Introduction
During the summer of 2014, I attended an architectural design and planning workshop in Prague. It took place at the Architectural Institute in Prague (ARCHIP), a relatively new collage providing an international environment with students from almost 20 different nationalities. The design workshop lasted for three weeks and during this time we worked in small, diverse teams of about five students with a variety of backgrounds and experience levels.
The workshop was useful as an insight into the methodology of developing an architectural / spatial proposal, a good experience of teamwork and collaboration, as well as providing me with useful skills such as; developing more creative approaches to the work at hand, and developing my understanding and practical experience in architecture. Overall, what I am most treasured from this experience are the skills gained in problem solving, project development, presentation, creating models to scale, and teamwork.
The participants were divided into two teams and my team consisted of:
Claire Greenland(ENG)
Stuart Robinson(JAM)
Sam Allen (USA)
Nora Jakimovska (MKD)
Image 8 and 9: Final views of the park
During the summer of 2014, I attended an architectural design and planning workshop in Prague. It took place at the Architectural Institute in Prague (ARCHIP), a relatively new collage providing an international environment with students from almost 20 different nationalities. The design workshop lasted for three weeks and during this time we worked in small, diverse teams of about five students with a variety of backgrounds and experience levels.
The workshop was useful as an insight into the methodology of developing an architectural / spatial proposal, a good experience of teamwork and collaboration, as well as providing me with useful skills such as; developing more creative approaches to the work at hand, and developing my understanding and practical experience in architecture. Overall, what I am most treasured from this experience are the skills gained in problem solving, project development, presentation, creating models to scale, and teamwork.
The participants were divided into two teams and my team consisted of:
Claire Greenland(ENG)
Stuart Robinson(JAM)
Sam Allen (USA)
Nora Jakimovska (MKD)
Project Background / Site
We worked on Kampa Island, a small area located on the banks of the Vltava river in Prague. The particularity of the site was an invitation to consider and respond to a number of issues, such as the nature of modern interventions within the context of historic city centres, the development of waterfronts as well as broader issues such as pedestrian access, the use of public space, etc.
Design response to the Issues on Kampa Island
Our project was to make proposals that would help improve and reinforce the Kampa Island as a prime destination along the Vltava River and to develop strategies to help raise the public's awareness of the Kampa Museum, located on the island. In order to open up Kampa and make the park a fully utilized destination, we proposed a series of landscaping interventions, in order to create a clearer hierarchy of elements and thereby introduce both visual and practical improvements.
Using circulation as the main focus of our concept and a sculptural treatment of the landscape, we aimed to limit 'direct' pathways through the park by using slopes and inclines, introducing a more leisured use of the spaces and guiding the user towards a slower traverse through a space with a stronger sense of continuity and visibility throughout the park (now free of the congestion created by the various user-groups). Our proposal included specific landscaping ideas, the rearrangement of the infrastructure and the development of a long, sloped bowl-like area solution that curbs the speed of movement through the park while keeping this vital passageway intact. A separate bike path was formed, with the intention of slowing down the circulation within the park, resulting in two parallel pathways (bike and foot paths), running along the whole extent of the park.
Image 1: Initial ideas for possible pathways, views and infrastructure.
Image 2: A picture of the participants in the summer workshop
Image 3: Diagram of the park with possible developments
Image 4:Views
Image 5: Sketch of the Archway of the Kampa Museum
Image 6: Mid-Critique presentation
Image 7: Sketch of possible benches together with Kampa MuseumImage 8 and 9: Final views of the park
Image 10: Final Presentation
Image 11: The Model
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