Louis Carrow A r c h i t e c t u r e
P o r t f o l i o
LC Louis Carrow architecture student
phone +447508825914 email louiscarrow@gmail.com address 35 Effingham Rd, Surbiton, KT65JZ, England portfolio issuu.com/louiscarrow
I am a hard working and determined part 1 graduate with a keen attention to detail. Experience in the creative industry has given me a thorough appreciation of all aspects of the design process and a greater enthusiasm for the profession. With an educational background in both scientific and artistic fields, I strive to create beautiful, function-led design. references available upon request
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2016-present architecture BA (Hons) at Northumbria University, Newcastle
2015-present part time ferryman at Hampton Ferry Boathouse, London responsible for managing the ferry, hire boats and shop. Involves training new employees and working with challenging customers. Work also includes boat restoration and maintenance
2016-present keen attendee of external talks and lectures from practicing architects (part of the Northumbria Architecture Society programme)
2015-2016 foundation diploma in art & design at Kingston University, London - Distinction 2013-2015 A-levels at Esher College, London - A* 3d design - B chemistry - B maths - A art & design (AS) 2008-2013 GCSEs at Hinchley Wood secondary school - 5A*, 3A, 2B
2013 - present freelance design work including re-branding for ASA (Angleman Syndrome Alliance) and graphic design work for Carrow Design Ltd. 2014 work placement at Broadway Malyan, London one week in architecture studio 2013 work placement at The Partners (Superunion), London - one week in graphic design studio 2013 work placement at Design Motive, London - two weeks in graphic design studio
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model making sketch drawing graphic design full UK driving license
February 2019 2nd place in NAS ‘In-Vent’ 48 hour architecture competition
Photoshop Illustrator Indesign Microsoft Office Autocad SketchUp
June 2018 competed in Volume Zero ‘Marsception’ architecture competition societies
Northumbria University Mountaineering Society NAS Northumbria Architecture Society
attended multiple installations and exhibitions such as the past 3 years of Serpentine Pavilions and multiple New Designers exhibitions 2015 life drawing courses at Kingston University, London 2015 awarded student design award from Esher College 2013-2015 extra curricular courses in photography and graphic design (ABC level 3 award in pixel-based image manipulation)
D r y d o c k O u s e b u r n B o a t h o u s e & C o m m u n i t y C e n t r e The importance of connecting the different levels of the Ouseburn Valley is addressed in the masterplan proposal and has been the main driver behind the development of The Ouseburn Boathouse. The notion of an ever-changing facade creates transparency and encourages the interconnection between landscape and architecture. A flexible building envelope is created by a series of pivot-able weathered steel panels. The scheme is split into three main volumes of the same proportions, generating public routes through the site between Lime Street and the river. The differentiation between the structures comes from the positioning of the steel panels themselves and the transparent nature of the facade reveals each building’s unique function.
Left: Upper Ground Floor Plan Above: Clubhouse North Elevation Below: Clubhouse with Pivoting Panels Open
Left: Primary Structure Axonometric Above: Dry Dock Interior View
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Bespoke structural Corten steel columns (500x100mm hollow section) - columns are narrow and spaced 1000mm apart. Bespoke structural Corten steel beams (300x100mm hollow section, 6m span) - bolted to columns with PTFE thermal break between end plates. Bespoke structural Corten steel beams (300x100mm hollow section, 6m span) - spaced 4 meters apart. Steel reinforced concrete retaining wall (400mm) - poured in-situ with raft foundation. Reinforced concrete raft foundation (150mm raft, 450mm under columns) - the building overhangs the river so this foundation type has been chosen to minimise excavation. Hollowcore pre-cast concrete floor (1200x150mm section, each plank spans 6m) - supported by Corten beams. Steel window frame bolted to inside of Corten columns with thermal breaks between to prevent cold bridging. Double glazing. Bespoke Kinetic facade system - 900mm Corten ventilation panels pivot about a central point and can be manually opened with a chain and winch system. Bespoke polystyrene-insulated full-height Corten steel door (6000x2000mm). Kingspan Hook-On Cassette rainscreen cladding in Corten with rigid foam insulation (900x2800mm panels, portrait orientation). Steel stud wall (100x30mm C-section) - cavity filled with fibreglass batt insulation. Ventilation panels. Steel roof purlins (100x30mm C-section). Corten roof cladding (900mm panels, 2mm thick). Double glazing roof light (2000x1600mm).
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Connecting the Valley: Three ridges cut through the terrain at a 45° angle to the river. This controls the gradient of the lower valley and generates accessible routes from Lime Street down to the river.
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Nature corridor: Embracing the plants and flowers that grow wild in the Ouseburn area and creating a natural bridge to connect all the wild species up and down the valley.
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Pedestrianising lime street: A series of elevated walkways create routes over the nature corridors and prioritise pedestrians and cyclists.
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River Walk: A semi-submerged walkway runs along the Ouseburn bank, further connecting the public with the Ouseburn and its hidden wildlife.
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Clubhouse Courtyard: Outdoor activity space.
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Public Slipway
Above: Evolution Diagram of Drydock Scheme Below: Long Section Through Site
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Jesmond Dene is an impor tant oasis in the urban landscape of Newcastle. The densely wooded valley is a sanctuar y for a number of protected wildlife species including otters and many species of bird. Kingfishers, Woodpeckers, Treecreepers and Tawny owls all breed in the dene and many others use the sight as a migrator y stopping point. It is impor tant that this sanctuar y continues to function. Jesmond dene is one of the few remaining urban wildlife refuges and benefits both the local community as well as the wider natural environment. A series of inter ventions, focusing on the dene’s archaeological sites will bring new life to the historic park and help conser ve what is already there.
Left: Interior View of Kingfisher Sanctuary Intervention within The Banqueting Hall
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Existing banqueting hall ruin Stainless steel mesh solar shading system Outer-leaf steel structure Inner-leaf steel structure Double glazing with lightweight steel glazing bars Extruded glass entrance for birds through arches of existing ruin Excavated planting area and earth wall to encourage burrowing Kingfishers to nest Public walkway between existing wall of the ruin and the glass insertion Bird sanctuary inside glasshouse Bored pile foundations (250 diameter, 3000mm depth)
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Left: Newcastle’s tallest building, Vale House, rises above Landsdowne Gardens. It is a monolith marking the beginning of Jesmond Dene from the south. Vale House shares many of the same visual qualities of the Armstrong-built infrastructure dating back to the Victorian Era in the Dene. This photography series is intended to capture these qualities. In the image on the lef t Vale House, obscured by the dense foliage of the public park, stands like a monument to the connection between the City and the Dene. Above: “Architectural Figures in The Dene� composite drawing studying the connection between the densely wooded valley and the city through glimpses of figures, architectural monuments, standing on the peripher y of Jesmond Dene.
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Left: Formerly Jesmond towers, La Sagesse is a gothic-looking building on the northern perimeter of Jesmond Dene. Built in stages over the nineteenth century, it was the family home of shipbuilder Charles Mitchell for thirty years before becoming the site for a private School (La Segesse). Another large imposing structure on the perimeter of the dene, Jesmond Towers is seen partially obscured by a screen of trees and foliage. Above: St. Mar y’s Chapel was once one of the most impor tant pilgrimage sights in the countr y. The remains of only the chantr y chapel are still standing on the edge of Jesmond Dene where it would have been attached to the old nave, the largest par t of the chapel. In aluminium mesh, a ‘ghost’ of the destroyed par ts of the building would be erected on the archaeological site, adjoining the remaining ruin. Cragside in Nor thumberland was William Armstrong’s home af ter his retirement and donation of Jesmond Dene to the city. An enclosure for birds endemic to the dene and ones that could be introduced to the environment, including Kingfishers, Goshawks and peacocks, the aviar y reimagines Cragside house in aluminium mesh. It takes on the characteristics of the heritage building; with visions of its chimneys emerging from the canopy of the dene in translucent wire mesh.
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Above: The Banqueting Hall was commissioned by Lord Armstrong in 1860 to enter tain his guests. Located a shor t distance from his Jesmond Dene home, the hall was designed by John Dobson and later added to by Norman Shaw with a Gatehouse on Jesmond Dene road. Only the four stone walls of the hall remain with the roof taken of f for safety in 1977 when it became a controlled ruin. A Victorian-esque glasshouse, taking propor tions from the marks lef t behind by the banqueting hall would be inser ted into the ruin. This will provide a heated environment for the protection of Kingfishers, a species endemic to the dene but at risk to threats associated with the urban setting and harsh winters. The roof of the hall will be rebuilt in aluminium mesh making it possible to obser ve the Banqueting Hall as it was. Lef t: Hot house at the Banqueting Hall plan
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Above: Developing plans for the large aviary from the existing plans of Cragside House Left: Ground floor plan, Large Aviary Enclosure
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Above: Concept sketch, viewing platforms inside the mesh ‘ghost’ of the destroyed parts of the chapel Left: Development models, intervention at St. Mary’s Chapel. Stainless steel mesh reveals what was once there and serves as a protective enclosure preserving the remaining ruin
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Stretch ‘Glass House’ by James Welling
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Ghost St. Mary’s Chapel The Chapel, once one of the most important pilgrimage sights in the country, sits in ruin at the top of Jesmond Dene. In the work above, the crimson and purple hues of the evening sky through the trees is superimposed upon the remains of St. Mary’s Chapel. As a result, the ruin, like the Glass House in a Welling Photograph, becomes unique to the observer and its connection with the site is reinforced
Above: 1:50 Detailed section and elevation through the foyer space where the stretched version of the banqueting hall meets the existing stone building
The Banqueting Hall Archive is part of a series of interventions rebuilding the lost architecture of Jesmond Dene. Through its exhibits, the archive references the historic buildings associated with the site and its historic owner, Lord Armstrong. Exploring Armstrong’s fascination with the collection and display of exotic materials, focusing on exotic plants and birds, a unique approach to architectural restoration is developed. Mesh ‘Ghosts’ of architectural ruins preserve both the memory and the physical remains of Lord Armstrong’s heritage. A series of prints entitled “Glass House” by James Welling explores the reflectivity and transparencies exhibited by Philip Johnson’s Glass House. The photographer, interested in abstraction, distorts his subject and imposes his own unique take on Johnson’s Architecture; the subject of his photography becomes his own. A similar idea of translucency and reflectance is exhibited in the Banqueting Hall Archive, the materiality is used in an attempt to superimpose the site upon the architecture. Glass and mirrored surfaces distort reality and layers of reflection renders the building a ghost within the site.
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On the approach from the river, screens of mesh and glass create layers of viewing reflecting the colours and patterns found in the surrounding site and obscuring the existing building. The Banqueting Hall is observed under new light and the intervention of aluminium and glass acts as a screen, giving the stone building a new personality, one not previously surfaced
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Before descending into the gallery spaces, views of the Dene are framed by the multipitched roofs of the Banqueting Hall. The angular roofs of the intervention, clad in aluminium, reflect the canopy above and intersect with the roof of the historic building, of which they are a distorted repetition of
Cast Collection
A cast of a Norman Shaw chimney from Cragside House, where Armstrong retired to after donating Jesmond Dene to the City of Newcastle, extends the full height of the Cast Collection underneath the central rooflight
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Translucency and Reflectance A distorted rendition of the existing stone ruin emerges through the foliage, creating a new public river fronting. A stretched ghost of reflective concrete and translucent mesh gives Armstrong’s Banqueting Hall an ethereal perpetuity
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Location of St. Mary’s Well Intervention at St. Mary’s Chapel: Gateway to Jesmond Dene The Banqueting Hall Archive entrance at street level Paved walkway: extension to existing footpath from St. Mary’s Chapel Cafe Space and proposed new river bank Large Aviary: Replica of Cragside
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Main public entrance Deliveries and staff entrance Foyer space Goods lift Main reception Spirit collection Store Small exhibits (plaster casts)
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Restoration workshop Staff toilet and store Parking Cast collection Main exhibition hall Cafe space (outdoor) Rear public entrance Proposed new river bank
Left: Conservation of St. Mary’s Chapel The Main exhibition hall exhibiting fragments of the architectural ruins around Jesmond Dene. A plaster cast of the chancel arch of St. Mary’s Chapel stands central within the existing stone walls of the Banqueting Hall
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