The document provides information on Jack Cole's experience and skills. It summarizes his qualifications and experience in architectural design, engineering knowledge, BIM/modeling, and working as an architectural technician. It highlights his experience with a variety of live architectural projects, structural design skills, awareness of different stakeholders' needs, and competency with BIM and modeling packages.

1. JACK COLE
Experienced in the architectural
design of various live projects.
From small village hubs for
RIBA contest entries to multi-
million pound industrial projects.
AN INDUSTRY EXPERIENCED GRADUATE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEER
Academically trained in the detailed
design of structural elements and
super structure stability. Awareness
of the needs of various parties from
experience in multidisciplinary firms.
Very high graduate competency in
BIM and modeling packages, with
a keen interest on expanding on
these skills. Industry experience
in large scale BIM co-ordination.
ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
KNOWLEDGE
BIM / MODELLING
TECHNICIAN

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CONTENTS
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Modeling complex geometry and detailing elements on a £355M recycling
and energy from waste facility. Suggesting design alterations when possible
and issuing drawings.
Working within a group of 4 young architects to design a community hub
in Sessay, N.Yorkshire. Assisting with the site plan, modeling sections and
rendering views for the presentation boards.
A collection of shorter projects I was involved in at TATA steel. Displaying a
variety of skills and proof of my technical versatility.
LeedsRERF-Recyclingandenergyfromwastefacility
TATA Steel Projects
SessayCommunityHub-RIBAcontest
TATA Steel Projects
AssortedShortProjects
TATA Steel Projects

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Detailing, construction, and visualisation orientated projects I worked on with
Roost Architects.
A showcase of some of the small projects and tutorials I’ve undertaken in my
spare time to further develop my technical skills.
Fronting BIM co-ordination for the project. Devising model conversion
work-paths. Undertaking large amounts of building and site modeling.
Redesigning site layouts from a logistical standpoint.
RoostArchitectsProjects
A sample of some projects from Roost
AssortedTutorials/Experience
Personal development projects
TempleboroughBiomassFacility
TATA Steel Projects

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LEEDS RECYCLING / ENERGY FROM WASTE
The Leeds RERF is a recycling and energy
from waste centre. The £335M project aims
to recycle as much as 40% of black bin
waste that would otherwise go to landfill.
During a summer internship in summer
2013 I had the opportunity to work
alongside another intern developing a
structural frame to house the projects
iconic green wall (right). The second week
I spent modelling and developing sheets
in Revit for the green-wall structure.
I firmly believe getting to know the team
during this placement helped immensely
with my interview the following year.
Being able to see the structure erected
during my various site visits during
the internship year was surely one of
the many highlights of the placement.
(The photo to the right shows the green-
wall planting boxes being prepared.)
TATA Steel Projects
ArchitecturalAssistant/Technician

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Upon its completion it will be the tallest
glued laminated timber arch in the UK,
standing at 42 meters. It will also hold the
record for the largest green-wall utilizing
a single irrigation system in the world.
(The arch can be seen pictured on the left)
Finishes renders were among what I
presented to Billionaire Gary Klesch during
a tour he took of the TSP York offices.
A senior technician and I demonstrated
to him how we design our projects at TSP.
(Render presented shown below)

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This was the first live project I have
worked on and therefore my activities
consisted mainly of making amendments
to construction drawings within Revit.
This was done by developing the 3-D
architecture team model and relating
the information to the other disciplines
models. Typical sections I would model are
shown below.
A usual work day consisted of me
receiving a sketch from the leading
architect and modelling his sketches.
Then preparing the drawings to be issued
that afternoon.
During this period I learnt a lot
about detailing / buildups and other
architectural qualities. As well as this I
experienced a handful of on site meetings
and how drawings are prepared for site.

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Roof maintenance access walkway design meeting. Amendment suggestion I made to reduce visibility from the predominately viewed elevation (as well as reduced steelwork).

8. SESSAY COMMUNITY HUB - RIBA CONTEST
TATA Steel Projects
ArchitecturalAssistant/Technician
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The project was a RIBA international
competition for the design of a
community centre and cricket pavilion
(amongst other quality sporting facilities)
in the small rural village of Sessay, North
Yorkshire. 86 firms from as far as Japan
made submissions for the initial contest.
The cost for the entire project had to come
to around £1.25M - £1.5M, making it the
most intimate, and socially focused project
I worked on during my time at TSP.

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I was involved in developing relationship
diagrams with the team to reflect the
needs of the community into the layout.
As well as this there were phasing issues
to tackle as to keep the existing facilities
and cricket fields in use during the
construction phase.
My duties on this project included
making floor plans from the Revit model
(right), developing the carpark layouts
ready for the presentation boards.
In addition to this I assisted in some of the
renders on the following page.

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The design proposal draws upon the
surrounding agricultural vernacular.
Whilst aspiring to be striking the
“barn-like” structure made it sit
within the rural setting of the village.
The reduction of heavy masonry outer
walls reduced the size and cost of the
foundations. Timber cladding panels can
be factory prefabricated complete with
breathing membrane insulation and
possess outstanding thermal and sound
insulation properties. The grey brick aimed
to give permanence within the setting.
I assisted in the rendering of the internal
and external visuals followed by post
processing in photoshop was utilised in
order to make compelling atmospheres
for the boards.
As well as this I collected precedents
to give stylistic options to both us as
designers and the client.

11. TATA Steel Projects
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A collection of shorter projects I was involved in at TSP
Testing a variety of skills and proof of my technical versatility
TSP-ASSORTEDSHORTPROJECTS
Infrastructure Engineer
East Coast Mainline
When the work load became too much for
the track infrastructure department due to
people being on holiday I was drafted into
their team for a couple weeks to help them.
This coincided with work load dropping a
bit in the buildings and architecture team
meaning I could assist in this work.
ETCS is a new form of signalling for trains.
My job was to locate existing signal boxes
and junctions that this new technology
could be housed in.

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This was the project that was most
rooted in engineering principles and
problem solving logic. After marking up
8 large A0+ sheets I would then hand
over my work to be copied up neatly on
AutoCAD by another young professional.
Evidence that the team leaders trusted
my judgement and sense of responsibility
in giving work out to others.
Infrastructure Engineer
ETCS Signaling Infrastructure
East Coast Mainline

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For a few weeks I worked rendering
some visualisation images for the
projects client. This was to help them
to realise if they could fit all the
equipment on the site comfortably.
Modelling plant equipment as Revit
families and conveyor belts to make sure
the size of the factory would be adequate.
As well as this I spent some time
arranging sheets to present our findings
to the client during our weekly meetings.
Blötberget Iron Ore - Sweden
Architectural Technician

14. Visualisation Research
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This coupled with Oculus Rift goggles
with its stereoscopic vision (simulates true
depth) had the potential to make highly
immersive walkthroughs.
As it turned out I would put this work to
one side for the rest of my time at TATA.
Templeborough was about to get the ,
requiring my full attention.
Textures and objects like doors needed
a considerable amount of extra work
assigned to them to make them operate
or look like they would in Revit
(disrupting ordinary work flow).
Also this program costs a few thousand
pounds for a licence, and around the
same time another games engine called
“Unreal” came onto the market as a
free open source piece of kit. Trumping
Unity in terms of cost and accessibility.
The images on the left show the games
engine and the oculus rift developers kit.
Due to having a keen interest in
visualisations and how to make our ideas
more clearer to both client and contractor
I was handed the chance to do some
research. Through research at work and
attending a regional BIM seminar I looked
into new ways of visualising our projects.
I researched into some new methods of
rending with tools we already had, new
render engines on the market, and even
looked at some game engines. I took a
particular interest in the game engine
Unity whilst attending the seminar.
By taking a model through a couple of
Autodesk programs I could drop models
into a “walkable” space. Allowing a client
to freely walk about the building as they
so chose.
Standard walkthroughs with set
paths of models offered some level of
immersion, but clearly nothing could
quite compare to freely moving about
the space as you would be able to if you
were actually in the building.

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In between the work load on Leeds
ramping down and the work load on
Templborough ramping up I helped out
with some detailing and modelling on the
Wilton Efw project.
Most of this time was spent altering stairs
in core locations and fire escapes. The
stair tool in Revit is somewhat of a dark
art, but I’ve figured out some of its quirks
for the future.
Wilton Efw - Modelling / Drafting
In addition to this I learnt some more
general technicians tools in Revit such as
door/windowschedulingandkeyfinishes.
(Finishes renders for the client Sita below)

16. ASSORTEDROOSTARCHITECTSPROJECTS
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Roost architects dealt with a lot of clients
that were not very in tune with the
construction industry and therefore were
not as capable of visualising build designs
as people who deal with them all day.
This meant that architectural renders
and visualisations were of the up
most importance as for a client to
realise what the design entailed.
This game me the chance of producing
some renders in V-Ray for sketch up, as well
as overshadowing as the architect photo-
shopped the images to touch them up.
Architectural Assistant

17. 150mm cut stone
cills reveals and head
150
140mm nominal
coarsed reclaimed
stone outer leaf 150mm cut stone
Wall cavity 200mm including 100mm
Kingspan TW50 insulation
10mm 7kN/mm2 (Medium
density) blockwork inner leaf
12.5mm plasterboard on
dot and dabs
Thermabate cavity closer
100mm of Rockwool between trusses and a
further 200mm of Rockwool above. To
achieve a min U-value of 0.13W/m^2K
140mm nominal
coarsed reclaimed
stone outer leaf
Wall cavity 200mm including 100mm
Kingspan TW50 insulation
10mm 7kN/mm2 (Medium density)
blockwork inner leaf
12.5mm plasterboard on
dot and dabs
Breather membrane
Slate tiles
Timber roof trusses to
manufacturers recommendations
Inset mesh
25 x 32mm SW timber battens
Maintain 50mm continuous air gap
U Value = 0.18 W/m2 K
Wall ties
50mm air gap for ventilation
100x50mm SW wall plate
strapped to inner leaf with
galvanised steel straps
120mm diameter 112 round
galvanised steel gutter
Fascia board
CL
4900
50
GF
0
GL
Stone cill
Foundation to SE requirements
Underfloor heating
Install perimeter
insulation with a min R-
value of 0.75m2K/W
Seal between the wall
and floor air barrier
with a flexible sealant
GF
0
150
Ensure that cavities are kept clean of mortar snots or other debris during construction.
The wall insulation installed below the wall DPC must be fit for purpose with regards to water absorption.
Underfloor heating
GL
Foundation to SE requirements
Install perimeter
insulation with a min R-
value of 0.75m2K/W
Seal between the wall
and floor air barrier
with a flexible sealant
140mm nominal
coarsed reclaimed
stone outer leaf
Wall cavity 200mm including 100mm
Kingspan TW50 insulation
10mm 7kN/mm2
(Medium density)
blockwork inner leaf
Cavity tray
Weepholes
150mm hardcore
50mm sand blinding
Visqueen 1200g DPM
75mm sand
cement screed
150mm kingspan
TF70
500g visqueen
seperating layer
140mm nominal
coarsed reclaimed
stone outer leaf
140mm nominal
coarsed reclaimed
stone outer leaf
150mm cut stone
Wall cavity 200mm including 100mm
Kingspan TW50 insulation
10mm 7kN/mm2 (Medium density)
blockwork inner leaf
12.5mm plasterboard on
dot and dabs
Wall ties
Inset mesh
Catnic lintel
Thermabate cavity closer
120mm half round
galvanised steel gutter
Painted timber SW fascia board
Truss
CL
4900
150mm cut stone
NOTES
1. DO NOT SCALE FROM THIS DRAWING - USE FIGURED DIMENSIONS ONLY
2. READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALL OTHER RELEVANT CONSULTANTS /
SPECIALISTS DRAWINGS. REPORT ANY DISCREPANCIES BEFORE
AFFECTED WORK COMMENCES
3. ALL SETTING OUT DIMENSIONS TO BE CHECKED ON SITE BY CONTRACTOR
BEFORE WORK COMMENCES.
4. THIS DRAWING REMAINS COPYRIGHT OF ROOST ARCHITECTS COPY /
DISTRIBUTE ONLY WITH CONSENT OF ROOST ARCHITECTS.
5. ALL DETAILS TO BE ACCREDITED CONSTRUCTION DETAILS COMPLIANT
SCALE (@ A1)
CHECKED BY
TITLE
PROJECT NUMBER
CLIENT
PROJECT
DRAWING NUMBER REV
DRAWN BY DATE
STATUS PURPOSE OF ISSUE
CODE SUITABILITY DESCRIPTION
JC SC
Building Regulations
As indicated
Details Sheet 2
2015 - 053
Greenlane Farm
John Fawthrop
A211
06/05/16
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Window Elevation
1
1 : 10
Window Detail
4
1 : 10
Roof Eaves Detail
3
1 : 10
Door Threshold Detail
61 : 10
Wall / GF Slab Detail
5
1 : 10
Window Detail
2
Rev Description Date
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Most of my time at Roost architects was
spent working up buildings regulations
drawings ready for site construction on
new building residential and extensions to
existing residential buildings.
My detailing skills were something Simon
(the owner of Roost) helped develop a lot
during my time there. Although I feel it is
one of my weaker skills at the moment I am
keen on further developing it into one of my
strengths.
I would frequently take phone calls from
clients and make them to manufacturers.
Sizing elements such as insulation, timber
joists and trusses. As well as confirming
technical build ups of elements such as
walls, roofs, slabs, intermediate floors etc.
Architectural Technician

18. ASSORTEDSELF TAUGHT WORK
Self Taught Projects
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Here I have highlighted some of the
more complex parametric tutorials I
have undertaken after stopping the
MEng degree. It should be noted this
section could include rendering and
modelling tutorials / experience from
Zero Fifty. (But was left out to keep the
portfolio size down).
I was interested in the free
Revit plug-in called Dynamo
and decided to complete some
tutorials on the software. It’s
essentially grasshopper for Revit.
Parametric design excites me immensely
as I truly believe it is the way forward
in terms of complete holistic design
between the disciplines. On the right
is a system the dilates holes in the
cladding structure according to the
solar radiation expected.

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Grasshopper / RhinoTutorials
However the two tools that I’m most
interested in were Rhinoceros and
Grasshopper. To myself (and from the
opinion of other professionals) they are the
industry standard for complex modeling.
Pictured on the right is a tutorial for
applying structural diagrids to NURB
curved surfaces.
NURB - Non-uniform rational basis
spline. (A clever modelling algorithm
reducing computational power required,
and opening the doors to more
interesting solutions.

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The panels can be orientated to
minimise manufacturing waste. Panels
are tagged to assist fabrication/
manufacturing processes.
Parametric Space Frame - A parametric steel structure created using Grasshopper.Panelisation / Manufacturing

21. Structural Design Using Karamba
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By applying a loading pattern to the
structure you can start to interrogate the
stability of the super structure.
Analysis can be provided to find how much compression, tension and torsion the members were subjected to.

22. TEMPLEBOROUGH BIOMASS FACILITY
TATA Steel Projects
Assistant/Technician/BIMCo-ord
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During the second half of my placement
I worked mainly on the Templeborough
Biomass project. This is where my
responsibility on projects really started to
increase and I felt truly instrumental to
the buildings and architecture team at
TATA Steel Projects.
Project value £170M / LD’s £250K a week.

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The project is a Biomass facility,
burning reclaimed wood to drive steam
turbines for electricity.
During this project I mainly took on the
roles of an Architectural Assistant and
project BIM coordinator.
This still included some duties I
undertook on Leeds such as issuing
sheets and live models, however on this
project I did little to no 2-D detailing.
Instead I was modelling in 3-D large
amounts of the site, components
and other ancillary context massing.
(Images showing various software formats)
I learnt Autodesk Navisworks to assist
in project co-ordination. (Pictured left).
This is clash detection software specifically
designed to highlight clashes (Overlaps
in the models). The problems were
highlighted within the register and
discussions could be made as how to
tackle the issue.
Aside from Revit BIM co-ordination I also
devised a workflow path to make our Revit
models useful to the process engineers
and their models useful to ours.
This included a lot of research, trouble
shooting and phone calls to certain parties.

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In addition to this, my main piece of work on the project was to tackle site circulation.
We had been given a site that couldn’t operate with the required vehicle loading
during operation. This would take into account the loading and unloading of vehicles,
other operative vehicles, civilian traffic and right of access through roads for other
adjacent industry vehicles.
Most of my time on this project developing and evolving the site layout working
in liaison with other teams in the company such as Highways, M&E, Bridges, Civils,
Geotechnics and Drainage.
Site Circulation
One of the tools we used to rectify this issue, and I subsequently learnt during this
project, was Autodesk Vehicle tracking. By taking the site plans we were developing
from an architectural perspective I could “drive” around virtual vehicles on the site.
Whether they be the loading lorries, ordinary cars, waste disposal lorries or forklift
trucks. From this we could qualify the site layout as acceptable for that revision,
until the next issue arose where we would repeat this method of designing
out the problem then re-testing. A site plan with vehicle paths sketched on as
well as notes for further tracking can be seen below. The tracking allowed us to
further develop the overall site plan concept plan we would use to explain
our site strategy to all parties.
SiteVehicleTracking

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One of the activities I undertook in liaison
with another team was ensuring occupant
and civilian safety on site (in regards to
the walkways). From this we could further
the precision of the tracking, highlight
preliminary walkways from an early stage
and aim to increase occupant safety.
Due to the project being altered more
than was initially expected when the
company received the concept design a
lot of logistical thinking was required to
solve potentially project halting issues.
I believe my course prepared me well
for such logistical architectural design
which is why I was selected to tackle such
problems before any of the other aspiring
young architects.
Biomass Logistics Site Access Design

26. E-mail: jackacole@sky.com
Mobile: 07527336987
Address: 17 Mayville Place
Hyde Park
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS6 1NE
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