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Education 2011 - 2016
Bullis School, Washington DC, USA
2017 - 2019
The University of Melbourne
99.5% GPA
Bachelor of Design (Architecture) 82.8% WAM - H1
2020 - 2022
The University of Melbourne Master of Architecture 88.5% WAM - H1
Experience 2016
Overture Technologies Intern (USA) Assisted in website redesign, updating data spreadsheets,
ROBYN MACKENZIE GRADUATE OF ARCHITECTURE
and giving presentations to investors.
2017
Cooper Carry Architecture Intern (USA) Created presentations for investors and clients, calculated
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Profile
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It takes a village Education, Multi-Residential
area plans in Revit, and generated renderings in Photoshop.
2018 - 2019
Tutored undergraduates in construction and architectural history, aided with assignment and exam preparation.
I recently graduated from the Master of Architecture at the University of Melbourne. I have a passion for sustainable architecture and
2018 - 2019
The social workshop Community Centre, Civic
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Temporary forever housing Multi-Residential
spreadsheets and associated floorplans.
as a designer is to create unique yet functional architecture. I like to challenge traditional architecture norms while simultaneously
Jacobs Architecture Intern (AUS) Assisted with Revit modeling, client presentations, updating
have experience with the passive house standard. My aspiration
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MSD PASS Leader (AUS)
2020 - Now
Tutor at St Hildas College (AUS)
justifying my choices with geometry. I believe repetitive geometric
Tutored undergraduates in construction, architectural design,
elements provide richness of design and push my design aesthetic
architectural history, and environmental design.
away from more traditional forms.
2022
Mosquito Architecture Intern (AUS) Aided in the design and modeling of an office building in
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Post Pandemic Healthcare
Brunswick, created visualizations and presentations.
I have strong leadership and communication skills due tutoring undergraduate students for the last three years. I am a highly driven
Awards
individual who received the Dean’s Honors Award at the University
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Dynamism Community Refuge Multi-Residential
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Quartz Tower Office, Civic
of Melbourne for all three years of my undergraduate degree and
2018
Anne Wischusen Prize
my first year of masters. Additionally, my organizational skills and
2018
Fellows Prize
decisiveness allows me to work efficiently. I am looking for industry
2018
Miller College Exhibition Award
experience that will expose me to different types of projects and
2018 - 2020
Dean’s Honors Award Undergraduate
help me refine my passion for architecture.
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Dean’s Honors Award M.Arch Year 1
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01 IT TAKES A VILLAGE - 2022, 87% Can architecture reinvigorate school communities by facilitating the sociospatial synchronisation between children’s education and family units? The pandemic distorted the socio-spatial boundaries between home and school with dining tables functioning as classrooms and family units actively participating in children’s education. Existing research conceptually frames the importance of schools as social spaces to connect students, parents, and educators in a post pandemic world. However, the work fails to interrogate whether the spatial distinction between a child’s home and school is limiting a school’s sense of community. This thesis investigates whether the pandemic’s synchronisation between home and school can enhance school community – exploring a new hybrid typology in Carlton that blends co-living apartments and learning environments.
Industry Skills Rendering Research and Writing 3D Modeling
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The furniture in the educational spaces on this floor is designed to be
The second floor has similar floor organization to the first floor, however,
The third floor contains several miniature kitchens for cooking classes,
dual purpose so they can be used for academics during the day and
the individual and group spaces in the educational sections have been
tables for kids to have lunch or do schoolwork, and a large outdoor
more domestic functions after hours.
flipped to create more variety.
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02 The Social Workshop - 2021, 82% The social workshop celebrates the tactile and social aspects of pottery. The purpose of the building is to bring the local community together to combat isolation due to demographic trends and changing household dynamics. The modality of pottery is primarily a creative practice, however, it relies on scientific methods and a strict process to create an intact final product. The building reflects these pottery stages by creating a progression through the building from creating pottery, refining a piece, decorating the piece, firing, and lastly selling. The interior of the atrium has a unique tectonic expression that makes the building seem like it was hand crafted from the earth. The inspiration for this expression was canyons which have been eroded and shaped from rivers over thousands of years. To enhance this expression the main light source is from a skylight which makes the atrium seem like it is underground.
Industry Skills Rendering Lighting Design 3D Modeling
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To create the building form the two main entry points were setback from the Entry Setback
street to guide people into the site.
The atrium of the building is kept at the maximum building height to anchor Scale and Hierarchy
the two lower sides of the building.
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The ground floor contains facilities that encourage the community to
The first floor contains more spaces to bring people together including
The second floor focuses on decoration and includes a glazing studio,
engage with pottery including a pottery painting café, an indoor and
seating for the pottery painting café, an outdoor terrace, balconies
outdoor terrace, and more kilns. Here visitors can select and prepare
outdoor pottery market, gathering spaces, and a general community
overlooking the atrium, rest areas by the kilns, and the events and
their glaze before placing their piece in the kiln for the final firing.
space than can be used for meetings.
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Kneading Studio
Outdoor Market
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Painting Studio 14
Kilns These images are taken of the kilns on the first floor. The heat from these kilns creates a comfortable resting and socialising space for visitors. The warmth of the kilns is highlighted by an amber light which shines on the brick wall. The light is concealed in the floor and behind the seating element. These lights can be activated when the kilns are not firing to mimic the light and heat provided by the kilns when they are on.
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03 Temporary Forever Housing - 2020, 87% Dwelling is a temporary experience. Throughout each dwelling’s lifecycle it will be used by vastly different households with different space requirements and needs. Therefore housing cannot have a one size fits all approach – it should adapt and change to reflect each user. One issue arising from temporary residences is making a space feel like your own when customisation options are limited. This issue is pressing for those who enjoy creativity and expression like creative professionals. The building contains six temporary units for rentals under 12 months and ten permanent units for rentals over 12 months. The building emphasises temporary customisation with walls that can be snapped to a 1x1m grid. This grid allows for unlimited options for apartment configurations and customisation as residents can resize and decorate rooms at will to suit a variety of needs.
Industry Skills 3D Modeling Environmental Sustainable Design Rendering
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This diagram shows how one apartment can be customised three different ways. The adjustable walls in each apartment snap to a 1x1m grid to allow layout and design changes to suit each renter. The walls come in a variety of colours and textures to allow temporary customisation for each resident.
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The common facilities for residents include a laundry, a rooftop terrace, a large kitchen, shared living spaces, and a studio. The mixed-use facilities include a print shop, a craft café, and a gallery to showcase artwork created by the residents. Off each apartment there is a communal living space that connects four apartment together. These living spaces open up directly into the centralised network of walkways to allow for interaction between residents in different buildings.
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The apartments utilize reverse brick veneer and polished concrete floors as internal thermal mass. In addition, double glazed high performance glass and a continuous line of insulation help maintain a comfortable temperature year round. The building has a timber structure to decrease the embodied energy of the building. Each of the apartments follows the Better Apartment Design Standards with large windows in each bedroom, ample storage, and limited direct views from the street into the apartments.
The building’s solar panels product an average of 79.5 kW per day -- just under 50% of the total building energy consumption. Additionally, the building has an annual heating demand of 8.6 kW/h/m2 and an annual cooling demand of 7.4 kW/h/m2. Public Gallery
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04 Post Pandemic - 2020, 85% Post pandemic grapples with the question of what a zero carbon ambulance branch will look like after Covid-19. The project facilitates a dialogue between post-pandemic design and environmental strategies to create a healthy and sustainable ambulance branch. Post pandemic architecture will change to reflect learned behaviours about cleanliness and virus mitigation. Some examples of these changes include architecture designed with ventilation in mind, easy to clean materials, more importance given to outdoor spaces, more emphasis on indoor air quality, spatial changes to allow for social distancing, and disinfecting stations at entrances. Post-pandemic design also overlaps with environmentally sustainable design. Increased natural ventilation is an effective means of reducing the risk of Covid-19 and can help naturally cool the building in summer.
Industry Skills Environmental Sustainable Design Passive House Standard & Net Carbon Zero Construction Detailing
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direction, rain, humidity, and CO2 levels. These sensors
recovery ventilation (HRV) units. This system is beneficial
regulate the internal temperature of the building.
connect to the building management system (BMS)
as windows are only opened and HRV systems are
Sensors are located inside and outside the building
which processes the inputs and outputs a solution such
only turned on when necessary. This creates greater
which monitor air temperature, wind strength and
as activating motors on windows or turning on the heat
efficiency and lowers the buildings energy usage.
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internal temperature of the building. Sensors are located inside and outside the building which monitor air temperature, wind strength levels.ventilation These sensors and direction, rain, humidity, and COnatural windows are connected to the automatic system.connect 2 to the building management system (BMS) which processes the inputs and outputs a solution such as activating motors on windows or turning on the heat recovery ventilation (HRV) units. This system is beneficial as windows are only opened and HRV systems are only turned on when necessary. This creates greater efficiency and lowers the operational energy usage of the building. In addition, this system is automatic so paramedics do not need to worry about manually turning systems off or on as they are called out to jobs. As security can be an issue, louvers are utilized as they reduce the risk of break-ins and therefore can be operated at night or when the branch is empty. helping to move warm air out of the building in summer. The clerestory
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05 Dynamism Community Refuge - 2020, 86% Imagine a world where extreme weather forces people to seek refuge in a communal resting space. Now take this world, and add complex social issues which force buildings to adapt to meet the changing needs of residents. These social issues include population growth, changing household dynamics including live-in grandparents, and a growing rental market. To adapt to these changes the proposed community refuge can utilize several design responses to allow spaces to change such as fold out beds, nested furniture, and an adaptable façade. Additionally, everyone rests and recharges in a different way. One way to categorise this is by dividing people into introverts, who require seclusion, extroverts who require social spaces, and ambiverts, who require a mix of both. To cater to the different ways people rest, the building can be adapted to create seclusion or gathering spaces at will.
Industry Skills 3D Modeling Joinery Design Rendering
SLEEPING SPACES: 1. FIVE PERSON ROOM 2. FIVE PERSON ROOM 3. FOUR PERSON ROOM 4. THREE PERSON ROOM 4. BATHROOM
LIVING SPACES: 1. LIVING ROOM 2. HANGING LIVING 3. KITCHENETTE 4. BATHROOM
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06 Quartz Tower - 2020, 92% The tower envelope emphasises the diagonal slicing of the crown while minimizing solar heat gain. The tower façade utilizes double glazed low-e glass with a reflective blue finish. The reflective finish allows the tower to metaphorically mirror the surrounding context and prevents neighbouring buildings from viewing interior spaces. To create an illusion of continuous glazing the tower utilizes a colourback spandrel panel which conceals the concrete edge beam. The tower contains four “nooks” which cut into the floor plates and across the crown making the tower read as four smaller towers bonded together. The façade uses a unitised curtain wall system which is top hung from the edge beam with an L-bracket floor connection. To hang the decorative diamond and solar sunshades the tower utilizes a façade second skin attached by a façade outrigger.
Industry Skills 3D Modeling Construction Detailing Teamwork and People Management
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