Lucas Carrington 2018 Selection of Work
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I am a creative individual who has the skills to develop and create eye-catching and expressive designs enhancing people’s experience. I am an approachable, adaptive, sociable, self-motivated and refined individual. I am always determined to further my education and skills in order to become an Architect. Aside from my architectural studies I am a keen sportsman and passionate about health and fitness. During my university studies, I have been a competitive player for the University of Kent’s Rugby team.
Forgotten Context
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Multi-Generation Facility
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Collective Dwelling
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Form & Structure
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Hand Drawing
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Forgotten Context 2018 | Chatham, Kent Grade: First Nominated for AJ Student Prize The project is located in Chatham, Kent, at the famous historic dockyard. The dockyard is a maritime museum site once used by the Royal Navy. The navy’s facilities closed in 1984, bringing an end to 400 years of naval war-ship design and leading to a 26% reduction in local employment. After the closure, the site has been largely forgotten. The project explores Chatham’s rich historical background, the construction of naval warships, from which is drawn the concept of reversing a ship’s hull to form a building’s arch. This concept holds the intention of retrieving the site’s rich heritage. The proposal consists primarily of a single floor plan organised by repetition of arches in different types and configurations. The design explores the resulting qualities of enclosure, permeability of movement and vision, directionality and framing of internal and external views. Spreading the project’s components on ground level illustrates a sympathetic approach to the water while harmonising with surrounding buildings and landscape. The arches lend their qualities to the activities housed within; whereby the indoor pool, event space, lecture theatres, leisure and working zones form a network of spaces permitting an intimate and rich exchange between spaces and users, site and context, architecture and nature, and the past and future of Chatham.
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Multi-Generation Facility 2017 | Chatham, Kent Grade: First The design approach began through the exploration of a concept primarily focusing on the integration between the existing buildings with the new proposal. This centred on the creation of innovative spaces whilst encompassing a dynamic aspect to the existing building. This resulted in two wings penetrating the existing building, the ground floor containing the nursery that leads out onto a garden space and the first floor encompassing the care home. The structure of the extension focuses on the existing form of the original building; the exposed steel trusses in the nursery spaces replicate the initial structure. This main feature, which was the driving point behind the design, creates an interesting perspective within the space. The façade features two timber screens which allows for two important features; protecting the building from overheating and acting as a form of privacy from public viewing. The roof of the existing building has been renovated to a zinc cladding, enhancing the insulation of the building, with associated energy and cost benefits. The chosen material will additionally complement the building’s heritage. The location of the proposed building provides the care home space with scenic river views overlooking Chatham whilst the nursery garden is beneficially situated to receive the maximum amount of daylight as it has a southerly aspect. The existing building has been converted into a social hub featuring a cafÊ/bar, creating a new social space which will be open for public use. This unique multi-generational care facility therefore provides a novel social aspect across generations, which is highlighted in the final perspective, forming an interaction and integration of the previous and proposed spaces.
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Site Map
Site Axonometric
Site Information Strategic plan intergrating the new extension
Masterplan 15
Existing Proposed 1 – Hub 2 – Nursery Reception 3 – Café 4 – Nursery Room 5 – Kitchen 6 – Office 7 – W.C 8 – Plant Room 9 – Garden 10 – Lounge 11 – Care Home
Conceptual Diagram
First Floor Plan
Public Realm
Multi Generation Facility Concept, floor plans and public realm
Ground Floor Plan 16
Front Elevation
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Multi Generation Facility Front elevation and section of the proposal
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Sectional perspective displaying the proposed extension penetrating the existing building, the garden courtyard feature and also displaying the structure of the building.
Sectional Perspective Section displaying the Nursery and Care Home spaces
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Proposed Facade Detail 1:20 The proposed structure is a modular steel frame with exposed trusses in the spaces. It has variant timber screen façade that acts as solar shadinag for the spaces but also acting as a sense of privacy from the public realm.
1:50 Sectional Model
Old to New Detail 1:20 The proposed building connects to the old by steel frame with exposed trusses. The existing building’s roof has been renovated to provide better thermal comfort for the users. The roof now has a zinc cladding keeping the heritage of the building with the truss still exposed in the internal space.
How Does it Work? Construction and Environmental Intergration
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Exterior View of Garden Space with Mixed Interaction 20
Collective Dwelling 2017 | Faversham, Kent Grade: First A residential housing design project located in Faversham, Kent. The design approach for the project lead to creating new routes throughout the site via the architecture created. The materiality used stayed relevant to the sites surrounding environment complimenting the existing site. Retail shops and restaurants are featured on the ground floor creating an exciting atmosphere for the public to use whilst residents have a more private setting at higher level.
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Chosen Site
The town was the centre of the explosives industry in the UK between the 17th and early 20th century before a decline following an accident in 1916, which killed over 100 workers. Before the industrial revolution – with the advent of explosives manufacture in the 16th century the town began to industrialise the leading port for the export of English wool. The town became established as a centre for brewing, with the Shepherd Neame Brewery, founded in 1698. A testimony to the towns continuing prosperity in the 19th century are its roads of sturdy Victorian Houses.
Site Information Faversham Creek
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Public Concentration Diagram showing the existing public concentration of the site. This shows possible spaces for the architecture to create routes.
The existing route into the site.
Addition of the boardwalk proposed in the group masterplan providing the whole site with a new route and access point.
Creating a new route into the site, providing more access to the site for the public.
Transform existing buildings surrounding the site into a park creating a new route to access the site.
Linking the new routes to form a route of the site.
Existing Route Diagram showing the existing route to the site. There is not enough access to the site. By using the concept of routes I will expand on this by the using architecture to create routes.
Concept Conceptual development based on Routes
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2 Bed House Studio 2 Bed Flat Retail
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Conceptual diagram showing the transition from the existing site to a potential possibility for the future and then breaking the scale resulting in the displayed form.
Conceptual model showing the exploration of the form taken from the conceptual sketch.
Masterplan
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Front Elevation Part Section
Massing showing the exploration of the form of the building. Taking a regular shape and creating an irregular form by pulling and pushing. Massing Model
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Dwelling Proposal High end dwelling with mixed apartments
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2 Bed House Studio 2 Bed Flat Retail SF
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Masterplan
Section BB
Front Elevation
Dwelling Proposal High end dwelling with mixed apartments
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Exterior View of Streetscape 26
Black Timber
Zinc
Balcony Detail 1:20
Key 1 – CLT 2 – Insulation 3 – Timber Batons 4 – Black Timber Cladding 5 – Gutter 6 – Plasterboard 7 – Timber Floor Finish 8 – Screed 9 – Waterproof Membrane 10 - Raft Foundation 11 - Pile Cap 12 - Steel Bolts
Wall Detail 1:20 Exterior View of the Docks
How Does it Work? Construction and Environmental Intergration
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Exterior View from Across the Creek 28
Form & Structure 2017 | Pardon Mill, Harlow Grade: Upper Second Class The project required a new covered event space for Pardon Mill measuring 20mx20m. a primary requirement was that there be no column supports within the designated covered event space.The design is a series of portal frames inspired by Santiago Calatrava’s Reggio Emilia. The roof is composed of 2 modules, each of which is made up of a stepped series of 14 steel elements positioned 500mm apart. The modules are arranged in the shape of a three-dimensional sinusoidal curve creating a compelling dynamic wave structure.
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Orthographics
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Gravitational Load
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Lateral Load
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Construction Sequence
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Hand Drawing A collection of hand drawings throughout the course of my degree. I appreciate and understand the importance of hand drawing and have experimented with various mediums whilst on site visits and trips in other countries. Presented are some examples of life drawing and freehand sketching.
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