PROJECT 3- Infill Development

INFILL DEVELOPMENT.

The infill in the workshop and gallery spaces are a key factor that will influence its effectiveness. 

The development of these infill solutions is shown below. 

GALLERY:

The gallery space will employ a variety of simple podium like infill devices. These will provide platforms that can display various objects of different sizes. 

Gallery infill development. 

The diagram above indicates a conceptual layout of the infill suggested. The space will provide podiums and wall hangings as well as floor space that can be used to exhibit larger objects. 

Gallery infill representation

The podium devices will be constructed from the same polished concrete as the floor. This will help to create a clean, and seamless space. The joins and edges will be hidden and it will seem like the podiums were cast as part of the floor and simply rise out of it. 

WORKSHOP:

The workshop infill is more complex and required more planning. The workshop employs a total of 10 worktops, one teaching area and 9 learning spaces. Each space is equipped with a sink, and electrical outlets as well as storage space. 

Rough Plan

The teaching work-space will be raised up and back up onto the deck facing wall. This will allow it to be used from both sides. The worktops will be 1 metre high, 1 metre wide and 3 metres long. 

Example workstation

The work stations will be constructed from a variety of concrete, timber and corrugated iron members. The concrete will form the structural legs and the counter top, while corrugated iron and timber will create the shell that encloses the internal storage space. This will help to connect the building to the site and the existing buildings and also provide a recycled and aged feel that is desired. 

Example workstation

The doors will be sliding. The sink will be moulded into the worktop and will be concrete. The image above shows the use of timber rafters to supply light and electricity to the workstations. There rafters will be similar to those in the existing wharve buildings. Light fittings will be fixed into them and provide light to each workstation. The rafters will not be structural. 

Example workstation

The use of green corrugated iron, possible recycled from the wharve buildings is evident in the sketch above. 

Infill layout

As shown above the infill is orientated towards the teaching podium. 

The implementation of operable walls is also evident. These will be a series of panels, each one with a central pivot point. This will allow them to be rotated easily and open or close the space as required. 

Further development of these walls is still to come.