Tom Thiele | Architectural Portfolio by tomthiele

THOMAS THIELE Architectural Portfolio Architecture | Photography | Design

Selection of: Professional work for Frankham Consultancy Group Academic work at University of Salford: BSc ADT Fawters Close Redevelopment | Frankham Consultancy Group Abbey Court SEN School | Frankham Consultancy Group Cumnor Hill Redevelopment | Frankham Consultancy Group Built Environment Proposal | Year 3 Architecture Design & Technology The Meadows Bridge Concept | Year 3 Architecture Design & Technology Cheetham Hill Construction Bid | Year 2 Architecture Design & Technology Writers Life Pod Retreat | Year 2 Architecture Design & Technology

I am an enthusiastic, organised team worker who has developed a combination of skills relating to design and the construction industry during my degree in Architectural Design and Technology at the University of Salford. I am currently appointed as an Architectural Technologist to work on a variety of Revit and BIM projects. During this role I have produced a fully phased Revit model, developed and managed a BIM model, set up design information packages, co-ordinated with structural engineers, liaised with building control and contributed to design team meetings. In addition, I have produced a variety of drawing work on educational projects and produced full planning applications for two redevelopment housing schemes. My aim is to become a Chartered Architectural Technologist and further develop my career as an Architect. Throughout my degree, the project experience I have gained has come from working with different disciplines to complete bids for redevelopment projects. I have also gained knowledge in project management, environmental science, planning, law, management, economics, detailing, sustainable design, procurement and communication. From an early age I have always been interested in 3D sculpture, architectural design and photography. I experimented endlessly creating interesting sculptures and documenting life during my art and photography courses. This 3D work led to the development of models. Photography and Architecture is more than just education to me, they are a hobby and a way of life. School of Study: University of Salford Undergraduate Course: Architectural Design and Technology Software Experience: Revit, AutoCAD, Ecotect, Photoshop, Sketch Up Contact Number: 07528864038 Email Address: thiele.tj@gmail.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Life Pod Retreat |

Cumnor Hill Housing |

Nathan Way Skills Centre Modelling Nathan Way Industrial Estate Modelling Built Environment Proposal |

Fawters Close Re-development |

Skills Centre External Amenity Space Abbey Court SEN School | Cumnor Hill Re-development

Cheetham Hill Cricket Club |

The Meadows Bridge |

Terrace House |

03 Flixton Cricket Club |

Plywood Modelling |

Cultural Photography |

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Life Pod Retreat | P-01 Conceptual design for a writers life pod retreat, including initial design, Revit modelling, building and energy analysis, physical models and detailing. Built Environment Proposal | P-20 University built environment design project on a narrow, compact campus site. Full interior design concept included. Fawters Close Redevelopment | P-34 For Frankham Consultancy Re-development of a 0.18ha site to form new-build housing including 3 optional layouts, 3 house types and private amenity spaces developed for planning application submission. Abbey Court SEN School | P-38 For Frankham Consultancy Working as the main Revit Technologist to produce drawings under the guidance of the lead Architect in addition to co-ordinating an advanced BIM model.

Cumnor Hill Replacement Dwellings | P-40 For Frankham Consultancy Full planning application drawings and 3D visualisation produced in Revit.

Cheetham Hill Cricket Club | P-42 Full business redevelopment project with business and design proposals put forward for a construction bid for the client and public meeting. The Meadows Bridge | P-50 A sculptural and innovative foot bridge design to connect the surrounding Salford area to The Meadows. Terraced House | P-56 Balsa Model and hand drawings from a first year terraced house design based on the famous architect, Frank Gehry. Flixton Cricket Club | P-60 First redevelopment project providing business and design proposals. The project finished in the top 10 chosen by the client at the presentational meeting. Plywood Modelling | P-62 Plywood modelling developed for an architectural sculpture for a college art project.

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Cultural Photography | P-64 Egyptian cultural photography documenting life and culture within African villages. The project explores work, family, religion and general daily activities.

LIFE POD PROJECT A writers life pod retreat to respond to an outline of the clients profile, linking their work in writing with the surround nature and environment. The design aspect of the building relates entirely to the clients needs with the exploration and analysis of their profile to highlight the functional needs for the retreat. The client, in addition to being a writer requires a dwelling near a water location and a spacious environment due to ownership of a boat. They also requires access to visit Manchester at any time to view city archives for influential research for their writing. The project explores the requirements of the client and gives the opportunity to express ideas purely within the discipline of architectural design within a limit of 70 sq./m. The dwelling required was to be a private spacious environment with open views of the surrounding landscape. To make the most of the environment, a dwelling at one level would not be appropriate.

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Our experience of space is one that influences the feelings in such a way that it can control relaxation and stresses. Therefore the intention of the design was to use minimum space but separating the areas to create smaller open spaces at each level allowing the client to interact with nature yet still have a sense of space and warmth. This also allowed the open spaces to be controlled and relaxing without overwhelming dimensions.

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Manchester outer urban area easy access in to city. Clients city access requirement in Manchester centre. Proposed cite with easy transport links to the city. Suburban area around the Manchester city. 02 | Manchester city site.

In order to achieve this 70sq.m. dwelling and create a spacious environment, the area within the life pod must be split into sections. To do this I determined what is necessary and needed for the client. To keep the rooms spacious, 2 or 3 separate rooms would allow a sense of space and provide appropriate amenities without drastically reducing the size of the rooms. Room 1 would be the main writing area providing seating and a warm relaxing environment, room 2 would be the focal point with the kitchen and seating and room 3 would provide sleeping and bathroom amenities.

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02 | Amenities and site access.

Canal side access Site entrance Pedestrian and car access Existing city link access Restaurants and Amenities

02 | Proposed Marple site in Manchester. Pedestrian and car access to site Main road in Marple Bridge Existing City centre train link

02 | Light cladding with external roof face colour.

02 | Dark cladding with light roof and columns.

02 | Brick clad with standard dark roof and columns.

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02 | Exterior rendering facing the waters edge.

02 | Interior bedroom connection to central kitchen and seating area with access to writing room.

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02 | First light morning shadow in exploded view, to show interior natural lighting.

02 | Exploded view of the top section layout of the life pod retreat .

02 | Interior architectural rendering of bedroom , kitchen and stair well access.

I was interested in creating a dwelling with a variety of different relationships between the client, space and the outside environment. To achieve this multiple levels are used. The areas are divided to suit the clients needs. At ground level there is a sitting/writing area, at the main 1st floor level there is a kitchen and dining area with an outside terrace, the bedroom and bathroom area is just off this on its own level.

02 | Floor plans for the life pod retreat

The ground floor area acts as the living and writing area away from the kitchen and bedroom, allowing a room that is separate for the client to relax and indulge in the surrounding environment. The writing room is located on the ground floor to provide a secluded and private space within the life pod, with stairs leading to the main part of the dwelling. The client then has the option to use the kitchen and seating area as a secondary inspiration and writing area. The writing room opens up through double doors in the curtain wall out onto a private seating area surrounded by trees and nature. This seating area allows the client to interact the environment and be close to the waters edge. The larger main section of the life pod provides a large open plan kitchen and seating area, leading out onto a terrace. This area allows the client to create their work overlooking the waters edge. The third pod section is linked with a larger staircase to create a flow and relationship between the rooms making the writing room more secluded below. Due to space restrictions, the toilet is the en-suite in the bedroom, as the client lives alone when writing, thus beneficial to the life style.

02 | South elevation of the life pod facing the waters edge. | 08

To analyse a building a Building Information Model is developed. I can use the building model to analysis and create the optimum performance from the environment and building data. To export the model from Revit the data must be correct and all room sizes and volumes should be correct. I used Ecotect to find the best orientation for the building so that the sun path and shadows can be shown, using the correct weather file for the site.

02 | Sun path at midday.

The buildings optimum orientation is 165 degrees off north which is just off south facing, to allow solar gain and natural light. I chose to identify the optimum orientation so that the solar gain is appropriate in the winter and not overheated in the summer as this would use more energy for either heating, or cooling of the building. This orientation allows the building to gain 0.52 kWh/m2 a year which helps to improve on the environmental impact that the building will have.

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This then allows the analysis to continue further to show how the sun and orientation has an impact on the building and its surfaces, calculating and breaking up the energy losses and gains.

MONTH JANUARY JULY TOTAL YEAR PER M² FLOOR AREA MAX HEATING: MAX COOLING:

HEATING COOLIING 3778369 3829 144380 21412 (Wh) 18425696 42282 269923 619 68.263 M² 12071 W at 18:00 on 17th January 7015 W at 13:00 on 4th July

TOTAL 3782198 165792 18467978 270542

Once the orientation and weather file is set, I then calculated the energy gains and output required to keep the building at an optimum temperature of 18- 26 degrees. The Ecotect program gives a visual analysis of the building which shows the levels of solar gain and thermal energy gained in the materials of the building. As expected, the roofing materials gain the most energy and the windows gain the least amount. I also put in the data of each room, giving hours of operation, activity, lighting level, sensible gain, the type of system and thermal properties. This then allows me to calculate the heating and cooling loads on the building which can be a very useful set of information in order to show the running costs of the building, this also allows us to make improvements and changes where necessary. The total energy output to heat and cool the building in a year is 18,468 kWh. Which equates to £794.12 per year and £198.53 per quarter this a very reasonable value for the building however to improve the output and cost further the fabric of the building would be changed.

CATEGORY FABRIC SOL-AIR SOLAR VENTILATION INTERNAL INTER-ZONAL

LOSSES 94.6% 0.0% 0.0% 4.5% 0.0% 0.9%

GAINS 0.0% 13.8% 58.1% 0.0% 26.7% 1.4%

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02 | Cladding detail model.

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02 | Steel frame balsa model. The life pod project was done using Autodesk Revit which helped to develop my skills on the program, using Autodesk CAD and Ecotect to analysing the building it has helped to improve my overall skills in BIM technology. The analytical development and exploration with this project allowed me to further develop my skills in model making and architectural detailing. This structural model was developed to give an idea of how the building is framed using steel. The model was then developed to show connections within the building and how the life pod is constructed and detailed. The structural model was created using balsa wood and foam board to demonstrate insulation within the roof. The structure would be created from standard steel column and beams throughout the building to create an easy development for the construction once the frame is in place. The construction of the floor would be done using corrugated metal sheeting on top of the frame with concrete and screed above this. The walls would be cladding panels attaching to the frame to the frame at intervals with the roof created from insulation board and waterproof membrane.

02 | Column and beam connection.

02 | Central frame support connection.

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1 Waterproof Screed 2– 30mm Insulation Board 3– 12mm Fibre Cement Board 4– Timber Sections 5– 50mm Rigid Insulation

6– Steel Sections 7– Corrugated Steel Decking 8– Reinforced Concrete Slab 9– Finishing Screed

1- 80mm Insulation 2– 50mm Rigid Insulation 3– 30mm Insulation Board 4– 18mm Multiplex Board 5– Vapour Barrier 6– Waterproof Screed 7– Steel Sections

8– 12mm Plaster Board 9– 12mm Fibre Cement Board 10– 30mm Timber Section 11– Timber Sections 12– PVC Waterproof Membrane 13– Steel Angle

1- 12mm Plaster Board 2– Timber Sections 3– Steel Sections 4– Vapour Barrier

5– 18mm Multiplex Board 6– 50mm Insulation 7– PVC Waterproof Membrane 8– Drip Trim

1- Waterproof Screed 2– 30mm Insulation Board 3– 12mm Fibre Cement Board 4– Timber Sections 5– 50mm Rigid Insulation 6– Steel Sections

7– Corrugated Steel Decking 8– Reinforced Concrete Slab 9– Finishing Screed 10– Cladding Panel 11– Drip Trim

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02 | Suspended Floor detail.

02 | Terrace outside seating area for writing, facing out to the water. 02 | Roof detail.

02 | Steven Holl Planar House 2002-2005 02 | Internal roof connection detail.

02 | Cladding and Suspended frame.

02 | Steven Holl University of Iowa 1999-2006

Steven Holl was the main influence for me during this piece of design work, due to his work in art forms and producing designs for exhibitions. It therefore appealed to me to be creative in this aspect and create a building that is more than a dwelling but a piece of art. The architecture itself also influenced the outcome of my design as the building needs to be near water so this cantilever structure is very affective and thus creates a sense of space within and around the building.

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BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROPOSAL Individual design project to prepare and present a design proposal for a new building to house the school of the built environment, in accordance with the brief. The project was based on the design process by developing a building for the functional needs of the brief and relating to this throughout the development of architectural design. The requirements for the building were extensive - full lecturing and studio amenities, CAD rooms, staff office spaces, research zones and workshop/ resource facilities would be necessary, to accommodate the built environment faculty. Due to the building being on campus and a university building innovative, interior design would be key to allow the flow of pedestrians in and out of the buildings facilities. The internal environment of an educational building has to ensure a dynamic integration between the outside campus landscape and the facilities, in order to be inviting and relaxing for both the students and staff.

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03 | Site, sun path and topography sketch to analyse the surrounding site impact.

03 | Site elevation and proposed building level.

03 | Basement levels and access to site with introduction of natural light ideas. | 16

03 | Sectional breakup of the building, using cantilevers to allow access to the delivery well.

03 | Angled edge section for contrast and impact with single access to the well for additional space.

03 | Reverse angle of reception overhang allowing addition natural light . 17 |

03 | Final design concept from initial sketches linking to the surroundings and site analysis. The form of the building is linked to the analysis of the site and the possible outcomes available. By developing sketches from this information, a simple yet interesting form arises. The progression of sketch analysis and design led to the importance of the entrance being close to the open space, where maximum pedestrian movement occurs. To overcome the tight site, the proposed building is split into sections, permitting maximum use of the space obtainable. Each section creates its own form within the composition of the building, involving and linking well between one another. The set back entrance area permits additional natural light to enter the building.

03 | Final sketch design for the School of the Built Environment using glass and stone cladding for the exterior. | 18

The basement accommodates the large lecture theatre with kitchen and dining facilities. Due to the amount of students in the theatre this is a busy level so the space was kept fairly open. Workshops and resource rooms along with M.E.P rooms can be accessed from the well for deliveries. The fire escape can be accessed to the back of the building out into the well.

03 | Basement final plan proposal. The ground floor is taken up by the top section of the theatre below, with offices for the school operations and heads allowing them to have access and communication. Security is maintained by avoiding easy access to specialist equipment and technology suites which are on the floors above. M.E.P, toilets, stairs and lifts are taken up through the levels, with a zone for conferences and meeting rooms in the building. 03 | Ground floor final plan proposal.. The concept of the 1st floor was to create some sort of overhang into the reception and entrance area to emphasize the design and structure. The level accommodates the smaller lecture theatre, architecture studios and common rooms with the second single flight stairs leading up to the specialist technology hub connecting this common room area and the studios. 03 | 1st floor final plan proposal.. 19 |

The 2nd floor continues up with the specialist rooms. The technology hub has been split to provide a small section for when teaching may be required to take place in the larger section, this also provides the printing facilities. There are two seminar rooms provided on this level for common use teaching facilities.

03 | 2nd floor final plan proposal.

The 3rd floor is to accommodate the PGR students and common rooms with a further two seminars for lecturing. Research staff zones and lecturing staff are introduced on this floor to provide assistance to students with the main group of lecturing staff on the top 4th floor, allowing all the staff to be close together. 03 | 3rd floor final plan proposal..

The 4th floor is for lecturing staff, with staff room and resource facilities. Keeping the staff mainly on one floor allows ease of communication and also allows students to be able to find tutors if necessary. It also provides a quiet space for the staff to work without disturbance from lecture theatres or dining facilities.

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03 | Massing study of proposal. 21 |

03 | Top level.

03 | Front entrance. To understand how the building responds and impacts the site, a massing model was created. This gives visual aid in the proposal, allowing the building form to be shown in a full site, scale model. The massing model is to a scale of 1:100 and made from balsa wood. The interaction between the buildings can be seen clearly, showing how the connection of the Maxwell building and Maxwell hall has been developed to provide additional access to the main large Maxwell building. This connection was necessary due to the large area the Maxwell building is covering and only one open entrance being available. This improves the movement of pedestrians throughout the buildings and site, creating a better educational environment. The angled design can be supported here by showing that views towards the park can add to the buildings aesthetic appeal. To show the possible structure the building could adopt, a small model of a concrete frame was also developed to support the proposed design and massing study.

03 | Park side view.

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03 | View from the delivery well. The proposed design was established from the site analysis and therefore kept simple and elegant, in order to be impacting yet create a balance in the composition of the surrounding buildings. The glass cladding derived from utilising the cladding on the surrounding buildings and creating a contrasting envelope for the new design concept. To the back of the site and building there is a delivery well and access to the adjacent building. It is important to keep this clear so the cantilevered overhang was developed. This is double height, allowing delivery trucks full access and shelter if necessary. The proposed building has a secondary fire escape stair well to the rear, permitting access to the well.

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cture theatre.

03 | Specialist technology hub.

03 | Undergraduate common room. 03 | Specialist technology hub. The specialist technology hub is for the university students studying a design course. The hub allows computer aided design and additional software to be used. The room would be equipped with 40 work stations and printing facilities to meet the university brief. 03 | Common rooms.

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03 | Double height reception and entrance area with school admin offices, plus hallway leading to the large lecture theatre. The main emphasis of the building was to make a connection between the surrounding site in terms of pedestrian movement and existing buildings. By extending this concept inside within the entrance area, it permits a greater relationship with the site and pedestrians. This therefore relates with the users feelings of space both on campus and internal creating a relaxing environment, diminishing and eliminating additional stress ill designed buildings can create. To create a feeling of space, the reception utilises a double height ceiling with a crisp white interior to contrast the sharp lines breaking up the composition within the space, therefore drawing the user deeper into the building. The double height ceiling allows a walkway to be introduced to reduce any congestion in the corridor and also provided a spacious environment leading to the private common room area. The space is lit up with can spot lights to show the internal lighting and concept of the design. Simple uniform spot lights were used to create a greater impact against the clean white environment, this also works well with the sharp edges in this particular space within the School of the Built Environment. 25 |

03 | Entrance and reception area.

03 | Balcony walkway/ technology hub access.

03 | First floor access.

The balcony not only provides open space on the first floor but also delivers a private section to the building, for access to the specialist technology hub and two common rooms. These rooms can be accessed via alternative routes within the building permitting easy access to fire escapes. The walkway itself is enclosed with glass panel hand railing and full height panelling leading to the technology hub. On the adjacent side within the external curtain wall there are facilities to house architectural model work produced by the students within the built environment. The reception area of the entrance is angled in such a way that draws students towards the corridor, where access to the lecture theatre is situated, avoiding crowding the entrance area.

03 | Reception stair well. | 26

To the left of the stair access and behind the reception area, the school admin and head of school offices are situated. These rooms are located here to permit easy communication throughout the built environment faculty thus acquiring better organisation for resolution. Seating and meeting rooms are delivered on the second and third floor with conference rooms also provided. These are beneficial for student team work and official meetings within the university. The rooms are situated in the same area on each floor next to the secondary stair well and lift for easy access.

03 | 1st floor hall way. 27 |

03 | Seating/ meeting rooms.

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FAWTERS CLOSE REDEVELOPMENT for Frankham Consultancy Working under the guidance of the lead architect to evaluate a 0.18ha site, provide optional layouts and 3 house types to identify client requirements and challenge the site constraints. The project is a redevelopment scheme to provide new housing on an existing garage site for Brentwood Borough Council. The existing site contains 48 lock-ups with approximately 50% of which unusable and sedentary. The 0.18ha site is bound by rear gardens to the east, south and west with housing to the north. There are various constraints on this site including two third party garage access, narrow access road and additional parking required for redevelopment.

04 | 3 Bed dwelling section.

Due to these constraints the scheme was developed into three separate options for the client, consisting of optional site layouts and three optional 2 & 3 bedroom dwellings. These options were then discussed at a pre-application meeting in order to determine the requirements.

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The scheme was developed on Revit for ease of coordination and to enhance the planning application. This also provided the client clear visualisation of the development..

04 | 3 Bed dwelling section.

04 | Optional layout 1.

04 | Optional layout 2.

The minimum housing density for this area is 30 dwellings/ha, with a density of 6 units shown on the 0.18ha site (30 per ha). The required car parking provision is 1 per dwelling with an additional 0.25 for visitors parking; totalling 9.5 spaces. The minimum amenity space for 2 bedroom dwellings is 80sqm & 100sqm for 3 bedrooms. Private amenity space provided: 2 Bed Units: 89-123sqm 3 Bed Units: 120-125sqm Car parking provided: 18 spaces 04 | Final site layout.

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04 | Final 3 bed dwelling render.

04 | Optional 2 bed additional roof space section.

04 | Final 2 bed dwelling render. A variety of options were provided for this scheme with the original design intent to provide an option to expand into the roof space at a later date, thus investigation into the feasibility of this was necessary for the design development. 04 | Optional 3 bed additional roof space section.

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04 | Lower site 3D view.

04 | 2 Bed Ground floor.

04 | 3 Bed Ground floor.

04 | 2 Bed Second floor.

04 | 3 Bed Second floor.

04 | 2 Bed Roof space.

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ABBEY COURT SEN SCHOOL for Frankham Consultancy Working as the main Revit Technologist to prepare and produce drawings, developed design, tender information and an advanced BIM model. The project is currently at stages 3- 4 and involves full structural co-ordination. The project is a new special educational needs school and has been fully developed within a BIM environment. The model itself involves full family creation and coordination with schedules, in addition to external works modelling. This BIM environment has dramatically developed my skills in 3D modelling, enabling me to transfer these skills between projects and individual create families and entirely co-ordinated model information. In addition to managing the BIM model, as the Architectural Technologist I have developed a variety of drawing information under the guidance of the project Architect, including general arrangement and setting out plans, elevations, strategic information, schedules, canopy layouts, external works and finishes.

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05 | Acoustic Strategy.

05 | Fire Strategy.

As the project is delivered in Revit a full BIM modelling scheme was developed in order to adhere to the delivery objectives but also to provide a base point for the construction information to be co-ordinated from. The model is currently on going and has been produced from a combination of modelling in place, loadable families and a variety of project specific modelled families. Each window and door type within the model has been created individually, in addition to obtaining specific tags full scheduling information is also included.

05 | Opening frame sweep. 05 | Internal 3D view.

05 | References & frame extrusion.

05 | External Window Elevation

The creation of families is based on a variety of parameters that allow the model to schedule information such as Height, Width and Materials. These parameters are assigned at the time of creation as shown above, this permits greater control if all the parameters are developed and constrained. Once integrated into the model, each parameter of the type can be schedule.

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CUMNOR HILL HOUSING for Frankham Consultancy Individual work during early stages of employment to produce concept drawings. The project consisted of separate planning applications for two replacement dwellings on an existing plot. The work involved full application drawings produced in Revit to allow visual representation for the client. The existing site contained a single dwelling and small out buildings located on the long plot. Due to this site having boundaries to neighbouring houses the existing location and building lines were explored . The location and orientation of the proposed buildings therefore relate to that of the existing. The planning application packages comprised of an existing site plan, site location plan, site demolition, proposed building lines, proposed site plan, floor plans, elevations, site sections and site visualisation views As the Technologist I was responsible for the Revit modelling and the production of these drawings, the layout was then discussed with the client to make any further alterations or amendments prior to submitting the application. The project helped to enable the use of my Revit skills and transfer them onto live projects. 35 |

06 | No. 45A ground floor plan.

06 | No 45A first floor plan.

06 | No. 45A road side elevation.

06 | No 45A Attic space. Each planning application consisted of proposed and existing information. In order to position the proposed dwellings correctly on the existing site the project required me to produce the dwellings as two separate linked models. This then allowed freedom to develop the site separately, use phasing and move each dwelling as one entity. New 45A Dwelling

06 | No 45B replacement dwelling.

The modelling developed for the project entailed producing two buildings, specific individual window families for both dwellings and a variety of model in place information to coincide with the buildings in addition to forming the site and topography.

06 | No. 45A replacement dwelling.

New 45B Dwelling

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CHEETHAM HILL CRICKET CLUB Cheetham Hill Cricket Club construction bid for a new cricket pavilion and sports facility to replace the existing building including full business development. The clients business needs are the main influence for this project. Creating a multi use building is a must for design and functionality. The project explores design, funding, demolition, costing, procurement, sustainability and construction developing a seamless answer to the clients requirements. The project team consisted of Quantity Surveyors, Building Surveyors, Project Managers and an architect. This allows the team to develop skills in the construction environment working with others by means of different responsibilities. The project had two stages in which to present the work developed for the competition.

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The project was to develop a two phase enhancement scheme for an entire building and for an all weather pitch. The main emphasis was to produce a completely new business plan with a well designed building, taking advantage of space available for maximum income for the club. The skills I gained during this project helped me to develop analysis and reviews of the design such as risk reviews, design elements and usage requirements which back up the needs and requirements of the client.

07 | Club side cricket/ bowling viewing.

07 | Building orientation.

07 | Car park entrance.

Construction design management with competent co-operation and co-ordination throughout the construction bid. To achieve this, sufficient knowledge in the risk of design and construction on site of the project has been introduced, undertaking design risk reviews and risk assessments. CDM is something that I have introduced into this project developing design risk reviews and identifying hazards. The main part of CDM is to address the residual risk and understand how they can be eliminated. As this is a construction bid, informing and co-operating with the contractor is not something that would be an issue or faced. The risk assessment is to identify safety, operation, maintenance and repair for the building to eliminate and control. This is at the conceptual design stage where basic information is reviewed. This will then be developed a lot further creating detailing information for full control.

This review has various hazards that are appropriate to look at and also hazards or design flaws that would not necessary cause the user injury. The design risk review for the building at this stage focuses on access, escape, maintenance and design flaws, there are a few examples of this shown above. This then allows the design to develop and improve on the safety of the building rather than just aesthetics. This review only covers risk in design and not on site risk. | 38

The building design concept is based on the need for facilities on the ground to keep privacy in the function rooms yet allow for maximum light to ente outside due to the large curtain walling sy

To create the appropriate relationships throughout the building a variety o function and sport areas. To get the most out of the space ons

07 | Original club house and site.

07 | Proposed club entrance. The project explores the requirements of the client and gives the opportunity to create ideas purely for the club and the business plan. Therefore the intention of this design was to use the space as efficiently as possible, with the design following the function. The client required a variety of facilities such as a sports hall, squash, all weather pitch, changing rooms and function rooms with viewing areas. The position of the building is altered to allow for maximum use of the space as with the entrance which would be on the other side of the car park next to the cricket pitch in the proposed scheme. The building entrance itself would be directly opposite the car park entrance for control and security. Another reason for this was to create a direct relationship with the entrances welcoming the public. 39 |

This project was also done using Autodesk Revit which allowed my skills to calculated to analyse heat gains and losses, ene

d floor and the function areas above this allowing viewing into the sports hall and squash courts. The encapsulating design is er with a large open view of the cricket and bowling green. The viewing terrace allows maximum viewing from inside and ystem enclosing the function rooms with a large open terrace enclosed by structural glass.

of sports facilities were consulted in the design. The relationships that are required in a sports facility revolves around the site it was necessary and cost saving to have a rectangular plan and design for the overall area of the building.

o develop further as with the program Ecotect analysing as the building is more elaborate and more information needs to be ergy used, heating and ventilation throughout because each room characteristics are different.

07 | Ground floor plan. 07 | Entrance/ Balcony.

07 | Function area.

07 | First floor plan.

The plan of the building and room layouts are kept linear in order to have straight open corridors allowing easy access and escape from the building. This is necessary due to the amount people occupying the building at all hours. | 40

As this is a construction bid I felt it was necessary to analyse the building to give a detailed design, allowing the client to have an idea of how much energy is used to heat the proposed building. Ecotect was used to analyse the building once the Revit model was exported. The buildings analysis was done on the occupation and thermal properties, as the building has multiple functions I used different operational schedules for these for more accuracy. As BIM is design to analyse and improve buildings I altered the buildings characteristics to create a lower energy output. The first analysis of the buildings heat and cooling loads were at 278,156 kWh this was using standard glazing, framing and walls. This was then changed to find the best energy value available for a sustainable economic build to try and comply with the Passive Haus standards. The glazing was also changed to triple glazing to improve this. The improved analysis came in at 249,789 kWh which is a 28,000 kWh improvement per year. The improvement in energy was from the losses and gains through the fabric of the building as the materials were improved and the losses were reduced. Based on typical gas prices the energy used would cost ÂŁ10,241 per annum.

Improved Year Total 249,789 kWh

Original Year Total 278,156 kWh MONTH HEATING COOLING Jan 28519416 8483115 Jul 637412 18087298 TOTAL (Wh) YEAR 125533792 124256080 PER MÂ˛ 72293 71557 FLOOR ARE : 1736.464 m2 MAX HEATING: 105002 W at 16:00 on 17th January MAX COOLING: 587078 W at 12:00 on 4th July

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TOTAL 37002532 18724710 249789872 143850

CATEGORY LOSSES -----------------FABRIC 90.3% SOL-AIR 0.0% SOLAR 0.0% VENTILATION 7.4% INTERNAL 0.0% INTER-ZONAL 2.3%

GAINS -----0.1% 1.9% 49.6% 0.0% 47.2% 1.1%

As the heat and cooling loads on the building needed to be changed this is how it could be done by using the losses and gains to tell me how much any improvements would change the percentage of fabric loss. If the fabric losses are reduced it would then tell me that less heat is getting out therefore affecting the energy output and improving it. In turn the percentage losses of the other categories have increased by the same amount. The original fabric loss was at 90.3% which was brought down to 89.4% after improvements. The orientation of the building isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in it optimum position for the weather, because of the site it needs to be just off this to get maximum use of space without changing a variety of things.

CATEGORY LOSSES -----------------FABRIC 89.4% SOL-AIR 0.0% SOLAR 0.0% VENTILATION 8.2% INTERNAL 0.0% INTER-ZONAL 2.4%

GAINS -----0.1% 1.1% 49.8% 0.0% 48.1% 0.9%

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07 | Presentation boards.

07 | Presentation set up for client interaction.

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As the project was a team construction bid put forward towards the client and the public, presentation boards were provided to pin up the work and design proposal. This work included everything from the building design to the surface of the all weather pitch, where samples were provided to allow visual aids for the client. A variety of safety, procurement, funding and concept documents were also delivered to back up the proposal and support the information put forward during the meeting. A balsa model was also created for visual aid to allow the client to be taken through the concept, entrances and location of the facilities. The presentation itself was 20-30 minutes client interaction, followed by a 15 minute presentation and 15 minutes of a question and answer discussion for the marking of the module.

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THE MEADOWS BRIDGE A sculptural bridge design to develop and connect the surrounding Salford area to The Meadows. The innovative foot bridge solution will permit access across the River Irwell. The foot bridge will form a link to the proposed city meadow park with future plans to develop this area with cafes and restaurants connecting Salford University and the community. The project explores the possible settings and landscape developments for the proposal linkage. The proposal included site analysis, initial design concepts, acceptable construction options, spanning capabilities and material selection. Visualisation of the design concept was achieved using physical modelling. The design concept derived from a variety of research and inspirational design work. The concept also included a small redevelopment plan to improve the university grounds and provide an enhanced pedestrianized environment linking the community more appropriately. The project submission was in the form of a presentation, in which the proposal was presented, analysed and discussed to further develop presentational skills. 45 |

08 | University site area.

08 | University site utilization.

08 | Sustainability options.

08 | Site Focal Point.

08 | Crossing solutions for the footbridge. The area around the meadows allow a variety of different bridge solutions to be adopted due to the open space around the river. To develop the correct location for the bridge, it is appropriate to look at the surrounding Salford site and the influential attributes. The main influences to the site are the university buildings, campus areas, primary routes, pedestrian movement, parking and rail transport. These attributes link back to suitable access for pedestrians, dependent on the movement and population in the areas around the River Irwell. There are 3 main campus areas expressed the map sketches, these would be most populated throughout the day and therefore important in the assessment of the bridge solution and location. These areas are populated due to buildings, transport and parking. Location 1 satisfies this analysis due to the amount of movement here.

University Buildings Main Campus Areas

Primary Car Route Pedestrian Movement Parking Rail Transport

Location 1 can provide more than access to the meadows, it would also permit a necessary redevelopment and use of the area to the front of the university campus, thus linking the campus area to the meadows improving the facilities and aesthetics of the site. This location would also allow the closest route to the meadows from parking areas and public transport, whereas location 2 would only provide ease of access to the small area on the opposite side of The Crescent where smaller car parks are situated and only one university building.

08 | Site analysis sketch.

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08 | Bridge crossing solution.

08 | Proposed site crossing.

08 | Crossing from university bank.

08 | view of proposed site.

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The design concept has developed from the initial sketches and inspiration, this has derived from the 2020 Olympic stadium design in Tokyo. The bridge concept has three walkways crossing the river to create an interesting composition. It uses two arches as a focal point with the path wrapping around and between them. The design is a collaboration of the initial sketches for the bridge solution. As the bridge will be in use a lot due to the proposed development of restaurants and bars on the meadows it was appropriate to include three paths for convenience and design. The supporting arches are connected to the 3 paths on the bridge via cables suspending floor structure. Each arch connects to the lower deck providing support at either side. The two arched decks are supported with one set of cables or one arch each due to the arching deck thus needing less support. There is a variation in paths and angles in the design to engage the user and create an interaction with the bridge. The lower deck is accessed from either side of the arches.

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08 | River side access. 49 |

08 | Pedestrian crossing.

08 | Top view of bridge crossing. | 50

TERRACE HOUSE A balsa wood building model created during my first discipline project in my architectural design and technology degree. The model was developed from drawings for an inspired terrace house. This was a small project to create a terrace house in the style of an architect chosen by myself. I chose Frank Gehry for this due to being inspired by his sculptural buildings since I was small child. The project included a full terrace house design with plans, elevations and 3d representative drawings. The project also included this 3d model to show the concept of the design. The model was developed during my first year at university. The model was produced from elevations and floor plans and is made using balsa wood as it is easy to manipulate and work with. The model is 1:100 in scale so that I could develop my skills in scale modelling and show true sizes. The model is also roofless to show the inside areas and create an interesting composition for the viewer. The design itself is inspired by Frank Gehry and therefore obtains an interesting and unusual shape to each room yet still permitting functionality. 51 |

09 | View of adjoining sides. The model has an open side in order to express the concept of the design inside showing the link between the building and Frank Gehryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s architecture.

09 | Front elevation.

09 | First floor layout.

09 | Back elevation with private courtyard. The terrace house has a large sitting room to the front with a smaller reading room situated in the centre of the ground floor. Leading through a sliding door to rear there is a generous sized kitchen diner with seating and dining facilities, this area benefits from a private view out into the rear garden. On the upper floor there are two smaller bedrooms with one larger double bedroom to the rear with en-suite conveniences, as well as a family sized bathroom located in the centre. The double height curtain wall to the rear is at angle to deliver a private yet spacious feel the design. | 52

09 | Ground floor hand drawn plan.

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09 | First floor hand drawn plan.

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FLIXTON CRICKET CLUB This project is a revamp project working with a team of project managers, quantity surveyors, building surveyors and architectural technologists to produce a full design concept for the new cricket club facility.

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10 | Proposed building.

The Flixton Cricket Club proposal included information in procurement, safety, sustainability and costing as well as design concepts and new schemes for the community in terms of sport and community well being. My role in the team was to produce the design concept and work with the quantity surveyors to produce the correct sizes and keep the scheme in budget as well as a variety of team work and decisions. The project bid was presented to the clients and achieved a the top 10 position which was chosen by the client and public.

10 | Club side viewing.

This model was made to show the design in the multi discipline project so that the clients had an idea of how the building would look and work. The model is made from balsa, the reason I used this was to develop my previous skills and I also knew that balsa was capable of bending thus easy to over come the shapes. The model is to a scale of 1:100. The curves in this model are done with the use of warm water and soaking the wood. It is then bent around something and left to dry. The building itself is a cricket club and sports hall facilities.

10 | Players entrance.

10 | Front car park entrance. This project was during my first year at the university and therefore skills were limited so a selection of hand drawings and Sketch Up modelling was provided as the main design concept for the proposal. | 56

PLYWOOD MODELLING A plywood sculptural building model created during my college art course. The model was developed from lines and shapes to create a sculptural piece. This model is the first building I have developed which MODELLING was created PLYWOOD during my college art course, where I did a A plywood sculptural building created variety of sculptural 3D art. It wasmodel created by taking during my college art course. The model was shapes and lines from buildings. This could then be used developed from lines and shapes to create a to influence the sculpture by manipulating them, sculptural piece. creating a collaboration of shapes, making the basis and the model. This model isconcept the firstforbuilding I have developed which was created during my college art course,

The nature permitted larger3Dpieces to be used whereofI plywood did a variety of sculptural art. This in ordermodel to create a sharpbyand boldshapes look to building, was created taking andthe lines fromthebuildings. Thisform couldthatthen be usedThis to idea of developing sculptural it holds. the building sculptureisbycontinued manipulating a largeinfluence sculptural withthem the to use of a create a collaboration of shapes making the large courtyard entrance to create emphasis. model. The model is made from plywood, cardboard and of plastic. Theinto reason for this was This manipulation shapes sculptures and tomodels create a bigthroughout impact andeducational larger piecesactivities were ablein art has developed to be used making sharp and bolder shapes. I and photography. A variety of skills were gained from gained skills with model making and using this project by working with large materials creating plywood as a material for this, I also minimalexperimented room for error. Compositional with the manipulationknowledge of shapes of an object andto sculpture gaining interesting obtain an increased interesting by composition.

compositions from a group of shapes and materials.

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To utilise the sculptural aspect of the building it would be appropriate to accommodate it with a large the sculpture and the way the viewer will perceive the building. The proposed accommodation would b house different areas of art work therefore breaking up the spaces into galleries. The entrance to the b section at the ground floor to keep the whole composition and movement in and around the building

The sculptural building has a large open space for the approach and entrance, allowing the composition of the sculpture to be extended and emphasised by the open stairs leading to it, thus creating a greater impact on the viewers. 11 | South east view. As the building would preferably be for an art museum, the glazed front would permit introducing a large open plan gallery on the first and second floor of the main section in order to obtain more natural lighting within the building. 11 | Top section gallery.

11 | Courtyard floor view.

art museum to make a greater impact on be to have each section of the building to building would be the large double height smooth.

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CULTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY Egyptian photography taken on a cultural trip to the Nile and a variety of towns, documenting life as seen in Egypt. The project was part of a photography course that I studied , in which I achieved the highest mark available. The project explores a variety of everyday life scenarios in the Egyptian life looking at working, family, religion and the general way of life. I have been interested in cultural photography for a long time so I wanted to use this enthusiasm and develop a project during my trip to Egypt. The images relate entirely to the culture in Egypt focusing on the expression and emotion of the people. To emphasise this, black and white images were used to eliminate the impact colours have, keeping the viewer drawn into to the emotion and composition.

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These photographs were not staged and are thus spontaneous throughout the project to allow the emotion to be seen during their day at work or with the family. I believe that this real emotion makes an image into an interesting composition relating to the viewer, as they are able to distinguish how the subjects feel linking with their own emotion. Each image portrays a different sense of emotion which alters the composition and feel of the scene.

12 | Public street worker.

12 | Father and son.

12 | Father in thought.

12 | Family, place of worship. | 60

12 | Tourist police officer. 61 |

12 | Religious child inside place of worship. | 62

12 | Religious worshiper inside a mosque . These images are in monochrome to allow the emotion of the subjects to be the main emphasis, taking the focus of f the colour and making this emotion and composition the entire make up of each image. The images that are presented from this awe-inspiring trip truly help to capture the culture of the towns and villages around the Nile in Egypt. This was the main aim of this project, to truly capture the cultural difference and show elements of their experience within the villages and places of worship. A number of the images from the project are from large tourism-permitted mosques where worship was often a large part of the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life's. 63 |

Thank You. Thomas Thiele BSc ACIAT Architectural Technologist