Tidal Concept Sketch

The sketch shown below shows the concept behind the proposed public space pools and the retention slabs that will be on the harbour side of this final major project. The rule of twelveths is clearly evident with the six hours between high and low water in Dunmore East being represented below.



Tidal retention concept





Dunmore East Contour Model

This is the first contour model to show a concept development for Dunmore East harbour. It is purely for massing the area of development and no detailed design has been done as of yet. The areas remaining untouched are modeled in MDF and the proposed area for the development is grey card. 

Final Major Study Project

Its the time of year when all the experience gathered throughout the year is consolidated into one major piece of work. Yesterday I submitted a somewhat abstract image for the Nottingham Trent MA/MSc catalogue for 2012. Below is the submitted text and image for the project which should tempt the viewers imagination to see more! 

Paul Colfer

MSc Architectural Technology and Design

Manipulation of Tide – The architectural recreation of natural flow

The sheltered nature of natural coves offers protection from the harsh environment of our coastline. Infrastructure has been built in these coves thus interfering with the natural tidal flows which create the sheltered deep water conditions. This project proposes an architectural solution to restore natural harbour conditions originally created in nature.

The project focuses on using this concept to complete a regeneration of Dunmore East Harbour, Co. Waterford, Ireland. Political decisions are changing the requirements placed on Irish harbours and this project aims to transform Dunmore East to accommodate these variations. The settlement of silt threatens to reduce the overall water depth in the harbour which would limit its future use. This project uses architectural design and technical innovations to protect a major natural amenity for the South East of Ireland. 

Image: A Graph showing the relationship between tidal height and tidal flow volumes. By: Paul Colfer, 2012

Paul Colfer

MSc Architectural Technology and Design

paulcolfer@hotmail.com

colfer-architecture.blogspot.com 

  

Waterford Airport Detailing

Details are something I tend to forget to post on this blog but here is a example of a detail I have completed for Waterford Regional Airport extension proposal. It shows the structural support to the aluminium curtain wall used for the front of the building. 

Chilwell Render

This is one of the 6 renders produced for the final design presentation of Chilwell Olympia.

Further exploration of invisibility cladding

During the development of my metamaterial cladding I created view points along the street. These were highlighted in a faint grey towards the building. This is just a snap shot I took close to the cladding. Complete accidental creation but there is something I quite like about it!!!! 

Night invisibility render

Futures Visual Number 1

This visual is showing the relationship between physical invisibility through cut sections (Left hand side of building) and also futuristic meta-material invisibility currently in development. As the viewer moves closer to the extended building the mata-materials ability to bend light dissipates but it is replaced with a physical cut section. The purpose of these views is to link the public space of Nottingham Council House and Lister road outside Saint Peters Church.

 

Massing study visual Waterford Airport

ECONOMIC BBQ

Made the most of the sunshine this weekend and decided to make a BBQ for the house with my house mate Victor Vicart. The total cost of the project came to £1.50 with reclaimed bricks from the garden and concrete I had left over from a previous project for Horizon Scanning.