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chemotherapy centre

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google headquarters
king's cross

climate change cultural centre

climate change cultural centre

site 2

Site introduction:
deptford site 2

Location: Southeast London, London Borough of Lewisham.
Population: Part of Lewisham borough; borough populationapprox. 303,536 (2011 Census).
History: Historic dockyard established by Henry VIII inthe 16th century.
Maritime Heritage: Noted for its shipbuilding past.
Culture: Vibrant arts scene and diverse community.
Transport: Deptford Railway Station and close to DLR.
Green Spaces: Includes Brookmill Park and DeptfordPark.
Diversity: Multicultural population.

Concept Development

I decided to dedicate my Climate Change Cultural Centre towards the Deptford community of teenagers and pre-teenagers. As one of the worst scoring boroughs of London, Lewisham places last in terms of academic results, hinting towards some serious issues in education.Investing in the future generations is fundamental to ensure a sustainable future for us and our loved ones.The main part of the centre is the Lower Canopy Layer, where its core and purpose reside. The centre will host sustainability workshops for classrooms of local schools. In these workshops, the students will be introduced to more sustainable career paths rather than the traditional ones and the students will receive full support and counselling to help them chose the right path for their own dreams and passions. Additionally, these workshops will teach students how to live more consciously and waste less by using the amenities available in the structure, such as the hydroponic towers produce and the organic composters.Another focal part of the centre are the study areas. Organized on two different stories, one area will be dedicated to silent study while the other to group sessions. The separate spaces are designed to accommodate every individual’s needs: whether they seek solitude, company, or tutoring, there will always be a space for them!Also present in the Lower Canopy Layer is a social café with one big table at the centre. In this way, people will be encouraged to engage with different people and push themselves out of their comfort zone. The café is a meeting place where all individuals can meet to take a break and converse, where both the extroverts and the introverts can find a common ground with a delicious cup of coffee or tea before resuming their activities.

precedents

This architectural initiative addresses urban waste and homelessness in Cairo, Egypt. The project proposes a skyscraper that transforms garbage into energy and resources.

Seed of Life by Mekano Studio

This project turns unused urban spaces in Paris into useful areas with mobile lanterns. These lanterns are made from recycled materials and bamboo, and they can be adapted for various purposes.

Illuminate Paris! by 1week1project

Concept Development - PROGRAMME

SHRUBS LAYER

The shrubs layer receives the least sunlight and is perfect for mosses that can thrive in low light conditions

LOWER CANOPY LAYER

The Lower Canopy layer receives little sunlight, so plants have large leaves to maximise photosinthesis

UPPER CANOPY LAYER

The Upper Canopy layer forms a thick and continuous layer of foliage

My first inspiration was a lightweight structure that was deployable and easy to transport.
I used the Tropical rainforest layers to determine my design development strategy.

The concept has multiple pods supported by poles of different heights. At the top, a sky garden for the public to enjoy the view and greenery in the city is shaded by canopies that harvest water and solar energy.

In case of a climate emergency, the hexagonal modules would pop out to double the number of people who could be temporarily hosted for shelter. I chose exagons for their efficiency in the ratio between perimeter and area: they minimise materials while maximising space.

Concept Development - DEPLOYABLE MODULES

emergency pods

Creates a tessellated pattern of parallelograms/triangles without gaps or overlaps
Highly foldable and can be collapsed and unfolded repeatedly without damage
Provides mechanical stability and structural strength when fully deployed

Deploy process can be autonomous as the collapsed state has higher energy

In order to compress back to undeployed state (h) has to be increased and then decreased

solar canopies

Still taking inspiration fromOrigami, the idea was to developa deployable canopythat can open and rotate at will. The materials can varybased on the necessity: Flexiblesolar panels for energyharvesting, beeswax waterprooftextile for shading andrainwater collection

glazing management - stained glass

Scoring the glass

Breaking the glass

Wrapping copper tape

Soldering the vertex

Soldering the rest

Flipping over the piece

Joining the other pieces

Refining the soldering

Stained glass panels were designed to soften glare, control heat gain, and create dynamic light atmospheres throughout the day. Crafted through copper-wrapped glass pieces and precise soldering, the system balances environmental performance with visual quality—filtering sunlight while enhancing spatial experience with vibrant color gradients and changing reflections.

Programme explanation

shrubs layer - gf

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The Shrubs Layer hosts the entrance building of the structure, the Creekside Centre, a terrace café on two levels,some moss spirals for relaxation and socialization, and a perfomance theater for the local community andguests!

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Lower Canopy layer - 1f

The Lower Canopy Layer is divided into 4 pods: the sustainability workshop pod, the study pod, the hydroponic pod, and the social
bar pod. Hydroponic produce is used to make the food offered at the various cafés or for sustainability workshops. The
scraps are placed in the organic composters to obtain fresh fertilizer for the plants and the surplus is sold to local citizens.

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upper Canopy layer - 2f

The Upper Canopy Layer is a Sky Garden in the middle of the city. It offers panoramic views of the surroundings, moss lawns for people to relax and socialize, and a Tea shop that offers teas from locally grown herbs. Such herbs are either cultivated in the Herb Spirals present on the layer, or in the Hydroponic farm.

ORTHOGRAPHICS

Thanks to its light and spacious design, the structure allows wind to flow effortlessly through the area. The different heights guarantee a constant movement of airflow, always keeping the environment naturally ventilated. In the shrubs layer, the permanent Gazebo in the outdoor café acts as a slight wind blocker, making the café more comfortable for its guests, but still maintaining a fresh breeze. In the Lower Canopy layer, the majority of the wind coming from south-west is blocked by the Worshop pod. Therefore, most of the Lower Canopy area has a comfortable breeze with no strong bursts or gusts of wind. In the Sky Garden, where the airflow has the least obstacles and is at its strongest, the foldable Solar Starshades can be deployed and rotated to also to block wind and make the area more comfortable for the public.

Scale 1:150 on A2

RENDERS

Ladder for vertical circulation and easy movement

First Layer: Night and Relax Area

Second Layer: Storage, Social, and Daily Area

Storage Area

In case of a Flooding emergency, the 13 pods available deploy to become shelters for the local community and anyone in the surrounding area.

The pods have one or two floors and a total area of 75 sqm and 150 sqm, respectively. Depending on its size, each pod can accommodate between 40 and 80 people for short-term emergencies that last more or less 72 hours.

The total number of people who can be sheltered in the pods without compromising safety guidelines is around 880, not including the refugees who can also be hosted in the permanent structure.

Each pod’s bottom floor is thicker, as it is equipped with the space to store emergency supplies such as water, non-perishable food, emergency tools, personal care and hygiene items, ropes, blankets, flashlights, and first aid kits. The double-story pods are designed to have two distinct areas, one for the night and one for the day, that are connected through a ladder, which is also used to leave the structure through the trapdoor on the ceiling once the emergency is declared over.

Additionally, thanks to the structure being supported by poles, the risk of flooding is mainly for the buildings on the elevated platform on the ground floor. As a first countermeasure, the underground performance theatre acts as a water storage pool that begins storing water once the level rises too much, giving people more time to get to safety in the upper areas.

future garden

utopia

distopia

The two distinct facades stand out for their innovative approaches to sustainability and community engagement. On one hand, there’s the algae-based facade, embodying a futuristic, utopian vision where technology and ecology merge. On the other, the mycelium and hemp facade presents a nature-centric concept, harnessing traditional materials for environmental and social benefits. Both facades, though different in their methods — one favoring advanced technology and the other leaning towards natural integration — aim to revolutionize urban spaces for the better.

Environmental Implications:

Enhances biodiversity
Captures carbon, improving air quality
Provides thermal insulation

Environmental Implications:

Air purification with algae and hydrogel
Chitosin 3D printed structure
Bio-luminescence

SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS

Extends the rooftop greenery so that it is accessible to every one
Social spaces shielded from King’s Boulevard active pedestrian traffic
Enhances the urban landscape creating a new landmark

Social Implications:

Extends the rooftop greenery so that it is accessible to every one
Benches and canopies offer communal spaces for interaction or shelter
Enhances the urban landscape creating a new landmark

Site introduction:
King's cross google headquarters

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midjourney explorations

London 2080:
future climate projections

Design development
differential line growth

2d

3d

Design development
differential line growth

utopian

Scale 1:500

dystopian

Scale 1:500

Dystopian facade: Material studies

mycelium bricks

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clay mock-ups

making process

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final result

Dystopian 3D Concept

clay concept mock-up

Designed with Grasshopper for Rhino + Kangaroo Physics 2, Anemone, and Chromodoris for Grasshopper

Chemotherapy centre

shortlisted for RIBA West London 1st Year Prize

I decided to develop a Chemotherapy centre dedicate to the support and weelbeing of children and teenagers affected by cancer. The centre is both a public library and a chemothrapy village, where the patients can receive chemotherapy directly. although the two spaces are kept separated depending on the time. Since the immune system is very fragile during chemotherapy cycles, it is better to not expose children in a public space and risk they fragile health. Therefore the chemothrapy sessions will be held during the morning, meanwhile the public spaces will open in the afternoon for the community to be used. It is meant to be a learning space where teen agers of hackney wick can find comfort and help amog their peers. My concept is not only a chemotherapy village, the aim is also to cre ate a support system for the children, where they can find help and acceptance. The years of development are extremely important and receiving a can cer diagnostic can drammatically change one’s life, especiallt at a young age. My centre will offer psychological support and a community to rely on with workshops and seminars to help face problems that are commonly reported by young people affected by cancer such as isolation, self-es teem, lack identity, fear, physical discomfort, as well as offering low energy activities such as painting, gardening, or book club readings. They would also offer audiobooks and online sessions, to support hospitalized patients in the hardest times.

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