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14TH OCTOBER 2019

HYBRIDITY

PROJECT TITLE

GREYFRIAR'S GREEN HYBRID CIVIC SPACE

PROJECT TITLE

CLIENT

COVENTRY COUNCIL

GREYFRIAR'S GREEN HYBRID CIVIC SPACE

CLIENT

LOCATION

COVENTRY- United Kingdom

COVENTRY COUNCIL

LOCATION

COVENTRY- United Kingdom

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The client for this project clearly instructed our design team that they required a social eating space that also allowed for a residential space. Our design team however wanted to take this further and allow for an integrated social space that would in turn improve the flow and traffic of the public through the city centre of Coventry.

The project involved creating a housing establishment on a site established close to the motorway in Coventry. After primary and secondary research of the diverse population within Coventry and the food interest, it has. A focus on cultural eating was established and was used as a tool to bring people together in the atrium space where stalls are positioned, they can cook for each other and be involved within the process.

Creating a permeable open inviting social space was crucial to the success of the project which transferred in to the use of curved glass panels and a tensile fabric roof to promote fluidity that helped create bright and airy conditions for such social interactions to take place.

The rigid sections of the project such as the housing units required more privacy and subtle measures have been taken to ensure this such as the use of frosted glass, change of levels. These units involved the use of 3D printing as a structural tool which was a lot more efficient, reliable and a cheaper alternative than regular building procedure which ensured the project to be handed on time and lower than the anticipated budget.

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Berlin Business Trip!

ADAPTstudio.
Dec 9, 2019
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We as a firm arrange to go on trips once a year to allow us to experience the culture and different architectural buildings and elements which are created by many famous architects.

This year we as a firm arranged a trip to Berlin for 5 days in order to see many different buildings such as:

- Reichstag building/Dome

- Fernsehturm Berlin

- Berlin Cathedral

- Berlin Hauptbahnof

- Bellevue Palace

- Topography of terror

- And many more…

This was a very beneficial trip as we got to see many inspiring designs and ideas on how architects have designed and helped create spaces which benefit the social activity within spaces.

The most desirable building we as a firm all experienced and enjoyed the most was the Reichstag building and Dome. This was due to the use of old and new.