Cross Crit

Here are some pages I have put together for the cross crit in the morning, I'm not very happy with the page layouts but will reformat everything once the crit is over with.

Cross Crit Pages

Steel Connections

To support the cantilevered pods the steel beams which lie parallel to the cantilever will need to be connected to the columns of the structure with moment connections, this will allow the force to be transferred back through the structure and the beams will effectively act as one solid beam tied back into the building. To allow for ease of disassembly they will be bolted moment connections.

Design Realisation - Plans and Section

Plans and Section

After exploring the design in 3D I have started working in 2D plan and section forms to rationalise and work out the structure and detailing of the building. The plans don't show up very well on the scribd website so if you want to see more detail in the drawings please download the pdf file and view it with a pdf reader.

3D Video Mapping Projection

I saw a video like this from an event in sydney a while back. Have started to think about doing something along these lines with my elevation. Maybe using projectors activated by pressure pads in the street at key locations.

NuFormer, 3D video mapping projection - Live performance in Zierikzee, the Netherlands - 2009 from NuFormer on Vimeo.

There's some pretty cool stuff on here http://videomapping.tumblr.com/

Ground Floor

The ground floor is intended to be an extension of the high street. The facade extends into the pavement area and parts of the facade retract into the building. This is intended to break down the barrier that exists with the new buildings that are being constructed on the high street that have such solid divides between their interior and the external high street. The ground floor will also be an unheated space, as will all the circulation within the building, open externally, but protected from rain. This will reduce the energy load on the building - making it easier to power it by human movement.

Circulation

The circulation inside the building will be formed from temporary walkways that sit on top of the super structure. Service runs and lighting will be accommodated within the walkways.

Venue Structure

The Venue is intended as a flexible space. The shell will be constructed in concrete and insulated to reduced the sound escaping from the venue into the surrounding residences.
The internal walls of the venue will be clad with perforated structural panels that will provide a support for temporary structures within the venue [and improve the accoustics of the venue], such as temporary seating, raised platforms, stages, lighting rigs etc. The venue can be used as a triple height void space or several levels of tiered seating could be installed. the wall of the venue facing the pods will be punctured at regular intervals. The punctured holes will be infilled with removable wall panels [ that can be removed to provide access to different levels of the venue when temporary structures are in place internally.