UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS:

Studio 3 : Polytown (2024/25)

As technological progress accelerates, we move from one finite resource to another. Whilst this use of our environment is in some ways inevitable, as architects, we look for less invasive strategies of powering a sustainable future. This particular project examined the extraction of lithium, and looked to celebrate the existing industrial heritage of a Cornish tin mine, whilst providing a community driven piece of infrastructure to last long into an uncertain future. The idea of a lithium future is somewhat flawed, as a finite resource is inherently non-permanent. However, by providing an adaptable industrial hub which uses flexibility as a method of achieving longevity lithium can be the initial propulsion point to a green future, and in this way is infinite.

Studio 2.2 : Watching and Waiting (2024)

My final studio project of second year centred around the design for a flexible public facility by the river Goyt in Stockport. It was a multi-faceted project which required me to think about including a range of facilities, including an outdoor promenade, an office space, and an exhibition room for up to 50 people. This culminated in a two-unit proposal, which I centred around the pastime of birdwatching, with stealth, subtlety and community being key design drivers. The bird hide was to be a floodable sunken space, using gabion retaining walls and offering secret views over the river.