Howell, Robert

Robert Howell

2024 Portfolio

BA(Hons) Architecture

Liverpool School of Art and Design

I am graduating from Liverpool John Moore’s University in 2024 with a BA (Hons) Architecture degree, with a predicted 2:1. Originally from Belfast, I have lived and worked in Liverpool since 2019. I am currently seeking employment as a Part 1 Architectural Assistant (or equivalent).

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About Me:

3 Robert Howell 2024 Portfolio Contents BA Year 3 Semester 2: CDP: Bankhall Street Foyer 4 BA Year 3 Semester 1: Weather or Not 8 BA Year 2 Semester 2: Temples of Convenience 12 BA Year 2 Semester 1: Urban Design + Photography Studio 14 BA Year 1 Semester 2: A Place for Crafting 16 BA Year 1 Semester 1: Archifilm 18 Contact 19

Comprehensive Design Project: Bankhall Street Foyer

I chose to design a foyer for the homeless population of Merseyside, which has seen a surge in numbers. The centre re-purposes a grade II listed Victorian warehouse and expands across an old skip-yard and former merchant dock, running parallel to the Liverpool-Leeds canal. The pod design was chosen to allow flexibility for growth, taking into consideration the climate crisis with the use of recycled materials and low carbon products.

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Bankhall St Foyer: Perspective View

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Bankhall St Foyer: Structural Diagrams Bankhall St Foyer: Section

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Weather or Not

The site for the Weather or Not project was located at Gummer’s How in the Lake District. The site is atop a steep hill, is exposed to the harsh elements and is quite remote. The brief required a place to be designed that addressed the climate crisis and worsening weather events in the region. I interpreted this through the use of an outdoor amphitheatre, events space and log room. Guests can observe the weather during their visit and create a log through the form of writings, drawings and photography, that are stored there and publicly accessible.

Adjacently connected is a bothy - a shelter for respite from the weather and for overnight stay. Equipped with basic amenities, guests are encouraged to leave extra supplies for the next person and share the space overlooking the lake.

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Weather or Not: Sections and Plan of Site

INITIAL SKETCHES & DEVELOPMENT

9 Robert Howell 2024 Portfolio 1:200 Rooftop Plan 1:200 1st Floor Plan The brief for this project was to create a place that responded to climate change and the increasing frequency of extreme weather phenomena, particularly 1:100 Bothy Elevations & Sections frequency England, Lake quite remote. implemented, monitoring is an approach microphone, enviroment at accumulated, native to usually lacking accomodation. anyone being left project, bathroom,

1:200 Ground Floor Plan 1:200 Front Elevation Weather or Not: Bubble diagram Weather or Not: Plans and Sections (not to scale)

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Weather or Not: Renders - Bothy

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Weather or Not: Renders - Main Building

Temples of Convenience

Situated off Hamilton Square, Birkenhead, the proposal offers the adaption of an irregularly shaped plot of land, nestled between James Gillespie Graham’s neoclassical town houses and a contemporary residential building. With toilets placed at ground level, the first floor will accommodate a shared multi-use workshop & centre for learning, containing a variety of learning aides (computers, white board, tools etc) with room for future evolution of the space.

Additionally, a multi-use “Makers Stall” is located at ground level as a pop-up shop that aims to help local residents get involved in entrepreneurial ventures.

Temples of Convenience: Physical Model Temples of Convenience: Structural Model Renders

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Temples of Convenience: Plans and Elevation Temples of Convenience: 3D Renders

Urban Design + Photography Studio

Brief:

Master Plan 1:500

Produce an urban design strategy for the fabric district region of the city of Liverpool. Within this urban strategy, design a photography studio that re-purposes an old, disused warehouse.

Elements of the urban design strategy included, elevated urban farms & walkways, a covered shopping arcade and a central canopy/square for people to congregate and events to take place.

14 Robert Howell 2024 Portfolio Key Regular Road Shared surface Road Shared surface Pavement Arcade New Building Rooftop Farm Planted Walkway Raised Walkway Planted Seating Grass N Increased footfall from the new access routes, opportunity for businesses under the arcade and rooftop urban farms allows for economic growth and improved safety. In addition to this, the strategy In response to the climatic emergency our publicly accessible urban farms provide an educational service for visitors promoting an inclusive and sustainable society. Produce from the farms is available

64mm sq image Regular Road Shared surface Road Shared surface Pavement Arcade New Building Rooftop Farm Planted Walkway Raised Walkway Planted Seating Grass

N Final Model Photos Key Regular Road Shared surface Road Shared surface Pavement Arcade New Building Rooftop Farm Planted Walkway Raised Walkway Planted Seating Grass Master Plan 1:500 N Final Model Photos Increased footfall from the new access routes, opportunity for businesses under the arcade and rooftop urban farms looks to improve wellbeing through increased greenspaces that incorporate seating and trees. In response to the climatic emergency our publicly accessible urban farms provide an educational service for visitors promoting locally, reducing transport emissions and promoting a healthier more sustainable lifestyle. Key Regular Road Shared surface Road Shared surface Pavement Arcade New Building Rooftop Farm Planted Walkway Raised Walkway Planted Seating Grass Master Plan 1:500 N N Increased footfall from the new access routes, opportunity for businesses under the arcade and rooftop urban farms allows for economic growth and improved safety. In addition to this, the strategy looks to improve wellbeing through increased greenspaces that incorporate seating and trees. In response to the climatic emergency our publicly accessible urban farms provide an educational service for visitors promoting an inclusive and sustainable society. Produce from the farms is available locally, reducing transport emissions and promoting a healthier more sustainable lifestyle. Fabric District: Section Fabric District: Master plan Fabric District: Physical Model Fabric District: Axo Photography Studio: Roof plan in context

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Photography Studio: 3D Render

Photography Studio: Plans + Sections

A Place for Crafting

Brief:

Design + craft an object at 1:1 scale and then design the place that this object would be manufactured and/or sold.

I chose to create a workshop that produced and sold train sets, located on Lark Lane, Liverpool. The facility included a workshop, shop, cafe, apartment office and warehouse.

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A Place for Crafting: Train Drawings

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Nortwest Elevation A Place for Crafting: Plans and Elevation A Place for Crafting: Initial Layout Axo A Place for Crafting: Crafted Train Model A Place for Crafting: Developmental work

Brief: Design, model and film a promenade of multiple spatial experiences.

My archifilm was a spacial sequence that takes you on a journey from the forest, out into a clearing on the edge of a cliff. Following the path through tunnels and arches leads to an outdoor theatre.