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GRADUATE POR T FOL IO

IN T E R IOR ARCH I T ECTURE

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ABOUT THIS PORTFOLIO

This portfolio is an exploration into interior architectural strategy and visualisation. Through an investigation of the research and products of multiple projects a narative is established, which embodies and represents my design identity.

Each project, based on unique parameters and research avenues, takes on a life of its own. Unbounded by subjective OLPLWV�RI�VW\OH��WKH�GHVLJQ�LVVXHV�RI�HDFK�VSHFLȽF�SURMHFW�DUH�resolved through a process of problem solving and applying spatial awareness to answer the questions of the brief, before considering aesthetic features which results in more thoroughly developed schemes and varied visual outcomes.

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EARLY UNDERGRADUATE WORK

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A residence established within Sydney’s Royal Botannical Gardens to temporarily house live-in artists on a seasonal basis.

The premises is a semi-subterranean buildingdesigned to accomodate both living and working spaces, whilst still allowing RGB patrons to roamaround and on top of the building freely. The sight intends to be inspirational for both the artist and the public, embedded within beautiful surrounds.

A r t i s t i n R e s i d e n c e

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A gateway to the beautiful Royal Botannical Gardens, ‘please walk on the grass’ is a building which acts as a junction between natural and man-made environments.

Inspired by a ‘rule’ instated by the RGB, the facility is required to be sympathetic to both environments, to forge a natural relationship between interior and exterior, and to ensure a seamless, dynamicpassage regardless of the patrons prevailing direction

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A timber platform-like construct occupies what is otherwise a

very man-made space, dominated by three concrete

columns.

Practically, the space needs to introduce

patrons travelling through in four

directions, functioning as a unique focal

intersection between spaces and typologies

7KH�ȾXLG�FXUYDWXUH�RIthe natural boardwalk/reception desk/seating structure is contrasted

against an existinglinear nature of the

space, uniting the two distinct locales in

balance.

RGBFoyer

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Strategy conÄgured to display objects from the ‘Memphis’ group of unorthodox artists

Building is an object in its own right, with a monolithic interior eroded out producing negative space.

Ascension through the building subseAscension through the building subse-quently manifests a more porous, vivid inte-rior, revelaing more extant brickwork.

A timber library is hollowed out, seizing a volume from the monlith

JOINERY

Monolithic display elements align with eroded aesthetic of scheme.

Steel framed concrete Steel framed concrete panels are utilised to achieve lightweight structure

CONTROLLED EROSION

SURRY HILLS

OBJECT GALLERY

CONTROLLED EROSION

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Strategy conÄgured to display objects from the ‘Memphis’ group of unorthodox artists

Building is an object in its own right, with a monolithic interior eroded out producing negative space.

Ascension through the building subseAscension through the building subse-quently manifests a more porous, vivid inte-rior, revelaing more extant brickwork.

A timber library is hollowed out, seizing a volume from the monlith

JOINERY

Monolithic display elements align with eroded aesthetic of scheme.

Steel framed concrete Steel framed concrete panels are utilised to achieve lightweight structure

CONTROLLED EROSION

6WUDWHJ\�FRQȽJXUHG�WR�GLVSOD\�objects from the ‘Memphis’ group of unorthodox artists

Building is an object in its own right, with a monolithic interior eroded out producing negative space.

Ascension through the building subsequently presents a more porous, vivid interior, revelaing more extant brickwork.

A timber library is hollowed out, seizing a volume from the monlith

CONTROLLED EROSION

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BLACKWATTLE BAY STUDENT ACCOM.

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A STUDENT ACCOMMODATION FACILITY BUILT WITHIN AN EXTANT GRID OF CONCRETE COLUMNS.

RESEARCH DRIVEN DESIGN PROCESS BASED ON THE HISTORY OF THE SITE, BUILT UPON RECLAIMED LAND FROM BLACKWATTLE BAY. A NATURAL TIMBER STAIR

ELEMENT STRANGLES THE ARTIFICIAL COLUMN GRID, SYMBOLICALLY RECLAIMING THE SITE

PLANNING SOLUTION INVOLVED ALTERNATING FLOOR

PLANS, PRODUCING AN ABSTRACT FORM AND

ALLOWING THE STAIRWELL TO NAVIGATE AROUND THE

STRUCTURE.

FIRST FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR

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LATTER UNDERGRADUATE WORK

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Wine Bar Project

The focus of th is project involved ut i l i s ing actual research information and gather ings to inform an inter ior s t rategy. The approach takes an explorat ion of the phys ics of wine, as a par t ic le and as a body, and relates i t to the contain ing architecture as i ts vessel .

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CONCEPT st rategy

STAGE 1

STAGE 2

RESEARCH was undertaken on the physics of wine and its interaction with the wine glass, exploring the meniscus, capillary action, and the fluid vs the robust.

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CONCEPTUAL MASSING MODEL

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DESIGN development

At a molecular level , some phys ical character is ts of wine with in a glass such as ‘capi l lar y act ion ’ , ‘ tears ’ and the ‘meniscus ’ demonstrate a non- l inear re lat ionship with the contain ing carcass.

In al l instancs the wine volume appears to cl imb the inner sur face of the glass to a degree, before fal l ing back down again as ‘ tears ’ .

The diagrams below through research engagement explore a dynamic re lat ionship between the swir l ing, gracefu l body of f lu id, i ts corre lat ion to the stat ic edge sur face, and the generat ion of posit ive and negative space with in one homogenous element.

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SOLID MONOLITHIC CONTAINING ELEMENT

FLUID , ORGANIC LIGHTING AND

SPATIAL ELEMENT

NW/SE SECTION

void

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REINFORCED POLYCARBONATE LIGHTING ORGANISM WHICH GRAPPLES WITH THE INNER LINING OF THE STRUCTURE.

IT SERVES TO PROVIDE DEFINITION TO IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL FORMS AND PRODUCES A DISTINCTLY DRAMATIC INTERIOR

GROUND FLOOR bar/seating

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BESPOKE SEATING CRYSTAL.SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR, THESE LOOSE SEATING ELEMENTS EVOKE MOMENTS OF LURID COLOUR WITHIN A DEEP,

ROBUST INTERIOR.

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RMULTI STOREY VOID.CENTRAL VOID VOLUME WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE CENTRE CORRIDOR OF THE BUILDING REFERENCES NEGATIVE SPACE

OBSERVATIONS YIELDED IN THE RESEARCH PHASE.

THIS IN TANDEM WITH OTHER ARCHITECTURAL INFLUENCES IN THE BUILDING AIDS IN THE MATERIALISATION OF A STRONG DYNAMIC

SINGULAR SPACE

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DETAILSTAIR COMPONENT

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strategy and bring it to the next level of completion. this process involved the addition of

intricate scale detail

A] brass plated perforated steel [B] black steel powdercoated [C] double glazed sand blasted glass

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DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS TREADBLACK POWDERCOATED STEEL FRAME

CANTILEVER FROM STEEL STRINGER AND CONCRETE SUPPORT

The strategy for this stair was driven by the need to maintain a sense of transparency in the void of the interior. the stair appears to ȾRDW�DV�D�GHOLFDWH�sculpture instead of obstructing it Through the use of perforated steel, a wave-like balustrade wraps the stair without any distinctive supports

DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS TREAD UNDERLIT WITH WHITE LED STRIP LIGHTING. TOP SURFACE SANDBLASTED FOR ADDITIONAL GRIP

BALUSTRADE DETAILBRASS PLATED PERFORATED STEEL WAVE IS FIXED TO CANTILEVERED

STEEL RODS, BEFORE ARCHING UPWARDS TO FORM THE SECOND BALUSTRADE

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DESIGN SCHOOL FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY INVENTIVE

BURTON ST TABERNACLE

THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT WAS PROCESS, AND UTIL IS ING

VALUABLE RESEARCH OBSERVATIONS TO UNDERPIN DESIGN INNOVATION.

A COMBINATION OF TWO INFLUENCES, THE KNOWLEDGE

ECONOMY, AND THE CULTURE AND SCALE OF RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS,

FORMED THE BASIS OF THIS PARTICULAR APPROACH

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THE EVOLUTION OF RESEARCH IN RELATION TO THE ‘KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY’ PRODUCED AN UNDERSTNADING OF THE FLOW OF

INFORMATION ACROSS THE GLOBE AND THE PROLIFERATION OF THIS INFORMATION INTO CONCENTRATED LOCATIONS. BASED ON

FINDINGS ON SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS, TRADE PATHS, AND FACEBOOK CONNECTIVITY, IT CAN BE DEDUCED THAT INFORMATION

RESIDES IN A FEW DISTINCT LOCALITIES, CONNECTED BY THE ONE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY.

IN THIS PROJECT IT IS CONCEPTUALISED AS THE

DESIGN ECONOMY

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ESSENTIALLY, THE MANIFESTATION OF A RESEARCH STRATEGY INTO THE DESIGN

RESOLUTION RELIED UPON A CONCENTRATION OF ACTIVITY INTO THREE DIS-

TINCT LOCALITIES, THE EXPLORATORY ARCADE, DESIGN STUDIO, AND DESIGNERS RESI-

DENCE.

THE DESIGN RESOLUTION OF THE DESIGN ECON-OMY CAME THROUGH AN

INVESTIGATION OF FORM WITH REFERENCE TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOLID

LOCALITIES AND A KIND OF ORGANIC VISUAL CONNECTING ELEMENT.

RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE - portal

THE EXTANT STRUCTURE, BUILT IN THE VICTORIAN FREE CLASSICAL STYLE, FEATURES STRONG CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE LINEAR, SYMMETRICAL GEOMETRY PRESENT ON THE CEILING FEA-

TURING VARIOUS FRAMED ELEMENTS, EACH WITH FLAMBOYANT ARTISTIC DETAIL CONTAINED.

THESE DETAILS ARE CONCEIVED AS PORTALS, WHICH ARE REINTERPRETED IN THE DESIGN SCHEME AS LOCATIONS THAT ARE GENERATED THROUGH THE PEELING BACK OF SEGMENTS OF THE INNER SKIN, CREATING DYNAMIC THRESHOLD SPACES.

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eXPLORATORY aRCADE

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EACH DESTINATION FALLS SOMEWHERE ALONG THE

DESIGN SPECTRUM, FROM THE RESERVED AND PRIVATE

RESIDENCE, TO THE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN STUDIO, TO

FINAL ASSEMBLAGE AND DISPLAY WITHIN THE ARCADE.

THROUGH THIS, WE END UP WITH A PHYSICAL

SUMMATION OF THE

DESIGN ECONOMY

CREATIVE PEDESTALbeacon within arcade space

- base constructed from backlit 6mm Corian supported by steel frame

- lycra fabric membrane

- green acrylic moulded structureprefabricated

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cENTRAL sTUDIOS

- cantilevered plywood workbench.

- black powdercoated

steel frame.

- inset task lighting

ARCHITECTURAL PARTITION AND STUDIO DESK

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LIBRARY SHELVING LANGUAGE SYMBOLICALLY REPRESENTS THE

ACT OF ‘PEELING BACK’ SURFACES TO FORM THRESHOLD SPACE

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MATERIALITY

A/ A-GRADE WHITE COLOURED CONCRETE

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B/ ‘MAKMAX’ ARCHITECTURAL LYCRA

C/ PATINA BRONZE

D/ PERFORATED LEATHER [YELLOW]

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REAR EXTENSION FORM FACTOR

the laneway edge of the site was utilised as an opportunity to depict an identity for the

institutiong without imposing on the historical essence of the extant structure.

an expansive crystalline curtain wall is implemented to speak aggressively about

this school having an inventive, cutting edge philosophy

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GRADUATION PROJECT

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bONdi mOTION GalleRyBONDI PAVILION REIMAGINATION

BONDI MOTION GALLERY IS A PROPOSITION WHICH RETAINS THE EXISTING BONDI PAVILION

STRUCTURE AS A HOMAGE TO ITS ORIGINS, YET IMPOSES A ROBUST, CONTEMPORARY

CONFIGURATION OF SPACES WITH THE AIM OF RE-ACTIVATING THIS LOCATION INTO A LIVELY,

KINETIC DESTINATION, WHICH SHOWCASES A SPECTRUM OF HUMAN MOVEMENT AND LEISURE.

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The proposed insertion features a wide concourse promoting public thoroughfare, from which a spectrum of spaces become visible. An Acrobatics Performance Venue, Gymnasium, Entry Space, Bar and Parkour Channel are introduced

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The site’s primary focus, based on thorough research, is to capitalise on the ethos of Bondi and Australia as an active, dynamic and enjoyable people. The design strategy began with the need to increase thoroughfare through the site, and as these initial experiments portray, for the building to open up and IXOȽOO�LWVǾ�LQWHQGHG�SXUSRVH�as a ‘conduit’, connecting Bondi Beach to the main promenade.

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parkour and freerunning movement along inhabitable

walls. Patrons can move along the passage and descend or

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suspended realm of dynamic moving individuals, acting

between, above and below other areas.

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ing through the Gallery. The venue also aims to assist with the local government issue of a shortage of performance venues available

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The material proposition of the Bondi

Motion Gallery is an interaction between the

neutral, archaic aesthetic of the extant

brickwork and extant forms, and a robust

application of intricate, vibrant elements. The aim

is to produce a unique kinetic spirit which

embodies the zest of Bondi and Greater

Sydney.

Bondi Motion Gallery is a proposition which retains the existing structure as a homage to its origins,

yet imposes a robust, contemporary

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re-activating this location into a lively,

kinetic destination, showcasing a spectrum

of human movement and leisure.

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Black powdercoat aluminium framing bring focus to objects of interest, while materials such as top grade composite leather and red gloss acrylic, normally used in adverse or sporting environments, combine with the traditional structures and surfaces to produce an eccentric spacial condition through unorthodox material applications.

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The approach to detail presentation in the Bondi

Motion Gallery is through very intricate 3D visualisation. This is to ensure that a consistent

presentation style is maintained, in keeping with the dynamic,

robust project.

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ADDITIONAL WORKS

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FORMAL DETAILINGThis series of drawings demonstrates the detailing of a curved kitchen island. It illustrates the detailing strategy from a larger, more broad scale, down to the scale of embedded led lighting and welded aluminium wine rack.

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model-makingThese images illustrate two ends of the model-making spectrum.

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NAME:MOBILE:

ADDRESS:

EMAIL:

NICHOLAS ZANETTE 0402309271 29 SPOTTED GUM PLACE GREYSTANES 2145

Graduate of bachelor of interior architecture (hons.) [2010-2014]

Bachelor of Arts Usyd [2008-09]

St Paul’s Catholic College Greystanes [2001-07]

EDUCATION:

problem solving client/site/brief research conceptual thinking diagrammatic exploration detail resolution Adobe creative suite Autocad/hand drafting/Revit Google Sketchup/V-Ray

SKILLS:

> THEORETICAL:

> TECHNICAL:

nzanette1@gmail.com

AWARDS + RECOGNITION:

Outstanding Achievment in Design Studio 5 2012 - high distinction

Design Studio 6 2012 - distinction

Awarded with High Achievment in Graduation Studio 2013 - high distinction

uTAS Australian Timber Design Workshop 2013 - design and construct ������FHUWLȽFDWH

R E S U M E

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WORK+EXPERIENCE:

> Woolworths Greystanes/Pemulway [2006-Present] > Matthew Raiti - Produce Manager Phone: 0408 585 006 -highly developed work ethic and task balance -frequently manage produce department, with extensive ���������VWDȼ�PDQDJHPHQW�H[SHULHQFH -ongoing facilitation of rigorous stock and quality control measures

> uTAS - Australian Timber Design Workshop - ‘Learning by Making’ [February 2013] > Mark Dewsbury - Course Convenor Email: mark.dewsbury@utas.edu.au �HQJDJHPHQW�DQG�QHWZRUNLQJ�ZLWK�LQGLYLGXDOV�IURP�LQWHUGLVFLSOLQDU\�ȽHOGV -strong teamwork and communication development -ongoing stakeholder engagement and brief analysis -delivery of project from design through to construction -completion of project within deadline and to client standard

> Samson Building [2012-13] > Daniel Moussa - Company Director Phone: 0406 670 559 -ongoing experience with client and contract liaison -extensive engagement with site and safety requirements and bca standards -active involvement with documentation -engagement with material and budget control

> University Of New South Wales > Sing d’Arcy - Course Convenor - Bachelor of Interior Architecture 2013 Email: s.darcy@unsw.edu.au

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Thank you for your time!

Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information

nzanette1@gmail.com

0402309271