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C O N T E N T S

01 // BRIEF & RESPONSE

02 // THEORETICAL UNDERPINNING


03 // SITE ANALYSIS
04 // CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
05 // PRECEDENTS
06 // SCHEME DESIGN

_1:500 site plans

_1:100 elevations showing section planes
07 //

DETAILED DESIGN
_ 1:50 rendered sections of lodges
_ 1:100 rendered sections of queen hive
_ Details

08 // STRATEGIES

_ diagrams


_ construction


_ material + colour


_ lighting


_ energy

_ cost + value

09 // RENDERS
10 // MODELS

B R I E F

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R E S P O N S E

01

brief
The brief for this project was to design an Artists Hotel,
which can mean for artists or inspired by artists.
The site for the project is in Knowle West in Bristol. The
project has been commissioned by Knowle West Media
Centre, in order to bring more artists to the area, and
through doing this they will bring new life into the
community.
For this project we decided to design
two very different buildings; the living
l o d g e s , a n d a m a i n h u b .
narrative
The source of inspiration for our design came from our visit
to the community of Knowle West. One part of our visit took
us to the allotment site, an amazing community project,
where we got to see the vegetable patches, the hut, and also
the beehives. We got to hear about the bees and how they
are a community in themselves , and so we wanted to bring
an element of that to our project.

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T H E O R E T I C A L

U N D E R P I N N I N G

The Artist hotel is an idea for a community based project.

Bringing people together, and making more out of Knowle
West. The brief asks for a hotel made by, made for, or inspired
by artists. It states that the brief can be intepretated in many
ways. So the first cause of action is research. As a group
we decided we wanted to make the project as green and
community based as possible. But already that we did not
know much about the Knowle West community apart from
what we had been told on the first site visit.
Through research we found a survey into how connected the
community was. The results were not as we had imagined.
The survey showed that most residents of Knowle West has
a very small support group with not many connections to
further people within their neighbourhood.
The first diagram shows the places in which the community
are involved with and the places that they go the most within
their neighbourhood. We noted these places down as the
local links to our project and wanted to take into account
getting to these places with ease.
(Knowle West Media Centre: Social Connections and wellbeing survey. RSA)

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The second diagram shows the places with which the

community described as places they avoid within Knowle
West. The main answer was Melvin Square, which surprised
our group as this was directly down the road from our site.
This made our group want to concentrate on making the
public feel secure and safe within our site, but without
making the project feel unwelcome.
We also spoke to our artist, who is a musician. He answered
many questions we asked him, this gave us key information
of what he would like and expect from a hotel specialised
for artists. He explained he would like a cosy and dark
place for relaxing and sleeping. Also a place for working
and collaborating with other artists. Soundproofing and
insulation within the living space was also a key point he
mentioned as he described noise from instruments can be
very annoying for immediate neighbours.
From all our research we made the aims for our project.
We firstly chose to make the project as community based
as possible. Embedding the structure within the ground,
making the build a voluntary process, involving as many
local businesses as possible, and creating jobs for the public.
These were our most important factors.
Other criteria was using as many recycled materials as
possible, looking further into green and sustainable systems
including rain water reuse and solar energy. We narrowed
our function needs to housing, collaborating, eating and
drinking, exhibiting, and performing. Hopefully with these
outcomes our project will fullfil the brief of the artost hotel.

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S I T E

A N A LY S I S

surrounding building analysis

Its clear by looking at the map that this is located in a very
residential area. Near the site there are a number of shops such
as Spar and other local corner shops. There are a number of
Community buildings in the locality, including Knowle West
Media Centre and the N overs
Community Centre.
Also there are two Educational buildings very close to the site,
the
Childrens Centre and also Knowle DGE, its important to be
sensitive to the area we will be designing for.

melvin square
Through analysing the site of Knowle West, we discovered the
hexag- onal site plan around Melvin Square. As this geometry
is already a part of Knowle West, we decided to repeat this
idea within our design. We accomplished this by embedding
the structures within the earth, mak- ing them a part of the
community.

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transport analysis
Within a mile radius of the site, there are many transport
links. Bus 36 and 90 link the site to the City Centre, Bus 36
has a stop nearest to the site.
The nearest train stop is Parson Street which is a 15 minute
walk from the site.
There is also a cycle route which from the City Centre.

sound analysis
In order to create a relatively peaceful environment for the
visitors, its important to map noise pollution within the area.
As the site if just off a very busy road, Leinster Avenue, when
the analysis was taken at 2:35pm (Friday, 23rd October), the
traffic was rather loud, and also you could hear the children
from the Childrens centre playing.

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C O N C E P T

D E V E L O P M E N T

speed concept model

This is the first concept model we made. We wanted to
encorporate the ideas of being connected and interlinked
into out design.

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D E V E L O P M E N T

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initial concept drawing

Our initial concept sketch came from playing with the
hexagonal geometry. This led to the idea of stacking the
shapes. We also played around with the idea of embedding
the buildings into the ground.

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C O N C E P T

D E V E L O P M E N T

ventilation + solar concept

schematic concept

queen hive Initial Idea

This was when we decided to mount solar panels onto the

faces of the hexagon.

Here we had the idea of water harvesting. We really wanted to

incorporate as many eco solutions as we could, to help with
the upkeep of the building in the future.

A rough sketch showing the shape of how the Queen Hive

would be. Embedding it into the ground so the users dont feel
that its too intrusive as it is intended to be a high structure.

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queen hive daylighting

This diagram shows how the positioning of the Queen Hives
windows would let in continuous light throughout the day.

D E V E L O P M E N T

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queen hive sketch models

These forms have derived from a hexagonal base. Using thin lollipop sticks allows the form to be clear and enables developent
of the shape to be free.

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P R E C E D E N T S

tubo hotel, mexico

T3Arc (2010)
We were inspired by the simplicity of this design. The hotel
rooms are designed within recycled concrete pipes, which
are then stacked on top of eachother.
We also liked the site plan of how they arranged it around a
free flowing landscape.

o n e w i t h t h e b i r d s t e m p o r a r y h o t e l , c h i na
Penda Architects (2014)
The material chosen for this structure is bamboo, they
chose it for its availability and low cost in China. We also
wish to locally source our materials.
Penda designed this structure to be able to grow and
expand horizontally and also vertically, it is a very flexible
design.

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didomestic home, madrid

Elii Architects (2013)
In this building, the designers wanted to create a flexible,
interactive environment for their users. We really like this
idea of hidden furniture, and creating an interactive space.

desert prefabrication home, joshua

tree
OMD (2010)
In this building, the windows were used in to create a
peaceful and relaxing environment for its user. and we
decided to adopt this idea for our own floor to ceiling
window to allow optimal lighting, relaxing mood and
privacy within.

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P R E C E D E N T S

gardenark, oxford
LivingArk (2009)
This building has many eco-frienfly features such as wool
insulation, solar panels, wind turbine and a green roof. We
decided that wed like to incorporate many of these features into our design too.

serpentine gallery pavillion

Sou Fijimoto (2013)
The artists sculpture is a free flowing space which is
described as a transparent terrain. We want to create a
structure which will draw people from the carpark into our
Queen Hive, and it will also cover the living pods. This will
allow our design intervention to connect to its environment
without interrupting the existing Nova Community
building.

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reclaimed mountains and mountains

sculptures
Aaron S Moran (2011)
These scupltures really inspired our Queen Bee Structure.
These small sculptures were made out of reclaimed wood,
acrylic, house paint and graphite. The aesthetic of the
reclaimed wood and the burst of colour really appealed to
us, and so we incorporated it into our design.

j f kit house, brussels

Elii Architects (2012)
Though the main feature of this build is its function, we really liked
the structure itself. The angles create a very interesting, sculptural
effect. Again, we liked that the architects decided to leave the panels
open and unpainted.

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S C H E M E

D E S I G N

1:500 site plan

This is a simplified site plan following an example from the
tubo hotel precedent.
We decided to place the Queen Hive by the side of the
Community Centre as it will be visible from the street. The
Hive is also where the guests will have to go to check in, and
so it becomes a part of their journey into their Lodges.
The Lodges have been scattered freely on the land behind
the Community Centre. The path that will connect the Queen
Hive and the Lodges to the Carpark will be a dirt path, and
will follow the natural desire lines that people would take.

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D E S I G N

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1:500 rendered site plan

This planshows the materiality of our design.
From the sky, the Lodges would appear to blend in to the
surrounding; this is due to the organic materials used, and
the grass roof.
The Queen Hive will be clad mostly out of reclaimed
wood, giving it the rustic look, and will also blend into its
surroundings well.
The mesh structure will flow from the Carpark, over the
Community Centre and will bring shelter to the path
behind the Queen Hive.

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S C H E M E

D E S I G N

1
2

1:100 elevations
These are the elevations for the Lodges.
They have been labelled to show the sections which are to
follow in section 07.

1:100 _above

1:100 _front

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1:100 _above
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1:100 _front

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D E S I G N

1:100 _front

1:100 _left

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D E S I G N

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1:100 _back

1:100 _right

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D E T A I L E D

D E S I G N

Section 1_1:50

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Section 2_1:50

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Section 3_1:50

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Section 4_1:50

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Section 5_1:50

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Section 6_1:50

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Section 7_1:100

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Elevation 8_1:100

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Section 9_1:100

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Section 10_1:100

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D E T A I L E D

D E S I G N

Water proof layer

Green Plants
Substrate
Filter Layer
Drainage
Protection Layer
Insulation
Vapour Layer
Plywood Board

location of detail

green roof detail _1:5

We decided to use a green roof system due to its rain water
harvesting and its ability to provide a private roof garden
patch for the users.

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D E S I G N

07

25mm Batten
Service Void
40mm Plywood
Insulation

location of detail

detail of insulation + joints _1:10

We chose to use sheeps wool as insulation, as it is a flexible
material which absorbs moisture without compromising its
thermal performance.

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D E T A I L E D

D E S I G N

Concealed Support Beam

3mm Plywood Board (to conceal)
Concealed Track
Roller Mechanism

30mm Plywood Door

location of detail

sliding door detail _1:1

We will be using a sliding door to get from the living room
into the bedrooms below. We decided on the hidden sliding
door effect. The track will be concealed, and only the wooden
board will be visible. This will make the design look clean and
simple from the outside.

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D I A G R A M S

functions
This diagram shows all the functional elements of the design
and how they relate to eachother.

circulation
This diagram shows the circulation plan in relation to the
existing site. It also shows which spaces are public and private.

08

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S T R A T E G I E S _

cnc cutting
The entire lodge is to be cut on the cnc machine.
These are all of the pieces that need to be cut.

C O N S T R U C T I O N A L

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Each piece clicks together like a jigsaw puzzle. There are 6

pieces alltogether to make the Hexagonal shape.

On each corner there is a hole cut in order to place the

supporting beams into place, this creates the length of the
structure.

C O N S T R U C T I O N A L

08

Once all the hexagonal shapes have been connected and

the beam are also in place, the wall panells are then placed
on the interior and exterior of the structure. This creates the
void in which insulation goes into.
The cladding and waterproofing process would be next,
this is when the green roof would be placed.

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S T R A T E G I E S _

M A T E R I A L

C O L O U R

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lodges
The hexagonal windows allow beautiful shapes to form in the interior of the space in the daylight. All the lodges are angled
south-facing to ensure the optimum amount of light is penetrating into the buildings. They are also angled conscientiuosly
so that the solar-panels receive the optimal amount of sunlight to generate enough power for the artifiicial lighting. Each
bathroom also has an hexagonal window with each pane is frosted glass. This allows enough lighting in the room whilst
giving privacy to the occupance.
Downlights will light the interior space, providing subtle illumination from the ceiling that meets most demands.

queen hive
In the daylight, the light and shadows makes its form and structure visible, it really shows off all the interesting angles
this building has. Different floors, functions, entrances and pathways are identifiable. Materials and colours are percieved
naturally.
_ LED luminaires consume little energy and are mounted in the interior facade.
_ Directing light in a targeted away to minimise stray light.
_ Uniform, vertical lighting emphasises the surfaces of a facade without altering the architecture.
LED lighting is unobtrusive and energy-efficient. The light is directed onto the surfaces that are to be illuminated in a targeted
manner to reveal all the forms, angles and shapes of the interior structure.
At night, the lights within will illuminate the outside area, casting interesting and intriguing shadows and shapes on the
ground. Lighting the building at night will also make the occupants staying in the Lodges feel more secure, it will discourage
intruders.

L I G H T I N G

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S T R A T E G I E S _

E N E R G Y

rain water harvesting

As previously mentioned, we decided to use the green roof as it furthers our rain water collection.
Rain water harvesting is the cheapest and most eco friendly way of collecting water. We will
be storing the water in barrels under the lodges, and then it will be filtered and reused in the
bathroom and kitchen areas.

solar panels
As the site is facing south, we decided to make use of the natural sunlight. We intergrated solar
panels into the design of our roof, this will provide more than enough energy for the lodges, and
so they would also provide for the Queen Hive.

Decking

30

225.00

100.00

200.00

N/A

115.00

115.00

2075 x 465

N/A

124.00

248.00

Hexagonal Windows

N/A

240.00

18

4,320.00

Recyced Solar Panels

N/A

N/A

2,000.00

6,000.00

19mm plywood

2215 x 2430

5.38

8.50

76

646.00

Bathroom Suite

N/A

150.00

150.00

Insulation (Sheeps Wool)

N/A

20.00

70

1,400.00

Windows

0.36

7.50

800 x 1490

N/A

2000 x 500

120 x 3000

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Interior

Manual Labour

l oLodges
dges (estimation with fittings)

C O S T

Volunatary

0.00

Specialised

500.00

1.58

V A L U E

-
1

500.00

q Queen
ueen H
h ive
ive (estimation without fittings)

Total

Total

5,850.00

15,269.26

Item

Size in mm
19mm plywood

Framework

2215 * 2430

Size in sqm
5.38

Price
8.50

Price per sqm Quantity

1.58

24

Cost
204.00

Item

Size in mm
Timber

2400 x 70 x 50

Exterior

Reclaimed Wood

N/A

Interior

Plasterboard

2400 x 1200

Framework

#DIV/0!
19mm plywood

2215 x 2430

5.38

8.50

1.58

72

612.00

Waterproof membrane

1000 x 15000

15.00

18.99

1.27

10

189.90

Cladding

175x 48000

8.40

6.38

0.76

72

459.36

0.36

7.50

20.83

30

225.00

800 x 1490

N/A

100.00

200.00

Bathroom Suite

N/A

2000 x 500

N/A

115.00

115.00

Insulation (Sheeps Wool)

N/A

2075 x 465

N/A

124.00

248.00

Hexagonal Windows

N/A

240.00

18

4,320.00

Recyced Solar Panels

N/A

N/A

2,000.00

6,000.00

19mm plywood

2215 x 2430

5.38

8.50

76

646.00

Bathroom Suite

N/A

150.00

150.00

Insulation (Sheeps Wool)

N/A

20.00

70

1,400.00

Exterior

Decking
Windows

Interior

Manual Labour

120 x 3000

Volunatary

0.00

Specialised

500.00

1.58

-
1

500.00

Queen Hive
Total

5,850.00
Item

Size in mm
Timber

2400 x 70 x 50

Exterior

Reclaimed Wood

N/A

Interior

Plasterboard

2400 x 1200

Bathroom Suite

N/A

Framework

20.83

Size in sqm
N/A

Price
8.50

Price per sqm Quantity

N/A

0.00

2.88

6.00
150.00

2.08

200

Cost
1,700.00

50

300.00

450.00

Manual Labour

Size in sqm
N/A

Price
8.50

Price per sqm Quantity

N/A

0.00

2.88

200

Cost
1,700.00

50

300.00

150.00

450.00

20.00

120

2,400.00

6.00

Volunatary

0.00

Specialised

1,000.00

2.08

-
1

1,000.00

08

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exterior

R E N D E R S _

L O D G E S

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living area

L O D G E S

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bedroom

R E N D E R S _

L O D G E S

bathroom

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reception

workshop area

Q U E E N

cafe and live music

H I V E

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M O D E L S

site model _1:1

M O D E L S

lodge model _1:50

10

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M O D E L S

queen hive model _1:50

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cnc stool model _1:10

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