kirsty - week 8
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Moving on from the advice given at the Interim Review, I realised I had to re-consider the scale
and attitude of my building. The building I presented at the Interim Review was quite an urban
building that had no real relationship with the beautiful garden landscape that Hedieh, Abby
and I have worked so hard to create. So moving forward I have created what I consider a more
appropriate scaled building that hopefully begins to have a more engaging relationship with
its context.
With thanks to Simon Leeson
View of proposed basement floor as viewed by at the
top of the staircase.
View of proposed public library space on the ground
floor with upper level also expressed.
Translucent Concrete:
Translucent concrete is a concrete based
building material with light-transmissive
properties due to embedded light optical
elements - usually optical fibres. Light is
conducted through the stone from one end
to the other. Shadows cast onto one side
appear as silhouettes through the material. I
propose using translucent concrete as a
cladding material on the upper floor to allow
for a diffused light to enter the library space
and on sunny days the silhouettes of trees
will appear on the wall, giving a close
relationship to the garden theme of the
library and garden outside.
Curtain Wall Glazing:
I propose to include curtain wall glazing on
the East and West elevations to allow natural
day light to enter the library spaces. On the
west elevation the curtain wall glazing will
allow natural daylight to enter the basement
level to reduce the dependency of artificial
lighting.
On the east elevation the glazing plays an
important part in creating a relationship with
the private reading garden attached to the
library. Users of the specialist garden library
space will have direct access and views into
the garden area. I am trying to create an
atmosphere where the interior and exterior
are blurred, so the users feel like they are
already in the garden even although they are
inside.