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KATRIONA ALICE PRATT (KITTY)
07966389360 : kittypratt@googlemail.com : www.kittypratt.com
KATRIONA ALICE PRATT (KITTY)
Academic Perspective 2010 - 2013
Cardiff University, Wales: BSc in Architecture Studies: Design:1st, Overall: 2-1 (68%) 2008 - 2009
Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames: Art & Design Foundation: Merit 2003 - 2008
Bryanston School, Dorset: A Levels: Art A (95%), Product Design A (90%), Physics B (68%). My computer skills include intensive training and experience in both Windows and Macintosh Systems utilising; Google Sketchup, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, AutoCAD, Autodesk 3dsmax Design, Autodesk MaxScript, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader, laser cutting software and web design. I am also skilled within a multitude of model making materials, working with cardboard, wood, clay, metal and wood. Employing techniques such as laser cutting, soldering and welding. Along with this I have also produced a multitude of sketchbooks and hand drawn studies to explore and develop my ideas over the years. The use of these medias throughout my education, along with my discipline and experience, has allowed me to create high-quality, communicative and successful projects. In a nutshell, my dual strengths are a creative imagination and effective implementation.
Personal Perspective
My love for architecture is fueled by my love for discovery. During my time off, between university and work, I travel as much as possible to broaden my understanding of architecture and culture around the world, I travel so I can experience. Over the years I have driven a motorbike down South East Asia, worked in Kenya and interailed around Europe. All these adventures I have undertaken on my own and in doing so I have had the opportunity to meet an incredible and diverse set of people, as well as having seen some of the most amazing buildings and scenery. I never shy from a challenge and as well as having a healthy competitive streak academically I have also applied myself in various sports over the years; whilst at secondary school I was a keen rower, competing within the 1st Coxless Four whilst in sixth form, in which we were placed in regattas such as Putney and Henley. I am also a keen horse rider and have spent time training and schooling horses in Kenya. At university I was elected as social secretary for the Architecture Society and have been informed I organised one of the most successful social calendars the society has seen in years. Including the organisation of the Architectural Societies first ever ski trip.
September - August 2012:
Previous Employment
September 2011:
Spencer Architecture Architectural Assistant
Assael Architecture Limited Architectural Assistant
Redbridge House, Upper Clatford, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 7PP
Studio 13, 50 Carnwath Road, London, SW6 3EG
Being a small company I was able to partake in everything the company had to offer. I was invited on site visits to London, did AutoCAD drawings for the electrical and plumbing of affordable housing projects, as well as being given the opportunity to assist in the design of a four bed house from scratch. I also helped to put through a series of discharge notices for a site in a national trust area, learning all about bat licences, highway conditions and meeting facade requirements.
Whilst working with Assael I shadowed one of the design teams, assisting them with completing design schedules, creating Google Sketchup models and refining CAD drawings. My time here was very useful for understanding what it would be like to work within a big practice and some of the pro’s and con’s that come with it.
May - September 2010:
July 2006:
Land and Gardens Landscape Architecture Assistant
SCIN Interior Architecture Assistant
1 Field End, Kingsworthy, Hampshire, SO23
130 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3TX
Over the summer I was hired to produce ‘before and after’ CAD drawings of the gardens the company were working on. Using Google Sketchup I created simple scenes and presentation boards for the director, to show the clients what their grounds would look like after the commission.
During a weeks work experience in their London office I was asked to design a display kitchen and downstairs show room to replace the existing one. Working out all measurements, materials and prices, I used their resource library and my own knowledge of materials to design a new and innovative space to show to their clients. Even though this was just for my experience, they decided to use some of my ideas for the final refurbishment.
Caernarfon Kinetic University: WSA Y3: Introduction
With it’s proud welsh heritage, outstanding beauty and accessibility Caernafon is the perfect place to create a new applied arts university and a new heart for the welsh arts. The project’s core is based around the traditional courtyard system of the old ‘red brick’ universities but with a twist... the subject buildings can be expanded and compressed with the use of a series of kinetic facades. The concept is that art is about reality vs imagination, the reality in this case is the traditional building style and the imagination is the modern kinetic engineering. Utilising the train network and light weight cranes the kinetic facade allows for the addition and subtraction of renewable wooden crates onto the facade. However the crates are not only a method of expansion but, feeders and receivers for installations, workshops and all forms of art. They are designed to form a whole new system of volumetric exchange and connection within the arts world. Breaking the limitations and boundaries that have previously held people back. The program includes student accommodation, six subject buildings, a library, student union, large warehouse and park & ride facilities.
Caernarfon Kinetic University: WSA Y3: 1.500 Ground Floor of Master Plan
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1. Tram Station
2. Tram Loading Bay
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4. Storage Tunnel
5. Exhibition Space
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7. Product Design and Fashion 8. Library
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Caernarfon Kinetic University: WSA Y3: Sections through Master Plan
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Caernarfon Kinetic University: WSA Y3: Section through a Subject Building
Caernarfon Kinetic University: WSA Y3: Example Subject Building Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan 1. Small Lecture Theatre (24 people) 2. Small Lecture Theatre (18 people) 3. Seminar Room (8 people) 4. Librarian 5. Library 6. Studio (as work room) 7. Studio (as exhibition space)
Caernarfon Kinetic University: WSA Y3: Exemplar Sequence of Events
1. Remove Window Panel with Crane
2. Place on Tram Carriage and Transport to Store
3. Transport Crates onto site via Tram Line
4. Remove Crate from Tram Carriage with Crane
5. Lift Crate onto Support Beams
6. Pull Crate into Building
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Caernarfon Kinetic University: WSA Y3: Engineering Details
Technical Details 1. Rollers and track under removable floor boards with intermittent gaps to run through services 2. Expandable rubber seal. inflated when crate inserted to form seal between window frame and crate. 3. Galvanized aluminum casement frame 4. Crate. Galvanized aluminum frame, Sustainable spruce panels Galvanized aluminum runners 5. Removable window panel with sliders Galvanized aluminum frame, 215/102.5/73 Grey bricks, Galvanized aluminum frame triple glazed window, 9mm Laminated safety glass, 6mm gap 6. Hidden mechanized cloth blind with slit for blind and holder for sliders on removable panel
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1.20 Detail Model of Kinetic Facade
07966389360 : kittypratt@googlemail.com : www.kittypratt.com
KATRIONA ALICE PRATT (KITTY)
References
Jacob Hotz Welsh School of Architecture, Lecturer and Third Year Chair 029 20875607: HotzJ@cardiff.ac.uk Clive Spencer Spencer Architecture, Managing Director 01264 336 800: clive@spencerarchitecture.co.uk