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Project_01| Ballyglunin Art Gallery

GMIT Arch. Techn. Four Year | Design & Details Studies Project ……………….……Pg.03

Project_02| Design School Loughborough

GMIT Arch. Techn. Four Year | BIM Project ……….……………………………………….…….Pg.13

Project_03| Cerrito de la Virgen Community Centre

Volunteer Work “At Otra Cosa Network”| Huanchaco, Peru ……………….………..….Pg.20

Project_04| Galway Docks Mixed-Use Building

GMIT Arch. Techn. Third Year | Design & Details Studies Project ……..……….……Pg.23

Project_05| Youl Hwa Dang Publishing House

GMIT Arch. Techn. Second Year | Design & Details Studies Project ……….….……Pg.26

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There is growing concern about the impact of human activity on the Earth’s resources. Utilising resources in

a sustainable manner is a challenge; it involves con-sidering every point of their life-cycle, avoiding over-exploitation and reducing the environmental and so-cial impact of their use. Some renewable building ma-

terials can provide simple solutions. For example, hemp and lime “hempcrete” is a material that produc-es Zero Carbon Buildings and has excellent insulation

and air-tightness qualities.

The dissertation “Hempcrete: a viable building materi-al for use in the construction industry in Ireland", analyses the advantages and disadvantages of hemp-

crete and the growing use of this product in the coun-try, taking as a case study Ballyglunin Art Gallery. This project involves the restoration, extension and

changing of the use of a goods shed to an art gallery with three art studios at Ballyglunin Railway Sta-tion, Co. Galway. The building is designed to meet the requirements of TGDs Building Regulations for pub-

lic buildings with protected structures. The proposed extension building is a timber frame covered with hempcrete. The drawings and virtual model are pro-

duced using Autodesk Revit 2013.

Ballyglunin Art Gallery

Four Year | Design & Details Studies Project

Location: Ballyglunin Railway Station Co. Galway. Ireland

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Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery

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Raft Foundation Plan Raft Foundation Section

CAD Technician

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Raft Foundation Section B-B

Raft Foundation Section C-C

CAD Technician

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Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery

North Elevation South Elevation

East Elevation

West Elevation

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Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery

Hemp-Lime “Hempcrete”

Hempcrete is a renewable material composed by the mixture of the woody core of the hemp plant, also known as ‘hurd’ or ‘shiv’ and a lime based binder with the addition of water.

Hempcrete is rigid lightweight material that is infill cast or sprayed around a timber framework for walls, roof and floors.

Hempcrete creates a breathable building fabric as it allows moisture-

laden air to pass through the structure, while maintaining thermal properties that insulation and durability.

Sustainable development

“The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. The World Commission on Environment and De-

velopment (WCED)

Hempcrete Corner Wall Plan detail

Hempcrete Wall Plan detail

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Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery

Existing Building Long Section Existing Building Short Section

Extension Building Long Section

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Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery

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Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery

Internal Art Gallery View 3-D North view

Aerial Perspective View

Front Elevation Perspective View

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Project _01 Ballyglunin Art Gallery Sun Path and Shadows Study

22nd September Sun Path & Shadow Study

21st March Sun Path & Shadow Study

21st December Sun Path & Shadow Study

21st June Sun Path & Shadow Study

This study using Autodesk Revit shows the sun path and shadows of the building and vegetation surrounding the site at 12.00 pm in the four

seasons of the year. The drawings show the impact of the new exten-sion over the existing context: the highest sun altitude on 21st June with the longest daylight and least shadow projection; the lowest sun

altitude on 21st December with the shortest daylight and greatest

shadow projection. However, the building extension is designed to be lower than the existing building, minimising its shadow projection over

the existing building.

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Design School Loughborough

Four Year | BIM Project

Location: Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK

BSc. (Hons) in Architectural Technology final project in BIM

was designed to bring together the skills and techniques required to produce documentation and a virtual model for a significant

project.

The three-storey building chosen by A. Navarro was the Design

School, Loughborough, UK. It has been drawn with Autodesk Revit 2013 using PDF plans, with sec-tions and elevations obtained

from the web. Some changes in the design and material used in

the original building were made

by the author, who produced a video which showed different ren-der views and walk-through the building.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Irl6ARg9Eg

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Site Plan Ground Floor Plan

First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan

Project _02 Design School Loughborough

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Project _02 Design School Loughborough

South Elevation

West Elevation

North Elevation

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Project _02 Design School Loughborough

Section D-D Section C-C

Section A-A

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Project _02 Design School Loughborough

3-D Second Floor Plan View

3-D Section Detail 3-D Long Section view

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Project _02 Design School Loughborough

Front Façade view

South Façade view East Façade view North Façade view

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Project _02 Design School Loughborough

Atrium view IT Computer room view

School of Art Room

Lecture Theatre Room

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Cerrito de la Virgen

Community Centre

Volunteer Work | Peru Location: Huanchaco, Trujillo, Peru.

Community Centre of Cerrito de la Virgen project

aims to build a public community centre in which

there will be all kinds of workshops and activities

with the aim of empowering the community through

the arts and culture, education and capacity-

building, and also through the promotion of active

participation and involvement in community life.

The project has a total site of 826m² and consists of two in-situ reinforced concrete structure with

hallow concrete block walls buildings separated by

an outdoor patio. The first structure is a two storey

building with 212m² floor area, it has an entrance

hall, two workshop rooms and a toilet at the

ground floor; at the first floor there are a classroom

with a toilet, an office and a living space for volun-

teers with two ensuite bedrooms, a twin room, a

kitchen and a living area. A second building was

designed to accommodate the 216 m² auditorium

with 42m² stage, 105 seats, gens and ladies toilets

and a store. The outdoor patio has a combined bas-

ketball and football court and a skate ramp.

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Project _03 Cerrito de la Virgen Community Centre

Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan

Auditorium and Community Centre Section

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Project _03 Cerrito de la Virgen Community Centre

Foundation Detail

Flat Roof Eaves Detail

Auditorium Long Section

Community Centre Long Section

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Galway Docks Mixed-Use Building

Third Year | Design & Details Studies Project Location: Galway, Ireland

BSc. Degree in Architectural Technology third year final project went through the technical and regulatory

knowledge needed to design a concrete structure con-struction building. This five storey mixed-use building consisted of a car park basement; a library with offices, a restaurant and a bar at ground and first floor; and eight

residential apartment on each of the three upper floors. The structure combine pre-cast concrete beams, col-umns, twin walls and stairs with in-situ concrete central

cores and basement walls.

During the design process environmental factors were considered and mixed-use were taken in account to sat-isfy the TDGs Building Regulation and Local Planning Leg-

islation. Drawings produced using Autodesk AutoCAD and

Revit Architecture.

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Project _04 Galway Docks Mixed-Use Building

Basement Plan First Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan Second Floor Plan

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Project _04 Galway Docks Mixed-Use Building

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Youl Hwa Dang Publishing House

Second Year | Design Studies Project

Location: Paju Book City, Korea

BSc. Degree in Architectural Technology second year final project went through the regulatory

knowledge needed to design a steel structure construction building. This is a four storey office building with canteen. The structure combine steel beams, columns, slimfloor system with

in-situ concrete cores to locate two stairs and a

lift. The building fabric is a combination of al-uminium rainscreen façade system with curtain

wall system

All the project was designed in account the TDGs Building Regulation, Building British Standards and Local Planning Legislation.

Drawings produced using Autodesk AutoCAD.

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Project _05 Youl Hwa Dang Publishing House

Ground Floor Plan

Section B-B

3D Detail

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Project _05 Youl Hwa Dang Publishing House

Plan Details

Section Details

Section Details