Contents

Liam Gordon Price

Portfolio

Stage III-

Manifesto on Learning Percipio

Stage II-

96 Hamilton RoadShelter Span

To Dwell

Stage I-

My Space Terrior

Nature ArchiveDumbarton Visitor Centre

Stage III

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stage III

A Manifesto on Learning-

Summer project leading into Stage III and form-ing a basis for the main project ; Percipio

PerciPio The Altyre Craft & Horticulture Centre

-Design for an Institute of creative learning on

the Altyre Estate Forres.

Stage III

- 2015 - 2016 -

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Stage III ManIfesto on LearnIng

“‘Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think’

J.B.S. Haldane

One can never learn everything. A mind, however bril-liant, will never be able to fully understand all there is to know, but to have tried to learn, to have attempted to understand as much as one possibly could of our vast universe, is the greatest thing we can ever do. It is perhaps the greatest gift you can give yourself – to have tried.

The more we can understand of the world around us, the more we understand ourselves, and thus realise what connects the two. Learning is the search for the depths of the soul and the universe.”

a ManIfesto on LearnIng

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Stage IIIManIfesto on LearnIng

Manifesto on Learning

Acrylic 2015

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Stage III PerCIPIo

Top right; Diagrams, showing the location of the site, the Altyre Estate, near Forres, Moray

The immersive qualities and surrounding nature, inspired and formed the project brief.

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Diagram showing how the building will be seasonally

used, freehand pencil

Selection of images which influenced the brief, including

precedents; the Cass, London and

Boreraig House, by Dulchas

The Aims of the Architecture

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A learning community focused around nature whilst being immersed within a natural landscape. It will bring together a diverse group of people, and simultaneously allow for social and individual learning.

The intention of the institution is to foster both individual and social learning. It is important that there should be no formal curriculum and that the learning would be self-di-rected. To achieve this, individual learning will grow around crafts, whilst the social learning will come from care for com-munal gardens. The gardens will also be the main source for sustenance. The activity of the institution will change with the season, being most populated and active in mid-summer.

The students will be from all different backgrounds and disciplines, with a backbone of skilled crafts-people to sup-port individual learning. The crafts people will be given a dedicated studio space, to customise according to their dis-cipline for the duration of their residency. Those there for shorter periods will be able to work alongside them, but will also have a variety of different communal studio spaces and facilities to be self-directed and explore their own interests. It will allow for cross fertilisation of Ideas and disciplines.Social learning will be through the care of the communal gar-den, which all the students will rely on for food. It will help to reconnect them with nature by interacting with plants by caring for them, and to give an understanding of the origin of natural food.

The architecture will act as a framework to allow both nature and people to grow and develop. It will create a bal-ance with nature and the surrounding environment, and will respond to the seasons.

It will connect with the existing building to create a new series of spaces. It will create an engaging and comfortable space for the users of the institution, for flexible use.

The building will be environmentally responsible in its use of materials and construction, as well as in the energy need-ed to run the building.

The Altyre Craft & Horticulture Centre

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PerCIPIo ; a ManIfesto

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Social IndIvIduaL

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Diagrammatic section, showing

the activities of the centre,

freehand pen

Diagram Showing individual and social learning across the siteWatercolour,

2015

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Approach, sections showing the buildings in the landscape,Original scale 1.500,Freehand Ink on tracing paper

View towards the reception, Freehand pencil and watercolour2016

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Site Plan,Original Scale

1.500Freehand Ink on

tracing Paper2016

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Main Reception entrance;Freehand pencil and watercolour

Section showing main entrance,Original Scale 1.200Freehand ink on tracing Paper2016

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Ground floor Plan,

Original Scale 1.200

Freehand Ink on tracing Paper

2016

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Section showing courtyard spaces,Original Scale 1.200Freehand Ink on tracing Paper2016

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First floor Plan,Original Scale

1.200Freehand Ink on

tracing Paper2016

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Interior view of a typical bedroom,Freehand pencil and watercolour2016

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Section through an accommoda-

tion buildingOriginal scale

1.1.00Freehand pencil

and watercolour2016

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Sections through the courtyard spaces,Original Scale 1.200Freehand Ink on tracing Paper2016

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Section through the communal

kitchen and dining Spaces

Original scale 1.1.00

Freehand pencil and watercolour

2016

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Interior view of the studio spaces, showing the specialised studio spaces, and the mezzanine walkwayFreehand pencil and graphite2016

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Section through the studio spaces

showing the specialised studio

spaces.Original scale

1.1.00Freehand pencil

and watercolour2016

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Stage II

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96 Hamilton Road-

Analytical study of the entry sequence into a 1870’s Victorian dwelling.

Shelter/Span-

Design for a community workshop specialising in post and beam timber framing, on the Geils-

land Estate, Beith.

To Dwell-

Design for a mixed typology residential devel-opment with a retail/cafe space on Beith High

Street.

stage II

Stage II

- 2015 - 2014 -

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Stage II 96 HaMILton road

Analysis of 96 Hamilton Road Section and ElevationOriginal scale 1.50 Ink pen on tracing paper, Freehand diagrams analysing relationship with the street, Pencil and Water-colour2014

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Stage IIsHeLter/sPan

Proposal for a Timber framing workshop and

Community Campus

Diagrams showing the site in relation

to the town of Beith, existing site

and proposed site,

Pencil and Water-colour2014

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Stage II sHeLter/sPan

Conceptual model showing the two parts of the building, the shelter and the span, scale 1.200mount board

Plans, sections and elevations,Original scale 1.50 Ink on tracing paper2014

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Stage IIsHeLter/sPan

Site model, with proposal in white,

scale 1.200Grey board and

mount board

Exploded con-struction diagram of main structure and mortice and

tenon junction, Freehand pencil

2014

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Stage II sHeLter/sPan

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Stage IIsHeLter/sPan

Structural model of Timber Framing Workshop, Beith, with mortice and

tenon junctionsScale 1.50

Balsa and mount board,2015

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Stage II to dweLL

Proposal for four dwellings and an amenity on Beith High street

This Page ; Site location within Beith and relation to the High street; Mixed media, Freehand pencil

Opposite ;Three diagrams showing con-ceptual response to the idea of dwelling, the creation of hidden universes of meaning;Pencil on tissue paper

Principal Elevation to High street,Original Scale 1.50;Ink on tracing paper2015

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Stage II to dweLL

Cross section and full site section,Original scale 1.50Ink on tracing Paper2015

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Stage IIto dweLL

Final Model Scale 1.200

Timber, grey board and mount

board2015

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Stage I

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My Space-

Analytical study of the interaction of the hu-man body with architecture.

Terroir-

Elevation study conveying the atmosphere and qualities of the space.

Dumbarton Rock-

Mapping project of physical environment and analysis of the nature of Dumbarton Rock

Nature Archive-

Inspired by the mapping project, a design for a nature archive

Dumbarton Rock Visitor Centre-

Design for a Visitor Centre at Dumbarton Rock , which aims to create a journey and sense of

procession within the building

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Stage I

- 2013 - 2014 -

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Above;Analytical drawing of movement through a space, Ink pen on tracing paper,

Opposite;Drawing study of stairs leading off Woodlands Terrace, Glasgow Ink pen on tracing paper, 2013

Stage I My sPaCe

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Stage IterroIr

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This page ;Site plan, of Dumbarton RockOriginal scale 1.500 Ink pen on tracing paper,

Plan of the central stairway,Dumbarton Rock,Original scale 1.50 Ink pen on tracing paper,

Opposite ;Section and Elevation of Dumbarton Rock,Original Scale 1.500Ink pen on tracing paper,2013

Stage I duMbarton roCk

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Stage IduMbarton roCk

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Stage I duMbarton roCk

Selection of dried leaves, collected from Dumbarton Rock

Painted leaves collected from Dumbarton Rock, watercolour

Analogue Film Photographs of the plants and nature of Dumbarton Rock2013

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Stage Inature arCHIve

Nature archive for Dumbarton

RockPlan and Section,

Original scale 1.20 Ink pen on tracing

paper, 2014

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Stage I nature arCHIve

Nature archive for Dumbarton RockSection and Elevation,Original scale 1.20 Ink pen on tracing paper, 2014

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Stage Inature arCHIve

Nature Archive Detail,

Original scale 1.5 Ink pen on tracing

paper, 2014

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Stage I duMbarton roCk vIsItor Centre

Dumbarton Rock Visitor Centre, Sections and Plans,Original scale 1.50 Ink pen on tracing paper, Model, cork and mount board,1.50 2014

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Stage IduMbarton roCk vIsItor Centre

Dumbarton Rock Visitor Centre,

Sections and Elevations

Original scale 1.50 Ink pen on tracing

paper, 2014

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Life Drawing;Charcoal, pastel and chalk on sugar paper,2013

Stage I LIfe drawIng

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Life Drawing;Charcoal and

pastel on sugar paper,2014

Stage ILIfe drawIng