Paul Thorpe
Part 1 Architectural Assistant - Guy Hollaway Architects
Work shown: July 2012 - February 2013
EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
ACHIEVEMENTS
VOLUNTEER
Upper Second Class Honours (69.3%) BA (Hons) Architecture University Of Kent 2009 – 2012
Guy Hollaway Architects Part 1 Architectural Assistant (16months)
Head of School Award Kent School of Architecture 2012
Project coor EXIT: 12 End Stage 2 cura Kent School o 2011 & 2012
Great Baddow High school 2002-2009 A Levels (completed 2009): Art: A Product Design: A Maths: B GCSE’s (completed 2007): 1 A*, 7 A’s, 3 B’s SKILLS Adobe Suite CS5 Autodesk 3ds Max design (stills & animation) Autodesk Revit (basic use) CorelDRAW Google SketchUp Microsoft Office Pro/DESKTOP Model making Photography Leadership and communication
25/06/2012 - Present 09/01/2012 - 13/01/2012 05/09/2011 - 23/09/2011 03/05/2011 - 27/05/2011 Freelance designer and website creator Great Baddow Lawn Tennis Club Tennis Coach 2004 (Twice weekly) – 2011 Dovedale Sports Centre Duty Manager/Receptionist/Coach 2009 – 2012 PCWorld Customer Advisor 2007-2010 COMPETITIONS KASA pavilion Kent school of architecture 2012 John Peel centre for creative arts RIBA East 2011
Certificate for volunteering Gold award University of Kent 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 Inter College administrator of the year University of Kent 2010-2011
Darwin Colle committee m University of 2011 - 2012
Gold, Silver and Bronze Duke Of Edinburgh Awards
Inter college University of 2011 - 2012
Competed in the Chelmsford Engineering Society’s Young Engineer’s competition Great Baddow High School
KAFL (Kent a committee m 2011 - 2012
INTERESTS
Coach of the University of 2010 - 2011
Sport
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Darwin College Basketball Team Architecture FC Coach & play Tennis
Travelling - Spent two summers touring Europe gaining an insight into different cultures and exploring my interest in photography.
Founder and Kent Amateu 2010 - 2012
6th Form pr Great Baddow 2007 - 2009
RING
rdinator & committee member d of Year Show. ator EXIT: 11 End of Year Show of Architecture
ege Sports officer and member Kent
e cup sports coordinator Kent
amateur football league) member
e Darwin Basketball team Kent
d organiser Architecture FC ur Football League
refect w High School
Paul Thorpe Curriculum Vitae
T: 07947775084 E: paul.t.thorpe@googlemail.com Referees: Matt Whitby Partner at Guy Hollaway Architects Dr Timothy Brittain-Catlin Senior Lecturer & Design Tutor
GREE
N STR
+40.31
EET
Snooke +40.65
+40.47
+40.66
42
360L
private courtyard
BLOCK B
Gated vehicular access
FFL +41.25
Gated pedestrian access +40.73
BLOCK C proposed new entrance
locked gate
+41.25
locked gate
+41.30 ramp up
grass
BLOCK A informal seating area +41.68
+41.69 fire escape
railway lin
+41.81
BLOCK E
+41.99 proposed new entrance from courtyard
grass
7 turning head
6 proposed landscaping to boundary
grass 5
fices ing of
informal seating area
5 shared surface
ng fo
secure cycle storage +30.98
Parki
3
6
+42.15
r exist
4
+42.28
informal seating area
+41.97
4
+42.12
FFL +42.20 2
3
bonded gravel (or similar) surface
BLOCK D
+42.10
shared surface
1
2 +42.37 1 secure cycle storage demountable bollards +30.81
+42.32
Railway Line
43
+42.43
Gated pedestrian access
Gated vehicular emergency access +42.73
Secure refuse store
railway line bank (covered with vegetation
1100 eurobins +30.17
+42.96
4
3 railway line bank (covered with vegetation
2 proposed new garages
Schedule Of Accommodation Block A
1 bed en-suite unit 1 bed unit
50 3 53
Block B
1 bed unit
4 4
Block C
1 bed en-suite unit
Block D
1 bed en-suite unit
20 20
Block E
1 bed en-suite unit 1 bed unit
0 6 6
er Club
C
(TBC)
14 14
private courtyard
TOTAL
97
Car & Cycle Parking Cycle Spaces
64
TOTAL
64
Car Parking Spaces (offices) Car Parking Spaces (student units)
7 6
TOTAL
13
ne bank (covered with vegetation Railway Line
Former Adult Education Centre Student Accommodation Scheme
railway line bank (covered with vegetation
Having not previously dealt with a scheme this large or complex, the client gave us free reign to develop a proposal which was to include the renovation of the Former Education Centre and No. 46 Green Street, along with a number of new build accommodation blocks. Located a mere 100m from Gillingham High Street and railway station, the site provides the ideal location for student accommodation. I have had a large involvement on this project which has seen me co-ordinate and partake in client and consultant meetings, liaise with the planning officers and surveyors.
54.01m
41.99m 41.72m
42.05m
49.83m
42.08m
41.94m
Site Visits Bourne Tap and Rocksalt Restaurant
Having completed a number of work placements at Guy Hollaway Architects prior to my full time employment, I have been able to monitor and track the progress of various on-site projects. Whilst primarily allowing me to see how the architectural drawings, both technical and planning are utilised during construction. These visits also gave me an insight into how a project is run and the various contractual and construction issues that may arise over the course of a project.
CGI imagery produced by external rendering company
Bromley South Central Mixed-use development
My time in the London Office gave me the opportunity to work on the company’s £80m mixed-use development in Bromley. Comprising of a multiplex cinema, cafes, restaurants a hotel and 200 apartments, it was a scheme far larger than previously experienced in the Kent Office and gave me an insight into the complexity and requirements of such a large commercial project.
KSA Crit Building Blog article
Aside my main roles at Guy Hollaway Architects, I have also been tasked with a number of various PR jobs which have seen me edit and update the company’s website, design the Christmas card and write and construct the blog posts. The post opposite showcases the new crit building at the Kent School of Architecture. It was of particular personal interest to me as I had been a student at the university and seen how it had progressed from the initial concept phase through to completion.
Competition KSA Exit: 12 Annex Renovation
The competition brief challenged us to improve the exterior of the annex buildings to coincide with the theme for the end of year show - peep show. Our group scheme concentrated heavily on the relationship between outside and inside, graduating years and non graduating years. There was a strong emphasis on the use of wooden fins which could be manipulated to create either the rib structure for the roof, vertical personalised posts or the condensed frames which enclose the graduating wing.
Paul Thorpe e: paul.t.thorpe@googlemail.com t: 07947775084