Leone Miller Architect MAA by Leone Miller

Portfolio Leone Miller Architect MAA 2016

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Contents 01 The Civic Marae, Final Thesis, AAA

02 Aarhus Maritime Museum, AAA

03 Dutch Embassy, UC

04 Pliny’s Villa, UC

05 Hardy’s Teepee, Individual Concept

06 Zvenigorod Competition, Brink Brandenburg Arkitektur, Aarhus

07 Example projects, Xbo Arkitekter, Aarhus

08 Kunsten, Aalborg Art Museum, Transform Architecture, Aarhus

09 CV

Civic Marae - Final Thesis

The Civic Marae Final Thesis, Aarhus School of Architecture Individual Project Tutor: Anders Gammelgaard Nielsen What is a marae? Directly translated from the indigenous New Zealand Maori language, Te Reo, the word “marae” means courtyard or open space but it most often refers to a complex of buildings within a designated space. The main role of a marae is to give Maori “a place to stand (a turangawaewae) and express their cultural identity”. Traditionally, a marae plays a central role in Maori culture by providing a location for community activities such as gatherings, the celebration of weddings and birthdays, and in some cases funerals. While these activities are still central to the conception of a marae—both in urban and rural settings—new designs and functions have gradually changed the way in which communities use marae. For instance, in contrast to a traditional marae whose ownership was reserved for a particular Maori tribe (iwi), ownership can now be had by various institutions such as hospitals and schools that are not affiliated with any specific Maori tribe.

Civic Marae - Final Thesis

Boat exhibits (Wharewaka)

Gathering house (Wharenui)

Courtyard (Marae atea)

Civic Marae - Final Thesis

Dining hall (Wharekai)

A new marae typology The Civic Marae will constitute a new type of marae that includes central elements from two marae typologies: the Traditional Marae and the Urban Marae. The Civic Marae is, on the one hand, a fusion of the Traditional Marae and the Urban Marae in the sense that it incorporates essential functions and features from both types of marae. In particular, although the Civic Marae is located in an urban environment, itÂ´s site still offers enough space to replicate the ideal setting of the Traditional Marae organisation. That is, the site is ideal for maintaining the relevant building orientations and distances between sacred and mundane buildings. Yet, on the other hand, the Civic Marae transcends the standard marae typologies. For unlike the Traditional and Urban Marae, the Civic Marae is not affiliated with any specific tribe, institution, or organisation. Rather, its ownership belongs to the entire New Zealand population. The Civic Marae thus celebrates democratic openness and multiculturalism. It is founded on the thought that Maori culture is no longer just an isolated aspect of New Zealand culture, but rather a part of the common cultural identity of all New Zealanders.

The Pa

The Kainga

Large house

Clean and open area

Palisade / fence and entrace way

The Traditional Marae Large gathering house

Large gathering house Clean and open area

Clean and open area

Dining hall Fence

The Urban Marae

Dining hall Fence and entrace way

Fence and entrace way

Civic Marae - Final Thesis //

Te Hika a Rama

Te Tara Karaehe

Origional coastline

Te Oka

Wai Kokota

Te TÃµ Point Fisher

Te Routu o Ureia

Civic Marae - Final Thesis

Te Koranga

Te Ngahuwera

Te Rerenga-Oraiti

Nga one maru o Te Huatau

Te Whatu Horotiu

Taurarua

Te Horo Roa

Captain Cook Wharf // Significant Maori cultural and historical places in Auckland The Auckland City Council has a target to increase the number of marae development projects to 7 projects every 5 years come 2030. By a conservative estimate, this translates roughly to 10 new and 10 redevelopment marae projects over the next 16 years. In light of these commitments made by the Auckland City Council, it is an interesting and relevant time to explore what a modern marae means to the people of New Zealand. Although the Captain Cook Wharf is owned by the Auckland Council, many Maori tribes hold territorial rights and are guardians of the natural and physical resources in the harbour area. As such, local Maori tribes have requested that the council â&#x20AC;&#x153;include initiatives that support and enhance papakainga [original home land] and marae as the foundation for Maori economic well-being [within the general Auckland waterfront area].â&#x20AC;? The Civic Marae can help the Auckland City Council implement these initiatives while simultaneously meeting the interests of the local Maori community.

Civic Marae - Final Thesis

Representing ancestors and story telling The gathering house in the Civic Marae tells the story of Rangi and Papa, which is known not only by Maori but by all New Zealanders. The story explains how nature and humanity originated, and how all humans descended from the original father and mother, Rangi and Papa. The highly reflective aluminium cladding of the gathering house will reflect the creations of Rangi and Papa: the sky, the people, and the surrounding natureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;literal testament to the Maori story of creation right there at the Auckland harbour. Traditional stories, usually told by the indoor woven panels in a gathering house, are accessible from both the inside and the outside in the Civic Marae. The aluminium cladding is perforated with patterns relating to hospitality, friendship and knowledge. In this way, the Civic Marae will share these Maori stories with all people, independently of whether they have been officially welcomed inside the gathering house by means of a powhiri (welcoming ceremony), or not.

Civic Marae - Final Thesis //

Reflective aluminium cladding

Traditional wood structure

Perforated polycarbonate aluminum cladding

Detail

Civic Marae - Final Thesis

The Design Process // Structure and materials The design process is guided by three marae traditions: the tapu and noa tradition, the welcoming ceremony tradition (powhiri), and customs and building traditions. While the former two traditions guide the overall organisation of buildings and spaces in the Civic Marae, the latter guides construction methods, materials choices, and building orientation. Using these traditions, the Civic Marae will express its intended purpose, reflect its intended features, and play its intended role as a new democratic place for the Auckland community. The main construction method for the gathering house is to use a heavy, traditional, and carved wooden structural system on the inside, and a lightweight modern cladding system on the outside. For example, the 400 x 400mm wooden posts inside the gathering house will—as in precolonial marae history—not only be hand carved but also play a structural role. As such, the Civic Marae’s gathering house utilises a more traditional and perhaps more honest “marae” construction. To spark a contrast in materials, the highly reflective aluminium (sandwich panel) cladding of the gathering house is lightweight, prefabricated, and industrialised.

Traditional wood structure

Aluminium cladding

Perforations

Civic Marae - Final Thesis

Previous location

Aarhus Maritime Museum

New location

New harbour attractor

Aarhus Maritime Museum 9th Semester, Aarhus School of Architecture Individual Project Studio Building Design Tutor: Anders Gammelgaard Nielsen Why? From the 1st October 2013 the Aarhus maritime museum closed due to the lack of a physical location and the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s objects may be offered to other maritime museums in Denmark. Aarhus has a rich maritime story to tell dating back to the Viking age. It has experienced industrialisation, the Nazi occupation, and now more recently, redevelopment. This is a proposal for a new maritime museum for the city of Aarhus, a place to tell itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maritime stories.

Light

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Boat exhibits maintain the north/east south7west rotation already seen in the harbour.

Aarhus Maritime Museum

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Entrance Reception / Restaurant Toilets Storage Boats Exhibits Exhibition Space Closed Workshop Open Workshop Outdoor Workshop Visiting Exhibits Public Space

3535 m2

Aarhus Maritime Museum

Sea Level 01 Boat Exhibits 02 Auditorium

Aarhus Maritime Museum

Sky Walk 01 Exhibition Space 02 Sky Walk

Aarhus Maritime Museum

Heavy concrete base

Lightweight roof construction

Aarhus Maritime Museum

Dutch Embassy - Canberra, ACT

Dutch Embassy

4th Semester, The University of Canberra Type: Individual Project The brief was to design a new embassy, on the existing embassy´s site in Canberra, ACT. The aim of the project was to showcase an appreciation of dutch architecture built by Australians using Australian knowledge and materials. Dutch canal houses influenced the form of the Dutch Embassy. The Embassy´s form reflects the strong vertical lines and the silhouettes of canal houses against the backdrop of the sky. The building is orientated to capture summer breezes and as much northern light as possible. The eight in situ concrete “blades” give the building its form, while the interior walls provide lateral stability. Ultimately, though, the form of the building is influenced by tightly packed canal houses that can be seen in the Netherlands.

Summer winds

Dutch Embassy - Canberra, ACT

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Dutch Embassy - Canberra, ACT

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Entrance Reception Toilets Records Storage Events Center Bar Canteen Shared Office Office Copy Room Public Space Ambassador Conference Room

Circulation

Private

Public

Dutch Embassy - Canberra, ACT

Second floor

First Floor

Insitu blades

Dutch Embassy - Canberra, ACT

Plinyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Villa - Canberra, ACT

Pliny’s Villa 2nd Semester, The University of Canberra Type: Individual Project In a letter to Gallus, ca. 62 AD, the roman aristocrat Pliny the Younger writes about his sea side villa in Laurentum with great satisfaction. In the letter, he describes in some detail how the villa manages to live up to his high aristocratic expectations. Pliny describes a domestic retreat from city life and an idyllic setting for learned pursuits to take place. He talks of modest yet impressive spaces with expansive sea views. This project was a response to the question, “if Pliny were alive today, what would he desire from a modern lakeside villa located in Canberra, Australia?”

Pliny’s Villa - Canberra, ACT

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Pliny’s Villa - Canberra, ACT

Entrance Living Kitchen Master bedroom Guest room Bathroom Hallway / storage Deck Anex

Sustainable pine weatherboard cladding

300 x 600 Box gutter

Insitu concrete formwork

Interior plywood cladding

Plinyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Villa - Canberra, ACT

Hardyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teepee - Individual Concept

Hardy’s Teepee Type: Individual Concept Weight: 30 kg Hardy’s Teepee is made from eco friendly and sustainable birch coated plywood. Because the plywood is coated, the Teepee can be used both indoors and out. Hardy’s Teepee is easily collapsible and each of the three components are 1 cm thick. This gives the Teepee a total weight of roughly 30 kg and a total thickness of 3 cm. All parts can be flat packed meaning delivery, transport and storage are easy.

Coated plywood

1100 mm

Step 1

Step 2

Component 1

Component 2

Component 3

Hardy’s Teepee - Individual Concept

Living Hubs as attractors

Zvenigorod Living Hubs

Unique city nodes

City Infrastructure

Zvenigorod // Living Hubs Location: Zvenigorod, Russia Type: Team Competition Size: 920,00 m2 Practice: Brink Brandenburg Arkitektur, Aarhus The Zvenigorod Living Hubs masterplan is the result of a unique partnership between innovative Danish and Russian architects. The proposal aims to fullfill both the complex demands of the Russian competition brief while also providing an ambitious vision for the city of Zvenigorod. The new 227 ha city area offers seven individual city nodes - each with their own unique character and identity. These city nodes are like pearls on a string - connected with one another by landscape and infrastructure.

Zvenigorod Living Hubs

Xbo Arkitekter - Freelance Projects

Xbo Arkitekter Location: Denmark Type: Freelance work Practice: Xbo Arkitekter

Freelance architecture work providing advice and ideas in the renovation of existing homes within a specific economical framework. For example, the optimisation of the property in terms of interior design, extensions, energy consumption, lighting, acoustics and outdoor living areas.

Xbo Arkitekter - Freelance Projects

Kunsten

south east elevation

Kunsten, Aalborg Art Museum

Kunsten // Aalborg Art Museum Location: Aalborg, Denamrk Type: Competition, 1st Place Practice: Transform Architects, Aarhus

The Kunsten art museum designed by Alvar Aalto and Jean-Jacques Baruel opened to the public in 1972 and after 40 years it is still an attraction and treasured landmark for culture in the northern part of Denmark. Our winning proposal to revitalise and restore Kunsten was based upon maintaining Aalto and Baruel´s architectural visions for the building in both the interior and exterior. We aimed to, where possible, maintain and re-use original fixtures such as lamps and coat stands and update the building respectfully by re-using existing spaces. In total the museum was extended by just over 300 m2 at the parterre level. Yet, this new space remains within the existing facade line so the building still appears to be floating - a quality seen in the original project. The biggest development within the layout of the building is in the form of a 750 m2 exhibition space, the “black box”, placed on the parterre level. This exhibition space will enable Kunsten to meet the demands of a modern art museum and house large instillations in the future.

Kunsten

south west elevation

Kunsten, Aalborg Art Museum

Kunsten

light and central ventilation system detail

Kunsten, Aalborg Art Museum

CV // Leone Miller Borggade 3, 1 tv // 8000 Aarhus C // 61338273 // leone.miller@gmail.com

Passionate, young, international architect with Danish work experience and strong proficiency in concept development, competition work and renovation projects. Born and raised in New Zealand, I have a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Canberra in Australia, and Master of Architecture from the Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark. Education 2012-2014

Masters of Architecture Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark.

2010-2012

Danish Education level 3 Laerdansk, Aarhus.

2008-2010

Bachelor of Architecture The University of Canberra, Australia.

2007-2008

Advanced Diploma of Building Design Canberra Institute of Technology, Australia.

Experience 2013 TRANSFORM Architects, Aarhus Six month internship that involved team competition work ranging from both large to small scale projects in Denmark and abroad. 2014 Xbo arkitektur, Aarhus Freelance architecture work providing advice and ideas in the renovation of existing homes within a specific economical framework. 2014-2015 Magasin Du Nord, Aarhus Primary tasks included Visual Merchandising, organisation for ‘in-house’ campaigns, customer service and inventory management for the Children’s Department of Magasin Aarhus. 2015 Brink Brandenburg Arkitektur, Aarhus Freelance architect involved in team competition work. 2015-2016 Maternity Leave From August 2015 until July 2016. 2016

Le One, Aarhus

Founder of Le One. Providing architectural, interior and graphic design services. Currently based at Godsbanen Institute for (X), Aarhus.

CV Leone Miller

Volunteer Work 2012

Gehl Architects, Copenhagen.

Volunteer for the 2012 City of Aarhus Life and Public Space Survey. The survey collected information on the use of public spaces in selected sites within the city center. Prizes 2008 Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Excellence Award 2009 ACT Chapter Prize for Achievement in Second Year Studies

Programs Auto CAD, Adobe Suite, Revit, Sketchup, Rhino, V-Ray for Rhino, MapInfo, WordPress, Basic HTML code.

Languages English +++ Danish ++

References Lars Bendrup, founder at TRANSFORM, Arkitekt MAA +45 2613 0212, lb@transform.dk Lene Hammer, TRANSFORM, Arkitekt MAA +45 87300114, lh@transform.dk

CV Leone Miller