Initial Site Concepts
Organic site layout
Education centre
Boarding House
Maintain existing artery route into Canterbury Optimise views of Canterbury Cathedral
Housing
Initial Site Concepts
Provide a social plaza space
Intial concept for education center
Provide direct bridge access to adjacent field
Move to a circular plan with doube curve roof
Plans: Ground Floor
GROUND FLOOR KEY: 1. Classrooms 1 to 6 - 65m2 each 2. Main Entrance - 45m2 3. Secondary Entrance - 19m2 4. Boarding House Entrance - 20m2 5. Atrium - 46m2 6. Hall - 104m2 7. Circulation Space - 130m2 8. Lift - 2m2 9. Service Void to Plant Room - 1.5m2
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SITE KEY:
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1 6
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A. Boarding House B. Student Flats C. Housing D. Great Stour River E. New Green Bridge
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E2
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Required space for ground source heat coils placed under tarred surface
Plans: Classroom Detail
CLASSROOM KEY:
1. Classrooms 1 to 4- 65m2 each 2. Lift - 2m2
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1 Primary steel columns 3200mm roof cantilever 1500mm shading element
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Classrooms are identical volumetric modules which are inserted into the buildings frame
Perimeter heating tubes (40mm) fed from plantroom
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Plans: First Floor
GROUND FLOOR KEY: 1. Cafe Kitchen- 26m2 2. Shltered Terrace - 22m2 3. Plant Room - 26m2 4. Lab Store Room - 20m2 5. Atrium - 46m2 6. Hall Void - 104m2 7. Circulation Space - 130m2 8. Lift - 2m2 9. Service Void to Plant Room - 1.5m2 10. Office - 50m2 11. Office Store Room - 25m2 12. Laboratory - 40m2
E E1
E1
D S2
SITE KEY:
A. Boarding House B. Student Flats C. Housing D. Great Stour River E. New Green Bridge
2 8
1 6
S1
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12
9
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S1
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1:200
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E2
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S2
Required space for ground source heat coils placed under tarred surface
Plans: Hall Detail HALL KEY:
1. Hall Void - 104m2 2. Ground Heat Pump and water cylinders 3. Cafe Kitchen - 26m2
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Clearstory window provides evening west light into hall
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Non-glazed region allowing access from hall onto courtyard
190mm block work walls 100mm Insulation
Perimeter heating tubes (40mm) fed from plantroom 0
1:100
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10
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Plans: Roof
GROUND FLOOR KEY: 1. Photovoltaic Panels and Solar Water Collectors fitted to roof trusses 2. Atrium - 46m2
E E1
E1
D S2
SITE KEY:
A. Boarding House B. Student Flats C. Housing D. Great Stour River E. New Green Bridge
1 2
S1
S1
A
C C 0
1:200
5
10
E2
E2
B
S2
Required space for ground source heat coils placed under tarred surface
Initial Concept Model
Boarding house
Education centre
New public plaza area and green bidge
Housing
Primarily Glazed
Shading elements rap around building
Courtyard
Organic double curved roof
Construction Sequence: Education Building Perspectives
Primary Structure - Phase 1
Perimeter roof support Masonry hall structure provides lateral stability 8 RSJ-UB254 floor beams support first floor 8 Steel columns provide support for first floor and roof
Secondary Structure - Phase 2
RSJ-UB178 floor beams suppport first floor and walkway
Construction Sequence: Education Building Perspectives
Roof Structure - Phase 3
Central concourse dips into courtyard and is supported by 29 steel columns
Vaulted, circular concourse spans 12m from the central supports
“ Roof Cladding - Phase 4
The big metal roof is as deeply ingrained in British architectural tradition as thatched cottages and stone churches. The idea was invented for greenhouses, then applied to the great Victorian railway stations and to the Crystal Palace, that wondrous achievement of scale and ingenuity, whose mythic power is made all the greater by the fact that it no longer exists.
- Rowan Moore, The Guardian, 2012 on London King’s Cross concourse – review
Photovoltaic panels are installed in the central ring of the roof where transparency is not required
Detail Sections: Classroom & Office 1:20
Photovoltaic panels
Rainwater collection duct Insulation strip
Shading cantiliver of 1500mm
Shading system Secondary RSJ UB203 beam Ventilation louvers Insulation slab (180mm) Ceiling finish Curved double glazing (12mm) Drain Perimeter heating Screed finish (50mm) Insulation slab (100mm) DPM Blinding layer Blockwork (H225mm x W180mm) Hardcore Pile foundation
Detail Sections: Ventilation 1:5
Perimeter heating in winter due to greater heat loss at window edge
Ventilation louvers can be manually opened or shut
Detail Sections: Hall & Cladding System 1:20 Perimeter roof support Photovoltaic panels Rainwater collection duct Ceiling insulation
Wall to ceiling corner molding Roof cantiliver of 3200mm
Insulation slab (100mm)
Hexagonal chromoly tiles
Perimeter insulation 30mm thick
DPM 150mm above ground level
Blockwork (H225mm x W180mm) Plasterboard wall finish Timber flooring Screed finish (50mm) Insulation slab (100mm) DPM Blinding layer Hardcore Pile foundation
Elevation: North Photovoltaic Panels
Female WC Male WC
Cladding System
6892mm 855mm 2786mm 350mm 2786mm
Classroom Garden Entrance / Exit Classroom 1
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Classroom 2
Classroom 3
Elevation: South Laboratory
Classroom 4
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Offices
Classroom 5
10
Courtyard
Primary Entrance
Student Flats
Classroom 6
Hall
Section: South Store room
Boarding house entrance
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10
Social zone
Ciculation zone
Maximum solar gains
Courtyard
6900mm Photovoltaic paneling Student flats
Glazed sliding doors
Hall
Double glazed clearstory window
Section: South Summer
Section: South Winter
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During winter perimeter heating is provided
Passive ventilation during the summer
Thermal heat block within foundation
Final Models