Hugo James Hickey - Portfolio Extracts by Hugo James Hickey

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contents < 2013 / 2014 >

< 00 > cv / resume

DESCRIPTION:

> Brief account of education, qualifications and professional experience.

< 01 > drawing

media: time:

hand + digital drawing 2014 - 2016

DESCRIPTION: > Central to the experience of the graduate programme has been the refined development of a specific process which I use to work. Either hand drawn sketches or digital iteration drawings of the same sort are behind every design I have completed in the last number of years. That is why I am providing this opening chapter as it is such a large part of my work and education.

< 02 > undergraduate design project brief: project: course: time: location:

black box theatre underground theatre of realism architectural design studio jan 2015 - may 2015 college of environmental design - uc berkeley, california, usa

< 2014 / 2015 >

< 03 > geometric fire pit

brief: steel cube project: geometric firepit + barbeque course: construction tech time: april 2015 location: college of environmental design - uc berkeley, california, usa DESCRIPTION: > The brief for this project was open to a certain level of interpretation despite some very clear requirements: - material specified as steel only - object must be of cubic proportions - the item must have a function of some sort

< 04 > national assembly of architecture ucd extension for ucd school of architecture project: national assembly of architecture, ucd course: architectural design studio time: november 2015 location: ucd school of architecture and environmental policy ucd, dublin, ireland

< 2015 / 2016 > < 06 > dissertation

brief: title:

graduate research paper exploring the history of architectural proposals to link dublin's railway stations

course: time: location:

M.arch dissertation sept 2015 - jan 2016 school of architecture, planning and environmental policy, ucd

< 07 > graduate thesis

brief:

graduate thesis

title:

< DNA > dublin network architecture

sub:

an architectural proposal to provide for tomorrow's mass transit in dublin's city centre while conserving the historic and cultural districts in the context of global climate change and conflict.

course: time: location:

M.arch dissertation sept 2015 - jan 2016 school of architecture, planning and environmental policy, ucd, ireland

brief:

DESCRIPTION: > The brief for this project was accompanied by a site plan, demarcating a site on the quadrangle of the current school. After initially proposing a conservative scheme responding to the briefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements, along with the rest of the students, we were then informed (with a week to go) that the project was intended as a pre-thesis conceptual exercise - so I redesigned it accordingly.

< 05 > underground theatre - san francisco brief: project: course: time: location:

black box theatre underground theatre of realism architectural design studio jan 2015 - may 2015 college of environmental design - uc berkeley, california, usa

<00> cv / resume experience > education > skills > interests experience > position: employer: time: location:

architectural designer gilsanz murray steficek nov 2013 - oct 2014 [1 year] 129 West 27th Street, New York, NY, usa

position: employer: time: location:

forensic engineering intern nyc department of buildings may 2013 - aug 2013 [4 Months] 280 broadway, New York, Ny, usa

position: employer: time: location:

resettlement design advisor intersocial consulting sept 2012 - oct 2012 [2 months] addis ababa, ethiopia oromiya region, genji woreda

DESCRIPTION:

Building Envelope Design Consultants:

forensic engineering unit [feu] investigative engineering unit:

land access, resettlement, stakeholder engagement, social assessment, livelihoods

My services included:

> Working alongside R.A. and P.E. subject matter experts at all stages of construction through maintenance and demolition from large to smallscale urban projects > Implementing administrative and legislative analysis and survey of Brooklyn Navy Yard into format for DOB Commissioner and Mayors office > Participating in a team-based environment on deadlines in emergency situations (such as 5 Alarm fires and Emergency Demolitions from Hurricane Sandy) with OEM, NYPD, FDNY, City Hall and Army Corps > Preparation of analytical sketches for use in official reports on emergencies and incidents requiring the skills of structural engineers > Visits and evaluation of 'substantially damaged' buildings caused by Super-storm Sandy prior to demolition, issuance of Commissioners orders, Emergency Declarations, servicing access databases > Received training in NYC Building Code, Zoning Reso lution, plan examination, retaining walls, eleva tors and local law facade inspection > Structural and administrative analysis of exca vation sites and impact on adjacent structures

> Worked with town planners and community liaison officers at the opening stages of a rural resettlement to facilitate construction of a gold mine close to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia > Recommended suitable replacement or improvement architecture through the study of existing units and proposed designs by local contractors

My services included: > The design of metal and glass curtain walls > storefront system design > The design of masonry, stone, precast concrete and specialty cladding systems > Point-supported glazing systems > Facade repair, restoration, overcladding and LL11 inspections > Energy Code compliance analysis > Structural thermal bridging solutions > Wind pressure analysis > Leak investigations > Facade and roof inspections > Envelope and materials testing > use of suspended and supported scaffolding > Peer Review

skills >

school: course: time: location:

university COLLEGE DUBLIN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE m.arch 2014 - 2016 berkeley, california, usa

professor: john tuomey, hugh campbell, emmett scanlon, laurence lord school: course: time: location:

university of california, berkeley college of environmental design m.arch > transfer/ea programme 2015 berkeley, california, usa

professor: darrell fields

bim programs: autocad rhino 3d sketchup pro CINEMA 4D arc gis mapping

visualisation: kerkythea maxwell rhino v-ray [sketchup]

models: laser cutting metalwork 3d printing woodwork

architectural: sketching black and white photography hand drafting

interests > OTHER: FRENCH italian travel food aircraft BOATS

education >

sport: sailing rugby

graphics: photoshop indesign illustrator WORDPRESS WEBDESIGN

school: course: time: location:

university COLLEGE DUBLIN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE B.Sc. arch 2010 - 2013 belfield, dublin 4, ireland

professor: Michael pike, will diamond, john parker school: course: time: location:

blackrock college secondary school lvl.8 / high school diploma 2005 - 2010 blackrock, co.dublin, ireland

professional experience forensic engineering + Masterplanning > architecture + inspection forensic Engineering + masterplanning >

selected projects: world financial centre winter garden / staten island - hurricane sandy fallout demolitions / willets point 'chop shop' inspection and enforcement / brooklyn naval yard survey / coney island astro tower demolition / 2nd ave subway controlled explosions / five alarm fires

architecture + inspection >

selected projects: 388 Bridge st / carnegie hall / world financial centre / 215 christie st / 1110 park ave / chelsea skybox / 1 north 4th place / 1107 broadway / 56 leonard st / 510 madison ave / 737 park ave / 164 kent ave / 150 charles st / 218 w 35th st / 535 park ave

<01> drawing design process description > media: time:

abstraction >

hand + digital drawing 2014 - 2016

large hand renderings >

digital tectonics / assembly drawings >

digital iterations >

industrial design sketches >

transport design sketches >

<02> undergraduate design project uc dublin > architectural design studio composite design description > The primary concern that this project aims to adress is to create a college capable of acting as a social hub in its context, a building full of light and space and with modern technology to change the face of community education in the city. A learning space like this would serve as a transparent public facility, like a train station or an airport, designed to deal with large movements of people in both the direction of the city and the port while at the same time providing facilities designed to allow for escape from the city.

The college is a new place for people to leave the sprawl of the inner city with its cars and tight spaces so they can hang out between rows of high trees which screen out the city, go read a book in the library, take a walk on one of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only accessible green roofs or have a peak into the artisan workshops. To create another standard brick and concrete structure on a retail base, with a facade that hides the ugliness of what is being stored inside, and a glass box library on top would not answer the urban requirements of this place. This college in North Wall is a very alive urban experience, a pedestrian street with a small scale restaurant and retail which serves cutomers day and night; all year round. The surroundings are defined by high trees and modern architecture.

The site for the proposed building is located in North Wall, North Dublin. Althought the area has been redeveloped , it still retains its unique character and mainly working class population. The building scale of the area to the north is mainly two- and three-storey residential with very few amenities, none of which are in good condition. Separated from these areas by the park (site) is the newly developed IFSC. With many eight-storey modern apartment and office blocks, restaurants and bars, this quarter caters for young professionals. The juxtaposition could not be more contrastinga run-down yet characterful local community living cheek by jowl with â&#x20AC;&#x153;yuppiedomâ&#x20AC;?. I believe the site has the ability and potential to bridge these two communties if designed carefully and cleverly. As it is now, the green space only acts to exaggerate the social and economical differences between two communities that might otherwise have a lot to offer eachother.

visualisation of entrance from north >

mixed use diagram of learning spaces >

concept sketches >

<02> undergraduate design project uc dublin > architectural design studio composite design description > The structure is the architecture. The college is a modern factory made up of a family of concrete slabs, deployed as floor plates, with large structural columns and ramps. The locations and form of these elements result from a series of forces acting upon each other, a complex overlapping of site and building requirements, combined with program choices and the aspiration to both integrate with the IFSC and to formulate is beginning across the street from the social housing. The columns are the way they are because of a number

interior renders >

of reasons. In order to preserve the horizontality of the floors, the columns branch out from inside, the same way a treeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s branches are hidden by its canopies. They are irregular and appear random so that no vertical order is observed which wou;d take away from the horizontal language of the architecture.

elevations of west, east, south and north facades >

sections drawn at 1:25 and 1:10 >

<03> geometric fire pit uc berkeley > construction / technology description > brief: steel cube project: geometric firepit + barbeque course: construction tech time: april 2015 location: college of environmental design - uc berkeley, california, usa

DESCRIPTION: > The brief for this project was open to a certain level of interpretation despite some very clear requirements: - material specified as steel only - object must be of cubic proportions - the item must have a function of some sort It was decided early on, that given the strength, cost and long lasting nature of the material being used, it made sense to build something of considerable use.

process:

operation / use:

> Hand sketches and accurate computer models were used as the principal means of testing ideas and concepts throughout each stage of the project. Geometry was an essential part of the design brief, and with the limited equipment and materials available to us in college, we went out to seek some help with the design from a couple of blacksmiths in San Francisco.

> the design of this piece was influenced by the advice of consultant chef and blacksmith.

With the help of a Blacksmith turned Chef, and his old apprentice, we got to work on a simple but sleek design. The steps taken were as follows: -

accurate computer model built 1/8” steel sourced locally shear cutting of steel at local mill welding together of 8 main structural pieces plus attachments

Although costly, 1/8” steel was probably the minimum requirement for withstanding extended peiods of high coal fire temperatures. - A grill was added to hold any fuel in place beneath the flames. - A compartment with a hinged door allowed for the easy removal of falling ash - 3/4” air holes were drilled beneath the centre of the shaft on all sides to prevent the fire being smothered by a lack of air draw from the sealed container below. The 22”x22” fire pit can also be used as a barbeque. Any square or rectangular oven tray rests nicely on the angled steel sides. It was tried, tested, and worked perfectly in our garden. However, it would seem there are quite strict rules about open flames during California droughts.

fire pit photography >

<04> natonal assembly of architecture - ucd uc dublin > architectural design studio description > brief:

extension for ucd school of architecture project: national assembly of architecture, ucd course: architectural design studio time: november 2015 location: ucd school of architecture and environmental policy ucd, dublin, ireland

DESCRIPTION: > The brief for this project was accompanied by a site plan, demarcating a site on the quadrangle of the current school. After initially proposing a conservative scheme responding to the brief’s requirements, along with the rest of the students, we were then informed (with a week to go) that the project was intended as a pre-thesis conceptual exercise - so I redesigned it accordingly.

existing water tower >

PROCESS: > I was shown a quote from Pauline Kael in the last week of the semester, accompanied by a picture of a thrown shoe. “Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools cannot recognize.” This statement helped me to justify leaving behind the pre-conceived notions of what is and isn’t possible when it comes to designing architecture. In some ways this is my most valuable project to date, in that I was inspired to create a building for the future - not for the present. Imagining a situation whereby there is a requirement to provide a school of architecture, in a potentially hostile, flooded, future Dublin, allowed me to start from scratch when picturing how the essence of a design school might be portrayed in its physical appearance and form. This project is constructed around the existing and primary university landmark, the UCD water tower. It situates design and investment in the future at the heart of the University.

visualisation + architectural drawings >

<05> underground theatre - san francisco uc berkeley > architectural design studio description > brief: project: course: time: location:

black box theatre underground theatre of realism architectural design studio jan 2015 - may 2015 college of environmental design - uc berkeley, california, usa

prescribed influences >

platform theatre embedded as parasite in existing station >

atmosphere + environment >

deconstruction of housing module + reconstruction into theatre module >

deployable timber structure assembled with 3 modules showing interior cladding >

platform theatre cross section >

<05> underground theatre - san francisco uc berkeley > architectural design studio method > A pre-fabricated housing module (prefab) was deconstructed in 30 frames, and everything from the floor joists to the kitchen sink was then reassembled into the form of the project building module. The end-form took the shape of a separately derived 'Totem', and through the description of its realisation became what we referred to as 'Artefact'. This module was informed by the dimensions of a BART train carriage. It is capable of being repeated to satisfy the spatial requirements of the brief, and is designed to act as a train platform and urban circus/black box theatre.

long section through existing station + deployable platform theatre >

perspectives in plan >

<06> dissertation uc dublin > graduate dissertation description > brief:

graduate research paper

title:

exploring the history of architectural proposals to link dublin's railway stations

course: time: location:

M.arch dissertation sept 2015 - jan 2016 school of architecture, planning and environmental policy, ucd, ireland

abstract > Access and transportation are intrinsic to the function of a large capital like Dublin and should be at the forefront of any discussion on development. In the context of the present debate about transport and in order to reimagine how the inner city might operate and develop in the coming years, it is first necessary to study its core. Dublin City comprises two mass networks divided by a body of water, the river Liffey. This places the centre of the city in this urban valley between north and south. Unlike the vast majority of modern cities and historical urban developments alike, the centre of the capital does not take the form of a building, monument, or place of assembly. It could be argued that the city lacks a tangible point of focus and instead, the space in between north and south seems to play the part of an indeterminate city centre.

While Dublin typifies an old European city, with the characteristic sprawl and organic growth along a spinal river that is not unlike London or Rome, much of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s modern infrastructure conforms to a radial connection system. In terms of urban rail transit, the inability to pinpoint an urban core within a system like this causes a number of issues, but crucially it acts as the primary obstacle to radial connection by way of a central station. Typically, when a city operates from a network of urban rail termini instead (Paris for example), the stations are linked with one another to provide passenger connections between several points of convergence. Dublin cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assemblage of railway stations lacks integration at this level. This dissertation intends to review the history of proposals to connect these railway stations.

quays colonnade >

loop line bridge >

transportation centre >

current proposals >

<07> thesis uc dublin > graduate thesis description > brief:

graduate thesis

title:

< DNA > dublin network architecture

sub:

an architectural proposal to provide for tomorrow's mass transit in dublin's city centre while conserving the historic and cultural districts in the context of global climate change and conflict.

course: time: location:

M.arch dissertation sept 2015 - jan 2016 school of architecture, planning and environmental policy, ucd, ireland

<07> thesis uc dublin > graduate thesis narrative > â&#x20AC;&#x153;History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.â&#x20AC;? Karl Marx Taking into account the existing conflict areas around Europe, and the continuing spread and intensification of violence on the borders of the E.U. Schengen Zone, it is not unreasonable to trace the trend of the current curve towards a future not so bright. The European continent is dealing with parallell narratives of an expansionist Russian movement in the east, a wavering N.A.T.O. alliance, a European Union facing the loss of Britain, and economic downturn coupled with a world-wide migrant crisis, in the midst of an Arab Spring and numerous proxy wars in the Middle-East and North Africa. History may not repeat itself, but as Mark Twain once said, it does rhyme.

If the trigger for incresed levels of migration to the west is none of the above, something will fill the gap. Ireland remains constitutionally bound to neutrality. The population is low, and the population density is even lower compared to the rest of Europe. Our remote location and resulting lack of interest in global conflict other than peacekeeping is internationally recognised. Our capital occupies a place on the world stage in terms of performance in Science, Technology, Art and Culture. An attractive location for future migrants, our capacity to recieve, adapt and circulate the population must be improved.

forecasting mass migration to temparate safe zones >

rapid growth and development of dublin city centre >

<07> thesis uc dublin > graduate thesis composite design description > This project is a theoretical answer in the form of an architectural venture – launching us into the future of Dublin’s metropolitan conception where we may fulfill the potential for sustainable and durable growth. The genesis of this project stems from the disconnected nature of Dublin City’s transport networks, and research on historic proposals to remedy the situation. The execution of this system would promote the leading junctions of Ireland as transit nodes, generating a significant contrast between constructed and natural environments. In targeting the city’s capacity for density rather than promoting urban sprawl, the plan proposes the second realization of Ireland at the forefront of modern transport through the establishment of a maglev station in the city centre. Strategically, in both economic and practical

senses, the proposed location for the first case study to be located in Dublin. The necessity for vertical growth is not only to redefine the Irish skyline – it is also to forge a new domain by penetrating underground. The ruthless conquering of ground is demonstrated through the stunning project of Lebbeus Woods in the subterranean design of his ‘Underground Berlin’ project. The location proposed for the Dublin hub originally served as the central bank, and is now due to be vacated. A hovering mass of financial services, overlooking the cultural core of the city - The site is the ideal location to generate a composite that welds the pub-

lic with the private -free and controlled space- in creating a scheme of extreme diversity and efficiency. The project investigates the potential for an architectural engagement of verticality– a showdown between depth or ground, and the limits of the sky. The project manipulates several levels and intensities of Urbanity to form and extend the city. The project is divided into programmatic strips that operate engineered accidents which enhance the autonomous urban character. An urban generator, a territorial node and a symbol of Irish modernity, this scheme becomes the prototype for the metropolitan future of Ireland.

conservation and preservation of cultural districts >

transit network interchange >

<07> thesis uc dublin > graduate thesis building description > The concept manipulates the exposed railway and natural act of convection to create a series of provocative zones reminiscent of various eras the capital has gone through. The subterranean portion includes exhibition space and a museum. Stories unravel through these exhibitions as one ascends the

structure, whilst perimeter galleries are reserved for select artifacts. Buried Viking settlements are displayed below ground level, photography depicting snipers on rooftops during the 1916 Rising accompany views over the chimneys of temple bar. Contemporary works, digital art, and visions of the

section through central station >

future follow the them of the vertical storyline. On entering the station from below, the design infuses an upward journey from the past to the present as well providing a cool sustainable environment through air movement encouraged by the metro tunnels.

situationist labyrinth - increasing the capacity and intensity of temple bar >

< archipelago drawing >

R.P.M. 2016 School of Architecture, Planning + Environmental Policy, U.C.D. w: http://www.ucd.ie/apep t: @UCD_MArch