EMERGING ARCHITECTS Project for a City Lighter than Air

John McAslan + Partners / Student Exhibition Seemingly mundane elements of architecture This work, entitled ‘Lighter than Air’, explores have transformed and shaped Vancouver’s the human desire to become ungrounded and 15.04.2016 urban environment. These elements are systems inhabit the sky. The design is suspended between of infrastructure embedded with regulatory speculation and reality, an architecture with fantasy. requirements, political calculations, and cultural Here the architect is cast as an explorer, discovering preferences that have become fundamental new boundaries, materials and atmospheres with denominators of the urban machine. which to work. Title of Work: Project for a City Title of Work: Lighter than air John McAslan, Chairman Name: Aubrey Zacharias Through a series of interventions, these elements Name: Aoibhin McGinley The fundamental link between advances in School: University of British Columbia SALA This exhibition showcases the work of some of are destabilized, re-defined and made to produce School: Mackintosh School of Architecture, construction materials and architectural possibility Hometown: Salt Spring Island our brightest young architects and highlights the a different form of life in Vancouver. This set Glasgow School of Art are explored in this work. The thesis speculates on Short Bio: Aubrey is originally from Salt impressive range of design talent the practice of ‘alter egos’ raises questions about the role Hometown: Dublin, Ireland what could be achieved if architecture was created Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada. While continues to attract. of infrastructure in city making and generates from the lightest and stiffest material in existence earning a Master’s degree in Architecture at the Short Bio: Aoibhin studied at the Mackintosh possibilities for its use as a tool for a more today - Graphene. University of British Columbia, he co-directed School of Architecture, graduating in 2015 with I am delighted by the diversity of the innovative gregarious, public and dynamic city. a small exhibition design/fabrication practice, Distinction. She was awarded the Chariman’s projects included here – including a bold Graphene’s physical, aesthetic and energy properties worked with the Vancouver Art Gallery, the medal for Best Architectural Thesis, a joint reimagining of baroque structures, a water are developed to create a gravity defying leisure Museum of Vancouver, as well as a various project undertaken with fellow student Ronan filtration project in Kathmandu, swimming skyscape suspended above Tempelhof Feld, Berlin Vancouver based architectural firms. He has Morris. Their work was recently exhibited at pools for King’s Cross, a test centre for space in the distant future. Here a unique and adventurous recently relocated to London, where he has the Royal Scottish Academy as part of the New exploration, a coastal pilgrimage centre and a stage is created to question and re-inform our been working with John McAslan + Partners. Contemporaries Exhibition 2016 and the RIBA crematorium in Peckham. definitions of architecture, and the environments and On his own time, he draws and hunts for the Silver Medal Exhibition. lifestyles it fosters. perfect sauna. In a sense this extraordinary show is a microcosm of the practice’s ethos – JOHN MCASLAN + encouraging everyone to think broadly, to PARTNERS question and challenge, and create imaginative, finely crafted work. Most importantly, it seems Emerging Architects

to me this exhibition addresses a fundamental Aoibhin McGinley / Glasgow School of Art question – how do we, as designers, respond to Aubrey Zacharias / University of British Columbia a constantly changing world and a bewildering Demetri Zacharia / The CASS School of Architecture range of global issues – social, environment and Elena Petrasheva / University of Greenwich economic? What is our role, and what are our Elliot Hill / University of Westminster Ignacio Lee / Glasgow School of Art responsibilities as 21st-century architects? Jake Winter / The CASS School of Architecture I think you will find some intriguing ideas Joe Travers-Jones / Bartlett School of Architecture showcased here. Sophie Samuels / Manchester School of Architecture Luke Peckham / Liverpool School of Architecture John McAslan + Partners Maeve Lock / Northumbria University Mirsad Krasniqi / The CASS School of Architecture Neil Quinn / Central Saint Martins Oksana Lastovetsky / Dublin School of Architecture

Thomas Deckker / Curator Aoibhin McGinley / Glasgow School of Art School of / Glasgow McGinley Aoibhin British Columbia of Zacharias / University Aubrey Architecture School of Zacharia / The CASS Demetri Greenwich of / University Elena Petrasheva Westminster of Hill / University Elliot Art School of Ignacio Lee / Glasgow Architecture School of / The CASS Winter Aiken Jake Architecture / Bartlett School of Joe Travers-Jones Architecture School of / Manchester Sophie Samuels Architecture School of / Liverpool Peckham Luke Lock / Northumbria University Maeve Architecture School of / The CASS Mirsad Krasniqi Martins Saint Neil Quinn / Central Architecture / Dublin School of Oksana Lastovetsky

Baroque to Berlin: A Structural Language SUPREMAcity King’s Cross Swimming Pods Death In Peckham

The thesis of this project addresses issues of The project proposal is informed by research into The project is set in the heart of King’s Cross and The crematorium directly confronts the psychological translation and interpretation; exploring the non- Suprematism and its abstract approach to the proposes an idealised public space for an open impacts of loss and bereavement and the effect that static geometry of the Baroque era in an ambitiously generation of form, as a first attempt to reshape air swimming pool. The concept of the proposal this may have on well-being. The project explores drawn and modelled analysis. The Church of San architecture with non-objective abstraction. The seeks to use a pool as a social place of interaction death through the process by which a loved one is Lorenzo, Turin, Italy, by Guarino Guarini, has been re- interpretative drawings and model created during the through small pods set in the dense urban fabric, mourned. The building explores procession through a imagined in contemporary construction techniques research process provided philosophical direction acting as a catalyst for conversation about the past, highly choreographed sequence of spaces, an aspect using concrete as the primary material. The outcome for the scheme, while the design concept is linked to through the means of showing previous films of the of mourning that exists in some form in the funeral Title of Work: Baroque to Berlin: A Structural Title of Work: SUPREMAcity Title of Work: King’s Cross Swimming Pods is a 2 meter tall 1:20 plaster cast model – a man’s need to explore space. three particular points in time that reflect the site. rites of many cultures. Each stage is experienced Language Name: Elena Petrasheva Name: Elliot Hill DEATH IN PECKHAM revealed hidden structure has been studied to create Having Thamesmead as the site and the European The project offers users a chance to remember a Title of Work: at a human scale with an emphasis being placed Name: Demetri Zacharia School: Greenwich School of Architecture School: University of Westminster Joe Travers-Jones an original tectonic proposition. Each element of the Space Agency (ESA) as the client, the project forgotten period in time, by suggesting dialogues Name: on the private nature of grief and the emotions felt School: London Metropolitan CASS School of Hometown: London Hometown: Frinton-On-Sea The Bartlett School of Architecture structure uses pre-cast joints to link to the next. The became a test centre for space exploration. The between users that create new conversations about School: through the grieving process from remembrance Architecture Short Bio: Elena joined John McAslan + Short Bio: Elliot joined John McAslan + Ogmore by Sea, S WALES model is not glued together – its structural integrity centre houses core requirements for ESA but the past and present. Hometown: in the gardens and chapel to celebration on the Hometown: North London Partners in 2015 as a Part I architectural Partners in 2014 as a Part I architectural Joe joined John McAslan + Partners relies solely on joints and gravity. also provides a flexibility testing ground for future Short Bio: roof. Circulation through the building is thoughtfully Short Bio: Demetri Zacharia joined John assistant. She has worked on a number of assistant. He has worked on a number of in 2014 as a Part I architectural assistant. He explorations. The final scheme benefited areas within guided by the changing light conditions influenced McAslan + Partners in July 2015 as a Part II projects in the UK and Russia. Since joining projects in the UK and Russia. Since joining has worked on a number of projects in the UK. The focus of this project is the design of a specialist the Thamesmead region. by the use of materials. The materiality and light JMP, Elena has gained experience working on JMP, Elliot has gained experience working on Architectural Assistant. Prior to joining JMP, library and archive for post-war German art Since joining JMP Joe has gained experience conditions acted as a driving force for the project large scale residential projects mostly located in Education, Cultural and residential projects Demetri worked at David Wood Architects as a and photography in Bernauerstrasse, Berlin. Art working on residential and commercial projects creating considered moments within the building Part I Architectural Assistant. During this time Moscow, Russia. Prior to this, Elena completed particularly from concept stage through to particularly from concept stage through to publications, often produced in limited runs, take 4. where the feeling and atmosphere of the space 12. her BA in Architecture at University of Greenwich planning. Prior to this, Elliot completed his BA in 3. he gained experience working on large scale on the cultural and exchange values of scarcity. The planning. influences the emotional wellbeing of the user. and Masters degree in Economics at KNEU back Architecture at University of Westminster. 13. residential masterplanning projects for housing library attempts to exploit a spatial hierarchy that

11. associations. He is currently working within in Ukraine. 1. affords varied levels of publicity, security and access. 2. JMP’s Education and Cultural Unit. The arched column created was extracted from 9. the geometric principles of San Lorenzo’s structure 8. 7.

forming unique floor plans and study spaces. 5.

10. 14. Key 1. Pod Hub (Pool) 2. Base Water 3. Aroma Dispenser 4. Underwater Seating 5. Supporting Side Panels Photovoltaic 6. Water/ Electric Pumps (Plant) 6. 7. Film Screen & Supports 8. Secondary Bathing 9. Steps into Pod 10. Structural Supports 11. Structural Cables 12. Hub Steel Supports E X P L O D E D A X O N O M E T R I C | P O O L P R O P O S A L 13. Wall Connector Support 14. Hub to Screen Supports

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Contextile: Contemporary Textile Research The Water Guardians of Kathmandu Goonhilly Congress A Pause in a Pilgrimage Centre On the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, The Goonilly Congress was conceived in response Settled within the rolling dunes of Druridge Bay the ‘A Place to Work’ beneath bamboo and tarpaulin tents live the to the 500th Anniversary of the Magna Carta and visitor centre combines a place of shelter along “sukumbasi” (The Landless People). They are the the 25th Anniversary of the internet. The project is a a blustery coast line, and a node visible between In the core 3rd Year studio project, the students were workers, the labourers and the service industry for response to the growing concerns over the freedoms two distinct typologies. The repetitive nature of the asked to design a building for ‘Contextile’, a fictional Kathmandu. Through a Metamorphosis of name and privacy of communication in the modern age. building relates directly back to anti tanking blocks group of twenty young designers who, currently and occupation from the “The Landless People” to The Eden Project strove to educate and promote once neatly lined out on the beach. Each block working in independent studios, are coming together “The Water Guardians of Kathmandu”, they become environmental awareness - the Goonhilly Congress represents a different experience, both in form and Title of Work: Goonhilly Congress Title of Work: A Pause in a Pilgrimage to form a collective based in Pollok Park, Glasgow. protectors and inhabitants of a public River Filtration would be the technologically focused successor to in activity, allowing the visitor to travel with ease Name: Luke Peckham Name: Maeve Lock Title of Work: Contextile: Contemporary Textile Title of Work: The Water Guardians of Infrastructure project to give their temporary the Eden Project. through the centre. Research Centre As a collective, their ethos is ‘to be kind to the Kathmandu existence a permanent place within the city’s fabric. School: Liverpool School of Architecture School: Northumbria University Hometown: Tidworth, Wiltshire Hometown: Frome, Somerset Name: Ignacio (Sungjae) Lee planet, treat people well and develop the fabric Name: Jake Aiken Winter The location for the project was chosen due to Short Bio: Luke joined John McAslan + Short Bio: Maeve joined John McAslan + School: Mackintosh School of Architecture of life’ within a building that is an enlightening, School: CASS School of Art, Architecture & existing foot paths on the dunes, these informed Partners in 2015 as a Part II architectural Partners in 2014 as a Part I architectural Hometown: South Korea enjoyable and delightful place of work, and which is Design (LMU) the axis of the building, these paths have been assistant. visualiser. She has worked on numerous Short Bio: Ignacio joined John McAslan an engaging, comfortable and healthy environment Hometown: Botolph Claydon ‘housed’ lending itself to being able to merge itself Since joining JMP, Luke has gained experience projects located worldwide. Since joining JMP, + Partners in 2015 as a Part I architectural for the visitor. Short Bio: Jake has been working with John within its context. No path is interrupted, no journey working on large residential projects. Luke’s Maeve has continued to learn from her mentors assistant. He has worked on a number of McAslan + Partners since 2015 on large changed. An atmosphere has been created, through prior experience has been in single family different skills of how to portray architecture projects in the UK. Since joining JMP, Ignacio The new building provides a wonderful opportunity to London housing projects in difficult to deliver materiality and simplistic design, to enhance the high-end residential projects in London through through visualisations. The projects she has has gained experience working on residential make a positive addition in this well loved landscape contexts. He graduated from the Cass School emotive response that so many have to the coast. and commercial projects particularly from within the city of Glasgow’s Pollok Park. of Art, Architecture & Design, with a Distinction which he developed his interest in contemporary worked on have been varied and have offered concept stage through to planning. Prior to this for his research on the formation of unofficial detailing. During his studies he explored the her the opportunity to see into all sectors of Ignacio completed his BA in Architecture at urban pocket settlements. He has worked both potential impacts of advances in communication architecture that John McAslan + Partners are Glasgow School of Art. in London and New Delhi and at the weekend he and technology upon the built environment and involved in. enjoys walking his dog. acted as a guest critic for the undergraduate course at the University of Liverpool.

Nobiru Sea Wall Hotel & Public Lido Fab Lab City: Monumentality in architecture White Energy and Black Swans; The Legacy Build 4 Sustainable Demonstration Centre - its aspirations and relevance to the human of Coventry’s Synthetic Biotope This 5th year project thesis is situated in Nobiru, a scale. town within the prefecture of Miyagi, Japan. It is a Build 4 is a dynamic and creative space located What if the future of energy production and usage coastal town which was devastated by the Tohuku in Dover, Kent, in a new industrial unit. Fitted-out “Every project is essentially utopian or ideal until is clean, abundant and negative carbon whilst also Earthquake & Tsunami in 2011, which destroyed completely with eco-materials, CAP’EM invites the the last phase of its construction. The execution of healing our current environmental crisis? 70% of the built environment in Nobiru, including wide audience it attracts to come inside and see the project marks the end of utopia, which is then homes, schools, coastal hotels, and leaving the the materials in situ and on display. Build 4 has the transformed into a program and maintains in man This thesis project is influenced by the global fears Nobiru community traumatised by the unfortunate capacity to host small events/meetings/training/ the hope of a better world, thus becoming a source of dissipating energy resources, consumption and Title of Work: Fab Lab City: Monumentality in event. As a result, the government of Japan has and encourage manufacturers and innovators of of new utopias.” Title of Work: White Energy and Black Swans; pollution. The proposal looks at a large brownfield architecture - its aspirations and relevance to Title of Work: Nobiru Sea Wall Hotel & Public built a 7.2m high sea wall, depriving the traditionally Title of Work: Selfridges ‘No Noise’ House / eco-materials to utilise the space for focus groups, The Legacy of Coventry’s Synthetic Biotope site in Coventry through a green lens: injecting the the human scale. Lido coastal a community of access to Nobiru Beach. Build 4 Sustainable Demo Centre exhibition purposes and training in the use of the Pascaline Guillier Name: Sophie Samuels grey industrial grain and surrounding urban context Name: Oksana Lastovetsky Name: Mirsad Krasniqi The proposal is for a Sea Wall Hotel & Public Lido, Name: Neil Quinn materials. School: Manchester School of Architecture with a dose of cultivation gardens and pools. Dublin School of Architecture School: CASS School of Architecture (LMU) which aims to restore tourism in Nobiru, and also School: Central Saint Martins School: This thesis is a study of architectural and urban Hometown: Lytham, Lancashire Hometown: Dublin Hometown: London to reconnect the community of Nobiru to the sea. Hometown: Kilkenny, Rep. of Ireland Selfridges - House for ‘No Noise’ strategies that are publicly considered to be Short Bio: Sophie joined John McAslan + The vision is for a site specific and future typology Short Bio: Raised in Ireland and born in Moscow Short Bio: Mirsad joined John McAslan + The hotel and its public spaces turn the Sea Wall Short Bio: Neil joined John McAslan + Monumental – in scale, form or concept. We have Partners in 2015 as a Part II architectural of an urban field that enables energy production - moved to London at the end of last year as Partners in 2014 as a Part II architectural into a destination rather than a barrier, allowing the Partners in 2015 as a Part I architectural In an initiative that goes beyond retail, Selfridges preconceived ideas about such architectural moves, assistant. Since joining JMP, she has worked to be grown and formed locally in our cities. The a graduate Part II architects. I studied in the assistant. He has worked on a number of community to experience the sea again at various assistant. invited the users to celebrate the power of quiet, and oftentimes, both monumental and utopian ideas on a range of projects. In particular she has architecture becomes a super green manifestation, Dublin School of Architecture - where we were projects in the UK, Haiti and Hong Kong. Since levels through the public Lido and also Sea Wall Being a resident of Tottenham, Neil has a strong to see the beauty in the function and find calm are infamous for not addressing the human scale experience in residential, cultural and hotel whereby the natural and unnatural become encouraged to experiment, stand out, but were joining JMP, Mirsad has gained experience Promenade. connection with the practice’s N17 Design amongst the crowds. Based in the flagship Oxford and the single person’s needs. Usually, the grand schemes which include Millbank Tower, Lillie completely blurred by engineering and mutating always brought down to earth by an emphasis working on education, cultural and residential studio and a number of projects within the Street store, the House for ‘No Noise’ was achieved idea prevails, so there is a definite lack of intimacy in Square and Ashley Road. Prior to working at nature to grow new natures that are more efficient on structure and construction. projects through all of the RIBA stages. Prior to N17 area. Since joining JMP, Neil has gained by slicing a home through its centre, exposing the details of both concept (which is forgivable) and JMP, Sophie worked in LA at an experimental and useful than the nature that we know of today, this, Mirsad completed his Part 2 studies at the experience primarily working on residential ‘departments’, each with a design function to end product (which is less desirable). studio, FPMOD and at MAKE Architects, London. the very nature that we have been rapidly depleting CASS School of Architecture (formerly LMU). projects particularly from concept stage through incorporate the ‘No Noise’ criteria. For Sophie, architecture is the relationship and destroying over the last century. to planning. between logic and one’s imagination to create a Prior to this Neil completed his BA in habitable space for individuals. Architecture at Central Saint Martins.