MSA Live 22

Posted 25 May 2022 12:43

DAY_3 - Part 2: Complete
In the afternoon, the group began to look more in-depth into particular areas of Chorlton. The investigations led to discussions into how to activate disused and neglected areas of the Chorlton high street. Looking at creating interventions that work at scales which allow the local community to engage is key to designing feasible plans.

Posted 25 May 2022 12:42

DAY_3 - Part 1: Complete
Today started with a discussion of Carlos Morenos' framework of the 15-minute neighbourhood. Looking at the four key ideas of proximity, solidarity, ecology, and participation, we began to look at the measure required to move Chorlton to the next level of its development.

Posted 25 May 2022 12:41

Posted 25 May 2022 12:40

DAY_2: Complete
Today we started with an Adobe Photoshop tutorial, followed by an introduction on Adobe Illustrator. We finished our initial analysis into Chorlton, giving us a great basis before we delve into the 15-minute neighbourhood framework.

Posted 25 May 2022 12:39

Posted 25 May 2022 12:38

DAY_1: Complete
The first day is complete. Today we introduced the site, talked about the goals for the next two weeks, and began discussions about 15-minute neighbourhoods. Due to the bad weather, we did not get to go to the site, but we made up for it with an initial discussion on Chorlton and initial master planning diagrams.

Posted 25 May 2022 12:37

Posted 25 May 2022 12:36

DAY 07
We finalised our design today and did finishing touch to the digital model. A group of us started preparing model for final 3d model which we are planning to hand over to the canal society.

Posted 25 May 2022 12:31

DAY EIGHT

More images submitted by our undergraduate students! Well done Busenur Simon! Looking forward to seeing this in the final magazine.

Posted 25 May 2022 12:15

Group 17 / CARLTON CLUB 2032

DAY EIGHT!

Today it is super rainy in Manchester, but that hasn't deterred our students! Everyone is in attendance today, starting to compile the magazine, students drawings and collages are looking great so far!

Posted 25 May 2022 12:08

Group 18 / IN OUR NATURE

Christopher W

DAY SEVEN

As we get to crunch time with the project, the team got together to agree on a final sketch plan which will be drawn up and submitted to the client. Everyone is really happy and excited about the design we have come up with and can't wait to show it to everyone. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Posted 25 May 2022 11:54

Group 13 / VERY MUCH

Georgia S

Day 7

Today was another day of the students learning new skills.

The masters students taught the some second years how to render using true motion and photoshop.

and the girls doing the story boards completed their tasks :)

We are excited to start presenting everything in the publication.

Posted 25 May 2022 11:36

Group 26 / CO.LIVING

Zeyu C

Day6: All BA students presented the information and ideas they had done to the March students and shared them with other same group students. March students gave some feedback and suggestion for the landscape and general arrangement plan to the group member responsible for the master plan. In the afternoon, we were really happy to meet with the clients and we presented the work we have done so far to them and answered their questions and also received feedback and suggestion from the client.

Posted 25 May 2022 11:16

Group 26 / CO.LIVING

Zeyu C

Day5: Keep Working!

Posted 25 May 2022 11:15

Group 18 / IN OUR NATURE

Mayce A

DAY SEVEN

Development of the events space on the Carpark rooftop. The students have chosen to place the open- air theatre towards the north of the site - allowing the Manchester skyline to become the backdrop.

Posted 25 May 2022 10:52

Asma F

Day 7: Illustrator workshop

We started our day with a fun activity called" The helium stick " between the visual and advertisement teams.

After that, an illustrator workshop was run to prepare students to produce visualisation for the required outputs.

To this day, the Advertisement team continues creating their planned advertisements, and the Visual team continues finishing the proposed spaces in Sketchup with Enscape rendering.

Posted 24 May 2022 23:57

Group 08 / LET THEM FREE

Qinze S

DAY 7!

Posted 24 May 2022 23:41

Group 35 / PATH

Hiu Tik L

Our Town Hall poster is continuously evolving to match different apprenticeships.

Posted 24 May 2022 23:34

Group 12 / YOUNG MAR(K)ERS

Kaiyan X

Day 7

Using the orthographic drawings that we had drawn yesterday, we built a 3D model using Sketchup in today’s session. We had a brief tutorial to learn about basic digital modelling in Sketchup, then each student was tasked to build a part of the mobile gallery. They focused on modelling the joint details, which was then put together to form the whole gallery. The final 3D model turned out as we had imagined and we will be using it for our renders.

Posted 24 May 2022 22:46

Group 14 / HIDDEN THREADS

Eleanor N

DAY 7_COLLABORATION, COLLATION, CREATION!

A view into the work so far... the team is working hard translating heritage research of Islington Mill and Salford into some beautiful, colourful and creative maps and drawings that communicate stories, materials, journeys and histories.

Posted 24 May 2022 22:43

Group 14 / HIDDEN THREADS

Eleanor N

DAY 7!

There is some wonderful work emerging - today we focused upon developing the creative heritage work based upon the client's feedback from yesterday. As the work progresses, more groups are overlapping and there is some fantastic collaboration happening. The undergraduate students are moving towards producing the final outputs, whilst the MArch students have been collating the work and designing the platform for the digital resource.

Posted 24 May 2022 22:39

Group 02 / ENRICHING ELLESMERE

Arif Izzuddin Bin AI

Day 7 : Finalising the Ideas for Site 02 & 03!

After finalising our collective ideas and thoughts, we was able to sketch out a ton of layout drawings and sketches for this Friday's presentation and collages!

After finishing today's session, we are looking forward to compiling and combining all the works and looking at the overall developments. In our next meeting, we will compile and set up the presentation mode for our partners.

Posted 24 May 2022 22:00

Group 31 / HOME FOR CITY OF TREES

Final design output _ Rana Pauliana Budianta
"I have made shelter a main consideration by designing a seat with canopy as seen in the animation and image, with timber strips for slight privacy. This seating with a canopy is important for people to be able to sit back and appreciate the green space, even when it is raining — which happens a lot in Manchester. The sound of water contributes to the tranquillity of the space, perfect for relaxing after work. The park should also be a place for nature to flourish, including insects."

Posted 24 May 2022 21:48

Hanna Batrisyia Binti CZ

EXHIBITION DAY

Hey guys! Our group will be holding an exhibition this Thursday (26/05) for the City of Trees! Do join us to look at spectacular visuals and proposals done by our students. For further information, do refer to our poster.

Posted 24 May 2022 21:46

Group 31 / HOME FOR CITY OF TREES

Final design output _ Haneen Hamad S Alhoqail
"The proposed design ensured all her requests. For safety, lots of lighting was provided as well as separate dog parks distant from the kids' playground. The design also took into consideration accessibility, by Placing equipment and features at varying heights as well as creating wide enough routes throughout the play space. Additionally, the park is full of colorful flowers and trees."

Posted 24 May 2022 21:44

Hanna Batrisyia Binti CZ

DAY 7
Proposals has finally been made! Today, the students were presenting their ideas, proposals and visuals that they had been working on since the site visit. Great ideas and interesting proposals had been made with beautiful visuals.

Posted 24 May 2022 21:43

Final design output _ Alicia Elliott
"My design was inspired by the Manchester bee, from this base design I then added extra walking tracks and a shopping area that could include coffee shops, toilets, and restaurants. To keep the park clean I added multiple bins around the park. I wanted the space to include different ground heights to make the space feel more natural than man-made.
I also added a playground, skatepark and seating area so that the space would appeal to community members of all ages. The park is designed around a central pond that I think would add extra serenity to the area which was important to consider with the site being located right next to the hospital."

Posted 24 May 2022 21:42

Group 06 / BEAT THE CHILL

Day 7 Schedule!

Posted 24 May 2022 21:37

Group 32 / SENSTORY

Lucy Elizabeth H

Progress is being made! Looking forward to seeing these outputs develop over the final days of the project :)

Posted 24 May 2022 21:34

Group 32 / SENSTORY

Lucy Elizabeth H

We spent the day working on the production of our final outputs.

We also decided on our final concept for the model! It will take the shape of a caterpillar, with the various sensory experiences within the site plan being represented through the different cylinders on the body. We were able to go to the B15 workshop to manufacture a wooden base, and the rest of the 'caterpillar' will be assembled using cardboard and other materials.

Posted 24 May 2022 21:22

Tariro U

Day 5 - Research and Design 2 + End of Week 1

This continued from day 4 in further research and design into heating instalments. First, we inducted the BA students into the fashion/textiles workshop so they can be able to use the sewing machines available for the necessary tasks. During that, we also procured some recycled deadstock fabric from the Fashion Department Bins.

Secondly, we had specially made a trip to Hulme Garden (next door to our client) in scouting and procure the necessary material for our green wall installation. There was a success in securing the frame for the green wall but the necessary green material ie plants and vegetation proved elusive

Posted 24 May 2022 21:11

Group 16 / DRAGONSCAPES

Anna G

Day 7 of Dragonscapes! The group divided into sub-teams which involved a construction, mural and gardening team. A lot of progress was made by each group, and by the end of the day, a bench was built, the final outline for the dragon head was drawn, and lots of seeds were planted.

Posted 24 May 2022 19:24

Baoxin Y

Today we raised the first Moguls and started on the second. We also reinforced the tyres from the previous day for a second time to prevent them from becoming unstable while the children were playing.

Posted 24 May 2022 19:24

Group 15 / SIDE BY SIDE

Neha Ashok B

Day 7
Revit Tutorials during the first half of the day, Sketch-up, Rhino and modelling tutorials during the second half of the day.
Productive learning day!

Posted 24 May 2022 19:20

Baoxin Y

Today we started making the first Moguls, which consists of four moguls,, with a staggered height and a gentle slope for the children to climb over. At the same time, we moved the tyres that were already on the site to make them fit better into our overall design.

Posted 24 May 2022 18:33

Group 30 / THE GREEN GATEWAY

Meijun L

Here shows the working process! We made Moguls with 4 different levels. And we moved the tyre to make it continuous with the axis of Moguls.

Posted 24 May 2022 17:20

Deenesh G

Day 7: MSA LIVE

The students modelled the façades of the chosen shop frontages using revit. Detailing the windows, roofs, doors, etc.

Final masterplan map was created for the brochure. A combination of zoning the map with diagrams illustrated the students’ vision of Chorlton’s public realm.

Street furniture modelled for the redevelopment of the bus stop. Integrating seating and greenery into a single modular unit that can be expanded and continuously built upon.

Posted 24 May 2022 17:19

Group 33 / PERMAPLAY

Julian N

Day 7 - Second day of final package preparation

Today, the modelling team added some movement elements to the site model - exploring access up and around the mound. The layout team diagrammed and detailed some of these access pathways for the final document, whilst the drawing package team finalised some sections of the final scheme.

Posted 24 May 2022 17:17

Group 23 / LIVING UP

Agrima S

One step closer!

Day 07 - Finalising our design and client bio!

We carried on with the work from Day 06 and went into further detail while narrowing down the master plan. The group was split into two teams, one focusing on masterplan changes digitally and making the 3D Digital model. Our other group worked on site analysis drawings, text for the bio and precedent pages to put into our design document for the Youth house co-op.

Looking forward to finishing the document and presenting it to the clients on Day 10! The next steps are to further develop our design document, and finish our client bio document!

Posted 24 May 2022 17:03

Group 29 / THE CYCLE-PATHS

Leona S

Day Seven

Today was dedicated to 1:1 workshops in AutoCAD, Illustrator and Twinmotion depending on the groups skillset and progress. This was executed by the team leaders splitting in three to help aid the groups on their requirements catered to their particular project. Whilst team leaders typically worked alongside 1 member of each team, the remaining team members took on other roles such as working on section and elevation drawings or 3D modelling. This ensured that each member had a role and the groups where in constant communication regarding the development of the project by working alongside each other.

Posted 24 May 2022 16:53

Group 27 / DIGITAL DIVIDE

Jan L

DAY 007: 001 Poster Printing and Social Media Work

Today saw the posters that will be used in the physical campaign tidied up, finished, and printed! In order to better collaborate with LifeShare/MDC's varied social media strategy; our poster team focused on converting their posters into Instagram tiles - experimenting with fracturing and highlighting particular elements.

The interactive map team also made progress by focusing on creating landmark graphics/icons, and working on the hover-callouts for the technology drop-off and pick-up centres - as well as strategizing how to improve the website interface and how to integrate it with LifeShare's colour and graphic schemes.

Posted 24 May 2022 16:41

Group 22 / MUD BUDDY

Harry C

DAY 7 - FACADE DEVELOPMENT!

As per the schedule we've spent the day designing some perforated building facades to add solar shading, to minimise overheating in summer months.

The images above show our innovative designs, all inspired by the work done by MUD. The designs explore different textures and patterns to create interesting solar shading solutions.

Posted 24 May 2022 16:10

Group 10 / URBAN ACUPUNCTURE

Monika E

The groups decided to make their design ideas come to life today! The students started working towards producing the final visualisations and began work on sketch up and other rendering softwares. Digital models were produced showcasing the different furniture ideas and spatial features. Some students continued sketching exercises from the previous day to further flesh out the design proposals.

Posted 24 May 2022 16:10

Group 04 / PARXX AND REC

Sally-Ann So Kei H

Day 7 - V-ray tutorial & Output planning
In the morning, Hanjun hosted a V-ray tutorial for the BA students in the morning. He used one of the Sketchup models previously created by one of the BA students for this project: a staggered pavilion sheltering seating. After demonstrating some key formatting of the Sketchup, he then showed us how to use V-Ray. He also demonstrated how to finish off the render with some edits in Photoshop. Some students took notes during the tutorials while the others trying out the v-ray using their own laptop.
In the afternoon, the BA students were divided into 2 groups to discuss and plan the final outputs. Half of the BA's chose to make the posters highlighting the overall framework, and the other half chose to create the physical model, which would the application of these interventions to Hulme Park. The model group discussed the style, materiality and construction of the model. The poster group made sure to condense the framework ideals into different features (and different categories within those features), and created some initial thumbnails/story boards of the proposed posters.

Posted 24 May 2022 15:42

Day 06 – Workshop day!
In the afternoon session, we engaged ourselves to produce a design mood board. The mood board collage was kept as a base for developing a detailed 3d model of the intervention model. The base document helped us divide the 3d model work into various small groups.

Posted 24 May 2022 15:41

Day 7 to go!

Today is about efficient teams work!
We split into 3 groups in order to productively spend the day. After yesterday’s meetings, the team had a lot of details to figure out and to fix with the second design.

Posted 24 May 2022 15:40

Day 7 to go!

Today the team spent their time finishing the Sketchup 3d models, and making detailed drawings of the doors for the boiler house.

Posted 24 May 2022 15:39

DAY 7 // Making Manual Booklet

Posted 24 May 2022 15:30

DAY SEVEN

Our curation team have been busy working on the front cover!! After a lot of brainstorming the team have decided on the name BASEMENT. Looking great so far, looking forward to seeing the rest.

Posted 24 May 2022 15:30

DAY 6 // Group 3 Placemaking Exploration

Design development by Damla Tunc, Harrison Baker and Si Xing Audrey Ma

Posted 24 May 2022 15:26

DAY 6 // Group 2 Placemaking Exploration

Design development by Cameron Ward, Xingyu (Song) Song and Mia Kavanagh

Posted 24 May 2022 15:25

DAY 6 // Group 1 Placemaking Exploration

Design development by Eva-Madalina Crutan, Gabriela Esguevillas and Sarah Priestley

Posted 24 May 2022 15:23

DAY 6 // Placemaking Exploration

We had a lot of fun decorating the furniture prototypes using fabric scraps (from the MMU fashion department), MDF board scraps (from the B15 workshop), plastic bottles, cardboard and paper bag. One of the groups even made pillows to make the furniture more comfortable.

Posted 24 May 2022 15:22

Day 06 – Workshop day!
We head towards detailing our design and masterplan strategies as we head toward the second week of MSA Live. As a preparation for this intensive week, we did a rhino modelling and rendering workshop for BA students. The first half we developed the site model and sketch model of intervention as part of the workshop. We also prepared a material palette.

Posted 24 May 2022 15:12

Group 19 / THE PIT STOP

Joanna Marie B

Day 7 - Ecological Study
Analysing the plant and animal biodiversity of the site in order to expand the environment of the site onto the platform creating a natural green space. The green space provides benefits to both the environment and the community.

Posted 24 May 2022 14:45

Group 22 / MUD BUDDY

Harry C

DAY 7 SCHEDULE!

The day was spent developing perforated facade ideas to wrap around our building design. Starting with precedent research, we then sketched initial ideas. After lunch we used scalpels and paper to create our designs and discussed design to develop as a group.

Posted 24 May 2022 14:34

Group 28 / HULME HIPPODROME

DAY SEVEN!

Today we are gathering everyones work and preparing it for the final magazine. All submitted content looking great so far!!

Posted 24 May 2022 13:44

Group 18 / IN OUR NATURE

Christopher W

DAY SEVEN

Today we continued to delve deeper into our designs for the car park. Here is some amazing design work from Louis Louth, who has proposed to add some lovely signage to show people what's going on up on the roof top!

Posted 24 May 2022 11:56

Joseph S

Day Six -
The start to the second and final week consisted of a team briefing where we had a catch up on the progression of the project. The team was then split into the digital and physical modelling teams, to continue were we left off at the end of last week.

Almost all of the floors are now modelled on the physical model, including the internal rows of seating. We have the rest of the week to finish off any internal details, build the roof structure, and laser cut the elevations which will be the final element of the model.

The proposal imagery is developing nicely, we have finalised our proposed ideas for the re-development and are now in the process of creating a series of proposal plans, along with finishing off the rendered images.

Posted 24 May 2022 11:17

Group 29 / THE CYCLE-PATHS

Karishma D

Day Six

Showcase week! Reflecting on the last week’s progress, today the design teams spent refining their projects. Whilst the designs were developing simultaneously, we ensured all members of the team have a role for the busy week ahead. Communicating with all the design teams on our afternoon Teams call, we also acknowledged the requested CAD workshops that need to be arranged for tomorrow’s sessions so the students can produce the outputs effectively.

Posted 24 May 2022 11:10

Group 29 / THE CYCLE-PATHS

Karishma D

Day Five

End of week one! To round up the first week of MSA Live, each design team presented their design developments over a Teams call. It was a relaxed environment that allowed open discussions between all members of the Cycle-Paths project – it was a space where some confidently offered design suggestions or shared relevant precedents.

Ahead of a busy week, we reminded the design teams of the structure and outputs of week two. Whilst the initial intent for today was to organise groups for next week’s CAD workshops, reflecting on the progress of the design teams we made a group decision to spend the start of next week refining the projects and then conducting the workshops in person – where it will be easier to communicate and work together.

Posted 24 May 2022 11:09

Week 02

Posted 24 May 2022 10:34

Rachel Amy P

Sam is already loving the moguls we made yesterday!

Posted 24 May 2022 06:40

Day 6 // Final Model Touch-up

This morning, we were happy to have Audrey and Harrison from Group 3 joining our activity physically. This morning, Group 3 had to finalise their prototype model in Sketchup and they also went to the B15 workshop to see other groups' current progress.

Before we proceed to the next activity, each group was required to set their prototypes firmly at the B15 workshop. Afterwards, Group 1 and 2 had a photo session with their model.

Posted 24 May 2022 01:28

DAY 6 // Placemaking Elements

Posted 23 May 2022 23:55

Group 24 / CHERISH THE TERRACE

DAY 5 // Model Assembly

A short timelapse showing Group 2 assembling their furniture prototype at the B15 workshop.

Guess how many panels there are.

Posted 23 May 2022 23:51

Adya S

DAY 6
POSITIVE PROGRESS

After consultation with the clients, we moved forward by splitting into four groups, with specific areas of focus - Scheme, Sustainability, Heritage, and Community.
Each sub-group worked on developing their ideas to form a united, cohesive output.

Posted 23 May 2022 23:49

Group 24 / CHERISH THE TERRACE

Adya S

Posted 23 May 2022 23:48

Week 1 Nice Sketches!

These drawings were some idea draft skecthes during the first week. The three openings were for a fixed full-face plant frame, the original roller shutter and a large sliding door. These sketches mainly tested different pattern and materiality of the plant frames and finally developed into scheme 1 and scheme 3.

Posted 23 May 2022 23:24

Week 1 Nice Sketches!

These drawings were the second scheme discussed during the first week. As previously shown, the glass was installed outside the rolling shutters, and the middle shutter was kept. This scheme focuses on shading through the greenery, regulating heat gain and daylight in summer and winter.

This scheme was finally picked by the clients, and would be mainly focused on the following week!

Posted 23 May 2022 23:24

Day 6 to go!

Afternoon the engineer joined us. We introduced three options and consulted about some technical issues. After value estimation, plan 2 won with the highest score and was picked by the clients as the main direction to work on this week.

Posted 23 May 2022 23:11

Day 6 to go!

The second week launches!
Let's meet with the clients and engineer today!

This morning, a part of the team members came to the site to meet with customers and engineers to evaluate the feasibility and cost of the three schemes. We did the presentation to explain each option and their cons and pros. The clients are evaluated and considered based on that.

Posted 23 May 2022 22:57