Architecture Portfolio - George Stewart

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Undergrad uate (2016-19): The Bartlett School of Architecture Postgrad uate (2021-current): University of Greenwich

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S ave O u r C h i ld re n i s my f o u r t h ye a r m a s te r s p ro j e c t re c e n t ly c o m p le te d a t t h e

U n i ve r s i t y o f G re e n w i c h . I t i s a n e w ga rd e n to w n s i te d i n H a m p s te a d H e a t h t h a t re t h i n ks t h e a rc h i te c t u re o f t h e c u r re n t s u r ro ga c y a n d I V F p ro c e s s e s f o r gay c o u p le s to o f f e r t h e m a m o re ro m a n t i c , i n t i m a te ex p e r i e n c e a s o p p o s e d to a c l i n i c a l , m e c h a n i s e d o n e . N o t i o n s o f s e n s u a l i t y , t h e b o d i ly , s o f t n e s s a n d t a c t i l i t y d r i ve t h e d e s i g n . I n t h i s n e w t y p e o f c o m m u n i t y , t h e t ra d i t i o n a l s t r u c t u re o f t h e f a m i ly , a n d k i n s h i p b a s e d p u re ly o n b i o lo g y , i s re j e c te d .

T h e B i r t h i n g C a t h e d ra l , a n d o t h e r m e d i c a l b u i ld i n gs , l i e a t t h e c e n t re o f t h e m a s te r p l a n .

A ro u n d i t , re c re a t i o n a l c o m m u n i t y s p a c e s a l lo w s u r ro ga te s to m e e t , f o r m re l a t i o n s w i t h , a n d c h o o s e t h e i r s u r ro ga te s . B eyo n d t h i s , lo w - d e n s i t y h o u s i n g p rov i d e s s p a c e f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y ’ s c h i ld re n to b e c o n c e i ve d a n d ra i s e d , a s w e l l a s f o r t h e c a r i n g o f t h e s u r ro ga te d u r i n g t h e i r p reg n a n c y .

T h e t i t le i s a a p p ro p r i a t i o n o f t h e q u e e r p h o b i c S ave O u r C h i ld re n c a m p a i g n i n 1 9 7 7 le d b y A n i t a B r y a n t . T h e c i t y a i m s to s ave t h e c h i ld re n f ro m t h e l i ke s o f A n i t a B r y a n t i n t h e b r u t a l s t ra i g h t w o r ld . T h e p ro j e c t t a ke s i n s p i ra t i o n f ro m s to r i e s o f q u e e r love i n my t h o lo g y , l i ke t h a t o f A p o l lo a n d H y a c i n t h u s . I n t h i s t a le , a f te r H y a c i n t h u s d i e s , h i s love r A p o l lo c re a te s t h e hy a c i n t h f lo w e r a s a t r i b u te . T h u s , t h e hy a c i n t h b e c o m e s t h e s y m b o l o f q u e e r love i n t h e p ro j e c t .

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3. Overlapping plastic joint 4. Louvres 5. Recycled plastic 6. Metal hanger 7. Insect mesh 8. Recycled plastic sheet 9. Vapour barrier 10. Plywood sheet 11. Thermal bridge 12. Timber 13. Insulation 14. Plywood sheet 15. Rainwater sheeting (2 layers) 16. Plywood batten 17. Plywood batten 18. Recycled plastic sheet 19. Tech screw

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1 . Fro n t E lev a t i o n o f T h e M e d i c a l R i n g ( re n d e r ) 2 . A p p ro a c h i n g t h e B i r t h i n g C a t h e d ra l ( re n d e r )

3 . T h e S ave O u r C h i ld re n C o n c e p t u a l M a s te r p l a n ( d i g i t a l ) 4 . T h e S p e r m C o l le c t i o n C a t h e d ra l - C o n c e p t u a l S ke tc h e s ( p e n ) 5 . T h e B i r t h i n g C a t h e d ra l ( re n d e r ) 6 . T h e S ave O u r C h i ld re n M a s te r p l a n ( re n d e r ) 7 . T h e S p e r m C o l le c t i o n C a t h e d ra l - G ro u n d F lo o r P l a n (digital) 8 . T h e S p e r m C o l le c t i o n C a t h e d ra l - S h o r t S e c t i o n (digital) 9 . T h e H y a c i n t h Ve n t i l a t i o n To w e r ( f ro m D R te c h n i c a l document) (digital) 1 0 . T h e B i r t h i n g Ro o m - I n te r i o r o f Po s t - Pa r t u m Re c ove r y Po d ( re n d e r )

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T h e S c h o o l o f L o o k i n g i s t h e d e s i g n o f a p ro g re s s i ve p r i m a r y s c h o o l t h a t e d u c a te s t h ro ug h e m p h a s i s i n g t h e a c t o f lo o k i n g a s a c u l t u ra l a n d a te m p o ra l c o n s t r u c t . T h i s i s a n e x te n d e d a rc h i te c t u ra l m e t a p h o r o f h o w t h e c h i ld re n a re e n c o u ra ge d to lo o k a t t h e w o r ld w i t h o p e n eye s a n d a n o p e n m i n d . T h e p ro j e c t i s o rga n i s e d i n to t h re e c h a p te r s , s p a c e s ove r l a p p i n g to b e c o m e o n e b u i ld i n g . T h e s c h o o l s h i f t s t h ro ug h d i f f e re n t v i s u a l a n d s e n s o r i a l s t a te s b y m a n i p u l a t i n g t h e n a t u ra l l i g h t c o n d i t i o n s o f t h e s i te .

Fro m s t u d y i n g d i o ra m a s i n t h e f i r s t p ro j e c t a n d c h u rc h c e i l i n g f re s c o e s i n Ro m e t h a t c re a te s p a t i a l i l lu s i o n s d e p i c t i n g l i g h t , t h e s e c o n s t r u c t i o n s b e c o m e a b a s i s to p ro p o s e a n a rc h i te c t u re t h a t go e s b eyo n d t h e v i s u a l a n d b e c o m e s s e n s o r i a l . T h e p ro j e c t ’ s F i r s t C h a p te r i s a s e r i e s o f te c h n i c a l i nve s t i ga t i o n s a n a lys i n g t h i s f a l s e a rc h i te c t u re , le a d i n g to t h e d e s i g n o f t h e A s s e m b ly H a l l t h a t c a p t u re s l i g h t i n u n ex p e c te d w ays t h ro ug h o u t t h e d ay . T h e S e c o n d C h a p te r i s a c o n t i n u a t i o n o f t h e a n a lys i s o f d e p i c te d s p a c e b u t w h i c h i s n o w i nve s t i ga t i n g a n a l te r n a t i ve to c o nve rg i n g p e r s p e c t i ve re p re s e n t a t i o n - p a ra l le l o b l i q u e re p re s e n t a t i o n - b e c o m i n g a p l ayg ro u n d i n s p i re d b y t h e O b l i q u e Fu n c t i o n . T h e c h i ld re n c a n c l i m b a ro u n d t h e s p a c e a n d b e t aug h t a b o u t o f i t s c o n s t r u c t i o n ex p e r i e n t i a l ly .

Re t u r n i n g to c h u rc h f re s c o e s , t h e M o t h e r b e c o m e s t h e G o d o f t h e b u i ld i n g , ove r lo o k i n g t h e c h i ld re n .

O ve ra l l , t h e b u i ld i n g b e c o m e s a d i o ra m a , a n a b s t ra c t t h re e - d i m e n s i o n a l d e p i c t i o n o f t h e f re s c o e s i nve s t i ga te d i n i t i a l ly . T h e c h i ld re n a re gu i d e d u p t h ro ug h t h e b u i ld i n g ’ s c i rc u l a t i o n , a t t ra c te d b y t h e s h i f t i n g l i g h t , s w i r l i n g u p to t h e M o t h e r a s t h e a n ge l d i s c i p le s s w i r l i n c lo u d s a ro u n d t h e b r i g h t l i g h t s o u rc e .

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1. Mother Support (digital painting) 2 . Fro n t e lev a t i o n ( re n d e r )

3 . T h e P l ay - f a c a d e ( re n d e r ) 4 . E x te r i o r V i e w o f t h e M o t h e r O ve r lo o k i n g t h e C h i ld re n ( re n d e r ) 5 . I n te r i o r o f A s s e m b ly H a l l ( re n d e r ) 6 . G ro u n d f lo o r p l a n ( d i g i t a l ) 7. Short section (digital) 8 . P l a n a n d s e c t i o n o f a s m a l l c l a s s ro o m , c i rc u l a t i o n f o r l i g h t ( d i g i t a l ) 9 . T h e D i s to r te d D o m e : A n a lys i s o f t h e Fa l s e D o m e Fre s c o o f t h e S a n t ’ I g n a z i o ( d i g i t a l ) 1 0 . S ke tc h i te ra t i o n ( p e n c i l ) 1 1 . I m a g i n i n g t h e P i c to r i a l A rc h i te c t u re o f t h e Sant’Ignazio (digital) 12. Light Car ving Space, an isometric re p re s e n t a t i o n o f Ro b e r t I r w i n ’ s Untitled ( d i g i t a l and pencil)

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1 3 . E lev a t i o n o f t h e C h u rc h o f t h e G e s u , I m a g i n i n g t h e P i c to r i a l A rc h i te c t u re ( d i g i t a l )

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T h e p ro j e c t ' s t i t le a s ks , ‘ w hy lo o k t h ro ug h a n i m a l s ? ’ ( T h i s i s i n s p i re d b y B e rge r ’ s Why Look At Animals?) T h i s c a n b e i n te r p re te d p hys i c a l ly , ga z i n g t h ro ug h t h e d i o ra m a i t s e l f , o r m e t a p h o r i c a l ly a s a re - ex a m i n a t i o n o f m o d e r n c o n s u m e r c a p i t a l i s t s o c i e t y t h ro ug h a n i m a l s a n d t h e i r m a rg i n a l i s a t i o n .

1 . , 2 . a n d 5 . F i n a l m o d e l ( m i xe d ) 3. Dripping Glamour (glass wax and paint) 4 . B le e d i n g D i m e n s i o n s ( p e n a n d w a te rc o lo u r , c l ay a n d enamel) 6 . Fro n t a n d s i d e e lev a t i o n s o f f i n a l d e s i g n o n s i te ( p e n c i l )

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A t h e m e d h o te l o n A l i B a b a Ave n u e , O p a - L o c k a , F lo r i d a . I t e x p lo re s t h e te n s i o n b e t w e e n t h e r i g i d A m e r i c a n h o m e s te a d a n d t h e c o l l a p s i b le B e d o u i n te n t

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O r i e n t a l i s m , t h e A l i B a b a I n n p ro p o s e s to re t u r n to t h e a n c i e n t I s l a m i c p re c e d e n t s - c a rav a n s e ra i s , B e d o u i n te n t s a n d p a ra d i s e ga rd e n s . T h e p ro j e c t t h e n re - c o n tex t u a l i s e s t h e m w i t h t h e f u n d a m e n t a l p r i n c i p le s o f t h e a rc h i te c t u re , p a r t i c u l a r ly c o m m u n i t y c o n g rega t i o n , i n a c i t y w h i c h h a s o n e t h e h i g h e s t ra te s o f c r i m e i n A m e r i c a .

1 . F i n a l d e s i g n , r ug c o m p o s i t i o n - p l a n a n d s e c t i o n s (digital) 2 . H y b r i d i s i n g B e d o u i n k n i t t i n g p a t te r n s a n d G e o n ’ s o f t h e A m e r i c a n f l a g , p r i n te d o n a s u b u r b a n ove n g love ( f a b r i c )

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T h e e n c lo s u re o f t h e ro o m i s c o m p le te d b y t h e w ove n go a t s h a i r f a b r i c o f B e d o u i n te n t s adorned

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3 . - 5 . O r t h o g ra p h i c v i e ws o f t h e A l i B a b a I n n - eve n i n g , m o r n i n g a n d s u n s e t re s p e c t i ve ly (pencil) 6 . S u i te i te ra t i o n - ro o f p l a n a n d e lev a t i o n s (pen) 7 . S ke tc h i te ra t i o n s o f s u i te s ( p e n c i l a n d p e n )

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8 . H y b r i d i s i n g B e d o u i n w e av i n g p a t te r n s a n d G e o n ’ s o f t h e American flag (digital) 9 . S i n g le , d o u b le a n d f a m i ly s u i te s ro o f p l a n s ( p e n c i l ) 1 0 . C lo s e - u p o f s h o r t s e c t i o n (digital) 1 1 . C lo s e - u p o f p l a n ( d i g i t a l ) 1 2 . C lo s e - u p o f lo n g s e c t i o n ( d i g i t a l ) 1 3 . C l ay m o d e l s te s t i n g t h e p o rc h / n i c h e to t h e s u i te s 1 4 . D i a g ra m o f c o n s t r u c t i n g t h e niche (digital) 1 5 . Pa p e r m o d e l i te ra t i o n s o f n i c h e to t h e s u i te s 1 6 . S ke tc h o f i n te r i o r d e c o ra t i o n (pen)

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