As part of BVN's architectural team, my work focused on collaborating closely within small project teams to contribute on 3 large-scale projects within tight deadlines.

I utilised creative thinking alongside technological workflows to assist with a successful a competition entry, coordinate and document an 8 story commercial tower and improve design workflows by creating Grasshopper scripts and refining Revit pipelines.

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The brief was to expand the existing regional town art gallery and create a central community hub for the town.
The design approach is driven by giving as much space back to the public as possible and creating a place people would want to be in.

Positioning the gallery underground creates a memorable art experience and importantly, the ground plane is free to become a garden, weekend markets and a Christmas ice skating rink; providing more to the public than what was asked.

My Architectural Masters thesis asked the question: "How can Digital Twins (DT) be used in the design process to improve design outcomes" I developed a case study of a small-scale experiential DT of The University of Queensland with BIM models, immersive VR visualisation, and historical room occupancy data.

The findings show that DT technology is still in its infancy as a technology, but the potential for improved design outcomes is possible by utilising evidenced-based virtual experiences, data and analysis.

The thesis can be read here.

The project brief was to develop a post-covid landmark office tower in Melbourne's CBD.
The design is driven by the the concept of cutting a diamond to create a jewel among the city skyline; "cutting" the traditional rectangle tower form.

A strong identity is created which improves thermal and user comfort. With a focus on health and operating with less, CLT construction is used, and the interior planning is streamlined with multi-purpose spaces and generous indoor planting.

It is time consuming and tedious to manage photo metadata without large desktop programs like Adobe Lightroom.
I approached the problem by asking "What can be excluded?". Focusing on the essential features to create a clean and lightweight app that makes managing lots of metadata: quick, easy and enjoyable.

The result is a minimalistic, lightweight, and focused app that has an intuitive UI, intentional features, and code that aims to follow industry best practice.

This project taught me how to utilise software development principles to create worflow-optimisation apps which can be used in a range of workflows.

Review the code and download the app from GitHub here.

The research explored if robotic woven carbon fibre (FRP) could be used as a novel construction method for large-scale planar forms. The research approach was driven from existing literature, rapid iteration of prototypes, material and fabrication experimentation, and collaboration with the PhD student and academic supervisor.

A 1:1 scale tabletop prototype was produced which measured 1800mm in diameter and 20mm in thickness; proving that this novel fabrication technique is viable. The tabletop was displayed in the 2023 Melbourne Design Week exhibition, and a conference paper was published and presented in the 2023 edition of Phygital Intelligence.

The conference paper can be read here.