Ruby BartlettZielinskiSchool of Architecture Studio 2 - Experimental Disruptions Cannon Ivers + Alex Malaescu
Ruby BartlettZielinskiSchool of Architecture Studio 2 - Experimental Disruptions Cannon Ivers + Alex Malaescu
00 project background site selection site analysis 01 understanding terrain vague palimpsest layers building a box of light palimpsest 02 towards designing disorder notational language table notationaldesigndrawing 03 designing disorder breaking down walls design breakdown before + after comparisons dynamic howlightboxkingsmanwelcomeduowoodlandsquareimagesmuchdesignis enough appendix water logodesignpavementexperimentationprocessiteration+representationmark references 007 013009 015 039033029027023021017 045 105099089077061057049047 107 129119117109 130 contents
Two abandoned dry docks sit on the edge of the Thames, patiently waiting for their next story to be written. Overgrown by weeds, they sit as two water vessels, reflecting the time that goes by and catching cyclists’ eyes as they surprise them on their journey along the Thames Path. Once one of England’s most prolific dockyards, now a silent hole in the everchanging city.
For something to be considered “abandoned”, doesn’t it at some point have to create value? An abandoned site can not be called abandoned unless there is something to abandon to begin with. Today, many abandoned places sit for years, either being taken back over by nature or in purgatory until someone comes along to create something new. As the world moves further away from the age of industrialization, more and more abandoned sites are created because of unnecessary and, frankly, ancient technology replaced with 21st-century solutions. What happens to these sites, though? What happens to the countless acres of old industry? Some sites are wiped out completely - broken down and forgotten to create space for something new. Some sites are revived or retrofitted to help save some of the bones and lower the amount of waste. But what about sites that hold historical significance? What about the places that helped define a specific point in history? Even if that history was one of violence and power, do you simply wipe it clean and build new, or is there a way to change the site’s story? Is there an opportunity to use what is there and rewrite what could be?
introduction
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The Dynamic Duo is centered around the idea of changing the narrative of the pools. If left as they are, they stand as a symbol of conquest, defeat, and pain. The ships created within them attacked nations around the world in the search for more. More power, more land, more riches. What if, instead, it could be a place where people come together. Instead of searching for more elsewhere, what if the site could attract people to explore more within?
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Faraday Works Development Footprint of original dockyard Thames Barrier Woolwich Royal Arsenal Riverside Photo of building that was demolished in 2018. Credit: Paul Talling’s Derelict London 00 project background | site selection
Built as part of Henry VIII’s Woolwich dockyard in the early 1500s, the dry docks are some of the oldest physical ancestors that still exist on site. A handful of structures near the entry of the dockyard still stand, but most buildings and docks have been covered or replaced. The docks served for a short time as a site for diving practice, but little information is available about this point in their existence. There was a building at one point on the site at the center. It was demolished in 2018. Some pipes remain that were used to filter the water. Today, several developments are happening on the fringes of the old dockyard, but it is primarily a quiet residential neighborhood within the footprint. site selection Pierre Charles Canot.
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Credit: The Royal Collection Trust
Map of Dockyard published 18 June 1753 by
00 project background | site photos Existing basketball court. Current tunnel under the A206. West Photospool.from site visit on 02.02.22
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Grew up in the neighborhood Likes to hang out with friends on the weekend close to home Mostly plays video games during the week when not doing homework demographics
Creating profiles that reflect the demographic data was helpful to illustrate further and guide the design process. These four “people” each need something different from their public spaces, and hypothetically if a space could be flexible enough for all of them, it would be a core piece of social infrastructure for the neighborhood.
Current demographic data shows that the dockyard is not unlike other neighborhoods throughout London - it is culturally diverse. The unique qualities, though, are that it has a high percentage of single parents and residents over the age of 65 that live alone. In Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg points out that these are two demographic groups that depend on social infrastructure to lead happy, healthy lives. (Klinenberg, 2018)
Sampson, 37 Freelance web designer Single dad Just moved to the neighborhood 6 months ago Derrick + Elizabeth, 80 Retired Have a dog named Maisy Have lived in the neighborhood for 19 years Organizes guerrilla gardening around neighborhood Amelia, 25 Graduate Student studying Civil Engineering at University of Greenwich Usually takes bike to school Loves to write poetry and do yoga in her spare time Trent, 15 Student at the Royal Greenwich Trust School
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Derrick’s profile is based on a gentleman who lives on the dockyard’s northeast corner. When speaking with him about potential design ideas, he was excited by the idea of animating the space. He said it would be lovely to see young people using the space and favored the idea of opening access to the pools.
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Term 1 focused on a palimpsest drawing - a layering of information digging deep into our sites. Visiting the site two or three times a week and observing different times of the day helped build a rich understanding of the area - taking pictures, videos and sketching interesting elements along the way. Each time taking a different route - sometimes by train, by bus, by ferry, or by foot - to help give a fresh perspective on the view of the site. These observations began to give form to the palimpsest drawing.
01 understanding terrain vague
01 understanding terrain vague | site selection
Each layer of the palimpsest highlighted important aspects of the site. The historic layers lie beneath site observations and more recent elements. The drawing became a mind map, a collection of research and Everyobservations.discoveryfelt
like a new piece to the puzzle. The names of the ships were intriguing, such as Undaunted, Happy, Resolution, and Ruby. The timeline of the ships pointed out that the docks were fully functional until at least 1850. The poem by Rasheeda Page-Muir highlighted the area’s past, present, and future in a narrative way from the perspective of a young person living in the neighborhood. How could these puzzle pieces be put together in such a way that brought the site to life? palimpsest layering
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I slowly began to fill in a detailed site drawing through the whole exploration, each week filling in more detail from the observation sketches on-site, drone images, and Google Map data. 01 understanding terrain vague | detailed base drawing
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01 understanding terrain vague | lightbox As these layers developed and the palimpsest gained more information, I built a lightbox to see the work come together. The box helped calibrate the drawings and colors in a meaningful way. The box has two exterior plywood walls that leave a ledge for the drawings and plexiglass. The lights are LED strips that go around the interior. The base of the box is painted white to help boost the light on the inside. building a box of light
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The final palimpsest drawing is compiled on the lightbox to show all the layers of research and observation. 01 understanding terrain vague | palimpsest
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01 understanding terrain vague | palimpsest details
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These images mark a shift from models of formal organization and meaning that work with transparency and depth, to a condition of shallow surfaces, in which meaning resides in graphic information lying on the surface” Stan Allen, Points and Lines.
Next, we began to turn our digging into design. How might we initiate changes on-site that would trigger transformation? This notational study could be used as a prototyping exercise to determine what would work and what would not.
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The first step was figuring out what interventions to do to the site. Where would elements such as trees, benches, and basic amenities go, and how could the more exciting things, such as using materials from the site, be folded in? Initially, these elements were designed as simple shapes. Lasercutting the shapes and moving them around on top of a lightbox in different situations began to mold how everything could fit together. Laser-cut sections of the site also informed how the depth of the pools could play into the interventions. prototyping program
02 towards designing disorder | developing a notational language
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02 towards designing disorder | digital studies
After playing around with different elements, it was helpful to bring the scenarios back into the computer to move more quickly. These turned into sparks of possibilities and pushed the flexibility of the space in terms of programming and activation. It became clear that the site had the potential to become a vibrant cultural area, molded as the neighborhood needed. digital studies
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To collect the physical elements produced, I designed a table that cohesively displayed everything. The table helps organize a bit of the chaos while also expressing the dock shapes in another way. The legs of the table echo the contours of the pools, highlighting their curved forms. The table is designed to be taken apart easily and put back together for moving purposes and storage. It is held together by notches rather than nails or glue. Since it is made of plywood, it can be packed flat by stacking the disassembled pieces. table design
02 towards designing disorder | designing a table
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02 towards designing disorder | designing a table
Because of the CNC machine, the whole table came from two sheets of birch plywood, making it easy to pack flat after being disassembled. It was important for the height of the table to be tall enough to work on while standing or walking around it.
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02 towards designing disorder | scenario layouts
By printing the digital explorations on acetate, it was easy to see which activations could mesh with different layouts of the site. Could there be a holiday market and skating rink during winter and a basketball court in the summer? What would the daily activities bethe plaza could not be uninteresting during the day and only come alive during events. Could it leave room for people to bring activities? Could it become a place where people could feel comfortable? scenario layouts
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02 towards designing disorder | notational drawing
The final notational diagram suggests a design approach that uses notational studies to answer these questions. This layout suggests a flexible west pool to allow more activation and programming while leaving the east pool as a more natural part of the site.
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Palimpsest and notational diagram compiled on top of the light box. 02 towards designing disorder | notational and palimpsest drawing
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02 towards designing disorder | notational and palimpsest drawing details
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Based on the palimpsest and notational diagram, the design creates a park, a woodland, and a plaza. Each piece is connected as one public realm defined by breaking down walls, creating new entrances, stitching spaces together, fracturing the pavement, planting trees, reusing materials, and reviving the functionality of the pools.
03 designing disorder | breaking down the walls Map of current barriers. Map of proposed access routes. Not publicly accessible Wider tunnelNew entry Open accessNew access from road Wall surrounding neighborhood
The first big move is creating new avenues to discover the site while also opening up viewpoints to see the pools from the neighborhood. Currently, the brick wall surrounding the pools is nearly seven feet tall, making it impossible for the average person to see over it. The pools are set below the grade of the neighborhood by a meter, so new entry points include a series of ramps to allow for easy access for people with all abilities.
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The possibilities for activation open up with new access points. Based on the program prototyping, the site is broken up into zones. Each zone has a “theme” and a series of programming that works within the area. Since the project’s goal is to create flexibility, these are not the only activities that can happen in each space, just what the initial intervention will be. As the neighborhood takes ownership of the space, it is assumed that this will change over time.
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The dock extends the elevated walkway to float above the water. It would be where kayaks are launched from. Next is a steel structure at the center of the plaza that is in the shape of the building that was there. This allows for programming opportunities such as markets, art installations, swings, hanging plants, etc.
03 designing disorder | design interventions
The parking area is meant to be flexible. It is designed so that it doesn’t have to be a parking lot - it could also be an event space or just another area for people to gather.
The elevated walkway connects the high street and the pools in a beautiful way. The low wall around the balancing docks echoes the steps that go into the pools and create informal entry points and seating areas.
By definition, the word dynamic is characterized by constant change, activity, or progress. Knowing this, the moves made in this initial design are primarily to spark change as time goes on.
From the top of the plan, the first design decision is to create a way for people to sit close to the river. This is in the form of large steps that come out of each dock indentation.
The stairs at the center of the west pool break up the space and serve as water collection for the pools.
The boat structure in the center of the east pool is the footprint of Henry VIII’s ship. This shows how big the ships were and gives a fun design element for kayakers to go through or kids to play on when the water is low.
The tunnel under the road that is currently there is being enlarged. The space it creates will be programmable.
Reviving the ability for the pools to fill and empty allows for an enormous amount of flexibility in terms of programming the space. Most of the time, the eastern pool will have water in it and become the more natural side of the space, while the west pool will fluctuate and create a programmable space when empty.
The yellow planters are created from the shipping containers found on site. The flexible plaza at the south end is meant to host events and temporary art exhibitions.
design interventions
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the stairs boat structure to show scale of ships stairs that allow water into center tank steel structure of demolished building balancing pools ramp into pool around docks collection garden elevated walkway from high street woodland meadows plaza planters made of old shipping containers
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The following page shows the process behind some of the design decisions using the lightbox and dry erase markers. design iteration
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03 designing disorder | design iteration Assessing access barriers Expanding edge along the river Walkway over the pool accessed by bridge found from the site Opening up barriers Breaking up concrete Outlining tunnel path Where to put shipping containers? What to put in the center?
Creating a walkway from the high street
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Reconfiguring the broken concrete path
Choosing the shape of the pool’s outline
Redrawing outline and adding informal bench space
Echoing the shape of the pools
Reshaping to mirror other curves
New access points into the pools
Expanding the tunnel to allow for easier, safer access under the road
The first phase of the project would take the brick walls out, clean up the overgrown vegetation, and break up the concrete around the site’s edges.
03 designing disorder | stages of design existing site phase one
As previously stated, it is nearly impossible to access the pools, let alone be able to even see they exist, unless someone is directly in front of them.
The pink areas indicate what changes between each drawing. stages of design
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phase two phase three
The second phase is focused on creating the base for the new program. The crushed rubble from the demolition would be laid out in pathways around the site, the walkway from the high street would be added, the tunnel under the road would get more expansive, and the edge of the Thames path would be bumped out to create a more safe route for bikes and pedestrians, the building structure would come into the center, and the pool’s operation would be revived.
Phase three would be centered mostly around adding softness - creating a robust tree canopy, adding diverse gardens, and movable furniture.
03 designing disorder | surfaces and tree cover paved to permeable existing site proposed disruptions 35% greenspace 75%hardscapewatergreenspacehardscapegreenspace+water
The existing site is dominated by hardscape and cars. The new design ambitiously creates more permeable surfaces and green spaces. The building in the center is residential, so planting the woodland around is supposed to generate a bit of privacy for the people living there since much of the site is being opened up.
The new intervention aims to use the existing trees as much as possible but adds five times the amount of trees to create a civic woodland. As time goes on and the trees mature, they would become a powerful force to help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. quadruple the tree cover
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existing site proposed disruptions 44 trees 239 trees
The function of filling and emptying the pools will return to the site, but not to build ships, to build relationships. DYNAMIC DUO 03 designing disorder | dynamic duo
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03 designing disorder | dynamic duo | diver plaza
The steel structure at the center of the plaza is in the shape of the building that was there. It creates an opportunity for programming such as markets, art installations, swings, hanging plants, etc.
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The following pages show examples of different programs that are possible depending on the levels of the pools. dry docks
Since the main feature of the design is the balancing pools, the water strategy is essential to understanding the dynamics of the site. The pools are restored to their original intention but in a modern context. Since they were dry docks, in the past, they would have been able to be filled and emptied depending on whether they had a ship present at the time.
While a pump might be an obvious and accessible piece of machinery to install to create the dynamism, it would be much better to figure out a way to do it without a machine that needs to be powered by something external. Through experimentation with plastic water bottles, a solution was found to create a balancing mechanism without using a pump using pressure. See appendix page 109 for details on water experimentation.
Case Study: WATERSQUARE BENTHEMPLEIN Rotterdam, The Netherlands De Urbanisten
The ability to control the water levels allows for enormous programming opportunities. When the west pool is empty, activities such as basketball, skateboarding, dancing, concerts, ice skating, and more can happen. The programming can occur in the center, such as markets, small, intimate shows, and art installations when it has water in it. When the east pool is full, it can accommodate different water-based activities like kayaking, paddle boarding, or even diving. When the water is low, the boat in the center becomes a playground for kids to climb on or a fun place to discover plants or animals that create a home in a wet environment.
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03 designing disorder | dynamic duo | program options
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03 designing disorder | dynamic duo | program options 3D printing different programs and site elements brings the Dynamic Duo to life.
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During the day, the west pool becomes a canvas for many different uses. The steps become natural seats that visitors can use to picnic on for lunch on nice days. The pool’s surface is relatively imperfect, so there would most likely be small puddles around.
03 designing disorder | dynamic duo | west pool
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03 designing disorder | dynamic duo | west pool When programmed, the west pool could become a large venue for concerts, basketball tournaments, ice skating, football games, etc.
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opportunities
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When the pool has water, it becomes a quiet place for reflection, watching birds, and pushes visitors to utilize the central plaza. This creates more for encounters and events.
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The woodland is the area most changed through the design since it was mainly dominated by hardscape, to begin with. Now, it is a densely planted wonderland full of rich biodiversity and lush, soft greenspace.
WELCOME WOODLAND 03 designing disorder | welcome woodland
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The elevated walkway allows visitors to get a better view of the space and an accessible and safe way to enter the park from above. The grade of the ramp is about 15:1, making it comfortable for many visitors with different ability levels.
The material of the pathway is stainless steel with a unique pattern punched into it. The design echoes movement while allowing people walking on it to see beneath them and for light to reach through the holes to encourage diverse plant growth.
The pathways in the woodland are meant to complement one another. The lower trail reuses the broken-up concrete and pavement on the site previously. The breaks in the paving stones create opportunities for plants to take over and frame areas that are not walked on. See appendix page 117 for details on the pavement process.
03 designing disorder | welcome woodland | pathways
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03 designing disorder | welcome woodland | elevated pathway
The elevated walkway connects the busy roadway to the newly designed space. It floats above the plants, trees, and crushed concrete walkway.
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03 designing disorder | welcome woodland | woodland path The path that winds through the Woodland consists of giant crushed concrete slabs. There are also spaces for informal pathways to develop depending on where people want to travel.
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03 designing disorder | welcome woodland | international gardens Populus tremula Eupatorium purpureum Taxodium distichum Vriesea splendens Blechnum brasiliense Eucomis bicolor Pennisetum alopecuroides Catharanthus roseus Olea europaea Pinus sylvestris
The dockyard’s history is an essential aspect to highlight in the design. Mapping the ships shows what the global reach of the dockyard was. This map includes battles or locations where the ships fought.
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GARDENS OF THE JAMEEL ART CENTRE Dubai, United Arab Emirates Anouk Vogel Case
As the symbol shifts from power to a more inclusive space, it is important to preserve the history but also rewire it in a positive way. Inspired by Anouk Vogel’s installations, the planting strategy for the Dynamic Duo will include plants from all of the nations that were attacked by ships created at the Woolwich Dockyard.
03 designing disorder | welcome woodland | planting planting scheme The plants should create softness and bring a sense of wildness without looking out of control. Since each area has its own microclimate, different strategies or typologies will be included throughout the plan. Eupatorium purpureum Catharanthus roseus Euonymus europaeus f. albus Diving Plaza WoodlandThames Tree Alley WelcomePinusWoodlandsylvestris Betula utilis albosinensissubsp. Populus nigra betulifoliasubsp. Populus tremula Taxodium distichum Ficus rubiginosa Blechnum brasiliense Vriesea splendens Buddleja davidii Olearia phlogopappa Agapanthus inapertus Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae Kingsman Square Grassland + Plaza Pennisetum alopecuroides Eragrostis curvula Themeda triandra Eucomis bicolor Muhlenbergia capillaris Hoheria ‘Borde Hill’
Diving Plaza Woodland Includes existing and some new trees to give shade and separate bike/ped pathways.
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Kingsman Square Plaza New planters will frame existing trees to make the space feel more WelcomeKingsmanThamesinviting.TreeAlleySquareGrasslandWoodland
A mixture of grasses will be planted to soften the corner and gradual slope under the road.
Most natural and diverse areas to be planted. Walking through it should feel wild but not apocalyptic. Natural pathways that allow plants to come through and soften the hard
Plantingedges.around the top of pools to frame views and create habitats for Vegetationwildlife. on the far side will be planted to give a dense green wall between the vibrant public space and the residential area.
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The grassy area comes to life to connect the docks to the surrounding neighborhood. KINGSMAN SQUARE 03 designing disorder | kingsman square
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03 designing disorder | kingsman square | grassland
The slope created by expanding the tunnel under the road turns a boring lawn into a dynamic grassland.
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03 designing disorder | kingsman square | crossing the road The tunnel under the A206 is being expanded to allow for easy access and a more delightful connection between the Welcome Woodland and Kingsman Square. There is a skylight that allows light to come through from the road.
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03 designing disorder | kingsman square | crossing the road The expanded walkway provides different possible activities such as skateboarding or family movie nights.
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03 designing disorder | kingsman square | flexible plaza Kingsman Square is embedded in a different part of the neighborhood, outside the old dockyard, and is surrounded by retail and restaurants. The bricks that came from the wall around the pools create a cobblestone-like surface that is permeable but also allows for events or larger public art installations.
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Palimpsest, Notational Diagram, and final Design Drawing layered on the lightbox. 03 designing disorder
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03 designing disorder Details of drawings and renderings on the lightbox.
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3D printed elements and rendering acetate layers on the lightbox. 03 designing disorder
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The vague and disappointing answer to “How much design is enough” is - it depends. It depends on the story of each site, the available materials, what the community wants, what your core values are, what the client wants, how much money you have to play with, and more. Some sites may require more design interventions, and some may require little to no intervention. Our job is to know when to sing or not. “
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how much design is enough?
There are times when the present breaks the shackles of the past to create the future... But there are also times…when it is the past that creates the future, by breaking the shackles of the present.” (Turner 1998) Practices like D.I.R.T. Studio, led by Julie Bargmann, create spaces that catalyze regeneration. They know when the present should break the shackles of the past, but more importantly, when the past should break the shackles of the present.
In a recent interview with Zane Lowe, Harry Styles talks about the difficulty of writing music with vocals or without. He states that since he is technically a singer when he writes, he always feels that each song needs to be full of lyrics, but in his new album, he tried to restrain from doing so and let moments of instrumental pieces take more prominence. Maybe modesty is the way forward. As artists and designers, we want to create something new and groundbreaking every time we put pen to paper. We are wired to put our stamp on the world. If it were up to Julie and Harry, artists that develop empathy for the past and a keen sense of restraint could still create something beautiful and unique.
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appendix | water experimentswater
Map of where water is coming from and where it goes.
To understand how the water would move, it was helpful to get hands-on and experiment. The first experiment involved two water vessels with a straw between them. When water was poured into one container, it would fill until the straw, then start to empty into the other vessel until it had selfbalanced. While this would be a fine solution if the water levels did not need to be controlled, it did not change much of the pool’s function as it is today.
experimentation
The final experiment married the first successful experiment with the upright water bottles and the large split water bottle. To make up for the similarity in levels, it was helpful to lift the vessel that the water was going in so that gravity helped naturally move the water into the central tank. The trick was making sure that the input and output pipes were low enough on the tank that the tank did not need to be full for water to move.
It was possible to control water pressure through further research if another tank was added to force or stop the self-balancing water. The following experiments included another vessel to test pressure and more controlled water movement. The first of these experiments was to test the theory but was unrealistic because the pools’ scale and orientation were completely different from the experiment.
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The next experiment included a large water bottle cut in half to symbolize the pool’s relative shape and size. This method didn’t work well because the vessels were at similar levels, meaning the water was self-balancing but not extreme.
appendix | water experiments
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appendix | water experiments
Foundation would be built on top of it and a thin layer of concrete. There is a staircase in the center of the pool that will be added to (1) break up the space, (2) give the pool additional seating in the center, and (3) hide the pipes that lead to the central tank. A mesh will be mounted at the bottom of the stairs so that large debris cannot get into the tank. These will need to be cleaned regularly, keeping the water flowing smoothly and the pipes
Since the west pool is supposed to be the flexible one, it will be the one that receives water and moves it to the center tank. To stay true to the experiments, the west pool would also need to be raised so that the water would go down into the tank. The dirt from digging out the tunnel under the road at the south end of the site would be used as a base to fill the pool.
Atunblocked.thecenter of the plaza, there is a wheel that opens and closes. When the wheel in the middle of the plaza is turned, water will be moved from the west pool to the east pool. Turning the wheel releases the pressure, allowing water to flow to the larger pool in the form of a waterfall down the steps.
Drawing of water system layers. Water goes under the steps and funnels to the central tank.
Detail of mechanism.wheel
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When the wheel is turned, water begins to fill up the east pool.
Photos of water experiments.
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appendix | pavement process Detail of pathway in the design drawing.
Once the large stones are laid, the leftover material will be crushed and sprinkled in between to create a top layer to flatten the pathways.
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pavement process Break up concrete using a jackhammer. Construction teams would be advised to break the concrete up to allow a diverse set of pieces to vary in size.
When the pathways are ready to be installed, the pieces will be carefully laid out like a puzzle. Since there is no way to predict the size and shape of each piece, the arrangement would need to be executed on-site.Pieces would need to be laid out in an orderly fashion, sorted by color, shape, size, and material. These would be stored on-site where the parking area would be since the pathways would be laid before the parking area is started. This allows the material to be close while saving time and money on unnecessary transportation and storage.
appendix | design iteration Throughout Term 2, the design has expanded and evolved, not only within the site but also in how it is represented. Here is an evolution of drawings from January. design iteration
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appendix | design representation Throughout Term 1, I experimented with different types of drawing techniques. Each one informed or contributed to the final renderings. design representation
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appendix | design representation Throughout Term 2, I experimented with different ways to represent an imperfect site. I would often hand draw or trace other sites to get the right texture, then bring the drawings into the computer to digitize them. design representation CORE CITY PARK - Detroit, MI, USA - D.I.R.T. Studio
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appendix | design representation Each rendering has a painted aspect. This is to avoid the typical look of each rendering feeling too “digital”. On the following page are a few examples of the vegetation library I developed as I drew new layers to be added to the site. Inspiration for the style of these comes from Junya Ishigami’s work. design representation
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appendix | logo mark
logo
The logo symbolizes the two pools in their new forms - one filled in to create a new flexible space and one that keeps its “Dynamicwater.Duo”sparked from the idea that the pools are not static. The project’s ambition is to create a dynamic space that molds and changes over time. While the site will expand as connections and access points are designed, the pools remain anchor points - creating a dynamic centerpiece to a larger strategy. mark
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