1. P O R
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S o p h i e P e a r l C r e w s
The University of Auckland
School of Architecture and Planning
2013 - 2016
Bachelor of Architectural Studies (2015)
Master of Architecture (Professional) (2017)

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R A D I A N H O M E C Y C L E H O M E G R O W N + A D D I T I O N U P L O A D T H R E S H O L D R O S S I H O U S E
ADVANCED DESIGN II
C o m p l e x R e d u c t i v i s m
ADVANCED DESIGN I
D e n s e H a u s / / U r b a n G e n e r a t o r
DESIGN 6
U r b a n F u t u re s
DESIGN 5
S t u d i o I b e r i a S t u d y To u r
DESIGN 4
F E S TA C i t y U p s
DESIGN 3
O v e r l a p p i n g S p a c e
MEDIA
E x p l o r i n g a rc h i t e c t u r a l m e d i a p r a c t i c e
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R a d i a n
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U p l o a d
T h re s h o l d
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A B O U T M E
Awards
| The University of Auckland
The University of Auckland Research Masters
Scholarship | 2016 - 2017
Awarded to students with a grade point average of 8.0 or higher in their
qualifying programme from a recognised university.
Senior Scholar, Bachelor of Architectural Studies
| 2015
The main purpose of the award is to recognise the graduating students
who obtained the highest marks in their undergraduate programme.
The University of Auckland Scholarship
| 2013 - 2015
Awarded to students who exhibit academic excellence, all-round ability
and leadership potential.
The University of Auckland Summer Research
Scholarship | 2015
Undertook 10 weeks of research looking at what’s working and the
good examples of medium and high density living in urban Auckland.
Currently working with Bill McKay to produce an article for the New
Zealand Herald about my research.
Warren Trust Prize | 2015
Awarded annually to the three full-time students who obtain the highest
GPA across all courses undertaken in the third year of the Bachelor of
Architectural Studies degree programme.
Monier Prize | 2015
Awarded annually to students in the third year of the Bachelor of Archi-
tectural Studies, for designs selected from the studio work of that year.
New Zealand Institute of Architects Top Student
Award | 2014
Recognises the top student for Year 2 at the School of Architecture.
Chisholm Memorial Prize | 2014
Awarded for the most original piece of drawing at the School of
Architecture.
First in Course Awards: ARCHTECH 312 | 2015
ARCHHTC 339 | 2015
ARCHDES 300 | 2015
ARCHTECH 207 | 2014
| Villa Maria College
Head Girl | 2012
Organisation, time-management, communication and teamwork were
skills that were strengthened through this experience, but by far the
most rewarding initiative I implemented was ‘Sophie’s Corner’ - five
minute speeches each assembly tackling topics relevant to the students.
General Excellence Award | 2009 - 2012
Awarded to the most well-rounded student in each year level in terms of
academic, sporting and cultural success.
Gold Cultural Award | 2011 - 2012
Awarded to students who are outstanding in their cultural endeavours
and who represent Christchurch in their field. Recognised my success in
the Canterbury Regional Team at the Russell McVeagh Debating Nation-
als and the Big Sing Nationals choral competition.
Year 13 Art Award | 2012
Awarded to the top art student.
Excellence in Oral Communication | 2012
Awarded to a Year 13 student who contributes greatly to the school in
terms of speech or performance.
Work Experience
Resident Advisor, The University of Auckland
(Parnell Student Village) | 2016 - present
Living on site in Halls of Residence as staff building rapport with res-
idents, providing peer support, crisis management, event management
and facilitation, administration, and enforcement duties.
The Buchan Group Architects | 2014 - 2015
Architectural part-time work, Auckland.
Architecture Tutor, University Hall | 2015
Tutored a small group of First Year university students studying a
Bachelor of Architectural Studies in the Halls of Residence. Planning,
organising and facilitating weekly tutorials for the Design and History
papers.
FESTA CityUps Festival of Transitional
Architecture | 2014
With a group of 20 architecture students we designed and fabricated a
large inflatable structure with lights, music and smoke for this festival
in Christchurch, envisioning a city for the future following the destruc-
tion of the earthquakes. The event saw 20,000 visitors over one night.
Rip Curl | 2013 - 2014
Retail Assistant and cash handling, Dressmart Christchurch.
Home 19 Nicholls Lane, Parnell
Email sophie.crews@gmail.com
Phone 027 228 2592
Education
The University of Auckland
2016-2017
Masters of Architecture (Professional)
2013 - 2015 | Auckland
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Villa Maria College
2006 - 2012 | Christchurch
NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3 Excellence
Endorsements
Languages
English | Native
German | Conversational
Interests
Drawing, reading, speech and drama,
fitness and health, running.
Hi there, my name is Sophie and I am fiercely passionate about architecture, as it is such a rich way of
understanding the world, full of so much creativity, history, problem-solving, beauty and life. I have a
deep love for drawing and making, and architecture is a field in which I can use my creative gifts to create
spaces that affect people. This portfolio is a selection of my work from my years at The University of
Auckland School of Architecture, including a little bit about me and my achievements.

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R A D I A N
The project intention was distilled from initial research around existing and future
flows on site (City Rail Link, cycle lanes, bus lanes and Green Link), the building was
to be an architecture that celebrated circulation and promoted such a shift towards
the car-less.
The project was to be comprised of an office building that seamlessly blended into
a cyclist utopia (storage, cafe, showering and bathing, retail, pub, study, and gym
spaces all designed for the cyclist) and a park-like landscape, with the ability to cycle
up the first seven floors of the building.
This project’s brief is extremely relevant: with Auckland investing $350 Million into
cycling infrastructure for benefits of sustainability and less congestion, the project
was to provide a polemic exploration of how, in a city increasingly promoting the
cyclist, one may cycle into a high rise building.
It was intended that users would have the ability to ride their bicycles into the build-
ing and be serviced in all areas as a cyclist. Overall, the project was to be a fun and
active place that promotes the shift towards to car-less for benefits of sustainability,
a less congested Auckland and to reflect the commitment our city has towards this
shift in flow.
ADVANCED DESIGN II
C o m p l e x R e d u c t i v i s m
Sophie Pearl Crews
The University of Auckland
Semester Two 2016
Tutors: Chris Barton, Hamish Monk, Dean Mackenzie + Angela Yoo

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H O M E C Y C L E
“How can architecture provide its inhabitants the choice of a suitable dwelling within their
same community as they move through different life stages, whilst achieving the density re-
quired for Auckland’s future housing supply?”
A persistent under-supply of housing to meet demand, a lack of housing choice and declining
affordability has put the Auckland Housing Market into crisis. If homeownership is to become
more accessible for the average Aucklander, its housing needs to cater for different life stages.
This project proposes a lifetime housing system that responds to the different expectations
and necessities for various life stages and provides units that see fit, with differing levels of
autonomy as one travels through the property cycle. In theory, an individual or family could
remain on site, in their community, from their childhood home through to their empty-nester
home when their own children move on into the cycle.
There are many benefits to a lifetime housing system: a strong community comes through the
investment of time from the occupants; a lower turnover of residents providing the capacity to
build trust and form relationships. Occupants also have the ability to stay in close proximity
to family and retain their sense of place in their familiar neighbourhood as they move through
the cycle. This is particularly advantageous for first-home buyers, who typically have needed
to trade their family neighbourhood for a more affordable option, or ageing couples and singles
who wish to downsize but find difficulty with lack of housing diversity in their neighbourhood.
It is also a more sustainable solution, without requiring more resources to undertake major
adaptations or build more homes as the system is designed with accessibility for all ages and
abilities.
ADVANCED DESIGN I
D e n s e H a u s / / U r b a n G e n e r a t o r
Sophie Pearl Crews
The University of Auckland
Semester One 2016
Tutors: Elizabeth Seuseu, Alice O’Brien Gortner + Architectus

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Brick & Tile
1950
The Group
1964 1970
Builder’s Executive Home Higher Density
1990
118m² 128m² 140m² 166m²
Today 205m²
1350 - 1840
Shelter
1840
Cottage
1850
Villa Bungalow
1918
80m² 136m²
H O M E G R O W N
Many Aucklanders fear the proposed Unitary Plan focus on increased
housing density, holding preference for the ownership of a stand-alone
family house on a quarter acre section, with at least one family vehicle
- the New Zealand dream. Suburbia is paradise; an “escape” from the suf-
focating city. Yet even in light of the global issues we face and the state
of the housing market, this ideology remains dominant.
In order to foster a culture where higher density living becomes desirable,
a real kiwi language of the apartment must be created. Such a language
must be informed by the past, be relatable and embody the fundamental
values of the kiwi dream. Overseas transplantations will not suffice. We
must be as proud to call the apartment “home” as we would the villa with
a backyard fit for a cricket pitch.
The challenge now is to enable higher densities of building without low-
ering the standards of privacy and individuality that spawned suburban
paradise and underpins the quarter acre dream. This project aims to mani-
fest this in a hybrid of the New Zealand Dream and higher density living.
DESIGN 6
U r b a n F u t u re s
Sophie Pearl Crews
The University of Auckland
Semester Two 2015
Tutor: Anthony Vile

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+ A D D I T I O N
How does a designer balance innovation with sensitivity to the existing and historical?
The architecture of the “extension” and historic preservation was something that I was
drawn to whilst abroad in Iberia. With buildings and sites dating back hundreds of years,
it was fascinating to witness how architects consciously considered how to deal with
history whilst still engaging with development and progression to match contemporary
societal conditions of growth and change.
The project calls for a long-overdue regeneration of the humble neighbourhood of the
Alfama in Lisbon, Portugal - once the most desirable area to live in the city with tightly
packed alleyways, winding streets and terraces becoming public spaces. These terraces,
or Miradouros, provide immersive Golden Views of the area and are important features
within both Lisbon’s physical and cultural landscape. + A D D I T I O N works not only
directly with the Monastery by extending it culturally and physically, but capitalises on
the Miradouro. Through creating an active, engaging and contemporary public space,
the current potential of the Miradouro is brought to its fullness. The museum frames
the Golden View through its series of large contemporary arches, a backdrop for its
sculpture exhibition room, and spills its cafe out onto the terrace to extend the internal
experience of the view to the exterior.
+ A D D I T I O N is a project that explores how to anchor a building in both current
societal discourse and historical conditions, showing how innovation and tradition can
be combined to produce a complex and varied living environment rich in character.
DESIGN 5
M i r a d o u ro d e S a o Vi c e n t e d e F o r a / / S t u d i o I b e r i a S t u d y To u r
Sophie Pearl Crews
The University of Auckland + Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
Semester One 2015
Tutors: Nathan Swaney with Alexander Sacha Milojevic + Robin Byron

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With a group of 20 architecture students we designed and
fabricated a large inflatable structure with lights, music and
smoke for this festival in Christchurch, envisioning a city
for the future following the destruction of the earthquakes.
The event saw 20,000 visitors over one night.
U P L O A D
“Upload” stemmed from the idea of creating a manifesto based on idealistic and re-
volutionary utopic concepts that suggest an alternative to the current urban scenario.
The idea of a utopia, a physical perception of the ideal world, is the backdrop to this
project.
Reflecting on the festival theme “the Future is Live”, we analysed the importance
and utopic nature of the digital world today: where social networking sites have be-
come digital representations of our lives, communication technology bridging the gap
between individuals at the touch of a button, and masses of information is readily
available online. With applications to count the number of steps we take in a day and
a preoccupation with documenting to the point of sharing what we ate for lunch with
the world, our lives have become a series of data collections, stored in an invisible
virtual space. Therefore, today, our vision of an ideal world, a utopia, is in the digital.
Using floating, ethereal fabric, movement, projections, sound and lighting, we aim to
create a dynamic, surreal, active and responsive atmosphere. For one night we will be
allowing the people of Christchurch to inhabit our visible representation of invisible
world, a digital utopia.
DESIGN 4
F E S TA C i t y U p s C h r i s t c h u rc h I n s t a l l a t i o n
Team Utopia
The University of Auckland
Semester Two 2014
Tutors: Sue Hillery + Michael Parr

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T H R E S H O L D
In the last decades of the twentieth centry, the domestic house has aided
individualism as opposed to community engagement through the “additive”
- continuously adding on separate elements such as bathrooms, lounges, tele-
vision rooms etc.
This project argues that a rejuvination of space to greater facilitate com-
munity life is needed, for the wellbeing of inhabitants, richness of social
encounter and a more efficient use of resources. This project employs a de-
sign philosophy of blurring the boundaries that conventional thresholds in
today’s domestic houses impose through closed off rooms, walls and doors
and harshly divided spaces, which can lead to a lack of social encounter.
This project makes use of these conventionally uninterrogated thresholds
through interpenetrating rooms, continuous spaces, thoroughfares for social
encounters, removal of walls and doors, use of the non-orthogonal - creating
a domestic environment that provides the potential for greater social encoun-
ter through the unordinary overlapping of spaces.
DESIGN 3
O v e r l a p p i n g S p a c e
Sophie Pearl Crews
The University of Auckland
Semester One 2014
Tutors: Jeremy Treadwell + Sarah Lee

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R O S S I H O U S E
This course explored the combination of digital and ana-
logue media with drawing, sketching, collage, animation,
rendering, and the Adobe suiteto create a cohesive body of
work, reflective of our personal architectural media prac-
tice. This project looked at the practice of Aldo Rossi and
allowed his approach to influence my own representation,
particularly his strong geometries, use of colour, and urban
materiality.
ARCHITECTURAL MEDIA
A h o u s e f o r A l d o R o s s i
Sophie Pearl Crews
The University of Auckland
Semester One 2014
Tutors: Mike Davis + Sara Lee