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TAFARA ASHLEIGH SIMON collection of bachelor study works
Personal Information First name(s)
: Tafara Ashleigh
Last Name
: Simon
D.O.B
: 09-09-1996
Nationality
: Zimbabwean
Contact Information tafara.simon@outlook.com +31(0)682567461 linkedin.com/in/tafarasimon Eindhoven,Netherlands
Languages
MSC, RESOURCE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING The world is full of new things and I am more than eager to find out all I can. My selfdrive is targeted towards self-improvement and for the benefit of those whom I am around. In the academic and working environment sharing knowledge is important and i am enthused by interacting with various people to learn and to share.”
• English
Native
• Shona
Native
• German
B2
• Dutch A1
Extracurricular
Education 2019-2021
Msc, Resource efficient and Sustainable Building Technical University of MĂźnchen
2016-2019
Bsc Architecture, Urbanism Building Science Eindhoven University of Technology oo Specialisation: Architecture
2012-2014
Cambridge A Level
2018-2019
Built environment business days organisation board (Bouwkunde Bedrijvendagen) oo Organising speaker for event oo Making floor plan for set-up oo Structuring the events
2017-2018 JuneFebruary
Chepos Magazine Chairman oo Setting up and Organising meeting oo Engaging team to meet deadlines oo Keeping overview on team progress
2016-2018
Chepos Magazine Editor oo Editor ( Writing Articles)
2016-2018
Chepos promotion committee oo Organising magazine release event oo Setting up pormotion strategy
2016-2017
Donquishoot hockey club oo Player
Travel 2015-2016
Au pair (Germany)
Software Autocad Good Revit Fair Velux Dayl.Simulation Sufficient Adobe Creative Suite Good CASAnova
Sufficient
Excel Good
Design Challeneges 2018
Chepos 24hour design challenge oo Urban design of science park
2018
Anarchi 24 hour design challenge oo Apocalyptic aftermath design solution
2017
Chepos 24 hour design challenge
Archicad Fair Sketchup Good
oo Re-thinking Antwerp
PHILIPS FRUITTUIN
INDIVIDUAL.ARCHITECTURE.CONSTRUTION.DESIGN.LIVING
This project was completed in my 2nd year and focused more on the aspect of creating architecture that expresses structure. This would comprise the design of the structure and detailing of the building. In addition to this scope, the design process included working at different scales, typology, materials and spatial design.
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The plot is situated in an orchard and so, surrounded by nature. There is a square defined by 3 buildings with the plot was on the open side. The goal was to create a structure that does not disrupt the spatial feeling of the area and instead adds to the completeness of the space. The building was to have a shop, guest rooms and some offices. In the theme of the existing buildings, the building was constructued with wood inside and out to express the outdoor earthy feeling of the space and to offer views to the orchard for both the guests and the users of the buildings. The building had to be sombre, supporting the already existing activities and not intrusive to both people and the existing buildings with regards to light and shadow.
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NORTH EAST ELEVATION
SOUTH EAST ELEVATION
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The low structure in the square allows for its length to be more dominant which establishes a strong and yet unimposing boarder that relates to the scale of the people. The low part responds to the activities on the square such as the outdoor restaurant and the tall tower responds to the extensive views of the orchard around.
STRUCTURE AND FACADE
The structure was based on the truss system using glulam for the columns and cross laminated timber panels for the load bearing walls. Structure also has expression and the facade shows this with the outside structure exposed strongly and the inner structure behind the lamellas vaguely expressed. In this case an integration of aesthetics and function is achieved.
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MULTI DISCIPLINARY PROJECT| IPKW ARNHEM
GROUP.BUILDING PHYSICS.SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.CLIMATE NEUTRAL.FACADE.VISUALISATION
The group project was a 3rd year module focusing on integrated design with structural designers, architects, urban designer, building physics specialists and real estate developers. As a team of 5, our brief was to design a student hotel and refurbish an existing building. The focus in this section in the student hotel. The design was to create a net zero building. Our vision was thus to create a building that stimulates collaboration between different people, for it to function as the social hub and be the face of sustainability in the industrial campus setting an example not only for the surrounding buildings but the region of Arnhem. My role in the team was being the building physics specialist working closely with the architects and developing an energy concept with the goal of being net zero. This included material choice, embodied energy calculations, energy possibilities research and building design. My extra tasks also included creating drawings and visuals of the project.
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Gym
Bike parking
Reading spaces
Restaurant
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Solar energy
Waste heat exchange between buildings
Heat storage in resevoir
Hydro electric energy as power source using river tides
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a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. I. j. k.
Solar PV panels Radiant heating from wall (activated b presence of person) Triple glazing with Wood facade Natural ventilation Hydroelectric energy generation Surplus energy redistributed to grid or other building in IPKW Solar PV panels on water Surface water heat storage Underground heat exchange with hotel Rainwater reuse for toilets and washing Decentralised heat exchange unit
The building makes use of an atrium in order to allow for reduction of energy usage for ventilation. In order to compensate for the operational energy several energy sources are utilised. The hotel receives energy from the flowing river using the Oryon watermill which uses water flow to create energy. The reservoir is used as heat storage in the summer and supplies heating in the winter season to both buildings. Moreover the 2 buildings have a connected heating systems underground which allows for excess heat to be transferred to the other building to reduce the total energy demand from the grid. In addition to this the operational energy is reduced by limiting the spaces which need to be heated such as the bathrooms and hallways. The heat from the steam in the bathrooms could be potentially used for the heating of the hallway.
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FACADE DETAIL
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ROOM ENERGY CONCEPT
Wood was the main cladding material chosen for its relatively lower environmental impact. For the plinth we used brick which was a compromise with architecture an building physics as the bricks were the central theme on the industrial park. Of course the brick would incur a higher embodied energy but the compromise was to use wood and cross laminated wood wherever possible. As for the insulation we used sheep’s wool which has a lower embodied energy compared to mineral wool or rock wool. This choice was reached by quantitatively calculating how much insulation would be required to achieve an Rc value of 10m2K/W and comparing the embodied energy. In total the project was completed in a period of 6 months which was intense but provided vital learning points.
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EINDHOVEN SCIENCE CENTER BACHELOR END PROJECT
Located along an active strip of Eindhoven lies Lichthoven. The plot is surrounded by a student hotel and is within close proximity to some intergral amenities such as the dommel river, the station square and social sphere of the Effenaar. In order to achieve the goal of an intergrated Eindhoven the new building aims to be sustainable, to add to the city dynamic relating and connecting the surrounding functions and ammenities, and finally be distinct in its own right whilst maintaining an sort of collective feeling. The building designed will serve as the science center of Eindhoven with functions such as an exhibition space and a library. In order to achieve this balance , tools such as lines, planes, voids and solids are utilised in the facade and in the interior of the building to reach this balance of individualism and collectivism:
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MAIN AXIS
URAN GARDEN
OPEN PLINTH
STRONG FACADE LINES
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Eindhoven is a booming city characterised by the rapid and constant erection of high rise biuldings redifining the city’s skyline. With this, the city aims to solve the increasing demand of housing and simultaneuously cement its character of being high tech in persuit of being the heart of science and technology in Europe. The master plan contributes to these city goals with focus on comfort, sustainability and being dynamic. The plot makes utilises high rise builidngs that relate to the surrounding context and as well as low risebuildings which relate to the people better. Due tothe nature of the plot, it acts as a missing piece,
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in a puzzle adding andconnecting to the surrounding context such as the effenar, the station square, the student hotel,the dommel river and the gender river.
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FLOOR 1
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FLOOR 2
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IPKW ARNHEM LIGHT RESEARCH 1 INDIVIDUAL.ANALYSIS.RESEARCH METHOD.ATRIUM
As a follow up the to the building designed in the group project (refer to page 6) I decided to perform an analysis on the influence of the atrium on the use of energy with respect to light in the rooms. I decided to take on this research because I was curious on the design of the atrium. I wanted to know roughly how much lighting energy is required in the rooms facing the atrium and the effect of other atrium designs in the same respect. This was to give an understanding of the influence of design on energy usage which is important to consider in design especially for architects. ATRIUM 1 : USED IN BUILDING
The hypothetical situations were made in Revit and the daylight analysis performed with Velux daylight simulation. The results proved that the atrium design we chose was the worst performing due to the overhangs which caused less natural light to penetrate the rooms. The best performing atrium made use of slanted walls to let in more daylight on the lower rooms but one has to consider the material usage as a slanted wall uses more materials than a vertical one.
ATRIUM 2 : HYPOTHETICAL
ATRIUM 3 : HYPOTHETICAL
MONTHLY ENERGY USAGE PER CONFIGURATION
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IPKW ARNHEM LIGHT RESEARCH 2 INDIVIDUAL.ANALYSIS.LIGHT.HEAT AND COOLING
The goal of this research analysis was to find out the influence of the window to wall ratio on heating and cooling in the room if it would be possible to reduce the energy usage of the rooms due to heating and cooling through changes in the facade. A parameter set was that the minimum window to wall ratio (WWR) should be 40% which is a rule of thumb obtained from course material. I decided on using WWR of 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%. 100% was to see the worst possible scenario in the heating and cooling consequences. To find out the values I used CasaNova software which gives an overview of the heating and cooling demand throughout the year for each month. I sampled a room that was south facing as this would receive a lot of sun.
WINDOW TO WALL RATIO MODELS
HEATING DEMAND
The results were quite interesting as the biggest discrepancies were observed with cooling the rooms. A WWR of 60% seemed to be a good compromise as it allowed relatively lower energy requirements and still allowed enough light into the rooms. This would influence the current design of the building since the WWR was 100% for each room. Other measures which could reduce the cooling demand would be triple facade with coating. Both analytical studies were done in a period of 6 weeks simultaneously DAYLIGHT FACTOR IN SAMPLE ROOM
COOLING DEMAND
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WIND TUNNEL TESTS
OTHER WORKS
INDIVIDUAL.ANALYSIS.GROUP.URBAN PHYSICS.SPATIAL DESIGN
During the course of my study I have been able to take a diverse range of courses allowing me insight into various fields. This Includes studies on wind effects around building using a small wind tunnel an as well as acoustics studies and developing methods of reducing urban sound pollution. Other courses include analysis of an existing building to reduce energy consumption and urban analysis of spatial quality.
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URBAN ANALYSIS:WALKSCAPES
TAFARA AHLEIGH SIMON.
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