Conceptual Work
A selection of conceptual work carried out at Victoria University of Wellington, and the University of Auckland.
The Coffee Collective
Redefine the inverse: - Repurpose, Reprogram, & Regenerate.
To redefine and densify the wasted space within an urban city, & strengthen links to an existing vernacular architecture. Question the inverse and define it as a negative space or an un-purposed space.
Repurpose: Tightly knitted facades define Cuba St, many building have become run down or have large areas of wasted space above and behind the facades. This wasted space will be repurposed to support the integrated network of the coffee industry. Therefore reducing transportation waste and making the process more sustainable.
Reprogram: Existing Transport connections to the site will be challenged and incorporate a human scale. Entries to the complex will be discreet and hidden, thus assimilation between the tightly knitted façade can be kept as it is. Regenerate: Regenerative architecture should be fixed but flexible and able to support a network of uses and activities. The Architecture should have a 24/7 lifespan, industry will dominate business hours, and social activities can be active in the evening hours.
Infill Housing
Functionalism on a narrow site
Working closely with a set of real clients, my task was to design an infill residence for a steep, long and narrow site. The brief was challenging, with a large number of rooms required. Informed by the clients well-travelled background, the design manifests the idea of the suitcase, and protection. From this concept a clear idea of a double skinned building came about. Simply with an overarching gull wing roof and separate pod style rooms located inside.
Engineered Timber Construction
Design and model making
This project brief was to design a core of a ten-story office tower. The proposed building is of wooden construction. Mainly comprised of LVL, CLT, and Glulam beams. Every effort has been made to make this a plausible green building. The building is ten stories high and has an average floor area of 2000m2 per floor. The NLA is 1745m2 per floor; therefore the building is quite efficient in its core design, achieving just over 87% floor efficiency. Due to the eccentric core design each floor has been maximised to make use of the large open office space.
A physical model details the construction of a cross-laminated timber office block core. This emerging technology of engineered wood buildings is something of interest to myself, as it provides a more sustainable building method.
Studio 9
Located on an urban site in central wellington; the brief included a high amount of program so careful planning was necessary. The design achieves a crisp aesthetic, with a material pallet of steel, glass, and Yakisugi (Burnt cedar). The architectural form was based off the concept of an urban wool shed, bringing an agricultural aesthetic in to the city and 21st century.