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Cross Crit Pin-up

Moving forward from this presentation I will be working on: 

Drawing the drivers with more rigour. 

Redesign the building after a deeper analysis of how it interacts with the drivers and site.

Working on the aesthetic qualities of the drawings. 

Week 10_23 Nov 2016

Drawings above shows one of the key spaces in the new Malaysia Embassy, the Batik / Silk Room. The drawings are attempt for the spatial function development which the architecture follows the process of the Batik Making. This space acts as a theatre setting for the manufacture process and promotes public visual engagement from the proposed Nine Elms Bridge and the adjacent hawker centre. The introduction of this space is to promote the forgotten Malaysian handcraft and its exquisite making process which originally based in East Coast Malaysia on this international platform.

Space design with simple and direct timber frame structure allows future expansion and shifting between spaces.

Tutorial reviews:                                                                                                 By Simon Withers

- Research on temple structure                                                                           - Revise on the roof structure, larger for longer span                                          - Too grid

Pin-Up

The drawings show 4 contextual drivers and a warped masterplan.

Networks - Nine Elms is located within networks that spread across the world, the most obvious example being the produce comes into New Covent Garden Market to be distributed in London. The networks drawing shows the networks in one small area of the site and shows how the Nine Elms network’s are even evident within the most forgotten ‘in-between’ spaces.

Light - Light is a very important building component, it defines, shapes, highlights and distinguishes spaces. The drawing aims to map specific reflections found on the wall and floor of an alley and show the hypothetical reduction of the solid by the bombardment of focussed photons.

Rhythm - places have their own rhythms. The drawing shows certain rhythms found on the site during one day (3.30am - 10.30pm) that aren’t unique to the site as individual rhythms, but as a whole paint a picture of the inhabitants, activities and happening of the area.

Temporary Structures - At ground level, the area of Nine Elms seems to be made up of more temporary structures than any other typology. This is predominantly due to the vast amount of construction taking place in the area. The drawing highlights the temporary structures whilst choosing to ignore, obscure and simplify the historically and materially permanent surrounds.

Masterplan - The area strategy adopted is to make the urban grain tighter. This will re-contextualise the area with historical grain of London and should feel more lively and less impenetrable that the current proposed masterplan, found here. To achieve this, larger proposed buildings will be split into smaller buildings, at least at ground level, to create a tighter network of interesting streets and spaces. Other areas will be filled in with smaller units leaving some pockets of open spaces. The Linnea Park will be split by narrowings using the infilled units the create pockets of intrigue. The smaller units could hold functions ignored in the existing masterplan, such as studio spaces, boutique shops and small theatres. 

New Union Square,

Site Visit

Exploring the site further, looked around the New Covent Garden Market buildings and walked Nine Elms Lane again.

New Covent Garden Market in the evenings is very quiet, still and unoccupied; all around are lorries and trucks, construction sites, forklifts, cherry pickers. The area seemed prepared and ready to jump straight into action and all the clues suggest that this is a busy area during some hours of the day.