CV and Portfolio Sample - Paul MacMahon

portfolio sample & cv 2015

Paul MacMahon BArch MArch

profile MArch Nott ingham Trent University 2013 BArch University of Lincoln 2009 DoB 26 / 11 / 1986 Belfast paulmacmahon@gmail.com

employment research 2011 - 2013 Nott ingham Trent University

Research Assistant in Architecture

- Assisted with research on Heritage Documentat ion and Management Planning

in Oman.

- Contributed to documentat ion of vernacular settlements in Oman by

producing archi tectural drawings and other outputs.

- Product ion of visual i sat ions of exi st ing urban condit ions and masterplan proposals.

- Contributed to reports for government bodies through product ion of

drawings, illustrat ions, diagrams etc.

- Took part in two intensive per iods of fieldwork and data gathering in Oman

(6 weeks, 1.5 weeks).

- Contributed to exhibits / showcases with drawings, presentat ions and a

short film.

- Website and onl ine data management.

- Assiste d dur ing teaching of Her i tage Module with MArch students.

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autocad studio max photoshop sketchup some programming + half a dozen others

pract i ce 2009 - 2010 Soft Loud House Architects

Architectural Assistant

- Post part 1 placement was spent in Austral ia working for principle architect Alvyn Will iams.

- Day to day dut ies included producing planning appl icat ions and detailed documentat ion for dwell ings and school buildings - Addit ional work included digital visuals, onl ine blog, product ion of planning guidel ines for local municipal ity, engagement with planners, teaching 2010 - 2015

University of Nott ingham Nott ingham Trent University

- 2nd Year BArch - 1st yr BArch, 1st yr MArch

Studio Tutor / Visit ing Lecturer

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document contents

selected work pract i ce (austral ia)

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brockspur farm bushfire project, Victoria

rudolf steiner school, melbourne

m.arch thesis (uk)

vernacular architecture (oman)

3 theoret ical architecture 4

4 digital recreat ion and analysi s

fieldwork (oman)

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copter (oman)

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draft ing, photography, interviewing

aerial surveys and 3d reconstruct ions

masterplanning ( oman )

freelance (uk)

7 heritage and culture management plans

8 dwell ing surveys and design, Notts 5

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Victoria, Australia Soft Loud House Architects

brockspur farm | bushfire resiliance

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photo ben wrigley

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washing machine fridge sky light desk trough A

A08

FGL +20.850

d +20.850

STUDY

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LAP POOL

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ENTRY fd

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FFL +20.900

A08

A08

UTILITY

Bp

10775

BED 1

BED 2

LIVING

KITCHEN

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sl

BATHROOM

sl shr

Bp

ROBE

Bp

metal door S T O R A G E ladder to mezz

cool air pipes

metal door

gas aga

fr Bp

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W/C

fd

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LAU cbd

25400 A

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issued: PLANNING nov 2009

57 HARVEY RD STEELS CREEK FARM RECONSTRUCTION FLOOR PLAN

sheet: scale: date: drawn:

Having lost everything in Black Saturday, Austral ia’s worst ever natural di saster in recorded hi story, +20.800 the BpWill iams’ were determined to not only rebuild, but l ive in a home resil iant to the threat of bushfires.

Built into a hill, only 1 elevat ion Bp remains exposed. Thi s elevat ion is +21.700 clad in locally sourced Tynong Grani te and features a serviced retreat bunker +22.600 atBpthe inner most part of the dwell ing.

The clever passive design ensures a year round ambient temperature wi th out the need for any heat ing or cooling systems.

SHELTER Thi+23.800 s buildings uni que story was capFFL +23.950 tured in S2E10 of Austral ian Grand Designs A3 OF 8 1:100 NOV 2009 PMM

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photo celeste faltyn

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Drainage cell Timber ceiling Soil cover Granular fill membrane

concrete or timber roof to be confirmed Tg

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Sc Dpc

Solar hot water panel

2° slope

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FFL +20.9 100Ø drain dpc & termite protection

LAP POOL

Slab & footings Ref engineer

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STORAGE

2901

300 KITCHEN

Gf

Tc

3400

SERVICES

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1800

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1800

Dpc

SECTION B-B

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issued: PLANNING nov 2009

57 HARVEY RD STEELS CREEK FARM RECONSTRUCTION SECRTIONS 2

sheet: scale: date: drawn:

A6 OF 8 1:50 NOV 2009 PMM

photo celeste faltyn

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Victoria, Australia Soft Loud House Architects

rudolf steiner school | eurythmy

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photo by ben wrigley

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eurythmy room

The Steiner Schools emphasise the role of the imaginat ion, developing thinking that includes a creat ive as well as an analyt i c component.

The overarching goals of this educat ional approach are to provide young people the basi s on whi ch to develop into free, moral and integrated individuals, and to help every child fulfil hi s or her uni que potent ial Thi s sect ion and internal photo shows part of the Eurythmy room at the school. Eurythmy i s an expressive movement art used for educat ion and in anthroposophic medicine.

photo by ben wrigley

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photo by ben wrigley

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rutland theoretical architecture

m.arch thesis | fabricated narratives

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Rutland water became the sett ing for a forensi c examinat ion of how a nat ional authori t ies deci sion to place a reservoir had a forever changing impact on the environment and the l ives of those who l ived there.

Socrates’ Ancestor; an essay on archi tectural beginnings (McEwen, 1993) became a guiding hand in poet icly determining how the uni que and intertwined narat ives can be formulated, at a micro and macro level, into a a thesi s project. “i f a straight l ine i s the shortest di stance between two i fated and inevi table points, disgressions will lengthen i t; and i f these digressions become so complex, so tanlged and torturous, so rapid as to hide their own tracks, who knows - perhaps death may not find us, perhaps t ime will lose i ts way, and perhaps we ourselves can remain concealed in our shi ft ing hiding places� calvino, (1996) six memos for the next millennium. p. 47

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sinaw, oman ArCHIAM & NTU

vernacular architecture | archiving

The sudden access to fossil fuels in the 1970s has had l i ttle sympathy for the tradi t ional omani archi tecture at both the domest i c and urban scale.

The central i sat ion of power and nat ional i sat ion of the populace has led to a ‘moderni sat ion’ of l iving. The promi se of guarenteed amenit ies and less mantainance intensive l iving has seen ent ire communi t ies across the country transit ioned into new-build housing projects.

The Mini stry of Her itage and Culture sought ArCHIAM / NTU to document and study a fastly eroding hi stori cal record wi th a view to propose a network of strategi c intervent ions to lure use back into these culturaly signi fi cant places.

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various, oman ArCHIAM / NTU

fieldwork | immersion

photo martin gofriller

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The ini t ial season of fieldwork took place over a 6 week period which saw us fully document 4 tradit ional, yet di st inctly di fferent, Omani settlements.

Living close to si te enabled us to learn much from the locals about how the settlements funct ioned but also the inter-tribal and pol i t i cal dynamics.

While spending long hours slowly meander ing between the dry and dense walls, a humbl ing sense of how l i fe must have been l ike began to develop

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sinaw, oman ArCHIAM & NTU

copter | relativising reality

The copters outputs from a few relat ively simple but well considered fl ights informed topographi cal sect ions, 3D models, building elevat ions, assi sted in understanding morphology and allowed us to study structures si tuat ion from otherwi se impossible views ““The observer i s nei ther camera nor eye, but video-dependant.

There i s a new level of symbiosi s between the human being and machines, in whi ch interface plays a key role.

The progressive infiltrat ion of electroni c means in the world makes us see the world more from wi thin, relat ivi sing the idea of real i ty.”

Muller, Willy; the metapol i s dict ionary of advanced architecture

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mudayrib, oman heritage & conservsation management plan

masterplan | research led design

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After substant ial data gathering on si te for the mini stry of heri tage and culture, the work was taken back and turned into a report advocat ing certain strategi c intervent ions wi th an aim to enhance and react ivate the now abandoned settlements.

The research provides a thurough foundat ion from which a cohesive design can be developed

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notts. uk survey & feasability

freelance

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misc.

direct ing

showcasing

Nott ingham / Oman: For ArCHIAM

Nott ingham: ArCHIAM / NTU

coaching

teaching

Lincoln: University Gael ic Football Club

Berl in, Villa Ri tz Kindergarden

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support ing

researching

Amsterdam; Failed Archi tecture

Nott ingham: Trent University

exhibi t ing

3d print ing

Nott ingham: Bonnington Gallery

Nott ingham / Oman: Settlement Model 35