MArch (Hons) - RIBA Part II
James A.D. Wright-Zhang Portfolio & CV 2021
James A.D. Wright-Zhang Education 2018 - 2020
University of Bath (Part II) - MArch (Hons) Architecture (RIBA Part 2) - Thesis Design (1st) : La Paz Land Use Campus - Preserve Andean Biomes with Technology & Education - Research: Digital Delight vs. Cyborg Chaos - Architectural & Tech Perspectives on AR in Public Spaces
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University of Bath (Part I) - BSc (Hons) General Architectural Studies (RIBA Part 1) - Thesis Design: The Quantum Cave - Architectural Relationship between Nature, Human & Sentient AI
2011-13
Oldham Hulme Grammar Sixth Form College - A-Levels: Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Product Design, Photography - EPQ: “Feng Shui in Pre-1975 British Architecture” - OU : Writing Fiction qualification from the Open University
Accomplishments 2020
- Invited to exhibit 6th Year work in a webinar for Masters’ Students at UMSA, La Paz, Bolivia
2017
- Certified as a Passive House Designer with the PHI
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- Third Place in RIBA’s Imagine Bath Competition, including publication in the Architects’ Journal - First Place in University of Bath’s Vertical Studio Competition
2013
- Black Belt 2nd Dan with World Ju-Jitsu Federation - Qualified as First Aid Community Instructor - H.B. Shaw Award for Academic Achievement
2011
- Duke of Edinburgh, Silver Award
Languages ENGLISH: Native Proficiency MANDARIN CHINESE: Lower Intermediate Proficiency
Professional Experience Oct 18 - Jan 19
- Architectural Assistant - Stiff + Trevillion Architects, London Stiff + Trevillion is an award winning medium-sized practice in London, UK, where I undertook my first placement following commencement of my Part 2. Assisted with a range of commercial projects across all work stages, and was fortunate to receive the opportunity to coordinate some of the work with the project team on site for Premier Place to expand my construction stage experience, along with other projects.
Sep 17 - July 18
- Architectural Designer - Axis Architects & Planners; Singapore Axis Architects Planners Pte Ltd is a multi-disciplinary practice in Singapore, established alongside its sister company Axis ID. At the firm, I was responsible for design and coordination tasks in conceptual, development, technical and construction stages while meeting different teams and clients. Projects varied significantly in scale, from individual luxury units to large mixed-use developments with masterplanning, although the in-house specialty of residential developments was frequented. Worked on designs for projects in Singapore, Malaysia and most notably a 1,600+ apartment mixed-use development in Vietnam.
Feb - July 2016
- Architectural Assistant - Designscape Architects, Bath Designscape Architects Ltd is a small award winning design practice in Bath, UK, where I continued to develop my understanding of professional practice during my third year placement. One project which stood out from the experience was the conversion of a retail and factory building in Frome into restaurant and residential units. The constriction work was happing simultaneously with the design, so meetings with the clients and design team were frequent. I also assisted establishing a VR work-flow for the company.
Mar - Jun 2015
- Architectural Trainee - Llewelyn-Davies Hong Kong Llewelyn-Davies Hong Kong is a large multi-disciplinary practice in Hong Kong, where I secured employment for my second year placement. Work undertaken was largely conceptual and development work for hospitality or commercial projects. Worked closely with employees of mixed disciplines throughout the placement. Notable projects included the 7-11 Jervois Street Hotel, Vietnam Airlines Offices, and Preferred Proponent Analysis for Ocean Park Hong Kong.
Oct 2013
- Work Experience - OMI Architects, Manchester OMI Architects is a small practice in Manchester, where I first experienced an architectural office environment. I became familiar with software, basic modelling, project briefs and design decisions.
Software AutoCAD
Photoshop
Vectorworks
InDesign
Revit
Illustrator
Sketchup
VRay
Rhino
Lumion
Grasshopper
Vegas Studio
3D Max
MArch (Hons) Architecture University of Bath 2018-2020
Professional Work London, Bath, Singapore, Hong Kong
BSc (Hons) Architecture University of Bath 2013-2017
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- MArch (Hons) Architecture University of Bath 2018-2020
6th Year Thesis Project (1st Classification)
the EYES, the MIND, the LAND La Paz Land Use Campus - La Paz, Bolivia - 18 Weeks - GIA: 6,100m2 Tutors: Alan Keane, Alex Wright La Paz, the world’s highest capital at nearly 4,000m, sits nestled between the deteriorating Amazon Rainforest, retreating Andean glaciers, and increasingly hostile Altiplano. The La Paz Land Use Campus aims to bring together research, charitable and government action, university and public education to help bridge the gap between indigenous grass-roots schemes and high-level technological and strategic development, helping monitor and Software Used: AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup, VRay, Photoshop, InDesign
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regulate natural resources in the region for future generations. Designed to BREEAM Outstanding and PHI standards, this initiative architecturally integrates the program with local context, manifesting as the “Educational Landscape” below, and “Watchtower” above. The project was widely detailed and illustrated in a 200 page report.
Upper Roof Plan Solar & Biodiversity Intensive Roof
6F Plan NGO Staff Spaces & Roof Garden
5F Plan Offices, Workshops & Staff Common Areas
4F Plan Main Entrance & Computing Spaces
3F Plan 100 Seat Lecture, Teaching & Quiet Study
2F Plan 200 Seat Lecture, Teaching & Central Atrium
1F Plan Classrooms & Cafe
GF Plan Canteen & Services
Basement Plan 3,000,000 Litre Water Storage
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Combined Massing
Carving the Educational Landscape
Elevating the Reclining Watchtower
Constructing Fissures of Light
Designing with the Land Inspiration for the architectural response to the site was drawn from the biomes it was designed to protect. By generating equivalence between surrounding landscapes and the site itself, ideas about how the building could resolve its difficult topography soon emerged. While there is a clear slope to the site, the building was zoned initially into spaces “above and below� to create a private solid volume at the top, a education landscape for the students using the building, and educational spaces built into the slope. The architecture was then highly articulated around expressing the interactions between these spaces and their material relationships to enhance the experience of moving across the site.
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1 - The extrapolation of natural situations and features to solve topographical and organisational issues with the site. 2 - Exploded Isometric of the building in site demonstrating how its from distinguishes between shared and private spaces to clearly zone functions in the building.
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The building language is defined by two key parts: Watchtower above for the private functions, and the Education Landscape for students and the public.
1 - 2F Plan; includes 200 seat lecture theatre, seminar rooms, group study spaces and central atrium.
Lower levels of the building connect strongly back to the sloping streetscape, helping improve connectivity for all users, and allows building into the slope to stabilize the surrounding hillside.
2 - 4F Plan, street level entrance for the NW of the site, and includes reception, bike storage, cafe spaces, along with secure server spaces in the private section.
Upper floors contain the private functions which were separated for ease of security during multi-functional use. As the building is less constrained by the slope here, the floors become tightly organised and provide optimised spaces for staff comfort alongside multiple-height breakout spaces.
3 - 5F Plan, private level includes shared spaces for all staff, along with education offices, meeting rooms, research offices, computing offices, workshop and droneport.
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Education Landscape 1 - Looking down the education landscape at 3F street level, with visual connection to the secure server space. 2 - The campus seen at night, seen from the park to the building’s SE. 3 - Central atrium beneath hole-deck slab, connected in all directions and facing towards the city centre.
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PV Panels & green roofs buffer intense solar radiation to prevent excess gains MVHR extracted from common areas through atria
MVHR Exhausted through acoustically baffled vents in hole-deck
Continuous air-tight thermal envelope
Power runs to energy efficient LEDs focussed on working plane
Steeply-angled sunlight diffused by screed
Thermal Gains from occupancy
Offices below receive reduced atrium light but increased window light and vice-versa
Building management system controlled nightpurge Socket power brought down to user through partition walls Temperature regulated by Hole Deck Thermal Mass
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The Watchtower 1 - Accessible roofscape for staff recreation looking towards La Paz and Mt. Illimani. 2 - Staff office spaces provide ample breakout and visual connection opportunities.
The Watchtower houses all private functions for the staff, while maintaining an optimal environment for function and user comfort. A simple circulation route was created through the building, linking with the many breakout spaces, around which the private and shared office spaces are organised. This layout maximises usable area, and provides efficient routes for the MVHR airflow, while allowing light to be brought into the centre of the space.
3 - Secure breakout spaces provided in multi-story atria. 4 - Clear view through the secure drone-port. 5 - Environmental section through the watchtower, demonstrating how Passive House Principles were implemented to manage the intense climate and user comfort.
Additional spaces for staff recreation are found throughout the building’s lengths, including in the 3 atria which provide spaces of varying height over the Educational Landscape. The lower roof is accessible to staff, and combines the stunning views with local vegetation while harvesting rainwater.
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Upper Hole-Deck slabs consist of 450mm for typical levels, with the transfer level at 650mm with 0.5 x 1m primary beams cast-in
Pre-cast concrete cores provide bracing for the upper levels 300mm x 300mm chamfered square pre-cast columns span between floor slabs
820mm Dia. in-situ Columns span between the ground and transfer slab; sized to flex with seismic movement with failure
In-Situ 450mm hole-deck slabs are used on lower levels to maintain carbon savings, along with acoustic and service benefits
Lower level structural walls are made of pre-cast concrete panels
Water storage basement consists of two in-situ tanks with a waterproof lining Secant pile retaining walls are used during excavation to maintain waterproofing, without blocking underground rivers Pile foundations reach bed-rock to ensure building can withstand landslides
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The structure is split seismically either side of the transfer slab. The columns below will be able to flex to absorb any seismic shocks, leaving the rigid structure above unharmed.
Seismic Structural Design 1 - Exploded structural isometric drawing, demonstrated how the layering of stabilizing and retention elements was developed simultaneously with the building’s layout.
With seismic stability and land stabilization being both key issues requiring resolution in the project, structural design became one of the key driving factors in the project.
2 - When the long structural section is viewed, it becomes clear that much of the design language was generated through structural form.
Underground levels leveraged a combination of retaining walls and pile foundations; these secured the soil of the slope and retained water in the storage tanks while avoiding blockages of any underground waterways flowing beneath.
3 - Short section summarising the approach to seismic design throughout the building.
Once the building rises above the ground, in-situ columns provide enough strength to absorb seismic movement while keeping the hole-deck slab rigid; as a result, structure built above this slab remains rigid without risk of sheer damage. 21
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An Environmental Tectonic 1 - Sustainably sourced local Red Sandstone is used in large tiles on the Watchtower, and natural form on the Educational Landscape reflecting the language at Tiwanaku temple. 2 - Hole Deck Slab for routing services, seismic stability, and increasing exposed thermal mass is constructed with 50% GGBS replacement concrete, and red pigment to match sandstone. Screed uses crushed reclaimed brick. 3 - Detailed Elevation at 4F entrance. 4 - Detailed Section Cut at 4F entrance, highlighting continuous air-tight and thick thermal envelope required to meet Passive House requirements.
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PVs & Endangered Plants
20mm Aluminium C-Channels powdercoated with RAL 7015 finish mounted to cladding support battens Meeting 20mm Red Sandstone Tiles with honed finish
Triple Glazed fixed windows, with thermally broken powder-coated aluminium RAL 7015 frame, inner edge flush to outer face of reveal cladding Meeting
Triple Glazed Curtain Wall with Glass Fin Structural Backing along Silicon Jointing, connected using thermally-broken head frame to concrete soffit mounted steel structure with movement joints for earthquake resistance
Entrance Slim Triple Glazed Entrance door system with level threshold; powder-coated Aluminium Box Frame door surround with integrated sensors, motors and LED spot-lighting in soffit
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Landscape Symbiosis Given the building’s function, and its distinctly topographic site, heavy emphasis was placed on heavily incorporating landscape strategy into the scheme. The first emphasis was environmental, by ensuring the landscape was able to collect 100% site area of rainwater run-off for connection to the city water network, by providing plentiful shading and opportunity for improved air quality, and finally providing spaces for endangered species to recover and attract wildlife. Secondly, both inside and out, the landscape was designed to increase accessibility for all users, and improve legibility of the site.
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1 - Native planting from the Altiplano, including endangered wildflowers, were selected for the project, and are used around the building. 2 - Solar panels on the upper roof provide shade for endangered planting, and is private to prevent excessive human interference. The lower roof uses bushes, and pavilions to provide a shaded retreat for the building’s staff. 3 - At the public level, key circulation routes are emphasized by accent stone,. Terraces are planted to assist with land stability, while large planter beds allow trees to shade the streets and a large area for water absorption.
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6th Year Team Sustainable Masterplan Lewis Liu; Lucy Liu; Siyu Wang; Helen Wright-Zhang; James Wright-Zhang
La Paz con Pachamama Survive, Stabilize, Thrive - La Paz, Bolivia - 10 Weeks Tutors: Alex Wright The masterplan proposal envisages a future for La Paz, addressing existential water issues, severe topographical issues and minimised urban cultural expression, to produce a city that can Survive, Stabilise and Thrive. Strategies integrate cross-continental trade, down to critical decentralisation and human-scale interventions. Key moves form into three comprehensive tool-kits: the Water Network, Super-blocks and La Arteria to provide a complete solution. Water becomes a cycle based on indigenous sustainability and reverence for Pachamama (Mother Earth) making the city
entirely self-sufficient from rainfall. Super-blocks and Arteries facilitate re-orientation of key spaces to the human-scale, providing fast transport routes to link these together. Once integrated, a selfsufficient network of water, energy, waste and transport manifests while minimising local displacement and providing for citizens at a community level. Urban interventions re-invigorate community life. Water beacons become centres of local nodes and polycentres, while a community framework runs along La Arteria, inspiring locals to build a street-scape to suit them.
Software Used: AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup, VRay, Photoshop, InDesign
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Offices, Hospital, Police station
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1: Physically modelled cross-section of La Arteria, showing multiple street and underground functions. 2: Affordable modular framework can be adapted by locals to suit their requirements. 3: Section of La Portada’s polycentre with the increased variety and density of functions required for the area’s success.
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Implementing La Arteria 1 - Isometric of La Artieria at an activity intensive zone, demonstrating how the density of interventions both above and below ground help activate the streetscape. 2 - The sections of the Artery exhibit two different activity levels. The activity intensive cut occurs near nodes and has wide possibilities for communities, while the greenery intensive zone helps provide relief for locals, while helping the city’s biodiversity. 3 - The relationship between different terraced levels is highlighted by the physical model, where the community framework system is viewed from the walking and cycling level.
One area where the masterplan’s intention to integrate toolkits to repair the city’s cycles can be most clearly seen is along La Arteria. The strip, running along La Paz’s existing streets, brings a high density of activity through a carefully integrated and affordable infrastructure implementation. Once the hillsides are stabilized for stability, they are able to grow vegetation while helping naturally filter water along the water network. Ease of movement is increased with cycling provision above and the track system below (using existing rail-tracks buried beneath the road surface). This s combined with the modular community framework built directly above an easily accessible service artery for the district, carrying water, and power. When combined, a suitable density and accessibility is achieved to activate the building fronts, and help increase security and community interaction. 31
5th Year Individual Project
Emancipation Fortress vs. The Urban Matrix - Bristol, UK - 17 Weeks - GFA: 4,324m2 Tutors: Mike Tonkin, Toby Lewis The brief stipulated that alongside the dis-used A-Bond Warehouse, design a community centre with affordable live-work units. The design unit, in-keeping with the focus of the year consisted primarily of separate abstract design exercises and critically assessing the brief throughout, followed by a consolidation process using results from these exercises to generate the building.
Software Used: AutoCAD, Rhino, Sketchup, VRay, Photoshop, InDesign
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It was determined that the fringe location of the site would require increased programme for success. As a result, co-working was added, and this was placed in A-Bond along with the community centre to form a new civic hub. The design eliminates flood risks, while providing a flexible framework, able to adapt to the local population’s continually changing needs.
Original roof with south-facing PV
Increased Access Circulation through lightweight steel walkways
Boxes all separately conditioned and easily cycled.
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Warehouse facade is Retained
Rubble produces mounds to defend against flooding
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Modular units provide affordable and easily serviceable spaces that inhabit the site. The language of the facade mirrors the overall Urban Matrix, using cladding made of recycled aggregate from demolition of the warehouse’s internal structure. Units are configurable for any function, from commercial and community to residential, and all can be individually conditioned for efficiency. As an increased sustainable move, the units are heavily insulated and air-tight to Passive House standards.
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First: Process Process was the most critical aspect of Bath’s 5th Year programme, and encouraged a wide variety of exploration methods. This spread highlights a small selection of the experiments undertaken to arrive at design decisions for the project. These vary from conceptual explorations between context, singular elements and multiple elements, to extrapolation of forms from natural divisions for use in design. Following a range of experiments, the most intriguing ideas were brought together during an integration process, aimed at bringing about an architectural design primarily through purity of ideas. This was tested multiple times, which resulted in further experimentation before reintegration, refinement, and then building resolution.
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1 - Exploration of conceptual ideas through sketching, derived from observation of the site and related searches. 2 - Conceptual exploration through modelling, both following from sketching, and from direct physical experimentation with materials. 3 - An iterative pen and paper exercised was used to derive facade inspiration. Apertures were used to extract rock fissures, and then turned into computer vectors for further experimentation. 4 - The facade development process was carried out on the live-work modules through application of the previous process with integration of earlier ideas explored while sketching and modelling.
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- Professional Work London, Bath, Singapore, Hong Kong
Stiff + Trevillion
Architectural Assistant; Oct‘18 - Jan ‘19; London, UK
Rendering completed by team member.
Premier Place London, UK 22,236 m2 Construction Drawings, Coordination and Assisting Site Inspections The Premier Place project was the refitting and alteration of a 1990’s office building into a modern high-quality Cat A fit-out. I joined Stiff + Trevillion while the project was in the construction phase, and was fortunate to extend my construction stage experience by taking part in meetings, site visits and
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coordinating on smaller aspects of the building with the Structure and M&E Engineers to resolve ongoing issues. The latter especially proved highly valuable in helping increase my knowledge of the UK industry. The drawings for elements I was involved with were all through Vectorworks.
Impression completed by team member.
Rendering completed by team member.
Linear Park Bristol, UK 4,500 m2 (Approx) Feasibility Study, Design Proposals, 3D Modelling, CAD Drawings Linear Park is an existing office space in Bristol, close to Temple Meads Station. Current issues for the building included an easy-to-miss facade and entrance and underwhelming reception area. Following construction of an accurate model of the building, I assisted with the design. Where the building
extended higher, we decided to explore contrasting cladding with signage, while the reception was brought up to date using modern materials and lighting solutions. The building was modelled in Sketchup, with additional work in Photoshop and Vectorworks.
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Axis Architects Planners
Architectural Designer; Sep ‘17 - July ‘18; Singapore
Rendering completed by team member.
District 9 Mixed Use Project Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 132,145 m2 Design Proposals, 3D & Revit Modelling, Masterplanning, CAD Drawings, Client Coordination, Data Analysis With over 1,600 residential units, and 20,000 sq. m retail provision, this mixed use project is the largest project I have worked on to date. Due to the client’s requirements of a “Singapore Themed Development”, the design aims to include ample green spaces and a sky terrace. I have been involved since the beginning of the in-house design process and in all stages so far from
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initial design concepts to layout options, masterplanning and data production along with coordinating to ensure the design meets local regulations. I was also involved with initial Revit modelling during the practice’s early adoption phase. The project is currently under construction. Software used includes AutoCAD, Sketchup, Revit, and Photoshop
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RioCity Renders completed by colleague
RioCity + Puchong Civic Centre and Apartments Puchong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Design Proposals, CAD Drawings, 3D Modelling
As part of a larger masterplan for a new portion of the city designed by Axis Architects Planners, the Civic centre contains sports courts, an Olympic sized swimming pool, community functions and a residential tower with 400 units. I worked in AutoCAD, Photoshop and Sketchup to conceptualise designs and
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produce drawings. I also worked on the RioCity portion of the masterplan (bottom left) in later stages, I assisted with facade design, and oversaw the design team for production of Elevation drawings for tender.
Rendering completed by team member.
Rendering completed by team member.
5 Private Landed Properties (2 Shown) Singapore Detailing, Plans, Elevations, 3D Modelling & Team Meetings
For an undisclosed developer client, project includes 5 landed properties (locally termed “bungalows�) on adjacent sites. I was introduced to the project at a later stage and was involved largely in assisting to refine and draft elements of architectural expression, along with producing detailed drawings
for the facade and assisting in material selection. I attended several meetings with the full design team to help coordinate for the overall submission, and attended some site inspections. Software used was AutoCAD and Sketchup.
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Designscape Architects
Architectural Assistant; Feb-July 2016; Bath, UK
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8 Stony Street Frome, United Kingdom Proposed Designs, 3D BIM Modelling, CAD Drawings, Visual Renders, Planning Applications, Virtual Reality Tour
Renovation of an old building into a restaurant and six apartments. The challenge lay in marrying the existing 1960s building with its Edwardian counterpart. I worked on making plans compliant with tight building regulations, alongside privacy shutters and design for the staircase and entrance. I worked in Vectorworks (+BIM), Sketchup to show the design.
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The Beacon Bath, United Kingdom Full Conceptual Design, CAD Drawings, Visual Renders, Virtual Reality Tours
On a hilltop site in Bath, this project called for a building to make the most of the aspect while retaining some of the existing building. The designs make the most of the available aspect, while offering privacy on all levels from the street behind. Planning permission was recently granted. I worked in VR, Sketchup and Vectorworks alongside Hand Sketches and InDesign.
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Vietnam Airlines HQ Complex Hanoi, Vietnam 54,272 m2 Multiple Facade Designs, Visual Renders, CAD Drawing Vietnam Airlines, alongside their proposed HQ building, wanted to design training, office, hotel, sport and shopping facilities as a master-plan. This called for an elevation that carried a language across all the buildings. In addition, I worked on core design for the building. Software used includes Sketchup, VRay and AutoCAD.
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7-11 Jervois Street Hotel Sheung Wan, Hong Kong 3,244 m2 Multiple Facade Designs, Visual Renders, CAD Drawings The boutique hotel plans, on a very narrow site, required elevations to accompany them. The challenge lay in simplicity - any complexity was multiplied due to the narrow frame. I also worked on the plan of the restaurants beneath. Software used includes Sketchup, VRay and AutoCAD.
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- BSc (Hons) Architecture University of Bath 2013-2017
4th Year Thesis Project
The Quantum Cave Numinous and the Sublime - Dorset, UK - 18 Weeks - GFA: 2,422m2 Tutors: Robert Grover, Martin Gledhill The self-written brief was based on a pre-historic site, to design a building to house the world’s first Sentient Artificial Intelligence. Provide spaces for staff, and members of the public. The central focus must be a space designed to develop a relationship between human and machine through direct verbal and physical communication.
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The solution is the “tripartite”, highlighting the relationship between Human, Nature and Machine to develop a hierarchy for the building. The Everyday block sits below the hill, while the Hall of Communication stretches over the centre. A journey is established, developing a numinous relationship with nature, before developing a sublime one the Sentient AI.
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Hall of Communication The Hall of Communication is the focal point of the building, and is designed along a specific journey. By following along the barrow, it facilitates a sudden revelation of a vast natural vista, prompting a sense of the “Numinous�. This notion is crucial to reduce the impact of meeting the AI. When the users enter the cave, they encounter a much more human-scaled machine, prompting a sense of sublime resolution. If this feeling is strong enough, it would be enough to deal with initial anxiety about communication and light the spark, fulfilling the building’s purpose.
1 - Detailed cut of the Hall of Communication, where the private space above is insulated internally for machine maintenance and security, while the cave below is unconditioned for a strong experience.
The private space above the cave allows for maintenance in a safe and climatically controlled space, while the cave is unconditioned to supply a more visceral experience.
4 - Sublime connection to sentient AI inside the Hall of Communication.
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2 - Building Section along the man-made hill-fort barrow. 3 - Numinous connection to nature, especially with the panoramic sea view, outside the building.
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Dialogue with an Ancient Hillfort 1 - The highlight of the building is found on the third floor, housing the Hall of Communication in an unconditioned space on top of the barrow. 2 - Supporting public functions and research offices are hidden behind the hillside to protect the views, while receiving protection from the strong winds around. 3 - Massing for the building was derived from the contours and orientation of the barrow.
The topography of the hillfort provided the primary driving force for the building’s massing. Orientation of Abbotsbury Castle was the result of a combined man-made and natural process around 2,000 years ago, and fortunately provides the ideal situation for building a beacon for the future. The Hall of Communication rises above the barrow and points towards the sea. On the opposing axis, research an public functions sit behind the hillside and follow its contours. This approach allows the building to interact with the historic site, while preventing disruption of the most archaeologically important portions of its construction.
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4th Year Interdisciplinary Team Project (Basil Spence) Fleur Gibson; Hugh Pearce; Helen Wright-Zhang; James Wright-Zhang
Discovery & Delivery The City in Motion - Oxford, United Kingdom - 10 Weeks - GFA: 8,000m2 (Approx.) Head of Year: Martin Gledhill The “Basil Spence Project” brings together students of Architecture and Civil Engineering. The brief this year was to design a new railway station for Oxford, including a hostel, extended infrastructure, retail and other accommodation. The design must allow the station and railway lines to stay in operation for the duration of the build process, while acting as a new city gate.
The result was “Discovery and Delivery”: Provide routes for excitement and discovery for all members of the public while maintaining efficient routes for the station to run. These spaces culminate in a public square which can be used by all, linked to the hostel and waiting bridges above. The building strategy is sustainable through both re-use and re-cycling.
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Discovery and Delivery Distinction
Discovery Delivery
Discovery is what brings the station beyond the regular model of a transport building, and allows it to become more integrated with the local context. These spaces offer the opportunity for the user to slow down and spend time enjoying the moment. It becomes less of a traditional building, and more of a communal space.
Delivery is what allows the station to run at peak efficiency. By having the ticketed areas as close to the entrances as possible, all transfers within ticketed space, and fast routes to and from the station catered for, those who need to get from “A to B� as quickly as possible can do so.
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Above & Below The train station has two main culmination points which are highlighted by their vertical relationship with the new city square above, and the platform below. Above, the city square is the first and final public space that rail passengers will pass through during their time in Oxford, the main Discovery node. Below, the platform beneath the raised square acts as a gateway into the city as both a point of departure and arrival, the main Delivery node. This differentiation prompts a shift in design language, from the concrete structure below, to the timber and concrete spaces depicted above the square. All other spaces pivot around these two main points of Discovery and Delivery. 62
1 - Key social spaces around the station are sketched, including waiting benches built-in to the main square, visual connection between the square and platform, meet-and-greet fins for private social moments, and expressed physical connections between bridges and the square. 2 - Square perspective with flexible functional opportunities. 3 - Platform perspective with views to the city. 4 - Sectional perspective showing the hostel and waiting bridges, the square, platforms and the car tunnel below.
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Tectonic - Inside & Out 1 - Tectonic sectional perspective of bridge and square, showing a conditioned space above, and a heavy-duty outdoor space below. 2 - Tectonic cut of seating and drainage on the square. 3 - Tectonic sectional perspective of a discovery module and frame showing the conditioned space slotted-in between the concrete frame. 4 - Perspective of the waiting bridge above the raised city square with views over Oxford. 5 - Perspective of the gallery in the Discovery’s experience space with visual connections back to the platform.
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3rd Year Individual Project
Bláth Fiáin Satellites Over Dublin - Dublin, Republic of Ireland - 4 Weeks - GFA: 2,700m2 Tutors: Janie Hinton, Daniel Wong The brief was to design a CYA youth library with a music centre, an inter-cultural hub and a small park to act as “Urban Acupuncture” for the city’s disadvantaged areas. The architectural response was Bláth Fiáin(Wildflower). The aim was to repopulate the area with vegetation while creating a place of recovery for Ireland’s critically endangered wildflower species Software Used: AutoCAD, Sketchup, VRay, Photoshop, InDesign
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and for the local community. The plants start from a hard ground condition, and are placed more frequently as they move up the building. Inside, the building is zoned to provide secure spaces for the children’s library, acoustically separated from the mixed activity zones using the books and library shelves. On the ground level, a flexible exhibition space opens into an urban park to help activate the local street frontage.
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Functional Zoning Layout Strategy
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3rd Year Interdisciplinary Team Project Max Blatiak; Claire Edward-Collins; Xing Huang; Marisa Savvides; Ling Qi; James Wright
The Light Box Urban Ghosts - London, United Kingdom - 4 Weeks - GFA: 3,600m2 Tutors: Graham Bizley, Daniel Wong As a group alongside Engineering students, rejuvenate Aldwych tube station as a 300 seat experimental theatre, with smaller performance spaces, a bar and a London Underground poster exhibition space. Existing structure and architectural required retention, and extension above the station building was compulsory for the project.
Short-listed for exhibition at the London Transport Museum, the Light Box theatre is manifest as a large box that aligns with the internal structure of the building. The alabaster stone and reflective panels behind allow the block to glow under natural light. The focus of light is derived from the differences in light over the course of a tube journey.
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Light Box Aligns with Existing Structure
Theatre Plays with Natural Light
Building Section Above and Below Ground
Theatre Recessed from Context
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2nd Year Competition Entry Alissa Diallo; Farrah Morgan; James Wright; Hanyuan Zhang
A New Perspective RIBA’s “Imagine Bath” - 3rd Place Prize - Bath, United Kingdom - 3 Days Tutor: Matthew Wickens Working as a member of a team of two second years and two first years, this entry was awarded 3rd place in RIBA’s Imagine Bath competition. The competition received over 90 entries from the UK and beyond. It also received 1st prize in the University of Bath’s Vertical Studio competition (run in conjunction with the Imagine Bath event). Considering Imagine Bath was about ideas for the future of the city, our approach located several historically themed pavilions around the countryside facing towards bath; these converge on Software Used: Sketchup, VRay, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
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a single pavilion where people can consider ideas for the future themselves. This approach intends people to think about Bath from outside the confines of the inner city, and was thus named “A New Perspective”. Role: All individuals had a similar input to the conceptual design, roles varied slightly when it came to production of presentation material. I rendered the final perspective and assisted with writing. The team was comprised of four architecture students.
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Photography I first began exploring photography properly through my AS-level photography course, and discovered it a great way of exploring the world through a variety of perspectives. While I use it often to explore Architecture, I prefer keeping my subject matter less specific, and exploring as broad a range of subject matter as I can. By exploring a wider-range of topics, I am better able to open my mind to broader possibilities when it comes to my design-work, with my photographic archive often helping me to find new ways to look at design problems and develop solutions.
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1 - “Luminous Motionlessness�, Shanghai Metro, 2018 2 - Screenshot of Shutterstock Photography Portfolio, demonstrating photos across a wide range of subject matter.
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A Pilot Assessment of Professional Understanding of an Augmented Reality in Public Space from Technological and Architectural Perspectives
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A Research Paper submitted towards the Degree of Master of Architecture at the University of Bath, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2019-20
Writing 1 - MArch (Hons) Research Paper on AR and Public Spaces 2 - Screen-shot of Architecture, Insight Out Blog Page 3 - Screen-shot of Fragmented Fiction Blog Page
Writing has been one of my strongest design tools and, like photography, I like to enrich it through a varied approach. While I have written frequently about architecture, and have submitted some work to writing competitions for both architectural and non-architectural work, I find writing fictional pieces best serves to develop my ability to explore concepts. I practice both on my blog pages when I get the opportunity. As my writing developed, I was more comfortably able to convey key conceptual ideas through written or spoken word.
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