To link my three structures together, all three of my structures have circular bases, recycled timber flooring, made from red cedar, all have posters/pictures of ecological interest on the walls and grey aluminium window frames My underground structure is a dome shape dig in to the rock face near the waterfall. The dome will be made from stone blocks (the same stone the ruins are made from), covered with a layer of insulation and coated with a layer of concrete to stop the damp ground affecting the structure. The window and door will be made from glass and the window frame will be made from grey aluminium. The walls will be painted white with posters of interest to ecologists on the walls. All three structures will have similar pictures and posters. The floorboards will be made from recycled wood. My structure that is on ground will be constructed from posts and beams and will have Red Cedar timber cladding on the outside. The window frames will also be made from grey aluminium. I will be using raft foundation. The table and chairs will be made from recycled timber as well as the stairs. There are glass sliding doors and windows. The floorboards will also be from recycled timber. The above ground structure will be constructed like the Exbury Egg. The underlying structure is made from a series of curved plywood ribs, there is a secondary series of cross ribs which create a framework over which a skin is stretched. Recycled Red Ceader strips were bent accross the structure and nailed on to the stringers to form a structure. The windows will be circular and the frames will also be from grey aluminium. The outdoor viewing platform will be made from grey aluminium also. The stairs will be made from timber with a rope acting as a banister and the stilts will be made form steel. The bunk beds will be made from timber also
E xternal VisualisationsFor my underground unit, I am thinking of having a circular cone shape room in the rock face with a non geometric shaped window (to fit in with the rough rocks) over looking the waterfall/stream. This room will be for Living/Research. There will be a book case (for my ecologists to research some of the observations they gathered whilst being in Lumsdale), table and chairs and comfier sofas that over look the waterfall/stream. There will also be a door on the rock face that will open up on to a wooden staircase which will lead up to the structure that it 'on' ground. This will be the most interesting walk way because it involves travelling up the outside of the rock face. My idea for the unit situated on the ground will be to have 2 storeys; the ground floor for wc/shower and the first floor for a kitchen/dining area. The kitchen/dining area will be very light will a glass roof and the circular wall at the back will also be all glass and this is the dining area. From the back door there will be a walkway consisting off arches made from branches that will lead to the bottom of a tree. The walkway will give the client an opportunity to experience the surrounding nature, giving them a different way to experience this. There will then be steps going around and up the tree until you reach a viewing platform (south facing) attached to the third unit. The third unit will be a tree house on stilts and will appear as though it is in the trees. This will be the sleeping unit as I thought this will be the quietest unit and wouldn't want to disturb any birds that are in the trees. and will hold 6 people so there will be 3 bunk beds. I have situated this unit so high up so the client can observe the birds/trees at a closer proximity. The unit will have circular windows The client wouldn't usually get to experience the trees/birds this close and therefore this will enhance their experience. Chosen SiteSwot Analysis
Strengths: - Flat Surface - Trees for tree house - Interesting to enhance experience Weaknesses: - Might not be able to see as many animals Opportunity: - Waterfall = good view - Rock face opens on to waterfall - Trees on flat surface Threats: - Kitchen might cause noise. Client: Ecologists are concerned with ecosystems as a whole, the abundance and distribution of organisms (people, plants, animals), and the relationships between organisms and their environment. Ecologists usually choose a specialist area (e.g. freshwater, marine, terrestrial, fauna, flora) and then carry out a wide range of tasks relating to that area.Therefore, they will be interested in looking at all many aspects of the site including; Animals, Trees, Temperature variations, Light, Water, Habitats, Wind, Food Webs, soil ecology (soil and rocks from bacteria to insects and plants), plant ecology.In Lumsdale they can:
Brief Development: The brief is to design three structures that will act as overnight accommodation for a specific client. My client is the ecologist therefore I will be designing structures that will enhance an ecologists experience at Lumsdale. I hope to design a structures that will help the ecologist explore, learn, examine, and gain insight on to what goes on in the forrest. They will be concerned with studying many aspects of the site including the animals there, people that visit, plants there, trees there, the weather and many other elements. The structures will be placed in Lumsdale and should be no more than 30 sq.m and include a kitchen/living area, a sleeping area and a bathroom. One of the structures must be in the landscape, be must be on the landscape and one must be above the landscape but they must be connected some how using pathways, walkways and external stairs. Site Strategy: Flat Surface, Trees for tree house, Interesting to enhance experience, Might not be able to see as many animals, Waterfall = good view, Rock face opens on to waterfall, Trees on flat surface. Concept: Journey from underground to in the trees. Studying ecosystem at all levels.
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