Pop up Structures
There are many different types of pop up structures:
Tents
Gazebos
Inflatable domes
sheds
The reason for pop up structures are so that they can be erected and taken down quick and easy to transport them from place to place or in the case of a shed its quick and easy structure but typically suited to one place.
Tents
Gazebos
Inflatable domes
sheds
The reason for pop up structures are so that they can be erected and taken down quick and easy to transport them from place to place or in the case of a shed its quick and easy structure but typically suited to one place.
Research
Firstly I started looking into structures that are easy to take around and are easy to to put up.
After looking at these I decided to start focusing more on advertising tents, as this is the type of thing that is the purpose of this structure. There tend not to be a lot of wooden examples, they are mostly pop up style gazebos and inflatable domes etc.
But the same principle can be designed in a way so that it could be made of timber. The one from the picture above that catches my eye is the tee pee tent.
BUILDINGS THAT INFLUENCE MY DESIGN
The serpentine gallery by Zaha Hadid helped with my ideas for the wire mesh design I started making at the beginning of the project.
This style of architecture is modern and I think it will fit in with my aspirations of fitting to a student location as i think it will draw peoples attention to check out whats inside.
The only problem is the transportation side of the quick and easy pop up architecture.
The only problem is the transportation side of the quick and easy pop up architecture.
Timber pavilion
The designs and following structure are from the Embassy for Refugees pavilion in South Bank, London during Refugee Week 2013.
The temporary structures are experimental timber pavilions that combines are, architecture, innovative design and socially engaged practive.
The temporary structures are experimental timber pavilions that combines are, architecture, innovative design and socially engaged practive.
This is exactly what I was looking for and it shows a way that i am able to overcome the design problem with the serpentine gallery i looked at previously. It is an intriguing space and looks eye catching.
Wooden structures
To gather more information on finding ideas and ways of making a structure 'pop up' I researched google images and looked at different designs and how I could apply some of these designs to my idea.
National Assembly of wales
This building in Cardiff Bay, is the assembly of Wales. I find this an amazing structure, when walking down the bay it gives the skyline a huge presents. It is a unique building with all wood roof which looks like its floating in mid air as its resting on glass blow.
Graffiti
Since deciding what my structure will exhibit, a graffiti exhibition. I decided to look at famous artists and where they tend to do much of their work. Also to look at where graffiti is mostly done and why?
Tunels
All these tunnels above are used for walkways under roads or through buildings. I started looking at various shapes of tunnels and how they are seen. They are normally straight and dark, typically lighted either at the ends of the tunnel or by artificial lighting.
Royal Ballet School Bridge
This Bridge in London for the Royal Ballet School heavily influenced me in the way that a bridge could be more than just a connection between two things. I researched this after my first design for my structure, as my first design had similar features.
So I took this principle and tried to apply it too a tunnel, although my design wont actually be a tunnel but it will imitate the sense of a tunnel.
So I took this principle and tried to apply it too a tunnel, although my design wont actually be a tunnel but it will imitate the sense of a tunnel.
Open spaces
To make my structure feel more open I researched on how to give the effect that the structure has boundaries without even having them limitations. So I started looking at open spaced structures like the ones above. The space can be defined without having walls, you can tell where the structure starts and ends.
Copalita school mexico
This project, however, designed by Mexico City-based 128A Architecture & Urban Design, is part of a regional strategy that seeks to readdress this balance, by providing key community nodes that sit among the numerous tourist developments in the Mexican resort of Huatulco.
Located on a triangular site built around an existing natural garden, the project encompasses a civic centre spread over three public buildings - a primary school, a kindergarten and a chapel - that together, create and define a shared public space for community and recreational use. Unified in their material expression, the buildings employ rammed-earth construction techniques and windows of unglazed ceramic lattice work, which allow plenty of natural light and ventilation.
The subtle stratification of tapering earth walls gives form to the painstaking craft employed by the team of builders, framed in fine concrete plinths, caps and columns, and resonant with the grain of the timber soffits. These warm, timber-clad surfaces extend out to form generous cantilevered eaves that bring additional shade and shelter to the buildings, and allow each structure greater command of adjacent open spaces.
Located on a triangular site built around an existing natural garden, the project encompasses a civic centre spread over three public buildings - a primary school, a kindergarten and a chapel - that together, create and define a shared public space for community and recreational use. Unified in their material expression, the buildings employ rammed-earth construction techniques and windows of unglazed ceramic lattice work, which allow plenty of natural light and ventilation.
The subtle stratification of tapering earth walls gives form to the painstaking craft employed by the team of builders, framed in fine concrete plinths, caps and columns, and resonant with the grain of the timber soffits. These warm, timber-clad surfaces extend out to form generous cantilevered eaves that bring additional shade and shelter to the buildings, and allow each structure greater command of adjacent open spaces.
The Cineroleum - Assemble Studio
Assemble Studio transformed an abandoned petrol station into a hand-built cinema. The forecourt is enclosed by a raising curtain connected to the floor which can separate the interior temporarily from the outside world while films are being screened. Reclaimed materials were turned into interior details based on “cinema’s golden age”. The Cineroleum “simultaneously contained a private experience within the auditorium and became a spectacle on the street to passers by. At the end of the film the curtain would rise, ending the audience’s suspension of disbelief and extending the experience within the cinema into the street.”
Folly for a Flyover - Assemble Studio
This 9 week temporary project shows what can be done with a disused motorway under croft by turning an unwelcoming space into an area locals and visitors could enjoy. Folly for a Flyover used ideas of the sites past to create a building trapped under the motorway between the East and Westbound lanes. The building was able to host a variety of events from cafes and workshops to cinema and performances. The folly was hand built and when the initial project was over the materials were reused as play and planting facilities for a local primary school.
The Filling Station - Carmody Groarke
A derelict petrol station in Kings Cross was converted into a temporary restaurant overlooking the canal with an outside space for public events. This project reuses the existing building and forecourt while a fiberglass wall intervenes through the site and separates the usable spaces from the nearby busy roads. Rather than focusing on making the most possible space, the architect aimed to create attractive spaces which are attractive and comfortable to inhabit. The materials used to construct the dividing walls are able to be reused at the end of the project.