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J R Fenton[Architectural Design Portfolio]

‘ Construction is the art of making a meaningful whole out of many parts’

- Peter Zumthor

Contents

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Curriculum Vitae

Logie Green Housing Development

Victoria Square Monument

Edinburgh 2.0

Community Beacon

Photography

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Josh Fenton

[Email] jfenton.r@gmail.com[Address] 24 Lount Walk, Birmingham, B19 2QG [Telephone] +447758743271[Birth] 31 Oct 1993

Curriculum Vitae

About

I am a third year architecture student currently studying at Edinburgh University. I have a passion for architecture which has only grown during my studies. Continually I find myself fascinated by the details of architecture, material, light and texture and how we as architects can manipulate these to as components of form and space.

Being originally from the Carribean I feel as though I have been travelling all my life, and this may explain my love of seeing and experiencing new spaces. Photography and sculpting are also pastimes that I enjoy, as further outlets for my creativity.

Experience

Company Date Task

Calford Seaden Architects Dec 2010 - May 2011 Shadow InternKrystoffer Myska - Artist Jun 2013 Workshop Assistant - Aid with machining of parts for sculpture

work and installations and photographing of finished pieces

T. M. Lewin Jan 2014 - Oct 2014 Sales AssistantLiquorice Tree May 2014 - Nov 2014 Stock AssistantANB Promotions Jul 2013 - Aug 2013 SurveyorCotswold Outdoors Jul 2011 -Jul 2012 Sales Assistant

Education

Facility Date Result

Edinburgh University Sep 2013 - Current Handsworth Grammar Sixth Form Dec 2010 - May 2012 A2 Maths A* A2 Physics B A2 Art/A* AS Geography B

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Skills

Software LEvel

AutoCadRhinocerosVRay Adobe Photoshop/ IllustratorAdobe IndesignApple OSMicrosoft Office

Model Making LEvel

Laser CuttingStyrofoam CutterPlasma CutterResin/ Plaster CastingBamd-SawWoodworking

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Back to the Future: Edinburgh 2.0

Studio Project . 3rd Year

This highly conceptual brief required the merger of two disparate environments: the city of Edinburgh in the mid-19th Century with the uber-modern of Sci-Fi and Fantasy worlds.

Within the project the aim was to engage with the quotidien of the environment, whilst deploying the logic of a specific film. As such the film becomes rule and logic, offering potential for the introdution of narrative.

The Tron Series was used as the framework with its fetishisation of ‘electrical’ power and complex leadership structure it has a convenient similarity to Edinburgh in the mid 19th Century, which was at that time undergoing an industrial revolution.

The site is located in a high density urban district which, though comprising of a significant amount of residential use, is dominated by industrial use: namely the printworks of W& R Chambers.

Our Group sought to engage with the printworks and create a network, or circumscribed grouping.

- ‘And the more constraining the demands of architecture become, the tougher architecture has to respond. Till it breaks.’

Wolf Prix

Density Diagram - Edinburgh 1850

Land Use Diagram - Edinburgh 1850

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2nd Iteration Model

Render Test for 2nd Iteration

In order to re-interpret 1850 Edinburgh and acquaint ourselves with the aesthetic qualities of Tron we carried out several investigations of modelling the site, both physically and through computer rendering.

Initially found materials were utilised as a means of conveying the ever flowing energy: computer cabling, motors, wires etc. However we noted that the crudeness of expression jarred with the minimalistic, precise aesthetic visible in Tron.

As a result we turned to more refined materials (acrylics, metals and plastics) to provide a grounding for the found objects.

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Render Test for Final Model

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Details of Final Model

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Final 1:500

In the final model lighting was included to convey the idea of pulsing energy. Found objects are utilised here to convey the cyber punk aesthetic prevalent throughout the Tron series.

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Concept Section (1:200 at 25000x841)

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Concept Section (1:200 at 25000x841)

Conceptual Collage Section 1:200, Advocates Close

City-Wide Elevation, Market St.,

The conceptual section above was used as a means of exploring the transformative process, from the 19th century reality to the Tron aesthetic. Narrative has been introduced here; characters, materials and tokens from the cinematographic world into the Edinburgh framework.

The elevation (left) relates to the latter part of the project where after studying the pre-existing site network, I sought to add and weave in an additional network. The cranes here act as a means of sourcing and collecting rag from the city draperies and relocating the material to the ‘depot’ at Advocates close

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[W]ater Treatment Plant

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+ 150 sq.

m

+350.0 m3

[R]eactor Core

[E]ntry

[E]ntry

[C]ooling Tower

[P]aper Mill

[T]urbine Control

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Concept Drawing of Introduced Site Network

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J.F - Paper Mill

L.F - Sewage Treatment Plant

Sewage in

Power out Power out

Water for reuseout

Cooling water in

C.X - Nuclear Power Plant

Power out Power out

L.F - Sewage Treatment Plant L.F - Sewage Treatment Plant L.F - Sewage Treatment Plant L.F - Sewage Treatment Plant L.F - Sewage Treatment Plant L.F - Sewage Treatment Plant

Located Site Network

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Study of Pre-Existing Site Network

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Initial Diagram of Industrial Concept

Diagram of Site Network, Industrial Intervention

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Final 1:200 Model

Detail of Paper Mill - Rag Processing Detail of Power Production Plant Detail of Paper ‘Pulsing’ Energy

Materials Input [c]

Fuel Input// Plant [b]

Labour Input [a]

Material Processing [a]

Paper Treatment [b]

Paper Storage [a]

Product Dispatch [b]

Machinery Maintenance [c]

ACCESS [1]

PROCESSING [2]

Entrance - Access// 3 Exteriorstaircases

Plant Room - 30m2

Engine Room - w. Ventilation - 75m2

Rag Storage Room - 50m2 // Bales of 1m2

Water Storage Facility - 550m3

Rag Sorting Room - 50m2 Pulping Mortars 3 Vats - 50m2 Bleaching// Fourdriner Machine - 275m2

Paper Treatment// Cutting Room - 30m2

Workshop// Parts Room - 30m2

Waste Management [c]

Roll Storage Room - 100m2 // Roll width 1.25m

Press Transfer wheel - adj. to Storage

Waste Water Storage // Transfer - 400m3

OUTPUT [3]

Paper Transfer Wheel

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Rag Collection Crane

Pump // Engine Room

Clean Water Storage

Grey Water Storage

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Diagram of Paper-Mill and Rag Processing

Conceptual Drawing of Industrial Intervention

Drawing of Logie Green Development

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Logie Green Housing

Studio PRoject . 2nd Year

‘The home should be a treasure chest of living’ - Le Corbusier

The brief required the design of a residential complex of 30 units, in central Edinburgh. Key to the project was the notion communal space and the types of urban dweller that would seek to use this development.

The development is comprised of on block of mainly townhouse style residencies and another of smaller single and two bedroom flats, above these are larger apartments with views across the city.

The two units act as a form of gate, funneling the community between the streets they sit between. The hard landscaping also offers the potential for chance meeting and stopping points.

By varying the unit type throughout the scheme it was intended that a greater community cohesion would emerge.

Roof Plan

Section A-A

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Section B-B

Section C-C

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Ground Plan First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan Third Floor Plan Fourth Floor Plan

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Self-Led . 1st Year

‘Every touch, every join, every joint is there in order to reinforce the idea of the quiet presence of the work’ - Peter Zumthor

The brief here required an interpretation of the female form as a replacement for the Dhruva Mistry’s piece which was ‘formerly’ erected there.

In order to convey similar sensibilities I felt it neccessary to include a clear sensuousness to the figure. It was also a key concern that there was seen to be an interaction with the water and the figure, which would in turn carry notions of child-like innocence and the frailty of the subject.

It was necessary to pair down the form until the anthropomorphic qualities were barely visible, this was in order to make the form a signifier for the general female form.

Back Detail

Side Detail

Alternative Male Detail

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Site Roof Plan

Scale 1:500

Community Beacon

Studio Project . 2nd Year

The brief required the design of a medium sized library on an allocated site within the metropolitan area of Madrid, this library is to cater for the local needs and hence provide a broad range of communityservices. The library must facilitate varied; private study, child’s play and social interactions.

The site is located in close proximity to the Mendez Alvaro, a main artery to the city centre and takes the form of an urban infill site. Initial site analysis suggested a lack of facility for those living in close proximity to the site. As such the library had to serve as a main community hub also.

Within the first part of the project I examined circulation as a means of journeying and discovery, and creation of unfolding space.s.

‘A large collective space where fragmented humanity can reconstitute itself, that process involves the reuniting of a collective population’ -Rem Koolhaas

Roof Plan

Infill Site

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Upper Floor Plan

Scale 1:200

1. Private tutorial rooms/ Donference space

2. Reference Book Stacks

3. Computer Access

4. Private Study Desks

5. Circulation core

Middle Floor Plan

Scale 1:200

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1. Performance/ Open Air-Cinema Space

2. Circulation Core

3. Access to Plint/ Residential zone

4. Access to Play Park/ Main Road

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Sub-Lower Floor Plan

Scale 1:200

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1. Main Book Storage

2. Staff Room/ kitchen

3. Circulation

4. Toilet Facilities

Site Context

Floor Plans

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Lower Floor Plan

Scale 1:200

1. Toilet Facilities

2. Main Entrance

3. Circulation Core

4. Book Swap Zone

5. Magazine Room

6. Audio Library

7. Main Lending Library7. Main Lending Library

8. Childrens Library

9.Childrens Play Area

In the final iteration unfolding spaces are played out symbiotically with a notion of integrated community: creating a library programme which, as one explores, makes clear its inherent links to community.

As a means of engagement, first it defers to it, connecting with the localized city block. The mass is then orientated so that it gives priority of access to the neighbourhood it serves, dismissing the high speed service route to its rear. Then a key moment occurs the mass is separated into two supported by two infrastructural columns containing all services, and circulation. The ground mass deals with the threshold experience for the more distant resident, whilst containing the majority of lending services. The elevated mass is dedicated to study in various forms, whilst from the exterior it serves to create a mark upon the city. The void space forms part of a public forum, a direct extension of garden space of some adjacent residences. This space offers the potential for chance meetings and interaction with neighbours - a gap in the pervading privacy of the surrounding area for communal entertainment and performance.

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Elevation 1:200

Section A-A

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Section B-B

Scale !:200

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Section B-B

Scale !:200

Section B-B

Section C-C

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Interior Render of Children’s Library

Render of Theatre Void Space

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Exterior Render

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Specification1. Waterproof Membrane, affixed with epoxy resin2. 100mm Rigid Insulation3. 45mm Profiled Steel Deck 4. 150mm x 50mm Z-Purlins at 600mm centres5.5. 600mm Deep Castellated Beams at 3000mm centres6. Fixing Bracket, with 3 x Ø15mm Hex Bolts7. Trusses: 1500mm depth, 150mm Steel Beam components8.8. 16mm Clear PCM (Polycarbonate Multi-wall) Panels, 60% transparency, TiMax L.Transparent - Wacotech Insulation9. Fixing Bracket, comprised of 4 x Ø30mm 10. Vierendeel Truss System, comprised of Steel Square-Hollow Section beams, 300mm x 30011. Hidden Panel Fixing Clip, 13mm12.12. 10mm Opal Poly-carbonate Panels, 20% translucency. 28mm cavity. Waterproof Membrane13. Glazing Unit, 16mm Toughened glass, 9mm cavity, 8mm glass panel. Aluminium frame. Motorized Opening Mechanism14. Brushed Aluminium Seating Unit, peforated15.15. Floor make up: 25mm Resin Flooring (Flowcrete; EMGreen 740), 65mm CementiousScreed, 100mm Rigid Insulation, 350mm Reinforced In-Situ Concrete16. LED Facade Lighting System17. In-Situ Reinforced Concrete downstand, 1500mm depth.18.18. Resin Bonded Threaded Rod, Ø20mm, length - 1100mm.19. Steel Collar with shim20. Facade Support Unit - Steel Angle, 16mm countersunk bolt with shim

Scale 1:25

Model Illuminated as ‘Night’

Detail Drawing of Wall to Column

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Site Model

Conceptual Model showing the concept of library space as unfolding journey. The rings are representative of library spaces with the circulation threaded through the upward journey through these spaces.

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Photography

Recent Travels

‘To learn to see- to accustom the eye to calmness, to patience, and to allow things to come up to it’ - Friedrich Nietzsche

Special Thanks

Tolu OnaboluKonstantinos Avramidis

Andrew StoneMark CousinsPierre ForissierLinshan Fan

Chuo Jie Xian

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Josh Fenton

Email jfenton.r@gmail.comAddress

Telephone +447758743271

24 Lount Walk, Birmingham, B19 2QG