Selected Works
Hey my name is
RAYMOND H AROON.
My design approach ecompasses a blend of simplicity, refined aesthetics, and sustainable principles.
I believe that by embracing these core elements, architecture can create spaces that enhance the human experience while fostering a profound connection with the natural world.
I wish to take advantage of my curiosity and hard work to become a better architect who can blend tradition with innovation, history with future, and culture with functionality.
EDUCATION CONTACT
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN W/ DISTINCTION
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY 2021-2024 (Mid-year Intake)
BACHELOR OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
Studied for one year, 2020
HIGHSCHOOL EDUCATION
ST NARSAI ASSYRIAN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE 2014-2019
EXTRA CURRICULAR
BEYOND ARCHITECTURE
WSU ARCHITECTURE CLUB
A member involved with design challenges, networking, creative workshops, book club readings, architectural mentorship and other activities.
SKILLSET
ADOBE SUITE
Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Lightroom
MICROSOFT
Word Powepoint Excel
AWARDS
CAD & BIM Revit Rhino 3D AutoCAD Archicad
VISUALISATION Twinmotion Lumion
WSU WIDEVISION EXHIBITION 2023
Siheyuan House
WSU DEAN’S MERIT LIST 2023 & 2022
Bachelor of Architectural Design
WSU ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION 2021
First-Year Digital Design Studio
ABSTRACT
This portfolio showcases a compilation of my academic projects that embody my commitment to sustainable design practices, exploring innovative concepts, and addressing contemporary and social concerns through architecture.
The following projects create environments that harmonise with nature and minimise ecological impact in order to shape the individual and their wellbeing through their experience with the space and interaction with the architecture.
PARRAMATTA ARCADE
Mixed-Use High Rise Apartments pg. 05
DATA HARMONY
Commercial Data Centre pg. 17
SIHEYUAN HOUSE
Residential Manor House pg. 25
PARRAMATTA ARCADE
DESCRIPTION
This unit focused on the social, economic and spatial implications of a high-rise project, in context to the pressures of housing affordability, density and urban sprawl of Sydney.
The brief required us to provide high density housing, urban amenity for the site, and maximise its potential and value. The site was located central between the gentrified Parramatta CBD and the suburban precinct facing Harris Park.
My project blends the urban and suburban. The spaces are designed to blur the threshold, admire the juxtaposition and recognise potential for unity.
TYPOLOGY
MIXED USE
High Rise Apartments LOCATION
2 Fitzwilliam Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
After visiting the site and further urban research, it became evident that there was a divide between the two sides of Parramatta - the gentrified and urbanised northern area, and the quiet, neglected suburban toward Harris Park. All the while, the site positioned right in between the two.
URBAN
SUBURBAN
ARCADE
This became the foundation of my design as I aimed to link the two sides, admiring both livelihoods and recognising the potential for each precinct I was inspired by the idea of the “arcade”, a passage allowing to open up to both sides prominently and prioritised this circulation.
Due to the local Westfield mall and the quiet small businesses that sit south to the site, the commercial space acts as an urban archway allowing for pedestrian flow derriving from public transport and neighbouring commercial buildings to support local businesses and communities.
The ground plane was designed to allow for seamless transitions into both sides of the site, but also emphasises moments for individuals to rest, recollect their thoughts and circulate within the changes of the ground height levels with views to appreciate the two precincts.
The residential apartments were designed to replicate the suburbs. Apartment floor levels representing the suburban streets, and communal “parks” for a collection of apartments, garden spaces and front porches providing opportunities to express your own home.
SUBURBAN MASTER PLAN
230
Total Residences
Streets 5-10 Residences
5-9 Per Street
1-2 Per Street
Shared between 10-40 Residences
DATA HARMONY
DESCRIPTION
This semester, I worked in a group project that tasked us to reimagine the data centre infrastructure. To consider both the political intentions of this space, as well as its urban position and relationship to Sydney’s CBD.
Our proposal aimed to redefines this space to advocate for social progression rather than a threatening, highly secure facility.
The design takes heed to the people and encompasses Maslow’s Hierarchy as a programme to allow for the individual to create a sense of attraction to the building and harmonising the relationship between humanity, impactful technologies and the natural environment.
TYPOLOGY
COMMERCIAL Data Centre LOCATION
540 CORNER George Street Sydney NSW 2000
FACTORS AFFECTING DESIGN
Vehicle Traffic
Invisible Pathways
Through our research we found that majority of the hits taken to data centres came digitally rather than physically. Hence our approach was to oppose the formality of the corporate buildings, with glazed curtain walls towering over the people, by prioritising accessibility throughout the space, open plans with seamless circulation and greenery to connect to nature.
The site was located directly central to Sydney CBD, opposite Town Hall. Due to the high pedestrain movement and popularity of the area, we dedicated most of the boundry to the community through public space.
The project gave us an opportunity to give back to the community with the incorporation of the public greenhouse that supplied fruits and vegetables, welcoming for all to pass by and take.
The initiative aims to repurpose waste energy, a byproduct formed by the data servers. An innovative method to maintain greenhouse climates, and strongly supporting urban agriculture
DATA HALL
SINGLE-PHASE IMMERSION COOLING
URBAN GARDEN
GREENHOUSE RADIANT HEATING
CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM
SIHEUYAN HOUSE
DESCRIPTION
This unit explores the world of budget home planning in Western suburbs and aims to positively influence the design quality of mainstream single-lot residential dwellings while complying with ‘NSW Low Rise Housing Design Guide’ Criteria
An extensive demographic analysis of Lidcombe gave me insight to the low income migrants that dominate the suburb.
The multi-dwelling residential project encapsulates the capabilities of architecture – encouraging social moments between occupants and implementing sustainable construction methods through prefabrication.
TYPOLOGY
RESIDENTIAL Manor House LOCATION
4 Jellicoe Street Lidcombe NSW 2141
AS FEATURED IN WSU WIDEVISION 2023
The project goes above and beyond to reduce the carbon footprint by preserving native and existing landscape, recycling materials from existing structure with low embodied energy, and creating shared space to reduce the building footrpint through car parking and the common courtyard.
Structural Integrated Panels were utilised for the prefabricated design, resulting in fast construction periods, reduced labour costs and overall low operational carbon levels
This also allowed the design to follow a grid-like structure and can be further adapted for customised designs and measurements.
RAYMOND HAROON