2nd Year Design Studio Portfolio Snippet

THE BAORI An Environmental Moderator

Sept. 2019 - Nov. 2019 Location: Trooper’s Hill, Bristol, UK Francis Mussenden

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BAORI HISTORY

Baori is the Hindi word for stepwell, which are most common in western India but are also found in other more religious regions of the Indian subcontinent extendng into Pakistan. The Construction of the stepwell is mainly thought to be Utilitarian, although they may include embellishments of significant architectural styles in histroy. They are also temple tanks, used as gathering points and for everyday communal usage.

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MAIN FACTORS: F3

LIGHTING

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MATERIALITY F5

PUBLIC & PRIVATE SPACE

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MOVEMENT

SITE: TROOPER’S HILL, BRISTOL

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65

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55

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45

SITE PLAN @ 1:500 SCALE

MOVEMENT

SUN PATH

WIND DIRECTION

WATER FLOW

GROUND

FLOOR PLANS @ 1:200 SCALE

LOWER 2

LOWER 3

LOWER 4

MATERIALITY:

(a)

1:50 DETAILED SECTIONAL PLAN

(b)

1:10 DETAILED SECTION

a) = Local Bristol Stone (.200 mm), b) = Prefabricated Reinforced Concrete (.250 mm), c) = Local Bristol Stone (.050 mm)

(c)

SECTION A

SECTION B

1:100 SCALE

(a)

1:10 MODULAR CONSTRUCTION CONNECTION SECTION (a) = Reinforcing Steel

1:100 LOAD PATH DIAGRAM

70m

55m

40m

70m

55m

40m

70m

55m

SECTION B

40m

1:500 SCALE

40m

70m

55m

40m

70m

55m

40m

SECTION C

1:500 SCALE

0m

5m

SECTION D

0m

70m

1:500 SCALE

SOUTH ELEVATION

1:200 SCALE

EAST ELEVATION

1:200 SCALE

CENTRAL SPIRAL DOWN VIEW

CENTRAL SPIRAL UP VIEW

RIGHT CHAMBER PLAN VIEW

FIGURES:

F1 = Southern India Stepwell *name unknown* F2 = Helical vav, Champaner, Gujarat, India

F3 = Solar Canopy (Lowline Underground Park, NYC) F4 = Historic Chimney at Trooper’s Hill, Bristol F5 = Spirit & Zen Spa, Santorini, Greece F6 = Brion Vega Tombs