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Niamh Lenihan
Urbanist, Place-Maker, Architectural Technologist, Maker
A snapshot of various projects I have worked on, from model making to high street studies and mapping analysis and furniture making.
![]() Schematic map of the city - highlighting rail, guided bus, open spaces, historic core, and local centres and their walking catchment areas. | ![]() Proposed plans for the reconfiguration and extension | ![]() Model of new city in Oman. CNC routered base, metal etched roads, laser cut buildings. River valley effect sprayed and textured by hand. |
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![]() Model of new building infill on high street in Winchester. | ![]() Model of scheme designed during Cass Cities. Each colour represents a different use, making the site super mixed. | ![]() Ground floor view of scheme on the Old Kent Road. Shows the different activities on the ground floor, as well as access and movement arrangement across the site |
![]() Using photos of models to test space. | ![]() Studying the high street shops on the Old Kent Road. Looking at depth within the block. | ![]() Stylised view of Hatcham Road Industrial area. |
![]() Old Kent Road Study Area. Schematic Map showing block layouts | ![]() Student Accommodation plans. 2nd year arch. tech project. | ![]() Using shadow to create spaces. |
![]() Sketch plan of House by The Lough. | ![]() Designing a scheme with a full mix - residential, educational, office, industrial, social. Designed to accommodate existing businesses and enrich the local economy. | ![]() Using a model to create spaces between buildings. Photographing models like this creates a realistic sense of what a space might be like |
![]() Development Sketch - tracking HGV movement around the site. | ![]() Isometric view of new stairs location in House by The Lough. | ![]() Sorting businesses into types, in order to carefully relocate existing tenants while site is being redeveloped. |
![]() Local Centres Cambridge. 5 min walkable catchment areas | ![]() Loft Study. Drawing exercise. | ![]() Sketching the Old Kent Road |
![]() An interactive model with standardised blocks of 100 - 1000 square meters to investigate site arrangement, with regard to specific businesses. | ![]() Card sketch model of the Victoria & Albert Museum proposed for the Stratford Waterfront scheme on the London Olympics site | ![]() Industrial Uses on lower floors. Office above |
![]() Cork City hand drawn map | ![]() GIS produced map, showing business types, by category in the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area | ![]() Winchester High Street linear sketch |
![]() Using GIS to map businesses with yards. This exercise allows us to calculate the external space used by many businesses. | ![]() Ground Floor -1 Plan of student accommodation project from Year 2 of Architectural Technology. | ![]() Card model of the Stratford Waterfront Site |
![]() Model showing connecting stairs between floor plates. Sprayed to imitate concrete. | ![]() Elevation of residential development in Cork City, showing adjacent existing buildings. | ![]() Close up of the Old Kent Road business category map. Produced using GIS software. |
![]() Photo montage using sketching an Photoshop | ![]() Sketch of street showing mix of shops and businesses. | ![]() Showing features of a town for master planning purposes. Roads, water, woodland and buildings are highlighted here. |
![]() Model made in walnut and photographed to create a realistic scene. | ![]() Masterplan model used for public events to describe proposals for the town. Heritage buildings are shown in timber. Yellow denotes buildings to be redeveloped. | ![]() Sketch of scheme in Ealing, London |
![]() Section through private dwelling. drawings used for planning purposes. | ![]() Photography. Building in Glasgow. | ![]() Site plan showing residential scheme arrangement and level changes, used for planning application in Cobh, Co. Cork. |
![]() Quick drawing showing the relationship between the retail units and the underpass of the new building, which will be used for deliveries and loading. | ![]() Initial design showing low rise scheme, then evolving to a bigger scheme, with a statement high street building. | ![]() Card model of student accommodation. Part of 2nd year project in Architectural Technology |
![]() Simple street facade models are great at showing the existing character of an area. | ![]() Mapping exercise as part of an essay to investigate the wholesale baking industry in London. | ![]() Table made using mainly waste pieces. Push pull secret drawer to side |
![]() Walnut & wool chair made with traditional joints. | ![]() Locating the area that I studied for an essay on super-diverse high streets. | ![]() Sketch of imaginary corner block |
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