Ryan Hamill

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Curriculum Vitae

Ryan Hamill DOB

Nationality

Address

Contact Details

18.12.1984

Irish

105 Pearse Park Dundalk Co. Louth Ireland

tel. email

Secondary Education

Higher Education 2009 M(Arch) Master of Architecture

(+353) 087 1654 121 ryan.hamill@idircatalog.net

2006 Ba(Hons) Bachelor of Architecture University of Ulster

1997 - 2003

Role Director

Overview Facilitator of IDIR instigating and approaching projects ranging from furniture to urban design, and acting as liaison for a whole multitude in-between.

Dundalk Grammar School, Co Louth

Employment 2010 - Present IDIR www.idircatalog.net

Promoting Architecture and Design through an ongoing role as an invited architecture critic at the University of Ulster, and through ongoing workshops in partnership with the Irish Architecture Foundation and the National Learning Network.

2008 BAR Architekten www.barwork.de

Role RIBA Part 1 Architectural Assistant

2007 McGarry Ní Éanaigh Architects www.mcgnie.ie

Overview t RIBA Work Stages A-L of building design planning and building regulation drawings Having worked for a number of prominent award winning architecture practices, where expertise and knowledge have been gained in architectural and urban planning services on a wide range of projects from master-planning and housing to, public spaces and curating international exhibition.

2004 - 2007 LiD architecture www.lid-architecture.net Teaching, Awards & Speaking Engagements 2011 - Present Louth County Enterprise Board Lecture, Spirit of Creativity 20:20 National College of Art and Design / Irish Architectural Foundation Lecture, A Space for Learning Irish Architectural Foundation Workshop, Open House Dublin Winnerr, A Space for Learning Trinity College Dublin 10 short presentations by architects The AAI, Autumn lecture programme

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2008 - 2010 University of Ulster, Belfast Visiting Architecture Critic, Master of Architecture University of Ulster, Belfast Architecture Tutor Queens University Belfast Visiting Architecture Critic

2005 - 2007 University of Ulster, Belfast Lecturer, Interior Design

Butterfly House

Bird Watching Centre

Location | County Leitrim For | LiD Architecture Private Client

Location | Limavady, Derry For | LiD Architecture Private Clien

*Wins Best Extension in the 2012 RIAI awards This project, in rural Co. Leitrim, involved the transformation of an existing dormer cottage with its small windows and low ceilings.

The strategy was to retain the existing cottage intact and to build an autonomous form that would “park” itself at one end. The social areas of the house (kitchen and living) are relocated to the extension, a dramatic sun-filled space with views out to the site and surrounding hills, while the old cottage contains all the ancillary and private spaces. A large glazed cavity-slider turns the extension into a loggia when open and, through the removal of gable wall, transforms the old living room into a bright space orientated towards the landscape. The timber-framed extension relates to the rural site and to garden architecture rather than to the language of the existing cottage.

The cladding experiments with the use of colour, with the tones of the vertical fibre-cement panels selected to pick out the changing colours of the surrounding landscape. Currently Under Construction.

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“Viewing Embankment” The site is the estuary of the Roe River as it joins Lough Foyle. The landscape is broad and flat with areas of reclaimed land, a man-made “nature”/”natural landscape with dykes and sea-walls, made from earth and stones. These elevated embankments are un-prescribed route-ways in the land.

A new “Viewing Embankment” is created to allow linear viewing for Bird-Watchers towards the estuary area. The building ramps up to the embankment level, the circulation in the building paralleling movement in a landscape.

A screen made from driftwood and running the length of the embankment conceals the visitors so the birds are undisturbed. The embankment joins up with a walk continuing along the river.

Mischen Possible Location | Oderberger Straße 56, Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg For | BAR architects The complex internal structure corresponds to the complexity of the surrounding city. In contrast to residential developments that capitalize on the richness of this urban context, but house only a single use themselves, this project proposes an “internal urbanism” that actively contributes to the continuing evolution of the city as meeting place.

1 Financial model Modified Baugruppe. 50% rental, 50% owner occupied.

2 Varied unit area Residential spaces 30-128 m2. Smaller units can be joined to larger units. Commercial spaces 5-54m2.

3 Varied volumes Ceiling heights vary 2.27-5.20m. Except for two studios, double height spaces face south.

4 Varied use Commercial: basement workshop, shop, café and mini-gallery. First floor studios: rental work space, short term residential. Apartments: mixture of rental and owner occupied apartments, guest room.

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Location | Bangued, Abra, the Philippines For | The Acosta Family The Acosta Mausoleum responds to the client’s call for a unique pavilion to store the remains of the Acosta family. The original design, a seven metre glazed brick ‘chimney’, was redesigned after no supplier could be found for the brick, in addition the intervention of the local church who decreed that the mausoleum could not exceed three metres.

The new design is considerably simpler, clad in local stone fished from the nearby Abra river and rough whitewashed render.

Due to the mausoleum being used once a year on All Saints Day, the unnecessary expense of a roof was instead a driving concept behind the pavilion, which is predominantly open to the elements, a literal reference to the earth and sky. The mausoleum updates the Catholic Filipino archaeology of dying as well as providing an appropriate place to reflect upon the dead. The mausoleum becomes a landmark in the cemetery, an eccentric but sensitive renovation of the vernacular that is a fitting tribute to the Acosta family’s genealogy and Filipino Catholic traditions idiosyncratic to this region of the Philippines.

As a show of respect to the recently deceased head of the family, the Acosta’s neighbours and other local farmers helped build the mausoleum. Having builders with limited construction experience and in some cases, illiterate, presented an interesting design problem with producing the necessary drawings remotely 6000 miles away. The following guides were produced to help with construction and costings, with deviations from the drawings added in by the builders as the construction process developed.

CLICK and VIEW

http://issuu.com/idir/docs/idir_acosta_mausoleum_instructions_2010

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Re-Thinking Endcliffe Park Location | Sheffield, UK For | Sheffield City Council Endcliffe Park represents a cornerstone in the development of Sheffield as a city – its proximity to the Peak District National Park allows the park to be a conduit between the urban fabric of Sheffield and the unspoiled beauty of the Peaks whilst being one of the most popular green spaces used by many groups of people.

Despite its popularity, on closer inspection there are areas of concern and potential improvements that could be made for under represented groups of people such as young people, who are perceived to engage in anti-social behaviour by the general public.

The park and the Porter Valley as a whole yields a rich tapestry of Sheffield’s industrial heritage through the numerous mills have quite literally helped to shape the legacy of steel that has made Sheffield a world famous city. The Shepherd Wheel grinding workshop is an example of this industrial heritage, however the site is struggling to achieve it’s full potential.

In 2007, Creative public consultation established where the problems were and what strategies can be implemented to improve the park.

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CLICK and VIEW

http://issuu.com/idir/docs/endcliffepark

*Finalist of RIAI competition - 3TWENTY10 PLAY IRELAND is a nationwide concept, to transform underutilised, forgotten space into temporary sport venues and areas which communities throughout Ireland will be able to use and enjoy. Through working closely with communities across Ireland to identify vacant spaces, namely off-peak car parks, will then negotiate with the owners so that these spaces can be converted into useful areas during off-peak hours so that the community as a whole will benefit.

CLICK and WATCH 3 MINS

http://vimeo.com/15499690

Proposed large scale event in a Dundalk Carpark

From football to frisbee, all across the country, Play Ireland is helping communities transform forgotten space into exciting community and sport venues for the benefit of all.

Be part of it. It’s Your Play.

Spontaneous sports and community events, Knockbridge

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