Serena Faizal Portfolio

Serena Faizal

P4 | Third Year Studio Project, 2020-2021 THE TRANSPARENT ABATTOIR

P18 | Third Year Technologies Project, 2020-2021 SUSTAINABLE WORKSPACE

P20 | Second Year Studio Project, 2019-2020 A PLATFORM FOR THE ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY

P22 | Part 1 Professional Experience, 2021-2022 DARWIN GREEN PHASE 4, CAMBRIDGE

P24 | Part 1 Professional Experience, 2021-2022 TURNPIKE LANE, HARINGEY

P26 | Part 1 Professional Experience, 2022-2023 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN GUIDE

P28 | Personal Project, 2022-Ongoing STUDIO RAFFLESIA

2020-2021

Manchester School of Architecture | BA3

Third Year Studio Project

Manchester

This project is founded on the ethos that humans should be engaged in reciprocal relationships with the ecologies of nature, rather than the usual dichotomy of consumer and consumed¹. In this proposal, non-human perspectives are given equal weight to human perspectives in order to create an inclusive spatial narrative. The drawing above hopes to illustrate that human life does not exist in a dualistic category with nature, instead, it is a ‘multispecies entanglement’².

1 “Braiding Sweetgrass”, Robin Wall Kimmerer, 2013 2 “Feral Atlas”, Anna L. Tsing et al, 2021

Conceptual illustration

“One of our responsibilities as human people is to find ways to enter into reciprocity with the more-than-human world.” (Kimmerer 2013)

The former Manchester Abattoir, opened in 1968, now lies in disuse. This proposal aims to re-create the abattoir and propose an ethical model for meat production.

This new “transparent” abattoir will significantly scale down production in order to respond to the ecological impact of producing meat. A relatively small number of livestock animals will be received from nearby farms and kept for several days in

a bucolic environment that simulates familiar farmland before they are brought in a calm and quiet fashion to their slaughter. A butchershop and restaurant will also be provided, but visitors will be encouraged to interact with the livestock animals before buying their meat; by confronting the public with the reality of how their food is produced, the meat is imbued with a deeper meaning and is no longer just a packaged product on a shelf.

Conceptual illustration of proposed programme

From an opaque, industrialised process...

To one of transparency and accountability

Perspective of Livestock

Perspective of Visitors

The proposal reverses the role between the human consumer and the livestock; the visitors are first confronted with narrow, enclosed paths that lead through the pasture, looking out through limited glazing to the livestock roaming freely in the pasture. The path opens into the abattoir, where the new programme is arranged within the skeletal structure.

The animals themselves are welcomed into a pasture that covers what was once the concrete expanse of the abattoir. The proposal also provides a comfortable barn until they are slaughtered a few days later using humane methods devised by Temple Grandin, a scientist and animal behaviourist who pioneered the humane treatment of livestock animals.

1:200 working model

The reinforced concrete structure is retained to provide a flexible framework that can easily be re-used for future programmes.

Original model of existing abattoir

Sketch development in section

A ha-ha wall provides a physical boundary between livestock and visitors by creating a change in level in the landscape .

6mm glazed tile, grouted 20mm portland cement mortar 20mm plywood 100mm CLT slab

Damp proof membrane 2x 180mm sheep’s wool insulation Waterproof membrane 45mm vertical timber battens 45mm horizontal timber battens 20mm timber rainscreen cladding

A: Glazing detail

3. 1.

1. 2.

2. A: Sawtooth

6mm hygienic resin screed Floor primer 100mm concrete floor screed Damp proof membrane 250mm insulation 250mm concrete slab Waterproof membrane 100mm sand blinding 200mm crushed gravel Soil base

100mm concrete floor screed Damp proof membrane 250mm insulation 250mm concrete slab Waterproof membrane 100mm sand blinding 200mm crushed gravel Soil base

12mm plasterboard 20mm portland cement mortar 20mm plywood 100mm CLT slab

Damp proof membrane 2x 180mm sheep’s wool insulation Waterproof membrane 45mm vertical timber battens 45mm horizontal timber battens 20mm timber rainscreen cladding 3.

Automated shutter doors

Retained concrete floor slab C: Automated shutter door mechanism

roof detail B: Sawtooth roof detail

Livestock Barn

Slaughterhouse Kill Room

Detail Model of Livestock Barn at 1:20

This model illustrates the automated shutter doors and wall build-up of the livestock barn.

Key

A. Retained roof with existing and new skylights

B. Retained reinforced concrete frame structure

C. Retained concrete floor slabs (with new skylights)

D. Retained concrete ramps to railway siding

E. Body of water

F. Sunken pasture

G. Sculptural park

H. Main road

I. Restaurant

J. Butchershop

K. Slaughterhouse

L. Livestock chutes M. Livestock barn

N. Transport lorry parking

O. Visitor path P. Visitor path Q. Car parking

Sustainable Workspace | Munich

Manchester School of Architecture | BA3

Third Year Technologies Design Project Munich

Over three weeks, I developed a proposal for a sustainable, multistorey workspace using parameters set by the project brief. The proposal has a highly insulated envelope to withstand low temperatures in winter, whilst solar gain in summer is mitigated

by designing facades according to their solar orientation. The brief called for a steel structure, so the embodied carbon of this system was offset by the use of CLT floor slabs to reduce the amount of steel needed to support the structure. The proposal also incorporates sustainable techniques such as automated ventilation openings, rainwater harvesting, and a ground source heat pump. The design was tested and further iterated for its environmental performance through an energy efficiency software.

A Platform for The Ecological Community

Manchester School of Architecture | BA2

Second Year Studio Project

Manchester

This proposal was conceptualised in response to the climate strikes that had been occurring around the world in response to government inaction. It provides an urban space for people to gather and voice their opinions, as well as spaces for educational and artistic exhibitions concerning the climate crisis.

The proposal consists of a fixed framework constructed of cross-laminated timber in the form of a three-dimensional grid,

with an open ground floor area available for people to gather; the upper floors consist of modules and ramps that can be dismantled and reassembled according to the needs of the community. This kind of adaptability allows for a proposal that is resilient for the future; the timber framework structure can be used for completely new programmes, whilst the modules themselves can be dismantled and recycled for other projects.

1. 2.

20mm timber cladding

Damp proof membrane

170mm sheep’s wool insulation (inserted into plywood boxes)

1000x500x200mm plywood boxes

50mm plywood screed

Damp proof membrane

170mm sheep’s wool insulation (inserted into plywood boxes)

1000x500x200mm plywood boxes

200x300mm timber beams

100x300mm timber battens

3. 20 A Platform for The Ecological Community | Second Year Studio Project

Exploded axonometric of proposal

Permanent structural framework

Semi-permanent modules, ramps, walkways

Temporary modules, walkways

HTA Design LLP | Part 1 Placement

RIBA Work Stage 3

Suburban Housing Development

This suburban masterplan is the fourth phase of a series of housing developments in Cambridge. It will encompass around 400 homes, consisting of a mixture of apartments and houses, with affordable tenure in small parcels throughout the site.

I worked on this project during the stages up to the outline and detailed planning application submissions. During the outline submission, I created 3D models and illustrations that were used

to illustrate our proposal. I also assisted in auditing the layouts of various housing blocks.

During the detailed submission, I analysed the architectural typologies of the wider Cambridge area and created a document detailing my research and proposed an overall facade strategy. This included drawing and modelling options for overall massings, fenestration and entrance details, and material compositions.

Fenestration design options

Elevation

drawing of a series of apartment blocks

Hand-drawn illustrations of public spaces within masterplan

HTA Design LLP | Part 1 Placement

RIBA Work Stage 2

Urban High-Rise Apartment Block

This high-rise block in the centre of Haringey will accommodate 43 apartments across 8 storeys and commercial space on ground and first floors. The proposed facade nods to the green terracotta panels and red brick of the nearby Turnpike Lane station, as well as incorporates horizontal mullions on the floorto-ceiling fenestration to reference the gridded windows of the station.

I designed the interior of a 2-bedroom, 4-person apartment to provide a potential interior design strategy for the preapplication presentation to stakeholders. I researched the midcentury architecture in the area, including the station itself, and used these references to curate a materials palette for the interior finishes and furniture.

Elevation drawings

Interior bird’s eye view visuals of typical 2B4P apartment

Interior visuals of typical 2B4P apartment

Industrial Design Guide | Speculative Locations

RIBA

Work Stage 1

Industrial Design Guide

I independently created a feasibility guide for designing sustainable industrial units and masterplans for new starters within AEW. This guide includes information on the typical structure, envelope, and exterior treatments of industrial units, as well as research on

sustainable techniques and materials that should be incorporated within the initial design. I supplemented this information with diagrams and sample GA drawings of various sizes of industrial units, which were modelled comprehensively using Revit.

Sample pages from industrial design guide

Personal Project

Digital Platform

The purpose of this digital platform is to advocate the value of Malaysia’s ecosystems and illustrate ways in which people can positively engage with nature. It will explore the impact of excessive and careless consumption of these ecosystems, and how this is inducing the consequences of climate change on local communities.

I also want to use this platform to explore the values of traditional Malay building techniques, and how these have the potential to be used and innovated to create regenerative and climate-sensitive architecture.

Initial website design Photography in above image not by candidate

Graphics ideas Exploring traditional vernacular Malay architecture