Lomas, Margaret

MARGARET LOMAS

Portfolio | 2020 | Master of Architecture Liverpool School of Art & Design

About me I am a creative, dynamic individual with ambition, drive, and determination to make a difference to the communities we live in. I work well independently and in a team. I enjoy drawing, socialising with friends and playing the flute. I embrace challenges and have the determination and confidence to succeed in every aspect of my life.

Email : mllomas@hotmail.co.uk LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-lomas-47a87a70

Contents MArch Year Two Semester Two: Thesis Design Project - The Overhead 6 MArch Year Two Semester One: Urban Design Project Two - Chester Connect

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MArch Year Two Semester One: Live Project - Everton Library 42 MArch Year One Semester Two: Housing Project - All Mod Cons 50 MArch Year One Semester Two: Specialist Study 62 MArch Year One Semester One: Urban Design Project One - Ellesmere Port 66

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EXPERIENCE

CUNARD CONSTRUCTION, LIVERPOOL | SITE SUPERVISOR July 2019 – August 2019 I worked as a site supervisor on a refurbishment of the City of Liverpool College. The project was to introduce a nursery to the ground floor of the college. I did weekly site progression updates and would report back to the Project Manager if any problems arose on site. I created lists of materials for the QS and amended floor plans when required.

3DREID LTD, LONDON | PART I ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT August 2017 – August 2018 During my Part I placement, I worked on a variety of projects from residential to commercial. I created 3D models and worked within stages 0-3 of the RIBA plan of work.

I worked with a variety of different teams using new software like MicroStation that I had not used previously and was able to successfully deliver work on time and to a high standard.

FORMBY SURVEYS, LIVERPOOL | ASSISTANT CAD TECHNICIAN June 2015 – August 2015 Projects I worked on included topographical surveys and extracting drawing from a point cloud to produce elevations. During my time there, I became independent in working on CAD to produce projects for clients and could manage myself to ensure all work was completed on time. I would report to the Operations Manager once I finished a job to ensure everything was complete and produced to the highest standard.

EDUCATION

LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY | 2 DUCKENFIELD ST 2018 – 2020 MArch Architecture LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY | 2 DUCKENFIELD ST 2014 – 2017 BA Architecture HUGH BAIRD COLLEGE | BALLIOL ROAD, BOOTLE 2012 – 2014 BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Construction THE BELVEDERE ACADEMY | PRINCES PARK, LIVERPOOL 2006 – 2012 9 GCSE A* - C including Maths, English, Chemistry and Physics AS History SKILLS

AutoCAD, Revit, Sketchup, MicroStation, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Unity

THESIS DESIGN PROJECT THE OVERHEAD The Overhead is a Museum and canal-boat making building located in north west of England in Chester, west of the city wall on New Crane Street, Chester.

Located northeast of the proposed Museum is Taylors boatyard and The Shropshire Union Canal ending at Ellesmere Port’s National Waterways Museum, north of the site.

The Overhead is comprised of two buildings joined together by a polycarbonate box and underground Museum. Inside the box, there is a gantry crane that carries the boats from the Workshop into the Museum located under New Crane Street. The Workshop builds and designs boats whilst the Museum displays their work.

Public access to the Workshop can be found inside the Museum that leads to a viewing platform overlooking the Workshop and design offices at first floor level. There are outdoor seating and green spaces along the rivers edge and canal basin to increase the amount of public realm spaces within the area.

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SITE PLAN

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Polycarbonate roof Gantry crane carrying the boats from the workshop to the museum

Zinc roof cladding

Steel trusses

Internal partitions External glazing throughout the building

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Floor plate

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LAYOUT AND BUILD UP This shows how the boats move between the Workshop and the Museum and the floor plan layout.

The distance between each primary truss is 16m meaning there is sufficient room for the 13.7m narrowboats to manoeuvre.

Once the boat reaches the Museum, it is lowered into a loading area between the cafe and Museum where it is then taken inside the Museum.

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Canal boat length 13.7m Cafe

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First floor

Ground floor

Basement

Circulation Private Access Public Access Services Vehicle Access

Workshop New Crane Street

Museum Under New Crane Street

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INTERNAL VISUALS

Welding area for boats

Staff kitchen

Staff office

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Welding zones

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Assemble boat. incl. carpentry, painting

Main storage area

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Office

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INTERNAL VISUALS

Entrance lobby

Reception area including shop

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Plant Room Museum

Point of delivery for boats into Museum Cafe

Views unoading boats from crane above and connections to waterfront and cafe

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ELEVATIONS

South Elevation

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West Elevation

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ENTRANCE POINT

View from New Crane Street looking north towards the entrance to the Museum

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View from New Crane Street looking south towards the entrance to the Museum

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EXTERNAL VIEWS

Riverside public realm

Workshop public realm

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Axonometric of the building in context

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VISUALS

View looking south of the water front

View looking north of the water front

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View from canal edge along sheltered public arcade area

View outside the Workshop

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ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

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West facing with each pitch containing solar panels.

Vent in roof truss to increase the fresh air during the summer if required.

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heating used y provided from rce heat pumps anels.

General ventilation via displacement inside the Workshop building, including the first floor office space due to the nature of the activity inside. This form of ventilation is used inside area at least 6m for welding. Push pipes are used at the lowest level to extract fresh air from outside. This air then pushes the stale air from the welding machines into the pipes above where the air is then stored in a ventilation system at Workshop level. Heating and ventilation inside the office spaces at ground level of the Workshop would use the Museum’s HVAC system.

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TECHNICAL DESIGN

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Example of polycarbonate sheet to be used over the track carrying the boats

Example of zinc cladding roof

Example of a light brick facade to be used in keeping with the urban context

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URBAN DESIGN PROJECT TWO CHESTER CONNECT ‘Chester Connect’ was a two-phased masterplan that introduced significant infrastructure alterations to the city.

Phase One focussed on the introduction of a new train station for direct access to the river front and racecourse. New Crane Street was reduced from four lanes to two lanes with the intention to promote walking and cycling in the area. Existing car parks and vacant spaces were redeveloped into public spaces and buildings.

Phase Two involved the pedestrianisation and partial removal of the inner ring road.

The removal of the ring road allowed a more connected city centre and waterfront, with a new train station in closer proximity to the city.

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Reduce Vehicular Activity that severs Chester in Two

Reduce no. of car parking spaces within the area to discourage vehicular movement.

Turn active vehicular roads into pedestrian dominated routes gradually to reduce the inflow of traffic.

Reconnect the Chester City to Riverside

Reduce air and noise pollution - positive effect on climate change.

Provide new routes to the heritage areas to provide new connections between the city and its cultural assets.

Highlight Heritage Assets

Improve Sustainability by Reducing Traffic

DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Design for Future Flooding Possibilities

Reduce the noise and air pollution generated from busy traffic.

Increase cycle routes and pedestrian dominated areas for healthy and sustainable lifestyles.

Provide public access to bicycles to encourage cycling within the area.

Promote Cycling and Walking for Healthy Lifestyles

Enhance routes to and past heritage assets to celebrate the rich historic culture of the area.

Increase Density with Massing & Squares

Provide public spaces and green areas for flooding scenarios.

Develop vacant sites into buildings and public squares

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MASTERPLAN

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BUILDING TYPOLOGIES

Rivers edge

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New Crane Street

New train station

New housing community

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SITE SECTIONS

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LIVE PROJECT EVERTON LIBRARY The Victorian Society highlighted Everton Library as one of the 10 most notable Victorian buildings “most at risk of further dilapidation and loss� across the UK. The aim of the project was to create online material that could be accessed through various technologies and social media in order to attract funders to invest in the library.

In order for the group to achieve this goal, a 3D Matterport scan was used that showed 360 views inside the building. From this data, floor plans were drawn up from the point cloud and a VR gaming model was produced on Unity. To make this content accessible to the public, QR codes were created and online videos were made to give a further insight into the building.

We created risk assessments, critical path and recorded meeting minutes when client and group meetings took place.

Liaising with the client and project architects occurred to ensure that the work produced met the vision that they wanted. A lot of what was produced excelled the expectations of client and she was very happy with the final outcome.

The project was at the feasibility phase however it is hoped that the work produced has helped attract the funds necessary to kick start the redevelopment of the library.

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RISK ASSESSMENT DATA

HAZARD ELIMINATION AND MANAGEMENT LIST PROJECT TITLE: EVERTON LIBRARY Ref No.

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All personnel should be made aware of the potential trips and falls due to the ground condition.

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Inhalation of particles of hazardous Being present within the building substances, such as emission from paints, plasters, asbestos Tripping, slipping and damage caused Walking in the building by the broken glasses and structures on the floor Working at a height Surveying in the building Surveying in the building

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Personal protective equipment must be worn at all times. Certain areas that are unstable should be made aware of and cordoned off. All personnel are to stay alert of falling objects from above.

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Severity of Harm (S) 1 Minor Injury - No first-aid Attention 2 Illness - Chronic Injury 3 Accident - Needing First-aid Attention 4 Reportable Injury 5 Major Injury 6 Death

Risk (R) = L x S 100 / 36 * R = Priority Rating (P % Risk) 1 as minimum value = 1 x 1 for L & S which is 2.7% risk.

36 as maximum value = 6 x 6 for L & S which is 100% risk.

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FLOOR PLANS

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Basement Level

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GAME PRODUCTION PROCESS 5.4 Matterport and Unity

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5.4 Matterport and Unity Matterport model of Everton Library

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HOUSING PROJECT ALL MOD CONS Modular housing has become a popular source of building due to the fast and easy production that is generates. Located in the Everton district of Liverpool, this project is designed to create housing for the homeless and foster families.

Each unit contains privacy to the user as well as a communal, outdoor roofscape.

East of the site is where the foster family units are located. It contains two blocks both fourstoreys high with each floor containing a threebedroom unit and four-bedroom unit. Each floor would be identical to each other both in terms of room layouts and window sizes. Each unit would contain their own individual terrace west of the building. This gives each unit their own personal space but also creates a space for interaction between each other. The terraces would contain 1500mm balustrades with no covering to allow for neighbours to interact with one another but also create a sense of privacy.

The roof of each block would contain a roof garden to create a communal space.

North of the site is were the homeless would be based. The first floor contains eight single room apartments containing all amenities for the person to have their own space and not force communal interaction if they feel they do not want to. The second and third floors would both contain social activity spaces as well as a one three bed family unit and a single unit space. A roof garden would also be included and accessed from the second floor.

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Shared areas containing kitchen and therapy rooms Foster family homes Circulation Common room Outdoor space Homeless shelter single rooms

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ELEVATION AND SECTION

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Section through the foster family building

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Example layout of 3 bed homeless shelter layout

Example layout of 1 bed homeless shelter layout

Example layout of 3 bed foster home

Example layout of 4 bed foster home

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SPECIALIST STUDY TENEMENT CITY TO HIGH RISE LIVING OF GLASGOW AND THE GORBALS This study explored how the city and Gorbals have changed from the beginnings of the Victorian city in the 1800s to the modern city of present day.

It explored the impact and legacy that Alexander Thomson had and what he left on the city.

The tackling of slum living was explored as it was a major part of the city’s fabric over the past 150 years and how it was overcome.

Tenements were demolished and the introduction of the tower blocks in the 1950s were brought to the city resulting in solving the ‘slum problems.’ This helped ease a lot of overcrowding and created much better living conditions for the residents. Although some were not as successful as initially hoped, it did help towards creating the Glasgow we see today.

It gave an overview on how each part of these matters were dealt with and any problems that had occurred. It showed what the city has developed into a thriving modernday city compared to how it once was.

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Images of Caledonia Road Free Church designed by Thomson in 1856 and present day

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EXAMPLE EXTRACT What is a Tenement?

Glasgow was and still is, a city of tenements (Worsdall, 1979) The 16th century was the development of tenements and were more developed than those in Europe as they contained shops on the street level (Worsdall, 1981). So, what is a Tenement? “Two or more related but separate flats divided from each other horizontally.” (Anon., 2017) The city’s architecture was regarded as a ‘quality city’ (Worsdall, 1981). and the ‘finest of its period in Europe’ (Worsdall, 1981). Furthermore, well off people moved from the city to live in the suburbs. Due to the lack of land, vertical builds where then introduced to the city (Worsdall, 1981).

In the 1600s, the city was made up of castles and town houses with three to four storeys. Provand’s Lordship in Castle Street is the only remaining building at the time in the city. Built in 1471, it is three storeys high built of stone rubble and contained three rooms on each floor.

The first “real tenement” was built 1591 and contained more than two storeys unlike other tenements built at the time. The prosperity of the city during this period meant improvement to the city was required (Reed, 1999).

The 19th century was described as the ‘Golden Age’ (Worsdall, 1979) of the tenements with the ‘Solid, dignified stone frontage’ (Worsdall, 1979) that was typical of Scottish builds (Worsdall, 1979). Thomson helped contribute towards the development and was involved in many designs of tenements, most famously Queen Park (Blaikie, 2018). In the early 1800s, more well-off people lived on the outskirts of the city and the poor lived in the centre.

In the 1870s the investment of tenements had moved from building terraces and villas to building compactly populated buildings. Many of the tenements were built

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by private investors therefore if they wanted changes to be made, they would do them (Reed, 1999). During the 1860s, the construction was more frequent to match the demand for more people coming to the city (Robb, 1981).

Due to this situation, the tenements began to be split into separate rooms and flats to house as many people as possible (Figure 2.7 and 2.8). With this, diseases such as typhus and cholera filled the streets as the construction and proximity of the streets and people meant poor ventilation and sanitation conditions occurred throughout the city (Figure 2.12). This resulted in major improvements taking place in the city and a reconfiguration of housing design.

Those who lived in the tenements such as middle- class and older people, moved out to the outskirts of the city centre. Here an English design of a new neighbourhood was being developed (Worsdall, 1979). The outskirts districts were developed by builders. All the tenements where designed identical to each other with the only differentiation coming from the entrance layout. The designing inspiration of the tenements came from the Renaissance palaces in Italy and European villas. As more architects began to design the tenements during the second half of the century, the evolution of the tenements began to grow, and rows of houses were lining the streets.

Each tenement was different depending on the class it was intended for. The working-class had an active ground floor plate for shopping usage while the middle-class was a full residential tenement. Larger windows were produced on the ground floor while the upper floors were much smaller (Worsdall, 1979). The arrangement of the windows were set in a grid format with symmetry to all the façades.

Figure 2.7- Early floor plan of tenements split into rooms with no internal sanitation (Worsdall, 1989)

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URBAN DESIGN PROJECT ONE ELLESMERE PORT The concept for the group project was to create an entertainment and leisure district for both the people of Ellesmere Port and for the wider public to visit and enjoy. South east of the site contained a raised platform level with car parking underneath. This was to reduce the amount of cars on the site and increase public spaces. Leisure spaces surround the perimeter of the raised platform level with residential units above. This platform gave views across the site onto the entertainment area and to the existing lighthouse. North West of the site, more leisure units were proposed creating more public spaces that interact with the river and canal front. Vehicle access is reduced and a cycle route passes around the perimeter of the site.

The individual development of the project focused on developing the north west part of the masterplan. Here, the area contained a boating club, children’s play area and cafe units.

The existing lighthouse remained on the site and was a focal point for the area.

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