AA Interview Extended Portfolio 2023

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Architectural Portfolio

Gemmie Wimolrat Poolsiri Part 1 BA (Hons) in Architecture

Personal Project 2021

Contents

A Manufactured Spa Town Market/Playground

New Walk Library

Monument to Waste

Portfolio Design Publication

Third Year Project:A Manufacted Spa Town 2021 RIBA PRESIDENT BRONZE MEDAL NOMINATION FOSTER + PARTNER PRIZE https://www.presidentsmedals.com/Entry-58161
Filtering the Site: Water from the River Eye located on site (Fig. 8) has been collected and filtered with sand, gravel, charcoal and filtered paper (Fig. 1,2,3) then tested for chemical and quality analysis (right).

‘Spa architecture’ is the collective term for the genre of buildings that provide facilities for the spa function: buildings connected to the curative waters, and buildings for sociability, leisure and pleasure that originated with the European spa phenomenon. Spa buildings, social buildings, promenades and gardens had a close relationship with nature, and together they form a healing landscape. The Great SpaTowns of Europe were established, and thus evolved, as healing environments. https://www.greatspatownsofeurope.eu/the-great-spa-towns/anatomy-of-a-great-spa/urban-ensemble-ofthe-spa-town?item=93aed3bd-7867-42f1-ad87-f5459fc3df1c

Urban ensemble of an European Spa Town: A research looking into cultural spaces in this case, a traditional European spa town. Traditionally, a town requires 7 urban elements shown above in order to be recognised as a spa town. This research is done in order to understand the existing cultural spaces in order to challenge it.

X. Dining Halls XI. Dining Tables IX. Ball Rooms V. VII. VI. VIII. VIII. Curist Fountains VII. Healing/ Sacred Spaces VI. Treatment Rooms II. V. Colonnades I. III. IV. IV. Spring outlets and Pavillions 1 2 3 III. Holy Wells II. Pump Rooms and Drinking Halls I. Baths XXIX. Places of XXVIII. Church XXVII. Monastries 7 IX. XI. X. XII. XXVIII. XXIX. Spaces for general socialising, gaming and other leisure activities. Private spaces within discrete zones to form an urban spa quarter XXV. Lodging Houses XXIV. Inns XXIII. Villas XXII. Hotels XXI.Casinos XX. Theatre XIX. Gaming XVIII. Opera/ Concert Halls XVII. Seats XV. Refreshment XIV. Gravelled Paths XIII. English Gardens XII. Assembly Rooms XXVI. Roman Temples XXVI. Roman Temples Watering Places Water Cure Facility Assembly, Halls and Balls Curated Greenery Diversions Accomodation Religious Buildings and Facilities Buildings next to ‘curative waters’ Buildings as part of ‘taking the cure’ Social Facilities, building for leisure and pleasure Places for therapeutic exercise, leisure and pleasure. Facilities that accommodate the spiritual and healing 4 5 6 XIV. XIII. XV. XVII. XIX. XVIII. XX. XXI. XXIII. XXII. XXIV. XXV. XXVII. XXVI. IV. Spring outlets and Pavillions III. Holy Wells II. Pump Rooms and Drinking Halls I. Baths VIII. Curist Fountains VII. Healing/ Sacred Spaces VI. Treatment Rooms V. Colonnades X. Dining Halls XI. Dining Tables IX. Ball Rooms XII. Assembly Rooms XVII. Seats XV.Refreshment XIV. Gravelled Paths XIII. English Gardens XXI.Casinos XX. Theatre XIX. Gaming XVIII. Opera/ Concert Halls XXV. Lodging Houses XXIV. Inns XXIII. Villas XXII. Hotels XXIX. Places of Worship XXVIII. Church XXVII. Monastries 1 1 2 2 3 5 6 7 3 4 5 6 7
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Sensory Displacement, Key Components of a New Spa Town: Noise and organic growth were the two key components explored in order to create a manufactured spa town. John Cage’s 4”33’ was analysed through devices to explore phenomenology in a different way.

Materiality: Salt was picked to explore different materiality to break out of traditional ‘spa-architecture.’ This was key later on in order to develop the construction of the building.

A Manufactured Spa Town: The building becomes an extension of the train station, where one side tries to reflect phenomenology of the surrounding through devices and while perserving the traditional spa baths. The other is an infastructure that provides more room for train station users’. These combined components aim to create a spa town in this technological age.

Second Year Project: Market/Playground 2021

Juxtaposition: A scheme that juxtaposed a child’s space with an indoor market. This collage was made to explore spatial arrangement. Modular Construction: The market is made up of modular structure. Therefore, the market could be easily expanded as it gets more popular. Juxtaposition: A scheme that juxtaposed a child’s space with an indoor market. This collage was made to explore spatial arrangement.

Customisation: The stalls in the market also uses the same concept of modular structure. Therefore, each stall could be easily expanded as there is more/less stock.

Back of House: As site is surrounded by water. It is important to consider the back of house carefully. A delivery track is put in to enable logistic in the market. Timber and Universal Beam Construction: The market is made up of modular structure. Therefore, the market could be easily expanded as it gets more popular.

Experience-based: As part of the design process, each map were made between each concept for the building. This was then transferred spatially with user experience first. Rather than the other way around.

Second Year Project: New Walk Library 2020

First Year Project: Monument to Waste 2020

Building is rubbish , rubbish is building: My rubbish was analysed then rearranged. This is to reflect how much waste is thrown away.

Parasitic Relationship: Site is located near Leicester Outdoor Market, therefore there is food waste thrown away everyday. This building acts like a parasite, displaying the waste from the market, thrown away by users to show importance of waste on the planet.

Ever-changing: This installation is ever changing with weather and users. Recycling Centre: The space is divided into three parts for different kind of waste. Model is made from waste from orange wrapping. Portfolio Design: Steven Holl’s Pamphlet Architecture Competition 2022 Co - graphic designed a portfolio for Dr. George Themistokleous 2022

Publication: Architecture and Culture Volume Nine Issue Four

“Dismantling the face: Dismantling the Face: Faciality and Architectural Space in the Age of ‘Control Societies’” 2022

Co - graphic designed a layout for Dr. George Themistokleous 2022

Travelling Archive: This exhibition aims to engage Milton Keynians to engage with the past ideals of the city. I was part of the team that helps design the poster, curate the exhibition. Furthermore, we engaged in the bench designs and archive photos.

Curation of ‘Archive-opia’, a pop-up exhibition in Milton Keynes Urban Fabric Architects 2022

Above: Designed by Bo Mahaddie (AA)
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Wiki-Pavilion, Modular Construction: Design taken from WiKiHouse, an open source project. The Wiki-Pavilion is a zero-carbon, laser cut building, that is easily constructed and demolished.
St Paul’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities School Urban Fabric Architects 2023

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