Off-grid housing above polluted urban tree canopies. Python pollution data as generative design input.
Architectural thinking made legible. Research documents, feasibility studies, dissertation writing, and project narratives produced alongside design work.
2019–2020 · Final Year Thesis Component
Full academic dissertation examining the relationship between plant-based construction materials and socioeconomic regeneration in deprived urban areas. Covered biobased material science, community architecture theory, and environmental performance analysis methodology.
// Open in flipbook →2019–2020 · Thesis Component
Structured feasibility study assessing the viability of a mixed-use plant-based housing development. Included site analysis, community needs assessment, material cost comparisons, structural feasibility, and environmental performance projections across multiple design scenarios.
// Open in flipbook →2019–2020 · Thesis Component
Technical documentation of plant-based structural and envelope systems tested for the thesis proposal. Covered CLT structural performance, hempcrete thermal properties (U-value 0.18 W/m²K achieved), mycelium panel applications, bamboo composite systems, and breathable wall construction comparisons.
// Open in flipbook →2022–2023 · Spheron Architects
Professional planning report documenting shadow testing and daylight analysis for a live planning submission. Six seasonal shadow scenarios — winter solstice, summer solstice, and equinox studies at key hours — written to satisfy planning authority requirements.
// Open in flipbook →2025 · Competition Entry
Full written narrative for the TrEES off-grid treehouse competition entry. Explained the Python-based pollution data extraction methodology, design rationale derived from DEFRA PM₂.₅ datasets, structural approach for canopy-level placement, and the off-grid systems strategy for energy, water, and waste.
// Open in flipbook →2017–Present · Ongoing
Ongoing production of portfolio documentation across all projects — written project briefs, process descriptions, analytical summaries, and presentation layouts designed and written in-house using Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. Each project documented from concept through environmental analysis to final resolution.
// Open in flipbook →// Sebastian Victor Dawber — Part I ARB
Part I Architectural and Environmental Designer with a specialism in sustainable design and environmental performance analysis. My training covers conceptual drawing through to parametric modelling in Rhinoceros 3D, energy simulation in IES VE, and Python scripting for real environmental data extraction.
My thesis — Back to Basics — examined how mixed-use social housing could be constructed entirely from plant-based renewable materials while addressing socioeconomic deprivation. My competition work uses Python to extract live pollution and environmental data as the generative basis for design.
Outside of work I enjoy photography, music, art, cycling, running, surfing, scuba diving and fitness. Taking ideas from the greats — Frei Otto, Le Corbusier, Buckminster Fuller. My strengths are conceptual thinking, design development, experimentation and drafting.
Currently seeking Part I assistant and architectural technician roles. Available for freelance environmental analysis and visualisation commissions.
Rendering, spatial positioning, managing tasks, construction stages and procurement. Competition entries and development concepts. CAD drafting, Rhinoceros 3D and Revit modelling. Design concept development, strategic innovation and research. Trends and technological advancements. Developing personal style and methodology.
Spatial planning, Revit, building stages and building regulations. AutoCAD drafting and Revit modelling. One month mastering Revit with additional work on floor plans — my bathroom plan iteration was chosen. Rendering and the importance of views to capture spatial quality. Technical focus on correct joinery and details to maintain design quality.
Rendering, material choice, design ideas, proposals and competition submissions. InDesign project proposals, SketchUp modelling. V-Ray to demonstrate overshadowing on nearby buildings. Feasibility studies and early construction stages. Environmental codes to prevent overshadowing using clay renders. Design concept development and the idea of telling a story when selling a project to clients.
Three-year undergraduate programme covering design studio, environmental performance, structural principles, and professional practice. Final year thesis: Back to Basics — socioeconomic regeneration through sustainable, plant-based construction. Full dissertation, feasibility study, CFD analysis, and material study.
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Available for Part I assistant positions, architectural technician roles, and freelance commissions in environmental analysis and architectural visualisation.
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Art, illustration and graphic work alongside architecture.
