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Master of Architecture Liverpool School of Art and Design
About me I have a strong passion for the built environment and the experiences it can create for people. I enjoy creating architecture that guides the user, yet accommodates and promotes the unexpected. “All the architect does is to establish the game board, a few pieces, a few rules, and then let the user start to play� - Bernard Tschumi Studying a Masters in architecture at Liverpool John Moores University has given me the opportunity to experiment with a variety of architectural styles and presentation techniques, which have enabled me to discover my personal strengths as a designer. My experience in both practice and university has taught me the value of possessing strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to execute tasks with confidence. I look forward to pursuing a career in Architecture and to continue to develop my skills further
Contents MArch Year 2 - Thesis Project MAKE, DO + MEND
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MArch Year 2 - Urban Design RE-GENERATING GENT
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MArch Year 2 - Live Project The Turnpike Gallery
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MArch Year 1 - Housing Project ALL MOD CONS
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MArch Year 1 - Urban Design Rediscovering Eleusis
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MArch Year 1 - Urban Design Individual Proposal
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Curriculum Viate
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MAKE, DO + MEND Intro The thesis considers the eventuality that upon the approach of 2030, workers in low-skill jobs will be superseded by machines with artificial intelligence and greater efficiency. As a consequence of this, the reduction of available work across society will be met with a universal reduction of weekly working hours, resulting in a four-day working week. The aim of the scheme is to create a programme that teaches people practical skills and brings out their creative side. Thereby enabling people to regain control of their self sufficiency through creativity and human engagement. As these are aspects that arguably cannot be replicated by artificial intelligence...
Site The site is located in the city of Ghent, Belgium, in the district of Muide Meulestede - Afrikalaan. The district is populated by many large industrial buildings, interspersed with a small amount of contrastingly small houses. The district has experienced a steady decline in it’s population over the last 10 years and is now a relatively subdued part of Ghent. 4
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Thesis Questions The thesis considers how a building and its contained environment can nurture the creativity of individuals, then allow them to channel it into a business that can sustain them. • What kind of spaces can help turn someone with creativity into an entrepreneur? • How can the building promote the success of entrepreneurs / young businesses though the arrangement of spaces?
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Existing Structure The proposal uses the portal frame structure of an existing factory building built in the early half of the 21st century, previously owned and operated by a chemical fertiliser company. The building’s use as a factory will become obsolete following the changes proposed by the masterplan project and so will require repurposing.
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Provide workshop spaces that give classes on how to MAKE & MEND To unlock people’s creativity and teach them new practical skills
Create a shop which allows entrepreneurs to work and sell their products in a single environment This allows individuals to simply and conveniently begin selling their creations as well as boost their experience in sales
Provide free hot-desk space and access to meeting rooms To give grassroots companies a place to work & meet clients 8
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Provide private shared co-working spaces To allow more established businesses a more secure and permanent place to work cheaply
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Create a space which allows the creation & repair of huge objects The space can also be used for large MEND classes, facilitating cycle repair and also by used by the university
Create an architectural promenade which encourages exploration of the building The route would give people an opportunity to reflect on their work and seek inspiration
Provide university space to teach engineering courses Including: Mechanical engineering & Automotive engineering. 10
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Ground floor of Food hall, next to entrance
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Office Atrium The office atrium is large section of the factory that contains a majority of the hot-desking space as well as all of the private offices. To provide comfortable working conditions for the hot-desk users, the area is thermally & acoustically sealed off from the rest of the factory and its conditions are controlled independently. The open nature of the spaces promotes interactivity between the hot-deskers & private offices. This encourages the potential to network, as well as an overall entrepreneurial attitude.
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Food Hall & Roof Garden The food hall will provide seating and spaces for a number of small food traders. The ramp, which curls independently around the information & management offices, promotes disabled access to the upper levels and also creates a prominent start point to the promenade that leads through the building. The existing brick chimney will be cleaned and re-purposed into a viewing platform which uses an elevator to take visitors from ground level to the top of the chimney.
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Large Piece Workshop The large piece workshop utilises the full height of the portal frame structure and facilitates the construction and/ or repairs of large sculptures and other pieces. The space can also be used by the adjacent MEND workshops including cycle repair, which has direct access to the space. Additional spaces surrounding the workshop are the university rooms which overlook the space through large glazed panels.
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Environmental Strategy
Harmful air produce in workshops extrac directly from source released at roof
Office biome spaces throughout building that will have same ideal conditions
Horizontal glazing by OKALUX. ‘OKALUX+’ incorporates fiber tissue and krypton gass within the cavity for U - value of 0.18 Btu/ Ft²/ °F
Small heater adjusts temperature of warm air to suit, upon entering room
Cool fresh air taken from (Northern) shady side of the building Underfloor plenum used to bring warm air into offices
Trench heater used for shop spaces
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Small heater adjusts temperature warm air to s upon enterin room
Warm fresh air Warm old air Harmful air Sunlight Retained Heat Vent duct Harmful air extraction Area of factory sealed off by glazing to create a biome with ideal office conditions
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Large pipe with 1.35m ducts, extracts air from the space at a rate of 6 air changes per hour
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Warm air rises within structure and converges at centre due to shape of the roof
Solar shading on south side of building prevents spaces from overheating
Small heater adjusts temperature of warm air to suit, upon entering room
Air rising within the atrium draws out air from the workshops
Fresh air heated in plant room and circulated through ducts under walkways
Fresh air heated in plant room and circulated through exposed ducts
Cool fresh air taken to plant room and heated
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Public Realm
Redeveloped buildings with canopy
Route from tram to entrance
Tram stop
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Pedestrian / vehicle shared access Vehicle access
Large sculpture Market building
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Public Realm - West Square The West square is located between the thesis building and the canal. The square is accessed from the centre of Ghent via either of the two bridges. The open nature of the square and wide pathways permit vehicular access to the thesis building for loading and unloading. The building at the centre of the scheme was previously adjoined to the factory building redeveloped by the thesis. It has been separated and is now proposed to contain cafĂŠs, with a shared external seating area.
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green belt, public gardens
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RE-GENERATING GENT
community buildings
Year 2 - Semester 1 Group Urban Design project
cycle routes
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masterplan residentialaims to echo the spirit of a previously self sufficient city of Gent, which created it’s own produce for the people behind its medieval walls. The scheme aims to expand on the idea of self sufficiency by creating a number of facilities that nurture small local businesses and create jobs within the district.
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New shops and cafés selling locally made products, as well as business incubators for small companies will nurture the talent and fruitfulness of the city, fuelling the regeneration of the area. The canal that runs through the site echoes previously cycle routes the crane/divide canal market hall enforced by monument Gent’s medieval defences. Now, the canal represents an opportunity for new connections to be bridged and to celebrate the departure from medieval gent to new self sustainable district.
canal boats, barges, narrowboats
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theatre commercial units
public pavillion, cycle drop off
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Urban design report
Masterplan rendering created by James Blackburn
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Programme Guide An objective of the master-plan was to create a mixture of accommodation and workplaces in order to promote a live-work lifestyle within the district. This was done with the intent to offer housing, as well as workplaces, that offer incremental differences in density, therefore creating options to live and work. The masterplan puts sustainability and self-sufficiency at the heart of the scheme, both figuratively and literally by diverting all motor-vehicle activity around the district. The new exclusion zone creates a fully pedestrianised centre that promotes pedestrian travel between work, home and elsewhere.
small business factory
re-purposed factory to provide office space for young businesses
small local shops
small shops selling local produce. units available with flat roves to facilitate urban farms
large scale commercial area
large businesses including hotels, hostels, shops and offices
low density living
transformed factory surrounded by parkland, providing low density living
new bridges High destiny commercial office space is available to enable large businesses a presence within the area. However, it has been positioned towards the outer edge of the scheme, next to many transport links. By having buildings such as the small business factory, market hall and other small shops at the centre of the scheme, an agglomeration of niche, self sufficient businesses is created. These will then gain exposure to the pedestrians moving through the scheme.
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pedestrian bridges connecting the new square to the rest of the scheme
stepped viewing platform platform representing the shape of the old gent defences. this draws attention to the transition from the inner city into the new green district
market hall positioned in line with the large park area
vertical garden
outdated public housing block transformed into a vertical garden which draws onlookers into the site and provides a unique garden space for the inhabitants of the new block erected behind
high density living area
densely populated housing apartment scheme
gallery building new gallery to exhibit local artwork
existing factory functioning christeyns factory retained to maintain jobs
cement factory station tram station and viewing platform to observe the rest of gent
medium density living area terrace housing for medium density living
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Scheme Diagrams
analysis
interventions
resolution
diverted A40 ring road & new pedestrian routes
retained buildings
residential buildings
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routes created as a consequence of the A40 ring road being
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diverted around the site
existing pedestrian routes existing pedestrianonly routes already within the site
demolished structure
large businesses / accommodation 2 hotels (gross internal
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1 hostel (gross internal area 3750m2) 3 office buildings (gross internal area 4,230m2) 19 ground floor retail spaces (2575m2 gross internal floor area)
buildings of significance existing buildings which are interesting architecturally or have a strong presence within the site
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re-purposed buildings
small independent / start-up businesses 64 new office spaces
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shop units to be created
analysis
interventions
resolution
point of gravitation & new links made via bridges
new structures
low density living (86 people / hectare)
converging point
structures including
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large open areas that are currently inaccessible to the public
medium density living (223 people / hectare) area with terraces and apartment blocks
new squares
high density living (980 people / hectare)
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The Turnpike Galllery Year 2 - Semester 1 Live Project The Turnpike is an independent art gallery situated on the first floor of the turnpike building in Leigh, Greater Manchester. In 2013 the council retracted the gallery’s funding, forcing all staff to be made redundant and all programming to be lead by local art groups. The gallery’s current director (and live project client), Helen Stalker, joined the Turnpike in 2016. She has since been working to improve the quality of the exhibitions and appeal to a number of funding bodies, in order to improve the condition of the gallery as a whole. The aim of the live project was to improve the internal gallery layout and to create an external exhibition space. In addition, the design and reconfiguration of the spaces needed to address a number of issues, as follows; Internal issues Limited staff room space. Inadequate storage space. Inadequate meeting space. Slow transitioning between workshop activities. Overcrowding of materials in the work prep space (potential fire hazard). Acoustic issues between the exhibition prep space and the gallery Flat roof issues Inadequate roof security, allowing unauthorised access and vandalism. Undesirable views of the boiler room from street level. Unsafe wall height around perimeter
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Gallery Floorplans (first floor)
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Mezzanine
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Floorplans surveyed and drawn by Adam Hardman
Floorplans surveyed and drawn by Adam Hardman
Existing Floor Plans
Roof Garden Layout
Ventillation through ceiling and external wall
Fig. 1 100mm Acoustic insulation 50mm x 100mm Timber noggins
51mm x 152mm Timber joists
51mm x 152mm Timber joists
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‘Garden Maze’ exhibition space on roof
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Alternative ‘Steady hand maze’ proposal
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ALL MOD CONS Year 1 - Semester 2 Housing Project
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Brief The ‘All Mod Cons’ brief requested an affordable housing scheme that meets current priorities outlined by Liverpool City Council. Among others, their stated priorities include: - Bespoke new housing for people who want to downsize, releasing larger homes for families. - Filling a significant gap in the city for larger homes, especially for families who want to become foster parents, reducing the pressure on the city’s caring provision for children. - Affordable rents, which help people save for their deposit to buy the house they are living in. As well as meeting the needs of these three categories, the scheme would also need to have features of modularity and be adaptable to meet the individual needs of the occupants.
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Design Objectives 1. Create a frontage onto Walton road, maintaining the lines of the neighbouring properties 2. Ensure the East-facing rear of the building still receives sunlight during the evening hours, to improve the quality of potential balcony areas.
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The gaps in the wedges between the balcony spaces act to unite the families, where without the gap, a strong vertical element would otherwise divide them up.
5. Create a scheme intended for foster families, which can be adapted to suit the families changing needs.
The small structure at the rear of the property allows for an additional flexible space. When the entire family resides in the main house this may begin as a garage. Later it may transition into accommodation to suit either a downsizing couple (parents / grandparents) or a starter home for foster children.
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The concept for the project was to produce a row of terraces with annex properties each with an associated annex property at the rear. The design of the terraces used the building lines of the existing neighbouring houses as a starting point. The structure of the houses consists of concrete wedges supporting the vertical load, with CLT beams spanning between. This allows for complete flexibility in the layout of the individual houses, as no structural members need to be placed in the houses themselves.
All building load is transferred to the ground via vertical structural elements either side of the building. In both buildings, this allows a completely flexible arrangement of walls within, as the vertical load is taken entirely by the concrete wedges (main house) or the CLT columns (smaller house).
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Maintained width of beams throughout structures allows same Crosslaminated timber module to be used throughout.
Conception diagrams
1. Neighbour’s front and rear lines extended through site, suggesting a curve. Walton Road principally addressed.
4. House footprints laid along curve using individual square footprints which better lend themselves to a modular system.
7. Smaller rear properties added with widths maintained from large houses. Access spaces naturally created between houses by radial lines. Windows face away from overlooking properties
2. Existing visibly worn path through site connects bus stop to Fountains Close - a direct road to Stanley park.
5. Spaces between footprints filled with concrete wedges, which become a structural feature.
8. Greenery & New paving added to path between and in front of Terraces.
3. Overlooking distances of rear properties. Will impact arrangement of windows.
6. Gap created in terraces, allowing straight route to Stanley park.
9. Driveway added to service properties & allows for the possibility of the rear structures to be initially used as garages.
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The primary structural elements of the terraces are the concrete wedges which make up the party walls between the houses. These wedges will carry almost all of the vertical load, as well as provide a continuous, hollow vertical space throughout the full height of the building allowing for the house’s services. The floors are supported by gluelam beams which span between the wedges.
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Interior study
Materiality Flooring: Timber laminate flooring used throughout ground floor, except in WC where ceramic white tiles are used. Walls: White plastered walls throughout ground floor. Except front wall with the bay, which should be painted another light colour (grey in images). Tiled walls in WC used as backsplash should be just above the level of the sink. Kitchen: Worktop - Dark coloured granite or artificial stone eg. Corian Cupboards - White plastic or White PVC Foil C/Board Core
Morning sun The house’s interiors are aligned with the sun-path in such a way that promotes illumination to each particular room at the time it would most be associated with. The kitchen is located on the East end of the house and would receive the most light in the morning when the breakfast bar is use.
Noon sun During the day the whole house receives natural light from the light-well in the centre of the house, reducing the need for artificial light where it would be needed otherwise. The dining table is located in the centre of the house, will receive relatively even light throughout the day and will be most illuminated at lunch, when the sun is overhead.
Lighting: Pendant light over central Dining table with Spotlights in the Living / Kitchen areas. Window / External door frames: Dark grey aluminium alloy Internal doors: Solid core oak doors
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Evening sun The living room area is located at the West end of the house and will receive light towards the end of the day, when the family is using it for relaxation.
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Rediscovering Eleusis Year 1 - Semester 1 Group Urban Design project
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Elefsina Site Located in the West Attica of Greece, Elefsina is a small port city with a rich yet troubled industrial history. Considered one of the most important sanctuaries of the ancient world, Eleusis, as Elefsina was once known, is still highly regarded today with its vast archaeological site holding ancient ruins and a museum of related artefacts, and is considered an area of world-class archaeological significance. Establishing itself with a series of factories and port activities, Elefsina was at one point the industrial centre of Greece, with people arriving from all over the country to live and work in the bustling city. Following on from its successful 19th century industrial presence, Elefsina’s profile plummeted, due to the footprints of factories spreading into close proximity of residential and archaeological sites. Causing environmental pollution and an unwelcoming atmosphere for the residents of Elefsina. 72
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A. Follows sacred way (Hero’square)
C. Passes by Old Oil mill stage
A. Creates new entrance Passes by Old Oil to ArchaeologicalC.site mill stage
CEMENT FACTORY
A.
HEROES SQUARE
A. Creates ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE new entrance to Archaeological site
HEROES SQUARE
B. Waterfront walk B. Can connect Kronos to cement factory via waterfront
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A. Pier elongates route
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A. Pier elongates route
A. Must maintain views to post byzantine church
Route B.
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DOCK
Strategy
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C. Connects Kronos site and houses
KRONOS & HOUSES
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B. Connects to dock A. Must maintain views to post byzantine church B. Connects to dock
PRINCIPAL ROUTES | 1:5000
Connect all surrounding sites of various influences ( Titan | Kronos | Archaeological site)
C. Connects Kronos site and houses
B. Waterfront walk
Route A.
Masterplan Manifesto
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
B. Can connect Kronos to cement factory via waterfront
DOCK
B.
Celebrate the Sacred Way and Archaeological site with a New museum Establish Stronger Transport links between Athens & Elefsina C.
KRONOS & HOUSES
B.
Introduce green spaces to reduce air pollution and create a higher quality of life for the people of Elefsina
With TITAN, the cement works, as the only factory still partly operating, the sites of Kronos (distillery), Votrys (old oil mill) and Iris (paint factory) remain derelict Put culture at the heart of the today. scheme with permanent creative spaces for small businesses The urban design proposal began fundamentally by identifying the main routes and axes through the site. After establishing three main axes, these Introduce spaces for cultural were used to define three significant zones each responding to its context. exhibitions, temporary and The masterplan endeavoured to add a new archaeological museum with permanent. a clear visual connection to the sanctuary of Eleusis, re-purpose a derelict building on the site of Votrys to house an industrial museum and in addition, Reinforce the ancient materiality of to develop a flagship maritime museum along the waterfront. the area
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Analysis
Easily Accessible Spaces
Private Spaces
Existing Buildings
Roads
Existing Green Spaces
Interventions
Principal Routes
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To be Demolished
Retained Homes & Businesses
Water (square)
New Green Spaces
Proposed Routes
Sacred Route
Waterfront Route
Kronos - Oil Mill Route
Secluded route
Direct route to Baths
Proposed Structures
New Buildings
Repurposed Buildings
Maritime Museum & Performance Space
Industrial Museum & Performance Space
Ancient History Museum & Performance Space
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Programme Diagrams
(Illustrated by Emma Fitzpatrick)
Maritime Amphitheatre Whole Site
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Secluded route
Ancient Museum
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Manifesto Weave the spaces of The Old Oil Mill and Museum together. Give the museum a more protected external space, which is still open to the public Guide the public past the creative offices and ensure the creative offices have a shop-front Consider routes that draw visitors past Cultural, Historical, or Artisitic nodes within the site Make use of the dilapidated buildings and Vats on-site and re-purpose them in a way that respects their original character Consider how the ‘Sacred route’ interacts with the site Create spaces for Transient Events to happen
Sacred route through group plan
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Museum Monuments Replicas of ancient statues / masonry to be displayed throughout gardens and visible to public
A Creative, Cultural Square The scheme creates circulation in a relatively square shape, channelling visitors around the edge of a public square enclosed on 3 sides. Around the square are the existing Old Oil Mill Building, To be turned into Creative offices, a new Library and new Ancient History museum. All of these buildings can be accessed via a secondary circulatory route which operates 1 storey above ground level and travels through & around these buildings via bridges. This route begins at the Archaeological site and ends on top of one of the raised (cylindrical) Garden Spaces. Allowing movement above ground level along the whole route. Throughout the scheme design, there has always been the ambition to create areas where new and unexpected interactions can happen. This concept is taken directly from the theory of ‘Bernard Tschumi’ who called them ‘Transient Events’
Park Pavilion.
Made by re-purposing derelict building
Ruin area.
Remains of collapsed part of the building. Now with seating & Entrance to Creative offices
Main creative office building. With frontage onto street
Fountain
Water trickling downward draws visitors eyes up to the window of the creative offices above
Creative offices with upper public level ‘Raised Creative street’ accessible via steps or bridge from museum
The overlapping of areas within areas, with routes which purposely lead an individual on a very particular path. Has the aim of aiding a visitor in seeing something they wouldn’t have seen otherwise. This is done with serial vision (where a visitor sees a object and feels compelled to walk to it). As well as the use of raised walkways and paths through creative spaces. Where a person may discover a useful business, new activities, performances or simply other people. Outdoor Cinema Bar
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Vertical Gardens
Garden Wall
Raised Garden
Museum Amphitheatre
Solid concrete cylinders formed from dilapidated storage vats. Re-purposed to create enclosed or raised garden areas
The Garden is enclosed (making use of parts of an existing wall). To purposely guide visitors provoked by the cylindrical forms into passing by the creative offices / museum /amphitheatre / ruins on their route into the garden
Accessible via ‘Raised Creative Street’ route through creative offices
Built Adjacent to the remains of an ancient Eleusian Amphitheatre
Archaeological site Bridge
Gives access to the archaeological museum and walled garden directly from the archaeological site. By passing around the amphitheatre
Ancient History Museum
One of 3 new museums added as part of the “Rediscovering Eleusis” (group) project
Bridge Between Library & Museum
Passes to the side of the museum at 1 storey in height. Allows visitors to peer into the museum and see the exhibits within on their journey to the archaeological site
Museum External Exhibition Space Space for Ancient History Museum to display artefacts / giant replicas in the centre of the square
Library
Library sits at the centre point of the 3 Elefsina Museums
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Retention, Demolition & Construction See Visualisation ‘3.1’ for developed version
Existing Buildings
Retained Forms
Retained Forms
Archaeological Site
Demolition Plan
New Green Space
New Structure
See Visualisation ‘B’ for developed version
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Routes
Masses
Vertical / Raised Gardens
Library with Bridges
Creative Offices
Ancient History Museum with Bridge. + Performance & Exhibition space
‘Raised Creative Street’ Route to Raised Garden
Lateral Route to Office Entrance
Bridge route (to Archaeological Site)
Sacred way Route
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Journey 1
Main square to Raised Central Square
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Route 1 - View 2
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Journey 2
Outdoor cinema area to Walled Garden
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Route 2 - View 2
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Journey 3
Archaeological site to Library
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Route 3 - View 2
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Adam Williams Architecture part 2
Adam.williams95@hotmail.co.uk 07531915231
Education 2018 - 2020: Liverpool John Moores University - MArch Architecture Expected grade: First-class Degree modules included: Year 1 - ‘Housing Design Project’, ‘Specialist Study’, ‘Theory & Research 1’, ‘Urban Design Project 1’ Year 2 - ‘Thesis Project’, ‘Theory & Research 2’, ‘Urban Design Project 2’, ‘Management Practice’& Law’ Skills Gained: • Leadership skills, including the ability to lead a design team as well as client meetings. • Researching and producing own construction details. • Improved knowledge of urban design theory and approaches to urban design. • Ability to use ‘Adobe Premier Pro’ & ‘After Effects‘ to edit video footage. • Proficiency in programmes ‘Twinmotion’ and ‘Enscape’ to produce architectural visualisations. 2014 - 2017: Liverpool John Moores University - BA (Hons) Architecture Received grade: 2:1 Degree modules included: ‘Comprehensive Design Project’, ‘Architectural Design (1,2,4)’, ‘Architectural Design 3 - Contextual Studies’, ‘Architectural Design 5 - Environment, Ecology & Sustainability’, ‘Technology & Practice (1,2,3), ‘History & Theory (1,2,3)’ Skills Gained: • Ability to present in front of a group • Model Making. • Technical drawing by hand. • Ability to produce drawings using proper architectural drawing convention.
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Sketchup - Very Proficient (BA 3 years; MArch 2 years; Practice 1 year) AutoCad / Draftsight - Very Proficient (BA 1 year; MArch 2 years; Practice 1 year) Photoshop - Very Proficient (Sixth Form 2 years; BA 3 years; MArch 2 years) Indesign - Very Proficient (BA 1 year; MArch 2 years; Practice 1 year) Illustrator - Proficient (MArch 2 years) Revit - Basic Understanding (Linkedin Learning Tutorials) 3DS Max - Basic Understanding (Linkedin Learning Tutorials) Adam Williams 2020 Portfolio
Employment History 2017 - 2019: unit3 Design Studio, Liverpool - Part 1 Architectural assistant • 1 year full time experience with additional part time work undertaken while completing first year of postgraduate study. • Involved in architectural tasks throughout the RIBA’s plan of work, with particular focus on projects in the feasibility and planning stages. Was also tasked with producing technical design drawings for building control. • CPD co-ordinator for the practice. Arranged and attended multiple seminars throughout employment. • Duties also included non-architectural work, including; branding & Identity, brochures, model making and student engagement. • Managed time effectively to meet deadlines and worked closely with colleagues to keep them informed about the progress of projects. 2014 - 2017: Maplin Electronics, Liverpool & Hereford - Sales assistant • Employed part-time as a sales assistant throughout undergraduate degree, working in both Liverpool and Hereford over the course of studies. • The Job required staff to possess up-to-date knowledge of a wide variety of electrical products and to advise customers on their needs. • Gained experience in problem solving, handling payments as well as greeting and engaging with customers.
Other experience MArch Student representative - LJMU (September 2018 - Present) • Represented MArch student year group by attending regular board of studies meetings. Discussed areas of concern and put forward suggestions from student colleagues to university staff members to improve the course. Forgotten Spaces design charrette - RIBA North, representing LJMU (February 2020) • Attended the ‘Forgotten Spaces’ event at RIBA North and observed the proposals of multiple practices • Presented a team project to large group of tutors and students during the university’s internal ‘one day design competition’ to create charrette proposals. My team subsequently placed first in this competition. RIBA LYA Breakfast lectures - RIBA North September 2017 - August 2018) • Attended multiple lectures while working for unit3 design studio and represented the practice. • Conversed with other attendees during the event, spreading awareness of the practice and the current projects being undertaken.
References Available upon request.
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