Andy Higgins

Glossary

Process+Furniture Design

Project Green London

Project Brick - London _

Project Elycium

Cadogan Place

Pont Street

Lowndes Square

Natai Villas

Project HQ

Oniru Road

About me

Project Delta

Chester Street

Kempinski Residences

River Garden East

Shenyang Pavillion

Shenyang VIP Villa

Shenyang Nightclub Tower

CEO Residence and Office

Discovery Bay 69 and 73

Danang Riverfront

Personal Drawings

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I am a designer with a range of experience practicing both internationally and in the

UK, working in Architecture, Urban Planning and Interior design.

Having worked as an urban planner and architectural designer in Shanghai and Hong

Kong I have experience working at the larger scale for mixed use, office , residential,

hotels and master planning projects.

I have worked in interior design and architecture for the last two years in London

and have progressed as a designer working on primarily high end residential projects

at all scales from architecture, space planning, FF&E and furniture design to joinery.

My technical and 3d abilities and a keen interest in holistic design initially brought me

into the interior design. I have progressed into working in project coordination for a

very large high end project in Lagos, Nigeria.

The diversity of my portfolio is what I believe is it’s greatest strength. My adaptability

to different countries, roles and responsibilities is something I pride myself on.

I enjoy my work in design and thrive under pressure, taking pride in my work and

the way I do it.

Core skills

About Me

A design reflects both the will of the designer and the process by which has been

formulated.

My process is a constant iterative effort, switching between hand drawing , 3d

modelling, 2d CAD and back again. By utilising multiple programs and processes

I believe that we avoid being constrained by the technological constraints of one

methodology.

Process

Drawing and modelling bespoke individual pieces of furniture and

lighting for use in high end projects.

Designing and modelling furniture is an effective method of

understanding the scale of a space and tying together the

architecture and the interior design of a building.

I thoroughly enjoy designing furniture as it is the main tactile

interface of a building with the users and can be used to generate a

cohesive approach to a space.

Furniture DesignHand Sketches, 3d Modelling, Rendering

Modelling the landscape, architecture and designing the interior of a

private house in London.

This project was to produce visuals and interior design for a small

high end architecture firm located in London, I worked under

podium architecture. I was responsible for all of the client meetings,

Mark ups. Producing the work as well as structuring the fees.

Rendering and post production of still images and animation for

final presentation to client and council. In this project I explored

using animation to express a scheme with a strong landscaping

element.

Project Brick

Surrey, England

4800 sq ft

Modelling landscape and architecture and designing the interior

of a sustainable high end residential project. The project was a fast

turn over and required a large amount of efficiency in terms of

production.

The process involved modelling the architecture of the project

from the original drawings and developing the landscaping and

interior design.

The Interior design was influenced by Carlo Scarpa and was very

architectural in its approach. The main goal was not to clutter the

interior and let the architecture speak for itself.

For these Visualisations I used Autocad 2015, Sketchup, Vray,

Lumion and Photoshop CS6.

Project GreenSurrey, England

3000 sq ft

Fast paced Modelling and texturing a private walk in closet for a

leading interior design firm in London.

A challenging turnaround of 3 days necessitated clear and decisive

communication with the client.

The project was completed by my company, Podium Architecture,

which I founded in 2013.

Project ElyciumBelgravia, London

129sq ft

Project Delta

Lagos- Nigeria

50,000sqft

Build Cost- £85 000 000 GBP

Project Delta is a 50,000sqft new build residence

in Lagos where I worked on the construction

phase providing a full interior design service,

Architectural design consultation and landscape

architecture design.

I am responsible for the coordination of the

project between the design team and the

consultants and contractor. I work with a local

architects, a German Contractor and Joinery

company as well as an international team of sub

contractors.

Primarily my role is managing of contracts for

subcontractors and responding to site issues,

Setting tasks and managing junior team members.

The co-ordination of works on site and managing

logistics of constructing a very large house

requires very good communication skills, great

organisation and a lot of patience.

Grand Stair

The building is a 33 floor office headquarters , located

in Lagos. The client is one of the largest Nigerian owned

exporters of crude oil in Nigeria.

CDS was appointed as the lead interior design

consultant to key areas of the building internal common

areas as well as the chairman’s suites and boardrooms.

The scope of work was quite diverse, ranging from

private offices, entrances, to multi purpose facilities, a

gym and hospitality.

The main concept was to utilise organic shapes and a

refined palate of materials. The different spaces are given

more detail dependant on the level of importance

My role was as a designer and technical staff for the

concept Interior design. The project was interesting in

that the initial presentation consisted of hand drawn

visuals, which was very effective with the client and

efficient for production.

I was involved with concept creation, mood images,

space planning and furniture design as well as 3d

modelling of space, hand drawn renders and CGIs.

Formal Reception

HQ

Lagos Nigeria

61,892sq ft

Mood Images

Ground Floor Entrance

Ground Floor Entrance Reception LobbyGround Floor Plan

Formal Reception

Palette Office

Plan-18th Floor Private Lift Lobby

Cadogan Place

No. 48 Cadogan Place is a Grade II Listed

property which forms part of a group of

town houses, located on the east side of the

rectangular square communal gardens of

Cadogan Place. The proposed internal alterations

& extensions enabled the house to be brought

up to the accommodation standards expected

in the 21st Century by the purchasers of such a

large property, ensuring that it meets the owners

needs and aspirations for a welcoming, usable

family home. The historical significant areas are

being retained, while the low quality additions are

being replaced and rationalised to complement

the integrity of the listed building.

My role in this development project was both in

FF&E for base build finishes as well as design of

the interior architecture. A small team produced

this project and I was primarily in charge of CAD

packages for joinery.

Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Lower Ground Floor PlanL G d Fl Pl

London, UK

3900 sq ft

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1- Wall paper option, Reception and dining room

2- Wall paper option, Reception and dining room

3- Wall paper inside panels throughout all corridors,

all floors

4- Statuario, Flooring all ground floor

5- Silver Portoro, Feature stone at Bar, Bar island

and fireplace

6- Skirting colour throughout all floors

7- Antique mirror, various locations

8- Metal finish at bar island

9- Kenya black, feature details in floor

10- Wall paper, powder room

11- Turkish lilac, feature stone in kitchen

12- Gun metal, ironmongery throughout all floors

13- Kitchen joinery veneer

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This was a turn key solution to convert a 1

bedroom apartment into a intelligently designed

2 bedroom whilst still retaining the grandeur of

the principle reception room.

My role in this project was looking at the

traditional details and integrating them into the

new scheme layout. I was also tasked with joinery

and furniture design for the interiors.

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Proposed Plan Hallway and Reception Mood Images

Pont Street

London, UK

925 sq ft

Another development project, the proposed

internal alterations to this 3 bedroom lateral

apartment in order to convert the spaces into a

sought after prime residential property..

My role in this project was looking at the

traditional details and integrating them into the

new scheme layout. I was also tasked with joinery

and furniture design for the interiors.

Proposed Plan Mood Images

Lowndes Square

London, UK

1786 sq ft

Oniru Road

Like Project Delta, Oniru road is a 24,000sqft

new build residence in Lagos. Working with a

prominent South African architecture firm, I was

involved with the early stages of developing a

full interior design package within the extremely

short project programme of a single year; very

ambitious for a project its scale.

A contemporary design sympathetic to the

location; the project includes grand formal

reception & dining spaces, informal living areas

and a total of 8 bedroom suites.

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Lagos, Nigeria

24,000 sq ft

Formal dining room Main Entrance Lobby

Chester Street

A classic Late-Georgian terraced property set

over six floors in the heart of London’s Belgravia

with a planned basement extension to take the

property beyond 5,000sqft.

The project includes a full interior design and

architecture service for the kitchen & breakfast

room, informal & formal dining, formal reception,

media room, library & study, master bedroom

suite as well as four additional bedrooms with

en-suites.

My role was 3d modelling and design and 3d

rendering.

Top- Living Room

Bottom-Library

Formal Reception

London, England

5000 sq ft

A comprehensive private luxury development on

52 acres of land at Natai Beach. With seven villas , a

Clubhouse, sports facilities and a Beach Club. Four of

the villas are 25,000sqft internally while three beach

front villas at 60,000sqft and will be some of the largest

in Asia.

As well as the primary living areas, they will each feature

a 50m pool, 5 main bedrooms, 4 guest suites, Night

Club, Spa & Gym, outdoor Cabana, Tennis and Basketball

courts.

I was central to the design team from stage1 to stage

4, both designing and managing the production of the

team, setting up efficient work flows.

Initially, I was tasked with architectural design and

coordination with our local architects in Thailand. Later

in the project I headed up the presentation packages

and managed the 58 visuals that we needed for the vast

concept presentation. Subsequently I was tasked with

designing and drawing interior Joinery package, this gave

me a great insight into detail at a smaller scale. This then

informed my furniture and lighting package which I also

was responsible for.

Beach front

Natai Villas

Phuket, Thailand

60,000 sq ft

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Covered Walkway to Beach

Formal Living Room

Formal Reception

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Stone top

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Dark Timber Vene

Faux leather

Metal Panel inset

Timber Lattice

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Joinery Drawings

Beachfront Guest Villa

Kempinski Residences is a luxury serviced apartment building locate

in the center of Guangzhou. At 32 floors and 30,000sm it contains 260

serviced apartments, a Paulaner Restaurant, a cafe, a business centre, a

swimming pool, a gym and spa.

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sunlight path and environmental analysis etc.)

details from CD to DD

and documentation teams

Concept

A strong grid is integrated into three planes which wrap around

the east, south and west facade, representing an opening traditional

to a much lighter language of hanging gardens, a transparent glass

entrance and vertical copper louvres which are designed to bring ones

eye away from ground level and upwards.

Finally a north facade of curving balconies is revealed as being situated

within the gridded planes. It is seen to represent a river or an agrarian

landscape, a contrast to the rectilinear man made grid. It is understood

as a continuation of the podiums language of lightness and green.

Kempinski Residences

Guangzhou, China

320, 000 sq ft

Formal Reception

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Formal Reception

Located within the Shenyang CEO village master plan, the Nightclub towers’ purpose are

to act as private clubs for government officials, dignitaries and VIP’s to socialise in a more

secluded manner.

Each of the towers contains three nightclubs, each with three floors, a ground floor

restaurant and a penthouse apartment on the top floor. The towers are interconnected by a

long elevated glass pathway.

Role

clients requirements.

schedule and changing client demands.

Concept

The nightclub towers consist of two towers interconnected by a glass pathway. The forms

of the towers in plan are designed to represent the Ying and yang. Given the importance of

narrative in Chinese culture, the dissolved grid is meant to be a visual reference to the clouds

or heavens in traditional art.

By celebrating the structure in a Cartesian grid it acts as a unifying element to create a

homogeneous theme. This element is disintegrated to create the different conditions desired

by the client such as a colonnade on the ground floor, a sunken plaza and balconies for each

of the nightclubs.

The architecture is also an exploration in assigning formal elements material in a layering

hierarchy. The tectonic vertical copper louvres are attached to the stone grid which in turn

reveals a stereotomic concrete podium which is punctuated with timber and glass.

Nightclub Tower

Shenyang, China

400, 000 sq ft

Dining / Bar Elevation

Residential villas for dignitaries visiting Shenyang, China. Each 27,000sq ft villa contains six

bedrooms, a games room, a swimming pool, a spa, a gym, offices, a conference center, a

cinema and private dining rooms.

Role

Concept

Various site conditions determine much of the design:

east and west.

response to the views and the solar gain, the spaces within the building all relate to this

elevation.

traditional Chinese temples. Furthermore they act as thermal mass for the cold winter.

amount of light.

ventilation device in the summer and also as a means of generating heat in the winter.

Shenyang VIP Villa

Shenyang, China

27,000 sq ft

The CEO office was intended to be the main office and corporate

entertaining center of our client. Apart from office space, it contained

restaurants, a gym, a pool, cinema, a business convention space and a

residence on the top two floors of the east tower.

Role

Concept

The two separate masses of the CEO office are unified by

utilising the same language of the grid which straddle a

glass mass on the basement and ground floor levels.

The areas which are predominantly glass are the main

public and shared uses of the building such as the restaurants.

Whilst the more private areas are more protected by the

Cartesian grid.

CEO Residence and Office

Shenyang, China

120, 000 sq ft

Role

Concept

The idea is that of a uniform horizontal fins facade which is covering the

building. It is seen to be effortlessly lifted to form the entrances to the building

and to reveal an interior of light structure and glass. This could be perceived to

represent a skirt that is blown by the wind.

Formally the fins are an attempt to accentuate the horizontal of

the building given it’s long plan. In the transition the perceived thickness is

transferred in a twisting motion from vertical to horizontal to form entrances.

Pavillion

Shenyang, China

3800 sq ft

River Garden East

Set within the Shenyang Rivergarden masterplan, the mid and high rise residential

towers are designed as luxury apartments in a large development situated on the

Hun He river.

Role

Concept

The building is broken down into two elements, the ‘river’ and the ‘garden’ based

on the name of the development. In the river units, curvilinear balconies and

facade treatment are maximised by thicker profiles representing water.

The water shape of the west facade is balanced by the colour white which is

indicative of metal in Chinese culture, which is the material of energy for a west

location.

The garden consists of a series of staggered balconies with vegetation mimicking

a vertical garden or a more random agrarian landscape. Furthermore, in feng shui

green is very beneficial in the east for prosperity.

The garden element deliberately forms the podium level, giving the impression

that the building is simply an extension of the landscape and also creates a more

humane threshold.

By creating two separate entities, and therefore identities, there is a clear

separation between the units which are facing east and those facing west.

North East

Shenyang, China

170, 000 sq ft

Discovery Bay 69 and 73 were internal renovations

and landscaping for two houses for a client who had

rented them for his family and staff.

Role

researching plants based on the specifications.

portrayal of the landscape architects proposal in

conjunction with the architecture renovations.

Discovery Bay 69 and 73

Lantau Island, Hong Kong

External Pool View

Azura is part of the Danang World Trade Centre master

plan, designed by ANS. Developed by Vinacapital, Azura is

the tallest residential tower in Danang at 34 floors.

Rooms range from 67sm to 440sm. Facilities include a

gym, pool, business center, Retail space and a restaurant.

The concept behind Azura was to use the balconies of

the tower to create a wave like shape which related to

the surrounding context of the river and the Sea. By

maximising the thickness of the balconies, a certain amount

of natural shading is provided whilst also focusing on the

horizontal lines of such a large building.

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center.

allocations based on client brief and marketing data

production of Cad drawings and renders from the model.

Azura

Danang Riverfront, Vietnam

334,000 sq ft

External Pool View

Personal Drawings

I am interested in drawing the cities and towns that I have

relationships with as a means of understanding the patterns &

structure of the built environment.

In drawing, there is a means of contemplation about an area,

normally after I have moved away. In the drawings, the history and

layering of the urban realm is more legible.

The time spent drawing is time spent recollecting memories and

thoughts of a place, The process is much more important than the

end result, so as to not simply be a representation.

Broughty Ferry, Scotland Dublin, Ireland

Tai Hang, Hong Kong

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Admiralty, Hong Kong

External Pool View

Personal Drawings

199 Eade RoadHarringay Warehouse District

London N4 1DNUnited Kingdom

Email: andy.higgins.arch@gmail.com

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