CHRISTOPHER BRIGGS Architecture Portfolio | 2022
Welcome Hello! I am on track to graduate from Norwich University of the Arts in June 2022 with a 1st class degree in BA (Hons) Architecture, With exemption from ARB examinations at Part I. The projects and other examples of my work in this portfolio were selected to show my style and vast skillset. To see further work, please visit my instagram page. Thank you for your time! I am training to become an architect and as such I believe design principles need changing to give a greater focus to sustainability and wellbeing. I believe that biophilic architecture, which brings us closer to nature, can also bring us closer to sustainable design and architecture that promotes positivity. Throughout my degree I have further developed my attention to detail and flexibility from using multiple programs. I am proficient in working with the Adobe creative suite and multiple CAD software including Sketchup, Rhino & Revit. I am interested in critical architecture and how it can promote involvement or change and challenge common ideas.
Contact +44 XXXXXXXXXXX cbriggs.arch@protonmail.com linkedin.com/in/chris-briggs-arch @cbriggs_arch
CHRISTOPHER BRIGGS EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
Norwich University of the Arts | Norwich BA (Hons) Architecture (predicted 1st class) 2019 - 2022
Student & Outreach Ambassador | Part Time Norwich University of the Arts | Norwich | 09/2020 - Present Running open days, delivering presentations to local colleges, promoting NUA at university expos and UCAS fairs and making promotional videos and content for social channels. I also upgraded NUA’s website platform using WordPress.
Taradale High School | New Zealand National Certificate of Education Level 3 English, Mathematics with Calculus & Statistics, Physics, Design & Visual Communication 2013 - 2018
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS • • • • • • • •
Teamwork Problem solving Positive attitude Communication Attention to detail Responding to feedback Presenting to customers & clients Time management & Organisation
TECHNICAL SKILLS • • • • • • • •
Adobe Creative Suite Sketchup Rhino AutoCAD Vectorworks Twin motion Lumion V-Ray
Architectural Assistant | Temporary Buckley Gray Yeoman | London | 08/2021 - 09/2021 Preparing presentations and making models which were successfully presented to clients. Amending digital models, creating visualisations for VE changes and setting out for a project. I also attended many site visits and took part in design workshops. Projects involved with: YY London - Stage 5 33 Cork Street, London - Stage 4 3 Clifford Street, London - Stage 4 Woodford Green Preparatory School, London - Stage 3 Skylight, Madrid - Stage 3 Enrollment Assistant | Full Time City College Norwich | 08/2019 - 09/2019 | 08/2020 - 09/2020 | 07/2021 - 08/2021 Working in a team enrolling students of all ages into the college both in person and by phone as well as assisting international students in their application and enrollment. Sales Assistant | Part Time Primark | Norwich | 03/2020 - 02/2021 This role included working behind tills, in the stockroom and on the shop floor. Helping customers and working as a team to ensure the stores standards are achieved. Construction Experience | Part Time Self Employed | New Zealand | 12/2018 - 05/2019 Working for clients, painting and decorating their homes to prepare for sale.
COMPETITIONS
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
St Mary’s Church Extension Competition Winner | 2022
Architectural Futures Exhibition 2021 | Skippings Gallery | Great Yarmouth My work was chosen to be exhibited at the exhibition ‘Architectural Futures: Great Yarmouth 2050-2060 and Contemporary Proposals’ to be viewed by members of the public and local council regarding the future of their town and rising sea levels.
MAKE Architects Future Spaces Foundation Commendation | 2021 Polysolar & Mid Norfolk Railway Commendation | 2021 Project : Unbuilt | A building’s Essence Top 30 | 2021
Architecture Post Production & Creating Better Plans Courses | Learn Upstairs | 2021 Two online courses which I took to develop my workflow for post production and architectural drawing to improve my visualisation, representation and drawing skills. FANN Architectural Exhibition 2019 | Norfolk Association of Architects | Norwich A selection of both individual and group work from the 1st term of my degree was chosen to be displayed at the festival.
CONTENTS
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About Me
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Church Hall + Ancillary Facilities
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Competitions
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Work Experience
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The Oasis
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Catering College
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Futurescape
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Online Courses
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Model Making
Welcome + CV
Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin | 2022 | Competition
Project: Unbuilt + MAKE FSF | 2021 | Competition
Buckley Gray Yeoman | 2021 | Professional
Acting Academy + Hotel | 2021 | Academic
Great Yarmouth | 2021 | Academic
Great Yarmouth 2050-2060 | 2020 | Academic
Learn Upstairs | 2021 | Academic
2021 | Academic
Church Hall & Ancillary Facilities
CHURCH HALL + ANCILLARY FACILITIES PARISH CHURCH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN YEAR: 2022 TYPE: Competition LOCATION: Kelling, Norfolk Group Project Peaceful, serene, beautiful, lovely, quiet. These are just a handful of the most common descriptions given to the Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin which has formed a loving community in Kelling. Our proposal intends to build upon these existing characteristics while providing much needed facilities to serve and grow its community. It is of great importance to respect the existing fabric that’s known and loved. Project Exhibited at The Future of St Mary’s Exhibition: 4 April 2022
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Winner St Mary’s Church Competition
LOCATION PLAN | 1:1500
Church Hall & Ancillary Facilities
C H U R CH HAL L SECT ION B:B SCALE: 1: 50
Colourful light bleeds out through the stained glass from behind the cross, creating an ethereal effect
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DES IGN I NTE NT OF CHU R CH H AL L When designing the new church hall, we considered how to preserve the sanctity of a space while efficiently incorporating modern design principles.
be transformed into a multitude of spaces. Bi-fold doors open the interior to the lush church grounds and initiates an interaction with its neighbouring building.
The church hall was designed with versatility in mind so that it can foster a dynamic environment. The flexible open space allows for a variety of events to be held. Ample storage compartments allow the hall to
Its sloping profile bows in respect to the existing church while also proudly raising its chin to the sky, allowing for light to flood into the airy interior. 10
C H U RC H H A LL AND ANC IL L ARY FACI LI TI ES PL AN S CA LE: 1: 10 0
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A N C ILL ARY FAC IL ITIE S SECT ION C:C S CA LE: 1: 10 0
C H U RC H H A LL SECTION A : A S CA LE: 1: 10 0
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Competitions
COMPETITIONS
THE ESSENCE OF COLLABORATION PROJECT : UNBUILT | 001 | A BUILDINGS ESSENCE YEAR: 2021 TYPE: Competition This post digital collage explores the essence of Villanova Artigas’ famous USP FAU. The projects key design concepts are; collaboration, conversation, Brazilian modernism and spatial continuity. The composition highlights the conjoining ramps as they show the linking of all levels to create one single plane of conversation and collaboration. This shot also shows the unique brutalist roof design of the USP FAU. Top 30 in Project : Unbuilt Competition
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YEAR: 2021 TYPE: Competition Group Project
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Commendation MAKE | FSF Competition
WELLBEING MAKE | FUTURE SPACES FOUNDATION COMPETITION
Work Experience
WORK EXPERIENCE
BUCKLEY GRAY YEOMAN SUMMER INTERNSHIP YEAR: 2021 Preparing presentations and models which were successfully presented to clients. Amending digital models and creating visualisations for VE changes. Also taking part in site visits and design workshops. Projects involved with: YY London - Stage 5 33 Cork Street, London - Stage 4 3 Clifford Street, London - Stage 4 Woodford Green School, London - Stage 3 Skylight, Madrid - Stage 3 August - September 2021 15
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MATE RI A L SAMPL E BOXE S
YY LONDON VI SUAL I SAT I ON S
Acting Academy and Hotel
THE OASIS ACTING ACADEMY AND HOTEL YEAR: 2021 TYPE: University Project LOCATION: Shoreditch, London This actors academy and boutique hotel draws inspiration from the work of Alfred Hitchcock, creating architectural interpretations of some of the ways he creates suspense and anticipation in his films. The academy is a luxury venue for film crews and actors to stay while shooting or training for films based in or around London. New green and open space will give back to the community. Following a set of design principles the project creates a choreographed experience of anticipation and suspense. Finding subtle ways to give the design a cinematic twist. A cavernous hallway leads from the main entrance to the grand atrium/reception, with perforated metal panels partially concealing the drama of the street beyond.
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Acting Academy and Hotel
Voyeurism - Blinds as an element of suspense
Moebius Strip
Sight into a future space - Who’s looking, what is seen?
Fragmentation
You think there’s two characters but plot twist shows they’re one. Moebius strip cut in half is a plot twist.
See without being seen. Blinds, in between space, border between two halves. Living skin.
Gives the opportunity of exploring the matrix of light or material. A process. Events are separated but end up being in unity together.
Manipulating without being seen.
Confrontation obstructed by architecture Relationship between central and periphery:
The dilemma of doubt or uncertainty
Modern Architecture, in order to free itself from the load bearing wall, places itself in continuous doubt.
Small objects placed in a metropolitan context can take on different connotations.
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CREATING SUSPE NSE I N AR CH I T ECTU R E I n spire d by Bo r ro mini’s fo r ced p ersp e ct i v e , t h e e nt ran ce nar rows from 8 m ta l l to 3 m . The colour a nd mat er ia l cr eat e a fe e l i n g of w et n e s s alon g w i t h t he cont ra st of t h e d ark narrow co r r ido r go ing o ut i nto t he l i ght op e n at r i u m cr e at i ng Su spe n s e .
Acting Academy and Hotel
LOCAT IO N PL AN S CA LE: 1: 50 0 0
HI STO RICA L TIME L IN E
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ACTO R S ACADE MY SECTION S CALE: 1: 5 0 0
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Catering College
CATERING COLLEGE GREAT YARMOUTH YEAR: 2021 TYPE: University Project LOCATION: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk This college tackles the industries problem of new chefs lacking resilience and experience in a commercial kitchen. The pedagogy of the school is designed to accommodate and improve upon this. Students will receive plentiful work experience from the restaurant on site and internships home and abroad. The design centres around collaboration as this is the key to success in the catering industry. Also containing many biophilic design elements.
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NORT H E LEVATION | S CAL E: 1:20 0
E AST SECT ION | S CAL E: 1:200 24
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LOCAT IO N MAP | S CAL E: 1:10000
Elevating the main mass of the building by two stories creates a new public space at street level. This gives the opportunity to add vegetation and green space to a rather dull area.
The elevation of the building also allows for the segregation of the private college space above the public cafe on the street. The restaurant lies between these two spaces as it is public but exclusive.
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Ground Floor Plan | 1:200 1 - Public space | 302m 2 - Cafe | 60m2 3 - Toilet | 3m2
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1st Floor Plan | 1:200 1 - Restaurant | 150m2 2 - Toilet | 3m2
4 - Delivery zone | 19.5m 5 - Service lift | 7m2
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2nd Floor Plan | 1:200 1 - Main | 150m 2 - Pastry | 65m2 3 - Baking | 65m2 2
3rd Floor Plan | 1:200
4 - Spice | 70m 5 - Asian | 38.5m2 6 - Library | 45m2 2
7 - Offices | 40m 8 - Pantry | 6m2 9 - Toilets | 23.5m2 2
1 - Central Collaborative Space | 150m2
2 - BBQ kitchen | 44.3m2 3 - Rooftop garden | 75m2
ELEVATOR SHAFT & HOLEDECK SYSTEM Detail Section 1:20 1. 8” Hoistbeam by KONE 2. Mortar 3. Insulation 4. Elevator shaft concrete roof cap 5. Poured concrete Roof 6. Ceiling panel 7. Transformer 8. Counterweight buffer 9. KONE Monospace 3000 machine 10. Lower machine bracket 11. Roller guides + Hoisting ropes 12. Roller guide bracket 13. Governor 14. Counterweight guides
Key Section
15. Bauder intensive substrate 16. Bauder filter fleece 17. Bauder DSE60 drainage mat 18. Damp proof membrane 19. Lattice slab 20. HOLEDECK slab
21. HOLEDECK services 22. Insulated joint 23. Aluminium profile 24. Post-tension cables 25. Post-tension ties 26. Drip
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Fire sprinkler system Elevator door cap Outer elevator door Polished stone finish Insulation Stone finish base METSEC Purlin Elevator shaft concrete wall
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Mirrored glass panel Rafter beam Window frame Double glazed glass pane Side Cladding + Drip Cantilever drop roof Stud
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Car safety device Counterweight cable guides Counterweight Elevator car Load weighting transducers Concrete foundation
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Stone floor finish Compensation rope guides Buffer receiver Counterweight buffer Car buffer
Fire HOLEDECK complies with CTE-DBSI, Eurocode approved 2, of the European regulation. Its behaviour is similar to that of a two-way waffle slab of recoverable moulds. HOLEDECK offers variations in the width of the nerves, window type and compression layer in order to achieve fire protection up to 120 minutes (according to European standards) without requiring extra protection.
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HOLEDECK FLOOR SYSTEM Axonometric Detail 1:20 1. Floor 2. Mortar 3. Installations box 4. Radiant floor ducts 5. Insulation / ducts seat 6. Installations tray 7. Holedeck slab 8. Reinforcement 9. AC Ducts 10. Post-tension cables
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Futurescape
FUTURESCAPE GREAT YARMOUTH 2050-2060 YEAR: 2020 TYPE: University Project LOCATION: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Group Project The Great Yarmouth Futurescape proposal is informed by an analysis of the towns issues, ambitions and potential, resulting in a realisation of its latent sustainable and radical visionary future. The proposal builds on the entities currently serving as the lifeblood of the community: the energy and offshore oil industries, and the town’s stagnating leisure and tourism industries. To mitigate the effects of the impending rising sea levels and to extend the preservation of key heritage sites, a series of canals will be created along historical tram routes to divert the flow of water around high-risk heritage areas. Project Exhibited at Architectural Futures: Great Yarmouth 2050-2060: 21-24 July 2021
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IRELAND
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NORWAY SWEDEN
DENMARK
GREAT YARMOUTH
NETHERLANDS GERMANY BELGIUM
FRANCE
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Tunnels High Speed 1 High Speed 2 High Speed 3 High Speed 4
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WATER DEPTH MAP + ISLANDS AND CANAL SYSTEM
VISUALISATION OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY EDUCATION CENTRE & ISLANDS
VISUALISATION OF CITY CENTRE CANAL SYSTEM
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VISUA LISAT ION O F NEW C ENTRAL M ARI NA + CON CE PT O F TRANS PO RT HUB
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R E JUVENATI NG GRE AT YA R MOUT H In returning Great Yarmouth to a celebrated resort for leisure and rejuvenation, the proposal capitalises on the new island formation, the town’s coastal winds and comparatively dry weather conditions to create a new international SailGP centre. This will enable the town to share tourism figures with other SailGP destinations
including Sydney, San Francisco, New York, Cowes and Marseilles. SailGP is claimed to have an impact of $23 million per event in each host city, and will bring an audience of a complementary demographic and ethos to that of those living, working and learning in the new metropolis. 38
Online Courses
ONLINE COURSES
ARCHITECTURE POST PRODUCTION + CREATING BETTER PLANS LEARN UPSTAIRS YEAR: 2021 In December 2021 I took two courses with the architectural education platform Learn Upstairs. These taught me new skills in Vray and how to work with Illustrator and Photoshop linked to get the best of both programs. Both courses also helped me to refine my workflow, making it non-destructive so that I can easily make changes or updates at any stage.
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Model Making
MODEL MAKING SKILLS: Laser cutting, 3D Printing, Laser etching Range of Models made individually and in groups across the three years of my undergraduate degree. Above: Poured concrete model representing the notion of creation Right: Urban Study Model of El Poblenou, Barcelona. Inserts slide under the etched acrylic (lit by LED’s)showing traffic, air pollution, noise pollution and green space.
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THANK YOU FOR VIEWING MY PORTFOLIO Please feel free to contact me cj36manips@hotmail.co.uk | +44 7714168273