UCL MArch Architecture Application Portfolio - Rachel Livesey

Rachel Livesey selected works MArch Architecture 2022/3

Application Portfolio

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Contents

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Restoring the Social Culture of Farming Through the Hedgerow

University

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Forager’s Gathering

University

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Bee Hotel

Personal

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Memories of Home

University

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Pontypridd Art’s Centre

University

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Wandering Among Wonders

Competiton

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The Coach House

Professional

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Illustrations

Personal

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A Glance in my Sketchbook

Personal

Restoring the Social Culture of Farming Through the Hedgerow university

Tutors: Stephen Maginn Caroline Esclapez

This is a short research project conducted prior to Forager’s Gathering. It explores the different forms of hedgerows witnessed on a site visit to the Welsh town of Llandeilo. Whilst I saw the hedgerows as a guide through the landscape, it was uncovered that many see them as obstacles, omitting views and connections

to the surrounding landscapes. After mapping hedge conditions, these where analysed. The tension in rural relationships, significantly between neighbouring landowners, is expressed through the treatment of hedges. Issues which resulted from the Enclosure Acts, first introduced in 1603.

Analoguous Map

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Berries

Foliage

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Fences

Top: Section of the Hedge Bottom: Collages of the Layers of the Hedge

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Forager’s Gathering university

Tutors: Stephen Maginn Caroline Esclapez

Shortlisted for Climated Change Award at WSA Show 2021

Forager’s Gathering explores the possibilities of an alternative to our common supermarket which counters the environmental impacts of the food production industry. It provides a designated site for foraging in Llandeilo with architectural interventions to make the experience more time-efficient and social, alongside giving the public a greater awareness of where their food comes from. This project stems

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from the previous project researching the hedgerows. It works to improve rural relationships damaged through the privitaisation of land. The design considers landscaping and materials in regard to carbon storage and sequestration. The final proposal includes nine fully realised interventions to benefit the community of Llandeilo.

Restore

Rewild

Top: Aims Visualised Bottom: Final Project Analogous Map

Analoguous Map

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Top: Path Visual Bottom: Path Section

Top: Market Section Bottom: Market Visual

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Top: Planter Moduler Axonometric Bottom:Greenhouse Interior Visual

Top: Fire Pit Visual Bottom: Fire Pit Section

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Top: Auditorium Visual Bottom: Auditorium Plan

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7.5 mm Smooth Spruce Cladding 50/50 mm C16 Battens (in 50 mm Cavity) 25 mm Chipboard 170 mm Straw Slab Insulation(between 50/170 mm C16 Studs) Vapour Barrier 25 mm Wood Wool Impact Insulation (between 25/25 mm Studs) C24 Diffusion Wall

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18 mm Spruce Floorboard 25 mm Wood Wool Impact Insulation (between 25/25 mm Studs) 170 mm Straw Slab Insulation(between 72/170 mm C24 Joists) 25 mm Chipboard 50/50 mm C16 Battens (in 50 mm Cavity) 7.5 mm Smooth Spruce Cladding

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Argon Gas Double Glazing

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18 mm Plywood 70 mm x 45 mm C16 Timber

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18 mm Plywood 25 mm Wood Wool Impact Insulation (between 25/25 mm Studs) 25 mm Chipboard 50/50 mm C16 Battens (in 50 mm Cavity) 7.5 mm Smooth Spruce Cladding

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12/ 25 mm Pine Decking Board 70/45 mm Timber Hempcrete Foundation

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Auditorium Detail Section

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Bee Hotel personal

The Bee Hotel is an extension of Forager’s Gathering.

90% of the UK’s bee population are solitary , therefore they do not live in hives. Yet, it is essential that these key pollinators are supported to ensure plants can flower, fruit and seed. This personal project explores creating prefabricated bee hotels. The hotels can

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be created from the kit without the need for extra tools. They promote the preservation of native wildlife. A variety of forms were designed, offering options for different placements in gardens: in the grass, in trees or attached to fences.

Top: Bee Hotel Axonometrics Bottom: Example of a Kit

Bee Hotel Physical Model

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Memories of Home university

Tutor: Pippa Smith

Memories of Home is a housing project which offers accommodation for those in the early stages of dimentia, located in Pontypridd. A home is a shelter, it is in our memories and is always changing. It is a combination of the people we meet and the places we have been. The project works on creating a stimulating environment to slow the progression of

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dimentia. It provides a safe place which is situated close to key amenities and maintains relationships with the local community. The historical context of Pontypridd was carefully considered when designing to ensure the project does not appear alien in this Welsh mining town.

Top: Bedroom Fragment Axonometric Bottom: Elevation

Top: Site Plan Bottom: Detail Elevation and Section

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Pontypridd Arts Centre university

Tutor: Tim Burton

Pontypridd has a large history with the performing arts. Yet, in recent years, many theatres have been shut down leaving nowhere to house creative groups.

This project aims to establish a performance space which encourages creativity in all forms. Inspiration has been taken from Pontypridd’s vibrant past as a

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mining and market town. The design is not just about creating a space for performance, but one to inspire the community. It has been landscaped to create a town square. The building itself contains a foyer with a cafe, a concert hall and a studio theatre. Thus, catering for a range of performance arts.

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Roof Plan

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Top: 1:200 Physical Concept Model Middle: North West Section Bottom: North West Elevation

Left: 1:50 Foyer Lighting Study Model Right: Foyer Visual using Lighting Study Model

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Top: Concert Hall Concept Sketch Bottom: Concert Hall Visual

Top: Studio Theatre Visual Bottom: Studio Theatre Concept Sketch

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Wandering Among Wonders competition

Shortlisted

Wandering Among Wonders is a shortlisted entry for the Beebreeder’s Pavilion of First Contact Competition. The greatest achievements of mankind lie behind the unexplainable. Stonehenge is among the many wonders of the world that has been left by a culture with no written record. Yet, it is constantly revealing more about the history of man. Perhaps, to communicate the achievements of humans we must look beyond the facts and into what can be inferred

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from a creation. The role of the pavilion is to highlight the achievements of humans for extra-terrestrials as well as the present day public. Many of the most defining achievements have become overlooked in this time of advanced technology. Through the exhibition displays, workshop and performance space, the pavilion will enlighten all visitors on a brief history of human successes.

Exterior Visual

Top: Ground Floor Plan Middle: Elevation Bottom: Section

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The Coach House professional

After graduating Cardiff University, I joined SRA Architects as a Part I Architectural Assistant. There I have been working on several projects, with the greatest time spent on the Coach House. Located near Berkeley Square in Bristol, the Coach House is an existing building with a design proposal combining a ground floor retail and first floor residential scheme.

I joined the project at the beginning of RIBA Stage 2,

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as part of a team of 3 working towards a planning application. This project has enabled me to improve and gain skills alongside knowledge of how to work with historical contexts and multi-purpose schemes.

Modelling the existing building and context in helped me to comprehend the constraints of the site as well as the possibilities to create a sympathetic design.

Exterior Visual from Footpath

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No.1 Berkeley Square

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Coach House

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Materials Pallet ROOF MATERALS 1. Slate tiles WALL MATERIALS 2. Existing Natural Stone 3. Existing Red Brick 4. Existing concrete lintel 5. Existing steel beam

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Coach House, Berkeley S Drawing title

Existing South Elevation Drawing No.

3679-SRA-XX-XX-D-A-01-006 Project No

WINDOW AND DOOR MATERIALS 6. Metal Roller Shutter Door 7. Timber Door, painted 8. Boarded windows

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Materials Pallet ROOF MATERALS 1. Slate tiles WALL MATERIALS 2. Existing Natural Stone 3. Existing Red Brick 4. Existing concrete lintel 5. Existing steel beam

Coach House

Coach House, Berkeley Square Drawing title

Amendments Materials Pallet Design Team Issue ROOF MATERALS

Existing South East Elevation

10. Slate tiles to mansard

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3679-SRA-XX-XX-D-A-01-007 Project No

WINDOW AND DOOR MATERIALS 6. Metal Roller Shutter Door 7. Timber Door, painted 8. Boarded windows

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WALL MATERIALS 11. Retained existing natural stone 12. Retained existing red brick 13. Reclaimed natural stone 14. Reclaimed red brick 15. Glass Balustrade behind existing stone parapet 16. Weathered Cedar timber cladding

Date Reason for Issue WINDOW AND DOOR MATERIALS 17. Timber Door 14/02/202218. Metal framedCoordination curtin wall - Sliding Doors 19. Metal framed curtain wall - Windows 15:11:24

Coach House, Berkeley S Drawing title

Proposed South Elevation

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3679-SRA-XX-XX-D-A-05-003 Project No

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Station House, Ashley Avenue Bath BA1 3DS |

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01225 827444 | www.sra-architects.co.uk

Top: Existing South Elevation Bottom: Proposed South Elevation Notes

SRA ARCHITECTS LLP accepts no liability for use of this drawing by parties other than the party for whom prepared.

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Station House, Ashley Avenue Bath BA1 3DS |

01225 827444 | www.sra-architects.co.uk

© (UK 2021) SRA Architects LLP.

Notes

SRA ARCHITECTS LLP accepts no liability for use of this drawing by parties other than the party for whom it was prepared, or for purposes other than those for which it was prepared.

When the above drawing is issued in DWG format it is an uncontrolled version issued to enable the recipient to prepare their own documents/ models/drawings for which they

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A Dragon’s Last Breath personal

With climate change an ever-increasing reality, my long-term goal in architecture is to explore the limits of the built environment. Thus, understanding the impact of our decisions as architects to prevent persistent problems. I have been experimenting with illustration to express these environmental issues through graphic design. These are posted to social media to initiate conversations around climate change.

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A Dragon’s Last Breath depicts the current state of Wales Carbon Footprint, a consequence of its mining and industrial history. Yet, the Well-Being of Future Generations Act 2015 has put in place seven goals for public bodies. There is still hope for a resilient Wales which will maintain and enhance biodiversity and support social, economic and ecological resilience.

Procreate Illustration

The New Atlantis personal

The New Atlantis explores an alternative reality; one which might become our future. The scene depicts a rowboat moving across the sea, above an aerial view of London’s St Paul’s Cathedral.

Choosing an iconic building that has survived many historic events exacerbates the impact the rising

sea levels as a result our neglect towardsthe environment. The ghost-like fish illustrates how the pollution already existing on land will contaminate the oceans and destroy all natural life. Certainly, our attitude towards the environment does not only affect us, but all living creatures.

Procreate Illustration

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A Glance in my Sketchbook personal

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