Final Presentation

These are pictures of my finals posters and our model. My building was a performing arts center for torquay college. It seated 650 people and was made to be environmentally friendly.

Master Plan

These are photos of our master plan presentation. I was really happy with the way the master plan turned out and think it worked really well. It was all based of the circle at the center of the school and then everything came of that as you can see in the posters.

Site Visit

These are just a few photos from out the front of the site i have heaps more from around the whole site but dont have the time to upload. But its just a little proof that we actually did our site visit.

Project 1 Model

These are some photos of our model under construction and finished. Our idea was based around rare architecture and the tetris. We had our model all cut out and made on the laser cutter.

Research

I've been looking at different environmental flooring systems. One environmental solution i have found is bamboo flooring which i think would work well in a school situation as spils and other mess would be easy to clean up. Bammboo is environmentaly good because its grows much faster than hardwood floors which would otherwise be used in a timber floor situation. Also once bamboo has been harvested the tree and continue to grow also all the glues and finished used on the floor is no toixic and they are sent out in recycled packaging which i think makes them a great choice.

Research

We have been looking at different walling system that can or could be incorporated into out mod5. ModCell is one of these walling systems that we have been looking at. The web site is http://www.modcell.co.uk/. We have been looking at it because it is meant to be carbon negative and will create good thermal mass for the building and insulation. The ModCells are basically straw bail panels that can be mad to any size and are extremely transportable which makes them perfect for our building.

These are some pictures of modcell

This is a house made with ModCell

This is ModCell being moved around their factory as you can see its extremely transportable

This is a ModCell Panel under construction

These are the tech specs of the modcell:

ModCell™ Panels are available in two variants:ModCell Straw™ ModCell Hemp™Both can be dry-lined or rendered. Lime render and plasters conform to mortar category CSII according to BS EN 998-1; Contain hydraulic lime as the bonding agent; and are breathable (water and vapour permeable). ModCell™ Panels are delivered to site with a two layer render finish in and out. Finish skim coats are site applied off of a scaffold or cherry picker to internal and external grades.
Dry-lining finishes vary from project to project, ModCell™ can factory fix the battening for dry-lining, but do not supply the dry-lining materials.
ModCell™ panels can be lifted into position on site using a telescopic arm or crane. The mass of the largest ModCell™ panel is 1.7 tonnes. Panels are located with a 20mm gap between each and are sealed using compressible tapes.
Weathering details vary from project to project and are not supplied by ModCell™.
ModCell™ u Value dataModCell Straw™ 490 mm 0.13ModCell Hemp™ 300 mm 0.22ModCell Hemp™ 490 mm 0.14Current UK Building Regulations demand that a Cavity Wall has U Value of 0.35
Sequestered Carbon:3m x 3.2m panel 750kg of atmospheric CO2Typycal 100m2 BaleHaus 30 tonnes of atmospheric CO2
Fire Performance ModCell Straw™ 2hrsModCell Hemp™ +2hrs
Acoustics - sound reductionModCell Straw™ 490 mm 70dbModCell Hemp™ 490 mm 65db
ModCell™ Panels are manufactured in a variety of module sizes.

First Day activiy

These are mine and my groups models from the first day. The aim of the day was to make a model using the least materials as possible but making the most space as possible.