UPGRADE AND RETROFIT OF GMIT BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

B.Sc. (Hons) in ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY

MARK THORNTON

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DETAIL AND DESIGN STUDIES 4

DEMOLITION PLAN

PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN

PROJECT OVERVIEW

The final year project was upgrade and retrofit of the Building and Civil

Engineering Department of GMIT was proposed. The way this project was

approached was to look at sustainability and energy performance. The project

tied in with my technical report which looked at analysing energy performance

of the retrofit. The building envelope was the most important aspect for me to

look at, as this had a major effect on the energy performance of the building

and it was because of this that a good u-value and good level of air tightness

had to be achieved.

Elevations

NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

Sections

PARAPET DETAIL NEW EXTENSION

INTERMEDIATE DETAIL

Floor Plans

WINDOW PLAN DETAIL WITH

LARCH TIMBER CLADDING

INTERNAL VIEW: LINK BRIDGE

SECTION A-A

WINDOW PLAN DETAIL WITH FIBRE

CEMENT CLADDING PANELS

EXTERNAL VIEW: SOUTH ELEVATION SECTION B-B

Details

Renders

MARK THORNTON

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ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY YR. 4

13/03/2015

Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) is

located on the approach road to Galway City, along the

Dublin Road. The campus dates back to the 1970’s and

reflects the standard regional technical college built in

Ireland at that time, with pre-cast concrete cladding

panels combined with aluminium framed windows.

Site Investigation and analysis

First floor plan and section of

Department of Building and Civil

Eng ineer ing wh ich were

produced from a survey of the

building

Sketch Design

Proposed first floor plan with new layout and proposed new elevations: The new layout is kept simple as to ease

with the demolition and then the construction. The exterior envelope and windows were to be upgraded with a zinc

or similar cladding panel.

Planning Application

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Elevations: The elevations changed from the original sketch design. The upper level was to be changed to a vertical

larch cladding while the lower level was to keep the fibre cement cladding panels. This added a contrast between

the two elements and the timber added more aesthetically.

SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

1. Glue laminated beams that are

proposed for new roof light

2. Triple glazed aluminium windows

with built in louvers for ventilation.

Louvers to be constructed from

timber.

3. Vertical larch cladding as

seen on West Buckland School

in Devon UK.

4. Fibre cement cladding panels

Disability Access Certificate

First floor plan: For the disability access certificate access around the building for a disabled person. The layout

had to allow for ease of access around the building and within the classrooms.

Fire Safety Certificate

First floor plan : For fire safety certificate the safe travel distance had to be looked at. Being an existing

building certain dispensations had to be applied for

Analysis and Research: Curtain Walls