MARTYNAS KASIULEVICIUS
DESIGN STUDIO 23
University of Westminster
Tutors
Richard Difford François Girardin
Project by
Martynas Kasiulevicius MArch Year 1
Chapter 1.
CONTENTS
Semester 1
Lingotto Factory, Turin (research)...............................................................................................................7. Lingotto Factory, Continuity (axonometric)...................................................................................................8. Lingotto Factory, Precedent (model)...........................................................................................................9. Lingotto Model - Process of Assembly......................................................................................................10. Lingotto Model - Process of Making........................................................................................................11. Glaserne Manufaktur, Dresden (research).................................................................................................13. Glaserne Manufaktur, Transparency (axonometric).....................................................................................14. Glaserne Manufaktur, Precedent (model)..................................................................................................15. Glaserne Manufaktur - Process of Assembly..............................................................................................16. Glaserne Manufaktur - Process of Making................................................................................................17.
Chapter 2.
Electric Vehicle (E.V.) Manufacturing Process.............................................................................................20. Electric Vehicle (E.V.) Batteries & The Rise in Demand.................................................................................21. Lithium-ion Battery - Production Line.........................................................................................................22 Lithium-ion Battery - Material Components................................................................................................23. Lithium-ion Battery - Recycling Process......................................................................................................24. Salar Brine Mining & Lithium Extraction....................................................................................................25.
Chapter 3.
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia (map)...............................................................................................................29. Cerro Tunupa, Bolivia - Site 1 Analysis....................................................................................................30. Recursos Evaporiticos, Bolivia - Site 2 Analysis..........................................................................................31. Uyuni City, Bolivia - Site 3 Analysis.........................................................................................................32. Salar de Uyuni Tourism & Proposed Route................................................................................................33.
Chapter 4.
Cable Infrastructure - Precedent Study......................................................................................................36. Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium & High Altitude Effects...............................................................................37. 3D Voronoi Salt Brick System - Initial Concept...........................................................................................38. 3D Voronoi Salt Crystal System - Initial Concept........................................................................................39. Saltbot MK-1 Design Concept (animation)................................................................................................40. Saltbot MK-1 Design Concept (isometric).................................................................................................41. Cablefreight MK-1 Design Concept (animation)........................................................................................42. Cablefreight MK-1 Design Concept (isometric)..........................................................................................43. Salar Station - Concept Tower Design.....................................................................................................44. Saltpod TB Accommodation - Design Concept..........................................................................................45. Salar Station - Hub in the Mist (perspective)..............................................................................................46.
Chapter 5.
CONTENTS
Semester 2
Lithium Extraction Plant - Initial Masterplan (sketch)......................................................................................51. Lithium Extraction Plant - Design Approach (massing)..................................................................................52. Lithium Extraction Plant - Initial Design (massing).........................................................................................53. Lithium Extraction Plant - Developed Brine Pond Design...............................................................................54. Lithium Extraction Plant - Developed Plant Massing.....................................................................................55. Lithium Battery Factory/Cableport/Visitors Hub - Possible Locations..............................................................57. Visitors and Cargo Terminal - Initial Design Concept...................................................................................58. Visitors and Cargo Terminal - Developed Design Sections...........................................................................59. Journey Across the Salar - Timelines.........................................................................................................60.
Chapter 6.
Cargo Terminal Station (C.T.S.) - Urban Scale Intervention...........................................................................65. Cargo Terminal Station (C.T.S.) - Design Proposal Sections..........................................................................66. Cargo Terminal Station (C.T.S.) - Design Proposal Plans..............................................................................67. C.T.S. Building with Salt - Vault Structures 1 (Tech. Studies)..........................................................................68. C.T.S. Building with Salt - Vault Structures 2 (Tech. Studies)..........................................................................69. C.T.S. Gantry/Factory/Garage (section).................................................................................................70. C.T.S. A Place of Exchange (perspectives)...............................................................................................71.
Chapter 7.
Lithium Extraction Plant (L.E.P.) - TB Patient Arrival & Brine Garden.................................................................75. Lithium Extraction Plant (L.E.P.) - Design Proposal Verticality...........................................................................76. Lithium Extraction Plant (L.E.P.) - Layers of Horizontality.................................................................................77. L.E.P. Proposal in Context - Process Plans.................................................................................................78. L.E.P. Proposal in Context - Elevations......................................................................................................79. L.E.P. Goods Arrival & Storage Shed (perspective).....................................................................................80.
Chapter 8.
Wider Masterplan Overview.................................................................................................................85. Journey Across the Salar - The Video (video).............................................................................................86. Journey Across the Salar - The Video (timeline)...........................................................................................87.
LEARNING ABOUT FACTORIES - PRECEDENT STUDIES
Chapter 1.
FIAT’S LINGOTTO FACTORY, TURIN, ITALY
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VOLKSWAGEN’S GLASERNE MANUFAKTUR, DRESDEN, GERMANY
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E.V. BATTERIES & LITHIUM EXTRACTION - RESEARCH
Chapter 2.
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SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA - SITE ANALYSIS
Chapter 3.
SALT FLATS - SALAR DE UYUNI, BOLIVIA
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SETTING UP THE INFRASTRUCTURE - CONCEPT DESIGN
Chapter 4.
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PROPOSED CABLEWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
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