M1 Public Architecture ARCH

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1 School of Architecture Dalhousie University M1 Public Architecture ARCH Instructors (TS) Labour is the genius that changes the forests into ships. All great results have been the results of anxious thoughts and care. Great undertakings can only be accomplished by study and work. A man need not know many books but he must know his trade and men. W.D. Lawrence, Maitland ship builder[1] Schooner Kingsport, NS

2 CALENDAR DESCRIPTION This comprehensive studio examines the role of public architecture in manifesting cultural values through the design of a civic institution. It also considers public architecture as an expression of material culture that mediates between the scales of artifact and landscape. ADDITIONAL COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will design an 15,000 sq. ft. building, the Fundy Maritime Museum, to be built on 4 potential sites; Windsor, Canning, Maitland or Newport Landing, Nova Scotia. (specific sites to be determined) Turner Shipyard Harvey, NB Design propositions must consider the town s context and advances in building technology. This will require innovative design thinking and resolutions at many scales. The course will emphasize program research and development. Students will discover the latent qualities and relationships within a given programme that can inform the conceptual design process at all scales. Students will then make definite programmatic decisions that will inform the detailed development of an urban strategy, and a building s structure, envelope, materials, and lighting. Additional public program will also be considered. Herreshof, RI This course is a comprehensive design studio. As such, comprehensive design covers theoretical and practical concerns, technological and programmatic demands, and formal and contextual expectations at various architectural scales, including the urban, the building, the room, and the detail. Description

3 LEARNING OBJECTIVES Research and design work will communicate existing conditions, systems, phenomena, constraints and opportunities as they pertain to the small nova scotia town. Students will: Develop sustainable/ ecological theories as that relate to our Natural landscapes and urban contexts. Gain knowledge and skill dealing with a complex multifunctional program. Learn the skills in researching appropriate precedents in terms of material culture, programming, and building science. Gain experience with the scale and complexity of institutional projects situated in a rural or natural setting. Students will gain an understanding of the techniques and skills for architects to work in collaboration with allied disciplines, clients, and consultants. Demonstrate the form making implications of structural systems. Illustrate the energetic implications of materials selection, enclosure systems and building form. Integrate multiple systems to achieve elegance, efficiency and economy in design. Schooner Kingsport, NS COURSE FORMAT Lectures Field Trips Small group seminars Individual design tutorials (Studio) Group Pin-ups Process Portfolio Objectives

4 FIELD TRIPS Students will take part in field research during a week-long trip to Conneticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The drive south gives students the opportunity to visit significant sites along the way. Students will document the cultural heritage prominent to these regions and gain knowledge of local histories and their influence on architecture. 1. Mystic Seaport, CT Halifax, NS Essex, MA Bristol, RI Nantucket, MA Mystic Seaport, CT 2. Bristol, RI FIELD TRIP SCHEDULE Monday May 30 th Tuesday May 31 st Wednesday June 1 st Thursday June 2 nd Friday June 3 rd Saturday June 4 th Travel Day Drive to Conneticut, Mystic Seaport, CT Whaling Museum Bristol, RI Hereshoff Museum Nantucket, MA Nantucket Whaling Museum Essex, MA Essex Shipbuilding Museum Travel Day Drive back towards home 3. Essex, MA *Students will be responsible for all travel related expenses. They will develop the detailed trip itinerary. Field Trips

5 ASSIGNMENTS Students will be divided into groups of 3-4 for Assignment 1 and 3. These groups will work together throughout the term engaging in design discussions, seminars, and travel activities. ASSIGNMENT 1 RESEARCH (group) Students will be divided into groups of 3-4 to compile a research document. Each group will be assigned a research topic from the following: Case Studies, Material Culture, Geomorphology, and History. The assignment show an understanding of the theoretical and applied research methodologies and practices used during the design process. ASSIGNMENT 2 TRAVEL SKETCH LOG (individual) The travel log will be an accumulation of drawings, sketches, photos, clippings as documentation collected during the course s scheduled field trips. This on-site sketching as research will influence your design process throughout the semester. Your travel log should show how the research has been applied to your current design. 8.5 x 11 +/- sketchbook required. Low Tide 1910, Windsor, NS Canning, NS ASSIGNMENT 3 DESIGN (group) The design and presentation must show evidence of clear strategies in: Site, Program, Structure, Systems, and Envelope. Students must show the ability to make design decisions within a complex architectural project while demonstrating broad integration and consideration for the environment, accessibility, site conditions, life safety, environmental systems, structural systems, and building envelope systems and assemblies. Emphasis will be placed on quality of process and product rather than quantity. Board 1 Site 24x36: 1:1000+/- Context Drawing Board 2 Building 24x36: 1:100 Plan(s) Board 3 Section 24x36: 1:50 1 Master Cross or Long Section Board 4 Section Detail 24x36 1:5 x 16 Wall Section Details Board 5 Perspectives 24x36 3 Representational Perspectives showing materiality and light 4 models 1. 1:1000+/- Contour Model: area and context with design proposal 2. 1:200 Building Model: divide into 3 parts showing series of sections 3. 1:100 Overall Structural vs Envelope of exhibition hall model 4. 1:20 Sectional Model: portion showing building systems integration Assignments

6 ASSIGNMENT 4 PROCESS PORTFOLIO (individual) Your process portfolio will be assembled gradually throughout the term. When you meet with your design tutor, your process portfolio should be open, to review recent work and discuss your process. You should also always show the current state of your design. Any group work should list the members of the group. Reference images should cite the author, title, and publication source. Any items with no credit line are assumed to have been done by yourself. EVALUATION ASSIGNMENT 1: Research 10% Evaluation will be based on completeness, understanding, and quality of documentation. ASSIGNMENT 2: Travel Sketch Log 10% Evaluation will be based on level of interest, engagement and overall quality of sketch book. ASSIGNMENT 3: Design 40% Evaluation will be based on degree of applied knowledge, and quality of design legibility and technical resolution. ASSIGNMENT 4: Individual Process Portfolio 50% Your process portfolio will be evaluated as a separate assignment with its own weight. This will include work from all assignments with emphasis on design work from Assignment 3. Assignments

7 SCHEDULE Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Tuesday, May 3rd - Introduction Lectures, Assignment 1 Overview, Group Selections Wednesday May 5th Site Visits Tuesday May 10h Group Seminars Friday May 13th Assignment 1 Due: Presentations Tuesday May 17th Assignment 3 Introduced Friday May 20th - Studio Tuesday May 24th Local Field Trips Friday May 27th Studio Monday May 30th Travel Day (TBC) Tuesday May 31st Mystic Seaport, CT Wednesday June 1st Bristol, RI Thursday June 2nd Nantucket, MA Friday June 3rd Essex, MA Saturday June 4th Travel Day Tuesday June 7th Studio Friday June 10th - Assignment 2 Due: Travel Sketch Log Tuesday June 14th - Studio Friday June 17th Studio Tuesday June 21th Studio Friday June 24th Class Pin-up Tuesday June 28th - Studio Friday July 1st Studio Tuesday July 5th Studio Friday July 8th Assignment 3: Final Review Tuesday July 1st Process Portfolio Assembly Friday July 15th Assignment 4 Due: Process Portfolio Schedule

8 CONTEXT: MINAS BASIN The Bay of Fundy, totals an area of about km 2 and as deep as 200 m, is a part of the Continental Shelf off eastern Canada and New England. The Bay of Fundy s marine ecosystem is a macro-tidally influenced, semi-enclosed coastal sea, surrounded by Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts as well as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Our focus will be on the Minas Basin, a sub-basin of the Fundy Basin. The Bay of Fundy tides are the world s largest, ranging from low to high tide in some areas that can exceed 16 m, such as Minas Basin. The flow past Cape Split into Minas Basin is 40 times the St. Lawrence. The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy located in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Minas Basin forms the eastern part of the Bay of Fundy which splits at Cape Chignecto and is delineated by the massive basalt headlands of Cape Split and Cape d Or. Several communities border the Minas Basin or the rivers that flow into it. They include Truro, Windsor, Parrsboro, Five Islands, Economy, Mainland, Newport Landing, Wolfville, and Kingsport. Maitland Canning Newport Landing Windsor SITES: BAY OF FUNDY Canning, Newport Landing, Windsor, Maitland Project Brief

9 The ebb and flow of the tides is felt here, like no other place on the earth. The bounty of the sea brought prosperity to the people, from ship building, to trade and the fishery, all timed around the rise and fall of the tide. [2] School of Architecture Dalhousie University SITES 1.Windsor Windsor is a town at the junction of the Avon and St. Croix rivers. The rivers empty into the Minas Basin, which allowed ships to sail from the Atlantic, up the Bay of Fundy and down into the middle province. The fertile headlands around these rivers made for ideal farming. Many Acadian settlers congregated to the area, erecting mills along the rivers to harness their power. Shipbuilding was also prominent, at its height, between 1840 and It flourished mainly in Windsor, Hantsport, Newport Landing and the Kempt Shore. In Windsor, Bennett Smith and Shubael Dimock dominated the shipbuilding industry. 2.Canning Canning was a prosperous community based primarily on agriculture and the ship-building industry. The harbour was busiest at harvest time, with many vessels exported farm produce such as apples and potatoes, and industrial products like coal and grindstones. During the s, the Canning harbour was highly noted for ship-building with the location of four ship-building industries in the town. 1. Town of Windsor, NS 2. Town of Canning, NS 3.Maitland Maitland is a tiny village located at the mouth of the Shubenacadie River in the upper reaches of the Bay of Fundy. Although a small village today, it was a bustling shipbuilding town during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The ships built in the village were some of the largest in Canada and once launched, the vessels, which were often owned by local shipbuilder, visited ports in Europe, South America and Asia. 4.Newport Landing Newport Landing, also known as Avondale, was a prominent shipbuilding town in the Minas Basin. The historical name was of the town Newport Landing. Key figures, Robert Fuller and John Davison, oversaw the Churchill yards in Hantsport and Moshers and Harvies had their own businesses in Newport Landing. Master builders such as John Caldwell and Roderick Rose worked in the near by Kempt Shore industry. 3. Town of Maitland, NS 4. Town of Newport Landing, NS Project Brief

10 PROGRAM: FUNDY MARITIME MUSEUM Students are to design a 15, 000 (net) sq. ft. Maritime Museum. The museum should reflect cultural values while embody the context of urban life. Designs must consider landscape, garden elements, the wharf, slipways and multipurpose boatyards. This complex will assume a 1.50 gross up factor for a total gross area of 22,500 sq. ft. The program will include: Exhibition Hall (3000 sq. ft.) Education Centre (4000 sq. ft.) Administration (500 sq. ft.) Collections/Storage (3000 sq. ft.) Gift Shop (1000 sq. ft.) Cafe (500 sq. ft.) Shipping and Receiving (1000 sq. ft.) 2 Boat Sheds (1000 sq. ft. x 2 = 2000 sq. ft.) TOTAL = 15, 000 net sq. ft. Project Brief