Benjamin Millsom - Part 1 Architectural Assistant - Portfolio by BJKM_Architecture

Benjamin Millsom Pa r t 1 Architect u ral Assi st ant

Personal Portfolio

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“Pit Stop” Internal Competition, Kent, England Project Duration: 3 Months Part Time (December 2019 - February 2020) Personal Project - Broadway Malyan Architects Internal Competition (Shortlisted) - 14 -

“Earth Made” Open Residential Competition, Accra, Ghana Project Duration: 3 Months Part Time (August - November 2020) Personal Project - Team of 3, Credit: Tyler Bakhtiari and Keerthigan Thavaseelan

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Mixed-Use, Retail Led Scheme, Gurgaon, India Project Duration: 4 Months (August - November 2019) Professional Project - Broadway Malyan Architects, Retail Team.

Grampus Heritage Residency, Pano Lefkara, Cyprus Project Duration: 1 Month Residential Study Trip (July - August 2018) Personal Project - GRAMPUS Cultural and Heritage Sustainability Exchange -3-

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Financial Headquarters Fit-Out, Dublin, Ireland Project Duration: 2 Weeks (December 2019) Professional Project - Broadway Malyan Architects, Front-End Team

“Szinház Krétakörium” Theatre and NGO, Budapest, Hungary Project Duration: 6 Months (January - June 2019; 3rd Year Undergraduate) Academic Project - Tutors: Rosie Jones, JJ Brophy. Co-ordinator: Sam McElhinney - 18 -

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“Alternatives for Aylesham”, Kent, England Project Duration: 3 weeks (November - December 2018; 3rd Year Undergraduate) Academic Project - Tutor: Rosie Jones. Co-ordinator: Sam McElhinney

‘Pavilions on the Park’ Residential Competition, Greenwich, England Project Duration: 3 Weeks (December 2019 - January 2020) Professional Project - Broadway Malyan Architects, Cross-Discipline Competition Team. -5-

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“Pop-Up Pulpit: Chrysalis”, Shadwell DLR, London, England Project Duration: 5 Weeks (September - November 2018; 3rd Year Undergraduate) Academic Project - Tutor: Rosie Jones. Co-ordinator: Sam McElhinney

Retail Facade Renovation and Fit-Out, Bishop’s Stortford, England Project Duration: 3 Weeks (January 2020 // August 2020) Professional Project - Broadway Malyan Architects, Retail Team - 23 -

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Selected Works, Various Locations Project Duration: 2-4 Week instances (February 2020 // April - July 2020) Professional Project - Broadway Malyan Architects, Various Project Teams

Spatial Framework - Early Thoughts 1 - Access: Access from Waterbrook Road and consented access from Montecchio way is maintained. Additional access from the A31 should be explored which will help ease traffic along Mill Lane. A new road connects to the existing farm bridge link over the A31 to the on south of the Site. Waterbrook Road could service the park and employment zone, using ‘Green Streets’ to help reinforce the ‘Green Grid’ along existing contour lines

2 - Reinforce and enhance the existing Green and Blue (River Wey) Corridor: A ‘green spine’ or linear park extends from arrival space to public park in the South of the site; which will offer a significant public benefit as well as enhancing local biodiversity and ecology. The elevated central location also offers extended views to Alton town centre.

6 - Special Pavilion:

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Mixed Use, Residential - Led Scheme, Wembley, London, England Project Duration: 5 Months (August 2020 - January 2021) Professional Project - Broadway Malyan Architects, Residential / Front End Teams

Our masterplan – x 2 spreads, covering:

a. High level masterplan for the site showing potential: i. Land uses ii. Green spaces iii. Connections b. Masterplan, superimposed onto a wider aerial image of the town to show it in its wider context c. Precedent images of the land use ideas

Key benefits of the scheme to Alton – x1 spread, covering:

a. A summary of why this site should be considered and the key benefits it brings to the town

The site’s features – x 1 spread centred on a site features plan covering a desk top analysis of: a. Topography b. Access c. Vegetation/ landscape d. Views e. Ecology f. Flooding g. Archeology h. Utilities i. Noise (A31) j. Odour (STW)

The sites’ opportunities – x1 spread covering potential: a. Walking and cycling access points b. Vehicular access points c. Developable areas d. High points/ quality views (e.g. woodland edges/ views of St Lawrence Church spire) e. Key assets

This social building or structure could be set on the highest point of the public park, and offers the opportunity to host pop-up leisure, recreation and food programmes.

The site within the context of Alton – x2 spreads, covering: a. The site’s strategic location b. The historic evolution of the town c. Surrounding facilities and land uses today d. Connections

5 - Employment: Employment use could be located on the lowest point of the site, served by access from A31. Built form Is organised to align with existing site contours, which are shallower in this region. The employment area also acts as a noise and visual mitigation measure, separating the Northern reaches of the site from the A31 and Sewage Works to the South.

Our vision for Lynch Hill - x 0.5 spreads setting out: a. Our vision statement

3 - Pedestrian Links:

Entrance via Mecchiato Way leads to a residential led, mixed-use zone. The River Wey and adjoining Woodland edge can be comprised of residential buildings in a parkland setting. The mixed-use retail and leisure area, the South of the linear park, could also include a residential element.

Introduction – x 0.5 spreads, covering introductions to: a. Frontier Estates/ Broadway Malyan b. The site/ planning background c. The development opportunity/ local aspirations

Pedestrian Links along the River Wey can be improved and enhanced, and offer opportunities to link these into the new development and along the Linear Park.

4 - Residential Led Mixed-Use Zone

“Archiving: Pallativity and Faith”, Strood Esplanade, Kent, England Project Duration: 5 Months (January - May 2018; 2nd Year Undergraduate) Academic Project - Tutor: Bethan Kay. Co-ordinator: Kristina Kotov

Vision Document - Proposed Contents This would be a succinct, graphically rich and branded document (potentially A4 portrait comprising the following:

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Development objectives and spatial design principles – x 1 spread covering: a. A list of key development objectives b. Diagrammatic spatial design principles (e.g. thumb nail sketches of green links, key nodal points, key edges etc).

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“Synoptic - Zoom-O-Rama”, Folkestone, Kent, England Project Duration: 5 Months (January - May 2017; 1st Year Undergraduate) Academic Project - Tutor: Lizzie Upham. Co-ordinator: Rob Nice

Mixed use, Residential - Led Scheme, Leeds, England Project Duration: 4 Weeks (October 2020 - 50% workload split) Professional Project - Broadway Malyan Architects, Residential / Front End Teams

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“Architectural Graft: The Ecto-Parasite”, Canterbury, Kent, England Project Duration: 6 Weeks (October - December 2016; 1st Year Undergraduate) Academic Project - Tutor & Co-ordinator: Rob Nice.

Residential Scheme (Optimisation & S73 Planning), East London, England Project Duration: Ongoing (March 2020 // February 2021 - Present) Professional Project - Broadway Malyan Architects, Residential Team - 12 -2-

“Landscaping: Harnessing Effluvium”, Medway Valley, Kent, England Project Duration: 4 Weeks (November - December 2017; 2nd Year Undergraduate) Academic Project - Tutor: Rupert Scott. Co-ordinator: Kristina Kotov

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BoH Emergency Circulation

60.00m 54.00m 50.00m 46.00m 42.00m 38.00m

Max: +30.0m CINEMAS

IKEA IKEA IKEA

CUSTOMER JOURNEY - PLACES

B-1: -5.5m B-2: -9.4m B-3: -13.3m B-3: -17.2m

CUSTOMER JOURNEY - PLACES

The Waterfall Lounge

L5: +25.0m L4: +20.0m L3: +15.0m L2: +10.0m L1: +5.0m L0: +0.0m

The Scents Garden

34.00m 30.00m 25.00m 20.00m 15.00m 10.00m 5.00m 0.00m -5.50m -9.40m -13.30m -17.20m

CUSTOMER JOURNEY - PLACES

The Rock Face Section A-A

The Waterfall Lounge

Glades of Activities

The Forest

Professional Portfolio - Selected Works

Mixed-Use, Retail Led Scheme

Job Number

33031

Scale

1:1000@A3

Date

31.05.2019

Original size 100mm @ A3 Copyright Broadway Malyan Limited

Gurgaon, New Dehli, India 191

MASTERPLAN

Places

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THE FOOD HALL THE FOREST

THE ROCK FACE

A mixed-use development with a GIA in excess of 50,000m2. Primarily a shopping mall, the scheme also incorporates two 12-Storey office towers, a selection of dining outlets and direct connection into a newly proposed metro station. The client, an international Swedish home-furnishing company, required a clearly-branded Anchor store within the scheme; which was intended to be the first presence of said brand in the Traffic Diagram Indian sub-continent.

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IKEA / INGKA Gurgaon

Concept

Plan: Level 04 .

Office

BoH

Cinema

BoH

Site Boundary Emergency Circulation

Site Set Back

Vehicular traffic - existing

DROPOFF

F&B

Retail

This project had already been underway for some 18 months when I joined the team, and was my first project in practice. At this stage, the scheme had just cleared RIBA work stage 2, and much of the design was still to be resolved. I worked closely with several architects and directors to help develop the experiential qualities of the scheme, which featured an underlying narrative of ‘Ayurveda’, or the healing qualities of the primitive elements. Much of the scheme was driven by these ideas: the podium level as a large ‘Rock’, through which cut two shopping arcades: the ‘Cave’ and the ‘Canyon’, whilst other moments throughout the scheme were based on more sensory experiences - touch, smell and taste. CUSTOMER - ENVELOPE Over the course of several months, I helped to prepareJOURNEY and deliver several iterations of the RIBA stage 3 document, developNorth West Elevation ing much of the interior and roofscape spaces of the design. I also generated diagrammatic imagery, high-level technical drawings, plan layouts, material studies and atmospheric imagery (CGIs). I was also involved in creating the RFP document for stage 4 tender. Unfortunately, project progress was halted by issues with the reception of the design, and ultimately regressed to concept design.

IKEA

MASTERPLAN

20-25% TRAFFIC

Vehicular traffic - proposed . .

Pedestrian traffic - proposed

Office Lobbies Entrance .

OUT

DROP-OFF

PODIUM 30 m high /5 levels/

SECURITY CONTROL 1 lane

Shopping Centre Entrance

IKEA Goods Delivery

External access to Level 1

Grocery Supermarket Goods Delivery

Vehicular Traffic - Customer Entry Vehicular Traffic - Customer Exit Vehicular Traffic - Service

Rejection Lane

Pedestrian traffic for Shopping Centre

Pedestrian Traffic for Offices

OFFICE TOWER 60 m high /12 levels/

Retail Goods Delivery

Fire Tender Path

PETROL

OFF DROP

STATION

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OUT

Satpaul Mittal Marg

Home Delivery Service

Retail, F&B Goods Delivery

OFFICE TOWER 60 m high /12 levels/

HLS TANK BELOW

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Security Control 2 lanes

Rejection Lane

TUK-TUK PARKING AND DROP-OFF

Skyridge Footpath +5 m

75-80% TRAFFIC

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Planned elevated Metro line above the road

VOLUMETRIC STUDY

Building Footprint

Site location - Massing IKEA // RETAIL // CINEMA (Height restriction 30m)

BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 60% PERMITTED SITE COVERAGE

OFFICE TOWER B (Height restriction 60m)

MAIN ENTRANCE

SECONDARY ENTRANCE OFFICE TOWER A (Height restriction 60m)

SITE PLANNING

Ikea Store Location

MASTERPLAN

Site Sections

B B

Max Height: 60m Metro Station

OFFICE TOWER A

OFFICE TOWER B

Skybridge

IKEA // RETAIL // CINEMA

Max Height: 30m

SITE SECTION AA

Site Boundary

On Level 1

Max Height: 30m

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SITE SECTION BB

OFFICE TOWER A + B

Max Height: 60m

SKY BRIDGE

From Metro station

ENTRANCE

Elevation View - North West, 1:750

RETAIL // CINEMA

Site Boundary

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VOLUMETRIC STUDY

Netaji Subhash Marg

Job Number

33031

Scale

Date

28.08.2019

Original size 100mm @ A3 Copyright Broadway Malyan Limited

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MELA MARKET

THE SCENTS GARDEN WATERFALL LOUNGE

Professional Portfolio - Selected Works Financial Headquarters Fit-Out Liffey Docklands, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Tenant Relocation

Reprogramming of Waterfront Block

Chamfer to Ease Pinch Point

Repositioning the area occupied by the tenant allows for a greater activation and enlivenment of lobby - greatly improving the welcome for visitors.

Repurposing the vacated Southern block into a new cafe and improved seminar spaces increases the entire building’s connection to the waterfront

Setting back the existing fish bowl space parallel to the security barrier line offers a more comfortable circulation route.

A Existing Position of the

A Location of new Cafe space

B Proposed revised positioning of the IoB

B Repositioning of existing

Institute of Bankers (IoB) Facilities

An interior fit-out and refubishment scheme for a major financial client. With a global presence, the scheme sought to update their headquarters: a mix of offices, breakout and social spaces, and a research & development provision. The project was acquired through an invited competition, and the initial concept was well received by the client (with a view for installation). This was placed on hold due to the pandemic, and the limitations on the construction industry at the time.

seminar and meeting rooms from North of the Western Atrium

Central ‘Hub’

Health & Wellbeing Centre

Activation of Atria

A timber spine wall visually connects the lobby and East Atrium spaces, via the Central Hub. This space is lifted with warm materials and lighting, in addition to improved circulation on all sides.

Moving the tenant occupancy displaces existing health facilities - though moving the meeting spaces creates a position for them to occupy at the North of the building.

Introduction of an appealing seating area with less dominant greenery to activate the ground floor as a break-out space. Elevated meeting pods and balconies further enliven the space.

A Position of Existing Health Facilities

A Timber Spine Wall, visually Connecting Lobby and East Atrium

B Position of New Health and Wellbeing Centre (Alternative on 5F - See Appendix A)

B Internal Street passageway C Hub Activated with

A New seating with integrated planting B Elevated meeting pods and balcony work places

character F + B Kiosks

C A

Option: Gym

Option: Wellness Lounge

After spending a good deal of time in the office working on established schemes, this piece of front-end design was my first real opportunity to develop my own design ideas and solutions. Working under a delivery-specialist director, I took responsibility for two key areas: the lobby (lower right) and breakout space (lower left). These were connected by an unattractive corridor, positioned behind the existing secure line, with controlled access points in the main entrance lobby. Working in Sketchup and Enscape, I developed a ‘spine wall’ concept - made from undulating timber members to cohesively resolve the three areas whilst retaining the security requirements. In the lobby, a chamfered green wall welcomed visitors into the timber-lined corridor, whilst integrated light fixtures improved luminance and enhanced spatial quality. Outside of the secure line, a breakout seating area and cafe extended from the timber screen partially permeable, but with no passage through the secure line. At Initial theIdeas other end of the spine wall, the timber elements were extruded across the ceiling of a double-height atrium in a breakout Initial Ideas dining offer. Initial Ideas

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A Proposed Realignment, enlarging lobby and improving pedestrian flow.

outside of the existing secure line

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Masterplan

19.04 Plot 19.04 Plot 19.04 Greenwich Peninsula

Greenwich Peninsula

Professional Portfolio - Selected Works ‘Pavilions on the Park’ Residential Competition Greenwich, London, UK

Plot 19.04 AXO in context

An invited competition in a prominent London location. The briefing was to convert the masterplan-led massing into an attractive residential offer, fronting a linear park and overlooking swathes of East London: Canary Wharf to the North, and Greenwich to the South. The proposed scheme, entitled ‘Pavilions on the Park’, consisted of close to 600 units with an enhanced social value offer at both ground and firstfloor podium levels.

Site section 9

2B4P: 70.0m2

CORE: 42.0m2

1B2P: 50.0m2

2B4P:9 70.0m2

Site section 9

CIRCULATION: 26.9m2

2B4P: 70.0m2

1B2P: 50.0m2

2B4P: 70.0m2

The scheme shown here was the result of a focused effort by a team of six over a three week stint; a rapid turnaround to meet the tight deadline of the competition. In this time, the project developed rapidly from an initial concept - “Pavilions on the Park” - to a largely resolved submission with a diverse community, entertainment and sustainability offer. This was the first project I was involved with in Revit, and I helped to optimise the typical residential floor-plate offer, as well as programmatic development of the cloister-like podium garden level. In addition, I worked directly with the visual artist and graphic design teams to present a coherent and concise document that showcased the strengths of the firm and experience of project delivery in the sector, working to convey a large amount of information in a concise and approachable format. This design was a great experience of working in a much more dynamic capacity, as the front-end piece of design evolved rapidly with considered and rational design choices. -5-

Site section

Materiality Bay Study - TK Maxx Display Window

Retail Facade Renovation and Fit-Out Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, UK

Removal of underused, dated Bridge Street Entrance. To be replaced with retail units

This document forms a Design and Access Statement (DAS) to East Herts Council, regarding the creation of a new TK Maxx Anchor store for Jackson Square Shopping Centre. The proposed TK Maxx store would become one of the largest retailers in the centre, and would provide a strong attraction to visitors of both the mall and the Bishop’s Stortford town centre. At a time when the overwhelming majority of town centres are witnessing a dramatic decline in their retail offer, the fact that a major national retailer is looking to establish a new, large-format store is a significant opportunity that needs to be addressed with a swift and coherent response.

through a mixture of extension and combination of disused retail units

The proposed scheme includes the following:

be formed utilising the existing back of house spaces at ground level

- The demolition of the Bridge Street entrance, creating the space for the development to take place - At ground level, 5 new retail units would be created, greatly improving the amount of active frontage. These are formed Proposed Design within theMateriality footprint the -present entrance, as well as by BayofStudy Eastern Corner combing the existing Prontaprint retail unit and back of house accommodation. Storage accommodation for TK Maxx would

- A new means of escape

Please note some of the a permission (please see Pl description of the developm required for the internal ch for the closure of the Bridg pages demonstrate the ov that an activated frontage footfall provided to the adj Jackson Square // Bishops Stortford

Proposed Design

New, larger retail unit to be created by combining Prontaprint with redundant storage accommodation

Professional Portfolio - Selected Works

- At mall level, the creation of a 17,200sqft TK Maxx store

Design Concept

Proposed Design in Context

A renovation and enhancement of an old Broadway Malyan scheme, which proposed the redevelopment of a dated 1980’s retail facade with a modern contemporary offer. The scheme was driven by a prospective anchor tenant seeking a prominent location within the existing shopping centre, as well as an increased internal footprint and optimised access routes across the site.

This was a project that I saw at two distinctly differing points of development, over the course of a year’s employment at Broadway Malyan. The initial phase, approximately three months after joining the practice, was part of a Stage 2 concept study: appraising the existing condition and architectural language of the facade, and utilising this in tandem with the client briefing to develop a modern, yet sensitive, proposal. The second stint of my contribution to this scheme was almost exactly a year after the first - and involved the compilation of the raw Planning drawings into a coherent and evocative DAS document. This involved the development of Bay studies, detailing key facade areas - as well as textured elevations, diagrams, landscaping strategy and the production of Perspective CGIs. These images, shown on the page here, were produced in Enscape, using a Sketchup model basis, and a ‘light touch’ in Photoshop to add greenery, sky tones and improved textures. The Proposed Design resultant document was submitted for planning approval in late Elevation - The Causeway November 2020.

Proposed Design Text

Jackson Square // Bishops Stortford

Proposed Design

Elevation - Bridge Street

Proposed ‘Buff’ coloured render to reference existing facade

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Design Concept

Metal Cladding return references Potter Street refurbishment, completed in 2016

Indicative representation of proposed facade extension and refurbishments in relation to existing context

Professional Portfolio - Selected Works Selected Works

Vision Document - Proposed Contents

Various Locations

This would be a succinct, graphically rich and branded document (potentially A4 portrait comprising the following: 1.

Introduction – x 0.5 spreads, covering introductions to:

a. Frontier Estates/ Broadway Malyan b. The site/ planning background c. The development opportunity/ local aspirations

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Our vision for Lynch Hill - x 0.5 spreads setting out:

The site within the context of Alton – x2 spreads, covering:

d-Use Zone

View

ads to a residential led, y and adjoining Woodland dential buildings in a parkail and leisure area, the also include a residential

Block A: GF + 5 Levels, 39 Residences Block B: GF + 5 Levels, 41 Residences Block C: GF + 5 Levels, 41 Residences

Block E: GF + 2 / 8

a. A summary of why this site should be considered and the key benefits it brings to the town

A compilation of images, technical drawings, and diagrams that I worked to prepare across a range of ‘front of house’ jobs in my first year of professional practice. These projects were primarily high-level concept studies, carried out to help a client understand a site, formulate a brief, or in some cases help win over local authorities with an outline planning consent and members’ backing.

The site’s features – x 1 spread centred on a site features plan covering a desk top analysis of:

Levels, 67 Residences 6.

Total: 276 Residences

Scheme 2: Small + Bustler

Scheme 3: Medium + Bustler

Typical Floor

Typical Floor(s)

Key Points ■

Key Points

■ Three residences (A, B & C) each GF+3 floors in height. Residences A & B & C are units 5 to a core.

The sites’ opportunities – x1 spread covering potential:

■ First floor 1 Bed apartments have additional terrace area between the blocks.

a. Walking and cycling access points b. Vehicular access points c. Developable areas d. High points/ quality views (e.g. woodland edges/ views of St Lawrence Church spire) e. Key assets

Block D: GF + 2 / 11 Levels, 88 Residences

e could be set on the highest ers the opportunity to host food programmes.

and Accessibility Transport andTransport Accessibility

800m Walking Distance (10 Minutes)

No. 65 Bus (Guildford)

400m Walking Distance (5 Minutes)

High St.

Mill Ln.

Mill Ln. No. 13 Bus (Basingstoke) A31

No. 13 Bus (Basingstoke)

A31

Lynch Hill Site

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Understanding the Site 6

Health

Health Community Use

Secondary School

Community Use

Secondary School Library

Primary School

Library

Primary School Places of Worship

Nursery

Places of Worship

Nursery Leisure / Recreation

Residential

Leisure / Recreation

Residential Restaurant

Restaurant

Employment

Constraints

Bus Stops

Watercress Heritage Railway to Arlesford (from 30mins)

The Site is bordered by the A31 to the East, and the B3004 (Montecchio Way; Mill Lane) to the North and West. Existing access is a farm track, entering via Waterbrook Road to the South-West and bridging the A31 to the South-East

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At present, a series of electrical pylons run West-to-East across the site, roughly across the ridge line. These, if left in place, would need to be considered with the associated easement or otherwise relocated underground.

Public Right of Way Bridleway Alton Station

Alton Station

NCN 224 (Basingstoke)

Public Right of Way Footpath

Public Right of Way Bridleway

Rail Connections

NCN 224 (Basingstoke)

Electrical Service and Easement:

Designated Cycle Route

Designated Cycle Route Public Right of Way Footpath Land Use Budget

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Previous Design Thinking / Land Uses

Employment

Bus Stops

No. 23 Bus (Haslemere)

No. 23 Bus (Haslemere) No. 64 Bus (Winchester)

No. 64 Bus (Winchester)

Document Produced Opportunities by Savills

Existing Site Connectivity:

Bus Routes

Railway Station

Railway Station Retail

Retail

A31

Lynch Hill Site

Vehicular access to/from Montecchio Way

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Access:

Reinforce and enhance the existing Green and Blue (River Wey) ACorridor:

Access from Waterbrook Road and consented access from Montecchio way is maintained. Additional access from the A31 should be explored which will help ease traffic along Mill Lane. A new road connects to the existing farm bridge link over the A31 to the on south of the Site. Waterbrook Road could service the park and employment zone, using ‘Green Streets’ to help reinforce the ‘Green Grid’ along existing contour lines

Pedestrian Links: Pedestrian Links along the River Wey can be improved and enhanced, and offer opportunities to link these into the new development and along the Linear Park.

A ‘green spine’ or linear park extends from arrival space to public park in the South of the site; which will offer a significant public benefit as well as enhancing local biodiversity and ecology. The elevated central location also offers extended views to Alton town centre.

A31

Parcel m2 Total

9,940

12,150

14,810

5,610

28,970

9,990

81,470

C Uses A1, A3, A4, C1, C2, Sui Generis (Petrol Station): 2.21 ha Uses B1, B2, B8: 5.88 ha Site Area: 14.64 ha D Green Infrastructure including native woodland, scrub,

Key Site Dimensions:

Delegation - National Forest - Broadleaf Delegation - Priority Habitat Inventory: Deciduous Woodland Public Right of Way Footpath

Topography

The primary North-South Axis is in the region of 750m long, and the East-West axis varies in width from around 170m Lynch Hill to 300m.

Lynch The total site area is 147,700m2, or 14.77 hectares.

Site

Hill Cottage

Existing Track Existing Plantation Existing Access

The site presents a challenging and diverse set of contours, with level changes of over 20m from the lowest point to the summit of Lynch Hill. Generally, the Northern area is steeper and higher, with a shallower ‘bowl’ shaped region South of the existing track. Notably, the incline seems less severe on the Eastern edge of the site.

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Employment:

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Potential vehicular egress/ingress to/from A31

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River Wey Bakers’ Pond

Delegation - National Forest - Mixed, Mainly Coniferous

King’s Pond

A31 - Noise Pollution

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Special Pavilion: This social building or structure could be set on the highest point of the public park, and offers the opportunity to host pop-up leisure, recreation and food programmes.

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Block E.

Block C. Peareswood Primary School

Above and Keyhole Image: Site studies (at various scales) and context mapping, part of a masterplanning exercise in Hampshire. Diagrams explore the feasibility of a mixed use offer of light industrial, residential, and leisure programmes. Left: 3D view and 2x plan studies for a mixed use, residential-led scheme in East London. Here, the site housed a light industrial programme - which we proposed was retained below ground level (with vehicular access). A new residential development opportunity was thereby created above. Top Right: Photographic site analysis, area and massing studies and conceptual visual studies for a site in Surrey. Here, a community bus depot was considered as a primary programme, with differing sizes of residential offer explored with the aim of preservation of the existing green condition and escarpment. Lower Right: Illustrative masterplan for a landscaping strategy, to be implemented at a horse-racing venue in Saudi Arabia. Development of shading structures and sensitive graphical work was paramount here.

Peareswood Primary School

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Block C.

Ground Floor

Block A.

Housing typology follows local grain.

Create drop-off and delivery bay for servicing.

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Buildings steps into the landscape with reduced development footprint.

Provides much needed housing while retaining the escarpment character.

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Residential address on Robin Hood Road with a repeated design to create a street.

■ Blend the wooded landscape into the development.

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1200m Walking Distance (15 Minutes)

800m Walking Distance (10 Minutes)

5. Lockfield Drive

Key Points ■

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National Rail Services: Woking (37mins), Guildford (43mins)

Scheme 1: Houses + Bustler

Robin Hood Rd Ground Floor

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■ Sensitive layout to adjoining houses day lighting and privacy.

Surrounding Facilities Surrounding Facilities

Undercroft parking to achieve 31 Parking Spaces. Ramp access off Robin Hood Road.

■ Blend the wooded landscape into the development.

Toward Knaphill

Key benefits of the scheme to Alton – x1 spread, covering:

a. Topography b. Access c. Vegetation/ landscape d. Views e. Ecology f. Flooding g. Archeology h. Utilities i. Noise (A31) j. Odour (STW)

Residential Proposal

ted on the lowest point of m A31. Built form Is organised urs, which are shallower in rea also acts as a noise and arating the Northern reaches wage Works to the South.

a. The site’s strategic location b. The historic evolution of the town c. Surrounding facilities and land uses today d. Connections

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Toward Woking town centre

a. Our vision statement

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Our masterplan – x 2 spreads, covering:

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Olympic Context

Way:

Emerging

The street is characterised by a number of large residential developments with projecting ground floors and circa 20+ storeys. Taller buildings within the Wembley Master Plan are push back from the Olympic Way frontage to maintain focus on the arch through the key vistas. Frontage

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The variety of buildings and scale to the street allows for a mixed approach to building height, frontage and character to break down the North End Road perceived mass/scale as a tapestry of facades than a standardised wall.

Professional Portfolio - Selected Works

Fulton Road

Previous Pre-App 3 tower proposal

Mixed Use, Residential - Led Scheme Borough of Brent, London, UK

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A mixed use scheme in a constrictive urban location, this project was notable for three distinct tower frontages within protected views of a famous London landmark - Wembley Stadium. The offer, due for planning submission in February 2020, consists of 170 residential units (24% affordable ‘Brent Rent’), a new 250key hotel, a further 100-Key hotel extension, a metro supermarket and ancillary retail / leisure units and a site-wide landscaping strategy. Residential

Commercial Cultural

Education Hotel

3 - 5 Olympic Way // Wembley // Design & Access Statement

The project was acquired from a former architect’s appointment, whom had established much of the outline briefing - but had a poor working relationship with the client, as well as poor quality concept design. I was involved in the evolution of this throughout the concept stages, working closely within technical design parameters on a limited footprint. Design was driven by several complex dynamics: Protected views of Wembley Stadium; awareness of the massing of the emerging context; sensitivity to the extant hotel; and an aspiration for ‘calmness’ in the design. Facade separation proved challenging - with dedicated light and wind studies conducted. I was also involved in establishing a material palette, as well as creating information for community engagement in the pre-app process. The project is due for a detailed planning application in February 2020, following a successful iterative development working closely with the planning officer and council Design Review Panel.

DAS

8.2 Technical // Day Light & Sun Light Daylight & Sunlight-

Daylight Investigations

The 3 Olympic Way site is unusual as the majority of the current area is a at grade car park which affords the surrounding buildings access to a high level of sunlight. The key neighbour considered in terms of impact through out the design has been No.1 Olympic Way. Although no residents live there as it’s currently under conversion and extension from office to residential it is affected by the proposal. Extensive work have been carried out to try to minimise the impact and adjust the scheme to provide a balanced out some. Additional consideration has been given to the importance of privacy and visual amenity to provide a green outlook where possible. Refer to Point 2 Daylight & sunlight report.

For comparison purposes two central tower location options were test at 14.5m and 18m . Whilst there are specific levels that will have marginal betterments, these are limited to 1% retained VSC in every instance. In summary, there appears to be no justification for the re-placement of the central tower 3.5 metres south from the perspective of natural light to 1 Olympic Way

Proposed Scheme

14.5m separation between No.1 Olympic Way and No.3 OW main residential tower.

Comparison 18m Separation

For comparison purposes only, review the daylight impact to No.1 with 18m separation to the main residential tower (a move of 3.5m south). Note that due to the proportions of the site and the limitation of the existing lower courtyard blocks the building is unviable to move any further southwards away from No.1OW.

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5.3 Proposals // Olympic Way New Novotel Extension

4.6 Concept // Sustainability Drivers

DAS

3 - 5 Olympic Way // Wembley // Design & Access Statement

Environmental & Social

Medium and large scale housing

The client’s long term view on ‘value’ encompasses the designs ability to work well for the next 25 yrs minimum. Practical approaches that can be integrated into the architecture and landscape are being considered with the Sustainability consultant Waterman’s. •

BREEAM Excellent for Hotel

•

Well insulated buildings

•

Utilise roofscape

•

SuDs run off strategy- Blue roof podium

Operational energy Implement the following indicative design measures:

Fabric U-values (W/m2.K) Walls 0.13 - 0.15 Floor 0.08 - 0.10 Roof 0.10 - 0.12 Exposed ceilings/floors 0.13 - 0.18 Windows 1.0 (triple glazing) Doors 1.00 Efficiency measures Air tightness Thermal bridging G-value of glass MVHR

•

Encourage bio-diversity opportunity

•

Orientation facade considerations and benefits of Daylighting

•

Embodied Carbon material selection

•

Health and well being design aspiration

The Energy Statement and Strategy will be based on the defined hierarchy of;

Window areas guide (% of wall area) North 10-20% East 10-15% South 20-25% West 10-15%

<1 (m3/h.m2@50Pa) 0.04 (y-value) 0.6 - 0.5

Heating and hot water

Demand response

Implement the following measures:

Implement the following measures to smooth energy demand and consumption:

Fuel Ensure heating and hot water generation is fossil fuel free

Reduce energy consumption to: Energy Use Intensity (EUI) in GIA, excluding renewable energy contribution

kWh/m2.yr

Balance daylight and overheating

Active demand response measures Install heating set point control and thermal storage Electricity generation and storage Consider battery storage

Hot water Maximum dead leg of 1 litre for hot water pipework

kWh/m2.yr

Include openable windows and cross ventilation

90% (efficiency) ≤2m (duct length from unit to external wall)

Peak reduction Reduce heating and hot water peak energy demand

Heating Maximum 10 W/m2 peak heat loss (including ventilation)

Reduce space heating demand to:

Include external shading

Heat The average carbon content of heat supplied (gCO2/kWh.yr) should be reported in-use

Electric vehicle (EV) charging Electric vehicle turn down

'Green' Euro Water Label should be used for hot water outlets (e.g.: certified 6 L/min shower head – not using flow restrictors).

Behaviour change Incentives to reduce power consumption and peak grid constraints.

Maximise renewables so that 70% of the roof is covered Form factor of <0.8 - 1.5

Embodied carbon

Data disclosure

Focus on reducing embodied carbon Small resi for the largest uses:

Meter and disclose energy consumption as follows:

Med/high resi

Be Lean : use less Energy

Products/materials (A1-A3)

Average split of embodied carbon per building element: 25%

46% - Superstructure

Transport (A4)

Be Clean : supply energy efficiently

Construction (A5)

Be Green: use renewable energy

21% - Substructure 64%

Maintenance and replacements (B1-B5)

16% - Internal finishes 13% - Façade

End of life disposal (C1-C4)

<500 kgCO2/m2

Submeter renewables for energy generation

Submeter electric vehicle charging

Submeter heating fuel (e.g. heat pump consumption)

Continuously monitor with a smart meter

Consider monitoring internal temperatures

For multiple properties include a data logger alongside the smart meter to make data sharing possible.

4% - MEP

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Metering 1.

Reduce embodied carbon by 40% or to:

Area in GIA

OFFICE

Disclosure

Collect annual building energy consumption and generation

Aggregate average operational reporting e.g. by post code for anonymity or upstream meters from part or whole of apartment block

Collect water consumption meter readings

Upload five years of data to GLA and/or CarbonBuzz online platform

Consider uploading to Low Energy Building Database.

L ONDON E NERGY T RANSFORMATION I NITIATIVE

6.16 Landscape Proposals // Landscape Design Components //Urban Greening Factor

3 - 5 Olympic Way // Wembley // Design & Access Statement

School

5.2 Proposals // Palette

DAS

3 - 5 Olympic Way // Wembley // Design & Access Statement

Complimentary Palette Considering the existing Novotel materials creates the initial starting point of the palette to compliment.

Existing Novotel Existing Novotel

Existing Cladding

Existing Novotel

Existing Cladding

Novotel Extension Novotel Extension

Existing Novotel

Existing CladdingExisting Cladding

Existing Cladding Existing Cladding

Existing Novotel

Existing Cladding

Proposed Hotel

Terracotta Cladding Panels, Vented Behind

Brick - Vandersanden Wapper “Rainbow Greydust” or Similar

Anodised Aluminium Metalwork - PPC Dark Grey Finish

Terracotta Cladding Panels, Vented Behind

Existing Cladding

Existing Novotel Novotel Extension

Terracotta Cladding Panels, Vented Cladding Terracotta Panels,Aluminium Vented Metalwork Anodised Anodised - PPC Aluminium Metalwork - PPC Terracotta Behind Behind Dark Grey Finish Dark GreyCladding Finish Panels, Vented Existing Cladding Existing Cladding Behind

Novotel Extension Novotel Extension

Proposed Hotel Proposed Hotel

Proposed Hotel

Novotel Extension

Proposed Hotel

Anodised Aluminium Metalwork - PanAnodised Aluminium - PanBrick - Vandersanden Wapper Brick“Rain- Vandersanden Wapper “Rain- Metalwork Anodised Aluminium - Pan- Aluminium Metalwork - PPC tone 20-0035 “SpaceWapper Sand”Terracotta or“Rainsimilar Cladding 20-0035 “Space Sand” or -similar Panels, Vented Metalwork Anodised Aluminium Metalwork Brick Vandersanden Anodised bow Greydust” or Similar- PPC bow Greydust” or tone Similar tone 20-0035 “Space Sand” or similar Existing Cladding Behind Dark Grey Finish bow Greydust” or Similar Dark Grey Finish

Brick - Vandersanden Wapper “Rainbow Greydust” or Similar

Proposed Hotel

Anodised Aluminium Metalwork - Pantone 20-0035 “Space Sand” or similar

Anodised Aluminium Metalwork - PPC Dark Grey Finish

Brick - Vandersanden Wapper “Rainbow Greydust” or Similar

Anodised Aluminium Metalwork - Pantone 20-0035 “Space Sand” or similar

Image (next page): Corner of Olympic Way and Fulton Road

Key Factor A Factor D Factor F

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Factor G

Light Residential Towers Residential Towers Light Residential Light Towers

Factor L

Medium Tone Accents

Medium Tone Accents Medium Tone Accents

Light Residential Towers

Light Residential Towers Medium Tone Accents

Medium Tone Accents

Factor O Notes: Diagrams should be read in conjunction with table 3.0

Brick - Vandersanden Lima or similar

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Anodised Aluminium Metalwork - Pantone 20-0030 “Shimmer On” or similar

Brick - Vandersanden Anicius or similar

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Anodised Aluminium Metalwork - Pantone 20-0030 “Shimmer On” or similar

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Brick - Vandersanden Anicius or similar © Broadway Malyan

Light Residential Towers

Medium Tone Accents

Anodised Aluminium Metalwork - Pantone 20-0030 “Shimmer On” or similar

Anodised Aluminium Metalwork - Pantone 20-0035 “Space Sand” or similar

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Indoor Soft Play

Storage Cupboard

Residents’ Hall for Hire Gym

Work

Storage Cupboard

Community Fitness Hall

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W/C

Concept

Scheme Proposal // Ground Floor Programme- Under Development

Key Legend

36 Spaces

Residents’ Entrance Residents’ Lift & Stair Core Residents’ Refuse & Recycling Residents’ Cycle Store Plant Legend & Support Spaces

36 Spaces

Residents’ Entrance Ancillary Residential Uses Residents’ Lift & StairUses Core Community & Commercial Residents’ Refuse & Recycling Live Work Town Houses Residents’ Cycle Store Concierge & Parcel Hub Plant & Support Spaces

76 Spaces

57 Spaces

Ancillary Residential Uses Community & Commercial Uses

Residential Parking Live Work Town Houses Plot 05: 57 Spaces Concierge & Parcel Hub Plot 06: 36 Spaces Plot 07: 76 Spaces On Street: 97 Spaces Total: 266 Spaces / 17.6% Residential Parking Plot 05: 57 Spaces Plot 06: 36 Spaces Plot 07: 76 Spaces On Street: 97 Spaces Total: 266 Spaces / 17.6%

Professional Portfolio - Selected Works Mixed Use, Residential - Led Scheme Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK

1 Tile:

1 Panel (30 Tiles):

1 Bay (10 Panels): 855mm Window (3 Panels)

440mm Total Wall Build-Up

Concept

Kirkstall Road // Leeds Pre-App

In Out

Kirkstall Road // Leeds Pre-App

Scheme Proposal // Character Zone- Kirkstall Road

01.

Kirkstall Road

01.

Kirkstall Road

02.

Entrance & Marker

02.

Entrance & Marker

03.

Place

03.

Place

04.

Residential Streets

04.

Residential Streets

05.

River Aire

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River Aire

06.

Riverside Park

06.

Riverside Park

07.

Residence gardens

07.

Residence gardens

er; XX% 2.CONTEXT ANALYSIS

d junctions left only.

01.

Kirkstall Road

02.

Entrance & Marker

02.

Entrance & Marker

03.

Place

03.

Place

04.

Residential Streets

04.

Residential Streets

05.

River Aire

05.

River Aire

06.

Riverside Park

06.

Riverside Park

07.

Residence gardens

07.

Residence gardens

CGI from the south east of the indicative masterplan for the combined City Reach sites, with City Reach 1 on the right and City Reach 2 on the left

Concept

Bridge Opportunity // Preserve Perforate metal panels inset within retained within bridge frame. Handrail integrated into Retained Iron framework. The second design idea retains two of the three key elements outlined in Option 1, but instead approaches the refit of the Bailey Bridge deck in a different manner: 1 - Restored Bailey Bridge Framework and Deck: Retaining the fabric of the existing bridge, with refurbishment works to improve aesthetic and structural quality as a key historic and character piece. Timber surface restored as per original design. 2 - Proposed vaulted brick structure: Due to the adjustments to the river wall, the bridge must be raised and extended. To clearly distinguish between old and new elements, a vaulted brick structure could be used to support the existing element, and introduce greenery to the site entrance.

Potential Greenery on bridge approach

3 - Inserted Perforate Panels: A more integrated approach to adding balustrades into the Bailey Bridge framework, perforate panels are

Vaulted Brick support structure, inspired by Kirkstall Abbey (above

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Kirkstall Road

Kirkstall Road // Leeds Pre-App © Broadway Malyan

01.

Restored Iron Bailey Bridge frame, repainted in the existing mid-grey tone. © Broadway Malyan

The Kirkstall scheme forms several blocks of the consented ‘City Reach’ development plan for Leeds, seeking to rejuvenate many of the brownfield sites (former industrial) that encircle the more financially-oriented city centre. Currently hosting a small decorator’s centre to the West, the site is the former location of the ‘Yorkshire Dyeware Chemical Company’, and has strong ties to the ‘Northern powerhouse’ industrial heritage. The proposed development seeks to retain this spirit. My involvement began with diagramming the strategies of the site. Big moves included creating a more welcoming presence on a major arterial road, the formation of a ‘town square’ within the development, and two key East-West boulevards central and waterfront. These ‘character areas’ were explored through photo collage and massing. I also explored the restoration of an existing ‘Bailey Bridge’, a modular system dating back to WW2, currently in disrepair on the SE corner of the site. My latest work on the project is towards an outline application for the student residence - exploring a colourful Terracotta facade system over a regular floor plan to inject a different character, sensitive to the site’s colourful Dyeworks heritage. © Broadway Malyan

CITY REACH 2 – KIRKSTALL ROAD, LEEDS – DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT

Scheme Proposal // Character Zone- River Aire

Concept

Kirkstall Road // Leeds Pre-App

Scheme Proposal // Character Zone- Residential Streets

300mm

95mm

3000mm (10 Tiles)

2850mm (10 Panels)

285mm (3 Tiles)

New Kirkstall Quarter

Scheme Proposal // Character Zone- Place

Kirkstall Road // Leeds Pre-App

tudent

Concept

ty Reach 1 & 2 Consented Plan

57 Spaces Plot 02 Mezzanine Cycle Stores

Plot 02

Mezzanin

Cycle Stor

10 Panel Bay System

This project, currently under development for one of the UK’s largest housing developers, is set to provide 1500 residential units just West of Leeds city centre. Additionally, the project also offers health and child-care services; space for start-up businesses; dining and community // Leedsof Pre-App venues; as well as Kirkstall 300+Roadunits purpose-built student accommodation. The project, currently in the Pre-Application stages, is targeting a hybrid application in Q2 2021.

76 Spaces

anPlan - Lower 3B6P 101.1 m²

Bed 1 13 m²

2B3P 62.0 m² Living / Dining / Kitchen 40 m²

Living / Dining / Kitchen 26 m²

Bed 2 11 m²

Bathroom

Bed 1

4 m²

12 m²

C'bd

Bed 3

3 m²

Bed 2

12 m²

8 m²

Bed 3 7 m²

C'bd 2 m²

Professional Portfolio - Selected Works

Commercial 316.3 m² Living / Dining / Kitchen 32 m²

3B5P 87.3 m²

Residential Scheme (Optimisation & S73 Planning)

C'bd 3 m²

Bed 2 14 m²

Tower Hamlets, London, UK Bed 1 15 m²

Bed 1 15 m²

Bed 2 14 m²

A mixed use, residential-led scheme in East London, offering a range of apartments at differing price points. This two-phased project is for a major international housing development consortium. Phase 1 is currently in RIBA Stage 4 (delivery), whilst Phase 2 is partially undergoing a rework of the concept phase ahead of an amended S73 planning application. My involvement is primarily in the former of these areas, though the teams are somewhat interchangeabble between them.

3 m²

3B5P 87.3 m²

Living / Dining / Kitchen Lobby Commercial 38.1 m² 32 m²

C'bd 2 m²

Bed 3 7 m²

Bed 2 8 m²

C'bd

Bed 3

3 m²

Bed 1

Bathroom

12 m²

4 m²

12 m²

Commercial 145.5 m²

Bed 2 11 m²

Living / Dining / Kitchen 26 m²

Living / Dining / Kitchen 40 m²

2B3P 62.0 m²

Bed 1 13 m²

Revision Date Drawn By

4 Pear Place London SE1 8BT

Description

Date

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Revision

Client

Drawn By

Country Garden

Project

Drawing Number

Ailsa Wharf Block M

XX-ZZ-DR-A-03-0101 XX-ZZ-DR-A-03-0102

Description

Scale

Block M - First Second Floor (Typical) GA Plan Floor GA FirstPlan Floor Plan

1:100@A1

Status

Job Number

For Information

34515

The project was inherited from another architecture practice after a divergence in strategy between the local planning authority and the client. Working directly below the UK Chairman in a small team, I helped to optimise the layout and dimensions of around 60 apartment typologies across 12 cores. For this I utilised both AutoCAD and Revit to analyse the provided materials, suggest improvements, and highlight discrepancies against London and national building regulations. A secondary exercise came about through the technological survey of the site, which revealed a previously unknown storm drain directly beneath the foundations of the gateway block. To meet the new constraints imposed on the site, we worked to develop two options for this amended block. The first was to reposition the consented building further North, adding an undercroft to retain the access route. The second option offered a new massing, retaining both the consented unit count and accesses within a smaller footprint. I was heavily involved in this design revision process over a week-long development cycle - the result was viewed favourably at a subsequent pre-app meeting. As with many projects at this time, the scheme was put on hiatus throughout much of 2020 due to the COVID 19- based uncertainty across the industry. However, recently the project has been resurrected - with a full detail planning application of the phase 2 works to be developed. This was largely to follow the template of the original consent in terms of unit mix, community provision and scale - though sought to deliver a much more well-balanced proposal. With the constraints well defined at this stage, the early design development seeks to unify the new proposed elements through two architectural styles, and create a large waterfront ‘parkside’ destination. Some initial gestural developments are shown overleaf, with my personal focus on the development of a cohesive series of low - rise units spread across the site.

Original size 100mm @ A1 Copyright Broadway Malyan Limited

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C'bd

3B6P 101.1 m²

Concept

Ailsa Wharf // GLA

TO BE UPDATED

Block M Concept Diagrams

1. Basic Form

2. Vertical division

3. Horizontal division

4. Articulate ‘top’

- Starting point

- Break form into ‘silos’

- Articulate top

- Emphasize different volumes

- Warehouse looks

- Emphasize different uses

- Human scale

Concept

Ailsa Wharf // GLA

Block M

TO BE UPDATED © Broadway Malyan

Concept Diagrams

Concept

Ailsa Wharf // GLA

Block M Concept Diagrams

TO BE UPDATED © Broadway Malyan

Buildings: Facade Concept

M, B2 & C2

Lower Buildings Influences

- Wharf architecture - Passage of time

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Personal Portfolio - Selected Works “Pit Stop” Internal Competition Westerham, Kent, UK

The ‘Pit Stop’ was an in-house competition at Broadway Malyan, opened to all students and recently qualified architects across the practice. With over 100 entries, my modular design was shortlisted, and also the overall winner within the London studio. Having qualified for the second round, I was allowed to work into the project further - working with a visual artist to generate CGI imagery and lift graphical quality. I unfortunately did not win the competition, placing in the top 3 overall.

3. Component Modules 1: Parking, PV Clad 2: Vertical Growing, Corner Clad 3: Vaulted Market 4: Green Entrance Canopy, Parking, Alternate Clad 5: Pedestrian Vertical Access: Stairs

6: Pedestrian Vertical Access: Elevator 7: Vehicular Vertical Access: Elevator, Power Core Transformers and Junction Boxes 8: Rooftop Canopy Seating 9: Rooftop F + B 10: Rooftop Retail 11: Lightning Rod Cap

10.

11.

Modular Design

A base ‘Kit of Parts’ of component modules that formulate the building structure through repetition, deviation and reflection.

The briefing for the ‘Pit Stop’ was to propose a new typology of fuelling station, particularly catering to electric vehicles (EVs). My response - a modular design - considered this within the framework of a motorway service station. With the primary limitation of EVs being range, I sought to create a feasible system to allow long distance journeys - a network of ‘bridging’ services, which would offer hyper-fast car charging, in addition to aquaponics food growing, market spaces, dining and retail outlets, and green infrastructure alternatives. Power generation would be addressed through a combination of photovoltaic cladding cells, as well as a lightning-rod: drawing power through a series of step-down transformers to harness the otherwise wasted electrical potential, and ‘supercharge’ the system beyond regular operational capacities. Considering a transitional period of conventional fossil fuel vehicles, the scheme catered for the here-and-now with a traditional petrol filling station and truck stop, as well as green-wall lined tunnels to mitigate localised pollution from vehicular emissions. The modular design of these would allow for disassembly of these elements when no longer required, and re-purposing into further EV charging.

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Personal Portfolio - Selected Works “Earth Made” Open Residential Competition Airport District, Accra, Ghana A lockdown-instigated side project, the ‘Earth Made’ competition was completed over around a month of evenings and weekends with two friends from my undergraduate course. This was for a paid entry competition, hosted by the ‘Uni XYZ’ website. The project was shortlisted, and awarded the ‘editor’s choice’ prize. Due to limited software accesses, much of the development was done through hand sketching - which eventually formed much of the final submission as well as the images seen here.

The briefing for ‘Earth Made’ was to create a residential scheme for 32 family dwellings, in Accra’s airport district - utilising design techniques and construction methods that celebrated building with earth. A topic I was familiar with from my undergraduate dissertation, earth building is associated with poverty and seen as a primitive. To counteract this, we chose to explore an ambitious rounded form, inspired by the provincially significant baobab tree. Structurally, we utilised a combination of adobe brick, rammed earth and our own take on a wattle-and-daub diagrid panel. The overall massing of the scheme was a take on the traditional Ghanian ‘Adinkra’ Symbols. In consideration of the hot and humid climate of Accra, we implemented several measures to create a pleasant internal environment. High ceilings, combined with a central ventilation shaft create passive ventilation routes through the structure. This system was expanded upon to introduce hydroponic gardens centrally within the apartment towers. The diagrid system was extended over the Northern block to create a cool and enclosed plaza. Finally, drawing inspiration from oases, a network of water pools and mid-rise vegetation create low-level cooling opportunities, as well as enhancing the public realm. - 15 -

Personal Portfolio - Selected Works Grampus Heritage Residency Pano Lefkara, Larnaca District, Cyprus

A summer residential trip; myself, a tutor and two other students travelled to Cyprus on the ERASMUS Heritage exchange programme - a full programme of design and construction centred on adobe brick. This would become a rapidly evolving job, that went from conceptual massing to on-site delivery in a matter of days. The outcome was the skeleton and structure of an ‘eco-classroom’; utilising ancient and historical methods of construction for a contemporary programme. I was involved in this project for exactly one month, and in this time contributed around 200 hours of work - from digital design and massing studies, to consultation with the client and contractors, to physically building the one-room extension from the ground up. We arrived with a cast concrete floor slab in place, and worked to create our own bricks and mortar from a combination of Earth, straw, sand, aggregates and water. Working with a Greek architect, whom had prior experience of Adobe brick; as well as a Cypriot stonemason, we built from the ground up to a height of 2.6m - whereby construction was paused to allow for installation of a structural ring-beam. In the remainder of our time on the trip, we toured much of the island of Cyprus and saw the Earthen Vernacular of Adobe buildings across the island - from 10,000 year old architectural finds at the Khirokitia to the war-torn ruins of the divided capital of Nicosia. This experience, as well as what I learned from my time on-site, formed the basis of my Undergraduate Thesis: on combining Adobe material with 3D printing to restore damaged dwellings and provide fast housing solutions

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Academic Portfolio - Selected Works “Szinház Krétakörium” Theatre and NGO Szervita Ter, Budapest, Hungary

My graduate project was located in Budapest, Hungary and began with a four-day study trip to the city. This coincided with the political tension brought about by the new “slave law”: eroding workers’ rights across the country, as the Far-Right government cracked down on freedom of expression and social liberties. Taking an opposing stance to this, I considered a local NGO as a client to develop my brief: delivering a theatre, studio and education centre and office for the group at the heart of the city: “Szinház Krétakörium”

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Over the course of five months of site analysis, research and iterative design, I produced the scheme shown here. I was particularly interested in two key narratives, which drove design development throughout: creating a flexible and dynamic venue that could suit a wide range of purposes, and legitimising my ‘client’ NGO through the creation of a prominent social hub in the city centre. The final scheme seeks to unify these aspirations. Externally, design is rationalised by the nearby Baroque facades: with consistent floor levels and detailing derived from adjacent forms. This stately, solid form provides a grounded presence to the building and aids in the feeling of security and presence I sought to deliver. This is then embellished with several parametric components: the performance space at the heart, capable of deployment in any required form as well as transition from an open air venue to full enclosure. Externally, the city square is enlivened through the addition of a covered market and gathering space - with a triangulated “fabric” canopy oversailing the western edge of the site. Throughout the course of the project, I worked both individually and collaboratively with members of my university cohort. Together we developed both physical and digital site models, the latter of which I personally subjected to thorough environmental analysis. Iterative design and parametric studies in Grasshopper required huge steps forward in my own abilities to manage a large digital model, and create a nested collection of some 20 files - essentially, BIM within Rhino.

Szervita Ter: Project Kretakorium Axonometric: Contextual Relationship and Programmatic Distribution

List of Figures: Fifth Floor FFL: 21000mm

Guest Services Education Facilities “Back of House” Theatrical Spaces NGO Facilities Ancillary Spaces

Auditorium Double-Flange, 12-Spoke Connector: Drawing inspiration from lightweight, modern steel construction systems, this bespoke detail supports both the primary and secondary lattice of the profile frames, as well as the multifarious cladding options available.

Fourth Floor FFL: 17000mm

Third Floor FFL: 13000mm

Auditorium Hydraulic Actuator Powered “Skid Boot”: A reinterpretation of the technology utilised at the Chernobyl: New Safe Containment, this device has been proven to safely manouvre great load-to-size ratio structureshere allowing the auditorium profiles to independently slide along the length of the courtyard space.

Second Floor FFL: 9000mm

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Szervita Ter: Project Kretakorium Section: B//B Scale: 1:200 First Floor FFL: 5000mm

Multifarious, Hydraulic Actuator- Driven Seating Block: Originally a system devised by the Japanese firm Kayaba Industries, this block is purpose-designed to allow each pair of seats to raise, lower, and rotate through 360° independently to one another- allowing for full reconfiguration of the auditorium space.

Ground Floor FFL: 0mm

Basement Service Level FFL: -4000mm

Hydraulic Actuator Array and Controls: The dominant feature of the lower levels of the section cut and scheme basement, the Hydraulic Actuator array enables much of the functionality of the scheme. The system incorporates a twin-tank system, gridded circulation pipes and release valves at each junction- as well as override controls in case of technical difficulties. C

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Grand Suspended Staircase:

The first impression of the complex for patrons is a crucial part of the theatre experience: the grand staircase fulfils this role in a sleek and modern way. Drawing on the traditional theatrical experience in the forked formation, and with a nod to the 1920s, art-deco, roots of contemporary musical production; the stairwell juxtaposes the defensive, horizontality of the construction with energetic verticality and lightness in the steam-formed birch profiles.

Parametric, Dynamic Market Canopy: Designed through the use of Computerised Fabric Simulations for formal optimisation, the suspended canopy is formed of repeating aluminium modules and anchors to a series of inclined pillars above a temporal market and plaza- allowing for the enlivenment of the Szervita Tér square beyond the walls of the scheme. The canopy modules are semifluidious- capable of moving independently to one another- whilst the fragmented alignment provides shelter and shade throughout the year.

Lower Terrace Wrought Iron Detailling: Bespoke, triangulated patterns adorn the curving form of the central frontage, assuming two glyphs contained in elongated elliptical forms: the upwards arrow, symbol of client organisation Krétakőr, takes centre stage- flanked by an ornamented ‘K’ on either side. The same bespoke detailling found on the internal banisters also appears, continuing the triangular graphic throughout the scheme.

Exploded Structural Composition: Representative of the Structural Intricacy of the scheme, here the front facade is exploded outwards to reveal the layers within. From exterior inwards: Glaze/ Window Frame/ Ornamented Louvres/ Prestressed Concrete Cladding/ Insulation Boarding/ Internal CRS Cavity and Rail System (Beneath Steel Primary Skeleton), Internal Gypsum and Timber Cladding.

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Szervita Ter: Project Kretakorium Section: C//C Scale: 1:200

Circulation

Ballroom: Ultimate Flexibility and versatility: Functions as a convention centre, studio theatre, ballroom, sports hall etc... Capacity: 500+

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Proscenium: Conventional Stage Layout: Performers “Framed” by the arch using forced perspective Capacity: 374

Theatre-In-The-Round: Contemporary Dramatic or Sporting Venue. Opportunity for Utility in political discourse Capacity: 454

Theatre-In-The-Round: Dramatic format seen in conjunction with open-air, historical performance (Shakespeare) Capacity: 454

Thrust Stage: Common Dramatic Typology, Half way between Proscenium and Stadium. Ideal fashion catwalk Capacity: 392

Full Enclosure: Fully insulated and enclosed volume, allowing for full seating flexibility in inclement weather and temperature conditions

Gazebo Canopy (Full): Tensile, overlapping fabric sheets provide a cooling shade for attendees, whilst allowing for horizontal cross-ventilation.

Gazebo Canopy (Partial): Part-coverage of the auditorium beneath provides shading for the audience, but leaves the stage region in natural sunlight

Skeleton Framework: Open-air theatre with the potential for maximum versatility, the framework is construted akin to concert staging and provides adequate support for most kinds of cladding and apparatus

Full Open-Air: Retracted, the framework profiles occupy minimal space in the auditorium regionallowing for full outdoor theatre and performance (weather permitting)

Academic Portfolio - Selected Works “Alternatives for Aylesham” Aylesham, Kent, UK The ‘Alternatives for Aylesham” project was a masterplanning and residential architecture briefing, run over an intensive three-week period in my third year of study. Assigned a rural site at the centre of Aylesham - one of England’s ‘Garden Villages’ - we were tasked to create a sensitive, low-density scheme in the centre of a community that had recently opposed a conventional development of the same plot. My take on the project was influenced by what I had learned of Earth Architecture in Cyprus, as well as my thesis; and sought to combine a self-build mentality with a dedicated on-site education centre and low carbon, sustainable materiality. Considered Housing Typologies

Somewhat counter-intuitively, this project was my first assignment that allowed for the exploration of a residential scheme. The first task was to develop a semi-detached housing typology that could be deployed across the site - with the scope to convert into alternative layouts where required. Through reconsideration of the party wall location, and a desire to maximise the use of external space, I arrived at an interlocking pair of dwellings - featuring two private rooftop garden terraces, as well as a shared courtyard space. These masses could then be configured in different orientations around a ‘pivoting’ stair core to form a continuous band of terraced dwellings, or stacked higher to create a low-rise apartment tower. With key deliverables of an exploded axonometric drawing, site-wide masterplan and physical modelling, I opted to test a much softer style of presentation than the preceding submissions, and utilised hand drawn perspectives overlaying a clay rendered base for many of the images seen here. In addition to this, I also began a production-line of clay bricks at a 1:50 scale to produce the model shown here. I created these utilising a 3D-printed mould, and bonded them with a wet-clay based ‘mortar’. This delicate process was intended to be as faithful as possible to the construction methods I had observed and utilised first-hand in Cyprus, and allowed for the production of a highly textured model. The exploded axonometric (overleaf) best demonstrates the deployment of the main dwelling typology. Utilising an inverted layout, I positioned the bedrooms on the ground floor, allowing for direct access into the shared courtyard. A feature staircase rises from the lobby to an open plan kitchen, living and dining space. The core continues up to the 2F level, allowing access to rooftop garden amenities above both dwelling volumes.

1: Detached Unit: -Internal Area: 138.24m^2. -Footprint: 167.4m^2. The Fully detached unit was considered as a standalone unit, having been designed as part of a semi-detached pair. Unfortunately, in this form the spatial efficiency that drove the initial design is lost, as there is no tessellation of volumes occurring. This design was not deployed on-site. 2.

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-Internal Area: 138.24m^2 each. -Footprint: 324m^2 split across both dwellings. -Commentary: This was the primary form of dwelling conceived for deployment on site. An analysis of existing housing stock within Aylesham town evidenced this typology as the most prevalent at present. However, the traditional semi has been re-imagined here, with the primary focus being upon the efficient usage of space, and activation of as many surfaces as possible. Each dwelling is split into three distinct volumes- bedrooms and bathrooms are located on the ground floor, in a high-thermal mass unit. The traditional living spaces form an open plan secondary volume, suspended above the first. The two cuboid forms are connected by a chamfered circulatory core, featuring a glazed atrium to allow for daylighting and passive thermoregulation. Also accessible are a terrace at first floor level, and a green roof/ rooftop garden on the highest level- again in keeping with the activation of these traditionally wasted spaces. The traditional party wall is non-existent in this scheme. Instead of ‘mirror image’ adjacent volumes, the pair interlock with one another through twin “L” shaped forms. These serve the purpose of enclosing a shared courtyard, providing further usable exterior spaces. Additionally, the horizontal connection points of the two dwellings (found at the non-rounded corners of the complex) are configured for shared utility provision, with all water-dependant facilities located in these regions of the building.

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3: Low-Rise Apartment Block: -Internal Area: 6x 57.6m^2, plus two communal volumes and twin circulation cores -Footprint: 324m^2. -Commentary: Taking the interlocking methodology, and seeking greater density in the Masterplan layout, I derived a Low-Rise apartment block typology by stacking the Semi unit vertically. The resulting structure can then be subdivided into 6 studio apartments, complete with the same terraces, rooftop gardens and courtyard present in the original form. Additionally, however, the lowest two volumes are here considered as shared communal facilities- such as a lounge and laundrette, offering greater opportunities for social interaction within the built envelope. Unfortunately, the analysis of Aylesham housing stock, coupled with no real need for the levels of density that this typology would be capable of providing rendered the scheme surplus to requirements. Furthermore, surveys conducted in relation to the cancelled 2005 Masterplan suggest that structures in excess of two stories are not viewed favourably by the local community- a factor that would severely hamper the development of this scheme.

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-Internal Area: Approx. 100m^2 each. -Footprint: Variable, dependent on number of dwellings -Commentary: As a middle ground between the apartments and the semi, the terrace was a typology that offered greater density whilst also retaining much of the beneficial aspects of the Semi configuration. By mirroring the twin unit, the courtyard is escaped, and forms a module that can be repeated for as great a distance as necessary. Of additional benefit in this instance is the ability to rotate each volume about “pivot” points (the intersection of each dwelling with the next), allowing the terraced street to follow a gradual curved profile without compromising on spatial configuration.

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List of Figures:

4- Community Brick Drying facility and social centre 5- Picnic Area

walkway connecting town centre and station 9- Higher Density Cranked Terrace Housing Bands

12- Park and Connectivity Bands 13- Expanded School Complex with Secondary Education

15- Station Drop-Off and Collection Area 16- Re-Opened Public House (Shepherd Neame)

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-2. Master Bedroom -3. Family Bathroom -4. Single Bedroom #1 -5. Single Bedroom #2 -6. Single Bedroom #3/ Office -7. Enclosed Antechamber -8. Open-Plan Living, Kitchen and Dining Room -9. Utility Room -10. Secondary W/C -11. Shaded Rooftop Terrace -12. Atrium and Circulation Core -13. Open Roof Garden and Terrace

Adobe Wall Construction A0. 400mm x 600mm Knapped Flint Masonry Retaining Wall around base of external built envelope, topped and centred with Visqueen High Performance Damp-Proof Membrane A1. 300mm x 450mm x 75mm Load-Bearing Adobe Brick Structure and Facing (Treated with Dryseal Breathable Brick Sealer for Improved Waterproofing) A2. 127mm x 127mm Primary Timber Skeleton (Improved Horizontal Loading) A3. 37.5mm Cavity A4. 50mm Celotex GA4000 PIR Rigid Board Insulation Panels

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T1. 25mm x 4000mm x 100mm Siberian Larch Softwood Horizontal Timber Cladding Panels (Untreated to allow for weather-driven colouration) T2. 25mm Breathable Cavity (Vertical Battens) T3. 50mm x 50mm Secondary Timber Skeleton for Batten Attachment T4. 127mm x 127mm Primary Timber Skeleton (Load Bearing Structural)

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Chrysalis_:

The Ontogenesis of the Railway Commuter A

Reclamation Ritual You Will Need:

1x: KIT OF PARTS

1x: RAILWAY KEY Curated and Distributed by the KEEPER OF THE KEYS, and may be acquired by any who have fallen victim to the diseased condition of the rail network. Used to gain access to the CHRYSALIS.

Academic Portfolio - Selected Works

1x: CHRYSALIS DEPLOYMENT CANISTER

Contents (Collectively LIFE SUPPORT ARTICLES):

(Soon to be) Found at many Underground, Overground and DLR Rail Stations Across the City, together with the KIT OF PARTS.

4x TELESCOPIC LEGS 2x Folded PARTITION WALLS, bespoke canvas panels 1x RAILWAY LANTERN, LED-powered light source 5x SUSPENSION CABLES 1x (Set of) BEDDING

How to Claim Your Space: B.

“Pop-Up Pulpit: Chrysalis”

Shadwell DLR, Tower Hamlets, London

Step 1: Unlock

Step 2: Unfold

Step 3: Support

Use the Railway Key to Unlock the CHRYSALIS DEPLOYMENT CANISTER and KIT OF PARTS

Unfold the CHRYSALIS SLAB from the DEPLOYMENT CANISTER, as shown.

Place the 4x TELESCOPIC LEGS (found in the KIT OF PARTS) beneath the CHRYSALIS SLAB, in the grooves provided.

Step 4: Unfurl

Step 5: Secure

Step 6: Envelop

Standing atop the CHRYSALIS SLAB, pull the FAST Framework overhead and down. This will slide smoothly and quickly into place on a fixed path.

Internally, secure the FAST Framework to the CHYRSALIS SLAB, via the central locking system. This will create a secure envelope of inhabitation inaccessible to passersby.

Taking the two PARTITION SHEETS from the KIT OF PARTS, suspend these from the FAST Framework by the eyelets provided. Working from top to bottom, these create a firm yet flexible side wall, held in tension.

Step 7: Furnish

Step 8: Occupy

Step 9: Dismantle

Detatch the top of the KIT OF PARTS, and unfold along the central hinge. Attach two of the SUSPENSION ELEMENTS to the opened lid, and suspend from the CHRYSALIS DEPLOYMENT CANISTER. This forms the WORK SURFACE, with the remainder of the KIT OF PARTS able to be inverted and used as versatile SEATING.

The RECLAMATION RITUAL complete, you may now occupy the CHRYSALIS until morning.

Upon conclusion of inhabitation, please follow steps 1-7 in reverse order to leave the CHRYSALIS as you found it.

1:10 Longitudinal Elevation A_A

This project was designed as an exploration of the human scale. Working with an open-ended brief of ‘protest’, I was tasked with creating a ‘Pulpit’ from which an activist could stage a protest against a theme or subject of their choosing. Our site was a specific portion of Cable street in London - the location of a famous anti-fascist demonstration in the lead up to World War 2. Through thorough investigation of our given site, I chose to develop a project against the cost of UK public transport - the highest in the world - with Shadwell DLR station brought to the centre of attention.

Hold The Rail

Mind The Gap... Rail Fares +56% (Ave.)

Since privatisation, government subsidy of the rail network has halved. Who pays the rest?

Since 2006, Rail fares in the UK have increased by 56%- more than twice as fast as average wages. Wages +24% (Ave.)

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Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Priority: Seating As rail fares increase, the city continues to exclusify. Those outside are held hostage by the commute, with no alternative.

Trains are massively overcrowdedoperating as high as 250% capacity on a daily basis.

Uckfield to London Bridge250% Capacity Cambridge to Kings Cross St. Pancras- 210% Capacity Sutton to Luton196% Capacity Manchester to Edinburgh186% Capacity

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Hold The Rail

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London Euston to Crewe183% Capacity

#StandingRoomOnly 1:30 Contextual Masterplan

Mind The Gap...

Rail Fares +56% (Ave.)

Since privatisation, government subsidy of the rail network has halved. Who pays the rest?

Since 2006, Rail fares in the UK have increased by 56%- more than twice as fast as average wages. Wages +24% (Ave.)

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#PrivatisationProblems

Priority: Seating Uckfield to London Bridge250% Capacity Cambridge to Kings Cross St. Pancras- 210% Capacity Sutton to Luton196% Capacity

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#CommutingHell

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors Trains are massively overcrowdedoperating as high as 250% capacity on a daily basis.

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Manchester to Edinburgh186% Capacity London Euston to Crewe183% Capacity

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#LondonIsClosed

Transport For London You Don’t Matter

1:10 Transversal Section

#StandingRoomOnly

#LondonIsClosed

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Here, some of the more interesting features of the site location have been explored in greater depth through photographic analysis. This mainly took place in the housing estate directly West of the assigned site, named Shadwell Gardens. In this area, some of the lowest-rent accommodation backs on to the DLR rail line, which in turn rises above street level on a Victorian brick aqueduct. This feature effectively divides the Northern portion of the site, creating a physical obstruction to free movement. Furthermore, an excessively high volume of street signage was observed- some examples are included here. The parking restrictions in particular suggest that a temporary or transient intervention may be better suited to the site conditions.

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Legend: Route Taken Through City; The ‘Safari’

TFL Transport Zone 1

20 Most Expensive London Postcode Districts

Thames Waterfront Property ‘Bubble’

Key ‘Inflated’ Waterfront Property Prices

Thatcher’s Canary Wharf Redevelopment Scheme

Canary Wharf Financial Tower Cluster

Location of Artefact (Collected on Journey)

Origin of Artefact (National)

My protest narrative was straightforward - opposing the increasingly high costs of London and national rail travel. At the time of the project, London season tickets were at least 40% higher than any other country in the world. The pulpit was designed as a structure to aid the displaced commuter - a temporary structure placed in the station, which would serve as austere accommodation for the commuter in the centre of the city. I took this project as an opportunity to explore dynamic forms of structure. One of the key strategies for propagating the message of the protest was for the shelter to function as an advertising board when not in use - displaying my own anti-rail propaganda to passers-by. The structure chosen for this was the ‘Folding Articulated Square Truss (FAST) Mast’ system - an array of telescopic battens which were capable of reducing to just 7.2% of their total length. From this a thermally-lined canvas shelter was suspended, able to deploy in 8 simple steps. - 23 -

This region of Cable street is largely given over to low-rise apartment buildings. These stretch onwards towards the horizon, forming repetitive massed forms with little character.

The open entrance to Shadwell’s raised DLR platform offers a sheltered position on site, as both an internal and external moment simultaneously.

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Site-Specific Analysis: Infrastructural Escapes

Observed Cycle Route(s)

Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Line

Bike Rental Station

London Overground Rail Line

Observed Vehicular Traffic Flow(s) TFL Bus Routes

Primary Area of Focus: Shadwell DLR Station

Assigned Site_026: Cable Street East

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Observed Pedestrian Route(s) Pedestrian Crossings

On-site observations revealed very little of interest in regards the assigned site. As with Cable Street, and to some degree the entirety of Tower Hamlets borough, the area is just beyond the reach of gentrification. Housing is notably worse than surrounding regions, with the low-rise apartment block occupying much of the site. Rather fittingly, then, that the most interesting element observed was the infrastructural connections. Cable Street, particularly the junction on site and Shadwell DLR station to the North-West, serves as a throughfare- a place to travel through, not a place to travel to. There is no destination, no sense of place. However, success is found in equipment for those wanting to escape this non-place, with excellent infrastructural routes- all leading away from the nucleus of nothingness.

Site-Specific Analysis: Infrastructural Escapes

List of Figures I- The FOLDING ARTICULATED SQUARE TRUSS Mast (FAST) Structural System allows for rapid and solid, yet lightweight deployment of the built envelope. Comprised of 10mm diameter aluminium cylindrical components named ‘longerons’, interspersed with pre-tensioned steel cables and flexible carbon battens, the structure is fully deployable and folds down to just 7% of the deployed circumference (approximately 330mm). II- Twin FAST frames suspend a multi-layered FABRIC SHELL, creating an insulated band that wraps around the main axis of the crib. The internal layer, as well as the backing of the external are made from ETFE foil, with a band of trapped air providing flexible insulation. The exterior is ‘clad’ in suspended PTFE coated glass canvas, creating an opaque waterproof layer, akin to a dense tent fabric.

III- The DEPLOYMENT CANISTER, from which the FAST unfurls, is constructed by a box frame of 50mm SHS, clad in 3mm brushed aluminium. IV- The main FLOOR SLAB of the crib is also deployable, standing vertically against the canister when retracted. The twin hinged mechanism is deployed ahead of the FAST structure, and creates a raised surface for occupation. V- The floor slab is suspended upon four TELESCOPIC LEGS, contained within the KIT OF PARTS, and are assembled by the patient as part of the RECLAMATION RITUAL.

VI- The PARTITIONAL WALLS of the Crib are formed from bespoke PTFE coated glass canvas pieces. These are suspended by the activist as part of the RECLAMATION RITUAL; and create a thin, yet sturdy barrier to seal the Crib’s internal envelope.

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VII- The PATIENT: one who has succumbed to the diseased infrastructure of the rail network, and finds themselves unable to afford the daily commute into the city. They reside nightly in the crib; working in the city by day. VIII- The KIT OF PARTS: A storage chest corresponding to each pod, containing a variety of components utilised in the RECLAMATION RITUAL. The trunk housing these forms versatile furnishings, in the form of the SEAT and WORKSURFACE. Also contained are the LIFE SUPPORT ARTEFACTS: VIII_A) CHAIR; measured for ergonomic comfort in partnership with: VIII_B) WORKSURFACE; a versatile surface that can function as a desk, laptop stand, table or drawing board, dependant upon the specific needs of the patient.

VIII_C) RAILWAY LANTERN; Rechargeable LED-lit, serves as moveable task lighting for working or reading. Works in tandem with; VIII_D) SUSPENSION CABLES; A selection of elasticated cords that may be attached internally to the FAST framework. Forms a matrix of suspended artefacts floating in free space.

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VIII_E) BEDDING; offers comfort in relation to the primary function of the Crib- a place of refuge for the displacded commuter; a warm space to rest. IX) The PATIENT gains access to the crib by obtaining a RAIL KEY. These are distributed and carefully regulated by the ACTIVIST PROTAGONIST. Includes information to support the PATIENT financially, as well as a serving as an active reminder of the route cause of their symptomatic suffering. X) PERSONAL ARTEFACTS; items brought to the crib by the PATIENT. Shown are those that may be needed or wanted throughout the duration of the stay; such as clothing, food, entertainment devices (laptop, books) and a free mode of short-range transport- the folding bike shown.

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Maquette Photos Much of the earliest design work was carried out in a range of three dimensional techniques, in order to quickly and methodically resolve issues surrounding scale- particularly in relation to the human form. This was most relevant in the development of the hexagonal burial tower, with a selection of the earliest concept images for this form shown here. As you can see, this wasn’t a smooth process and there were several occasions where components failed entirely. Of the media tested, the 3D printed PLA plastic seems most promising at this stage.

Initial Massing Strategies: Circular Massing Components used in a way akin to bubble diagrams and adjacencies. A component was modelled for each of the programmatic spaces accounted for in the spreadsheet; and configurations of these were explored in relation to site conditions. Over 200 iterations were explored in this manner, which are visible in a stop-motion film (included in the digital submission). Key examples are selected here for further exploration Public Realm Programmatic Moments of Archive “Back of House”, Functional or Auxiliary Spaces

Archive is Based in a Linear trend along North-eastern edge of site. Public facilities are along the waterfront, with supporting services towards the town. Too spread out?

Direct Linear Path, based around archive collection moving left to right. Forking path allows for central space as a hub of activity. Public realm otherwise feels neglected however,

“L” shaped Pattern based around form of assigned site and fulcrum pattern with tower block at the centre. Better balance to site, although still feels somewhat too spread out.

Academic Portfolio - Selected Works “Archiving: Pallativity and Faith” Strood Esplanade, Kent, UK Rochester Bridge and Site Proximity: Historical Research: The site at present is largely focused upon the view of Rochester Esplanade, with the Castle and Cathedral beyond. As a visitor, this effect is compounded by the way the Victorian steel bridge, which completely dominates the view to the North, draws the eye in this direction. However, further research shows that the relationship between bridge and site is further compounded than even this. Upon visiting an exhibition in Rochester Cathedral, held by the “Bridge Trust” organisation, I discovered original technical drawings from the installation of the bridge in 1849. This image, shown here, reveals the course of the forerunner to the existing bridge- straight through the end of what is now the site (highlighted in red). This lost connection is of great interest to me, and suggests further links to the opposite shore than immediately meet the eye.

The archiving project, named ‘Pallativity and Faith’, explored the end-of-life treatment of religious texts. Given an open-ended brief of forming a scheme around a collection of objects, the response explores the inherent spiritual value afforded to scripture through the act of ritual worship, and draws parallels between the practices of human bodily cleansing, burial, grief, and disposal in relation to the six largest world faiths.

1- Technical Drawings (Plan and Elevation) of Victorian Bridge, with former medieval crossing visible below. 1849. 2- Painting of Original Medieval Bridge. Unknown. 3- Photograph showing medieval bridge alongside the Victorian, under construction in the background. 1853. 4- Deconstruction of Medieval Bridge. 1856. 5- Present day bridge. 2018. All images courtesy of Rochester Bridge Trust

Site Location(s)- Strood, Medway: Figure-Ground Mapping, 1:1000 The proposed sites for the intervention, as well as the chosen venue are shown here. The waterfront site is located in Strood, on the bank of the River Medway, The site sits on the edge of boundaries; architectonic, perceived, poliitical and physical alike. Across the river is the historic city of Rochester, with the castle and 19th century bridge prominently visible from all areas of the site. Built Structures Primary Infrastructure Rail Links

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Taxonomy Pallativity and Faith is a project that discusses the power of the written word, and how this can be manipulated to exercise a regime of control over the lives of practitioners of the faith. As such, the archive is almost entirely literary, with a central focus on the texts deemed sacred by the six main world faiths. This is further extended to include existing archival collections of nearby religious places of worship. A critical point to mention here was discovered upon visiting Canterbury Cathedral Archives, whereby it was noted that every text dated over 500 years old was deemed historic, and therefore worthy of preservation- regardless of content. This view, combined with the greater volumes of production allowed by the printing press (1440) means that as of now, mass produced articles are becoming party to these rules of preservation. Pallativity and Faith looks to insert a secondary filter in addition to that of age, screening texts for their purposeful and practical usage, and raising the question of what we deem to be worthy of preservation, and the importance of certain documents over others.

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‘Pallativity and Faith’ is a respectfully irreligious scheme, that applies the traditional methodologies of end-of-life treatment usually reserved for the human body to the scriptures interred within the archive collection. Thorough analysis of the readings of six world faiths identified four key rituals - donation, burial, cremation and asphyxiation. These directly translated into the four key nodes of the scheme. The layout was intensively explored, and draws upon the site history- both recent and distant, as well as local proximities. Positioned alongside the current Rochester bridge, I discovered historical record of a medieval crossing that passed through the site - a key feature I sought to reintroduce and combine with the fourth dispensation method - enabling free-flowing submersion in the river Medway. In contrast to this like-for-like take on the Hindu ritual offering to the river Ganges, the burial disposal is a twisted take on the theme. Adopting the hexagonal forms written of by Jorge Luis Borge in his ‘Library of Babel’, the ‘infinite library’ is a future ambition of the collection - with spent texts encased in concrete and positioned in an inverted burial arrangement, stacked upon one another in a ever-growing configuration.

Perspective Section F->F 1:50 Installation Duration- 0 Years, 8 Months, 12 Days This drawing demonstrates the rate of acquisition (forecast) of permanent archive material, and begins to consider how these articles may be stored within the confines of the burial tower. The hexagonal pods or Catafalque slowly begin to inhabit the skeletal steel framework, with each article encased inside the protective concrete shell.

Temporal Master Section B->B 1:100 Installation Duration- 0 Years, 8 Months, 12 Days Focal Node: Restoration This section represents the functionality of the Restoration node, under occupation and in process of repairing the documents (seen on the second floor). This image shows the completion of the first phase of acquisition, with the archives and parish records of the Strood places of worship assimilated within the steel framework.

Temporal Master Section A->A 1:100 Installation Duration- 0 Years, 0 Months, 3 Days Focal Node: N/A The first temporal section is cut shortly after the implementation of the scheme, and the inauguration of the facility. The scheme as a whole is shown from this angle, with every node visible. Of additional interest are the ceremonial axes, avenues through the colonnades that emphasise the perceived connection between them, and serve as passageways for the end of life services to pass through. These are highlighted on both the section and the plan below.

Phase 3 Acquisitions: Duration Required to fill- 50 years The complex is opened to nationwide, then worldwide deliveries of texts for preservation. With a wider catchment area, preserved articles can be selected more sparingly- placing a greater emphasis upon restoration than retirement. Once the extant frame is filled, the dome may be removed and additional steel modules added, as required. The tower stretches onwards for a theoretical infinity

Phase 2 Acquisitions: Duration Required to fill- 1 year Collections are acquired for preservation from further afield, namely the other Medway towns. Significantly here is the collection of Rochester Cathedral archives, including the “Textus Roffensis” or book of Rochester. Certain key articles such as this may be considered for individual catafalque, as shown here.

Phase 1 Acquisitions: Duration Required to fill- 3 months A mixture of parish records and documentation from religious establishments within Strood town, including the Churches of St. Nicholas, All Saints and St. Francis of Assisi. Content is predominantly Christian, with slight Hindu and Islamic, from the town Mosque and Temple respectively.

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Academic Portfolio - Selected Works “Landscaping: Harnessing Effluvium” Snodland, Medway Valley, Kent, UK N.

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My Proposal for the Terrain module, ‘Harnessing Effluvium’, sought to create a new communal resource through the combination of two disparate elements: a waste space and a waste resource. Thorough site analysis of a rural region in the Medway valley - where our briefing was to create a response to a key local stimulus - resolved in a scheme that sought to utilise the steam created from a local paper mill to create a tropical allotment and growing space inside a disused farm building some two kilometres away. S:_02

Weather: A diagram representing the weather upon our visit, and the patterns of cloud movements observed. (27/10/17). Also displayed is the temperature of the region at different times of day.

The Proposal Spans a Distance of 876m as the crow flies, but with an extended total length of 1025m to account for diversions necessary to cause minimum surface disruption. The pipes are to be laid underground, starting at a depth of 2m beneath the lowest point on the surface (the riverbed), and falling by 4.5m over the trajectory of the pipeline. This gives a gradient of approximately 1/220, giving a water velocity of 1.23956m/s using gravity alone, which will be boosted by a small pump, submerged in the first hole dug for the pipe laying. The pipes are divided into lengths of 60m, the maximum range for the trenchless method of ‘moling’- whereby the pipe is pneumatically driven through the Earth using a small piston apparatus, facilitating the need for only two small pits to be dug. The second pit in each instance thereby becomes the first pit for the next length of pipe, minimising surface disruption. The route is shown on the Master plan here, first passing through unused regions of the Paper Mill facility, before spanning a desolate region used for the storage of paper pulp. It then transects the river at its narrowest point, crossing from bank to bank, with the remainder of the length carried across disused farmland to the destination. S:_01

Paper Mill and Wind Direction: This map shows the prevailing wind condition, and those observed on the day, created by the high contours of the area. This is particularly evidenced by the steam pouring out of the paper mill exhaust stacks.

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The intention of my proposal was simple in theory, though rapidly became much more complicated to execute - and presented a wide variety of technical challenges to resolve. Careful study of the area between the two key nodes of the proposal only served to enhance the issue. Starting in the industrial complex, I proposed a cooling tower be placed atop each of the paper mill’s waste stacks, which would capture the gas and energy previously lost to the atmosphere. This steam, converted back to clean water, would then be piped over two kilometres (utilising a series of range-limited bore nodes to lay this pipe) before crossing a river and accompanying SSSI (Holborough to Burnham marsh flood plains) and onward to the farm grounds. The water would collect in an underground tank, before being depressurized - returning to gaseous form and releasing as steam to the allotments above. This was envisaged to create an internal microclimate in the extant building, and allow for a variety of non-native crops to be grown and traded. - 27 -

Reference Page for Intervention Drawings

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Academic Portfolio - Selected Works “Synoptic - Zoom-O-Rama” Old Custom’s House, Folkestone, Kent, UK

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The final project of my first year of study, I sought to create a project directly related to the most interesting feature of the site: Folkestone’s dramatically shifting tidal harbour. With the most open-ended briefing to date, I chose quickly to create a social attraction - a theatre - on the waterfront - which we quickly understood to be largely disconnected from the ‘new’ town centre atop the cliffs. Rapid iterative development through adjacency diagramming and maquettes drove development into the final scheme presented here.

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The first year of my undergraduate study was characterised by an entirely hand-drawn portfolio. Over the course of five months, the scheme presented here was manifested; developing from an initial site study and research, to Bernard Tschumi-inspired ‘Spatial Notations’ and maquette studies, to programme-specific massing and spatial studies before arriving at a final resolved scheme. The images displayed here (and overleaf) present key moments from each of these stages of development . Our site was Folkestone’s ‘Old Custom House’. Built in 1859, the structure had suffered extensive damage in the Second World War, and only a small portion remained. Exploration of the local area presented an opportunity to connect the ‘upcycled’ regions of the town - a creative community on the old high street and the harbour arm champagne bar - with a social ‘magnet’. My proposal sought to animate the space, with this attractive feature designed to draw people to the area and reactivate the seafront. A central glass shaft through spine of the scheme was implemented as a primary design feature. This created both a central axis about which to organise a hierarchy of programmes (theatrical and youth hostel), and enabled the main ‘moment’ of the project: a tidally shifting stage and amphitheatre. With changing tide levels, the performance space and associated acoustics would shift - enabling a versatile range of performances and uses. The cyclical nature of this would also challenge typical matinee, and evening show times, creating a unique dichotomy of space and time - both of which becoming subservient to the tides.

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Academic Portfolio - Selected Works “Architectural Graft: The Ecto-Parasite” Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, UK

This project, completed over six weeks in the first term of my undergraduate study, was my first real introduction to measured technical drawing. Each assigned a portion of Canterbury Cathedral’s extensive and eclectic facade, we were briefed to carry out a site survey and measurements, before producing a basic technical drawing set - plan, section, and elevation. This was followed by a rapid design exercise called ‘architectural graft’, through which we created small additions to the historic building. This project offered several interesting challenges to overcome. Primarily, we were limited in our measurements and surveillance of the Cathedral, as we had very limited ways in which to understand the verticality of the facade. This was further emphasised by the parallax distortion that became evident in all photography from a ground level view. To deal with this issue, I utilised the nearby scaffolding - which we were able to measure as a consistent variable, and from this produce a ‘test’ buttress. These were iterated upon until a reliable measurement set was produced, and from this the drawing set presented here (1:50 @ A1 originally) was created. The design portion of the project was a much faster exercise, carried out in the final week exclusively through collage. My intervention, named the ‘ecto-parasite’ was an angular metallic form, that would be installed in conjunction with the ceasing of all restorative works to the Cathedral. Over time, as the soft limestone decayed, the intention was for the weathered, ornamented facade to collect on the structure, creating a visible layered history of the decay - which would incrementally grow as more and more of the building fell into disrepair.

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Benjamin Millsom Part I Architectural Assistant

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Professional Profile

I am an experienced RIBA Part 1 Architectural Assistant, having completed 18 months of employment in my current position. Over the course of the last year, I have built on the strong creative platform established at undergraduate level, and worked on a range of projects across a variety of sectors. I am a capable designer with experience in a spectrum of industry-standard software, and have the drive to continue improving. I work well as part of a team, but can also offer individual design suggestions to help improve a collective project’s ambition. My priority has been to equip myself with the best possible skill set ahead of Masters’ study, as well as gain further ‘hands on’ experience that comes with working in practice.

Architecturally, I am particularly interested in the potential of generative design softwares: environmental solutions, automated fabrication methods, and Building Information Modelling. Outside of work, I enjoy music and sport - I have achieved a Trinity-Guildhall Grade 8 on the Trumpet and been involved in a Jazz ‘Big Band’ for several years, and also rowed competitively for the Cambridge 99s Rowing Club Race team.

Skills

Experience

AutoDesk AutoCAD (2014 - 2020 Versions)

Used continuously since 2017 in academic and professional environments. Competent in most common functions.

2019-21

AutoDesk Revit (2017-2019 Versions)

Broadway Malyan Architects, London

In-work training from 2019, with Beginner and Intermediate Courses taken. Actively working on collaborative jobs since September 2020.

In my time with the company I have had a wealth of experience in the retail, education, residential, masterplanning, and front-end teams. These projects, both domestic and international, have introduced me to the full spectrum of industry standard software. Key Projects Include: - Concept stage design of a 50,000m2 shopping mall, in Gurgaon, India: working to convey atmospheric qualities, resolve technical problems, and optimise plan layouts. - Design amendments, DAS production and a detail planning application for a Mixed-Use, Residential-Led scheme in East London. This involved updating a pre-established layout, and balancing conflicting demands from both the client and planning board, to create an efficient and appealing scheme on a tightly limited site.

Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign)

Intensive use of all 3 programmes from 2016, with some Photoshop from 2014. Competent in each - most comfortable on InDesign

Rhinoceros (V5 - V6 & Grasshopper)

Most competent 3D drafting software - used heavily since 2017, with experience of complex functions, Grasshopper, and 3D printed outputs.

Sketchup Pro (2019-2020)

Learned on-the-job in Summer of 2019, competent in all basic design and drafting tools as well as Enscape visualisation software add-on.

Microsoft Office Suite

Frequent use of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint from GCSE level (2012 onwards). Professional experience of Word and Excel to a good level.

Education 2016-19

2018-19

I completed the RIBA Mentoring scheme during my third year of university. Through my participation in this programme, I gained first-hand experience of the ethos and workload of a recently established firm, as well as visiting a live project on-site as it approached handover to the client.

Canterbury, Kent

2009-16

Cromwell Community College Chatteris, Cambridgeshire -A Levels: Maths (A), Physics (A), Fine Art (C) -AS Levels: Photography (C), EPQ (Distinction) -GCSEs: 13 Qualifications at grades A*- B, including English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, and Art

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RIBA Mentoring Scheme CF Architects, Maidstone

Canterbury School of Architecture -BA (Hons) Architecture - First Class. Over three years of study, I completed a range of design studio projects at differing scales, as well as studying technology, history, and business management skills.

Part I Architectural Assistant

2018

Erasmus - Heritage Construction Placement Grampus Heritage, Pano Lefkara, Cyprus This month-long residential study in Southern Cyprus was through my summer break between second and third years. I worked directly with the client to construct an Adobe brick ‘eco-classroom’. This process rapidly progressed from initial design and drafting, to mixing mortar and forming bricks using traditional methods, before subsequent construction of the irregularly-shaped classroom.