P O R T F O L I OLAOISE QUINN

SAMPLE OF ACADEMIC & PERSONAL WORK

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EDUCATION

MASTER OF ARTS IN ARCHITECTURE (MA Arch)Aarhus Arkitektskolen, Aarhus, Denmark, 2012 - 2014

BACHELOR OF SCEINCE IN ARCHITECTURE (Bsc Arch)UCD School of Architecture, University College Dublin, Richview, Dublin 4, 2008 - 2011

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

DESIGN CONSULTANTBoConcept, Beacon South Quarter, Dublin 18, Sept 2014 - June 2015

Interior design and sales role at a contemporary Danish furniture company

- Engagingdirectlywithclientstofindaninteriorsolutionondomestic& commercial scales, promoting mutual interest and active participation- Working individually or in small teams to achieve targets- Carrying out home visits and presenting in-store design consultations- Ongoingdevelopmentofproductknowledge&customerserviceskills- OfficialinteriordesignandsalestrainingcoursesundertakeninUK- In-store styling and layout strategy planning; analysing stock orders

ARCHITECTURE INTERN Architecture Republic (now Urban Agency), Dublin, Sept. 2011 - Jan. 2012

Internshipwithasmallarchitecturefirminvolvedwithavarietyofexciting,mixed-scaleprojectsbasedinIrelandandabroad

- design input, drafting and visual presentation material- sitesurveying,research,feasibilitystudies&representationofsmallto mediumsizedbuildingprojects- involvement with installation and promotion of public events- directinteractionwithprojectarchitect,collaboratorsandclients

EDITORIAL INTERN Relevant BCN magazine, Barcelona. March - June 2012

Internship with an online magazine focused on showcasing local creative work

- individually researching and conducting interviews with artists, musicians and company owners, both in Spanish and English- writing stimulating articles relevant to research and interviews; translating, interpreting and transcribing.- photographingsubjectsandeditingarticles’visualmaterial

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERInstitute of English Studies, Viladecans, Barcelona, March - July 2012

TEFLteacherinaneveningschoolteachingstudentsofmixedageandability

- leadership role as teacher for classes of up to 18 students aged 10-25- preparing relevant coursework and other activities to stimulate students and make a natural language-learning environment- creatively adapting and catering for the widely varying needs of students- findingsolutionstoproblemsastheyarise,adjustinglessonsaccordingly

PRACTICAL / SOFTWARE SKILLS

GRAPHICS/PRESENTATION: Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator

DRAFTING: AutoCAD, Vectorworks, hand drafting

3D MODELLING: Sketchup, Rhino (intermdiate)

FABRICATION:Experiencewithwoodworkandmetalwork;laser cutting; casting concrete; plaster and aluminium; card modelling.

ADMINISTRATION / ORGANISATION:MicrosoftOffice

LANGUAGES: English, Irish, Spanish (advanced), Danish (basic)

INTERESTS

Urban communities; social studies; furniture and product making; interior design; photography; cinema; art; games; music.

REFERENCES

Barry Rochford, Store owner and manager, BoConcept IrelandE baro@boconcept.ie T +353-1-2932008

Ole Egholm Pedersen, Associate Professor, Arkitektskolen Aarhus E oleegholm.pedersen@aarch.dk

WORK EXPERIENCE (cot’d)

FASHION MODEL Morgan the Agency, Dublin 2007 - presentPrincipal Models, Barcelona 2012 - 2013 (Summers)Diva Models, Aarhus 2012 - July 2014 - working as part of collaborative teams to achieve a creative goal- internationalexposuretocreative&commercialindustries;- cooperatingwithagents;managingjobsandcastingappointments- adapting quickly to new environments and clients.

ACTIVITIES

2014 IFAC (International Festival of Art and Construction), Spain: Tutorfor‘CUT!’interactivecardboardconstructionworkshop; creating workshop theme, guiding up to 10 participants per day, managingdailytimetable,andorganisingfinalevent. Studentswereguidedtodesignandmakemodular‘playpieces’tobe constructed as part of a public game event Participated at same festival in 2012.

2013 ‘LYS’ CANDLEHOLDERS SHOWCASE + SALE: Individual design business undertaking; productionandsaleofconcreteproductsatArkitektskolen’s Christmasmarket,Aarhus2012&2013

2013 SONNESGADE 11,studioexhibition,Aarhus: projectinstallation,exhibitioncataloguedesignandcomposition (partner collaboration), opening-event organisation (team member).

2011 PARK(ING) DAY Dublin, with Architecture Republic: ‘PLAY’,atemporaryparkingspaceinstallationofX’sandO’s

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BACKSPACERE:MAKING URBAN DIALOGUE

RYDERS ROW, DUBLIN 110 SEMESTER

My thesis project focuses on (re)making social connectedness Dublin and ‘taking back’ space for public use. Beginning with a spatial study of the Irish pub and taking inspiration from public workshop facilities in Denmark, the building and its srategy capture an essence of community and intimacy, providing a place for conversation, commerce and civic activity in an urban context.

Precedent study modelsShort sections

Site planExisting site

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Ground floor planRyders Row elevation

First & Second level floor plansSection looking towards the back space

Parnell St elevation

Capel St elevation

Section : layered spaces, framed views

‘Snug’ wall deconstructed

unfolded / exploded site plan

FOOD FABRIKAARHUS, DK

9 SEMESTER

The brief called to rethink a pedestrian railway crossing over a disused site connecting a key city thoroughfare to the marine harbour. Re-imaginging the site as a ‘food destina-tion’ in Aarhus, a masterplan was devised to split the site in four:

1. at the ‘sea’-side, the existing fish treatment industry and small fish restaurants;2. beside this, the existing boat maintenance yard for local boat owners;3. across the railway tracks, on the ‘city-side’, public allotments,and a social ‘food fac-tory’, with public kitchens and workshop space;4. in front of this, a large, free-space ‘front yard’ for markets and outdoor events.

These functions are connected by a flyover bridge focusing views on ‘sea’ and ‘ground’.Reinforcing the linear grain of site with a train station platform analogy, the building functions as the ‘knot’ which ties these four zones together in the setting of food and gathering. The three chimneys are icons to represent intimate, cavernous kitchen spaces, while also expressing a ‘factory-like’ form from the front yard.

The flyover bridge focuses views towards the city and the seaGround floor plan

section through building looking towards train track

elevation from garden allotments

front ‘yard’: open square for markets, events and play:the building stands like an iconic factory at the end of the ground tracks

Roof walkway

Section through chimney and workshop

LIGHT PARK‘GLAD CYKELBY’, AARHUS, DK

7 SEMESTERwith Arminas Sadzevicius, Lea Marie Franck, Jesper Vognstrup Neergaard & Jesper Vejrum

Despite the high number of parking facilities around Aarhus, bikes are still parked in a careless, chaotic way around the city.

LIGHT PARK is an interactive bicycle parking system that can be rearranged to fit different locations. It’s a temporary, mobile campaign which aims to change people’s behaviour, encouraging them to park in an organised way, but still fostering freedom of expression and identity.

The system is made up of modular ‘parking tiles’, each illuminating a different colour identity when they’re available for use. Under-floor LED lighting tracks bike motion as it moves along the tiles. When the bike is parked correctly, the bicycle’s wheel ‘track’ is illuminated with the identity colour, rewarding the cyclist by letting them make a temporary creative mark on the city. When the cyclist returns for the bike later, they can use their ‘light track’ as a guideline to find their bike again.

Due to the cost of producing and maintaining the facility, it is intended as a high-impact, novelty experience, which would move from city to city, and contributing to a national bike parking revolution.

1:1 prototyping

A SENSORY PROSTHESISAARHUS, DK

8 SEMESTER

The project was to construct an archive of measured data of an old cheese-storing warehouse on Sonnesgade 11 in Aarhus, prior to its planned demolition. The site’s abandonment and misuse over time resulted in an uneven, decaying and dirty floor. Taking an interest in how one could abstractly measure the ‘trip/slip’ resistance of a floor, inspired by real slip-resistance testing apparatus as well as the movement of my own body when walking, I developed a prosthetic machine to gather visual data of mapped sections of the floor. The findings later contributed to an art installation in the same space.

Data collection map:parts of floor to be tested‘The Machine’:

prosthesis apparatus for measuring floor texture

Data recording: brushstrokes vary depending on smoothness of sampled area

Swinging pendulum

CHAPELIZOD PRIMARY SCHOOL CONTEXT PLAN 1:2500

PRIMARY SCHOOLCHAPELIZOD, DUBLIN

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The school site is at a core, focal point in the village. Although located at a busy traffic intersection, the building’s site strategy pulls back to create a semi-enclosed, safe public space. From here, all important areas and environmental features of Chapelizod can be accessed: the city road to its East, the main village square and charming residential streets to the ts West, the Liffey River to the South and the Phoenix Park to the North.

Approach to Chapelizod from city centre: the school stands at the point of this junction

Long section Chapelizod Road

Context plan

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1. BROWN ROOF CONSTRUCTION:80mm SUBSTRATE LAYER25mm DRAINAGE MAT5mm PROTECTIVE MATSEALING LAYER75mm ROCKWOOL THERMAL INSULATION TO FALLS75mm ROCKWOOL200mm IN-SITU REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB

2. WALL CONSTRUCTION:200mm IN-SITU BOARDMARK R.C. WALL, LIME RENDERDPC100mm ROCKWOOL INSULATION (fire protection)25mm PLASTERBOARD (for classroom) / 20mm WHITE-PAINTED SOFTWOOD BOARDING (other spaces)

3. FLOOR CONSTRUCTION:20x150mm CEDAR BOARDS60mm CONCRETE SCREED WITH HEATINGPROTECTIVE LAYER20mm ACOUSTIC INSULATION (CORK)20mm THERMAL INSULATION (ROCKWOOL)200mm IN-SITU CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB ON 550x250mm IN-SITU BOARDMARK R.C. BEAMS

4. MOVEABLE PARTITION DETAILS:CLERESTORY TIMBER FRAME GLAZING, RECESSED INTO FLOOR SLAB100x50mm ALUMINIUM PARALLEL FLANGE SECTION CHANNELS (OUTER PAINTED) WITH WHEEL SLIDING FUNCTIONVERTICAL STEEL CHANNELS (100x3500) WITH HORIZONTAL SOFTWOOD LUMBER FIXED TO ANGLES AT CHANNELS12x1200x2000mm / 12x1200x2400MM PLYWOOD15mm PAINTED SOFTWOOD BOARDING

5. WINDOW DETAILS:TIMBER FRAMING WITH PIVOTTING WINDOW (ANTI-CLOCKWISE) FOR OPTIMUM PASSIVE VENTILATIONUPPER: PAINTED SOFTWOOD BOARDS (SUBTLE COLOUR INTRODUCED IN FACADE)FIXED TO 64mmX38mm SOFTWOOD LUMBER 2 X 64mm ROCKWOOL FILLLOWER: SEATING OR STORAGE CAPACTIY: 20mm CEDAR BOARDING FOR SHELF/SEATING38x64mm SOFTWOOD LUMBER WITH ROCKWOOL(STORAGE UNIT) 200X20mm CEDAR BOARD CONCEALING SLIDER FRAME FOR UNIT DOOREXTERNAL 12mm MARINE PLY TO ADD DEFINITION TO FACADE RECESS AT FIRST LEVEL

6. CANTEEN FURNITUREHOLLOW VARNISHED TIMBER BLOCKS; SEATS OR TABLES; FLEXIBLE COMMUNAL SPACE

7. SEMI-EXTERNAL SPACETIMBER DECK: SOFTWOOD LUMBER FIXED TO STEEL ANGLESDPM20mm CEDAR BOARDINGLIMESTONE GRAVEL GROUND OVER HARDCORETIMBER SEATING FIXED TO WALL UNDER PIVOTTING PREFABRICATED TIMBER-SLAT SCREEN AT WINDOW

8. PUBLIC SPACE LANDSCAPE20x150mm GROUND CEDAR BOARDING FOR RAMP APPROACH TO SCHOOLWITH SIDE DRAINAGE

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1. BROWN ROOF CONSTRUCTION:80mm SUBSTRATE LAYER25mm DRAINAGE MAT5mm PROTECTIVE MATSEALING LAYER75mm ROCKWOOL THERMAL INSULATION TO FALLS75mm ROCKWOOL200mm IN-SITU REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB

2. WALL CONSTRUCTION200mm IN-SITU BOARDMARK R.E. WALL, LIME RENDERDPC100mm ROCKWOOL INSULATION (fire protection)25mm PLASTERBOARD (for classroom)20mm WHITE PAINTED SOFTWOOD BOARDING (other spaces)

3. FLOOR CONSTRUCTION20 X 150mm CEDAR BOARDS60mm CONCRETE SCREED WITH HEATINGPROTECTIVE LAYER20mm ACOUSTIC INSULATION (CORK)20mm THERMAL INCULATION (ROCKWOOL)200mm IN-SITU CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB on 550x250mm IN-SITU BOARDMARK R.C. BEAMS

4. MOVEABLE PARTITION DETAILS:CLERESTORY TIMBER FRAME GLAZING, RECESSED INTO FLOOR SLAB100x150mm ALUMINIUM PARALLEL FLANGE SECTION CHANNELS (outer painted)with WHEEL SLIDING FUNCTIONVERTICAL STEEL CHANNELS (100x 3500mm) with HORIZONTAL SOFTWOOD LUMBER FIXED TO ANGLES AT CHANNELS12x1200x2000mm PLYWOOD15mm PAINTED SOFTWOOD BOARDING

5. WINDOW DETAILS:TIMBER FRAMING with PIVOTING WINDOW (a/c) for OPTIMUM PASSIVE VENTILATIONUPPER: PAINTED SOFTWOOD BOARDS (VARIOUS COLOURS)fixed to 64mmx38mm SOFTWOOD LUMBER2 x 64mm ROCKWOOL FILLLOWER: SEATING OR STORAGE CAPACITY:20mm CEDAR BOARDING FOR SHELF/SEATING38x64mm SOFTWOOD LUMBER WITH ROCKWOOL(STOARGE UNIT) 200x20mm CEDAR BOARD CONCEAING SLIDER FRAME FOR UNIT DOOREXTERNAL 12mm MARINE PLY (to add definition to facade recess at first level)

6. CANTEEN FURNITUREHOLLOW VARNISHED TIMBER BLOCKS; SEATS OR TABLES; FLEXIBLE COMMUNAL SPACE

7. SEMI-EXTERNAL SPACETIMBER DECK: SOFTWOOD LUMBER FIXED TO STEEL ANGLESDPM20mm CEDAR BOARDINGLIMESTONE GRAVEL GROUND OVER HARDCORETIMBER SEATING FIXED TO WALL UNDER PIVOTTING PREFAB TIMBER-SLAT WINDOW SCREEN

8. PUBLIC SPACE LANSCAPE20x150mm GROUND CEDAR BOARDING FOR RAMP APPROACH TO SCHOOL w/SIDE DRAINAGEA

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Foor plan at level -1

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Foor plan at level 1

Concept: approach ‘shortcut’ to Chapelizod Road from New RowView from New RowModel rooftop playspace over gymnasium

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OFFICE SPACELONDON, UK

Presentation drawings for client Orla Kiely; Internship work with Architecture Republic 2011

The design for a rooftop floor extension to a building in central London, to be an office for international fashion designer Orla Kiely.

The brief calls for a meeting room for clients and designers, a director’s office, a lounge space and a rooftop terrace, to provide an exclusive outdoor space for special events.

The design concept, through the use of a diagonal ‘services core band’, allows for a dynamic folded roof structure ‘floating’ above the glass-encased interior, and helps to define space both inside and outside. The contrast of the lightness of the glass and the heaviness of the existing brick building makes the office special in its context.

Multipurpose roof concept

Office and meeting spaces are visually connected to each other and to the outside

VESSELAarhus 2013

Collapsible vessel constructed using parts of an old boat, part of an installation at the harbour