design realization

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Gems Cultural Center The Morphorest in Belem, Lisbon

Design Realisation ReportUnit 20 Teo Boon Ting

Table of Content

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Section01

Section03

Section04

Section05

Section06

Introduction34-567-89-1011-1314-15

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Design Development

Building Form and System

Skin and Flesh of the Building System

Tempering the Building Environment

Procuring the Building

Bibliography

Design IntentionFlower DevelopmentFlower Development within the buildingSite Plan

Skin & Flesh systems

Energy Strategy

Energy Consumption on Heating and Ventilation

Water Supply and Water Disposing

Context Analysis

Client and Procurement Route

Organisation of Members

Briefing

Environmental Impact

Ventilation Strategy and Passive CoolingMaintenance Access

Thermal Insulation and Institial CondensationDrainage and Water Ingress

General Arrangement with RenderingStructural StrategyMethod of Construction

Acoustic StrategyAccessibilityMeans of Escape and Internal Fire Spread

Material and Specification

Main Structure Module I Main Structure Module II

The Staircase

The Flower ClusterLighting Strategy

+safety precaution in construction and use

+Health and Safety

+Natural lighting strategy - Solar gain and natural light+Artificial Lighiting strategy+ Lighting Scenario+ Lighting Simulations

+Source of Energy +Integration of Mechanical and Electrical Services+ Energy Conservation Strategy+ Energy Strategy+ On site Power Harvesting and CHP system

+ Seasonal Scenario on Energy Consumption +Passive way + Active Way

+ Local Context and Response+ Financial Context + Role of building and Geographical Locations

+ The Local Government as Client+ Role of Design Architect+ Procurement+ The Choice of Procurement Route+ Protecting the Client

+ Member roles and required key specialists+Tendering Strategy+ Cost control and Contractual Relationship

+ Brief+Completion and Feedback

+Chosen Material +Building Life Cycle

+Drainage Principles+Rainwater Drainage

Site MapSite Context

Introduction

My project involves in designing a Gems cultural center which located in the belem, lis-bon. The Gems cultural center is focusing on creating the intimacy of the gems viewing process between the visitor and the exhibited gems by designing the morphing space within the building. The project’s ambition is to engaging the experience of the visitor within the building and gems viewing process with microscale expression of beautiful gems. The key task of this design is to realize the idea by building fabric which can be responsive to the surrounding in combination of textural representation, electronic components and architectural materials.

For this reason, the focus of this report will primarily focusing on The Skin and Flesh of Building Fabric

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1. Belem cultural center2. Belem Cathedral3. Main road and tram toward major touristic spots4. Gems Cultural Center Proposed site 5. Previous project proposed chapel6. Belem famous custard cake 7. Belem Park

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01 Design Developement

Site context

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Building proposed Site

PortugalA meltpot of thewest culture and east culture

BelemBelem is situated on the west side of lisbon. There is a main road and tram route linking both of these major site and other significant tourist spots. Such as Belem cathedral and cultural center.

As the buildings on the main street are identical with the architectural language like arcade and passage, i think a interactive facade initiative with an expression of flower would bring people in to my building, which is a cultural center of gems.

Building SiteThe main street of the Belem, As the Main Street is the main transport line which brings visitor to this area, I think that locating the building to face to the main street would address the existence of the cul-tural center as most of the attraction of lisbon are lo-cated on the main street. By this reason, I chose the ruin and one of the building facing the main street as my building site, which taking the narrative and techni-cal reference from my previous chapel facade project.

fig.1 Building sitefig.2 Main street toward famous attractions of Lisbonfig.3 Small lane toward previous chapel projectfig.4 Site image

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Design Intention

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fig.1 Experiment Process on Material and Kinetic systemfig.2 The Flower cluster for the Gems cultural Center development

Project Development: Flower component study process

The intial investigation of this project is following the unit theme: "sacred morphology, profane ecology." Inspired by the sensitive ecological landscape of Lisbon and portugal history, my exploration process started with studies of flower component which is highly sensitive and lightly responsive to the environmental context and the artificial context, such as the weather condition (sunlight), movement factor of con-text (speed) and the passerby. Through the skin and flesh of gems cultural center, the morphing is sensitive to the intimacy degree in dimension between the visitor and the gems. And it would also showing another expression to the main street of Belem.

Kinetic Component | Kinectic Mechanism | Affected Field | Activator

Paper FoldingFabric CuttingLatex CuttingPlexi Glass Combination

Reciprocating MotionStretching MotionStretching MotionClock motion | Reciprocating Motion

one to oneone to wholeone to wholeone to partone to one | one to part

responsive to light--responsive to time responsive to light/speed

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01 Gems Textile

Design Intention

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fig.1 Azulejos tile picture taken from the chapel fig.2 passage picture taken from the sitefig.3 The transition of composition from rough stone into delicate crystalfig.4 The gems source material expression in different compositionfig.5 The shifting between macro world and micro world

(fig.3 and fig.4 picture were taken from British Science Museum)

Textile study

With blending of rich culture and sensitive landscape, the tex-tile of lisbon has been developed into something expressive and significant such as the composition of azulejos tiles and intimate dimension of the passage and arcade language.

The textile transition of stone growing inward into precious stone because of the compression of the gas within the inner hollow volcanic stone. Adopting the transition of the Jewellry from rough stone into the precious stone, to explore the tran-siting field within the building.

Fastinated by the diverse expressions of the gems source material textile, I explored the idea of a building with the ex-pressions which i studied from these gems (crystalization, fractalization and hybridization) which is reflecting the sensi-tivity of the flesh and skin of the building toward the intimacy on the gems micro scale observation in a macro scale of building.

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Flower development

fig.1 The experiment on the Forest and tree textile within the structurefig.2 The Flower cluster for the Gems cultural Center developmentfig.3 The flower cluster structural model study

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Flower Development

fig.1 Kinetic Mechanism study for the flowerfig.2 Material study for the flowerfig.3 Fractal expression fom the morphing flower surface fig.4 visitor and flower relationship

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Flower development within the building

Crystalizing the building textile with different configuration

Throughout the building project I had been explored the idea of introducing the morphing component which able bringing multiple expressions from the previous study of the gems into the building, and integrated the expression into the forest of flower which can is responsive due to its sensitivity and abili-ties to respond to the intimacy between people and gems. And those explorations of expression being executed in se-ries of experiments on fabrication materials, building struc-ture configuration and kinetic mechanism

Major structural system

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Supporting and servicing systemFloating Flower structural system

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Ground Floor PlanReceptionScale: 1/100

Second Floor PlanResponsive floating flower gems exhibitScale: 1/100



early proposal development

First Floor PlanGems storeScale: 1/100

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1. flower cluster with gems 2. staircase which allowing people look through the gems expression of the building

Project Development: Flower component study process

Section development Scale: 1/100

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The building is being imagined as a gem itself. Through the process of exploring different expressions of the gem in vari-ous methods, the various perspectives of the building are expected to show the expression of gems and enhance the spatial quality of crystalization, fractalization and hybridization process in design development of the building. And the main focus of this building, the gems exhibit area is expected to al-low the visitor explore their own relationship with the exhibited gems inside the interative cluster.

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02 Building Form and system

Site Plan

early proposal development

Entrance for the Gems Cultural center

Road and passage

Building on the site

Tram Line

Internal Lane of the site

Site for previous floral lane project

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Site Plan and Site contextGems Cultural Center, Belem, LisbonScale: 1/200

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02 Building Form and System

Structural Strategy

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fig.1 H beam grid with steel round column as major structural system fig.2 the proposed area for the cluster fig.3 Roof system of the CNC plate of texture fig.4 Roof system of the prism joist grid

The design structure follow the division and crystalize pro-cess of gems as the basic idea, the structure would integrates the major circular system and the service system( electricity and drainage system ) of the building. The structure of the building is adopting the grid made by H beam structure and being supported by the CHS hollow column installed on site as the major structural system of the building.

Integration of structures and building system

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Principle A1

Principle A2

H beam grid

roof module type II Roof system II

roof module type IRoof system IPrism Joist


Structural Strategy

fig. 1 Structural principle Afig. 2 Structural principle B

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Structural Principles

Principle B1

Principle B2 variation of type B2

column grid

Column Grid

The column grid will connect to the gutter which leading the water from the roof to the bottom of the building and transfer into the major pipe of the street. In the Principle B2 the varia-tion of the triangular module is a different combination of two different size of the column. (see principle B1, B2)

Roof Grid

As the building grid is based on triangular module, variation of roof type and column layout principle is being operated in this project to show the variation of gems textile within the build-ing. The triangular module of the grid and supporting structure would integrate the service space for electricity and the drain-age system of the building as well. ( see roof principle A1, A2 )

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Method of Construction

fig. 1 diagram of the construction method in orderfig. 2 diagram of building process

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Due to the clarity of the structure strategy ( Skin) in the project and the conveniency of its location, all prefabricated part can be sent and installed on site. Due to the duration of construction, the concrete foundation will be erected after the excavation of the site and the H beam grid would follow after the installation of column. When the grid established the installation, the integration of the mechanical part ( the interactie cluster and the cross ventilation strategy) and the structure would be executed.

Interdisciplinary collaboration between mechanical part and construction team might identify a more efficient the construction method on integrating the building static parts and dynamic component. The flexibility of the building structure would allow the further modification. The fixed form work also have an advantage that cut down the duration of construction and allowing the installation of similar component being executed at the same time, as the focus part of this project is the cross collaboration on realizing the dynamic part of the building

Safety precaution in construction

As the building is mainly constructed by the prefabricated structure, the workers on site are required to install the grid on site. Falling from the structure might happen because of the installation. The prevention of this assumption is to train and supervise the worker to work in a well equiped condition. Communicating to the on site workers and supervi-sors about all safety issue and providing any information regard to the construction is important for assuring the safety of on-site construction.

Construction principle like assuring the worker work in a well equipped way has to be assured and record by the supervisor. The risk and responsibility of each role on site has to be clarified to guarantee the awareness of construction team.

+ Safety precaution in construction and use

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1 Demolish of the existing building and Excavation2 Locating the grid of column 3 Installation of Grid 4 Installation of Flower cluster 5 Installation of roof Structure I 6 Installation of roof Structure II 7 Roof finish and Installation of wall and partitions

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Acoustic Strategy

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fig.1 Acoustic strategy on the received noise from main street

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fig.2 sound proofing principle study

fig.3 adaptation of the sound proofing design within the building

As the building is located on the main street, the noises from the main street would be a concern for the building. The strategy for reducing the noise of the building is the material approach of the building. ex-cept the har material like steel . The building adopting the timber with texture which can have the noise wall effect on reducing the noise. The soft material like ply-wood would also reduce the noise within the building.

Acoustic Quality

Low frequency Noises(vehicles) coming from the main street

Extension of the front, the soft material like plywood would absorb the noises

The CNC cutted and textured timber on the ceiling would work as the sound barrier for lower frequency noises

The prism joist on the ceiling would work as the sound bar-rier for lower frequency noises

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As the gems cultural center is targeting for the public visitor. The concern about the dis-able people accessibility to the building and inside the building is being considered by refering to the building regulation. The three main layers of the gems cultural center are all facilitate with the ramps and steps help the disable people to access the building. The ramp is design with 1/12 slope to allow the wheelchair access the building from three main access direction to the building.

The first and second floor of the building are mainly flat surface which disable people can easily access around with the width more than 1500mm. The elevator is also designed to allow disable people easily access to different floor. The ground floor has 4 ramps which designed with 1/12 slope. They are outdoor located and surfaced by the granite floor with rough finish. The indoor is finished by the resin scrub but the flat surface allow wheelchair user to access to different part of the building easily. The disable toilet on the first floor is located right besides the entrance of toilet to make the disable access easily. The disable toilet and the toilet entrance door also has a minimum width of 1000mm to let the disable access in. Flush thresholds are installed on each door.

The main entrance of the building has a minimum with 2000mm, and the secondary door has a mimum of 1000mm.


Accessibility

fig.1 Accesibility diagram of the building fig.2 Entrance of the building fig.3 Disable sanitary

Ramps with 1/12 - 1/15 slope

Steps with 120mm riseSteps with 170-180mm riseElevatorDisable sanitary installation

main entranceScale:1/100

secondary entrancescale:1/100

Disable sanitary installationscale:1/100

Liftscale:1/100

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Means of escape and Internal Fire Spread

Ground Floor Scale: 1/200

Second Floor Scale: 1/200

diagram of the travelling distance within the building

First Floor Scale: 1/200

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Distance maximum = 27m Distance maximum = 18m

route A = 10.5m route B = 8.95m

route A = 10.6083m route B = 16.4m

route A = 12.3094m+2.4163m = 14.7257mroute B = 6.8010m+6.0973m=12.8983m

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Means of escape and Internal Fire Spread

fig.1 The escape diagram of the gems cultural center

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fig.2 Hy-tech fire resistant material company and their products

The Building has designed follow the building regulation of B1. As the distance approaching the exit or the means of es-cape need to be within 18 meter. A fire safety external stair-case is being designed and link to the second floor and the third floor of the building, The stair case is an open stair case and the width of the stair case is 1100mm and 2000mm. A handrail is installed on the 2000mm wide staircase for ensur-ing the safety during escapeThe width has follow of stair case has follow the B1 regulation, The structure for the open stair case is fire-resisting construction. All doors giving acess to external escape is fire resisting and self closing. Alarm and exit signal are installed.

Emergency staircase

Escape

Fire-resisting construction

Wood frame with Hy-Tech fire retardant coating class B

Ceiling with Hy-Tech fire resist finish coating

Hand rail

According to fire safety regulation, The maximum travel distance to the doorway for the three storey building should be less than 27meter on the ground floor. The maximum travel distance to the doorway on the first floor and second floor should be less than 18 meterIn the gem cultural cen-ter, the firefighting stair case is 1.1m and 1.9m wide and externally located.

Regulations on the internal fire spread is toward wall and ceiling. As this building is light structured, the frame is de-signed to resist the fire and wood are coating with Hytech Flame resist coating on the for the ceiling and stuctural modules within the building to meet the minimum 60 min-utes fire resistance time. (refer to section structural detail - the structural module II ). For external fire spread part, the building has less contact with both side of the building. The contacted part is the external fire escape stair case and they are build with fire resisting coating to reduce the risk of fire spreading

Means of escape Internal fire spread structure

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Materiality Construction Systems

Steel Steel Frame Glazed System

Steel Frame Concrete System

Steel Frame System

Steel Frame Timber system

Material Combination system

Glass

Interactive cluster

Tree House

Le maison Unique

CNC milling

Structural Module for building envelope

Concrete

Timber

Melinex polys-ter film

plywood

Skin and flesh

Skin

Flesh

Construction Precedent/ Consultant/ Method

The major material being used for the structure of my building

The major material being used for the flesh part which would work as the exhibit cluster and the lighting cluster of the building

The construction system is focus on controlling the scenario of the building, Parts and knowledge from Mechanic field and material field is being required.

precedent projects and methods that I can refer to.

When the material comes to combi-nation in my building. They can be classified into 4 structural system

03 Skin and Flesh of the Building Fabric

+Health and Safety

Skin and Flesh System

Skin and Flesh materiality and constrcution organizaiton

diagram for the organization

The safety precaution during construction was addressed previously (The Method of construction part- Building form and system). The material being used and implemented in this project is treated to be able to perform safely during op-eration. Non toxic finishes and chemical free material like granite, carpet, cladding, metal sheet are being used to en-sure the safety of the building user ( refer to Main section drawing scale 1/20)

Health and Safety

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03 091. CHS Hollow Column 2. H beam 3. Steel Plate 4. Solar glass5. Double glazing 6. Concrete 7. Timber 8. Plywood 9. Melinex polyster film10. 3 axis CNC wood 11. 5 axis CNC steel

Specification of Material and fabrication method in building

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Material Specification

The Material used within the building can be categorized into two terms. The Skin part which comprised the hard mate-rial such as steel glass, concrete and timber which used on the supporting structure of the building. The flesh part which comprised flexible material like plywood and melinex polyster film which would reflect their effect ( further discussion in the interactive cluster part) within the building.

The Specification of Material

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roof panel with insulation layer and aluminium protecting sheet thickness 300mm

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H Beam grid with 4m triangular module

Prism joist strucutre system

CHS circular hollow column

03 Skin and Flesh of the building Fabric

Main Structure Module I

fig. 2 Exploded component of main structure module I

fig. 1 described parts

The structural module I is a structure has a prism roof struc-ture that holding the roof with the casted H beam. The hollow column will be fix to hold the H beam grid and perform as a drainage system of the building as well.

Integration of structural module I

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H beam steel plate joist system connecting steel knot

The Roof structure I sectionScale:1/40

The Roof structure I

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03 Skin and Flesh of Building Fabric

Main Structure Module II

The Structural Module II is the gems exhibit part, so it has comprised different material combination to form a complex-ity in visual but follow a rather simple structural principle. The grid structure of this part is a part that combined the eletric supply and motor for the interactive cluster. The hollow col-umn will work as the drainage system for the roof as well.

Integration of structural module II

CNC panel roof

Double glazing glass

H Beam grid with 4m triangular module

Wood supporter

90 mm LH motor with vertical movement

interative exhibit cluster with 1.6 diameter

3cm thick glass

H beam supporter

CNC wood panel

Wood panel supporter

CHS circular hollow column

Stair and slope

fig. 2 Exploded component of main structure module II

fig. 1 described parts

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fig. 1 The Roof structure II sectionScale:1/40fig. 2 Expected shadow effect within the building

fig. 3 Texture pattern on the wood panelfig. 4 Model of 1/50 structure mock up

CNC panel roof 20mm thick

H beam 300mm

CHS column radius 50mm

CHS column radius 100mm

double glazing solar glass unit

Precast aluminium unit

Principle B2

variation of type B2

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Longchamp flagship store is located in the New York City. The detail of the stair become the main focus of the project. Within the project there is a stair case which fluidly connect the entrance to the upper floor of the project. At the same time the stair case itself become the wall and some part of them become the showing case of the items.

The project adopting hot roll steel plate as the main material of the supporting structure of staircase. The stair case are being suspended to the beam of the main building structure so it can keep the fluidity within the space without seeing any column around. The beam was being extended in depth for supporting the structure.


The Stair case

pt.1 Described part in the building pt.2 construction case study for the stair case for the buildingpt.3 Structural Issues Identification and Responses

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Initial design

connect to the beam of the roof

steel plate turning point

loading capacity of the roof

extra beams being added to support the staircase

separate beams to reduce single loading capacity

sequence bending of the step

beam structure con-necting from ground to the slab

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The initial idea for the stair case is a flowing current to-ward different location within the building. Like a river flowing through the forest And it would also work as the major circulation and viewing point of the building. Seperate steel sheet would suspend from top beam of the building and connect from the bending part of the turning point

The initial material for the construction is the material which is flexible to be bend, such as steel or plywood. However, the weight of the suspended staircase would be a concern for the roof structure and the beam loading capacity. By the way, the sequence bending of the plate would be a challenge for the viability of the staircase as well.

Concerning to the structural loading of the roof for the suspended stair case would change the roof design into a heavy roof with thickness more than 70 cm, which is not fit in the elegance scheme of this project. The stair case supporting structure was changed and being sup-ported by the beam and connect to separate beam in order to lower the loading capacity of single beam. the bending shape of the steel step also being revised in order to achieve a regulated degree of vability for user.

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Supporting H beam covered with clay

Main structure H beam 20cm

folded Steel plate 5mm connecting to the beam

Steel plate made connect to the beam and H beam which connect the star step as well

I beam 8cm connect to the H beam


The Stair case

fig.1 Described partfig.2 exploded diagram showing the tectonic

fig. 1 fig. 2

The stair case of the gems cultural center is the main circula-tion system that can viewing the whole building from the gaps between the steps. The structure of the staircase is folded steel which sit and suspended from the major beam and ex-tended beam of the building.

The Stair case

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section of the connecting part A2Scale: 1/20

L Beam

Steel plate thickness 0.5cm

Steel plate thick-ness 2cm

I beam

L steel component

200mm h H Beam

section of the connecting part A1, A3Scale: 1/20

detail section for the Staircase


The Stair Case

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The Flower Cluster

fig. 1

flower cluster works as indoor lighting flower cluster works as exhibit area flower cluster works as outdoor lighting

fig.1 Flower cluster location within the building

fig.2

fig.3

Designed by Pacific Environment Architects, the Yellow Tree House is located in the Forest of North Auckland. The main structure of the tree house is using the tree as the ma-jor structure and spread the forces with the wooden bearer which surrounded the tree.

Timber and steel is the base structural material of this proj-ect. Steel are wrapped around the tree trunk to hold the wood structure of this project. The project adopting the acy-clic sheet as the weater resistant material by fixing them to the roof of the tree. Timber are prefabricated and being send to the forest to be installed on site.

www.yellowtreehouses.co.nz

fig.2 Described part for the cluster structurefig.3 Case Study for the Structurefig.4 Structural Issues Identification and Responses

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Initial design

The initial Flower cluster structure of the design is being hang from the ceiling of the building. The flower cluster become visible to the public as it is an open space. The adopt of steel material and the steel fabricated structure would be used in the initial design to support the lane and the cluster

The roof system of the building and the independency of the cluster holding structure become the critical part for supporting the lane and the interactivity among clus-ters are limited because of the limiting reserved distance among them. As the cluster moving part is the bottom, it would also collide witht the major structural part. By the same time the openess of this part would largely affect the ventilation and the energy consumption of the overal building

The combination of material like timber and steel is be-ing adopted in the solution to enhance the structural di-versity and quality of the space. The CHS column is be-ing adopted to work as the major structural system and drainage system of the roof. The mechanical part is be-ing integrated in the beam so the electricity is guided by the beam to the mechanical room. The interactive cluster is being fix on the bottom and the flexible part would be the top wooden plate of the cluster.

problem

solution

The electricity supply and the mechanical part is being integrated into the beam.

The cluster being sus-pended to the roof truss system

The limiting interactivity among cluster.

The cluster flexible part is from the bottom which would collide with the structure

steel column being adopt-ed in this part to make the cluster being indepentdent from the major structure

The CHS hollow column is being used in this structural part to guide the drainage from the roof

The sensor and the support of the cluster is being fix on the bottom of the cluster. Soft and hard material are being used in the structure.

B1

B2

B1

fig. 4

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The Flower Cluster

fig 1 how the service work within the h beam fig. 2 the composition of the plywood holder design fig. 3 detail section of how the gluster being located in the building

The steel plate

Drilled nut radius 5mm

Steel nut radius 5mm

precasted steel container

motor container ( refering to flower cluster detail scale 1/5)

guide part for the electrical line

Theplywood holder

Steel component

Axis for the plywood

Rubber sheet thickness 1mm

Pin radius 3mm

Plywood thickness 1mm width with melinex polyster film attached

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CNC wood plate with texture thickness 20mm

CNC wood plate thickness 20mm with texture

gutter with 2% slope

gems lighting system

gems

1mm plywood with 0.5mm melinex polyster film attached

LH motor

matrix of pressure sensor embbedded

30mm thickness glass

CHS hollow column 100 mm radius

double glazing solar glass unit

The Flower Cluster SectionScale:1/40

Section of The Gems Cultural CenterScale: 1/201 Entrance

2 Reception 3 Workshop 4 Mechanical Room 5 Staircase6

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fig.1 Flower cluster changing scenario fig.2 1/20 physical model mock up

When gems viewer entering the sensor matrix

fig. 1

fig. 2

When gems viewer is approaching When gems viewer stands right in the middle of the circle


The Flower Cluster

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fig.1 Viewing effect when visitor is inside the clusterclosed cluster into a open flower process

+ Expected Viewing Effect within the flower cluster


The Flower Cluster

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The Flower Cluster

fig.4 LH motor which would be applied for the head of the flower cluster fig.5 detail drawing for the flower cluster head scale: 1/5

fig.1 Flower cluster first kinetic mechanism study model fig.2 Plywood that being used for the clusterfig.3 Melinex polyster film

+ Kinetic Mechanism of the flower cluster + Material Specification

The Flower Cluster Mechanical part SectionScale:1/5

steel plate connecting to the wood plate of cluster

motor LH 140KG F series

embedded lighting

melinex polyster film attached on the 1mm plywood

gems

acryclic sheet 5 mm

fig.1

fig. 5

fig. 4

fig.2 fig. 3

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Section of The Gems Cultural CenterScale: 1/201 Entrance

2 Reception 3 Workshop 4 Mechanical Room 5 Staircase6

03 Skin and Flesh of the building

Lighting Strategy

Lighting strategy diagramstructural module mock up 1/50

Vertical lighting Strategy

Horizontal lighting Strategy

500lux5% daylight factor

stable lighting500lux for shop

150lux for entrance

600lux for reception

1500lux for workshop

dynamic lighting

fully bright

fully bright

less bright

Natural Lighting Strategy and Solar Gain

Natural ventilation has been promoted in ground floor part (reception and workshop) and the second floor part of the building (gems store) to reduce the energy consumption dur-ing the summer. And the wood plate textile design and the extension of roof to the south would also allow more shading in the space and reduce the heat gain during the summer. Mechanical ventilation is also integrated into the top of the building to allow the ventilation of the building void reach its highest efficiency in lower energy consumption when the natural ventilation is not reaching the demand of the building daily use during summer. (fig ventilation strategy )

Artifical Lighting Strategy of the building

The main artificial lighting system of indoor and outdoor is adopting the same cluster and put the linear laser light within it. The shape of the cluster would change due to the on going events within the building. In consideration the workshop area might function as a gath-ering hall for the public. The same lighting system is being adopted in it. The mechanism of the lighting cluster is adopting the same mechanism system which being adopted by the exhibit cluster.

The secondary Lighting system is being ad-opted on the first floor gems store part and the reception area. As the lighting structure of the building has benefit a lot for the natural lighting, the artifical lighting is only necessary while special occasion.

+ Natural Lighting Strategy- Solar gain and natural light + Artificial Lighting Strategy+ Lighting Scenario + Lighting Simulation

less bright

Major lighting cluster

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Lighting Strategy

Artificial Lighting Material ( Melinex Polyster Film) simulationFlower cluster mock up 1/20 (circled part- material refer to fig.2 )

fig.2 fig.1

fig.1

fig.3

fig.2

fig.3 Lighting testing over the material

+ Artificial Lighting Strategy

+Lighting Scenario+Lighting Simulation

Lighting Scenario

The lighting effect would change due to the char-acteristic of the events. When the events is more calm and tranquil. Then the lighting cluster would stay still and produce the balance and peaceful lighting. When the on going events is rather wild and active, then the lighting system can adapt to the events can create an unusual lighting which merge with the shadow created by the texture within the building.

Lighting effect Simulation

The lighting reflection simulation created by the morphing surfaceof Melinex polyster film. The lighting changes due to different events within the building from static scenario to dynamic sce-nario

The light dots would being duplicated into series of light and reflect on the building flesh.

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The lighting changes from tranquil event to wild event


Lighting Strategy+ Lighting Sequence change due to the morphing of cluster within the building (See attached video in digital format)

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Lighting Strategy+ Lighting Sequence change due to the morphing of cluster within the cluster (See attached video in digital format)

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Ventilation Strategy and Passive Cooling

fig. 2 Reference of Wind tower ventilationfig. 3 Ventilation Strategy

fig. 1 fig. 3

fig. 2

Natural ventilation

Mechanical ventilation

Unheated outdoor space

Ventilation

Natural VentilationThe natural ventilation Natural ventilation has been promoted in ground floor part (reception and workshop) and the second floor part of the building (gems store) to reduce the energy consumption during the summer. The Ground floor external wall is mainly composed by slid-ing double glazing window which allows the natural ventilation happened the ground floor space. (refer to section- the external wall) At the same time

As the temperature in lisbon can be really high during the summer. As the building material has composed up by a lot of electronical gadget and system , the ventilation is considered nec-cessary in this part to allow the well operating of these building system. For this reason the building introduces two way of ventilation: Natu-ral ventilation by the building opening and the mechanical ventilation which located on the top of the mechanical room to ensure the airflow cir-culate in the void and efficiently sent to different parts surrounded the void of the building.

Mechanical VentilationThe Mechanical Ventilation is also integrated into the top of the mechanical room to allow the ventilation of the building void reach its highest efficiency in its low energy consump-tion. (fig ventilation strategy )

Passive Cooling

Studied from the natural ventilation of wind-tower, the air flows from the higher pressure to the lower pressure and cooling down building through this way. For cooling down the heated machines in the mechanical room, the building has adopted the borehole cooling system from the under-ground ( refer to the overal energy strategy diagram ) to cool down the machines to cut down the extra energy consumption.

fig. 1 Ventilation Scenario in section

air flowing through the sliding window on both sides

air circulating in the void

Wind direction

Heat

natural ventilation

Heat enters from the skylight system of the building

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Thermal insulation Interstitial Condensation

As the external wall of the building is mainly composed by light weight structure. The thermal insulation of the structure is a concern in this part. In this building project . The average temperature during winter in lisbon is around 2celsius and the temperature during the summer is around 30 celsius.

The thermal insulation part is mainly being solved in the material ap-proach. The skylight part of the building has adopting the solar glass to reduce the heat transfer between interior and exterior. The roof also adopting 120 mm insulation to reduce the heat loss. The pipes on the ground would also carrying hot water heated by mechanes in the build-ing to maximise the heat use and avoid winter freezing during the winter.

As most part of the external wall is transpanrent, the adoptation of the double glazing glass in the wall is considered important for reducing the heat exchange between interior and exterior.

The strategy to avoid interstitial condensation is to ensure the building has a proper thermal condition and ventilation condition. The wetness of winter would bring certain amount of condensation. The mechanical ventilation is required in this building and it would be discussed further in the ventilation part.


Thermal Insulation and Interstitial Condensation

fig.1 roof insulation detailfig.2 Slab insulation detail

fig. 1

fig. 2

Insulation detail of the floor Scale:1/20

Insulation detail of the roof IScale:1/20

120mm insulation

200mm insulation

steel sheet

steel sheet

water proof render

clading

light weight cladding

carpet finish

aluminium sheetsolar power sheet

aluminium sheetgutter

slope to stainer

H beam steel plate (joist supporter)

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Thermal Insulation and Interstitial Condensation

fig.3 External wall and ground insulation.

double glazing glass system

concrete wall

resin scrub

heat pipe

200mm insulation

200mm concrete wall

gutter

concrete slab

water proof render

Insulation detail of the groundScale:1/20

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Drainage and Water Ingress

fig. 1 Drainage principlesfig. 2 Rainwater Drainage within the buildingfig. 3 Roof drainage map

+Drainage principles+Rain water Drainage

fig. 1

fig. 3

Drainage Strategy Water Ingress

As the structure of gems cultural center is quite complex with the combination of 3 roof modules in the triangular H beam module especially the joint part of different module of structure. The gutters so the height of gutter controlled in 1-2 cm to fit in the regulated slope gradient of gutter) are be-ing designed to fit in the side of structural mod-ule for allowing the water being transfered to the main street pipe through the CHS hollow column ( see drainage principle ). The variation of roof type channel follow the basic principle and transfer the water to the expected ground.

water flow direction water flow ( from the roof module 2) direction

exits

The strategy of the water ingress also follow the principles of the structural system and integrated with the structural part. Water proof render are be-ing installed throughout the roof system and some gutter are installed on ground to ensure the guid-ing of the water into the water system instead of entering the building. ( refer to main section - see the roof drainage and the ground drainage part )

Principle 2Principle 1

Principle 3

water flow from the column into main pipe of the street

Slight slope of the glass lead wa-ter to transfer to gutter into the column

Slight slope of the glass lead wa-ter to transfer to gutter into the column

fig. 2

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Drainage and Water Ingress

roof drainage system (principle 2)

roof drainage system (principle 1)

roof drainage system(refer to thermal insulation and intersti-tial condensation fig. 1 )

column drainage system (principle 3)

ground drainage system(refer to thermal insulation and in-terstitial condensation fig. 3 )

A1

A2

A2 A3

A4

A3

A4

A5

gutter

strainer

column as drainage pipe

drainage pipe connect to main street pipe

column A4 drainageScale :1/40

water proof render

CHS hollow column

H beam

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Maintenance Access

Electrical parts of the building The major electrical and mechanical accom-modation is located in the central part of the building to allow the efficiency and conve-niency of the energy and water allocation ( refer to Integration of mechanical and electri-cal service- Tempering the Building Environ-ment Section) The 10 meter (3 floors) height mechanical room integrated heating, ventila-tion, electrical service and supply of the whole building. The integration also enhance the ef-ficiency and easy excess of maintenance. By the way,

The electricity supply of the building has be-ing integrated into the structural system of the building. When unexpected malfunction hap-pened to the system. The mechanical room and the grid would be priorly inspected. ( refer to detail section 1/5 of the flower cluster).

Parts of buildings -Structure As the structures are prefabricated (refer to structural modules- The flesh and skin of building) , they can be replaced and removed easily after they had reach their maximum du-rability.

-GlassFor the external wall part, as they are mainly made by double glazing system. they can be removed or replaced easily as well as they are designed in a modulized way. ( refer to sec-tional drawing external wall part )- Interactive ClusterThe possible part would face with malfunction or broken is the motor part and the plywood part. The electrical service has combined with the structural grid of the building. ( refer to the flower cluster -the flesh and skin of the build-ing section) So it can be maintained and ad-justed through the grid structure.


Maintenance Access

The mechanical room

The electricity integrated grid structure

The double glazing systemstructure module

+Maintenance strategy+Maintenance of different parts

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04 Tempering the Building Environment

Energy Strategy

fig.01 energy source of the building in overall energy strategy diagram

fig.01

fig.02 fig.03

fig.02 Solar Power by theSEGEN companyfig.03 Specified SHARP 72 watt solar panel in triangular module

+ source of energy+ Integration of Mechanical and Electrical Services+ Energy Conservation Strategy

Source of Energy

As the interactivity of this building is based on the elec-tricity, the building needs to consider about a balance strategy for the electric source. As the building has a roof in grid system that allowing the solar energy to be collected by unit, partial energy consumption of the building would be extracted from the collected solar power and being utilized into the activation of the inter-active cluster of the building instead of fully relying on the electricity supply. The energy system will connects to the electricity supply grid when the power gain does not meet the demand. (fig.01)

Integration of Mechanical and Electrical Services

The solar energy will also being integrated into the heating system and the ventilation system of the building as well. The building has a mechanical room which extended from the ground floor to the second floor of the building integrating the mechanical operation of the ventilation and heating and pas-sive cooling system. And the operation mode would change due to different environmental condition demand under differ-ent seasons. The access to the mechanical room is a door with 1000mm allow the maintenance access. The energy plant, heat recovery system and the mechanical ventilation of the building is run from here to the rest of the building. Sani-tary installation is being located on the side of the mechanical room and the space for the water pipe maintenance is being integrated into the mechanical room as well. (fig.02 )

Energy Conservation Strategy

As the building energy consumption will be based on the seasonal change of weather. The envelope of the building becomes a crucial part in this design. Besides working as the solar energy balance the energy use of the building. The material strategy toward the thermal comfort and ventilation of the building will also highly af-fect the outcome of the energy consumption ( see sec-tion diagram of energy strategy)

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Energy Strategy

fig.1 location of the mechanical and integration

fig.1

solar power collector

mechanical room

the power plant would connect to major electricity grid when the power provided does not meet the demand

use for activating theinteractive cluste

sanitary installation

water pipe room

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Energy Strategy

fig. 1 Energy source scenariofig. 2 CHP system product from SEGEN company

fig. 1

+ Energy Strategy + on Site Power Harvesting and CHP systems

SHARP 72 watt solar power panel

energy source

solar panel

shading created by the roof top texturemechanical room

natural ventilation from both side

Control Panel

The SEGEN EC power system 4 main components

Distribution Unit Storage Unit Power Unit

main electricity grid

ground heat mainly contributed by CHP and partially contributed by the mechanical

solar power panel

use for interactive cluster electricity source

Even though the building has benefited from its lightweight structure to suit with the concept which is highly sensitive to its ambient environ-ment, impacts brought by the lightweightness of the structure such as the energy consumption on the thermal control and the ventilation flow were being identified in the early design stage because of lisbon weather condition. The energy strategy for the ventilation and the heating part of in this project is being considered and designed in two approaches, the passive way( building design and material) and the active way (seasonal operation of the building mechanism.)

The building has adopted the solar power as the partial power source for the electricity consumption. Fore re-leasing the energy in form of heat, as combined Heat and Power(CHP) is an effiicient way to produce heat during the energy is consumpted. From the fig. 1 from previous overall energy strategy diagram, the heating and ventilation is adopting the cross system to ensure the consumpted energy is in its highest capacity of us-age. The heating that released by the CHP is being used in the ground heating of the building.

The product adopted by this building has 4 main components and they are being installed in the me-chanical room of the building. The electrical source would of the system would come from the solar pow-er produced by the building or the national grid of the area.

Energy Strategy On Site Power Harvesting and CHP system

collecting the solar power in the mechanical room

heating would go around because of the ventilation

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+ Seasonal Scenario on energy consumption+ Passive way + Active way

Building designThe building arrangement - (Shading) the main entrance of the gems cultural center is facing to the main street which is the south side received most sunlight. The solar gain would create heat in the building but in the plan arrangement the building has extended the depth of the facade by locating the interactive cluster at the front of the entrance which creates a shading space for the interior to balance the heat gain during the summer.(fig. 01)

-Active way

Seasonal operation of the building mechanism (cross system) During the summer, when the electricity consumption would goes to ventilation and mechanical cooling system, and the heat produced by the ventilation would be cooled by the bore-hole cooling system (fig.02) which extracted the water from the ground During the winter, the heating would be where most of the en-ergy consumption goes into. The heating pipes being embedded in the ground would give heat to the floor. By the same time, the heat from the mechanism would be utilized as the heat source of the building.

Passive way


Energy Consumption on Heating and Ventilation

energy consumption in summer

energy consumption in winter

fig.1

fig.1

fig. 2

fig. 2

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Water Supply

The main water supply of the building is from the Main Water Grid from the Main street. Through introducing the clean water form the grid, the water would be pumped and collected into the main tank which located on the first floor of the building to ensure the pressure enough for the flushing use in the sani-tary system.

Water disposing

- waste water from the drainage system, the water would be collected from the sanitary system of the building. After that, the water would be filtered and disposed to the main drainage system of the main street. - Water from the roof would follow the roof structure and being transfered to the main drainage grid as well.


Water Supply and Water Disposing

fig.1 water supply and disposing strategy diagram

Waste

SewageWaste sourceWaste water filteringClean water Disposing the water into the main drainage systemAccepting the water from the main water tank Draining the water and disposing them through column

Main Drainage GridMain Water Grid

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Environmental Impact

fig. 1 material specification location within the building fig. 2 implemented major materialsfig. 3 solar glass and CNC panel

+ Chosen material+ Building Life cycles

Chosen material 1 - Steel Steel material already has certain module that can be chosen as the base material for realizing the structural module. The steel structure can be easily and efficiently being established and can be decomposed easily as well. They can be recycled can easily removed and modifie.

Chosen material 2 - Double Glazing unit The double glazing unit is being used as the external wall and the roof part of the building. The double glazing system would reduce the heat exchange within the surface so it can reduce thermal loss and conden-sation in order to keep a well controlled condition of the building.

Chosen material 3 - TimberThe timber is being design with texture pattern and modulized so it can be constructed and sent on site easily. The parts will also work as soft material for reducing the noises(refer to acoustic part) and controlling the light quality within the building (refer to lighting strategy part)

Chosen material 4- Plywood The Flower cluster of the building has use the plywood as the main ma-terial for construction. Plywood can be easily obtained and changed due to the flexibility of change from the design ( refer to Flower cluster design description).

Most part of the building is designed with the module manner in consideration to its future maintenance and extension of life cycle. The material in it can be easily replaced as they are prefabricated. The pattern of the building can change within the major structure. Most components that would crack within a 5 years- 10 years period are designed to have the capacity of replacement easily. Such as plywood, timber, and double glazing unit of the building (see flower cluster detail, section)

The steel and double glazing unit can last for de-cades or even centuries under a condition that with-out any other destructive behaviour on these struc-ture. The timber and the wood panel will follow a patterned module which can be easily replace when some cracks start to occur on the material.

The following is the chosen material for the building, which can be cat-egorized into a few part.

Life cycle of the building Chosen Material

fig.1 fig.2

In building environmentThe shading created by the CNC fabricated wood plate which placed on the top of the building under the double solar glass unit roof would also create more shading for the building. And those shading would reduce the heat gain and the energy consumption for the ventilations as well. The material of the building- (Solar glass) The majority part in material of each floor of the building is glass, which making the thermal insulation a concern. Re-sponding to this concern, the building adopts the prod-uct of solar glass ( fig. 03) replacing the traditional glass and arrange them in double layers so the heat and cold-ness can be trapped between the gap of the double skin.

In Local CommunityThe majority parts of the building like steel, timber and glass are obtained from the local market, which would help cutting down the transporation expenses and also boost up the local material economy.

Environmental Impact on chosen material

fig. 3

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05 Procuring the Building

Context Analysis+ Local context and responses + Financial Context+ Role of building and geographical location

fig. 01 Yearly average temperature and rainfall record of Lisbon district(from http://content.nileguide.com/user/nile/guides/lisbon)

Fig. 01

Fig. 02

fig. 02 Preliminary information about local context -portugal building procedure

Architectural project developmnet

Accredited architectInvolved person or organi-zation

Content typological survey, technical drawing, list of materials

specialist of waste removal, water, elec-tricity.

Stages of planning Building Evaluation

Evaluation from Local Planning Council(estimated time length half year to 1 year)

Evaluation on architectural drawing and specialist drawing

Specialist project development

Accredited engineer

Local Context and Responses

The building is proposed on a site with a building and an empty site with destroyed building parts because of removal. The re-moval of the building need to be preceded under portuguese council regulation before entering the design planning stage. The cli-mate of the site changes extremely due to its location near to the sea. The thermal in-sulation and the water ingression would be taken into consideration due to this reason. In consideration of the International tribute and national culture promotion influence of this project, the early phase of the project taking local architect as the typological sur-vey, local engineers contact consultant and legal consultant.

Financial context

A building project cannot be commenced with the source of finance. The client are traditionally being seen as the source of finance. The client can be categorized into five terms for their objectivies: property and development companies, investor, occupi-ers, local and central government authori-ties and quangos. (from “building procure-ment”, second edition, by Alan Turner)

Role of the Building and geographical location

1.From building point of view With the aim of promoting the project into one of the cultural center of Belem, this project also take tourism delevelopment body of belem govern-ment authorities as key client of this project, As the project would have some indoor facilities for promoting the cultural aspect and craft education such as workshop and the outdoor facilities such as the interactive device to promote the local cul-tural information and it would also become part of the income for the building. The most expensive part of the building is more likely to be the experi-mental exhibit cluster of the building, as it needs further exploration in multidisciplinary manner and experiment. To accelerate the research on this part would need a mechanical engineer con-sultant to support and advise on this part of the building

2. From Urban point of viewBelem has been developed and identified itself as the cultural part of Lisbon in recent years as some of the key planning project is undergoing and some historical building and resources has been well maintained in Belem. The critical location of the building which located on the main street and accessibility from different important site of Belem would allow it to work as the gate of the cultural center. Combined with the above considerations, the tourism and cultural development body of belem would be more likely to sponsor the build-ing process.

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Client and Procurement route+ The Local government as client+ Role of design architect+ Procurement+The choice of Procurement Route+ Protecting the Client

Time

Cost

fig. 01 contacted companiesfig. 02 The procurement Triangle and procurement option on CTQ diagram ex-tracted from (“Pre-Contract Practice and Contract Administration “ by Mark Hackett and Ian Robinson)fig. 03 Procurement Assessment Criteria(PAC) (“thinking about building” nine PAC criteria)

Quality

The choice of procurement route

The choice of the procurement would leads the project toward inclination on different factors over the cost, time quality procurement scenario triangle. So the empha-sised priority of the client needed to be clarified. (“Pre-Contract Practice and Contract Administration “ by Mark Hackett and Ian Robinson)

Priority IdentificationThe project would focus on promoting the tourism and cultural part of the area and integrating the building tech-nical part of related engineer to achieve a high degree of completion. Quality of workmanship and design is being seen as the priority of the project, and the building should be technically highly serviced after the completion. After the Procurement Assess Criteria (PAC) assessment and CTQ consideration of the procurement route, The man-agement procurement is being adopted in this project. However, there are some drawbacks within the Manage-ment Contract type. Such as the target date and budget control might not be met and well controlled because of the complexity of the management.

The Local government as the client

With the local government and authorities as the cli-ent of the building would lead into two considerations in design process. The effects this building would creates on the related communities would be the main focus of the building design and the monetary and complex cost-benefit system would not be seen as the prior requirement of the project management.

Procurement

Besides the major part which can be procured locally and install locally. The focus part of this project is prefabricated in london and sent to lisbon for instal-lation, such as plywood and the detail parts of the flower cluster.

The basic material of the focused part in this proj-ect would be plywood (aeroply) and Buttle’s timber company based in kentish town, London would be contact as the material supplier of this project. The aeroply will be prefabricated with the melinex polys-ter and being sent to the site.

The construction team of the steel staircase would refered to Heatherwick studio project in Newyork- The Lemaison project and contact their constructoion team which based in new york. When the construc-tion is finished, then the Hy-Tech company which specialized in fire resistant fisnishing will involve in the project to make the structure more fire- resist-ing. For the Power facility part, the building would contact SEGEN power supply product company to install the EC Power supply and Solar Power within the building.

Protecting the client

With following the management contract, the budget and the program risk is largely remains to client and the client has already aware of the experimental na-ture of the project. The control over the material and the technical part of the project need to be stated in the brief for client to aware of the further process of the project. By the way, a client adviser will be ap-pointed to evaluate and consult the realisation of the design and construction. As the project is based on the technical interactive component which can react and exhibit to the public, hiring mechanical engineer and interactive technichian to ensure a sophisticated degree of realisation in the project.

Role of design architect

Revised from Construction, Design Management Regulation 1995(CDM), the main role of architect has following responsibilities:1. Inform and advise the Client on his/her responsi-bility before commencing the project2. Assessment on the health and Safety issue of the project in design. 3. Collaborate with the construction team on the health and safety assesment during the constuction. 4. provide any information regarding to health and safety file to the planning supervisor5. Advise client on financial context in meeting the Cdm regulation 6. apply the principle of prevention and protection to reduce and control hazards in construction and in lifetime maintenance of the project.

The architect Practice in this project is located in UK and 30 people who specialize in architectural design and technical drawing. This project would need the involvement of a design team in 4-5 people with lead-ing of a project manager, the architect would work as a key character to integrate the team organization in the design phase and construction phase. A local architect in Belem would also involve in this part to accelerate the survey and contact of local consul-tant. The local architect who has the experience in international building experience and public building is the most desirable. In this part the suggested Lis-bon local practice to be contacted is Miguel Saraiva & associate which based in Lisbon.

fig. 03

1. Timing2. Controllable Variation3. Complexity 4. Quality level5. Price Certainty6. Competition 7. Management8. Accountability9. Risk Avoidance

Fig. 01 Fig. 02

management procurement

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Organisation of members+ Member roles and required key specialists+Tendering Strategy+ Cost Control and Contractual Relationship

fig.01 Design phase organisation (reference from the RIBA workstage of planning) fig.02 Construction phase organisation (reference from the RIBA workstage of planning)

People and organisation in design phase and construction phase

fig.01

fig.02

Client

quantity surveyor

Service Engineer Key specialist consultants

Tourism development of Belem

Structural Engineer

Mechanical Engineer Specialist sub contractor

Project manager

ArchitectLocal architect

key specialist consultants- site survey consultant- mechanical consultant- interactive technician - exhibition lighting planner

Project culture

The aim of this procurement procedure is to form a collaborative manner of a multidis-ciplinary of working environment within the project from a group of people who havent work together before. The collaboration among different disciplinarys is expect to al-low them to address the same aim and tar-get and create a supporting technical team even after the completion of the project.

The focus part of the project is the interac-tive gems exhibit cluster, so the construc-tion team would work on the experiment construction in different scale to identify and solve the critical part of the project.

Client

quantity surveyor

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appointed contractorMechanical Engineer

Structural Engineer

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Tendering Strategy

General Cost Control of the building

The budget of the building in term of material con-sumption, fabrication, finishing, and building frme-work constructuion estimation have to be calcu-lated quantity surveryor which keep updated with the contractor continously while the design and construction phase is undergoing. There is a risk of budget increase since the experimental nature on the design and construction level. However the unexpected large increase cost from the aspect of subcontractors has to be avoid by intensively up-date the market price of unit material as additional requirements are being proposed.

Cost control by identify the tribute of client

There are three primary way to set up the budget in pre-contract cost control, 1. prescribed cost limit for employer who only build for once, 2. the unit cost limit which targeting on frequent procuring building as government bodies and or-ganization. 3. Determinded cost limit which base upon the economic viability of the proposed development(“Pre-Contract Practice and Contract Administra-tion “ by Mark Hackett and Ian Robinson)

Choice of Budget define and contractual rela-tionship

This budget define process is based on the Unit cost limit as the procuring organization is the government bodies. The accurate estimation would later based on the the architectural draw-ing and briefing on material and unusual condi-tion of the work or contract. As the procurement is adopting the management contract, architect has no responsibility or rights to interfere with the feeing relationship between the client and contractor.

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fig.01 Risk and prevention during the construction


Briefing+ Brief+ Completion and Feedback+Possible risks and difficulties in construction

Briefing process into the scheme design process

The briefing process task is working through the desire and need of the client into a brief by stating the following 1. Specification of the boundary, site and local context with de-tail measurement. 2. Specification of the materials, which would sensitively influ-ence estimation of the budget and sub contractor package. 3. Specification of the workforce management and the consul-tant period, the mocking up period would being emphasize in this part4. Cost evaluation and finance estimation5. Planning permission criteria statement. The brief has to be developed into scheme design under in-tensive communication with the client in sufficient time espe-cially the experimental and complex tribute of this project. Large amount of investigation has to be done for ensuring the quality and technical achievement on this project. Besides the previous mentionioned statement, special studies and report needed to be done as well before the scheme reviewed by the council.

Completion and feedback

Completion of the project would be inspected by hand over, the flaws are correxted due to the contract. Clear feedback is de-sirable for construction team and client in term of contruction, management and building performance.

Possible risk and difficulties in construction

The possible risk during the construction is different due to the tributes of the task they executing. (refer to Method of construc-tion- The building Form and System )

Task

Demolish and Excavation Falling into Excavation groundmight hap-pen if the unstabilities within the ground happen

Geographical survey information has to hand to supervisor of the site . Avoid working in a wet weather.

Keep the worker well equipped and informed when erection is execut-ing.

Keep the worker well equipped and scaldfold is ready for the installation

prepare the CNC parts before con-struction. Scalfold or lift is made on site for worker to work in height Ventilation provided

Ensure lifting service Scalfold providedWell equipped worker to ensure less risk of injury during working

Erection of Steel column Crushing injury might happened in the pil-ing process.

Falling from height might happened dur-ing the installation process which executed from certain height.

Falling from height might happened during the erection and installation which execut-ed from certain height. Dust inhalation

Falling material from height while lifting the glass to the top of the steel

Installation of Steel grid

Installation of timber structure

Installation of glass structure

Risk Prevention

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Bibliography

Consultants

Environmental consult with Michael Patsalis @Max Fordham Associates .

Structural consult with Helen Page @Pryce & Myers

Design consult with Marcos Cruz and Marjan Colletti, 2009-2010

Design realisation consult with Justin Nicholls, 2010

HY-TECH fire resisting material- http://www.hytechsales.com/

Solar Glass- http://www.solarglass.com/

Heatherwicks Studio - http://www.heatherwick.com/

Plywood -http://www.buttles.com/PDF/PriceGuide03.pdf

Double glazing system -http://www.windowinfo.co.uk/

CHP system - www.segen.co.uk/ eng/chp/system.htm

Wind Tower Ventilation- http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CNZJ4kb-lQ4/SXQrvSwx9bI/

Building regulation in Portugal -http://www.justlanded.com/english/Portugal/Portugal-Guide/Property/Building-Your-Own-Home

http://www.doingbusiness.org/ExploreTopics/DEalingLicenses/Details.aspx?economyid=155Building regulation in Portugal

Websites

Edward Allen and Joseph Iano, (2004), Fundamentals of building construction , fourth edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc

Randall Thomas, (1997), Environmental Design: An introduction for architects and engineers, first edition, Max forham & Partners

F.Hall, MIOB, MIPHE, (1980), Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning, The Construction Press Ltd.

Victoria Ballard Bell with Patrick Rand, (2006), Materials for architectural Design , Laurence King Publishing Ltd.

Mark Hackett,Aqua Group,Ian Robinson, (2003) Pre-Contract Practice and Contract Administration, Wiley BlackWell

M. Paul Nicholson, (2001) Architects’ Guide to Fee Bidding, Taylor & Francis

Burkhard Fröhlich, Sonja Schulenburg,(2003), Metal architecture : design and construction, Birkhäuser Basel

Peter Buchanan,(2003), Renzo Piano Building Workshop : complete works, Phaidon Press

Christine Killory, Rene Davids (2007), Detail in Process (AsBuilt), Princeton Architectural Press

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