Roisin mchugh portfolio

A portfolio of work from the Masters program, UCD.

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In the realm of architecture, my interests are great and assorted. I have been someone who picks up a pencil ahead of a computer mouse and believe greatly in the power of hand drawing and its ability to convey something that is often absent from computer outputs. Thus, graphics, graph-ic design and colour are also themes Im invariably thinking about, being influenced from the Bauhaus, the Modern era and abstract art.

I am a flaneur of the urban, public city world. The dyna-mism and business of streets, squares and the people who inhabit it is my area of interest. The city and all its offerings in terms of a public, connected way of living is an obsession of mine and I am committed to working on improving and promoting its way of life.

As an avid sea swimmer, the coast and its landscape and its meeting with land is also an area of the architectural domain that I have much enthusiasm for. As follows, I did my dissertation on the heralded Dublin swimming spot, the Forty Foot.

This portfolio is a product of my work in the architectural Masters program, both in Dublin and Vienna.

Please read, enjoy and digest.Roisin McHugh

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01. Thesis

02. A school for architecture

03. Conceptual thinking

04. Detailing

05. Theatrics of space

06. Dublin

07. Productive landscape

08. International workshop

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I have great admiration for the work of the Bauhaus artists and architects. On a trip to Ber-lin, I visited the Bauhaus archiv, a visit which has since influenced my work greatly. The archi-tectural work on show was not what enraptured me, instead it was work of the textile artists and their studies of colour and striking geometric forms.

The work of these, predominately women, resonated with me and captured my imagina-tion. Ive often found myself not looking to the built dimension but to these works of art for a stimulus in my design projects. This graphic nature combined with the tactility of a woven piece was something I endeavoured to emulate in my archipelago.

My archipelago begins with an lightly printed map of Dublin, a place so indicative of myself as a person, my memories woven into its built environment. On this, Ive marked specific places, streets, buildings that I admire and also have marked the place where I live and study. The composition, although seemingly abstract is based on these specific places and also my interests in architecture : Land / sea, graphics, colour, theatre, movement, place, drama, urban public space. Again deriving from the textile Bauhaus artists, I chose to sew parts of my ar-chipelago, to mirror the sensory of their pieces and to have something that felt crafted.

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4Looking specifically at Dublin, we were con-cerned about what would happen to the pub-lic realm assuming there was a great influx of people. We are interested in ensuring a parallel development of public space, alongside the development that would be required for the accommodation of high density living. Earlier in the semester we selected Dolphins Barn as our main research area due to its location between the inner city and the suburbs an area that would likely be targeted to provide increased density.

In our research of the area, we began eval-uating the quality and quantity of its public realm. We did this first through section, where we identified the number and types of pubic spaces and their physical form. The area itself is quite fragmented, both physically and so-cially and this is reflected in its public spaces.

We see this strategy as a potential way of adapting the urban fabric of Dublin. As a typology it would address pressing issues of density and climate change while creating vibrant urban spaces for public life.

How streets are laid out, public spaces organised, transpor-tation designed, housing woven into the fabric of the city - all these concrete physical practices make a difference to the socio-logical experience of urban space. -Richard Sennett

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In my thinking of pattern, rhythm and city fabric I began to look to the work of the Bauhaus textiles artists. Artists such as Benita Koch Otte, Gunta Stolz and Anni Albers created woven fabrics in the Bauhaus style utilising geometric forms and strong, primary colours. Reflecting on these pieces of art, one can image them as a map of the city fabric, the city grain. Illustrated in the geometric, repeated forms are the plots of the city, which interconnect and interlock with other forms. Perhaps one could image these designs as representing the citys interacting public and private spaces. Inspired from the work of the Bauhaus artists, I created a conceptual pattern for our proposed site. Based on the grid which stems from the existing grain of the terraced plots, a new fabric can be created where there is a shift in emphasis from private to public.

Aiming to quadruple the density, there is a need for a design which is higher. However, we also are concerned with creating more and better conceived public space. A balance must be achieved. The densification should be sup-ported with a well considered public realm.

Adapting the urban grainto create public space.

Year: 5th (2015)Location: UCD DublinBrief: To develop a thesis question as part of the adaptation thesis group.

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Placing the plan of the Barbican on our site plan, one can quickly gauge the scale and density of the Barbican. It also il-lustrates that a development of this size could be made in Dublin. In order to comes to terms with what the density of the Barbican (37,000p/km2) would look like in Dolphins Barn, we took a number of different housing develop-ments and placed them on our area site, replicating them until the desired density was achieved. For example, in placing Le Corbusiers Unit on the site, we could evaluate that this high dense form would allow for a ample open space but perhaps a world of monotony?

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The detail above follows Richard Sennetts Open systems approach, which allows for cities of ambiguous edges, adaptable forms and unresolved narratives. The specific and the indetermi-nate. We developed a manifesto for the making of public space within an increased density. In making this manifesto, we carried out detailed studies of specific parts of the scheme. The iso-

metric above of a terrace house in Dolphins Barn, adapted to become a cafe. The manifesto we devised is guided by Richard Sennetts ideal. Following this, we applied this manifesto to wider area of Dolphins Barn and created a version of a master plan that again facilitated a density of 37,000 people/km2.

This master plan allowed for a spatial manifestation of our guidelines and manifesto, and ensured a carefully consid-ered approach to its organization and design. It is repre-sented on the following page alongside sections which try to convey the life of the public space.

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8We also wanted to consider this adaption of density and public space at the perceptive scale of the human, by placing ourselves into its landscape and considering the life this den-sity would create. The axonometric drawing and perspective and try to convey this.

Below, are abstract representations of the guidelines we developed for designing the public realm within high density environ-ments. Guided by Richard Sennetts Open systems approach, our guidelines allow for cities of ambiguous edges, adaptable forms and unresolved narratives. They have been amended and adjusted numerous times being determined by our studies at the large and small scale. They are broken into the fol-lowing seven categories: Identity, landscape, movement, market, entitlements, enjoyment & utilities.

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School of Architecture - Group-work

I am fully aware of the importance of being capable to work as part of a team. While individuals will always assert their identities in the design process, collaboration is the foun-dation of design practice. Working as part of a team not only encourages informal learning through peers, but it aids the development of communication skills. Being part of a team, it is important to work physically together and to be always sure of who is doing what in order to be effective and efficient. A team can be defined as a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.

In part two of semester one of fifth year, the comprehensive design studio required us to work in teams of four to develop a proposal of one of our peers. We were asked to work

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together as a team to develop a detailed design for the Richview facility.

From the outset we put in motion a meth-odology of working both individually and ultimately together throughout the four weeks. AT the beginning of each week, we would meet and set tasks clearly for each member. In addition, throughout the week, we were con-stantly interacting with one another, asking for advice / opinion, seeking input, and working in tandem on models or resolving technical details. I found working in this group very rewarding, learning much from my peers and developing a string scheme which could not of transpired without each members input. The final result was a reflection of good teamwork producing a conclusion, coherent design proposal.

02. A school for architectureSemester one of fifth year required us to design a new building for the school of architecture at UCD. Working as an individual first and then as a group on a peers project, two vary-ing schemes were developed. Below and to the proceeding two page are images from my individual project.

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Year: 5th (2015)Location: UCD DublinBrief: To design a new building for the school of architecture at Richview, UCD. To complete a comprehensive design on an individual basis and as a group.

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Comprehensive Design Project 2UCD School of Architecture, Planning and

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The scheme is organised by three forms that the circulation wraps around. The void between the three forms is orientated towards specific views of the Dublin mountains, Dublin bay, Dublin city and Richview

As a group, we inherited a project that was strong in concept but underdeveloped spatially and volumetrically. The concept of the Irish tower house was adopted by the group, and we strove to produce a building that echoed the social spaces, the dynamic, the theatrics of the tower house at both a large and small scale.

The final design was a concrete, monolithic structure which twists as it ascends. The circu-lation was a key aspect of the design, consisting of an uninsulated service core and an accom-modation stairs along which one meandered up through the spaces. The heart of the project lay here in its dramatics, and in its entrance and lecture theatre. The theatre cantilevered over a new hard-scaped public square off which one entered, being funneled under the large con-crete structure overhead. The project was about these moments of construction and release and contrasts in light / dark, open / closed, hard and soft.

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I have always had a passion for art and paint, especially painting that has a tactile, graphic nature. Often this style of painting reminds me of architecture.I see plans, solids and voids, movement in the intersecting lines and contrasting shapes and colours.My interest for abstract art, in particular the work of Kandinsky and Lszl Moholy-Nagy had a particular influence on the design for my school of architecture. The plan strives address the many varying approaches to the site. The many varying approached set up the particular geometry of the plan.

The building is to be a place of cross con-versations, to encourage informal learning and spontaneous conversation. The entrance space in particular enables this it is seen as a gathering space before a ;lecture, it can be a place to sit or an exhibition space. It is a tall space with overlooking balconies and cir-culation which wraps around the diamond plan.

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03. Conceptual thinkingYear: 5th (2015)Location: UCD DublinBrief: To design a new building for the school of architecture at Rich-view, UCD. To complete a comprehensive design on an individual basis and as a group.

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1. 75mm screed with hydraulic underfloor heating systemOn medium gauge Separation Layer2. On 75mm Kingspan Therma TF70 Rigid Insulation (0.22W/m2K)3. On DPM/Radon barrier fitted to meet with Wall DPC4. On 250mm In-site Reinforced Concrete Slab (40% GGBS)5. On 600mm Strip concrete foundation (40% GGBS)6. On 100mm sand binding7. On compacted Hardcore base8. On 8mm Grei Acoustic insulation underlayment (30dB)9. On 250mm In-site Reinforced Concrete Slab (40% GGBS)10. Schuco FW60+60x200mm profile aluminium glazing system

11. 300mm In-site Reinforced Concrete structural external leaf (External Horizontal board marked formwork - 40% GGBS)12. On medium gauge DPC13. On 150mm Kingspan Kooltherm K8 Rigid Insulation (0.15W/m2K)14. On standard breather membrane15. 37mm services void16. On 13mm rendered painted plaster board

17. Medium gauge EPDM waterproof layer18. Bonded to a minimum of 100mm Kingspan Thermaroof TR26 (1 fall across roof)19. On light gauge vapour check20. On 250mm In-site Reinforced Concrete Slab (40% GGBS)21. Slab Parapet Junction: Halfen Kwikastrip Reinforcement Continuity Strip

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04. DetailingYear: 5th (2015)Location: UCD DublinBrief: To design a new building for the school of architecture at Richview, UCD. To complete a comprehensive design on an individual basis and as a group. (right)

Year: 2014Location: DTA Architects, Dublin.Brief: Detailing of roof access stairs for the converison of a hotel to student accomodation.(above)

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The first faint noise of gently moving water broke the silence, low & faint & whispering.

-James Joyce.

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My dissertation was completed on a space in Dublin that I hold much fondness for. Embla-zoned on a wall by the derelict Royal Victorian baths of Dun Laoghaire, Joyces ebbing sea resolute along a coastline that has seen such transformation. Like the persistent lapping water, the practice of sea swimming has been a constant on the ever-dynamic south Dublin seafront.

Moving south along the south Dublin shore, one uncovers the world of the Forty-Foot, the heralded swimming spot, protected from the Irish Sea by the military architecture that en-velops it and from which it was born. Here is a communal forum, once a place to deter human presence, it is now a magnet for the Sandycove and swimming community. The change in the physical landscape of the Forty-Foot has

transformed the area from a rocky outcrop to a place of military architecture to place of amenity architecture, one pertaining from the other. The open space that exist at the Forty Foot is public not by virtue of its tenure, but rather because of the public relations that predominate therein. This civic place is integral to the sea swimming experience at the Forty-Foot.

This dissertation aimed to trace the historic changes at the Forty-Foot, through histori-cal analysis, literature, maps, paintings and drawings to establish how the civic, social and communal space that exists today came to materialize. I endeavoured to explore its past, the facilitators, the rituals of sea swimming at the Forty-Foot, and how the changing architec-tural sea front landscape enabled, enriched and responded to the tradition of sea swimming at Sandycove Point.

05. Dublin DissertationYear: 5th (2015)Location: UCD DublinBrief: To complete a dissertation, an academic essay on a subject of your choice that lies within the world of architecture. I completed my dissertation on swimming in the public realm of the Forty Foot.

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The images on these pages have all been made to convey a sense of the dramatics. They were completed as part of the design process in the comprehensive design studio project in my fifth year.

In my architecture, I endeavour to create spaces that evoke emotion in the visitor, spaces that are varying and inspiring Using sketch-up and Photoshop as a tool, these images put the visitor in the project and allow it to be viewed from the human perspective.

06. Theatrics of spaceYear: 5th (2015)Location: UCD DublinBrief: To design a new building for the school of architecture at Richview, UCD. To complete a comprehensive design on an individual basis and as a group.

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Bogland flora - There are a considerable number of chemicals essential for healthy growth of plants. Boglands are typically devoid of a number of these chemicals meaning life here can be difficult for plants. Its survival of the fittest. The peaty soil is generally waterlogged and devoid of oxygen - which is why dead plants accu-mulate in the first place: because the fungi and bacteria responsible for the dead plant matter need oxygen. Inevitably, plants growing in the bog are all competing for the same limited pool of resources. However they go about their quest for nutrients in different ways, so that although there is a basic element of competition, there is little direct conflict.

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1. Path of Water studio - Vienna (Left)

Interested in landscape and sensitive interven-tions, I chose to take the Path of Water studio on my Erasmus. Our task was to propose and design new facilities buildings and outdoor spaces needed for staging the Rowing World Championships 2019 in Ottensheim. Otten-sheim was a town, located outside the city of Linz, about an hour from Vienna. Through new interventions placed at existing places of interest, our project aims to connect the town of Ottensheim. Our project strives to connect places in Ottensheim to each other, but also to connect Ottensheim to its environs. Perme-ating our project are themes of sustainability, identity and the utilisation of simple clear structures.

Our project includes the proposal of five built interventions located in places we saw to have potential in creating a good first impression to visitors to the town. The interventions are spread throughout the town, from the power station in the south to the industrial and com-

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mercial centre in the north. Represented here is one intervention, the Bike Stop.This is to be a permanent place that greets the tourist, a place to rest, swim and enjoy the nature of Ottensheim. The intervention seeks to take advantage of the existing cycle route along the Danube to attract visitors to Ottensheim.

Chinese architecture responds to the flow of water in a quiet way. It allows the water through, it not trying to stop it. It exist in harmony with the water. This influenced the design of the bike stop. The bike stop was to be of timber construction, using principles from Chinese architecture, materialising in the form of stilt use, strong axial routes and rectan-gular spaces.

The Chinese Imperial palace, Peiping, acted as a precedent with its strong axis, directing views and interaction of rectangular spaces. The structure is to blend in with the context, the landscape and the identity of Ottensheim.

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In fourth year in UCD I completed a project which was unlike any studio project I had pre-viously dont. The goal is to devise a planning process, a tool-kit if you would like for wind farms in Ireland. This would outline a method of working that involves and engages with the local community, and thus would create a project that fulfills values other than the profit driven concerns of big corporations. Our pro-posed planning process invites local commu-nities to be economically invested in projects of infrastructure, and enables the architect as a mediator between the public and the develop-ers of the project. In making the public invest-ed in the project, and giving them a say in the design, we hope to achieve overall better, more inclusive solutions for energy production.

As part of the project I made a series of book-lets. Particularly important in this project was how our ideas were conveyed to the public. The booklets enabled us to communicate our ideas in an engaging, accessible way.

2. Year: 4th (2014)Location: UCD, Dublin.Brief: he goal is to devise a planning process, a tool-kit if you would like for wind farms in Ireland.

1. Year: 4th (2015)Location: TU Wien, Vienna.Brief: To enable the town of Ottensheim, Austria to develop appropriately before, during and after the visiting world rowing championships of 2019

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Often on boglands, strange, pale lights can be seen

hovering over the land due to spontaneous combustion of

released methane. These lights can be seen especially at night.

In Irish folklore, the lights are believed to be carried by a malevolent spirit known as the Water Sheerie, which sought to lure people to a watery grave

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08. InternationalWorkshop1. Year: 4th (2015)Location: TU Wien, Vienna.Brief: to propose a scheme that would bring new, urban diverse life to a discarded roundabout, Viertelkreis, in Vienna as part of a study in densifying the city.

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During my Erasmus, I participated in a module new Urban Density. Urban Density - as a term of urban development - means the quan-tity and the quality of uses and of urban space available per person. Urban density increasingly becomes a tool for defining dimensions and crite-ria within the planning process in cities. As part of the module we held a workshop with students from Lviv, Ukraine, and together we were to propose a scheme that brought new, urban diverse life to a part of Vienna. Looking at the biggest roundabout in Vienna Viertelkreis, Our concept was for a multi-functional space that continued the traditional shopping street to a climax, a desti-nation point for the people of Vienna.

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260.374 New Urban Density. Vienna summer 2015Andreas Hofer [vie], Anton Kolomyeytsev [lviv], Elisabeth Leitner [vie], Andreas Lint [vie], Halyna Petryshyn [lviv]

Lvivska Polytechnika faculty of architecture, UKRAINE

Benjamin RossRoisin McHugh

Vienna University of Technologyfaculty for architecture and regional planning

Mykhaylo FaydulaAndrii Ortynskyi

Precedent - The Next ENTERprise Architects

The team!

5.1 km from Verteilerkreis to Karlsplatz

Pedestrian footpaths Existing train networkTraffic analysisHousing blocks

Favoriten area

2 storey residential

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University

Swimming facilities

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Site location

Pedestrain bridge - Connecting areas around the site safely

Green spaces / gardens on all levels

Public spaces on each level with public amenities on ground floor

Using section to reduce noise and vibration from road. Using under-ground parking

Lack of semi public spaces - No Hofs!

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Scale is too big - Buildings of 17 stories out of context with surrounding area.

The site resides on the outskirts of the city, in the southern most point of Viennas 10th district. Occupying a difficult site, the second largest round-about in the city forms an obstructive perimeter around the boundary.

A former brickworks, pleasure ground and casino, the sites rich cultural heritage inspired our vision for the site. By providing a theatre, sports facil-ities and playgrounds the scheme hopes to reinstate an environment of fun. Combined with an appropriate mix of office and residential units, the area will remain busy at all hours of the day maintaining a sense of activity, life and safety.

The extension to the U1 line further south through the city provides an efficient means of approaching the site, however the above ground trans-port and access has been one of the greatest challenges. By building a bridge from the stadium to the north east towards the university campus in the south, the physical dichotomy between the site and its surroundings is overcome in a dynamic and exciting way. Taking a contextual approach to urban density, the scheme takes an effi-cient mid-rise approach in accommodating a large number of people.

The building heights gently slope down towards the scenic views to the countryside in the south, responding to the change in urban grain with the additional advantage of granting views and direct sunlight to as many properties as possible.

3 primary public squares, each with a unique character and active urban frontage form one of the strongest defining features of the site. The first responds to what is currently an abrupt end to favoriten Strasse, engaging and continuing the street line with retail units on the ground floor. The pri-mary central area is the focal point of the majority of the scheme, not only continuing the public route from the 10th but also providing a communal space with which local residents can connect and engage with. The final southern space is intended to maximise views to the countryside, enjoyed from a wide range of restaurants and cafes.

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To further develop concept - pleasure ground

Further analysis of contect to inform what amenities are needed

Historical research

Clarification of mobility routes through site - Pedestrian, bike, tram etc

Further breakdown of block structure

Develop upper storey gardens / green areas and public space

Human scale studies

Visualistaions in 3D

Development of residential proposal

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3rd floor 4th floor

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2nd busiest roundabout in Vienna!

Site Raumplatz Hauptbahnhof Karlsplatz

Favoriten

University

Shopping

Swimming

Football stadium

**NOISE!**

Area of disconnect to Favoriten

Strasse.

Confused Pedestrian crossings...

SHOPS

LIBRARYRESIDENTIAL

THEATER

RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL

260.374 New Urban Density. Vienna summer 2015Andreas Hofer [vie], Anton Kolomyeytsev [lviv], Elisabeth Leitner [vie], Andreas Lint [vie], Halyna Petryshyn [lviv]

Lvivska Polytechnika faculty of architecture, UKRAINE

Benjamin RossRoisin McHugh

Vienna University of Technologyfaculty for architecture and regional planning

Mykhaylo FaydulaAndrii Ortynskyi

Precedent - The Next ENTERprise Architects

The team!

5.1 km from Verteilerkreis to Karlsplatz

Pedestrian footpaths Existing train networkTraffic analysisHousing blocks

Favoriten area

2 storey residential

Green spaces

University

Swimming facilities

Site analysis

Site location

Pedestrain bridge - Connecting areas around the site safely

Green spaces / gardens on all levels

Public spaces on each level with public amenities on ground floor

Using section to reduce noise and vibration from road. Using under-ground parking

Lack of semi public spaces - No Hofs!

Complicated building form

Scale is too big - Buildings of 17 stories out of context with surrounding area.

The site resides on the outskirts of the city, in the southern most point of Viennas 10th district. Occupying a difficult site, the second largest round-about in the city forms an obstructive perimeter around the boundary.

A former brickworks, pleasure ground and casino, the sites rich cultural heritage inspired our vision for the site. By providing a theatre, sports facil-ities and playgrounds the scheme hopes to reinstate an environment of fun. Combined with an appropriate mix of office and residential units, the area will remain busy at all hours of the day maintaining a sense of activity, life and safety.

The extension to the U1 line further south through the city provides an efficient means of approaching the site, however the above ground trans-port and access has been one of the greatest challenges. By building a bridge from the stadium to the north east towards the university campus in the south, the physical dichotomy between the site and its surroundings is overcome in a dynamic and exciting way. Taking a contextual approach to urban density, the scheme takes an effi-cient mid-rise approach in accommodating a large number of people.

The building heights gently slope down towards the scenic views to the countryside in the south, responding to the change in urban grain with the additional advantage of granting views and direct sunlight to as many properties as possible.

3 primary public squares, each with a unique character and active urban frontage form one of the strongest defining features of the site. The first responds to what is currently an abrupt end to favoriten Strasse, engaging and continuing the street line with retail units on the ground floor. The pri-mary central area is the focal point of the majority of the scheme, not only continuing the public route from the 10th but also providing a communal space with which local residents can connect and engage with. The final southern space is intended to maximise views to the countryside, enjoyed from a wide range of restaurants and cafes.

Project Description


Goals / Visions / Next steps

To further develop concept - pleasure ground

Further analysis of contect to inform what amenities are needed

Historical research

Clarification of mobility routes through site - Pedestrian, bike, tram etc

Further breakdown of block structure

Develop upper storey gardens / green areas and public space

Human scale studies

Visualistaions in 3D

Development of residential proposal

1st floor 2nd floor

3rd floor 4th floor

Ground floor masterplan

Sketch Section

Sketch Section

Sketch Section

Concept approach Favoriten Strasse

View

Public space 1

Public space 2

Public space 3

3D sketches

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Integrating transport links into the scheme Linking surrounding places of interest and responding to the different neighbouring functions

Place de la Republique, Paris.

Vienna Opera house.

Unite dhabitation, Le corbusier

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Housing block surrounding Rudolf Bednar park, Nordbahnhof, overlayed on site Aspern housing block overlayed on site Sonnenvirtel, Hauptbahnhof housing block overlayed on site

Our project, entitled Urban Umbrella seeks to pro-vide a place of mixed function in the one places, under the one umbrella.

A former brickworks, pleasure ground and casino, the sites rich cultural heritage inspired our vision for the site. In proposing a theatre, a cinema, a sports centre, a library and shopping our project aims to re-introduce the area as a destination of fun. It is to be a magnet for the people of the Favoriten district. Combined with an appropriate mix of residential units, the area will re-main busy at all hours of the day maintaining a sense of activity, life and safety.

The form of our project is a conceptual projection of the idea of an umbrella, each section providing a place with a specific function. On the ground floor throughout the site will be area with public functions, creating a vibrant urban life.

When visiting the site, we took the tram and moved along the popular shopping street, Favoriten Strasse. When Favoriten Strasse meets our site, the street ends and one is faced with a barrier of traffic. Through imple-menting a pedestrian bridge, our project aims to contin-ue the shopping street into the site.

The extension to the U1 line further south through the city provides an efficient means of approaching the site, however the above ground transport and access has been one of the greatest challenges.

We envisage a new bridge,, with three branches, that will provide safe pedestrian access to the site across the road. The bridge will connect the residential area to the west of the site, the univeristy to the south of the site and the stadium to the north of the site. The three branches will converge at the transport hub.

New Urban Density, TU Wien/ Lvivska Polytechnic:Urban Umbrella

Bogland fauna - The bog is an austere world and only those animals which can meet the terms it lays down are able to live there. Only the animals which can feed on the bog plants, and the carnivores which in turn feed on these herbivores, can find a place for themselves on bog. While bog conditions exclude many potential litter and peat inhabitants, there are many others - the true bog specialists - who have learned to cope with the harsh physical and biochemical demands imposed by the bog environment.

Bellacorrick as our site, is rich in natural scenic beauty, with a myriad of landscapes in the one county. Our area of study is particularly sparse and beautiful. In dealing with this landscape, it is important to proceed with caution, to minimise ones imprint on the landscape and to respect and uphold its inherent charm

In my proposal, I look to reinstate the sites position as a productive environment, a throw-back to the power station that once stood on site, yet encourage and replace some of the flora and fauna that have been lost in its indus-trialized history. I foresee the space of the wind farm as a civic one. Due to the small scale of these wind turbines, they feel less intimidating, more approachable if you would like. It is to be a community driven project, its success invariably depending on the partake of the community. The wind turbines are to be placed

in rows along the former ridges of cut peat of the bogland.

The idea of this wind farm development is that it will be provide enough energy for the population of Crossmolina, which is 1,100 people. Hypothetically, I would envisage, each family/dwelling in Crossmolina having their own wind turbine on the Bellacorrick site. The people of Crossmolina would be connected di-rectly to the source of their energy, thus taking responsibility for its production and becoming more aware of their energy consumption.These domestic turbines each have their own data-logger, which records wind speed, wind direction, efficiency etc. The data-loggers can be connected up to ones personal laptop/com-puter so that the data can be recorded by the owner of the wind turbine. Again, enforcing the idea of being responsible for ones energy.

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