Our site for the next two projects is the Herne Hill Velodrome in Herne Hill, South East London.
Detailed site exploration allows us to formulate and develop an appropriate programme with which to absorb ourselves in for the rest of the year. Your site studies should explore and describe not only the physical and material aspects of the site but also the sites historic, literary, social and cultural context.
All the elements necessary for you to construct a viable programme for your proposal are in evidence on the site. It is therefor necessary to survey and map the site as accurately as possible and to document the existing uses and occupation.
For this brief you will produce a set of portfolio sheets that describe the existing conditions found at your chosen site. Orthographic site drawings are conceptually some of the simplest pieces in your portfolio, but it is vital that they are done well; both for the benefit of your design process and to describe your project to others. You should consider each portfolio sheet as a ‘piece’ that is rigorously and thoughtfully constructed. You should carefully consider the size, orientation and quality of paper that you chose to construct your drawing on, the quality, weight and precision of line and how it is rendered, the weight and family of font, the subtle use of colour and how text and photography might be integrated into your composition.
Your work will be appraised on your observational and recording abilities and also on the development of your personal drawing language. Each drawing should show a rigorous engagement with its subject so that your personal reading of the site can be understood by others. You cannot draw everything - be deliberate, critical and self-aware in your choices.
Required outcomes:
1.) A location plan at 1:2000 or 1:1250 showing the site in relation to its immediate context.
2.) A site plan at 1:500 showing your observations of the existing buildings and infrastructure of the site including occupation, circulation and use of the site.
3.) Orthographic plans and elevations at 1:50 of the key buildings and structures on the site.
4.) A portfolio sheet of four to six key images that, for you, exhibits the essence of the site or some fundamental aspect of how the site is experienced.
These four key drawings should influence and inform each other. You should work on each of these outcomes simultaneously and not wait to finish one drawing before starting another.
4.) A portfolio sheet of four to six key images that, for you, exhibits the essence of the site or some fundamental aspect of how the site is experienced.
These four key drawings should influence and inform each other. You should work on each of these outcomes simultaneously and not wait to finish one drawing before starting another.
Key Dates:
week 04 - 07.10.11 - Site visit
week 05 - 11.10.11 - Tutorials
week 05 - 14.10.11 - Exhibition of Project 102 studio furniture models.
week 06 - 18.10.11 - Tutorials
week 06 - 21.10.11 - Tutorials
week 07 - 25.10.11 - Tutorials
week 07 - 28.10.11 - Tutorials
week 08 - 01.11.11 - Tutorials
week 08 - 04.11.11 - Submission of portfolio and process diaries.
week 08 - 01.11.11 - Tutorials
week 08 - 04.11.11 - Submission of portfolio and process diaries.
