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BA(Hons) Architecture | Liverpool School of Art and Design
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ABOUT ME My passion for the arts and creative flare are the driving force behind my aspirations to follow a career in architecture. I am a keen learner with a particular interest in architectural conservation, a topic I have begun to investigate within my final year design project. I am a skilled drawer with excellent written and oral communication skills and have shown my commitment to the subject through development of essential mathematics and IT skills to aid in my design work.
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CONTENTS BA Year 3 Semester 2: Comprehensive Design Project
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BA Year 3 Semester 1: Weather of Not 21 BA Year 2 Semester 1: Urban Design Project 33 BA Year 1 Semester 2: A Place for Crafting 43 Curriculum Vitae 50
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Comprehensive Design Project: School of Photography and Digital Image My final third year project draws upon the concept of memory and the notion of nostalgia, and how this can be manifested through architecture.
“Architecture is made of memory; the shape of a window, the slope of a roof, and the colour of a door all contain the record of the minds that conceived them and the hands that crafted them.� - Anthony Lawlor The photography hub, situated within the Baltic Triangle district of Liverpool, is home to numerous art forms, old and new. The art of photography itself has prominent links to memory and the capturing and preservation of key events throughout our lives. The scheme includes the incorporation of an existing warehouse style building, common within the Baltic, a reflection of the areas maritime roots. The recent regeneration of the Baltic has lead to the repurposing of numerous warehouses in order to home local creatives and independent businesses. The typical warehouse typologies are present throughout the design, with influence steming from the historic forms which sweep along the citys edge.
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The roots of the Baltic tie back to the docks and trading culture which was dominant in the city in the 1800’s and 1900’s. Liverpool’s status as a trading hub for the North was the main driver of the rapid development of the city, reaching a population of over 700,000 by 1901. The Baltic Triangle was home to some of the first warehousing in the area, the dominantly brick buildings were used for storage of timber, imported from Baltic countries. Landmarks within the Baltic remain as a reminder of the city’s roots, a popular one being the 1860’s Scandinavian church, established as a meeting point for over 50,000 sailors. In recent years, the area has been reclaimed by local creatives who now inhabit many of the traditional warehouses which lay dormant for many years prior. Home to The Baltic Creative, Liverpool Biennial and many independent businesses, the area is also known for it’s nightlife with a series of small bars and music venues including Camp and Furnace, Hangar 34 and 24 Kitchen Street. Caines Brewery and The Baltic Market are also popular amoungst locals. 2020 Portfolio Holly Sutcliffe
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The warehouse occupying my site was home to Queens Store Company, a manufactorer of a series of maritime related equipment. Order books retrieved from the factory office date back to 1931, with no indicators as to what occured there in the years prior. The building remains derelict after the closure of the factory in the 1980’s.
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The site is dominantly used for car parking, with a small, four storey warehouse to the East. Before the warehouse was built in the 1890’s the site was empty land, and still now there is no record of any building ever been on the remainder of the site. 2020 Portfolio Holly Sutcliffe
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Photo study of the current interior of Queen Stores Company. 2020 Portfolio Holly Sutcliffe
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KEY 1 - LECTURE THEATRE 2 - SEMINAR ROOM 3 - KITCHEN 4 - CAFE 5 - PUBLIC EXHABITION SPACE 6 - STUDIO SPACE 7 - RECEPTION 8 - PC LAB 9 - PRINT ROOM 10 - DARK ROOM WITH PROCESSING SPACE AND FILM FITTING ROOM 11 - PRIVATE TUTORIAL BOOTHS 12 - PHOTO STUDIO 13 - PHOTOGRAPHY LAB 14 - STUDENT EXHABITION SPACE / STUDIO 15 - TECHNICIANS OFFICE 16 - SOCIAL SPACE 17 - STOP MOTION STUDIO WITH STORE 18 - MOTION CAPTURE STUDIO WITH STORE 19 - GREEN SCREEN STUDIO WITH CONTROL ROOM 20 - VR STUDIO WITH STORE 21 - STUDENT TERRACE 22 - OFFICE WITH PRIVATE TERRACE
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The atrium sits at the heat of the building, a key communal space for socialising. Landings are created by the tiered circulation which runs up the centre, creating informal meeting points and places to stop and celebrate the existing warehouse facade which overlooks the atrium. The landings also act practically as a means of mediating between new and existing floor heights.
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The existing spiral stair to the North of the existing build is too narrow to be used as a main stair within the building, and instead links a series of smaller studio spaces which stack ontop of eachother.
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The new West elevation of the building mimics the existing warehouse one, creating a manipulated replica of the origional. The facade is made up from a series of precast concrete panels, which create the negative of the existing facade. Window openings are punched in where necessary, with the addition of larger windows on the ground floor and three terraces on the second floor, overlooking the docks. Inspiration for this cast facade comes from sculptor Rachael Whiteread, creator of ‘House’. She draws upon the concept of creating something new from the existing - ‘making memories solid’. Existing Elevation
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Proposed Elevation
The section through the atrium reveals the services and toilet blocks hidden below the feature stairs. This was key in the development of the scheme to utilize the void created by the atrium, freeing up more space for my programme within the two blocks either side.
Section Through Atrium
House - Rachel Whiteread
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I experimented with the casting process by casting the existing warehouse from wax. To create my mould I first built the building itself in Autodesk Fusion 360 and then built the mould around the model, creating a negative of the warehouse. Once the mold was created I divided it up into 5 elements (one for each facade and roof) which when put together created the complete building. The mould was 3D printed before being sprayed with a releasing agent and bound together with tape. Moulten wax was poured into a hole in the top and left to set. I selected to use wax as this was one of the materials used within the warehouse when it was active as a factory.
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The existing warehouse has two load bearing, structural walls which run North to South with beams spanning the 8m between. The pitched roof is supported by a series of trusses. The walls are solid brickwork, providing little insulation, 100mm of internal wall insulation will be added to the North and South facades to reduce heat loss. The remaining walls are parti walls and so added insulation is not required.
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A -A DETAIL SECTION - 1.20 A - 600mm Contiguous Concrete Pile Wall, Tanking Membrane, 200 mm Reinforced Concrete Wall, Cavity Drainage Membrane, 12mm Plasterboard B - 21mm Hardwood Timber Flooring, 22mm Grooved Insulation With Underfloor Heating, 18mm Screed, 50mm Insulation, 135mm Cross Laminated Timber Structural Floor C - Double Glazing In Timber Frame D - 100mm Precast Concrete Cladding Panel / 6mm Corrugated Metal Sheeting Painted Black, 50mm Cavity with Secondary Frame Tieing Cladding To CLT, Breather Membrane, 75mm Insulation, 135mm Cross Laminated Timber Structural Wall E - Metal Sheating, Plastic Spacer Rail, 50mm Void, 150m Insulation, 135mm Cross Laminated Timber 2020 Portfolio Holly Sutcliffe 19 F - Threshold Drainage Channel
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Weather or Not? Weather or not is a project which aims to hilight the global issues that have arisen as a result of climate change, particularly focusing on small Yorkshire town, Hebden Bridge. Situated within the Calder Valley, Hebden Bridge faces the evergrowing threat of flooding, the area is particularly as risk due to the nearby River Calder and Rochdale Canal. Across the world communities have been built upon flood planes and throughout time have adapted to living in such dangerous areas. However, with flooding on the rise residents are no longer able to rely on community projects to protect both themselves and their homes from the growing pressure of the floods. Technology and strategies have been developed to fight flooding, in the hope to protect areas such as Hebden Bridge. My building will home a research and education centre, as well as flood relief for residents in troubling times. Situated alongside the River Calder, the building reflects upon and adopts some of the key features of a traditional mill typology - homing in on the roots of the town. Hebden Bridge was established as a milling town, with a surge in growth during the industrial revolution, the river was the backbone of the industry, powering the mills which sat along its banks.
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Exploded Mill Sketch
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The edge condition within this project was key to a sucessful scheme. In this case, the architecture and water have a close relationship, the building relying on the water as a means for power, much like the traditional mills of Hebden Bridge. Furthermore, the sloped banks of the river added a layer of complexity to the equation and eventually I settled on the use of stilts to create a platform which the building could sit on, safely above typical flood levels. The stilts allow water to flow directly below the building, for monitoring within the labs on site, and the addition of a sacraficial basement ensures the safety of the building in times of flooding. Analysis Sketches
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tion Precedents
West Elevation
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Ground Floor Plan
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Existing contours in the land were exaggerated to create a mill race, allowing a small channel of controlled water to flow through the basement of the building, powering the water wheel within. The wheel can be elevated through the atrium of the building and utilized as an educational tool.
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a - folded zinc forming parapet and roof edge, waterproof membrane, 200mm ridgid insulation, metal deck, structural beam, hangers for ceilng, 12mm plasterboard ceiling, recessed light fitting b - steel collumn, clad in zinc
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Curtain Wall Detail Sketch
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Urban Design In small groups we were tasked with the regeneration of the Fabric District, a small, considerably run down area to the North of the city centre. The collection of small businesses, accomodation and warehousing gets its name from the historic textile industry which once filled the streets. In recent years the area has been neglected, over shaddowed by Liverpool 1, the new home of retail in the city centre. Our aim, as a group, was to bring life back to the district through insertion of varying communal spaces, including green areas, a market place and pedestrian only zones. We aimed to build a district of the city where people could live, work and socialise all within a tightly knit neighbourhood.
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As a group, our strategy was to pedestrianise Kempson Street, which runs down the centre of the Fabric District, featuring a series of independent bars, retailers and restaurants. Anchor points are situated at either end of the street, a green space to the East, and paved square to the West, which will home the market curently situated in Monument Place. A pedestrian bridge is proposed across the duel carrageway as well as the refurbishment of a number of surrounding buildings. Individually, I focused my design on the bridging across the duel carriageway in order to reconnect the residential area in the North with the Fabric District and remainder of the city. The bridge acts as the missing piece of a larger route, from the North, across the city to the Metropolitan Cathedral.
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Building Height Survey Identification of key routes was essential in the pedestrianisation of Kempson Street and diversion of traffic. Cycle Route Taxi Rank Bus Route Duel Carriageway Standard Road Pedestrian Zone Key Routes and Connections
New Overlayed Existing The identity of Kempson Street as a multi function area is key to extending activity past business hours.
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Accomodation Retail Eateries / Bars Sports Facilities Museum Eateries / Cinema Retail / Education Warehouses
Proposed Mastermap
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Section Through Bridge
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View Through To Cathedral Triangular shapes are cut out of the bridges curvature to frame views across the city. Striking stained glass is used to mimic that of the Cathedral, which is visible whilst crossing. The roof of the bridge is supported via a vierendeel truss, to transfer the weight of the curved structure.
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Daytime Section Stalls Pedestrians Cyclists
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The Lantern: A Place For Crafting The Lantern looks at creating a hub for an individual creative business to, work and live within the Baltic Triangle. The building should provide amenities for craft production, storage and selling, as well as a dwelling space. Within this project I have researched the craft of mosaic lamps for inspiration for my design.
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Mosaic lamps originated from 11th Century Turkey. Initially they were oil lamps, used in place of candle light in places of importance such as bath houses, mosques and palaces. However, nowadays are valued as art deco pieces, admired for the unique ambiance they create rather than solely a light source. Modern electrical versions often feature bright coloured glass due to advancements in glass production, originally the colours used were very neutral. A study of the production process and the mosiac lamp itself played a large role in my design process. Influencing factors such as size of spaces needed to house raw materials, completed products and any machinery required for crafting dictated spacial aspects of design, however conceptual themes also came from the lamps. The unique quality of light created by the mosaic lamps are what inspired the concept behind ‘The Lantern’ - allowing the building itself to act as a lantern.
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Section Through ‘Lanterns’
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Second Floor - Dwelling The lantern element of my design features within the lift shaft at the heart of the buidling, as well as the two main feature lamps that penetrate the roof. The twin lamps each contain living spaces, with enclosed circulation between the two. Large sliding doors allow for external walls to be parted in summer months creating a terrace. During the day the sunlight trickles through the coloured glazing creating a soft glow, whereas in the evenings the ‘lanterns’ are lit artifically giving off a quality of light simular to the mosaic lamps.
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Section Through ‘Lantern’
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Day & Night Visuals
East Elevation
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HOLLY SUTCLIFFE 27 Firtree Close, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3TB Email: holly.sutcliffe27@hotmail.com Mobile: 07840352448
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Liverpool John Moores University (2017-Current) Runshaw College (2015-2017) – A Level Psychology (A), Art (B), English Language (C) St Michael’s CE High School, Chorley (2010-2015) – 10 GCSE´s A*-A, including Mathematics and English
WORK EXPERIENCE Server and Food Prep | Frederick’s Ice Cream Parlour May 2019 to Present Family run business specialising in desserts and ice cream. • Provide a friendly front of house service alongside other team members • Taking payments both face to face and over the phone • Monitoring stock rotation and placing orders with external companies when necessary • Ensuring clean and proper food and drinks preparation • General upkeep of the shop and kitchen Receptionist and Part Host | Puddletown Pirates, Botany Bay Apr 2016 to Sep 2017 Independent children´s play centre, open to public and private groups for entertainment and birthday celebrations. • Greeting a range of potential customers and showing the facilities available • Provide party options and costings to enable the customer to make informed decisions • Taking bookings both face to face and over the phone • Handling money and taking payments from customers as a receptionist • Working as part of a team to provide a successful party experience for children up to the age of 11 years
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HOBBIES AND INTERESTS Experiencing and learning from other cultures fascinates me; whenever possible I enjoy taking time to travel with my friends or family and visit new places to study historic and new architecture within England and abroad. I also like to document such trips across a series of scrapbooks. Attended Anita Murray Dance School from the age of 3 to 18, completing numerous examinations in ballet, tap, modern and jazz obtaining consistent high grades. I also took part in the biannual shows featuring recognised ballets and musicals.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I completed the RIBA mentoring scheme across the course of six months, gaining insight into life in practise, the business of architecture and studying ongoing and completed projects via drawings and site visits. I completed my Baden Powell award during my time in the girl guides, including building a knowledge of other cultures and world issues such as fair trade, training in emergency first aid and fundraising. Full Clean Drivers’ Licence since 2017
REFRENCES Jamie Scott Design Tutor, Liverpool John Moores University Email: J.T.Scott@ljmu.ac.uk
Rosanne Rooney Manager, Frederick’s Ice Cream, Chorley Mobile: 07736792379
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