2. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Is the dawn of a new manufacturing era upon
us? The UK was once at the forefront of the
manufacturing industry and highly regarded
around the world, which in some sectors
has dwindled since the end of the 20th
century. As we took our first steps into
the 21st century with the establishment of
computers it has unlocked the potential
for new exciting technologies one of
which is Additive manufacturing, is this
the beginning of a new design utopia?
3. “INTENTION”
Additive manufacturing is a new innovative process
that has unheralded capabilities in the design
sector, which is the current fastest growing in the
UK. I intend to create an incubator for people and
prospective businesses to be nurtured and guided
through the capabilities of this new technology
that will in-turn allow them through having an
understanding be able to pioneer and push the
boundaries of design and venture off into a number of
different avenues ranging from engineering, product
design, sportswear, prosthetics and architecture.
This facility shall also test,research and stretch
the parameters of additive manufacturing to create
new production techniques, scale and materials.
4. “CREATIVE industries
in the UK generate 8.8
million per hour. 76.9
billion per year” “This TECHNOLOGY is
almost as close to nirvana
your ever going to get“
“Liverpool’s upper MIDDLE CLASS
is ailing its heyday Liverpool was
one of the Britain richest cities. Its
Professionals were so prosperous that
they paid more income tax than those
of Birmingham,Leeds and Sheffield put
together”
“AM’s unique processes,
techniques and technologies
open up new ground for
innovation and offer a range
of logistical, ECONOMIC
and technical advantages.”
“When this circuit learns
your JOB what are you going
to do”
5. LOCATION: LIVERPOOL
53.4000° N, 3.0000° W
REDEVELOPING, REGENERATING AND REINVIGORATING
THE NORTH DOCKS.
The North of Liverpool used to be a vibrant area
steeped in maritime history, it is now merely a
shadow of its former self. Little goes on in this
area as trade and manufacturing almost ceases
to exist. People would come in droves to obtain
work and earn an honest living. The area must
have been a spectacle, with thousands of people
congregating in the area, a sense of purpose
and community must have been felt. The area
has declined over the years despite receiving
UNESCO world heritage status. The north docks
contributed massively to Liverpool economy and
provided a lot of jobs for its people and its
decline left the grandfathers and fathers of
Liverpool without a sense of purpose and most
importantly without money to provide for there
families. To give the children of the dockers
a job and a good standpoint is my aim by using
research, technology and innovation as a catalyst
for a bright and prosperous future in Liverpool.
7. South facing veiw towards the elevated urban walkway that is situated on top of the great dock wall.
8. Interior perspective of the atrium that is situated along the west side of the building leading from the north to the south, natural
lightt fills the space providing a more comfertable and stimulating environemnt fot the buildings occupiers.
9. A view from across Stanley dock the building can be seen nestled beetween the bascule bridge and the great tobacco warehouse
10. An aerial veiw of the building situated next to the Collingwood dock
11. The ground floor and the first
floor are designated for the
public in here it consists of
gallery and exhibition space,
machinery from the past present
and then speculative future
technologies, the lower ground
floor is located next to the
dock so it shall open up to allow
people to spill out from the
gallery space. The first floor
has a long thin gallery it also
shows the exposed dock wall that
has windows punctured into it to
allow light to flood the gallery.
GROUND FLOOR
1 Entrance Lobby
2 Reception
3 Gallery
4 Main Exhibiton
5 Gallery
6 Lift Core
7 Gallery/ Exit onto waterfront
8 Gallery
9 Exhibiton Space
10 Toilets
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12. FIRST FLOOR
The first floor has a long thin
gallery that cantilevers over
the dock wall. At the southern
end there is a large floor to
ceiling window where you can
gaze back in the city, while at
the north end you can meander
along the elevated urban walkway
that allows the user the chance
to take in the rich maritime
history still present at the
north docks.
1 Entrance from urban walkway
2 Entrance onto terrace
3 Lobby
4 Exhibiton space
5 Dock wall gallery
6 Gallery
7 Journal library
8 Cafe
9 Display area
10 Storage space
11 Ramp
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13. SECOND FLOOR
Both of these levels harbor collaboration
beetween a number of disciplines through
workshops and fabrication labs, the outer
area across the atrium is to encourage
cross collaboration beetween technicians
and designers interested in the area of
3d printing, the atrium in the middle
allows natural light to flood the space
and lessen the effect using machinery and
computers can have on the human psyche. On
the 3rd level there is a open plan dining
area that allows people to congregate
and work aswell as relax and take in the
surrounding views.
1 Fire Exit
2 Study area
3 Study Area
4 Fabrication Lab
5 Private Study Rooms
6 Lift Core
7 Fabrication lab
8 Canteen
9 Lab
10 Meeting Room
11 Storage
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14. THIRD FLOOR
1 Circulation/Fire excape
2 Study Space
3 FabLab
4 Storage
5 Toilets
6 Material Testing Lab
7 Lab
8 Private study area
9 Study Area
10 Journal space
11 Lecture room
The third and fourth
level house the areas
that explore new ways to
use 3d printing through
the rigorous testing of
materials. The space is
open to allow people to
witness what is taking place
and therefore encourage
open discussion of the
activities. The east side
of the building contains
a single staircase that
gives views out towards
the tobacco warehouse and
Stanley dock. The double
height atrium continues
through this levels and
provides views out across
the Mersey and back into
the city center.
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15. 1 Circulation, Fireescape
2 Study Area
3 Hybrid material testing lab
4 Computer lab
5 Fablab
6 Open Plan Lecture Area
7 Lift Core
8 Study Lab
9 Workshop
10 Private study area
11 Meeting room
FOURTH FLOOR
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The fourth level contains an
open plan lecture area that can
allow students and people from
perspective businesses to come
and discuss the technology with
labs and meeting rooms for the
visitors to be mentored during
there tuition. Collaboration
and discussion is encouraged in
the centaral and western side
of the building so students and
recent alumni to transform their
ideas into viable businesses.
16. STRUCTURAL STRATEGY
My building shall be
a steel frame with
instu cas concrete
floor plates,
this has been
considered not only
to refference the
vernacular of the
surrounding north
docks but because
the nature of the
site. The site is
quite consrained
due to the narrow
dimensions beetween
the water of
collingwood dock
and the great dock
wall. The conrecete
shall be cast onto
a steel decking
that ispermenant
tensile shuttering
system that is
economic to use.
KEY DETAIL
18. 1 Stainless steel rigging anchor
2 Steel column
3 Stainless steel trim flange
4 Exposed clip concrete base
5 Aluminium cover
6 Pile cap
7 Starter bars
8 Steel reinforcment mesh
9 Holding down bolts
10 steel levelling wedges
11 Plate washers
12 Steel base plate bolted and
grouted to pile cap
13 Steel Reinforcement
14 Distribution bars
15 MAin Bars
V-SHAPED COLUMN
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19. ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY
ENERGY BENCHMARK:
My building falls into the category
of a research/ academic facility
therefore typical consumption. The
overall floor area of my design is:
367m2
Fossil fuel:180x367= 66,060 kwh/y
Electricity:76x367= 27,892 kwh/y
This education and research facility
aims to explore and develop 3d printing,
this has had a detrimental affect
on the strategy that I wish to take
place. The main focus is to provide
a comfortable working environment for
people within the building. Machines
and computers will be used by people in
the facility form-prolonged periods of
time and can be uncomfortable for the
user so a push to incorporate a system
that uses natural ventilation and
maximise the amount of natural light
is of paramount importance. However
mechanical ventilation may need to be
incorporated as a back up system as
computers can generate a lot of heat
and make conditions uncomfortable for
the occupiers.
WINTER STRATEGY
20. HEATING AND COOLING
Cooling is generated from water
cooled chillers running throughout
the pipework that is embedded in the
concrete ceilings with heat being
taken and rejected to the water
sitauted in collingwood dock. Ground
source heat pump and MVHK used for
heating and cooling. The glass and
steel facade can be opened to allow
natural ventilation whilst also
reducing heat radiation through the
summer. The double skin facade traps
the heat and prevents interior space
from over heating. The double skin
facade also insulated the building
in the winter whilst providing
solar control in the summer. The
concrete floor plate helps to provide
thermal mass. The building shall be
heated via a dual hot water system
combination system of ground source
heat pumps which will be connected to
a underfloor system. A biomass boiler
shall be used in conjunction with
this system to lessen the reliance on
unclean fuel, the only down side to
this system is if the supply of fuel
depletes or maintenance is required.
VENTILATION
Full height atrium improves the
buildings airflow helping to draw
cool air into the building. The
double skin facade helps provide
natural ventilation, the central
atrium provides stack effect that
also helps to ventilate the building.
Mechanical ventilation is provided as
a back up system for the areas that
use machinery such as computers that
generate a lot of heat when in use.
Cross ventilation is also used from
the prevailing wind that comes across
the Mersey to help drive wind through
the buildings atrium and through to
the opposite side of the building.
SUMMER STRATEGY
21. Here you can see the elevated urban walkway situated above the dock wall that leads to the gallery that extrudes from the building
22. Veiw looking down Regent road towards the bascule bridge you can see the gallery cantilevering over the great dock wall
23. An interior rendering of one of the testing labs, here 3d printed items are produced and rigoursly tested, the labs are glazed on the east and west sides
to allow for more natural light to be permitted into the space
25. Long elevation veiw looking at the building from Collingwood dock, you can see the shear scale of the great tobacco warehouse sitauted behind the building
