Morgan Rhys Taylor - University Portfolio 2024

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CONTENTS

01

PARC YNNI CEFN COED ENERGY PARK

Master of Architecture Design Thesis

Pages 01 - 16

INDUSTRIAL ENERGY COMPLEX - Phase 01

Master of Architecture Design Thesis

Pages 17 - 36

RESOLVEN MINERS WELFARE

LIVE PROJECT

Master of Architecture Live Project

Pages 37 - 38

PART 1 EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRY

Master of Architecture Year in Industry

Pages 39 - 40

THE NORTH BEACON TOWER Bachelor of Architecture 3rd Year

Project

Pages 41 - 44

SOCIAL HOUSING + THEATRE PROJECTS

Bachelor of Architecture 2nd Year

Projects

Pages 45 - 46

EXPLORING ARCHITECTURE

Travelling Around Europe

Pages 47 - 51

Key Themes:

Masterplaning | Industrial Heritage | Emerging Technologies | User Experience

AWARDS

BEST MASTERS DESIGN PROJECT

Colwyn Foulkes Memorial Prize Award 2023

SHORT-LISTED

RSAW Masters Student Award 2023

NOMINATED

Architecture Today Student Award 2023

FEATURE ARTICLE

PARC YNNI CEFN COED ENERGY PARK

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

A PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP THE CEFN COED COLLIERY SITE INTO A NATIONAL

INTRODUCTION

From the rich history of the site within Energy and the context of the Dulais Valley, it is important to continue this legacy of Energy and through the medium of celebration and education. The experience of the site has highlighted the foci on the monumental aspects of the site and how this is detrimental as it de tracts attention from the equally important built environment and industrial artefacts and machinery. The understanding of this symbiotic relationship with the existing on the site, highlights how the future vision should work with this and elevate this relationship.

In an attempt to accomplish this, the vision for the site is to bolster the museum’s stature by reorganising the current museum aspect as a National Museum for Energy.

This new focus will not only strengthen the legacy of the coal industry in these parts of the valleys but educate in the sustainable future of energy and how everyone can play their roles in making the world a more low-carbon, and sustainable place to live. This will transform the legacy of the site to still retain an energyrelated impact on its contact, while setting out a mobility masterplan, to widen the scale of impact. This in turn will connect wit the site’s past wide-ranging scale of impact and the conservation theory of accessibility of heritage.

EducationCommunityEngagementExemplarPioneeringModel Low-Carbon Research/Innovation

EnergythroughtheYears StimulateValley-wideProsperity WelshCulture

ElevateHeritage

SITE HISTORY

CEFN COED COLLIERY, NEATH SOUTH WALES, UK

Cefn Coed Colliery

1926 - 1968

The Deepest Anthracite Colliery in the world

Blaenant Drift Colliery

1963 - 1990

A Drift Mine for Steam Coal under the National Coal Board

Cefn Coed Colliery Museum

1978 - 2020

Uncertain Future due to underfunding and COVID-19

Background

The Site is situated in the Dulais Valley and is a former Coal Colliery nicknamed ‘the slaughter house’ for its dangerous conditions. Under the National Coal Board, there was a Modernisation of the site, into the Blaenant Drift. With the decline of British Coal due to cheap imports, the Coal Industry was Re-Privatised with the Colliery Closing as a result. The Museum has been on the site through its active years and features many listed structures and past relics and artefacts.

Modelling Personal Site Response

The concept was to highlight symbiotic relationships between the site’s Monuments. Artefacts and Built Environment and, the scale of subterranean.

Initial Site Vision

The solution to the site was to celebrate the Heritage Assets with new Public Realm and remove asbestos cladding from a listed structure to emphasise the Artefacts within.

Industrial

Mobility

Domestic

Energy Vision

The vision for energy is to move away from the over saturated Colliery museums in South Wales and integrate the heritage of the site and surroundings in a sustainable and forward thinking light. By focusing on the Coal, Movement and People, the National Energy Museum for Wales will take users on a journey through the past present and future of all three themes and incorporate research and innovation throughout.

EVALUATING, TESTING AND ARRANGING THE SITE

CarPark+ Entrance

UpcastShaftGradeII*CefnCoedCottagesChimneyStackGradeII* Shop+WCsCafeBoilerHouseGradeII*DowncastShaftGradeII*CompressorHouseGradeII* WindingHouseGradeII* ElectricalStore GradeII* Neath+BreconRailwayRiverDulaisA4109-Inter-ValleyRoadFormerPitheadBaths

ParkPotential

RetainMuseum RiverOpportunity

TrainStation Potential

ReuseExistingAccessFormerBathsPotential ForestConnection

1:1000 Scale Massing Model Testing

Proposed Site Arrangement

Proposed Site Accommodation Schedule

Pentrefynni / Energy Village Sustainable Residential Units Community Facilities Hostel / Short Stay Hotel Energy Innovation Centre Cymru

Cefn Coed Interchange Mobility Hub Metro Depot & HQ Large Open Event Space Energy of Nature Garden Flexible Event Venue Bus and Active Travel Industrial Energy Mobility Energy Domestic Energy Technology Testing Nature Trails Sculptures about Energy

Co-Research Facilities Co-Research Facilities Energy Centre

Amgueddfa Ynni Cymru / National Energy Museum Wales

Parc Ynni

MASTER PLAN SITE SECTIONS

Historic Language Evaluation - Cefn Coed Colliery 1930s

The initial historic built environment was dense and heavy in its architecture with Brick buildings and additive with the way the site expanded for increased use demand. This languages

Solid Forms

Dense Additive

Historic Language Evaluation - Blaenant Drift Colliery 1980s

The development of the historic built environment saw a change in architectural language with more lightweight cladded structures with an elevated approach to the connections with the ground. This suggested impermanence and gave a hollow

MASTER PLAN STRATEGIES

USER

EXPERIENCE AND PHASING DESIGN

Museum User Experience

Industrial Energy

Past Exhibitions

Present Exhibition

Future Exhibition

In-Action - Energy Centre

Mobility Energy

Past Exhibition

Present Exhibition

Future Exhibition

In-Action - Interchange

Domestic Energy

Past Exhibition

Present Exhibition

Future Exhibition

In-Action - Pentrefynni

Site Plan and Phasing Strategy

Phase 01

Site Arrival via Bus

Site Arrival via Train

Site Arrival via Pentrefynni / Energy Village

Key Themes:

Ambient Loop Technology | Internal Comfort | Diagrid Structure | Working with Listed Buildings

INDUSTRIAL ENERGY COMPLEX - PHASE 01

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN THESIS

AN EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT MUSEUM, ESTABLISHING BOLD ARCHITECTURE, PROTECTING HERITAGE AND DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGIES

Phase 01 was designed to be a continuation of the present narrative of the museum, delving into the specific history of the site. The addition of the Industrial Energy Complex, allows a contemporary focus on Energy within this narrative, looking at the Present and Future angles. This enables a realisation of the master plan’s themes and user experience, early on in the phasing, and with minimal costs by using the historic fabric on the site.

The design merges and showcases the Heavy and Lightweight architectural themes, while providing protection for the Grade II* listed Boiler House. This asset features asbestos cladding which needs to be removed and is addressed in this early phase with its remove. The preserved artefacts within are thus protected with a planar curtain walling system hung from the suspended Industrial Energy Future Exhibition floor.

The phase also includes the creation of an ambient loop heat network and Energy Centre which will tap into the flooded mine workings below and provide low cost heating and cooling to the site. Constructing the infrastructure at the early phase reduces the need for short term solutions and allows the In-Action of Industrial Energy Technologies to be showcased as a part of the museum experience.

Diagrid Structure

A steel diagrid structure

to be a prominent feature

and relate to the lattice

the headframes. The

effective system with reduced

on materials and the ability

steel.

Spacial Arrangement

Energy

Phase 01 Isometric

Chimney Stack Grade II*

Pump House Grade II

Boiler House Grade II*

Centre [Ambient Loop]

Suspended Exhibition Floor

GROUND FLOOR PLAN GA

FIRST FLOOR PLAN GA

SECOND FLOOR PLAN GA

THIRD FLOOR PLAN GA

Internal Render of the Industrial Future Third Floor Exhibition

PRINCIPAL VISUAL OF PHASE 01 WITHIN THE MASTERPLAN

INCORPORATING THE PHASE 01 WITH THE ENERGY IN NATURE GARDENS AND EXISTING BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Message of Visual Composition

The Suspended Floor is seen as a lightweight mass to not hide the Boiler House below. The Diagrid Structure connects with the Lattice Structure of the Pitheads, and the Elevated Ambient Loop adds to the Industrial nature of the site.

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PHASE 01 VISUALISATIONS

TECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGIES

STRUCTURE AND THE AMBIENT LOOP AND INTERNAL STRATEGIES

Ambient Loop Strategy

Mine Water Heat Exchange

Return Borehole (Dia-1.6m)

Supply Borehole (Dia-1.6m)

Mine Workings (Disused)

To take advantage of the naturally heated water in the disused mine workings, the use of an Ambient Loop Network has been designed to heat and cool the site. This will be centralised within a purpose-built Energy Centre which will be celebrated and educate, as a key point on the Museum Experience Route. This system will be boosted locally with Water-Sourced Heat Pumps to have building comfort control.

Building Heating and Cooling Strategy

Energy Centre

Warm Water from Mine Workings

Ambient Loop Balances Water to ~20 degrees

Locally (WSHP) Boosts Water to Heat and Cool Locally

Ambient Loop Masterplan Network

Heated Supply Cooling Return Energy Centre Ambient Loop Proposed Buildings

Cooling Opportunity Cooling Coils in Service Void

Heating Underfloor Heating to work well with WSHP

Heating Window Edge Heaters to reduce Heat Loss

Circular Economy

Heat from cooling and cool water from heating are all recycled within the Ambient Loop network with the mine water to maintain the ~20 degrees base temperature.

Detail

Underfloor

Cooling

Implementing the Ambient Loop

The Energy Centre will be included within the first stage of the development along with the Ambient Loop Infrastructure to ensure its vital role throughout the whole development and due to its inclusion in the Industrial Energy Museum Experience.

The Network will be run by the newly created Renewable Energy Developer for Wales, and would be the governmental body’s flagship development. They would part-fund and run the infrastructure on the site. They would work closely with the on-site research facilities to analyse the data and improve for wide-scale projects.

Building Structural Diagrid Strategy

Section Aa

Coil Network

Service Riser

WSHP Plant Room

Heating

BIM MODEL

BUILDING AND COORDINATING BIM MODELS

Detail Section Junction Highlight

Highlighting the Structural Model’s coordination with detail design

Ground Floor Fire Strategy

The result of coordination between plan and Fire Safety Regulations

Detail Section Bb

Supply Ductwork

Return Ductwork

Third Floor M&E Strategy

The result of coordination between plan and ventilation calculations

Combining Site and Building Models

Using site data and models to coordinate how the new models can work with the old, and then ensure the new layers of the new, continue to work

Building Important Heritage Site Assets

Using Restorations Survey Documents to recreate to maximum accuracy

Upcast Shaft Pithead BIM Model

Downcast Shaft Pithead BIM Model

Key Themes:

Live Project | Group Work | Adaptive Reuse | Economic Focus |

Lighting Focus | Historic Building

2021-2022

Welsh School of Architecture - Cardiff University

RESOLVEN MINERS WELFARE LIVE PROJECT

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE LIVE PROJECT

The individual further development saw the detail design of the type of additions and extensive testing of different options, based around a key technological focus. This project focused on lighting and the internal environment and qualities as a result of this.

Forecasted Profit Margin

Existing Profit Margin

Forecasted Building Construction Existing Building Usage

This project was a team working exercise to develop a business case with the scope of development devised.

Different iterations where tested digitally and physically, and a multitude of different calculations and modelling was done for each to examine the best overall solution. This was using a criteria of design, thermal comfort, lighting levels, structural stability and ventilation requirements.

PART I EXPERIENCE IN INDUSTRY 04

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE YEAR IN INDUSTRY

WORKING AS A PART I ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT AT RIO ARCHITECTS LTD

Office Experience

In-Office working with minor WFH

Personal Experience:

- Presented my experience to Cardiff Metropolitan University students

- Implemented the software Enscape to the company with investment

- Co-wrote the company guidelines on the use of Enscape

- A part of the Emerging Talent group and attended many events

- Partook in a charity football match with a company team

- Worked on my dissertation closely with the team for mutual benefit

(Artistic Recreation of my Interview during COVID-19)

(Artistic Recreation of the office break area and pool table)

(Rio Architects LinkedIn, 2022)

(Artistic Recreation of myself showing Enscape to the directors)

(Artistic Recreation of my Revit induction)

(Artistic Recreation of myself partaking in a Photoshop Workshop at Lunch)

(Artistic Recreation of myself coming into the office with my CV and Portfolio)

(Rio Architects LinkedIn, 2021)

(Rio Architects LinkedIn, 2022)

Mixed-use Developments within Masterplan

RIBA Stages worked: 0-4

Personal Remit:

- Cladding testing exercises with BIM coordination

- Early stage brief conceptualisation of masterplan plot

- Client meeting BIM model presentation

- BIM coordination with structural models

- Site and context modelling

- Visualisations for testing and planning

Town Centre College Project

RIBA Stages worked: 0-4

Personal Remit:

- Created visualisations which contributed to wining the project bid

- Undertook detailed facade testing with colours and product

- Facade development in conjunction with rendered images

- Site visit for visual collages, site images and site modelling

- Site historic analysis and case studies

- Precedent informed design development

3-19 School Project

RIBA Stages worked: 0-4

Personal Remit:

- Conducted early re-design testing strategies

- Tested cladding by modelling from product specifications

- Contributed within M&E workshops

- Created key visualisations for Planning and Public uses

- Undertook Brick Dimensioning and coordination with such

- Created presentation boards to be printed for public consultations

Residential Project

RIBA Stages worked: 1-3

Personal Remit:

- Individually created the Revit model from CAD elevations

- Created Enscape visuals and presented them at client meetings

- Created accurate 3D Revit site model from images and site visits

- Coordinated Structural and M&E Models and proposed alterations

- Aided the creation of the Design and Access Statement for planning

- Conducted in-depth site historic analysis

(Rio Architects LinkedIn, 2021)

(Rio Architects LinkedIn, 2022)

(Rio Architects LinkedIn, 2022)

(Artistic Recreation of Scheme)

(Artistic Recreation of the Mixed-use Masterplan development)

(Artistic Recreation of the Town Centre College Project, bid visualisation)

(Artistic Recreation of the 3-19 School Project, early stage design)

Key Themes:

Group Work | Working with Listed Buildings | Masterplanning | Modular Design | Circular Economy | Tower Deisgn

2021-2022

Welsh School of Architecture - Cardiff University

THE NORTH BEACON TOWER

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 3RD YEAR PROJECT

DEVELOPING THE CENTREPIECE FOR A GROUP CREATED MASTERPLAN FOR A BROWNFIELD SITE, DEVELOPING CIRCULAR ECONOMY IDEAS

The North Beacon Tower is centred around a group work masterplan for a former gas works site, with a Grade II Gasometer. The masterplan aims to bring residential and mixed-use developments, with a central garden axis, all while using Circular Economy principals.

The North Beacon Tower aims to carry on these principals with modular design and sustainable on-site prefabrication, utilising old warehouses. The tower being designed to cater for less common demographics in the area and acting as a green beacon for sustainability on the Cardiff Skyline.

Retaining Green Perimeter

Retaining the Masterplan’s Street Blocks

Raised Courtyard to Minimise Flood Risk

Higher Forms to Block Noise

Ground Floor Permeability

Open-end Courtyard to Funnel Views to Plaza

Ground Floor Courtyard for Improved Lighting

First Floor Permeability

North Beacon Tower on the Cardiff Bay Skyline

Building a A0 1:200 Model

Building a scale model allowed an understanding and testing of mass and design. By focusing effort on the detail of the Grade-II Gasometer, the proximity and relationship could also be explored. This also allowed a materialisation of the finalised masterplan from the group working stages, and leading to a cohesive final design output, for the North Beacon Tower.

Building a BIM Model

Simultaneously developing and designing in BIM allowed more focused testing and coordination of other services and structures. The use of BIM allowed more focus on the modular aspect and liveability of the residential tower. Both avenues of design allowed for a stronger design in the final output.

THEATRE + SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECTS

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE 2ND YEAR PROJECTS

SHOWCASING MY BACHELORS JOURNEY AT UNIVERSITY WITH MY SECOND YEAR PROJECTS, HIGHLIGHTING MODELS AND VISUALS

Adaptive Reuse Town Hall Theatre Project

This project saw the development of an abandoned theatre above an iconic regional market. The project saw a connection of the two uses and a masterplan for the complete revitalisation of the immediate area.

This project saw a masterplan and detailed design proposal for social housing, focusing on community connections through typologies and forms.

Brownfield Social Housing Development