Project 1 /

3rd Year - Oxford National Exposition Hall

(Top) - External View depicting national expo opening day in the Bodleian Library courtyard, Oxford (Rhino - Photoshop) (Bottom) - Internal view depicting a
seminar taking place on the topic of domestic sustainability (Rhino - Photoshop)

Developing on the theme of a film project that manipulated shadows and

light, our unit was given the task of designing a performance space that
incorporated shadowing as a defining feature for the user’s experience.
This building has to last for two years and use temporary construction
techniques.
With our site located in the central courtyard of the Grade I listed Bodleian
Library I decided that the theme of education and learning was appropriate. I
decided on an Exposition Hall that would host the Oxford National Exposition
of Climate Change.
The building reflects the program of climate change as it is designed to be
completely recyclable. Using mostly wood that can be sourced locally, the
building maximses the benefits of low tech construction. I incorporated
a reciprocal roof structure that achieved the large spans I wanted in the
interior.

The building is separated into two main sections: the forum and the
auditorium. While the auditorium is insulated and soundproofed, the forum
uses wooden wall strips to show the division between interior and exterior,
while still visible to each other.
 Project 2 /
3rd Year - Olympic Park Assembly Hall

(Top) - Sketch models depicting possible layouts/composition of assembly hall with

proposals for ground treatment shown below (Card/Plywood on Sand)

(Bottom) - Sketch section iterations of proposed design taking influences from the
Mosque of Cordoba and the Santa Caterina Market (Pencil on Paper)

(Right) Sectional isometric depicting assembly hall in use and makeup of building (Rhino-
Illustrator - Photoshop)

With distrust between Government and public over the failures of the Olympic
Park in Athens I have reimagined the derelict site as an Assembly Hall for
public use.

This project intends to bridge the gap between community and government,
allowing public opinion to be clearly expressed and heard by politicians in the
same space.
The building reflects this message in its assembly of layers. Brick work and
concrete show the solidity of government while wood resembles the almost
chaotic and free flowing nature of a community.

Shading techniques combine these layers to produce an ever-changing

monolithic structure that acts as a covered area for the community to use
throughout the year.
(Bottom) - Sketch example of the transition of enclosure in the building which
was a tool that combined public/private with sun/shadow treatment.
(Right) - Ground floor plan of Assembly Hall positioned between the entrance
to the Athens Olympic Park and the train station (Rhino - Illustrator -
Photoshop)
 Work Placement /
Graduate - Ryder Architecture
CONFIDENTIAL

During the pandemic of 2020-2021, I joined Ryder Architecture’s Healthcare Team in London and was able to participate in the design of venues for the mass vaccination program the UK government / NHS / UCLH were
undertaking at the time. I was in a team of three people designing all the vaccine clinics in North London. The example shown above is of the Islington Business Design Centre before doors opened for public use (Bottom - Sir
Francis Crick Institute). Special consideration was given to the standardisation of room functions so that the same construction technique could be used for multiple sites.
The vaccine clinics were part of a framework with UCLH - other projects I took part in included renovations for University College Hospital, Bonham Carter House, John Astor House, Westmoreland Street, the Proton Beam
Therapy Centre, Macmillan Cancer Centre and the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine.
The remaining year was focussed on mental health facilities and the masterplanning of several hospitals. I was able to participate in the design of both inpatient and outpatient facilities, giving me an in-depth knowledge of how to
design for mental disabilities, as well as design for dementia. Going through RIBA stages 2-5 has given me an initial understanding of the level of detail required for said stages.

(Top) - Photograph depicting Islington Business Design Centre Vaccination Clinic before operation.

(Middle left) - Standardised layouts of typical vaccination bay, consent bay and accessible vaccination bay (Autocad)

(Middle right) - Detailed elevation / detailed section / detail for outpatients mental health facility in London (Revit)

(Bottom) - Main entrance elevation depicting proposed mental health inpatient facility (Revit - Photoshop)

CONFIDENTIAL
 Project 3 /
Graduate - Personal Development - Isolation

During the pandemic of 2020-2021, I was subject to

a world of isolation. Empty streets and people on
monitors created a dissociation with reality.
I wanted to reflect my feelings in the form of an never
ending journey through the medium that architects
SSTO - Single Stage to Orbit Vehicle
(Commercial Aeroplane
design in - space. Layout Precedent Used)
I set myself a brief that this spacecraft that I was to
travel in was to be designed for one person that would
take into consideration the needs for that one person
to live in.

The brief also responds to current techniques in rocket

construction already used and possible technology in
the next 100 years. This is apparent in the inclusion of
a solar sail that would use the energy from the sun
to propel the craft forward without using finite fuel
resources.

SSTI

KEY
1 Human Comfort - Livable Space
(Increase to 2 Floors & Mezzanine
2 Level)
Human Comfort - Viewports (Skylight
Implemented)
3 Control - Guiding Fins (NEW Proposed
Solar Sail)
4 Control - Cockpit (Pushed Back for
Inclusion of Solar Sail-3)
5 Maintenance - Airlock (Pushed Back
for Inclusion of Nuclear Reactor-7)
6 Services - Electrical & Plumbing (Used
in Unusable Livable Space)
7 Engine 1 - Proposed Nuclear Reactor
(Long Distance Journeys)
8 Control - Wings (Rotated to Allow for
Gliding when Re-entering Atmosphere)
9 Engine 2 - Proposed Liquid Fuel
Rocket Thrusters (Exiting Planetary
10 Atmosphere)
Fuel - Proposed Liquid Oxygen Tank
(Pushed Outwards for Increased
11 Livable Space-1)
Fuel - Proposed Liquid Fuel Tank
(Pushed Outwards for Increased
Livable Space-1)
 Research Paper / Graduate - Personal Development - Volumetric MMC

Almost two months into the conflict between Russia and Ukraine we watch in horror as Russian artillery level
whole cities to rubble without any care for the lives of the people that live there. The Russian Federation has already
inflicted 60 billion dollars of damage to residential districts, infrastructure, hospitals and train stations that is
grinding Ukraine’s economy to a halt.
When the war ends and millions of Ukrainian migrants return to their home a quick strategy will be needed to
house people as their previous homes will be inadequate for living. I propose volumetric modular construction as a
temporary building solution. My research article looks at the feasibility of a double bedroom ensuite module that is
designed to be built in a controlled environment (factory) which is then transported onto site and slotted into place.

As a hybrid design, concrete slabs are separated from the module for better layout flexibility. The bedroom ensuite
is focused due to the repeatability of the room in most building typologies and auxiliary spaces will be added
traditionally to suit requirements. My strategy is that when permanent new homes are created for the population,
the temporary constructions will convert into public / private buildings such as hospitals or hotels.
The starting price for the production of these modules will be high and is normally the reason why it is not a viable
building option in a lot of projects. Looking at the scale of the damage created by the Russian - Ukrainian war
justifies the need to mass produce these modules.

Research Article
Nikita Norris
Design Assistant
2022

Key :
Module
(Top) - Cover page of research article looking at the feasibility of volumetric modules for the reconstruction of Ukraine, An Concrete Slab
internal rendition of the bedroom is depicted on the top (Revit-Rhino-Blender-Photoshop)
Corridor
(Bottom left) - Infographic showing results of MMC calculation based on IHP’s standard for pre-manufactured value
(Illustrator) Mechanical Bricks

(Bottom right) - Example of types of MMC used in construction (IHP, 2022)

(Middle right) - Exploded isometric depicting proposed ensuite bedroom module (Revit-Rhino-Blender-Photoshop)

(Bottom right) - Massing diagram depicting module arrangement and showing the potential of multi-storey design
(Illustrator)

MODULAR TRADITIONAL
84% MMC USED 59.5% MMC
70% percent required from
NHS USED
70% percent required from
NHS
Traditional Manufactured Panelised Bathroom Volumetric
Build Components Systems and Modular and
Kitchen Prefabricated
Pods Facade