CREATIVEWSTARTUP SOIL | JEREMY YMER 1496669

The Exchange is a multi use, mixed program building. The Exchanges main principle is based upon the interaction between creative professionals and the general public. The idea is based on the intertwining of three programmtic typologies: Showcase, Exchange and Production, and the benets which can be drawn from this system. The buildings form is a functional expression of the behaviour of soil particles during liquefaction. Through utilising its natural vertical process as a circulation language and a way to arrange space The Exchange principle is meshed with the liquefaction properties to generate a concept based around changing conditions. The site connects High Street to Hereford Street, within the compact core of the Christchurch Central Business District. The concept draws its potential from a previous laneway location, asserting the importance of the development and reopening of these iconic sites throughout the city. The structure terminates at the north and south facades with cantilevered segments over the streets. The building is bound on the west and east by neighbouring buildings. The building is a steel structural grid of columns and beams, with two reinforced concrete service cores and a sandblasted glass curtain wall facade. The ground oor provides a largely open, uninterrupted space for convenient pedestrian access between the two main roads. Coupled with open-plan concept retail space, the ground oor aims to make use of a potentially high level of pedestrian trafc and entice visitors up through the buildings higher levels. The rst and second levels have spaces for both work, production and the exhibition of the various creative projects generated by the tenants. The idea is to have exible space so that it can be used for a range of purposes depending on the event that day or night.

CONTENTS

RESEARCH INVESTIGATION SITE & PROGRAM DESIGN PROPOSAL

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RESEARCH: SOIL

LIQUEFACTION

BEFORE EARTHQUAKE
The young sediment Christchurch is built on means the city is prone to the effects of liquefaction during an earthquake event. Liquefaction variation is determined by the epicentre location, magnitude, depth, duration and geological conditions. Flat areas such as this, where the water table sits only a few meters under the surface, release a build up of pressure through sand boils and waterspouts in many areas and in lateral spreading and cracking near rivers. This occurs as waters are removed from the lower lying saturated loose sediment underground during the shaking. The water is forced up through weak points in the denser sediment just below the surface. As this occurs the loss of water in the lower layers gives way to compaction, producing a variety of effects to the natural and built environment.

LIQUEFACTION
AFTER EARTHQUAKE

SETTLED FOUNDATIONS Weakened soil can cause buildings to sink or tilt as compaction occures. this results in deformation or cracking of the building.

SUBSIDED LAND As the lower sediment compacts and moisture is forced upwards, large chunks of land subside, damaging buildings above and leaving large steps in the landscape.

FLOATED SERVICES As the pressure increases pipes become buoyant and oat up through the ground. manholes are pushed up out of the roads and pipes become damaged and severed in places, leaking their contents into the earth.

SAND BOILS Strong surface evidence that liquefaction has occured. the pressure in the ground forces the liquied silt upwards and out of the ground covering the surface in mud and water.

WEAKENED SOIL Trees, power poles, lamp posts and similar objects are unable to be supported properly by the liquied ground.

LATERAL SPREADING Earth on river banks slide towards each other under the pressure causing signicant cracks to open up. this may extend quite some distance back from the river itself.

DENSE SEDIMENT SATURATED LOOSE SEDIMENT

DENSE SEDIMENT COMPACTED SEDIMENT

SOIL

THE GEOLOGY OF CHRISTCHURCH

SOIL

LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL

BASALT FLOWS ANDESITE POST-GLACIAL ALLUVIUM AND DUNE SAND GREYWACKE AND AGRILLITE FLOW RHYOLITE, BRECCIA AND OBSIDIAN SANDSTONE, SILTSTONE AND CLAYSTONE

DIAGRAM: AMANDA NAKARMI

HIGH LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL MODERATE LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL LOW LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL HIGH LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL EXPECTED LOW LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL EXPECTED NO LIQUEFACTION PORT HILLS - NO LIQUEFACTION EXPECTED RIVERS CITY BOUNDARY
SCALE: 1:100000 0 2 4 6 8km

DIAGRAM: CHUN QIN ZHANG

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Basemap data sourced from LINZ NZTopo Database.

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INVESTIGATION: LIQUEFACTION

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LIQUEFACTION
SIMULATOR

LIQUEFACTION SIMULATOR A form of shake table constructed to exert lateral shaking / vibrations to a composition of soils. Software on a computer allows for set frequencies to be outputed to the container of soil via a speaker driver. The software allows the amplitude and the frequency of the driver cone to be easily controlled. This can produce an array of different scenarios, with the aim of simulating a quake which would cause liquefaction so that the cause and effects can be closely analysed. EQUIPMENT - Computer - Audiotest software - Amplifer - Simulator with 5 driver - Soil in container

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LIQUEFACTION
SIMULATION
SEQUENCE IN SECTION: 5s INTERVALS SEQUENCE IN PLAN: 5s INTERVALS

SOIL CONDITIONS (LIQUEFACTION PRONE) LOWER: LOOSELY PACKED AND SATURATED SOIL. UPPER: COMPACTED, FINER SOIL

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LIQUEFACTION
EFFECTS

LIQUEFACTION
PRODUCTS

LATERAL SPREADING Soil particles spread laterally under seismic stress, transferring volume from high areas to lower areas, especially near rivers and other bodies of water.

GROUND SETTLEMENT Over the duration of an earthquake the earth subsides as the seismic waves compact and densify the loose, saturated second layer soil.

GROUNDWATER PRESSURE As the soil compacts groundwater is forced out of the saturated particles, surging upwards and breaking through the dense top layer soil.

SAND BOILS / WATER FOUNTAINS Resulting from the increase in groundwater pressure, sand boils and water fountains occur through ssures in the surface layer.

SPREAD

COMPACT

SURGE

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LIQUEFACTION
RATE OF CHANGE
SEQUENCE IN SECTION: 5s INTERVALS

LIQUEFACTION
THRESHOLD

GRADIENT = RATE OF CHANGE

START < HIGH RATE OF CHANGE >

SIGNIFICANT LIQUEFACTION

SIGNIFICANT LIQUEFACTION While the simulation was run for 60 seconds the obvious change from solid to liquid lasted only ~15 seconds. A clear threshold exsists between periods of very little change to the soil.

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LOW RATE OF CHANGE

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SITE & PROGRAM: EXCHANGE

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CBD BLUEPRINT
SITE PROPOSAL
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SITE MAP

CERA PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

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SELWYN STREET

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SCALE | 1:1000 25

MOORHOUSE AVENUE

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SITE CONTEXT

PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS
CATHEDRAL SQUARE [150m]

BOUNDING BOX

SITE CONTEXT

AVON RIVER [300m] ART GALLERY [750m] HAGLEY PARK (850m] CANTERBURY MUSEUM [950m]

HEREFORD STREET

THE FRAME [200m] LATIMER SQUARE [400m]

850SQM

RETAIL PRECINCT [200m] 24HOUR CHRISTCHURCH [350m] AVON RIVER [450m]

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PROGRAM

EXCHANGE PRINCIPLES

PROGRAM

EXCHANGE STRATEGY

NON PUBLIC

PUBLIC

FIXED SERVICES

ADJUSTABLE SPACE

DEVELOPMENT

PRODUCTION

INTERACTION

PRESENTATION

PUBLICATION

STORAGE

TOILETS

STAIRS

EXHIBITION

PRIVATE STUDIO

RETAIL

PRODUCTION OFFICE WORKSHOP REHEARSAL

EXCHANGE BAR/CLUB CAFE SHOP

SHOWCASE EXHIBTION PERFORMANCE DISPLAY

STORAGE TOILETS KITCHEN CORE OFFICE CLUB SHOWCASE

STORAGE

TOILETS

KITCHEN

CORE OFFICE

OFFICES

BAR / CAFE

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DESIGN PROPOSAL: THE EXCHANGE

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CIRCULATION

LIQUEFACTION + EXCHANGE

SHOWCASE | PUBLIC

EXCHANGE

SPREAD

COMPACT

SURGE

ERUPT

PRODUCTION | NON-PUBLIC

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PRODUCTION

CIRCULATION CONCEPT
SHOWCASE

EXCHANGE

EXHIBITION

RETAIL

VERTICAL EXCHANGE SYSTEM

LIFT

TOILETS

STAIRS RETAIL

SERVICES & ACCESS EXHIBITION

SERVICES & ACCESS OPEN-PLAN STUDIO OFFICE PROGRAMATIC SPACE RETAIL

SERVICES & PRIVATE STUDIOACCESS KITCHEN

CIRCULATION BAR / CLUB TRANSITION SPACE GALLERY

SERVICES & ACCESS

SERVICES & ACCESS OFFICE RETAIL

SERVICES & ACCESS CAFE

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE SHOWCASE

LIFT

FIXED SERVICES EXHIBITION

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE SHOWCASE

BAR / CLUB

CINEMA

EXHIBITION

RETAIL

EXHIBITION

TOILETS

STAIRS

CAFE / BAR

CONCEPT STORES

EXHIBITION

STUDIO

CIRCULATION

FIXED SERVICES

SERVICES & ACCESS REHEARSAL

SERVICES PROGRAMMATIC SPACE & ACCESS BAR / CLUB

SERVICES & ACCESS OFFICE CIRCULATION / MARKETPLACE

TRANSITION SPACE

SERVICES & ACCESS

SERVICES & ACCESS BAR / CLUB

SERVICES & ACCESS OFFICE

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE SHOWCASE

LIFT

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE
RETAIL

STUDIO

TOILETS RETAIL

STAIRS

FILM

CONCEPT STORES AUDITORIUM PROGRAMMATIC SPACE

SHOWCASE

RETAIL

PERFORMANCE

RETAIL

FIXED SERVICES

TRANSITION SPACE

SERVICES & ACCESS

SERVICES & ACCESS

SERVICES & ACCESS WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES & ACCESS

SERVICES & ACCESS

SERVICES & ACCESS WORKSHOP

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE SHOWCASE

CATWALK

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE SHOWCASE

RETAIL

GALLERY

RETAIL

EXHIBITION

RETAIL

ERUPT

PRODUCTION

NON-PUBLIC

OFFICE WORKSHOP REHEARSAL

PRODUCTION

SERVICES & ACCESS

SERVICES & ACCESS OFFICE CINEMA

SERVICES & ACCESS BAR / CLUB

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SURGE

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE

RETAIL

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SHOWCASE

CIRCULATION DESIGN
FIXED SERVICES

PROGRAMMATIC SPACE

TRANSITION SPACE

VERTICAL EXCHANGE SYSTEM

SPATIAL ASSIGNMENT
PRODUCTION
DEVELOPMENT

CIRCULATION DESIGN
SERVICES & ACCESS RETAIL SERVICES & ACCESS SERVICES & ACCESS WORKSHOP

EXCHANGE SHOWCASE
EXHIBITION RETAIL

ERUPT

PRODUCTION

NON-PUBLIC

OFFICE WORKSHOP REHEARSAL

PRODUCTION

LIFT

TOILETS

STAIRS

EXHIBITION SERVICES & ACCESS

OPEN-PLAN STUDIO SERVICES & ACCESS PROGRAMATIC SPACE OFFICE

PRIVATE STUDIO

KITCHEN

CIRCULATION

SERVICES & ACCESS TRANSITION SPACE BAR / CLUB CINEMA

FIXED SERVICES

SURGE

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE SHOWCASE

LIFT TOILETS

RETAIL

EXHIBITION STAIRS

CAFE / BAR

RETAIL

CONCEPT STORES

EXHIBITION

STUDIO

GALLERY CIRCULATION

EXCHANGE

BAR/CLUB CAFE STORE

INTERACTION

FIXED SERVICES SERVICES & ACCESS

PROGRAMMATIC SPACE SERVICES & ACCESS CONCEPTBAR / CLUB STORES SERVICES & ACCESS OFFICE CIRCULATION / MARKETPLACE

TRANSITION SPACE

COMPACT EXHIBTION PERFORMANCE DISPLAY

PUBLIC

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE SHOWCASE

PRESENTATION

LIFT

REHEARSALSTAIRS TOILETS

FILM

FIXED RETAIL SERVICES

AUDITORIUM PROGRAMMATIC SPACE

TRANSITION SPACE

RETAIL

SHOWCASE

SERVICES & ACCESS

SERVICES & ACCESS

SERVICES & ACCESS WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT

SPREAD
PUBLICATION

PRODUCTION EXCHANGE SHOWCASE

CATWALK

ERUPT

GALLERY

RETAIL

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PRODUCTION

NON-PUBLIC

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OFFICE

CIRCULATION DESIGN
PROGRAM MASSING

CIRCULATION - Open Passages

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SERVICES - Service Core - Elevator Shaft - Mens Toilet - Womens Toilet - Stairwell

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SHOWCASE - Exhibition Hall - Exhibition Corridor - Informal Cinema

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EXCHANGE - Cafe / Bar - Small Scale Retail Space - Medium Scale Retail Space

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PRODUCTION - Open Plan Studio / Ofce - Small Private Studio / Ofce - Medium Private Studio / Ofce

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COMPLETE ASSEMBLY

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FLOOR PLAN
GROUND LEVEL
A 0 00 10 B

FIRST LEVEL

FLOOR PLAN
A 0 00 10 B

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E 5000 F 10000 G 5000 H 10000 SERVICES CORE I 10000 J

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CONCEPT STALLS

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EXHIBITION SPACE

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OPEN COURTYARD SPACE

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SCALE | 1:200

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FLOOR PLAN
SECOND LEVEL
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ALUMINIUM FLASHING GRAVEL LAYER WATERPROOF MEMBRANE INSULATION PLYWOOD

0 00 10 B 0 00 10

DOUBLE GLAZED PANELS GLAZING BRACKET

H EX IT IB IO N AC SP E

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E 5000 F 10000 G 5000 H 10000 SERVICES CORE I 10000 J

PRIVATE STUDIO

WC

WC

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KITCHEN / LOUNGE

OPEN-PLAN STUDIO

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SE I RV C ES C O R E W C
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STEEL HOLLOW SECTION COMFLOR 210 COMPOSITE FLOOR STEEL I-BEAM STEEL I-COLUMN

W C PR E AT IV ST D U IO

REINFORCED CONCRETE RAFT WATERPROOF MEMBRANE

SCREW PILE 210

SAND SCORIA EARTH

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SCALE | 1:200

SCALE | 1:100

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SECTION

LONGITUDINAL

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HEREFORD STREET

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GROUND FLOOR

INFORMAL CINEMA

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SECOND FLOOR

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