ADVOCACY & AGENCY

SUPERSTUDIO 20-21

KAYLIN MCMULLAN

B00755736

ARC522-DESIGN MODULE 3
STUDIO A&A 2020- 2021

CONTENTS

Exercise1 : Case Study Analysis

Sean Godsell Vatican Chapel

Carla Juacaba Vatican Chapel

Exercise2: St Joseph‘s Parochial House

Exercise 3: The Belfast Story

ST JOSEPH‘S PAROCHIAL HOUSE
Creating a ‘city’ within the Parochial House; an almost in-
stallation piece within the communuity, bringing the Church
back to life and bringing money back into the Sailorotown
commmunity. Therefore, creating this flexible space working
within the regeneration schemes of the area.
THE BELFAST STORY
Addressing the major disconnect within the city of Bel-
fast; creating a new Belfast Story Tower with the intention
of being able to portray the growth of Belfast, as a meth-
od of connectivity with no barriers in place.
IMPORTANCE OF SAILORTOWN REGENERATION

‘ it’s a sad day when financial considerations dic-

tate whether a parish lives or dies.’

SAILORTOWN, is one of Belfast’s first waterfront village which is located be-

tween the Belfast Docks Area and York Street. With the building of the M2 in the
1960s, the community was dispersed around Belfast. St Josephs Church which
is located within Princes Dock Street in Sailortown, in 2000 the Church was
set to close in 2000, the locals formed a historical committee and in 2006 the
Church gave their keys over to them.

The 2 high rise buildings which have been built beside the Church had caused
much damage as well as natural decay to the building, leaving it in unsuitable
conditions. Now, Sailortown Regeneration are ‘working to carry out essential
repairs, employ experts to advise on use and conservation and design a space
where future generations can work, live and play.’
READING - 2020-2021

Van Doesburg and the International

Avant-Garde: Constructing a New World
LOCATION
 SAILORTOWN

1919 - 1963 1952 - 1967 PRESENT DAY

AREAS OF INVESTMENT IN BELFAST

ST JOSEPH‘S CHURCH
‘P A R O C H I A L H O U S E ‘ ‘T H E B E L F A S T S T O R Y ‘
SAILORTOWN

PAST
 SAILORTOWN
PRESENT

KEY ISSUES:

- Lack of investment within the Sailortown

Area; the Church was left untouched for
years and with the new development to
either side, it has suffered severe decay and
whethering.

- Lack of Connectivity between Sailortown

Area and new areas of development in Bel-
fast ; Titanic Quarter, UU Development.

- Lack of knowledge within the broader Bel-

fast community regarding this area; the ma-
jority of people will be unaware of the slow
decline of this area.
 SAILORTOWN

FUTURE

STRATEGIES TO TACKLE ISSUES

- St Joseph’s Parochial House; creating an installa-

tion piece within the Church with areas of flexible
space to open up and extend the community. I want
to create a space that will bring tourists and locals
to use the space; to view, work, explore.

- Connectivity; within our studio we have numer-

ous projects based around the area in a scheme to
connect the area from numerous areas ; the map
below (created by Aidan Foster Y5), displays all the
projects together along with his proposed elevat-
ed walkway connecting from Princes Dock Street
through to Coroporation Street.

- Through more awareness and investment being put

into the area and the connectivity, the areas devel-
opment will be boosted; creating new opportunities
for retail, office etc, creating more employment for
the broader area of Belfast also.
ST JOSEPH‘S CHURCH&
PAROCHIAL HOUSE
SITE VISIT-24/11/20
APPROXIMATE 1 IN 50
APPROXIMATE EXISTING FLOORPLAIN EXTENTS
EXISTING FLOORPLAI

RESILIENCE AND FLOODING LECTURE - KATE CRINION

N EXTENTS

“Resilience is the capacity of adapting and

responding to a change of conditions
(The Resilient Design Institute, 2012).
Resilience is both response and action. It
is the ability of maintaining an
equilibrium in face of disturbances”
APPROXIMATE 1 IN 100
EXISTING FLOORPLAIN
EXTENTS

RESPONSES TO THE RISK THROUGH DESIGN WORK:

‘T H E B E L F A S T S T O R Y T O W E R ‘

Developing a pencil tower typology within this sponge landscape.

APPROXIMATE 1 IN 200
EXISTING FLOORPLAIN
EXTENTS
 A&A STUDIO RESPONSE:

Flood Mitigation

Improved Pedestrian connectivity

Aidan Fosters year 5 scheme + Orliath’s tower + Jordan

Housing (2019-20) + Hannah Watkins Community Centre
(2019-20+ Alex Gawne yr2 Caravnaserai + selected yr 1
Pontoon projects
ARC525
EXERCISE 1:CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
VATICAN CHAPELS,VENICE-
SEAN GODSELL&
CARLA JUACABA
SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE, VENICE

VENICE BIENNALE 2O18

VATICAN CHAPELS

The 10 Chapels are gathered in the densely wooded area of San Giorgio
Maggiore in Venice, previously never opened to the public.

Biennale Architecttura 2018

16th International Architecture Exhibition
C A R L A J U A Ç A B A S T U D I O

VATICAN CHAPEL
CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALITY

CARLA JUABACA STUDIO created this chapel which creates a harmonious integration between the
water and the trees that all surround Venice; the reflections of the landscape are created by the
steel beams which are made of highly polished stainless steel.

It consists of 4 steel beams; one represents the Cross and the other is a Bench, two of which old
elements of the Catholic Church. They are built on 7 pieces of concrete, which were laid into the
ground.

This project works as an Etheral project; speaks metaphorically of the passage of life, existence and
the non - existence.

( Below; SketchUp Model I created of the Chapel and Construction Details)

SEAN GODSELL

VATICAN CHAPEL
CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALITY

SEAN GODSELL tower is created from a steel framed tower which is bolted into pile caps locked into
wooden piles. The vertical view of the tower resembles a cross, as the 4 sides at the bottom open to
form an ‘altar’. This takes inspiration from the Bell Towers of Venice in St Marks Square; the altar is
positioned directly beneath on a platform elevated above the ground.

To the right are graphics from a model I created to get the sense of the materiality from the steel
structure; The interior through the tower has a golden aluminium cladding, creating again a precious
moment through the chapel as you look to the sky.
STRUCTURAL CONCEPT MODEL
The double steel equal angle corner posts reference to Mies Van
der Rohe

‘god is in the details’

 “You employ stone, wood and concrete and with these materials you build houses and
palaces; that is construction . Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart,
you do me good, I am happy and I say: ‘This is beautiful’ That is Architecture. Art enters
in.”

Le Corbusier
‘I work a little bit like a sculptor. When I start, my first idea for a building is with the
material. I believe architecture is about that. It's not about paper, it's not about
forms. It's about space and material.’

Peter Zumthor
MATERIALITY COMPARISON
C A S E S T U D Y & S T J O S E P H ‘S C H U R C H
The 4 sides around the Altar in the Sean Godsell Tower all open up through hydraulic
struts to reveal the altar. The Aluminium used throughout creates this reflective ele-
ment to the design, with the trees surrounding it almost makes it feel like it blends
into the natural environment which surrounds it.

St Josephs Church has now had 2 high rise apartment blocks built directly beside
it, enclosing the space and making it feel almost claustrophobic not embracing its
natural space.
LIGHT&REFLECTIONS
With the new highrise apartment blocks built at each side of
the Church, this led to damages and the Church not being
maintained or repaired for years. With the materials It is clear
the building has been subject to damage through no repairs,
and one of the most common cause of brick damage is water
that is trapped in porous, then this freezes and expanding
causing the surfaces to disintegrate.
SPACE ORDERING EXERCISE
SPACE CONCEPT2

Arranging planar elements -

overlapping planes.

The ‘planes’ are the objects to be

arranged. Space is perceived as ‘partially’
bounded, often ‘overlapping’, defined by
the relationship of planes. You should
experiment with varying sizes and
arrangements.
- What is form ?
- What is space ?
- What is the relationship between space and form ?
- Do we get a final form by designing a space first ?
- Do we get a space by designing a final form first ?
 ‘Nonetheless, Van Doesburg’s influence on the Bauhaus is undeniable.
Herbert Bayer’s architectural designs clearly show the influence of De Stijil
in their colourful planes.’ pg12

THEO VAN DOESBURG & THE INTERNATIONAL

AVANT-GARDE

‘CONSTRUCTING A NEW WORLD‘

 VILMOS HUSZAR AND GERRIT RIETVELD THEO VAN DOESBURG & THE INTERNATIONAL AVANT-G
ARDE
‘M O D E L O F T H E S P A C E - C O L O U R - C O M P O S I T I O N F O R T H E N O N J U R I E D E
XHIBITION‘ BERLIN 1923 ‘CONSTRUCTING A NEW WORLD‘

Sándor Bortnyik
Geometric Forms in Space, 1924

Werner Graeff
Z-Stijl ,1921
FRIEDRICH KIESLER ‘CITY IN SPACE‘

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF DECORATIVE AND INDUSTRIAL

MODERN ART , PARIS 1925

‘Friedrich Kiesler. Exhibited at the International Exhibition of Decorative and In-

dustrial Modern Art in Paris in 1925, created utopian spatial constructions which
were as detatched as possible from the ground and with no static axis. With these
he hoped to inpsire new ways of living, and thus a new society.’ pg17
SPATIAL COMPOSITION MODELS

UNDER THE INSPIRATION OF

-THEO VAN DOESBURG

-GERRIT RIETVELD

-FRIEDRICH KIESLER

- DE STIJIL

-BAUHAUS
ARC522 YEAR 3 EXERCISE 2

ST JOSEPH‘S PAROCHIAL HOUSE

COMPOSITION& DEFINITION
 ST JOSEPH‘S PAROCHIAL HOUSE
‘CITY WITHIN THE FABRIC‘

BRINGING COMMUNITY TOGETHER, RESTORING THE BUILDING AS ART ITSELF

AND CONNECTING SAILORTOWN BACK TO BELFAST
ST JOSEPH‘S PAROCHIAL HOUSE 2021
ST JOSEPH‘S PAROCHIAL HOUSE 2021
FINAL DESIGN PROPOSAL
FINAL PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS

ST JOSEPH‘S PAROCHIAL HOUSE

1 - TOILET CUBICLES
2 - PRIVATE OFFICE SPACE
3 - LOUNGE AREA
BASEMENT LEVEL
1

1 - OPEN / COMMUNAL SPACE WITH CAFE /

RECEPTION AREA FOR VISITORS

GROUND FLOOR
 1

3
1 - PRIMARY EXHIBITION SPACE, WITH SMALL
STUDIO RECEPTION
2 2 - SIDE ENTRANCE TO THE PAROCHIAL HOUSE,
EG. FOR EVENT NIGHTS OR ANYONE HIRING
THE SPACE.
3 - VIEWING PLATFORM TO OBSERVE

FIRST FLOOR
1 2

1 - PRIVATE WORKING LEVEL SPACE OR GAL-

LERY SPACE
2 - PRIVATE AREA THAT CAN BE SHUT OFF TO
OTHER LEVELS , OR EXTEND FURTHER INTO
GALLERY SPACE

SECOND FLOOR
 3

1 - EXTENDED BALCONY, CONNECTS FROM

UPPER LEVEL DIRECTLY THROUGH TO ROOF
1
GARDEN.
2 - LEVEL TO BE USED FOR WORKSHOPS
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY - ART RELATED WITH
DIRECT LIGHT ABOVE.
3 - OUTDOOR ROOF GARDEN, HIGHER PLAT-
FORM TO SIDE TO ALLOW ‘ROUTE’ ROUND
LEVEL FOR EXHBITIONS.

THIRD FLOOR
 B

A A

B
TECHNOLOGY & MATERIALITY
WITHIN THE PAROCHIAL HOUSE
S E C T I O N A L A X O N M E T R I C OF L E V E L S
ISO / AXO DRAWING & ZOOMED IN TECHNICAL AXO
PERSPECTIVES -MATERIALITY
 PROCESS WORK

SPACE ORDERING &

ST JOSEPH‘S PAROCHIAL HOUSE
 SPACE CONCEPT FREIDRICH KIESLER
CITY WITHIN THE FABRIC CITY IN SPACE

USING THE DIFFERENT LEVELS AS A SOURCE OF CONNECTIVITY, NOT ONLY

WITHIN THE BUILDING ITSELF AND THE ROUTE, BUT A BROADER CONNECTIVITY
IN BELFAST
QUICK SITE ANALYSIS

TRANSPORT LINKS
PROPOSED NEW BUS - STOPS
ST JOSEPHS CHURCH & PAROCHIAL HOUSE
CONCEPTUAL MODELS
INITIAL DESIGN STAGE
GERRIT RIETVELD
BERLIN CHAIR
CONCEPTUAL SPATIAL PLANS

*Jordan Beattie’s Existing Drawings*

CONCEPTUAL SPATIAL SECTION

*Jordan Beattie’s Existing Drawings*

PLAN DRAFTS
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
BEGINNING TO CREATE SPACES
CONSTRUCTION& MATERIALITY
 EXERCISE 3
THE BELFAST STORY
HISTORY&INVESTIGATION
 THE BELFAST STORY
USING VU CITY IMAGERY AND SKETCHUP TO CAPTURE THIS NEW CONNECTIV-
ITY WITH THIS WALKWAY ACROSS THE WATER.
1:2500 SITE PL AN -THE BELFAST STORY
 1 DINING/KITCHEN AREA
2 BEDROOM 1
3OFFICE/FLEXIBLE SPACE

ONE STOREY ONE BED APARTMENT

1:100
DOUBLE HEIGHT APARTMENTS 1 & 2
1:200
 ORGANISATION OF FUNCTIONS

THE BELFAST STORY

DOUBLE HEIGHT APTS -

RESIDENTIAL

SINGLE / DOUBLE
HEIGHT - RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL / OFFICES
RESPONSE TO FLOODING RISK:
SPONGE LANDSCAPING
ACTIVE PHYTOREMEDIATION WALL SYSTEM

ACTIVE PHYTOREMEDIATION WALL SYSTEMS ALLOW FOR COMTAMINATED AIR TO BE

BROUGHT THROUGH THE PLANTS AND THEY REFRESH BACK OUT CLEAN AIR. I FEEL THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF DESIGN TO INCLUDE WITHIN MY COMMERCIAL BUILDING
FLOORS FOR THIS WORK ENVIRONMENT.
TECHNOLOGY&CONSTRUCTION
 ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES CONCEPT

- ACTIVE PHYTOREMEDIATION WALL SYSTEM - CLEANSING THE AIR THROUGH-

OUT THE BUILDING , ADDING QUALITY TO LIFE.

- CENTRAL VOID - AIR WITHIN CENTRAL VOID SPACE INCREASES IN TEMPER-

ATURE , PRESSURE INCREASES , PULLING AIR UP AND OUT OF THE CORE
‘STACK EFFECT’

- MECHANICAL FLOORS - VENTILATION ?

- 2ND BLOCK - BALCONIES ? - ADD TO THE QUALITY AND FEEL OF THE ENVI-
ORNMENT THAT SURROUNDS IT

- COMMERCIAL / OFFICE - ELEVATED WALKWAY ‘WRAPS ‘ ROUND - OPENS UP

TO THE PUBLIC , MULTI - USE SPACE / ENVIRONMENT
 PROCESS WORK
THE BELFAST STORY
 hydroponic plants in bio- and phyto-filtration pods. The pods are installed in a
modular screen which serves as a plenum and as ductwork for air movement. A
support frame holds the pods in place and a drip irrigation system supplies fresh
water to each plant. The roots are exposed to the air and receive water through
absorbent wicks that are filled by reservoirs supplied by the drip system.

ACTIVE PHYTOREMEDIATION WALL SYSTEM

CORE RESEARCH
CONCEPTUAL MODELS
 SKETCHUP CONCEPTS

- PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY WITHIN THE BARRIER OF THE MOTORWAY AND THE

TOWER.
SHADOW S AND SUN
FINALISING STRUCTURE
ORDERING SPACE
FIRE STRATEGIES
SHADOWS AND SUN
CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPING CONCEPT
VU CITY IMAGERY WITH SKETCHUP MODEL
 PROCESS

SKETCHBOOKS
ACADEMIC MODULE WORK 20-21

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ARC523 - ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT 2020 - 2021

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ARC524 - DESIGN THEORY AND COMMUNICATION 3 2020 - 2021

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Q: 7. What do we understand by the term Utopia and can you discuss how it
relates to architecture?