CONTENTS Selected Works
01 (BA) Margate Maritime Education Centre January 2020 - April 2020
02 (BA) Urban Intervention - Theatre Royal September 2019 - December 2019
03 Part I Experience at NBBJ November 2020 - Present
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MARGATE MARITIME EDUCATION CENTRE Nominated
University of Kent Portolfio Prize 2020 Nominated
RIBA West Kent Branch Prize 2020
The Site
The site chosen for the project was the old Cliftonville Lido in Margate, that was once booming with life in the early 20th century. However, like Margate, the appeal faded overtime, leaving the area in a state of social detachment, with anti-social behaviour and a complete lack of heritage. As the diagram above shows, not much investment has been put into the town over the years, with very few new projects to spark inspiration or placemaking. The freedom to write my own brief meant I first needed to understand what Margate needed - something to connect the community with its past, while at the same time being able to inspire and provide economic stability for the future. The declining trends of its education system made it clear to me that a learning centre was the solution. The centre would aim to teach the youth and all visitors about coastal sustainability, our effect on marine life, and the role Margate played in maritime history.
Promenade Flooded by 2070
Income Deprivation & Adoption Affecting Children A Town Formed by the Sea
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Early 20th Century photograph of the Cliftonville Lido in use. (demolished building presented in red)
Existing Spaces & Tunnels of the Victorian Lido Complex
Level 0 (Ground) Snooker club currently. only connects to level -1 through small stair case.
Level -1 (Terrace) Potential for acccess to spacious terrace. Connects with rotunda routes. Rotunda (II* listed) Circulation to: - Level 0 (blocked) - Level -1 (temporary stairs) - Level -2 (temporary stairs) - Level -3
Level -2 (Promenade) Connection through to Rotunda. Potential to be re-opened up on promenade level. Tide will enter this space Level -3 (Basement) No access to natural light and will eventually be flooded.
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How can a school designed for children engage and educate the whole community? Although designed primarily for children, the school would become a new landmark on the seafront of Margate, in aim to attract all visitors to its public spaces. The ‘dominant’ younger tenants would be housed on the top floor, safe, with access to more space - whilst the architecture intends to ground general visitors to the public spaces, such as the cafe, and the exhibitions. The workshop on the upper floor could produce boats used in off-shore lessons, engaging the youth in activities such as sailing, kayaking or fishing - with the opportunity to sell their fish in the new weekly market.
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MARITIME ON SHOW Timber architecture and glazed workshops to reinforce connection to Maritime industry.
SAFE SPACE Provide a comfortable place for a younger generation to learn and interact
THE MARKET Provide opportunities for circular economy and draw crowds to the school
THE MUSEUM An archive of knowledge accessible to the community and its visitors
INTERNAL PROMENADE A sociable area that brings the outside in and coincides with public movement along the seafront.
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Following Existing Landscape - Restraining height to keep view to sea from high road - Creating a large surface area for more views - Strong relationship to existing structure
Enhancing connection with terrace - Reorganising stairs to align with circulation - Creating a face to extend onto the public terrace
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Utilizing the Rotunda - Incoporating set-back into design to allow for tunnel - Opening up Rotunda on ground level - Structural grid to avoid tunnels and create flexible plan
Minimalistic landscaping - Site left mostly as a blank canvas an not imposing - Entrances made clear with small planters and paving. - Chalk moat allowing solar gain and light to lower level
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Level 0 Key 1. Reception 2. Office 3. Library 4. Storage/Archives
5. Classroom 6. Research Room 7. Study Space 8. External Gallery Walk
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Level -1 Key 1. Cafe 2. Kitchen 3. Storage 4. Main Exhibition 5. Exhibiton spaces
6. Stairs to -2 7. Terrace 8. Tunnel to Rotunda 9. Maritime Market
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Wall Detail Showing the timber frame construction and R/C strip foundation
The Building Envelope
Iroko timber was chosen for both the frame and the cladding, as the untreated wood improves with the astringent conditions of the site. Overtime as it is exposed to water, it will turn grey, changing with its environment, yet inside will remain a warm golden brown colour. A concrete strip foundation was chosen due to the stability of the chalk bed below, with a careful placement to direct load away from the tunnel stretching below the building.
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Foundation - Ground Floor 1. Concrete strip 2. Hardcore 3. DPM 4. Insulation between timber studs 5. Continous rigid insulation 6. Timber floorboards 15 16 17
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Roof 7. Plasterboard 9. Timber joists 10. Ply deck 11. VCL 12. Rigid insulation 13. Waterproof membrane 14. Roof tiles
21 Internal - External Wall 15. Plasterboard 16. VCL 17. Timber studs 18. Ply sheathing 19. Breather membrane 20. Timber battens 21. Timber shingle cladding
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URBAN INTERVENTION: THEATRE ROYALE
Theatre Royale 16A Hawley Square
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Located in one of Margate’s public squares, the Theatre Royal had the ideal opportunity to engage the community. However, being a compostion of it’s previous functions through the years, it developed an unpractical and confusing layout, which hindered the experience and lead to the theatre being underutilised. There are certain aspects of the theatre that I wanted to keep; the auditorium has great acoustics and a charming decor, and the listed facade (shown top left) is a call back to its Georgian playhouse roots. However, there is an opportunity to offer the performers a dedicated practise studio, create a theatre more connected to its community and update the theatres interior with multi-purpose, accessible spaces.
Review & Identify
Activate
Relate & Connect
Invite
3. Move/rebuild the Georgian wall to face the Georgian square. Set-back on corner to articulate new facade from listed facade and create views to the square.
4. Use glazing and openings to break down visual barries between the theatre and its surroundings. Re-establish 16A as a studio for performance practise.
1. non-listed facades that are only an addition to the orgirinal theatre to be replaced.
2. Extend out to create more space for internal circulation and amentities. Pedestrianize the road to the side of the theatre, activating front and expand public realm from the square
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Level 1
Level 0
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Level 2 Key 1. Bar 2. Auditorium 3. Multi-purpose space 4. Courtyard 5. Practise studio 6. Gallery walk
Level 1 Key 1. Bar 2. Auditorium 3. Multi-purpose space 4. Courtyard 5. Practise studio 6. Gallery walk
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This project aimed to adapt the current theatre to modern standards of design to create a more playful and flexible object on the square. Now, it has been transformed into something the interacts with its surroundings, with a greater connection to the public realm and new external space to pave way for outdoor performances. The entrance from the square encourages visitors to walk through the old Georgian wall, initiating their expericne with the buildings history. It’s south-facing perforated panels give the user control of the light let in, whilst projecting forms of shells onto the internal walls that move throughout the day.
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Condense The new theatre levels collaborate with the top and bottom of each auditorium floor, with the circulation focused to the south side enhancing the movement through the building.
Flexibility Lowering the ground floor to create a flat plane combined with a temporary rostra and seating system, the space could be used for various events.
Architectural Diffusion By piercing through the hard corner, the remaining structure creates a column, diffusing people from the light to the more intimate.
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Experience at NBBJ
Begbroke Science Park - Univeristy of Oxford
NBBJ are designing two research building’s at the Univeristy of Oxford’s Begbroke Science Park that will become catalysts for future expansion across the campus. Currently, the campus houses a number of one and two storey laboratories and engineering facilities, planned around the Grade II listed three storey farmhouse. The two buildings have a shared language to create a new sense of place, with material choices inspired by this existing farmhouse: buff coloured brick with dark, contrasting spandrel elements. During my time on the project, I was able to experience from concept to technical design, with increasing levels of responsibilty. My main roles included assisting the development of the external envelope and it’s details, digital modelling and drawing the packages for facade assembly, roofs, doors and external stairs. We have recently submitted stage 4 for this project, which was achieved through coordination with MEP, landscape and structure consultants. Often, I had to present different options for the discussion at hand and work with the consultants to push the design forward.
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Program
Collaborate
Passivhaus
Connect
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Drip edge Panel restraint to facade s/c detail
Pre-cast concrete panel Double mastic joint Fire stopping to facade s/c detail Pre-cast concrete panel Drip edge
Waterproofing membrane over insulation to s/c detail 300 Ballast margin Concrete Pavers Waterproofing membrane lapped over concrete upstand to s/c detail Inverted Roof System Waterproof membrane Structural slab
Panel restraint to facade s/c detail
Stud wall system
Mineral Wool Insulation
Internal dry-lining
PPC metal panel to window top spandrel Perforated PPC aluminium panel Window system
Vapour control layer to facade s/c detail Roller blind Plasterboard reveal
Extruded aluminium frame
Window sill PPC metal window sill
Metal Angle fixed to window frame
PPC metal spandrel Stud wall system Pre-cast concrete panel Mineral Wool Insulation
Vapour control layer to facade s/c detail Internal dry-lining
Drip edge protection Double mastic joint Fire stopping to facade s/c detail
Concrete screed with rubber finish Structural slab
Drip edge Panel restraint to facade s/c detail
PPC metal spandrel
Internal dry-lining
Pre-cast concrete panel
Stud wall system
Mineral Wool Insulation
Vapour control layer to facade s/c detail Concrete upstand
External landscaping Gravel margin 150mm below FFL
Concrete screed with rubber finish Structural slab
Waterproofing memebrane to s/c detail Full fill insulation between dowel connection Dowel connection to facade s/c detail Thermal insulation
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R.C. foundation to s/e detail
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Leeds Hospital for Children - nbbj | white
NBBJ and White developed a new hospital for the centre of Leeds with three goals - to create an environment with wellness and nature embedded into the design, one that embraces community/culture, and a home-from-home which feels playful and comfortable. My main roles on this competition project was assisting the design team with the massing and building envelope, collaborating with the medical planners and creating diagrams/visuals. This was achieved by carrying out tasks such as site analysis, digital massing models and facade studies. The biggest challenge I faced during this project was the trial and error relationship between the massing and the internal spaces. The building had to be rational inside and out, thus many various options were explored before the solution presented itself. The building is arranged as a series of volume terracing down towards the public realm, to give the block along the square a more human scale. These setbacks were key to breaking down the massing, whilst providing access to roof terraces with city views. Surrounding the hospital are a combination of robust mills and Victorian structures, often manufactured with red brick, whilst the city’s civic buildings are constructed from light Portland stone. To articulate its new identity, the hospital uses pale brick to signify its civic status, with calls to the Victorian structures in its bronze metalwork. The facade ‘weaves’ in and out - linking back to the Leads heritage of textiles and yarn production - creating an interesting play with light and shadow.
Site Drivers
Connect & Relate
Artciulate Experience
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Gingerbread City 2021
The Gingerbread City is an annual exhibition where architects create an entire city made of gingerbread. The aim of the exhibition is to connect the public with architecture through an innovative display designed for the holiday season. This year, the NBBJ studio asked me to ‘champion’ the annual project. By leading the design and organising various workshops, the project allowed me to develop better connections with my peers and demonstrate a higher level of working confidence. Our chosen plot was ‘Candy College’ – an innovative centre for environmental sciences. Nested amongst marshmallow hills and sugary turbines, the design was largely influenced by wind power. Inside the structure, the floorplates resemble propellers, allowing greenery to fall between the breaks to help create a calm space for the occupants (whilst allowing the two exhibition lights to penetrate up through the building). Rotating elements such as the main colourful ‘CANDY COLLEGE’ turbine expand on this idea, whilst drawing attention to itself within the exhibition.
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