Open floor plan spacesOne or more large, open rooms that function as multiple rooms within a single living space. The most common is a “great room” that combines the kitchen, dining room, and living room in one shared space.Combining the kitchen and living room helps the living room get more use. Open floor plans are beneficial as they would need less material to construct. The open floor plan was an initial idea for the embedded unit as this would be the private area for the client. For the clients private quarters, the living room, the kitchen and the dining space will all be combined.
Shelter Systems provides portable, affordable and environmentally friendly shelters for archeological excavations and digs. Shelter Systems' Archeology Excavation Shelters, Tents, Domes and Yurts are stronger than any other structure made of the same materials. Because of its curved shape with no corners, there are no weak points. The frames are constructed of strong, long-lasting Class 200 PVC tubing. Shelter Systems' own patented Grip Clips join the dome's cover to the frame. Grip Clips provide greater strength than sewn seams or any type of grommet, because they do not puncture the cover. Each panel of our Archeology Excavation Shelters are shingled over the next so that the domes breathe.
CAL-EARTH INSTITUTECal-Earth, the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture, is a organization committed to providing solutions to the human need for shelter through research, development, and education in earth architecture. Benefits of Rammed Earth Rammed Earth has amazing energy efficient properties. Rammed earth doesn’t act like insulation material like roofing bats (with lots of tiny air pockets) but it has thermal mass. It is probably best related to living in a dry cave with windows. A well designed rammed earth house will have eaves that enable the sun to hit the wall in winter. The walls will absorb all the suns heat and slowly release that energy over the next 12 hours. This is called thermal lag, which rammed earth has the best rating of any material (far better than concrete or stone), and evens out the fluctuations in day and night temperatures. In summer the walls are shade from the sun, resulting in a comfortable and constant living temperature all year around. Rammed earth can be extremely quick. When the walls are ‘stripped’ (formwork removed) you have the finished product. It reduces the need for other trades like plasterers, painters etc. Rammed Earth walls range from 200mm to 600mm thick. This provides great acoustic insulation. This is a great design attribute for dividing walls in townhouses, walls facing neighbors or just walls separating parents from children. It also makes great fencing and sound proofing from street noise. Rammed earth is termite free. Termites cannot penetrate the rammed earth mass. This prolongs the durability of the house. Many people choose steel frame houses because of their termite resistance, but rammed earth offers a more attractive option.
I have looked at existing structures and buildings for inspiration. The architecture that I have looked at for precedence has really helped. I have now decided how each unit will be placed on the site and how each unit will function.In terms of forms and shapes, I feel that the forms of the units should depict the clients role. With that being said, I looked into my clients role in depth. My client is an archaeologist, my client is a scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts. My clients occupation involves the use of many tools, I researched into the tools my client uses and came to a decision that the tools my client uses could influence the forms and shapes of the units. I did several sketches experimenting with these forms and shapes . I quite like the forms I came up with from my sketches.However, I feel as though the forms to do not blend in with the site. The lines of the depicted in the sketches are to harsh and sharp. They contrast from the site. I want the units to integrate with the site not to stand out and basically ruin the peaceful site. From research, I Found that during excavations (when archaeologists dig up earth in search of ancient finds) archaeologists come across ancient pieces of metal. Which ranges from bronze, gold, silver, copper etc. During reasearch i came across the staffordshire hoard. 'The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork ever found, anywhere in the world.' For the first part of the project we were asked to find an item that the client during his role. The object I got hold of was a brooch. A brooch is a decorative jewellery item designed to be attached to garments, The brooch I got hold of had a really beautiful design on it. Then it came to me that I could use the patterns and designs found on pieces of jewellery, to influence the shapes and forms of the units for the client. I looked at different types of metals used to make jewellery. Jewellery is quite small and delicate, because of this the patterns and designs can't be seen clearly with the naked eye. I looked at micro scoped pieces of metal. Metallography is the study of the physical structure and components of metals, typically using microscopy. From the images above of micro scoped metal it is quite clear to see that there is a sense of repetition. I looked into repetition in architecture and I came across a lot of origami and paper folding techniques. From the paper folding, geometric shapes and patterns can be formed. From that, i looked at complex geometric shapes and i came across very interesting forms which would be suitable for the units for the client. I flicked through the 'Folding techniques for designers' book by Paul Jackson. I came across several interesting geometric forms which could be translated into suitable structures for the client. I selected several techniques to experiment with to use for forms.
Spacing StratergyEmbedded in the landscape Client Private quarters Clients private quarters will be set underground. This unit requires a bedroom joined with en suite bathroom. A kitchen, dining and lounging space will be all combined creating an open floor plan. The unit will be part embedded into the ground and part situated on the site because the unit requires a sufficient amount of day light and sunlight. The section of the unit that will be exposed will be made from glass and the rest of the unit will be made from rammed earth. ![]() Situated on the landscape Research hub/learning centre/Exhibition Elevated above the landscape Overnight accommodation for short-stay residents This unit will be placed higher than ground level amongst trees.The unit will resemble the format of student accommodation. this is where students own their own private room including an en suite and a big shared space combining the kitchen, dinning space and lounging space, Tensile Cables can be of mild steel, high strength steel (drawn carbon steel), stainless steel, polyester or aramid fibres. Structural cables are made of a series of small strands twisted or bound together to form a much larger cable. Steel cables are either spiral strand, where circular rods are twisted together and "glued" using a polymer, or locked coil strand, where individual interlocking steel strands form the cable (often with a spiral strand core).
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