CONTENT
01 CASE STUDY
02 CEILING SYSTEM STUDY
03 SITE ANALYSIS03 SITE ANALYSIS
04 DESIGN IDEAS
05 SCHEME : MINIMAL SURFACE
06 SCHEME : STICKS ITERATION
07 SCHEME : FOLDING HEXAGON
08 FOLDING HEXAGON : FINAL PROPOSAL
09 FINAL CEILING INSTALLATION
01 CASE STUDY
INTRODUCTION
SWOOSH PAVILION 2008 Summer Pavilion, Architectural Association students, Bedford Square, London
The pavilion has been designed and constructed by students in Intermediate Unit 2 t th A hit t l A i ti S h l f A hit t (AA) It ti b t at the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA). Its timber components
were fabricated, again by the students, at the AA’s workshop in Hooke Park, Dorset. The Project is an exploration of contemporary tools and techniques of architectural modeling and visualization. It incorporates new fabrication methods and digital crafting techniques such as computer-integrated manufacturing. The aim is to experiment with – and exploit to the full – the imaginative spatial and material effects that can be extracted from these new-found techniques.
Design Brief: create a pavilion for 100 people with some level of enclosureDesign Brief: create a pavilion for 100 people with some level of enclosure
DESIGN CONCEPT
01 CASE STUDY
Concept: Valeria Garcia; Scheme design with Katarina Scoufaridou and Joy Sriyuksiri; development with Zamri Arip, Naoki Kotaka and Eyal Shaviv.
Concept of the Swoosh Pavilion came of studying the deformation of an optical model in 2D. Optical qualities were extracted from the visual dynamic and interpreted in 3D –the flow and movement.p
“We wanted to create an interactive space where people could share different experiences, like holding informal meetings, sitting, having lunch — all under one roof,” says student Eyal Shaviv.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
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As for the form, fluidity was the driving factor. “The main goal was to create a sense of flow,” says student Katrina Scoufaridou. “We have used many vertical pieces, but because they are connected to form a grid, the whole structure has a sense of cohesion.”
The plan is devised around two setting points, A and B, and two identical columns, A01 and B01, which run between the two. From the setting points, 30 more columns spiral outwards in each direction, creating a completely symmetrical form. Columns A01 and B01 form an archway, 3.3m in height. The remaining columns then get taller as they cantilever out to create a partly enclosed space.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
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At column B17 and A17, the pavilion reaches its highest point of 4.5m. From here, the beams reduce in height eventually reconnecting with the floor to create the beams reduce in height, eventually reconnecting with the floor to create benches at the tail end of each spiral. Ten equally spaced beams run in the voids between the columns, with the spacing becoming increasingly dense as the length of the columns reduce.
“The beams get closer and closer together until eventually they are close enough to form a comfortable seat at the ends,” says Katrina Scoufaridou.
DESIGN PROCESS
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Software programs Rhino and AutoCAD were used to design the original concept: AutoCAD mainly for measurements and labeling, and Rhino for quicker modeling and 3D visualization.
The pavilion’s complex geometry meant they had to switch from a computing scripting model to handcrafted 3D models, calculating many details by themselves.
TEAM WORK
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Design Team Leader – in charge of the transition between design drawings into construction drawings.
Workshop Leader – in charge of the production process in the workshop workshop.
Architectural Association Tutor– Guidance and support.
Consultant – Structural Engineer from Arup – Lighting concept consultant from Illumination Works
Contractor– Assisting in on site construction and crane operation.
FABRICATION
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Need separate pieces for accurate lining up of cuts and hole has to be drill in an angle manually.
“Because there are so many separate pieces, we had to be very vigilant in labeling, separating and storing them all,” says Shaviv.
CONSTRUCTION
On site safety measurements and working with contractor.
MATERIAL
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The structure is made almost entirely out of Kerto, a laminated veneer lumber donated by Finnforest.
Students cut 549 beams from the 27mm sheets using a CNC machine. Since the 62 columns were too large to cut from one 51mm sheet, many were formed out of two or three separate piecesor three separate pieces.
CONNECTION
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A variety of bolts connect the beams and columns, although most are M12 hexagonal. The students decided to use bolts rather than screws so the structure could be more easily dismantled and rebuilt.
“The easiest solution would have been to drill straight through,” says Shaviv. “I t d t d k t f th b lt ith t h l Thi “Instead, we created pockets for the bolts with pre-cut holes. This way, you can reuse the bolt and you don’t cause any damage or weaken the structure. With screws, reassembling would have been a problem.”
TIME LASPE PHOTOGRAPHS ON SITE
03 SITE ANALYSIS
Shots taken every 5mins from 11:45 to 15:30 on a weekday at Architecture Building G/F as a test run to observe people activities on site. It was found that a shot every 5mins is not recording the people movements and the time interval is too short as well.
VIDEO RECORDING ON SITE
03 SITE ANALYSIS
Video was filmed from 6:00 to 24:00 on weekday at Architecture Building G/F to gather information such as people movement and pattern of people gathering at different period of times. Information is then translated into diagrams.
A. CIRCULATION: SPATIAL CONNECTIVITY
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B. INTERACTION: SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY
C. EXPLORATION: INFORMATIONAL CONNECTIVITY
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D. ANTICIPATION: TRANSITIONAL CONNECTIVITY
INTRODUCTION
09 FINAL CEILING INSTALLATION
The proposed ceiling installation in the ground floor foyer of the ABP Faculty Building and secondly, the functions of the concourse as a circulation route as well as a gathering space. The overall form is derived from a study of stationary and moving bodies within the concourse: the common gathering spaced create peaks in the undulating surface, while a circulation path is carved in between these spaces as the troughs of the form. The modules create large permeable openings at
h i h d i ( h h i ll h gathering spaces that correspond to main entry ways (such as the stairwell, the elevator, etc), while large overlapping, enclosed gestures are created at independent gathering spaces (e.g. near exhibition shelves). The modules in between slowly shift from being more open, to more enclosed, and vice versa, creating a controlled rate of change in the permeability of the skin.
09 FINAL CEILING INSTALLATION
CLIPS THE MODULES TOGETHER INTO ROLLS
BULL CLIPS TO HOLD THE MOLDULES INPLACE
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EYELIT THE STRIP TOGETHER
WHITE SIDE OF THE EYELIT FACING THE DOWN FLAPS
09 FINAL CEILING INSTALLATION
MOVING STRIPS TO G./F & JOIN 2 STRIPS TOGETHER
MOVE THE PIECE ON SISSOR LIFT