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NicolasPratt

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

NICOLAS JOHN PRATTGraduate Architect

Completed Masters of Architecture at RMIT (Melbourne, Australia) in semester

one, 2010 with a HD average.

Received my Bachelors of Architecture at the end of 2007.

Completed VCE in 2004 at Kew High School, Melbourne, Australia

Date of birth: 07/04/1987

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: +54 9 11 5163 3968

Nationality: Australian

Current location:

Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires

ARCHITECTURAL SKILLS CAD/2D - Knowledgeable in both AutoCad systems as well Microstation

PowerDraft, using both professionally and during my university studies.

3D - I have an extensive knowledge in Rhino 3D and am experienced in 3D

Studio Max and Sketch-Up.

Grasshopper - I have an extensive professional use of grasshopper with an

intermediate skill base. In mid-2011 I was involved in a 2 week grasshopper

workshop at the University of Melbourne focusing on the use of grasshopper in

parametric 3D modelling, design + fabrication.

Rendering - Primarily use V-Ray for Rhino in both personal and professional

visualization. I also have experience rendering with 3D Studio Max.

Presentation - I have extensive experience in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and

InDesign in both university work and architectural fi rm based work.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 2010 - Competed Major Project Design Thesis with a top score of 98% under

the supervision of Nicholas Hubicki with a fi nal critique panel that included Dr.

Peter Corrigan.

2009 - Upper Pool Architectus Design Excellence Award winner for my design

studio work ‘The Speculative Campus Project’ for Vivian Mitsogianni.

2009 - Research Assistant for Vivian Mitsogianni preparing for her PHD

presentation and exhibition.

2008 - Upper Pool Architectus Design Excellence Award - Nomination

2008 - High Distinction in Design Class with Neil Appleton

2008 - High Distinction in Design Class with Nicholas Hubicki.

2007 - Upper Pool design excellence award - Nomination

2007 - High Distinction in Design Class with Tom Kovac.

2006 - High Distinction in Design Class with Christine Phillips.

For my major project design thesis as part of my Masters of Architecture at

RMIT, under the supervision of Nicholas Hubicki I took a real brief and adapted it

to an updated site and set of constraints.

Docklands Lido, a public swimming pool/water polo complex, sited in Victoria

Harbour, Melbourne, Australia, was a highly resolved and realistic design

proposal. It was my intention from the beginning of my thesis to create a highly

buildable, yet thoroughly designed project that adhered to the real-life problems,

issues, questions and expectations that accompany a public complex such as

a swimming pool.

This project received a High Distinction score of 98 in semester one 2010 at

RMIT which was the equal highest score for that particular graduating class.

MAJOR PROJECT THESIS

Lab Architecture Studio

I was a full-time graduate architect at LAB where I worked from mid-

2009 until early 2012. I spent one year of my time at LAB working part-time

while studying full-time at RMIT, with full-time work commencing July 2010.

My role at LAB was non-specifi c during my history of employment and allowed

me to experience a wide range of project types, sizes, tasks and

responsibilities. I have worked extensively in the sketch/concept design stage of

projects, acting as LAB’s front end 3D modelling employee and having a long

lasting responsibility for report and presentation compilation.

I also worked on various competition entries, design development

packages and EOI submissions in my time at LAB. These include a apartment

complexes, public swimming pools, various cultural-focused projects and

multiple high-rise hotel/apartment/offi ce buildings. These project sites have

varied from Melbourne, to China and the Middle East.

www.labarchitecture.com

Lyons Architects

I was on the design and presentation team behind the Lyons submission for

the Victorian Arts Centre Competition. I worked on a short-term contract for 6

weeks during university holidays throughout which time I produced concept

design proposals, renders, diagrams, photo montages and context drawings for

the submitted proposal.

www.lyonsarch.com.au

WORK HISTORY

Nicholas Hubicki

Architect/Tutor

Cox Architects

+ 61 404 176 378

[email protected]

Dean Boothroyd

Senior Associate

LAB

+61 439 634 001

[email protected]

REFEREES

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

AVAILABILITY Having resigned from LAB Architecture Studio in late February to relocate to

Buenos Aires indefi nitely I am now seeking new job opportunities. Whilst taking

Spanish classes 4 hours a day, 5 days a week in Buenos Aires, I have been

attending to small solo freelance design work in my time here, working primarily

in website development + management.

I am now currently available for either full-time, part-time or casual work in the

capacity of a graduate architect, ideally working in concept design, design

development, 3D modelling, rendering and presentation related work.

I am always looking for new skills to complete various tasks and fulfi l diverse

roles. I accept new challenges to my skill-base and career very effi ciently and

seriously.

Paul Morgan Architects

Working on a temporary contract in late 2011, I was involved heavily in the SD

stage of a Library redevelopment in Melbourne focusing on planning, design,

rendering and presentation. During my 6 weeks at pmA I was also involved in

Design Development + EOI’s for various projects.

www.paulmorganarchitects.com

Brunswick House Extension

Working individually for a client in Brunswick, Melbourne, I consulted with the

client to design a 20sqm extension to the existing terrace house. Town planning

submissions to council were approved and construction is currently underway.

Techne Architects

I Worked as a student architect for the mid-sized design based fi rm focusing on

3D modelling and various presentations of the fi rms projects and portfolio. I also

involved myself in offi ce admin and day to day operations.

www.techne.com.au

- LAB exhibition

- Beirut residential facade

- Boya shopping complex

- Ningbo shopping centre facade

- Birrarung Pools

- DMC Showroom

- Frankston yacht club competition

- Fitzgibbon St House

- Xitaihu fl ower expo pavilion

- Donglihu CBD masterplan

- Qiaoyu xitaihu masterplan

- Wujin Council Offi ce

- Hengqin City Complex

LAB ARCHITECTURE STUDIO

Exhibition photo - project panels

Exhibition photo - large scale models Exhibition photo Exhibition photo

Project panel layoutsPresentation renders

As part of the ‘Draw the Line: The Architecture of LAB’ exhibition at the NGV, 27 projects from LABs portfolio were exhibited through renders, diagrams and planometric, sectional + technical drawings.

I was in charge of the curation and layout of the projects individually on panels which were custom printed. The short time frame allocated for the organization, printing and application of the panels resulted in the need for an extremely effi cient workfl ow to allow for testing, alterations and the deadline.

As well as demonstrating our extensive portfolio, Draw the Line exhibited in great detail the process taken to develop Federation Square. This was achieved through curated archived drawings, various types of physical models and other supplementary material.

LAB EXHIBITIONNational Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, AustraliaType: Gallery ExhibitionStatus: Completed

Professional renders

Tiled facade mockup construction photoTiled facade mockup construction photo

2D DD Drawing

Rhino 3D model screenshot

Microstation drawing screenshot

Beirut, Lebanon (2007–2009)Client: A&H Construction & Development Company + Avenue Ventures s.a.lGross fl oor area: 26,200m2Type: high-end luxury apartment developmentStatus: Under construction

RESIDENTIAL BLOCK

Entering this project in its later stages, I was charged with assisting in the rationalisation of the conceptualised facade system. Employing custom cut stone, the 12 variations of the stone were strategically located on the facade to allow for optimal effi ciency in it fenestration by limiting the amount of physical alterations to the stone. This was achieved while maintaining a strong graphic across the entire facade.

Project roles + responsibilities: - Facade rationalisation + design - 3D modelling - DD package drawing + compilation

‘Baked’ grasshopper geometry

Grasshopper script

Rhino screenshotPhysical models

The facade of this project was developed through a series of investigations into the various parameters of building fenestration and its capacity to abide by certain rules while delivering an interesting graphic. This was done through a specifi cally developed Grasshopper script that allowed the user to input building size + form, desired amount of fenestration and the level of ‘warping’ amongst other limitations such as window size and distance between windows.

Project roles + responsibilities: - 3D modelling - Parametric Facade Design

BOYA SHOPPING COMPLEXTianjin, ChinaType: Shopping complex podium, hotel, apartment towerStatus: In development

Grasshopper script for entry canopy

Rhino screenshot

Diagramatic render of tiled facade + entry canopy

Extent of additional facade

WANDA SHOPPING CENTRE FAÇADENingbo, ChinaType: Façade designStatus: On holdSurface area: 18,100 m2

The client brief for this project was to refresh the image of the existing retail centre through the design of a new façade system.

LAB studied potential façade systems which addressed the dual client requirement for the design of a ‘new face’ to the retail centre, coupled with economic considerations of ease of fabrication, construction and staging to minimise disruption to daily operations to meet an aggressive and ambitious construction schedule.

In the existing building the disparate location and forms of retail components, parapet height, entries, openings and languages are ‘glued’ together by an arcaded circulation which only fi nds a common expression at each of the entry gates. In transforming this agglomeration the design strategy employed an 18,000 m2 shroud of triangular tiled façade screen, suspended outside the existing building form. The location lighting, advertising, signage and notifi cation of entries within the unifying ribbon was produced through a colour and material delineation of tiles orchestrated through the Sierpinski Triangle fractal pattern.

These constraints were dealt in part by the use of emerging software technologies such as Grasshopper for Rhino to effi ciently locate this pattern and its variant tiles on the existing façade. This software also allowed for the incorporation of structural strategies into the 3D modelling which in turn assisted with the rapid production of 2D drawings for the delivered schematic design package.

Project roles + responsibilities: - Entry canopy design - Facade rationalisation + design - 3D modelling

Presentation rendersPresentation render

Rhino programmatic render

Pull-apart axo

‘SWOPA’ Diagram

Type: Open air public aquatic centreSite area: 15,000 m2GFA: 3,500 m2Status: Speculative development/Ongoing

This government submission, which was developed with a large team of development + project managers, consultants and strategists, proposed an urban pool in the Melbourne CBD which assisted in connecting the city and its precinct (Batman Park). This was achieved through:- A limited building footprint on site + maximized sustainable landscape- An elevated bicycle veloway which links to major urban hubs + existing bike tracks, and;- A riverside boardwalk

The facilities included a 35 x 25m water polo pool, training pools, multiple servicing tanks, changing facilities, spectator seating and health, hospitality, dining + entertaining centres.

The project focused heavily on its sustainable capabilities. Employing SWOPA (Sustainable Whole Of Precinct Approach) the Birrarung pools complex was governed by the principles that everything is connected to everything else. This meant that there was no waste once excess low grade heat was transferred from existing building complexes (Crown Casino, WTC, Crowne Plaza etc) to maintain the pools temperature. Additionally, and among other initiatives, grey water is treated and irrigated in the rejuvenated surrounding landscape.

Project roles + responsibilities: - Design assistant to Don Bates - 3D modelling - Diagramming - Presentation report compilation

BIRRARUNG POOLS

LAB renders - Nicolas Pratt

Option two renders

This short term competition entry for a sales + showroom of a future gated community resulted in two schemes from LAB. I was heavily involved in the design of one of the options from initial planning + organisation to formal + facade design.

The pinched forms allow for ease in both vertical and horizontal circulation - a tough constraint considering the steep and vast hill the project is sited on. Allowing for optimal vistas to and from the complex was achieved through this pinching, as well as the fi lleted corners, functional arrangement and long strip windows.

Project roles + responsibilities: - Design assistant to Don Bates - 3D modelling - Presentation renders - Functional planning - Diagramming

DMC SHOWROOMDamascus, SyriaType: Housing estate sales centreStatus: Competition (2nd place)

Presentation renderGround fl oor plan

Presentation render

Programmatic jelly diagram

The building incorporates public food, service and changing facilities, a multifunction + community space, offi ces for the Frankston Yacht Club management as well as boat storage + other sailing associated programed spaces.

The varying programs formally and operationally overlap for spatial fl exibility and create zones of preferred vistas, effi cient boat storage + transportation and ESD components.

Project roles + responsibilities: - Primary designer - Rendering - 3D modelling - Final presentation compilation - Animation

FRANKSTON YACHT CLUBType: Yacht Club, Cafe + Multi-purpose spaceSite area: 2,600 m2GFA: 1,355 m2Status: Competition (2nd place)Architect: LAB architecture studio

PUBLIC + SHARED AREAS

PUBLIC FOOD + SERVICE

FYC OFFICES

MULTIFUNCTION + COMMUNITY

BOAT STORAGE

PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTION

Circulation diagramsFormal evolution

Project roles + responsibilities: - Design assistant to Don Bates - 3D modelling - Facade design - Diagramming

HENGQIN CITY COMPLEXHengqin, Guangdong, ChinaType: International Customs BuildingsStatus: Competition

Presentation renders - Nicolas Pratt

Shadow diagrams

Privacy screen concept studies

Privacy screen - view from neighbouring balcony

FITZGIBBON ST HOUSEMelbourne, Australia (2011)GFA: 120m2Type: Residential extension

Project roles + responsibilities: - Concept Design - 3D modelling - Animations

Canopy close-up

Programmatic diagram

Vertical circulation diagram

Type: Exhibition centre, hotel + conferenceGFA: 55,500 m2Status: Competition - 2nd Place

Project roles + responsibilities: - Design assistant to Don Bates - 3D modelling - Diagramming - Animation

XITAIHU FLOWER EXPO PAVILION

Programmatic render

Sun penetration diagram

Nodes diagram

This project was for the design of a sustainable masterplan for a new CBD zone within a region of urbanization on the periphery of Tianjin

The key design drivers for the masterplan were the linking of sustainable principles with the provision of amenity and urban density. This included:- Masterplan structure based on walkable activity nodes, linked by a precinct-based strategy of carparking and public transport connections;- Facilitation of mixed-use development models and typologies in place of the traditional Chinese single-use zoning;- Use of local geo-thermal resources for energy production and district heating;- Extensive open space network linked to waterfronts and the key activity nodes providing a pedestrian and cycle friendly circulation network separate from the road network.

As a design assistant I was required in the preliminary strategic design phase, initiating the location of nodes, open space and density guidelines among other recommendations. I was also in charge of the 3D modeling contribution and involved in the development of material for the submitted presentation.

Project roles + responsibilities: - Rendering - 3D modelling - Diagramming + presentation work - Design - Animation

DONGLIHU CBD MASTERPLANDongli, Tianjin, China (2011)site area: 183.23hagross fl oor area: 3.067 million m2type: Sustainable masterplan

Y towers

Y towers + supergraphic

Hotel facade design

Shadow diagram

Masterplanning development

Project roles + responsibilities: - Masterplan design - WIP Presentation Rendering - 3D modelling - Tower + Hotel design + facade development

QIAOYU XITAIHU MASTERPLANChangzhou, ChinaType: Master plan + hotel, apartment tower, villa designStatus: Approved/In development

Entry canopy design/Rhino screenshotsTest renders

COUNCIL OFFICE AND HOTELWujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China (2009–2011)Client: Management Committee,West Taihu Lake Ecological Leisure AreaSite area: 12,249m2Gross Floor area: 27,295m2Type: Government offi ce building + hotel

Project roles + responsibilities: - Rendering - Entry canopy design - 3D modelling

Federation Square EastMelbourne, 2010

Responsibilities:Presentation + diagram renders, hotel facade

design

Selandra Rise GAA main streetMelbourne, 2011

Responsibilities:Formal design, 3D Modelling, rendering

Xitaihu City MasterplanChangzhou, China, 2011

Responsibilities:Presentation + diagram renders, 3D modelling

Qiaobei Masterplan competition Xiaguan, China, 2011

Responsibilities:Presentation + diagram renders,

Chenjia Town ClubChina, 2011

Responsibilities:Concept design, facade design, presentation +

diagram renders, 3D modelling

Huizhou MasterplanGuangdong, China, 2011

Responsibilities:Presentation + diagram renders, facade design

Devonport Regional GalleryDevonport, Australia, 2009

Responsibilities:Presentation + diagram renders,

masterplanning, site + feasibility studies.

Chengdu Sports Centre Redevelopment

Chengdu, China, 2010

Responsibilities:Site + feasibility study, schematic design,

staging + option studies.

GEI 3 TowerNanjing, China, 2010

Responsibilities:3D modelling + rendering

Wanda Shopping Centre FaçadeBaoshan, China, 2010

Responsibilities:Facade design, 3D Modelling + rendering,

presentation compilation

Kunshan MasterplanChina, 2010

Responsibilities:Presentation + diagram renders, hotel + residential facade design , 3D modelling

Chongming Bicycle ParkChina, 2011

Project roles + responsibilities: - Concept Design - 3D modelling - Animations

- Emerald Hill Library

- Other projects

PAUL MORGAN ARCHITECTS

Presentation renders - Nicolas Pratt

Entry canopy design/Rhino screenshotsTest renders

EMERALD HILL LIBRARYSouth Melbourne, Melbourne (2011)Client: Port Phillip City CouncilGross Floor area: 500m2Type: Library + heritage centre extension

Project roles + responsibilities: - Rendering - Entry canopy design - 3D modelling

NMIT Redevelopment

Responsibilities:Concept design, presentation + diagram

renders, 3D modelling

Residential extension

Responsibilities:Concept design, presentation + diagram

renders, 3D modelling

NMIT Library

Responsibilities:Presentation renders,3D modelling

South Melbourne Market roof canopy

Responsibilities: 3D modelling,

presentation renders

- Major project thesis 2010 - Docklands lido

- Final year design studio - the speculative Campus project

- Level 8 design studio - Federation tower

- Level 7 design studio - Palimpsest

STUDENT PROJECTS

Aerial Render

Location plan Aerial render

Aerial view towards city

Interior view

Ground view towards crossbar

Type: Public aquatic complex/Water Polo centreSite area: 3,000 m2GFA: 9,500 m2Supervisor: Nick HubikciAwards: Australian institute of Architects BVN graduation prize in architecture 2010 - shortlisted.

For my major project design thesis as part of my Masters of Architecture at RMIT, under the supervision of Nicholas Hubicki I took a real brief and adapted it to an updated site and set of constraints. Docklands Lido, a public swimming pool/water polo complex, sited in Victoria Harbour, Melbourne, was a highly resolved and realistic design proposal. It was my intention from the beginning of my thesis to create a highly buildable, yet thoroughly designed project that adhered to the real-life problems, issues, questions and expectations that accompany a public complex such as a swimming pool. This project received a High Distinction score of 98 in semester one 2010 at RMIT.

Docklands Lido employs found historical data as a readymade footprint. As a nod to the history of Docklands, a motif is derived from its industrial inspired truss structure. The use, adaptation and mutation of the interwar-popular typology of the Lido resolves several site specifi c constraints. Functioning as a wind barrier, while allowing for uninterrupted sunlight, the raised programmatic beam of the ‘Lido’ maintains Victoria Harbour Promenade’s waterside circulation. Via an aerial jetty – a girdling, partially vegetated traffi cable roof – the public can use this civic interface independently in the tradition of the ‘Sunday stroll’, without using its facilities, and taking advantage of the Yarra’s views to the city and the bay.

DOCKLANDS WATER POLO CENTRE

Melbourne, Australia

MAJOR PROJECT:

Level one plan

Perspectival section

Roof planGround (plant) plan

Lido components

‘Breaking open the lido’ diagram

View over deck + outdoor pool

Typical structural diagram

Typical English Lido

Aerial view

Entry view

Interior view

Interior view

Interior viewAerial view

Street view

Type: University Campus BuildingSite area: 7,500 m2GFA: 15,500 m2Supervisor: Vivian MitsogianniAwards: 2009 Architectus design excellence award - winner

Using processed based design – which required the construction of a series of steps and guidelines based upon initial esquisses and hunches – this project speculated the potential to transform a readymade building type (in this case an inner city train station) into a highly fl exible learning environment. Incorporating multipurpose teaching spaces, a library, labs, open + public space, theatres and workshops, this project explored how these spaces can co-exist under a single dumb shed in an urban environment.

THE SPECULATIVE CAMPUS PROJECTMelbourne, Australia

FINAL YEAR STUDIO:

LIBRARY

VOID TO BELOW

VOID TO BELOWVOID TO BELOW

UP

UP

UP

UP

LIBRARY + THEATRES FOYER

+FIRST FLOOR

EXHIBITION SPACE

VOID TO BELOW

VOID TO BELOW

LECTURETHEATRE 1

RESEARCH LAB 1

WORKSHOP STORAGE

WORKSHOP

RESEARCH LAB 2

UP UP

VOID TO BELOW

INFORMAL STUDIOS

M F

Lift

Lift

INFORMAL STUDIO

INFORMAL STUDIO

AMPHITHEATRE

LARGE STUDIO SPACE

INFORMAL STUDIO

HUB

HUB

Level one plan

Aerial view

Interior view

Street view

Interior view

Interior view

Section

Process diagrams

The fragmented claddingThe train station + mirror maze The shed + dazzle boolean

Street view

Street view

Interior view

Pull-apart axo

Street view

Night view

Street view

Ground view

Aerial city view

Creating a physical extension to Federation Square, this tower proposal adopts dazzle pattern as a secondary skin to fulfi ll the requirement of camoufl aging the extension. Draped under the dazzle cloth, the tower + surrounding public plaza allow for optimal views to and from city landmarks and allow for an ever changing formal appearance with the belief that the view of a building is never static. Programmatically, the tower houses both commercial offi ces and communal tertiary design education spaces.

Unlike various proposals for this site, a formally adapted and true extension was unfavored over a tower; a type that allows for maximum commercial gain, landmark status and fl exible plaza usage at ground level.

FEDERATION TOWERMelbourne, Australia

DESIGN LEVEL 8 STUDIO:

Aerial view

Formal process diagramGround fl oor plan

This large scale ‘box’ retail space is sited on a large semi-unused, industrial Docklands plot. In accordance with the brief, ample parking space was included, but in an unorthodox ramping system that undulated above and around the shopping space itself. Lending to improved spacial effi ciency (and thusly future developement + investment opportunities) this landscaped car park is hidden behind + above the retail facade, utilising a single footprint + creating a palimpsest of the sites (and much of Docklands) former - albiet temporary - use.

PALIMPSESTMelbourne, Australia

DESIGN LEVEL 7 STUDIO:

Nicolas Pratt - 2012

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