the foundation is a facility for the built environment + energy research. located in a disused limestone quarry in crich, derbyshire, the project aims to fill the hole left by britain's industrial past.
the subterranean facility provides an archive, research + development department + also a workshop, to encourage advancements within the built environment on bothan academic & practical level. all are situated in a fitting environmentfrom which all that has been constructed has essentially originated from.
through an exploration of cuts in thelandscape, the foundation subtly sits within the quarry, allowing for the scaleof the extraction to be appreciated. underground the building acts as a machine,using input>process>output theories to inform its design decisions, withinfinite possibilities of expansion and future planning, all which demonstratethat the future of design needn’t be up...it could be down
the subterranean facility provides an archive, research + development department + also a workshop, to encourage advancements within the built environment on bothan academic & practical level. all are situated in a fitting environmentfrom which all that has been constructed has essentially originated from.
through an exploration of cuts in thelandscape, the foundation subtly sits within the quarry, allowing for the scaleof the extraction to be appreciated. underground the building acts as a machine,using input>process>output theories to inform its design decisions, withinfinite possibilities of expansion and future planning, all which demonstratethat the future of design needn’t be up...it could be down
main site perspective
site analysis
local + wider context
spatial mechanics : archive>r+d>tool shed
site proposal
parti diagram
tram entrance
void perspective
r+d perspective
trench perspective
tool shed perspective
section : cuts in the landscape
early section idea #1
early section idea #2
excavation of possibility #1
excavation of possibility #2
excavation of possibility #3
excavation of possibility #4
sketchbook work
process model
passage way model
degree show
video...
