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INITIAL
DESIGN IDEAS.
The buildings current structure is missing the roof in the nave, due to bombing from
the wars. To embrace the presence of the absence, I wanted to create a glass atrium
roof, allowing visitors to recognise the buildings historic structure whilst being
weather protected. By not incorporating a roof would limit my design development
as the largest part of the church could not be inhabited in all seasons.
Design 1
The first design for the atrium started by
creating a simple rectangular cover, as I
wanted to keep aspects of the original
structure. From most angles from the
outside, the glass roof wouldn’t be visual,
So passers by could still visit the exterior
of the site to understand the sites
history. However, This would create a
‘greenhouse’ affect within the interior,
and didn’t match to my fragmented
concept well.
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Design 2
To create a glass roof to attract the
public, I designed an abstract atrium with
different fragments. This represents the
idea of broken glass and unpredictability,
and has an aesthetic appeal. When
considering the sites users, the roof came
with its negatives. Having unorganised
fragments of glass would create various
shapes and lights within the interior, which
may cause a young adult with autism to
have a sensory overload.
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Design 3
The final design explores the idea of
replicating the old roof, replacing the
original material with glass. This respects
the building history, maximises natural
light, and with the multiple steels within the
glass, keeps the fragment affect. This design
would be of simple construction, and
could be removed to follow conservation
guidelines.
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