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Reasons for studying at Manchester School of Architecture:   I would like to study at the Manchester School of Architecture as I believe that I can excel in a coursework based course. This is because I enjoy designing and experimenting with different techniques when modelling structures. Additionally, I am also excited to participate in group activities such as designing for a brief as well as the research elements of the course. As the school is a unique collaboration between Manchester University and Manchester Metropolitan University, I like the prospect of access industry expertise and learning from active practitioners with real world experience within both institutions.  I would like to live in Manchester because of its cultural heritage and extensive nightlife and city living.     Review of a recent architect or building:   Since Coronavirus began, I have been unable to visit places however, I previously visited Marina Bay Sands Singapore, designed b...

The acrylic sculpture was designed and inspired by the merging of a crystal structure with brain-coral engraved outer shell.   After sketching and digitally rendering the sculpture, I then used transparent blue acrylic sheets as the main material to play with light effects. A 1:10 scale model was laser-cut to test how well the CAD model worked and if any changes were needed for the final outcome which I decided to do in a blue clear acrylic to give a crystal like form to the final piece. For my current personal project, I wanted to further explore how the interaction between sails and the wind could create different sculptural effects. I initially took photos of sheets blowing in the wind with multiple anchoring points to create different shapes.  After initial experiments, I selected images with shapes that could be merged together and created a model. By taking inspiration from the masts of boats, I used a mast to anchor the sails to. The sails in this sculpture are...

  For my EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) I decided to investigate how sustainable architecture could reduce the carbon footprint of a property during its construction, habitation and end-of-life. I digitally designed a three-bedroom, two-bathroom property which was then made into 1:100 scale model to show how these techniques could be put into practice. In my report, I collected primary research from surveys to understand consumer needs and price points. Additional secondary research was collected from multiple government sources and other university papers.  I also conducted an interview with a practicing architect who specializes in sustainable architecture to better understand practically how buildings could reduce their carbon footprint. This report also calculates the property’s theoretical reduced carbon footprint and compared it against the average emissions produced from a typical home in the UK. From the calculations, the property produces 265.41tCO 2 wherea...

  For this project I used one of the images from my "Moments in Time" photography work. The subject has been captured in the process of cleaning and preparing food for a meal for his family on the docks of a waterlily filled waterway.  I was inspired by Robert Jones' stylized human wire sculptures which capture momentary poses as in my photograph. After selecting my chosen image, I started by rough sketching how I would create a continuously flowing wire skeleton and how the sculpture should look at the end.  Once this was completed, I started with the wired skeleton. Later, I used clay to fill in the skeleton to represent the skin and body shape of the man. I originally, wanted this to be more like the body features in Robert Jones’ – Next Generation however, as I was working in 1:10 scale, this was not doable as the clay would fall off once dried. To create the clay body parts, I used images and 3D models of people to have a better understanding of how th...

  These A6 sketches were made to help me explore different techniques that could be used later in my abstract workshop. I used different mediums to explore texture and get different qualities in the sketches. For example, I’ve explored the use of graphite, inks and charcoal mixed with other additives; ethanol, soap and olive oil. Throughout my A6 explorations, I created some abstract images such as; Downtown, Lakeside and Queuing. For these pieces, I had images of sceneries that I wanted to recreate using the techniques learned from before. The harsh use of graphite and charcoal in both Queuing and Downtown, give the impression of people waiting or power lines in the original images.

  All images in this section are all from when I lived in Southeast Asia (Brunei). However, the images chosen for presentation are from Cambodia and Australia. In these photographs, I wanted to focus on different central subjects such as people, animals or buildings during a certain moment-in-time.  In my photography, I have experimented with both colored and black-and-white images to highlight different qualities in the final composition. Some qualities allow the images to become more vibrant and energetic whereas in some black-and-white images, these give a more vintage, old-school feeling to the photograph instead. 

  Based on the photo of my collection box at the front, the charcoal sketches helped me to improve my 3D shading and sketching techniques, to make my drawings more realistic.   After completing the charcoal sketches, I then used the same image of my collection box, however, in this case I changed to acrylic as my medium. The painting nicely represents the collection box from the centre image. This has helped me experiment with depth, shading and color blending.