A final year architecture student designing with a focus on the human aspects of the built environment.
A final year architecture student designing with a focus on the human aspects of the built environment.
Final project
Based in Sheffield, The Port and Starboard is a hydrology research centre and gallery which aims to highlight the importance of the rivers within the city. Although providing Sheffield with its rich history, many of the rivers have been culverted, hidden beneath the feet of thousands of unknowing pedestrians. The scheme aims to create an academic community, increase the cities relationship with its rivers and encourage biodiversity.
The Port: The left (South) of the site provides local river charities and organisations with work-spaces and laboratories to aid in the research of river health and biodiversity. This is formed by the research centre, conference centre and library
The Starboard: The right (North) of the site is made up of the gallery and exhibition centre, which aims to educate the public on the benefits and importance of local rivers. The gallery includes three rooms which highlight various senses of the river, one gallery room goes below ground level and features a large window onto the river.
Waterlily Village (Final year project 2)
This scheme was a retirement home for the ageing population of Sheffield. The scheme looked to provide vulnerable people with safe shelter in the increasing risk of flooding. The village was formed of 8 houses, surrounding a community garden, and situated on top of a platoon. The platoon was formed from a concrete frame and filled with Void Formers, allowing the whole site to float in a flood- such as a lily-pad.
Waterlily village was tested through various means to understand its flaws, and further to create a design intervention which would improve the design. The detail section shows the design intervention proposed, which looked to improve the lighting and overheating within the homes, whilst having positive impacts on the community within the site.
