Portfolio - Ella Coker

P O RT F O L I O SELECTED WORKS 2018 - 2020

ELLA COKER UNDERGRADUATE

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

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

Ella Coker ph: 0498 980 148 e: ellaacokerr@gmail.com ad: 65 Kriedeman Road, Upper Coomera, QLD,

Photoshop

References

Indesign

Chris Collier Resonance Design and Architecture Principal Architect 0435 869 195

Sketchup

Joffery Hagop Stanleys Restaurant and Bar Manager 0410 525 971

Lightroom Lumion Twinmotion

Other Interests Photography & Videography Graphic Design Travel Interior Decorating Health & Fitness Making Coffee (Barista)

Contents 01 Park de Reloj

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02 Outlook Place

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03 Pod Centre

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04 Miscellaneous

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01 Park de Reloj 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

Urban plan of Nueva Segovia

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.

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Site plan

Upon visiting the site, it was obvious that different people occupied different areas of the park. Some were there to be alone, but some were bystanding and clearly looking to be involved and socialise. This caseta creates a space in which both are possible.

Aluminium sliding system on the sides of the boxes

Wooden rolling system on the bottom of the boxes

Boxes are timber framed covered with weatherproof timber

Heavy-duty concrete footings beneath the wall

Site Plan indicating the areas that different age groups occupy

Structure and Logistics All boxes are different heights and widths for different age groups. With the potential of falling from the climbing walls, protective foam coats the flooring surface depending on the potential falling height.

Precedence was drawn from play-based learning, where children must play and fall to learn critical problemsolving skills, social skills, negotiation, etc.

Rockclimbing wall Sliding Boxes Can create stairs or hiding holes, integrated with a sliding shading system.

With exit points to the boxes beneath on the other side and entry point to the slide

Ground level reading nooks Creating a space for isolation and quiet

Elevated reading nook Slide

With sliding boxes underneath, for storage of games,

Fitted with shelving for books on the way up.

Sliding Seating

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Sliding seating with chairbacks for the elderly and sliding seating with no backs for those that don’t need it

Caseta - Age Groups

The ‘L’ shaped wall creates potential for different uses. The majority of the space is dedicated to children as a play space, where some functions as a space to overlook.

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Visualisation from the western side of the wall

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Visualisation from the eastern side of the wall

Eastern Elevation

Ground Plan

Western Elevation

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Roof Plan Section B

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02 Outlook Place

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.

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Site Accessibility

Overall, the site is quite steep, however with this The site is completely accessible by vehicles and comes the benefit of potential for views to the city pedestrians. The blue indicates House Road, the main (to the north) and uninterrupted views over the lakes. vehicular path within UQ. The pink lines indicate the most heavily used paths by pedestrians, various crossing through the site.

Existing Surroundings

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

View from Outlook Place into social hub

Concept

View from main entry into central stair and study lounge

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.

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 need for strong connection through the site was the central drive behind the building’s form. The building is skewered by a void space which acts as a main route for circulation, whether one is entering the building or View from Outlook Place up to multi-use pavillion not.

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Deck / Outdoor cafe seating Male toilets, Showers and Lockers Female toilets, Showers and Lockers Cafe Kitchen Cafe Service and Indoor waiting Cafe Storage Retail (Floor Plan TBA) Main Entrance Study Room Study Terrace

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Reception and Kitchenette Study Terrace Study Room Plant Comms Room Seminar for 60 people Secondary Entrance Computer Lab Seminar for 30 people Lecture Theater for 200 people

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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.

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Reception and Kitchenette Terrace Terrace Office Boardroom Computer Lab Study Room Plant Comms Room Office Resource Room Seminar for 30 people Green Roof

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Staff terrace Study terrace Seminar for 30 people Photocopy / Mail room Plant Comms room Store and filing Office Reception and kitchenette

South - East Elevation

South - East Sunshading

Aluminium Straps fitted to Window Wall Mullions

Double Glazed Window Wall Low-E grey tinted glass

North - West Elevation

North - West Sunshading Planter boxes integrated with self-irrigating system

East Elevation

East Sunshading Aluminium Pipe encasing the irrigation system

West Elevation

Section A-A

West Sunshading

Detail Section through Green Facade and Window Wall

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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.

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3. Offset to produce multiple courtyards

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Site Plan

Section One

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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.

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Punctured Landscape

Two types of landscapes are punctured into the deep plan, providing relief. There are four inaccessible densely vegetated lightwells, being a display of native vegetation 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 Yarning Circle and the Courtyard.

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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).

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2 x Ambulance Bays Emergency Exit Future Development Plot Swale Connection Ramp with Seating Nooks Stair Connection to Ramp Staff Entry / Exit Mums and Bubs (33 Carparks Beneath) Padmount Transformer and Substation General Parking (45 Carparks beneath 2 Storey Native Vine Trellis Structure) Minibus Parking Dropoff Lane

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Sectional Perspective

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EMERGENCY EXIT TREATMENT ROOM

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Looking a little closer...

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Galvenised Metal Sheet Roofing Steel Stud Reflective Insulation Steel C Profile Beam Hangers Plasterboard

300mm x 300mm Box Gutter Lined with Aluminium Flashing

The Warm-Handover Area

The Pod Centre design is based around a new method of patient-focused healthcare, centralising the patient within the ‘Pod’ scheme. The warm-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 “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.

200mm Core-filled Reinforced Concrete Wall

30mm Tempered Glass Panel

150mm Reinforced Concrete Slab

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.

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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.

450mm x 600mm Concrete Strip Footing

Detail through the Hall

The Experience

1. Entry

2. Reception

3. Courtyard

4. Hall

5. Yarning Circle

6. Warm Handover

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04 MISCELLANEOUS

Model Making

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Casa Timis, Romania

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Royal-Ma, Tinos, Greece

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Hotel Verdigris, Thailand

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Nong Khiaw, Laos

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Cappadocia, Turkey

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Chalki, Greece

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