PER SONAL PR OFIL E I have graduated at the end of 2018 a Masters Degree in Architecture from Nelson Mandela university. In addition to the education gained in my studies for a BAS and M.Arch I have been exposed to a variety of study and work environments. I have grown as an individual and have not only gained a valuable education but have also developed essential inter-personal skills. My approach to work is personal and passionate taking on any task with tenacity, determination and commitment. I get excited about architecture which involves heritage, placemaking , culture and phenomonology. Having a natural curiosity in the making and workings of things has meant that I love to explore and experiment with the tactility of materials.
NICHOLAS MCNAUGHT
MASTERS IN ARCHITECTURE GRADUATE
EXPER I EN C E
ED UC A T I O N
STUDENT ASSISTANT
MASTERS DEGREE
Lecturing and assistance during tutorials for Architectural Computer Usage July to November 2018 INTERNSHIPS
CONTACT 0793977179 nicjmcnaught@gmail 111 Constantiaberg Crescent Stonehurst Mountain Estate
BACHELORS DEGREE Nelson Mandela University-2017 MATRIC
Internship RD Projects december 2017- January 2018
Reddam House 2012
Design based internship with iExperience December 2015 and January 2016 On site practical experience with Mark Zuckerman of Zuckerman and Sachs Architects June and September 2015
Westlake
HOLIDAY JOBS
Cape Town
@Home Photoshoot assistant June-July 2016 and 2017
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Nelson Mandela University-2019
Addidas brand coach - December 2017 Bartender with Thirst Bar Services - January 2017
A C HI EV EM E N T S 2018: Distinctions in professional practice and architectural theory 2017: Distinctions in advanced construction, design , architectural computer usage, urban studies, property economics 2012: Reddam House Design Award
HOBBIES C OM PUT ER SK I L L S Rendering
Drawing CAD
3DS max
Editing Photoshop Illustrator
Revit
Indesign
R EF ER EN C ES Niel Basson- Director at STRUKT architects, Port Elizabeth niel@strukt.co.za 084 331 224 Quentin Miller- Architect at QMAArchitects qmiller@iafrica.com 083 330 3492 Jean Pierre Basson - Lecturer NMU Jean-Pierre.Basson@mandela.ac.za
082 828 7997
PROJECTS
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5th YEAR
THE DESIGN OF AN ISLAMIC SUFI LODGE, IN OUDEKRAAL NATURE RESERVE
3rd YEAR
ICE RINK, IN OVERBAAKENS PORT ELIZABETH
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3rd YEAR
HOUSE DESIGN, CENTRAL PORT ELIZABETH
02
4th YEAR
FORESTRY MUSEUM, IN PLETTENBERG BAY
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2ndYEAR
KAROO INTERPRETATION CENTRE , IN KAROO NATIONAL PARK , BEAUFORT WEST
03
4th YEAR
QUARRY REHABILITATION CENTRE, IN COTSWOLD PORT ELIZABETH
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ISLAMIC SUFI LODGE, OUDEKRAAL NATURE RESERVE, CAPE TOWN
01 THE DESIGN OF AN ISLAMIC SUFI LODGE
PROGRAMME
Spiritual retreat and lodging
LOCATION
Kramat of Shaykh Noorul Mubeen,Oudekraal Nature Reserve, Cape Town
THEORETICAL
The sacred , meaning and culture
Humans have an innate psychological and emotional affinity to the sacred natural world, however with increasing urbanization nature and the natural world is under threat, presenting a situation which is likely to have physical and emotional consequences for society. This treatise grapples with issues pertaining to the interface between man and nature and its relation to the sacred. It examines how the architecture concerning a building type, the Sufi Lodge, found within traditional Islamic architecture can be translated into the 21st century to strengthen the sense of culture, meaning and spirituality for the Islamic Sufi community that exists within South Africa. The challenge is firmly rooted in notions of place making as well as this interface between man and nature. Emile Durkheim’s dichotomy of sacred and profane is used as a starting point to build a discussion around issues that come with the creation of sacred place in the artificial and natural. Architectures role in this, in its nature as a mediator between realms, is analysed, particularly focussing on Thomas Barrie’s principles of sacred place creation. These principles are then overlaid with the specific Islamic formal belief system to create an approach which embraces community, culture and the sensitivities of making in a natural landscape. In all the treatise sought to understand the principles in order to develop a proposal for an Islamic Sufi Lodge for the Islamic Sufi community in Cape Town South Africa. This facility looks to serve as a vessel for interactions within a greater social network creating a space for pilgrims and residents, allowing for ritual gathering and learning as well as providing a liminal place for solitude and deep spiritual connection to nature.
Sacred Precinct
SITE PLAN
Spatial sequencing and movement
Activities
Divided user groups
Privacy Levels
Divided user groups
Water system
Traditional mosque spatial nature
GROUND PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
SECTION B-B
SECTION A-A
DETAIL 2
DETAIL 1
SECTION C-C
DETAIL 3
NORTH ELEVATION
02 FORESTRY MUSEUM
PROGRAMME
Forestry Museum and timber craft Studio
LOCATION
Plettenberg bay
THEORETICAL
Meaning, culture, time and rehabilitation
The timber shed in Plett built in 1786 to store timber for shipping to Cape Town is an important relic of the past, representing the beginnings of a string of coastal towns founded on the 1800’s timber industry. These artefacts form an integral part of the complex workings of society, which opens the issue of conservation and how to retain a buildings identity beyond the western views of restoration and preservation. This project was created through the lens of the heritage discourse exploring an interest with historical buildings that have fallen into disrepair, buildings that are part of human’s collective memory and culture. These are each tied to unique stories going beyond the physical remains but forming part of how we see ourselves and a piece in creating a record of the traces of time, creating community identity. Reusing these ruins creates cohesion between past and present. Allowing us to understand the story of place. Federica Goffi’s theoretical postition tied to time, change and conservation in respoonse to artefacts as well as relevant precedents such as the Hedmark Museum by sverre Fehn were used to produce a design response. Formalising that the artefact will be rehabilitated through clipping on a new function that embraces the past timber industry. This change brings it into the 21st century, allowing the buildings survival, beyond ruins as museum objects. The functional as well as phenomenological sensitivities of the site are used to inform the response to the layers of heritage and their connections. These issues together with the artefacts particular grading, inducing the response of re-integration into the community and establishment within its international context.
DISCONNECTED ARTEFACTS: Identifies surviving relics as disconnected objects the possible poetic gesture in re-constructing of complete past, strengthening the connections of Mnemic traces physically or intagibly
MANMADE: One notices that the grain of fabric was largely determined by the landscape with the larger commercial activities dissipating along the hills edges down to the beach
ROUTES: the main roads movement direction results in the traffic moving past the roat to the site, seperating locals with the narrative of the past
VEGETATION: the shed sitting within an enclave of indigenous vegetation and the poetic tie between ruination and the nature formas an imporant constraint in the design
HISTORIC: The heritage trace in plett is currently underutilized being treated as preserved artefacts and neefs to be re-integrated into the community
LANDSCAPE: The landscape froms a protective barrier around the site and was a key factor in determining the start and the growth of the town
SITE PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
TOWER SECTION
TOWER SITE PLAN
SECTION C-C
SECTION B-B
SECTION A-A
03 QUARRY REHABILITATION CENTRE
PROGRAMME
Green house and visitor centre
LOCATION
Cotswold , Port Elizabeth
THEORETICAL
Ecological regeneration
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
04 ICE RINK
PROGRAMME
Ice rink , gaming facility and restuarant
LOCATION
Overbaakens, Port Elizabeth
SOUTH ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
Glulam beam with pre cut groove slotted and bolted onto mild plate with pre drilled holes Klip lok Ibr Mild steel sheets on Isotherm insulation on 22x1220x2440 C-Grade SA Pine Plywood-FSC , to be closed at termination with custom robor mild steel section
Mild steel base plate on 50mm bedding space fixed with 6mm holding down bolts in clearance holes
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Klip lok Ibr Mild steel sheets, fixed on 100x 50mm mild steel C-section purlins at 1224mm c/c with Isotherm insulation in between, on 22mm thick plywood ceiling fixed in between 300 x 120mm Glulam purlins held on mild steel U-chanell brackets niche in laminated wood beam.
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1000 x 2765mm Reinforced Concrete
30mm thick ice on cooling pipes 23 dia. incased in 120mm thick concre bed, on 100mm thick insulation, on heating pipes 23 dia. incased in 500mm thick gravel fill bed.
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60 mm Perimeter Circuit
Ice on 30mm cold tubing pipes embedded in 120mm sand fill 230 mm Perimeter insulation
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One Layer Derbigum SP4 waterproofing membrane, with 75mm side laps and 100mm end laps , seated to primed surface to falls and crossfalls by "torchfusion"finished with two coats Roofcote charcoal acrylic paint . One Layer Derbigum SP4 waterproofing be installed by an Approved membrane, Waterproofing with 75mm sidetolaps and Derbigum Contractor under a ten year guarantee 100mm end laps , seated to primed surface to falls and crossfalls by "torchfusion"finished with two coats Roofcote charcoal acrylic paint . Waterproofing to be installed by an Approved Derbigum Contractor under a ten year guarantee
255mm thick concrete Roof slab to engineers detail and specification
255mm thick concrete Roof slab to engineers detail and specification
110mm in to be fixed to wall with stainless steel clips
110mm in to be fixed to wall with stainless steel clips
60 mm diameter steel hand rail to be welded to custom mild steel fins , cleaned primed and painted with plascon metalcare wb enamel cool white 60 mm diameter steel hand rail to be welded to custom mild steel fins , cleaned primed and painted with plascon metalcare wb enamel cool white
Steel diamond mesh made off site , top and bottom fixed 40x40mm angles Steel diamond mesh made off site , top and bottom fixed 40x40mm angles
60x170x8mm Mild steel pre drilled angles , cleaned primed and painted plascon metalcare wb enamel cool white , fixed to concrete with anchor studs 60x170x8mm Mild steel pre drilled angles , cleaned primed and painted plascon metalcare wb enamel cool white , fixed to concrete with anchor studs
Wraught iron chain treated with waterproof paint , bolted with m16 bolts to inside of gutter openning ,cut and welded to galvanised iron channel grate
Wraught iron chain treated with waterproof paint , bolted with m16 bolts to inside of gutter openning ,cut and welded to galvanised iron channel grate
110mm diam outlet to flor into precast 200x320 mm conrete channel
110mm diam outlet to flor into precast 200x320 mm conrete channel 110mm diam outlet to flor into precast 200x320 mm conrete channel
110mm diam outlet to flor into precast 200x320 mm conrete channel
05 HOUSE DESIGN
PROGRAMME
Single use residential house
LOCATION
Central, Port Elizabeth
SITE PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
NORTH ELEVATION
CONCEPT SECTION
SECTION
06 KAROO INTERPRETATION CENTRE
PROGRAMME
Museum , exhibition, restuarant and lecture facility
LOCATION
Karoo National Park, Beaufort West
LOCATION PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SECTION D-D
SECTION E-E
SECTION B-B
SECTION C-C