Amy Aquilina Portfolio

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P O R T F O L I O & CURRICULUM VITAE

C O N T E N T S | project 01 | STATION MUSEUM COMPETITION office work | project 02 | ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF GRAY’S SCHOOL OF ART academic work | project 03 | MIDDLEFIELD REGENERATION academic work | project 04 | HOLBURN SOCIAL HOUSING academic work | Model 05 | DETAIL MODEL academic work | practice 06| SELECTED DRAWINGS office work | installation 07 | MATERIALITY & LIGHT collateral event at Venice Biennale 2016 office work CURRICULUM VITAE

p. 01 - 04 Mar ‘16 group work p. 05 - 12 Sep - Jan ‘17 individual work p. 13 - 14 May ‘17 group work p. 15 - 20 Feb - June ‘17 individual work p. 21 May ‘16 group work p. 22 May ‘16 p. 23 - 24 May ‘16 group work

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S TAT I O N M U S E U M C O M P E T I T I O N

Location: Odolany, Warsaw Office: Ingarden & EwĂ˝ Architects Team: arch. Peter Urbanowicz, arch. Pedro Paula Santos, arch. Barbara Seweryn, Amy Aquilina (stud.), Rocio Fernandez Soler (stud.)

The brief outlined requirements for a museum complex displaying collections relating to technology and transport, as well as a public recreational space.

Located just outside the city centre, the design focuses on the re-development of the abandoned and neglected rail track into a public walking and cycling path ending at the station museum park, connecting the city centre to nearby neighbourhoods. The muse-

ums are shaped around existing rail tracks in the form of a horse-shoe to keep with the readability of the original space. Sloping paths from the park up along the museum ex-

teriors allow pedestrians to navigate their way up onto the roofs and to walk along them before eventually coming down another slope leading back into the park. From the roof

they can enjoy panoramic views of the city of Warsaw as well as of the park beneath them

containing a number of historic trains. Along the outside ring of the building a smallscale train/tram circles the park, allowing visitors to hop on and off a number of entrances to the museums.

Individual contribution: concept and planning (part), sections and elevations (part), 3D modelling (all) .

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View from roof

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Tower

1st Floor

Mezzanine

Ground Floor Train Museum Buildings Site Plans

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Section through site

Aerial view with Warsaw skyline in background

Elevation of train station museum buildings from park

View from main entrance (above) View of park (below)

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ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF GRAY’S SCHOOL OF ART

Location: RGU Garthdee campus, Aberdeen Stage 3 Academic work Awarded Rob Hunter Prize & presented at ‘The Big Crit’ 2017

Gray’s is a 1960’s steel and glass structure designed by Architect Michael Shewan.

Deemed unfit for purpose due to its high energy consumption and glare related issues to name a few, the building is now under threat of demolition. As one of few examples of modern architecture in Scotland, indeed in the North-East, and with its striking re-

semblance to Mies van der Rohe’s ‘Crown Hall’, the building may be deemed culturally significant and therefore worth preserving. This project deals with the adaptive re-use of

Gray’s, addressing its energy performance failures whilst transforming it into RGU’s new Conference and Exhibition centre.

The brief required the following provision of spaces:

∙∙ A multi-purpose lecture hall ∙∙ Exhibition space

∙∙ The Centre for Northern culture and Design ( Reception, meeting rooms, offices with access to the exhibition space and Lecture Hall)

∙∙ Accommodation for visiting lecturers ∙∙ Creative Starter Units

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Images of East wing section physical model

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THE

M E M ORY

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GRAY’S

[retaining the aesthetic of the exterior] All exterior glazing replaced with double glazing or light diffusing insulating panels. The light diffusing panels used extensively on Northern ele-

South Elevation

vation to prevent significant heat loss. Northern facade glazed down centre to highlight interior staircase during evenings, acting as a beacon to attract people to the roof. [emphasising the existing central staircase] The central staircase currently dominates the

North Elevation

main entrance. Add emphasis to draw visitors up through other parts of the conference centre. [original glazing as interior space dividers] The central staircase currently dominates the main entrance. Add emphasis to draw visitors up through other parts of the conference centre.

West Elevation

East Elevation [07]

Site plan

Car park tucked into hillside

Section D-D [08]

Second Floor

First Floor

TH E CR E ATIV E STA RTE R UN ITS The original exterior frames are re-used in this space in the form of movable suspended partitions located un-

der the mezzanine, this allows the central space to be

divided into individual areas for small groups or opened up to allow a single area for a large group. Individual work spaces on the mezzanine allows for more privacy

for individuals without cutting them off from the double height group working and meeting spaces on either side of the mezzanine.

Ground Floor [09]

Section A-A

Section C-C

View entering co-working space, east wing

Section B-B

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East wing axonometric

Skylight detail [11]

Roof detail

Section E-E

View from top of staircase to mezzanine

View down mezzanine corridor

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MIDDLEFIELD

R E G E N E R AT I O N

Location: Middlefield, Aberdeen Stage 3 Academic group work Team: Stuart Alexander, Amy Aquilina, Gaynor Beaton, Tim Lahaise, Alistor Lea, Neil Mcalister, Sophie Macaulay, Rachael O’Donnell, Daniel Mattioli, Meghan Rasmussen

Relaxing park area with a large water feature, providing habitat for freshwater ecosystems and collecting runoff rainwater.

Perforated wall weaves its way around areas requiring higher levels of sound insulation and safety, such as by the busy main roads.

Skatepark offers recreational opportunities and space for graffiti art.

Intention: To provide something which isn’t only new to Middlefield, but also to Aber-

deen. The provision of unique and quirky play areas would draw people from outside the Middlefield area to the new park, allowing it to be a safer place through increased mixed

use and encouraging permanent residents to the area will ensures the park will not be empty at night.

The North-Western corner of the site offers a park area more suitable for walks and relaxation, whilst the South-Eastern corner is the more lively space suitable for play, encour-

aging the site to be used by a range of age groups. A path through the site connects the two.

Individual contribution: Team leader, spatial planning (all), renders (part) , diagrams (all)

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LED playground provides a bright play space during the darker hours allowing the area to be used during the short winter days.

Bridge spanning over a new road will provide safe access through the site to the school.

An undulating football field offers a quirky play area which, along with the LED play area, could potentially draw people to the middle field area.

Skate park

Plan connecting both ends of the site

LED playground

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S O C I A L H O U S I N G F O R T H E E L D E R LY

Location: Holburn street, Aberdeen Stage 3 Academic work As we age we become more susceptible to developing a range of illnesses, as well as

“The demographic landscape of our cities is

adapts to future needs of the residents, allowing them to maintain an independent life-

changing fast, as our cities grow and the pop-

mental and physical disabilities. The aim of this project is to design elderly housing which style for as long as possible if any permanent health related afflictions arise. All the in-

ulation ages. But how do architects respond to

hallways for residents with poor mobility. Other than reduced mobility, many elderly peo-

the challenge? How do we go about creating

dividual flats and spaces in this design are fully accessible, with rest spaces provided in ple suffer from loneliness, which may increase the chance of mortality by 26%. To address

this the design incorporates a shared winter garden for the residents, providing a space for interaction and gardening.

A cafe as well as a daycare and outdoor play area have been incorporated to provide a platform for social integration with the community. The opportunity for the elderly resi-

dents to be involved with the daycare and to interact with the younger generation may be seen as being mutually beneficial to both parties as it helps to combat loneliness for the

elderly and allows younger generations to learn from their elders, bridging a gap that has widened over the years with the decrease in extended family households.

Other than the environmental benefits of a roof garden, the roof garden partially ob-

structs the view of the roundabout for the residents in the building on the Northern side of the site as well as absorbs traffic noise.

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more ‘age-inclusive’ spaces? And are there ways we can cultivate a design sensibility more sensitive to the desires and needs of an ageing population?” - RIBA 2014

Elderly flat interior view

Holburn street view

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First Floor

Third Floor

Ground Floor

Second Floor

Ground Floor natural light through cafe

Cafe space as glass box allowing natural light to penetrate courtyard

Ground Floor artificial lighting [17]

View approaching roundabout from great southern road

View approaching roundabout from holburn street View from across roundabout

View of public courtyard with children’s play area

View from Holburn Street

Relation to neighbouring tenement building on holburn street (left)

Section B-B

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North Elevation

South Elevation

West Elevation

East Elevation

Section A-A

Section B-B [19]

Key section

Suspended concrete facade construction. Light gauge steel frame supported by cast in-situ reinforced concrete floor.

Intermediate floor detail [20]

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D E TA I L M O D E L

Stage 3 Academic group work Team: Amy Aquilina, Gaynor Beaton, Leo Henderson Study of 1960’s steel and glass building for adaptive re-use project.

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O F F I C E WO R K

Office: Ingarden & EwĂ˝ Architects Selected drawings Building type: Office building with retail

spaces on ground floor and apartments.

Contributions

include:

All

elevation

drawings, adjustments to levels and dimensions in sections, creating new sections, creating and editing details.

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M AT E R I A L I T Y & L I G H T

‘Time Space Existence’ Piece for the Venice Biennale 2016 Office: Ingarden & Ewý Architects Team: arch. Krzysztof Ingarden, Amy Aquilina The purpose of this installation was to display the

qualities of wicker in architectural applications. The reason being that Poland is the largest exporter of the

material in Europe with several towns relying on its production.

Individual contribution: Form studies, 3D modelling, production drawings, coordinating with exhibition

team in Venice, overseeing construction of the piece outside Krakow, travelling to Venice to install the piece and ensure all was in place for the exhibition opening.

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AMY AQUILINA

PA R T I A R C H I T E C T A S S I S TA N T

education

installations | competitions | awards

2011 - 2012

U n i v e r s i t y o f M a l t a Diploma in Design

2012 - 2015

2011 - 2015

Un ive r s i t y o f M a l t a B. Sc (Hons) Built Environment Studies

S AC E S w o r k s h o p s [academic] Participation in 5 annual workshops producing installation pieces for a different theme each year.

2016

2013 - 2014

U n i v e r s i t y o f R o m e T o r Ve r g a t a Single Semester Erasmus Exchange

Wa r s aw S t a t i o n M u s e u m C o m p e t i t i o n [office] Team of 5 at Ingarden & Ewy architects

2016

2016 - 2017

The Scott Sutherland School, R o b e r t G o r d o n Un ive r s i t y BSc (Hons) Architecture, RIBA Part I

‘Time, Space, Existence’ Installation [office] Collateral event at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016

2016

I n n o va t i o n H u b C o m p e t i t i o n [academic] Team of 5, Awarded 1st Prize

2017

Rob Hunter Prize [academic] Award winner for adaptive re-use project

2017

The Big Crit [academic] Selected to present stage3 project at end of year event

relevant work experience 2015 - 2016

Ingarden & Ewy Architects 1 Year internship, Krakow, Poland

2016

G I S A r c h i t e c t u r e E x p o C o n f e r e n c e Volunteer Preparation, interviewing award-winning architects and designers.

software Autodesk Autocad

Rhinoceros 3D

Autodesk Revit

Vray

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Adobe Photoshop

+447397241330

Adobe InDesign

Sketchup Pro

amyaquilina1@gmail.com

references P r o f. N e i l L a m b

Arch. Krzysztof Ingarden

Stage 3 Course Leader

President of Ingarden & Ewý Architects

Academic Reference

Robert Gordon University n.lamb@rgu.ac.uk amyaquilina1

Professional Reference

Professor at AFM Krakow University k.ingarden@iea.com.pl

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