P O R T F O L I O Miles Davidson -BA / Interior Architecture and Design -07432708831 -miles360d@gmail.com
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Curriculum Vitae.
Rapha Still Movements.
Architype NMITE, Hereford.
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>Contact Information. >Personal Statement. >General Information.
>Project Summary. >Concept Image. >Display Photographs.
>Project Summary. >1:50 Model.
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Final Year Project Sweeping Signal.
Second Year Project Changing Tides.
Second Year Project Ceramics Wellbeing & Water Taxi Depot.
Henry Moore Institute Staircase Detail.
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>Brief. >Key Visual. >Design Report. >Landscape Intervention. >Concept Development. >Plans & Sections. >Technical Detail. >1:50 Model. >Internal Visuals.
>Project Summary. >1:50 Model. >Worked Sections. >Cladding Concept. >Proposed Plans.
>Project Summary. >1:50 Model. >Internal Visual. >Worked Section.
>Staircase Drawing. >Staircase Detailing.
Plan View of The Staircase.
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MD Miles Davidson
01/05/1999, Abergavenny miles360d@gmail.com 07432708831
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21 Queens Drive, N4 2SZ, London. Julie MacDermott - j.macdermott@leedsbeckett.ac.uk Mark Goodstone - mark.goodstone@rapha.cc Dai Rees - dai@thepassivehousebuilder.co.uk
Personal Statement Having always been driven in an artistic background, the importance of meaningful design has always been a prime factor of my design process. This became more apparent once I entered a heavily design based Interior Architecture and Design course, where freedom to explore personal design aesthetics was important. This led me to achieve the ‘Most Improved Student Award’ during my 1st year and achieve constant 1st Class results throughout my second year of University, along with achieving a 1st Class BA Hons in my final year. Attention to detail, consistency and meaningful design were fundamental within my final major project at University, where an old RAF Radar Bunker was to be renovated into a metal detecting and archaeology exhibition and preservation space. By having a Subterranean brief added to my design vocabulary with challenges of light entry, landscaping above and public and private correlation, overall growing my knowledge of alternative design and management of circulation. Alongside my studying at University, I was put forward to Architype, Hereford, for contributions to the Hereford Specialist Engineering University project that is taking place. Creating 1:50 professional site models and purposeful design features within one of the universities buildings. Further to this work experience, I have been asked by Rapha (one of cycling’s world class companies) to create a shop display titled ‘Still Movement’, for their then new Pro Team Aero release. Beyond design led interests, surfing has been a key interest of mine from a young age, where I was nominated Captain for Leeds Beckett Surf Club for my input into the club. Here I had to manage the clubs finance/accounts, attract new members (reaching our highest ever sign-up quota), produce club merchandise, and arrange both trips locally and abroad; where I took 25 students out to Agadir, Morocco, for 7 days. All of this experience that ran alongside my 2nd year of University has improved my organisational ability, people management skills and of course surfing technicality.
Education
3 2 3 7
yrs
From 2017 to 2020
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From 2015 to 2017
BA Interior Architecture and Design - 1st Class Honours.
Fine Art - A.
Environmental Science - C.
Geology - B.
Extended Project Qualification - A.
Leeds Beckett University.
Hereford Sixth Form College.
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From 2012 to 2015
Studies given on request - 8 GCSE’s A-C.
Bishop Bluecoat School Hereford.
From 2005 to 2012
Studies given on request.
Steiner Academy Hereford.
May 2019 to June 2019.
Sales Assistant. Customer relationship, welcoming charisma, broadening product knowledge, listening tailoring product suggestion.
Rapha Pop-Up, Leeds, UK.
April 2019 to May 2019.
Product Display Designer. Client interaction, Sketching, Concept develpment, Digital 3D models, Adapting design principles with client aesthetic.
Rapha Stores, International.
July 2018 to August 2018.
Architectural Designer. Grasp of office ergonomics, Client to Designer relationship, Presenting ideas to colleagues on live projects.
Architype, Hereford, UK.
February 2015 to August 2016.
Waiter - Front of House. Pressure managment, Intuition, Effective communication, Positive nature, Resilience, Social perceptiveness.
Rule Of Tum, Hereford, UK.
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Employment
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Achievement
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Interior Educators Awards
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-Winner of the IE Velocity 2020 National Studio Project Award, representing Leeds Beckett University.
-Nominated for the IE Velocity 2020 National Writing Award, representing Leeds Beckett University.
Leeds Beckett University Awards
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Skills
-Winner of The Outstanding Progress Award 2018
-Achieved Leeds Beckett Surf Club’s first Silver Level Award during my time of captaincy.
1 / Software
2 / General
AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Sketchup Fusion 360
Punctiliousness Organisation Creativity Adaptability Verbal Communication Drive/Motivation
3 / Experience Waitering. Retail. People Management. Live Design Projects. Barista. Technology. Visual Store Design. Club Management.
Hobbies & Interests
Gaming
Surfing
Design
Ecology
Outdoors
Ceramics
Tech
Travelling
Cycling
Music
R A P H A S T I L L M O V E M E N T
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Still Movement - A commissioned display representing the airflow as it connects with the jersey at speed designed by Rapha for its ProTeam Range.
Located in 12 of the Rapha Clubhouses worldwide, Still Movement will sit behind the product fixed to the wall. Providing an alternative artistic method of displaying this aerodynamics to the customer.
Produced out of 20mm Birch plywood & Foamex. Created on AutoCad and AutoDesk Fusion 360.
D I S P L A Y
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A R C H I T Y P E E N G I N E E R I N G
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The New Model In Technology & Engineering (NMITE), will be the first new UK University in 30yrs. NMITE focuses purely into Engineering, Technology and Science, supporting Hereford’s younger population. Designs of the building followed strict relegations, due to neighbouring grade II listed buildings and its proximity to Hereford Cathedral. This influenced the idea of using a screen like panelling wrapping around the front facade. Not only does this modernises the already constructed building, but also designed to mimic the 17th C. Timber patterns of Hereford’s traditional Black & White House, along with hundreds of others in the area, keeping design within context of the city.
U N I V E R S I T Y
NMITE, Hereford, 1:50 Site Model
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Simply yet effectively composed of card, wood and water colour paper.
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‘Sweeping Signal’ – Detecting The Former Past of North East Riding. Brief: ‘Sweeping Signal’ will be a space for Metal Detectorists and Archaeologists providing Restoration, Exhibition and Education to the local area. Operating with the BMDC, The Yorkshire Archaeological Society and The Yorkshire Archaeology Journal. Spaces Within: -Rally; Where members motion of metal detector
can gain equipment.
-Document; A space for restoration, Documentation of w newly discovered and previously found. -Treasury; -Temporary exhibition for members to display their significant finds. -Permanent exhibition where important artefacts can be returned to their origins, including the AngloSaxon Sword and The Rudston Mosaic. -Uncover; To and debate
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accommodate educational spaces to influence.
Sweeping Signal’ project will ultimately infuse knowledge of the predecessors that once lived on Flamborough head, via the generation of spaces for local Metal Detectorists and Archaeologists.
Coordinates: 54.1499°N, 0.1778°W.
Parish: Bempton.
County: East Riding, Yorkshire.
Construction: 1956.
Previous Use: -Part of the Chain Home Low radar program during WWII. -1949 Soviet tension RAF Bempton became The Air Ministry Experimental Station Type 31. -1951 became part of the 146 Signals Unit, to detect potential soviet aircraft.
S W E E P I N G S I G N A L L V 6 P R O J E C T
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Rally.
Preserve.
Crannog Exhibit.
Crosstalk.
Cache Collection.
Exit Tunnel.
Design Report
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A research and design document, containing building, environmental and brief anaylsis. Used to show clients and colleagues all the relevant research required to initiate the key design phase. By using Japanese bookbinding techniques developed over 3 years, I was able to create this document all inhouse at a professional standard.
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Landscape Intervention
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Reflection Pool / A.
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Direction Taken = Parking / 1. Water Feature / 2. Pillars / 3. Bungalow Entrance / 5. Hollow Columns / 4.
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Standing Stone Pillars / B.
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Processional Overview / C.
Concept Development
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Created as a result of substantial research behind both brief and site, concept designs begin to materialise. The starting point to major design moves.
Site Motive
Earthly Cap Concept.
Concept Drawing Dev.
Signal Trays and Central relic.
Final Concept.
Final Materiality Product.
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Bunker Plans
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Rendered Exhibition Plan
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Reflected Ceiling Plan 04
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Technical Detail
I Beam Support.
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Created in AutoCAD and developed through Photoshop. Used to show the atmosphere experienced within the detail, along with key components.
Linear Window Fixing.
Aperture Fixing.
Cladding Fixing.
Lighting & Acoustic Panel Fixing.
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Angled Window Fixing.
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1:50 Model
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Clone / 2.
Preserve Entrance / 3.
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Equinox Through THE Staircase Light Shaft
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Vertical Apertures: A - Pause. B - Central Staircase. C - Preserve. D.
D - Document. E - Crannog F - Lift Exit Shaft.
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Document / 5.
Crannog Sword Display / 4.
Crosstalk / 6.
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Interior Visuals
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Central Public Staircase.
Crannog Sword Display.
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Souterrain.
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Y E A R Partition walls follow the movement of an average wave ride. An explosive directional change at the start, that is replicated by the partition layout on the 2nd floor, designated to the purpose of public surfboard storage, changing rooms and viewing incoming swells. Leading you to a steady, relaxed directional change on the 1st floor, where partition walls align with one another, giving the perfect space to display the final artist’ product. To finally the final cut back manoeuvre, which brings back this final explosive cornering, giving the ground floor its angular layout, where the shaping studio and glass factory will take place.
P R O J E C T
Changing Tides was a live project, working with Crescent Arts, Scarborough, to re-innovate the current decaying Sun Bathing Building. After heavily researching Scarborough, the essence of seaside resort was prominent, from the traditional seaside spa town it once was, to now, an up and coming northern surfing destination. From this it drove the brief; To merge both arts and surfing into one, where local artists and shapers can be brought into the newly proposed building ‘Changing Tides’ and create functional art pieces.
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Concept Cladding
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The idea of creating a cladding that tackles both plastic sea pollution and the recycling of plastic was behind this concept. Whereby partially melting found plastics along Scarborough’s seafront, I was able to create these waterproof prototype tiles that can be fixed along any vertical surfaces, creating a beautiful cladding skin.
The design taking form from the brief, using the traditional tail shape of a longboard, that when repeatedly layered create a fish scale resemblance.
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Concept cladding replicated at 1:50; providing a rough visualisation of the scale effect along vertical surfaces. Location of Changing Tides.
2nd Floor Terrace. 1 - Surfboard Drying Rack. 2 - Looking Point.
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1st Floor Exhibit. 1 - Surfboard Drying Rack. 2 - Circulation/ Exhibition Space. 2
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Ground Floor Studio. 1 - Surfboard Drying Rack. 2 - Circulation Space. 3 - Storage Space. 4 - Shaping Studio. 3
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5 - Glassing Studio. 6 - Exit Beneath Staircase.
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1:50 Site Model
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Composed entirely of layered MDF, with vertical surfaces appearing dark due to the lasers charring providing a rammed earth quality.
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C E R A M I C S W E L L B E I W N & A G T E R T A X I D E P O T
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Located along The Calls, Leeds, was the proposed design and brief for a Ceramics Wellbeing & Water Taxi Depot. Here the multi-functional building, imposed cave like features yielding monitored exposure to the outdoor elements. Housed within the ‘Kiln’ Space, where the ceramics workshops would take place and on the water front, the new water taxi depot. The idea of regenerating ceramic’s into the brief was primarily due to strong local connections of Creamware within Holbeck, Leeds yet in the 1990’s production ceased.
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The Henry Moore Institute - Staircase Detail Plan View of The Staircase.
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Materials: Oak Wood; A - Treads, Risers, Landing and Central Handrail. Mild Steel; B - Support Frame, Stringers and Plate, Wedges and Torsion Bar. Stainless Steel; C - Pignose Bolts, 6 x Handrails, Handrail Brackets and Screws. Frosted Glass; D - 12 x Obscure Glass Panels.
Section View B-B.
Toughened Glass; E - 3 x Glass Panels and 2 x Glass Fins Concrete; F - Support Column.
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IAD5.1 Henry Moore Staircase Sheet 1 / 2 1:20 @ A1 October 2018 Drawn By Miles Davidson
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Plan View of Wooden Dowels.
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Section of Stair Tread Showing Screw and Dowel Fixing.
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Length of Wedge Showing Screw Placemen
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Section of Torsion Bar Through Mild Steel Stringers.
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Materials: A = Oak Wood.. 3155
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Treads and Risers are slotted together. The steel screws are then drilled through the tread into the riser 100mm apart. The oak dowel is then glued on top, hiding the screw. 18,5
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Construction: The Mild Steel Wedge is fixed into place on the Stringer using two 10mm bolts, Located 9.1mm x 29mm on either side of the wedge. The Treads are then placed on top of the Wedge, that prevents them from sliding. @1:1
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Torsion Bar Fixing to Mild Steel Frame.
Torsion Bar.
Materials: A = Oak Wood.
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Construction: The Torsion Bar is fixed to the Support Frame. The Torsion Bar then connects to each stringer, increasing lateral support and ultimately preventing the stringers tilting. @1:2
IAD5.1 Henry Moore Staircase Sheet 2 / 2 1:1/1:2 @ A1 October 2018 Drawn By Miles Davidson