Tom Hopwood | Portfolio

The following selected projects showcase Tom's architectural design experience prior to establishing Hopwood Architects

Ōhinerau

Design / Practice :

‍Bossley Architects

Involvement:

‍Project Architect - Picking up the project after the concept design stage, assisting with the development of all design and preparing all detailed design documentation for building consent, tender and construction. Administering the construction contract and performing site observation.

SB5 Apartments

Design / Practice:

‍Bossley Architects

Involvement:

Project Architect - Picking up the project after the concept design stage, participating in the development of all design, up to and including preparing all detailed design documentation for building consent. Preparing scheme plans for marketing purposes.

Lot 30 vinegar lane

Design / Practice:

Bossley Architects

Involvement:

Project Architect - Joining the project after the tender stage, preparing 'for construction' documentation, performing site observation and participating in interior design.

Park Hyatt - Auckland Waterfront

Design / Practice:

Bossley Architects

Involvement:

Team member - Specialising in detailed design of fire and acoustic partitions for building consent and coordination of design with other design consultants. During construction, preparating detailed design drawings for ramps, stairs, handrails, decking, paving, tanking, facade, slab and drainage plans, collonade seating and lighting details.

altitude pavilion

Concept Design:

Tom Hopwood, Amelia Fagence, Jamie Giles, Lisa Humphrey, Segupta Jaman.

Involvement:

Member of the concept design team and leader of the construction and installation team.

Event:

Altitude Pavilion was built as part of LuxCity, a pop-up city of light for the people of Christchurch. LuxCity marked the first time the public was allowed entry to the wrecked city centre after the devastating 2011 earthquakes. This was the inaugrual event of the Festival of Temporary Architecture (FESTA), celebrating and exploring temporary architecture and DIY urbanism in Christchurch.

LuxCity consisted of dozens of pop-up pavilions, designed and built by year two architecture students from around the country. It hosted local bars, restaurants, and clubs. In the single night, Luxcity attracted 30,000 people.

Brief:

Pavilions had to be designed to be big and lightweight, well lit, easily transported, quickly erected, scaled to fill large undefined, unknown, empty urban spaces, and could utilise heavy demolition machinery (donated by local contractors).