Theory continued

Above is the plan for the thermal baths by Peter Zumthor, chosen as my precedent due to its emphasis on simple geometry and open circulation. The black solid line is primary circulation, with secondary circulation shown by the dotted line. Each area is also assigned either private, public or semi private, as specified by the legend bottom right.

I also attempted to complete a quick adjacency diagram, but only had time to do a small word based evaluation.

Adjacency Diagram

Lecture Theatre
Studio Spaces
Offices for Academic Staff
Offices for General Staff
Workshop
Computer Labs
Gallery
Research Space for Academic Staff
Meeting Rooms for Staff
Meeting Rooms for Students
Library

1     1-       Library, Meeting room for students, gallery

2     2-        Lecture theatre, studio, workshop, computer lab

3     3-       Offices academic, offices general, meeting room for staff , research space

Circulation between the three should have area (2) in the middle between the (3) and (4) as it is the area where staff and students most regularly meet. The rooms that can be the most isolated are the staff research spaces and general offices, the most accessible would be the lecture theatre and studio, as well as the library, as these are heavily frequented. 

 I attempted to translate the plan to a section and use this to create my rooms, but as you can see I did not simplify the plan enough before attempting to merge them, and the resulting rooms weren't usable.

Moving Elements

 For my moving parts I chose to create a moving external 'blind' of sorts, as well as a cover that extends to shade an area of the garden.

The blinds are seen in the first two images on the right, the alternating posts that are currently raised would slide down and block out almost all of the light coming into the room, the longer posts are static to constantly provide some shade from the lgiht and to serve as a railing for the garden above.

(unfortunately I could not work out how to animate the objects and make them move, I spent all night trying, sorry)

The second moving part is a cover that extends beyond the student meeting rooms to provide shelter for that section of the garden, so students can enjoy being outdoors in all situations.

Rooms

 On the top floor are the student meeting rooms. Situated above the library, the meeting rooms are placed between the library and the relaxing gardens, an ideal place to allow for laid back conversations or group study sessions.

 The library is the largest space, and hosts large bookshelves as well as an assortment of tables and chairs to read and study on. The open plan library is a modern take on the conventions and is an integration of my theory as it efficiently combines the purpose to the space.

 In between the two 'wings' of the bridge is a relaxation zone, housing a small atrium and a walk out balcony the hosts a grassy lawn to enjoy a break on.

 On the bottom floor is the gallery, the open to public location and large glass windows is ideal for the space as it allows for the attraction of the public.

 The Studio, workshop and computer lab are all situated above the gallery, and are all situated so a large portion of the wall is the windows to the outside, allowing for a more relaxing work zone. The moving 'blinds' can be used to block out more light if a dark environment is needed

The lecture hall stands at the top of the building, leading up from the work zones below to complete this section of the building as the core learning zone.

 The rather mundane general offices, staff offices and staff meeting rooms, positioned out of the way in the corner of the bottom floor.

Final submission

The exterior of the bridge combines the natural elements of the square house with the simplicity dictated by the theory. Although complex at first glance, the building is comprised of only three core layers placed on top of each other. This arrangement retains the simplicity derived from the core concept, whilst allowing room for innovation and interesting spatial  opportunities.

As a collective whole, the building efficiently solves the needs of all the people who use it, providing a healthy combination of learning spaces and relaxation zones in a simple, free flowing bridge.

Dropbox link:
 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iip3w43odsri2ts/AAAb6ihAehi6inhiRgCT4S1za?dl=0

Draft Lumion

 The development of my project was fairly smooth, with solutions to issues found relatively easily.

The biggest change that was made was the transition of the lecture hall to the top floor, as seen between these two sets of photos. Initially the computer lab was going to be on the top floor, however I realized that the roof was not high enough on the middle floor to allow for a lecture hall, and thus I changed the model to isolate the lecture hall on the top floor, as seen in the bottom set of images.

36 Textures

 These three textures were used in the final model, as seen below:

18 Sketch Perspectives