The University of Sheffield School of Architecture
Semester One Taking the Waters, Scarborough Simon Chadwick, Vasilena Vassilev, Ming Chung + Nick Tyson The bath house, a place historically pervasive in many cultures, has traditionally been a complex space laden with nuanced social customs. The project provided students with an opportunity to contextualise the notion of a contemporary pool/spa/bath house in Scarborough, a city historically known as one of the first seaside spa resorts in England. Students were encouraged to develop their own interpretation of “taking the waters� while emphasising the social, spiritual, therapeutic, and leisurely aspects of engaging with water.
The Poet and the Pragmatist, Scarborough Paul Testa, David Britch The theme of the project is poise typified by Edith Sitwell 18871964, a female aristocratic poet who was penniless for much of her life, whose work was concerned with sound as much as words. . The brief was to design a building to house her collection of work currently held by Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center in the United States, while fostering broader social engagement through the incorporation of a performance space.
01 Lucas Williams Taking the Waters
02 Eleanor Hill Taking the Waters
03 Sam Collins Retreat
04 Vlad Bodogan Taking the Waters
05 Sanjukta Jitendhar The Poet and the Pragmatist
06 Vlad Bodogan Taking the Waters
07 Sam Collins Retreat
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Retreat, Scarborough Robert Blundell, Russell Light The project centred on the historic association of the Yorkshire Coast with refuge and rehabilitation. Starting with a visit and analysis of Whitby Abbey, the programme asked students to design a spiritual or therapeutic retreat with a focus on developing a sense of community within the building.
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08 Adam Spreckley Taking the Waters
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09 Katherine Dauncey Taking the Waters
10 Thomas Hudson Davies Taking the Waters
11 Sam Milward The Poet and the Pragmatist 12 Tuomas Peippo Retreat
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