Selected Works Thomas Abela
2014
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Pg. 4 - ST U D EN T HOUSI NG
Archi te cture
Pg. 6 - C O U RT YARD RED EVELOPM ENT
Archi te cture
Pg. 8 - SC H O O L O F C I N EM AT OGRAPHY
Archi te cture
Pg. 10 - H O U S E I N T H E FOREST Pg. 14 - O S PED ALE M AGGIORE Pg . 16 - RES I D EN T I AL LAN D SC API N G DESIGN
Archi te cture, Bu i ldi n g Te chnolo gy Conserva tio n La ndscapi ng, Archi te cture
Pg. 2 0 - REG EN ERAT I O N O F BI RGU DITCH
La ndscapi ng, Urban, Archi te cture
Pg. 2 2 - LAZZARET T O H O LI ST I C CENTRE
Archi te cture, Co nserva tio n
STU DEN T HOUSI N G PROPOSAL FOR A STUDENT HOUSING SOLUTION CLOSE TO UNIVERESITY GROUNDS
P R OJE C T T YP E L OCATI O N Y E AR
A rchi tecture D esign S tudio Msida, M al ta 2 0 11
MORPHOGEN ESIS
Th e b u i l d i n g c o mp l e x w as goi ng to house m u l ti -na tio na l stu d e n ts f rom very dif f erent c u l tu res . T h e g o a l w as to take i nto considera ti o n a s ma n y i n fl uenci ng f actors f rom th e u r b a n su rro u n d i ngs and super-i mposi ng th es e li n es o n t h e e x i sti ng topography of th e la n d .
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MODEL OF PROGRAMM E
WEST ELEVATION
EAST ELEVATION
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C O U RTY ARD REGEN ERATIO N PROPOSAL FOR THE REVIVAL OF THE GROUNDS AT DAR TAL-PROVIDENZA
P R OJE C T T YP E L OCATI O N Y E AR
S tud ent D esign C ompeti tion S iggi ew i, M al ta 2 0 12
T h e chal l eng e was to c rea te a f u l l y - a c c essi b l e s pa c e f or peopl e wi t h s p e c i a l n e e d s w h i ch ma x i mi z ed t he use of t h e c o u r t y ard t h ro u g h o u t th e w h ol e y ear. R a th er t han just l ooki n g a t c rea ti n g a s ha di n g s o luti on and ef f ort w a s m a d e to p ro m o te i n v o l v em ent of t he resi d e n t s a t Dar t a l - P ro v idenza. T h e c o n cept was to crea te a ‘ M ar ket p la c e ’ , w i th fixed f ocal poi nt s i n t h e c o u r t y ard b u t sti l l a l lowi ng an every - cha n g i n g ra n g e o f a c ti v i ti es.
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SECTION B-B
PLAN
SECTION C-C
V I EWS OF PLAZA 7
SCHO O L OF CI N EMATO G RA PHY PROPOSAL FOR A SCHOOL OF FILM WITH ONSITE FACILITIES IN THE NORTH OF MALTA
P R OJE C T T YP E L OCATI O N Y E AR
A rchi tecture D esign S tudio Hal -Ferh, M al ta 2 0 13
EARLY ELEVATION EXERCISE
V I EW TO THE THEATRE 8
MODEL OF PROGRAMM E
Crea ti n g a narra ti ve betw een the new structures a n d th e w ay t h e y i n teracted w i th their surroundi n g s wa s c ru c ia l i n p rovidi ng the stud ents w i th vari o us c rea ti ve n i ch es to be expl oi ted i n a n u m b er o f d iffere n t w ays. Th e us es p ro vid e d stri ct f unctional requirements a n d a g e n eri c n e e d for larg e, w id e spaces tha t wo u ld o b vio us l y n e e d a l ot of structural support. Th e g o a l w a s to us e t he structure as part of the narra ti ve b y sus p e n di ng the roof s f rom the exte ri or a n d c are fu l l y c o ntrol li ng movement betw een th e larg er a n d t h e s m al l er spaces. ENTRANCE V I EW
FRONT ELEVATION
BACK ELEVATION
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H OU S E I N THE FOR EST PROPOSAL FOR A SUSTAINABLE RESIDENCE & STUDIO FOR A PIANIST
P R OJE C T T YP E L OCATI O N Y E AR
B ui l di ng Technol ogy Workshop B orgo T i ci no, N ovara, I tal y 2 0 12
Th e ai m o f t h e wor kshop w as to d esign a h o us e w i t h c l o s e - to -id eal ecol ogi cal cred e n ti a l s . A h u g e e ffort w as mad e to reduce e n erg y l o ss es w i t h i n the bui l di ng. Th e b u i l d i n g w a s t h eref ore composed of lo c a lly d eri ve d ma terial s, mai nl y wood and b ri c k w i t h a d va n c e d i nsu la tion systems. C a lc u la tio n s w ere c arri ed out to opti miz e e n erg y - us e w i t h i n t he f a bri c of the bui l di ng.
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STEREOGRAPHIC SUN-PATH DIAGRAM ANALYSIS
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
MILN E-GIVON I’S BIOCLIMATIC ANALYSIS CHA RT I N ISO-REF 11
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O S P EDALE M AGGIO RE - C A ’ G RA NDA ANALYSIS FOR A CONSERVATION WORKSHOP
P R OJE C T T YP E L OCATI O N Y E AR
Hi stori cal Bui l di ng Preserva tion Workshop Mi lan, I tal y 2 0 12
A n o n - si te wor ks h o p provid ed the opportuni ty to test m a teria l re c o g ni tion ski l l s and care f u lly c arr y o u t p ro c e d ures of id entif i ca tion a n d a na l y si s . Th e d a t a g a t h ere d w as used f or the conserva ti o n a n d fu r t h er study of the bui l di ng f a bri c a t o n e o f t h e c o u r t y ards a t C a’ G rand i n M i lan.
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R ES I D EN T IAL GARDEN PROPOSAL FOR A GARDEN WITH POOL FACILITIES IN A LOCAL RESIDENTIAL SCENARIO
P R OJE C T T YP E L OCATI O N Y E AR
L a ndscapi ng D esign Workshop Msida, M al ta 2 0 13
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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DAY V I EW
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N IGHT V I EW
SECTION C-C
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GARDEN V I EW
WATER COLLECTION/ CIRCULATION SCHEM E
SECTION G-G
SECTION D-D
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POOL V I EW
R EG E N ERAT ION OF B IRG U DITC H PROPOSAL FOR MULTIPLE LANDSCAPING SOLUTIONS FOR BIRGU DITCH
P R OJE C T T YP E L OCATI O N Y E AR
U rban D esign Workshop B irgu, M al ta 2 0 13
THE LOWER DECK BAR CON N ECTED TO ROOF SEATI NG AREA
Crea ti ng a c lear c onnection b y pro v id i ng a trai l betw een t he o pposi te e nds o f Birgu g av e t he o pportu ni t y not to j ust look a t t hi s a s a la ndscapi n g p ro ject but als o p ro v i d ed a su ffi c i ent nu m ber of spa ces for recrea tio n. At t he e dg e o f t h e b astio ns a nd t he st art of Kalkara, sm al l room s wi t hi n t he b astio n walls p ro v id ed s erv i c e spaces for bars . Th e g oal wa s to furt her em b elli sh t he area by p ro v id ed a s hel tere d a nd u nshel tere d s ea ti ng o ppor tuni ti es o v erlo oki n g Ka lkara.
PLAN V I EW
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masterplan
SEATI NG AREA
CON N ECTION BETWEEN BAR & S EATI NG AREA 21
H OL I STI C CEN T RE PROPOSAL FOR A HOLISTIC CENTRE AS PART OF LAZZARETTO
P R OJE C T T YP E L OCATI O N Y E AR
A rchi tecture D esign S tudio Manoel I sland, M al ta 2 0 13
Th e us e o f par tia l l y d emoli shed Di vi sion 1 a t th e L a zzaret to c o mpl ex i n M anoel I sland g a v e th e o p p or tu n i t y to l ook a t addi tions to h i stori c a l b u i l d i n g s . Th e f u nc tio na l c ri teria of a l ong-stay res pi te c en tre w h i ch c o u l d al so provid e publi c s pa c es mea n t t ha t t he structure w i thi n had to f u lf i l a m u l ti tu d e o f rol es. G rea t care w as ta ke n to p res er ve t h e exi sti ng f a bri c and to wh i le c rea ti n g a sust ai na bl e addi tion.
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LECTURE ROOM
ANALYSIS ROOM
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CAFETERIA
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
SECTION A-A
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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