adam work upload

Hi All

This is the progress i have made on my project so far hopefully the images are visible.

Initially my project was concerned with the building to act as a social intervention to the perceived problems of unemployment. From research into census data i found that many unemployed were in the skilled labour sector ie engineers, r and d and mechanics, many being recent graduetes or under 40 most likely due to less experience, this gave my research a industry/production to market approach which would link in with Derbys rich industrial history.

My site is adjacent to the river Derwent and a landscaped park which is neighbored by the Silk Mill (Industrial museum). The site is scenic next to the river and close to the city centre and historic context such as All Saints cathedral, but more interestingly is in close proximity to the Silk mill which holds historic significance to Derbys industrial story of progression. Being the first Factory in Derby (first industrial city) and Britain my historical research has discovered links between the innovators whose inventions galvanised society into forging a modern city with the first public parks and access to librarys for factory workers, new social capital products of industys philantrophy and of the enlightenment in which Derby played a pivotal role, hosting members of the lunar society such as Erasmus Darwin also founder of Derbys philosophical society and grandfather of Charles.

A series of collages explore how the manufactoring process itself may embody and become the architecture itself instead of simply warehousing equipment.

Site analysis explores the site quantitatively revealing an over looked flood prone poorly lit site that creates potential oppertunities for solutions. The site located next to the silk mill park could potentially receive much foot traffic and cyclists too. fairly flat with a gradual incline away from the river.

Precedent studies have indicated how architects such as Zaha in the BMW factory Leipzig have used the manufacturing process as an architectual language to carve the spaces into sinuous streams of movement and flow. However research revealed that many factorys are simply oversized sheds.

Im currently finishing off digital site modal.

ps: unfortunatley two of my main historical research sheets wont upload as jpeg files as too big, is there another format anyone knows of that reduces file size.

Cheers