Architecture Portfolio Amy Forrest
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Artist Studios/ Margate
Hip Hop Centre/ Lille
Rye St Antony School/ Oxford
House Extension/ Thame
Third Year Sept- Dec 2012 Kent School of Architecture
Third Year Jan- May 2013 Kent School of Architecture
Placement/ Sept 2013- Present Blackwood Architects
Placement/ Sept 2013- Present Blackwood Architects
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Work Experience I am a hard working & driven architecture graduate. I excel at working independently & within a team. I have confident communication & presentation skills & consider myself a fun & easy colleague to work alongside.
Academic Qualifications 2010- 2013 Ba Honours Architecture University of Kent, Canterbury
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2009-2010 Art Foundation Diploma Oxford Brookes Universtiy
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2007- 2009 A Levels Art & Design (B) Maths (B) English Language (C) Theatre Studies (C- aS Level only) Lord Williams's School Sixth Form, Oxfordshire
Interests I enjoy visiting Art & Architecture exhibitions, as well as reading the Architects’ Journal. Outside of Architecture I have a keen interest in running and skiing. I like attending music events and socialising with friends.
Sept 2013- Present
Blackwood Architects, Aylesbury Architecture Assistant -I assist the director with school and residential projects where I produce drawings for Planning Applications, Tender, Building Regulations and Construction. -Surveying -Completing Planning Applications -I have responsibility for the design, technical detailing and specification of materials for projects -Attend site visits & meetings -Communicate closely with clients, contractors and manufacturers 2008- 2012
Waitrose, Thame Shop Assistant -Worked as part of a team to replenish shelves. -Flexibility to work with different teams in other areas of the store. -Provided excellent customer service
Other Experience I recently spoke about my part 1 work experience for a careers event held by Kent School of Architecture, where I offered advice to the current 3rd year students. Similarly I returned to Lord Williams’s School for their careers convention evening to advise
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The project was split into a masterplanning phase and a residential. Firstly, within a team of 5, we were asked to design a masterplan for a new sea view housing development in Margate with dwellings ranging between 1- 5 bedrooms, amenities and social spaces. Creating a strong frame around the site was the team’s starting point while continuing the existing street context. This was able to provide the frame work for residential court yards, and a commercial sea front plaza. Live/ work and commerical units framed views and routes towards the sea inviting people down to the sea into the new development. Individually we then designed an apartment building within the proposed masterplan following the themes of modular design and/or construction.
Artist Studios <Artist entrances from main sea view route
My chosen building block framed the new public route down to the promenade and community square. I decided the dwellings were to be all live/work artist studios to coincide with the developing Creative Quarter in Margate town centre. All of the dwellings would need to have the flexibility to turn into either a living, working or commercial space. I wanted to create an environment for dwellers to collaborate and influence one another and to inspire visitors. As an artist works in a variety of mediums, providing a modular design to suit all, was very difficult. Therefore, I made the dwellings open plan apart from a fixed bathroom and kitchen pod. Sliding and fold out walls divided up the spaces into living and working areas giving the dweller flexibility as to how much space they want dedicated to living and to working. This design provided long term living options for the dweller as they would be able to make short or long term adaptions to their dwellings.
Margate
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Development model from charette/ Investigation of courtyard spaces
Proposed masterplan highlighting different zones & size of dwellings
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M a s t e r p l a n / M a rg a t e
Proposals needed to be sympathetic towards the listed Royal Sea Bathing Hospital adjacent to the site
Buildings surrounding the site had bay windows extruding regularly along the facades framing the streets
Ground floor building plan of studio modules & external spaces
Context's material included a lot of clay brick, I used a similar colour palette for my proposal
Artist Studios/ Margate
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1 Bed & 1 Living/ Working
2 bed & 1 living/working
Maisonette Extension up into double height space
Unit plan, red lines indicate the location of sliding wall partitions Studio module in public gallery configuration
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Artist Studios/ Margate
Artist workshop
First storey studio entrances overlooking artist courtyard
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The scheme was to design a new Hip Hop Cultural Centre that was to rejuvenate a run down industrial suburb of Lille by offering dance classes, recording studios, graffiti spaces and a large flexible auditorium. I was influenced by Hip Hop’s ethos of collaborating and collaging existing art mediums to create a new product. For example the layering of different song samples to produce a new and distinctive art form. Due to Lille’s multi-cultural population I wanted to encourage collaboration between the different cultures with the outlook of creating a vibrant and inspiring area, which would attract people from the city to the suburb.
Hip Hop Centre Lille <Public Square being used for outdoor performance
My proposal had the dance, music, art and auditorium areas all as individual buildings. The large spaces in between was where it provided opportunity for collaboration, due to these areas being open to the public and being ideal places for rehearsals, performances and meeting points. The size of the spaces provides options for a variety of functions or for adaption to the centre as it develops over the years. The form and materials of the building are a collage of features from the old industrial buildings and the new developments in the surrounding area. The play on form creates a striking catayltic building for Lille.
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Concept model portraying each art form as an individual element
Development plan of how spaces would be planned on site with regards to environment & pedestrian/ traffic routes
North- south section highlighting the independent art forms & public spaces in between
Working model of spaces & form
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Hip Hop Centre/ Lille
Raised street looking towards auditorium lobbying area
Ground floor building plan & its' large public spaces
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Neighbouring buildings repetitive facade yet undulating roof scape
Photomontage portraying the repetitive rhythm of the surrounding buildings
ETFE panels in the roof create the same effect as a glazed roof but allows more environmental control against overheating. This is done by inflating or deflating the panels. This affects the insulation values & reflective properties of the panel Approach to public square Sketch playing with the idea of the undulating roof scape
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Hip Hop Centre/ Lille
Hip Hop centre from main road. The facade continues the rhythm of the existing context
Roof extension above existing industrial factory wall
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The project is a 2 phase construction process. First phase is for a new classroom and food technology building. The second is a curved extension to the school’s main entrance and re-landscaping the routes between the main classroom buildings. I joined the project just as phase 1 was starting on site. I have been more involved with the design and construction drawings for the second phase. My main responsibility was the development of the landscape design for the school. Before the works, it was unsure as to where the main entrance to the school was. The curved glulam and glass facade extension helped highlight the heart of the school. The design of the landscape was to complement the features of the new entrance.
I decided that the landscape was to consist of a series of circles to relate to the form of the new entrance. The circles symbolised where the main hubs of activity were to take place, in between the circles are axial paths which provide views and routes towards different areas of the school. All of the routes had to be wheel chair accessible. I have been involved with providing different design options for the client as well as making suggestions for paving materials, lighting and street furniture. I have also been working for the client to produce a design for a new canopy over the route towards the school’s dining hall. Due to the schools Edwardian Architecture producing a design which was sympathetic to it’s traditional surroundings was key.
Rye St Antony School/ Oxford
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Current landscape plan Initial sketch exploring archway forms
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Rye St Antony School/ Oxford
Working detailed section of canopy
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Kitchen schedule drawing for manufacturers
I was responsible for providing options and advice on the finishes for the classroom and food technology building at first phase. I have provided sample boards and written specifications for the client to comment upon. It was key for me to communicate between the client, contractor and manufacturers to ensure the specified material was suitable for a school environment and had to make sure decisions were made in plenty of time for materials to be ordered to site.
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Rye St Antony School/ Oxford
Sample board for client
This housing project was for a small extension with internal alterations. The client had a generous budget for the finishes of the project. I was given the responsibility of providing options for different kitchen layouts and materials. I presented options to the client by creating a number of 3D images on Sketch Up I was responsible for introducing to the practice the online creative sharing website, Pinterest. I used this to produce online mood boards for the client which helped support my ideas in a strong visual sense. With it being done over the internet it helped the development of the project move along a lot quicker, as the client wanted it finished as quickly as possible.
House Extension/ Thame
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Amy Forrest Amy.forrest91@gmail.com