David McCarthy Architecture Portfolio
Contents -
Foreward
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Model Photography
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House for a Photographer
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Rock Climbing Facility
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Chapel & Pastoral Centre
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Archive & Student Housing
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Profile
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Render: Hill Walker Shelter (Competition Design)
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David Mc Carthy Fourth Year BA Architecture Dublin School of Architecture, DIT The following pages contain a selection of projects which I have worked on over the past three years of my architectural education. I have selected these projects with the aim of demonstrating a competence in architectural design and presentation which is driven by a passion for architecture and a diligent work ethic. Email: davidmccarthy1994@gmail.com Phone: 00353 879701324
Photo: Hill Walker Shelter (Internal View)
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1. Photo: House Asama (Model) 2. Photo: House Asama (Model) 3. Photo: Canopy Design for a Tennis Club (Model) 4. Photo: Water Project (1:1 Model)
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5. Photo: Leuven (Site Model) 6. Photo: Leuven (Site Model) 7. Photo: Primary School Design, Francis Street (Site Model) 8. Photo: Stockholm (Site Model)
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I. House for a Photographer Phoenix Park, Dublin
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House for a Photographer Phoenix Park, Dublin
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The brief asked for a small building with accomodation for a photographer and a space to display their work to the public. The proposed scheme is a U-shaped, courtyard style house built around an existing tree. The public and private requirements of the brief are catered to by placing the living accommodation to the East of the tree and the gallery to the West, with an external terrace connecting the two spaces. Two external staircases provide access to the different spaces: a large inviting staircase, accessing the gallery and a narrower, private staricase to the living area. In an effort to achieve minimal intervention with surrounding environment of the Phoenix Park (inhabited by deer and other wildlife), the building is elevated above ground level, with only the staircases and a PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT windowless darkroom present at ground level.
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1. Elevation: North-facing Facade 2. Elevation: South-facing Facade 3. Plan: 1st Floor (1:100)
a. Public Staircase b. Gallery c. Darkroom Staircase d. External Terrace
e. Private Staircase f. Living Area g. Bathroom h. Bedroom Staircase
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II. Rock Climbing Facility Howth, Dublin
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Rock Climbing Facility Howth, Dublin
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The requirements for this project included: a rock climbing wall, modest accomodation for 6 guests and a small house for the couple, who are the rock-climbing instructors for the wall. The scheme proposes an ambitious 20 meter excavation down into the cliff where the climbing wall is to reside. To the north of the excavation, six bedrooms sit nestled in the cliff face, each one with an uninterrupted view of the Irish Sea and each one slightly stepped above the other to allow light into the bedroom in the morning. The bedrooms open on to a sheltered balcony facing the climbing walls, which provides access to the above ground Shared living space to the West and to the bathrooms on the East side. East of the climbing wall sits the private house. Once you enter the house you arrive into a small threshold with the bedroom and ensuite to the right and the main space of the house to the left. The main space contains all the living accomodation in a flowing, open-plan layout, with views of the sea to the north and views of the hills to the South. In the morning, when it is time to start climbing, the instructors can walk out of their living room and up along the roof of the stepped bedrooms to the shared living space of the rock-climbers.
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a. Stairs to Surface b. Bedroom c. Balcony Facing Walls d. Bathroom
e. Stairs to Surface f. Stairs to Walls g. Climbing Area 1 h. Climbing Area 2
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a. Garage b. Stairs to Living Area c. External Walkway d. Stairs to Lower Level
e. Living Area f. Kitchen/ Dining Area g. Bathroom h. Bedroom
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III. Chapel & Pastoral Centre Sรถdermalm, Stockholm
Chapel & Pastoral Centre, Sรถdermalm, Stockholm
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This project consists of three pieces of infastructure: a chapel, a community centre and a Montessori school. Situated on a sloping site, with the North side at street level and the South side two stories below, the architecture seeks to engage with these conditions. The solution is two, two storey buildings which share a 3m x 3m structural concrete frame. The concrete frame of the building is clad in alabaster, a translucent stone. This allows for a soft even light throughout the building during the day, while also affording privacy to the buildings occupants. At night when the lights are turned on, the building starts to glow. The buildings are stepped in section so that the first building, the chapel, sits quietly below street level and the second building, the community building is one storey above street level in order to interact with the community and one storey below street level to interact with the chapel. The two buildings are linked together by a generous external staircase to the north of the plan. Located at the bottom of the staircase is the building containing the chapel. The double height space of the chapel is distanced from the noise of the street by placing the vestibule and the other secondary spaces to the north of the plan, allowing the chapel to sit on the south side of the plan and engage with the more peaceful atmosphere of the park which is found there. The community building engages with the community at street level with the Montessori school and community office set back from the street, therefore, enlarging the footpath and creating a small gathering space. The double height multipurpose hall is accessed by walking down the grand staircase: as you reach the first landing you can step off the staircase and into the hall. The meeting rooms, storage and toilets are also located here, sitting beneath the Montessori school. This level also contains the choir-loft, accessible East of the community hall. 2
1. Axonometric: Building at Night 2. Render: Inside the chapel (daytime)
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IV. Archive & Student Housing Groot Begijnhof, Leuven
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1. Site Plan
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Archive & Student Housing Groot Begijnhof, Leuven
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This project is situated in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Groot Beguijnhof, Leuven. A begijnhof is an architectural complex built to house the Beguines- a semi-monastic community of women.Currently, the Groot Beguijnhof houses students of the nearby KU Leuven. The brief called for new accommodation for 9 students, a study garden and a beguijnhof archive. The proposal includes three terraced, brick houses which are located on the axis of an existing street in the beguijnhof and thus, extending it. Each house accomodates three students, with a shared living area at ground level and private sleeping accomodation upstairs. The shared living area, allows for open conversation between students as they pass from the kitchen to the dining room to the sunken living room. the sunken living room also allows for a more conservative sill height on the front facade of the house, while the back of the house enjoys floor to ceiling glazing, blurring the border between house and garden. In the East pocket of the site, the archive sits among the trees. Most of the Archive material is stored at basement level. The unusual shape of the plan owes itself to the surrounding trees. The building steps back from the roots to preserve the trees. Above the basement sits a glass pavillion containing the reading area. The reading area enjoys views through the trees and into the garden and courtyard. Just south of the pavillion is the tower. Seven stories high, it contains five offices, a 360 degree viewing platform at the top and at ground level it has storage and toilets, as well as disabled access to the archive. In the middle of the site the study garden knits the archive and the houses together, with solid walls, perforated walls and open colonades dividing the private spaces from the semi-public.
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2. Exploded Axonometric: Archive & Tower 3. Plan: Ground Floor Archive (1:200)
a. Entrance Courtyard b. Reading Space c. Raised Seating d. Reception Area
e. Selected Archive Material f. Stairs to Basement Archive g. Storage h. Toilets
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4. Exploded Axonometric: Student Housing 5. Render: Living Area 6. Plan: Ground Floor (1:200)
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Education 2012-
Dublin School of Architecture, DIT, Bolton Street, Dublin, Ireland. BA Architecture
2006-2012
St. Mary’s College, St. Mary’s Road, Dundalk, Ireland. Leaving Certificate Award: 455 points
Recent Work Experience June - August 2014
Van Dijk Architects, Mill street, Dundalk, Ireland Intern
June - August 2015
Tri-State Renovations, Manhattan, New York, New York. Construction Labourer
Strengths & Skills Fluent English Photography AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop
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Google Sketchup Rhino Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator
Revit Model Making Sketching/ Hand Drawing Microsoft Office
davidmccarthy1994@gmail.com 00353 879701324
© David McCarthy 2015