DEVELOPMENT PANEL

I started to model make and played around with the

exterior form.
Here are the results of the testing along with the Pros
and Cons of each attempt.
All models are scaled at 1:100 and light tested in
heliodon (artificial sun) set to 52.1N.

Sketch models evaluation:

Pro:
Models let in sufficient light into building
Very little shadow casted into garden (assuming building max 9m)
Very space efficient
Interesting form can be created

Con:
Unrealistic to have so much glass in building
May have structural issues with some models
Does not match context
Have no significant relationship to site

Sketch models: this is used to play around with form and attempt to understand what the
final exterior form should be

Scheme 1
This is the first scheme and the first stepping stone I developed for the project.
As you can see it is very blocky and linear.

Sketch models: as you can see I was playing round with lots of different ideas before deciding on the first stepping stone.

Scheme 1 evaluation:
Pro:
Has nice big openings.
Allows light to enter and defuse inside.
Controlled opening allows unique good mixture of environment
Office on second floor does no suffer from over exposure.
Cons:
Has very poor ventilation.
Very generic.
No means of connecting with environment/context.
Boring square design.
Very poor use of space.
Quality of space inside is questionable.
The building would be casted in concrete with huge openings to allow light to enter whilst
the cold concrete is used to give the building thermal insulation as well as a unique faade.

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Scheme 2
This design complements the visual aspect of the site with the sharp angle cut through the
building allowing sight if the Nottingham castle.
This allows the building to sit in the site more comfortably and give reason for its presence.

Scheme 2 evaluation:
Pro:
Gives views to Nottingham castle.
Design is less generic.
Designed with flow/ circulation in mind.
Have very large openings still for light.
Lots of sky light.
Cons:
Has very poor ventilation.
Lots of dead zones.
Lots of Space Left Over On Plan (SLOP).
Quality of space inside is questionable.
Overheating issue during summer.
Over exposure to sunlight.

Scheme 3
After testing and receiving feedback from my tech tutor, the biggest issue is the poor
ventilation and the glass house effect as the whole front is glass. The office also receives
too much sun light and as a result means the area is too bright for an office and especially
when technical work requires white light not yellow light.

Scheme 3 evaluation:
Pro:
Addressed the issues of over exposure to sunlight with angled glazing.
Adds extra square footage with new design.
Breaks the boring faade with angled glass panels.
Water features inside compliments the neighbourhood.

Cons:
Has very poor ventilation still.
Use of space is not efficient.
Lots of Space Left Over On Plan (SLOP).
No consideration for garden landscape much.
Internal space feels cramped/ out of scale.
No privacy for public and private space.

Scheme 4
This is the revamped and almost finished form of the building with total consideration to
light, temperature and ventilation. Future more this has more meaning full spaces and little
SLOP spaces which were present in the other schemes.

Scheme 4 evaluation:
Pro:
Corrected the internal spacing issues.
Redesigned the internal water feature.
Redesigned the garden and considered some landscaping elements.
Have much better ventilation overall.
Bedrooms have now got access to natural light.

Cons:
Bathrooms are still small in some respect.
Living rooms is small in comparison to metric handbook guidelines.
Overheating is still issue but less than original plan.
Office may suffer from over exposure still.
Master bedroom receive no direct views to outside.

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PHYSICAL MODEL PANEL

This panel is dedicated to
my final model which is set
to 1: 50 scale. Along with
my model, my group and I
constructed the perimeter
block which we first
proposed seven weeks
ago.

Ground Floor.

Neighbouring building to my own.

First Floor.

Corner to my south facing faade.

We can see the building is forgivingly not to tall compare
to other buildings in the block.

Second Floor.

Due to my neighbour being absent on the photo-shoot

day, I had to substitute the empty space for a
colleagues model.

Perimeter block as seen from corner.

As you can see the garden space behind is somewhat
acceptable amount for households.

My building as seen from front.

Group 3 Perimeter Block.

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