Deacon's Portfolio

I am currently studying Masters of Architecture at the University of Kent (stage5). My interest in architecture has nurtured my understanding of the built environment, by questioning what happens on a ‘macro, meso and micro level’ within the urban fabric. My design methodology consists of a combination of a rigorous analysis of site specific data sets and a playful narrative.

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Some super useful healthy eating charts! (all credits to makers)

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Casual lawn bowls in Hernhill :-) #lawnbowls #sport #grass #competition (at Brockwell Park)

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Lunch-no filter!!!it's litrally that good ;-) #lunch #healthy #salard #fitnessfood #food

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Sunday chill session @ John Lewis rooftop garden bar #johnlewis #rooftop #bar #drinks

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© xuhong zheng - the new city hall - london, UK - 2013

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Inline with my current lighting concept

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Architectural Drawings of War Memorials

These drawings are manufactured from a number of sources; photographs, site visits and reliable database information from the National War Memorial Archive

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Initial Architectural proposal based upon war memorial data and spacial relations. These drawings where presented to a critic panel for evaluation. The discussion concluded that the narrative of the project isn't reflected strongly within the proposed building. I agree with the comments and therefore my next iteration to this scheme will take the restoration process into an architectural form.

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Site investigation

Plaster modelling to understand the concept of subtracting mass from an existing building framework

Site Problems and Site Solutions through design

Site design

Site solutions implemented into a proposed scheme

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Typical Design Configuration

Design concept based upon data composed from ‘conditions on site’ and the ‘solar-investigation’ study. These rules will dictate internal massing arrangement within the proposal

Conflict Helical-Solar investigation

A Solar Study exploring the suns movement based upon the commencement and conclusion of British military conflict

Detail Concept Development

The site expressed subtractive qualities that I have adopted in my detailing concept. This concept was derived from the weathered chalk cliff-face slowly eroding converging with the man-made concrete arch, manifesting in a new form at the base of the cliff (remains of the what was once there)

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War Memorial Spacial Relationship

The intended war memorials to be used within the scheme have been mapped diagrammatically with the spacial relationships of; conflict date, geographic location, orientation, plinth size, remembrance numbers, sea height and intended architectural connections established

Intended Views

The passing publics' relationship to the war memorials, catering for views and small opportunity where the public can interact with the memorials

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Site Location

Historic Photogrammetry

The Vyes Building, Leopold Street, 1817, a photogrammetry exercise to understand and explore the historic façade arrangement

Facade Treatment based upon Historic & Present-day Thresholds

The Facade of the proposed building will be a combination of the superimposing between the historic thresholds of the Vyes Building which was struck by a bomb 24 August 1940, and the present-day thresholds

Historic Threshold Investigation

Mapping overlay exercise where the figure ground of historic maps highlight the continuity of the urban fabric throughout time

Existing structures on site

Approaching Views solar exploration

Routes towards the site location studying the casting shadows and potential site entrances

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Cinque Port War Memorials

An exploration of the diverse collection of Cinque Port War Memorials throughout Kent and Sussex

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Rhythmic Diagram

From Understanding the War Memorial renovation process, this arrangement is configured into this diagram, highlighting in a time series what is required and when. This organisation is a linear approach

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Cinque Port War Memorial Analysis

An Investigation into 54 War Memorials isolated within the Confederation of the Cinque Ports district Data has been extrapolated diagrammatically illustrating the conditions on site for each War Memorial

Architectural Memorial Diagram

An investigation into individual war memorial conditions on site and the solar path study and how these factors affect the experience of the memorial. These will dictate the constraints within the proposal

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Restoration Investigation

Engraving Speculation

Researching into metal engraving I abstracted the hand movement from a craftsman, overlaying multiple images and mapped the direction and rocking movement that is required

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Photo Manipulation Anatomy

Identifying trauma upon the urban environment of Ramsgate from  historic photos of bombed buildings I have plotted these incidents onto a present-day map. I travelled to these locations and recorded the  imagery with the same framed view. I was then able to overlay the historic photo with the present-day photo to express the trauma the location had suffered.

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WW1 Bomb Map

An investigation into the blast radius of a 500lbs bomb detonating and the highlighting building that where destroyed and which were hit with shrapnel

WW2 - Bomb Map

An investigation into the blast radius of a 500lbs bomb detonating and the highlighting building that where destroyed and which were hit with shrapnel

Re-Patching trauma

Precedents from Lebbs Woods, sarajevo, I have interpreted the analogy of a building being traumatised and patchedup to express the event it had experienced within the urban environment

Detonation Speculation of ‘Vyes’

A direct hit from a bomb destroyed the grocers “Vyes”. This abstract detonation model examines the conceptual compression wave through the windows of the building and how the shards of glass and shrapnel would dissipate into the streetscape