1. Network UniverCity
CIAM Urbanism II - UniverCities ; Bauhaus Kolleg ; 2009-2010
Group : Open University, UK Dharmesh Gangani (India)
2. Spatial Technologies
Primary question:
How can we address the spatial aspects of technnologies in an institution involved in providing distance education ?
* OU situation in London
Where is OU ? How does OU operates ? What kind ot technologies does OU use ?
Where are OU students ? How do they learn ? How does the community interaction takes place ?
3. shift in education system
Conventional Education Distance Education
[ THEN ]
real
[ NOW ]
real
+
digital
hardware software
Position : Access of knowledge using new media and web assistive technologies has led to shift in educa-
tion system from textbook and typical classroom setup to infotainment and fluid networked learning spaces.
4. ubiquitous scenario
ubiquitous : being exist everywhere at the same time
Books, Laptop : Study center Books, PDA : Tube, Transportation
Pesronal Computer : Home Books, Laptop : Public PDA : Anywhere
Position : Knowlege is accesible in real and digital environment. Interesting opportunities arise when real
start merging with digital.
5. OU Organization
Organizational Hierarchy Numbers Academics Students Technology
Head Quarter 1
Regional Center 13
Tutorial Centers ( London ) 20
Personal Learning Environments 25000
6. personal learning environment (PLE)
[self]
Learned Motivated Disciplined Organized
[problems]
Nature of EDUCATION
Studying alone- Lack of
community interaction
Character of the
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Flawless, Haphazard
Upgradation of
TECHNOLOGIES
Struggle to cope with the
advancements of
technologies
(hardware + software)
Objective is to redefine learning evironment with seamless integration of user friendly and easy to upgrade
ICT solutions
7. OU Organization
Organizational Hierarchy Numbers Academics Students Technology
Head Quarter 1
Regional Center 13
Tutorial Centers ( London ) 20
OU Lounge ? 200
Personal Learning Environments 25000
8. OU Lounge
micro institution
brand value
administrative support
chain
embedded ICTs
teaching assistance
community interaction
9. Scenario exercise
Leicester Square,
Public Space
Hounslow,
Suburban Housing
White Chapel Road,
Commercial Street
Regional centre
Canary Warf, Study centres / Libraries
Business District Events
Exam Centres
Events
E1 - National Trust
E2 - Shakespeare’s Globe
E3 - The Science Museum
E4 - The British Museum
E5 - Museum of London
Libraries
L1 - Croydon Central Library
L2 - Kingsington Library
L3 - Chelsea Library
Exam Centres
X1 - Emmanuel Centre
X2 - Porchester Hall
X3 - City Temple
X4 - Queen Mary College
Regional center of London conducts tutorial sessions in the study centers with partnership institutions.
OU lounge is an alternative definition of such partnership.
10. potential sites
White Chapel Road
Commercial Street Lounge
Corner Site
Approach 1 Ground Floor
Existing Space Shop front
(Shop)
Canary Warf
Business District
Office Building
Intermediate Floor
OU Lounge Leicester Square
Public Square
Approach 2
New Building Corner place
(Pavilion) Next to shop front
Hounslow
Suburban Housing Demolition of property
In-between plot
Next to tube station
OU lounge can be realized in various forms by adapting to site specific requirements. It can be conceived by
same architectural language to create holistic brand value.
12. pavilions: visual inventory
Serpemtome (2009) Serpemtome (2010) Shanghai-UK (2010) Shanghai Polish (2010) Shanghai Danish (2010)
Kazuyo Sejima Jean Nouvel Thomas Heatherwick WWA BIG
BMW (1999) Serpemtome (2001) Serpemtome (2002) Son O House (2004) Burnham (2009)
Franken Architekten Daniel Libeskind Toyo Ito Lars Spuybroek Zaha Hadid
Barcelona (1929) Philips (1958) Ahmedabad Gufa (1993) IBM (1984) Parc de la Villete (1987)
Mies Van der Rohe Le Corbusier B.V. Doshi Renzo Piano Bernard Tschumi
14. axis + landscape + circulation
four green islands with diagonal
and paripherial circulation
circulation
green
axis
landmark
Islands along the axis can be treated with hardscape which changes the circulation from diagonal to radial
pattern
15. redifinition
koisks act as a barrier between the
sterrt and the square
kiosks
circulation
green
axis
landmark
prominent connection between the street and the square along the axis by creating kiosk plaza at the corners
16. redifinition
paviion is position on the axis
pavilion
kiosks
circulation
green
axis
landmark
multiple circulation routes increase the foot fall inside the pavilion
17. program
% sq.mt Spatial Element Function Character
Private 30 Personal Learning Environment Gain Knowledge - Formal
- Individual Study Pods
Semi- Public 50 Group Learning Environment Exchange Knowledge - Formal
- Group discusssion
- Can be arranged to conduct a
tutorial session
10 OU Services Store Knowledge - Library of books, multimedia
- Educational material
- OU Brochures
- Administration
- Utilities
Public 20 Media Wall Transmit Knowledge - Real time data streaming facade
- Live RSS feeds of educational
content hosted on OU, BBC,
Google websites
Cafeteria/ Plaza Share Knowledge - Formal- Informall seating
- Cafe/ Music
- Landscape/ Hardscape
- Urban furniture
19. form : web
plate crack fold web
surface tessellation web is created by interlocking of bends
(mathematical rule)
continuous folds in the bend defines the transition from wall to
floor by using same bend
# web created out of folded plates represent the spatial form of internet
# RSS feeds of various educational websites are streamed in realtime using 3D imagining system. This can
be realized as a symbiotic partnership between the OU and service providers (such as BBC, wiki, google etc)
20. guiding principles
site location and circultion form and aesthetics
programmatic function
Personal Learning Environment Group Learning Environment OU Services Media Wall Cafeteria/ Plaza
