DESIGN - ARCHITECTURAL NARRATIVES
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WERONIKA GIZYCKA
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PEDESTRIAN +VEHICLE CIRCULATION
THROUGH ANALYSING THE SUN PATH, IT SUGGESTED THAT THE CHOSEN SITE RECEIVES CONSTANT SUNLIGHT WHICH COULD BE HIGHLIGHTED AS AN ISSUE WHEN DESIGNING. tO RESOLVE THIS, A SCHEME MUST BE PUT INTO PLACE TO CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT USERS GAIN.
ACTIVITY DIAGRAM
“PAINTING IS JUST ANOTHER WAY OF KEEPING A DIARY”
ALICE MOTT - GLASS MAKER
ALICE MOTT CREATES GLASS JEWELLERY, HOME ART WALL AND HOME GIFTS. ALL HER PROJECTS CONSIST OF USING THE MACHINERY SUCH AS : FUSING, SLUMPING, KILN CARVING AND CASTING. TO ACHIEVE A SPACE WHERE THERE'S A DIRECT ROUTE TO ALL THE DIFFERENT SPACES NEEDED, SUCH AS A HOT AND COLD SPACE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF GLASS MAKING. KEY INSPIRATION WITHIN HER DESIGNS IS NATURE, SPECIFICALLY BIRDS.
ELLA KILGOUR - PORTRAIT ARTIST
SELF TAUGHT, ELLA KILGOUR EXPERIMENTS BETWEEN CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY STYLE. KEY INSPIRATION FOR HER IS THE IDEA OF NEW AND OLD MERGING TOGETHER AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC. WORKING CLOSE TO NATURE HELPS FURTHER INSPIRE HER WORK WHEN BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY. KEY REQUIREMENTS INCLUDED HAVING A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC AND INHERITING A SPACE THAT COULD ALLOW THIS.
TO FURTHER EMPHASISE THE IDEA BEHIND ‘MERGE’ AS THE CONCEPT FOR THE PROJECT, THE USE OF REPETITION WAS EXPLORED WITHIN THE DESIGN PROCESS. THIS HAS THEN LED TO EXPERIMENTING WITH FOLDING AND TWISTING THE FORMS TO CONCLUDE WITH THE FINAL SHAPE.
GROUND FLOOR + LANDSCAPE DESIGN - 1:100
GROUND FLOORS HOLDS THE MAIN FLOW OF CIRCULATION AS THE BUILDING IS ELEVATED ON A FOREST OF CONCRETE LEGS.
MINOR GAPS CHOSEN TO ALLOW NATURAL VENTILATION IN THE WHOLE DESIGN
IMPLEMENTING DUCTS UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF VENTILATION. THIS HELPS TO REGULATE THE NATURAL WINDS FROM THE SOUTH WEST, ESPECIALLY WHEN A LARGE SOURCE OF WATER IS QUITE ADJACENT.
THE DESIGN OF THE CLADDING PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE PROJECT AS THROUGH ANALYSIS IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE STRONG WINDS AND CONSTANT SUNLIGHT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WHEN NOT REGULATED WELL.
VENTILATION DEMONSTRATION
NATURAL LIGHTING DEMONSTRATION
THE SLABS IN THE SKIN ARE CONTROLLED FROM THE INTERIOR TO REGULATE BOTH THE WIND AND SUN. THE MECHANICAL MOVES THEM EITHER LEFT OR SIGHT TO MAXIMISE OR MINIMISE THE ELEMENTS BY THE USER.