SELECTED PROJECTS
OBJECTS
CITY
AKTIVITETSKÖK DUNGAI OUTHOUSE COOBA OLIVEGROVE TOOLBOX: A MASTERPLAN FRIHAMNEN CITY PARK REPETITION AD INFINITUM A WONDERFUL LI(F)E BRODERICK-SPENCE HOUSE WILLIAMS VEAZY HOUSE VILLA DELIN
POPPY BELL
2013-2020
NOT JUST SORRY, BUT THANKS
a collection of projects
THESIS
CURRICULUM VITAE
poppy bell from: Sydney, Australia based in: Gothenburg, Sweden email: poppy_bell@hotmail.com, call: +46 7 234 161 56
PROFICIENCY ADOBE SUITE
Photoshop Indesign Illustrator Lightroom
OFFICE
Microsoft Word Powerpoint Presentation Excel
CAD/3D
Vectorworks Autocad Rhino SketchUp
LANGUAGE
English (mother-tongue) Swedish (learning)
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Sewing/textiles, food Preservation/fermentation, Ceramics/pottery
OUTSIDE
Hiking, camping, climbing, cycling, gardening
IMAGES
Photography, graphic work & branding
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EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE 2018 - 20
Masters of Architecture Beyond Sustainability Chalmers University of Technology Gothenburg
2019
Graphic Project Hyresgästföreningen Gothenburg
Freelance project in visual communication and graphic design for Hyresgästföreningen
Participant Recetas Urbanas + Jubileumsparken Gothenburg
Participated in the Open Play build project to construct an open classroom in Jubileumsparken.
Architectural Assistant Studio Prineas Sydney
Involved in residential projects working at sketch, detailed and construction stages. Part of winning competitions team for multi-use project.
Masters of Architectural Studies University of New South Wales Sydney
Started Master of Architectural Studies
2016
Architectural Assistant Benn+Penna Sydney
Involved in residential projects and competitions team. Project managed residential projects to detailed design. Involved in sketch, detailed and construction stages. Liaised with councils, clients and consultants.
2015 - 13
Bachelor of Architectural Studies with Distinction University of New South Wales Sydney
2015
Studio participant IUAV + UNSW Venice
Engaged in Venice Seidler Studio: a three week intensive collaborative studio.
Award Recipient UNSW Sydney
Recognised on the Dean’s Award List for Academic Excellence
Competition participant SONA (Student branch of the Australian Institute of Architects) Sydney
Participant in Design Competition, UpScale: a two day intensive design & build.
Student Ambassador University of New South Wales Sydney
Ambassador of the Faculty of the Built Environment. Conducted workshops and promoted the Faculty to prospective students.
Executive and establishing member UNSW Architecture Society Sydney
Responsible for organising student events and liaising between students and the faculty staff.
Architectural Assistant Henry Power Architecture Sydney
Involved in residential projects situated in rural landscapes. Engaged in sketch design, visualisation and model-making.
2014
Architectural Assistant Simpson + Wilson Architecture + Urban Design Sydney
Working with Rod Simpson. Involved in urban planning projects, conducted mapping and visualisation.
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Student Architects Without Frontiers Kathmandu
Design & Build project in Annapurna region of Nepal.
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Poppy Bell is a master of hand drawing and keen advocate for utilising architecture as a means to create positive change in disadvantaged communities. After working under legendary Australian architect Glenn Murcutt as part of her Bachelor of Architectural Studies graduation project at the University of New South Wales, Poppy finessed her love of technical drawings and design in Venice at the Universita Iuav di Venezia. A passion for sustainable architecture led Poppy to pursue an education at Sweden’s reputable Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg in the Masters of Architecture and Planning Beyond Sustainability. “Experiencing different cultures has significantly impacted the way I design,” says Poppy, “It’s taught me to be curious, flexible, challenge my immediate assumptions - and be humble while designing.” - STUDIO PRINEAS, 2018
PROJECTS
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AKTIVITETSKÖK DUNGAI OUTHOUSE COOBA OLIVEGROVE TOOLBOX: A MASTERPLAN FRIHAMNEN CITY PARK REPETITION AD INFINITUM A WONDERFUL LI(F)E BRODERICK-SPENCE HOUSE WILLIAM-VEAZY HOUSE VILLA DELIN NOT JUST SORRY, BUT THANKS
AKTIVITETSKÖK
AKTIVITETSKÖK!
Chalmers Masters Studio: Design and Planning for Social Inclusions Year: 2018 With: Daphne Limelette and Marie Seidenfus
‘Aktivitetskök!’ formed one of eight projects in the Chalmers’ studio ‘Design and Planning for Social Inclusion’. This studio is based in the north-east of Göteborg, an area known for its social disadvantage since the late 20th century. Students involved in this studio are engaged with projects generated for and by members of the community, and encouraged to use participatory methods in design. As a result, the role of the architect as a single designer diminishes with emphasis being placed on the architect as a facilitator drawing together actors and forces within the community and realising their desires and needs into physical being. Our project brief was to design a community kitchen for Hammarkullen, a neighbourhood with a high immigrant population. The kitchen was designed to be flexible, inclusive and able to accommodate the diverse needs of users occupying the space. While our final design was an important part of our studio,
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a greater emphasis was placed on the participatory process and ongoing dialogue with our community partners. A principle of the studio for ‘Design and Planning For Social Inclusion’ was the need to engage the community we worked with at all stages of our design. We aimed to include a range of stakeholders throughout the process to provide varying expertise and enrich the breadth of our work. Key stakeholders included cooking organisations from within Hammarkullen, PhD students at Chalmers engaged in circular kitchen design and guerrilla-urban architectural collectives. Over the course of the semester, we held a series of workshops inviting community participation and engagement. Through this process, we were
continually refining our project to meet and reflect the needs of the community. By engaging participatory methodologies, we aimed to both reach a design solution reflective of the real needs and desires of our future users, and develop a feeling of community ownership over the project. In this project, I was challenged by real-world situations of liaising with stakeholders, hosting workshops and presenting and engaging with community members. The pedagogical aspect of the project was highlighted by continual reflection exercises, and taught me to be more intentional in my process and aware of how the ‘steps’ in designing an be challenged and become more dynamic. It was also a great challenge to build and test out one-to-one prototypes.
1 the process through community participation and prototyping
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AKTIVITETSKÖK
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Aktivitetskök! was to be an inclusive space where all felt welcome. It was a space connecting various members of the neighbourhood in a cultural exchange to build a more cohesive community. The users of Aktivitetskök! ranged from individuals and groups of friends, to large established community organisations while the backgrounds and expertise of patrons was similarly diverse. As a result, our design focused on flexibility allowing users to build a space appropriate to their work. Modules, in three sizes, could be rented and arranged as workspaces. These modules were supported by ‘static sides’, an open grid shelving system accommodating large appliances and storage, and ‘the canopy’ a power and light system suspended from the ceiling. The kitchen was designed to be realised in stages, according to interest and feasibility. In our ‘dream’ realisation, the kitchen would expand to the garden and street to create a vibrant and active community-driven space.
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1 aktivitetskök! in action! 2 the mobile kitchen is designed to facilitate communal interaction
AKTIVITETSKÖK
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1 finding recycled materials 2 the finished prototypes in Hammerkullen
Two prototypes were built during our studio: a mobile kitchen, designed for use outside the ‘Aktivitetskök!’, and a 70cmx70cm indoor module. Our construction was simple: a base frame on wheels with possibilities for users to adapt and update the modules as their needs change. Circular economy ideals drove our construction and the resulting prototypes were made entirely with recycled materials. Objects were sourced from old material from the Chalmers workshop, found objects, Återbruket and the HSB Living Lab. While we planned for specific objects, we also adapted our design to the objects that were available to us. Creating a storyboard for material transparency was an important tool for communicating the potential of reused materials to stakeholders. Overall, prototypes were successful and used during our exhibition of work. A useful design exercise, the prototypes provided positive feedback and clarity for our ongoing discussions regarding sizing, proportion and kitchen design norms.
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DUNGAI OUTHOUSE
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DUNGAI OUTHOUSE With: Architects Without Borders Year: 2013/4
Situated in the Annapurna mountains, Dungai Outhouse is one of a series of projects undertaken by Architects Without Frontiers in Nepal. Our team of architects and builders worked alongside local Nepali tradesman to construct a sanitary block for the village primary school. Stone was collected onsite and used with local timber and corrugated metal sheeting. The outhouse included four toilet cubicles connected to a septic tank. The experience was eye-opening and educational in a number of ways. We had a rare opportunity to become immersed in an area not often seen by foreigners. Practically, it provided me with a physical understanding of construction techniques taught in university while allowing me to work alongside a team of builders, tradesmen, students, architects and clients (mothers and children). 1 2 3 4
placing metal sheeting the cubicles and septic tank putting up the frames the dry stone wall construction
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COOBA OLIVEGROVE
COOBA OLIVEGROVE
The UNSW Rural Studio, taught under the auspices of Glenn Murcutt, formed my bachelor graduation project. The studio involved a four day camp at our site, a large productive farm in Cooba, rural NSW, Australia.
UNSW Bachelor Graduation Studio: Glenn Murcutt Rural Studio Year: 2015
Our brief was to design a retreat on an olive farm, accommodating a capacity of 24 (six four-person cabins), a small restaurant and the infrastructure for production including growing, processing, tasting and sales. Facilitating interaction was cornerstone in my design both amongst inhabitants and the harshness of the Australian landscape. The design is built along a single contour to enable easy movement across the site whilst acting as a platform from which to view and experience the expansive surrounds. This single built line created a dichotomy of experiences of the site: one being of elevation and extension, while the other of proximity and intimacy. This was articulated in materiality: heavier materials like stone and rammed
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2015 earth highlighted the contour and the buildings’ connections with the land while lighter construction of timber post and beam systems, concrete sheeting and openings accentuated a sense of elevation. With soaring roofs and large openings, the restaurant and reception articulated typical Australian vernacular. Simultaneously, this space provided shelter and comfort while allowing visual connections to the bush and farmland. The buildings cluster together to create a feeling of refuge within the rough Australian bush. Six cabins, each with their own outlook, similarly reinforce ideas of prospect and refuge. Tectonic articulation enable and encourage users to adjust the building manually for climatic comfort. The project aimed to explore ideas of shelter, vernacular and materiality.
1 handdrawn site plan. all drawings for this project were made by hand and presented continuously on a 2m scroll.
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COOBA OLIVEGROVE
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entrance to the restaurant and reception area 1:50 model of a cabin 1:100 study model of cabins along a single contour
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TOOLBOX: A MASTER PLAN
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Connecting Green Spaces
Improving Networks of Movement
TOOLBOX: A MASTERPLAN FOR HISINGEN Chalmers Master Studio: Spatial Morphology Studio Year: 2019 With: Hanna Jörlén, Tove Söderberg and Yao Zhu
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the key strategies the overall masterplan
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Land Use Car Residential Public Commercial Industrial
Centers
Green spaces
Corner Square Plaza Hub
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Courtyard Neighbourhood District Recreational
Mode of travel Pedestrian + bike Pedestrian + bike + car Pedestrian + bike + car + collective Pedestrian + bike + car + 2 collective
TOOLBOX: A MASTER PLAN
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2019 Toolbox: A Masterplan for Hisingen developed around two key objectives: connecting green spaces and improving networks of movement. Early site analysis had demonstrated the area had poor networks for moving across Hisingen, especially for pedestrians, with large roads and industrial areas creating long barriers. Likewise, our focus area was punctuated by large green areas, however these were not well connected and provided opportunities to overcome barriers to pedestrian movement. Utilising and connecting green spaces became a primary focus. Private and public green spaces were important for their differing roles and opportunities. Public green spaces (forest, parks and ‘walkway’ green) provided opportunities for improving pedestrian and cyclist movement, reducing heatloads and connecting ecosystems. Private gardens assisted in creating green corridors and provided opportunities for biodiversity important for bees, birds and bats. To achieve our goals of connecting green spaces and improving networks of movement, we created a ‘Toolbox Typology’ which articulated and distributed types of community and commercial centres, green spaces, and modes of travel.
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mapping green spaces: existing and proposed
TOOLBOX: A MASTER PLAN
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EXISTING CENTRALITY local scale, R4 1 city scale, R16 3 global scale, r30 5
ADJUSTED CENTRALITY 2 local scale, R4 4 city scale, R16 6 global scale, r30
As a project developed with the Spatial Morphology Group’s Studio, we worked extensively with concepts developed by Hanson & Hilliard in the Social Logic of Space. Specifically, we worked with a way of drawing the city that examined ideas of centrality and patterns of movement. Centrality, with its colour gradient from red to blue, provides opportunities to analyse how changes to the urban morphology can increase access to particular areas. Areas appearing red can be understood to have a high centrality (and thus higher numbers of people), while blue areas demonstrate low centrality (thus, areas which are quieter). Betweenness maps, with a gradient from red
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to grey, explore which paths are most travelled along. Red streets have a higher betweenness, and thus are more likely to be travelled along. Read together, these maps enabled us to make evidence based judgements about the impact of our interventions. Introducing and increasing ferry services, along with key interventions at Backaplan, Lundby and along Hjalmar Brantingsgatan increased betweenness and centrality around Frihamnen, Backaplan and Lindholmen, thus achieving our goals in terms of creating greater access for pedestrian networks. This opened possibilities for improving pedestrian experiences by connecting greenery.
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TOOLBOX: A MASTER PLAN
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Centers Corner Square Plaza Hub
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Green spaces Courtyard Neighbourhood District Recreational
Mode of travel
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Pedestrian + bike Pedestrian + bike + car Pedestrian + bike + car + collective Pedestrian + bike + car + 2 collective
Local, R4/800m City, R16/2km Global, R30/5km
Our Typology Matrix integrated the conceptual framework put forward by Hanson & Hilliard with our traditional approach to planning by designating land use, green space and road types. We developed typologies under three groupings: Centres (commercial and community), Green Spaces and Modes of Travel. Each typology was attached to a value of ‘centrality’ and ‘betweenness’ at local, city and global scales. As a result, the system we created as flexible: typologies were applied according to the centrality and betweenness maps. Thus, as the area changes so to will the centrality and betweenness maps, and thus the master-plan is flexible to reflect those changes. According to our centrality and betweenness maps, the typologies would be applied as shown on pg. 29.
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FRIHAMNEN CITY PARK
OFFICE RELOCATION
PLAY PARK THE COMMONS
EAT STREET
OYSTER FARM
HUS-i-PARK
ALLOTMENT GARDEN
EVENT SPACE
FRIHAMNEN CITY PARK Chalmers Master Studio: Spatial Morphology Studio Year: 2019 3
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Improving Networks of Movement
As a key project developed from ‘Toolbox: A Masterplan for Hisingen’, Frihamnen City Park operates within the objectives put forward by the masterplan: to connect green spaces and improve networks of movement. The park provides opportunities for various human-related activities, while simultaneously performing important eco-system services. As a post-industrial site, regenerating the site’s land and waters is critical. Planting strategies assist in reclaiming land, while an oyster farm restores water hygiene, provides local food production and opportunities for community engagement. Likewise, allotment gardens perform similar services while increasing biodiversity and habitats for bees and birds. Frihamnen holds together the duality of human and ecosystem services creating a focal park in the heart of the city, and creating pedagogical opportunities for community engagement. 1 2 3
sketches of the park’s programmes overall scheme for frihamnen city park connecting to the masterplan’s strategies
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OFFICES
ENTRY
ENTRY HUS-I-PARK OFFICES MUNICIPALITY
ALLOTMENT GARDENS
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PLAYGROUND ENTRY
CAFE & GARDEN SCHOOL
ROLLER SAIL DERBY SCHOOL SAUNA CLIMBING WALL HARBOUR POOL
SANCTUARY
KONST HALLEN
EVENT HALLS
EVENT HALL + OYSTER SCHOOL
PLAY HARBOUR
ENTRY SANCTUARY
BIRD LEARNING CENTRE
OYSTER FARM
FOOTBRIDGE
FOOTBRIDGE
SINKING MARSH
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FRIHAMNEN CITY PARK
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1 clusters of human and eco-system services 2 existing trees with park zoning 3 pioneer species for ruderal planting 4 ruderal path ways are raised minimising human interference with planting
Eco-System Services
A post-industrial harbour, transforming Frihamnen into a city park requires significant restoration and reclamation. Programmes and functions of the park are divided into two non-mutually exclusive groups: human services and ecosystem services. Human services are gathered towards the northern perimeter of Frihamnen for its proximity to public transport and Backaplan. This creates a buffer allowing eco-system services to be concentrated around the more protected Frihamnen ‘fingers’. Although dominated by concrete, Frihamnen currently houses a series of large trees. To contribute to the reclamation and restoration of Frihamnen as a city park, a strategy of paths and planting is implemented to allow the gradual return of concrete to earth. The ruderal landscape can be reclaimed with a series of pioneer species which create conditions for future planting. Raised walkways provide flexibility for sensitive planting reclamation to be undisturbed by human traffic. Likewise, it accommodates potential for flooding and marshes to return to Frihamnen’s coast.
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HAWTHORN (crataegus) BEACH ROSE (rosa rugosa)
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WEEPING WILLOW (salix babylonica) ENTRY
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eat street & small studios office relocations event spaces in existing warehouses entry plaza + marina the commons play park (with sauna, sail school, kids pool) urban farm ruderal regeneration areas oyster farm
CORNFLOWERS
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POA VARIETIES
FESTUCA VARIETIES
STONECROP WILLOWHERB
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FRIHAMNEN CITY PARK
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Aligning with the Toolbox Masterplan, Frihamnen City Park is conceived as a park which connects to the biodiversity and animal populations across our focus area. As a result, specific design decisions were made in order to support to bird, bee and bat populations. These specifies are already found across Hisingen, but ensuring habitats for them will also enable other animals and plants to thrive. Habitat mapping for bees, bats and birds was made across the park and overlaid to demonstrate particular clusters. These clusters were joined by tree planting strategies which create paths for animals to orient along.
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connecting to habitats across hisingen planning for bees, birds and bats within frihamnen creating animal pathways with tree planting
FRIHAMNEN CITY PARK
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As a city attraction, caring for the internal and external structures was critical for Frihamnen City Park. The Park meets the city with five entrances providing a variety of access points via bus, tram and ferry. Reading Image 1 and Image 3 together, we can see that all entrances connect with roads of high to medium centrality - thus efficiently planned for ease of access. As Image 1 demonstrates, the entrances connect to a network that reaches to all areas of the city. The internal structure provides directed paths as well as possibilities to meander and rest. Image 2 demonstrates a network which revolves around points of interest for restful and dynamic activities. Image 3 demonstrates a variety of conditions for centrality. Those with lower centrality (green-blue) are concentrated in areas with sensitive ecosystem regeneration, while human activities are concentrated in areas with higher centrality (red-orange).
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1 external networks: meeting the city 2 internal structure: moving through the park 3 - 5 centrality maps at local, city and global scales
REPETITION AD INFINITUM
pathways rest pathways birdbaths covered lookout
rest pathways birdbaths covered nesting lookout
rest
eating place
information + bathrooms
birdbaths
birdbaths nesting
REPETITION AD INFINITUM Chalmers Masters Studio: Architecture & Urban Space Design Year: 2019
Repetition Ad Infinitum is a highly process driven project which was developed through a series of cartographic experimentations. Located in Slottsberget, a design was proposed for a public birdwatching park where programme and layout evolved through experimentation and created constraints. A steep site, the program is distributed along a path located like a crown on the crest of Slottsberget. The path’s shape follows previous cartographic exercises which divided the site into a series of pixels. It weaves between existing houses to form a park providing new access to the otherwise steep site. The overall design is constituted by three elements: path, structure and furniture. A repeated timber join ties these three elements together unifying the site.
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axonometric of the site with interventions site plan with programmes, path and gardens
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birdbaths
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covered lookout
birdbaths
lookout platform
rest garden
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REPETITION AD INFINITUM
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THE PROTOTYPE + CONCEPT TAKE GRID FROM CARTOGRAPHY
PIXELATE GRID ACCORDING TO SLOPE GRADIENT
CARTOGRAPHY: SLOTTSBERGET
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REACTION BETWEEN PLOT DIVERSITY (FROM CARTOGRAPHY) AND SLOPE PIXELATION
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1 prototype and concept: the process of cartographic experimentations and exercises 2 the first cartography codifying the relationship between plot shape and slope
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The Architecture and Urban Space Design (AUSD) studio worked with a highly constrained series of cartographic exercises and experiments. Having developed an interest in the historic development of form on Slottsberget, my experimentations mapped the interaction between the complexity of plots shapes and the steepness of the slope. These two elements divided the site into a series of pixels which spoke to the urban morphology of the site and its ability to enable or inhibit social meeting. This point of departure influenced all future design decisions.
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insect boxes
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the programme matrix selecting pixels to work with site aerial site analysis of slope creating a pathway across the slope
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Following the iterative design process of the AUSD studio, Programme Matrix was developed to distribute programmes and activities across the site. Each programme was given a ‘diversity guide’ and ‘material guide’ which determined its design features. The programmes were then plotted according to their scale (from texture to habitable building) and the slope steepness they could operate on. This matrix was used to designate which pixels certain programmes could be placed. As the cartographic exercises developed, so too did the detail level of the design. Pixels were selected and a path emerged providing ease of movement across the site. This path was articulated as stone when on-grade, timber blocks when slightly higher and timber decking when raised above the ground. While the path itself remained flat, this punctuation articulated the conditions of the slope below. Pixels were further developed to accommodate programme and landscaped gardens providing biodiversity for birds.
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A WONDERFUL LI(F)E
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A WONDERFUL LI(F)E UNSW Masters Studio: Heterotopian Pyrmont Year: 2018
A Wonderful Li(f)e is a conceptual project engaging Foucault’s ideas of heterotopia as a point of departure. Based in Pyrmont, a waterfront and formerly industrial suburb of Sydney, this studio challenged students to create polemic architecture designing ‘a world within a world’, not bounded by reality. Pyrmont’s history as the regional abattoir and its subsequent gentrification fascinated me. In an area dominated by inner-city, high-rise apartments and luxury hotels, a chaotic history of cattle herding, shark attacks, bloodied sea and slaughter sat invisible. Likewise, the political discussion of consumption, environmentalism, integrity and agricultural production rose as Australia experienced a catastrophic two-year drought. While responding to a real site condition, this project explores contemporary disconnectedness to production and confronts one’s integrity in the everyday consumption of food.
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///consume A Wonderful Li(f)e restores the historic slaughterhouse program to the site confronting integrity in and comfort with meat production and consumption. The program is split into three: /Herd, // Slaughter, and /// Consume. / The Herd occupies the street-level portion of the site and forms a large pasture-like foreshore park. Cattle and humans alike meander unaware of the slaughterhouse activity below. A series of subterranean tunnels house the slaughterhouse activities forming // Slaughter. These tunnels guide visitors and animals along a single directional path to /// Consume, a restaurant and the natural end of the project’s conceptual journey.
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“What is needed most in architecture today is the very thing that is most needed in life - Integrity.”
- FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, 1954
A WONDERFUL LI(F)E
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02 / the pasture
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1 site axonometric demonstrating the eleven architectural moments contributing to the conceptual journey of ‘A Wonderful Li(f)e’
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BRODERICK-SPENCE HOUSE
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BRODERICKSPENCE HOUSE Work Project: with Benn+Penna Year: 2016 With: Andrew Benn
Situated in Sydney’s leafy northern suburbs, the Broderick-Spence House is a heritage restoration project to a mid-20th Century dwelling. From the street, much of the design focused on restoring heritage value, while the rear extensions were playful and contemporary. Central to the extension was an arterial corridor connecting the entry to the extensive rear garden. The corridor, narrow and dark initially, splays outwards expressively drawing light and life to the centre of the house. Integrating primary living spaces with the garden was an important feature of our design. Family, eating and cooking spaces blend seamlessly with the landscape blurring the separation between inside and out, a response which adequately reflects the Broderick-Spence family lifestyle and harnesses the full benefits of the local climate and landscape.
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The rear extension engaged a playful style typical to the Benn & Penna studio. Soft curved forms create a playful, two-level extension. At ground level, a generous open-plan kitchen, living and dining space opens to a large outdoor terrace and pool accommodating the Broderick-Spence’s extensive family and outdoor lifestyle. Above, a master suite hovers providing a private wing for the parents with views over their landscaped garden. The playful openings along the extension’s facade allow sunlight to flow into the heart of the house. Above, a curved facade provides expansive views across the garden while breathing playfulness to the interior spaces. The arterial corridor flows through the house and allows the design to follow the soft topography of the site. For this project, my contribution was in sketch design and client visualisation including producing drawings and balsa model, ‘look & feel’ packages and visual inspiration.
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1 + 2 handmade balsa model 3 axonometric demonstrating project themes (top, clockwise) solar access, facade as a frame, internal channels of movement, and following the contours of the site.
WILLIAMS-VEAZY HOUSE
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WILLIAMS-VEAZY HOUSE Work Project: with Benn+Penna Year: 2016 With: Andrew Benn
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The Williams-Veazy house was a modest renovation to an existing 1970s brick semi in Sydney’s inner city. This was the first project I managed from sketch design to tender. De-cluttering the original ground floor plan was integral to creating a light and airy heart for the house. From the entrance, an open flow blends together kitchen, dining, living and garden spaces allowing a full enjoyment of the natural Australian environment. On the first floor, planning adjustments allowed for a master suite, new bathroom and study along with an updated facade. Overall the design focused on opening up the internal spaces to garden and creating a light, airy environment. For this project, my contribution was in design, documentation and tender. Significant joinery was created for the kitchen and study which was a great learning experience for me. Creating documents for tender, including selecting products and documenting the building was very educational. Being in charge of documentation, client relations, and certification taught me much about the mechanics of managing a project.
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VILLA DELIN
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Chalmers Elective: Nordic Architecture Year: 2019 With: Alexandre Riviere, Frans Herklint, Robin Lithen and Tian Rong
1 the villa delin, in winter and under renovation 2 the villa delin, a model made of cast concrete and timber 3 detail: a butterfly joint 4 detail: the entrance and stair to upper floor with béton brut finish
As part of the Nordic Architecture elective course, we organised and conducted a site visit to Stockholm where we visited prominent works by Gunnar Asplund, Sigurd Lewerentz and Léonie Geisendorf amongst others. Following the study trip, we built a model of Léonie Geisendorf’s Villa Delin located in Djursholm, Stockholm. This required drawing, analysing and becoming familiar with the details of the Villa. While we visited, the house was under renovation and we were provided with the rare opportunity to see the house stripped back to its concrete shell. As a result, we based our model on the state we had experienced the house. The model house is made from concrete cast panels imitating the béton brut finish on the facade. The site was carved from an oak piece. Our model, along with five others, was displayed in an exhibition at Föreningsgatan 2, Gothenburg.
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NOT JUST SORRY, BUT THANKS.
‘Not just sorry, but thanks’ finds its genesis in Bruce Pascoe’s work Dark Emu where he writes: “It seems improbable that a country can continue to hide from the actuality of its history in order to validate the fact that having said sorry, we refuse to say thanks” (2014:228) and is an acknowledgment of the failure of architectural practice and education to face its continuation of colonialism in Australia. This work focused on identifying how architecture and urban planning processes challenge or embed colonial forces within Sydney. Australia’s settler colonialism is identified as ongoing, and manifested through physical and structural ways. This thesis will explore its manifestation in three areas: architectural policy and accreditation; architectural education; and architectural practice on an urban and public scale. Processes that embed settler colonialism can be identified by their silence and omission; as such, they represent a ‘business-as-usual’ response. Settler colonialism relies on silence and omission to remain invisible, wherein it holds its power. Thus, policy, education and practices that do not actively acknowledge colonialism and its damage to the First Peoples of Australia can be classified as ‘embedding’. Processes that challenge settler colonialism can be identified by their engagement with First Peoples’ communities and culture. Policy, educational programmes and architectural practices that are led by First Peoples and/ or highlight and celebrate First Peoples’ knowledge, voices and cultures.
NOT JUST SORRY, BUT THANKS. Chalmers Master Thesis Year: 2020
This thesis consists of synthesised theoretical writings, interviews and conversations, data collection, and cartographic exercises. The outcomes of this thesis are three chapters exploring existence and evolution of settler colonialism in Australia and the built environment, the specific manifestations in Sydney, and finally, a series of visual essays performed as conversations to provoke discussions about the role of the architect and the ways in which settler colonialism can be unsettled. Participatory processes and co-design methodologies are employed to ensure the outcome evolves from an ongoing conversation with First Peoples.
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CONTRIBUTION EXPERTISE / PROFESSION FUNCTION
THE ‘WHAT’ - ACTION STUDYING BOTH ACTIVIST AND ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’ APPROACHES
how do architecture and urban planning processes challenge and embed colonial forces within Sydney?
SPECIFIC INTERPRETATION OF CONTEXT ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUE WITHIN THE CITY
PLACE - BOUNDARY - DELIMITATION
COLONIALISM IN ARCHITECTURE SETTLER COLONIALISM AS ONGOING ESTABLISHMENT & TERRA NULLIUS
INDIGENOUS WAYS OF BEING
FORMS OF COLONIALISM IN AUSTRALIA
POWER MANIFESTATIONS IN THE CITY
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C: RESPONDING POLICY, EDUCATION & PRACTICE
VISUAL ESSAYS AS CONVERSATIONS ESSAY 2: COLLABORATION & HUMILITY IN BEING LED BY FIRST PEOPLE
ESSAY 1: ARCHITECTURE AS AN INSTITUTION
ESSAY 4: TREES AS PEOPLE: COUNTRY IS THIRSTY
ESSAY 3: FINDING COUNTRY IN THE CITY
ESSAY 5: UNDERSTANDING SITES
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FIVE WEEKS IN SYDNEY
B: FINDING SYDNEY: FINDING OUR FOOTING
SCOPE: FINDING OUR PLACE
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ONGOING - NOT SET - FLEXIBLE
UNDERSTAND THE LIMITS OF THIS FIELD
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“our understanding of site and placemaking needs to be expansive and inclusive. there’s a history of place in everything, we just need to be more aware of it and look for it. planting those seeds in education allows us to set things up for the next generation.” michael mossman CONVERSATION ON GADIGAL COUNTRY, 02.03.20
Over a period of five weeks, I held a field trip in Sydney and conducted interviews, visited sites of significance, made contact with Sydney’s architectural institutions, and situated myself as a researcher in context. Methods of research focused on interviews, walking and documenting sites, an online survey of architectural practices, and document studies. In conducting fieldwork, interviews were conducted as conversation so as to keep intact a personal relationship between myself, the interviewee and the content of our conversation. Often interviews were spent walking, or over cups of tea. In these interactions, my role was as a listener: to hear personal stories and allow myself to be changed by what I heard. Ideas of deep listening as a form of healing and its importance to Indigenous peoples across Australia (Atkinson, 2017) guided my interactions in these conversations. 1 2
activities of the site visit weaving together people and places
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DILLON KOMBUMERRI, GA Yugembir man CONVERSATION
SITE VISIT
RODERICK SIMPSON, SYDNEY ENVIRONMENT COMMISSIONER
THE BLOCK, REDFERN STELLA SITE VISIT MCDONALD, UTS CONVERSATION
DAVID SPRINGER, WARABURRA AIA CONVERSATION NURA , UTS SITE VISIT
Kuku Yalanji & Warangu man CONVERSATION
AUSTRALIAN BOTANICAL GARDENS, MOUNT YERRABINGIN ANNAN
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MICHAEL MOSSMAN, USYD
BARANGAROO
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GLEN IRWIN, NSW GOVT.
TIM GRAY Gumbaynggiir/ Wiradjuri man CONVERSATION
THE BARRACKS
AUNTY FRAN BODKIN
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D’harawal woman
ZENA GAVIN CUMPSTON ANDREWS Barkindji woman CONVERSATION
D’harawal man CONVERSATION
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DANIÈLE HROMEK
Budawang/Yuin woman CONVERSATION
KERRY SMITH
Wiradjuri woman CONVERSATION
2 PEOPLE David Springer, AIA
ESSAY 1: ARCHITECTURE AS AN INSTITUTION
Stella McDonald, UTS Tim Gray, Barangaroo Danièle Hromek Roderick Simpson
ESSAY 2: COLLABORATION AND HUMILITY IN BEING LED BY FIRST PEOPLES
Glen Irwin Kerry Smith Michael Mossman, USYD Zena Cumpston Aunty Fran Bodkin Gavin Andrews
ESSAY 3: FINDING COUNTRY IN THE CITY
Dillon Kombumerri
PLACES Redfern Waraburra Nura Barangaroo
ESSAY 4: TREES AS PEOPLE: COUNTRY IS THIRSTY
Australian Botanical Gardens The Barracks Yerrabingin Perry’s Lookdown
ESSAY 5: UNDERSTANDING SITE
PEOPLE (NOT MET) Jo Kinniburgh & Shannon Foster Timmah Ball
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The final chapter of the thesis, ‘Responding’, proposes a series of five visual essays which are performed as a way of challenging contemporary ways of practice, and provoking one to reconsider their own relationship with place, people and practice. The essays intersect with policy, practice and education continuing our exploration of their intertwined relationship. Whether working within colonial contexts or not, these essays touch the roles played by architects and advocate for a more engaged, and pro-actively kinder practice. t The essays weave together the voices of the people and places from my time in Sydney and can be seen conceptually as a conversation: between people and places, but also across each of the essays themselves
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These essays do not propose fixed methods for practice; instead they provoke a discussion and initiate a process of self-reflection. Whether working within colonial contexts or not, the conversations and experiences shared by the people and places in these essays hold value. They imply a challenge to be aware of complicity to all power inequalities in the city (of which settler colonialism is only one).
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Architecture as an institution Collaboration and humility in being led by First Peoples Finding country in the city Trees as people: country is thirsty Understanding site
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