Group 18 [UN]LISTED (Posted 11 May 2023 12:35) – MSA LIVE 23

Day 2: Site Introduction & Sketch survey

Today we began on-site with a talk from Jonathan Hodgkinson, chair of the trustees for Birch Community Centre. Jonathan took the BA students through the history of the site, its community significance within North Manchester and its architectural merit from architect James Medland Taylor.

After this Jonathan took the students around the site and pointed out architectural moments and key details of the building. This included a tour of the building exterior and showing the various extensions that had been applied and a visit into the basement and up into the attic space that team C will be looking to replan as their key outcome.

After the tour each group focused on their outcome, group A looked to record dimensions and material details for their physical model, while team B and C began sketch exercises to record key architectural moments significant to lighting and the circulation of space. After this team B and C stayed on site to keep developing their outcomes whilst Team A went into university and divided up the tasks of model making and agreed the section cuts, manufacturing techniques and material approaches.

Posted 11 May 2023 12:35