A brief journey highlighting my part 2 - MArch Architecture
From the Derbyshire Perfumery in the Derwent Valley to 'Neutral Territory' along the south bank.
1. P a t e lS h e e n a
BA (Hons) Architecture (RIBA Part 1), MArch Architecture (RIBA Part 2), MA Interior Design
e: sheena210587@gmail.com
m:+44 7878278682
2. High Ground
“The Derwent Valley Perfumery”
It is believed that everything that is created in pairs, Life/ Death, Day/ Night, Sun/
Moon are just a few to name.These contrasting qualities can also be seen in
the form of architecture. I am interested in exploring the relationship between
‘organic’ and ‘technology’.
The Derwent Valley Mills is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The
Derwent Valley is known for introducing the industrial revolution in the 18th
century. The site accommodated new methods and technology for various
different industries.There was a time when industry and making played a key
role in individual lives.The situation appears to be different in this day and age as
we are highly dependant on a technical and globalized world.
This project seeks to bring a rich industry back into the Valley to reinstate the
industrial revolution on the outskirts of the Buffer Zone.The scheme will look
at providing an opportunity for the local community and feel proud of their
heritage. I intend to explore the relationship between technology and nature
and how can architecture play a harmonious role between human habitation
and the natural world.
Perfumery is a beautiful art appreciated throughout time - backdated as far as
the Ancient Egyptian era.It is a highly valuable customisable skill.My project looks
at proposing a perfumery on the Stevensons Old Dye Works. site is an ideal
location.The vision is so forth - a vast variety of plants and flowers are grown
and cultivated on site (including climate restricted species in the greenhouse).
Production is not limited to just mass but individual units too.Clientele can select
and gather the plants of the scents that appeal and take them to the factory
to be distilled into essential oils, allowing an almost alchemist experience.The
gardens,woodlands and cafe will become a local loved attraction.The perfumery
will hopefully enhance the Derwent Valley community in many ways,especially
for its retired population, and become an asset.To tie in the bronze piece with
my project I explored the idea of making customised seed containers for the
plant seeds to be stored in the seed bank.
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3. PROPOSED SITE LOCATION FOR THE DERWENT VALLEY PERFUMERY
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Proposed Site Plan
Bullbridge Hill
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Former Stevensons Dye Works- Site Proposal
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Soil-scape of Surrounding Context
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Masterplan showing the domestic herb/flower gardens,
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Side Elevation of a Model Herb Garden in the Derwent Valley that contributes the grown ingredient to their
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Residential area is along the A6 at Ambergate
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Masterplan showing the domestic herb/flower gardens,
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Side Elevation of a Model Herb Garden in the Derwent Valley that contributes the grown ingredient to their
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Residential area is along the A6 at Ambergate
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Masterplan showing the domestic herb/flower gardens,
making use of their private garden areas.
Ambergate, Derbyshire.
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Side Elevation of a Model Herb Garden in the Derwent Valley that contributes the grown ingredient to their
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Residential area is along the A6 at Ambergate
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Masterplan showing the domestic herb/flower gardens,
making use of their private garden areas.
Ambergate, Derbyshire.
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Side Elevation of a Model Herb Garden in the Derwent Valley that contributes the grown ingredient to their
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Basil
Coriander
Dill
Cilantro
Fennel
Sage
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Plan, showing the layout of a Herb Garden in residential gardens.
Residential area is along the A6 at Ambergate
Scale 1:200
Masterplan showing the domestic herb/flower gardens,
making use of their private garden areas.
Ambergate, Derbyshire.
Scale 1:5000
Side Elevation of a Model Herb Garden in the Derwent Valley that contributes the grown ingredient to their
‘Derwent Valley Perfumery’ to make perfume.
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Biennial
Parsley
Basil
Coriander
Dill
Cilantro
Fennel
Sage
Annual & Tender Perennials
Plan, showing the layout of a Herb Garden in residential gardens.
Residential area is along the A6 at Ambergate
Scale 1:200
Masterplan showing the domestic herb/flower gardens,
making use of their private garden areas.
Ambergate, Derbyshire.
Scale 1:5000
Side Elevation of a Model Herb Garden in the Derwent Valley that contributes the grown ingredient to their
‘Derwent Valley Perfumery’ to make perfume.
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Proposed Herb Garden Planting Map
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MASTERPLAN OF THE DERWENT VALLEY PERFUMERY AND WALLED GARDENS
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DOMESTIC GARDENS STUDY
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Lavender
Rose Garden Type B
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Domestic Garden Study
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Proposed Master-plan of the DerwentValley Perfumery
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6. PROPOSED BASE LEVEL PLAN
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‘The Derwent Valley Perfumery’
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8. PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION- ‘THE DERWENT VALLEY PERFUMERY
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PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION- ‘THE DERWENT VALLEY PERFUMERY
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MArch Architecture -Year 4
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DetailTechnical Section - of Proposal
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Technical Section of Proposal
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10. MAPPING THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
Landscape Model Prepation - Scale 1:1000
Green Areas
Eastern Railway
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Conceptual Wax Model Photographs
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11. Front Elevation of Seed Container Top Plan View of Seed Container
BRONZE CASTING - PERFUMERY SEED CONTAINER
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Front Elevation of Seed Container Top Plan View of Seed Container
BRONZE CASTING - PERFUMERY SEED CONTAINER
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12. Unit 4Thames
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Working on an EdgeThe artist Roni Horn writes that;
‘When I look at water I’m entering into an event of relation. Rather than an object, water becomes a form — of consciousness, or time, of
physicality, of the human condition, of anything I desire to project on it, of anything I want it to be .This water exists in monolithic, indivisible
continuity with all other waters. No water is separate from any other water. In the River Thames, in an Arctic iceberg, in your drinking glass,
in that drop of rain, on that frosty window pane, in your eyes, in every other microscopic part of you (and me), all waters converge. Invisible
continuity is intrinsic to water (fig. 2).This continuity exceeds us even while being the biggest part of us. It’s this continuity that makes our effect
on water an effect on us.That is to say: “I am theThames!” or “TheThames is me!”’This essence is embodied in our study of the RiverThames.
This year our unit has been focusing and making for the edge of the Thames and its immediate hinterland, focusing on the stretch of
river between Putney Bridge downstream to Westminster Bridge.Through the project we each developed an understanding of the
river as a physical entity - its tidal range, its embankment, its crossings and the way it has been marginalized as a mode of transport and
infrastructure.As well as the wildlife and the human activity that occurs on, within and beside it, in boats and other forms of riverside/
watery construction including bridges, wharves and warehouses.The river itself as a vessel.
The Thames is synonymous with London and continues to be of much more than emblematic significance. Each of us looked at the
historical time frame that reaches back to the medieval, before the river was the city’s major thoroughfare and hub of international
trade and commerce. In the last century the docks have been moved far away into theThames estuary and the wharves and quayside
have vanished in all but name.The riverside here is undergoing radical transformation.The south bank especially has been occupied/
privatised by new residential development and consider its impact on the land adjacent.We would like you to make comparison with
the residential riverside at Chelsea, and the houseboat enclaves at Chelsea Reach and Putney Wharf.
The river continues to host pockets of pleasure- from Ranelagh and Vauxhall Gardens to Craven Cottage home of Fulham Football
Club, the Hurlingham Club, Battersea and Putney Parks. It contained sites of infrastructure including Battersea and Fulham Power
Stations and theThames Water Ring main involving major hydraulic engineering.
This part of the riverside houses many of the country’s great political, religious, legal and cultural institutions.The Palace ofWestminster
(Houses of Parliament) is located on the north side of Westminster Bridge together with ScotlandYard. Lambeth Palace, the London
residence of the Archbishop-of Canterbury is on the south side adjacent to Lambeth Bridge.The MI5 building just upstream adjacent
to Vauxhall Bridge with Tate Britain opposite on the north bank.There is talk of a new embassy quarter in Battersea, following the
relocation of the American Embassy to Nine Elms. We understand the Grosvenor Estate are currently exploring the potential to
relocate embassies from Belgravia to free up their property for more lucrative residential use.Individually,we all carried out studies that
eventually led us to our thesis projects that range from different sites and typologies that is on or around the river that re connects
the public realm to the river.
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“Neutral Territory”
Mapping the Arts and Culture around Battersea Park
Group Model Photographs
15. Gaining an international Identity through cultural exchange on a Neutral Territory
London is one of the world’s most diverse cities, it is no longer the city that used to exist in the 19th century.The 2011 census found that 37%
of the city’s residents were born outside the UK, up from 27% a decade earlier.Today, families from every UN-recognised country – 196 in total,
from Albania to Zimbabwe are making a life and a home in Britain’s capital.
Losing Identity
It ‘s hard to define culture: at the same time, there are many ways to understand it.We tend to follow the cultures that we are surrounded by or
even begin to incorporate and adapt to others. My world is very much being part of a British (western) culture but one that has been tempered
with Indian (eastern) culture and its strong traditions, infused over the three generations that my family have lived in this country.We can’t dismiss
that in the UK people live in an environment that is affected by this fusion but it has gradually eroded and blurred the traditional differences that
existed in these very different cultures.The story of cultural diversity is both bewildering complex and endless fascinating. Notwithstanding the
numerous publications about this, there is still scope for a further and focussed study.As a starting point of my thesis project, I began to look at
the development of culture along the river and its expansion into the threads of the city environment.The thesis acknowledges the importance
of the international context and community, and its relevance today. Endless encounters surround us on a daily basis; we hear people communi-
cating in foreign languages,eating different foods, people wearing clothes from different parts of the world. All these moments and events are all
accepted.The “diaspora” refers literally to a large community who left their hometown and cities and had marked a new identity for themselves,
and have retained a connection to their homeland.This proposal looks at exploring a model that understands the ways in which modern archi-
tecture in London has been altered or reflected the work in which it was rooted.
Food and Architecture - The ‘Banqueting’ Hall
Food is an incapable part of our everyday lives. It is occupied by both space and time.The built environment is employed around the production,
distribution, storage, preparation, serving, eating and disposal. In the city we are sometimes rushed, sometimes we ‘grab a bite to eat’ at our desk,
car park,train journey or on a park bench.Alternatively,food is sometimes involved in a ceremony or ritual that requires planning and preparation.
My thesis looks to explore and invent a ‘new’ service around cultural relationships, international relations, diplomacy and food.This can be done
as an isolated act, or involved around a group of people generating feelings of community and intimacy.The form of inventing a set of rules and
boundaries around food has been the starting point. It includes a developed investigation of the developmental opportunities available through
interaction with the food realm on a ‘neutral territory’ on water, as no one can own water.
The banqueting space located on the river works around an international calendar.The dates we often see in our diaries notifying us about
various republic holidays around the world are the days that are celebrated in the building.
Herb Allotment Gardens
Herbs and spices give our meals that special something and thus enrich our lives. Herbs from far-off lands have always been among the world’s
most valuable goods.Although herbs and spices are found in every kitchen today, they still offer plenty of scope for new, attractive taste creations
and lots of potential for innovations in the food and beverage industry.There are 196 20 m by 20 m ‘Herb Allotment Gardens’ that are placed
all over the existing infrastructure on Battersea Park in the form of the ‘Tartan Grid’ represents the equality of space and demolishes the system
of hierarchy.The 20m by the 20m square is divided up to accommodated 196 squares that represent each nation.The 0.75mx0.75m square
becomes a herb allotment for a particular country on a neutral ground.The gardens have timber fences around that define the boundary be-
tween the park and the neutral territory.The purpose of these gardens is to represent London’s diversity through food and culture. Battersea
Park witnesses thousands of visitors all year round, the intention of the scheme is to bring an ‘international’ community to the site placed around
a ‘proposed grid’ that has been placed on the existing and iconic fabric of Battersea Park.
Mapping the Arts and Culture around Battersea Park
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Internation Centre/ Headquarters, Ministry of Culture
Proposed Masterplan
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Developing a Design Strategy around a Grid
The initial design strategy looks at housing all “196” nations
on a“neutral territory”located in Battersea Park.The next set
of diagrammatic drawings show how Battersea Park has been
transformed in a grid to accomadate 50x50m squared
housing one nation in each square.The purpose of this study
was to treat each nation as equal without a hierarchy.
Developing a Design Strategy around a grid
The initial design strategy looks at housing all “196” nations on a
neutral territory located in Battersea Park has been transformed in
a grid to accommodate 50x50m squared housing one nation in each
square.The purpose of this study was to treat each nation as equal
without a hierarchy.
MArch Architecture -Year 5 -Thesis Project
“Neutral Territory”
Developing A Concept To House 196 Nations on Battersea Park
17. Fenugreek - IND
Forestberry Herb
Pepper- INDIA
Jasmine- Banglade
Lavender- Kenya
Proposed Herb allotment gardens - Battersea Park Masterplan
Within the 20mx20 square , each nation is allocated a 0.75mx-
0.75m square to plant a herb native to that particular country. A
timber fence has been placed around the boundary of the square
mark the distinction between Battersea Park and the proposed
‘InternationalTerritory’.
The Plan above shows each nation with its allocated plot.
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“Neutral Territory”
Proposed International GardensProposed International GardensConceptual Drawing of Proposed Master Plan Scale 1:2000@A1
18. Proposed Master Plan - ‘Neutral Territory’ Scale 1:2000 @A1
Ground Level Plan
1 Main Entrance Pedestrian Bridge via Battersea Park
2 Colonnade Around the ‘Dining Hall
3 Main Entrance in to Building
4 Reception Desk
5 Admin Offices
6 River Side Entrance
7 Lower Level Deck for Boats to Deck
8 Foyer Area for guest to meet
9 Drawing Room for Refreshments
and another Function Facility space
10 Storage
11 Plant Room
12 Main Kitchen for Host to prepare/ cook food
13 Dumb Waiter/ Lift
14 Entrance/ Exit to and from Kitchen to Battersea Park
15 Access to and from Battersea Park / Delivery and
pedestrian
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2
3
4 5
6
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12
14
13
11
15
Ground Floor Plan
1:2000
10m
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Proposed Ground Floor Plan Scale 1:200 @A1
MArch Architecture -Year 5 -Thesis Project
“Neutral Territory”
19. Ground Level Plan
1 Main Entrance Pedestrian Bridge via Battersea Park
2 Colonnade Around the ‘Dining Hall
3 Main Entrance in to Building
4 Reception Desk
5 Admin Offices
6 River Side Entrance
7 Lower Level Deck for Boats to Deck
8 Foyer Area for guest to meet
9 Drawing Room for Refreshments
and another Function Facility space
10 Storage
11 Plant Room
12 Main Kitchen for Host to prepare/ cook food
13 Dumb Waiter/ Lift
14 Entrance/ Exit to and from Kitchen to Battersea Park
15 Access to and from Battersea Park / Delivery and
pedestrian
1
2
3
4 5
6
89
10
12
14
13
11
15
Ground Floor Plan
1:2000
10m
7
Ground Floor Plan
1:2000
10m
MArch Architecture -Year 5 -Thesis Project
“Neutral Territory”
Proposed First Floor Plan Scale 1:200 @ A1 Proposed Roof Floor Plan Scale 1:200 @ A1
20. West Facing Elevation
Scale 1:200
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1:2000
10m
MArch Architecture -Year 5 -Thesis Project
“Neutral Territory”
Proposed East Elevation - “NeutralTerritory” Scale 1:50 @ A1 Proposed North Elevation - “NeutralTerritory” Scale 1:200 @ A1
21. Bread Knife & Bread Plate
Place Card Water Glass
Wineglass (Red)
Wineglass (White)
Cup & Saucer
Tea SpoonDinner Knife
Salad Plate
Dinner Plate
Dinner ForkSalad Fork
Napkin
Soup Spoon
Cake Fork
Dessert Spoon
The ‘Dinner’Table
Table Setting for formal dining
Scale 1:1
Facade Emblem Detail
Scale 1:10
Facade Emblem Detail
Scale 1:10 National Emblem signi
1 Pakistan -The emble
cultural heritage and it
2 Argentina -’Sol de M
Revolution which took
the independence from
3 Iran- The Emblem o
of the Arabic word All
4 India-The wheel rep
the Hindu, Buddhist, Jai
Jain mythologies, shape
of milk and treacle
5 Bangladesh-The wat
represents its presenc
represent nationalism,
6 Israel -The image us
Titus.The menorah wa
since ancient times. It
“Nations will come to
7 England - The Tudo
emblem of England an
8 Japan - Mon are Jap
9Vietnam -The emble
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4
7
8 9
2
5 6
3
The ‘Dinner’Table
Table Setting for formal dining and the inhabitation
Scale 1:5
The ‘Dinner’Table The inhabited ‘Dinner’Table
MArch Architecture -Year 5 -Thesis Project
“Neutral Territory”
Facade Detail Etched With Each Nations Emblem
1:10@A1
Food And Space
The DiningTable Discussions
The DiningTable Layout
22. West Facing Elevation - Looking towards
Albert Bridge
Scale 1:200
InteriorView- Dining
MArch Architecture -Year 5 -Thesis Project
“Neutral Territory”
Proposed West Elevation - “NeutralTerritory” Scale 1:50 @ A1 Proposed InteriorVisual