Nia Peters Selected works
London, United Kingdom | niatpeters@yahoo.com
Key experience
2020
Contents
Triad Architects 1 week work experience
2021
University of Westminster 3 day design workshop
2022
Koffi et Diabaté Architectes 3 week internship
2023
Hopkins Architects 6 week internship
2024
Chapman Taylor 4 session mentorship programme
2024
Populous Site visit to Co-op Live
2024
POC in Architecture Mentorship and summer exhibition
2024
Rider Levett Bucknall 6 week internship
2026
University of Manchester BA (Hons) Architecture
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Love Thy Neighbour | what does an architecture of care look like?
Love Thy Neighbour (Third year studio project)
Our Space (First year studio project)
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Work experience (Hopkins and Rider Levett Bucknall)
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Non-architectural work and sketches
Love thy neighbour
Final year undergraduate project exploring the concept of care in architecture through the design of a commmunity centre and joint cohousing for care leavers in Old Trafford, Manchester.
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Principal elevation
Wellbeing centre
Kingdom life Church
Covered walkway
Kingdom Life Youth and Community Centre
Care leavers co-housing
The proposed community centre facade takes visual cues from the adjacent church demonstrating the connection between both programmes and contextual sensitivity. The colourful doors and tiles are intended to be playful and create a sense of welcome, inviting community members into the space. The care-leavers co-housing is notably more understated and is clad in red-brick slips enabling it to fit seamlessly into the residential context and provide the care leavers with a sense of normalcy.
A caring facade
Principal elevation
Kingdom life Church
Covered walkway
Kingdom Life Youth and Community Centre
care leavers co-housing
The proposed community centre facade takes visual cues from the adjacent church demonstrating the connection between both programmes and contextual sensitivity. The colourful doors and tiles are intended to be playful and create a sense of welcome, inviting community members into the space. The care-leavers co-housing is notably more understated and is clad in red-brick slips enabling it to fit seamlessly into the residential context and provide the care leavers with a sense of normalcy.
aluminium omega profiles and timber battens form the substructure
lightweight glulam timber posts and beams , scissor trusses and CLT walls
the ventilated cavity and lapped tiles direct water donwards
an airtightness mebrane and vapour control layer prevent moisture build up and heat loss
The proposed facade is a rainscreen clad in multi-coloured recycled PVC tiles from the company ‘Pretty Plastic’ and implements the strategy Design for Deconstruction (DfD). Durability, waterproofing, ease of assembly and reversible connections have been prioritised
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Our Space | how can an architecture speak to the senses?
First year undergraduate project centred around the creation of a 15m2 expirential pavillion rest space along the River Medlock in Deansgate-Castlefield, Manchester. The primary aim was to heighten the qualities of the location.
1:100 model
A sensory journey
a trail of trees encourages a sense of calm before entry and improves site biodiversity A brightly coloured lift shaft acts as a wayfinding tool and enables people with various levels of mobility to access the space including wheelchair users or parents with pushchairs.
upon entry, the space is bright and visitors can put there belongings in storage
a second threshold welcomes visitors into the main space where light is limited to heighten the other senses
As well as allowing a gentle flow og light in, perforations create a ‘light box’ along the river
The proposed design is an urban infill where indiduals can take a pause from the city and rest whilst listening to calming music and nature sounds. Corten steel was selected to sit seamlessly into the context of industrial buildings and withstand the local climate. Sight is the key sense that has been considered through the manipulation of light. Delicate perforations have been made smaller at eye level to maintain privacy and create an intimate and calm experience.
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Work experience: Hopkins Architects Shwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Oxford
Illustrator plan mapping out the different floor finishes
Site visit
Rider Levett Bucknall
Work in progress elevations, placing shadows and texture
Visiting Treadgold House, nearby Grenfell and learning about the design of junctions
Visiting RBKC’s Swinbrook estate and attending progress meeting with stakeholders
Snagging at Lendlease’s Elephant Park with Clerk of works
Visiting Pinkwell, SEND school and checking on the progress and timelines
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Non-architectural work and sketches
Resin casting from IB Art project exploring the fragility and intangible nature of ‘home’
Process sketches from undergraduate studio work