Brief:

This two-part project creatively explores the essential partnership between architecture and the people who inhabit its spaces and surroundings – bringing design to life.

These two projects investigated the architectural implications of site and context. Project work included studies of the elements and principles of site analysis – researching & measuring the environmental, physical, urban, cultural, historical, social and legal context of the design.

The central theme of this design series is an exploration of the human perception and understanding of architecture through the senses. Principles of visual, acoustic and thermal sensory inputs investigates how the form generated can be used in creating architecture, especially environmentally friendly and sustainable architecture that is based on a particular clientele.

In part one of this project, an infill housing scheme was designed to help house part of the refugee intake in Wellington, New Zealand. A compact modular design was generated to enable assembly in small sites and to keep production and construction costs low. This design was to respect both the cultural expectations of the users and also the physical requirements they may have.

The final design consists of prefabricated, structurally insulated panels that join to create a solid and functioning house. Spaces are carefully planned and elements of compact and flexible design are considered to provide a thoughtful piece or architecture that in universal in its approach.

Work conducted at VUW (Personal portfolio).