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B R I E F
An AVIATION MUSEUM is to be built on the waterfront in Bristol. Adjacent to the site is the Arnolfini Bush House, an arts centre and gallery. The site includes Mud
Dock Cycleworks(a hybrid cyclist’s store and cafe) at the NorthWest corner, a car park at the East boundary, and the Mud Dock at the South boundary. The site is
highly prone to sunlight and Southwest prevailing wind. The surrounding Context, environmental factors and function requirements are all carefully considered into
developing a realistic and successful design.
ARNOLFINI BUSH
FLAPPING ROAD ACROSS HARBOR M SHED | PRINCE ST BRIDGE FERRY LANDING OPPOSITE WATERFRONT (SOUTH) OPPOSITE WATERFRONT (SOUTHEAST)
REDCLIFFE WAY EXISTING CAR PARK (SOUTH BOUNDARY) EXISTING CAR PARK (WEST BOUNDARY) MUD DOCK CAFE
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D i m e n s i o n
Mud Dock Cafe sitting at the centre of the site might be an obstruction
Site is highly prone to SW prevailing wind and sunlight
Museum can be designed to be landmark of the water front
Dense circulation around site
Ease of acces from Bristol centre (5min) or from train station (15min)
Good sight lines from all almost all directions
P R E C E D E N T
C o n c e p t
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P r oC o n
The American Air Museum has an organic interior space that follows the natural movement
of people. The centre core of the building serves as a plane exhibit with the main circula-
tion path wrapping around it. The SE-facing glass wall exposes the exhibits to the runway
outside. A single concrete curved roof encloses the whole museum as a motif of planes’
organic shell.
Largest possible single volume on site, best for housing
aircrafts
Follows Axis from North, most connected to city centre
Limits access pathway along water front
Volume is separated to create central pathway thus
more accessible
Inconvenient access from one volume to another
Broken continuity of volume visually
Volume dominates the water front
Most connected to Queen Square
Blocks view from Mud Dock Cafe
Lowest Capacity
Longest elevation along water front, best for LED ban-
ners or showing interior display to oppsite water front
Requires cutting down of most trees on site
Least connection to context
Relation diagram of different function areas
V o l u m e A r r a n g e m e n tA c c e s s A r o u n d V o l u m eP o s s i b l e S i t e E n t r a n c e
Waiting AreaShop
CAFEAdmin
Service
Display/Exhibition
T O P1 : 2 0 0 @ A 3
A huge skylight sits right above the four aircrafts,
allowing natural daylighting into the museum across
most interior areas
Trees are repositioned to provide natural shad-
ing for carparkings from direct sunlight
Fluroscent lights are embedded into the ground
covered by glass to create a lighted up waterside
pathway
G R O U N D F L O O R P L A N1 : 2 0 0 @ A 2
More than half ground floor areas are surrounded by aerogel insulated
walls, which provide both natural daylighting and privacy from the
outside, and some lighting to waterside pathway at night
Entrances facing two opposite directions increase
accessibility and visibiliy for visitors coming from
all directions
Customers at the open cafe can look at the aircrafts and
the lobby galleries while enjoying their drinks
The workshop is viewable from the corridor by glazing
parition
F I R S T F L O O R P L A N1 : 2 0 0 @ A 2
Columns not only provide structural support but also
exhbitiion spaces
Closed exhibtion area for exhibits (documentary projec-
tion etc) requiring more attention
An open office plan is adopted to allow more flexibiltiy
in space arrangement and better daylgihting; staffs will
be able to interact at ease and thus more efficient
Visitors get fresh air at the balcony outside of the
temporary exhibtion hall; it also extends the wonderful
harbor view from the Mud Dock CAfe.
For security reasons, only customers with tickets issued
at the musuem main entrance can enter through the
balcony entrance
S E C O N D F L O O R P L A N1 : 2 0 0 @ A 2
Double height space for the admin office and the
temporary exhibiton hall
Roof of the museum extends till the end of the
connection bridge to the Mud Dock Cafe
Both first and second floor are 2m offset from the ground
floor area (except N facde) to provide more exhibition
space without compromising the waterfront pathway; it
also acts as a canopy for the pedestrains
N O R T H E L E V A T I O N1 : 2 0 0 @ A 2
S E C T I O N 11 : 2 0 0 @ A 2
Elevators are positioned next to the aircrafts; it allows visitors to
see the entre picture from bottom to top in close distance
Bridge connected to Mud Dock Cafe provides
shelter to access to the waterfront
N O R T H E L E V A T I O N1 : 2 0 0 @ A 2
S E C T I O N 11 : 2 0 0 @ A 2
PV panels are installed on glazings to express the interior partitions,
making use of the sunlight to generate power for the museum
The huge glazing directs the harbor panorama into the exhibition
halls and adds life to the exhibits; it is slightly slanted downwards
to avoid direct exposure to sunlight
A triple height space appear immediately behind the entrance, where four aircraft
were hung from the ceiling to gain visitors interests; light coming through the sky-
light above creates a dramatic effect when shone onto the aircrafts
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