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Presedent1:Interventionsinpublicspace
Stortorget
Diagramofthesiteshowingdiferenttexturalfinishes
Diagramofthearchessiteshowingdiferenttexturalfinishes:
largewhitegranitesetsforthe“void”ofthearches
Largedarkgreygranitesetsforthe”solid”ofthearches
CarusoStJohnArchitectsworkedwithartist
EvaLafdahltodesignare-imaginedpublic
squareoutsideofthecity’sBaroqueCathedral.
Theplanwastocreateanimaginativerenovation
inoneofthemostsignificantlocationsinthe
city.
Theideawastoproduceapublicspacewhich
reflectedthedignityofthelocationandwould
provideanewcivicspacewhichcouldbeused
forarangeof
activities.Theexistingroadsandpavements
wereremovedanda“fieldofstones”was
createdingranite,intowhichsmoothpaths
havebeenlaidforeaseofpedestrianmovement.
Theproximitytotheseaiscelebratedwithhigh
lightingmastswhichrepresentships’mastsand
liftpeoples’gazetothesky,whichthenreminds
themofthevastnesoftheopensea.
TheSquarebeforetheredesign
TheSquareaftertheredesign
Presedent2:IndustrialArchaeology
BaterseaArtsCentre
Shortsectionthoughmainpreformingspace
BaterseaTownHalisabeautifulyconstructedcivicbuildingwhichwasdesignedbyE.W.
Mountfordandopenedin1893.Since1974thebuildinghasbeenusedasanartscentre.
HaworthTompkinshasbeenworkingwiththeartscentreteamandthelocalcommunityto
developthebuildingfurtherintobeingaplaceofcommunalactivity.Anewpubliccourtyard
hasbeencreated,whilstthepreviouslyunusedaticsandrooftopspacehavebecomeoffices
andaroofgarden.TheGreatHalofthebuildingwasbadlydamagedinafirewhilethe
renovationworkwasbeingcariedout,andtheoveraldesignhasaccommodatedarestored
GreatHalwhichhasretainedthefire-blackenedwals,whilstastunningnewwoodentubular
gridceilinghasbeencreated.Theaimoftheprojectwasnotjustthatanewdesignwouldbe
producedbutalsoculturalchangeinthearea.Thebuildingisawonderfulfusionofoldand
new,traditionalandinnovative.
Groundplan
Before
After
Shortsection
Shortsection
Courtyardpreformingspace
Iwilcarythoughthephilosophy
ofrenovationthatIhaveseenon
thisprojectandmakeminimal
interventionstotheexistingarches.
Ceilingdesignprocesmodel
Presedent 3: Concept form
Sliding House
Thebriefgivenbytheclient
wastobuildahouseto
retireto,whichwouldalow
food to begrown,the
landscapetobeenjoyed,
andgueststobeentertained.
Theruralsitewassubject
to stringent planning
guidelinesandboththe
clientandarchitecthada
sharedappreciationfor
timberframedandclad
farm buildings.
Theresultisasinglelinear
buildingwhichisslicedinto
3parts:ahouse,agarage
and an annexe.
Thegarageispuledof-axis
tocreateacourtyardarea.
The building isfurther
definedbytheuseofcolour
andmaterial.Thereisred
rubbermembrane,glas
andredandblackstained
lalarch cladding.
The building however
containsasurprise.There
isa20tonmobileroof/wal
enclosurewhichtraverses
thesite.Thisspansrecesed
railwaytrackswhichalows
thebuildingtomoveand
expand,posiblybyadding
anotherbuildingoreven
a swimming pool.
Groundplan
Axoshowingthehousewiththeoutershelindiferentconfigurations.
Couldthearchesbesetbackinto
thevoidtocreateacoveredspace
,the inverse ofsliding house.
Detailofthetrackforthewheelintheframe
Theloadingdoorfordelivieryof
fish,wouldneedatrackandwheels
due to the size and weight.
Shortsection(slidingframeshownasdoted)
Presedent 4: Concept function
Foodmet Abatoir
shortsection
longsection
Thisisamixedusemarketin
aformerabatoirwhichis
thefirstpartofawiderplan
tore-developthewhole
areaofthecity.Itincludes
smalscalemeatprocesing
facilitieswhichreflectits
previoususe,aswelas
variousmarketstals,
logistics,parkingfacilities
andeatingplaces,including
alargerestaurant.
Thebuildingiscreated
usinganenclosuresystem
whichinvolvestheuseof
‘platonicpanels’whichitis
hopedwilhaveavarietyof
posibleuses.
Thesystemwas
demonstratedthroughthe
useofascalemodelatthe
2016VeniceBiennale.
groundplan
Iwilmakeuseoftheconcretematerialythroughthedesignofthetrade
marketandIwiltakeinspirationfrom thedesignofthestals.
Presedent5:Conceptdevelopment
MaggiesCentreBarts
Ground
plan
Firstfloorplan
Secondfloorplan
Sketchofexterior
Maggie’scentresarebuiltbesidehospitals
acrostheUKandareintendedtobeplaces
ofsupportforcancersuferersandtheir
families.Theyaredesignedtobeinclusive
placeswherepeoplefeelwelcomeand
affirmed.
Thebuildingreplacesabrick-built1960s’
structure.
Itisformedofaconcreteframefacedinside
withalayerofbamboo;theoutsidelayerisof
matewhiteglasinterspersedwithcoloured
glas.Thiscreatestremendouslightandspace
whichisenhancedbytheopencurved
staircasewhichisintegraltotheconcrete
frame.Aspeoplemoveupthroughthe
building,thelightisdifusedthroughthe
colouredandmatewhiteglastoform
wonderfulmulti-facetedlayersofcolour.
Thebuildingisenvisagedasthreeinterlocking
layers.Ithasbeendescribedasaveselwithin
aveselwithinavesel.Theaimistodraw
peopleinandtocreateasenseof
envelopment.
Sketchofnetedfacade
LikeinStevenHolsdesignforMaggiesbartsIwishtobringlightintoastone
monolithicstructureandIintendtousestructuralglashoweverthispresident
was helpful in that decision proces.
Dark
space
Light
space
Dark
space
Dark
space
Light
space
Sketchofinterior
Presedent 6: Natural light
Tate St Ives
ThisisamajorextensiontotheoriginalTate,
StIves,whichwasopenedin1993.The2017
extensiondoubledtheavailablespace.
Thebriefincludedtheneedforasurfacelevel
receptionspacebutthevastbulkofthebuilding
hasbeensunkintotheclifs.Theexterior
featureshavebeendesignedtoreflectthe
architecturalfeaturesofthetown.
Thebeamsandwalshavebeenformedfrom
concretewhichwasmouldedinsituandcreates
arusticfeelwhichisalsoredolentofthetown.
Howeverthemostpowerfulfeatureistheuse
oflightwhichisdrawnfromabovethrough
rooflights,andthewholebuildingisflooded
withlight.
Themaingaleryspaceisacolumn-lesspace
ofover500squaremetreswhichcanbeused
asasinglespaceorsubdividedintoupto6
smalerspaces.
Roofplan
Detailedsection
Weightdiagrams
Muchlikeatthe
TateinSt.IvesI
planto make
spacesfrom“left
over”space.In
thecaseofSt
Ivesitwaswith
skylightsandin
thecaseofthe
archesitisthe
spacesbetween
thebuildingsto
createcoridors.
Presedent 7: Materiality
SwisTransportMuseum
Shortsection
Longsection
Eastelevation
Northelevation
Shortsection
Firstfloorplan
Thisprojectisaresultofanarchitecturalcompetitionfrom1999.The
briefofthecompetitionwasforthegradualrestorationofthemuseum
complexandanewRoadTransportHal.
Thenewentranceactsasabridgetolinkthetwoexistingbuildings.
Anopeningintheceilingoftheentrancehalgivesviewsthrough
theentirebuilding.
ThenewTransportHalwasdesignedtoimitatethestorageofvehicles
intherealworldandhasbeendesignedtoresembleamulti-storey
carpark.
Thestrikingfaçadehasbeenfacedwithrecycledtrafficsigns.These
aremadeofsheetmetalandthesamematerialhasbeenusedon
thebackofthebuilding,butthesesignsfaceinward.Thepurpose
istorepresentwhattrafficsignslooklikewhenviewedfromtherear!
Groundplan
Outsideofthehal
Inthemuesumyou
enterabrightroad
singcladbuilding
andareshooked
bytheinteriorspace.
Itleadto-inthe
designofthetrade
market-havinga
lightspace held
withinadarkone
(thegranitecladding).
Waldetail