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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
22.03.13
Reference: Cian Hughes I am joint year head of fourth year architecture and Cian Hughes is a student in the current academic year 2012/13. This year he has shown great progress in his design abilities and ability to think creatively. As a student he was hardworking, capable and diligent. He is very strong graphically and in his three dimensional computerised representation. He presented work on behalf of the class both to a RIAI forum and an education forum. He is excellent at explaining his design process to architects and non-architects alike. He always tackles new challenges with enthusiasm and is keen to learn new skills. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours faithfully, Patrick Flynn, MA, BArch, MRIAI. Fourth Year Architecture ����������� �������
TO WHOM IT CONCERNS
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March 2013 Reference DB to CH 22 03 2013
Re: Cian Hughes
Cian Hughes worked with this practice for 8 months in 2011/ 2012 as a year out student, having
completed his 3rd
year of architectural studies at the Dublin Institute of Technology, College of
Engineering and Built Environment, here in Ireland.
During his time with us he worked mainly on a large Residential Masterplan in the Dublin outer suburbs,
and was also involved in the bid preparation for the new Central Bank of Ireland headquarters and some
school projects.
· Residential Masterplan, Baldoyle, Fingal, County Dublin
HJ Lyons were commissioned to develop a Masterplan for inclusion in a Local Area Plan
compiled by Fingal County Council, as required by the County Development P;lan. The site
comprises circa 36 Ha of land immediately adjoining the new Balgriffen Luas rail station, and for
which Planning Permission was previously granted in respect of circa 2000 dwelling units and a
mixed use towncentre. Circa 85% of the Units were previously designed as apartments in multi-
storey configuration, with communal courtyard gardens and basement car parking.
In the new economic climate in Ireland, the anticipated demand is for individual family houses
with private gardens and surface car parking, Reconciling the local authority density
requirements with the perceived market, along with arriving at an economically achievable,
phased solution for the towncentre was our challenge in compiling the plan.
The design process involved multiple presentations to the local authorities and financial stakeholders,
from full masterplan iterations to individual house types, compilation of area and other numerical
schedules, urban framework and phasing diagrams, research into relevant precedents, and, critically,
convincing 3 dimensional imagery of the developing solutions.
Information:
Name: Cian Hughes
Age: 23
Address: 49 the Willows, Glasnevin, Dublin 11
Mobile: 00353863942207
E-mail: [email protected]
Education:
Primary: N.D.N.S.P. educate together.
Secondary: Mount Temple Comprehensive
Third Level: Currently in fourth year at the
Dublin School of Architecture, DIT.
Experience:
Van Herk, De Klein, Schroeder & De Jong:
Worked as an intern from October 2011 to
December 2011.
Henry J Lyons: Worked as an intern from January
2012 to July 2012.
Competition: Currently part of a competition
group with three fellow students. Our aim is
to explore different ways of thinking about
our architecture through the use of different
competition briefs.
Competencies:
Model Making: Ability to work effi ciently and with a variety of materials to achieve a
desired aesthetic.
Photography: A keen interest in photography and an advanced knowledge of
the Adobe suute lets me alter and adapt images of models or 3d images to fi t my
presentation style
AutoCAD: From my various internships I have learned to work quickly and effi ciently
in CAD, producing material to meet deadlines.
3D Modeling: Skilled in Google Sketch-up, Kerkythea and familiar with 3ds max, with
a knowledge of the associated rendering programs.
BIM: Basic knowledge of Autodesk Revit. I used it for a housing project while
interning in Amsterdam.
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TRACK LEVEL
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PLATFORM LEVEL
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CONCOURSE LEVEL
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TOP ROOF LEVEL
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FFL MSU
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PARK LEVEL
+12.000
FFL OFFICE
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FFL OFFICE
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FFL APARTMENT
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(Left) My internship in Dublin focused on a large scale
residential project. I learned how to calculate densities
and population estimates for housing developments.
I also spent a lot of time working with the building
regulations in order to make to most effi cient use of
space while still providing the best quality of living.
(Above) These are some details I
worked on for a student housing
block in Amsterdam as part of my
internship.
It was interesting as it was my fi rst
insight into detailing. They thought
me how to think about what the
fi nished product will look like as I
design.
(Right) For my fi nal
project in second year
I was asked to look at
designing a marked
place using left overs
from the construction
industry. I chose to use
shipping containers
as they can be easily
converter.
The project was set in a
disadvantaged area and
so I devised a system
whereby the market
could be closed up at
night. It is placed over
water so that when
closed, the containers
can not be tampered
with.
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(Left) During my year off I
also completed a competition
with two of my classmates.
It was to come up with an
alternative to a shopping
mall that would not focus on
commercial values.
We looked at the idea of an
indoor park and performance
space that would sit above a
bicycle hub for Dublin city.
(Right) My fi rst project of
third was to research an area
of inner city Dublin and design
something we thought they
could use. I picked a dance
studio as I felt it had a lot to
offer the community.
A long mirror is essential
in a dance studio so I used
perpendicular beams to give the
space a feeling of infi nity.
(Below) During third year, I was involved in a study of the
‘Rathaus’ typology in Northern Germany. It involved a
comprehensive study through drawings and models which we are
currently in the process of putting into a publication.
Our project was then to reinvent this typology in a modern
Germany. I used a plan that was divided by screen walls to
promote a community within the building and a facade of brick
screens that would pull apart to let in light, showing transparency
through the building while still maintaining some privacy.
(Below) As part of the thesis program, the Dublin School of Architecture have been looking at the theme, schools of thought, focusing on the use of architecture in education.
Our ! rst semester project in 4th year was to design an Educate Together secondary school. We were asked to challenge the current secondary school brief in Ireland so I decided to share the school with the community, with the ancillary functions of the school doubling as community spaces. I also looked at transformation within the building, allowing the building itself to change to meet community needs at the weekends.
(Above) Our second project was a student housing block. I took a metabolist approach, designing one e" cient apartment and stacking it within a thick protective wall. # is allowed me to create interesting spaces in the le$ over areas.