architecture portfolio by philippe chazee

architecture & design studio 2

(BSc) ARCHITECTURE

philippe chazee

2014 - 15

This portfolio is a story displaying the two projects we have worked on in this second year of architecture at UWE. The projects spanned throughout the year and were both situated in Fowey, Cornwall.

The rst brief was to design Twilight Homes in a specic site of 500sqm. These residen-tial homes are to accomodate elderly people of ages 60 onwards who rely heavily on accesibility, safety, social interaction and functionality among many other factors. A minimum of 4 units had to be designed.

OOn our second project, again, we were given a specic site and it was situated north of the rst site and just above the centre of the town. For this project we had to propose a design for a paper factory as well as renovating an existing listed building on the site.

Twilight Homes: a residential home for elderly people which sways from the conventional retire-ment home by creating a more positive, well design and functional building adapted to the needs of the elderly.

Term to understand:

CONTENTS

FOWEY TWILIGHT HOUSING

FOWEY ANALYSIS

2013

04

05

55

15

32 FOWEY PAPERWORKS2014

site analysis

site analysis

OVERVIEW OF PROJECT BRIEFS

user analysis

user analysis

project

project

CRITICAL READING

TECHNICAL STUDIO47

PROJECT 2 - PAPERWORKS FACTORYJeanette Beiring, a local entrepreneur has decided to invest £10m to develop a facility that will manufacture a selec-tion of ‘posh’ papers for the private and local market.

This facility will include: Paper Plant, Museum/Gallery and a Small Shop. The intention is to renovate the existing sta-tion master’s house and build a new manufacturing space adjacent to and physically linked with the existing building. This is a complex proposal as it involves both conservation of an historic house as well as provisions for a contemo-pary framed building design for the manufacture of china clay and its use in the paper manufacturing process.

Requirements:

PROJECT 1 - TWILIGHT HOUSINGThe task is to design a facility for people of ages 60 onwards. This facility can provide for those who are retired but are still very active whilst responding to their ever changing requirements as they get older. The challenge of this pro-ject is that we were designing living spaces for elderly couples who are eligible to move in and remain until they are unable to look after themselves and have to move to some kind of care home, therfore the unit must evolve with them in some sorts, or needs to make provisions for future needs.

Our proposal must consider:

Constraints:

identity & Placescalefunction & processspatial organisationlight & shadowhow to building is structured

receptionofficemuseumrefectory for employeesWCshower roomchanging changing room

new steel manufacturing buildingaccess to allow 12 ton box-vanCar parking for 10 cars, 2 motorbikes and 5 cycles

The site is about 500sqm and must provide a minimum of 4 units.You cannot build over or onto the waterSite faces eastAccessibility

materialsall openings explainedaccesibilityprotection from elementshow services will be routedventilation & cold-bridging

FOWEY

CORNWALL

FOWEY

LOCATION OF FOWEY

CORNWALL

SITE LOCATIONS

1. TWILIGHT HOUSING

KEY

2. PAPERWORKS

3. CENTRE

FOWEY

Perception of FoweyThe diagram illustrates my perception of the town of Fowey.

After visiting Fowey on a University organised trip to ana-lyse the sites, we were asked to create a diagram to rep-resent our response of the town. I saw Fowey as a mina-ture yet beautiful and historic town. That town was right in the centre and as you further yourself from the quay, there is a sudden outbust of contemporary buildings which has been fed by tourism.

SECTOR MAPPING

From mapping out Fowey, analysis shows that the majority of the area is feeding into resi-dential areas, followed by civil/public, commercial and finally cultural/religious/historical areas. I wish to create a project that attempts to integrate these sectors into one. A resi-dence to house the elderly, a communal area for the residents and company to enjoy social interactions whilst staying active by potentially creating a commercial/buisness area to sell homegrown products or provide a space to teach or entertain.

MOVEMENT ANALYSIS

FLOW & DENSITY OF PEDESTRIANSMOVEMENT PATTERN ANALYSIS

SITE 1

MOVEMENT PATTERN ANALYSISSITE 2

ROAD HIERARCHY

Wether it is pedestrians or vehicles, by looking at how a town circulates you can learn how to adapt that factor to your building to work with it. In this case, Fowey is a small town with narrow roads, usu-ally one way streets.

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10.61

10.42

11.11

46.43

4.17

5.75

%

9.32%

11.81%

12.31%

12.5%

49.6%

2.38%

2.08%

blue is the dominant color in Fowey and in the surroundings of the two sites

COLORS OF FOWEY

SITE 1 SITE 2

3.47%

2.58%

4.96%

27.78%

60%

0.6%

0.61%

Dominant colors of Fowey

Understanding context is important when designing a building, it must work to intergrate into it, and working in a similar colour scheme as the rest of the town is one of the aspects i want to incorporate in the design of Twilight Home

MATERIALITY

When designing a building to fit into a specific context, in this case Fowey, it is important to analyse the surrounding environment. Fowey is a historic town and a new building in its landscape must be studied to fit in that scene. In this modern age, with the evolving differences in style and taste, the building design needs to be contemporary and innovative, and does not always fit in the context. Looking at the materiality of Fowey can help create a seamless flow between two buildings, again, this can only be done to a certain extent. Here i have displayed photographic evidence of the spectrum of materials used and will be selecting a few to be represented in my design.

MATERIAL DETERIORATION

Humid salty air caused by the sea can accelerate corrosion, particularly on Iron, avoiding using this material extensively would prove beneficial. Fur-thermore, south facing aspects are susceptible to sun bleaching. On newer installations, there is a sensitivity to water discolouration, salt leaching as well as sun bleaching. With modern materials and pand products, coatings can be applied to de-crease the deterioration process. Regular paint-ing, seasonal wood treatments and applying new coatings will be necessity

This table displays lighting readings taken during Autumn (October)

LIGHTING

This is relevant information when designing a building as it ap-plies different factors, such as insulation, materials used and in this case, the surface area of glass (windows) of the building. Larger windows means greater absorption of sunlight to light the interiors. Furthermore, due to the relatively cold temperature throughout the year, the minimum would be adopting double glazed windows, triple glazed would be beneficial but cost be-comes a factor.

FOWEY TWILIGHT HOUSING

SITE LOCATION

Available surface area

The 500sqm site should be divided into four equal portions for each resident. Idealy, 125sqm should cover the ground area of the residential building and private garden.

SITE AREA

estuaryestuary

SITE THRESHOLDS

This diagram displays the thresholds of the site, deliniated by neighbouring buildings, the esplanade and the estuary. The site must work to emphasise the landscape to the east as it looks upon the estuary, Polruan - the colorful town on the other side of the bank and your view terminates on the horizon water of the sea.

estuary

SITE

Polruan

Polruan

SITE SECTION

PRELIMINARY SKETCHES

FOWEY

AutoCAD drawing & Photoshop rendering

BASEMENT PLANTWILIGHT HOUSING

KEY

BedroomCinema Ping Pong AreaSelf Service KitchenWork AreaCommunal GardenEstuaEstuaryBathroomToiletPatioBushBarrierLiftThe EspalandeThe EspalandeNeighbouring HouseLower Staircase

FOWEY

AutoCAD drawing & Photoshop renderingGROUND/ENTRY PLAN

TWILIGHT HOUSING

KEYBuilding EntranceEntrance to ResidenceBedroomLiving RoomKitchenGreeneryInIntermediate StaircaseLower StaircaseLiftBalconyRailingDisabled ToiletBathroom & Toilet

FOWEY

AutoCAD drawing & Photoshop rendering

FIRST FLOOR PLANTWILIGHT HOUSING

KEYTop StaircaseLibraryArea of ReposeBalconyVoid (View on the lower floor)Intermidiate StaircaseLiving Living RoomBike Rack & Coat HangersKitchen

FOWEY

AutoCAD drawing & Photoshop rendering

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

TWILIGHT HOUSING

FOWEYTWILIGHT HOUSINGSHORT SECTION

to be looked at in technical section (end)

FOWEYTWILIGHT HOUSINGLONG SECTION

BUILDING

BUILD

ING

context

BUILDING

contextBUILD

ING

EAST ELEVATION

FOWEYTWILIGHT HOUSING

estuary

FOWEYTWILIGHT HOUSINGMODELS

TWILIGHT HOUSINGFOWEYDIGITAL MODEL

FOWEYTWILIGHT HOUSINGMATERIAL PALLET

blue brick

metal/steel

white bricks

wood sidings

concrete

venetian stucco

stucco

.

CONCEPT MODELS

FOWEY PAPERWORKS

SITE LOCATION

PRELIMINARY SKETCHES

EXPERIMENTATION

nal placement

Experimenting with the placement of the new building on the given site

FOWEY

entrance toparking

parking

PAPERWORKSGROUND PLAN

one way stree

t

service route

KEY

High hedgeBox-van entrance

Bike rackGreen room

Neighbouring buildingDisabled dDisabled drop off zone

StorageLift

Bamboo curtain to cover kitchen

FOWEYPAPERWORKSFIRST FLOOR PLAN

KEY

Spiral staircaseView into the factory

FOWEYPAPERWORKSSECTION

to be looked at in technical section (end)

FOWEYPAPERWORKSSECTION

FOWEYPAPWERWORKSNORTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

CAFE THE FACTORY

FOWEYPAPERWORKS

ENTR ANCE

FOWEYPAPERWORKSELEVATION

PAPERWORKSFOWEYELEVATION

MATERIAL PALLET

FOWEYDIGITAL MODELS

PAPERWORKS

FOWEY

Model generated by SketchUp

DIGITAL MODELSPAPERWORKS

TECHNICAL STUDIOdetailing of connections in the Twilight Housing and Paperworks projects

wall to roof detail

1:5TWILIGHTHOUSING

rigid insulation

timber battens

insulation barrier

service cavityfascia

gutter

brick

stucco finish over cement

ventilation air gap

insulation

brick work

blockwork

concrete & stucco nish

window

window cill

damp proof coursewindow frame

1:5window to wall detail

TWILIGHT HOUSING

Brick skin

Cavity

Insulation

Decking

Acoustic sealant

Cavity barrier

Platform

Ventilation cavity

timber frame

steel beam

concrete floor

1.5TWILIGHTHOUSING

floor to wall detail

TWILIGHTHOUSING

steel column

bolts

roof

girder

cantilever to steel girder detail1:5

PAPER-WORKS

1:5wall to foot detail

screed

steel column

toughened glass

spider brace

foundation

pad foundation

PAPER-WORKS

1:5wall to roof detail

steel column

jointgirder

toughened glass

steel suspended column

joint

steel beam

handrail

PAPER-WORKS

1:5cantilever detail

CRITICAL READING

BIOGRAPHYGerman sociologist and philosopherLived from: 1858 – 1918Influential and contributed to establishing sociology as an autonomous field of study.Essays:The metropolis and mental lifeBridge and doorBridge and door

INFO & PATHNature is at the same time connectedness: a continuous unity of materials, and separatedness: everything is made up of separate atoms.Only humans have the ability to connect and separate.Things must first be separated from one another in order to be together. Building a path is one of the Building a path is one of the first and greatest human achievements because it turns a subjective connection into a objective and visi-ble connection.

BRIDGEThe achievement of the path reaches its zenith in the construction of the bridge.The bridge symbolizes the overcoming of natural obstacles and so the extension of our volitional sphere over space.It fits into the image of nature, seen as a work of art as people regard it as a picturesque element.

DOORWhile the bridge only emphasises connection, the door represents in a more decisive manner that connection, and separation are two sides of the same act. While the bridge is a more natural achievement, the door is a more human achievement.The act of entering or exiting represents your intentions The door is an opening to a finite of infinite space where the bridge links two finite spaces.

WINDOWThe window is only a part of the deeper and more fundamental significance of the door.The direction is eThe direction is emphasised almost exclusively from the inside to the outside.

CONCLUSIONThe bridge indicates how humankind unifies the separatedness of natural being, and the door how humankind separates the uniform, continuous unity of natural being.

The door is superior to the bridge in sense that it connects and divides, but allows for freedom.

CRITICAL READINGBRIDGE AND DOOR - GEORGE SIMMEL

SPACE 1 SPACE 2

OBSTACLE

SPACE 1 SPACE 2

OBSTACLE

BRIDGEThe achievement of the path reaches its zenith in the construction of the bridge.

The bridge symbolizes the overcoming of natural obstacles and so the extension of our volitional sphere over space.

It fits into the image of nature, seen as a work of art as people regard it as a picturesque element.

While the bridge only emphasises connection, the door repre-sents in a more decisive manner that connection, and separa-tion are two sides of the same act.

While the bridge is a more natural achievement, the door is a more human achievement.

The act of entering or exiting represents your intentions The door is an opening to a finite of infinite space where the bridge links two finite spaces.

THE DOOR

INFINITE

FINITE

The window is only a part of the deeper and more fundamental significance of the door.The direction is emphasised almost exclusively from the inside to the outside.

THE WINDOW

IN OUT