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Work Samples 2008-2014

Facade Tests

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YEAR 2008-11 UoS//BA b.

In order to establish Birmingham as one of the most dynamic, diverse and European cities in UK, the brief called for a cultural cinema centre. The structure acts as a cultural magnet and focal point of intangible Cultural Heritage and oral history.

Facade tests were established in order to create a dynamic envelope for a significant structure, provide shade and attract the general public’s interest.

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Model of origami folds tested on a facade b. interior view of interactive exhibition c. 1:20 detailed section through timber facade

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e. timber facade elevation f. timber facade night view render g. model and detail section of origami facade

d. conceptual interior of one of the projection rooms Software used: Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator

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Year in Practice YEAR 2011-2012

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During my year in practice I was given the chance to work alongside architects, engineers and draftsmen on a variety of projects.

My duties included preparation of drawings sketches of the external envelope and working drawings, CAD modelling in Autodesk Revit, attending meetings with the clients , interior design (materials, furniture, colours, lighting), renderings of the final design on Autodesk 3ds Max Design and editing using Adobe Photoshop, site visits and analysis to create a toposurface model, edited and copied final drawings for the planning submissions.

a. exterior residence rendering b. exterior residence rendering c. private residence interior d. interior of residential development

f. 1:100 section through commercial development

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g. external render of the commercial development on site h. external rendering of private residence

e. external commercial development render Software used: Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, 3DStudioMax

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Concrete Testings

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YEAR 2012-2013 MSA//MArch

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In group of 4 the aim was to explore the properties of concrete by making and per mutation.

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Using coding in Grasshopper plug-in for Rhino, we looked at ways of mutating concrete using fabric form work. Initial tests with different concrete mixes and reinforcements were established.

Out of trial and error processes, the learning outcomes were enriched and the final product was a public piece of furniture out of fabric form work (cotton) lined with a lace pattern quite apparent on the final form.

a. Rhino and grasshopper model of potential fabric form work forms

f. concrete public seating cast into a fabric form-work

b. initial form-work tests

g. photo of the finished product

c. initial concrete mix model tests d. attaching fabric formwork onto ply panels

h. close-up of the seating surface with lace pattern imprinted onto concrete

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e. top view of the finished product

Software used: Rhino, Grasshopper

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Prototypes & Assemblies

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YEAR 2012-2013 MSA//MArch

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In recent years, society is facing great economic hardships which make the need for autonomy, survival and symbiosis even more imperative. This proposal suggested reverting to cottage industry, specifically food production thus satisfying one of the fundamental human needs, nutrition.

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The research involved a series of tests in Grasshopper, using a roof panels pattern placed on top of crops cultivation environments which would allow sunlight and ventilation through the structure only if specific parameters of humidity and temperature met. A model using Arduino technology was then manufactured to test the panel in real conditions.

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Sem of starch grains in cells of a bean from jack bean plant

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Rolex building by SANAA

a. diagram showing how warm air flows get extracted through the opening while cold air flows inside b. detailed roof panel axonometric diagram showing components c. Further roof structure development

d. internal cooking workshop visualisation

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e. top view of the site f. 3d rendering of one of the spaces containing the pulses crops

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Setting out the principles for a brief site plan. The holes will be used as the green space where the crops will be cultivated. Precedents: Rolex Centre By SANAA and the cell shapes of starches inside a jack bean plant.

g. external visual h. final Arduino circuit interactive model

Software used: Rhino, Grasshopper, Autodesk Revit, Arduino, Processing

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Cyprus Architects Association

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Summer Workshop

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YEAR 2013

The main task of this workshop, in Paphos, Cyprus, was the planning and the manufacture of a multiple usage public street furniture of urban equipment for the city of Paphos. The workshop was hosted by Neapolis University for 9 days. It included the design of the prototype using BIM and parametric modelling, detailing, material sourcing and collection, testing, fabrication, final assembly and documentation.

My main duties included photography, assembly assistance, video production and editing.

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Final assembly trailer found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Y6PsUfkF8

f. a. initial sketches b. wooden panel bending tests

f. final structure assembled g. photo of detail

d. detail of structure

h. photo of final model showing how bicycles can be stored

e. detail of timber panels

i. final image of public furniture in use

c. Assembling process

Software used: Rhino, Grasshopper, Adobe Premier pro, Adobe Photoshop

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Media Vita

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National Trust Garden Pavilion YEAR 2013-2014 MSA//MArch

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The brief asked for a design of micro-passive pavilion , a single space structure both functioning as a shelter but also accessible and educational; adaptable and capable of rapid prototyping and off site manufacture as an exemplar architectural intervention for a public site, in memory of the centenary from WWI. The structure mimics the concentric circles, of radio waves which is translated in structure as a series of layers. Grasshopper plugin for Rhino was used .to create a digital parametric model in order to finalise the form of the structure.

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video presentation presented to national trust committee found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-CsuUQ-VQs&list=UUPPdVFrSOqRHnizVAky6j8w

a. structure makes use of the dowel joint

d. photo montage of the structures use

b. rendered op view of the c (100) shaped structure

e. on site rendering

c. Photo detail of the final model showing the dowel joint

g. laser cut model out of 1.2mm softwood

f. interior render

Software used: Rhino, Grasshopper, Adobe Premier pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

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The Sentry National Trust WWI pavilion YEAR 2013-2014 MSA//MArch d.

The Sentry, a group project, is a relative tall and slim structure of modular construction. It was one of the 5 structures which were fabricated and assembled on site at Dunham Massey as centenary memorial of WWI pavilions. The interactive periscope structure was designed in such way so that complex components such as the rotating base could be fabricated off site and on site assembled.

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video presentation presented to national trust committee found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw-FlY-KLjw&list=UUPPdVFrSOqRHnizVAky6j8w

a, d, h, j. Structure assembled on site at Dunham Massey b. model of final structure c. Varnishing of the components

e. laser etched sponsors on component f. base assembly on site g. top mirror of periscope structure i. The sentry design render

Software used: Google Sketchup Pro, Adobe Premier pro, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw

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DREAMCATC Dream Pavilion

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We sleep on average eight hours a day, around two thousand six hundred hours a year. About a third of a lifespan is spent sleeping and dreaming.

When we dream we access the unconscious part of our brain. Dreams can be memories, fantasies, fears, or a chance to unlock our imagination and creativity.

When we wake our dreams become a memory, lost somewhere in our unconscious. Most people struggle to remember the exact details of their dreams, if at all.

competition

YEAR 2013-2014 MSA//MArch

• Form inspired by • Multiple layers of - outside co - middle su - core unco • Creates shadier e • Further level of o • Glulam Timber

EXTERNAL SHELL

We visualise DREAMCATCHER as a place to lay, away from the busy lives we live. Lying inside a visual network of our complex mind, it is a place for people to relax and reconnect with those lost ‘memories’ of the unconscious world.

The design is inspired by the imagery of the neurotransmitter signals of the brain and the web like characteristics of a dreamcatcher.

The brief’s objective was to design a temporary, free standing, transportable and contemporary showcase Pavilion to be installed at the Museum Gardens, London.

• Glulam Timber

THE CORE

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Dreamcatchers

were believed to catch good dreams and filter out the bad.

DREAMCATCHER is a more modern interpretation of this story. The neuroweb is a place that catches the dreams and memories lost in the unconscious in the way that the feathers of a dreamcatcher guide the dream to the sleeping person below. The pavilion provides an environment to focus on remembering and re-living.

The design is inspired by the imagery of the neurotransmitter signals of the brain and the web-style characteristics of a dream-catcher.

Neuro web is the place which captures the dreams and memories lost in the unconscious in a way that the feathers of a dream-catcher guide the dream to the sleeping person below. The pavilion provides an environment to focus on remembering and reliving.

• The core of the e • Unconsciousnes • The synapse

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• Electro Lumines

NEURO WEB

• Generated from activity of the brain • Manipulation of • Lying state to exp surroundings

GROUND SURFACE

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e. a. diagram showing the interior surface

d. section showing usage of structure

b. detailed diagram showing structure components

e. internal visualisation

c. diagram showing external skin

g. structure ation on site

f. night view on site visualis-

Software used: Rhino, Grasshopper, 3DSMax, Adobe Photoshop

Complexity of br Dreamcatcher el Distortion of the EL wire enhance Experiencing the

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• Inflatable Bed

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Thesis

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Dubai Architecture School YEAR 2013-2014 MSA//MArch c.

Following research in Dubai’s climate, optimal massing configuration for such climates and traditional architecture further experimentations using clay on a 1:200 model were made in order to explore the massing and porosity of the structure.

The site is quite long and narrow thus providing the building a lineary shape. The main circulation runs along the timber louver screen.

Use of wind tower as a modern way of cooling down a building. At the base of each wind tower a water pool element cools down air draughts. Water is sourced from the creek nearby, filtered and pumped into the pools in order to tackle water scarcity in the area. The building on its own can be used as a learning tool from students for future Dubai developments. a. external rendering view from the creek b, c. massing experimental models d. internal rendering of top storey used as a restaurant

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e. external view of green-space used as student exhibition area f. internal view of the central water element g. sketch - photo montage of timber screen facade h. external rendering

Software used: Rhino, 3DSMax, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Revit, Microstation

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