laura massey - examples of work, 2015

Part 2 Architectural Assistant [email protected]

The Roads Task Force was set up by the Mayor of London to tackle challenges facing London’s streets and roads due to major population growth. In January 2014 the London Plan was amended to prioritize implementation of the Roads Task Force (RTF) Report. The report contains a Street Types framework for classifying routes according to their place and movement function. It is therefore an essential tool for managing and maintaining streets, roads and adjacent public space. I was hired by TfL on a consultancy basis to help implement and champion the RTF. I organise and run workshops in every London borough for Councils to classify and map their public realm using the Street Types framework.

Workshops and maps for TfL

W o r k s h o p s

Street Types workshops are a collaboration between London’s boroughs and TfL. The place attraction of streets is mapped alongside the movement network to determine the Street Type. In a second workshop we de!ne aspirations for the public realm and analyse the impact of planned future developments on streets and public spaces. Through this work I engage with regeneration specialists, planners and highway engineers to identify ways to maintain and improve London’s streets.

From top left;Street Types process schymatic, photograph of workshop, Street Types matrix

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Laura Massey // Part 2 Architectural Assistant // [email protected]

S u p p l e m e n t a r y o u t p u t s

E u s t o n R o a d

In addition to the workshops I am currently producing a ‘Guide to Street Types’ which will be used by TfL to market the concept and workshop methodology to other cities. This work will include a public exhibition to promote TfL’s work on Street Types.

Right;Map of Camden Street Types

Opposite top;Roads Task Force and concept regional plan & borough network plan, LambethOpposite bottom; Loading and Freight conditions on Kingsland Road, Hackney

Examples of work recently produced for Outdesign and Transport for London. These maps outline road types, transport networks and loading constitutions at several di"erent scales. Information for the mappings was compiled from site visits and policy guidance

Outdes i gn


Make Manchester implants construction and crafting skills amongst the local population, empowering them to reclaim the network of stalled and super#uous spaces throughout the city. Education spaces and workshops enable users learn craft skills ranging from model-making to building construction. A sensory learning experience educates visitors about materiality and architecture. Eventually, users would regenerate a stalled concrete frame at the site. An on-site paper recycling mill collects and uses waste paper from nearby o$ces to provide raw materials for these activities.

Make Manchester

S i t e

The scheme reconnects Castle!elds to the rest of Manchester via new transport links including a disused viaduct re-appropriated as a pedestrian walkway. Along this, intermittent parkletts provide enjoyable yet adaptable outdoor amenity space.


Right;Axonometric analytical diagram of existing and proposed site connections

ntsKey Site Stalled and disused spaces Existing routes to city centre Existing canal crossing Proposed route to city centre Proposed canal crossing Axis through Castle!elds Transport interchange Movement of waste

Castle!elds residential area

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D e s i g n P r o c e s s

The design was developed through modelled investigations into massing and integration into the existing public realm. Models were used to re!ne the form, explore materiality and scale, and understand internal lighting conditions.

Above;Selection of models used to develop the design at massing and detail stages.


The articulation of the facade opens a dialogue between the interior and exterior whilst passively controlling environments within the building.

Right;Render of central void Below;Exploded diagram of facade elements

The design uses rhythms of light and shadow to punctuate the inhabited spaces within the building.

Below;Perspective section through scheme


E n v i r o n m e n t a l

Right;Section through viaduct showing water collection systemBelow;Long section through Castle!elds and canal network

The scheme harnesses the thermal power of Manchester’s canal network and an unexploited rainwater harvesting system to service the programme.

D e t a i l d e s i g n

The structural solution utilises concrete and steel elements to respond to program and environmental requirements.

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Below;Detail drawingRight;Perspective image of a structural bayRight;Exploded structural axo


Below;View from Potato Wharf

All mod cons was a workshop led by myself and three other MArch students for MA Architecture students. The exercise sought to use the notion of the machine in order to rethink the traditional spaces of the home. There was a focus on the phenomenological aspect of mechanical devices to approach the individual’s interface with the machine. Students were tasked with integrating a series of mechanisms into an architectural scheme and producing a scale model of their design.

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Opposite page;Images taken during the design and construction phases of the workshop

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