About me
I am trying to re-start my career after a period of ill health which interrupted my career path after graduation. I am now seeking a Part I internship/placement.
I am now fully fit and have spent the lost time learning new skills such as Revit. I am very determined to show that the skills I have gained and the experiences I have benefited from will not go to waste. I realise, however, that I have a lot of ground to cover to get back on track and for this reason am looking for an unpaid role. Expenses would be appreciated but not a requirement. My work can be seen on my website www.alexandersondesign.com.
Projects
- Peckham PodThe pod is inspired by seeds and uses nature’s resilience to act as the catalyst for its robust design. The Peckham Pod is a portable recording studio (amongst other potential functions) and offers a meeting point along with a state of the art music centre. Due to its presence within the local community, new talent can be discovered and nurtured. People can engage with the activities that are going on inside by connecting through headphones. The structure is intended to be entirely sound-proof.
- Intelligent SkinThe project brief was to design a “skin” for the Architecture Studio Building. The proposal was to be modular in its design and help the building become more sustainable and energy efficient. As the building itself is used as a design studio for many students a decent source of light is very important. In order to achieve an ideal working environment high levels of light are preferably obtained. The concept was to have a series of lighter-than-air devices that act as an almost “cellular” form above the Architecture Studio Building itself. These devices would be able to move and react to daylight levels around the premises in order to harness the sun’s light rays and redirect them into the building. Much of the creative work that goes on inside the structure is of a particularly skilled level where high standards of craft take place. An under-lit studio simply would not be appropriate. Due to this the building’s energy and electricity demand is relatively high. The Intelligent Skin project provides a modular system of Light Balloons. These ultra-lightweight, helium filled devices float above the building and contain within them a sensitive system of light reflecting “mirrors” that adjust and respond to the sun’s position. This allows them to redirect and focus the natural light into the building though its skylights. The Light Balloons will not only have the ability to redirect sunlight into the darkest parts of the building but would also store solar energy in the form of electricity. This would be used by the building’s occupants on days when the sun’s light isn’t as strong. All of this is to help the University’s studios become more environmentally friendly and also create a more favourable working atmosphere.
- Sub natural Operations GreenwichSet in south east London’s declining docks, the Subnatural Operations project (based in Greenwich) was designed to convert the area into a more welcoming natural environment. This was to be achieved by appropriating the redundant industrial machinery that used to occupy the site. By deconstructing it and creating new sculptures within the area a trellis on an epic scale would be created. Within these new structures wildlife would grow and a new natural parkland would be created. All the while the old machinery that had been recycled in order to construct the new landscape would remain as memorial to an industrial past that used to occupy the area.
+ Show more
Skills
- Visual Arts
- Print Design
- CAD
- Design
- Autocad
- Indesign
- Photoshop
- Revit
- Revit 2014
Education
Architecture
-
BA (Hons) RIBA 1 First Class Architecture
Art and Design
-
Art & Design Foundation Diploma Merit Award
Awards
RIBA President's Medal Nomination
Canterbury School of Architecture
Portfolio Award
BA Architecture Stage 2, Canterbury School of Architecture
+ Show more