Architecture
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
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oyal Institute of British Architects Part II architecture graduate from
Ireland. Graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2010 with an Honors Bachelor of Architecture Degree and a Post-graduate Diploma in Architecture, equivalent to a North American M.Arch. ​ Currently living in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. Of particular interest to me are the relationships between architecture and culture, the politics of public space, new
multi-family
housing
typologies
and particularity of place in architectural design.
w w w. j a m i e h a r t e . c o m Tel: 604.356.8709 jamie.harte@gmail.com
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// WAVERLEY GATE, EDINBURGH masterplan | public space | housing *selected for ECA Diploma Works 2010 showcase for best projects from each design studio.
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his proposal embraces the ‘Waverley valley’ as a civic space with a special cultural role within the city. Edinburgh has never built a purpose-built public gallery for contemporary art, instead relying on conversion of former schools and institutional buildings. This masterplan mirrors the arrangement of gallery and public space at the mound and Prince’s St gardens onto the far side of North Bridge. By ‘folding’ the plan over, a dumbbell shaped plan is created with a new landmark contemporary gallery and public space. A new hard landscaped urban space is created as a counterpoint to the soft parkland of Prince’s St. Gardens. The polar arrangement of galleries creates a linear public space in between that will change the nature of Market St. to that of a cultural ‘promenade’ with the Fruitmarket Gallery, City Arts Centre and new informal galleries in the vaults beneath Jeffrey St.
with major public galleries at each end.
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MEETING
HOUSE,
KILSYTH
individual > collective | retreat > assembly
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his project serves as a meeting house for the people of the nascent Stretched City between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The site is equidistant between the 2 cities at the mid point of the Forth and Clyde Canal. The program is split into 2 distinct elements with a clear spatial hierarchy. The most important decisions and insights often emerge from individual contemplation or the intimacy of a small group before being shared with the wider public. With this in mind the meeting rooms, though spatially a small part of the scheme, are emphasized by being raised aloft among the trees, taking in different views of the compelling landscape. The other element of the scheme is a horizontal structure of white concrete and glass, emerging out of a loch at the base of a quarry. This part of the scheme houses the more public elements - library, cafe, auditorium, dining room. There is a strong contrast in experience between being below the water line in the library and being above the tree line in the meeting rooms.
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// ARCHITECTURE + URBANISM Studio unit, Edinburgh College of Art 2009-10
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his design studio of Architecture and Urbanism sets out to form a connection between the discipline of urban design and the normal realm of architecture. It offers students the opportunity to deal with design problems from the scale of the city to the individual building and thereby gain a better understanding of the resultant pressures and interactions between them. Introductory modules provide a fast track introduction to the subject by studying the space, the street, and built form typologies. Students are then encouraged to develop a wider understanding of the subject and its related design issues through the vehicles of two urban brownfield sites. The final design module enables the student to switch roles from the urban planner to that of the architect and, through the design of a block, test and critically reflect on their masterplan proposal*. *see Waverley Gate, Edinburgh for final proposal.
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// VANCOUVER ART UMBRELLA With ASIRstudio for City Of Vancouver 2012-13
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n abstracted map of Vancouver, showing its wide range of art galleries, is viewed on the underside of the umbrella, and leads people on an art trail around the city. Taking our cues from Kevin Lynch’s cognitive mapping techniques we reduced the city down to a legible series of architectural icons and natural landmarks.
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Extension, renovation of existing farmhouse in County Kilkenny, Ireland Floor area 305 m2 Budget â‚Ź300,000
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he client wished to develop a modest rural farmhouse in County Kilkenny where his family has lived for several generations. The site was comprised of a small farmhouse and a cluster of barns and outhouses around a yard, all of which had fallen into disuse. The proposal was to create a lightweight, single storey extension of steel and glass to create additional living space and to link together the renovated farmhouse and barn buildings (now kitchen/dining area and bedrooms, respectively). ​ By moving vehicular access to a new entrance away from the farmyard it is retained and re-imagined as a private courtyard garden, the centre of family life as it was in the past.
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TECHNICAL
Auditorium Roof Construction Planted layer 150mm substrate layer Filter mat 40mm gravel 6mm root-resistant layer 1.2mm EPDM waterproof membrane 110mm thermal insulation 0.2mm polythene vapour barrier 300mm concrete roof slab with 210mm diameter Bubbledeck balls
Floor construction 20 mm timber flooring 80mm screed with underfloor heating 25mm acoustic insulation 240mm Brettstapel mass timber floor
Wall construction 120mm Brettstapel mass timber wall 120mm thermal insulation vapour barrier 45mm Brettstapel mass timber cladding panel
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Section through southeast facade 1
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inverted roof onstruction: 80mm planted layer filter mat drainage and filter layer 40mm extruded polystyrene-foam insulation 1.2mm sealing layer anodized aluminium ventilation louvres triple layer transparent polycarbonate hollow cellular slabs 40/500mm with coloured rear face 55/80mm anodized aluminium frame for 3 50/50/4 aluminiumv SHS suction anchor 60/60/4mm steel angle 80/80/4mm galvanized steel SHS rail 80/80/4mm galvanized steel SHS post 50/120mm RHS post double glazing: lam. safety glass (2x6mm) 16mm cavity 10mm toughened glass 60mm aluminium clamping plate 40mm galvanized steel grating 2mm perforated aluminium sheet floor construction 10mm rubber flooring 77mm screed around underfloor heating
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RENGA PLATFORM
Pavilion for composition of Renga poetry
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xploration of the architectural elements of ground, wall and frame led to the design of a shelter for composing Renga poetry (a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry). The design was free of any site constraints but was restricted to an area of an A3-sized board at 1:50 scale.
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w w w. j a m i e h a r t e . c o m Tel: 604.356.8709 jamie.harte@gmail.com