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New Bui l d Pro j ec t | 2025

Co mputati o n al l y dri ven desi g n | 2024

Retro fi t + Rebui l d Pro j ec t | 2024

Arc hi tec tural I n vesti g ati o n | 2023

Retro fi t + Rebui l d Pro j ec t | 2023

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ZONE 137 A SITUATIONIST TECHNO PARK LOC AT IO N - M IT T E , B E RL IN

A rch i t e ct u re B S c Ye ar 3 UG 21 | A big a il Ashton + A n d r e w Por te r + Tom H ol b e r ton N ew B u ild Pro jec t ( Rhi n oc e ros 3 D | V- Ra y | B l e n d e r | P y thon ) Ja n u a r y 2 025 - O n go i n g

ZONE 137 is a S it u at io n is t Tec hn o Park t ha t p rop ose s a n a sse m b l y of l i ste n i n g a n d a r c hi v a l sp a c e s tha t both ce leb rat e a n d p erf o rm t ec hn o o n a p ost- i n d ustr i a l p l ot a d j a c e n t to Köp i 137 i n B e r l i n . Dra w i n g f rom S i tuati o n is t t heo r y a n d t ec hn o s u bc u lt u re, the p roj e c t b l urs b oun d a r i e s b e t w e e n struc tur e , p e r f or m a n c e , a n d acti vati o n . A rc hit ec t u re b ec o mes n o t a f ix e d c om p osi ti on b ut a p rogra m m a b l e f i e l d of p ossi b i l i ti e s: sp a c e s fl i cker a n d ref o rm b a s ed o n s en s o r y in pu t , e n e rgy a v a i l a b i l i t y, a n d use r i n te ra c ti on . At i ts c or e i s a syste m of extrusi o n s - t imb er an d s t eel bas ed elemen ts a n i m a te d by a c ol our - c od e d ta x on om y ( v i a RG B v a l ue s) w hi c h i nform t heir po s it io n , s ize, a n d t ra n s f o rma ti on l ogi c . The se ex trusi on s b r e a k out f rom a n or i gi n a l m od ul a r gri d, formin g f uzzy s p a t ial c o n dit io n s an d ex p r e ssi v e a sse m b l i e s through a b l e n d of c ra f t i n tui ti on a n d com puta t io n a l ru le s et s . The a c o u s t ic p erf or m a n c e of sp a c e s, p a r ti c ul a r l y the l i ste n i n g room s, i s i n f l ue n c e d by the p res en c e a n d mo vemen t o f peo p le , a c ti v a ti n g soun d - d i sp e rsi n g sur f a c e s a n d d y n a m i c l i ght shi f ts.

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Each bl ock or m odu le repres en t s a c o n d en s ed 3 × 3× 3 m e tr e sp a ti a l un i t, i n i ti a l l y ge n e ra te d through a syste m a ti c d é r i ve ac ro ss B e r li n’s ci t y gri d, s p ec if ic a lly g eo lo c a t ed u s in g t he w ha t3 w or d s m a p p i n g n ota ti on . The se un i ts a r e n ot a r b i tra r y but stem fro m a com bi nati on o f G PS mappin g , s en s o r y ob se r v a ti on , a n d c ol our - c od e d c l a ssi f i c a ti on . Ea c h w ha t3 w or d s l o c ati o n co r responds to a mo men t in t he d érive where s p ec i f i c e n v i ron m e n ta l d a ta - suc h a s p hotos, soun d l ev e l s, v i sua l qual i ti es, s pati al tensi on, or m at eria l t ex t u res - was rec o rd ed a n d tra n sl a te d i n to a RG B v a l ue b a se d of f a se t of d e f i n e d si tua ti on i st rul es.

The se RGB val ues fo rm t he t a x o n o mic bas e f ro m whic h e a c h m od ul e ’s ex trusi on l ogi c i s d e r i v e d . The r e d c ha n n e l gov e r n s spati al pe r manence, the gree n c han n el c o n t ro ls s c a le o r ma s s , a n d the b l ue c ha n n e l r e l a te s to tra n sf or m a b i l i t y or f l ex i b i l i t y. I n i ti a l l y, al l data is e m bodi ed i n com pac t , c u b ic blo c ks - d en s e a n d mo d ul a r, l i ke ur b a n f ra gm e n ts w a i ti n g to b e un p a c ke d a n d s he r e , a c or e c hal l en g e e merges: how to m ain t a in t he leg ib ilit y a n d c o heren c e of a m od ul a r gr i d w hi l e si m ul ta n e ousl y a l l ow i n g i n d i v i d ua l a r c hi tec tural e le ments to express va ria t io n , mo vemen t , an d iden t it y. The r e i s a c a r e f ul te n si on to b e n a v i ga te d b e t w e e n e a c h ex trusi on b e i ng c l earl y t raceabl e back to a ra t io n a l po in t o n t he 3× 3 m g rid - g i v i n g a se n se of a d d r e ss a n d n a v i ga ti on a l c l a r i t y - v e rsus a l l ow i n g e ac h pi ec e t o grow beyond the c o n s t rain t s o f it s o rig in al mo d u le. Wi thout suc h v a r i a ti on , the syste m r i sks b e c om i n g ov e r l y r i gi d . Through the RGB t ransform ati on process , t hes e blo c ks t hen b u rs t in t o dyn a m i c a r c hi te c tura l a sse m b l i e s, w i th ex trusi on s str e tc hi n g, sc a l i n g, a nd shi f ti n g po si ti on to create spat ia l variat io n an d ex pres s ive a f f o r d a n c e s. I n e sse n c e , e a c h b l oc k i s a si tua ti on a l a r c hi v e , sp a ti a l i si n g mo men ts o f experi ence through ru le -b a s ed t ra n s f o rmat io n s , res u lt in g i n a b ui l d i n g tha t i s b oth d a ta - d r i v e n a n d a f f e c ti v e , struc tur e d y e t p e r fo rmati ve.

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THE C O N T EM P O RARY SIT UAT IO NIST YEAR 3 - PROJECT 1 2024 LOCATION - FARRINGDON, LONDON

A rch i t e ct u re B S c Ye ar 3 U G 21 | A big a il As hton + A n d r e w Por te r + Tom H ol b e r ton N ew B u ild Pro jec t ( Rhi n oc e ros 3 D | V- Ra y | B l e n d e r | P y thon ) S e pt e m b e r 2 024 - D e ce m b e r 2 024

Thi s pro jec t dis ru p t s c o n ven t io n al u rban d e si gn by ex p l or i n g how c om p uta ti on a l c r e a ti v i t y c a n ev oke new ways o f ex perien c in g a n d rep res en t in g the c i t y. Com b i n i n g p sy c hoge ogra p hi c m a p p i n g, si tua ti on i st m ethodo lo g ies , A I , an d c o mpu t at io n al t o ol s, i t tra n sf or m s ur b a n se n sor y d a ta - i m a ge s, tex t, a n d a ud i o - i nto g en erat ive o u t p u t s t ha t rein t erp ret the c i t ysc a p e . Ce n tra l to thi s i s the c r e a ti on of m e ta p hor i c a l “ si tuati o n is t wa lks ” derived in it ially f ro m the si tua ti on i st d ev i c e of the d é r i v e ( the a c t of d r i f ti n g through t he c it y) ( Fig .1) , g u id ed by s ema n ti c a ssoc i a ti on s b e t w e e n tex t p rom p ts a n d m ul ti m e d i a d a ta .

A fi ne -tun ed CL I P ( Co n t ra s t ive Lan g u ag e – I m a ge Pr e tra i n i n g) m od e l tra n sl a te s tex tua l i n p uts i n to m e a n i n gf ul matches from a dynamic dataset of urban photos, obser vations, and sound recordings. Advanced transition logic ensures t he g en erat ed wa lks in c o rpo rat e s pa ti a l , te m p ora l , a n d c on tex tua l d i v e rsi t y w hi l e a v oi d i n g r e p e ti ti on .

An i ni ti a l s ys t em was d evelo p ed where u s e rs c oul d i n p ut a n y w or d or p hra se , ge n e ra ti n g a se m a n ti c a l l y m atched ima g e. Us in g Op en CV, t hes e ima ge s w e r e a b stra c te d i n to 3 D m a sse s, w i th ex trusi on l e n gths b a se d on col ou r in t en s it y an d hu es derived f ro m t he or i gi n a l i m a ge . Si m ul ta n e ousl y, a sp a ti a l i n te r p r e ta ti on c od e categoris ed t he ima g e in t o o n e o f f o u r view s - P l a n , E l ev a ti on , Se c ti on , or I som e tr i c - b a se d on ge om e tr i c l i nes, colo u r an alys is , an d s pat ia l c o mplex i t y, usi n g w e i ghte d rul e s to d e te r m i n e the f i n a l v i e w ( Fi g. 2 ) .

Wi thout d ef in ed s c a le, t he s ys t em ( Fig. 2 ) w a s a p p l i e d to the Wha t3 Wor d s m a p p i n g p l a t f or m , transl ati n g eac h 3× 3 m b lo c k o f a c ho s en si te i n to a 3 D m a ss, e n v i si on e d e i the r a s si tua ti on i st sc ul p tur e or a ki t o f b u ildin g p a rt s . ( Fig .3) A p p lie d to a si te i n Fa r r i n gd on , Lon d on , thi s p rod uc e d a sm a l l scal e sit u a t io n is t p o c ket park ( Fig .4) , whe r e e a c h ex trusi on i s ti e d to a sp e c i f i c , l e gi b l e a d d r e ss on the gri d , as well a s it s c o lo u r d a t a s t ill tra c e a b l e to a p hoto ta ke n a t a n ex a c t l oc a ti on i n Lon d on .

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"architectural clash"

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"following the crowd"

"pub chat"

"dead zone"

"weirdly static"

"collection of loneliness"

"strange feeling that I should not be here"

"dark but lively"

"dead zone" "freely moving"

"more conversation"

"dull"

"people" "less entrapped"

"hidden" "feeling of insignifigance" "lost and found" "cornered"

"warmth and comfort"

"building the future"

"purpose"

"construction zone"

"smoke break"

"deadzone"

"architectural junction"

"CCTV high security zone"

"mid-afternoon walk"

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"narrow pavement"

"crescendo"

"static chaos"

"it smells"

"empty"

"people staring at their phones"

F ig. 4 - Applicatio n o n site

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CHEESE VIS ION STOLE

AD MITS S ENIOR POTS

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PETS GROOM HORNS

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A NIM A L A LBUM SCHOOL

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YEAR 2 | PROJECT 2 - VERDANT REFUGE

V ER D ANT RE FUGE A MENTAL HEALTH + GARDENING CENTRE LOCAT I O N - WAT E RLO O, LO N D O N

A rch i t e ct u re B S c Ye ar 2 U G 04 | Ka t erin a Di on ysop oul ou + B i l l y M a v rop oul os Ret ro f it + Reb ui l d Proj e c t ( Rhi n oc e ros 3 D | V- Ra y ) Ja n u a r y 2 024 - J u n e 2 024

The pro jec t is bas ed in Wat erlo o a n d is r e trof i t p rop osa l a i m i n g to r e d ev e l op the U n i on J a c k C l ub w hi c h currentl y s er ves a s a milit ar y members hip c l ub a n d a c c om m od a ti on ex c l usi v e to b oth se r v i n g a n d v e te ra n enl i sted memb ers o f t he U K A rmed Fo rc es . Re se a r c h r ev e a l e d tha t Cov i d sa w si gn i f i c a n t i n c r e a se s i n a n x i e t y, l onel i ne s s an d d ep res s io n a mo n g s t vet era n s. I n 2 022 , 6 0 % of v e te ra n s f oun d i t d i f f i c ul t to a sk f or he l p regardin g men t al healt h is s u es . Thro u g h ex p l or i n g the ex i sti n g p a thw a ys i n to m e n ta l he a l th se r v i c e s f or U K arm ed f o rc es p ers o n n el a n d t he c o mplex p roc e ss c a n ta ke up to ov e r a m on th f or a p a ti e n t to se e k sp e c i a l i st advi ce, u n derlin in g t he n eed f o r vet eran s to b e a b l e to se e k i m m e d i a te a t te n ti on f or m e n ta l he a l th i ssue s.

Thus the pro p o s a l is f o r a men t al hea lt h c a r e a n d ga r d e n i n g c e n tr e w he r e b oth c ur r e n tl y se r v i n g a n d veteran pers o n n el o f t he armed f o rc es c a n ge t q ui c ke r a n d m or e d i r e c t a c c e ss to m e n ta l he a l th c a r e , whi l st b ein g a b le t o d o s o me g arden in g w hi c h ov e ra l l c r e a te s thi s the ra p e uti c j our n ey of he a l i n g.

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OUTDOOR THERAPY SPACES: Thi s j o urn ey the veteran has i n the bui l di n g i s fi xate d on t he id ea of hea ling t hrou gh expo sure to n ature, so i t o ug ht to have therapy s p a ces t ha t wou ld b e ou t d oors.

A ti mber j o i n er y c o mpo n en t w as mo del l ed ( to p mid d le) a nd t hen r ev olv ed (lef t ) to c reate fi ve un i que c i rc ul ar spac es. Ti mber w a s chosen d u e t o t he wa r m t h it c reates, an d then af ter further studi es o f prec edent s like Zu m t hor ’s p a v ilion t ha t empl o y thi s i dea o f an o pen i n g i n the ro o f an d using wa t er inst ea d of gr eener y.

5 un i que desi g n s w ere desi g n ed fo r these 5 the ra p y sp a ces. Af t er r esea r ching i n to c o g n i ti ve behavi o ural therapy an d so c i al prescr ib ing, ea ch cha ra ct er a im s to c ater fo r spec i fi c men tal heal th pro bl ems.

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YEAR 2 | PROJECT 1 - JUNCTIONS

J U NCT IO NS A MODULAR COLUMN SYSTEM LOCAT I O N - WAT E RLO O, LO N D O N

A rch i t e ct u re B S c Ye ar 2 U G 04 | Ka t erin a Di on ysop oul ou + B i l l y M a v rop oul os A rc hit ec t u ral I n v e sti ga ti on (Rhi n oc e ros 3 D | V- Ra y ) S e pt e mb e r 2 023 - D e ce m b e r 2 023

The bri ef in vo lved lo o kin g at a b u ildin g in Lon d on tha t ha d p r ev i ousl y b e e n d e m ol i she d a n d r e p l a c e d w i th som ethin g n ew. The s it e c ho s en is t he f o r m e r l y Re d Li on B r e w e r y a n d tod a y ’s Roy a l Fe sti v a l H a l l . Af te r m ateri a l s t u d ies o f t he t wo b u ildin g s , t he p roj e c t sp e c i f i c a l l y b e gi n s to f oc us on the ge om e tr i e s, f or m s and struc t u res o f t he ju n c t io n s in ea c h b u i l d i n g. Sy n the si si n g the struc tura l a n d the or n a m e n ta l , the d e si gn process lea d s t o t he d es ig n o f a t imber c ol um n syste m : I ts m od ul a r n a tur e a l l ow s i t to r e p e a t a s p a r t of a l arge r s t ru c t u ral f ramewo rk t ha t c o u ld hy p othe ti c a l l y si t i n i ts or i gi n a l c on tex t i n the Re d Li on B r e w e r y.

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A rch i t e ct u re B S c Ye ar 1 A l a sta i r B row n i n g Jan u a r y 2 023 - J u n e 2 023

Fungi O rig in s is a s elf -s u s t a in in g mu s hroom f a r m i n Whi te c ha p e l tha t use s f ood w a ste to sup p l y energy t o t he bu ild in g a n d c o f f ee w a ste a s a grow i n g m e d i um f or the m ushroom s w hi c h a r e then so ld b a c k in t o Whit ec hapel Ma r ke t, f oste r i n g a c on sta n t c y c l e of grow th a n d r e - use .

Food w a s t e is in it ia lly pic ked u p o f f t he f l oor a roun d Whi te c ha p e l m a r ke t by a f a r m e r, m a r ke t w or ke r or m em ber o f t he pu b lic . This pers o n t hen wa l ks i n to the sm a l l sc a l e a n a e rob i c d i ge sti on p l a n t on the groun d fl oor to t he b len d in g s t at io n . They b len d the i r f ood w a ste d e p e n d i n g on w ha t ki n d of f ood i t i s. They the n pour their blen ded f o o d was t e in t o t he a n a e rob i c d i ge ste r. The a n a e rob i c d i ge ste r tur n s thi s f ood w a ste i nto ren ewable en erg y in t he f o rm o f b i oga s. Thi s p roc e ss ha p p e n s d ue to thousa n d s of m i c rosc op i c bugs who b rea k d o wn t he f o o d . The bio ga s p rod uc e d i s c on n e c te d to a b i oga s p roc e ssor w hi c h i s the n l i nked t o a g en era t o r. This g en erat o r c an the n p rod uc e e l e c tr i c a l e n e rgy or the r m a l e n e rgy to sup p l y the bui l di ng , part ic u larly, t he c a n t ileverin g g row i n g p od s tha t a r e the r m a l l y c on trol l e d to e n sur e c on si ste n t m ushroo m har ves t s . The har ves t ed mu s hro om s a r e sol d b a c k i n to the m a r ke t a n d thi s p roc e ss r e p e a ts.

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1 :50 G rowing Pod Fra gm ent M od el

PORTFOLIO | LUKE GRBESA

1:100 Bui l di ng M o del in Co n t ex t

YEAR 1 | PROJECT 3 - FUNGI ORIGINS

1: 100 Bui l di n g Mo del

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