Portfolio - Ella Coker

ELLA COKER

UNDERGRADUATE

PORT FOLIO

SELECTED WORKS 2018 - 2020

Ella Coker

ph: 0498 980 148

e: ellaacokerr@gmail.com

ad: 65 Kriedeman Road, Upper Coomera, QLD,

Profile

After completing a Bachelor of Architectural Design at the University of Queensland in 2020, I worked in an Architectural Studio specialising in Educational and Commercial Architecture with a hint of Residential.

As someone who has developed a love for Architecture and Design, I am eager to learn, always striving to develop and expand my skill set. I have a particular passion for Residential Architecture and Interiors, and would love to persue a career in this realm.

Education

University of Queensland, Brisbane

Bachelor of Architectural Design

2018-2020

GPA 5.5

IE University, Segovia, Spain

Bachelor of Architectural Design

Study Abroad, 2019

GPA 5.8

Coomera Anglican College

Secondary School

2012-2017

OP 5

References

Chris Collier

Resonance Design and Architecture

Principal Architect 0435 869 195

Joffery Hagop

Stanleys Restaurant and Bar Manager 0410 525 971

Experience

Resonance Design and Architecture

August 2021 - January 2023

Sana Studio

Photographer

January 2023 - Present

Stanley’s Barn Restaurant

Waitress

October 2020 - Present

Whistlestop Restaurant

Waitress

June 2020 - October 2020

Skills

Archicad

Illustrator

Photoshop

Indesign

Lightroom

Sketchup

Lumion

Twinmotion

Other Interests

Photography & Videography

Graphic Design

Travel

Interior Decorating

Health & Fitness

Making Coffee (Barista)

Segovia, Spain, 2019

In Spain, a caseta is a small space which is used to store toys, games and provide a space for playing. They are found within parks exclusively in and around the town of Segovia and are open typically in the Summer months. Park de Reloj is located within one of Segovia’s communities called Nueva Segovia, just outside of the town’s centre. The park acts as a community gathering space for everyone. Children, adults and elderly come out to play and socialise after work and on the weekends. The aim of this project was to provide a central point for the park, encouraging play and socialising between all age groups.

Concept

- To challenge and experiement with the idea of a ‘wall’ - To provide different programs for different people to congregate and socialise - To create a playful piece of architecture, that can move and is not permanent.

Quiet Zone

Buffer Zone

Loud Zone

Different Programs on different sides of the wall: Quiet vs. Play

Within our redesign of the typical ‘caseta’, we have made the architectural form itself the playground, consisting of mobile boxes which can be pulled and pushed to create completely different spaces with different uses, for different ages. Boxes to sit on, boxes to climb, boxes to slide down, boxes to store, etc. All form extends from one main ‘L’ shaped wall; there are multiple possibilities for this architecture and no form is permanent.

Urban plan of Nueva Segovia

Visualisation from the western side of the wall

Visualisation from the eastern side of the wall

University of Queensland, Brisbane, 2020

Located on one of the most pedestrian and vehicular used roads of UQ, the Outlook Place Precinct Building will be an innovative General Purpose Building, fostering learning for all levels with a focus of Masters courses in the University. It will incorporate state of the art student learning facilities, office accommodation, and high-end executive and meeting facilities. With all of this in mind, the University is committed to commissioning buildings embodying sustainable principles and low demands on energy use, having an active connection with the surrounding landscape.

Topography and Views

Overall, the site is quite steep, however with this Site Accessibility

comes the benefit of potential for views to the city (to the north) and uninterrupted views over the lakes.

The site is completely accessible by vehicles and pedestrians. The blue indicates House Road, the main vehicular path within UQ. The pink lines indicate the most heavily used paths by pedestrians, various crossing through the site.

Existing Surroundings

site is well shaded by large native trees and is overlooking the UQ Lakes.

Concept

The Great Court could be described as UQ’s ‘heart’ or centre of action, and the UQ Lakes are the point of arrival and departure for most students and staff, who take public transport to and from university. The site sits between these two central locations, making it important to create connection through the site within the proposed building.

The buildings footprint follows the topography of the site to minimalise unnecessary excavation of the land. The building becomes more linear where it is steeper and expands over the areas that are flatter.

Theneedforstrongconnectionthroughthesitewasthe central drive behind the building’s form. The building is skewered by a void space which acts as a main route forcirculation, whether one is entering the building or not.

View from Outlook Place into social hub

View from main entry into central stair and study lounge

View from Outlook Place up to multi-use pavillion

The

Level One Multi-Functional Space

Methods of learning are constantly changing. To cater for this, it is important to include a flexible area which can have various different uses, for example, a teaching space, a study space, a relaxed meeting space. This terrace is open to the elements but shaded by the level above.

South - East Sunshading

East Sunshading West Sunshading

North - West Sunshading

03 The Pod Centre

Dakabin, 2020

The Pod Centre is located at 297 Old Gympie Road, in the suburb of Dakabin. The centre’s users will be mostly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and will deliver a different model of healthcare to its clients, centralising the patient within the ‘pod’ scheme. As an industrial suburb, it is likely that future developments will take place, and because of this, the centre is focused on the landscape within the building rather than outside. To do this, various different settings are punctured into the plan, some being habitable spaces and some acting as purely a display of the native Indigenous landscape. Many healthcare centres around the world inhabit a steralised, uninviting feeling with disconnection from nature being the common factor. So, The Pod Centre is designed to feel homely and comfortable by emphasising landscape and natural light.

2. Split for maximised natural light and green space

3. Offset to produce multiple courtyards

Circulation

The X and the Y axis act as the main public corridors, where private spaces branch off. This makes wayfinding easier for the user, with the main paths set along the central courtyard and yarning circle.

Punctured Landscape

Two types of landscapes are punctured into the deep plan, providing relief. There are four inaccessible densely vegetated lightwells, being a displayofnativevegetation as well as a natural light source. There are two larger decked surfaces with light native vegetation, acting as an outdoor extension of the waiting areas: the YarningCircleandtheCourtyard.

Private Spaces (treatment rooms, emergency rooms) are pushed to the back of the floor plan with their own emergency entry. Public spaces are set towards the front of the floor plan (near the main entry).

1. Courtyard

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

The Warm-Handover Area

The Pod Centre design is based around a new method of patient-focused healthcare,centralisingthepatientwithinthe‘Pod’scheme.Thewarm-handover area is the middle ground space where the patient is handed over to their specific healthcare worker.This space is meant to be homely, comfortable and ‘warm’, dismissing the typical sterile waiting rooms.The warm-handover areas feature lightwells with native indigenous planting to funnel natural light into the space, as well as their own tea-stations to make themselves feel at home.

The Pod

The Pod is the focus around the entire new healthcare system that the design is based upon. After the warm-handover area, the patient is taken to the Pod for whatever service they require. The Pod features three private consult rooms, as well as a congregation area for all healthcare workers. Each Pod is also centralised around a lightwell, providing natural light for the space, instead of the sterile artificial light found in a typical hospital.

The “Yarning Circle”

In the Indigenous Culture, a Yarning Circle is a space used for centuries where one can learn from a collective group, build respectful relationships and preserve and pass on cultural knowledge. This Yarning Circle features native Indigenous flora and can be completely opened up with the bi-fold doors. This space is a free-space where patients or visitors are welcome for a chat at any time.

The Courtyard

The courtyard could be described as an extention of the waiting areas, but instead of being inside, one is able to be surrounded by native flora. The courtyard can be completely opened up to the inside, with the bi-fold doors.

Detail through the Hall

1. Entry

2. Reception 3. Courtyard

4. Hall

5. Yarning Circle

6. Warm Handover

Model Making

Casa Timis, Romania

Royal-Ma, Tinos, Greece

Hotel Verdigris, Thailand

Nong Khiaw, Laos

Cappadocia, Turkey

Chalki, Greece