Lewis Weaver - Architecture Portfolio

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO LEWIS WEAVER

Phone: 022 196 7818 Email: lewisweaver1997@gmail.com Instagram: @lewisweaverarchitecture

ABOUT ME I am a 24 year old based within Wellington, yet was raised in Christchurch prior to my studies. I thoroughly enjoy the vast range of the creative field and enjoy an ongoing project; either within my personal or educational life. This nature brought me to pursue a career within the architectural field within a city that radiates an artistic style. In 2019, I completed my Bachelor of Architectural studies at Victoria University of Wellington. In addition to this, I am currently in my final year of my Masters of Architecture (Prof) and ultimately completing this early next year.

The role of architecture within the world has always intrigued me; ultimately leading me to where I am today. The craft of spaces in which people conceal, interact and relate to eachother visually are pivotal interests of mine within the architectural field.

CURRICULUM VITAE I enjoy applying a wide range of skillls within tasks; shifting and aligning myself to the needs and requirements of the role. Within this nature, I enjoy a shift across mediums to further negiotate and gain deeper knowledge around the completion of a task. Therefore, when confronted with new tasks I am eager to learn and navigate new skills; ultimately building my knowledge set further. I thrive within a collaborative environment through communicating various ideas while alternatively gaining feedback on my own. I pride myself on presentaion of myself, my ideas, and my role within a team.

Qualifications 2020 - 2021

Masters (Prof) of Architecture Currently completing at Victoria University of Wellington

2017 - 2019

Bachelor of Architectural Studies Completed at Victoria University

2015

NCEA Level Three Endorsed with Excellence

2014

NCEA Level Two Endorsed with Merit

2013

NCEA Level One Endorsed with Merit

Awards

CONTACT Phone: 022 196 7818 Email: lewisweaver1997@gmail.com Instagram: @lewisweaverarchitecture

2015

Top of Class Graphics Prize Graphics and Visual Communication

2015

Outstanding Scholarship Painting NCEA Level Three

Previous Work Experience Tutor for SARC161 Course at Victoria University of Wellington 2021 March - June

This role included preparing, planning, and executing tutorial studio sessions for a first year course on design communication. Throughout the course, verbal techniques around drawing and modeling were articulated both physically and digitally to the students.

Teaching Associate for Otago University 2021 June

This role was as a practice patient for current medical student’s examinations at the Otago University. This gave me experience to implement a more professional and confidential manner; where I had to be understanding and communicate feedback to the various students on their performance.

Illustration Contract Work 2021 April, 2020 March

The contracted illustration work for an established author gave me further client experience within the creative field. The various negotiations and communication were evolved around the scope, fees, drawings, feedback, formatting, and finalisation of the book.

Event Build Crew 2021 December

The build crew contract work involved the build and take down of the Beers at the Basin event. This physical labouring job had many attributes from independent tasks, team environments and time/task management.

Retail Assistant - Spotlight Wellington 2019 December - Jan 2020

This retail assistant role included many customer facing tasks within a team environment. This gave me experience within juggling various tasks; ultimately learning how to judge what tasks are crucial and the order of their completion.

Painting Contract Work 2016

This painting contract work established an experience working with clients and their creative desires. The job allowed an exposure to deadlines and therefore time management to achieve them.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Skills

From a variety of work experience I have gained the range of personal skills that can be applied to either an individual or team environment within a job role.

In addtion to this, across my years of study I have accumulated a wide range of skills in which benefit and aid the way in which communication can happen analogue and digitally.

Communication

Mulit-Tasking

Teamwork

Initiative

Creative

Problem Solving

Independent

Time Management

Hard-working

Analogue Skills

Digital Software Revit

Drawing

Rhino

Model Making

Sketchup

Painting

Adobe Indesign

CONTACT Phone: 022 196 7818 Email: lewisweaver1997@gmail.com Instagram: @lewisweaverarchitecture

Adobe Photoshop Autocad 2021 Vray Rendering

References Phillipe Campays ARCI593 MArch of Architecture (Prof) Supervisor at Victoria University of Wellington

Email: philippe.campays@vuw.ac.nz Phone: 021 501 502

Tane Moleta SARC161 Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington

Email: tane.moleta@vuw.ac.nz Phone: 021 255 8224

John Parsons Author to Illustration Contract work for digtial safety children’s book

Email: info@citizen21.co.nz Phone: 027 746 9877

Cherylyn Wooster Client for Painting Contract Work

Phone: 027 403 5085

Character References Dong Lin Manager at Spotlight Wellington City

Email: dllin7911@gmail.com

Marilyn Williams Family Friend

Email: 0276327733

CONTENTS

1 THESIS RESEARCH

2 URBAN

3 HERITAGE

4 CONSTRUCTION

EDUCATION

6 DIGITAL

7 RESIDENTIAL

8 RETAIL

CONTENTS

5

Avoidance Relationship

1 THESIS RESEARCH 2021 (current) Social Anxiety disorder (SAD) is grounded within an interchanging dialectic of the individual and the collective. The current treatment of social anxiety is targeted at the behaviour of avoidance, yet the evolving social networking sites (SNS) have made more appealing alternative systems of social interaction. To address the avoidance behaviour found within social anxiety, the appeal of social networking must be intertwined within the tri-directional approach of an architectural intervention in the public.

The methodology aligns the various subjects with symbolic mediums; digital software exploring SNS, while painting and analogue mediums explore the physical architecture.

In doing so, the thesis research aims to present an architectural intervention based on the ideal of exposure, yet integrating the appeal of avoidance found in those who experience social anxiety disorder.

Social Anxiety

Social Networking

Research

Exposure Relationship

Architecture

Research/ Academic Writing

Rhino & Revit Modeling Software

Time Management

Vray Rendering & Photoshop Editing

Physical Model Making

KEY SKILLS:

Site Anaylsis

Program Planning

1 Visibility

Threshold

Performance

2 URBAN 2020 Palimpsest studio is a contextually embedded ‘real world’ project to redesign a historic precinct in Goyang City in South Korea. The urban project allocated various blocks within the precinct to team members; ultimately promoting team engagement, collaboration, and negotiation.

To tackle the large scale nature of the project, three stages were implemented across the course. The first stage involved research on the designated block, the second created a seed building which highlighted key issues and finally a third stage replicated these solved issues throughout the whole block.

The research and documentation was crucial, challenging and very beneficial in capturing the culture and environment of the district. To visualise the international project, physical modelling enabled me to manipulate the forms in an iterative fashion.

In doing so, it communicated the proposed unified intensification which drove the project aims.

Stage One

Stage Two

Stage Three

KEY SKILLS:

Site Research

Revit Modeling Software

Physical Model Making

Vray Rendering

Team Collaboration

Photoshop Editing

Time Management

Indesign Communication

3 HERITAGE 2020 The approach through heritage was pivotal within the design capstone project ‘The Theatre and the City’.

Through various documentation, research and a site visit, the project proposed the question of what role heritage was going to play within the design?

My stance explored the exposed current heritage and the hidden elements within; ultimately resulting in between with the key focus being to ‘highlight’ heritage.

In doing so, the design drew upon historic forms and colours; therefore highlighting them within the new additions of the School of Dance & Drama. The composition of programs within the heritage building was challenging and educating, espicially around the performance requirements of current and new spaces. The label of heritage intorduced a series of intiial restraints within the project, yet in summary they founded a great history in which I could draw from and ultimately highlight within the design.

Site Visit/Research

Revit & Rhino Digtal Modeling Software

Heritage Restoration Vray Rendering Program Planning Time Management

KEY SKILLS:

Indesign & Photoshop communication of final design

3

4 CONSTRUCTION 2019 The construction based course focused on the structure, core, layout, and facade of a twelve storey multi-use building at 61 Molesworth Street within Thorndon, Wellington.

The collaborative work promoted an experience of balancing individual and group tasks which was educational and insightful. My role included the formation and layout fo the office floors; their floor and core layout, sections, and various details. In addition to this, I produced two proposed facade deisgns for the residential and office floors.

The range of construction drawings highlight the communication of the office floor core design through its technical plans and sections. My role within the group promoted greater communication between colleagues as I had to advocate the requiremnets and deisgn needs of the office floors in relation to the contrast of the residential. The negiotation between the group was pivotal and highlighted the importance of a team collaboaration, rather than just a team project.

Revit Modelling

Site Analysis for Facade development

Team Collaboration Photoshop Editing Time Management Indesign Communication

KEY SKILLS:

Production of set of drawings

The various construction drawings were produced alongside the design capstone heritage project of the Opera House. The structure aligned to the key idea of highlighting heritage; consequently seen within the details and exposure of truss systems.

5

5 PUBLIC 2019 The Wellington Creative Arts Centre integrates the main narrative of hidden expression from the site of Shelly Bay. Mount Crawford represents an expression of form that the water level of the Wellington harbour further hides. This relationship of hidden and expressed is a pivotal part of the structure and facades within the design.

Through the large composition of the ranged school faculties and their requirments; the project was grounded in program planning.

The design accomadates theatres, creative writing, dance, drama, film and postgraudtae students. Although large the project enabled a medium in which I could create my own desired community within university. Upong drawing a key idea from the site, the numerous facuties are hidden and exposed within the central atrium. The refinement of my time managemnet came within this project; highlighting the importance of scope in relation to a series and tasks and compositons that need completed.

KEY SKILLS:

Program Planning

Revit Modeling Software

Site Analysis

Vray Rendering

Program Planning

Photoshop Editing

Time Management

Indesign Communication

3

6 DIGITAL 2019 The abstract design course project ‘Eruption’ promoted a series of shifts between analogue and digital mediums; which accumulated to a final design outcome.

The three stage exploration began with the formulation of analogue methods that led through to digital software and outcomes. The use of Maya software shifted the use of balloon materiality which contradicted itself. Within Maya, Ncloth software among other tools enhanced the exploration which led to further eruption. Through the imitation of a volcanic eruption on the Mount Crawford site, the layered form was manipulated to result in a final abstract form.

Within the abstract and experimental process of the course, the final outcome shifted to program allocation. The proposed volcanic lab is constructed through disruption; ultimately highlighting a truly creative and experimental approach to design.

Maya Software

Poster Design

Rhino Digital Modeling

Vray Rendering

Physical Modeling

Indesign & Photoshop communication of final design

Narrative Design

KEY SKILLS:

7 RESIDENTIAL 2019 The smaller scale design project introduced team work where interior, landscape and architecture students worked collaboratively.

My role as one of the architects within the group meant leading the initial construct and formation of the residential house design. The design features a strong spatial integration of living areas; where connection is highlighted within the interior mezzanine.

The herringbone cladding design aimed to reference the twin peaks found in the Mount Hikurangi skyline; which has importance within the Ngati Porou tribe iwi of the clients.

The act of accomadating the needs of the client alongside other specialities of students was an insight to many levels of collaboration within the architectural field. The residential design enabled an exposure to designing around a cultural importance; consequently this being the most pivotal experience within the design.

KEY SKILLS:

Research of Iwi

Site Analysis

Team Collaboration

Poster Design

Rhino Digital Modeling

Vray Rendering

Revit Digital Modeling

Indesign & Photoshop communication of final design

8 RETAIL 2020 The retail scale project evolved around shifting the core ideals of a brand into a physical store design. The chosen sheet brand called Rise & Fall enablled a product to be the leading key means of communication, presentation, and design. To obtain the true essense of the brand, several methods of poster deisgn and physical model making were utilised. These became symbolic forms that were used to lead and reflect throughout the design process.

The smaller scale project allowed me to execute a final outcome down to a refined detail. The course raised other situations where communication takes place; proposing how does the customer experience the space but also the product within a retail store.

The multiple suspended seats allow the sheet texture to be experienced, while books acknowledge the sustainable movement that the brand aligns with.

The project enhanced the focus of body and space within my own interests; highlighting the capbilities in which architecture communicates to people.

Research of Brand

Poster Design

Rhino Digital Modeling

Vray Rendering

Physical Modeling

Indesign & Photoshop communication of final design

Site Analysis

KEY SKILLS:

LEWIS WEAVER