Reece Gillon - Interior Architecture and Design portfolio

REECE GILLON

PORTFOLIO INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN GRADUATE

content // The Works Recruiment, Leeds // Print For Purpose: A Sustainable Solution to Solving Youth Homelessness // Technical Drawing // Wakefield Waterway Experience

The Works Recruitment Leeds

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KITCHEN: -EXTRA FLOOR TO CEILING STORAGE ADDED -CUPBOARDS REPLACED WITH PLYWOOD -NEW WHITE TILES ADDED TO WALLS -NEW VINYL FLOOR -BLACK ACCENTS

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COLAB WORK SPACE (CH 2872)

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BOARDROOM: -DECORATED IN WHITE -DAVID PLATT ARTWORK -NEW TABLE AND 8 CHAIRS -REUSE CURRENT TV -NEW SIDEBOARD -FEATURE LIGHT FIXTURE -NEW FLOOR LAMP

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20 Canal Wharf, Leeds LS11 5PS

BATHROOM (CH 2496) BATHROOM: -WC AND BATHROOM WILL STAY THE SAME

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Print For Purpose Manchester

For my final major project, I had to source my own building to remodel and create a brief which would be suitable to the site chosen. I wanted to choose something which I would be passionate about and believe would benefit other people.

Homelessness is a massive issue in the United Kingdom right now and the way we are treating the homeless is clearly not working. I have designed a homeless shelter for young people with an integrated screen printing and print making workshop.

Creating and designing spaces which create a better living and working environment for people is something that drives me as a designer, to which this played a detrimental part in the essence of the project.

The Mayfield Train Station is situated in the South East of Manchester City Centre, adjacent to the Piccadilly Station.

The station was completed in 1909 and operated as both a public and private station for 76 years before closing in 1986.

The station was built on the site of the former Thomas Hoyle & Co printworks and is constructed from red Accrington brick and a cast iron structure which supports the 4 raised platforms on the first floor.

The site was the perfect location to create a homeless shelter due to its location, size and potential to be transformed.

Print for Purpose would not just provide a roof over someone’s head but give them a home, onsite support and the opportunity to learn new skills which will help them progress, become independent and find future employment. The site will offer a screen printing and printing workshop where residents and people seeking help from the centre can learn the art of screen printing, printmaking and digital print.

This garment became the driving force for the design concept for the project, the cloak incorporates the two themes of my brief, homelessness and printmaking. From the sites history I wanted to screen print onto calico fabric which would then be used to produce a cloak that would hide the identity of the person wearing it.

All the prints I have produced follow similar pattern, a very busy and repetitive style. Angular shapes and forms are used throughout the prints to represent the urban environment, to which the site and the issue of homelessness sits within. The use of repetition became the main design concept, brought in from the repetitive techniques of screen printing and the repetitive nature of the site.

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Screen printing workshop

Screen printing workshop

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Print For Purpose Homeless Shelter Fairfield Street, Manchester Ground floor plan 1:200 @ A0 Gound floor raised walkways 1:200 @ A0 Drawn by Reece Gillon BB

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Entrance to The Neighbourhood

Creating a circulation route that worked efficiently for such a large building was key to the project. Due to the range of functions the building would host, different entrances and exits had to be designed to ensure the flow of the building worked. Taking inspiration from train lines, ‘direct lines’ were created which forced the user along a route to reach their destination. These lines punctured through the site creating a mixture of walkways, some raised, which allowed each specific user to reach their destination dependent on which entrance they used.

At the heart of the building lays The Engine, a series of workspaces where residents can learn and practice printing techniques. A repetitive steel structure cladded in polycarbonate sheets is elevated throughout the centre of the ground floor. The new structure is divided into three sections by the raised walkways. The south side of the workshops leads onto a sheltered outdoor garden, allowing natural light to flood the space creates an uplifting area for people to think creatively.

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Wanting to restore the building as much as possible so all new structures built onsite would be lightweight and offset from the original building, allowing the sites architectural beauty and history shine through. The platform level is vast and has been redesigned into The Neighbourhood, offering sleeping accommodation, gardens and a series of work and social spaces.

There are 60 beds onsite in the form of independent and shared bedrooms, each have been designed to give the residents their private space and somewhere to call home. Most of the bedrooms have large windows facing onto the urban garden or Manchester City Centre, having that connection with nature and a space with lots of natural light helps people’s mental health and wellbeing improve massively.

The sheds all have different functions which allow residents to use the spaces to their current needs, horticulture therapy is one of the leading therapies to help with anxiety, depression and social isolation. The sheds follow the same form as the original cast iron roof structure. The sheds are cladded in a mixture of timber, blackened steel and polycarbonate, each material defines what function the shed holds. In keeping with the buildings original use old train carriages have been converted into greenhouses which sit on the original tracks. The interior has been fully redesigned with one side being completely glazed, they also feature raised and sunken beds with seating incorporated.

Print For Purpose Design Report

All the analytical thinking and research behind the print for purpose project was published into a four books which were written, designed and printed by myself. This research was essential for my design process as I needed to gain a wider understanding of youth homelessness.

Going on site visits and speaking with charities I was able to learn what is lacking in the system for young people and how my design would change young peoples lives. The Print for Purpose site wasn’t just a homeless shelter but evolved into a sustainable programme and home for young homeless people around the UK. The front covers were hand printed by myself as well as the artwork and diagrams.

This process allowed me to create a strong graphical style for the project.

Technical Drawing Henry Moore Institute

My brief was to go to the Henry Moore Institute Gallery in Leeds and conduct a survey on the staircase. I had to measure the staircase and its surroundings, from my findings I then had to draw the staircase in Auto CAD. This was one of my first insights into using the software AutoCAD. This brief was not only beneficial for my leaning and understanding on how a staircase is designed and constructed but how to correctly lay the drawing out in a professional way which was easy to read for both the client and the design team.

Wakefield Waterway Experience Wakefield

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I was assigned the brief to remodel a derelict warehouse in Wakefield into a public space related around Canal Boats. I decided to design a centre which would hold a narrow boat rental office and museum which would focus around the future and sustainability of narrow boats and future waterway developments within the United Kingdom. My concept looked at the physical and mental immersion of being on a narrow boat, travel time is long and being in an elongated space can feel confined. I wanted the circulation to be slow yet feel relaxed with different volumes of spaces within the building.

Facade visuals

Staircase and gallery

First floor walkway

Second floor exhibition

REECE GILLON 07957484469 REECEGILLON@GMAIL.COM