John Gray

Senior Lecturer, Architecture

BArch Melb

John has come to the School of Architecture from an extensive background of 15 years practice with leading research-oriented architectural firms in Australia, Canada and England. He has extensive design experience in fields of interior architecture, office furniture and equipment, architecture and urban design.

Architectural typologies in John's portfolio include offices, houses, apartments, churches, libraries, laboratories, factories and warehouses. All work is driven by a commitment to human-centred design married to sustainable practices.

Research Interests

John's research interests include

• Housing, with particular focus is on affordable, sustainable and desirable design. His current research project is with multidisciplinary team looking at issues of health and housing; specific role is to find answers to problems of cold and damp houses especially when occupied by extended families. Post-occupancy evaluation participatory design and evaluation methods affordable and sustainable housing

• Building Performance and Serviceability, exploring long-term work into the measurement of performance for the occupants of buildings and

• The Architecture of Ernst Plischke, with investigation into Plischke's modernist housing in Wellington New Zealand, from 1939 to 1963.

Research Publications

Gray, J., McIntosh, J., 'King House: Conceptual Design of Co-joined Houses for two sisters', three degrees of separation: the personal, the shared and the common, drawings, Wellington, November 2003.

Gray, J., 'Noble House: conceptual design for a sustainable, multi-generational inner-surburban house on a steep site, design drawings, Wellington, March 2003.

Gray, J., 'Plischke House: design for additions and alterations to a 1963 NZ modernist house', design drawings, Wellington, July 2003.

Gray, J., 'Tokelau Test House: concept design for a house for extended family use', design drawings, model and public presentation, Porirua, September 2003.

Current Research Projects

John's current research field is the performance of built environments with emphasis on the users’ needs. Projects range from urban design to architecture and interiors and include healthy and sustainable housing, affordable housing and housing for Pacific peoples living in New Zealand.

Memberships

• NZIA
• ASTM
• ANZAScA
• EDRA

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