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Scott Quinn | 2025
SCOTT QUINN
ABOUT
I am a recent Master of Architecture graduate from the University of Newcastle, awarded the K. G. Hoffman Prize in Urban Design for my final year thesis project completing my masters I have been working at EJE as an architectural assistant graduate, contributing to large-scale commercial projects in the health and education
Having grown up in South Africa, I moved to Australia to pursue my dream of becoming architect, exploring how I want to position myself in the field while drawing influence distinct parts of the world.
The following works are a selection of speculative projects from my time at the Newcastle.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Design (Architecture), University of Newcastle | 2022 Master of Architecture, University of Newcastle (Distinction) | 2024
AWARDS
K. G. Hoffman Prize in Urban Design Commendation In Urban Design | 2024
PAST WORK
Andrew Donaldson Architecture & Design (ADAD) Architectural Assistant | 2023
EJE
Architectural Assistant | 2023-2024
Graduate of Architecture | Present
CONTACT
Phone 0411841555
Email scottquinn52@gmail.com
Newcastle, where I was project (2024). While assistant and now education sectors. becoming an influence from such the University of
MODEL MAKING
DRAWING RHINOCEROS
REVIT
ARCHICAD
VRAY
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR INDESIGN
[D]URBAN STORIES
Thesis | 2024
ABSTRACT
Situated on the east coast of South Africa, the port city of Durban is known as the land of eThakweni to its First Nations Zulu people. Located adjacent to the port is the Warwick Precinct, the chosen site for this thesis investigation. The Warwick Precinct once recognized as “The Entrance Into the White City,” finds itself within the intricate geometries that have emerged as a result of urban expansion that radiate from multiple directions.
By re-interpreting key urban moments, the proposal seeks to allegorically unveil the lost sites that once occupied the land beneath the oppressive infrastructure of the city. Locating intervention at the intersection of accumulated occupation and history, the proposal addresses the complex nature of the site through fragmentation, Identifying that the city is made up of many fragmented stories, and through their accumulation, tell the story of the city.
Arguing architecture’s potential to be manifested as a metaphorical ‘joint’ that can be strategically used as a viable means of bridging counter sites and programmatic conditions to reconnect lost sites of heritage. This approach further suggests that a building on a lost site can be conceived as having multiple ‘front’ facades – each expressing identity in response to a different set of contextual and programmatic conditions.
If you wish to see more of my thesis work please feel free to reach out directly!
WARWICK, DURBAN,SOUTHAFRICA
1.EARLY MORNING MARKET
2.PROJECT CENTER
3.TAXI RANK
4.TAXI RANK
5.BUS RANK
6.VICTORIA MARKET
7.BROOK STREET MARKET
9.ENGLISH MARKET
10.TAXI RANK
EAST INTERSECT
8.BEREA TRAIN STATION OLD “ENTRANCE INTO THE WHITE CITY”
GATEWAYS
Boundary Edge of Warwick
North Warwick
VENDORS
MIELIE VENDORS
Warwick
South Warwick
MUTHI VENDORS
East Warwick
Warwick
VENDORS
S, M, L, XL
ABSTRACT
The project is named after the iconic book “S, M, L, XL” by OMA, which categorizes projects based on their scale - small, medium, large, and extra-large. This approach was followed throughout the course and the scope of our assessment was based on this scale-driven methodology.
Urban projects, particularly those of a mixed-use, can be complex. The project starts small but given the tendency of many urban developments to become oversized, it will ultimately lead to a relatively small urban mixed-use development. However, the inherent complexity of urban projects remains, irrespective of their scale.
The project is framed to propose a mixed-use development in the Mayfield renewal corridor. Starting with an urban room, right through to a mixed-use building. The project discusses the complexities of sustainability, affordability, energy security, and achieving more with less. The challenge is to create spaces that are not only affordable and sustainable but also highly functional, easy to maintain, and enjoyable.
By engaging with this project, the requirement to uncover the potential of the ch site was vital. While we can’t ignore the realities of the situation, this doesn’t stifle creativity; instead, the true context demands us as architects to come up with more thoughtful and imaginative solutions.
AN URBAN ROOM
The initial intervention with the site was a soup kitchen which served as the catalyst for how the project would respond to the broader questions outlined within the brief.
The kitchen cantilevers over the footpath of Maitland rd. becoming the awning system for the building, cooking food above and delivering it below. Taking the critical position on the function of an awning how it may be mobilized to offer a secondary use to the public domain.
URBAN SOUP KITCHEN
Maitland Road
L1 RESIDENTIAL 1:100 PLAN
Following this shifting of scales methodology, the project then shifts to residential living that sits above the soup kitchen/retail spaces below.
Each floor plate is divided into 10 narrow two-story apartments, which are fitted out with a reduced finish. The apartment provides the basic amenities that are fixed such as the wet areas and the stairs, allowing occupants to divide and utilize the space as they like with furniture.
Ensuring a more affordable cost to include different economic levels, whilst still maintaining a sense of flexibility and personalization.
MAITLAND RD. STREET VIEW
The building attempts to establish a connection with the human scale, by only proposing 4 levels of residential apartments, the building avoids the trap of becoming an unrelatable object. As described by Rem Koolhaas in his book “S, M, L, XL,” he asserts, “Bigness is no longer part of any urban tissue. It exists; at most, it coexists. Its subtext is fuck context.”1
1 Rem Koolhaas et al., <i>Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large : Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rem Koolhaas, and Bruce Mau</i> (New York, N.Y.: Monacelli Press, 1998).
YIELD
ABSTRACT
Yield is a project that critiques public space. It asks who owns the land we stand on, and what we are allowed to do with it. Imagining its possibility and finding its potential. The site is a small part of Pacific Park facing Newcastle beach. The making of public space in Newcastle, and cities more broadly, has become confused with the making of buffer space, usually in the shape of a lawn. These vague landscapes give the illusion of nature, but its simplicity and neatness hides a reality of Country from us.
In my design scheme, I look at the effects of modernism in public space. The swift development of Newcastle with the focus for economic growth has resulted in the loss of its ingrained cultures. With that in mind, my YIELD project looks at providing a public space for the art culture scene in Newcastle. The council have a funding program that aims at promoting the cities culture, heritage, and art. Although a great initiative, it is highly competitive.
This public space provides an environment for artists to create and express their work. Bridging the gap between being a self-funded artist and receiving money from council to become a professional. The artists are able to work in this space for free, to help facilitate their aspirations of becoming a professional.
1:50 PLAN
The spaces are divided into two programs, the studio and exhibition space. The studio space which allows artist to create, is subservient to the exhibition space which enables artists to express their work to the public.
1:100 SECTION
Slicing through the site towards Newcastle beach, the proposal sits within hill of Pacific park. The undulating terrain of the park is raised and skylights are introduced to filter a soft light into the spaces below. Valleys are also created to funnel water to collection points at the front of the structure, signifying a sense of entry and the passing of time.
ABSTRACT
This elective challenged us to design a compact, sustainabel tiny house for a standard backyard at 13 Pokolbin Street, Broadmeadow. With a 60 sqm maximum floor area complying with development codes, it bypasses lengthy approval processes. Creating a space accommodating two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a study, tailored for a small family within a ‘mum and dad’s’ backyard.
1. Living
Kitchen
Office/Spare Bedroom
Main Bedroom 5. Bedroom Deck 6. Main Bathroom
Store 8. Guest Bathroom 9. Main Deck
10. Main House Garden
DETAIL SECTION
The proposal utilizes a basic timber stud construction, that sits on concrete pad footings with Unipiers. Clad in reclaimed hardwood timber the walls are well insulated with a pending hemp solution. All glazing is fixed allowing all openings to be a form of timber to achieve the best opportunity to create an airtight environment to heat or cool the dwelling efficiently.
While completing my Masters of Architecture I have been working as an architectural assistant and graduate at EJE. Contributing across all documentation phases of larger scale commercial projects in the health and education sector.
If you wish to see further practice based work please feel free to reach out to me directly!
