Cycling Development Centre: Where? Why?

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To improve the environment of the current site & context Provide main facilities: 1.Body-fit Geometry 2.

Provide Cycling Parts 3.Development Area 4.Workshop 5.Cycling Simulator 6.Cycling Testing Area

Where?
Annex Building of Salford Magistrate Court, Manchester

Why?

Strategic location near Manchester city center Building layout & characteristics suit the project

How?

Who?
Professional and semiprofessional cyclists Commercial Bicycle Companies Bicycle Society & Club

To produce customized racing bikes for users To develop new technology to improve the function of racing bikes To gather people who have the same interest in cycling under one roof

Why?
Cyclists can develop new racing bikes technology and promote/sell to related companies. Companies can rent the facilities when needed.

PROJECT BRIEF

CYCLING DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

How?

What?
Design Concept: Aerodynamic

Why?
Scheme: Hard Materials

Why?

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Maintain the characteristics of the old building, rusticlooking

It is the main concept for bicycle designs There are a lot of forms in aerodynamic Aerodynamic has speed, movement and lift

Colour: Earthy-tone

Why? Create contrast with

the product colours, create warm ambience

For space exploration & circulation studies To create feeling and ambience from the form

How?
Translate into initial design ideas

Space Planning: Circulation

Why? Divide public, private


and semi-private areas

How?

Intervention: Old and New

Why?

Search aerodynamic form to translate into concept models

Why?
Lighting: Natural

To create a lively site that attracts people, reflects the concept and project

Reflects an open Why? environment, create shadow effects over the form

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