portfolio sample & cv 2015
Paul MacMahon BArch MArch
profile MArch Nott ingham Trent University 2013 BArch University of Lincoln 2009 DoB 26 / 11 / 1986 Belfast paulmacmahon@gmail.com
employment research 2011 - 2013 Nott ingham Trent University
Research Assistant in Architecture
- Assisted with research on Heritage Documentat ion and Management Planning in Oman. - Contributed to documentat ion of vernacular settlements in Oman by producing archi tectural drawings and other outputs. - Product ion of visual i sat ions of exi st ing urban condit ions and masterplan proposals. - Contributed to reports for government bodies through product ion of drawings, illustrat ions, diagrams etc. - Took part in two intensive per iods of fieldwork and data gathering in Oman (6 weeks, 1.5 weeks). - Contributed to exhibits / showcases with drawings, presentat ions and a short film. - Website and onl ine data management. - Assiste d dur ing teaching of Her i tage Module with MArch students. 2
autocad studio max photoshop sketchup some programming + half a dozen others
pract i ce 2009 - 2010 Soft Loud House Architects
Architectural Assistant
- Post part 1 placement was spent in Austral ia working for principle architect Alvyn Will iams. - Day to day dut ies included producing planning appl icat ions and detailed documentat ion for dwell ings and school buildings - Addit ional work included digital visuals, onl ine blog, product ion of planning guidel ines for local municipal ity, engagement with planners, teaching 2010 - 2015 University of Nott ingham Nott ingham Trent University - 2nd Year BArch - 1st yr BArch, 1st yr MArch
Studio Tutor / Visit ing Lecturer
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document contents
selected work pract i ce (austral ia)
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brockspur farm bushfire project, Victoria
rudolf steiner school, melbourne
m.arch thesis (uk)
vernacular architecture (oman)
3 theoret ical architecture 4
4 digital recreat ion and analysi s
fieldwork (oman)
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copter (oman)
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draft ing, photography, interviewing
aerial surveys and 3d reconstruct ions
masterplanning ( oman )
freelance (uk)
7 heritage and culture management plans
8 dwell ing surveys and design, Notts 5
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Victoria, Australia Soft Loud House Architects
brockspur farm | bushfire resiliance
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photo ben wrigley
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washing machine fridge sky light desk trough A
A08
FGL +20.850
d +20.850
STUDY
Bp
LAP POOL
SPA
ENTRY fd
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FFL +20.900
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A08
UTILITY
Bp
10775
BED 1
BED 2
LIVING
KITCHEN
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sl
BATHROOM
sl shr
Bp
ROBE
Bp
metal door S T O R A G E ladder to mezz
cool air pipes
metal door
gas aga
fr Bp
Bp
Bp
sl
W/C
fd
Bp sl
wm t
LAU cbd
25400 A
A08
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issued: PLANNING nov 2009
57 HARVEY RD STEELS CREEK FARM RECONSTRUCTION FLOOR PLAN
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Having lost everything in Black Saturday, Austral ia’s worst ever natural di saster in recorded hi story, +20.800 the BpWill iams’ were determined to not only rebuild, but l ive in a home resil iant to the threat of bushfires. Built into a hill, only 1 elevat ion Bp remains exposed. Thi s elevat ion is +21.700 clad in locally sourced Tynong Grani te and features a serviced retreat bunker +22.600 atBpthe inner most part of the dwell ing. The clever passive design ensures a year round ambient temperature wi th out the need for any heat ing or cooling systems. SHELTER Thi+23.800 s buildings uni que story was capFFL +23.950 tured in S2E10 of Austral ian Grand Designs A3 OF 8 1:100 NOV 2009 PMM
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photo celeste faltyn
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Drainage cell Timber ceiling Soil cover Granular fill membrane
concrete or timber roof to be confirmed Tg
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Sc Dpc
Solar hot water panel
2° slope
Bp
FFL +20.9 100Ø drain dpc & termite protection
LAP POOL
Slab & footings Ref engineer
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STORAGE
2901
300 KITCHEN
Gf
Tc
3400
SERVICES
Tc
1800
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1800
Dpc
SECTION B-B
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issued: PLANNING nov 2009
57 HARVEY RD STEELS CREEK FARM RECONSTRUCTION SECRTIONS 2
sheet: scale: date: drawn:
A6 OF 8 1:50 NOV 2009 PMM
photo celeste faltyn
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Victoria, Australia Soft Loud House Architects
rudolf steiner school | eurythmy
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photo by ben wrigley
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eurythmy room
The Steiner Schools emphasise the role of the imaginat ion, developing thinking that includes a creat ive as well as an analyt i c component. The overarching goals of this educat ional approach are to provide young people the basi s on whi ch to develop into free, moral and integrated individuals, and to help every child fulfil hi s or her uni que potent ial Thi s sect ion and internal photo shows part of the Eurythmy room at the school. Eurythmy i s an expressive movement art used for educat ion and in anthroposophic medicine.
photo by ben wrigley
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photo by ben wrigley
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rutland theoretical architecture
m.arch thesis | fabricated narratives
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Rutland water became the sett ing for a forensi c examinat ion of how a nat ional authori t ies deci sion to place a reservoir had a forever changing impact on the environment and the l ives of those who l ived there. Socrates’ Ancestor; an essay on archi tectural beginnings (McEwen, 1993) became a guiding hand in poet icly determining how the uni que and intertwined narat ives can be formulated, at a micro and macro level, into a a thesi s project. “i f a straight l ine i s the shortest di stance between two i fated and inevi table points, disgressions will lengthen i t; and i f these digressions become so complex, so tanlged and torturous, so rapid as to hide their own tracks, who knows - perhaps death may not find us, perhaps t ime will lose i ts way, and perhaps we ourselves can remain concealed in our shi ft ing hiding places� calvino, (1996) six memos for the next millennium. p. 47
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sinaw, oman ArCHIAM & NTU
vernacular architecture | archiving
The sudden access to fossil fuels in the 1970s has had l i ttle sympathy for the tradi t ional omani archi tecture at both the domest i c and urban scale. The central i sat ion of power and nat ional i sat ion of the populace has led to a ‘moderni sat ion’ of l iving. The promi se of guarenteed amenit ies and less mantainance intensive l iving has seen ent ire communi t ies across the country transit ioned into new-build housing projects. The Mini stry of Her itage and Culture sought ArCHIAM / NTU to document and study a fastly eroding hi stori cal record wi th a view to propose a network of strategi c intervent ions to lure use back into these culturaly signi fi cant places.
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various, oman ArCHIAM / NTU
fieldwork | immersion
photo martin gofriller
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The ini t ial season of fieldwork took place over a 6 week period which saw us fully document 4 tradit ional, yet di st inctly di fferent, Omani settlements. Living close to si te enabled us to learn much from the locals about how the settlements funct ioned but also the inter-tribal and pol i t i cal dynamics. While spending long hours slowly meander ing between the dry and dense walls, a humbl ing sense of how l i fe must have been l ike began to develop
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sinaw, oman ArCHIAM & NTU
copter | relativising reality
The copters outputs from a few relat ively simple but well considered fl ights informed topographi cal sect ions, 3D models, building elevat ions, assi sted in understanding morphology and allowed us to study structures si tuat ion from otherwi se impossible views ““The observer i s nei ther camera nor eye, but video-dependant. There i s a new level of symbiosi s between the human being and machines, in whi ch interface plays a key role. The progressive infiltrat ion of electroni c means in the world makes us see the world more from wi thin, relat ivi sing the idea of real i ty.” Muller, Willy; the metapol i s dict ionary of advanced architecture
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mudayrib, oman heritage & conservsation management plan
masterplan | research led design
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After substant ial data gathering on si te for the mini stry of heri tage and culture, the work was taken back and turned into a report advocat ing certain strategi c intervent ions wi th an aim to enhance and react ivate the now abandoned settlements. The research provides a thurough foundat ion from which a cohesive design can be developed
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notts. uk survey & feasability
freelance
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misc.
direct ing
showcasing
Nott ingham / Oman: For ArCHIAM
Nott ingham: ArCHIAM / NTU
coaching
teaching
Lincoln: University Gael ic Football Club
Berl in, Villa Ri tz Kindergarden
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support ing
researching
Amsterdam; Failed Archi tecture
Nott ingham: Trent University
exhibi t ing
3d print ing
Nott ingham: Bonnington Gallery
Nott ingham / Oman: Settlement Model 35