BENMORE HERBARIUM Benmore Botanical Gardens The Cowal Peninsula, Argyll, Scotland

Specimen ArrivesLive Data Collection

DNA SampledPhotographed3D Scanned

Pressing Drying FreezingDecontamination

Preparation For FilingSpecimen Identified

LabeledGrouped

Filed In Herbarium

Delivery ProcessingIngoing/Outgoing Pressing/ Drying Room Freezing Room Herbarium

Contains Prep. SpaceHerbarium, Art Pods,

Studio

Specimens Studied By Botanists and Artists

SPECIMEN PROCESSING

CROSS SECTION1:100

Benmore HerbariumBenmore Fernery Benmore House

SITE

GROUND FLOOR/BASEMENT PLAN1:200

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1. Exhibition2. Kitchen3. W/C4. Plant5. Lower Studio

6. Drying Room7. Freezing Room8. Herbarium9. Upper Studio

10. Upper Studio11. Artist’s pod12. Meeting Room13. Office14. Research Lab15. Researchers Accomodation

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN/LONG SECTION1:200

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A Solid Concrete L-Shaped Volume Protects The Specimens, A Second Solid Accommodation Block Sits Over The River

Two Lightweight Steel and Timber Volumes Plug In To The Solid Concrete Block. One is Clasped By The ‘L’ Of The Herbarium

The Lightweight Volumes House L-Shaped Floor Planes Which Interlock Within The Accommodation Block

A Circulation Loop Is Created Within The Building Via Two Sets Of Stairs Connecting the L-Shaped Floor Plates

The Volumes Connect To The Landscape Via Stairs and Decks on Three Sides

The Final Forms Articulated

SECTIONAL SERIESFORMAL DEVELOPMENT DIAGRAMS

Walkways

Steel + Timber Volume 1

Steel + Timber Volume 2

Solid In-Situ Concrete Elements

EXPLODED PERSPECTIVE

Roof Build UpOutside>InsideLarch Cladding 25mmCladding RailsFirestone Roof MembraneTyvek Breather MembraneOSB Roof Decking 22mmKingspan Insulation Panels 200mmDupont Vapour BarrierOSB Boards 22mmTimber Roof Struts 250mmSteel Frame 250mm

Wall Build UpOutside>InsideLarch Cladding 25mmCladding RailsTyvek Breather MembraneOSB Boards 22mmKingspan Insulation Panels 150mmDupont Vapour BarrierOSB Boards 22mmTimber Sections 200mmSteel Frame 250mm

Floor Build UpInside>OutsideFirestone Roof MembraneTyvek Breather MembraneOSB Boards 22mmSteel Frame 250mm & Wool InsulationComposite Floor Slab 300mmKingspan Insulation Panels 100mmDupont Vapour BarrierLarch Cladding 25mm

TECHNICAL RESOLUTIONS

SpringFull cycle utilised to provide ventilation and consistent temperature within spaces

NightThermal masses radiate heat back into spaces at night. On cold nights assistance from underfloor heating is required.

SummerRoof windows and southerly facing windows opened. Allowing maximum expulsion of hot air via natural ventilation.

Summer Spring/August Winter

Natural Ventilation/Heating/Cooling StrategyThe main ventilation strategy allows for natural control of the Herbarium and its adjacent spaces. The concept relies on a cyclical process of air circulation and can be controlled via 4 variables: The mechanically controlled louvre system on the studio’s south facade, the pivoting window underneath this, the vents within the artist’s work pods and the mechanical glazing on the roof of the building. These variables control the loop of air which passes through the pods into the herbarium and up the stairs into the studio again.

Heat Gain AnalysisThe building is orientated to have the maximum possible south facing surface area. This allows for maximum solar gain in the cold climate.

Louvre SystemsThe louvre system allows solar gain on the southern facades of the lightweight timber structures to be controlled throughout the day as the location of the sun moves. This allows for quick, controlled heating of the spaces during the day when they are inhabited.There is also an option to open the glazing systems allowing natural ventilation through the timber structures via the prevailing Westerly winds.The lightweight construction of the timber volumes allows for quick response heating and cooling.

WinterThermal mass heated by low winter sun. Radiates into space, assisted by underfloor heating.

ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES

Drying RoomArt Pod

Exhibition Space

Upper Studio

HERBARIUM CABINET DRAWERS1:1 PROTOTYPE

Herbarium Cabinet Wall