PORTFOLIOEMILY CHARLOTTE BETTY BA (Hons) Interior Architecture & Design

I THINK OF ARCHITECTURE AS A PIECE OF CLOTHING TO WRAP AROUND HUMAN BEINGS

TOYO ITO

Final Major Project KINGSWAY THERMAL BATHS

A project that looked at effectively reusing a listed, unused and relatively unknown site in central London.

The project allowed for full creative control without restriction. This included selecting the site, developing the concept, following through the design process, resulting in the final complete proposal.

BLENDING TWO COMPONENTS OF LONDON’S SECRET SUBTERRANEAN WORLD TO CREATE A UNIQUE URBAN

EXPERIENCE.

SITE: KINGSWAY TRAM TUNNELLONDON | URBAN | CENTRAL

TRAM TUNNELLISTED | UNIQUE | ABANDONED

FLEET RIVERCHANNELED UNDERGROUND | REDUNDANT

CONCEPT: LONDON’S SECRET SUBTERRANEAN WORLDHISTORY | FORGOTTEN SPACES | UNKNOWN LONDON

INITIAL CONCEPT MODELS & DEVELOPMENTWHAT LIES BENEATH THE SURFACE

FREEZING THE MOVEMENT OF WATERFLUIDITY | STOPPING TIME | BELOW SURFACE

In the initial stages of the project I wanted to encapsulate my ideas in concept models. These early

thoughts revolved around the design having more going on below ground level than what is first apparent.

Furthermore, with my project using the underground RIVER FLEET the wax models helped encapsulate the

fluid movement of water beneath the surface creating a STILLNESS from the chaotic movements.

DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SITE MODELS

EXPLORING THE SITE THROUGH 3D MODEL

MAKING AND INTERVENTIONS

SKETCHESEARLY IDEAS & DEVELOPMENT

DRAWING PEOPLE DOWN INTO THE TUNNEL

DEVELOPING THE POOL & THERMAL BATHSWORKING OUT THE LAYOUT

ACCENTUATING THE LENGTH AND CREATING A JOURNEY

BRING THE DESIGN TO LIFE

SECTION AAKINGSWAY THERMAL BATHS1:200 @ A0

FLOOR PLAN KINGSWAY THERMAL BATHS1:200 @ A0

ENTRANCE RAMP LEADING DOWN INTO CAFE

CAFÉ/BAR WITH EXISTING TRAM TRACKS AND FROSTED VIEW OF THE LAP POOL

SUSPENDED MESH WALKWAY ABOVE EXISTING TRACKS LEADING TO THERMAL BATHS ENTRANCE

GLASS BOTTOM LAP POOL ABOVE EXISTING TRACKS

THERMAL BATHS BASED AROUND THE EXISTING TRAM PLATFORM WITH ‘CLOTHING OPTIONAL AREA’ LOCATED BEHIND FROSTED GLASS PARTITION

HOT DARK CORNER POOL BASED AT THE END OF THE EXISTING TRAM PLATFORM

SKETCHUP MODELA JOURNEY THROUGH THE SPACE

GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE FLEET RIVER RUNNING ABOVE THE SITE

A THREE STAGE JOURNEY THROUGH THE SPACE THE PUBLIC CAFE SPACE THE LONG LAP POOL ABOVE THE EXISTING RAILS

ENTICING PEOPLE | INTRODUCTION TO SPACE

THE THERMAL BATHS BASED AROUND THE EXISTING PLATFORM

STILLNESS | CALMLINEAR MOVEMENT | MIMICKING TRAM’S MOVEMENTS

Final Major Project Technical DetailingKINGSWAY THERMAL BATHS

STRUCTURAL DETAIL OF GLASS BOTTOM POOL ATTACHMENT TO WALL

STRUCTURAL DETAIL OF GLASS BOTTOM POOL STAIRCASE

STRUCTURAL DETAILS OF GLASS FIXINGS ON GLASS BOTTOM POOL

Elevation from above of spider fixing

Side elevation of spider fixing

Project: Final Major ProjectTitle: Proposed Section BBDate: 27th May 2014Drawn By: EBChecked by: VCScale: 1:50 @ A3

Drawing No. 007Revision.

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9a Longmeadow Close Sutton Coldfield

West MidlandsB75 7SQ

F. Existing 254 x 150 Steel UC Beam - Bearing and load capacity to be assess in structural survey.

Local Authority Highway Indicative build up:1. 50mm Type S4 Asphalt Concrete2. 75mm Type S3 Asphalt Concrete3. 100mm Type S2 Asphalt Concrete4. 400mm Compacted Type 1 Fill5. Compacted Fill

G. Existing Cast in-situ concrete buttresses - load bearing capacity and condition to be assessed in structural survey.

B. Chlorine treated pool

D. 150x 100 Cedar Wood beams with a Shou Sugi Ban Burnt wood finish. Attached to the Steel beams with shot fired screwed through stainless steel brackets spaced at 2500mm (on every steel beam) to structural engineers calculations. See Detail 4.

A. Bespoke Glass bottom lap pool with laminated toughened glass floor supported by structural glass fins. See Detail 1 for further information

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C. Prefabricated concrete staircase clad in quartzite stone tiles spanning between two concrete walls. See Detail 2 for further information

E. Double glazed satin finish toughened glass partition with invisible framing. 1500m x 3000m frosted satin glass panes sourced from The Glass Warehouse and housed in stainless steel glazing channel see Detail 4.

I. Suspended walkway spanning between concrete block wall and steel beam supports, transferring loads onto the existing concrete buttresses. Consisting of a concrete slab supporting structural Metal Mesh panels to allow viewing of the tracks below. See Detail 5 for further.

H. Toughened glass balustrade attached to walkway with metal bracket fixings. See Detail 5.

J. Underfloor heating and insulation as found in detail 3 laid under existing rail level. Level will be lifted prior to proposed wall construction and relaid.

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STRUCTURAL DETAIL SECTION THROUGH THE POOL AND SUSPENDED WALKWAY

Professional Practice WorkLOXLEY ROAD

SITE MAP

PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION PROPOSED SECTION A-A PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION

CONSTRUCTION PHOTOSBEFORE PHOTOS

PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION

DESIGN INSPIRATION

PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN

Professional Practice WorkBUSHNELL ROAD

SITE MAP

BEFORE PHOTO

PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS

PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION

PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN

PROPOSED KITCHEN DETAIL

Professional Practice WorkDRAKEFIELD ROAD

SITE MAP

BEFORE PHOTOS

PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN

PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION

PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION

Final Year Minor ProjectPAVILION

SITE MAP

A short, creative fourth year university project, where the brief was to transform an area of Nottingham through the intervention of a pavilion, changing

the perception of the space.

The chosen site was a derelict, slim back alley, sandwiched between buildings with no apparent use. The design was inspired by music and how a song builds up to a main chorus. The urban brick buildings are clad in a temporary plywood timber

construction which leads visitors down a long ‘wave tunnel’ into the main circulation space. The differing heights force people to engage more actively with

the surroundings, having to duck and crawl at some points, whilst remaining out of reach at others.

To attract visitors into the space, sound is used as a way of enticing people. The whole space is lined with thousands of chimes which sense movement activating

lights throughout the space. A staircase at one end of the pavilion also acts an engaging musical piece, as the stairs create sound when stepped on. The light, open, central circulation space serves as somewhere to pause and reflect. The

theme is continued with long hanging chimes in the centre.

EXISTING IMAGES OF THE SITE. DERELICT AND CHALLENGING

SKETCHESEARLY IDEAS & DEVELOPMENT

DESIGN MODELSITE MODEL WITH PAVILION INTERVENTION

VISUALS AND DRAWINGSCOMMUNICATING THE DESIGN

WOODEN WAVED ENTRANCE WITH MOTION SENSITIVE WIND CHIMES, PRODUCING LIGHT THROUGHOUT

SKETCHES COMMUNICATING MORE DETAILED ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN

SOUND STAIRS. EACH STEP CREATES A TONE AS USERS

CLIMB THE FLIGHTS

CENTRAL OPEN SPACE WITH SKYLIGHT AND LONG WIND CHIMES. SEATING PROVIDES A PLACE TO PAUSE AND REFLECT

PROPOSED PLAN

Live Branding ProjectTIME OUT

A short second year university project involving an external design company. The project brief was to create a physical environment that encapsulated the brand and enabled them to showcase their services and expand their market within an interactive space. I chose Time Out.

As a brand that focuses on showcasing the best of cities’, I wanted to create a London based branch that took on the best of London’s signature features in a slightly quirky manner. Incorporating black cabs, telephone boxes and the London underground, the bar acts as a base to relax and explore some of Time Out’s services through interactive screens and the written literature. The space has the opportunity to be used to showcase samples of upcoming events and things to do within the city such as cocktail classes and live music, also as host for Time Out’s lesser known dating service, which could hold socials and speed dating here.

VISUAL OF LONDON BUS INSPIRED BAR

INTERACTIVE TAXI CAB SEATING

LONDON UNDERGROUND INSPIRED SEATING AREA

FLOOR PLAN

VISUAL OF BAR FROM THE ENTRANCE

INTERACTIVE TELEPHONE BOXES

VISUAL OF READING AREA

FLOOR PLAN

The chosen location for the cocktail bar is in Soho London, an established entertainment district,which now contains many upmarket restaurants and bars.

SITESOHO, LONDON

Previous Student ProjectsRECHARGING STATIONS | THE HONEY POT

The brief for RECHARGING STATIONS was to find a new purpose for non-operational and increasingly obsolete service stations by capitalising on their unique design features. Considering the building’s former use was environmentally damaging, I decided upon a concept that would counter it’s previous use. An urban beekeeping centre called THE HONEY POT.

EAST ELEVATION SECTION AA

SKETCH OF A BEEKEEPER USING THE BEEHIVE SKETCH SHOWING COFFEE SHOP ENTRANCE

CUT-AWAY AXONOMETRIC

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SITELONDON ROAD, NOTTINGHAM

SECTIONS

Previous Student ProjectsPUBLIC PAVILION

To design a temporary pavilion to enable a different experience of Old Market Square, Nottingham’s principal public space.

SECTIONS ELEVATIONSAA BB CC NORTH EAST SOUTH

PHOTOS OF THE MODEL

VISUAL DEMONSTRATING THE PAVILION’S

PERFORMANCE SPACE

VISUAL OF THE ENTRANCE

INTERNAL VISUAL OF SELLING/CATERING SPACE

Personal WorkPAINTINGS, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHY

CREATIVE PEOPLE ARE CURIOUS, FLEXIBLE, PERSISTENT AND INDEPENDENT WITH A TREMENDOUS SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE AND

A LOVE OF PLAY - HENRI MATISSE

Thank You.