RIBA Part 1 Architecture Portfolio

ARB / RIBA PART I

ARCHITECTURE

PORTFOLIO

VOL 1

CIRRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION 2016-2019

Liverpool John Moore’s School of Art & Design BA (Hons) Architecture - Upper Second Class 2:1

2012-2016

King Edward’s VI Grammar School, Louth

27 St Mary’s Park, LN11 0EF

A levels: Mathematics(B) Physics(C) Chemistry(D) GCSE: A*- C including English, French, Geography, Maths

07767 688095 xavevor@hotmail.com

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EMPLOYMENT 2018 2017

Matalan Distribution Centre, Knowlsey, Liverpool Stock Assistant

Oxfam, Louth

Sales Assistant

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/xorlanyoavevor-063333183

SKILLS AUTODESK AUTOCAD AUTODESK REVIT AUTODESK 3DS MAX

SKILLS PROFILE & INTRESTS Communication

Regularly attending design reviews at university coupled with my experiences in the world of work has helped me to develop very good verbal and visual commincation skills

Teamwork

Working on group projects at university with addition to my lifetime hobby of playing football have helped with my ability to work well in a team

Creativity

Developing my own conceptual ideas throughout my undergraduate studies has improved my ability to quickly think of new ideas from a metaphorical and problem solving perspective

SKETCH UP MICROSOFT OFFICE (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)

ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD

(Photoshop, Illustator, InDesign)

PERSONAL SKILLS COMMUNICATION TEAMWORK

Organisation

From organising my notes at school to organising my time at university organisation has been a key skill that I have developed over time to enable me to bring order to my daily/weekly schedule

CREATIVITY ORGANISATION

PROJECTS 01. BRIDGING THE GAP (4-13)

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02. WEATHER OR NOT (14-19)

YEAR 3

03. LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE (20-25)

YEAR 2

04. PLACE FOR MEMORIES (26-29)

XORLANYO AVEVOR This portfolio contains the selected works from my undergraduate degree from 2016 to 2019. The projects presented are simply previews thus more information about each project can be made available upon request.

SUMMER ’18

BRIDGING THE GAP

KEMPSTON STREET | LIVERPOOL | UK

CONCEPTUAL IDEAS From the research carried out in the preliminary history & theory essay, I realised that out of the three major universities in Liverpool only the University of Liverpool had an adequate student union building. Therefore, it seemed a logical idea to fill this void by creating student union for all the universities in the Fabric District, especially with this influx of young people coming to this area.

Creating a large plan showing the wider context of the city enabled me to plot the potential routes that students would take from the different university campuses to the Fabric District, thus helping to inform my decision for the proposed site location.

With the idea of creating a student union for the city, I wanted to create a building that was social in its nature.

By studying the Montessori School I liked the way Herman Hertzberger played with changes of level of the floors to enable visual connections between different spaces allowing the occupants to observe the different activities occurring in the building. This is an idea that I implemented in the design of my project by creating voids and using transparent materials to allow the students to see a variety of activities taking place thus making the feel a sense of belonging to the union.

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DELFT MONTESSORI SCHOOL - HERMAN HERTZBERGER

Rear elevation drawing of Tapestry Factory on Kempston Street

Also as show in the elevation drawing above, there is an existing factory on the site that is currently being used by creatives to work on various crafts for clients. With the bridge between university and the working world being difficult one to cross, keeping this existing factory will give students spaces to start their own establishments and also provide some with the employment opportunities that are already present in the factory.

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CONNECTIVITY The use of glass and void spaces as show in the visualisations above and below, allows the occupants to see the ongoing activity at different levels, which gives the union a sense of togetherness. In addition, the use of the steel trusses and columns are intentionally used to try and create a symbiosis with the existing industrial heritage of the Fabric District.

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CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

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WEATHER OR NOT GUMMER’S HOW | CUMBRIA | UK

CONCEPTUAL IDEAS

EYE

For my concept, I wanted create an educational centre for the public to gain a better understanding as to what wind is and the environmental impacts it causes. I also wanted the form of my building to embody the shape of the wind, which lead to the spiral form show in the diagrams above and below In addition, the use of a rainwater harvesting system is central to this scheme from an environmental and conceptual perspective.

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MATERIALITY Since the educational centre is embedded into the hillside, it seemed logical to use predominantly hard materials like concrete to create a symbiosis with the solid nature of the site. Also in a cafĂŠ the contrast between the solid concrete walls and roof with the large glass panel, allows for an uninterrupted view of the Lake Windermere that I believe would be very therapeutic. In addition, the use of the softer material larch in the cafĂŠ creates human dialogue to the predominant use of hard materials.

LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE AIGBURTH | LIVERPOOL | UK

The reasoning for choosing my site on the edge of Sefton park is that this location is midway between Dingle and Aigburth which are two areas in Liverpool which I believe are in need of a new community library. The main theme for the concept of my design is transition due to my belief that libraries are transitioning into a bookless state. Therefore, if I wanted to implement this ideology in my design and having a younger demographic would be ideal which is the case for this particular area.

The separation between forms allow the public to have slight views of different areas in the park before going beyond the buildings. Also going back to my concept about the transition of the book, the spacing and difference in size of the reading sector compared to the bookless library is symbolic of how I believe we are ‘moving away’ from the physical book. Other themes of this nature occur throughout my design such as differences materiality and abstractions.

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In the centre of the site there is an existing Gothic Fountain which was originally a drinking fountain when the park was opened in 1872. I decide to keep this historic ornament and frame the new forms around it as symbolic reminder that even though new technologies and cultures a channelling our views towards the future it is important to acknowledge the past and its influence on the modern day.

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VIEWS One of the major features of this site was the direct view towards the Sefton Lake and it would be a shame if my building lost this view. A solution that I thought was suitable for this problem was to integrate glass panels into the main stairway of the bookless library.

In this way the occupants could have an interrupted view of the lake whilst not causing any major circulation issues in the buildings design. Also, the ‘reading sector’ is designed in a way that it channels the occupants view to the beautiful landscape and the lake.

CIRCULATION By having the three main forms slightly separated from each other and their lack of transparency creates a sense of curiosity for the first-time user as what each building looks like inside. Also features in the buildings such as a ‘social’ staircase and tunnels allow for a quite fluid circulation path. This is due to the routes between different spaces being interrupted therefore allowing the users to take their time as the travel through the building rather than being ‘pushed’ to particular directions.

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A PLACE FOR MEMORIES

HUBBARD’S HILLS | LOUTH | UK

STRIVING FOR SOLICE The brief for this project was to design a pavilion at a site of our choice in the United Kingdom for interviewing people of interest concerning their lives and memories. With the information given, the site I chose was in my hometown Louth in the secluded Hubbard’s Hills. The idea behind this was make the interviewee feel at ease by taking them out of the busy modern world and surrounding them with nature. Also, the addition of the internal water feature and the undulating roof create a symbiosis with the stream next to the site and canopy of trees to the rear. This allows the interviewee to experience his or her environment in a therapeutic manner thus allowing them to be more open with the interviewer.

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Architects must react to the world, not to each other Herman Hertzberger

Š 2019