66 BEARING STREET: 2nd Year Portfolio 2.2

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CONTENTS

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2.2.2 PAGES 44 - 46

DESIGN JOURNAL

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SITE ANALYSIS

Diagram analysing how the area surrounding the site is occupied, therefore, establishing the needs within the area.

After researching the different sectors in Manchester, it was deduced that Greater Manchester has the largest creative and digital cluster in UK, key assets including Media City and the Sharp project.

Below show some of the statistics that support this fact, establishing a need to house the artists and creatives coming to Manchester.

(Creative, Digital & Technology - Invest in Manchester, 2020)

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RELATIONSHIP TO THE MAYFIELD PROJECT

How the housing strategy will sit within the Mayfield development plan and interact with the proposal.

The proposal should evaluate from what parts of the sites the new Mayfield park will be visible.

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SITE ANALYSIS/ SUN PATH

These diagrams show how the site is overcast at different times of the day at different times of the year.

Throughout all seasons the overcast doesn’t seem to be too much of a problem on the site except in the late afternoon.

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SITE ANALYSIS/ BUILDING HEIGHTS

This diagram illustrated the building heights of the Baring Street site and the surrounding buildings. This information is essential in gaining and understanding of the context and how it interacts with the site.

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SITE ANALYSIS

The site is easily accessible by all modes of transport, it can be argued whether there is a need for parking spaces due to the large access to public transport.

The site is also at risktoflooding so this must be taken into consideration during the design process.

DIAGRAM SHOWING HOW THE SITE INTERACTS WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS

SITE MOVEMENT// Noise Train Station Bus Stop Cycle Trail NATURE// Greenary River Flooding Wind CULTURE//Mayfield

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SITE VISIT

The images show the diversity within the site: whether that be the changes in level; the river; or the different views and interactions.

It shows the overall feelings that were gained during the site visit.

The site felt very overshadowed and dark, therefore, there needs to be a bright and fresh intervention that can stand out within the site. This could be through, height or a contrasting material (such as timber) or through the dynamics of the form.

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SITE MODEL 1:200

The model highlights the key spaces surrounding the site.

These include: The river; the surrounding buildings in particular the liberty living student accommodation building; andtheopenspaceoftheMayfielddevelopmentsite

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STRATEGY

The 2.1 proposal was to establish a cultural hub within the Mayfield Project Arches, which promoted and showcased art performance and literature. This housing proposal was established as a housing scheme for these creatives in particular, as well as others in this diverse city.

This plan shows that the 2.1 proposal is the nearest cultural location in the area. They will live and work in the homes to produce the art that will be showcased in these locations.

This cultural district will be established to encourage collaboration between creatives in one location.

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TRANSIENT HOMES FOR CREATIVES

ARTISTS; PERFORMERS; CREATORS

FLEXIBLE LIVE-WORK SPACES IN MANCUNIAN CREATIVE CLUSTER A COLLABORATIVE HOME WITH ARTISTIC SPACES FOR ALL 12

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TYPES OF CREATIVES

These diagrams suggest the types of residents that may live within the Baring street housing complex. Their requirements of spaces must be considered while designing. They would all be living in transient homes for a few months for their residencies within the city.

PAINTER/ FINE ARTIST Requires lots of space and specific lighting.

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SCULPTOR Also requires lots of space and specific lighting, as well as space for tools and equipment.

PHOTOGRAPHER Requires studio space and a dark room to process photographs.

ACTOR Travel in companies, so a dormitory-like house is needed to allow actors to live together.

WRITER Bright and open spaces for lots of inspiration.

DANCER Also travel in companies, so needs joint housing. Needs a large studio space with a large wall mirror for rehearsals.

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NORTH LIGHTING

North lighting is an essential component in work spaces for artists and this factor will be a key driver within the design choices.

The natural light comes form the northern hemisphere and the diffused sunlight does not create sharp shadows, therefore, the ideal conditions fro artists to create.

This can be achieved by having roof glazing facing towards the north, usually achieved through a pithed roof.

LIGHT WELLS

ROOF MONITORS

LIGHT SHELF

EXTERNAL REFLECTORS

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DIAGRAM SHOWING THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT NORTH LIGHTING CAN BE ACCESSED.

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MODEL TESTING

These models explore different iterations of how the different units can join together. Whether that be side by side, above and below or completely separate.

The models also explore the positive and negative spaces that can be used as shared or private spaces within the site. These spaces can become opportunities for interaction and community engagement within the site.

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LANDSCAPING ITERATIONS

These iterations show the different possible combinations of arranging 8 single houses, and an extra larger dormitory style house, within the site.

Starting with a series of sketching analysing the combination of housing with landscaping and communal zones, these progressed in testing with sketch models.

Tested at 1:100.

The larger building signifies the dormitories for the company of actors. There would need landscaping between the two rows.

This iteration wouldn’t be successful due to the overshadowing and reduced access to north lighting.

This iteration does not take into consideration the number of houses needed and questions how all units would fit.

South facing glazing in needed within the living spaces and this iteration overshadows the south facing facades due to the distance between the buildings.

This iteration allows views to the river, but the rest of the site seems lost, and the dormitory building seems abandoned.

This iteration allows lots of room for an outdoor communal space, possibly a shared exhibition/ performance space, but has too much overshadowing of the south facing facades.

This Iteration works well in creating two communal zones within the site.

Allows more private courtyards between the buildings and the river but they would be overshadowed depending on the building height.

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PRECEDENTS

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Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Visitors Centre, New York, USA, Weiss/Manfredi

Waterside Buddist Shrine, Tangshan, China, ARCHSTUDIO

The light well allows the light to be drawn in throughout the entire building and connect all the spaces together. The basement is also give other opportunities to access lighting as well.

The building seamlessly integrates into the landscape and allows opportunities for visitors to interact with and climb onto the roof. The landscape is also built to accommodates flooding with rain garden that acts as a storm-water infiltration basin and catchment pond.

The building is hidden into the landscape and allows privacy yet extracts light from above in a subtle and illuminating way.

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PROGRAMME

This diagram explores the spaces needed within the homes and the connections and hierarchy between these spaces.

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The solid lines show the direct connections.

The dotted lines show the spaces that need a physical connection.

The size of the bubbles show the hierarchy between the spaces.

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PROGRAMMATIC ORGANISATION

Diagrams exploring potential form and programmatic arrangements. It evaluates the spaces needed within the homes and the connections needed between certain spaces.

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This basic form looks at how north lighting can be accessed across all levels with this programmatic arrangement within each unit.

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LANDSCAPING STRATEGY

These iterations explored different strategies for possible landscaping within the site.

Diagram exploring an idea to tackle the issue of cars and other services that don’t want to be visible within the landscape.

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Potential landscaping strategies.

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FORM ITERATIONS The iterations follow the dynamic forms that can be tested and how the form of the building can be used to create spaces and heirachy within each unit.

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FORM ITERATIONS

This iteration develops the previos iterations but with a more open plan. It focuses on Facig north to allow the vital north lighitng into the unit.

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HILL

It was deduced that if the houses were set apart on an incline then it reduces the overhshadowing on the South facing facade and therefore living areas.

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Inclined landscape

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PRECEDENTS

Beach Home, Florida, William Morgan

Mausam - House of Seasons, India, Zero Studio

Leiria House, Portugal, Aires Mateus

Long House - Ochoquebradas House, Chile, Akihisa Hirata

This building successfully integrates into a slope and makes the most of contrasting public and private spaces.

The form of this home is very intriguing and is similar to the facades that is linking to my design process.

This home creates light-wells within the surround site to access the hidden underground private areas.

This strategy links the home along the hillside landscape create interesting pathways and community opportunities.

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DESIGN

These iterations explored how the slope can be used to create privacy and opportunities within a design.

They also focused on the key drivers of having a South facing living space and a North facing studio space.

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INITIAL IDEA

This iteration explores how the units can be integrated within the landscape of the ‘hill’ which has been created to gain optimum lighting.

The below plan shows the ratio of housing and landscaping on the site with a rough roof plans.

The section on the left shows how the gradient will change across the units.

The next stage is to occupy the mass within the rest of the ‘hill’ that is currently unoccupied to make the most of the space.

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INITIAL PLAN IDEAS 1:50 - A2

1- Studio/ work space 2- Kitchen and dining area 3- Living room 4- Balcony 5- Bottom floor staircase 6- Platform staircase 7- Bathroom 8- Services space 9- Bedroom 1 10- En suite 11- Bedroom 2 12- Bedroom 3 13- Outer Staircase 14- Courtyard

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These plans assumed that the only liveable space would be above the hill and all the space below the hill would be wasted as a car park, which was unnecessary. The next stage was to see how the rest of the space below the hill could be optimised to create a more efficient building.

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PRECEDENTS

Fukuoka Estate, Japan, Rem Koolhaas - OMA

Alexandra Road Estate, Camden, Neave Brown

Plein Sud, Morocco - Architectural Visualisation, YDA Architects

Halen Estate, Switzerland, Atelier 5

Each house is penetrated by a private vertical courtyard that introduces light and space into the centre. The roof has multiple functions of bringing in light as well as creating a new space for outdoor interaction.

The terraces allow the opportunity to create a more private setting for interaction as a community. It resembles a new street and level that is only accessible by residents, therefore, creating a level of spatial hierarchy.

This mountain of homes offers terraces with gardens while proposing optimized and qualitative typologies thanks to a layout in steps which allows multiplying the openings and the contributions of light.

Built in 1961 as an exercise in high-density, low-rise building, the development is an important example of 20th century Modernist architecture. It create a habitat for diverse people that provides a variety of meeting places as well as opportunities in the private indoor and outdoor areas.

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LIGHT ANALYSIS

This diagram illustrates the silhouette of the section between a selection of the houses. It focuses on the light wells throughout the design and how it illuminates the spaces.

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ROOF GARDEN CONCEPT

This collage illustrates the atmosphere created within the site. The site is not only a housing estate but a share community and space for artists to live and collaborate as one.

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WORK SPACE Artist Studio

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MURAL WALL

The mural will become a space for the artists taking residency in the estate to make their mark on the site.

It will be evidence of the collaboration within the site.

The idea is similar to that of the Markthal in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

(Study trip photography)

(An instant itinerary for Amsterdam and beyond | get lost Magazine, n.d.)

(Study trip photography)

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ROOF PLAN 1:500 at A2

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ELEVATION 1:200 at A2

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SECTION A

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SECTION B

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SECTION C

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Sustainability- Site & Climate

Spatial Quality- Site & Climate

Buildability- Site & Climate

Flood defences: Living green roof reduces water runoff. Houses at a higher altitude and therefore is harder to flood especially with the incline.

Organisation: Houses are set at an incline to avoid over-shadowing of the south facade. Houses are organised in 2 lines with a gap between them for open and shared community space.

Orientation: The living spaces are south facing, whereas the artist studios are north facing for north lighting.

Private roof garden for residents.

Some of the residents can see the views of the new Mayfield park.

Can see the performance rehearsal space below from the roof gardens.

The living spaces of the houses look upon the studio spaces of other homes to create a shared community workspace.

Roof lights to allow the light to illuminate throughout structure.

Precedents that I took inspiration from (from left to right): Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland; Waterside Buddist Shrine, Tangshan, China; Leiria House, Portugal.

Sustainability- Building System & Internal Environment

Spatial Quality- Building System & Internal Environment

Buildability- Building System & Internal Environment

Steel frame- They are flexible, which makes them very good at resisting dynamic (changing) forces such as wind or earthquake forces.

Steel is recyclable and more much sustainable than concrete.

The large amaounts of glazing will allow for more natural lighting and a decrease in evergy usage, however, double glazing must be used to reduce heat lose through the windows.

Vetical Loads, Lateral Loads The steel frame allows large glass openings. The portal frame allows longer spans and a larger open plan within the house.

Composite slab has rapid construction. Steel frame is quick to build on site as a lot of work can be prefabricated in a factory. Fast assembly No formwork or propping.

Strong number of windows to allow natural light to flood through each unit.

Sustainability- Materials

Spatial Quality- Materials

Buildability- Materials

Timber rainscreen, sustainable choice of materials. Durable and lasts a long time for the main house units.

Green roof natural form of insulation, bringing down energy costs.

Interior and exterior timber- natural, earthy and creative atmosphere for artists. Separates the top and room garden from Manchester. More of an earthy feel.

Continuous structure of rainscreen from wall to roof, integrates better together.

Stone as outer facade to provide surface for mural and more warm tones. (contrast surrounding buildings)

Dry construction and fast construction

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1:20 at A1 1: Roof Detail - Timber Weatherboarding 24mm - Horizontal Battens 40mm - Vertical Battens 50mm - DPM - Sheathing 24mm - Insulation 60mm - Steel Frame 100mm - Insulation 80mm - Plywood Panels 15mm

6: Inner Wall - Plywood 15mm - Vertical Battens 40mm - DPM - Insulation 50mm - Steel Column 100mm - Insulation 50mm - DPM - Vertical Battens 40mm - Plywood 15mm

2: Outer wall - Timber Weatherboarding (Rain screen) 24mm - Horizontal Battens 40mm - Vertical Battens 50mm - DPM - Sheathing 24mm - Steel Column 100mm - Insulation 50mm - Plywood 15mm

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7: Ground Floor - Timber Floor Boards 20mm - Battens 45mm - Sound Insulation 20mm - Floor Screed 35mm - Concrete Slab 200mm - Pad Foundations

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3: Floor - Timber Floor Boards 20mm - Battens 45mm - Sound Insulation 20mm - Floor Screed 35mm - Concrete Slab 150mm - Steel Beam 200mm 4: Green Roof/ Wall - Vegetation 60mm - Chippings (Drainage Layer) 60mm - DPM - Roof Deck 80mm - Thermal Insulation 100mm - Steel Frame Component 200mm - Plywood 15mm

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