Vignesh Sankar MArch Portfolio for the Manchester School of Architecture

Vignesh Sankar Architecture Portfolio

MSA MArch Application

1:100 Front Elevation of Q-Space

Curriculum Vitae

British Indian, Leicester, UK

07.12.2000

viggyarts@gmail.com

+44 7539012848

ketchupdosa/instagram

www.linkedin.com/viggys

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Rhinoceros●●●●

• AutoCAD●●●●●

• Revit●●●

• Enscape●●●●

• Photoshop●●●●●

• InDesign●●●●

• Illustrator●●●●

• Microsoft Office●●●●

• Physical Model Making

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

• English●●●●●

• Tamil●●●

Work Experience

Hassell Studios - Student of Architecture

Melbourne, AUS

01/2023 - 12/2023

Working as an assistant at an Architecture firm in Melbourne, during my time I worked on:

• Concept design / Massing/ Design Development.

• Project Documentation/ Production of presentation packs.

• A Public Private Partnership (PPP) Hospital Bid Project.

• Costing Analysis (for masterplanning).

• Coordination and collaboration between other consultants.

• Client workshops and meetings.

• Studio Social Committee member, organising Studio Events.

Soho Home – Retail Assistant

Bicester, UK

07/2022 - 08/2022

Working for the Homeware side of The Soho House Clubhouses, Duties included:

• Key Holder- Opening and closing the store.

• Visual merchandising the store and window displays.

• Helping customers with interior design decisions/ Queries.

• Till work- Taking card payments/ Taking customer calls and phone furniture orders.

• Stockroom Tasks- Taking monthly Stock Counts/Restocking.

John Lewis & Partners – Selling Partner

Oxford, UK 05/2021 -08/2021

Covering the Womenswear, Leather goods, Footwear and jewellery department. Duties included:

• Key Holder- tasked with closing the store.

• Visual merchandising the store and window displays.

• Helping customers with fashion related queries.

• Till work- Taking card and cash payments and online returns.

Ian Ritchie Architects

London, UK 03/2018

A One and a half weeks of work experience at the London architectural firm. Was introduced to Revit and Sketch-up and experienced client and team meetings.

Education

Oxford Brookes University - BA Architecture 09/2019Grade: 2:1 06/2022

Leicester Grammar School - A-Levels 09/2017-07/2019

• Art – A

• Design technology - A

• Maths - C

Leicester Grammar School - GCSE’s 09/2015- 07/2017

Art- A*, Biology- A*, Chemistry- A, Design Technology- A, English Lang- B, English Lit- A, Maths- A*, Physics – A*, Religious Studies- A, Spanish- A

Awards & Achievements

Dezeen Magazine Feature on Grad Students 08/2022

An Article showcasing my Final Year Project

Nomination- Make architects Award 05/2022

Oxford Brookes University

RIBA Student Ambassador 02/2022

For OBU RIBA revalidation

Student Representative 09/2020-05/2021

Design Unit J at Oxford Brookes University

Art Year Award /DT Year Award 07/2018

Leicester Grammar School

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award 04/2017

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Contents

Clay by the Canal Trash Feast Q-Space Hassell Sweet Lime’s Cabins

Armstrong Creek Mixed Use Development

Hassell - May 2023

Armstrong Creek is a Mixed Use Development, situated in a up and coming suburb of Geelong, Victoria. It is a premium mixed-use project on the Ground Level there is childcare, Retail and Food & Beverage. While the first floor offers co-working and a medical spaces. The client specified that they wanted this project to be compliant and exceed local sustainability ratings.

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Visulisation Render of Southern Face of the Site

Visulisation Render from the west into the coutyard 1:500 First Floor zoning plan 1:500 Ground Floor zoning plan

Massing Strategy Diagrams

Form Strategy Diagram

Q-Space

Year 3 Semester 2 2

Q-Space is a Queer community hub set in the heat of Park Royal in East London. A retrofit project, Q-space grows from an existing industrial complex. The space is a response to the city’s decline in queer spaces and the lack of inclusive queer spaces. The hub consists of a Dance Bar, Drag Club, Inclusive Bathrooms, Communal Atrium, Nightime Clinic and Creative Studio.

1:100 Long section through Q-Space

Interior view of a preformance at the Drag Club Interior view of the Inclusive Bathroom Space Interior view of the main corridor leading to the Atrium

1:100 Ground floor plan of Q-Space

Exploded view of the layers of Q-Space 1:200 First Floor Plan of Q-Space

Queer Space? What it is.

Creating a space in response to the decline of Queer Spaces within London.

Creating an Inclusive LGBTQ+ environment that makes all who experience it feel safe and cared for.

Promoting inclusive access so that others can be educated on the experiences of queer identites through exposure.

Form Development Models, by cutting and expanding the site with foam

Drag Clubs Gay Dance clubs The Washroom Pubs/Bars Bookshops Community centres The Closet

1:20 Sectional Perspective Detail of Q-Space

Trash Feast

Year 3 Semester 1

Trash Feast- A Compact Fast food restaurant specialising in burritos for drunk and hungry night time clients. All food within the restaurant is made using unsold food from local supermarkets. The building Implements spray foam as a aesthetic pink cladding. Its overall form is inspired by the Adobe mud huts of Mexico.

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Night-time street view of the fast food restaurant

1:50 Street Elevation of Fast food Venue Interior view of the eating area Interior view of the kitchen and serving counter

1:100 First Floor Plan 1:100 Ground Floor Plan 1:50 Section of Fast food Venue

50mm Baymer Polyurethene skin

30mm Plywood cladding

5mm Waterproof membrane

250mm Rockwool Insulation

250 x 150 mm glulam beams

Wall Build Up

Structural model and 3D Connection Details

Ventilation Stratergy with Window Ventilation Detail

Clay by the Canal

Year 2 Semester 2

Clay by the canal is a community ceramic studio based canal-side in the Oxford suburb of Jericho. Its purpose is to cater to the decline in studios for artists in the city due to high property prices. The project proposes a brick built building which is constructed in sections over time by the users of the space, using an extruded modular brick. The project draws inspiration from the bottle kilns of Stoke- on Trent .

4 Exterior roadside view of Ceramics studio using a physical model

Creating a space that can be expanded by the users over time depending on affordability.

Bringing the local community together through the art of ceramics.

Giving Local Artisans a facility where they can thrive without the worry of studio costs.

Exterior View of Clay by the Canal Building a Bottle Kilne (Stopmotion stills) Manipulating like Clay (Form development)

Ground Floor Plan of Ceramics Studio

First Floor Plan of Ceramics Studio

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1:100 Canal-side Elevation of Ceramics Studio 1:100 Section of Ceramics Studio

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Window Detail

Gutter/ Roof Detail Wall to Ground Detail

3D model visualising proposed modular brick system

Sweet Lime’s Cabins

Year 2 Semester 1

Sweet Lime’s cabins are two housing structures created for the fictional Character of Sweet Lime (Rita) from the 2007 Wes Anderson film TheDarjeelingLimited . The two structures sit opposite ends of the river one for sleeping one for eating/ eradicating. The route between to two spaces reflects the characters constant state of travel while the small spaces reflect the constricted life she lives on the train as a hostess.

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Rendered Bedroom Cabin Plan 1:50

Structural Build-up

Exploring Constriction within the site 1:50 Reverse engineered model of the train cabin from TheDarjeelingLimited (2007) Snapshots from TheDarjeelingLimited (2007)