The old Holburn station, is located just East of Holburn Street and features a secondary public access route leading directly down to Holburn Street. With this site came complications with integrating a public building into an area with an already complicated circulation. The incubator is built into the platform to allow the structure to be at the same level as the Deeside path, creating a continuous link between the two, while also allowing an accessible entrance for wheelchair users without the use of ramps. Floor to ceiling glazing is present all along the front façade of the incubator to allow maximum natural light to enter the building. The placement of the incubator being perpendicular to the folie has the purpose to draw users in as they pass, using the folie as a gateway.
- Steven Rae
- Steven Rae
The form of the building appears to flow around any existing obstacles; on the exterior, the buildings rectangular façade is broken when within close proximity to the trees, creating a more irregular design. On the interior, a large glass atrium has been built around another tree. It is clear that the architect has aimed to work with the nature of the site rather than obstruct it. Furthermore, where part of the existing platform has been cut, allowing space for a new foundation, aluminium cladding has been used on the front facades to reflect the opposing platform. An illusion has been created to mimic the platform from one side to another
- Caitlin Gray
- Caitlin Gray
‘A monuments persistence or permanence is a result of its capacity to constitute the city, its history and art, it being and memory’ – (Aldo Rossi). Drawing from structural features of the former Holburn Street Station, I aimed to provide a modern solution which bridged the North and South communities, divided by the former Deeside Railway line. Using simple geometric volumes and a symmetrical composition, the design echoes the path along which it is situated. The main façade is composed in a contrasting sequence of stark columns, influenced by the notable Chiswick Cafe precedent.
- Kirsty McNeill
- Kirsty McNeill
LOVE POEM OF MR LEFT AND MISS RIGHT
Mr Left is a very shy man
He has his eye on Miss Right
But there is a line stopping him to meet Miss Right
That is Deeside Line
He hides on the deeper side of the slope
Having a bowl of Mr Max hot ramen
Thinking hard how to make a move towards Miss Right
He sees Quazi doing Tai Chi on the site
The dogs thought Quazi is doing karate
They start barking at Quazi
Mr Left took these dogs to Kirsten’s dog café
They calm down
The dogs got a make-over by Elle and Catlin
Mr Left visits Steven Rae ice cream shop
He bought 10 scoops of ice cream for Miss Right
In the hope that he could win Miss Right’s heart
He jumps off the platform
Moving towards Kyle automated bike service
Finally he won the heart of Miss Right
He held Miss Right’s hand and stood on the East side of Deeside Line
He was proud of his folie design
It was a beautiful caterpillar lying his head on the line
With his tail embedded at the edge of the slope
The architectural composition is a linear organisation
The site is the communal space
Circulation routes at all corners of the site
What a beautiful caterpillar form!
- Tiger
LOVE POEM OF MR LEFT AND MISS RIGHT
Mr Left is a very shy man
He has his eye on Miss Right
But there is a line stopping him to meet Miss Right
That is Deeside Line
He hides on the deeper side of the slope
Having a bowl of Mr Max hot ramen
Thinking hard how to make a move towards Miss Right
He sees Quazi doing Tai Chi on the site
The dogs thought Quazi is doing karate
They start barking at Quazi
Mr Left took these dogs to Kirsten’s dog café
They calm down
The dogs got a make-over by Elle and Catlin
Mr Left visits Steven Rae ice cream shop
He bought 10 scoops of ice cream for Miss Right
In the hope that he could win Miss Right’s heart
He jumps off the platform
Moving towards Kyle automated bike service
Finally he won the heart of Miss Right
He held Miss Right’s hand and stood on the East side of Deeside Line
He was proud of his folie design
It was a beautiful caterpillar lying his head on the line
With his tail embedded at the edge of the slope
The architectural composition is a linear organisation
The site is the communal space
Circulation routes at all corners of the site
What a beautiful caterpillar form!
- Tiger