Upon completing my Bachelor degree, I not only took away knowledge of Architecture and Construction, but also a passion for design, a need for creativity and a love for the beauty in the creation of the built environment in relation to the natural world. My future as an architect will require that I keep these principles in high esteem and to focus on establishing designs which assist nature, not destruct it, for once it is gone it will be impossible to revive; these ideals follow very much the principles of my design philosophy;

“The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. BUT if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life” – F.L. Wright.

01 Above and BelowTerrain Vague

02 Habitat on BourkeHybridscapes

03 Eco DomusEco-Design

04 Technical DrawingsManual and Computer aided

05 Personal ArtworkHand Drawings

Table of Contents

01 Above and BelowTerrain Vague

3rd year studio: Terrain Vague

Type: Architectural Masterplan, Mixed use zones, making good to unused urban/industrial spaces.

Location: The volume of silos and adjoining space under the bridge located at the Punt Road and Yarra River intersection, Cremorne, Melbourne.

Brief: Student residence for 50 Students and a Business start up office for 20 startup businesses.

Terrain VagueEmpty, abandoned space in which a series of occurrences have taken place seems to subjugate the eye of the urban photographer. Such urban space, which I will denote by the French expression terrain vague, assumes the status of fascination, the most solvent sign with which to indicate what cities are and

what our experience of them is.

“When we look at photographs, we do not see cities - still less with photo montages. We see only images, static framed prints.” - unknown

The SiteThe area to be redeveloped is located 2km from the Melbourne CBD; it spans the full length of the unused spaces beneath a city-link toll-way bridge and nearby silos along the bank of the Yarra River, in Cremorne, one of the city’s eastern suburbs. The site has great views of the city skyline as well as views of South Yarra - Toorak area. The bridge north space is currently unused, while the bridge south is used as a carpark on week days and recreational zone on weekends. The silos are unused with the exception of a few bill boards pinned to the tops of them.

ConceptAbove and Below is the concept for this design, to maintain the use of the current function of the site by simply adding architecture without subtracting area. This idea led to the design of a ‘floating’ building as well as ‘submersed’ building along with the redesign of the silos into multi-residential towers.

My intention for this project was to create a sustainable design to reduce waste and recycle as well as renew and regenerate the existing site.

RedevelopmentThe underground café, designed to be made with rammed earth, makes use of the natural conditions of the earths consistent temperature.It allows the users to feel immersed in the environment with a large panoramic window facing the river. The area above has been designed into a public garden, allowing it to rejuvenate with native flora and fauna while creating a connection between the existing park to the north and the river trail to the south of the bridge.

The ‘floating’ business start-up office’s building has been designed to suspend off the existing structure of the bridge above, this allows the space to beneath it to continue to be used by locals.

The silos have been designed to use only what was existing, and simply alter the heights of the silos to enhance the building’s aesthetics and further provide natural light, ventilation, as well as green roof areas for the occupants.

Terrain Vague Area

Views from the SiteRiver

RiverRiver

ParkPark

CBD

CBD

South Yarra/Toorak

South Yarra/Toorak

River

Proposed Site Layout

Boardwalk connecting park to river trail

Repositioned river trail

Café Business start-up offices

Carpark

Carpark entry

Carpark exit

Residential silos

Bridge connecting

silos to office

Repositioned river trail

Existing Terrain Vague Area

Proposed Terrain Vague Area

Café and Boardwalk Plan

Business Start-up Offices Plan

Residential Silos Plan

Fire escape stairs

Rooftop garden

Bathroom

Elevator Kitchen

Dining

Office

Stairs to upper level

Bedroom

WIR

Meeting Room

Entry stairs & Elevator

Reception

Client Meeting Pods

Printer Room

Presentation Theatre

Studio Space

Office Spaces

Amenities

Kitchen

Entry from river trail

Dining area

Entry from boardwalk

Boardwalk

Boardwalk entry

Amenities

Food preparation area

Site MasterplanThe ‘submerged’ underground café can be seen under the North side of the Bridge (left) along with the boardwalk which creates a smooth transition from the park to the river

trail. The ‘floating’ Business Start-up Offices are located under the South side of the Bridge (right). The silos have been altered in height and green roofs are visible from an aerial view.

02 Habitat on BourkeHybridscapes

2nd year studio: Hybridscapes

Type: Mixed use high-rise, including SoHo (Small office Home office)

Location: Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne CBD

Brief: To design an urban high-rise hybridscape to cater for several SoHo (Small office Home office as well as a retail space. Height of building must not exceed surrounding buildings in the area

Concept The building blocks of this design stemmed from a game of Jenga; the idea to build a tall narrow building with ‘hollowed’ sections to provide for natural ventilation and air high air quality for a dense living environment. The building incorporates vertical gardens to make CBD living easier, and bring some greenery back into a relatively dull coloured street. The fundamental intentions behind the design was to create more than just a house and an office, it was to create a sustainable Habitat for the end users.

Habitat on Bourke is a hybrid urban high-rise with Small offices / Home offices (SoHo) and a retail space which integrates private spaces with public spaces. The site, conveniently located in the bustling heart of Melbourne, is

a narrow strip of land providing the opportunity for verticality, hybridity and density.

SiteThe site location is in the heart of the bustling Bourke Street Mall. There is an existing single storey building between two large retail buildings. The immediate surrounding buildings are generally retail with several office buildings found past Elizabeth and Swanston Street. Trams pass along Bourke Street in front of the site as well as down Swanston and Elizabeth Street. There is never a dull moment along this street with musicians and artists performing in the area. The Architecture is predominantly Renaissance revival.

Bourke Street Mall Site Plan

Renaissance Revival Architecture

Trams along Bourke Street Mall

Ground Floor

1st Floor

5th Floor

8th Floor

Roof Top

AA

Section A-A

North Facing Facade Easterly sun direction Separation of noise, privacy and pedestrian movement

Adjacent advertisement displays

Potential garden view for residents

Potential core elevator shaft

Proposed design

Views and light for residents

Public

Private Homes

Offices

The DesignThe building is designed with a ground level café, first level restaurant, SoHo’s – Small office / Home office (a combination of residences with independent offices) from level two and above, an underground private pool and a private roof deck for the inhabitants.

03 Eco DomusEco-Design

1st year studio: Eco Domus, Western Australia

Type: Sustainable Design, integration of architecture into the natural environment

Location: Djilimbardi, near the Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia

Brief: Private accommodation and design studio for five architects as well as separate accommodation for 16 eco-tourists.

The total enclosed area should be no greater than 400m3 with a footprint of 300m2 or less.

The design must consider the local climate and include passive and low embodied energy design strategies.

Considerations must also be made towards universal accessibility and access for all ages. Concept

Eco Domus in Western Australia based around the desert Thorny Devil, a small reptile capable of living in the harsh desert climates by obtaining water from droplets of dew in the early mornings and living in small self-made burrows in the earth. The form of the roof replicates the water catching thorns of the devil while the underground section acts as a burrow making good of the underground coolth.

The Design Taking into consideration the vast flat surrounds, Eco Domus breaks the surface of the earth to divide the land and add point of interest to a flat landscape. The form of the roof represents the thorns along the back and tail of the Thorny Devil semi-submerged in a burrow in the desert sands. The structure takes into consideration the needs of its surrounding ecosystem and recognises equity for all

The SiteThe Djilimbardi region is located just outside of the town of Fitzroy Crossing in north-east Western Australia. It is situated 970km south-west of Darwin and 1690km north-east of Perth. It is home to the Indigenous Kimberly and Nyikina tribes. The nearest flowing river is over 120km away. The Djilimbardi site is an hour drive from Nerima, where the nearest airfield can be found. It is truly a remote area.

Architect Studio

Kitchen & Dining

Architect’s rooms & Amenities

Kitchen & Dining

Eco-Tourist’s rooms & Amenities

users. The accommodation includes appropriate facilities for sleeping, dining and relaxation for 5 architects all-year-round and 18 seasonal eco-tourists.

The building allows the users to feel in touch with the natural surrounds through the use of a private semi submerged outdoor meeting courtyard, this courtyard also provides a separation between the architects and tourists.

SustainabilityThe location of the site generally has a hot-dry climate for the majority of the year. As the Djilimbardi is located in the desert a range of passive heating/cooling and power generation methods were a must, several are as follows:

- To assist in maintaining a moderate temperature for the eco-tourists their quarters are semi-submerged to obtain as much of the earths coolth as possible. - Passive cooling using a wind tower and Qanat (an underground water source or in this case the building’s underground water tank). - Solar panels and wind turbines for power generation. - Large roof for maximum water collection during wet season with two large water tanks. - Thermal massing and long eaves along east side to absorb winter sun and shelter from summer sun.

Solar panels on circular shaped roof to collect maximum sun year round

Integrated Sustainable Design

Passive Cooling Techniques

Water collection point Wind tower at rear

Water tank

Underground structure to remain moderate in temperature

Thermal mass walls for warmth retention

Wind turbines located away from building

Water tank

04 Technical DrawingsManual and Computer aided

1st-3rd year technical drawings

Type: Manual and computer aided drawings

This section contains evidence of the use of a variety of methods to creating technical drawing sets.

There are drawings using fine liners and rulers, and others using computer programs such as AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator.

Other programs such as Revit, Sketchup, and Microsoft suites have not been added to this section although I am competent in all.

In recent years I have also been developing my skills in Photography, another interest of mine.

Diwan-I-KhasElevation, Section & Plan

John Hay Courtyard Plan & South ElevationDeakin University

Delta ShelterSection, Elevations, Plans and Details

05 Personal ArtworkHand Drawings

Artworks

Dates vary

Type: Animal portraiture, wildlife art, also capable of drawing people.

Media: Soft pastels and soft pastel pencil, charcoal

Personal ArtSince a young age, I have had a passion for art and architecture, one of the skills I have is drawing.

In this section of the folio I have included several of my drawings; they are depicted using soft pastels and soft pastel pencils.

In addition to soft pastels I posses the ability to draw using other media including: graphite, charcoal and paints to name a few.

To me, art is a hobby and passion and a skill I intend to continue to develop.