IDR RepoRt 1 & 2
By RichaRd Laycock - c3207889 - MaRch 2
ContentsREPoRT 1: dESiGN aNd TEchNoLoGy
1. a PERSoNaL PoSiTioN – iNTRoducTioN..........................................................07
2. ThE dESiGN STudio coNTExT........................................................................11
3. ThE dESiGN ThESiS........................................................................................15
4. TEchNicaL aNd TEchNoLoGicaL quESTioNS....................................................27
5. FuRThER dEvELoPMENT..................................................................................33
REPoRT 2: MaNaGEMENT aNd LaW
1. PLaNNiNG iSSuES............................................................................................41
2. dEvELoPMENT aPPRaiSaL ScENaRio..................................................................47
3. PRocuREMENT & RiSk.....................................................................................53
4. aRchiTEcTuRaL PRacTicE................................................................................57
5. PRoFESSioNaL REFLEcTioN...............................................................................61
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RepoRt - 1 DesIgn & teChnology
1. A peRsonAl posItIon – IntRoDuCtIon
aS STudENTS oF aRchiTEcTuRE WE havE BEEN GivEN aN oPPoRTuNiTy To REThiNk SiTuaTioNS aNd REdESiGN ThE WoRLd aRouNd uS iN ThE hoPE oF iMPRovEMENT oR ENRichMENT To PEoPLE’S LivES.
ThE aRchiTEcTuRaL WoRLd iS oNE oF RiGidiTy, a coNGLoMERaTioN oF TRiEd aNd TESTEd MyThoLoGiES Which FoRM PaRT oF iTS aSSEMBLy. WiThiN ThiS iNFoRMEd REaSoNiNG oF vEcToR aNd RESPoNSE ThERE LiES a FaST PacEd
EvoLuTioN oF coMPuTaTioNaL SiMuLaTioN REady To BE uNLEaShEd.
ThRouGh ThE uSE oF coMPuTaTioNaL BaSEd PhySicS SoFTWaRE, ThE aRchiTEcTuRaL WoRLd WiLL BEcoME oNE oF iMPRovEd STRucTuRaL FoRMS MadE LiGhTER ThRouGh ThE uSE oF advaNcEd coMPoSiTES WiTh ThE addiTioN oF
SELEcTivE dEPoSiTioN ModELLiNG cREaTiNG vaRyiNG dENSiTiES Much LikE ouR oWN BodiES.
iMaGiNE a BuiLdiNG cREaTEd iN coMPoNENTS uSiNG a 3d PRiNTER WiTh ELEMENTS oF caLciFiEd STRucTuRE RaPPEd iN SoFTER TiSSuE Which acTS iN BoTh TENSioN aNd coMPRESSioN aLL NEaTLy WRaPPEd iNSidE a WaTERPRooF SkiN.
i WELcoME you To ThE FuTuRE oF aRchiTEcTuRE.
ThE dESiGN STudio coNTExT iS To chaLLENGE ThE Way WE uSE iNFoRMaTioN To PRoducE BuiLdiNG FoRMS Which RESPoNd To BoTh ENviRoNMENT coNdiTioNS aNd cREaTE aN iNTERvENTioN ThaT iMPRovES ThE ovERaLL SENSE oF
PLacE. To cREaTE aN ENTiTy Which haS a SyMBioTic RELaTioNShiP WiTh ThE SPacE iT iNhaBiTS.
2. the DesIgn stuDIo Context
aS a STudENT oF aRchiTEcTuRE PoSiTioNEd WiThiN ThE aBSTRacT MachiNES STudio i havE had ThE PRiviLEGE oF LEaRNiNG aBouT ThE MEchaNiSMS ThaT dRivE aRchiTEcTuRE. MoRE So aBouT ThE SySTEMaTic Way WE PRo-
GRaM ThESE MEchaNiSMS To cREaTE REaL TiME FEEdBack. diGiTaL SiMuLaTioN BEcoMES ThE TooL WE uSE aS a Way oF PRocESSiNG ThE SiTE coNdiTioNS oN ThESE coMPLEx FoRMS.
WhaT WE TERM ScRiPTiNG WiThiN ThE FiELd oF aRchiTEcTuRE oFFERS uS ThE oPPoRTuNiTy To cREaTE ouR oWN TooLS. EMaNciPaTEd FRoM TRadiTioNaL SoFTWaRE, ScRiPTiNG GivES ThE PoWER Back To ThE dESiGNER. oNE caN MaNiPuLaTE ThE FoRM ThRouGhouT ThE dESiGN aS a STEP By STEP WhEREBy aT No PoiNT iS iT To LaTE To EdiT ThE
dESiGN. aS a STudENT oF ThE aBSTRacT MachiNES STudio i havE BEEN iNFLuENcEd To do juST ThaT.
NEW NEW yoRk – iNhaBiTiNG uP-cycLEd WaSTE STREaMS. My ThESES PRojEcT BRiNGS ToGEThER a NuMBER oF iNNovaTivE MaTERiaL SEPaRaTioN TEchNoLoGiES aNd chaL-
LENGES ThE cuRRENT SySTEMS oF hoW WE dEaL WiTh WaSTE iN ThE hoPE oF ExTRacTiNG vaLuaBLE RESouRcE FRoM ouR WaSTE To PRoducE BuiLdiNG MaTERiaLS.
3. the DesIgn thesIs
BuIlDIng pRogRAmThE BuiLdiNGS iS a RESPoNSE To ThE cRiTicaL iSSuES GENERaTEd By ThE Way WaSTE iS cuR-RENTLy BEiNG dEaLT WiTh aNd SEEkS To REvoLuTioNizE ThE Way WE PRocESS WaSTE.
WASTE
AUTOMATED SEPARATING MACHINE
PLASTICSBIOMASSMETALS
INSTANT PR0FIT SOLID LIQUID
SOLD SEPARATED
METHANE EXTRACTED
SEPARATED ADDITIVE
BUILDING MATERIALS
diaGRaM ShoWS a FLoW chaRT MaPPiNG ThE PRocEduRES iNvoLvEd iN PRocESSiNG WaSTE.
FACtoRy BIologICAl wAste BIo-DIgestIon
wAste In
soRt pRoCess
soRteD wAste out
methAne
leAChAtes
Compost
monItoReD
diaGRaM ShoWS a FLoW chaRT MaPPiNG ThE coNNEcTioNS diFFERENT SySTEMS NEEd
system Flow ChARt
ThE ThESiS dEvELoPS a SERiES oF TEchToNic ExPLoRaTioNS Which chaNGE ThE WayS oF PRoduciNG BuiLdiNG MaTERiaLS FRoM ThE uP-cycLEd WaSTE MaTERiaL Which caN BE 3d PRiNTEd iN coMPoNENTS
ThE ENd RESuLT WouLd BE a SERiES oF iNTERvENTioNS ThRouGhouT NEW yoRk uSiNG oNLy WaSTE aS a FEEd. ThE coMPoNENTS WouLd BE dESiGN aNd PRiNTEd iN PaRTS aNd BRouGhT ToGEThER To FoRM ThE WhoLE.
ThE PRoBLEMS:-Nyc haS a PoPuLaTioN oF ovER 3.2 MiLLioN PEoPLE. ThE ToTaL voLuME oF WaSTE PRoducEd EvERy day By
iNdividuaLS & PRivaTE coMPaNiES iS 36,000 ToNS. ThiS iS EquivaLENT To aN EMPiRE STaTE BuiLdiNG iN voLuME oF WaSTE EvERy day.
ThiS WaSTE iS TRaNSFERREd To oNE oF 11 LocaL MaRiNE TRaNSFER STaTioN (MTS) PoSiTioN By WaTER WhEREBy iT iS coMPRESSEd aNd SENT To LaNdFiLL. aLL LaNdFiLLS aRE ouT oF STaTE aS ThE LocaL LaNdFiLL haS REachEd
caPaciTy.i SEE WaSTE aNd MiSuSE iN ThE FoRM oF MaTERiaLS Which i caN oNLy dEScRiBE aS NaRciSSiSTic. ThiS iS NoT By a FEW, ThiS aTTiTudE iS WidESPREad. aWay iS NEvER GoNE, iT iS SiMPLy MovEd ELSEWhERE BuT Today ELSEWhERE iS
EvERyWhERE.
01. MN - WEST 135Th STREET
02. MN - EaST 91ST STREET 03. MN - WEST 59Th STREET
04. MN - GaNSEvooRT
05. Bx - SouTh BRoNx
06. qN - NoRTh ShoRE
07. Bk - GREENPoiNT
08. Bk - haMiLToN avENuE
09. Bk - SouThWEST BRookyLN
10. Si - FRESh kiLLS
ThE cuRRENT SySTEM oF dEaLiNG WiTh WaSTE doES NoT WoRk
ThE GovERNMENT iS PRoPoSiNG a NEW MTS Which oPERaTES uNdER aN ouT oF daTE SySTEM FuRThERMoRE ThiS NEW dESiGN iS PoSiTioNEd WiTh ToTaL diSREGaRd FoR ThE PEoPLE Who LivE iN ThE viciNiTy.
ThE aRchiTEcTuRaL SySTEMS iN PLacE Which dEaL WiTh WaSTE aRE ENGiNEEREd SySTEMS aNd do NoT coNSid-ER PEoPLE, ENviRoNMENT oR SENSE oF PLacE. ThEy REMaiN diScoNNEcTEd FRoM ThE ENviRoNMENT ThEy aiM To
REMEdiaTE.
ThE RaMP ThaT LEadS To ThE MTS cuTS ThE a SPoRT aNd FiTNESS cENTRE GRouNdS iN TWo. So iN addi-TioN To ThE NoiSE aNd PoLLuTioN ThE ESTiMaTEd 200 TRuckS ThaT WiLL dELivER GaRBaGE To ThE MTS
EvERy day WiLL GENERaTE, LocaLS FEaR FoR ThE chiLdREN’S SaFETy.
My ThESiS PRojEcT iS To TakE WaSTE Which WE ThRoW aWay aNd REcycLE iT iNSidE a BuiLdiNG coNSTRucTEd ENTiRELy FRoM uP-cycLEd WaSTE STREaMS.
My viSioN iS To cREaTE a LiFE SizE 3d PRiNTEd aRchiTEcTuRE ThaT uTiLiSES ThE TENSiLE aNd coMPRESSivE STRENGThS oF advaNcEd PoLyMER coMPoSiTE MaTERiaL To iTS advaNTaGE, MaRRiEd WiTh iTS FoRM To PRoducE
aN aRchiTEcTuRaL STyLE ThaT ShELTERS uS FRoM ThE ELEMENTS uNTiL a TiME iT iS No LoNGER NEEdEd aT Which PoiNT iT caN BE BRokEN doWN aNd REuSEd aS aNoThER FoRM WiTh LiTTLE oR No LoSS oF MaTERiaL iN ThE PRo-
cESS.
WaSTE iS NoT juST SoMEThiNG WE BuRy, iT BEcoMES aN aRchiTEcTuRaL STyLE WE caN cELEBRaTE.
i SEE coMPoSiTE MaTERiaLS havE coME a LoNG Way SiNcE ThEiR diScovERy iN ThE 1800’S hoWEvER a PRaGMaTic Way oF REcycLiNG oR EvEN REuSiNG ThESE coMPLExLy coMBiNEd ELEMENTS kNoWN aS WaSTE haS yET To EMERGE
oN a GRaNd ScaLE.
Today ThE FuTuRE hoLdS advaNcEd PoLyMER coMPoSiTES iN hiGh REGaRd WiTh ThE iNTRoducTioN oF MaiN-STREaM 3d PRiNTERS aNd RaPid PRoToTyPiNG MachiNES.
ThE TEchNiquES oF addiTivE ModELLiNG SoFTWaRE uTiLiSE SLicER PRoGRaMS Which TakE 3 diMENSioNaL oBjEcTS aNd SLicE ThEM iN To ThiN LayERS Which caN ThEN BE PRiNTEd LayER By LayER uSiNG aN aRRay oF MaTERiaLS To
PRoducE a 3 diMENSioNaL oBjEcT.PhySicS SiMuLaTioN caN BE uSEd To TEST FoR aREaS oF ThE STRucTuRE ThaT NEEdS To BE REiNFoRcEd.
FoRM aNd SuRFacE EquiLiBRiuM caN BE REach ThRouGh FuRThER PhySicS SiMuLaTioNS cREaTiNG a SySTEM caPa-BLE oF SuPPoRTiNG iTS oWN WEiGhT.
4. teChnICAl & teChnologICAl QuestIons
ThE TEchNoLoGicaL REquiREMENTS oF ThE dESiGN uTiLiSE LaRGE ScaLE 3d PRiNTiNG Which REquiRES coMPLEx diGiTaL ModELS To BE PRoducEd Which caN ThEN BE dEcoMPoSEd iN To LayERS By ThE SoFTWaRE Which ThEN
coMMuNicaTE To ThE MachiNE (3d PRiNTER) ThE LayER iNFoRMaTioN WiTh MaTERiaL aNd dENSiTy REquiREMENTS.
ThE STRucTuRaL SySTEM REquiRES coMPLEx ModELS To BE diGiTaLLy SiMuLaTEd uSiNG PhySicS BaSEd
ModELLiNG caPaBLE oF coMPuTiNG ThE aREa oF MoST STRESS aNd EquaLLy caPaBLE oF REBuiLdiNG ThE diGiTaL
SuRFacE To cREaTE a SuRFacE Which caN uLTiMaTELy REach EquiLiBRiuM.
FuRThER diGiTaL SiMuLaTioN TooLS WERE cREaTEd Which uNiquELy TakE aNy iNdividuaL SuRFacE aNd dividE ThE Said SuRFacE iN To a SERiES oF 3d PRiNTaBLE PaNELS - ThE 3d PaRaMETRic BRick.
ThE coNSTRucTioNaL SySTEMS iN PLacE aLLoW ThE PaNELS To ThEN By PoSiTioN iN PLacE aNd ThE MiNiMaL SuR-FacE caN BE coNSTRucTEd uSiNG a SiMiLaR SySTEM To iGLooS WhEREBy zERo FoRM WoRk iS REquiREd.
aS aN aRchiTEcT iT iS Good To uNdERSTaNd ThE MaTERiaL WiTh Which you aRE aPPLyiNG To cREaTE ThE STRuc-TuRaL SySTEMS & PRoTEcTivE WaTERPRooF SkiN. hoWEvER ThE iNvENTioN oF Such MaTERiaL iS FaR BEyoNd ThE
LiMiTaTioN oF aN aRchiTEcT.
5. FuRtheR Development
FoRTuNaTELy, Much RESEaRch haS TakEN PLacE By MaTERiaL SciENTiSTS WiTh REGaRdS To MaTERiaL SciENcE aNd advaNcEd PoLyMER coMPoSiTES. iF aLLoWEd To coNTiNuE My iNvESTiGaTioN i WouLd FEEL coMPELLEd To uN-dERSTaNd WhaT ThE coMPRESSivE aNd TENSiLE LiMiTaTioNS aRE FRoM uSiNG aNy NuMBER oF ThESE advaNcEd
coMPoSiTE MaTERiaLS. NExT i MiGhT coNSidER SiMuLaTiNG ThE PhySicS BEhiNd ThE MaTERiaLiTy ThRouGh ThE uSE oF coMPuTaTioNaL SySTEMS WiTh ThE hoPE oF FuRThER REFiNiNG ThE STRucTuRaL SySTEM.
ThE coNSTRucTioN oF a diy 3d PRiNTER haS ENaBLEd ME To PuSh My dESiGN FuRThER aNd uNdERSTaNd ThE LiMiTaTioN oF ThE PRiNTER WiTh REGaRdS To dETaiLiNG aNd PoSiTioN ThE PaNELS To PRiNT accuRaTELy.
FuRThERMoRE, iF BoTh TiME aNd MoNEy WERE No iSSuE i WouLd FEEL coMPELLEd To coNSTRucT a LaRGER 3d PRiNTER iN ThE hoPE oF REPRoduciNG a LiFE SizE ModEL WiTh ThE iNTENSioN oF REaLiSiNG ThE SySTEM i havE
dEvELoPEd.
uLTiMaTELy cREaTiNG a REcycLaBLE aNd RE-MouLdaBLE 3d PRiNTaBLE STRucTuRaL SySTEM WouLd BE a SoMEThiNG ThaT WouLd BENEFiT aLL PaRTiE.
RepoRt - 2 mAnAgement AnD lAw
IntRoDuCtIon NEW NEW yoRk – iNhaBiTiNG uP-cycLEd WaSTE STREaMS.
ThE ThESiS LookS aT cREaTiNG SySTEMaTic WayS oF ExTRacTiNG vaLuaBLE RESouRcE FRoM ouR WaSTE To PRo-duciNG a BuiLdiNG MaTERiaL FRoM ThE uP-cycLEd WaSTE MaTERiaL. iNiTiaLLy coMBiNiNG iNNovaTivE MaTERiaL
SEPaRaTioN TEchNoLoGiES aNd FuNdaMENTaLLy chaLLENGiNG ThE cuRRENT SySTEMS oF hoW WE dEaL WiTh WaSTE To cREaTiNG a WhoLE NEW SySTEM oF dESiGNiNG ThE BuiLT ENviRoNMENT.
1. – plAnnIng Issues
PLaNNiNG WouLd RaiSE SEvERaL iSSuES:-
ThE ThESiS FocuSES oN ThE REGENERaTioN oF aN uRBaN ENviRoNMENT ThRouGh ThE uSE oF aN uPcycLiNG cEN-TRE Which couLd PoTENTiaLLy PRoducE duST PaRTicLES, odouRS aNd NoiSE PoLLuTioN WiThiN ThE NEiGhBouR-
iNG coMMuNiTy.
ThE ciTy iS STudyiNG aiR PoLLuTaNTS ThaT May coNTRiBuTE To NEiGhBouRhood hEaLTh PRoBLEMS. aS PaRT oF ThE STudy, ThE ciTy haS iNSTaLLEd aiR SaMPLiNG dEvicES 10 To 12 FEET oFF ThE GRouNd oN STREETLiGhT, SiGNaL aNd uTiLiTy PoLES. ThE dEvicES aRE 2 FT By 1 FT BoxES WiTh TuBES STickiNG ouT aNd a STickER idENTiFyiNG ThEM
aS PRoPERTy oF ThE Nyc dEPaRTMENT oF hEaLTh aNd MENTaL hyGiENE. So MEETiNG ThE SPEciFic REquiRE-MENTS oF ThE ciTy iS ESSENTiaL.
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oRiENTaTioN
FoR ThiS REaSoN ThE ELEMENTS oF ThE BuiLdiNG ThaT couLd PoTENTiaLLy cauSE NoiSE, odouR aNd duST havE BEEN ENcLoSEd aNd vENTiNG occuR ThRouGh ThE EaST SidE oF ThE dEvELoPMENT. iN ESSENcE ThE BuiLdiNG
iTSELF iS a BaRRiER To ThESE coNdiTioNS aNd ThE NaTuRaLLy PREvaiLiNG WiNdS REducE ThE RiSk FuRThER By PuLL-iNG aWay ThESE NEGaTivE coNdiTioNS FRoM ThE PEdESTRiaN aREaS.
ThE ScaLE aNd PoSiTioN oF ThE Said BuiLdiNG haS BEEN dERivEd FRoM a SERiES oF SiTE PaRaMETER FRoM accESS RouTES oNE NEEdS To cREaTE aNd ThE oRiENTaTioN oF ThE Road. ThiS couPLEd WiTh SPaNNiNG diSTaNcES havE
GivEN ThE haBiTaBLE uP-cycLEd cENTRE iTS FoRM.
aESThETicS
ThE BuiLdiNG WiLL BE coNcEaLEd uNdERNEaTh a STRucTuRaLLy acTivE FLoWiNG RooF Which douBLES uP aS a PaRk aBovE aNd BRidGE ovER FdR dRivE (6 LaNE caRRiaGEWay) cREaTiNG a coNNEcTioN & GREEN LiNk FRoM
ThE ciTy To ThE SEa. ThE RooF acTS aS a PRoTEcTivE BaRRiER BETWEEN ThE PRocESSiNG oF WaSTE aNd ThE PuBLic aREaS aBovE, yET coNcEaLS ThE MajoR Road NETWoRk WiThouT REMoviNG iTS FuNcTioNaLiTy. dESiRE LiNES ThRouGh ThE SiTE
cREaTE a NaTuRaL SPacE Which LookS MouLdEd NoT By MaN, BuT By NaTuRE iTSELF.
MaTERiaL SELEcTioN
ThE SPEciFic MaTERiaLS Which aRE To BE uSEd FoR ThE STRucTuRaL SoLuTioN havE BEEN choSEN SPEciFicaLLy FoR ThEiR uNiquE PRoPERTiES To kEEP ThE BuiLdiNG SaFE, WhiLST PRovidiNG aN aESThETic Which iS BoTh coMPLiMEN-
TaRy aNd uLTiMaTELy SuSTaiNaBLE FoR ThE ENviRoNMENT.
3MM hEaT RESiSTaNT acM
25MM hiGh TENSiLE acM
iNTENaL iNFiLL uSiNG LoW dENSiTy hExa-GoN LaTTicE hiGh TENSiLE acM
ovERShadoWiNG & hEiGhT
aLThouGh ThE ScaLE oF ThE SySTEM iN TERMS oF ToTaL FooTPRiNT MakE ThiS iNTERvENTioN aPPEaR quiET LaRGE aNd ThE FoRM REachES hEiGhTS oF 20 METERS aT iTS TaLLEST PoiNT ThE BuiLdiNG SySTEM aNd iTS SLoPiNG RooF GivE ThiS BuiLdiNG a SEaMLESSLy coNNEcTioN To ThE cuRRENT GREEN SPacE BEcauSE ThE dESiGN oF ThE iNTER-
vENTioN iS LoWEST WhERE iT iS cLoSEST To NEiGhBouRiNG BuiLdiNGS.
2. – Development AppRAIsAl sCenARIo
• WhatistheBusinessCase.Risks,BenefitsDefRayeDBetWeenpaRtiesinvolveD?
ThE BuSiNESS caSE WouLd havE a NuMBER oF PaRTiES iNvoLvEd. ThE dEvELoPMENT TEaM WouLd havE MoRE iN coMMoN WiTh ThE auToMoTivE iNduSTRy ThaN ThE BuiLdiNG iNduSTRy duE To iTS auToMoTivE PaNEL dESiGN
PRocESS via 3d PRiNTiNG aNd dETaiLEd SchEMaTic PRoducTioN ENTiRELy ThRouGh coMPuTaTioNaL SySTEM.
ThiS WouLd coME WiTh RiSkS & BENEFiTS To aLL PaRTiES. ThE TiMEScaLE oF ThE PRoducTioN oF ThE Said PaNELS WouLd BE diREcTLy LiNkS To ThE coMPLETioN daTE aNd So iF ThE MachiNERy had SET BackS ThEN ThE coNTRac-
ToR iN chaRGE oF iNSTaLLaTioN WouLd aLSo FaiL To MEET ThE coMPLETioN daTE.
• inyouRpRopositionhoWDoyoutakepossessionofthelanD(oWneRship)?
LaNd oWNERShiP iS cuRRENTLy hELd By ThE STaTE. ThE LaNd WaS PREviouSLy uSE aS a MaRiNE TRaNSFER STa-TioN FoR ThE diSTRiBuTioN oF MuNiciPaL WaSTE FRoM MaNhaTTaN To LaNdFiLL via BaRGE. iTS PoSiTioN WaS
LaRGELy iNFLuENcE By ThE RaNGE aNd ExTENT oF ThE WaTERWayS.
BEcauSE a chaNGE oF LaNd uSE iS NoT REquiREd, ThE LaNd WiLL BE LEaSEd oN a LoNG TERM BaSiS To ThE coM-PaNy Who iN-TuRN WiLL BE BackEd By aN iNvESToR.
• WhatoRganisation(ieClient-eginstitutionBeCauseitsReseaRChoRaCommunity)WoulDDevel-opyouRpRoposalanDWhy?
ThE ExPERiMENTaL coNSTRucTioN RESEaRch WouLd LikELy BE a RESEaRch aNd dEvELoPMENT TEaM Which May BE PaRT oF a uNivERSiTy. ThE dESiGN iTSELF WouLd BE coNcEPTuaLiSEd By aN ENGiNEER, oR dESiGNER Such aS a Phd STudENT LEd TEaM – Who RESEaRch aNd dEvELoP coMPoNENTS WiTh a SPEciFic iNTEREST aNd kNoWLEdGE
oF advaNcEd MaTERiaLS aNd SPEciaLiSE iN SELEcTivE MaTERiaL dEPoSiTioN (3d PRiNTiNG) oN a LaRGE ScaLE. ThEy May aLSo BE REquiREd To oRGaNiSE ThE dESiGN uP To a cERTaiN STaGE.
• hoWisyouRpRojeCtfunDeDanDWhy?
ThE PRojEcT WouLd BE FuNdEd By aN iNiTiaL RESEaRch iNvESTMENT Which May coME FRoM a PRivaTE iNTEREST, SoMEoNE WiTh TiES To ThE uNivERSiTy WiTh aN iNTEREST iN ExPERiMENTaL coNSTRucTioN.
ThE PRojEcT WouLd BE iSSuEd By ThE STaTE BuT FuNdEd By iNvESToRS iNTERESTiNG iN SELEcTivE dEPoSiTioN Mod-ELLiNG. ThiS dEvELoPMENT couLd havE SuBSidiaRy PoRTioNS FuNdEd By ThE STaTE aS ThiS iS a BENEFiciaL dEvEL-oPMENT. GENERaTiNG a SyNERGiSTic SySTEM Which iS caPaBLE oF ExPaNdiNG aNd FEEdiNG oFF WaSTE MaTERiaL Which couLd SavE PoTENTiaLLy 2.7 BiLLioN doLLaRS Which iS ThE cuRRENT FiGuRE Nyc SPENdS diSPoSiNG oF
WaSTE EvERy yEaR. ThiS couPLEd WiTh ThE aBiLiTy To GENERaTE NEW LaNd FRoM aN oThERWiSE LaNd coNSuMiNG ENTiTy iS iN iTSELF a PRoFiTaBLE ScENaRio aNd LucRaTivE iNvESTMENT.
FuRThERMoRE ThE oNGoiNG RuNNiNG oF ThE WaSTE SEPaRaTioN SySTEM WouLd GENERaTE aN iNcoME aNd aNy MaiNTENaNcE WouLd BE Paid FoR By ThE iNcoME oF ThE SySTEM iTSELF.
3. – pRoCuRement & RIsk
• WhoBuilDsitanDWhy(eglaRgeContRaCtoR/ReseaRChspeCialistsetC)?
ThE PRojEcT TEaM WouLd coNSiST oF a NuMBER oF SPEciaLiST BRaNchES NoT uSuaLLy FouNd iN ThE SaME SPE-ciaLiST FiELd. FiRSTLy i SEE ThiS PaRTicuLaR dEvELoPMENT BEiNG coNSTRucTEd By a SPEciaLiST’S coNTRacToR WiTh
aN uNdERSTaNdiNG oF PoLyMER coMPoSiTE MaTERiaLS FoR ExaMPLE ‘GuRiT’ a LEadiNG GLoBaL MaNuFacTuRER aNd SuPPLiER oF coMPoSiTE MaTERiaLS, ENGiNEERiNG, TooLiNG, PaRTS aNd SySTEMS WouLd BE aN idEaL choicE aS
ThEy havE kNoWLEdGE aNd TiES To SPEciaLiST SuB-coNTRacToRS.
ThE TEaM WouLd BE BackEd By a STRucTuRaL ENGiNEERiNG TEaM FiRST Who havE ThE PoTENTiaL To dEaL WiTh coMPLEx PhySicS BaSEd SiMuLaTioNS aNd ThE aBiLiTy To TEST aNd PRoToTyPE coMPuTaTioNaL ModELS iN houSE.aS a FRoNT To ThE PhySicaL PRoducTioN oPERaTioN SidE oF ThiS WouLd SiT a 3d PRiNTiNG coMPaNy WiTh ca-
PaBiLiTiES iN advaNcEd MaTERiaL dEPoSiTioN oN a LaRGE ScaLE WiTh RooM FoR ExPaNSioN iN To a WidER MaRkET.
• DisCussthekeyConstRuCtionalRisksassoCiateDWithyouRsCheme(egBuilDinginaDenseaRea,uNFaMiLiaR couNTRy, WaTER, ModuLE SizES, uNSkiLLEd LaBouR)
ThE kEy RiSkS oF ThE dEvELoPMENT WouLd BE SuPPoRTiNG ThE STRucTuRE aS iT iS coNSTRucTEd ovER a 6 LaNE hiGhWay (FdR dRivE) WhiLST dELivERiNG aN uNiNTERRuPTEd SERvicE ThRouGhouT ThE coNSTRucTioN. FuNda-MENTaLLy ThiS cauSES SERiouS iSSuES WiTh REGaRdS To hEaLTh aNd SaFETy aS ThE PoSSiBLE oF ThiNGS FaLLiNG oN
To ThE Road WouLd BE uNaccEPTaBLE.
ThiS PRoBLEM iS ovERcoME By ThE cLoSiNG oF FdR dRivE ovER a SiNGLE NiGhT To dEMoLiSh ThE ExiSTiNG MTS aNd accESS BRidGE aNd uSiNG ThE ExiSTiNG coLuMN FooTiNG aS a NEW FooTiNGS FoR ThE NEW dEvELoPMENT –
FuRThER dEvELoPMENT WiLL occuR oFF SiTE aNd WiLL BE PoSiTioNEd iN PLacE via cRaNE.ThE dESiGN EMPLoyS a STRucTuRaLLy acTivE 3d PRiNTEd SySTEM aNd ThuS REquiRES zERo FoRMWoRk aS ThE
SySTEM iS WhEN iN PoSiTioN, SELF SuPPoRTiNG.
4. – ARChIteCtuRAl pRACtICe
• aRChiteCtuRalseRviCes,2013planofWoRk,offiCeResouRCing,inDemnity,fees.
ThE PaRTicuLaR aREa oF RiSk MiGhT BE MaiNTENaNcE oF ThE PaNELLiNG SySTEM oR PoSSiBLE REMovaL oF a SEc-TioN oF ThE SySTEM Which WouLd REquiRE accESS FRoM uNdERNEaTh oR a SPEciFic RETRiEvaL PRoGRaM iNTE-
GRaTEd iN To ThE dESiGN To REMovE PaNELS FRoM aBovE.cdM REGuLaTioN 7.1 STaTES - FoLLoW ThE RuLES WhERE ThE RuLES havE BEEN dESiGNEd FoR a SPEciFic PuR-
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SPEciaLiST dESiGN By SPEciaLiST SuBcoNTRacToRS iNcLudiNG ThE iNTEGRaTioN oF MaiNTENaNcE PRocEduRES
FoR ThiS REaSoN a hEaLTh & SaFETy MaiNTENaNcE PRocEduRE WiLL BE dESiGNEd aNd avaiLaBLE To aNyoNE uN-dERTakiNG ThE MaiNTENaNcE WoRk. ThiS WouLd BE SiGNEd-oFF oF PERFoRMaNcE SPEciFiEd WoRk By ThE LEad dESiGNER aNd oThER dESiGNERS aS SET ouT iN dESiGN RESPoNSiBiLiTy docuMENT aNd aLL MaiNTENaNcE iNFoR-
MaTioN couLd BE FoR uSE oN FuTuRE PRojEcTS.
5. – pRoFessIonAl ReFleCtIonaS a STudENT oF aRchiTEcTuRE STaRTiNG ouT iN My caREER i MuST coNSidER ThE PRacTicaL SkiLLS i havE GaiNEd
aNd ThE oPPoRTuNiTy To LEaRN aBouT MySELF, My iNTERESTS aNd My SPEciFic SkiLL SET. ThE aRchiTEcTuRaL WoRLd iTSELF SEEMS a FaR cRy FRoM WhERE i FEEL My SkiLLS caN TakE ME, i aM a PRoBLEM SoLvER, a dESiGNER, aN
iNvENToR oF SySTEMS......
iF i coNSidER ThE PRacTicaL aPPLicaTioN oF ThE SySTEM i havE dEvELoPEd aT a MaSTERS LEvEL, iT iS FuNdaMEN-TaLLy a SySTEM Which couLd BE uSEd aNd dEvELoPEd oN aNy SMaLL oR LaRGE ScaLE cuSToM BESPokE dESiGN. ThE SySTEM WouLd oNLy NEEd a LaRGE a FRaME WiTh a FEW STEPPER MoToRS aNd SoME WaSTE MaTERiaLS To
cREaTE REaL BuiLdiNG ScaLEd iNTERvENTioNS.
NoW LET’S coMBiNEd ThE EvER iNcREaSiNG TooL kiT oF PhySicS BaSEd ModELLiNG aNd diGiTaL SiMuLaTioN MaR-RiEd WiTh RaPid PRoToTyPiNG aNd WE BEGiN To REaLiSE ThE SySTEM aLThouGh SoMEWhaT FicTioNaL iS ENTiRELy
PoSSiBLE.
ThE dESiGN haS BEEN ENTiRELy FicTioNaL aNd iN TERMS oF coSTiNG ThE 3d PRiNTER iTSELF WouLd NEEd To BE FacToREd iN To ThE EquaTioN aS ThE PuRchaSiNG oF Such a MachiNE WouLd BRiNG doWN coSTS oF MaiNTE-
NaNcE aNd ovERaLL ThE coST oF ThE dEvELoPMENT iN ThE LoNG RuN.
PRiNTiNG ThE PaNELS WouLd BE a TiME coNSuMiNG TaSk WiTh SPEEd oF PRoducTioN PLayiNG a LaRGE RoLE iN ThE coMPLETioN daTE. ThiS WouLd MoST LikELy BE doNE oFF SiTE aNd uSiNG a SERiES oF PRiNTERS Which had ThE
caPaBiLiTy oF PRiNTiNG SEvERaL PaNELS aT a TiME.
ThE PoSiTioNiNG aNd coNSTRucTioN oF ThiS dEvELoPMENT WouLd BE aN ExTENSivELy LaBoRiouS TaSk WiTh MoST oF ThE PaNELS BEiNG LiFTEd iN To PLacE uSiNG a cRaNE.
ThiS Said, aS LoNG aS WELL ThouGhT ouT SchEduLE iS PLaNNEd Which aLLoWS FoR ThE PRoducTioN oF ThE BuiLdiNG ELEMENTS To BE PRiNTEd oN TiME, ThE coST oF EREcTiNG ShouLd BE RELaTivELy FaST aNd ThuS EquaLLy
LoW FoR Such a BESPokE oNE oFF aRchiTEcTuRaL PiEcE.
aS ThiS PaRTicuLaR dEvELoPMENT WouLd havE TiES To vaST iNcoME iN ThE FoRM oF PoTENTiaLLy FREE RESouRc-ES FRoM WaSTE SEPaRaTioN TEchNoLoGiES aNy MaiNTENaNcE WouLd BE Paid FoR By ThE iNcoME oF ThE SySTEM
iTSELF.
ThE GovERNMENT couLd aNd WouLd BE iN a PoSiTioN To chaRGE ThE uP-cycLiNG cENTRE FoR ThE dELivERy oF WaSTE FRoM ThE houSES oF ThE PuBLic To ThE uP-cycLiNG cENTRE aNd Tax ThE BuSiNESS iN ThE SaME iNSTaNcE
ThuS MakiNG ThiS EcoNoMicaLLy FavouRaBLE FoR aLL PaRTiES iNvoLvEd.
ThE GovERNMENT couLd chaRGE FoR dELivERy oF WaSTE aNd LEaSE ThE LaNd.iNvESToRS WouLd REcEivE iNcoME FRoM WaSTE SEPaRaTioN iN ThE FoRM oF RESaLaBLE MaTERiaLS aNd PRoFiT
MaRGiNS.
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SuPPLiMENTaRy GuidaNcE NoTES
ThE coNSTRucTioN & dEvELoPMENT iNduSTRy- FEBRuaRy 2014
RiBa PLaN oF WoRk 2013
AppenDIx
RICHARD LAYCOCK16/03/1984
I am an enthusiastic and self motivated individual with a host of abilities including excellent presentation & communication skills. I have 18 months experience as a part 1 Architectural Assistant working at PD Associates which has given me the opportunity to work on a number of projects ranging from large scale housing developments through to construction details and fully understand the importance of meeting deadlines.
WORK EXPERIENCE
PD ASSOCIATES LTDSept 2011 – Mar 2013 Part 1 Architectural Assistant• Sitesurveys• CADdrafting• Sketch-upmodelling• V-RayRendering• Photoshopvisuals• Illustratorpresenting• PracticalConstructionondirectorshouse
CARER ASSISTANTMarch 2010 – September 2011 • ProvidingrestbiteforMother
B&QJan 2009 – March 2010 Customer Representative• Dealwithqueriesonshopfloor• Keepingdepartmentstockedup
BT OPENREACH (Kelly’s Agency)July 2006 – December 2009 Service Professional• DealingwithInternal/externalcalls• LiaisingwithengineersonEU(EndUsers)appointments• MakingoutgoingcallstoEU’stoconfirmappointmentdates• Dealingwithamultitudeofquerye-mailinboxes• Escalatingordersthatneededattention
AIMJune 2004 – March 2006 Traineefitter• DeliveringandinstallingofficefurnitureacrosstheUK.• Ensuringfastandefficientinstallationtodeadlines• Prioritisingandworkingovertimewheneverneeded.
FINE COMPANYNov 2003 – May 2004 Sales Representative• Appointmentmakingoverthephone.• Coldcallingandbuildinguprelationshipwithcustomers• Followingupleadsandconvertingintoappointments.• Communicatingwithclients,followinguponappointments.• Qualitycontrolandcleansingdata.
EDUCATION
LEEDSMETROPOLITANUNIVERSITYSep 2012 – Present • MastersofArchitecture
LEEDSMETROPOLITANUNIVERSITYSep 2008 – June 2011 • CompletedanArchitectureBSC(Hon)DegreereceivinganUpperclasssecond(2.1)
HUDDERSFIELDUNIVERSITYSep2007-May2008 • CompletedanArchitectureFoundationcourse
REFFERENCES
Keith AndrewSeniorLecturer,Architecture
LeedsMetropolitanUniversityBroadcasting PlaceArtsBuilding,B502Woodhouse LaneLeedsLS2 9EN
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