwork and device to shield privacy, diffuse direct light and partition spaces.

Veils are hung from the roof along the atrium opening to reinforce verticality and create more intimate, social spaces

along the corridor. It filters light coming in from the south to cast shadows of refined lines.

The ‘hook’ mechanism allows flexible division of space as veils can be unhooked and removed. The internal materials (glulam timber, bamboo slits, japanese washi paper) are choosen to evoke a sense of warmth and domesticity through varying degree of permeability. Each material plays their role in guiding the users through spaces.

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Left · Internal perspective. Veils replace traditional railings and balustrades to fence and guide visitors in the space.

Centre · Detail of hanging mechanism of veil to floor edge.

The joining is designed to conceal the detail in a delicate manner that leaves the attention to the craft of the veils itself.

Right · Corresponding detail of hanging mechanism.

Seatings are arranged in bays behind the veils; each bay offers seating for two; a setting for private conversations and relief.

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BRIEF + SITE The brief was to design a flagship building that embodies filton airfield’s rich history in flight and showcase the filton community’s new identity. The client is YTL corporation berhad, whom have recently purchased the Brabazon Hangers and the airfield land, plans to complete phase 1 of the major developement in 2021. The site will be a plot of

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land among the 380 acres masterplan that would become a thriving new neighbourhood for Bristol. Visitors will be able to visit the iconic building via the flagship square drop off.

The proposal aims to respect its individuality in use and its ability to adhere to users experience and satisfaction over its lifetime. The scheme’s roof design is determined to be symbolic of the centre’s programme, as well as. the optimum roof pitch angle to harvest solar energy.

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The structure is made up of two concrete boxes, connected with a curved diagrid roof and truss. The structural grid is standardised into 4 x 4m grids, which allows for large open spaces and flexibility. The facade is cladded with zinc sheets to connect with the site’s industrial past. The window openings of the building is designed to be long and slender to continue the architectural language, directing all the attention to the roof structure’s gently curving bird wing form.

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Continuum I 2019 Fa l l I G ro u p Pro j e c t The glass doors are 12m x 8m that slide open during the summer to allow for ventilation and interaction with the surrounding landscapes, and shut during winter to conserve heat and energy. Large exhibits, such as a chinook helicopter, will be brought in through the doors to show case the achievements and history of flight.

The roof is a series of etfe cushions at 1500 mm x 1500 mm dimension, sat on a structural grid at diagonal for efficiency. This diagrid is constructed of two layers of steelwork: the first being a structural net that spans the horizontal distance of the atrium, the second being the diagonal net that fastens the etfe cushions.

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Top · Detail section. Cutting through the two wings with stacked auditorias and office space above (left), the atrium with exhibition space (centre), small exhibition and multipurpose hall (right).

Bottom left · Air stratification routes. In summer, hot air will be able to escape through vents located on the roof.

Bottom right · Diagrid roof build up.

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The plans are laid out to be open and simple to encourage flexbility and reinterpretation for multitude of uses throughout the building’s life.

The ground floor is made up of a series of interactive spaces, gradually progressing from public programme to private spaces. The atrium space is occupied by large exhibits with cafe tables that overlaps to create movement and interactive experiences.

The central exhibition space divides the scheme into two- the west wing contains stacked theatre halls and an office space above, while the east wing contains more commercialised spaces. Vertical circulation is achieved through two glass lifts in both wings, positioned towards the the back of the proposal.

interaction between levels and across the atrium space. Much of the internal facade is designed to be retractable to allow for flexibility in space, whereby animating the internal views to reveal or conceal spaces, and to allow spaces to spill out to the circulation rings to accommodate a variety of functions.

A ring of circulation around the central exhibition space is recreated on upper floor levels to encourage

The solid roof is covered with solar panels to harvest solar energy and regenerate for the centre use.

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Top · Internal perspective of the main exhibition space displaying a chinook helicopter and the diagrid roof above.

Natural light generously floods into the space, with the doors wide open, it creates a natural transition between indooroutdoors for visitors in the summer.

Bottom Left · Internal perspective from first floor viewing ring looking across the atrium into the small exhibition space.

Bottom Right · Internal perspective of the large exhibition space being converted into an ice rink.

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Above ¡ External perspective from the arrival sqaure. The proposal differentiates itself from its context through its unique form that resembles a pair of bird wings taking flight.

The internal lights slip through slits of glazing to create a gentle glow at night. While the solidity of the facade conceals its internal activities, the ground floor is cladded with glazing in juxtaposition to allow for interaction with the outside. The building footprint offsets from the arrival square to create landscape opportunities.

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BRIEF + SITE The scheme is a competition proposal for vogafos farm resort, in partnership with Bee Breeders Architecture Competitions. The brief was to create an exclusive guest house addition to the existing resort that would have the capability of functioning as a serparate facility. The site is located on the east coast of Lake Myvatn in Northern Iceland.

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The scheme utilises the natural geosprings located a few kilometers away as the heat strategy; with views of lava rocks and birch trees on site, it makes the perfect location for geothermal hot springs. The scheme brings the guests a glimpse of iceland’s beauty into their room by mimicing the natural terrain through the roof morphology, thereby opening the private spaces into a framed view.

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Using an in-situ build of vernacular materials, the underfloor create a geothermal trap, formed of two layers of C30 concrete with lateral rough basalt laywork. This trap is supplied by fissure piping inletting into the space.Stepped concrete floor laywork allows slow and controlled outlet of this heat into the internal spaces. the floor finish is epoxy layering to control the heat gain into the internal spaces.

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The proposal offers three room types; spread evenly on site to allow for maximum privacy between the individual houses.

The rooms are inspired by the fjollin (the mountain), graena (the earth), and vatnio (the water), ranging from 71 m² to 43 m² in size for flexibility of choice. The design pays homage to historic icelandic architecture,through a re-imagining of affinity to curved openings and detached homes.

The rooms open up to private, undisturbed views of the mountains and beyond. Guests are able to indulge in the view through the use of floor to ceiling height glazing panels The roof form is intended to mimic the undulating curves of the mountains. The curved roof aids the harvest of rainwater that is stored and filtered for use to minimise cost and energy.

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The reception tower is placed in the centre of the resort, along with a shared outdoor thermae infinity pool for guests to enjoy. The tower stands out from the detached rooms and blends in with the existing landscape to establish itself as a circular way finder that greets guests along the road.

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BRIEF + SITE The site, Campo San Giacomo is one of the few places in Venice still populated by locals. It is the heart of a neighborhood; an open, irregularly shaped space surrounded by building varying in height up to five stories.

It is where children play everyday after school, elders stop and meet daily and where community festivals and outdoor theaters take place.

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Today, mass tourism is the alternative death of the city; venetian residents are being forced out of their homes and monumental public buildings are sold to make space for the proliferation of hotels.

The brief was to design a mix-used centre for the locals, which contains a gondola workshop, a library, a specialist space to serve the locals and private dwelling located above.

The proposal should respect the Venetian grounds.

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Top Right · A celebration and gathering of local venetians in the San Giacomo campo. A plethora of planned and unplanned play and activities happen daily on this campo.

Therefore the proposal should be flexible in accomodating a variety of uses to engage with the public.

Middle Right · Photo taken of a key route that goes through the campo. The existing building is white.

Bottom Right · Posters and articles put up by locals and activists to raise awareness of the declining local life.

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Venice I 2018 Fa l l I Individual Work Top · External Perspective. The proposed building directly addresses the public campo. Largely unshaded from the south, the campo is a playground for everyone.

Bottom Left · Long section (east-west). Cutting though the library, a double height gondola workshop, a waiting space for the dentist service and residential flats above.

Bottom Right · South Elevation. The facade confronts visitors with grand arch openings on the ground level and finer openings above to establish order and hierarchy .

‘Venice is getting older. Young people leave because it is impossible to find a home. I pay 1000 € in rent for a small apartment. My landlord could earn twice as much if he decided to rent to tourists instead.’

The scheme aims to preserve and sustain Venice’s historical architectural qualities; to explore the relationship between land and water, man made and natural, old and new, to present a complex, multi-functional envrionment that generates

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a sense of community for the venetian people as they remember from their childhood.

At campo San Giacomo’s heart is the church of san giacomo dell ‘orio, founded in the 9th century and rebuilt in 1225. It holds historic significance within the local community. The proposed scheme takes the form and mass of the exisiting building, which was an important building for research in medicine and science.

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Left · Detailed Section through the campo and the rio. The section cuts through an exihibition space and the gondola workshop on ground floor, office on the first, dental health care service on the second and apartment flats above.

Top Right · West Elevation. The building height does not exceed that of the church tower’s.

Middle Right · Short Section through the grand stair that leads visitors onto the mezzanine level.

Bottom Right · External Perspective approaching from North.

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The primary struture is an in-situ concrete frame, with an extended steel structure for the gondola workshop that functions as a crane. The structure will be cladded with distinctive red brick on floors that are public, and precast concrete panels on residential floors.

The foundation of the structure draws inspiration from the Venetian history of building on water. The canal wall is structured at a slight inward angle to give support to

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University of Bath

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The primary struture is an in-situ concrete frame, with an extended steel structure for the gondola workshop that functions as a crane. The structure will be cladded with distinctive red brick on floors that are public, and precast concrete panels on residential floors. The foundation of the structure draws inspiration from the Venetian history of building on water. The canal wall is structured at a slight inward angle to give support to the building and prevent the land to recede into the canals.

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Venice I 2018 Fa l l I Individual Work The scheme drew inspiration from the vernacular materials of Venice. Terrazo tiles are incorporated to the flooring due to its impermeability to water and lively pattern and colour.

The structure is cladded with non load bearing brick to blend in with its surrouding buildings. The concrete structure is chosen over masonry for its versatility and sustainability to construct and maintain over the life span of the building.

Likewise, the residential floors above are cladded with a prefab concrete arch frames that are manufactured off-site

and quickly assembled on-site to save cost and minimise disturbance to the local community during construction.

The prefab concrete arch frames are designed as recessed windows to create depth on the facade, and occasionally, platforms extends to create balcony spaces for residents.

The roof is both a green roof and a private garden for the residents given the scarcity of green spaces

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University of Bath

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Left ¡ Scaled model @ 1:250. The design of the south elevation maximises natural light to reduce artifical lighting.

The arches articulates a rhythm and introduces a proportional grid, allowing grand arches on the public floors and slender and elegant arches on residential floors to protect privacy.

Right ¡ Scaled model @ 1: 250 with context. The propsed building height respects the existing context while allowing views out to the streets and campo for the residents above.

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University of Bath

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Venice I 2018 Fa l l I Individual Work Top · Sectional perspective of scheme with context. Cutting through the public spaces (a triple storey library space and a sheltered terrace) and private storeys above with a roof garden for its residents to enjoy.

Bottom Left · Scale model of proposal with context including the campo and the church tower.

Bottom Right · Internal perspective of specialist waiting space. The scheme carries the brick arch into its internal spaces, offering a sense of enclosure and continuity.

The public library will contain books for the locals to enjoy and display rare artefacts that tell the venetian history. The book shelves free standing which allows for flexibility in space and are positioned away from direct sun. Seating are arranged to allow for views out.

On the ground floor, the visitor centre and gondola workshop are arranged back to back to address the public campo and the canal respectively.

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University of Bath

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A series of arches running down a corridor acts as dividers that aid the segragation of seating space. Reflected and muted northern light floods in to create a calm ambience for the patients waiting to receive treatments. Large windows maintains the connection with the outside; looking down, visitors can see a lively canal view with gondolas floating by, looking straight ahead, a scene created with hanging laundry and an on going act of window shutters operated by the opposite neighbour.

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