JONATHON HEYES

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gatewayinstitute of urban cinemaproposed cyclewayAN urbAN THEATrE, dEScENdiNg iNTO A TuNNEl cYclEwAY, THE NOmAdS, cOmmuTErS, ANd crEATivES ArE ENSNArEd bY THE SurfAcE ExTENdiNg iNTO THE STrEET, mErgiNg ANd SEpArATiNg Of THE pHYSicAl dOmAiNS Of cYcliSTS, SkATEbOArdErS ANd pEdESTriANS. THE fAcETEd cONcrETE rOOf iS A SOuNdScApE Of SpAcE TimE ANd SurfAcE TExTurE, brEAkiNg AwAY TO rEvEAl THE iNSTiTuTE fOr urbAN ciNEmA. A TEcTONic iNTEriOr, wiTH AN impriNT Of THE HiSTOric TuNNElS, ANd dicTATEd bY THE prOcESS Of mAkiNg AN urbAN film, A culTurAl iNfuSiON Of A SkATEbOArdiNg uNdErcrOfT, ciNEmA, cHANgiNg fAciliTiES, film-mAkiNg, ANd ExHibiTiON SpAcES fOr pHOTOgrApHY, dANcE ANd ArT.

rEuSiNg THE TuNNEl AS A SuSTAiNAblE urbAN TrANSpOrT HigHwAY wOuld prOvidE SAfE pASSAgE frOm rOuTES likE THE TrANS pENNiNE TrAil TO THE ciTY, A dEcidElY dANgErOuS rOuTE. THErE iS 5 Air SHAfTS, wHicH wOuld bE rEmOdEllEd iNTO vENTilATiON ANd ENTrY pOiNTS.

prOJEcTiNg THESE liNES, uSiNg THE

lAYEriNg prOcESS, gAvE A liNE mATrix

Of THE SiTE

livErpOOl’S mOST uSEd SkATEbOArdiNg l O c A T i O N SrE-cYclE

mEmOrYdEliNEATiON, brEAkiNg Of AN EdgE. THE impriNT Of A SkATEbOArd’S TruckS, cHippiNg AwAY AT THE SurfAcE.

dEduciNg A lANdScApE bASEd ON THE lAYErS Of film ANd SOciAl STrucTurE, , lAYErS Of THE EArTH ANd THE lAmiNATiON Of SkATEbOArdS. liNES rElATE TO SiTE cONTExT, wHicH bEcOmE frAgmENTEd, fAcETEd, dEliNEATEd.

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THE film iNSiTuTE SiTS ON THE EdgE Of THE ExiSTiNg TuNNEl cuTTiNg, THE rOOf bEcOmiNg A cANOpY ANd A rAmp, dEScENdiNg iNTO THE TuNNElS, ANd THE liTErAl ANd mETApHOricAl uNdErgrOuNd; A SkATEbOArdiNg HAvEN fOr THE NOmAdic SpOrTSpErSON.

wAllS cuT THE SEcTiON, wiTH THE flOOr SurfAcES brEAkiNg AwAY AT iNTErvAlS TO AllOw ligHT TO STrEAm dOwN THEir SurfAcES, TExTurEd wiTH THE cAST mEmOrY Of SANd, ANd THE NOTiON Of THE uNdErgrOuNd.

A ligHTwEll ANd TrOmbE wAll prOvidES A lArgE ExHibiTiON SpAcE, ANd ApErTurES iN A purpOSElY dArk cOrridOr AppEAr AS THE gHOSTlY ligHT TrAilS Of prOJEcTEd imAgES.

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perspectival view of site, with inset sections

perspectival view of site, with inset sections

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gridS prOJEcTiON mAppEd ONTO A SkATEbOArdiNg lANdScApE ArE diSTOrTEd bY iNcliNE. giviNg A ridgEd SurfAcE TrEATmENT dErivEN bY THE TOpOgrApHic SurfAcE flucTuATiONS, dirEcTlY liNkEd TO THE SpEEd Of A SkATEbOArd ANd THE SOuNd iT crEATES, ANd cOllEcTiNg rAiNwATEr fOr HArvESTiNg.

TOwErS cuT THrOugH THE buildiNg likE A gEOlOgicAl cONcrETE mONOliTH, wiTH climbiNg ANd SlAckliNiNg AllOwiNg AScENT THrOugH THE buildiNg, wiTH glASS pErmiTTiNg THOSE iN THE ciNEmA TO pEEr dOwN, ANd climbErS TO ENTEr THE cHANgiNg ArEA bY AlTErNATivE mEANS.

TEcTONic, ANgulATEd wAllS prOvidE A wiNdiNg flOOr plAN, fOllOwiNg THE prOcESS Of mAkiNg urbAN film. THE lANdScApE cApTurES THOSE pASSiNg bY ANd THrOugH, puTTiNg THEm ON STAgE iN AN urbAN THEATrE, a cultural coliseum.

“wE HAvE THiS fASciNATiON wiTH buildiNgS bEcOmiNg TOpOgrApHY”AlEJANdrO ZAErA-pOlO, f.O.A

section displaying the cinema, with faceted acoustic ceiling structure.

isometric plans

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THE ANgulATEd rOOf prOvidES A SurfAcE fOr AcOuSTic pANElS, ANd A vAST, iNfOrmAl AudiTOrium wHicH AlSO AcTS AS THE mAiN STAirwAY, ANd lObbY TO THE film iNSTiTuTE frOm THE ciNEplEx.

ENTrANcE frOm THE lOwEr lEvEl fOrcES pEOplE TO dEScENd THE vOrTEx; bY rAmp, STAirS, Or THE EScAlATOrS frOm THE SubwAY frOm AcrOSS THE STrEET, A NOd TOwArdS THE rAilwAY HiSTOrY.

ApprOAcHiNg frOm THE STrEET givES A viSTA Of cONcrETE wAvES uNdulATiNg THE STrEET ANd rippiNg up frOm THE grOuNd, wiTH A liNg glASS fAcAdE, AlivE wiTH THE dYNAmic prOJEcTiONS Of THE digiTAl, iNTErAcTivE lANdScApE.

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in flightA TAxidErmY bird SANcTuArY

A wuNdErkAmmEr HOuSiNg A cOllEcTiON Of TAxi-dErmY birdS, cONTAiNiNg All 596 NATivE briT-iSH SpEciES. AN imAgE Of murmurATiONg flOckS Of STArliNgS iS crEATEd, A cOmplEx, dYNAmic fOrm THrOugH dENSiTY Of SmAll ENTiTiES. A flOck riSES frOm THE rEEdS AbOvE THE HEAdS Of pASSErS bY, wHO cAN AScENd THE vErTicAl gArdEN, wATcHiNg THE dYNAmicS Of iNANimAcY frOm HidES, THrOugH THE EYES Of biNOculArS ANd cAmErAS, TickiNg EAcH bird Off THEir cHEck liSTS. ANd if A SpEciES diSAppEArS frOm Our ciTiES, wOOdlANdS ANd SHOrES iT will lEAvE AN EmpTY pOST, pOETic iN iTS AbSENcE.

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THE birdS SiT iN fligHT iN THEir pErSpEx bOxES, ON NArrOw STEEl rOdS wHicH SwAY gENTlY iN THE wiNd.vErTicAliTY Of THE gArdEN iS HEigHT-ENEd bY THE HiErAcHY Of THE rEEdS, vErTicAl HANdrAilS, STEEl rOdS ANd A STEEl frAmE; THE STEEl fOrEST iN wHicH THE birdS rOAm.

rAiNwATEr ANd TOilETS frOm THE build-iNgS ON THE SiTE will bE clEANEd NATurAl-lY iN A rEEd bEd, AlSO crEATiNg SpAcE fOr wildlifE. diviNg birdS SucH AS grEbES ANd THrOATEd divErS will EmErgE wiTH THE dE-pOSiTEd clEAN wATEr iN THE HiSTOric priNc-ES dOck.

THE ligHTwEigHT STEEl frAmE AllOwS THE frEEdOm TO ExpANd THE buildiNg, bOArdwAlk, ANd mEZZANiNE gArdEN SpAcE. prEfAbricAT-Ed STEEl rEcTANglES, flOOrbOArdS fOr THE HidES ANd bOArdwAlk ANd ENvElOpE pANElS ATTAcH TO vEricAl crucifOrm cOlumNS. AN AScENdiNg gArdEN ANd liviNg rOOf prOvidES THErmAl mASS ANd iNSulATiON, wiTH rOOf-ligHTS THrOugH THE plANTiNg illumiNATiNg THE iNTErNAl SpAcE. THEY ArE ExTErNAllY fAcEd wiTH HEmpcrETE, prOvidiNg ExcEpTiON-Al THErmAl iNSulATiON, ANd cO2 AbSOrpTiON.

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TimmErmANS iS AN ESTAbliSHEd mAkEr Of lAmbic bEEr. lAmbic iS A SpEcific TYpE Of bEEr, fErmENTEd SpONTANEOuSlY iN OpEN ATTicS, EmbOdiEd iN THE TrANSlucENT, OpEN dESigN Of THE ExHibiT. THiS uTiliSES THE wiNd; cArrYiNg mANY diffErENT TYpES Of YEAST ANd flAvOurS TO fErmENT THE STArcHY mixTurE NATurAllY. THE ExHibiTiON STANd bEHOldS A HuNg, flOwiNg fAcAdE, prOvidiNg SENSuAl fEEdbAck THrOugH SOuNd Of mOvEmENT.THE bEEr iS mATurEd iN rEuSEd pOrT bArrElS, mOST OfTEN wiTH fruiT SucH AS mOrEllO cHErriES. THESE bArrElS HAvE AlSO bEEN rEuSEd iN THE fAcAdE TO crEATE diSTiNcT SmEllS, AlONg wiTH THE ScENTS Of THE liviNg bArlEY ANd wHEAT ArOuNd THE STANd.lAmbic bEEr iS vErY SpEcific TO THE flEmiSH rEgiON, rEprESENTEd iN THE ExHibiT bY THE bONdiNg Of THE wOOdEN pArquET; iN flEmiSH bONd.

exhibition stand summer project

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ObSidiANA vOlcANic SHElTErTHiS prOJEcT bEgAN bY ExplOriNg bimimicrY ANd EvENTS iN NATurE, driv-EN bY 3d ScANNiNg Of A piEcE Of Ob-SidiAN, wiTH iTS curvEd, frAcTurEd SHApE, ANd THE brEAkiNg AwAY, bY A prOcESS Of cONcHOidAl frAcTurE.

THiS lEd TO THE gEOmETrY Of liNES ANd curvES, ANd THE fOldEd SHEll STruc-TurES, wHicH wErE ExplOrEd iN pApEr ANd mETAl.

THE SHElTEr prOTEcTS mOuNTAiNEErS iN THE ANdES frOm lANdSlidES, ANd lA-HAr, THE rApid mElTiNg Of glAciAl icE THrOugH vOlcANic AcTiviTY.

THE buildiNg wAS plAcEd AlONg A mAJOr wAlkiNg rOuTE iN A vAllEY, wHErE THE wATEr wOuld flOw. iT wOuld bE uSEd dAi-lY AS A rEST STOp fOr mOuN-TAiNEErS ANd SkiErS, wiTH cHANgiNg fAciliTiES, bATH-iNg, STOrAgE fOr bicYclES ANd SkiS, ANd uSEd AS A firST Aid ANd EmErgENcY bASE STATiON fOr mOuNTAiN rEScuE.

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STANDING ON A PLINTH EMBEDDED IN THE ROCKFACE, THE BUILDING IS SAFE ON HIGHER GROUND. SAFETY IS A KEY ASPECT OF POETRY EMBEDDED IN THE ARCHITECTURE, AS A SHELTER FOR MOUNTAINEERS. VILLARRICA IS USED ALL YEAR ROUND BY VOLCANOLOGISTS, HIKERS, SKIIRS, SNOWBOARDERS AND MOUNTAIN BIKERS; THIS BUILDING WOULD BE USED TO SHELTER THEM IN AN EMERGENCY.

LAHAR FLOWS ON VOLCANOES ARE ONE OF THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF LAHAR FLOWS ON VOLCANOES ARE ONE OF THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF DANGER; OCCURING WHEN SNOW MELTS, OR LAKES BREAK THEIR BANKS DURING VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS/ ACTIVITY. THESE ARE EXTREMELY PREVOLENT ON CHILE’S MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO.

THE ROTATIONAL FLOOR PLAN AND THE EXCAVATION OF THE MAIN SPACE GIVES POETIC IMAGERY OF A CAVE STRUCTURE; USED FOR SAFETY AND SHELTER IN THE ANDES TRADITIONALLY.

THE CHIMNEY PROVIDES A BEACON FOR THOSE ON THE MOUNTAIN TO THE CHIMNEY PROVIDES A BEACON FOR THOSE ON THE MOUNTAIN TO SEEK OUT THE SHELTER. IT ALSO PROVIDES FIRES FOR WARMTH AND A COOKING FACILITY.

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cOppEr wOuld lOcAllY SOurcEd frOm AN-dES miNES iN cHilE, ANd wOuld bE uSEd TO build THE mAiN fOrm Of THE STrucTurE, iN cOppEr cOmpOSiTE pANElS, SimilArl TO AlucObONd, uTiliSiNg A STrONg pOlYmEr cOrE.THE fOldS wOuld bE cNc mAcHiNEd iN Al-TErNATiNg dEgrEES Of ArOuNd 20 ANd 40, giviNg THE ElEgANTlY curvEd fOrm.

cOppEr wOuld AlSO bOdE wEll iN THiS mOiSTurE ricH ENvirONmENT, AS iT iS NOT cOrrOSivE. THE cOppEr wOuld bE uSEd AS A fOrmwOrk TO cAST vOlcANic ASH cONcrETE, ANd THEN lEfT iN plAcE AS AN iNSulATiNg ANd prOTEcTivE mATEriAl.

vOlcANic ASH ANd dEbriS cAN bE AppliEd AS AN AggrEgATE ANd A limE-cEmENT Sub-STiTuTE. iN iTAlY, “THE rOmANS AlSO kNEw HOw TO mAkE A limE- pOZZOlANA cEmENT bY AddiNg mATEriAlS SucH AS vOlcANic ASH...TO limE”. THE TrAppEd Air iN THE pumicE AllOwS THE cEmENT TO SET uNdErwATEr, Or iN THE cHilEAN glAciEr.

mOdEl mAkiNg HOSpicE ExTENSiON mOdEl (AbOvE) wAS uSEd TO Ex-rESS THE rElATiONSHip Of THE buildiNg TO THE villAgE ANd THE lANdScApE.

THE bridgE liNk mOdEl (rigHT) wAS builT ANd 3d priNTEd AS A fiNAl ExprESSiON Of THE HYbErbOlic pArAbOliOd iN THE fAcETEd bridgE, ANd TO diSplAY THE bridgE SuppOrTS.

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rOScOE wAlk

A mASTErplAN fOr A pEdESTriANiSEd culTurAl ZONE iN A dilApidATEd pArT Of livErpOOl NEAr bErrY STrEET, Add-iNg A culTurAl mArkET fOr THE cHiNESE cOmmuNiTY.

rOScOE librArY

A rEdEvElOpmENT Of AN ExiSTiNg build-iNg, THE rOScOE librArY Of SlAvErY AddS A drAmATic glASS TOwEr, wiTH A rOOfTOp THEATrE ANd viEwiNg plAT-fOrm TOwArd livErpOOl’S HiSTOric ciTY cENTrE. THE dOublE SkiN fAcAdE HAS plANTiNg wiTHiN, ANd rEOriENTATES THE buildiNg TOwArd THE NEw rOScOE wAlk, dEvElOpEd iN Our mASTErplAN.

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A lEvEl dESigN prOJEcT

HONEYcOmb cHAir

THiS prOJEcT cAmE frOm A STrucTurAl ANAlYSiS Of biOmimicrY, ObSErviNg THE NATurAl TESSElATiON Of HONEYcOmb.

flAT STEEl bAr iS wEldEd AccurATElY, THEN bOlTEd TO crOSS SuppOrTS AllOwiNg A ‘flAT pAck’ piEcE Of furNiTurE.