Final Component 1

Component 1

By Elie Musieme

Design Brief

I aim to design a community centre and Library space. The purpose of a Community Centre is to provide a space that makes people feel safe and comfort, using structural features and furniture linked to the building itself. It should allow people of all ages to socialize with people amongst their age as well as set a diverse space where people can express their culture and identity using the technology and resources provided. This gives people the opportunity to learn new skills as well as educate people on things they were not aware of. The function of the Library is to provide students with a space to study without the stress of looking for an available space to study during exam season as it is often full during this period, as well as offering available resources to help further their knowledge. My building will also be a deconstructive building.

• Two separate buildings for the library café and community centre

Specification

• A lot of table space for students or public to work • Appropriate spaces for Library (books and computers),reception , Study room, café and Spare rooms for meetings.

• Open and closed spaces.

• Allow natural lights into the building using glass in different parts of structure.

Current building

Location

Site is allocated in Fullwell Cross Library, High Street, Barkingside, Ilford. This location was chosen as it is often over packed meaning students need to have to search for another space to study.

The buildings must be within the: • Total area: 3,268.92 m² (35,186.35 ft²) • Total distance: 226.44 m (742.92 ft) • 38.12m diameter ( 125.05 ft) for building

Research: Community centre Community centre in costa Rica's rural central valley Perspective View

Research was done on different community centres in different locations to have a better understanding of the purpose and functionality of the building. This building link to the environment it is sited at.

I have drawn it in different ways to have a better understanding of the shape, and structure.

Perspective View

Plan View

Interior view of the building

This Community centre has unsealed walls allowing air to seep through.

For better air circulation The building consist of rectangular geometries.

The materials used in this community centre include reinforced concrete, clay bricks, steel and cement-fiber.

I plan to use geometric shapes in my own buildings and experiment with layers to and angles to create an interesting building.

Research: Community centre community centre in the yubei district in Chongqing, china

Plan View

Front View

Birds eye View This community centre presents a different shape depending on the perspective it is viewed at. It is constructed to allow light into spaces so that it is illuminated naturally. It also has aluminium meshes as a shading to create a private atmosphere. The architecture uses the structure to express the unique and flowing space. I will consider lighting in my building and what is most appropriate for my community centre and library.

Natural Light Research

Atrium

I have drawn diagrams of light reflection for how to get an appropriate amount of light in an interior space.

An atrium is a large open space or skylight that is covered and surrounded by building, it is considered the heart of public buildings as it is where a majority of socialising happens.

Light well A light well is an external unroofed space that is used to provide a large building with light and air for spaces that would be dark and unventilated.

Natural light helps research to regulate the body clock and improve concentration by providing a calm setting for people to work in.

Clerestory

A clerestory is a high level section of a wall the has windows with the purpose of filling the interior space with fresh air or light or both.

Natural light can be exploited in various ways by having incorporating an Atrium, Clerestory, Light well, Light shelf, Roof monitors, external reflectors, light duct or reflective blinds into a building.​

Roof Monitors

A roof monitor is a raised structure that sits along the ridge of double pitched roof. It usually contains a clerestory to provide light and ventilate the area below the roof.

An interior view of the roof monitor

A roof monitor Light Shelf

A light shelf is a high level section with a horizontal surface that reflects light onto upper surfaces such as ceilings and deeper spaces.

Natural Light Research Reflective blinds reflect light towards the ceiling and transfers heat from the sun outwards.

Natural Light Light collecting unit Mirror Duct

Reflective Blinds Light Duct Light ducts are used to bring natural light into deeper levels of a building.

Light Radiation Unit

Light Radiation Unit

External Reflectors

An external reflector is used to reflect light into any desired direction to increase natural light in an interior space.

Research: Library Gookleejoongahng Dosokwan (National Library of Korea, Sejong)

Surrey City Centre library, British Columbia, Canada

The Surrey City Centre library has outward sloped curved walls pointing upwards which provides solar shading. The materials used are concrete and glass, the library features large windows with central atriums and two skylights allowing natural light into the building.

The National Library of Korea has a unique curved paper structure formed using geometric shapes. The motif of the building is a book page being turned over. The open space provides users with the ability to find their way around the building.

The feature I like most about this building is the ratio between glass and the structure itself, I plan to experiment with this in my own project.

What I find most attractive about this building is the structure and the large windows.

Research: Library Geisel Library, University of California San Diego

The form of the Geisel library is alien like, giving of the illusion that the part of the building could levitate from the lower part. This impression is given from the concrete legs holding the building above ground. The buildings structure is a large middle level with small floors above and below. The treatment windows of the windows allow them to reflect and based on the weather change between the colours gray, blue and yellow.

What I like most about this library is the ratio between the different floors, having the middle ground being the largest level and the rest of the levels small. Another part of the building I find interesting is the book shelf being placed in the centre at a large scale.

The materials used foe the exterior of the library are reinforced concrete, steel and glass.

Research: Perspective Research

Aldar Headquarters

I created models of ‘Aldar Headquarters ‘ to have an idea of how I could develop my own building in this style. To develop it into my own I will create a two shape of my own and form it appropriately.

I could experiment with the amount of shapes to create the structure and the shapes form itself using natural forms.

The Galley of the Hague municipal office These buildings explore perspective and uses a singular shape to produce different forms. What I intend to do is develop this into my own work using natural resources and my own shape.

Natural Form Development

I took various of primary photographs of Natural form to experiment with.

I developed drawings from my natural forms to experiment with its 3d form to see how I could extract a 2d shape.

I took the outline of a section of my images to get a shape to develop from.

The next thing I did was place points at different parts of the shape so that I could connect the points with lines and I then took its outline which I plan to use in this outcome when make models.

I explored different placements so that I could create a model and develop it into a structure.

I plan to create a sketch up model from this and add and remove elements to make it into a building.

I decided to duplicate the models to represent two separate buildings that are connected.

From the flat 2D shape I created a 3D form and experimented on the different ways it can be positioned. From my 'Aldar Headquarters' research, I used diagonal lines and highlighted a section of the shape to apply dimensions to make the model more interesting.

I decided to take a different approach by creating a 3D form using the 2D shape.

I positioned the models this way to become an atrium to produce natural light for the interior space.

Frank Gehry

Louis Vuitton Foundation

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Frank Gehry was born on the 28th February 1929. He is known for using unconventional materials such as corrugated metal and chain links. His buildings cross the boarders between architecture and art.

Vitra Design Museum

Dancing House

Frank Gehry Architectural House

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a contemporary modern museum. This building challenges connections between art and architecture. The form of the museum is made up of complex curves and swirls. It was designed this way to capture light making the building look bolder and more defined. The materials used in structure is titanium, limestone and glass.

I highlighted the roof to highlight the shapes of the different components of the building. What I plan to do next is to create a structure using my own shapes starting from a birds eye view and develop it into an appropriate building.

Natural Form Development I started with the same photographs of my natural form for my second attempt of developing it into a structure. For this development I was inspired by Frank Gehry’s building ‘Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’. I decided to develop his style into my own by creating the building from the roof.

I sketched my photographs and chose a section for me to develop from.

The squares represent glass, this allows a large amount of natural light into my interior space.

I took a section from my sketches and merged it with my previous 2D shape.

I positioned my plan drawings in different ways and decided to continue with this one. I will create my this model using sketch up.

This a 3D model of my plan development, I decided to add an external form to create a more unconventional looking building.

This is my building interior space that will be filled with seats and chairs, it includes private areas as well as a group space for group sessions. There is also a kids area.

Daniel Libeskind The Villa (Libeskind Signature Series)

Daniel Libeskind was Born in Lód’z, Poland on 12th May 1946. He is a known figure in urban design and architecture and aims to design unique and sustainable spaces. His Common Style of Architectural is deconstructivism, a form of postmodernism which is recognised for exploration of distortion and fragmentation. Daniel Libeskind has designed spaces that evokes historical memories from features and details seen on his buildings.

Military History Museum ( Extension)

Denver Art Museum (Extension)

Royal Ontario Museum

Museum of Military History

Daniel Libeskind created a prismatic form to link to the original building. The large atrium entrance separates the old historic building from Daniel Libeskind prismatic form.

What I find interesting is the concept of old and new and how his structure juxtapose the original building.

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)

The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg is a concert hall that was developed by adding a glass façade to sit above the old building. I found this feature to be interesting as it transformed the buildings overall appearance into something beautiful.

The current buildings main materials are concrete and glass, the roof colour is a light blue.

I plan to create a building that has the same features as the existing building yet they are different. This is my way of developing the building by keeping certain factors the same.

Cans development

I outlined the cans crease lines so that I could develop a structure form it.

These are possible buildings from my can sketches. I kept some similar features such as concrete and turquoise to give the building a familiar feeling.

I decided to further my experiment by taking parts of the drawing to create multiple components connected to one building.

I experimented with part of the original building and overlayed it with the sketches from my experiment. I also experimented with the form of the original building and possible textures.

Zaha Hadid

London Aquatics Centre

Galaxy SOHO

Zaha Hadid was Born in Baghdad, Iraq on the 31st October 1950 and then later at the age of 65, Zaha Hadid died on 31st March 2016.

Her architectural style consisted of cubism, deconstructivism and futurism.

Vitra Fire Station

Havenhuis Antwerpen

Heydar Aliyev Centre Baku

What I find most attractive about Heydar Aliyev Centre Baku is the form and her experimentation of fluidity. I decided to experiment with curves along with a prismatic form inspired by Daniel Libeskind to create a deconstructed building that has both curves and a prismatic form.

Natural form development

I experimented with this natural form and used my knowledge from my research of Zaha Hadid to create a curved building.

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I drew over the models to have an idea of the placement of the window and the potential internal space.

Form development

These are more detailed forms developed from my natural form, I created a model of my experiment to have a better understanding of how I could create a curved building and how to position the prismatic form.

My building will have maximum sunlight as the exterior is fully exposed.

I decided to create this building as it is the most unconventional and detailed. I also decided to experiment with a wooden exterior and tinted windows so that my building appears more youthful and inviting for students.

Prismatic structures

Royal Ontario Museum

The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland Toys With Geometry

My next move is to add the prismatic form which is inspired from my previous research on Daniel Libeskind. I decided to place the prismatic forms at awkward position and angle so that my building seems more unusual and make people question the stability of the building so that the building follows the deconstructive movement.

Slovenia Pavilion

Material: Wood

Aspen Art Museum

Prostho Museum Research Center Setas de Sevilla

Shape development

I experimented with how I could curve my structure to decide which one would be most suitable. I overlapped my structure like my drawing to decide how I would then create the prismatic form to sit within it.

Prismatic form development

This is the development of how I decided the most suitable form for my prismatic from that will allow maximum space to be used although it is at an awkward angle.

Top Prismatic Form

An exterior drawing of the top component of the building. I drew the prismatic structure to have a clearer view and understanding of the interior space.

Glass to allow natural light into this space.

I created a bookshelf that also gives people the access to stairs that leads to seating and table space.

This includes pods for groups or single people to accommodate.

I places it at the awkward part of the shape so that space is not wasted and allows another level to be created for the publics use.

Interior space of bookshelf Top Level

Bottom Level

I decided to change the form of the stairs to allow access to the interior of the bookshelf, this will give more space and allow people to work in a private area.

Allows light into interior space

Bottom Prismatic form Second level of the top prismatic structure.

These are seats that will fill this space.

Possible layouts of the bottom prismatic form

My building will have three levels to maximize the amount of space that can be used.

This space will include pods, group tables, kids reading space, reception empty room to be booked and toilets.

Model Development

The prismatic forms

Structure and foundation

Structure and foundation of building.

Interior: Top Bookshelf/ seating space

Work space

Bookshelf/ seating space

Pods

Toilets

Lift/stairs

Private working area

Bookshelf

Transparent to allow light for space

Private room

Entrance to private room

Interior: Bottom Bookshelf/ seating space

Front entrance

Lift/stairs

Reception

Toilet

Cafe

Seating space Private room

Final Decisions

mergency stairs

Site Layout Final Layout

Green area

Lifts

Building space Parking space

Final Building