irene brophy architectural portfolio 2015

architectural portfolio 2015

Irene Niamh Brophy

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Education

2015 Feb-Ongoing MArch, Århus School of Architecture, Denmark. Result 20162014- Fall Semester MArch, University College Dublin, Ireland. Result 1:12008- 2012 BSc Architecture, CCAE, University College Cork, Ireland. Result 1:1

Internship / Work Experience

2015 (Jaunary) John McLaughlin Architects, Dún Laoighre, Co. Dublin, Ireland.2013 - 2014 John McLaughlin Architects, Dún Laoighre, Co. Dublin, Ireland.2011 (June-Sept) Ailtireacht Architects, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

Awards / Exhibitions

2013 Models exhibited in Glucksman Gallery. 2011 Curator of exhibiton ‘Youghal: What is and what could be’.2012 - 2008 Recipient of the All Ireland Scholarship. 2009 Second year AAI commendation for project to revitalise Dublin Docklands.

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Irene Niamh Brophy

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[email][email protected]

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[address]Denmark

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IRISH PAVILIOn 2014

VIEWFInDER

OPEn HOUSE

PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPEtItIOn EntRY

‘FOLLY: ARt AFtER ARCHItECtURE’ ExHIBItIOn

WHISkEY DIStILLEY VISItOR CEntRE

SUPERMARkEt + FOOD PRODUCtIOn

DAtASCAPE

tHE ‘BACkLAnDS’ SCHOOL

LIBRARY

PRIMARY SCHOOL + HOUSInG

ExHIBItIOn

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this pavilion for the Venice Architecture Biennale was a temporary structure which was located at the end of the Arsenale. Constructed as an open matrix to hold an exhibi-tion of drawings, photographs and models, the pavilion consisted of a timber struc-tural frame. Placing architec-ture within a technological and cultural fl ow of national and international dimensions, it explored the operations of infrastructure in the making of modern Ireland at a range of scales from the detail design of objects to entire land-scapes and other social and physical territories.

IRISH PAVILION 2014

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I assisted the co-curators/commissioners with the de-sign process of the pavilion, through drawings and models and also with the curation of material and assisted the su-pervision when being erection onsite in Venice.

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killiney Hill was a popular place to walk and picnic in the Georgian period and was often illustrated by artists. the painted views were drawn to create picturesque compo-sitions that are altered ver-sions of the real topography. Hills were illustrated as being steeper than they actually are, and distances were often fore-shortened and/or altered to suit aesthetic preferences. the view to the south was com-pared at that time to views of the bay of naples and the Amalfi Coast so that a layer of culture is also referenced in the place names that were giv-en such as Sorrento terrace and Vico Road which served to convey the erudition and learning of the inhabitants.

VIEWFINDER

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Viewfinders is a research project into these historic views re-sulting in their exhibition on site in temporary structures that frame digital reproductions alongside the actual views of the Park and the surrounding landscapes, to see how these have changed as a result of quarrying and development. the “View-finders” took the form of three-dimensional planar composi-tions made of painted plywood sheeting and were located in notable viewing points around the park. I made all drawings, research and models.

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I made all drawings for the this house which was selected for the Architectural Awards Ire-land awards 2015 and fea-tured in Architects Journel in August 2014.

OPEN HOUSE

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Open HouseJohn McLaughlin Architects

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I built this house in Glasthule, Co Dublin for my family. It is on an infill site in a walled garden and as the plot was small, we wanted to open into the garden to expand the sense of space. My wife loves plants so we made the garden and patio feel like extensions to the interior.

The ground floor is open and

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1. Kitchen2. Living/dining3. Bike store4. Bathroom/WC5. Bedroom 6. Study7. Hall

credits

start on site Summer 2008completion Summer 2013gross internal floor area 150m2

total cost €300,000 (£237,600)form of contract Self-buildclient John and Anne McLaughlinarchitect John McLaughlinstructural engineer Cygnum Timber Framemain contractor John McLaughlin

flexible with the bedrooms and bathrooms above. Sliding timber-framed glass screens separate the inside and outside but open easily to connect the two. Because the Irish winters are so dark we maximised the glazing, but the climate is quite mild so we are outside for a lot of the year – eating on the terrace during

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summer. We minimised the internal doors with sliding glazed screens so that the whole ground floor can open into one big room. On a rainy day the children run around inside. Services and storage are accommodated in a thick wall along one side of the ground floor where it abuts an adjoining house.

The old and new blockwork boundary walls were rendered with a white sand render to unify the external spaces. This forms a backdrop for the plants. The house itself is constructed with a timber structural frame, with timber cladding. The timber areas provide good insulation to compensate for the large glazed

areas. The work was completed slowly as funds became available, infilling around the main timber-frame structure which was made by a specialist contractor. I did a lot of the unskilled work and engaged subcontractors for the skilled stuff.John McLaughlin, director, John McLaughlin Architects

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this competition entry was highly commended by the Royal Institutes of Architects Ireland.

Under the guidance of the principal architect I made all unrendered drawings and as-sisted in the design of the mat plan school.

PRIMARy SCHOOL

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Folly: Art after Architecture features artists’ impressions of some of the most iconic mod-ernist architecture at the Lew-is Glucksman Gallery in Cork.

I was invited to make two mod-els for this exhibiton, one of the Chicago tribune tower by Walter Gropius and Casa de Vidro by Lina Bo Bardi which were placed by the artist’s work for a three month show beginning in January 2014.

‘FOLLy’ ExHIBITION

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A simple intervention for a vis-itor centre experience at the Midldleton Whiskey Distillery was proposed in a disused warehouse.

Light was the primary medi-um exploited to create strong bands of light at particular intervals along the route to highlight certain aspects of the whiskey making process, from maturation to tasting.Videos and equipment used in this process would be placed along this route.

I made all drawings for this feasibility study.

WHISKEy DISTILLERy VISITOR CENTRE

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Cultivating transparency was a project to make a hybrid ty-pology between technological food production and the su-permarket.

Exploiting existing resources was a driver for this project. transforming an existing shop-ping centre by exploiting the potential of the wasted heat from the cooling system to cre-ate the heat required to grow produce. these controlled en-vironments were placed in the midst of the everyday to re-foster transparency between food production and consum-ers.

CULTIVATE

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a n d e x p e r i e n c e i t o n d i ff e r e n t l e v e l s . B l u r r i n g o f b o u n d a r y b e t w e e n t h e fi e l d o f

p r o d u c t i o n a n d t h e m e e t i n g w i t h t h e s u p e r m a r k e t / s h o p p i n g c e n t r e .

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L I G H T | C O N N E C T I O N | F L O W E R I N G

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T h e e x i s i t n g c i r c u l a t i o n i s a c t i v a t e d t o a l l o w c i t i z e n s t o fl o w t h r o u g h t h i s s y s t e m

a n d e x p e r i e n c e i t o n d i ff e r e n t l e v e l s . B l u r r i n g o f b o u n d a r y b e t w e e n t h e fi e l d o f

p r o d u c t i o n a n d t h e m e e t i n g w i t h t h e s u p e r m a r k e t / s h o p p i n g c e n t r e .

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T R A N S P A R E N C Y

A H Y B R I D T Y P O L O G Y

D I A G R A M S O F A E R / F O G - P O N I C T E C H N O L O G Y

A h e a d o f l e t t u c e c a n g r o w i n 1 9 d a y s i n s t e a d o f 8 0 d a y s b y t r a d i t i o n a l f a r m i n g.

Aeroponic systems are normally closed-loop systems providing macro and micro environments suit-

able to sustain a reliable, constant air culture. LED lights provide the wavelength plants need for

photosynthesis and aeroponic technology allows the plants to be grown without soil. Plants are

cultivated in a mist environment where nutrients are dissolved into the water. The roots of the plant

or herb can then be suspended in a closed environment and misted with nutrient rich solution allow-

ing it to grow optimally.

Controlled aeroponic environments can significantly heighten plant development, health, growth,

fruiting, and flowering for any type of plant species and cultivars. The unique qualities of aeroponics

give it several advantages over traditional soil-based growing techniques. Because aeroponics

allows plants to develop without competing for nutrients, they can be grown in dense clusters with-

out negatively impacting each other. Suspending plants in air also increases their access to oxygen,

enhancing their ability to break down sugars into energy. Delivering nutrients via a fine mist makes

it easier for the plants’ roots to absorb them through osmosis. These effects add up to a substantial

increase in efficiency when using aeroponics instead of traditional growing methods. It’s grown at

the point of consumption eliminating the need to ship great distances and the associated emissions.

Proximity also means greater nutrituinal value as there is no need to ick fruit and vegetbles before

they’re ripe. Temperature controlled meaning no seasonal restrictions on growing.

T E C H N O L O G Y > A R C H I T E C T U R E < B I O L O G Y

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ULTRASONIC FOGGER

COLD FINE MIST[5 MICRON H2O PARTICLES]

25MM WATER PER WEEKPER BANANA PLANT

HUMIDISTAT+70 %

12 HOURS INDIRECT LIGHT [ROTATE HANGING PLANTS]

RHIZOME EXPOSED TO O2

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER

L I G H T S O U R C E M E D I U M W A T E R F E R T I L I S E R

T Y P I C A L F A R M I N G

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1 : 2 0 0 F R O N T E L E V A T I O N A T N I G H T

I have cut through the floor slabs to the basement and vertically up through the building in order

to bring new connections throughout. In the brick part of the building I simply need to add beams

to stiffen the frame. On the two production areas I need to add a structure to support the new

program. The new buildings should be transparent at night in order to show the world that there is

something special about this supermarket, that it has a life after the shop closes in order to feed

the urban dweller.

T R A N S F O R M A T I O N O F A S H O P P I N G C E N T R E

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this was primarily a research project investigating the im-pact of data centres on Dub-lin’s data belt.

the hidden infrastructure that is behind all of our activity on the internet has a physical ramifi cation on the built envi-ronment. the information we generate everyday through all our networked devices, is being stored on some serv-er rack in some data centre. Dublin houses 26 data cen-tres around the M50 which are connected by road, power and fi bre optic infrastructures.

DATASCAPE

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two issues arise when information is being processed; the servers overheat and the air becomes charged with an uncom-fortable electromagnetic fi eld. the intervention proposes to extract the wasted heat to create a mosiac of microclimates to be used by people- a bench for groups to meet, a planted wall, and a platform- within which a series of fi lters such as sand, water and vegetation are the tools to dispel the positive ions produced by data.

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this project suggests intensify-ing the backlands of the urban space in order to introduce a new vitality to under-exploit-ed areas and reinvigorate the city core.

this city block was inaccessi-ble and impenetrable due to the nature of the ‘backlands’; that which is composed of the rear elevations of buildings on site such as; a music school, a multi-storey car park, a housing estate, an apartment block, a print house and a courthouse.

Infi ll housing and an urban school were used as support systems or vehicles to open up the site and resolve the static nature of the ‘backlands’.

INTENSIFICATION:SCHOOL + HOUSING

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the site is unlocked by distributing parts of the program throughout the site, engaging and exploiting with exisiting or potential synergies between buildings. that is to say the school found fragments of its program in other buildings, such as the auditorium in the school of music or it’s outdoor pitches on top of the car park.the new intervention sought to provide what was missing; a restaurant, a public landscape park where people could sit, a general purpose hall for the community, housing, a library.

thesis: A fragmented urban school, which borrows and lends space, by distrib-uting and accumulating program across the site.

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this industrial site fails to address either the town or the seafront it divides, in any meaningful way. the interven-tion of a library seeks to recon-nect the previously bustling seaside town- which has be- come more internalised due to the development of industrial sites along its seascape- to the sea.

Drawing upon this nature of the warehouse in the design of the library by fusing the ev-eryday working environment with the new social hub of the town.

TRANSFORMATION:LIBRARy

28 PRIMARy SCHOOLA seamless fl ow to give a sense of totality of the prima-ry school, so that the pupils never feel overwhelmed or lost in their built surround-ings. A diagonal relationship is established which allow spaces to slide past one an-other and create a multitude of in-between spaces where pupils can fi nd a niche and yet always be overlooked by a teacher.

HOUSINGA central ‘street’ runs throughout the scheme with and the central part bridges over the landscape to allow free passage underneath. two distinct outdoor spaces by lining one edge and pulling back from the other street. the apartments are stepped down from one another in section to allow generous light and privacy to each liv-ing quarters.

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this was a group project where the work a previous year had done on the seaside town of Youghal was to be ex-hibited in the town hall over a period of two weeks after christmas.

My role was Lead curator where I was in charge of de-termining the work that would be exhibited, and collaborat-ing with the rest of the project managment team.

the title was ‘Youghal: What is and what could be’, and at-tempted to make a propos- al about how Youghal could be reinvigorated.

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