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BY: SITI NORHAMIZAH MOHD AZMI

DETROIT

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Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Siti Norhamizah, or normally known as Miza Azmi is the second child of Mohd Azmi and Norlela Ghani. She pursued her architectural studies in Kuala Lumpur for Part 1 BSc. in Architectural Studies and furtherfurther studies in Marsters of Architecture in Applied Design for Part 2 in Oxford School of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.

Known through her DIY craftworks called ‘Handmade by Myzazmy’, she appreciates the art of making through do-it-yourself (DIY) projects which are highly reeected through the proposed intervention on the most recent project for Design Studio 3 2014/2015, ‘RE:MAKErspace DEtroit’.‘RE:MAKErspace DEtroit’.

May, 2015.

myzami@gmail.com+44 774 100 5525+6 013 628 7281

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This Portfolio was completed by Siti Norhamizah Binti Mohd Azmi for Design Studio 3 2014/2015.

Endless Gratification to Allah and the prophet Muhammad SAW for the greatest bless in faith.

Deepest appreciation towards my parents, family and friends for their never ending support throughout the studies.

Special gratitude to both of my tutors, Alana Madden and Ninnie Yeo for their moral support and strength given over the past eight month throughout the semester. May the knowledge and experiences gained throughout

the semester will be forever useful to me as I continue this life journey.

Praise be to Allah.

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful

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INTRODUCTION

CONCEPTUAL IDEAS

THE SITE

ORGANIZATIONS

DESIGN DEVELOPMENTS

FINAL DESIGN

MAJOR PROJECT

ISSUES

DESIGN AIMS

Design Studio 3 2014/2015CONTENTS00

DS3 Building Must Die01

DS3 Building Must DieINTRODUCTION

“Building Must Die does not to kill off architecture as we know it, but calls to re-imagine the design values that lay at the heart of its purpose.”_ Stephen Cairns & Jain M.

Design studio 3 2014/2015 highlights the theme of ‘Building Must Die’ representing the construction of built environment based on the human aspirations of expressing our innermost desires and failures. It duplicates the human nature and culture as it developes through the environment that we dwells in.

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Design Methodology SummaryDS3 BUILDING MUST DIE

Steppin’ StoneINTRODUCTION PROJECT

A 2 weeks introduction project for the student with Steppin’ Stone, Oxford as the client. The project called ‘Culinary Experience’ highlights the opportunity of developing health and emotions through our five senses while motivating them to move forward.

Building Must DieMAJOR PROJECT02

A project teaser was prepared to highlight the main issues and programs catered through proposed project.

RE:MAKErspaceTHE PROJECT TEASER

Project Teaser Vimeo Link:

https://vimeo.com/117398595

RE + DERESEARCH BOOK

The research book was done throughout the first semester consisting the bakcground, site analysis, issues and proposed brief and research question for the project.

Used to be well-known as an automotive city, the present Detroit lives with the image of a post- industrial urban landscape. Negative issues discussed by global media reflects its declining population while more and more housing were left abandoned by home owners due to unemployment and reliance on that single industry. The timeline of Detroit’s manufacturing industry reflects the rise and fall of it in parallel to Detroit’s population until it declares its bankruptcy in July 2013.

Detroit, MichiganTHE SITE02

KEY PLANMichigan, United States

LOCATION PLANDetroit, Michigan

Focusing on the creative and manufacturing sectors, the site analysis includes mainly on the intersection between the ‘Creative Corridors’, ‘Manufacturing’ and ‘Industrial’ zone of the city.

The LocationTHE SITE

Detroit, MichiganINTRODUCTION DETROIT NEIGHBOURHOOD CLUSTERS DISTRICT ZONING

STRATEGIC RENEWAL IN THE 21ST CENTURYCIRCULATIONS

Freeway and HighwayAvenuesMain roadsCluster boundaries

BackgroundTHE SITE

MANUFACTURING BACKGROUND

With its background in manufacturing, Detroit remains well-known for its skills of making and designing. Until today, its manufacturing industry still provides the highest employment rate in manufacturing as compared to national rate. Its creative industry remains as the main identity while technology keeps on evolving within the city. In 2011, Detroit’s leading subsectors in technology such as automotive, life-sciences and tech-related industries are at par with Silicon Valley, the hub of leading tech companies in the U.S. These prove that the city is evolving from within focusing on what it does best, which is ‘manufacture’.

CREATIVE COMMUNITY

There are people leaving, but the people who stay are the ones who really care about Detroit. Its rise and fall in both population and economy illustrates that it is not a stagnant city. With that, people are giving hope and believe that it have the ability to start from scratch. At the same time, there are things that get invented there such as community organizations and how people start filling in and do their own work such as providing services to the city and doing different ways of doing fundraising. There are creative and innovative ways to start developing Detroit from within and it will become known for something again.

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONS

Manufacture involves high-tech and handicraft. These are the things that keep Detroit thriving until today. Those remain as Detroit’s identity while revealing the people’s creativity, the culture of making and innovating.

OPEN SOURCE

Open source organizations such as Data Driven Detroit, Loveland Technologies and Motor Mapping are among the proves that Detroit are striving towards a better future as these organizations are available for the community to make use of information provided by them to develop Detroit from within.

Manufacturing and PopulationTHE SITE

Ford Motor Corporation founded and the population started to rise

General Motors founded while the population keep on increasing as more people started to coming into the city due to job opportunities in the industry.

Ford pioneers assembly line production, thus, opening more job vacancy for Detroiters as well as inviting people from outside of the city to start filling in.

Chrysler Corporation founded, another big company for the motor city and more job opportunities.

“The Arsenal of Democracy”

Motown Records founded (1959), Race Riots (1967), Oil Crisis (1973), “Murder capital” of US (1974), Car-industry bail-out (2009), Murder rate tops 1970s level (2012)

Detroit files for Bankruptcy

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Open Source Towards City DevelopmentTHE SITE

Loveland technologies pioneered the open source system for Detroit’s development

Shinola Detroit founded while Detroit Future City and Data Drive Detroit started

Detroit files for Bankrupt, Data Drive Detroit collaborate with Motor City Mapping (October 2013)

Maker Fair Detroit first started its annual events (every July)

Updated plans on Detroit Future City, Maker Fair Detroit, More maker events, Blexting, Motor City Mapping and more.

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2014-FUTURE

“Need is often a prime driver of INNOVATION and DETROIT needs a lot”_CNN Money, 2014

Needs and InnovationsTHE SITE

The human basic needs as described in the pyramid of Maslows hierarchy highlights all the needs of Detroiters today. Throughout the declining of population and its main economic activities, Detroiters suffers mostly in fulfilling their basic needs such as food and shelter that was affected due to unemployment.

With the skills in manufacturing that are related to handicrafts and working with high-tech machines that are most commonly in industrial production, some Detroiters are commited towards their community revitalization.

Some are creatively solving urban issues through community garden, promoting arts and music as well as developing their own manufacturing businesses such as makerspace. These are the creative community of Detroit and mostly are young entreprenuers graduated from universities and even Detroiters who came back into the city to save it from within.

Innovative Detroit which developed from its manufacturing background, highlighting creativity and technology to enhance their economic development

Innovative DetroitTHE SITE

Detroit civic tech highlights the S.T.E.A.M. education while injecting arts into the sciences. Tech training, meet up culture and start up culture are looking towards social enterprises while open data allows city development at every levels with the involvement of public communities.

Technology is growing, but there is still a dearth of technologists in Detroit.

Many Tech job unfilled due to the lack of qualified applicants.

Several organizations offer web develepment classes and media procuction classes including design and video.

Business development and branding to support startup culture.

Data, visualisation and analytics.

Different background; tech scene remain diverse and dynamic.

Examples; Detroit Digital Stewards, Develop IT, Grand Circus, Detroit Training Centre, Co-Open, Math Corps, Connect your Community and Detroit Future Media.

Tech Training

Human-Centred Design

Open Data

Start-up Culture

Maker Culture and S.T.E.A.M

Coordinated & Creative Partnership

Meet Up Culture

Detroit Civic TechTHE SITE

Detroit Civic TechTHE SITE

The four economic pillars are focusing on the education and medical industries, digital and creative industries, industrial employment as well as local entrepreneurship. These economic pillars holds more than half of the current employment in Detroit.

From that, three of the industries are focusing on the creative and tech. It is well suited in creating jobs for people from all skills and background.

Current employment: Includes private, non-private and self-employementWell suited to creating jobs or people of all skills and background.

“More than half of the current job are

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4 economic pillars”

Unemployment + Blight ISSUES03

Unemployment + Blight ISSUES03

Detroit holds a very high unemployment rate due to the decline of its automobile industry. At the same time, more and more tech job opportunities are coming into the city from various tech companies. However, there are low number skilled workers in tech job that affects the availability of job opportunities for Detroiters and affecting the unemployment rate in general.

Since the industrial crisis, most Detroiters who works with the automobile industry had lost their income and were not afford to pay taxes. Due to that, people starting leaving the city and left their houses vacant. Throughout the years, these houses were open to tresspass, affected by fire damaged and even open to public nuisance which then catogarized as ‘blight’.

UNEMPLOYMENT

BLIGHT

Vacant lot due to demolished structure

Selected industry supersector employment percentage changes from 2013 until June 2014 shows the rise of manufacturing supersector as compared to the national statistics eventhough it was declared bankcrupt in July 2013.

UnemploymentISSUES

Comparison of technology perforamance between Detroit and Silicon Valley shows both hold the highest concentration of tech jobs in the United States. Events such as Maker Faire and Tech Week are among the hub that helps Detroiters to promote and broaden their prospectus.

Blighted StructuresISSUES

Since the industrial crisis, most Detroiters who works with the automobile industry had lost their income and were not afford to pay taxes. Due to that, people starting leaving the city and left their houses vacant. Throughout the years, these houses were open to tresspass, affected by fire damaged and even open to public nuisance which then catogarized as ‘blight’.

Occupancy map

Unoccupied

Auction property Structures vs Lots

Auction Structures

Occupancy . Auction . StructuresISSUES

DS3 Building Must DieDESIGN AIMS04

Detroit’s rise and fall in economy and population illustrates that it is not stagnant as a city. With its heritage in manufacturing, Detroit is still well known for its skills in art of making and designing as the city still provides the highest employment rate in manufacturing industries compared to the national rate, and at its core is the creative industry that has its roots planted deep in the city as the main identity of the city, complementing the evolving technological context. In 2011, Detroit’s leading subsectors in technology such as automotive, life-sciences and tech-related industries are at par with Silicon Valley, the hub of leading tech companies in the United States, proving that the city is still evolving and keeping up with other places while focusing on what it does best, which is to “Manufacture”. Open source organizations such as Data Driven and Motor Mapping are among those who demonstrate that Detroit is striving towards a better future as these organizations are available and accessible for the community to make use of information provided by them to help develop Detroit from within. Manufacturing industry encompasses high-tech and handicraft approaches, which are the components that keep Detroit thriving and competitive until today. It continues as Detroit’s identity and acts as one of the medium for people’s creativity through “Makers” movement which highlights the culture of making and innovating. RE:MAKErspace is an intervention proposal aiming to enhance the social environment, economic, and architectural development of the City of Detroit, capitalizing on Detroit’s manufacturing background and its high reputation in technology as well as vast potential existing resources from its blighted structures.

Keywords: Reclaim, Makerspace, Manufacture, Innovation, Creativity, Open Source

CREATIVITY MANUFACTURER DIGITAL TECH ECONOMY

“Can RE:MAKErspace Detroit recreate its identity

through the act of reclaiming?

RE:MAKE?RESEARCH QUESTIONS RESEARCH STATEMENT

DECONSTRUCTION. SALVAGE. RECLAIMDeconstruction in Detroit are mainly done by Detroit City Council in collaboration with Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit (ASWD) and Reclaim Detroit. These are the existing organizations that are working together to fight blight, the main issues in Detroit today.

MAKERS. MAKERSPACEOpen source organization such as makerspace helps develop Detroit through available skills and creativity of Detroiters while developing the culture of making and manufacturing. It also involves technology and business training in order to sustain and develop future makers.

DETROIT CITY COUNCIL. OTHER ORGANIZATIONSMakerspaces, ASWD and Reclaim Detroit are seen as potential bodies that could help build Detroit again. Each organizations could attract funding bodies from different backgrounds such as creative industries, construction, sustainability and others.

StakeholdersNETWORK DIAGRAMS

Target Users Funding BodyNETWORK DIAGRAMS NETWORK DIAGRAMS

GENERAL PUBLIC

Manufacturers

Interested Publics

Deconstruction

Job Seeker

Promote through Open Source

Provide Machines

Salvage by ASWD

Reclaim Detroit

Artist & Designers

Maker-spaces

Provide Machines

Knowledge Seeker

COMMUNITY OF MAKERS

DETROIT CITY COUNCIL &

ORGANIZATIONS

TECHNOLOGYCOMPANIES RE:MAKERSPACE

The main target users are the community of makers, general public, tech companies and the city council.

These stakeholders have mutual relationship in building Detroit as well as gathering funding bodies from different related industries.

Existing makerspaces in Detroit with their own funders

Makerspaces DetroitOPEN SOURCE MAPPING

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Towards The City of MakersTHE PROPOSAL

Relationship diagram between open source, technology, deconstruction and the act of reclaim, salvage and upcycle through RE:MAKErspace

RE:MAKErspace links available activities as developed above to create opportunities towards the ‘City of Makers’. Open source and technology could RE:Brand the products of Detroit and could create a new material from the act of salvage, reclaim and upcycle especially in the creative and manufacturing industries.

These could be gathered through deconstruction of blighted structures for the longevity of RE:Source and able to RE:Construct Detroit from within.

Development of ideas from Detroit’s background and issues while utilizing available creativity, economy and culture towards the city of makers

Towards the AgendaTHE PROPOSAL

Proposal SummaryRE:MAKERSPACE DETROIT

The RE:MAKErspace aims towards the City of Makers by reclaiming deconstructed materials and processing it to be used by other makerspaces. Reusing, upcycling and recycling timbers that are purely from Detroit gives characters to the products made in the makerspace. Aesthetics of these materials enhances the value of future products made in Detroit for local, national and global users.

Networks of Makers Hub that are to be portable and located at every blighted neighbourhood could act as catalysts in educating future makers, tech training for interested publics as well as a mobile workshops for the communities.

WHY?

RE:MAKErspace caters two main issues which are the unemployment and blight in order to enhance both social enterprise and social environment for the community.

WHAT?

Operating through open source system, RE:MAKErspace invites Detroiters to utilize the available technology and materials in Detroit which are gathered through the act of salvage, reclaim and deconstruction. These also involves portable workshops that could be anywhere when it is needed all over Detroit

WHO?

USERSCommunity of makers, students, prototypers, public or anyone with ideas to innovate, invent, think or design using reclaimed material to develop Detroit.

STAKEHOLDERSDetroit City Council, Makerspaces, ASWD, Reclaim Detroit, Community of makers.

HOW?

Through open source system and the four design model inspired from ‘The Great Recovery’. These are towards ‘zero waste design’, sustainability and longevity of the products and its built environment. Deconstruction and Reclaim caters the main issues and ensure sustainability of resources.

WHEN?

Short-term and long-term plan are designed towards the agenda, ‘City of Makers’ which involves deconstruction and reconstruction as well as reclaim and recycle of available materials found in Detroit.

WHERE?

HEADQUARTERS (HQ)The HQ aims to be located in between the industrial and creative corridors in order to cater both manufacturers and designers while deconstructing blight.

PORTABLE WORKSHOPSThese are to be located on each neighbourhood that have blight in order to deconstruct and reclaim material for the community.

Proposal SummaryRE:MAKERSPACE DETROIT

Deconstruting blighted structures are the current approach in fighting Detroit blight done by the city council. In order to reclaim the deconstructed building components, RE:MAKErspace are to work together with the city council on deconstruction site with the portable workshops throughout the five years of deconstruction plan. This is in parallel to the city’s plan to fight blight on most blighted neighbourhoods.

Reconstruction plan is structured to be started once it is needed. It may not starts with residentials due to the low number of populations. However, the reconstruction of Detroit’s architecture may starts from creative institutions or townscapes in order to fix the image of these structure and attracts people to starts filling the city.

TOWARDS “THE CITY OF MAKERS”

SymbiosisDECONSTRUCT vs RECONSTRUCT

Upcycle . Salvage . ReclaimTERMINOLOGIES

Among the applications of reclaimed, salvaged, upcycled and reused timber

Various innovative materials through recycling:Recycled materials into built environment:

Among the recycled E-waste products:

INNOVATIVE MATERIALS RECYCLED MATERIALS E- WASTE

The four design model inspired from ‘the great recovery’ design model.

The four design model is inspired from ‘The Great Recovery’ design model.

Designing for Longevity• Long life space products• Extended through user action of upgrade, fixing and repair. • To be easily assemble and dissassembled• Readily accessible information and product service manuals through ‘open source’ system.

Designing for leasing/service• Allow makers to share and lease products as an alternative to owning or buying.• Service design as a key component in an effective circular economics.• Higher specifications of design and materials that increase life and durability.

Designing for re-use in manufacture• Designing for re-use in manufacture develops products or their components that can be taken

back by business to be re-used or re-built for re-sale. • Focus onto value of material rather than volume.• Research and development of products and services that bring used products back into circular

system.• Longevity at a manufacturing scale.

Designing for material recovery• Guarantee a quick flow of the productinto their material stream and back out as a recycled

raw material. • Fast flowing products and packaging should be redesigned to fit the existing recovery and

recycling systems (example: flat pack packaging)• Open source: comprehensive communications should be created to make sure these materials

are put in the right streams by consumers.

Source: www.the greatrecovery.org.uk

Supply of materials to other makerspaces,

manufacturing and other creative industries

Upcycle . Salvage . ReclaimDESIGN MODEL

“We’re giving a lot of resources to other townships in the region, where if we had ways to keep all the waste inside Detroit and process it, we could create more wealth for ourselves”

_Erin Kelly_ (Landscape Architect for Next

DETROIT LEVELIn Detroit level, the RE:MAKErspace caters in-house material supplies production for the RE:MAKErspace itself as well as other makerspaces within Detroit.

U.S. LEVELThe upcycled material supplies and products from makerspaces in Detroit is to be transported to other cities within United States of America.

GLOBALMaterial supplies, reclaimed lumber, upcycled products are to be exported globally with and enhances its branding as a reclaimed products that were made in Detroit.

The bigger agenda towards the ‘City of Makers’

From Detroit to the WorldTHE BIGGER AGENDA

Environment . Social . Economical . OthersDETROIT: THE CITY OF MAKERS

ENVIRONMENTAL Upcycle, recycle and reuse are planned to save natural resources of Detroit while ensuring these materials to be made available in a long run.

SOCIAL

RE:MAKErspace could gathering the community of makers, thinkers, prototypers and other creative people with manufacturing and fabribation while promoting the creative culture and craftmanship in Detroit.

ECONOMICAL

Developing Detroit’s economy through RE:MAKErspace could be a challenge since it is officially bankcrupt since July 2013. However, RE:MAKErspace could re-brand Detroit’s production and enhance its economic values through its creative industry.

OTHERS

Digital fabrication, architectural salvage and innovative materials are part of the plans towards ‘the City of Makers’.

FLEXI-SPACE

A makerspace in general requires a flexible space in order to provide various kind of machines and activities for the makers. A multipurpose room or space allows any projects to be made within the working space provided. This will be the main consideration for the architecture.

TARGER USERS

Each spaces are to be designed to allow the target user to work on their own project while sharing thoughts and ideas from various background of makers or users.

D.I.Y. ATTITUDE

The space should be able to create a do-it-yourself environment through the space arragement and facilities provided within the RE:MAKErspace.

COMMUNITY PRODUCTION

The main headquarter and portable workshops could be a place for the community production based on the potential of each neigbourhoods.

MAKERS & BREAKERS

The RE:MAKErspace promotes its user to be the makers and breakers using the available material found in Detroit for Detroit.

RE:MAKErspaceDESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

The involvement of high technology, tools and equipments as well digital fabrication develops manufacturing and industrial image for the RE:MAKErspace especially through the act of upcycling and reclaiming timbers from deconstruction site.

CREATIVE INSTITUTIONAL

Making, thinking, designing and sharing ideas under one roof makes the RE:MAKErspace a creative institution that touches environmental, social and econimical aspects of Detroit.

Developing social enterprise also makes it an incubator for future makers and develop business skills in order to promote their products for local, national and global customers.

Through open source, all the machines, tools and equipment are open for public usage including students, makers or even general public who are interested on making things for personal and larger user groups in Detroit. Similarly, shared design and thoughts on reclaim, upcycle, salvage and even deconstruction and reconstruction through information technology could attract potential buyers and global makers to help develop ‘Detroit made’ products.

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Deconstruction and reconstruction of blighted structures require specific skill to carefully disassemble each building elements such as windows, doors, floors, wall and even fixtures and fittings. These could provide job opportunity for the communities together with proper training in the construction industry.

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

INSTITUTIONAL/ BUSINESS

MANUFACTURING/ INDUSTRIAL

Building programs provided in RE:MAKErspace:

Creative InstitutionalBUILDING TYPOLOGIES BUILDING THEME & SERVICES

Reclaiming deconstructed

timbers from blight

Processing reclaimed materials on deconstruction

site for other RE:MAKErspace & other makers

Salvaging materials or building

components from blight

Promote collaboration and develop creative

communities through RE:MAKErspace

Recycling timbers including its

sawdust, wood shave into other products

Reclaiming deconstructed

timbers from blight

3D print RE:MAKErspace’s

own printer and design own

machines

Develop more makers and tech expertise for ‘the City of Makers’

Transfer materials from deconstruction site to reconstruct

and reclaim for makers

Supply of materials for global makers and share ideas

through open source

[RECONSTRUCTION PLAN]

Deconstruct . ReconstructPHASES OF DEVELOPMENT

1474 East Warren AvenueTHE SITE06

Secondary road

Primary road(Avenues)

Vehicular RoadsDETROIT CENTRAL DISTRICT

CHOOSING THE SITE

• Intersection between indstrial, manufacturing and creative corridors.

• Zone: Repurpose land

1. Artisan Market2. College of Creative Studies3. Russel Industrial Centre4. Architectural Salvage Warehouse Detroit5. Detroit Institute of Art6. Proposed Site - 1474 East Warren Ave.

1474 East Warren AvenueARTS AND CREATIVE CORRIDORS

The site : 1472 East Warren Avenue, Michigan. A formerly frozen food industrial building located along East Warren Avenue towards Gratiot Avenue and Grand River Avenue.

1474 East Warren AvenueARTS AND CREATIVE CORRIDORS

1474 East Warren AvenueSITE CONTEXT

1474 East Warren AvenueTHE EXISTING BUILDING

1474 East Warren AvenueTHE EXISTING BUILDING

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Organizational IdeasORGANIZATIONS

Sectional DiagramORGANIZATIONS

The site which consists of several structures which are heavily damaged by fire.

SHADOW CASTING DIAGRAMEXISTING MASSING

Existing Stuctures . Shadow CastingSITE ANALYSIS

GROUND STRUCTURE HEAVY FIRE DAMAGED- DEMOLISH

GOOD CONDITION- REMAIN

GRID OF BUILT FORM SHADOW STUDY: JANUARY - APRIL - JULY - OCTOBER SITE ZONING

1474 East Warren AvenueSITE ZONING DEVELOPMENT

RE:MAKErspaceORGANIZATION

Making and BreakingORGANIZATIONS

Divided into three main programs:Deconstruction . Reclaim .

Reconstruction Zone

Publics are brought towards the first floor where the main makerspace is

located at the Reclaim Zone

Inventory Zone as a shared program between Deconstruction and Reclaim

Zone

The ground floor is divided according to the size/scale of public coming from different directions. Bigger scale from left; Creative Corridor and smaller

from right; blighted neighbourhood

Circulations and massingORGANIZATION

Larger span between steel framing along main pedestrian entrances and public activitives at the front and rear parts of the of the grids

INVENTORY AND GRID

Directing pedestrians towards the main programs on upper oors above services circulation

TOWARDS MAIN PROGRAM

Pedestrians are directed on upper oors through main entrance from ground oor

PEDESTRIAN PATH WITHIN GRIDExtruded services path within the grid creates a hollow ground along the service route for public activities

SERVICE ROUTE WITHIN GRID

Extruded services path within the grid creates a hollow ground along the service route for public activities

SERVICE ROUTE WITHIN GRIDGrids are extended from the existing building with 4800mm (w) x 7500mm (l) x 4800mm (h) dimensions throughout the site

GRIDS AND FRAMING

Main programs on the ground are focusing on public activities coming from Creative CorridorsPrograms: Maker Faire and outdoor makerspaces

GROUND PROGRAMS

Directing pedestrians towards the main programs on upper oors above services circulation

TOWARDS MAIN PROGRAM

Pedestrians coming from Creative Corridors and blighted neighbourhoods

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATIONIdeal circulation for Portable Workshop or supply drop off

SERVICES CIRCULATIONStructurally sound structure is remain while extending the grid towards the whole site to t with the idea of exibility and modular

REMAINTHE SITE Heavily re damaged and abandoned frozen food industrial building

Deconstruct . Reclaim . ReconstructMASSING & ZONING DEVELOPMENT

Project Development SummaryMAKING & BREAKING

Deconstuction ZoneSPATIAL RELATIONSHIP

Reclaim Zone . Reconstruction ZoneSPATIAL RELATIONSHIP

SERVICES CORE ZONING: DECONSTRUCTION > RECLAIM > RECONSTRUCTION

CIRCULATION FOLDABLE SPACES

Reclaim Zone . Reconstruction ZoneSPATIAL RELATIONSHIP

MASSING PROGRAMSDeconstruction . Reclaim . Reconstruction

DECONSTRUCTION

RECLAIM

RECONSTRUCTION

Portable WorkshopReclaim ProcessDeconstruction Training CentreInventory Shaft

Hands-on work CentreFlex WorkshopPrototype LabInventory Shaft

Entrepreneur CentreTech. CentreCreative CentreFlex SpaceCo-Work Space

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PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATIONMATERIAL FLOW

Material Flow . Circulation . Core . Water Harvesting. PV Panels

HORIZONTAL PLANNING

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Macro DistributionDISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES

Deconstructed timber from deconstruction site is then transferred by portable workshop towards RE:MAKErspace for it to be processed and reclaimed. The future phasing development which will be focusing on reconstruction which will be utilizing the portable workshop for future modular construction.

RE:MAKE FlowORGANIZATION

Micro DistributionDISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES

Micro distribution system displays high tech distribution system within the building through the Electric rail as the main distribution system to transfer between Deconstruction Zone > Inventory Zone and Reclaim Zone.

Inventory Shaft + Flex WorkshopVIEW TOWARDS FLEX WORKSHOP

Grids within ex workshops allow exibility in terms on arrangement and integration of electrical services for machines and printer for the RE:MAKErspace

Inventory Shaft + Flex WorkshopVIEW TOWARDS FLEX WORKSHOP

Grids within ex workshops allow exibility in terms on arrangement and integration of electrical services for machines and printer for the RE:MAKErspace

Inventory Shaft + Flex WorkshopDISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES

VIEW TOWARDS SUPPLY DROP OFF

Supply drop off on the ground which then collects the material from the Portable Workshop towards the Deconstruction zone on the rst oor for it to be processed at the Reclaim process area.

VIEW TOWARDS SUPPLY DROP OFF

Supply drop off on the ground which then collects the material from the Portable Workshop towards the Deconstruction zone on the rst oor for it to be processed at the Reclaim process area.

Inventory Shaft + Flex WorkshopDISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES

Folding .Flatpack .modularOPEN SOURCE STRATEGIES

Folding .Flatpack .modularOPEN SOURCE STRATEGIES

Structural FrameSTRUCTURAL STRATEGIES

One way composite steel frame as the primary structure throughout the whole building.

Steel Frame ConstructionCONSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

Castellated I-Beam connected to the building envelope, floor system and roof system that are mainly a transparent material such as glass and perforated steel.

Steel Frame ConstructionCONSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

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Facade: Inventory ZonePerforated Wire Mesh Panel

Facade: Internal PartitionsAdaptive Fritting Technology

-Fully variable shading control-Reduced solar gain and glare-Privacy control

Facade: External WallsGlassX, a Phase Changing Material (PCM)

SkylightIntegrated Concentrating (IC) Solar Facade System

Main Structural FrameCellular Steel Beams with Circular Openings

Reclaim . Salvage . UpcycleRE:MATERIAL

Material strategies: Transparent qualities of each material selected fits to the main concept of open source which is to promote knowledge and skill sharing. The transparency of its construction material itself could attract public to come in and get inspired.

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Facade: Inventory ZonePerforated Wire Mesh Panel

Facade: Internal PartitionsAdaptive Fritting Technology

-Fully variable shading control-Reduced solar gain and glare-Privacy control

Facade: External WallsGlassX, a Phase Changing Material (PCM)

SkylightIntegrated Concentrating (IC) Solar Facade System

Main Structural FrameCellular Steel Beams with Circular Openings

Reclaim . Salvage . UpcycleRE:MATERIAL

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Facade: Inventory ZonePerforated Wire Mesh Panel

Facade: Internal PartitionsAdaptive Fritting Technology

-Fully variable shading control-Reduced solar gain and glare-Privacy control

Facade: External WallsGlassX, a Phase Changing Material (PCM)

SkylightIntegrated Concentrating (IC) Solar Facade System

Main Structural FrameCellular Steel Beams with Circular Openings

Reclaim . Salvage . UpcycleRE:MATERIAL

Sun Path + VentilationENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY

Micro distribution system displays high tech distribution system within the building through the Electric rail as the main distribution system to transfer between Deconstruction Zone > Inventory Zone and Reclaim Zone.

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING

DAYLIGHT THROUGH SKYLIGHTS AND LIGHT SCOOPS

STUDY MODEL OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE GRID THROUGH JOINTINGS AT EVERY MIDDLE CONNECTIONS

THE GRID OF EXISTING BUILDING ON SITE

OPPORTUNITY OF BREAKING THE GRID BY ADDING SLANTED ELEMENTS

EXPERIMENTATION OF SPACES WITHIN THE GRIDS

KIRIGAMI PRINCIPLE AND ITS JOINTING WERE STUDIED AS CONSTRUCTION METHOD

FOLDING MECHANISM (CLOSE) ACTS AS SHADING DEVICE

FOLDING MECHANISM (OPEN) AS EXTRA PRIVATE CUBICLE WORKSHOP

RE:MAKErspace DEtroitFINAL DESIGN09

TREE-D PRINT ROOM

DECONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP

FLEX WORKSHOP AMPHITHEATRECOLLAB ALCOVE

CREATIVE CENTRE

ENTREPRENUERSHIP TRAINING

RECLAIM PROCESS

INVENTORY SHAFT

DECONSTRUCTION ADMIN.

OFFICE

DECONSTRUCTION LOBBY

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

MATERIAL RECEIVEING CHAMBER

PROTOTYPE LAB

FLEX WORKSHOPFLEX WORKSHOP

DECONSTRUCTION ATRIUMDECONSTRUCTION TRAINING PROTOTYPE GALLERY

PRIVATE CUBICLE WORKSHOP

AMPHITHEATRE