Component 1 Goda Galdikaite
Design Brief Architecture is becoming more modern and advanced, due to technology developing and styles changing. I think supermarkets have lots of changes with technology where it’s easier to shop for customers. Because of this, the architecture and interior of supermarkets need to be developed since they’re old and not so appealing to customers. I think supermarkets need to be redesigned to attract people and give then a welcoming feeling. Customers need to enjoy the experience of food shopping rather than seeing it as a chore.
Specification • • • •
Create an interesting structure Car parking spaces Movement and flow style Modern and futuristic style
Location •
I will be replacing a Tesco in central London
Movement and flow & contemporary
Movement and Flow & contemporary
New modern store features Self checkout is a useful way to shop when you’re not buying much products. The system relies on shoppers scanning items themselves, packing them in carrier bags and paying for their purchase through an electronic system. This saves time for customers who have to wait in long queues for just one or two products where the people in front have lots of groceries.
Tesco’s ‘scan as you shop’ allows customers to process their own shopping and therefore provides a quicker way to shop. Customers simply scan items using a barcode scanner, pack their own groceries whilst around the supermarket and once they've finished, pay for their food at dedicated 'Scan as You Shop' checkouts.
Already existing futuristic store (Amazon fresh)
Since September, 2020, Amazon have been opening “just walk out” grocery stores where shoppers can pick up their goods and leave without having to visit a till. The Amazon Fresh “contactless” shops are available to anyone signed up to Amazon and with the app on their phone. Customers must scan in a code on their phone to gain entry.
Once inside, shoppers can pick up the goods they want without scanning them or even visiting a till. The bill is automatically charged to a shopper’s Amazon account when they leave the store. This new way of shopping is very quick and easy for customers since they don’t have to waste time standing in queues to have their products scanned.
Chedraui Supermarket, Mexico City (Rojkind Arquitectos)
rooftop terrace
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I found an already developed supermarket which has older stores which aren’t that intriguing. The structure and big window gives the store its dynamic signature in direct contrast to the typical ‘retail boxes’. There’s a rooftop terrace with an orchard and a market square which are incorporated with a series of pathways connecting the two. Customers can access the orchard to learn about organic farming and purchase fresh produce. I like that it has something like that because it makes the shopping experience fun, and you learn things whilst you’re there
Big slanted window
Drawing?
Entrance
Car Park
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Existing Developed Tesco Extra, Woolwich
Apartment/ other buildings behind it
Window across whole building
Entrance
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I found an improved version of a Tesco in England, even this is not the type of building I would like to make, and the interior is still the same. I like that the building is all glass giving it a contemporary look And their saying ‘every little helps’ is interesting
Philharmonie de Paris, concert hall (Jean Nouvel) I think this building is interesting because of the aluminium panels in a basketweave design swirl tightly around the structure and contrast with the rest of its matte exterior. Also, the exterior features the images of 340,000 birds etched into the surface ranging from light grey to black to symbolize a grand take-off.
Patterns look like birds
Interesting pattern all over
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Heydar Aliyev Centre, Azerbaijan (Zaha Hadid)
Slopes to floor
Layers of flowing lines
Interesting window pattern (not too much or too simple)
Building is connected in one flow movement
I like this building in particular because it represents a fluid form which emerges by the folding of the landscape's natural topography and by the wrapping of individual functions of the Centre. All functions of the Centre, together with entrances, are represented by folds in a single continuous surface.
Denver Art Museum, The Hamilton Building, USA (Daniel Libeskind) I like the angular design of the Hamilton building juts in many directions, supported by a 2,740ton structure that contains more than 3,100 pieces of steel. One of the angled elements extends 167 feet over and 100 feet above the street below. None of the 20 planes is parallel or perpendicular to another. The building imitates the sharp angles of the nearby rocky mountains as well as the geometric crystals found at the mountains' base near Denver.
Geometric shapes
Looks like a random jigsaw puzzle
Sharp angles
Like the mountains and crystals in Denver
Royal Ontario Museum, Canada (Daniel Libeskind)
Front/ perspective view
Plan view
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Geometric shapes
I like that is building is also like crystals— inspired by the crystalline forms in the ROM’s mineralogy galleries. The structure was created of organically interlocking prismatic forms turning this important corner of Toronto, and the entire museum complex, into a luminous beacon. What’s I find interesting is that there are no right angles and only one vertical wall in the structure, making it the most complicated construction projects in America.
Primary Research/ first idea I had an idea of stacking two folders on top of each other making an interesting shaped building with geometric shapes at the front. I believe that there could be more done with this idea.
Primary Research/ First Idea Here I thought of looking at the shape of a watch and coming up with a building with a similar structure. I like the curved structure as it looks clean, smooth and contemporary like Zaha Hadid’s buildings.
Model of primary research/ first idea I thought it would be a good idea to create models of my first initial ideas to get a live view of what they could look like and what kind of developments I could make.
Model 2 from primary Research/second idea Also, I wanted to see the kind of form and structure I wanted to go with for the supermarket.
Development and model of second idea I stuck with the similar flow of my first idea, but I made this idea fully curved and wavy like the Heydar Aliyev Centre because I like how the flowing structure brings a calm and welcoming feeling as well as it looking very advanced and modern. I also wanted to try using the interesting window pattern to go across the whole building.
The flow structure around the building
Windows like the Heydar Aliyev Centre
Development and model of first idea I developed my first idea with the folders by cutting one of the triangular structures in half, making angled geometric shapes like the Denver Art Museum and I got an idea of making the windows in a similar crystallike design like the Royal Ontario Museum.
Experimented with SketchUp on first idea I created a SketchUp model of this development because I wanted to have a more “realistic” view of my idea. I prefer the structure and shape of this building more for the supermarket than the inspiration from Zaha Hadid
Experimenting more with the triangular shapes (idea 1) I experimented with the top triangular model and placed it in different ways and angles to create a more interesting look for the building.
Idea 2 From doing these experiments, I thought of new potential ideas for my final building. Also, I the geometric shapes you can see on the models so I can understand the structure more.
Ideas for the interior Here I looked at the ideas I would like for the inside of the supermarket. I think lower-level food storages are better than tall isles because the space would feel more open, and you don’t have to go through every single area to go to the area you want to since you can just see the items from anywhere.
I think food stalls should be placed around the whole store in different places rather than long straight isles so that its more interesting to look around the place. Also, to intrigue customers more there could be stalls added where people use the groceries to make food so people can learn how to make simple recipes at home.
Final design drawings For the final I decided to put three triangular shapes together in different angles inspired by Daniel Libeskind’s buildings and have the windows like Zaha Hadid’s building. This design brings the futuristic and modern style in, and it would attract more people to come into the shop.
Final Design Model
Final Design SketchUp Model
Evaluation
Overall, I enjoyed designing a possible look to the future of supermarkets and producing all sorts of ideas and styles. The research part was quite difficult since there aren’t much modern supermarkets out there, but from the one that I found, it helped me have an idea on what to do with my design. Looking large contemporary buildings helped me get ideas on how to make my building look exciting but minimal at the same time. In the end I liked the outcome of my ideas and research with the geometric shaped building with the large windows. It gives me a view of what the architecture of the future supermarkets could look like. I wish I could’ve added more ideas on what the interior would look like with the movement and flow style and fit in with the new technology to make the shopping experience easier and better.