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function and context

Part 1 Project 2005
Oliver Jones
Richard Adetokunbo Aina
 Northumbria University Newcastle | UK
The first part of the project was to design a hostel/visitor centre in Craster, a small picturesque fishing village off the Northumberland coast.

The building is designed to be flexible, accommodating events from school outings to sports meetings. It’s organised by a service wall housing all necessary plant and equipment, allowing the space to be constantly changed for use by individuals, local groups, to large gatherings.

The second part of the project is a gallery for product design on the Forth Bank in Newcastle. Two industrial monuments covered with devices and services regulate a pure interior for exhibits.



Over the course of his third year, Oliver has investigated the relationship between function and context. His two schemes, within one overall project, are both programmatically intelligent, and sensitive responses to two contrasting sites.

His first scheme manages to overcome the challenges of creating a highly adaptive, lightweight building in an area that is of special scientific interest.

His second is a far more outwardly hostile response to its site, with the building standing defiant in the face of the area’s latest phase of decay and pending gentrification.

We particularly applaud the conviction with which his architecture is communicated.

Tutor(s)
2005
Approach through the trees toward hostel & visitor centre
Plans & Elevations
Technical Section through module with axo 3d service diagrams
Community event, the commnity of Craster benefits all year round from the flexible spaces provided by the centre.
Internal perspective looking toward cafe from exhibition space. Cafe looks out toward the harbour.
Single module with retractable walls, and service wall which encloses all washing/cooking and sleeping facilities. Assembly diagrams of module.
Multiple modules can be used at any time creating a larger common space that is still enclosed. Ideal for large groups or school visits.
This service wall allows the space to be constantly changed to provide accommodation for a range of needs from individuals, to local groups, to large gatherings.
an art gallery on the Forth Bank on Newcastle’s Quayside. Forth Bank has witnessed a continuing process of industrial renewal and decay. The project is a physical narrative of this process: two post-industrial monuments, clad in a thick external crust of
Concept Sketches
Internal wall concept
This crust preserves pure interiors from any external forces; the galleries only exhibit progress, in the form of exemplar products displaying technological and design advancement from around the world.
The monstrous load of the monumental blocks rests upon four needle like cross braced legs
The cranes on the roof erected the building and have been left to service and maintain it. Their main function is operating the lifts now using a pulley system to raise the lift car up the giant air ventilation stacks to the rear of the building.
Looking toward the sky in awe at the monstrous blocks with pure interiors that protect the progress of mankind.
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