Site: International House
Location: Ashford
THE ABANDONED INDUSTRY
A series of night-time renders of International house that display the sites lighting installation on the its facades and ground floor ceiling and columns.
photographic survey
When carrying out my photographic survey of international house, I picked up on the number of security cameras and signs around the site. This related to my narrative through my projects podium surveillance phase and gave the site a very strict and controlled feel to it, helping to put across the environment I want Waterlands mining industry to be portrayed as. Hover across each black and white image to see a small description.
A bike rack situated opposite the site by Ashford International train station. Red image zooms in on the bikes.
Front facade of International house. Red image zooms in on the main entrance area.
CCTV and flood lighting situated all around International house. Red image zooms in on the CCTV.
Perspective of the right side and front facade of International house. Red image zooms in on the window detail of the front facade.
Top right of the back facade. Red image looks zooms in at the connection between windows on the back facade and roof elements.
Right side of International house. Red image zooms in on the lighting elements shown on the side elevation.
Staff parking situated under and around International house. Red image zooms in on a car parked under the sites first floor.
Bottom right facade. Red image zooms in on the connection between International house and the connected job centre.
Job centre that is attached onto International house. Red image zooms in on job centre sign above entrance.
Street art painted on the back wall of the job centre connected to International house. Red image zooms into street art elements.
More surveillance found around International house. Red image zooms in on the surveillance camera.
Back facade of International House. Red image zooms in on one of the signs found.
Door situated on the back facade leading to some stairs. Red image zooms in on the notice sign that is on the door.
Area situated under the first floor of International house close to motorcycle parking. Red image zooms in on air conditioning system.
Accessibility ramp situated to the right of International houses main entrance. Red image zooms in on the shadows cast by the ramp.
Overhead entranceway leading into main entrance lobby area. Red image zooms into elements of overhead entranceway.
Left side view of front entrances revolving door. Red image zooms in on the top part of the revolving door and main entrance.
Plaque labelled 'Ashlon Sculpture' situated at front vehicle entrance of International house. Red image zooms in on a section of the sign.
More CCTV and flood lights situated around International house. Red image zooms into CCTV.
Site name engraved onto stone situated by front vehicle entrance of International house. Red image zooms in on engraved element.
Right side lobby entrance with two signs. Red image zooms in on CCTV warning sign.
Firemans switch on exterior wall of site. Red image zooms in on lower part of the switch.
Floor texture located around parts of International house. Red image zooms in on some of the texture detail.
Sign reserving parking for key auto trade vehicles situated in International houses car park. Red image zooms in on top left of the sign.
PHYSICAL CONTEXT
International house is a 12-storey landmark office building in Ashford totalling at 50m in height. Construction for International house started in 1972 and ended in 1974, with office blocks now having had up to 77 different companies occupying the suites at one time. Main features on each floor include CCTV, central heating, conference rooms, WC facilities, shared kitchen facilities, and allocated parking. Below are some 1:100 orthographic drawings outlining the appearance of the sites exterior and interior qualities. Select the grey arrow to the right for further drawings and detail.
INFRASTRUCTURAL CONTEXT
International house consists of three elevators and two flights of stairs for internal accessibility. Externally, the main entrance features a central revolving door, along with two side doors for disabled access. The back elevation features a door that leads directly to a set of stairs, and the front elevation also features a door to the right that also leads to a second set of stairs. Below is a 1:200 exploded axonometric drawing of International house showing detail of accessibility, floor levels and companies who currently rent parts of the building. Click on the zoom buttons to see more detail. Double click to reset the zoom.
Roof
11th floor
Ground floor
Vacant
Natural England
Tony Gee and Partners LLP, International Associated Attorneys Ltd, Tracomet, Export Link International, Garrison Consulting Ltd
British Transport Police
Multiconsult UK Ltd
AECOM, Rix & Kay Solicitors LLP
H & B Meeical, Agile Business Consortium Ltd, Blossoms trading Ltd
Locate in Kent, Handelsbanken
Job Centre
10th floor
9th floor
8th floor
7th floor
6th floor
5th floor
4th floor
3rd floor
2nd floor
1st floor
INFRASTRUCTURAL CONTEXT
Below is a GIF of a 1:4000 site map of Ashford with regard to my site location. From this we are able to see the close proximity of Ashford International train station to International house, as well as nearby road links and the main points of interest within the area.
Train lines
Major roads
International House
Ashford International Train Station
Ashford Designer Outlet
Ashford Civic Centre
environmental CONTEXT
Below is a GIF of a 1:4000 site map of Ashford with regard to my site location. From this we are able to see the close proximity of the river Stour to International house, making it a risk to flooding. Also shown are the main areas of green space situated around Ashford. Click on the grey arrow to the right for more information on environmental context.
International house
River Stour
Green space
