York Animation Centre

York City Media Centre Animation Media Centre

Karly ChungC3325997

AD2.2Architectural Design

York City Media Centre

Site Location

Site

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Map of the UK Map of Yorkshire and the Humber

Map of the World

The site is situated along the River Ouse and close to York’s main train station. The site is closeby the Guildhall which is one of the momumental buildings in York. The closest bridge to the site is the Lendal Bridge.

Map of York

York City Media Centre

Site Location: Site Plan

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Site

River Ouse

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Site

From Train station

To main shopping area

Guilhall

Lendal Bridge

Lendal Road

Photograph of the first access node which leads onto the site. It is not welcoming or appear to be open for public use

Photograph of the other access node to the site which also appears to be not for public use

The site is currently owned by the YorkBoat company which run tourist boat trips along the River Ouse

The surrounding con-text is mostly made from bricks and York stone.

1. Panoramic photograph from across the river of the site. The building’s height increases as we move along the site. The Guildhall is the main attraction along the view.

York City Media Centre: Animation Media Centre

Concept- ‘Plugging in’

- The concept is based on the idea of how animations come together - Different departments work on different of the animation - All the elements are then brought together or ‘plugged in’ to create the finished product

Conceptual image of the concept- Fitting all the elements together

- Interaction between each element,for example how public would interact with the private and how they could co-exist

- Adaptable idea of how these elements could be reorientated to suit the surrounding

Structural cores

Toilets

Diagrams showing the concept on my design

Service Lift

Public Lifts

Fire escape exit

This is the load bearing elements in the design. The cores contains the services running through them for example the toilets and lifts. They are made from in-situ concrete and run all the way down the basement and act as foundation

The rooms and spaces in the building are then ‘plugged in’ to the cores and some at different levels. The weight will be distributed down the core and the other plugs underneath it

The different levels and elements that stick out will offset the whole form and make it less builky

Plug in elements Cores with plug in


Circulation Development

First circulation idea- Building located on the square

- Square supported with pilotis

- Same contour level as the alleyways

- Linked to the bridge and extended walkway

- Another walkway attached from lendal bridge to the square

- Linked to a garden with pontoon underneath it so it will not get floated

Second Circulation idea- Open space in the middle where the design will be situated and public cannot walk in front of the Design so that users will have to walk around the design and admire the architecture rather than walk straight pass it

- The bridge from Aviva has been removed to keep the circulation around the site more simple and easier to navigate

- Private circulation is located to the back of the site where vehicles can enter without disturbing the rest of the circulation

Third circulation idea- Cut out in the square where the building can fit in and look like it is suspended there - Still like a square so that users can walk all the way round the building in the middle and the founda-tion will be below the square

- Services will also be situated below the walkway

Private circulation

Potential site

Extended Walkway

Aspects to consider in next design

Public circulation

Aspects that work well

The space where the design may be located may cause a disruption with the circulation as the public from the extended walkway will have to walk around the design and to get to Lendal bridge

There is currently 2 main public circulation path which are the extended walkway and the walkway from Lendal bridge. The bridge linking across the river will not be used as much as there is not a high amount of circulation by that area

The floating garden can only be access when the public is using the bridge or the walkway off Lendal bridge. The pontoon/garden also appears out of place with the other circulation elements

Extended Walkway


Volumetric Studies



By creating an atrium, the fluid of circulation will be altered may be unsuitable for animators who want to get from one side of the building to another

The light shaft may cause reflectance on the screens in the graphic studios. Natural light will have to be controlled into the desired space

The public will not be able to interact with the private studio, therefore opposing the concept.

The floors alternate between public and private space. There is a atrium running through the Design, so that the public users for example the Visitors can look through the atrium down to the other floors and observe the animators at work

By off setting the floors slightly, it will allow a slightly different view on each floor. The atrium will also act as a light shaft, bringing light to all levels

By using structural columns similar to the layout of the precedent study, it will free up the Internal space and not be inhibited by load bearing walls.

The structure is similar to the first study, However the floors are less structural and Cantilevered from the columns which will create a more open space

The top two floors will be cantilevered off the structural columns to create a open space. The top two floors are private studio and without any structural elements restricting their space, they can create their own studio space

By placing the private space on the top floors and towards the back of the site, it will be less ex-posed to the sunlight and will not be disturbed by the public

Diagram showing the load bearing structure

Diagram showing the interaction between levels

Diagram showing the public and private space and orientation



Diagram showing the public and private spaces

First Volumetric study

This study is focused on the struc-ture and how the interaction be-tween levels can occur. By creating an atrium through the design, the ground floor will have an 3 floor height space and become the Highlight of the design

This is an adaption of the first vol-umetric model and the floors has been rotated on the axis slightly on each floor. This will allow a different view on each level and the top level will extend out onto the river

The public floors would be located on the lower floors and the private will be on the top floors so that they will not be disturbed. The top floors will also be cantilevered off the structural columns

Second Volumetric study

Third Volumetric study

Private space

Public space


Development

Private circulation


River Ouse

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Diagram of the public circulation

Diagram of the private circulation

Floor plas illustrating the public and private spaces

Photograph of the concept models

Public circulation

There are currently 2 entrances into the site: one from the riverfront and the back of the building. This may cause confusion for visitors

The loading entrance only has direct access to the service lifts and cannot access the restaurant, which will make it difficult to get equipments and food into the kitchen without disturbing the public

The private studio will block all of the views overlooking the River from the public. From the earlier analysis of the studios, they are normally open plan to allow users to create their own space

The gallery space detracts from the digital preview rooms. The digitial preview room are also facing onto the river and the space could be utilised where the public can see the amazing view

The staffs using the studio will be restricted in their studio as the centre of the floor is opened to the public and will be inconvenient for the staffs

Currently the private studios are enclosed in glass and visitors can look into the room and observe their activities, however this does not provide a unqiue experience of animation

The lifts take the animators directly to the third floor to preview their own work. The service lift does not interfere with the public or private circulation either

The private space is located next to the Municpal office block and does not take up or block any of the stunninf views around York

The plug in concept comes through in the models and the staircase becomes the atrium of the building

The circulation on the third floor is not very restricting. There is a gallery space where they can explore the previous works made in the centre and then go into the digital preview room to watch some of the previous work


Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor

Ground Floor

Ground Floor

Gallery space

First Floor

First Floor

Third Foor

Second Floor

Private Spaces

Public Spaces

Site Plan`


Development

River Ouse

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Private circulation


Public circulation


Floor plans illustrating the public and private spaces

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Private Spaces

Public Spaces

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Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Third Floor


The main entrance is located by the restaurant and could confuse visitors who want to explore the animation centre

Circulation around the viewing platforms and experiencing how to make the animation is not very clear

The view is blocked by the two digital preview rooms and could be relocated so that the top floor could showcase the view of York

When building the concept model, the struc-tural elements were not very secure

The second floor will have viewing platforms where they can observe the private studio without disturbing the animators at work

The elements that stick out makes the form more interesting

By making the studio private on the whole of first floor will mean that the workspace of the animation will not have to compromised for the public

The balcony on the top floor will allow visitors to enjoy the stunning view overlooking the river as well the animation centre

The private entrance will allow suppliers and staff to enter where there will be no conflict with the public and they can either use the service lift to reach the desired floor or go into the kitchen

The studio is open plan which allows the animators to freely used the space and reorganise it to their own liking



Photograph of the concept models

Site Plan`


Development


Public circulation


River Ouse

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Site Plan`



Private Spaces

Public Spaces

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Private circulation


Ground Floor

Ground Floor

First Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Third Floor

The second floor circulation flows better than the previous design. Visitors will first go to the viewing platform then they will go to the graphic studios to try making it themselves

In this desigm, many of the walls are removed to free up the space and the walls inserted are all partition walls and can be moved around the studio space to allow animator to create their own studio spaces

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Section

The viewing platform allows visitors to observe how animators work without disturbing them

The restaurant is now located on the top floor so that diners and staffs can relax with the amazing view of York

In this design, there are structural cores running up the whole design containng the services like the circulation and toilets.

This was taken from the precedent study on how the media centre has 4 main structural columns and the floors are supported by them

Concept model

The form of the digital preview rooms do not suit the rest of the form of the design because of the slanted walls.

The staircase does not fit with the angular form of the design. This staircase is also unsuitable for large numbers of people as the tread becomes smaller towards the inside of the staircase


Development

Site Plan`

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Private Spaces

Public Spaces

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Private circulation


Public circulation


The viewing platform currently requires visitors to walk back along their route rather than go round and explore new areas

There are opportunity views of York Minster from the staircase, therefore the staircase could also be made into a viewing platform as well as circulationThe plugs are not obvious enough from the exter-

nal view therefore to emphasise the concept, the plugs could extend further away from the core


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Section

The cores will act as load bearing elements which will allow more fluid spaces within the building and can be adapted to suit the occasion.

The basement will be located a floor below the circulation walkway. It will contain storage for the restaurant and studio as well as the plant room. The basement will have to be constructed from waterproof concrete to prevent water entering the building when flooding

The private circulation allows staffs and animators to circulate without having any interaction with the public circulation unless they want to.


Concept Model


Solar study and consideration

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There is fairly high building surrounding the site there-fore in the morning, it will cast a shadow over the site

The site is very exposed at midday and the whole site will be exposed to sunlight

In the building, Pizza Express will cast a shadow over the site slightly.

Solar Study12pmScale 1:1000

Solar Study6pmScale 1:1000


Site Plan and circulation

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River Ouse

Loading Bay

From Train station

To main shopping area

Guilhall

Pizza Express

Aviva Building

Extended Walkway

Lendal Bridge

Lendal Road

Private circulation

Public circulation

The main entrance for the public is from Lendal bridge and the extended walkway.

Visitors may walk from the city centre to the animation centre, and they can walk down the walkway which will be cladded with copper panels to extend the theme of my design out

Most tourist and visitors will be coming from the train station and is likely to cross the Lendal Bridge

Visitors may also come from the extended walkway which starts at the Skeldergate Bridge further down the site

Suppliers can drive down the alleyway from Lendal Road and park in the loading area.

Lendal Road is more for pedestrian use and can only be used for vehicles that need to load/unload

Suppliers will most likely travel up the main road on Lendal Bridge

Private SpacePublic Space


Floor Plans: BasementStorage and services

2. Fire escape

3. Media Vault

4. Media storage

5. Restaurant storage

6. Plant room

7. Concrete core

1. Service Lift

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The basement is strictly for private access only and staffs from the rest of the building can get direct access to it

This is where the services for example the plant room. The services can only be accessed via the service lift or fire escape which will reduce the chance of public finding it

Private circulation

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River Ouse

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Floor Plans: Ground Floors

1. Main entrancePublic and Private Spaces

Private and Public circulation

The ground floor is mainly for public use with only the private entrance, office and cleaner’s cupboard not for the public.

Visitors can either take the lift and go straight to the restaurant or they could go explore the animation centre by first going to watch a short animation then going to the exhibition space

Suppliers and staff will enter from the back of the building from Lendal Road where they can take the service lift or enter into the main building

2. Reception

3. Lifts

4. Office

6. Public/private digital preview room

7. Exhibition space

8. Female toilet

9. Male toilet

10. Cleaning storage

11. Service lift

12. Loading entrance

13.Fire escape staircase

14. Loading bay

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5. Public/private digital preview room

Private circulation

Private spaces

Public circulation

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Public spaces

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River Ouse

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Floor Plans: First FloorPrivate studio

1. Lifts

2. Conference room

3. Studio space

5. Fire escape

6. Projector area/communal space

7. Female toilet

8. Male toilet

10. Graphic studio

11. Service lift12. Staircase

4. Recording studio

9. Media library

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Visitors cannot access the 1st floor as that is the private studio space. Visitors will continue up to the 2nd floor

The first floor is the private studio and cannot be accessed by the public

The private studio is mostly open space for staffs to create their desired layout. The graphic studio is lo-cated to avoid the reflecance from the sunlight.

Private circulationPublic circulation

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River Ouse

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Floor Plans: Second FloorViewing and experiencing the Making of Animation

1. Lifts

2.Walkway3. Viewing platform

5. Fire escape

6. Service lift

8. Male toilet

7. Female toilet

9. Graphic studio10. Staircase

4. Recording studio

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The second floor is for the public to observe and create their own animation. The viewing platform is the main highlight on this floor

Staffs can bring up media equipments with the service lifts



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River Ouse

The 2nd floor is for mainly public spaces where they can observe the 1st floor. The only private space is the service lift

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Floor Plans: Third FloorRestaurant

1. Lifts

2. Waiting area

3. Restaurant

5 Fire escape

6. Kitchen

7. Service lift

8. Balcony9. Landing10. Staircase

4. Outdoor seating

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There is two entrances to the restaurant: one from the lifts and the other is from the staircase.

The service lift goes directly into the kitchen space for easy access to the restaurant’s storage.



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River Ouse

The restaurant is for both public and staff use. The only private space is the kitchen


1:200 long section

This section hightlights the different levels in the design and how some of the spaces stick out more than others like different kind of plugs being plugged into the building


1:200 Perspective Cross Section

This section highlights how the light floods into the exhibition/atrium space


1:200 Line drawing of cross section

Primary Load

Secondary Load

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The cores act as the main load bearing elements

The load then travels downward through the core and onto the foundation

Smaller plugs which are further away from the cores distribute the load underneath the other levels

Load Distribution in the buildingLoad Distribution along the stairs

There are steel I beams running through the center stringer of the staircase and is then bolted to the structural glass wall.

The center stringer carries the load down the stairs to the structural glass wallLoad is then distributed along the

glass wall down to the foundation

Section illustrating the stair’s support


Construction details: Staircase and Load bearing

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Primary Load


1:200 Axonometric Drawing of Floor Plans

Main structural cores in the build-

ing which is where the elements plug

into

Basement

Ground Floor

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First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor


Elevations

South Elevation

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North Elevation

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Elevations

East Elevation

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West Elevation

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Circulation Storyboard: Public on Ground Floor

2.Entrance into reception area

1. Walking toward the build-ing from Lendal bridge

3.Digital preview room 4.Exhibition space 5.Going to the 2nd floor

This is where visitors would enter and where the tour of the media centre starts

The beginning of the tour is to watch of a preview of an animation made in the media centre

After the preview of the animation, they are takem to the exhibi-ton space where previ-ous animators’s models, props and equipments are displayed for public viewing.

Visitors will then walk up the stairs to the 2nd floor where they can see animators at work

6.2nd Level landing

As visitors approach the 2nd floor the view they should see is the river with the Aviva building.

This is where the main activity is. Visitors can oversee animators working below without disturbing them work.

Visitors can also observe on the project how animators create characters and their movements in animation

There are 2 graphic studios where visitors can try making parts of an animation

7.Platform looking down into the studio

8.Looking down into the projector room

9. Visitors graphic studio

The 2nd floor is for the public to see and learn all about the world of animation


Circulation Storyboard: Public on 2nd Floor

As visitors walk up to the top level they can observe the suspended exhibtions and the views.

As they reach the top floor, they will be able to see the view of York and the York Minster in the distance

The restaurant has a folding panels which can completely be removed in the Summer to make the inside space part of the outside.

The balcony offers over 180 degree view of York and will entice customers to visit the building and use the restaurant on the top floor.

10. Walking up towards the restaurant

11. Looking out on the top floor


Circulation Storyboard: Public on 3rd Floor

12.Restaurant 12.Balcony view in the restaurant

The top floor is focused on the views and surrounding context where visitors can see all around York

4.Walking up toward the studio space

5.1st floor studio

Staff walking up to 1st floor to their work space

The studio is mainly open space and this is where staffs can draw up ideas and storyline.

1.External view for private users

1st Floor

2.Entrance into the service lift and doors to the media centre

3.Exhibition space from private entrance

Suppliers and staffs will enter from Lendal Road via the alleyway

Suppliers will have access to the service lift and staffs can en-ter the media centre.

Where staff first enter into the building


Circulation Storyboard: Private

7.Conference room 8.Restaurant 9.Kitchen 10.Balcony from kitchen6.Media Library

Private use only, mainly designed for studio users to discuss their work

From the studio, staffs can take the lifts to the restaurant floor

Suppliers and kitchen staff can take the ser-vice lift straight to the kitchen

Kitchen staff also have a balcony where they can relax and get away from the hot and busy environment of the kitchen

3rd Floor

The restaurant will offer staffs a break from their work. The restaurant floor also offers the best views where they can sit and relax.


Circulation Storyboard: Private

Animators can find references and archives for their work and research.


3D External View: From Lendal Bridge

This is a external view from Lendal bridge, so when visitors walk along the bridge this is what they will see from there.


3D External View: Approaching the entrance

This is a external view at night of what it would be like when approaching the building off Lendal bridge. The building gives off a luminous light to make it more inviting.


3D Internal View: Exhibtion Space

this is a view of the exhibition space at night where the staircase also becomes a feature in the exhibition. The space will be filled with previous props and models that animators have made in the past


3D Internal View: Platform Overlooking the Studio Space

This is a view of how the public can oversee the animators at work without disturbing them. The studio space will be where they draw out the storyboard and build props


3D Internal View: Walking up the Staircase

This is a view from one of the extended platform on the staircase which al-lows vistors to look back and admire the staircase as well as the surrounding views

This is an internal view of the restaurant and the balcony. The res-taurant overlooks the stunning view of the River Ouse and the rest of York. The restaurant is south facing so the sunlight can flood into the space. The panels can also fold away to emerge the outside with the inside


3D External View: From Lendal Bridge

Documents

York Animation Centre