Architectural Design Portfolio

Brion O’Reilly

Design Portfolio_

2020 - present

1. Academic projects

1.1 “DON’T PANIC” - Thesis

- Global, Liverpool

Given a spotlight by sudden global challenges (such as the recent Covid-19 pandemic), panic buying is a topical phenomenon that is deceptive in its architectural significance. Though it may seem like a relatively minor affliction in today’s world, panic buying could also be viewed as a symptom of the wider failings of the UK’s consumer infrastructure.

Intended to question the existing fragility of food production, and the future of sustainable living, ‘Don’t Panic!’ introduces a hypothetical alternative to our existing consumer trade network: The Atlas Tower. This self-sustaining mega-structure resides within an abstract ‘future-Liverpool’, providing food for its residents in an efficient, yet regimented system.

from one Inside these automated transported to

Tower internal perspective

Blender, SketchUp, Photoshop

This perspective shows the internal view from one of the Atlas Tower’s greenhouses. Inside these greenhouses, fruit trees are farmed by automated Arms, placed on conveyor belts, and transported to the food distribution center.

Tower section

Blender, SketchUp, Photoshop

Vertical

modelling and compositing bts

“DON’T PANIC” | Thesis Blender, Unreal Engine, Adobe After Effects

Shot creation and animation in blender

1.2 “RECLAIMING THE RUBBLE”

- Budapest

Inspired by the Soane Museum, the section of the building reveals how the functionality of the spaces offers contrasting atmospheres. From an ‘Aladdin’s Cave ’ of materials, reclaimed from the rubble of Budapest, the building transitions into a more serene and minimal ambiance in the workshops and public spaces

ISO Diagram

WORKSHOPS Section

Salvaged material journey

SALVAGE MATERIAL JOURNEY

REFINING

SORTING

PACKAGED AND STORED

TRANSPORTED

REINCARNATED

CRAFTED

wall and roof build up

Factory wall and roof build up

Cut away Diagram MATERIAL

FACTORY WALL AND ROOF BUILD UP

Saw tooth Roof configuration

Masonry wall

Steel Truss Crain

MASONRY WALL

TOOTH ROOF

STEEL TRUSS CRANE

Factory

Saw tooth Roof configuration

Masonry wall

Steel Truss Crain

Detailed section Photoshop, Sketchup, AutoCAD

1:50 SECTION

1.3 “Communal sheltered accommodation”

- Budapest

“We are part of society from the day we are born, why should it be any different as we age.” - Marc Nicholas1

While aging we acknowledge that our role in society is changing however this does not mean that we have to shut ourselves away and be hidden from the world.