Architecture Portfolio by Michael Raeburn

Michael Raeburn Master of Architecture Student

michael raeburn 10/05/1991 11 Nairn Ave Ascot Vale VIC 3032 0425 795 341 (03) 9370 8002 michaelwraeburn@gmail.com

education

2014-current 2012-2013 2013 2010-2011 1996-2009

EMPLOYMENT 2014

2013

2008-2013

2009

competitions 2013

production skills

HOBBIES/ INTERESTS

Through my education, I believe I have acquired skills and knowledge that have enabled a substantial understanding in what makes a good architect. I believe that in order to understand buildings you must first try to understand people. A successful design must always function efficiently, whilst creating an atmosphere or an envisioned feeling for the occupant. I acknowledge the importance of technology and understand that it is an important tool in progressing as designers. Moving forward, the segregation between man-made environments and nature should progressively alter, incorporating harmonious humanistic environments. Ultimately I have a great hunger to succeed, developing what I already know, whilst striving to learn as much as I can. Master of Architecture at Melbourne School of Design (University of Melbourne) Bachelor of Environments (Major in Architecture) at University of Melbourne Revit Level 1 (month-intensive) at RMIT Bachelor of Interior Architecture at Monash University (incomplete) Westbourne Grammar School, Victoria, Australia

Barlow Motors

Herring Island Architecture Internship/Vacation Program at GHD (Gutteridge Haskins & Davey) Understanding functions and requirements of a professional architectural office Applying skills and knowledge to company projects Working side by side with group leaders and managers Carrying out tasks with proficiency and diligence in the limited time frame Exposure to high design and work ethic standards in the professional workplace Work Experience at Engineering company Parsons Brinckerhoff Documenting structural detailing using Microstation Involvement in the ‘Regional Rail Link’ project (Footscray to Deer Park) Part-time at local small business greengrocer ‘The Happy Apple’ Required to open the store at 6:30am (shift starting at 5am) close at 6:30pm Extensive customer service and stock management skills developed Gained an extensive understanding of how a business operates and functions Work experience on ‘Hydro Aluminium Plant’ in Currie Currie, New South Wales Induction test was required to access restricted areas of the plant Experienced basics of project engineering and CAD documentation

Sydney Container Competition

GHD Internship

Wyndham Gateway

[AC-CA] Architectural Competition Concours d’Architecture Sydney Container House Self motivated in developing concept and execution of vision Self funded inter-state site visit to gain extensive awareness of context and environment

Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator AutoCAD Revit Rhinoceros Grasshopper (Parametrics) 3ds Max Physical model making Balsa wood Foam core Plywood Card/Cardboard

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Architecture Sketching, Drawing, Painting, Model Making Graphic Design Film History Music: Perform Drums in a band ‘Isenbergs’ Tennis, Golf and Football

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The requirement was to design a car extremely slender site. I developed a concept This subtle gesture seduces the everydealership for the once established Barlow of fluctuation in occupational movement day citizen in a much more subtle Motors. A former prestigious Australian between spaces. manner - juxtaposing Venturi’s belief on dealership of the early 1900’s, the Barlow saturated signing. enterprise became one of many victim Robert Venturi’s study of Las Vegas was to the depression. At an all time financial influenced in how people associate architecture. Special consideration to access was low, Barlow alternatively shifted his interest My project subtly plays on the relationships in taken whilst creating a hierarchy with from cars to mini-golf, opening the first semiotics with the facade labelling the program various zones of the building in a ever in Melbourne. which the form encompasses. particular level arrangement. However, this business pathway ultimately failed and the figurehead of Barlow never again attained the status of which it once stood. He dramatically took his own life in 1937. The resurrection of Barlow Motors includes a large number of functional and spacial requirements limited to the

la trobe facade - v-ray on rhino with photoshop

The concept revolves around the idea of The La Trobe street facade reacts to spectacle and intrigue, the massive ramp the adjacent and opposing buildings, occupying the La Trobe St facade allows the breaking the horizontally and verticality pedestrians and motorists to become fixated on with sweeping geometric forms the ramps function and suggestive geometry. revolving from the base upward. People can view the showroom through the double-laned circular ramp as it is not enclosed.

contour model

conceptual charcoal drawing of context with potential neon sign

Occupants driving can enter at La Trobe St and exit through to Mackenzie St. The separation of the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two elements create an intriguing viewpoint for pedestrians and drivers from Mackenzie St. This void creates a courtyard on ground, over-arched by various ramps and staircases from the opposing structures. The fixed circular structure facing La Trobe St instantaneously captures peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sight as they either drive past or walk past interrupting their linear direction with the circular movement of automobiles moving up and down the building. Special consideration was considered for the showroom which is situated directly behind the circular ramp. Viewers can gaze through the circular mega-structure and view the prestigious vehicles Barlow Motors have to offer. There are also 8 display parks at the front of the complex to parade the cars but to also portray an exclusiveness and almost secrecy about the product limiting the exposure. The car parking arrangement was a major spacial problem. I solved the issue by rotating each space 45 degrees, responding to the slender site which in turn creates a saw-tooth like west facade. The roof structure plays on the plain suburban gable or hipped roof imagery. The repeated set of spans create a cage for the pitch and putt. They are appropriately sized, allowing correct height for various pitching wedges. This complex can also be utilized for staff during lunch breaks and golf enthusiasts. The circular ramp was 3D printed from a 3D Rhino file, whilst the remaining structure was mostly laser cut and assembled. The axonometric to the left displays the general arrangement of the building in particular focus on floor arrangement and occupational movement.

L10 Office Space

L9 Golf Pitch n Putt Pro Shop Office Space

L2-8 Customer Car Parking Service Car Storage

L1 Service Centre Offices and Admin

car park zones

LG Show Floor/Show Rooms

LB Staff Car Parking Entrance/Exit

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRO

1:500 south elevation

pitch n putt over arching structure

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRO

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1:500 west elevation

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1:500 north elevation

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PR 1:500 north-west to south-east section

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The intended outcome of the project was to successfully create three particular spaces of experience, which depicted elements of Australian colonialism, indigenous culture and the separation between the two. As a space of experience, the discovery center aims to facilitate cultural awareness between the two and enhance the understanding in urban Melbourne. This larger scaled project occupies a sector of Herring Island - a national parkland located within the riverworks of the Yarra.

north elevation

I felt the best way to create a dynamic conversation between the spaces, would be to implement a 2D Venn diagram into 3D form, overlapping and generating a central void encompassing the structure with the revolving ramp circulating. The performance area is located off the land projecting out onto the Yarra.

site plan: not to scale

I believe this, along with the topographical fluidity of the form, connects with the native context which was paramount in the intent of the brief. I feel the exploration of pure form and study in geometries consistently demonstrates an ongoing trend in a lot of my work.

1:1000 site plan 1:10 detail model

north-east to south-west section

1:200 basement floor plan

1:200 ground floor plan

1:200 first floor plan

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The project really associates itself with Bondi Beach and the vast sea line to the west of the site. The concept is juxtaposing the meanings of shipping containers. Centrally, a masonry like formation of shipping containers are formed to create a sheltered outdoor entertainment area. This contrasts the stale, concealed environment which shipping containers create. As harsh winds are a major issue on the site, I implemented the containers to contain their own container of space. This central courtyard and pool area can provide a suitable area for occupants to relax all year. Solar panels are located on the north containers and are angled so that they gain maximum exposure. These generate electricity and can provide electric heating and cooling in the required seasons.

As the main purpose of the building is a holiday house during summer months, I have integrated a passive cooling system. It simply allows cool wind in from the coastal containers as hot air rises up and exits the building through the air passage-way and out of the heightened openings around the central square. The containers will be lined with sufficient insulation to restrict heat loss/gain.

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I have removed various walls to allow for open plan living areas and general circulation routes. The two storey, diamond shaped house maximizes on the fantastic views the location has to offer, as well as using irregular windows to at times deprive the occupant. Access is granted to the shared bathroom/ master bathroom from the front of the house. This allows visitors to shower off the sand and salt after coming from the beach - a common inconvenience. Further outdoor areas occur of the west decking at the rear of the house.

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SITE site plan: not to scale

first floor plan: not to scale

view from the pool terrace view from the dining area

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Barwon Water was a Geelong based company looking to expand their headquarters to facilitate a growth in administrative employees as well as giving their brutalist building a new contemporary face-lift. This image I completed in proposal of a new courtyard/terrace space adjacent to the existing building which could be utilized as a small commercial space and public domain. My role of this image was to photomontage the original sketchup model to create an ambiguous representation and a suggestion of the subsequential terrace space. This evidently demonstrates my photoshop ability, sourcing a quite basic sketchup file and creating a believable humanistic environment. I completed the exercise in 3 working days.

‘Smart Seeds’ is a design competition which GHD actively participates in, requiring all interns to take part and develop innovative design proposals in response to a particular contemporary issue/brief. Forming groups of 4 or 5, each group (comprising of different disciplines) must co-ordinate and resolve something that is innovative and directly responds to the issue.

Way’, containing a bike path, pedestrian activation, low density commercial lots, green space, wind pods and general public amenities. The architectural structure derives from the existing leaf like platform above Bourke St and the Manna Gum leaf - a native Tree making up the ‘Wurun’ half to the native people’s title. The over-arching structures are inspired by Bunjil the mythical eagle-hawk of the Wurundjeri people sheltering and providing rhythm throughout the space.

Our group (an environmental engineering intern, civil engineering intern, bridge engineering intern, water planning intern and These images were completed using Rhino myself) developed a scheme re-imagining and a V-Ray render. The majority of the what a ‘street’ really is and how an existing physical design was driven by myself Melbourne street can solve environmental, and hence all of the images shown. social and economic issues around the identified zone. We identified Wurundjeri Way as an extremely problematic sector of motorway that completely negates pedestrian activity, culturally deprived, contains very little green space and could potentially provide superb amenities to recent and projected commercial and residential developments in the area. We also indicated that this precinct between Collins St and Bourke St could function extremely well as a point of access between Melbourne’s CBD and Docklands.

view from collins st facing north

view from existing pedestrian bridge

Our proposal consists of building air space above Wurundjeri Way titled ‘William Barak site plan

view from collins st (bike path on right)

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These elevations were part of a proposal toward a new development for the Penrith Panthers - a New South Wales NRL club. My role was to contribute consistently to a small team daily, working of the visual presentation of the proposal. My main objective was to illustrate various diagrams and imagery to reinforce the teams design solution. The time frame to the tender was very limiting and hence was required to work extremely efficiently and productively. This is one of many images I completed to round the teams overall design response.

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south elevation

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Using parametric tools to generate ideas and solutions, this project involved designing a freeway landmark and experience which connected the context of Wyndham, symbolizing a sense of ‘place’ rather than space. I explored ‘panelization’ and the perception of space through light variation and movement. Grasshopper was intensely utilized to formulate form. Surface generation and geometry input were the two main elements essentially providing form and the individual panel dressing the structure. Thermo-bimetals were approached to deviate light penetration as heat from the sun is applied. Doris Sung’s ‘Bloom’ (Pictured) guided my exploration and hence the metals copper and steel are fused and chemically react accordingly as the skin of the form. Surface development became dependant on functionality meaning it weighted heavily on the movement of the driver, effectively experiencing the proposal for an intended space of time. A matrix was implemented using Rhino and Grasshopper to process various possibilities of panel repetition over a surface. I enjoyed the project thoroughly, I felt it really pushed my thinking in what it was to design and learn new tools available in the current world of architecture. This project was designed for three people however I completed it with one other. On the right you can see the base geometry applied to a variety of formats - varying in scale, proportion and pattern.

doris sung’s ‘bloom’

wireframed elevation: not to scale

plan: not to scale

sectional model of the structure partially skinned

each panel was individually measure and cut by hand

example of the variant light penetrations

abstract representation of a driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view or experience