These on-site sketches were completed on a study trip to Palma Majorca in October. Buildings studied and subsquently recorded through sketching and photography on this excursion included the Miro Foundation, MOMA Palma and Museo des Molinos. The emphasis focused on intregating the practical methodologies that pertain to the final built condition. Response to context, programme, narrative, accomodation, materiality, economy and are, to name but a few, factors that influence and inform how architects articulate an objective response to a need to build.
The image below illustrates the extents of the site during the final years of its ability to manufacture and before the construction of the M27, which cut through the site separating it into distinct north and south halves.
The areas highlighted brown have subsequently been removed, whilst those in blue are still largely in existence currently. (Image by DH2010)
This site plan illustrates Bursledon Brickworks within its immediate context. The works and its site will constitute the basis on which I can practically explore the theories and ideas explored through theoretical research.
Originating from the Cotswolds Niall completed his degree in architecture at the University of Portsmouth, where he was nominated for the RIBA Presidents Medal Awards, before undertaking a placement year at the Bristol based architectural practice Alec French. He returned to Portsmouth in 2009 to read for a diploma in architecture, receiving the SPAB's Philip Webb Award for his first semester project, before completing a semester abroad at the Technical University in Vienna, studying architectural design and architecture theory with Will Alsop and Kari Jormakka respectively.
Amongst a broad appreciation and enthusiasm for architecture specific interests within the subject area include; architectural history and theory, building conservation and the theory concerning the application of new interventions within existing built contexts.