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Final Review - Part 2

This week I presented my thesis design project for the last time. Above is a series of perspective views around the inside and outside of the building, as well as a pair of isometric drawings.

Final Review - Part 1

This week I presented my thesis design project for the last time. Here are the plans and sections which I presented, including an urban section and a roof plan.

Model - Handrail Detail

The above images show a 1:1 model of the handrail which is included in the design of my building. It will be used in the large central sittable stairs which run through the building. The stairs are made of concrete, adding to the overall mass of the building. The wooden insert provides a tactile surface to take hold of, protecting users’ hands from the rough texture of the concrete.

Site Analysis

Whilst the history of the site was touched upon previously, my site analysis also looked at how the street patterns on and around the site changed over time. Placing the old street layouts onto the current site helps to emphasise how the permeability of the Broad Marsh area of Nottingham has been lost.

Exploring this in section helped to demonstrate how High Pavement on the top of the cliff has undergone very little change over the last 140 years, whilst there has been constant upheaval and change beneath the cliff, and on the site itself.

The materiality around the site gives clues to the history of the site. Large swatches of structural brickwork in an English Bond eschew permanence, whilst more decorative brickwork brings delight. The quality of the paving shows the decline in the quality of the public realm as a whole. Mapping also demonstrates the need for a new public space in Nottingham.

The tram bridge poses a significant challenge on the site. I have chosen to combat this by using my building to envelope it - creating a new datum on the site at tram level. This provides a new pedestrian route connecting the city to the station. This also provides the opportunity to create a new public space for everyone at the new level between the top and the bottom of the cliff.