Threshfield Quarry

University of Leeds

MEng Architectural Engineering

Final Year Integrated Design Project 2009

The final year project at the University of Leeds was the development of a brownfield site, formerly a quarry at Threshfield near Skipton, UK.
The project brief outlined the desired redevelopment of an open cast mining quarry which was to be discontinued, and in the interests of local and regional development, replaced by a multi use business and leisure complex.

The image below shows axamples from of the poster sheets produced for the final presentation. 

There was a total of 24 A1 sheets along with a 100 page structural calculation booklet, a detailed building services report, and a lever arch file demonstrating continual project development.

The client specified that the design must incorporate a new business centre with office space and seminar rooms, a natural sciences research facility with office and research space, as well as a conference auditorium and exhibition hall.  In addition, a performing arts centre was requested to provide studio space and an outdoor auditorium with a retractable roof system.

The software used in designing and producing the project included Autodesk’s AutoCAD for technical drawing, Revit for 3D modelling and Ecotect for heating loads and sun path analysis.  Oasys’ GSA was used to calculate structural forces in the amphitheatre roof, and Adobe Photoshop was used to produce presentation posters. 

The pictures shown below are a series of rendered images taken from the final year project in Architectural Engineering at the University of Leeds in 2009.

View from the rear of the amphitheatre design proposed as part of my final year project at the University of Leeds.