benmore herbarium
TRANSCRIPT
Specimen ArrivesLive Data Collection
DNA SampledPhotographed3D Scanned
Pressing Drying FreezingDecontamination
Preparation For FilingSpecimen Identified
LabeledGrouped
Filed In Herbarium
Delivery ProcessingIngoing/Outgoing Pressing/ Drying Room Freezing Room Herbarium
Contains Prep. SpaceHerbarium, Art Pods,
Studio
Specimens Studied By Botanists and Artists
SPECIMEN PROCESSING
GROUND FLOOR/BASEMENT PLAN1:200
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1. Exhibition2. Kitchen3. W/C4. Plant5. Lower Studio
6. Drying Room7. Freezing Room8. Herbarium9. Upper Studio
10. Upper Studio11. Artist’s pod12. Meeting Room13. Office14. Research Lab15. Researchers Accomodation
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN/LONG SECTION1:200
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A Solid Concrete L-Shaped Volume Protects The Specimens, A Second Solid Accommodation Block Sits Over The River
Two Lightweight Steel and Timber Volumes Plug In To The Solid Concrete Block. One is Clasped By The ‘L’ Of The Herbarium
The Lightweight Volumes House L-Shaped Floor Planes Which Interlock Within The Accommodation Block
A Circulation Loop Is Created Within The Building Via Two Sets Of Stairs Connecting the L-Shaped Floor Plates
The Volumes Connect To The Landscape Via Stairs and Decks on Three Sides
The Final Forms Articulated
SECTIONAL SERIESFORMAL DEVELOPMENT DIAGRAMS
Walkways
Steel + Timber Volume 1
Steel + Timber Volume 2
Solid In-Situ Concrete Elements
EXPLODED PERSPECTIVE
Roof Build UpOutside>InsideLarch Cladding 25mmCladding RailsFirestone Roof MembraneTyvek Breather MembraneOSB Roof Decking 22mmKingspan Insulation Panels 200mmDupont Vapour BarrierOSB Boards 22mmTimber Roof Struts 250mmSteel Frame 250mm
Wall Build UpOutside>InsideLarch Cladding 25mmCladding RailsTyvek Breather MembraneOSB Boards 22mmKingspan Insulation Panels 150mmDupont Vapour BarrierOSB Boards 22mmTimber Sections 200mmSteel Frame 250mm
Floor Build UpInside>OutsideFirestone Roof MembraneTyvek Breather MembraneOSB Boards 22mmSteel Frame 250mm & Wool InsulationComposite Floor Slab 300mmKingspan Insulation Panels 100mmDupont Vapour BarrierLarch Cladding 25mm
TECHNICAL RESOLUTIONS
SpringFull cycle utilised to provide ventilation and consistent temperature within spaces
NightThermal masses radiate heat back into spaces at night. On cold nights assistance from underfloor heating is required.
SummerRoof windows and southerly facing windows opened. Allowing maximum expulsion of hot air via natural ventilation.
Summer Spring/August Winter
Natural Ventilation/Heating/Cooling StrategyThe main ventilation strategy allows for natural control of the Herbarium and its adjacent spaces. The concept relies on a cyclical process of air circulation and can be controlled via 4 variables: The mechanically controlled louvre system on the studio’s south facade, the pivoting window underneath this, the vents within the artist’s work pods and the mechanical glazing on the roof of the building. These variables control the loop of air which passes through the pods into the herbarium and up the stairs into the studio again.
Heat Gain AnalysisThe building is orientated to have the maximum possible south facing surface area. This allows for maximum solar gain in the cold climate.
Louvre SystemsThe louvre system allows solar gain on the southern facades of the lightweight timber structures to be controlled throughout the day as the location of the sun moves. This allows for quick, controlled heating of the spaces during the day when they are inhabited.There is also an option to open the glazing systems allowing natural ventilation through the timber structures via the prevailing Westerly winds.The lightweight construction of the timber volumes allows for quick response heating and cooling.
WinterThermal mass heated by low winter sun. Radiates into space, assisted by underfloor heating.
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES