In 2022, I graduated from Ravenbourne University with First Class Honours in BA Architecture. August 2022 - 2023, I undertook my Part 1 Architectural Assistant year out at Benoy, London Studio. Upon completion, I decided to explore a wider view of the urban environment through Urban Design. In September 2023 I began MA Urban Design at the Univeristy of Westminster, with an interest in placemaking and transport infrastructure. To support my studies, I began as a sessional lecturer in Architecture at Ravensbourne University and a part time position as a Design Consultant for Fisher & Paykel. I’m currently a student member of the WCCA, where I network and learn work/life skills, also attending events and study trips. Throughout my education, I have been greatful to take on different challenges, learn, and meet some very interesting people along the way.
“To create one must first question everything.”
-Eileen gray
Achievements:
-’Tenacity’ Award by Asseal Architecture and The Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects -RIBA Best Future Architect in London South East Region 2022 -First Prize Design Concrete Competition set by The Concrete Centre
Urban Design Project
MA Urban Design: Studio Project
Architecture: Year 3 Final Major Project
Architecture: Year 3 Negotiated Brief
Kualanamu Airport | KAIA Jeddah Airport
Part 1 Architectural Assistant
Climate Change Through Storytelling
MA Urban Design: Sustainable Cities & Neighbourhoods
Written Work Examples
Woolwich Connected
The Coal Pier
RESTABLISHING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY IN WEST SILVERTOWN, THAMESIDE WEST FOSTERS CONNECTIONS TO ONE ANOTHER AND NATURE. FOCUSING ON BRINGING A MIXED DEVELOPMENT THAT APPEALS TO FAMILIES, EMPLOYEES, AND INVESTORS WHILST REVIVING AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE BY UTILISING THE SITE’S DISTINCT HISTORY AND CHARACTER.
ENHANCE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
INCLUSIVE OF EXISTING RESIDENTS, OFFER A MIX OF TENURE OPTIONS AND NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING
ACTIVE TRAVEL MODES ARE PRIORITISED, CREATING A NETWORK OF CONNECTIVITY, PROMOTING HEALTHIER AND SUSTAINABLE MODES OF MOVEMENT.
BLUE-GREEN NETWORK
MAXIMISE CONNECTIONS TO GREEN SPACE AND TO THE THAMES. CREATE AN EXTENSION TO THE THAMES PATH AND IMPROVE ECOLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY.
RETAIN/ENHANCE EXISTING EMPLOYMENT
RETAIN AND ENHANCE EXISTING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOPS WITHIN THE NEW LANDSCAPE
CURRENT PROBLEM DEFINITION
THE SITE IS PURELY INDUSTRIAL AND VOID OF ‘LIFE’ OR GREEN SPACE, EXCEPT LYLE PARK IN THE EAST. THE SITE HAS SOME DESIRABLE BUILDINGS THAT CAN BE REIMPOSED SUCH AS THE TATE & LYLE FACTORY. THE SITE IS OFF LIMITS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL ANGLES. PRE WW2 THE SITE HELD A LARGE AND DIVERSE POPULATION.
THAMESIDE WEST REDEVELOPMENT
URBAN DESIGN STUDIO, UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, 2024
THAMES PATH EXPERIENCE
CONNECTION
PARKSIDE & PLAZA EXPERIENCE
PENINSULA BRIDGE PARKSIDEPLAZA
ROYAL VICTORIA WHARF
LYLE
VIEWS TO THAMES FOR HIGH FLOOR FLATS
FLUID ACCESS TO WIDER LONDON
THAMES PATH
Design Framework
OPEN SPACE NEAR MOBILITY NODES
FLUIDACCESS
COMMUNITY ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE
THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA WILL BE SPLIT INTO 5 DISTICTIVE CHARACTER AREAS. THE TATE DISTRICT, LOCATED WITHIN TRADE WHARF, TAKES INSPIRATION FROM THE DESIGN DESRICT WITHIN NORTH GREENWICH ACCROSS THE RIVER FROM THE SITE. THIS ALLOWS A NEW EMPLOYMENT ZONE TO BE CREATED WITHIN AN EXISTING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA. PRIMROSE WHARF WILL BE REACTIVATED TO PROMOTE FURTHER JOB CREATION AND TRADE INDUSTRY, ALONG WITH PRESERVING THE SITES HISTORICAL FACTORS.
THE HIGH STREET CREATES A SPINE ALONG THE PARKSIDE WHARF, THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AND TRADE WHARF, PROMOTING A LINKAGE BETWEEN THE AREAS AND FACILITATING A CONNECTION TO THE WIDER AREA.
ALL AREAS BENEFIT FROM DIRECT LINKAGE TO THE THAMES AND ACCESS TO GREEN SPACE.
THEHIGHSTREET
NODE
PRIMARY STREET
TRADE WHARF
SHARED SURFACE STREET
TATE DISTRICT
PARKSIDE WHARF
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
HIGH STREET FUNCTION
THE HIGH STREET
MIXED USE BLOCK
Land Use Mapping TATEDISTRICT
RETAINED BUILDINGS
RESIDENTIAL
MIXED USE COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL / SHARED WORKSPACE
CIVIC FACILITIES
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
PUBLIC GREEN SPACE
PRIVATE GREEN SPACE
REACTIVATED WHARF
PARKSIDEWHARF
THENEIGHBOURHOOD
THEHIGHSTREET
RESIDENTIAL RIVERFRONT VARIED HEIGHTS
WOOLWICH CONNECTED
Final Major Project / BARCH Year 3 Term 2 & 3
Awarded RIBA Best Future Architect in London South East Region 2022
Location: Corner of Powis and Macbean Street, Woolwich, London SE18
The purpose of Woolwich Connected will be to provide a bridge between academia and the local community by hosting various workshops, events, studios in residents, networking events, exhibitions and performances. During the regeneration phase that Woolwich is facing, due to the arrival of the Elizabethan line, it is imperative that residents are considered and given a physical space where they can reflect on how the city is evolving, and how it should develop in the future.
Woolwich Connected will be a collaboration between Urban Rooms and the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Working together, the council and Urban Rooms will encourage the acceleration of the creative industry and foster meaningful connections between people + place. It will be a space where people can go to understand and get involved in the past, present + future of where they live, work + play.
This will be achieved by:
- Performances of work from students of the nearby academic areas like University of North Greenwich + Ravensbourne. -Areas for discussions, debates, talks, and enquiry for residents and visitors alike who wish to contribute towards the discussions on regeneration.
-Studios to hire for residents and students of the borough to support them in the creative industry and find employment/get spotted for their talents by investors/employers.
-Offer collaborative spaces.
North Elevation
South Elevation
Landscaping is a huge part of any building project. Here, community engagement is amplified with the additions of planting, bicycle parking and ‘street theatre’. The steps for the street theatre act as; a meeting space, a seating place, a performance area and an interactive landscape for children. It also softens the corner to the street, bringing a welcoming and open feeling to the site.
Opening the Murray’s Yard allyway, leading from Powis Street, opens foot/bicycle traffic and links the two sides together, forming a bridge for the community. It goes without saying that all buildings should be accessible to all, landscape too, so the site will be implemented with access ramps from the street on both the east and west.
Plans: Floor -2 & Ground Floor
Materiality
Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) is used for the majority of the building project. The CLT is to be left exposed on walls and ceilings, providing a warm exterior, and reducing the need for unnecessary extra materials. The roof structure is composed of steel funnels, that pass the load through to the substrate layer. The floor connection is then hidden within the stage, and the roof cuts the stage into two halves. One side provides a stage for the amphitheatre stairs, and the other for the indoor theatre. This allows for multiple performances to take place at once, and gives a stage that performers can weave in between the ‘feet’ of the roof structure.
The Coal Pier
Year 3 Term 1 / External Competition set by The Concrete Centre - Awarded First Prize Location: Thames Path, Woolwich, London SE28
By being mindful of the acoustics, we can ensure a comfortable working space for the users. Concrete is quite literally a ‘running’ theme throughout, with large flowing furniture creating workspaces. Under the curves offers a quiet and private working space, apt for business meetings, whilst the top is more open, more suitable for a student. The wave like pattern flows through into a cafe/bar area where hot beverages and lunch is available to be enjoyed in the common area or outside in the botanical garden. The botanical garden functions with the use of a reinforced plastic tray to hold the growing materials/roots.
With COVID-19 at the forefront of everyone’s mind’s, this project challenges the changes in the way we humans work. Many people, I included, faced the dilemma of ‘work from home’. Our bedrooms, living rooms or any available spaces were re-imagined into a home office of some kind, taking our relaxing spaces, and turning them into a place of work. It is key to maintain separate spaces for work and home-life, otherwise the two may overlap and people may find it difficult to associate their home spaces with a place for rest and recuperation.
For this project, the users will be at the heart of the design process. By studying the nearby dwellings, we can see a large percentage of occupants have a higher and intermediate managerial position, administrative or professional position. Ample work-fromhome space is necessary for these people along with students or the self-employed. Also, the lack of garden space due to the majority of apartments being without balconies, presented the need for garden space. Many studies have shown that having access to nature increases quality of life, especially whilst living in the city. This is how I will benefit the local community. Local economy will boost after the increased work output from residents as they finally get a creative space, perhaps new businesses will even be born. The space will also feature a cafe so this will gain a revenue. Environmental wise, I noted a few species of birds on the pier whilst on site visit. By planting specific trees/shrubs we can encourage further nesting and food source. Naturally, increased foli-
South Elevation
East Elevation
Sustainability and Environment
Concrete can often be an environmentally damaging material. The brief set out that it must be a concrete structure, and so I challenged myself to think of how it could be made as sustainable as possible. The embodied carbon of concrete can be drastically lowered if the ingredients for the concrete mix have been recycled. Therefore, The Coal Pier features recycled components as seen in the diagram below. For reinforcement, the structure will have reused steel poles, and the concrete will be sprayed on.
The concrete’s interesting edge, is the use of recycled foamed glass, to provide acoustic insulation. Foamed glass have a plethora of benefits, including it being lightweight in nature. This decreases landfill on dismantle, lowers transport costs and reduced manual handling to name a few. It is also non-toxic, fire resistant and non-water absorbent. The structure is slightly shaded in winter months, but the majority will be able to absorb the suns heat due to the dark fly-ash colour in the concrete mix, or seep through the glass facade. In the summer, it will receive natural cooling via evaporation of the Thames river.
Airport, Jeddah
Commercial Masterplan Proposal
Benoy to review the existing North and 01 terminal against a list of potential issues and enhancements identified to establish a strategy for three new design options.
My key roles on this project:
• Hand drawing of interventions and design options
• Research and benchmarking
Kualanamu is the fourth busiest airport in Indonesia. Catering to its growing commercial opportunities, Benoy has been appointed as part of a multi-diciplinary team working to deliver a recongnisible, user friendly and high-capacity airpot which significantly enhances the airport transport network for the western part of Indonesia.
My key roles on this project:
• 2D and 3D visulisation of the airport and design options
• Rendering and hand drawing of option design outcomes
• Liasing with an external wayfinding company to aid in media and advertisement aspects
Kualanamu Airport, Indonesia
Commercial Masterplan Proposal
Climate Resiliance
Written Works
MA Urban Design, Dissertation: TODD - Transport Oriented Development Displacement
An investigation on Transport Oriented Development (TOD) inducing commercial gentrification. University of Westminster | In Progress
Hypothesis
The distance between gentrified businesses and places with better transport accessibility, or TOD, is correlated. The business mix and demographics of business owners near TOD or places with improved transit may also show patterns.
Being close to TOD or places with increased transportation infrastructure may have an impact on the occurrence of commercial gentrification, which is characterised by business homogenization and the displacement of local businesses. It suggests that companies near TOD or regions with high transit usage may see changes related to gentrification more quickly or intensely than businesses farther away. Additionally, the hypothesis suggests that certain patterns might appear in the kinds of businesses and the characteristics of business owners near TOD or places rich in transport, demonstrating the influence of urban growth on local economies and commercial landscapes.
The hypothesis expands on what is already known about the subject, recognising that TODs can start gentrification processes and that doing so presents difficulties such as increased expenses and the closure of local companies. It also acknowledges the benefits of TOD, including enhanced land value, sustainability, and liveability. To further our understanding of the intricate dynamics influencing urban development and its effects on regional economies and communities, the research will look into the relationship between business gentrification and proximity to transitoriented development (TOD) or regions with high transit usage.
BARCH: Year 3/Dissertation: The Guise of Regeneration
An investigation of increased transport infrastructure on gentrified urban communities Ravensbourne University London | BA (HONS) Architecture | ARC16301 | 17.12.21 | Word Count: 6692
Abstract
In this dissertation, I will be investigating the impacts of increased mass transit systems on the gentrification of urban communities within East London. I argue that the gentrification following increased transport infrastructure is wrongfully represented under the guise of regeneration. The methods I use in this discovery include identifying what has been taken from the communities and the changes that have undergone, whilst facing regeneration schemes. Furthermore, turning to Newham as a case study, I will discuss how gentrification is masked by regeneration schemes during urban renewal, which disregards the existing community and history of an area. The evidence collected shows that these schemes are often placed within proximity to mass transit systems in councils of higher funding, and result in a loss of identity, business, and a change in social structure and demographic. I suggest the resolution to extreme levels of gentrification, is to preserve local community by protecting social housing and businesses in order to cap displacement.
