Architecture Portfolio | Rafa Alle Andhra | Vol 1 05/2024

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

RAFA ALLE ANDHRA | NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY | ARCHITECTURE BA (Hons) VOL 1 | 05/2024

CONTENT Contacts

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Curriculum Vitae

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Project 1 | North Shields Film Library

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Project 2 | Writer’s Workshop

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Project 3 | Writer’s Retreat

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CONTACT rafa.alleandhra@outlook.com +44 7904 240594 architecture instagram: @archbyrafa linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafaalleandhra/

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RAFA ALLE ANDHRA CURRICULUM VITAE

EXPERIENCE July 2022 - Present

Restaurant Staff/Bartender at Chilli Padi

April 2024 - Present

Graphic Designer Restaurant Menu Design Freelance Graphic Designer

April 2024

RIBA Student Mentoring Scheme Programme at BH Architects

EDUCATION 2020 - 2022

A-Level at Gosforth Academy A* in Design and Technology, A in Maths and Computer Science

September 2022Present

Architecture BA (Hons) at Northumbria University

SKILLS CAD

SKETCHUP | AUTOCAD

RENDER

ENSCAPE

ADOBE CC

PHOTOSHOP | ILLUSTRATOR | INDESIGN

LANGUAGES ENGLISH

Full Professional Proficiency

INDONESIAN

Native Proficiency

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North Shields Film Library Final Year 2 Project

Alongside the location’s fishing heritage, North Shields is heavily influenced through its industrial characteristics. This is evidenced by the location’s form of architecture and materials largely used in the buildings nearby which is metal. The masterplan denotes all of the industrial buildings in North Shield which most commonly occur by the dock and the one on the other side of the River Tyne.The purpose of this specific film library is for to serve its very own community in order to make it thrive.

Social space where people can gather and build a creative skill of film and photography, or even learn new things within the actual library where people can mesmerise the views of River Tyne.

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Selected Works

Design Process 1. Site

2. Big Shed

Building site given within Bell Street. Extended the plot to connect to the existing landscape.

Industrial form taken from the characteristics of North Shields itself. Overhang roof for sun control as it is an open SE facing site.

3. Commercial & Community

4. Courtyard

Program layout divided into professional use (film studio) and community use. This will help control circulation when privacy in certain area is required.

Open courtyard/outdoor photography placed. Brings natural light to the openings connected in upper floor.

5. Openings

6. Materiality

Floor-to-ceiling windows placed mainly facing the River Tyne for its views. Rooflight placed to give lighting to library area.

Zinc roof cladding chosen with the influence of industrial characteristic of metal alongside the modern choice of stagered weathered timber cladding.

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Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Program Noise Buffer Strategy

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2 Service programs used as noise buffer

Ground Floor

First Floor

1. Lobby 2. Cafe 3. External Landscaping 4. Courtyard 5. Gallery 6. Lift 7. Toilets 8. Viewing Spaces 9. Film Studio 10. Studio Storage

1. Office 2. Meeting Room 3. Library 4. Lift 5. Toilet 6. Storage Room 7. Viewing Balcony 8. Master Control for Studio 9. Post-Production Room 10. Hanging walkway

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The program has a specific layout where the service programs are located at the back of the building to provide acoustic control for the key spaces at the front.

Selected Works

Long Section A B

Short Section C

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Construction Section The construction section depicts an area of the libary in the upper floor where the built-in roof support acts as a working space that people can use. This design gives the people who are using it a sense of privacy and also gives storage for the books on the other side.

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Rafa Alle Andhra Overall Structure Diagram

Prefabricated CLT roofing beams has a slot mechanism connected to the dividers in the library area

Circulation Diagram Circulations of the programs is controlled by the separation of the community-use and the professional-use of the building.

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Cladding Structure Diagram

Aluminium Cladding

Timber Counter Batten

Timber Batten

Lacquer Finish Plywood Inner Lining

1. Lacquer Plywood Lining 2. Acoustic Insulation 3. Rigid Insulation 4. Timber Cladding 5. Double Glazed Window 1 2 3 4

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6. Lacquer Plywood Lining 7. Rigid Insulation 8. Double-Glazed Window 9. Timber Cladding

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Selected Works

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Writer’s Workshop Second Year 2 Project

A place within Bell Street in North Shields where people can gather and collaborate knowledge and ideas on the art of writing. A get-together place where community can thrive on their knowledge.

Main architectural ambition was to use a space frame structure, evidenced on the top floor where it is supported at the back of the structure. Influenced by Roger Architect’s Drawing Gallery.

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Selected Works

Technical Drawing + Elevation

Site Analysis Diagrams Site Allocation

Immediate Massing Context

Level Change on Site

Noise Pollution and Public Circulation

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Writer’s Retreat First Year 2 Project

A Writer’s Retreat. A private working space for a writer, separated from the ground level dock of Bell Street as the writing space is on the top floor. An opportunity at every second to be able to conduct their work whilst mesmerising the view of River Tyne. A hollistic design approach where the industrial characteristic of North Shield is taken into consideration within the design with its crane-like structure and through its materiality.

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RAFA ALLE ANDHRA | NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY | ARCHITECTURE BA (Hons) VOL 1 | 05/2024