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STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS
As Knight and Lee is an iconic building
and part of Portsmouth’s history. I will
not alter the signage on the building to
pay homage to its past. I intend to revive the
original appearance but maintain the aspects
that attribute to the building’s history. The
structure of the building includes a column
grid structure, with the columns approximately
5.6 m apart. The voids in the structure can be
altered along the grid structure. The south side
currently has two front entrances and two sets
of staircases. I intend to add a back entrance for
use of service and food deliveries etc.
The materiality of the building is a concrete
grid structure with brick and glass
cladding. The facades of the building
have a canopy and columns that protrude out
of the building. I do not intend to change these
drastically as the facade is an iconic part of the
building.
Private areas
Vertical Circulation
Entrances
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