(MArch) Master of Architecture
BA(Hons) Interior Architecture
Concept and Diagrams
& Vistas
HOUSING PROJECT
Site & Plans
Sections & Elevations
Environmental Strategies
Structural Drawings
Interior & Lighting
Physical Model
Current Thesis Project Programme: Library
The following work is an on-going process to complete my final thesis project in my Master’s of Architecture. This project explores the design of a contemporary library in Marsa, Malta.
Today, the modern Library is an example of a blended type of facility. It can provide resources, quiet spaces, hold civic events, and offer support with younger children and adults. This building will create a hub with dedicated spaces to a central library, civic offices, and creche.. It is located next to social housing communties which will be able to use the facilities and green spaces to read, chat, or relax integrating sustainable strategies, adaptive reuse, and communityfocused spaces. The proposal responds to the site’s cultural and environmental conditions, drawing inspiration from vernacular Maltese architecture while addressing modern needs for learning, collaboration, and digital accessibility.
No Libraries within less than a 30 min walk
Map of Marsa (Malta) showing location of Libraries compared to Site
Proposing a new “Cultural Quarter”
Civic Services
Adapting to a ‘Modern Library’ Technology Inclusive Community Support
A new model that offers multiple services under 1 roof Civic Offices
Experimenting with Programmatic Zones
Potential Site Arrangement
Offices
Children’s Nursery
Courtyard
Digital Services
Multi-media
Courtyard 1
Workshop Rooms
Typology and Programme Diagrams
Circulation and Green Space Diagrams
Programmes in Section and Floor Levels
MArch Year One
The Housing Project
This project outlined a proposal for a multi-generational social housing scheme, providing homes that are affordable and adaptable, meeting the varying needs of different generations under one roof. The idea was that these homes can be adapted to create flexible private/non-private spaces between family members, such as cases where young adults may desire space of their own. Overall this project aims to provide housing alternatives that supports well-being of diverse family types during economic crisis today.
The arrangement of buildings in the plan creates a pedestrian route, establishing a connection between the site and Liverpool Women’s Hospital. As outlined in the Urban Design proposal, the site will feature amenities catering to hospital staff, such as a Training Centre for midwives and nurses, a Café, Public Space for breaks, and a Creche for childcare services.
Addressing the housing brief provided an opportunity to explore housing options for key workers at the hospital.
“Mews” Street
The arrangement of buildings in the plan creates a pedestrian route, establishing a connection between the site and Liverpool Women’s
Type C
The Apartments
Type A
The Family Home
Type B
The Key Worker Home
Roof Plan 1:1000
Dwelling Type A
Street View
Daytime Evening Nightime
Scale 1:100
Rendered Elevation of the Hotel
This project was an adaptive re-use of the former NatWest Bank located on Castle Street, Liverpool. There is a large concentration of historical architecture in this district, meaning it was important that any new buildings or developments followed the existing style and character. The brief was to design a 24-hour hotel where guests can go to rest, relax, and recalibrate. The concept behind my proposal was how sense of place can inform a person’s identity, and their journey through my building can help to ‘ground’ themselves mentally and physically.
Ground Floor Lobby & Restaurant
Rendered Plan of Spa
Ground Floor Lobby and Viewpoint into Basement Spa
(MArch) Master of Architecture
BA(Hons) Interior Architecture
For references please contact:
Ian Wroot - Head of the School of Architecture at LJMU
I.Wroot@ljmu.ac.uk
Peter Horrocks - Head of Interior Architecture at LJMU
p.j.horrocks@ljmu.ac.uk