Diane Ladiocan’s Peckham hybrid building project explores how a dense rail-side site can support public space, cultural facilities and residential life in one connected urban fabric.
The scheme is useful because it does not treat density as a problem to hide. It uses a lifted sculptural block, platform connections and mixed uses to create a more open civic setting between the railways.
The project idea
Diane’s final BA project at the University of Portsmouth proposed a hybrid building in Peckham. The project combines landscape, public space, culture and housing, with Revit used for modelling and visualisation.
That mix is important. A hybrid project needs to show how different activities sit together rather than simply listing uses.
What the showcase tells us
- Diane graduated with a 2:1 from the University of Portsmouth.
- She has taken part in the RIBA mentoring scheme with Pritchard Architects.
- The project explores a hybrid building between railway lines in Peckham.
- The scheme combines public space, cultural facilities, residential use and landscape.
- The project was modelled and visualised in Revit.
Portfolio lesson from the project
For student portfolio work, hybrid buildings can become confusing if the reader cannot see the organising idea. The stronger move is to explain the site pressure, the programme mix and the public benefit in plain language.
Mixed-use project checklist
If you are presenting a mixed-use or hybrid building project, make these points easy to find.
- What site constraint drives the project?
- Which uses are being combined?
- How does the public move through or around the building?
- What makes the scheme more than stacked functions?
- What drawings prove the idea clearly?
Architecture Social view
Stephen’s recruiter view is that student projects should make the architectural judgement visible. A practice does not need every detail in the first minute, but it does need to understand the design decision behind the image.
Showcase your student project
If your university project has a clear site idea, mixed-use strategy or strong drawing set, Architecture Social Showcase can help more people see it.
- Explain the site and brief.
- Show the design idea before the software detail.
- Use captions that make the drawings understandable.
- Keep the project useful for tutors, peers and practice readers.
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