THE REVERSE REVOLUTION.
CHANGE THROUGH METHOD OF IMPERFECT EFFORTS RATHER THAN A FEW PERFECT EXAMPLES.
HOW CAN YOUR RESEARCH AND CULTURE INFORM THE FUTURE OF A BUILDING IN SHEFFIELD?
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THE RESPONSE.
MY IDENTITY HAS ALREADY BEEN CHOSEN BY THE LABELS AND CATEGORIES SOCIETY HAS PLACED ON ME. TO BE WHITE, A WOMAN AND A WORKING CLASS CITIZEN ARE SEEN AS THE MAIN ASPECTS THAT MAKE UP WHO I AM AND DECIDE THE OPPORTUNITIES I CAN UNLOCK.
SELLERS WHEEL IS A FORMER INDUSTRIAL BUILDING BASED IN SHEFFIELD CITY CENTRE. INITIALLY IT WAS HOME TO JOHN SELLERS AND SONS TOOL MANUFACTURING BUT NOW ACCOMMODATES TWO COFFEE SHOPS. COFFEE AND WORK ARE STRONGLY CONNECTED AS THE EXHAUSTION FROM WORKING REQUIRES CAFFEINE TO FUNCTION. PEOPLE GET COFFEE BEFORE WORK, DURING WORK AND BRING COFFEE TO MEETINGS, EVEN SENDING PEOPLE ON COFFEE RUNS.
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THE AIM.
A PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE NEXT REVOLUTION WHERE HUMANS START TO LOOK AFTER THE EARTH THAT’S BEEN LOOKING AFTER THEM. HOMO SAPIENS BEGIN TO CHANGE THEIR BAD HABITS AND CONTRIBUTE IN WAYS THAT THEY CAN TO HEAL THE EARTH THROUGH METHODS OF IMPERFECT EFFORTS RATHER THAN A FEW PERFECT EXAMPLES. THE AIM IS TO REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND FINALLY HAVE A REVOLUTION NOT FUELLED BY HUMAN GREED.
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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
THE WORKING CLASS WAS DEVELOPED DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AS PEASANTS WERE SO DESPERATE FOR MONEY THEY’D DO ANYTHING TO SURVIVE. HENRY FORD’S DEVELOPMENT OF THE 40 HOUR WORKING WEEK AND THE ASSEMBLY LINE TECHNIQUE PERMITTED MASS PRODUCTION TO BECOME POSSIBLE.
SINCE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION STARTED, THE CONCERN FOR THE EARTH’S CLIMATE HAS ARISEN. HUMAN ACTIVITIES ARE THE MAIN CONTRIBUTOR TOWARDS CLIMATE CHANGE WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THAT COMING FROM CARBON EMISSIONS MADE BY THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.
COMING SECOND TO CARBON DIOXIDE AS MOST DANGEROUS GHG.
METHANE CONTRIBUTES TO OVER 25% OF GLOBAL WARMING.
THE MAJORITY OF METHANE PRODUCTION COMES FROM AGRICULTURE CAUSED BY THE MASS PRODUCTION OF MEAT DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND OF THE MEAT INDUSTRY. THE EFFECTS OF METHANE REDUCTION CAN BE SEEN IN THE SAME DECADE WHERE AS REDUCTION IN CARBON DIOXIDE CAN BE SEEN IN THE CENTURY. SHEFFIELD CONTRIBUTES TO THE MASS PRODUCTION OF METHANE DUE TO IT’S OWN DEMAND OF MEAT AS SHOWN IN THE DIAGRAM VISUALISING THE AVAILABLE MEAT WITHIN 500M OF THE SITE LOCATION.
SOLUTION
A KOREAN SCIENTIST DISCOVERED THE STORAGE OF METHANE WITHIN USED COFFEE GROUNDS. KEMP MIXED 1/2 OF A CUP OF USED KIRKLAND DARK ROAST COLOMBIAN COFFEE GROUNDS WITH SODIUM HYDROXIDE AND HEATED IT IN A FURNACE (BETWEEN 700-900 DEGREES) FOR 24 HOURS. THIS PRODUCED A STABLE MATERIAL THAT ABSORBED METHANE WHICH CAN BE LATER USED AS FUEL.
CONCEPT.
AN ASSEMBLY LINE IS A SEQUENCE OF PRODUCTION THAT BREAKS DOWN THE MANUFACTURE INTO STEPS. IT FOLLOWS A LOGICAL ORDER AS A PROCESS CAN’T BE COMPLETED IF THE PREVIOUS WORKSTATION HASN’T FINISHED. THE LINE IS ASSEMBLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE MOTION OF THE WORKERS IS MINIMISED FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY USING CONVEYERS, MOTORISED VEHICLES AND EVEN GRAVITY TO CARRY ON THE PROCESS.
SUSTAINABILITY
PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS: CAPTURE THE SUIN’S ENERGY AND CONVERT INTO ELECTRICITY. EASILY MOUNTED AND GRID CONNECTED.
VENTILATION: REQUIRED FOR WORKERS DUE TO HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE NEEDED TO GROW PLANTS.
RAIN WATER COLLECTION: RAIN WATER WILL BE USED TO POWER THE HOSE FOR WATERING THE PLANTS.
COFFEE BEANS MOVE FROM SECOND FLOOR TO FIRST FLOOR VIA GRAVITY.
COFFEE BEANS MOVE FROM FIRST FLOOR TO GROUND FLOOR VIA A CONVEYER BELT.
