Thursday, 28 June 2012
Update
I seem to have neglected this blog recently, due to a number of reasons, mainly the high number of things which i've had to do recently. Alot has happened since my last post back at the start of February. The project i was working on (The soil science centre) is finished and went rather well (when i get time i'll post my development work etc as i quite like this project). I recently received my results of my 3rd year and im glad to say i passed and will be graduating next week. I am currently working on my CV to send off to some companys for possible work experience for the year, which i look forward to starting. I have also started my own website www.martinquint.com (when i say started i mean i have purchased the domain name and currently havent uploaded anything but its on my ever growing To-Do list. We have just completed our live project as part of the national heritage lottery fund project which just needs relocated onto site which should done by the end of tomorrow, again i will post pictures as soon as i can. Over the week i will hopefully have time to begin updated the website and start catching up on previous projects.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Initial Ideas
The reason i chose my specific site was because when walking around the site i came across a large opening, on one side we had the hill and its changing gradient and woodland and on the other side was some more woodland and then the reservoirs, and in the middle just nothing. it seemed like something was missing, like a missing link from one side to the other. So i seen opportunity in this site to produce an architecture that bridges this gap, also due to the site being an open area between woodland it meant it was exposed to all the elements; Wind, Rain, Sunlight. The possibility of harvesting these elements to contribute to making my design a sustainable one seemed too good to pass up.
My initial idea was make a thermal bath, a interpretation of the streams flowing down the mountains which could pass through trees and go underground etc. Allowing the user to take this journey aswell to experience these spaces of being outside in the open air and then inside, enclosed within a space would spark different responses and different feelings. Since this would just be an interpretation i could create specific space such as caves for the user to travel underground in these artifical mines allowing them to have an up close experience with spaces rather than look at pictures, within these artifical mines could display artifacts related to the mining in the area, allowing this journey to be an educational one, killing 2 birds with one stone.
There would also be pools to allow people to relax to represent the springs which can be found further up winterhill.
Currently research is on going into looking at how much energy would be required to heat the water to an appropriate temperature and if this could be produced through solar panels, and if so how many would be needed etc and also how long it would be before we started to see a return in costs.
My initial idea was make a thermal bath, a interpretation of the streams flowing down the mountains which could pass through trees and go underground etc. Allowing the user to take this journey aswell to experience these spaces of being outside in the open air and then inside, enclosed within a space would spark different responses and different feelings. Since this would just be an interpretation i could create specific space such as caves for the user to travel underground in these artifical mines allowing them to have an up close experience with spaces rather than look at pictures, within these artifical mines could display artifacts related to the mining in the area, allowing this journey to be an educational one, killing 2 birds with one stone.
There would also be pools to allow people to relax to represent the springs which can be found further up winterhill.
Currently research is on going into looking at how much energy would be required to heat the water to an appropriate temperature and if this could be produced through solar panels, and if so how many would be needed etc and also how long it would be before we started to see a return in costs.
Site
Soil Science Education Centre
The county of Lancashire has some of the most fertile, nutrient and energy laden land and soil in the world, supporting farming livestock, fruit and vegetative growth and also fuel production. Many other activities have benefited from this area, such as Mining, Shipping, Ship building, Car manufacturing, textile production, Market places, and was even a settlement of a military zone of the Roman empire. However recently, emphasis has been placed upon its soil and is an area where research is on going.
The site we have been given is the area around Winterhill, located East of the nearby towns of Chorley and Adlington. Slightly North of Horwich. As well as being a rich source of land and soil, the site has whitnessed may events over the years and has quite an extensive background ranging from ufo sightings, to plane crashes, and even murders. Weapons such as arrows and axes, show this site used to home to hunter gathers dating back to the bronze age and stone age. The site is also home to many old mines which are now all closed to the public, many old ruins and also some large reservoirs at the foot of the hill.
It offers amazing panoramic views across the manchester area and on good days even to the coastline of blackpool and to the mountains of the lake district.
The county of Lancashire has some of the most fertile, nutrient and energy laden land and soil in the world, supporting farming livestock, fruit and vegetative growth and also fuel production. Many other activities have benefited from this area, such as Mining, Shipping, Ship building, Car manufacturing, textile production, Market places, and was even a settlement of a military zone of the Roman empire. However recently, emphasis has been placed upon its soil and is an area where research is on going.
The site we have been given is the area around Winterhill, located East of the nearby towns of Chorley and Adlington. Slightly North of Horwich. As well as being a rich source of land and soil, the site has whitnessed may events over the years and has quite an extensive background ranging from ufo sightings, to plane crashes, and even murders. Weapons such as arrows and axes, show this site used to home to hunter gathers dating back to the bronze age and stone age. The site is also home to many old mines which are now all closed to the public, many old ruins and also some large reservoirs at the foot of the hill.
It offers amazing panoramic views across the manchester area and on good days even to the coastline of blackpool and to the mountains of the lake district.
New Design Brief
The brief we have been given is to design a Soil Research and Education Centre. This will cater for soil scientists, archeologists and geologists to conduct research in the area. The building should also allow for an exhibition space to display weapons and artifacts that have been discovered in the area.
With this brief an emphasis has been placed on the environment and a suitable sustainability design strategy is to be created and to reduce carbon emissions.
With this brief an emphasis has been placed on the environment and a suitable sustainability design strategy is to be created and to reduce carbon emissions.
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