Inhabiting the Void (Pt.1)

INHABITING THE VOID

U2262968 | Olivia Eve Keighley

PROJECT BRIEF

This project is designed for us to think meticulous to design a feasible house, studio and a sculpture garden for Barbara Hepworth and her family.

To create a piece in the centre of Huddersfield that reflects her artistic character and attracts visitors to immerse themselves in the theme of her work. Not only this but to fulfil many roles for their spacial and emotional needs.

TABLE OF CONTENT 1 2

BRIEF STUDY

(01-05) Client Needs.

(06-09) Barbaras Vision.

(10-22) Precedents.

CONTEXT (ANALYSIS)

(23-25) Timeline.

(26-28) Site Visit.

(29) Site Location.

(30) Natural Elements.

(31) SWOT Analysis.

(32-33) Sun Shading.

(34) Natural Elements

(35) Access Routes.

(36-39) Top Landmarks.

(40) Observational Study.

(41) Materials.

(42-43) Air Pressure.

(44-46) Conclusion.

3 4

PLANNING (DESIGN)

(47-49) Design 1.

(50-51) Design 2.

(52-53) Design 3.

(54-55) Chosen Design.

(56) Opening.

(57) Sketch 1.

(58-59) Sketch 2, 3 & 4.

(60-61) Sketch 5 & 6.

(62-63) Sketch 7 & 8.

(64-65) Sketch 9.

(66-68) Physical Studies.

OUTCOME (VISION)

(69-71) Plan

(72-73) Design Statement

(74-79) Precedents

(80-85) Floor Plans

(86-89) Sections

(90-91) Stair Design

(92-93) 3D Sections

(94-97) Elevations

(98-103) Exploded View

(104-105) Green Roof

(106-109) Solar Studies

(111-127) Final Renders

BARABARA

HEPWORTH AND FAMILY CLIENT NEEDS

The home and studio should have a maximum of 3 floors, a ground floor and a basement for reception and work (atelier) and a top floor for leisure and rest. Moreover, an outdoor sculpture garden is needed for various activities such as exhibitions, presentations, readings and a children playing area.

REQUIREMENTS

BASEMENT

• Entrance hall + receiving area & ramp + materials & tools storage (5-25 m2 )

• Open Atelier for sculpting & painting – opened to the outdoor garden (50-100 m2)

• Kitchenette + toilet (5-10 m2 )

GROUND FLOOR

• Parking space for 4 cars (≈ 50 m2 )

• Entrance hall + Stair (5-15 m2 )

• Reception area (50-100 m2)

• Kitchen + toilet + storage (25-30 m2)

• Maid Room + toilet (10-15 m2)

• Library + office (25-30 m2)

FIRST FLOOR

• Living area + terrace (20-25 m2)

• Kitchenette (5-10 m2 )

• Children indoor multi-purpose room (playing & studying) (15-20 m2)

• Gym & Fitness area (15-20 m2)

• Main Bedroom + dressing room + en-suite bathroom (40-50 m2)

• Bedroom 1 + dressing room (15-25 m2)

• Bedroom 2 + dressing room (15-25 m2)

• Bedroom 3 + dressing room (15-25 m2)

• Shared bathroom (5-10 m2 )

ABOUT

- Who - Partner (Ben Nicholson)

- Also an abstract artist therefore will need to understand both partners work. Include both of their visions.

- Who - 4 Children = 6 people 6 rooms

- Where - Went to Leeds Art School and Royal Collage of Art

HER VISION

- Why - She links her work with natural forms using all senses

- What - Very contemporary and abstract work

- Why - Her process gradually gets more and more abstract to create attitudes.

- Why - Wanted to capture public imagination.

- What - Intrigued by natural forms and textures and relates contours to river and sea.

- What - Used a variety of materials.

- What - Likes to link her work to strengths and relations.

- Why - Loved tactility and touch of a pebble, wanted to see how forms reacted with natural forces such as wind - uses all her senses

HER VISION ILLUSTRATED

By sketching to demonstrate my understanding of her vision and what she portrays in her art, it allows me to explore ideas possibly incorporating them into design.

KEY CONCEPT WORDS NATURE SENSORY

PRECEDENTS

As you will see in the next few pages, I will be researching a variety of examples of houses (with studios) that have been designed for artists. This is in order to get a better understanding of organisation of a house and to ask why the particular architect positioned it in certain ways.

The first example is Frank Lloyd Wrights Home and Studio in Oak Park, Illinois.

BOOKS AND SHOP

GROUND FLOOR

Public

Private

Adjacent

Adjacent - no entry

Adjacent to sun

Adjacent to wind

BACK ENTRY

The wind travels towards the kitchen pushing any smell out of the windows.

RECEPTION

BATHROOM

DINING ROOM KITCHEN

LIVING ROOM

FIRST FLOOR

Public

Private

Adjacent

Kitchen is placed adjacent to dining room and living room to make it more accessible to get food from.

The wind pushes smell through the bathroom to the kitchen for it to then leave.

RECEPTION

Adjacent - no entry

Adjacent to sun

Adjacent to wind

BALCONY

Used an open top as the sun will be directly on top of it with a high altitude.

STAIR ENTRY PLAYROOM

BALCONY WITH OPEN TOP

PRIVATE ZONE

PRECEDENTS

The second example is the Klien House and Studio. This is a one floor house designed for the textile designer ‘Bernat Klien’. The purpose of the design is to have as much outlook as possible to gain inspiration for his art from views of the landscape.

It is designed around contemporary design which also relates to his work.

The Lobby gives you 2 options to divert yourself into either private or a public zone.

HOUSE ENTRY

PUBLIC ZONE

BATHROOM

BEDROOM

STUDIO STUDIO

RECEPTION

The architect has situated the studios so they get slight all day. This gives they well lit rooms.

PRIVATE ZONE

Wind works in favour for the bathroom as it pushes any odor out of the window (south).

Bathroom quick and easily accessible for children’s rooms and nursery. If they are not able to walk yet it isn’t far for them to get there.

Adjacent - no entry

Adjacent to sun

Adjacent to wind

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOME AND STUDIO

Wright built this home several times to perfect his design and showcase his modern but organic style inspired by the 19th century. Offered as a retreat from the busy city life, the home was encouraged by honest life inspired by nature. Components included new building materials such as glass, simplicity and large flowing floor plans for connection to outdoor spaces and the flow of natural light. Having these makes it easier to view the nature and be inspired by the views from the house.

Sun from all prespectivesto meet the design studio.

HUDDERSFIELD HISTORY

Due to our site being based in Huddersfield, I took on the opportunity to research a bit about how the time and industries have developed over the years.

ANGLE SAXONS

ROMANS

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PHOTO SITUATION

SITE VISIT

These are photos I took on my sight visit each from one compass direction of the site.

The function of the site is currently being used for construction. From what I can see and according to Digimap, the site is very flat that has no contours.

POLLUTION - CHECKLIST FOR MY SITE ANALYSIS

NOISE

Students gathering outside the plaza of the Barbara Hepworth Building to the north of the site.

SMELL

One issue identified with smell polluntion was the toast house cafe on the University Campus. However looking into it, with dominant western winds, the smell would be diverted to the west.

SMOKE

To the West of the site, there is a large smokestack used for the building ‘Yorkshire Fur Fabrics Ltd’. As the wind flows to the west, this will be an issue.

VIEWS

The best view is to the north of the building as this faces the Barbara Hepworth building that has a modern out-take to it’s aesthetics. The worst view is to the east facing the building.

SITE LOCATION

Highlighted is the given sight that is to the south of the Barbara Hepworth Building and is in the Huddersfield Town Centre district.

There are only two streets adjacent to the site. These are Queens Street South on the west of the site and Commercial Street to the east of the site.

The sight has an area of 2250m2 .

Scale 1:2500

(According to Digimap)

NATURAL ELEMENTS

From studying some research on how the sun sets in each season, I have labelled at what direction the sun rises (where the arrow starts) and sets (where the arrow finishes). The black arrows pointing east is the force of wind. Typically, wind travels at a speed of approximately 11mph (from west to the east as shown) so therefore not very forceful.

Sun.

Prevailing Wind.

Scale 1:2500

(According to Digimap)

S.W.O.T ANALYSIS

SUN SHADING TIMELINE WINTER

During the winter, the sun is domenently projecting from the south of the site. This means the north of the site will be shaded through the months of December, Janurary and Feburary and the south/ south west of the site will be lit. The sun is at it’s lowest altitude.

SPRING

In the spring, the sun still domanates the south but is much higher in altitude meaning less of the north side of the site is shaded. The sun will mainly reflect on the top of the building.

SUMMER

In the summer season during June, July, August and September, the sun is virtually vertical to the centre of the building. The altitude has grown to its maximum and is now projecting onto the top of the building. Therefore there will be no shading.

AUTUMN

As for the last season in autumn, the sun starts to decrease in altitude causing an increase of shading on the north of the building. However not much sun appears in this season.

NATURAL ELEMENTS

Views from the south-east of the site include medium sized trees that cover the canal. The canal runs underneath Commercial Street and continues towards the east of the site.

Vegetation.

Canal.

Surrounding Buildings.

Scale 1:2500

(According to Digimap)

ACCESS ROUTES

Here I have labelled bus routes, bus stops, pedestrian routes and parking. There is also a train station set in the city centre (same district) which is a 12 minute walk to the site.

Parking.

Bus Route.

Bus Stop.

Pedestrian Route.

Scale 1:2500

(According to Digimap)

GREENHEAD PARK (1)

HUDDERSFIELD

TOWN HALL (2)

TOP LANDMARKS CLOSEST TO

(See next page for map)

TO THE SITE IN HUDDERFIELD TOWN CENTRE

CASTLE HILL (4)

OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES

From this analysis, the typical movement of a citizen would be coming from and to their parking zone. This indicates that the majority of people will cross this site when walking up and down Queen Street South. Bus stops are also situated to the west of the site and to the south of the site where people will be getting off and not to mention waiting for the bus.

Gatherings of citizens. As a whole, 50% of citizens in a 5 minute walking radius.

Main source of citizens. 40% of citizens in a 5 minute walking radius.

Scale 1:2500 (According to Digimap)

SURROUNDING MATERIALS

These are just 5 examples of the closest buildings to the site. From looking and observing these buildings from my visit, there are only a selected 2 buildings designed from modern materials (Barbara Hepworth Building and Kirklees College). However, besides these buildings, the majority of the rest are made up of brick.

Due to my brief and client, it would be appropriate for me to consider a modern design to showcase her work and to draw attention to the public eye.

HIGH (NEGATIVE)

LOW (POSITIVE)

WINTER SPRING