DESIGN PORTFOLIO

NAME: Jackson Geoffrey Wylie 21 Years Old

Application REF: 61954 Student ID: 638578

Year/s completed: BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTS (ARCHITECTURE MAJOR 3 YEARS)

PERSONAL STATEMENT

My name is Jackson Wylie, I am 21 years old and from the small coastal town of Point Lonsdale (Victoria). My passion for architecture was not instant, for most of my adolescent years I have had a great passion for movie making. Hailing from the coast and as an avid surfer, I began my exploration of film in my short surf films, of which nature was commonly a central theme. As I continued to refine my cinematographic skills, I too began to broaden the subject matter of my films. I began to admire the built landscape as an extension of the natural, thus I too began to incorporate urban scapes into my short films. This was perhaps the inception of my fascination with the built environment. Your motivation to undertake the programIn my VCE year, I studied Media, for this subjects main project I composed a short film that contrasted the natural environment of the coast to the artificial man-made environment of Melbourne. This film sought to express and contrast the emotive properties of each setting. Whilst I hadn’t realised it at the time, I had established my desired vision for the future of architecture. I believe my purpose as an architect is to integrate nature in its purest, unaltered form into the built, urban landscape. Whilst many ar-chitects claim to possess similar axioms, I have not yet witnessed it come to fruition. As a big believer in biophilic design it will be my personal goal as an architect to move closer toward achieving this state of harmony, as I believe it will lead humans closer toward sustainability.

Prior StudyUpon the completion of my Undergraduate degree this year (Bachelor of Environments: Architecture Major) I have had many eye-opening experiences. Many of which occurred outside of University. During these three years, I decided that I wanted to have experience in the practical side of architecture as I was told that this aspect was something that many modern architects have failed to truly understand. I have been an employee of a Building Company for the past 3 years, which has given me a vast array of on-site experiences of both residential and commercial buildings. My role was initially as a site labourer and later I became an assistant carpenter. From this experience I was able to observe how drawings and plans are actually translated on-site, the stages of construction, materiality, and many of the obstacles that may occur at the various stages once construction has begun. Due to my close relationship with the master builder I was also privy to many of the interactions that occur between each party involved including the architect, builder, engineer and of course the client.

Previous Work/volunteer experienceThis year I also embarked on a project that incorporated my two passions of architecture and photography, as I was employed by Peter McIntyre to photograph has various projects that he desired to enter into architecture competitions. This experience was actually quite challenging as I had to attempt to look at the building through the eyes of the designer and capture the aspects of the building that he found most striking, this also highlighted the subjective nature of architecture as I found myself awestruck by aspects of his designs that he did not necessarily find as intriguing.

PROJECT # 1 SECOND SKIN-2nd Year Bachelor of Environments- [GROUP PROJECT]

DEVELOPMENTAL SKETCHES Our second skin design is not aimed to define a certain physical area that one defines as his or her ‘personal space.’We ackowledge

that personal space is an imagined construct (Sommer 1969) and that is unique for everyone and often based on one’s own insecurities. We want to explore the concept of body image, and how people might have a distorted perception of themselves and this may affect their ability to relate to others. Our second skin will be a physical representation of the distorted perceptions that people have of

themselves, for example they may think they have unusually broad shoulders, large behind or small muscles, this will be highlighted and over-exaggerated in the second skin design. The design will represent the false, exaggerated body parts that one feels differs

from the imagined norm or idea of beauty.

EXPLODED SECOND SKIN FRAME -CREATED USING RHINOCEROS SOFTWARE-

EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHS OF BUILT SECOND SKIN

PROJECT # 1 SECOND SKIN-2nd Year Bachelor of Environments-

FINAL RENDERS OF SECOND SKIN -CREATED USING RHINOCEROS SOFTWARE-

3D CATCH RENDER -CREATED USING RHINOCEROS SOFTWARE-

BIO-PRECEDENT: GILL SLITS

FUNCTION: DIRECTS WATER

THAT CONTAINS LITTER OUT

OF THE RIVER STREAM

MACRO SCALE BIO-PRECEDENT: GILL LAMELLA FUNCTION:COLLECT DEBRIS/LITTER

MICRO SCALE

PROJECT # 2MERRI CREEK PARAMETRIC DESIGN PROJECT -3rd Year Bachelor of Environments-

DETAILED 3D PRINTED MODEL SCALE 1:50

The gill lamella of the gill system

have inspired the perpendicular contouring of each section4. These contours will essentially act as net capturing whatever pieces of litter that are larger in size than the spacing of each section. They also give the design porosity allowing water and estaurine species to pass freely through the design, as the litter will only be captured on the water’s surface as plastics are buoyant.

[INDIVIDUAL PROJECT]

Using the Rhinoceros plug-in called Grasshopper, we were given the task of designing an install-ment for the Merri Creek area. We were also given the opportunity to use patterns in nature to solve problems that we identified in the area, this is called “biomimicry.’” I identified the need for litter traps at certain points that would not disrupt the natural flow of the river.

PROJECT # 2MERRI CREEK PARAMETRIC DESIGN PROJECT -3rd Year Bachelor of Environments-

3D PRINTED MODEL (UNDETAILED SHOWING FORM) SCALE 1:100

FILTRATIONPLANKITVOROUS FISH

closely spaced gill lamella

FISH THAT EATS MEDIUM SIZED PREY

moderately spaced gill lamella

FISH THAT EATS LARGE PREY

sparsely spaced lamella

3rd STAGE OF LITTER TRAPcaptures only the

smallest pieces of litter and debris

2nd STAGE OF LITTER TRAPcaptures medium sized

litter

1st STAGE OF LITTER TRAP prevents passing of large

pieces of litter

The undulations in the form of the litter trap

provide spaces for the litter to be captured as they are unable to pass

through the spaces in the horizontal sections

The curved form directs the rubbish from the

centre of the creek to the banks where it can easily be collected by the merri

creek volunteers on a regular basis

MAN MADE LAGOON FOR LITTER ACCUMULATION

BIRDS –EYE -VIEW

SECTION

CAPTURABILITY

POROSITYMULTI DIRECTIONAL POROSITYRiver water only flows downstream, so initially my design was only porous in one direction. Following further studies of the location and general river systems I discovered that there is also water movement in an adjacent direction. This is called run-off and it is the product of heavy rainfall resulting in water running off the land and into the river system.

PROJECT # 2MERRI CREEK PARAMETRIC DESIGN PROJECT -3rd Year Bachelor of Environments-

IMAGE SAMPLER ITERATIONS

-SECTION & PERSPECTIVE CAPTURES-

DESIGN ALGORITHM -SECTIONING USING IMAGE SAMPLER-

PROJECT # 4 COVER PAGE PROJECT INFORMATION

Project Title:

Year Level:

Name of firm:

Is it individual or group work?If group, your involvement?

Brief description of project: (50 words)

IMAGES OF DESIGN WORK

Selected concept and design development sketches

Selected plans, sections and details

Selected 3D views and renders

Selected images of physical models

Other renders, diagrams, sketches, contextual illustrations

IMAGE LABELS

Brief description of what the image represents and how it fits in to the design development. Examples

Preliminary sketches exploring concept ideas

Final render from North West perspective. Using Rhino

East Elevation

LEVEL 1 RESTAURANT/SEMINAR

LEVEL 9 ROOFTOP TERRACE

GROUND FLOOR MATERIAL RENDER

CAFE/BAR/PARKING

EAST ELEVATION -SPENCER STREET-

PLANSPROJECT # 3REEF BUILDING -3rd Year Bachelor of Environments- [INDIVIDUAL PROJECT] This project was my opportunity to showcase my desire for the future of architecture. I used Biomimicry to design a hotel building that would create a larger area of greenery than would have existed prior to human develop-ment. I believe this could be a vital step to-

wards sustainable design.

CORE STRUCTURE -ATRIUM & SERVICE CORE-

PROJECT # 5 COVER PAGE

PROJECT # 3REEF BUILDING -3rd Year Bachelor of Environments-

CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES This concept was inspired by the phototropic growth patterns of corals and sponges upon sub-merged reefs. The ability to find sufficient light for growth whilst also being visually appealing for fish to seek shelter forms vital symbiotic relationship. I believe this can be translated into a building that maximises natural lighting whilst also providing spaces for vertical gardens,

what i believe to be a fundimental requirement of all buildings in the future.

COLOUR The use of colour in this diagram is a rep-resentation of the effort for this building

contrast the bland industrial feel of the West Melbourne Precinct.

PROGRAM PRIVATE SPACES

SEMI PRIVATE (HOTEL USERS ONLY) PUBLIC SPACES (OPEN TO COMMU-

NITY) VERTICLE TRANSPORTATRIUM LIGHT PORTAL

VIEWS URBAN VIEWSNATURE VIEWS

SIMULATANEOUS VIEWS

SUITE 15 -PLAN SHOWING MATERIALITY &

FURNITURE LAYOUT-

IMAGE LABELS

Brief description of what the image represents and how it fits in to the design development. Examples

Preliminary sketches exploring concept ideas

Final render from North West perspective. Using Rhino

East Elevation

PROJECT # 3REEF BUILDING -3rd Year Bachelor of Environments-

ARCHI FIRM -FACING SOUTH EAST-

ROOFTOP TERRACE -FACING SOUTH EAST-

STANDARD SUITE -FACING NORTH-

STANDARD SUITE -FACING SOUTH

CORNER CAFE/BAR -FACING SOUTH WEST -

ATRIUM -FACING EAST-

INTERIOR RENDERS -CREATED USING REVIT & PHOTOSHOP-

EXTERIOR RENDER -RENDER CREATED IN REVIT-

OTHER WORKPETER MCINTYRE

-PHOTOGRAPHY - BLUFF LODGE, WINTER 2015-

OTHER WORKPETER MCINTYRE

-PHOTOGRAPHY - AITKEN APARTMENT, WINTER 2015-