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May 7th, 2021
Taino Research Facility and Library
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The purpose of Imprint 62 is to foster an exchange of ideas among scholars, students and the general public concerning the perspectives that folklore provides on the making of social life in the past and the present. The definition of imprint is to fix an event or experience so firmly in the memory that it cannot be forgotten although you do not try to remember it (Cambridge University).
PURE PRESENCE
There will be emphasis on topics such as the formation of vernacular culture, artefacts, symbolic communication and exchange, the making of the self along with daily activities and routines. The facility will engage the aesthetic, ethics and politics lived within the Taino culture. The curators will initiate and coordinate practical programs such as exhibitions, concerts, colloquia, publications, and publicity with organizations to highlight the history and culture of the Tainos who once occupied Jamaica. The Taino culture also plays a huge role in the history of Ocho Rios. The goal is to preserve the cultural resources found in the archives and to host and display the history of the Tainos that once occupied Jamaica, given the absence of a Taino Museum in the country. What is Pure Presence?
“This experience of a situation being filled with a certain presence also may be felt in the purity and aloneness of nature. In moments of quietness and solitude in nature, a person becomes aware that the natural environment itself has a presence that profoundly affects his mind and heart.”
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Precedent Study – Karlshamn Library and Culture Centre
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Cultural Item and Concept
ORDER OF PRESENTATION
Development, Preliminary Sketches and Models
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Site Analysis – Existing Site Conditions – Site 9
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Group 4 Site Plan and Site Section
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Schedule of
Accommodations 6.
Ground Floor
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First Floor
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Second Floor
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Analytical Diagrams
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East Elevation and Section Detail
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North Elevation and Section Detail
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Detailed Section (East to West)
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Renders
PRECEDENT STUDY -
KARLSHAMN LIBRARY AND CULTURE CENTRE
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Location: Karlshamn, Sweden Size: 5000m2 Year: 2013 Engineer: Buro Happold Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (SLA)
The project was designed to gather the city’s cultural functions under one roof. The building façade is cladded with robust wooden lamellas to minimize solar gain while allowing visual connection with the inside of the building. The warm lighting scheme was done to invite people in during the dark winter months, while bench seating stretching the length of the façade will invite passers-by to sit down or engage in activities around the cultural centre. The space consists of an exhibition area, information hall, cinema/multifunctional hall, staff and administration. There is also a library which is zoned for children, adolescents, adults and a newsroom.
Site Plan
Exploded View
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
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CULTURAL ITEM | CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
The Taino Social Hierarchy The Tainos were divided into three social classes: • • •
the naborias the nitaínos or sub-chiefs noblemen
Taino society was textured and varied, but also ordered. In any Taino society, people existed within a hierarchical structure. At the very top were a class of noble rulers and priests. The chief of a Taino village was called a cacique, and the priests were the bohiques. There were some female caciques which demonstrates that political power was shared to some degree. Below this ruling class was a class of lower nobles, including the professional warriors. These people were known as nitaínos. Below them were the naborias, or the workers.
The River "A waterway is generally understood to be a natural or man-made channel through which water flows; it usually consists of flowing water, a bed, banks, and a shore. Waterways include rivers, whether free-flowing or not, lakes, ponds and still-water basins.” Ocho Rios translates to “eight rivers” and is widely known for the beautiful rivers that flow through the area and its surrounding environs.
The Tainos used waterways, mainly rivers, to navigate their way around the islands and to conduct their fishing activities. It was their main mode of transportation as they navigated dugout canoes cut from a single tree trunk, using paddles. Each canoe could accommodate up to 80 people. Mountain
River Sea
SITE 9
SITE ANALYSIS – EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS
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Location: Main Street, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica District: Commercial Land use: Commercial Site Boundaries: Main Street, Milford Road and Turtle River Park Site Location Map
S.W.O.T. Analysis S (Strengths) – Access to Main St. - Connection to the boardwalk charette with opportunities to attract more patrons W (Weakness) - Noise from traffic on Main St. O (Opportunity) - Views to Turtle River Park and the sea T (Threat) – Malodorous drain
Site Map (Site 9)
Group 4 Site Plan and Site Section Scale 1:1000
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No.
Spaces
Description / Activities
Total Area (m2)
SCHDEDULE OF ACCOMMODATIONS
Ground Floor
Schedule 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
Lobby Experiential Hall Display of Artefacts Administration Restrooms (Male, Female and Accessible) Utility Closet Staff Lounge and Restrooms Emergency Exit Media/Control Room Archival Room and Research Area Lounge Storage Main Library Area IT Lab and Media Room Study Lounge Private Study Area Outdoor Reading Terrace
1.
Lobby
Reception
250
2. & 9.
Experiential Hall & Media Control Rm
Re-enactment / Timeline, Holographic Projections, Interactive Activities
300
3.
Display Area
Artefacts, Statues, Symbolic Communication
250
4.
Administration
Administrative Office, Kitchenette & Restroom
100
5.
Restrooms
Male, Female, Accessible
150(/3)
6.
Utility Closet
Cleaning Supplies
42(/3)
7.
Staff Lounge
Lounge, Lunch Room, Restrooms
50
8.
Emergency Exit
Fire Lobby, Fire Staircase, Emergency Elevator
40
Storage of Documents and other Collections, Private Consultation
100
First Floor 10.
Archival Room and Research Area
11.
Lounge
50
12.
Storage
25
Second Floor 13.
17.
Library
14. IT Lab and Media Room 15. Study Lounge 16. Private Study Area
Outdoor Reading Terrace Total Area
700
120 ~ 2000
EXHIBITIONS
GROUND FLOOR
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2 1
3
Main Core and Circulation 4 9
Legend
5 6
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9.
Lobby Experiential Hall Display of Artefacts Administration Restrooms (Male, Female and Accessible) Utility Closet Staff Lounge and Restrooms Emergency Exit Media/Control Room
Ground Floor Plan Scale 1:400
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8
(~1000 sq. m)
FIRST FLOOR
ARCHIVE AND RESEARCH
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2
Main Core and Circulation
3
10
12
5
11 8 6
Solid vs. Void
Legend 10. Archival Room and Research Area 11. Lounge 12. Storage
First Floor Plan Scale 1:400
(~450 sq. m)
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Main Core and Circulation 17
LIBRARY
SECOND FLOOR
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16
14
5 8
6 15
Solid vs. Void Legend 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
Main Library Area IT Lab and Media Room Study Lounge Private Study Area Outdoor Reading Terrace
Second Floor Plan Scale 1:400
(~ 820 sq. m)
ANALYTICAL DIAGRAMS
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Library Service Duct Awning Transom Window Louvre Windows
Archive and Research Passive Cooling and Natural Lighting for Restrooms Legend Active Cooling – Done to protect and preserve important artefacts and books Passive Cooling – Restrooms and other service areas Natural Lighting
Display of Artefacts and Exhibitions + Staff
EAST ELEVATION | SECTION DETAIL
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I. II. III.
Section (N-S)
IV.
Scale 1:500
Emergency Exit: I. Fire Staircase and Lobby II. Fire Lift III. Smoke Extract Shaft and Stairway Vent IV. Exit Ramp on Ground Fl.
East Elevation Along Promenade Scale 1:500
Main St.
NORTH ELEVATION | SECTION DETAIL
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I.
II.
Main Circulation: I. Staircase II. Elevator
North Elevation Along Main St. Scale 1:500
Milford Rd
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Experiential Hall
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Exhibition Space
III.
Administration
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Archive Room
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IT and Media Room
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Main Library Space
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Outdoor Reading Terrace
Skylights Fixed with Tempered-Over-Laminated Glass
Premium Composite Decking over Waterproof Membrane
Reinforced Concrete Beam Suspended Lighting
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Rainwater Gutter to Aid in Surface Water Drainage
Truss Supported Ceiling Cladded with a Standing Seam Finish to Aid in Surface Water Runoff
Hidden HVAC System
8” Reinforced Concrete Slab with Stained Hardwood Finish
Suspended Ceiling for Services
Promenade
Detailed Section (Running E -W) Scale 1:150
Driveway
GROUND FLOOR
LOBBY AND MAIN EXHIBITION SPACE
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GROUND FLOOR
EXPERIETIAL HALL
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LIBRARY
SECOND FLOOR
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INTERSECTION OF MAIN ST. AND THE PROMENADE
EXTERIOR RENDER
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