The boat tool-house tale - A gardener's hut

Th e boa t t ool-h ou s e t a l e

de signe d by Ka t e r i n a Ko t s a k i G r a n a d a ,2021

t o m y f ri e n d Sc a r l e t t t h a n k y ou f or e ve ry l i t t l e m om e n t we s h a re d , I 'm g l a d t o h a v e m e t y ou .

Table of contents

1.

A xonometric view

p. 9

2.

Carmen’s masterplan

p. 11

3.

A xonometric explosion

p. 13

4.

Ιnternal layout axonometry

p. 15

5.

Detail ideas

p. 17

6.

Study on boat’s architectural plans

p. 19

7.

Boat’s deck axonometry

p. 21

8.

Floor Patterns

p. 23

9.

Plans

p. 25 Plan level + 0,20 Plan level + 1.50 Plan level + 2.40 Plan level + 3.50 Top view

10.

Elevetions

p. 30

Front view Side view Siew view Back view 11.

Sections

p. 34

Section A Section B Section C Section D 12.

Carpentry

p. 38

This is the story of a small boat that ended up in the garden of a beautiful carmen in the old Arabic neighborhood of Albaicín, in Granada, SP. The carmen in located in Calle Larga de San Cristóbal, no: 31.

From it’s gardens one can have a spectacular view of the cities old defensive walls, part of the old neighborhood and it’s green valley.

A xonometric v iew ~

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1.

Sun set light ra ys penet rate ver t icall y

P r incipal facade

the side wall of the boat (which i s mabe

P r incipal facade f ield of v ie w

b y blue gla sses), s o nat ural light shines br ighter through the gla sses to the in-

Side v ie w

ter ior of t he tool hou se and creates the

Access path

sen sat ion of being under water.

2.

Ra y of sun set light Human f igure top v ie w

B oat’s direct ion a x i s allows comfor table access. T he beaut if ul door of the tool hou se can be seen f rom afar, fact that gi ves to the toolhou se a more w elcoming a spect.

T he pr incipal facade of the whole con st r uct ion faces the hear t of the garden, which makes tool-hou se itself a dominant feat ure in the le vel of the garden.

Carmen’s master pla n ~

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A xonometr y in ex plosion

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Old wooden door

2.

Ship’s por thole w indow

3.

Dra w ing of sea wa ves made b y blue- gla ss bot tles embedded in ma sonr y

4.

Storage

5.

Desk, work ing area

6.

Storage of small tools

7.

L adder

8.

Stove f rom Scarlet t’s ca ve

9.

Sink

10 .

Machiner y storage

11.

Storage of big tools

12.

Net, f loat ing in stallat ion for storage or rest ing bed

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Storage, wooden lof t

14.

Cur tain s , Scarlet t’s beaut if ul fabr ics

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Mar ine rope

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Sk ylight

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B oat’s deck

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Wooden bench

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Wooden stairs

20.

B oat sails

21.

Naut ical ladder

22.

Stove’s chimne y

A xonometric ex plosion ~

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naut ic al lights

Deta il ideas (lef t): gla ss bot tle wall, related to 3 . ~

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St udy on boat’s a rchitec t ura l pla ns ~

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A xonometr y of boat’s deck ~

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Pattern design

designed by Katerina Kotsaki

for tool house's ground level floor proposal #1 : recycling Scarlett's tiles

inspired by scenes from underwater world

ocean's small creatures buried in the seabed as floor detailes

floor as a representation of ocean waves

material used: clay tile | diameter = 30cm

F loor pat terns cla y t iles u sed ~

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The boat started its trip from Scarlett’s mind to her garden in spring 2020. First, there was need for a hut to store tools used for gardening. There was also need for a dinning area, that complements carmen’s exterior kitchen but rather than that, there was a desire for a spot with an as panoramic as possible view to the old city’s part and to the valley with it’s marvelous sunset. At that time, Scarlett inspired by some fish-scales shape clay-tiles, came up with the idea of a big fish that lies next to carmen’s old water tank, So, fish’s head turned into boat’s deck.

So, that’s how the boat and the gardener’s hut come into one unified design, Scarlett’s boat tool-house.

Let’s imagine someone using this space, living it. Let’s create a person in our mind! Well, the architect and writer of this text, me, Katerina, imagines a person that spends certain time everyday in Scarlett’s garden, taking care of the plants, the cultivations, the seeds, the animals. They learn by observing nature as well as by observing landscapes -including the ones inside their minds- and at the same time they are imaginative, creative. They are handcraftsman, they use all kind of tools, from carpenter’s chisels and hammers - to a poet’s pen - to a painter’s brush. They like dreaming in silence, under the rainy sky, they like resting next to their work, looking at it while closing their eyes and smiling.

Pretty much someone like Scarlett.

Now let’s observe space’s particular conditions: First, that’s not a house, it’s an auxiliary installation for outdoor activity, so there’s no need for walls with insulation although sometimes we may need a little bit of heat, during wintertime. For this reason, the design includes the recycling of Scarlett’s stove that liys in her cave in Sacromonte and she doesn’t use it there. Secondly, it’s important to take good advantage of space for storing things. For this, four kinds of storages are designed: 1. Wooden shelves on both sides of the entrance hanged with nautical rope from the ceiling, 2. Entire walls can be used to hang staff, 3. A loft, to store bigger things that are not in use daily, 4. A secondary room for machinery storage. A small desk and a sink are also included.

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Front v iew

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Side v iew

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Back side v iew ~

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Sec t ion A - A’

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