MARK JASON WARREN | BA (Hons) | cand.arch. [Masters]
CV + PORTFOLIO dob: 30.07.1988. e: mark.jason.warren@gmail.com t:+4479 14 16 22 80 w. www.markitectsworld.wordpress.com
a: 194 Southcroft Road, Tooting, London, SW17 9TW
EXPERIENCE. present.
2013.
July – August 2013. Self employed: Designing/project managing/building. Rare Recruitment office fit-out. A small office fit-out as the office is expanding. I managed this project from conception through to completion. I had to manage a close client relationship and contractor relationships. I also did labouring work such as laying carpet, painting and decorating and building a lot of flat pack furniture! September 2011 – June 2013. Education: Master’s Architecture. Grade: 12 [out of a possible 12 and equivalent to distinction]. Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. A two year MA program tutored by Phil Ayres. This was an enjoyable experience and allowed me to experience an alternative city. My projects often found themselves tackling urbanism at varying scales from creating small modular solar devices that interact with the people of the city of Granada, through to a complete re-organisation of the elements that constitute a modern city in Berlin. The two year course made me enjoy a research driven architecture and made me realise that architecture is not vocational as it is often perceived, but can also be research based. October - November 2012. Research assistant. Institute for Technology: Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. Assisting on research for a disaster relief project that explores the use of a deployable scissor structured dome. I worked directly with Professor Olga Popovic Larsen who is known for her work on reciprocal frame architecture. The role required research based on domes, spatial studies, creating visuals and speculative thinking on the future uses of the structures. I balanced this work alongside the beginning of my thesis project. June – August 2012 Self employed: Designing/project managing/building. Lawyers for Justice in Libya office fit-out. A small office fit-out in Farringdon for LFJL. I worked closely with the client from conception through to construction. The work included fitting a kitchenette and building furniture.
2012.
February – July 2012 Studio Squat in conjunction with RIBA. Folly: London Pleasure Gardens. A small scale project for the Bloc Festival managed by LPG. I saw the project from conception to construction where I was a part of a small team of graduates. We designed and constructed the piece. September 2011. Start of Master’s Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. July 2011 – August 2011. Self employed: Designing/project managing/building. Rare Recruitment office fit-out. A small office fit-out in Farringdon for Rare Recruitment. I managed this project from conception through to completion. I had to manage a close client relationship and contractor relationships. I also did manual work such as demolishing, fitting in the kitchenette, building partitions and a lot of flat pack building! February 2011 – April 2011. Studio Squat in conjunction with RIBA. Bandstand: Festival of Britain, Southbank. A small scale project designed and constructed by a five graduate students under the guidance of the RIBA and funded by Mastercard. I saw this project from conception to construction acting as a principle designer. I completed many drawings from visuals for client meetings, through to construction drawings for steel manufacturers. I learnt how to manage team-work and adhere to a strict deadline.
2011.
2009.
July 2009 – January 2011 [18 months]. Architectural Assistant. Hampson Williams, London. Working in a small office has given me a valuable insight into the world of architecture. I assisted on many projects from conceptual stages through to planning and some construction. Projects ranging from bespoke housing, general housing, interior fit-outs and hotels. September 2006 – June 2009. Education: BA (Hons) Architecture. Grade: Overall: 2.1. Design modules: 1.1. University of Brighton. A three year undergraduate course that introduced me into the world of architecture. Brighton offered a course that guided and supported students without prescribing methods of production and representation. This meant that the body of work produced was very diverse and individually driven. They encouraged research based projects and imaginative thinking - no idea is daft if attacked with rigour.
2009.
Summer 2008 [1 month] Work Experience. Bblur, London. Model making a site model for the Slough bus station. Summer 2008 [1 month] Work Experience. London Open House. Assisting on designing and co-ordinating events for the London Open House weekend. Spring 2008 [2 weeks] Work Experience. MAKE, London. Assisting on a mixed residential scheme in London, in particular louvre and facade design. September 2006. Start of BA Architecture at the University of Brighton.
2006.
September 1999 - July 2006. Education: Graveney Secondary School and Sixth Form, Tooting. 3 A-Levels: Product Design [A], Maths [C], Sports Science [B]. AS: Physics.
SELECTED EXTRA-CURRICULA AND ACHIEVEMENTS. June 2013. Nominated: President’s Medals Award. June 2013. End of year Thesis Exhibition. August 2012. Competition: Innosite, Solar Dreams. Winner: ‘Most extraordinary and innovative idea.’ February 2011. Workshop: Argyle Primary School, London. January 2011. Competition: Design Against the Elements, Philippines. Final Round. Exhibited in Makati, Philippines. October 2010. Competition: Seoul Cycle Design Competition. Bike|stand|sit. Bronze Award. Exhibited and published at Seoul Design Fair. October 2010. Competition: Design for All: Urban barriers. Honourary mention. Exhibited and published at Seoul Design Fair. Featured on Yankodesign.com June 2010. Talk: Graveney School Higher Education Convention. October 2009. Competition: Nissan ‘Think outside the Parking Box.’ Shortlist 3000 to 66. May 2009. Exhibition: RIBA Visualisations of the 21st Century. 66 Portland Place. September 2007. Committee member of Architecture Society.
SKILLS. CAD. Vectorworks: Advanced. Sketchup: Advanced.
Adobe CS. Photoshop: Advanced. Indesign: Good. Illustrator: Good.
Model making and hand drawing. The above software are what I use normally. I am confident I can quickly learn other software if needed.
THIRD YEAR | Landscape on the Pier. 2009.
Exhibited at the RIBA Visualisations of the 21st Century. The project revitalises the derelict West Pier by injecting the city of Brighton with the countryside of the Southdowns. An undulating landscape allows city dwellers to hike the hills and interact with the West Pier which becomes a folly. The surface is moulded to reveal specific views, create variable paths and to create small micro environments to encourage the growth of local vegetation.
hybrid drawing: hand drawing | illustrator | photoshop
COMPETITION: Containers. 2011.
Final round of D.A.T.E. competition | Exhibited in Makati City, Philippines. Masterplan disaster relief project located in the Philippines. The project uses shipping containers to create individual houses and community centres. The variety of shipping containers allows for a varied architectural expression for each house. The shipping containers are cut in ways to break away from the industrial aesthetic and try to maintain a domestic feel.
Design Against the Elements sketchup | podium render | photoshop
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COMPETITION: bike.stand.sit. 2011.
Bronze award for the Soeul Cycle Design Competition | Exhibited at the Seoul Design Fair. A solution to bicycle storage. The bench is constructed using ribs of steel that allow bikes to be stowed away and locked.
sketchup | illustrator
sketchup | podium render | photoshop
COMPETITION: urban barriers. 2010.
Honourary Mention for the Design for All Competition | Exhibited at the Seoul Design Fair, 2010 | Featured on yankodesign.com. The city is made of many urban barriers such as rivers, roads and railways. They provide an obstruction to the urban grain. The project aims to knit together the fabric by creating bridges above these areas therefore creating public space. The example shows a commuter highway where you can pick apples during your walk to work and an undulating landscape to enjoy at a much slower tempo.
BUILT: bandstand. 2011.
plan showing capping to canopy
strap clamp system. 12mm steel capping with carabiner attached. straps with D ring end to connect to carabiners.
This project was done in conjunction with the RIBA for the Festival of Britain on London’s South Bank with a budget of £15,000. The project’s final design married two of the most British of structural icons: the bandstand and the maypole, creating a playful aesthetic that also reflects the tensile nature of the Skylon. The canopy of the bandstand consists of a PVC mesh that is tensioned and attached to a steel ring using the design principles of a trampoline. A steel post rises through the oculus of the canopy and suspends an outer steel ring using webbing straps. These are then anchored underneath the timber decking to a hidden steel base structure.
outer ring to strap attachment. flat sections of 12mm steel to clamp strap and bolted to outer ring canopy attachment to outer ring. canopy > mesh loop > D ring > extension spring > weilded steel ring > outer ring. canopy to be made from 3 sheets sections.
outer ring to strap attachment. flat sections of 12mm steel to clamp strap and bolted to outer ring
D ring: makefast.com// 0127 breaking load 2750kgs TBC extension spring: flexospring.com// AZ4024 TBC canopy attachment to outer ring. canopy > mesh loop > D ring > extension spring > weilded steel ring > outer ring. canopy to be made from 3 sheets sections. 10°
D ring: makefast.com// 0127 breaking load 2750kgs TBC extension spring: flexospring.com// AZ4024 TBC
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straps to be clamped between 12mm steel twin plates. twin plates to be adjusted through bolts into base structure. base structure to be constructed with 254x254 UC beams. base to be clad with timber.
flat plan of canopy
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plan showing base to canopy vectorworks
existing riviera hotel
previous proposal (june 2009)
current proposal (april 2010)
june 2009 proposal and current proposal (april 2010) combined perspective from barrowfields open space
existing riviera hotel previous proposal (june 2009) current proposal (april 2010)
The diagrams illustrate a reduction in the overall footprint and mass of the building. The tower has become slimmer, therefore minimising visual impact from the eastern and western views. The fifth and sixth floor plans have also been reduced allowing the tower to appear lower from all sides.
sketchup | illustrator
sketchup | podium render | photoshop
vectorworks | photoshop
WORK: Riviera Hotel. 2010.
Hampson Williams: I worked on planning drawings and planning documents that had to satisfy Newquay Council and CABE. The design documentation contained many diagrams and visualisations exploring its scale and impact on the surrounding areas.
WORK: Inst. of Tech. 2012.
Research assistant on a project that explored the use of deployable scissor structured domes for the use of immediate and more permanent disaster relief solutions. I explored, through drawing, how domes can be used spatially and how they can be adapted for future use.
vectorworks
WORKSHOP: A house & a house. 2010.
These are the results of a workshop I ran for a careers day at Argyle Primary school with children aged 8-11. The images above show the results from asking the children to draw ‘a house’ at the beginning of the workshop. Some included what I assume are traces of their homes such as door numbers, and some drew what they would want, such as a heart shaped swimming pool! The majority of children drew a pitched roof, chimney and crossed windows.
After talking about architecture and showing examples of architecture I asked the children at the end of the workshop to draw ‘a house’ again. The images above show the results. Some kept characteristics from before and adapted the form. Some included landscape.
FOURTH YEAR: Power Plants.
2012. Winner of Innosite’s ‘Solar Dreams’ Competition 2012. How do you seemlessly knit a power station into the city of Granada? This speculative project was developed through exploring and testing using continuous drawing and making. The final design revolved around a solar umbrella that is attached to a wax piston that opens the umbrella when heated by the sun. This introduces a relationship with energy production and the individual - when the umbrella is open it is producing energy for city. The umbrellas would open at specific times to avoid shading windows during the day. I worked out a way to make the devices open and close at specific times through self-shading.
_photo voltaic textile.
窶電eployable structure.
_actuator: wax piston.
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expanded size: 1000mm
solar panels on deployable structure.
vectorworks | hand drawing | photoshop
vectorworks | hand drawing | photoshop | model making
FIFTH YEAR: The Orchestrated City.
2013. President’s Medals Nominee. The scheme explores and discusses issues of flexibility, scale and context. It challenges the general preconception that vertical cities are un-contextual by establishing new forms of contextual relation. By re-establishing a new centre[s] of Berlin, multiple urban issues must be addressed. The scheme aims to behave and express itself as a city while knitting itself into the existing urban grain of Berlin. Programmatic relationships within the tower happen in three dimensions over time, therefore allowing it to be in constant transform.
sketchup | photoshop
sketchup | photoshop
sketchup | photoshop
sketchup | photoshop