Graduate Portfolio Thomas Wakeman

THOMAS WAKEMAN BSC ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES

INTERIORS • GRAPHICS • CONSTRUCTION • CARPENTRY • TECHNICAL DESIGN • PHOTOGRAPHY

PERSONAL STATEMENT

SOFTWARE & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

EDUCATION

I am an Architecture Graduate from Cardiff University, seeking a creative role in a proactive design-oriented environment. Since graduating from the WSA programme, ranked top school of architecture in the UK, I have worked with a local contractor, gaining hands-on experience evolving designs, working with materials and interacting with clients. I have always had a natural affinity for the practical and hands-on, something that was passed down to me from previous generations of artists, designers and engineers. Most of my spare time has always been spent with a hammer in hand, or working on some project around the home, and the experience has reconnected me with my love of realising ideas.

I am very interested in the lifestyle aspect of design. Whether designing a home, a landscape, a piece of furniture or even creating a recipe, by taking a grassroots approach, going back to the basics, understanding the fundamentals and the raw materials, you can extract the elements that are really important. These are the things that make design really work for people, that make us feel good. This is the definition of good design.

How well technology is integrated into a piece of design can also be make or break. I have become very knowledgeable in the technical aspects of design, from historic practices to the breakthroughs (and pitfalls) of the mid-century. I am also proficient in many areas of mechanical and environmental services, sustainability, electrical and lighting design, automation, HVAC, and construction detailing, and fully aware of the design implications they impose.

Outside of work, I grew up and built a home in rural Kent, UK. I have spent a lot of time outdoors and around down-to-earth individuals, who have given me an appreciation for the good things in life. I have travelled extensively within the US and South America, and to a lesser extent, Scandinavia. Having spent much time with family on the East Coast, US influences and culture have become second nature to me, opening my eyes to so many more places, practices and walks of life than I would ever have experienced before, and helped transport me to where I am now.

Fluent in Autodesk: Revit 2013 & BIM, Autocad, Expert in Google Sketchup Pro, Layout and Rendering, Expert in Adobe Creative Suite CS5: Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, ReaderX & all associated file type compatibility, color profiles and image rendering, Prezzi, Ecotect Analysis, Microsoft Office.

Social media accounts: tumblr, facebook, pinterest, houzz, weheartit, flickr, issuu, instagram Workshop & construction experience; competent in a broad range of practices: MDF & millwork, pipe cutting, joinery and furniture construction, painting, metalwork, framing, drywalling, air-tight construction, HVAC & MVHR, renewable energy systems, foundation practices, asbestos identification, causes of mould and building defects, plumbing, drainage, minor electrical, data networking and automation, power and bench tools, HSE, UK Building Regulations, familiarity with common US Building Codes, Minor Works Certification, RIBA Plan of Work 2013.

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PROJECTS AND INTERESTS

EXPERIENCE & VOLUNTEERING

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Independent property development: 2 bedroom apartment redesign and remodel: bathroom, master bed, guest bed, living/ dining (£40k turnaround) Complete renovation and 500 sq ft addition to family home 5000 sq ft landscaping design and oversee.

Shop layout plans and materials for planning application Contractual design-build. Existing remodel: Interior millwork, book cases, staircase, wainscotting, kitchen design, laundry, mud room storage and window seats, walk-in design.

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Master bed and guest bed renovation Client wrap-around porch design Client guest bath, laundry and kitchen reconfiguration Sourcing fixtures, fittings, building & reclamation materials Furniture design-build & installation art Timber framing and prefabrication: US and Nordic design Influences: industrial design, old meets new, vintage renewal, design classics, craftsman, mid-century Alternative materials, reclamation & reuse, low-energy design, modern conservation & repurposing.

Mayton Construction and Developers ltd. (October 2013-Present) Assistant Designer and Contractor The Leap. June 2011 – August 2011 Community Outreach Volunteer, Sucre & Canaima, Venezuela Leigh Produce Association 2007 – 2011 Volunteer Graphic Designer, Merchandiser and Events Coordinator

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BSc Architectural Studies. RIBA Part 1 Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University.

Year 1 BSc Environmental Science University of East Anglia, Norwich.

2:1 2:1

GCE A Levels: Hugh Christie Technical College.

Applied Information Technology (A) Geography (A) Chemistry (B) Physics (PASS)

17 GCSE’s (Grades A-C) including: Fine Art, Product Design, English and Literature (A-A*) GNVQ Information Technology (DISTINCTION) GNVQ Business Studies (MERIT)

WEBSITES:

Portfolio: http://www.issuu.com/tom_wakeman http://www.houzz.com/pro/tom-wakeman http://www.linkedin.com/pub/thomas-wakeman/88/428/842 http://www.pinterest.com/tomwakeman/

Email: tom.e.wakeman@gmail.com Phone: (UK) +44 (0)7892800241

• OVERVIEW •

repa eparration: Mapping historic patterns: urban growth in Redcliffe, Bristol, using graphic imaging to represent the passage of time and pedestrian flow through a historic district.

Design Classics: Typolology & Typecasting: variation on a type.

Taking objects, ideology and graphical representation, turning them upside down, redefining and creating well-know identities and products

Urban Masterplanning: district routes, pedestrian and traffic movement through an urban transect of the historic Redcliffe district of Bristol

INSIDE-OUTSIDE

MID CENTURY

Indiana Museum, Copenhagen: photography of post-industrial inspired art pieces and installation, signifying the best in Scandinavian design and art

repa eparration:

Photography : The Urban Realm: postindustrial Bristol and historic fragments of its industrial heritage, captured in derelict buildings and architecture strewn around the historic dock district.

3D Revit modelling and exploded axonometric building design: Bristol Slave Trade Museum and Art Gallery. Public building design, regulations, circulation and space organisation.

Reclaimed Materials: the beauty in age and wear, architectural deterioration, longevity, sustainability, reuse and renewal.

Photo-realistic architectural rendering, Bristol Slave Trade Museum and Art Gallery, photo-collage, 3D modelling, grapic manipulation: photoshop, Revit, Skethup Pro

Graphic Design: Creating an image for Bristol Dockfront regeneration programme. Public perception, historic artefact and association, post-industrial architecture, community development

Urban Masterplanning, artistic representation and 3D modelling: Urban transect mixed-use zoning: Academic, Public, Retail, Housing, Museum and Culture, Public Realm and Recreational Space.

Thomas Wakeman.Year 3.Bristol Redcliff

Thomas Wakeman.Year 3.Bristol Redcliffe Concept Development

RENEWAL & REUSE •

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•COMMUNITY DESIGN•

INSTALLATION

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MODELLING

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STAGING DESIGN

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PHOTOREALISM

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OLD & NEW

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INTERIOR DESIGN

• BRISTOL REDCLIFFE DISTRICT MASTER PLANNING • URBAN REGENERATION •

• INSPIRATION • MIDCENTURY CLASSICS • GRAPHIC DESIGN INFLUENCES •

• PHOTOGRAPHY • INDIANA MUSEUM, COPENHAGEN • RECLAMATION&REUSE • LIFESTYLE •

• INSPIRATION • FOOD&LIFESTYLE • RENEWAL • INSTALLATION • COLLAGE •

• CONCEPT PROJECT: INSIDE-OUTSIDE SPACE, PUBLIC-PRIVATE SPACE •

• PHOTOGRAPHY •

• 3D REVIT MODELLING BRISTOL REDCLIFFE SLAVE TRADE MUSEUM•

• PHOTO RENDERING: PHOTOSHOP, SKETCHUP, REVIT •

• BRISTOL REDCLIFFE DISTRICT: HISTORIC FRAGMENTS, URBAN RENEWAL •

• POST-INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE •

• INTERIOR DESIGN, 3D RENDERING, ARTISTIC IMPRESSIONS •

• 3D BUILDING SECTIONS •

• URBAN MASTERPLANNING •

• REVIT FLOOR PLANS •

4. Unisex WC & baby changing 5. Disabled access WC 6. Large gallery space temporary exhibition and sem inar room 7. Open-plan staff and curator's offices / lounge 8. Staff locker room and WC 9. Janitorial 10. Duct Riser 11. Service Elevator 12. Disabled Refuge 1 13. Disabled Refuge 2 14. Store 15. Copying and storage

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1 Mezzanine Galleries and Staff First Floor Mezzanine: International Slave Trade Exhibition:

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1(a-d). Top-lit gallery spaces: fine work, prints and similar, audio visual 2. Mezzanine walkway gallery 3. Unisex WC 4. Unisex WC & baby changing 5. Disabled access WC 6. Large gallery space temporary exhibition and sem inar room 7. Open-plan staff and curator's offices / lounge 8. Staff locker room and WC 9. Janitorial 10. Duct Riser 11. Service Elevator 12. Disabled Refuge 1 13. Disabled Refuge 2 14. Store 15. Copying and storage

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Ground Floor Entrance, Reception, Coffee Shop and Bristol Slave Trade Exhibition:

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1. Carpark level entrance with lift and stair down to main gift shop and reception only 2. Staff only stair well and service elevator to all levels 3. Restaurant 4. Unisex WC 5. Disabled access WC & baby changing 6. Staff locker room and WC 7. Restaurant kitchen 8. Duct riser 9. Bar 10. External seating veranda (East and West) 11. Store & Janitorial 12. Duct riser 13. Entry lift

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Upper (Carpark) level entrance with Restaurant and Balcony verandas

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1.Gift shop adjacent ground entrance, stair and lift from car park level entrance 2. Reception and ticketing 3. Open-plan Bristol exhibition with scope for large scale exhibits, interventions, sculptural exhibition and events exhibition 4. Coffee shop with seperate external access 5. Coffee shop prep-kitchen 6. Conference room 7. Cloaks and Locker room 8. Female WC's 9. Male WC's 10. Disabled access WC 11. Janitorial 12. Plant and storage: mechanical, lift machinery 13. Reception office and gift shop counter 14. Service elevator 15. Exterior courtyard 16. Gift shop store and storage access 17. Entry lift 18. Modular gallery units (a-f) Climate-controlled HVAC zones

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Fire escape

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Gallery support steels 500x200x12

Existing 19th century timber framed industrial shed stripped back to structural oak members

200x150x12 Steel columns

2400x1200 Corten Steel Panels affixed to lateral timber sips panels to structural steels

1200 Mechanical glazed sliding door Existing cliff retaining wall to remain exposed

• SKETCHUP PRO PROJECTS •

• COMMUNITY DESIGN • SKETCH SCHEMES •

• MECHANICAL DESIGN • PIPE & DUCT LAYOUTS •

• MODELLING •

• INTERIOR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION: MASTER SUITE RENOVATION •

• PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT: 2 BED APARTMENT RENOVATION & REMODEL •

• DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION • FURNITURE • BATHROOMS • LANDSCAPING •

tom.e.wakeman@gmail.com