Velvet Studios - LOGBOOK

VELVETSTUDIOS

THE LOGBOOK

THE CONCEPT, THE SKETCHES, THE DIAGRAMS

Project by: Laith Wallace

Velvet StudiosPROJECT BREAKDOWN

Despite its transformation into a shopping district and economic hub, Narodni Trida lacks an archi-tectural symbol that projects its culture and cosmo-politan identity. Most of its existing monuments refer to a communist past and become anach-ronistic when confronted by the 21st centurys energy and diversity of this Europe.The overarching aim for this programmatic hybrid is to redefine the existing and historic typology so that it responds to a twenty-first century city location. The site needs to create a buffer zone between the Old and New Town Town of Prague. The intention is that the Cultural Centre would form part of the urban fabric, offering possibilities for public inhabitation to establish a performance hub for the City.The complex arrangement of accommodation, market spaces, workshops, studios and a perfor-mance space creates an interesting and chal-lenging juxtaposition between the roughness of industry and the delicacy of art. Celebrating its connection and fragile relationship with the landscape through seasonal performance festivals and events.Communities evolve slowly, from a strong social base. Architects can contribute to their success, but only in conjunction with others: by taking account of local, social and historical context; and by engaging collaboratively with people to create the physical conditions in which they can function and thrive.Programmatic instability equals to programmatic performance each the potential beginning of a

triumphal march towards a new kind of city, a new urbanity.Performance rules are defined through a library of hybrid details which outline the system, the rules of the performance, but do not completely define the output of this creative process. The resultant performance is then placed around the site in specific microlots. As the artistic community becomes more developed and experienced, the architecture produced becomes improved and updated.The architectural intervention constitutes an undu-lating landscape which animates the interior of the building and the landscape offering a highly versatile stage for all kinds of events, including exhibitions, art fairs, stage performances, and vocational training. The intervention illustrates a direct relationship between the past and the present; the content of history, shown in the first floor, informs the floor above which houses todays Czech community of performers.Through this highly skilled creative and evolution-ary process, a new identity is created for Narondi trida and Prague. The lives of the inhabitants are enriched with their creative potential achieved.

Prague, Open CitySITE PICTURES

ZIZKOV TOWERCOMMUNIST PAST

Prague, Open CityWHAT STOOD OUT TO ME?

TRAM TRANSPORT

SHOPPING DISTRICT

MANY THEATRES

15 Weeks To Produce

Something Amazing!!

TIME PERIOD ON CALENDAR

When air conditioning, es-calators, and advertising appeared, shopping ex-panded its scale, but also limited its spontaneity. And it became much more pre-dictable, almost scientific. What had once been the most surprising became The most manipulated.

When shopping was still connected to the street it was also an in-tensification and articula-tion of the street. Now it has become utterly inde-pendent - contained, con-trolled, surveyed.

The City has many Possibilities I think theatre

should always be somewhat

suspect.

Diplomacy builds

Prague, Open CitySTATEMENTS OF INTEREST

REM KOOLHAUS - ARCHITECT

Italo Calvino - AUTHOR

Jan Kaplick - CZECH ARCHITECT (18 April 1937 14 January 2009)

Vaclav Havel - FORMER CZECH REPUBLIC PRESIDENT

THEATRE

MARKET

REHERSAL

SKY EVENT

VELVET STUDIOSCONTENTS

SKETCHES

VELVET STUDIOS CONCEPT & CONTEXT

SITE HISTORYREPERTORY THEATRESTHEATRE DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCE PLAY

10 - 13

14 - 1516 - 1718 - 19

20 - 21

22 - 23

24 - 25

26 - 27

28 - 39

40 - 41

MODEL

INSPIRATION

THE PLANS

THE RENDERS

VELVET STUDIOSThe theatre can be used as a political instrument, pro-claiming the agenda of a government or group of people. It can also be used as a arena of protest to take the personal expression of the actor and protest against a regime they dont agree with BY LAITH WALLACE

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Despite its transformation into a shopping district and economic hub, Narodni Trida lacks an architectural symbol that projects its culture and cosmopolitan identity. Most of its existing monuments refer to a communist past and become anachronistic when con-fronted by the 21st centurys energy and diversity of Europe.

The over arching aim for this programmatic hybrid is to redefine the existing and historic typology so that it responds to a twenty-first century city location. The site needs to create a buffer zone between the Old and New Town of Prague. The intention is that

the site would become a Cultural Centre which would form part of the urban fabric, offering possibilities for public inhabitation to establish a performance hub for the City.

The complex arrangement of accommodation, market spaces, workshops, studios and performance spaces create an inter-esting and challenging juxtaposition between the roughness of industry and the delicacy of art. Celebrating its connection and fragile relationship with the landscape through seasonal performance festivals and events.

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SITESITEOLD TOWN

NEW TOWN

JEWISH QUARTER

HDRACANY

MALA STRANA

CONTEXTGEOGRAPHICAL

BUFFEZONE

NARODNI TRIDA

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SITE LOCATION

THE TRAVELLER THE INHABITANT

OLDTOWN

TOWNNEW

COMMUNICATION VIA WORD OF MOUTH

COMMUNICATIONVIA THE INTERNET

COMMUNICATION VIA MOBILE NETWORKS

BUFFERZONE

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SITE HISTORY: PROTESTVELVET REVOLUTION 17.11.1989

The Velvet Revolution (Czech: sametov revoluce) or Gentle Revolution (Slovak: nen revolcia) (November 17 Decem-ber 29, 1989) was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the communist government.[1]

On November 17, 1989, a Friday, riot police suppressed a peaceful student demonstration in Narodni Trida, Prague.

That event sparked a series of popular demonstrations from November 19 to late December. By November 20 the number of peaceful protesters assembled in Prague had swollen from 200,000 the previous day to an estimated half-million. A two-hour general strike, involving all citizens of Czechoslovakia, was held on November 27.

NARODNI TRIDA 17.11.1989

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2011 +SHOPPING OF PRAGUE CREATES A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW TOWN OF PRAGUE

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SHOPPING DISTRICT

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THEATRES AROUND THE SITE

There are nearly 40 theatres in Prague, but nearly all run on a rep-ertory system so plays only appear two or three times a month. Because tickets are relatively cheap they can be like gold dust and most theatres will have queues at the box office at the beginning of every season. So your best bet is to try one of the ticket agencies around the city. You will pay a premium for your ticket, but you wont catch cold. Most theatres are dark in July & August.

Narondi Trida can become a cultural hub and collection of theatre activ-ity during the times when performance is void in the city. Preserving a strong heritage in dramatic perfor-mance.

Especially during the high tourist season of July & August. Allowing for more economic flow on site and appre-ciation of culture.

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REPERTORY THEATRES17

THEATRE DEVELOPMENTFORMING THE DESIGN

BLACK BOX THEATRE MULTIFORM THEATRE18 19

INTRODUCE PLAYPLAY vs THE PLAY

WEEK 2 - 5 CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

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The concepts consists of introducing play on site and looking at a way in which it can enhance the potential of the site to become a social condenser. Providing rehearsal studios and a performance venue for the surrounding theatres allows for play to be introduced on site.

We play to have fun. We play to de-velop relationships, learn new things, and know ourselves better. Play can be coop-erative, competitive, even selfish. It occurs in a variety of times and places, begin-ning when we are children and continuing throughout our lives. Play is an activity through which we exercise and develop our creativity; it is a source of innovation and new ways to solve problems.

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wants to wants to

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shapes and may fulll shapes and may fulllprerequisites

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engagementPROGRAMMATIC MIX

THE PLAY CENTRE OF PRAGUE

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SKY EVENT EXHIBITIONS

METRO

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APARTMENTS APARTMENTSSTUDIOS

BAR/CAFE

PATRONS LOUNGE

SUPERLOBB ARKET CAFE DELIVERY

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COSTUME SHOPS

ADMINISTRATION OFFICES

OFFICESCITY STAGE

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INTRODUCE COMMUNICATIONQR CODE ON THE FACADE

The Velvet Studios produces a QR Code effect through a pattern of four different panels that can be seemlessly tiled by sharing the same pat-tern at their edges. The pattern provides areas of transparency and areas of opacity that, when repeated on two layers, makes the envelope less transparent when seen obliquely and more when seen frontally, giving the floors inside the building a high degree of privacy from the exterior (where the oblique view is typical in its urban context)

while preserving maximum views and light from the interior ( where the frontal view is prominent). The fragmented patterns of the context, reflected in the mirror frit of the outer layer, combine with the applied QR Code pattern to create an inter-esting affect. DIFFERENT OPACITY OF THE PANELS 100%, 75%, 50%, 25% FACADE PATTERNS

FORMING THE DESIGNTHE SKETCHES

Final Sketch of my design 02 May 2011

I had over 40 sketches for this project so I have added a few here to show the development of the project over the weeks development

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SKETCHES

WEEK 3-5

WEEK 6-7

WEEK 8-9

WEEK 10

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MODEL DEVELOPMENTWEEK 2-10 MODEL DEVELOPMENT

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Over the time period of the project I slowly began to develop my ideas by focussing on building up the block. I started by creating micro or smaller spaces of theatre perfor-mance and worked on building up each piece of blue foam to represent a program or building form.

These designs helped me develop my project while I also drew a lot of inspiration from a lot of existing projects.

Final Sketch Model Week 12 - 6th May 2011

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INSPIRATIONPRECEDENCE

INSPIRATION

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CASA DA MUSICA

EXPERIAN

REX - WYLY THEATRE

FOA - JOHN LEWIS DEPARTMENT

BIG - MOUNTAIN

GSW BUILDING

Arrangement of programs

Rehearsal Studios protruding out of the building

Multiform Theatre inspiration

Facade Inspiration

Perforated aluminium mesh

Aerofoil roof design

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1 2SITE STRATEGIESDESIGN STEPS & AXONOMETRIC

METRO

INFORMATION CENTRE EXIT FROM THE METRO

DELIVERY

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APARTMENTS

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CITY STAGE

CITY STAGE

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EXHIBITION CENTRE

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GALLERY & VOCATIONAL TRAINING

PUBLIC STAGE

MECHANICAL & LIGHTINGROOM

OFFICES

REHERSAL STUDIOS

MULTIFORMTHEATRE

ESCALATORS

STAIRS

RAMPS

SITE - PROGRAM

Insertion of multiple programs on site in zones reecting requirements of the programs and non-linear programming drawing

PROGRAM ELEMENTS

These additional proograms work in relation to the theatre. divided into eight seperate areas on site

LOW FLEXIBLE PROGRAM

DESIGN STEP 1

DESIGN STEP 2

DESIGN STEP 3

DESIGN STEP 4

DESIGN STEP 5 DESIGN STEP 4

Programs that are high in activity but low in exibilty and surround the theatre

SEMI FLEXIBLE PROGRAM

The theatre sits in the heart of the building drawing people to move up the building

HIGHLY FLEXIBLE PROGRAM

Elements of the program that have to remain in close proximity to each other and the road allowing the people to lter into the building and move out of it from the metro below the site. Connecting to the vertical circulation directly.

COMBINED PROGRAM

All the seperate programs states combined to form a site identity

DESIGN PROBLEMS:Programs were not high desity enough.Design lacked a clear strategy

Initial Design steps was to surround the rehersal centre with other programs and have exhibition at the top.

Third Design steps was to surround the rehersal centre with other programs and have exhibition at the top.

DESIGN PROBLEMS:Structure lacked a structural grid along with a cler organization of programs

Create a structual grid and service cores along with ramps and stairs that run vertically

2 main atrium spaces cut out of the building

Fill atrium space with multiform theatre and extend the ytower throught the building

Surrounding programs work around structural grid and extends out of the building acting as spaces to be viewed by the public such as the rehersal spaces.

Seperate rehersal rooms into 10x10m spaces the cluster to the front of the building

DESIGN PROBLEMS:Structure of the egg was too heavy to hang from circulation core.

Second Design steps was to seperate the rehersal areas and add an egg theatre to the back of the building with the circulation central

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Programs that are high in activity but low in flexibilty and surround the theatre

The theatre sits in the heart of the building drawing people to move up the building

Elements of the program that have to remain in close proximity to each other and the road allowing the peo-ple to filter into the building and move out of it from the metro below the site.Connecting to the vertical circulation directly.

All the seperate programs states combined to form a site identity

Fill atrium space with multiform theatre and extend the flytower throught the building

LOW FLEXIBLE PROGRAM

SEMI FLEXIBLE PROGRAM

HIGHLY FLEXIBLE PROGRAM COMBINED PROGRAM

DESIGN STEP 1

DESIGN STEP 2

DESIGN STEP 3

DESIGN STEP 4

DESIGN STEP 5 DESIGN STEP 6EXHIBITION SPACES & STUDIOS

INFORMATION CENTRE EXIT FROM THE METRO

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APARTMENTS

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EXHIBITIONS

RESTAURANT

REHERSAL STUDIOS

MECHANICAL & LIGHTINGROOM

MULTIFORMTHEATRE

OFFICES

GALLERY & VOCATIONAL TRAINING

PUBLIC STAGE

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INFORMATION CENTREMETRO EXIT

THE PLANS SCALE 1:500

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SUPERLOBBYTICKET OFFICESTORAGE

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THEATRE STAGE & AUDITORIUM

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THE RENDERS

THE CITY STAGE

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VIEW OF FLYTOWER

INFORMATION CENTRE REHEARSAL STU-

QR CODE ON FACADE

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