PLACE PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE YEARBOOK 2013-14 1
Place; Portsmouth School of Architecture Yearbook 2013-14 Copyright 2014, Portsmouth School of Architecture CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 BA1 ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN 7 BA2 ARCHITECTURE 21 BA3 ARCHITECTURE 33 BA2 INTERIOR DESIGN 53 BA3 INTERIOR DESIGN 67 M.ARCH 1 79 M.ARCH 2 STUDIOS ARCHITECTURE & URBANISM STUDIO (A+U) 85 ARCHITECTURE & LANDSCAPE STUDIO (A+L) 87 THE EMERGENT STUDIO 89 ARCHITECTURE, CULTURE & IDENTITY STUDIO (AC+I) 91 FINDING METHODOLOGY & PRACTICE STUDIO (FM+P) 92 FINAL EXAMINATION IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PART 3 96 POSTGRADUATE MA AND MSC COURSES 97 MA URBAN DESIGN 99 MSC HISTORIC BUILDING CONSERVATION 101 MA INTERIOR DESIGN 103 MA SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE 105 POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH DEGREES 109 COMPETITIONS 111 FIELD TRIPS AND CHARETTES 113 PROJECT OFFICE 114 ISBN 978-0-905320-05-2 Graphic Design by Marie Cleaver Publication edited by Dr Anastasia Karandinou Front cover: Image by BA3 Architecture student Sabina Berariu Back cover left to right: Image by MArch 2 student Will Muland Translucent Concrete experiment, Image by BA3 Interior Design 2 student Gemma Mohajer RESEARCH PROJECTS, EXTERNAL LINKS AND PUBLICATIONS 123 ERASMUS & EUROPEAN COLLABORATIONS 132 PASS 136 SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE STAFF 137 CURRENT STUDENTS 138 3
New Eldon Building (Photos by A.Karandinou) INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Year Book 2014. There are diverse ways of exploring the human condition, and the School celebrates the success of our students who have chosen to study through a visual and material language. Within these pages you will find conceptually adventurous, yet analytical and technically precise work, displaying the expertise of confident professionals who have all the abilities to become leaders in the Built Environment. The School has provided architectural education for 80 years, in various locations around Portsmouth. Moving in 1996 to the elegant Portland building, purpose designed by Sir Colin Stansfield Smith and his team at Hampshire County Architects, we thought that would be our final move, yet less than 20 years later we have moved again. We are now embedded in the Creative Arts Eldon Campus. John Ruskin would approve of the links we now have with many creative workshops, film and fashion alongside metal and woodwork, and much else besides. The new building, designed by Penoyre and Prasad, has given us light and spacious studios, and varied learning spaces. After 12 weeks it feels good! Moving home is never easy and just before Christmas is tricky timing, but the second term has gone well, with many students working in studio throughout the week, developing a very professional ethos. The postgraduate space on the 4th floor hosts much activity and there is a sense of energy and ownership. The examples herewith of the wide ranging design studies we offer within Architecture and Design clearly show our aim to embrace local and national issues; third year Architecture students focusing on the needs of food banks, M Arch studios examining the effects of rising sea levels on the locality, and with the call for 24,000 new homes on the South Coast, designing to meet local housing needs. Interior Design students have explored how music can be used to enhance social cohesion, health and well-being, employment, education and economic development with the charity, Tonic Music for Mental Health. Projects demonstrate an understanding of the social issues that design work must address, alongside the spatial needs and required technical resolution. Celebrating this years achievements must also include thanks to the Academic and Admin staff, who have engaged with the diverse demands of moving a School alongside unending enthusiasm for teaching. Collaboration within School, Faculty and University is providing a springboard for the School into the wider region, nationally and internationally. As the Construction Industry slowly steps out of the grip of recession we are building links that will stretch and engage us in design activities throughout the region through our research and knowledge services activities. There is much to look forward to. 4 5
INTRODUCTION BA1 ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN Sadly, we also commemorate Sir Colin Stansfield Smith who passed away last year after a long and eminent career. His valuable association with the School and his contribution to the formative years of many students will long be remembered with affection. I had the opportunity to work with him in the latter years; he was taxing and demanding but always encouraging and insightful, quite simply a master at his art. We wish our graduating students every success in your career, and urge you to continue engaging in debate around design. Through your varied pathways you will take an understanding of how architecture in its widest sense has the potential to contribute to debate, inform, and change our society. We encourage you to keep in touch and invite you to return with the insight of your experiences. Good luck to you all. Pam Cole, Head of School The year has been one of intensity and creativity as we have introduced new design projects; welcomed specialist staff to the team; inhabited our new studios, and explored the new opportunities of being within a creative community. On our first day, our Dean Professor Catherine Harper welcomed Architecture and Interior Design students from across the globe. She shared a personal story of success supported by five keys actions; show up, speak up, team up, look up and never give up. This fantastic advice has stayed with us throughout the year and here we use the actions as themes to introduce the first year of Architecture and Interior Design. Look up - the city and place Portsmouth is a new city for most first year students and from day one they explore the island and city of Portsmouth through the eyes of a designer. Skilfully, teams identified a forgotten place suitable for development and explored how it could be reinvigorated through design. Suggestions ranged from a community garden, a pop-up gallery to a speed-dating corridor! The city remains our focus for investigation throughout the year. Team up - Collaborate together This year saw many new opportunities to collaborate together. Each first year studio group was encouraged to create a set of shared values and studio identity by organising events together with staff. For example one studio spent a very wet day in the woods, building a shelter, discussing the craft of design. Others sought the opportunity to work for the Project Office on a live design project or organised tours of the newly completed Mary Rose Museum where they explored the relationship between the city s historic fabric and contemporary design. Above: New Eldon Building Right: New Eldon Building West Wing The highlight of the year is always the annual Make and Break challenge when student s work in teams to design, build and test a structure made of balsa wood in the central courtyard. Speak up - design conversations BA1 Make+Break Learning about design involves conversations both spoken and drawn so developing the skill of speaking up is vital. During the year there are many opportunities to develop and practice the art of design conversation, in the design studio, by giving oral presentations and through peer review, for example of exhibition work that presents a comparative analysis of historic buildings/ spaces from across the world. 6 7
BA1 ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN BA1 ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN BA1 Student Projects Students are encouraged to be individual in their approach to design and are supported by specialist staff from a range of backgrounds in the design studio. The enthusiasm that designers from practice bring to the design studio is infectious and it makes a real difference to our first year students to be able to discuss their design ideas with these professionals. Students feel valued and connected with architecture and design practice today. Show up extra curricular opportunities The energy of the first year students means there is rarely a moment to sit still. Year one is a fabulous opportunity to explore everything a university has to offer and these extra opportunities add richness to each student s experience, for example: life drawings classes, model making workshops, or use of specialist workshop facilities. This year also saw first year students participate in student led study visits to the cities of Rome, Copenhagen or Basel. The vibrant community of the School is supported by our student society (PASS) who offers a series of events and guest lectures. Never give up determination & refining design skills We would like to thank Errand Jervis Printers for giving us access to their inspiring building and for continuing to support this project. The final projects of the year enable students the opportunity to consolidate and refine their skills through the design of a creative arts venue (Architecture) and a coffee house (Interior Design). Here we present one design from each of these projects to showcase what our students have achieved. You can find out more about these projects on those pages. Our first year students have demonstrated true enthusiasm, key skills of working together in the studio, persistence and ingenuity. They are well prepared for their second year of study where we know they will keep up the excellent work and enjoy experimenting with their newly developed skills. Stephen Anderson, Bryony Whitmarsh, Karen Fielder & Lee Cheong BA1 Thomas Franklin Observatory Project Section The first year programme is designed to inject energy in all the right places through a series of one-day events, and short projects. Each project builds on the skills from the previous project. This year students designed an Observatory in response to their definition of the sense of place of a particular location; they also took inspiration from their analysis of the Miseen-Scène of a film to design a place of work for a given client. Nicola Crowson (BA1 Arch Coordinator) and Bryony Whitmarsh (BA1 ID Coordinator) Coffee House Interior Design Project BA1 Arch Henry Inman Observatory Project Model 8 In recent years the idea of the coffee house as a place of gathering, meeting and exchanging of ideas (both real and virtual) has experienced something of a renaissance. This in turn has generated a rich range of views about the coffee house in history. In light of this, our first year Interior Design students were asked to design a coffee house in Albert Road, currently Errand Jervis Printers. The road offers a lively environment, full of individual and quirky shops, cafés and restaurants. Students investigated the social history of the coffee house, focusing on the way that the meaning and use of the space has changed and its relevance today. We visited Brighton which has a thriving coffee culture supporting a wide range of independent coffee outlets. BA1 Richard Waker 9
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BA1 Richard Waker 12 Top: BA1 Observatory Mesh model by Liam Bacon Bottom: BA1 Observatory Section by Adrian Papworth 13
ID1 Stefanie Norris Coffee House Project BA1 Arch Henry Inman Architectural Autopsies Falling Water Model 14 BA1 Arch Henry Inman Architectural Autopsies Falling Water Model 15
BA1 Arch Louis Fletcher Making Place Section BA1 Arch Louis Fletcher Making Place Elevations Rendered 16 17
BA1 Louis Fletcher Working Diagrams Over: BA1 Exploring the site 18 19