B.A. Architecture Stage 2
2013 / 2014
Dominic Davies 1
Contents Charette Project (Simulacrum) One week long group project aimed at
promoting creativity with an artistic approach specifically looking at textures in the city.
Placed, Displaced This project looks at the terraced house in a
way that promotes functionality and getting the most out of a small and limited space.
Living On The Edges
Focused on housing this project looked at designing a youth foyer in Newcastle. The focus was to create an inclusive yet independent environment for troubled tenants.
Civic Centred This project is focused on designing a public
building that looks to house government and leisure activities. Four possible sites are given for this project each with very distinctive characteristics.
Crossover
Based around the TRADA student design competition, this group project looks at cycling storage in Sheffield where certain sized storage buildings need to be designed in different areas around the city.
Theory
Architectural theory essay.
Environmental
SAP evaluation of the living on the edge project.
Technology (Structural)
Structural analysis of the living on the edge project along with detailings of the openings and insulation strategy.
Technology (Fire Escape)
Organisation of fire escapes in the civic centred project. (This project will included in as separate document.) 3
Charette Project
Here is a display of the different sort of things people casted showing a range of different textures and shapes, all with their own character.
This project involved creating a simulacrum that represents Newcastle and all its features through plaster moulds. The project was successful on creating an object that is a physical resemblance of the city new and old. The project did prove difficult to complete mainly due to the scale of the wall. The project was separated into different groups all with there own definition of a brick which did make the construction particularly tricky. I personally focused on textures of bricks and pavement slabs as well as street signs. This was quite interesting to see how different textures in the city are arranged. Overall I think we managed to create an object that represented the city in an interesting and interactive way. It was an enjoyable experience and a very creative team orientated project.
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Placed, Displaced
The basis of my design was to try and utilise south light into every space. I did this by opening up spaces and placing glazing where it will allow a continuous flow of light to the back of the house. This has been more effective on the first floor but by placing an angled window in front of the staircase this has allowed a good amount of light to reach the back of the living space.
The Ground floor of my design is completely open plan to allow the limited space available to be utilised for entertainment. The space is organised in such away that the east-facing wall is completely clear giving a good space for the couple to arrange their art and pottery collection. The Kitchen faces south with small windows onto the street to allow light in, whilst still keeping a degree of privacy. The kitchen top has been made as big as possible to allow for general storage to also be integrated into the units to house the hover etc‌.
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Moving on to the first floor, I have created three spaces by placing the bathroom in the middle of the floor. The first of these spaces is a south facing multi use area as an office, a second bedroom and seating area. I have done this by developing a type of bench that can fold out into a bed, which can be seen to the right. To allow room for this I have made the desk able to fold down against the wall. Added storage is also found integrated into the bench. The Bedroom is placed on the other side of the bathroom and like the office/living space is not closed off with a wall. This space uses a window that is placed above the bathroom to allow south light to reach into the space. The wardrobe is placed
at the foot of the bed to further separate the space from the circulation space. Leading on from the bedroom is a staircase that leads to a roof terrace allowing the couple to enjoy an open air space in the summer months. The roof terrace has a glazing cover that can be raised when it is not being used making it possible to not need a door to the terrace. This also allows the terrace to become a conservatory with a similar bench / bed unit used on the first floor. As the roof terrace receives a lot of light I have also included an area where the clients can grow plants etc...
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The facade style of my design is mainly a timber structure that provides a contrasting element to the other houses in the area. This graphic shows how this has been done with vertical cladding that gives the design verticality comparing to the horizontal brick structures of the surrounding houses. The timber cladding also allows the design to achieve a modern layered aesthetic which is fitting
for a young couple. As can be seen the windows in the design are small on the ground floor and slightly larger on the second this is for good reason as living in a terrace house my self there is a discomfort in having large glazing onto the street which look onto the tenants.
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E - W Sect
Above is a 1:100 section of the design from East to West, it clearly shows the openness of the design yet with clear distinction between the areas with in it. This section shows how the roof terrace can be closed and how the bench in the office can be opened up into a bed. The terrace can open up completely with the glazing which slides down on rails. This allows for a very attractive south facing balcony which as it is recessed into the ceiling is also private from any neighbours etc.. You can also clearly see how the desk can now fold up once the spare bed has been put away.
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Feedback The feedback that I received was mostly positive with a cohesive efficient design. The basic idea of the design has been kept with the design being open plan and making use of the south light. The ground floor perhaps could be seen as a bit dark but this is due to trying to achieve privacy with the living areas and was a necessary sacrifice.
1. The negative feedback that I had mostly was due to my technical drawings and general presentation. I have addressed this by redoing all of my sections, plans, elevations and perspectives and generally making the presentation much easier to read.
2. My ground floor layout was also a bit awkward with the dining table, I have added a partition wall to this space which separates the kitchen dining area from the living space. This has effectively worked as a room divider and clearly defines the two spaces.
3. Another suggestion was to add a step up on the second floor from the office area to the bedroom. I did not pursue this as I found it added structural problems with the floor and would be a hazard for someone going from the bedroom to the bathroom.
4. Structural elements for the windows may need to be thought out more thoroughly as they may prove difficult to get such large stretches of glazing up the house as joists will have no where to be supported.
To conclude, my design is well structured and accomplishes its goal but could be further developed with respect to innovative furnishing to make the most out of the limited space. Were I to carry on designing this project I would look at trying to think out side of the box more with its design and focus on a less generic way of living.
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Living On The Edge
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The site for this project proved to be fairly tricky to negotiate as although very beautiful lacks south light. My strategy was to try create a design that responds to its surroundings yet take full advantage of the limited light as well as the key views.
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The basic concept of my design was to create a design that separates working and living very clearly. I did this by first of all using two separate buildings.
I wanted to ensure that I could get as much light in to the design as is possible. The site for this makes this very difficult but by strategically stepping back the floors this allowed skylights to carry light into otherwise dark areas.
I wanted to create some public outdoor space in the design to allow the tenants to interact with their neighbours. I did this by creating an amphitheatre style performance area where the tenants can play there music. This space is orientated so that south light shines on the performance area.
For the workshop element of this design I decided to create a music studio / venue where the tenants can not only write music but also perform it for paying customers. I decided to do this as the area has many practise rooms and music venues. I wanted this building to be a landmark of the area as this
would give real presence to the design and add to the river side aesthetic. The building is separated into a cafe, 8 separate recording studios and a music venue on the top floor. I decided to use timber for this as it mirrors the timber used on the foyer and has sound proofing attributes. The interior would be a mixture of timber and sound proofing foam to ensure that not only can the recording studios be sound proofed but also to ensure sound from the venue does not annoy neighbours.
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I produced these renders to try show how the building would sit on the site. I wanted to ensure that my music studio would stick out yet still be elegant placed among its surroundings. The shape has been developed through mirroring the slope of which it sits on. Small windows have been used as light is not essential for this building and would decrease it acoustic properties. I have decided that the building although is perhaps is too bland and I will try to improve its aesthetics and ensure the building is something that will be attractive. To try and improve this I have designed a metal cover that has two main purposes within the design. Firstly aesthetically this makes the music venue much more interesting and will give it a very shiny surface making it stick out. Secondly this covering should reflect sound away from the building which will improve the acoustics not only in the recording studios but also the venue itself. I have been careful not to cover all of the building to enable the lower cafe floor to still get good views and natural lighting. This covering can clearly be seen on the following plans and sections.
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Entrance from Riverside Walkway
Private Access to Youth Foyer
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Feedback This did This form run.
project on the whole was generally successful although it take me a while to decide exactly what I wanted to achieve. project was the first project that I have done primary research for in the of calling a number of youth foyers and asking questions about how they This helped me to ensure that I had useful goals to achieve in my design.
I would say that the biggest problem with this design is that I have spent too much time trying to think of the efficiency of the building compared with aesthetics, a classify case where form has followed function. 1. The design lacks something aesthetically, a vertical element needs to be seen in the foyer. To address this I have added to the aesthetics of the design in many areas. Firstly I decided to change the white rendered living area to a timber covering. I did this as it ties in much better to the rest of the design and is more practical for its location along the river. I secondly added a metallic covering to the youth foyer giving it a layered and shiny appearance.
2. Secondly lighting is an area in this design that in some cases has been used well but in others such as the bedrooms / flats has not. There isn’t a lot that cannot be done about this, I have tried to be tactical with skylights which has worked well but it would be difficult to get more south light into bedrooms without drastically changing the design.
3. Originally I had joined up with another student to share a sight with a shared space between. We decided to create a public walkway between the two but this was not developed enough to be realistic. We have not had time to discuss this into the depth that it needs to be so have decided to disband our group.
To conclude, this project has been quite successful and I have learned a lot about group living designing and have found it interesting to try and determine where the line should be drawn between shared spaces and private areas. If I were to develop this design further I would re-think the facade of my design and see if I can develop something more elegant and overall more aesthetically pleasing.
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Civic Centred
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I wanted to create a landmark with my building; something that the citizens of Tynemouth can be proud of and enjoy. Due to this I decided to use the disused swimming pool site due to its own landmark qualities. The site is very dramatic and proud amongst its surroundings but has lost its attraction due to cheap holidays now being readily available. This of course means less people will
have summer holidays in England due to its weather. The site has since been filled in with sand and stones as a failed attempt to bring life to the site. Although not successful this gave me initial idea for the design of my building which is to try and replicate the idea of a stone soaring from the water such as the ones seen in the picture to the left. Elegant yet strong and proud in they’re
environment this would make a great starting point for my design. The site has great 180 degree views of the ocean and surrounding cliffs and beaches. This will ensure that the building will have the best views possible from most if not all its separate areas.
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I started my design by separating my it into three buildings one for government use and two for leisure activities. It soon became clear that it would be much more effective having just one big building where both uses of the buildings can overlap. I decided in the end to have a small cinema located in the basement of the building as well as a rock climbing wall that is present on the inside and outside of the building. The rock climbing wall is also split in two allowing people on the ground floor not only to see the climbers but also out to sea. The interior of my design is very much open plan through out. This allows for the design to be very open and efficient with no space wasted.
The large central lobby again adds to this idea and allows people on different levels to interact with each other. This also allows south light to enter into every floor of the building. The movement with in the building is very efficient with a central stair / lift column that runs through the entirety of the building. The building is split into different activities on each floor. The basement is used for the leisure activities and changing facilities. The ground floor is a general reception / waiting area with interview rooms on each side. The first floor contains offices and a central mayoral suite where as the second floor holds the debating chamber. Located at the top of the building is a sky bar with 360 degree views.
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N - S Elevation (1:100)
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Sky Bar
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Feedback This project was my most enjoyable of the year as I decided quite early exactly what I wanted to achieve with my design and knew the sort of style and appearance I wanted it to have. Due to this I had much more time to develop and refine my building to a stage that I am happy with and I believe this is my best project so far. Most of the feedback that I had was very positive and although my design is not very sensitive to the site it was well understood that it was my intention for my building to stand out from its surroundings. 1. It was suggested that some of my interior spaces are quite awkward due to the shape of the building and some suggestions were made to address this. I found when tying to use these suggestions that there is simply not enough room to integrate them. For instance it was suggested that the toilet block next to the debating room could be brought away from the edge and put in the middle with movement either side. This is not possible as the platform just isn’t big enough.
2. Another suggestion was to integrate the path leading to the building with the steps of the pool. I liked this suggestion and would be quite happy to integrate this into my proposal.
3. There was an idea given that perhaps I could integrate a water feature into the ground floor such as glazing into the pool or a waterfall which I believe could both be added quite successfully.
4. My plans were slightly unclear on my presentation and I think this was mainly due to the background that didn’t print that well. To address this I have taken away the background and they are now just presented on plain white pages.
To conclude I believe this project has been my most success yet and I have enjoyed it very much. The brief was one that I found I could easily engage with and I feel that I have made the most out of my time and been quite efficient with its execution. If I were to develop anything more in this design it would be to develop some of the interior spaces more and make it more theatrical with water features etc...
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Crossover
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The site we have chosen for the project is site one which is located where the Sheffield ski village used to be. The site itself lies beneath the mountain bike trail and has links to the industrial sites nearby. The site has various access points which we will use in our design to draw people into our building. One idea is to create a route linking to the mountain bike track which will continue through
our site and around the building. This will allow people to spectate the cycling as they walk towards the building and create an interaction between various activities. The current route into the Ski village is through an industrial estate, so as part of our design we will create various entrance points around the site to allow for ease of access to the building from all directions around the city.
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The roof of the the central hub The central hub ing facilities and
structure acts as a covering for protecting it from the elements. includes a Cafe space, changviews of the bike racing below.
The route through the building runs beneath and either side of the central hub allowing for spectators to view the race from all areas.
The cycle storage runs along the entirety of the walkways of our design holding approximately 1000 bikes. This works by the bikes slotting into groves created by the structure. The grips hold the tire in place and allows for a simple process of just padlocking the bike to the railing to secure it.
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Feedback This was a group project which was not the easiest to manage or share the work load easily. I am quite capable with 3d modelling so I did all of the 3d images seen which accounts for all of the work shown with exception to the hand drawn images. Apart from this I did feel we designed the project as a group and very successfully. I am very happy with our design and I feel it uses the site very well and in a very interactive way. The primary respects to a
goal was to create an interactive building mountain bike track which has been accomplished
I have not received the feedback for this project to reflect on it so I will use feedback from fellow
with well.
in time students.
1. It was suggested that perhaps the changing facilities would not be ample for the amount of people visiting which is a fair point but it is very hard to know how many people would use the building.
2. Perhaps the roofing could be further developed in the way of closing bits off to ensure some areas keep dry etc....
To conclude I think the design is very interesting and is a very fun and exciting solution to the brief. The building is perhaps a bit unrealistic in areas such as spans and the amount of timber used. Overall I think it is a good proposal even with this in mind.
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Theory Essay Discuss how the interrelationship between people and their homes develops through time. It is an emotionally based and meaningful relationship between dwellers and their dwelling places.” He is trying to demonstrate how important this relationship is by stating that we begin to form emotions towards dwellings making them very significant to us. I would argue that perhaps you could go one step further and say this relationship acts to personify the home and make it part of the family in a sense.
To answer this question I will first look into the idea of what, “home” means to people and look at how this changes and develops throughout someone’s life starting from childhood and ending with the elderly. I will base my thoughts around theories I find relative to this discussion as well as share my own ideas and theories surrounding the subject matter. With in my discussion I will look at key themes such as personal relationships, ownership and spatial identity. I will endeavour to relate to multiple cultures with in my discussion but will mainly focus on western ideas and theories of the home to ensure I can keep this discussion focused on ideas I can easily relate too. Dovey describes home as being, “best conceived of as a kind of relationship between people and their environment.
For a child the idea of home can be quite similar to that of an adult. A child will see home as being a safe place to explore and a place for being with family. These ideas will also be shared by an adult but will develop, as they become the primary care giver. Where as a child will feel safe at home through their parent’s actions the adult will feel an obligation to provide that safety to the child. Using the words of Pallasmaa, “Perhaps our homes of adulthood are an unconscious search for the lost home of childhood” we can begin to understand why the home is so strongly connected to our idea of a safe environment. Another example where Pallasmaa’s words are relevant is the idea of when a child ages, there home begins to shrink around them as their perspective changes. This I believe is partly responsible for our want for more and bigger spaces with in our home as to regain
this lost space from childhood. This perspective change is not the sole cause for this but perhaps does explain some claustrophobic tendencies between people and their homes. One of the primary uses of home for a small child is that of an education tool, home is where we first learn how to walk up stairs, where we learn how to walk and run this is something that is lost over time as the child’s need of their home changes. Home is not only where we learn skills of life but the psychologically associated ideas of belonging, identity along with many others that hep form our characteristics and interests. I believe that at this age the home holds a parental role furthering the idea that we personify our homes. As a child starts to go through being a teenager this relationship changes again. The home starts to become less appreciated as the child’s interests start to grow further than the home into the world around them. This is not to say that the child does not need the idea of home as it remains a stable beacon for them, but it does becomes less important to them as they start to interact with that which lies outside its boundaries. This I see as a problem that does not only occur with teenagers but is much more widely spread as perhaps the home is not appreciated to the point that it should be and we
need to step back and start to see it as more than just shelter. Customisation of our home begins at the age where we start to draw our own interests. This starts as mainly being localised to a bedroom where a child displays items to make this space a reflection of themselves and their character. This idea develops over time as through age this display of items increases to eventually rupture the boundaries of the bedroom to that of the home in its entirety as the person will eventually move out of the family home. Rapoport illustrates this idea by writing, “Furnishings and mementos play a major role in communication of identity and status. They help take possession of space and reflect people’s lives - travels, experiences, places lived, family ties. These mementos turn a house into a home.” This takes me onto my next topic, which is ownership. The relationship between a person and their home changes when they move into a house that they own as suddenly they are not simply borrowing or renting a space but owning one. The home now suddenly becomes much more to that person as the home in its entirety is under their control. Homes are for most people the biggest investment that a person will ever make; this will lead to greater appreciation to the home as an object, strengthening the relationship between the two. At this stage the home also becomes something of a symbol of someone’s wealth and social status. Fuhrer & Kaiser describe the home as, “an extension of the self through places.” Using this idea the home is used as a tool to further someone’s image in the eyes of their peers. This idea is arguably just a product of human nature and democracy as generally speaking the more money and power one holds the nicer the home they
live will be. This is purely looking at the home as a physical object and is in no way saying that someone with a more expensive house experiences a better experience of ‘the home.’ Through time a person will experience multiple relationships with people with their own ideas of home. If a couple decide to live together does their idea of home change? Both parties will now have to experience the idea of sharing a home where both have equal influence with in it. This will most definitely change the relationship and will develop what that person’s idea of home is. Dovey describes home as, “a series of connections between people and their world” Under this idea of the home a relationship between two sharing a home does not endanger their relationship to that home as it is simply another ‘connection’ within it. When people start to get into old age the relationship between them and their homes changes significantly. The home changes from a place of relaxation from work to a place where one will spend most of their time. In a way home for the elderly shares attributes to that of a child’s, as home although comforting can be frustrating to interact with. Oswald recognises this connection where he theorises that, “A child’s home environment can be secure, supportive, and self-affirming, yet at the same time disruptive, frustrating or frightening. This is especially true in later life: an elder’s home might be a comforting, familiar place despite the fact that it is becoming burdensome to maintain and unsafe (and therefore a source of anxiety).” Due to this it is common that people will downsize to a smaller, more manoeuvrable house. Furthering from the idea of using furnishings as a way of reflecting ourselves in our homes, the elderly take this idea to a
new level. Commonly you will find many ornamental objects and pictures in their homes with the inclusion of my own grand parents. These items serve as reminders of celebrations and achievements to that person. This clearly shows that home is used as extension of ourselves, an idea that grows clearer through age. To conclude, the relationship between people and their homes develops in many ways over time whether this is through their experience of that home or through its value to the person. The home is many things to many different people and their perception of the idea of home will change through out their lives due to what their basic needs are which change drastically through age. The relationship between people and the home will always be important to those fortunate to have one and I believe develops mainly through the people that you choose to share it with. Refrences: Dovey, K, Home and Homelessness in Altman, I. and Werner, C. M. (eds.) Home Environments, New York and London: Plenum Press, 1985, pp. 33-64. Pallasmaa, U, Space and Image in Andrej Tarkovsky’s Hostalghia. Focus Yearbook of the Faculty of Architecture, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, 1992, pp. 13-14. Rapopart, A, House Form and Culture, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1969 Rapopart, A, ‘Thinking about Home Environments: A Conceptual Framework’ in Altman, I and Werner, C.M. (eds.), Home Environments, New York and London: Plenum Press, 1985, pp. 255-286. Fuhrer, U. & Kaiser, F. G, Bindung an das Zuhause: Die emotionalen Ursachen [Attachment to the home place: The emotional bases]. Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 1992, pp. 105-118. Oswald, F, & Wahl, H, Dimensions of the meaning of home. In G. D. Rowles & H. Chaudhury (Eds.), Home and Identity in Late Life: International Perspectives, New York: Springer, 2005, pp. 21-45.
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Technology Structural Analysis, Detailing and Green Ratings of Youth Foyer
Name: Dominic Davies Student Number: 120052046 Module: ARC 2009 Technology Project: Living On The Edge Site: Ouseburn, Newcastle !
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This diagram shows all of the components that make up my building. I chose to do a blockwork construction as it is very simple and cheap to erect. It also allowed me to use the very impressive “OPTIM – R” insulation allowing me to achieve very low u values for my construction. A simple brick slip system could then be fixed on to the exterior of the insulation. As the insulation lies on the outside of the brickwork and not in a cavity it is much easier to achieve a complete covering to the building where insulation can run under the foundations. This means that cold bridging should not occur any where with in the design. The Parapet includes an insulative block to ensure cold bridging also cannot occur at the parapet. I chose a cold deck roof similarly for its ease of construction. This construction also allows the insulation to be uninterrupted. The roof is covered with a waterproof layer, which ensures that no water can intrude into the construction. Similarly a damp proof membrane is used to protect the insulation in the walls and floor. The windows I have chosen to use are made from carbon fiber, which allow them to have very low u values. Insulation is rapped around the frame to ensure that there are cold bridges between the window and the insulation.
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Every aspect of the construction within my design has an A+ rating with exception to my floor, which has a disappointing rating of a D. Changing the construction of this may allow me to have an A+ rating throughout my building and is worth researching in the future.
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Year Design Report
This years design module has been very enjoyable and I have improved the quality of my work enormously. I have started to really engage with my designs and experimented with 3d modelling and rendering software of which is very evident in this portfolio. I have started to define a style of designing but have tried to keep my designs varied to deepen my appreciation for different styles. My projects on the whole have improved over the year which can be seen in the marks that I have received. I believe this shows that I have steadily improved over the year and look forward to improving further next year. I particularly engaged with the Civic Centred project as this brief allowed me to design a building with which I am quite interested, being a public building. I tried to produce a theatrical and iconic building which to some extend I have achieved. Not everything has come so easily this year though, at the start of the year I found that the technical drawings I was producing were of quite a poor quality and really did not exhibit my designs for what they are. I am pleased to say that I have managed to improve these drawings and have replaced all of them. At times throughout the year I have noticed that I have lacked focus with my end goal of the design and this did inhibit my work by reducing the time I had to develop my ideas. Overall I feel that I have performed well throughout the year and have improved in all aspects of the profession. Next year I will look to improve my presentation skills aesthetically and in verbal presentations.
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All images and text in this document have been created by Dominic Davies unless otherwise stated with exception to the hand drawings shown in the Crossover project. Dominic Davies
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