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Rubi Hussey

THRESHOLD – WALKER’S REFUGE

In collaboration with Rebecca Acheampong

The brief for this project was to design a temporary shelter for walkers in Castleton. Our concept consists of providing the walkers a place of calmness and healing after a long treacherous journey.

: Brief

: Site

: Site Plan

: Site Plan 2

: Concept Development

: Site Drawings

: Section A

: Section B

: Plan 1

: Plans 2 and 3

: Section A

: Entrance View

: Exterior View – Threshold

: Interior View- Guest Room

: Drawings

: Materiality

: Axonometric

: Environmental Diagrams

: Model

: Model on Site

THEATRE

: Manifesto

: Plans

: Model on Site

: Section

HOUSING

The brief for this project was to design a housing complex for families in Burngreave, site A. My manifesto was focused on co-housing. Since Burngreave is a highly multi-cultural society, a co-housing scheme would allow people from different cultures gain a stronger sense of community and bring them together; as well as provide places to exchange knowledge and try out communal activities.

As a result of site A being located on a slope; to maximise sunlight intake and to avoid major overshadowing or lack of natural light, I decided to include a courtyard garden in the middle of the ensembles. The First Floor would be linked to the third floor by a lift, connecting the common house to the houses on the top of the slope. Furthermore, the common house has been placed at ground level next to a main road (Burngreave Road) in order to aid public and disable user accessibility.