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Moving on from the advice given at the Interim Review, I realised I had to re-consider the scale

and attitude of my building. The building I presented at the Interim Review was quite an urban

building that had no real relationship with the beautiful garden landscape that Hedieh, Abby

and I have worked so hard to create. So moving forward I have created what I consider a more

appropriate scaled building that hopefully begins to have a more engaging relationship with

its context.

With thanks to Simon Leeson

View of proposed basement floor as viewed by at the

top of the staircase.

View of proposed public library space on the ground

floor with upper level also expressed.

Translucent Concrete:

Translucent concrete is a concrete based

building material with light-transmissive

properties due to embedded light optical

elements - usually optical fibres. Light is

conducted through the stone from one end

to the other. Shadows cast onto one side

appear as silhouettes through the material. I

propose using translucent concrete as a

cladding material on the upper floor to allow

for a diffused light to enter the library space

and on sunny days the silhouettes of trees

will appear on the wall, giving a close

relationship to the garden theme of the

library and garden outside.

Curtain Wall Glazing:

I propose to include curtain wall glazing on

the East and West elevations to allow natural

day light to enter the library spaces. On the

west elevation the curtain wall glazing will

allow natural daylight to enter the basement

level to reduce the dependency of artificial

lighting.

On the east elevation the glazing plays an

important part in creating a relationship with

the private reading garden attached to the

library. Users of the specialist garden library

space will have direct access and views into

the garden area. I am trying to create an

atmosphere where the interior and exterior

are blurred, so the users feel like they are

already in the garden even although they are

inside.