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JAKUB RYNG PROJECT 3 PRÊT-À-PORTER TWO PORTERS’ LODGES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF BATH CAMPUS

CONTENTS PAGE

Introduction Inspiration/Research Design development

Site Analysis

Conceptual Analysis

Final Design

Practical Considerations Materials Drawings

Plans/Site Plans Elevations Perspectives

Isometric Junction

Detailed Section Model

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INTRODUCTION THE BRIEF In this project the aim is to design two porters’ lodges for the University of Bath at its two entrances. The building is meant to house two security guards and provide space for a minimum of four visitors.

In addition to that, the building needs to be wheelchair-accessible.

There are two primary functions that the lodges need to satisfy: that of a first port of call shelter, and that of a visual marker. Being the very first impressions a potential visitor to the University would make, the buildings need to constitute in themselves an iconic, representative landmark: a satisfying end to a long up-the-hill journey AND a pronounced start to a new voyage into the University.

Within the brief each of us was also assigned a cladding material and a steel profile section to work with. Needless to say that both of these will to a great extent dictate the design characteristics

TREES AS INSPIRATION?

MONOLITHIC LIGHTING

TREES AS THE MOST RUDIMENTARY FORM OF ARCHITECTURE

SHELTER

SIMPLE, ORHOTOGONAL SHAPES

NATURAL SETTING

WEATHERING STEEL

PERFORATION RELATIONSHIP WITH GLASS

THE SITE

CONTRAST

PORTER’S LODGE

STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION: UNEQUAL ANLGLE

MARKER? SCULPTURAL?

SOLID DURING THE DAY, GLOWING IN THE DARK

FIRST THING YOU SEE

THE PRACTICAL REQUIREMENTS

REPRESENTATIVE

- OF THE UNIVERSITY?

ACCESS VISUAL CLARITY

(FLOWING) MOVEMENT

DISABLED ACCESS

RAMP AS AN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT

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INSPIRATION/RESEARCH Dorte Mandrup Architects Bordings Independent School, Copenhagen, Danemark (2009) The use of perforated cor-ten panels here may seem somewhat counterintuitive, given the mass and heaviness traditionally associated with the material. In the case of this design, though, the semi-transparent cor-ten coat adds depth to the facade, revealing some of the structural members behind it as well as offering an effective protection against solar glare.

WEATHERING STEEL AKA: (COR-TEN)

Emre Arolat Architects Raif Dinckok Yalova Cultural Center, Yalova, Turkey (2011) This design, which also uses cor-ten panels as the building ‘skin’ goes to show that the monumentality and heaviness of the material can still be preserved with perforated panels while the degree of ‘translucency’ really depends on the way the facade is illuminated.

Andre Kikoski Architect Wyckoff Exchange, New York, USA (2010) This design offers an interesting, mechanised solution to the problem of opening and closing a building, through the use of the folding facade.

Ministry of Design Vanke Triple V Gallery, Tianjin , China (2010) This relatively small information center in Tianjin, showcases the real sculptural potential of cor-ten - its versatility, heaviness and unique texture. What is also quite interesting about this design is the way that cor-ten is strongly contrasted against the glazing.

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SITE ANALYSIS QUARRY ROAD ENTRANCE

MAIN ENTRANCE Site Geometry Quite clearly, the two sites differ from one another a great deal in terms of their geometry. Moreover, the topography of each site is also quite unique. While the Quarry Road Entrance site is effectively on a slope, the Main Entrance site is moderately flat, with only small variations in ground level towards the back of the site.

Traffic Flow Analysis: Pedestrian Traffic Vehicular Traffic

Potential for Views: From the Outside From the Inside

Grid Imposition In spite of the differing site geometries, both spaces can be organized by imposing grids upon them. Due to practical considerations a 1200mm increments grid was used.

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS Arata Isozaki CaixaForum Entrance, Barcelona, (2001) This design shows just how relevant steel construction can be to artificially recreating the geometry of a tree through the visual lightness of the construction as well as the abstract complexity of the shapes and forms created.

FURTHER PRECEDENTS

SHELTER

INSPIRATION: TREES

FUNCTION MARKER

Early Sketches

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m3architecture and Brian Hooper Architect Memorial for Tree of Knowledge, Queensland, Australia, (2009) This timber structure attempts to evoke the experience of standing beneath the glimmering canopy of a tree. The play with light and shadow successfully creates the effect of scattered rays of light filtering through the translucent layer of leaves.

In many ways our use of trees as a practical shelter and a conceptual marker makes them the most primeval form of architecture. The two features seem to satisfy the requirements of the brief very well. The porters’ lodges are by their very nature supposed to offer not only a first port of call to any visitors to the University, but also serve as a visual, potentially iconic marker.

Herzog & de Meuron de Young Museum, San Francisco, California, USA (2005) This design is particularly relevant to this project as it uses metal (specifically copper) cladding. The copper panels are perforated in a way resembling the filtering of light through a tree.

FINAL DESIGN

Early 3D experimentation

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FINAL DESIGN Outside

End of journey

Porters’ Lodge

Beginning of journey

The concept of movement and access to the building is an integral part of the design. The first consideration was to facilitate flowing movement through the building by using two sets of doors: one used as an entrance - the other as an exit. In addition to this the flow of people has been broken down into two routes: a) the fast route (marked red) allowing visitors to quickly communicate with the security guards in the booth without entering the actual building; b) the slower route (marked blue) for visitors requiring more guidance and information.

MOVEMENT

Quarry Road Entrance

Main Entrance

Plinth - the roots

Security booth - the core

University

Steel structure - the branches

Cor-ten perforated panels - the crown

In plan, the building comprises a number of different layers of shelter and protection, each marked by its own characteristic material, which consequently affects its relationship with the outside world.

Main Entrance

LAYERING OF SPACES

Quarry Road Entrance

The outer shell - the transition space - fully or partially inscribed by the canopy...

The middle-space, enclosed by glass...

The security booth forming the heart of the building, clad in cor-ten panels.

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS The large ceiling height of the glass structure allows for stack ventilation to take place. The cold air enters the building through special openings in the glass facade.

The rising warm air is expelled through mechanicallycontrolled louver vents right below the ceiling.

VENTILATION

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING

DAY-TIME: INTROVERTED

NIGHT-TIME: EXTROVERTED

At night-time the entire canopy is illuminated from the inside using 16 fluorescent lamps hung from the ceiling. As a result this normally introverted structure gains more external presence as a glowing beacon among the trees.

Experimenting with different levels of perforation.

SHADING

Round, staggered rows

Density of Perforation Depending on the geographical direction which a particular elevation faces, the level of transmittance of light through the cor-ten facade changes.

Round, straight rows

Transmittance: 43% 30% 23%

Square, straight rows

12%

Main Entrance

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Quarry Road Entrance

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT MATERIALS PERFORATED WEATHERING STEEL PANELS

OKALUX INSULATING GLASS PANELS

PLYWOOD INTERIOR CLADDING

PLYWOOD FLOORING

LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE FLOOR TILES

NON-PERFORATED WEATHERING STEEL PANELS

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DRAWINGS SITE PLAN Main Entrance at 1:100

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DRAWINGS PLAN

Main Entrance at 1:50

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DRAWINGS SITE PLAN Quarry Road Entrance at 1:100

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DRAWINGS PLAN

Quarry Road Entrance at 1:50

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DRAWINGS EAST ELEVATION

Main Entrance at 1:50

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DRAWINGS NORTH ELEVATION

Main Entrance at 1:50

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DRAWINGS SOUTH ELEVATION Quarry Road Entrance at 1:50

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DRAWINGS WEST ELEVATION

Quarry Road Entrance at 1:50

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PERSPECTIVE Main Entrance

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PERSPECTIVE Quarry Road Entrance

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DRAWINGS ISOMETRIC JUNCTION Wall construction at 1:5

4 100x65mm UNEQUAL ANGLE STEEL PROFILES ARRANGED IN A CROSS FORMATION

30x30mm SQUARE HOLLOW SECTION

PLYWOOD PANELS FOR INSIDE CLADDING

55mm RIGID INSULATION LAYER

55x55mm VERTICAL TIMBER MEMBERS SUPPORTING THE INTERNAL CLADDING

ORIENTED-STRAND BOARD PANELS

INTERCLOCKING WEATHERING STEEL PANELS

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DRAWINGS DETAILED SECTION 1:20

MECHANICALLY CONTROLLED LOUVER VENTS FOR STACK VENTILATION 60 mm OKULUX INSULATING GLASS ROOF PANELS (TRANSULUCENT)

45 mm OKULUX INSULATING GLASS PANELS (TRANSULUCENT)

INTERCLOCKING PERFORATED WEATHERING STEEL PANELS

PLYWOOD PANELS FOR INSIDE CLADDING 100x65mm UNEQUAL ANGLE STEEL PROFILES

55mm RIGID INSULATION LAYER 30mm DOUBLE GLAZING

INTERCLOCKING WEATHERING STEEL PANELS

LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE TILES LAYER OF SCREED 60mm RIGID INSULATION LAYER PRECAST CONCRETE SLABS 2 150x90mm UNEQUAL ANGLE STEEL PROFILES ARRANGED IN A TEE FORMATION 2 100x75mm UNEQUAL ANGLE STEEL PROFILES HOLDING THE CONCRETE SLABS IN PLACE

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MODEL

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