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Daniel Paigge PA R T 1 W O R K E X A M P L E S

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Invited international competition to design new headquarters building. South Elevation (2D Microstation)

SimpsonHaugh PA R T 1 A R C H I T E C T U R A L A S S I S TA N T Having worked in the summer between 2nd and 3rd year of

City of Manchester to a European office headquarters in a

my undergraduate studies, after graduation I was offered a

major European country. I have experienced producing

part 1 placement at SimpsonHaugh.

documents for concept proposals, feasibility studies and competitions as well as being involved with strategic

During my time at SimpsonHaugh I have experienced

regeneration frameworks, masterplanning projects and

numerous projects at an early stage: producing 2D

producing construction drawings for One Blackfriars.

Microstation drawings, hand sketches and 3D models (physical and digital).

My time at SimpsonHaugh has taught me to produce beautiful architectural drawings (plan, section, elevation,

The nature of the projects has varied from high density

axonometric) in CAD and has exposed me to real world

residential developments in key regeneration areas of the

design constraisnts and time management.

Invited international competition to design new headquarters building. First Floor Plan (2D Microstation)

BUILDING D HOTEL

FORM RESPONDS TO VIEW AND ORIENTATION

BUILDING C RESIDENTIAL

ARTICULATION OF FORM COMMUNAL ROOF GARDENS

BUILDING B RESIDENTIAL BUILDING A RESIDENTIAL

RESIDENTIAL/ HOTEL

Increase in scale to relate to Owen Street tower.

ORDERED GRID TO NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS, CREATING DYNAMIC ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION RELATING TO VIEW AND ORIENTATION

ROOF GARDENS

WINTER GARDENS TO SOUTH /WEST ELEVATIONS

COMMUNAL GARDENS RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATION WITH INTEGRATED COMMUNAL GARDENS

ENTRANCES/ F&B

RESTAURANT AND CAFE SPACE ACTIVATING NEW PUBLIC SPACE AND RIVERSIDE WALKWAY

ARTICULATION OF LOWER LEVELS ACTIVE FRONTAGE

RESIDENTIAL AND HOTEL ENTRANCES, RESTAURANT AND CAFE SPACE ARTICULATION OF GRID TO DEFINE MICRO-COMMUNITIES OF APARTMENTS

COMMUNAL ROOF GARDENS

LANDSCAPED PUBLIC SPACE AND RIVERSIDE WALKWAY

RETAIL SPACE ACTIVATING DEANSGATE ELEVATION

BASEMENT AND SERVICING/RETAIL

BASEMENT AND SERVICING

Great Jackson Street Framework

COMMUNAL GARDENS

Mediating Scales

Knott Mill

Whitworth Street West

Axis

Manchester Beetham Tower Central

Knott Mill regeneration framework. Concept Section (hand sketch)

Smaller scale development

Owen Street tower cluster.

‘SPIRAL UP’ TOWARDS OWEN STREET VISUAL AND PHYSICAL CONNECTION TO RIVERSIDE

Owen Street

CONCEPT SECTION

ACTIVE FRONTAGE TO RIVERSIDE RESTAURANTS AND CAFES

“Development of architectural concept”

Invited competition, Manchester. Various diagrams (2D Microstation and Sketchup)

CONCEPT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

KNOTT MILL FRAMEWORK - CONSULTATION DOCUMENT

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Increase in scale to relate to Owen Street tower.

Great Jackson Street Framework

Smaller scale development

Owen Street tower cluster.

Invited competition, Manchester. Ground Floor Planw (2D Microstation and Sketchup)

Knott Mill regeneration framework. Concept Massing (hand sketch)

‘SPIRAL UP’ TOWARDS OWEN STREET

Macro site mapping. Investigating relationships and trajectories through line work.

Estuarial Alchemy PL ASTIC RECYCLING & SHOE PRODUCTION CENTRE

Estuarial Alchemy explores the question: What can a

public route connects production and industrial spaces

21st Century shoe factory offer the public through its

through ramps and platforms as the building becomes an

architecture? By filtering out specific plastics from the River

architectural adventure where a roofscape and running track

Thames, the project creates bespoke trainers individually

blur the boundary between parkland and shoe factory.

tailored to a person’s running style.

The Estuarial Axis extends into the water to collect and

The architecture celebrates the processes in a way which

process PET bottles into polyester fabric. The Loom Tower is

is beautiful and engaging for the public whilst seamlessly

the fulcrum which marks the point in which recycling turns

straddling the Estuarial threshold condition.

into shoe production. Along the shoreline, a continuous

Micro site mapping. Investigating relationships and trajectories through line work.

Concept. Public running track alongside private industrial process.

Concept. Celebrating the Loom.

Concept. ‘Plastic Rain’ celebrating plastic shredding process.

Cut-away Axonometric.

First Floor Plan. Shoreline Axis.

Ground Floor Plan. Shoreline Axis.

Sectional Perspective. Shoreline Axis.

Cross Section through Shoreline and Estuarial Axes.

Ankle-height ‘Fractured facade’ showcasing running and shoes

The Scavengers

Technical Section of Loom Tower

RSPB Visitor and Education Centre

Sandwatcher

Windcatcher

Watersampler

Marsh(ian) Rovers N AT U R E R E C O R D I N G D E V I C E S Marsh(ian) Rovers seeks to analyse and document the varied

the marshland, informing of improvements to ground and

species at the Rainham Marshes in Essex. Though bordered

water conditions so they are suited to nurture bird, insect

by industrial surroundings and heavy infrastructure, Nature

and microbial populations. They will also learn of why the

Reserves along the Thames Estuary have allowed a place for

marshes are so rich in biodiversity, and the knowledge can

birds, insects and other wildlife to flourish in adversity. Only

be shared with similar sites.

recently have we realised the significance of these sites and their vitality as a home to rich and varied ecosystems.

The tracks left by the Rovers actively serve to nurture the marsh condition by creating furrows and cultivation ensuring

I designed a series of mobile architectures to capture

that the mobile architectures are beneficial throughout their

specimens and document them at a high level of detail.

stay.

Each specialised Rover will document a specific biome of

Mapping Rainham Marsh extents.

Mapping Rainham Marsh activity.

Rovers in the landscape.

Mapping Rainham Marsh biomes.

Windcatcher sketches.

Exploded Axonometric. Showing build up of the Sandwatcher.

Wind tunnel test of the Windcatcher.

Bird’s eye view of the rovers in the landscape.

Final models. Scale 1:50 Sandwatcher, Watersampler and Windcatcher

Learning Academy C A S T L E B O U L E VA R D J U N I O R S C H O O L The Learning Academy is a junior school with a teaching

introverted private study. Using the pedagogical approach

method that taps into this wealth of knowledge through

of Montessori, the spaces are designed for freedom of

educational sites such as Khan Academy, TED or YouTube.

movement and discovery.

The school invites guest lecturers to share their expertise by recording their own lessons and giving back to the online

With deteriorating mental health closely linked to spending

community which feeds it.

hours alone online in a virtual environment, the architecture is cautious to counteract this with a strong connection to

The architecture responds to the individuality of personalised

nature. There is a connection to existing trees on the site and

learning, with extroverted open plan spaces fostering

the project would plant numerous new trees. The choice of

communication and interaction between the children.

a timber material palette fosters a haptic and comforting

To contrast these spaces, reclusive pods allow for more

learning environment.

Project Kagiso LIVE BUILD PRE-SCHOOL PROJECT The idea behind Project Kagiso was to rebuild a nursery in

The staff team of eight department teaching, technical staff

a rural village in the Letsitele Valley in Limpopo, northern

and volunteers provided guidance and support throughout.

South Africa. “Kagiso” is a Sotho name which means “let’s

The projects are carried out with the cooperation of South

build together” but is also generally used to mean “peace”.

African charities Thusanang Trust and Education Africa.

On site there was an existing single room crèche and Project

A total of £36000 was raised by the students to meet

Kagiso provided a new enclosed classroom, a covered open

expenses for materials, with over 90% of funds spent on

air teaching space and new outdoor play facilities, including

materials, tools, subcontracted works and project logistics

a new garden, water play and a story-telling space.

associated with daily transport to the site. We completed the project in four weeks.

Tyre Mountain P R O J E C T K A G I S O P L AY F E AT U R E Whilst building Project Kagiso, I designed a play feature

site would also generate a lot of waste which would need

which was chosen to be built alongside the school. The idea

disposal. The tyre mountain ended up costing very little to

spawned from viewing the site; the children play on a flat

build, significantly reduced building site waste and helped

and empty playground in the shadow of the impressive

the local area to get rid of some old tyres.

Drakensberg Mountains. My idea was simple: give the kids their own miniature mountain.

The support structure of the mountain was made from used tryes, fastened together and filled with rubble from the site

Tyres are a major waste issue in the impoverished region.

to give them solidity. Cement and river sand were used to fill

When worn out, they are difficult to recycle and the local

in the top layer of the mountain which was compacted and

town of Tzaneen has to pay local authorities to remove them.

shaped with the help of the local children.

They are happy to give them away for free. The building