university portfolio
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My architectural portfolio of work conducted in my final year of university.TRANSCRIPT
Venetian Pearl CultiVation Centre for the tourism industry
My third year design proposal is situated in the Venetian l’arsenale, a forMer naVal base and shipyard, which draws upon the sites extensiVe history in the trade of pearl and oysters. this project aiMs to
return the opulence once experienced in Venice during the twelfth century.
when entering My building, inhabitants are fully encouraged to interact. they Must wade through waist height water to personally select their indiVidual oyster. once this has been seeded it is added to an
obserVational cultiVation tank which MiMics the way in which oysters cluster in nature. the unVeiling of the pearl occurs in the buildings odeon-like layout and is obserVed and celebrated by the on looking
inhabitants, which occupy the Mezzanine floor, that circles the interior of the building.
1............entrance to the cultiVation centre
2............oyster selection pool
3............oyster seeding area
4............walk-on oyster obserVation tank
5............oyster hand oVer area before cultiVation
6............scuba diVers collect oyster Maintenance and perforM oyster Maintenance
7............stairs up to Mezzanine leVel
8............scuba hole to cultiVation tank
9............bridge up to the central pearl unVeiling platforM
10..........Mezzanine acts as a Viewing leVel for the unVeiling platforM
11..........oyster bars
12..........stairs up to roof terrace
13..........external aesthetic fins proVide soMe structure
14..........internal structural fins
15..........unVeiling platforM
16..........open air roof terrace
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1............the caMpo de arsenale
2............existing gateway to the arsenale
3............forMal reception for the cultiVation centre in the existing arsenale
4............entrance to the cultiVation centre
5............oyster selection pool
6............oyster seeding area
7............walk-on oyster obserVation tank
8............oyster hand oVer area before cultiVation
9............scuba diVers collect oyster Maintenance and perforM oyster Maintenance
10..........stairs up to Mezzanine leVel
11..........scuba hole to cultiVation tank
12..........pelaMis waVe energy systeM
13..........wake froM passing boats power the pelaMis waVe energy systeM
ground floor plan
14..........bridge up to the central pearl unVeiling platforM
15..........Mezzanine acts as a Viewing leVel for the unVeiling platforM
16..........oyster bars
17..........stairs up to roof terrace
18..........external aesthetic fins proVide soMe structure
19..........internal structural fins
20..........unVeiling platforM
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centre left............View of the south side of the building, looking north-east with the pelaMis waVe energy systeM in the foreground.bottoM left............internal space Viewed froM the unVeiling bridge looking east towards the walk-on oyster cultiVation tank and first floor Mezzanine leVel.right...................internal space detailing the oyster wading pool and selection process on the south side of the building.
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centre left............View of the south-west side of the building detailing the external undulating structural fins.bottoM left............internal space Viewed froM the north west side of the Mezzanine leVel looking south-east towards the unVeiling bridge and oyster selection pool.right...................internal space Viewed froM the building entrance to the west looking east across the unVeiling bridge.
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centre left............detail of the unVeiling bridge, that runs through the building, in isolation deMonstrating its undulating likeness to the forM of an oyster.bottoM left............View froM the east side of the building looking west towards the caMpo de arsenale with the south side of the building in the foreground.right...................internal space froM the east end of the building looking south-west. the iMage details the walk-on oyster cultiVation tank and internal and external structural and aesthetic fins.
drawings, sketches and sketchModels that help find architectural forM
froM left to right
............sketch exploration of how linear forMs can create, fluid, oyster-like shapes in eleVation.
............sketch exploration of how linear linear forMs appear in plan.
............sketch Model inVestigation into how a linear building skeleton appears in 3d forM and affects light quality.
............sketch Model inVestigation into how linear forMs create, fluid, oyster-like shapes.
1:25 Assembly detail of the bridge
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1:25 Assembly detail of the bridge
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froM left to right
............cut-away rendered detail of the connection between the subMerged structural coluMns and the buildings concrete base.
............exploded axonoMetric asseMbly detail of the structure of the subMerged structural coluMns.
............isolated axonoMetric section drawing of a portion of the unVeiling bridge to deMonstrate proportions.
............exploded asseMbly detail of an isolated portion of the unVeiling bridge.
details
1:20 Assembly detail of the supporting columns and pre-cast concrete ground floor
Pre-cast concrete
The polystyrene blocks are caged within galvanised wire meshes. These meshes mean that the concrete can bind tightly to blocks making the construction more stable.
Pipes can be run through the con-crete prior to construction in order to carry services such as water and electrical cables.
Bolts fix into pre cast plates secured to the underside of the concrete components.
A 20mm Steel plate is cast securely into pre-cast concrete ground floor components
A load spreading cross of I-section heat treated steel can be mounted to this steel plate
A further steel plate sandwiches the I-section beams to the con-crete
50mm steel bolts secure this structural pieces to the precast concrete.
A wire mesh cylinder is cast into the concrete columns to provide internal strength.
Thicker steel rods are run through the concrete column and attach to the steel plate above, binding them to the column.
Concrete columns are used sup-port the load of the building. They taper slightly at the top so that a greater amount of load can be directed down through the column.
1:20 Assembly detail of the supporting columns and pre-cast concrete ground floor
Pre-cast concrete
The polystyrene blocks are caged within galvanised wire meshes. These meshes mean that the concrete can bind tightly to blocks making the construction more stable.
Pipes can be run through the con-crete prior to construction in order to carry services such as water and electrical cables.
Bolts fix into pre cast plates secured to the underside of the concrete components.
A 20mm Steel plate is cast securely into pre-cast concrete ground floor components
A load spreading cross of I-section heat treated steel can be mounted to this steel plate
A further steel plate sandwiches the I-section beams to the con-crete
50mm steel bolts secure this structural pieces to the precast concrete.
A wire mesh cylinder is cast into the concrete columns to provide internal strength.
Thicker steel rods are run through the concrete column and attach to the steel plate above, binding them to the column.
Concrete columns are used sup-port the load of the building. They taper slightly at the top so that a greater amount of load can be directed down through the column.
pre-cast concrete
polystyrene blocks are caged within galVanised wire Meshes. these Meshes Mean that the concrete can bind tightly to blocks Making the concrete More stable
a 20MM steel plate is cast securely into pre-cast concrete ground floor coMponents
a load spreading cross of i-section heat treated steel can be Mounted to this steel plate
a further steel plate sandwiches the i-section beaMs to the concrete
50MM steel bolts secure this structural pieces to the pre-cast concrete
a wire Mesh cylinder is cast into concrete coluMns to proVide internal strength
thicker steel rods are run through the concrete coluMn and attach to the steel plate aboVe, binding theM to the coluMn
concrete coluMns are used to support the load of the building. they taper slightly at the top so that a greater aMount of load can be directed down through the coluMn
pipes can be run through the concrete prior to construction in order to carry serVices such as water and electrical cables
bolts fix into pre-cast plates secured to the underside of the concrete coMponents
froM left to right
............construction axonoMetric of the linkage between the internal structural fins and the first floor Mezzanine floor.
............construction axonoMetric of the linkage between the internal structural fins and the first floor Mezzanine ceiling.
............siMple render in isolation showing the positions of the internal structural fins on the first floor Mezzanine leVel.
............exploded construction axonoMetric of the laMinated internal fin structure and asseMbly.
pre-cast concrete
steel pins are cast into the pre-cast concrete ready for the positioning of the structural fins
a steel plate slides onto the pins and sits flush against the concrete aboVe. this plate has a steel locating pin which Meets the steel support below.
a 100MM thick solid steel support part proVides structure to the floor aboVe. this steel support is concealed within glued laMinated tiMber.
15MM layers of tiMber are glued together to forM a glue laMinated tiMber that encases the steel coluMn in a Void in the core of the tiMber.
2 x 16MM steel bolts hold the steel support to the plate below
details
60MM of steel are uncoVered at the base of the tiMber and haVe 2 bolt holes through it which secures it to the plate below.a steel plate is secured to the steel support through a locating fin on it’s top
the steel plate fits onto 4 steel pins which haVe been cast into concrete
pre-cast concrete
froM left to right
............construction drawing of a section through the walk-on glass tank structure.
............exploded construction axonoMetric showing the asseMbly of the walk-on glass obserVation tank.
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a rigid plastic border-ing that snaps around the 2 pieces of steel fraMe is used to conceal a surface join and is held on place with silicon sealant
3 pieces of 12MM thick float glass bound together with layers of polyVinyl butryal
a square of flexible rubber is coMpressed under the weight of the glass and forMs a water tight seal
bolts screwed into holes in the Main steel fraMe hold the square glass fraMes in place
square steel fraMes hold the laMinated glass in its fixed position
square section, heat treated steel forMs a fraMe upon which the glass sits
final architectural Models
through Model Making i find that final forM has Much greater Visual elegance and accessibility and produces an aesthetically beautiful final piece.
froM left to right
............photograph of My final architectural Model showing the section cut line through the building so that internal
............photograph of My final architectural Model showing the reVerse side of the Model that exhibits the aesthetic
spaces can be deMonstrated and exaMined in 3-diMensions. a laser cut section of the building is etched into the Model base in front of the building so that coMparisons between the drawn and physical forMs can be Made.
and structural fins that MiMic the fluidity of an oyster.
unit e exhibition at the kings centre, oxford
at this exhibition i operated as part of the graphics design teaM responsible for fraMing and layout of the pieces in the exhibition.the exhibition inVolVed the fraMing of student’s work and Models, as well as the lighting of indiVidual Models and floodlit walls. i worked with the tiMe prograMMing and drawing issues to deliVer the graphics on tiMe to the teaM helping ease the stress of putting the exhibition together on a tight deadline.
this exhibition was about the presentation of the students achieVeMents oVer the year with the focus on the work itself. through a sleek and siMple design, with precise execution, this exhibition space was crowded throughout the exhibition and shone out through aMongst both the undergraduate and diploMa exhibition spaces.