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Ivealsobeeninvolvedwitha400-500unithigh-end apartment in Mount Wellington that is still early What made you decide to pursue architecture over engineering? in the design phase and an approximately 40 storey Thespatialdesignpaperandteachersathighschoolweretower in Aucklands CBD. Ive further helped with the probablymybiggestinfluencesforchoosingtopursueredesign of the AUT City Campus Library interior and a architecture. Up until the end of my last year of high school,proposed new medical building in Greenlane.I was adamant I would pursue engineering, but I changed tack last minute and looked into architecture instead. To be honest,What would be an absolute dream project for you to it was more impulsive than any logical decision, but I am happywork on?I went down that path as I had always enjoyed designing, whetherI honestly think Ive lucked out and have done a few it be buildings, furniture or spaces. already by working on my parents house and some high-end residential projects where Ive been able to How would you describe your design style/aesthetic? play with the form and make-up of the design a lot Thats a difficult one, as I dont generally just follow one style. Allmore than I expect I normally would.the way through university, I would often try to pick courses thatGoingforward,IreallywanttodesignmyownWhat do you like about Resene? On a professional level, I like the webinars that areopposite and above: house. Ideally somewhere in the middle of nowhere,As a student, my favourite thing has to be how muchrun by Resene. 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It provides to keep some warmth and humanity in what I design with thingsown house? sponsored in fullwhich helped tremendously! that you can pretty much get whatever you want. shelter from sun and like timber or other natural materials to balance it out. YouhadbeenworkingonaVeniceBiennalepavilionforthe universitys CNC routerwhich was effectively a precursor torain while framing the Which are your favourite Resene colours? surrounding landscape. the University of Auckland. I imagine that the global pandemicthe Venice project in terms of laying out the fundamentals of usingResene Woodsman Natural, Resene Woodsman PitchStructure and bench Where do you look when you need inspiration? has likely disrupted that a bit. What are the plans for thosethe CNC to efficiently mill elements en masse. My thesis lookedBlack,ReseneFuscousGreyandReseneArmadilloseats stained in Resene A variety of places. A simple Google image search brings upprojects now? at how a simple jig system and a rudimentary CNC machine couldare colours I have used in the past and like. Generally,Waterborne Woodsman an amazing amount of content, but I also look through otherLast I heard the Biennale exhibition was being postponed. Luckilywork together to achieve what would otherwise require a high-endNatural and bench architecture-specific sites such as Dezeen and ArchDaily. for the University of Auckland pavilion, we had finished the buildand expensive 5-axis CNC machine. if Im using wood on a project, I prefer to have thebases stained in Resene Outside of the internet, I look at engineering lines and cues tophase and the pavilion had already been packed in a container forBy using this mastered knowledge, we were able to create anaturalwoodgraintocomethrough,whichiswhyIWaterborne Woodsman inform design. 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