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SITE INFLUENCES
SITE STUDY OF LAYERS, EXPOSURE + VEIWS
north facing elevation skyline of Middlehaven
study of layers and orientating veiws
DEVELOPMENT
crememonial approach to the crematorium STUDY OF THE LAYERING AND VEIWS FROM THE SITE
ROOFSCAPE
1:100 DEVELOPMENT MODEL
inhabited wall
approach via river boardwalk
cut throughs to allow visual connections to the chimney material palette of the site
pitched roof tranlsucent roofs rising above the exisitng
1:500 SITE MODEL
C ON T E NT S MASTERS THESIS PROJECTS: [ESALA Edinburgh University] DISTINCTION - BA GRADUATE PROJECT [Newcastle University] FIRST CLASS HONOURS PART ONE - ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT [MCINNES USHER MCKNIGHT ARCHITECTS] WATER CASTS - EXPERIEMENTING WITH TEXTURE OF MOURNERS TACTILE WALL
DEVELOPMENT
HAND DRAWING conceptual map of middlehaven, mapping the geology, ground textures and civic landmarks
casting explorations of mourners tactile wall, reflecting river channels and water movements. Modeling was also used ti explore the possibility of the wall becoming an inhabited structure, in which to retreat off the processional route
enclosed courtyards utiliising exisiting walls insertions raised off the ground by columns
external circulation cores to move between the levels of the insertions
My strategy of ‘ghost-like’ insertions and covered performance spaces was something that i proposed across the site as a whole. The Can Ricart site is offset from the Cerda uniform grid of Barcelona with many of its walls blocking natural access routes forcing users to meander around the buildings. In the master-plan I wanted to play off this notion of weaving through the site, thus choosing to keep and restore key walls, which now define thresholds to the courtyards and plazas i have proposed. By superimposing the matrix developed during site analysis openings were also cut through the existing buildings creating visual connections to the clock tower and chimney which allow people to orientate themselves around the site. At 1:500 (model scale) the tectonic intent behind my design is clear; The forms of the insertions are displayed along with their relationship to the existing walls and exterior spaces. Additionally the relationship of roof pitches can also be observed, with the new insertions just rising above the walls. The model’s materially highlights the contrast between the existing heavy construction and the light, modern and almost clinical insertions shown in a translucent material. The black indicates where existing facades have been cut through to maintain veiws and create public realms. Brown indicates the my second strategy of light intervention- re-instating the old roof structure over performances spaces.
elevated walkway
suspended walkway around performance area
MACRO