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Natural VentilationThis diagram show the natural flow of fresh and exhausted air within the interior space. By having mechanically operated skylights, they can be opened and closed by the clients or automatically dependent on temperature and humidity. This Section is taken through the Living Room. VentsThis diagram show where the vents for both fresh air flow and exhausted air are. In the bathrooms there are extraction fans to ensure efficient ventilation as there are no windows in these spaces. This is the only use of mechanical ventilation. The other interior spaces use natural ventilation. Due to the angled roof, I have place vents to allow the exhausted air to naturally rise to the higher end of the roof. Here the air can be extracted through the skylights.
This diagram is to show how the natural light enter the interior space through the side windows. The glass walls and doors used for the Office/Study and Nature Gallery have been included to allow more natural light into the interior spaces. The light entering the Library will not be of great risk to the books as this will mainly be daylight and skylight rather than direct sunlight. Drawn in 1:50 This section is taken through the Living Room.
Structural InspirationsI have collected some images to communicate some of the key aspects of my design in relation to the clients' needs. In the interior, I'm designing for there to be a hanging garden within the in Lounge area. This is in reference to Pi's strong connection with religion and nature. I want there to be obvious but gentle presence of spirituality and godliness in the building. This will also be achieved with the large skylights that I'm wanting ti incorporate as well. During the day, the natural sunlight will be a principle contributor to the lighting. during the evening and night views of the night sky and colours from the sunsets and sunrises can be observed.
Between the backgrounds of the Yann Martel and Pi there are many differences but also many similarities. I found in the book that the vitality of Indian culture also emitted through Pi's personality. Yann, although grow up in various countries, was born in Spain. With these foundations of there lives, wanted to include some concepts from these countries into the design. When observing traditional Spanish and Indian architecture, I was able to distinguish a few similarities. These are mainly in the use of archways, pastel colours and rounded windows. However due to Yann's frequent travels I aim to incorporate these aspects subtly and cohesively The Piscine Molitor in Paris, France is also a constant factor between the two clients. Yann enjoyed spending time there in his childhood and Pi is named after the place in the story. I'm thinking of possibly communicating a presence of this building in the design also. From the 3rd design I have decreased the size of the Library by both thinning and shortening it. On the left-hand side of the building, I have added a corridor. Here I plan to line the roof with sky lights and the corridor will be lined with many plants/greenery. I have also reduced the size of the Entrance Hall and brought down the bathroom also lengthening the Kitchen/Dinning Room. Initially, I had not planned on including a bedroom for the author due to his frequent and lengthy travelling, however I have added this also, although smaller than Pi's. between the rooms sits another bathroom. Occupying some of the old Library space is an Office/Study Room. Additionally the Lounge is now elevated by a two step platform.
Before creating my model, I decided to make a few further alterations to the design. but layering the designs using tracing paper, it became simpler to copy out a sketch of the plan and clearly see the adjustments being made. Here I have decided to open up the Lounge/Office space and slightly reduced the Library. This is because I felt the library was too large and I would like more light to flow throughout the building, especially in the Lounge/Office.
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