Bio

Initially starting out with an interest in photography and illustration, my passion for the field of architecture has evolved into an interest in designing with existing buildings and an appreciation for the unique history and character embedded with structures. Through coursework, studio projects, and immersive learning experiences, my time at The University of Edinburgh has allowed me to delve deeper into this exploration of existing buildings, understanding philosophies of conservation, and a building's qualities and narratives that they carry.

Knowledge of vernacular precedents has offered a unique perspective on sustainability, cultural identity, and the integration of architecture within its context, which was further developed during my semester abroad in Spain, where the teaching encompassed a different perspective on materials, spatial requirements and life of a building, reflecting a distinct cultural outlook and routine.

As an architecture graduate, I am eager to contribute my skills and creativity to innovative projects but will always be most drawn to adaptive reuse and renovation projects, managing the past with contemporary user needs, requirements and regulations.

Skills & Experience
  • Semester Study Abroad at CEU San Pablo, Madrid
  • Work experience with Assael Architecture
  • Short term placement with Groves-Raines Architects Studios (GRAS)
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Project description

My final project at ESALA, Grounds for Gathering: A Staggered Build for The Ridge, is a project that fully respects the status of the client, The Ridge, as a charity by proposing a four-phase development on The Backlands of Dunbar High Street. Through this proposal, The Ridge can continue to cultivate and grow a community based around produce and horticulture alongside their developed apprenticeship schemes in masonry and joinery and can procure funding between each phase of development. All construction consists of locally sourced, C16 timber, with appropriate joints and bolts to facilitate the deconstruction and relocation of the structures or reuse of the materials. The first phase involves a small-scale flower-drying shed that uses the ambient heat from the gathering space below and ventilation over the top of The Monk’s Walk to provide the desired climate for flower drying. The second phase is a garden team building at 88 High Street that maintains the public presence on the High Street and also provides space for commerce, teaching, learning, planning and sorting. Sorting and storage are facilitated in the third phase of development at Flesher’s Close. This includes a tool shed and a three-bay sorting shed with cold storage where the greenhouse and the garden provide a calming backdrop to the therapy rooms inside the existing building. Finally, a Market Hall is the final phase of development that expands the Ridge’s pre-existing interest in the history of the site and archaeology by providing shelter for an archaeological dig of the site of a Friary, supposedly unique in its lack of outbuildings. On the completion of the dig, the structure will provide space for a local market where The Ridge can display and sell their produce, food and flowers grown in the Backlands. The market provides the final site for gathering, with commerce and social interaction providing the activities and income to ground the Ridge into Dunbar for a long time to come.

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