1. Paschal 53 Chapel house street,
Docklands,
Philip London
E14 3AS
paschalv@hotmail.co.uk
Volney Nationality: British
I am an aspiring individual with the dedication and motivation to succeed. I am punctual with the confidence and
ability to make my mark in any professional organisation and I am a determined achiever with a positive attitude. I
have good decision making and problem solving skills and have gained excellent communication and interpersonal
skills throughout my employment, enabling me to become a fast and ambitious learner with an open minded
approach.
Vectorworks (Expert 4yrs),
Microstation (Expert 3yrs),
Skills
Sketch up (Novice 6mths)
Autocad (competent 1yr)
Photoshop ( Expert 8yrs all versions), Illustrator, Indesign (5yrs),
Quark express (3yrs) , Office, Hand Drawing
LEED - ND (1yr)
Passivhaus Planning Package (1yr)
Microsoft office (8yrs)
Professional Experience
Murray John Architects
Sept 2010 - Nov 2010
As an Environmental Design Consultant, I conducted an energy audit of All
Souls Church hall. I identified current efficiency of the building using PHPP.
Subsequently I formulated, priced and presented refurbishment strategies
to improve efficiency to the church council. Location: Harlesden London
Project Manager and Designer
Aug 2008 - Feb 2009
4 9 Black Bay High Street
Extension to holiday home in St Lucia providing new guest house. Duties
included building survey and construction drawings as well as co-ordinating
small building team and small contractors, making critical finishing
decisions as well as dealing with the provision of services using sustainable
resources such as Solar Thermal Hot water provision. Negotiation with
suppliers was also key to my involvement.
Location: Black Bay St Lucia Value:£20k
Research Design Architects
June 2007 - Sept 2007 Part 2 assistant
The Old Bakehouse Theatre
Extension to grade II listed building providing new circulation core and W.C.
facility. Duties included building survey ,Freehand sketches and Working
drawing of preliminary proposal to present to client before submission for
planning.
Location: Blackheath London Value:£40k Time spent on Project: 4 months
Richards Partingon Architects
Jan 2006 - Sept 2006 Part 1 assistant
Overview of Experience
Worked for the sustainable minded practice who are now modelling and
researching new housing solutions for the Zero Carbon Hub. I worked on
various projects spanning Residential housing to Business Parks
Linf ord Wood Business Centre
Assisted with the design of a environmentally sustainable business centre
offering high quality work spaces including office suites, small medium and
large offices, individual buildings, studios, light industrial and commercial
workshop, distribution and storage units. My involvement spans from pre
planning to tender stages collaborating with key design team members
across the construction professions. Scheme uses biomass heating and
recycling facilities Location : Milton Keynes Value: £6m
+44 (0) 7949 232 898

2. Education
MA Architecture Sustainability and Design
University of East London Sept 2009 - Jan 2011
The Masters allowed me to explore the field of sustainability directly through
design and 1st hand work experience. I’m involved with a Passivhaus
style refurbishment with Levitt Bernstein for TSB Retrofit for the future
competition where I redesigned the layout and conducted research
regarding specifications. I am currently handling the Construction Site diary
for the project which involves interviewing key personnel, photographing
and documenting progress of the project.
My second project for the Masters involved testing and adapting a prototype
version of LEED for neighbourhood design in the Bermondsey area of
London . I produced an addendum to the program which was received with
high regard.
In my Third project I designed a Zero Carbon housing scheme in Southwark
as part of a feasibility study. This scheme uses Green roofs to promote
biodiversity and Passivhaus design and solar thermal technology to cut
emissions.
My dissertation explored the possibility of creating mandatory low energy
building fabric efficiency standard for space heating within the retrofit/
refurbishment sector. Investigating the benefits of Passivhaus , and
conducting market research assessing feasibility of a universally achievable
low energy space heating target within existing housing refurbishment .
I conducted the demonstrations of the Passivhaus Planning Package at the
Passivhaus conference which took place at the building centre July 2010.
Organiser ,designer and fabricator of the annual student exhibition which
took place in June 2010 at the university which was deemed a success.
In October 2010 I lectured at the first UK Student Passivhaus Conference. I
was also a member of the team organising the logistics and sponsorship.
PG Dip Architecture University of East London
100mm brown anodised aluminium hinges
RIBA Part 2 Sept 2006 - Sept 2008
5mm perforated copper sheet
Hafele 30.5mm 6 point
track and wheel system
Final Project Secret Garden Hospice
remote electronic shutter
control motor
Location - Palermo Sicily. Inspired by the study and surveys of works by
Brunelleschi, together with social and environmental studies of Palermo. I
designed a hospice and clinical treatment facility aimed at the occupants
of the impoverished Ballaro District. The project recycled an abandoned
historically significant villa using a combination of traditional local materials
and craftsmanship and sustainable materials such as rammed earth
Sliding Timber and glass
opening
in a more contemporary manner providing a link between nature , new
Resin floor on 75mm
screed with VFH
technology and the built environment.
The urban scale element of the project focused on providing much needed
copper flashing with 12mm insulation recreational gardens for the district which are supported by the rainwater
harvesting systems incorporated into the building. Thus the development
20mm Fixed Copper panel balustrade
has a dynamic across different scales - building, city , detail, human and
Hafele 30.5mm guide rail system
environment.
Bsc Architecture 2:1 Hons University of East London
1: 10 section through copper
Shutter system RIBA Part 1 Sept 2001 - June 2005
Languages
My native language is English however I speak French at GCSE level and I
am currently learning Spanish
References
paschalv@hotmail.co.uk avalialble upon request
+44 (0) 7949 232 898