Professional Work

BDCL Architects, Cayman Islands

Cartwright Pickard Architects, London

Hanson Architects, London
JLS Architects, London

Sectors: High end Residential private home, Office fit-outs, Retail fit-out, Mixed Use Commercial/Residential, Office design, Private Rented Sector, Master Planning, Public Private partnership award winning regeneration project.

Teaching Experience

Dubai/London/Cayman

Term 1 First Year Studio, De Montfort Dubai

London First Year Architecture, University of East London

Interior Architecture Chelsea 2nd and 3rd term Ana Arujio's

ARUP ecology exhibition: Co-habitable Architecture 6 day workshop inspired by bats residing in my barn conversion project (Biophilic Design)

Attending crits across various universities in London

Attending Crit Sessions at Various Universities: First Year: UCL, Greenwich, Chelsea, UEL, EPFL (a range of terms 1,2,&3) 2nd/3rd year: Westminster, Brigiton, Chelsea, AA, UEL Diploma: UEL

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Professional Initiatives

Launching Maya Material product design working on the threshold between textiles, art and architecture with a focus on interplay of colour and pattern.

Founding MCD upon Masters Graduation

Sustainability

-Delivered BREEAM Very Good to Retro-fit Department Store to High-End Residential

-Biophilic Design Workshop: Cohabitable-Architecture

https://cohabitablearchitecture.wordpress.com/

-No Litter Campaign for Rotary Club Cayman Islands

Member of Architects Climate Action Network -Involved in Focus group: Material Re-Use and Circularity in Construction

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Artwork & Exhibitions

Auctioned artworks reimaging institutional buildings in local Caribbean colours

Exhibition design for Conference hosted at UCL

Ephemeral Architecture design and build conference

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Research By Design

Cayman Islands: 'Turn so Fool'

Research based installation and publications of the tradition "pinking of the sheets".

Publication, laser cut fabric piece, community engagement and the immersive installation.

Masters research into ephemeral architecture and threshold conditions.

Maya Cochrane - Turn So, Fool, 2020 (Photo credits National Gallery of the Cayman Islands)

Value to Programme

-Cross disciplinary approach operating on threshold between architecture, art, installation, textiles

-Dedicated and passionate about the integration of sustainability, UN Sustainable Development Goals and Carbon reduction literacy in practice and education

-Breadth of experience across regions and continents UK, Europe, North America, Caribbean, now UAE

-Diverse experience and oversight to bring to the programme

-Interest and ability to fabricate & explore the challenges of realising and marketing architecture

-Have experience practicing architecture at multiple scales in practice with a team and also a solo practitioner

-Interest in Materials, colour and pattern and able to teach various art and making techniques for making