Tom Childs Creative Portfolio
01 02 03 04 05 CAMBRIDGE BUDOKAN
REALM OF THE GROTESQUE
PRACTICE
RING OF THE SEAS Reflective
1:50 Structural Model of Proposal as repeatable module
MAKING & SKETCHING
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CAMBRIDGE BUDOKAN
Urban Sports Hub for Cambridge Year 3 | 2019 As a part of a collaborative studio masterplan, this project repurposed an existing Curry’s PC World retail unit into a multipurpose sports facility. The new hub addresses a lack of dedicated facilities for some sports, and brings fringe activities into the urban centre.
MACHINE RE-INVENTED Exploded Sketch Axonometric The design is constrained by the structural rhythms of the existing steel frame. An elevated running track surrounds the main internal hall, providing views down onto the activities below whilst leaving the roof structure above visible below. Through an architecture of adjacency and translucency I hoped to encourage cross-sport interaction and increase participation.
Precedent GAME StreetMekka Viborg - Effekt
Sports buildings have a very high energy demand. To make the Budokan more sustainable a ‘box within a box’ environmental strategy is employed to create a comfortable exercise environment.
FINAL DESIGN 3 Distinct Environmental Zones for Different Uses
There are 3 main environmental zones with different demands, the enclosed, the semi-enclosed and the outdoor. This is inspired by a precedent in Denmark for a sports facility in an old turbine factory.
POLYCARBONATE SKATE ALLEY
LOUNGE
VELODROME
MENS CHANGE
FUTSAL PITCH THE BAR RAISED WALKWAY SEATING HILL
SKATRIUM BOULDERING SEATING THE YARD DOJO
WOMENS CHANGE
SNAKE RUN ELEVATED RUNNING TRACK
RETAIL OUTLET
E-SPORTS
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OUTDOOR CLIMBING 0 2.5 5
PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE
12.5
25
50m
FINAL DESIGN - GROUND FLOOR The plan for the proposal is structured around the existing column grid, using new walls to divide diverse functions. A raised walkway runs through the central hall putting the audience at the centre of the urban theatre.
Facade Study
Elevation & construction section Typical bay of north facing polycarbonate facade 1
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Annotations
Sports Hall Floor
Inner Wall
Sports Hall Roof
External Cladding
1 - Glulam timber elevated running track 2 - Existing roof cladding preserved 3 - Aluminium gutter 4 - Rodeca polycarbonate sheet external skin 5 - Existing concrete pad foundation 6 - Timber frame skate deck with concrete surface
PU sport top coat 15mm PU sport wear coat 75mm PU sport sealer Recycled rubber underlay 100mm Sport glue Concrete floor slab 200mm Insulation 150mm Hardcore 300mm
Exposed CLT panel 180mm (build width 2500mm) Insulation 135mm Tongue and groove charred timber cladding 12mm (Panel width 112mm)
Corrugated aluminium weather sheet insulation 100mm Brackets and spacers Aluminium liner sheet Steel roof purlins Additional insulation panels 200mm Plasterboard panelling 20mm Steel portal frame beam 610 x 305 x 238
Rodeca 40mm polycarbonate sheet (build width 500mm) Steel clip connection ‘Soganker’ Horziontal steel C section 230 x 75 x 26 Steel bolts Steel portal frame column 914 x 305 x 289
FERTILE GROUND FOR INFORMAL EXPRESSION Polycarbonate Skete Alley Photograph of 1:30 Interior Model
THE REALM OF THE GROTESQUE
Liminal Treetop walkway
Year 2 | 2018
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In my second year studio, students were encouraged to draw and model without colour wherever possible, echoing the ‘oulipo’ constraints of Italo Calvino’s writing. This allowed me to test the limits of lines and forms as a mode of representation on this project - where the brief was to create a liminal space in the Leyton Marshes.
Existing 1:500 Site Model
Existing 1:500 Site Model
Proposed 1:500 Site Model
N TENSION
With the addition of Mirror Polished Stai A zone now
Tokodai Centennial Hall Kazuo Shinohara Latitude/Longitude: 35.605123/139.683530 Ookoyama, Tokyo, Japan Left Right
Sketch of centennial hall experienced from ground level 1:1500 Maquette with extusions emphasised horizontally into Ookoyama District (NE) and Tokyo Tech Campus (SW)
Proposed 1:500 Site Model
With the addition of Mirror Polished Sta A zone no
EVENTS & GRAPHICS I was the head of events for my University Architecture Society (ARCSOC) in my third year. I led a team of students to raise over £13 000 towards the end of year exhibition by hosting ticketed events. For each event we created a theme and decorated the venue accordingly.
PART 1 - STOLON STUDIO ALBANY ROAD 5 unit housing development on an infill site
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Stolon Studio | Stage 3 | 2019 This project transforms an unoccupied site, which had become a destination for fly tipping, into an aspirational group of homes. Centred around a shared courtyard the proposal encourages a community atmosphere. My role was to prepare visualisations for the planning application submission.
ROYAL HILL
SPECIALIST COUNCIL HOUSING ON A BACKLAND SITE Stage 2-3 | 2019-2020
1. No dimensions to be scaled 2. All dimensions to be verified by the contractor before work is commenced 3. Architect to be notified immediately if any discrepancies are found 4. All shop drawings to be approved by Architect before work commences. 5. All details to be in accordance with relevant British Standards and manufacturers recommendations and specification 6. This drawing is the property of Stolon Studio Ltd, copyright reserved. This drawing is not to be copied, reproduced, retained or disclosed to any unauthorised person either wholly or in part without the specific consent in writing of Stolon Studio Ltd.
This project aims to provide 7 high quality homes in Greenwich, specially designed for Adults with learning disabilities. Sited on a disused police station car park with neighbours on all sides the project was not without constraints.
1. No dimensions to be scaled 2. All dimensions to be verified by the contractor before work is commenced 3. Architect to be notified immediately if any discrepancies are found 4. All shop drawings to be approved by Architect before work commences. 5. All details to be in accordance with relevant British Standards and manufacturers recommendations and specification 6. This drawing is the property of Stolon Studio Ltd, copyright reserved. This drawing is not to be copied, reproduced, retained or disclosed to any unauthorised person either
17.00m AOD 17.57m AOD 225 mm
50mm Recessed Soldier Course Stack Bonded
Joining the team at stage 2 I helped develop the design to prevent overshadowing and any potential loss of privacy. Once we had finalised the design I built a presentation model for client and planning discussions and prepared the sections and elevations to be submitted for planning.
Timber / aluminium triple glazed windows (90mm Recessed) with brown / grey (RAL 7013) external PPC frames
13.49m AOD
40 mm 14.39m AOD London Stock Brick - Mile End Mix (Wienerberger)
40mm Recessed Soldier Course Sill
81 Courses Stretcher Bond
85 Courses Stretcher Bond / 28 Bricks Soldier Course
90 mm Timber / aluminium triple glazed windows (90mm Recessed) with brown / grey (RAL 7013) external PPC frames
40mm Recessed Soldier Course to Form Head
Flush Soldier Course Window Head
350mm Canopy
40mm Recessed Soldier Course Sill
Timber Cladding (Sycamore or Sweet Chestnut)
250mm recessed Timber Door (Sycamore or Sweet Chestnut)
2 Rows Soldier Course
11.50m AOD
10.60m AOD
MODEL This 1:150 model was used to present the final proposal to the client after various iterations had been tested and shown to the public.
Stolon Studio Ltd Kaolin Court, 33-39 Beadnell Road, London, SE23 1AA | 020 3355 9533 | mail@stolon.uk
CLIENT
Royal Borough of Greenwich
PROJECT
Royal Hill
SHEET
Facade Bay Elevation Royal Hill Proposed
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Description
DRW
CHK
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Project Number
Drawn by
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EK Checked by
RB
021
021-S3-P310
Scale
1:20
Stolon Studio Ltd Kaolin Court, 33-39 Beadnell Road, London, SE23 1AA | 020 3355 9533 | mail@stolon.uk
CLIENT
Royal Borough of Greenwich
PROJECT
Royal Hill
SHEET
Rev
Facade Bay Elevation Circus Street Proposed
Date
Description
DRW
CHK
Date
Project Number
021
Scale
1:20
Bay elevations Drawn by
EK
Checked by
RB
Drawing Number
021-S3-P311
Given the complexity of the site, it was necessary to demonstrate the feasability of the proposal within the height constraints - with elevations inkeeping with the context.
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THE LIFEBENC H
LFA BENCH DESIGN COMPETITION
Collaboration in a team of two | 2020-21 This bench design proposal was developed for the London Festival of Architecture Pews & Perches Competition 2020. The design was produced collaboratively in a team of 2 with my friend Matthew Seccombe. The project was then selected to be built for LFA 2021 at North Acton Square.
156no. 18mm Depth Sections
Seat Piece
Round Spacers Angled Spacers CNC Cut Sheet
28mm Rope
Render of Final Design In situ with new colour scheme
Me with our design!
Production Line with Helpers sanding and painting
North Acton Square duering a launch event
Transporting Parts to Site for Assembly
Final Piece assembled on site for professional photo shoot
The lifebench as audience seating for a music concert
MAKING
Kentucky Stick Chair
Bookcase
Side Table from upcycled extras
SKETCHING
Jeronimós Monastery, Belém
St Mark’s Square, Venice
Illustrations of New Development in Basildon for BPTW
Landscaping between flatblocks
Fenton House, Hampstead
Aspiration for the landscaped creek through the site