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Thomas Fairbrother Architectural Design CV Portfolio 23/09/13

PARLIAMENT SQUARE

Thomas Fairbrother

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EDUCATION:

2010 - 2013 Welsh School of Architecture BSc Architectural Design: First Class Honours RIBA/ARB Part 1 Awarded T Alwyn Lloyd Memorial Travelling Scholarship

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27 Reeds Hill, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7LJ 07806836159 fairbrother_thomas@hotmail.com thomasfairbrother.co.uk D.O.B. 27/04/92

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15mm Embossed “PARLIAMENT SQUARE” brass plate 1000mm Cast brass well cap with grille and weepholes 12mm Metal mesh

2 120mm Hoggin 120mm Medium sized gravel Waterproof membrane 75mm C30 structural topping 450x1200 Reinforced hollowcore concrete panels 30mm Steel T plate 5m Steel truss 3

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1500mm Contiguous concrete piles 10mm Vandex waterproof layer 100mm Rigid board insulation Reinforced in situ poured concrete 150mm Shotcrete shell

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2003 – 2010 St. Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School A Levels: A*AAA [Art, Craft & Design, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry] GCSEs: 4 A*6A (inc. french) EXPERIENCE:

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2012 VHS Pavillion - Celebration of a past media format. Organized an independent design build project through the Cardiff Article 25 student chapter. Involved in design conception, drawing and sourcing of site and materials. Due to be constructed on a new designated enterprise zone next to Bristol Temple Meads station.

Instrumentalizing Istanbul - Workshop in collaboration with Bilgi University exploring how people can interact with the city by ‘playing’ an ‘instrument’. Involving collaborative design work, sourcing of materials and tools, installation and testing on site of intervention. The instruments were left to be played by the locals.

2011 Co-President of Article 25 Cardiff Student Chapter Roles included running a viral re-brand campaign and organising an open lecture series on bottom up urban intervention. a25cardiff.tumblr.com. (speakers included Assemble and Nabeel Hamdi) Participant in RSAW student mentor scheme.

Work retained for RIBA visiting board at WSA.

2007 Resource Productions - Film production company.

Worked in a small team and gained experience in film editing, advertising and running creative film workshops with under privileged youth.

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REFERENCES:

Peter Salter psalter1@btinternet.com T. 01584 872032

Jessica Reynolds jessicareynolds2@gmail.com T. 02077296168 M. 07870606578 www.vPPR.co.uk

Parliament Square: A Container for Protest A Place of Unpreserved Artefacts and Decay

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Adobe CS, AutoCAD, Revit, 3DS Max Design (inc.

MaxScript), Ecotect, SketchUp, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Skilled model maker, Sketching and hand drawing.

PARLIAMENT SQUARE: CONTAINER FOR PROTEST

06/2013 Y3

Parliament Square should be a place for protest but it is an inaccessible roundabout.

Protestors resist the order capitalism forces upon them. The entropic process of decay in organic matter resists an ordered state, naturally moving to a state of disorder. The process of protest and decay are both required to maintain a dynamic equilibrium.

Order is imposed on the Square daily as the hoggin surface is carefully raked and any artefacts within its boundary are collected.

Over the course of the day the square becomes disordered. The raked hoggin surface becomes disturbed, picking up traces of the linear movement of vehicles and the wandering of pedestrians. Artefacts may accumulate on the surface, remnants of the event.

The day to day functioning of the square is an ongoing protest against the order imposed on it.

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It is through remnants that we are able to observe the event. These used to be purely physical objects, be it an archaeological artefact or a piece of writing on paper. Today, much event is observed by means of digital remnants. Hidden internet infrastructure dislocates remnants from their respective event place.

This proposal aims to reconfigure Parliament Square to function as a CONTAINER FOR PROTEST.

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THE LID of the container a is event Service Area b WC space where the event occurs andentrance c1 Plinth c2 Plinth exit is captured, the extent of which is defined by a perimeter brass boundary line. INSIDE of the container, two storage objects reside, one accumulates digital remnants the other physical remnants.

Remnants outside the protective shells of the storage objects are subject to the entropic process of decay. The objects manifest

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themselves above through markers in the form of an observation tower and floodlight. The perimeter wall of the container has a thickness, accommodating necessary services for the objects inside the container and for circulation.

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Exploded Structural Axonometric of Main Container Structural System

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12m Pre-fabricated Hollowcore concrete deck

Problem: 90m clear span over the excavated space.

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5m tubular steel truss Concrete casing made from prefabricated parts around underground line, 500x500mm steel girders with cross bracing

Housing of underground line: Problem: Containing UG line whilst operational and viaduct.

Solution: As excavation gets to the level of the underground line, pre fabricated concrete beams will be slotted below the track and a concrete box built to surround it. The box shall be propped whilst excavation continues and then a steel viaduct shall be constructed as a permanent prop, stiffened laterally using cross bracing.

500mm thick hollow reinforced concrete columns

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Problem: Retention of surrounding earth.

Solution: excavate in stages. Retaining earth back: using a double 1.5m diameter contiguous piled retaining wall with integrated horizontal props(floor plates) and 3m thick concrete base to restrain retaining walls from buckling in. Concrete base also acts as foundations for the 2 buildings inside the main container.

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1.5m diameter contiguous pile walls

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Container of Physical Remnants Floor Plans 1:500

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Solution:Split the large span into 2 smaller spans, using the underground line viaduct as a central pier to span from. Reducing the large span also helps to counter the effects of vibrations from the event space above. Incorporating the viaduct into the spanning of the lid also counters the cantilevering effect on the viaduct.

The two smaller spans shall be made using deep steel truss structures at 12m centres. This span shall be made using composite prefab concrete panels.

THE LEVEL @BARRY

06/2011 Y2

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Performing arts centre influenced by Welsh coal mine typology in Barry, South Wales.

Thompson street was once a thriving community but the decline of the coal industry saw unemployment and desertification of the street.

Victorian buildings on the street were demolished in 1970’s, erasing all traces of the previous community. To remind future generations of their heritage, I played with the typology of a welsh coal mine as a framework for a performing arts centre.

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The section through the site invites excavation like a coal level, a horizontal cut into the landscape.

The atmosphere of underground, industrial spaces is fittingly theatrical for the programme.

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Instead of containing the programme inside one building, I aimed to populate the area with several 1:200 programmatic smaller structures, linked by a circulation spine. plans This idea stems from the situationists, creating a unite d’ambiance instead of a unite d’habitation, inhabiting public space and movement.

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1 120x100x12mm steel handrail 2 2mm white fabric gauze 3 LED screen 4 8x70mm steel fascia 5 10mm steel bolt 6 160x115x12mm steel beam 7 100x12mm steel mesh 8 30mm glazing 9 2mm lead sheeting 10 6mm spacetherm aerogel insulation 11 12mm ply board 12 260x280x20mm steel beam 13 20mm plasterboard 14 50mm recessed steel bolt 15 280x120x20 steel I beam 16 50x50x8mm steel cage 17 300x300x24mm steel square section bracing 18 24mm ply board 19 12mm anti-theft steel grid 20 30mm structural steel grid and light reflector 21 60mm steel infill panel 22 60mm glazing infill panel 23 1000mm in-situ reinforced concrete 24 180x100x12mm steel handrail/beam 25 12mm steel plate 26 24mm ply board 27 50x50x8mm steel stage framework and stools 28 300mm reinforced concrete floor slab and wall 29 1000mm concrete raft foundations 30 2mm waterproof membrane 31 very hard clay

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6 Sheds G, Theatre -1 a storage and delivery serice area b temporary gallery space/ cafe overflow c bar and cafe d box office e disabled WC f male WC g female WC h admin office i outdoor auditorium j outdoor cafe overflow and performance spaces k public entrance to theatre l staff entrance to theatre m cloakroom n control box o main auditorium balcony level p main public square

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The underground theatre is supplied by the tower above through an interface at ground level. The tower communicates to the public what is2 going on below ground. Cafe and rehearsal spaces are housed in structures above ground along the spine.

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4 Sheds 2, Workshop 1 a practise room 1 b practise room 2 c rehearsaltheatre d mezzanine level

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1:20 Detail section through tower and auditorium

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EDINBURGH COURT GATEWAYS

08/2012 Y3

A brick wall divides two communities of riverside;the Edinburgh court residents and those living on Rennie and Craddock street. I believe the design intent was to redirect potential pedestrian thoroughfare through the estate and provide a level of privacy and security to residents. Designers broke the wall into smaller staggered sections in an attempt to make the wall less offensive, and more porous. However, the wall has only helped to divide the two communities and contributed to negative feelings of captivity of those living in Edinburgh Court.

The threatening signs adorning the wall and lack of seating make this corner of Rennie Street an uninviting place to stay. By redirecting road traffic and repositioning the current bus stop, I intend to allow pedestrians to occupy the corner of Rennie Street, creating a place for play, stay and socialising.

The wall will change from a place of division to a place of attraction. The space will be made accessible to Edinburgh Court residents through two breaches in the wall.

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Schematic model 1:100

To mark the thresholds, two sculptural copper gateways will be inserted to create controlled access points. They will symbolise the bridge between the two sides and decks, seats, niches and shelter will invite occupation and dwelling. To match the scale of existing structures on site, I have based the gateway dimensions on the stairwell towers for estate. Simple street furniture will double as large planters to encourage wildlife and create natural screens to break up the urban realm into smaller spaces.

All interventions are designed as insertions around the existing urban fabric, minimising installation time, cost, waste material and disruption to residents.

Robust materials and simple detailing should help prevent potential vandalism.

HOUSESCAPES

12/2011 Y2

Mixed-use housing development next to the Millennium Stadium and Cardiff Central station.

At the junction of Cardiff’s main transport links, this development creates a vibrant and sustainable artistic community and establishes an event place for artists to display their talents to a wide, varied and changing audience.

The concept stems from an initial group study into efficient structures. We chose mushrooms because of their formal variation and adaptation to all sorts of landscapes and how we could emulate the play of light on the fins underneath. In order to understand their structural efficiency further, we parametrically modelled the organism which allowed us to create many variations using the same rules. We then digitally fabricated one instance using laser cutting.

Critical post inhabitant studies of Nakagin Capsule Tower and Marina City projects highlighted previous errors in high capacity vertical accommodation.

I aimed also to introduce green space to increase biodiversity and open the site to the river Taf alongside.

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1. Hot rolled steel primary structural skeleton, infilled with poly-insulation material.

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Typical detail section through housing unit

3 variations of pre-fab housing units

PRIVA-SEAT

05/2012 Y2

Cities evolve through a process of RE-TUNING City = Instrument Inhabitants = Performers Activity = Music

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In May 2012 I visited Istanbul as part of a workshop, Instrumentalizing Istanbul. We proposed the following:

When the music sounds out of key, the instrument is retuned by the performers in order for the music to sound better. It is the way in which cities are retuned which gives them their character. Istanbulians retune their city through a process of primitive adaption and manipulation of the urban fabric. These are often cheap and quick alterations using found materials. In many western cities, efforts are being made to explore and encourage this experimental behaviour, routinely exhibited in Istanbul.

The unsterility of Istanbul is partly due to their climate, culture and lack of regulation and formulates a busy, exciting and lively city. Oversterilised modern cites have much to learn from the dynamic and organic evolutionary nature of Istanbul.

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Users of the site were seeking isolation from the city so we wanted to construct a seat which allows for maximum isolation. When one transforms the surface to a seat, they create an isolated space. The seat back simultaneously acts as a visual barrier and drawbridge removing access to the private space.

VHS PAVILION

06/2012

A celebration of the past media format through architectural intervention.

Curved VHS cassette brick wall enclosed in timber frame structure.

It forms two outdoor rooms of differing levels of enclosure with timber seating.

There may be TV/VCR sets integrated into the wall which would display film work produced by local artists. The roof will be clad to protect the space below from precipitation using the VHS cassette cases as a sort of shingle.

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