BETH HARDY MArch & MA(hons) Part II Architectural Assistant
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WEST END WOMEN & GIRLS CENTRE
HARRIS IRWIN ASSOCIATES
UNDERGRADUATE FINAL PROJECT
ARKITREK
2021-2022
2021-2022
2019-2020
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2018
WORK IN PRACTICE
UNIVERSITY WORK
Plan & Section: Drawing highlighting the ways in which the rewritten building regulations have affected the design of the building.
MArch THESIS PROJECT
BUILDING [HUMAN] REGULATIONS
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[own work] My thesis explored the inadequacy of the current building regulations regarding accessibility, and the architectural potentials of accessible design. Read on two scales, this project endeavours first to interrogate, revise, adapt and rewrite Parts B, E, F, K and M of the building regulations, to better reflect the needs of its users, and to encourage designers and architects to think more creatively about accessibility.
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Often placed at the end of the design process, accessibility becomes an afterthought something which is only encouraged by the building regulations themselves. The second scale then, is the retrofit of Sunderland Station -used as a visual and physical example of the architectural potentials of the rewritten building regulations. This design flipped the standard process of programme, massing, and then de-tail by placing accessibility as the central focus of every design decision of the project. This thesis then became not only about the building regulations, but the evolution of a station from poor accessibility to go beyond existing standards.
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Part M Final Exhbibition: Photograph of people inhabiting my final exhibition
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Visuals:
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External visual showing coloured wayfinding system Internal visuals of refuge (Part B), water powered lift (Part M), and handbraille (Part K)
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Photograph: Using the bandsaw to create the plywood shelves
VOLUNTARY WORK
WEST END WOMEN & GIRLS CENTRE [group work] Following a competition for the north east’s first women’s library in West End Women & Girls centre, Elswick, Newcastle University approached myself and 3 other students to adapt the winning design and build it. From September 2021 creative workshops were ran (lead by me), to gather ideas with the end user. Construction drawings were then produced and issued within deadlines. These were used by the women at the centre to build the smaller scale shelving. The technical pieces that required use of a workshop was built by the team and me. My role throughout this process included project manager, designer and managing a team of volunteers to produce and deliver drawings on time, building the shelving and seating and providing ongoing communication with the client. Construction drawing: Drawing showing all elements needed for the seating and shelving, built by us.
Workshops: Creative workshops with the West End Women and Girls Centre
Building: Building the seating and shelving arrangement in the workshop
2021-2022
Site Plan: Site plan of residential project in Wollaston PART I ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT
HARRIS IRWIN ASSOCIATES [own drawings]
Sketch: Hand drawn sketch of care home proposal
Harris Irwin Associates is an architecture firm that focusses both on large scale care developments and small-scale residential design. During my time working for the company (October 2019 onwards) I communicated the ideas of the architect through scaled drawings, sketches, visualisations, massing models and booklets. I contributed my own thoughts in design discussions to solve architectural issues and I corresponded with the client to navigate briefs. Beyond this, my role involved being a team member and managing my time to ensure that deadlines were met by all. I believe my time working at Harris Irwin has been extremely beneficial in developing both my understanding of the profession and my own enthusiasm within the subject. Through working on care homes and housing schemes, I have developed my knowledge of building regulations and design costs, and how this reflects in the proposed designs. However, I would like to develop my awareness of structure and the more technical elements of design – such as understanding material choices and the detailed drawings.
2019-2020
Elevation Illustration: Residential project in Wollaston
Sketchbook Extract: Ink sketches exploring material and form for residential project in Wollaston
Y4 UNDERGRATUATE WORK
Visual: Extra care living arrangement along Falkirk highstreet
REDESIGNING THE SCOTTISH HIGH STREET : HOUSING FOR A COMMUNITY [own work] The project focused on opportunities to re-imagine Falkirk High Street - a large town in Scotland- as a place to live for all, reversing a fifty year-long trend of housing people on the perimeter of towns. As a group of 3 we investigated our site and researched into the history, context, and the people of Falkirk, prior to producing our individual proposals. ‘Housing for a Community’ outlines my housing proposal for people who require extra care with a focus on providing a safe environment within a community. The program comprised of 3 main housing types, each aimed to reduce the contrast of previous living arrangements: 1-bedroom apartments aimed at young professionals; 1-bedroom apartments surrounding the central courtyard for extra care residents; and 2 storey independent housing, designed for extra care residents who require less support. These aim to reduce the contrast of previous living arrangements whilst providing a safe environment. By integrating the 3 housing typologies around one central space, a sense of community is formed within, with the intention of developing a positive effect on extra care residents’ health. The proposal aimed to reduce the impact of compact living by maximising natural light through form and void. Consequentially my proposal was driven by a need to penetrate rays of light into the core of each scheme by using roof lights, light wells, and the form of the building itself.
Exploded axonometric: Structural elements of extra care living arrangements
2019
Model: Photograph of model of extra care living arrangements
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Sketchbook extract: exploring ideas of form
Detail: Roof detailing of extra care housing
PART I INTERNSHIP
ARKITREK: COMMUNITY BAMBOO MUSEUM [own drawings] During a Part I internship I worked for a small architecture firm called Arkitrek in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo. The firm worked on a broad range of predominantly small -scale projects that were ecological and culturally aware. One of the main projects that I was appointed to, was the Bamboo Museum - a community led ecotourism project, proposed to encourage tourists to understand traditional crafts and local culture of the Kadazan-Dusun Tribe.
Sketchbook Extract: Sketchbook extracts of museum façades - a central panel of bamboo weave is placed on the south facing elevation, allowing natural light to seep into the building.
Ground Floor Plan: Bamboo museum
The project involved researching the architectural qualities of bamboo, the weaving methods used by the Dunsuns, designing the museum, and creating concept drawings and models for the clients to discuss ideas with. The project would become part of a permanent exhibition within the museum but also cast an appealing light display that stretched out across the stage. 2018
Photographs: Photographs of the structure on site and research into bamboo architecture. Image 2 shows the colour and bamboo weave used in a local hut. South Elevation: Bamboo museum
BETH HARDY MArch & MA(hons) Part II Architectural Assistant