The Art Rooms (Parts 1 and 2) – Nadia Smith | Page 18

Site and building Building Where? Portsmouth is a waterfront city in Hampshire. It is ����������������������������������������. Portsmouth is the most densely populated area of the UK and consists of diverse cultures and a wide range of ages. In many areas of Portsmouth, a high number of people are in poverty meaning they are less likely to have had access to as many opportunities as those not in poverty. History ��������������������������������������������������� ‘lace manufacturer, milliner and dressmakers’ shop owned by Frederick Wink. John Lewis partnership bought the business in 1933 and it ran as this until its close in July 2019. Precedent Figure 6- Site plan [Primary source] �������������������������������������������������������������������� Figure 5- Palmerston Road shops [Primary source] The Knight and Lee building is located on a busy high street in Southsea, Portsmouth. The large vacant building is currently one of the “1 in 10 shops closed on UK high ������������������������������������������������������������ �������������������������������������������������������ly encourage and invite more people to visit and discover the opportunities created. Figure 8- Front entrance Knight & Lee building, Southsea [Primary source] Filene’s old Department Store was converted into ��������������������������������������������������del Architects. Adaptive reuse is important, as retaining elements of the building provide insight into the history of how the building came to its current state. By dividing the Knight & Lee building and blocking up the current openings in the existing central wall, it splits the building in two, to allow for separate uses. The north side of the building, where there is less direct sunlight, is better suited to the arts. “The challenge is to enable conventional places to become desirable places to spend time in - not just shopping but visiting and for working, living, learning and local services”. (ITV news, 2019) Figure 9- Model of Knight & Lee building [Primary source] The existing openings are highlighted in blue. The openings are allowing light to pass through the building. My design will retain all of the existing openings and ��������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������ into the building and visibility to and from the high street. ��������� ���� ������� ��� �������� ������ ������������ �� building is known to increase physical and mental ����������� ����� ���������� ���� ������ ���� ���������� as well as lessening illness, therefore improving our productivity. Figure 7- Abstract colour and site photograph [Primary source] 6 7