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JUNC.

FACTORY
SYDENHAM 2020

JEFFREY CHOW + TAO SHEN STUDIO CHRISTCHURCH 2014

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CONTENT
BACKGROUND
SITE LOCATION SITE PHOTOS SITE HISTORY EARLY INDUSTRIES REINSTATING IDENTITY

DESIGN STRATEGY
ACCESS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME STRUCTURE & SUSTAINABILITY

SITE LOCATION
THE SITE IS LOCATED AT A CRITICAL JUNCTION AT THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF SYDENHAM WHERE BUSY TRAFFIC FROM THE CHRISTCHURCH CBD AREA INTERSECTS WITH THE INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR OF CHRISTCHURCH. THE VAST NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAVELLING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION EVERYDAY ALLOWS THE SITE TO POTENTIALLY BECOME A LANDMARK FOR THE WHOLE SYDENHAM.

RAIL

AVON RIVER

BEALEY AVE

RICCARTON RD

CBD
FITZGERALD AVE

WALTHAM ROAD

SITE

BRISBANE STREET BYRON STREET


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MOORHOUSE AVE

WALTHAM RD

BROUGHAM ST

RAIL

COLOMBO ST

EAST SYDENHAM

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SITE PHOTOS
STREET PANORAMA I

PLUMBING WORLD

IRON FACTORY BUILT IN THE 1930S

PLUMBING WORLD

NORTH ELEVATION

BRISBANE STREET

LARGE PARKING AREA

STREET PANORAMA II

EMPTY STREET WITH FEW OFFICE BUILDINGS LARGE PARKING AREA

1 M GAP BETWEEN BUILDINGS

EAST ELEVATION

BRISBANE STREET

BRISBANE STREET

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PANORAMA FROM THE BRIDGE

SITE HIDDEN UNDER BRIDGE INACCESSIBLE

FUTURE SKATE PARK UNDER CONSTRUCTION

FORMER PASSENGER RAILWAY NOW FOR FREIGHT ONLY

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SITE HISTORY
IT WAS THE RAILWAY THAT COMPLETELY CHANGED THE CHARACTER OF THE ELEVEN HUNDRED ACRES SOUTH OF THE TOWN BELT. POOR ACCESS BETWEEN PORT AND PLAINS HAD ALWAYS BEEN A POLITICAL ISSUE. IN 1857 WILLIAM MOORHOUSE UNDERTOOK THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHRISTCHURCHS FIRST RAILWAY STATION. FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE RAILWAY COMPLETED IN 1863, BEGINS A FLOOD OF IMMIGRANTS FROM THE U.K. BY 1877 IT HAD A POPULATION OF 6500- HALF THE SIZE OF CHRISTCHURCH CITY, AND EQUAL TO ALL OTHER SUBURBS COMBINED. WITH A LARGE RISE IN POPULATION, BEGINS A DEMAND OF WORK. DUE TO THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING CLOSE TO THE RAILWAY, THE SUBURB SLOWLY DEVELOPS INTO CHRISTCHURCHS INDUSTRIAL CENTER.

PHOTO BY: STAN MCKAY PHOTOGRAPH

CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY STATION IN 1952

MAP OF SYDENHAM IN 1880

RAIL

SITE

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EARLY INDUSTRIES
TODAY SYDENHAM STANDS PRE-EMINENT AMIDST THE LARGE NUMBER OF PROGRESSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL DISTRICTS IN A MOST PROGRESSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL COLONY...NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED, CHIEF WHO IS BOOTH MACDONALD & COMPANY, ONE OF THE COLONYS PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURERS OF AGRICULTURAL AND MACHINERY AND FARMING IMPLEMENTS. THESE ARE ALSO A ROLLER FLOUR MILL, A LARGE FURNITURE FACTORY, A STOCKING AND KNITTING MILL, WHOLESALE BOOT MANUFACTURER, A CYCLE AND CARRIAGE WORKS, A SOAP FACTORY AND MANY OTHER MINOR INDUSTRIES. -CHRONICLERS 1904
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURING KNITTING INDUSTRY AND BIKE WORKSHOP

WORLDS FIRST AUTOMATIC KNITTING MACHINES WERE USED IN SYDENHAM!

EARLY AGRICUTURAL MACHINERY: FACTORY FOR 100+ WORKERS!

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BOOT AND FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURERS

LUKE ADAMS POTTERY WORKS, RENOWNED NZ POTTER

POTTERY WORK BY NZs FAMOUS POTTER LUKE ADAMS

BOOTS WERE EXPORTED TO OTHER PARTS OF NZ!

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REINSTATING IDENTITY
WITH THE RELOCATION OF THE MAIN RAILWAY TERMINAL IN 1942, SYDENHAMS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SLOWLY DIMINISHED LIKELY DUE TO THE LOSS OF LOCOMOTIVE TRANSPORTATION. ALBEIT A RAIL STATION WITH A TALL CLOCK TOWER WAS CONSTRUCTED IN SYDENHAM, IT WAS NEVER PUT INTO ITS INTENDED USE DUE TO THE RISE OF PRIVATE CAR USE. NEVERTHELESS, THE TRAIN STATION FILLED OTHER FUNCTIONS AND STILL STOOD AS AN ICON IN THE DISTRICT UNTIL IT WAS DAMAGED AND LATER DEMOLISHED DUE TO THE CANTEBURY EARTHQUAKE IN 2011. JUNC.FACTORYS FORM AND PROPORTION WAS DESIGNED WITH REFERENCE TO REINSTATE SYDENHAMS HISTORIC LANDMARK. IT HAS NO INTENTION TO IMITATE THE PAST BUT RATHER AIMED AT TRANSFORMING THE MEANING OF SYDENHAMS LANDMARK BY INTEGRATING A RANGE OF PROGRAMMES INTO THE TOWER.

FORMER CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY STATION

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ALTHOUGH SITUATED AT A CRITICAL TRAFFIC JUNCTION, THE OVERBRIDGE AND RAIL DIVIDES THE SITE, MAKING IT INACCESSIBLE AND HIDDEN. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE CURRENT ACCESS CONDITION, TERRACES ARE DESIGNED AS PART OF THE PROJECT TO CONNECT THE EXITING BRIDGE WHICH SPANS ACROSS THE RAILWAY. THIS FORMS A MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, MORE DIRECT CONNECTION AMONGST THE EXISTING SKATE PARK, THE BRIDGE AND THE SITE. THE DYNAMIC CIRCULATION OF THE TERRACES EXTEND INTO THE COMPLEX OF JUNC.FACTORY.
18.5m 1m 1.5m 18.5m 1m 1.5m 20m 20m 20m

ACCESS IMPROVEMENT

IMPROVEMENT 1 : WIDEN THE BRIDGE TO BE PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST FRIENDLY

20m

IMPROVEMENT 2: CONNECTING BOTH SIDES OF THE BRIDGE TO FORM DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE SITE

BY RO NS TR EE

EXISTING BRIDGE

OFFICE TOWER

H LT WA
TERRACE

AM

RO

AD
FACTORY WORKSHOP

EXHIBITION
IMPROVEMENT 3: EXTENDING EXISTING SKATE-PARK, ADDING MORE GREENERY TO THE SITE

SKATE PARK UNDER CONSTRUCTION

EXISTING RAILWAY RETAIL/CAFE

E AN B T IS BR TREE S

AXONOMETRIC SITE PLAN 1:1000


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THE MAIN IDEA OF THE PROJECT IS CREATING AN ICONIC BUILDING, THEREFORE THE PROGRAMMES THAT ARE PROPOSED ALL RELATE TO SYDENHAMS INDUSTRIAL CULTURE. THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF A SHARED MACHINERY WORKSHOP, AN EXHIBITION SPACE WHICH DISPLAYS INDUSTRIAL ARTEFACTS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT TO THE AREA, SHARED COMMUNITY SPACES AND SHARED ARTS WORKSHOPS, LECTURE HALLS ETC. THE TOWER CONSISTS OF SEVEN FLOORS, AND STUDIO AND LIVE/WORK OFFICES OF DIFFERENT SIZES LOCATED ON EACH FLOOR. THE TOP LEVEL HAS AN OBSERVATION DECK FOR PEOPLE TO VIEW THE WHOLE OF THE SYDENHAM AREA AND BEYOND.

PROGRAMME

WORKSHOP EXHIBITION OFFICE SERVICE

Viewing Tower

7/F 6/F 5/F 4/F 3/F

Bar/Restaurant

The rooftop is specially dedicated for showcasing different types of solar panels, wind turbines, solar tubes, thermal panels etc

L2-L5 Live/Work Office

Workshops/Rooms: Smaller workshops generally for arts and crafts (smaller scale DIY including pottery, arts, and smaller groups of community gathering.

2/F

ROOF

Reception: Information Hub

1/F
METAL WORKSHOP
Exhibition Hall: Display historical industrial machinery, DIY products, items etc.

TIMBER WORKSHOP SHARED BENCH

COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE

G/F

IDEA EXCHANGE

Factory Workshop: Large open space where people share tools and machinery to make/ fix/DIY their own items.

2M 4M
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20M

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN - ENTERING THE BUILDING

10M

20M

50M
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20M

50M

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KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

INFORMATION

ENTRANCE EXHIBITION

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STRUCTURE & SUSTAINABILITY


THE TOWER IS TO BE BUILT WITH POST TENSIONED LVL SYSTEM, AN INNOVATIVE BUILDING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED IN CHRISTCHURCH UTILIZED FOR MULTI-STOREY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION. EVERY ASPECT OF THE DESIGN IS BUILT WITH SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND. THE BUILDING FUNCTION OF SHARED WORKSHOPS AND MACHINERY PROMOTES THE SUSTAINABLE NOTION OF COLLABORATIVE CONSUMPTION, BIKE RENTAL FACILITIES ENCOURAGE CARBON FREE TRANSPORT, THE ROOF EXHIBITS A COLLECTION OF WIND TURBINES, SOLAR TUBES, SOLAR PANELS FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
LIFT CORE AND STAIRS WINDOWS ARE DESIGNED TO CREATE ADEQUATE CROSSVENTILATION TO REDUCE THE USE OF AIR-CONDITIONING.

FACADE DETAILS

WALL SECTION WITH BALCONY

PERFORATED CORTEN PERFORATION STEEL PANELS LOCALLY SOURCED.

A COLLECTION OF SOLAR PANELS AND WIND TURBINES ARE PLACED ON TOP OF THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY.

30%

50%

TYPICAL WALL SECTION THE PANELS ACTS AS

RAIN WATER IS COLLECTED FROM THE ROOF AND TERRACES AND USED FOR NEARBY LANDSCAPING.

70%

LOUVERS AND ARE TO DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED (BI-FOLD) FOR BEST LIGHTING CONDITION.
1m 2m 10m 20m

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