Portfolio | Armbrister

Architectural + Structural + Innovative + Visual Art

Travis Armbrister

Undergraduate work completed at Tuskegee University

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The Catalyst

10. Mixed-Use

Development

14. Greenwood

Housing

18. Rosenwald

2000

22. Family

Life Center

26.Experiment

Memorial

28. Graphic

Design + Art Work

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THE CATALYST

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Urban Revitalization

New Orleans, Louisiana

ARCH 402 | Spring 2015

AutoCAD • SketchUp • 3DS Max • V-ray

TASK • Decide whether or not to demolish the I-10 expressway over Claiborne Avenue.

• Add a new community based facility and programming.

• Develop a unified streetscape and landscape design.

ACTION • Removed the I-10 expressway to acquire property for future development and a more pedstrian friendly environment along the claiborne corridor.

• Added open and green spaces.

• Selected a library as the community based facility, because it is a place of knowledge that fosters change.

• Raised the building 14 feet above grade to avoid flooding during hurricanes and provided parking underneath.

• Avoided the displacement of businesses and home owners by infilling the library where one of the on-off ramps were located.

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Remove I-10 Expressway + Retorse street connections

Light Rail Line

Bike Lane

Playground

BasketBall Courts

Propose Green Spaces + New Development

Food Vendors

Skate Park

OPTION 1 This site was chosen because this is where one of the off/on ramps was located.

OPTION 2 This form proposed a court yard that would invite pedestrian activity.

OPTION 3 All sides of the block are addressed and pedestrian trafďŹ c can ow from one street to another.

OPTION 4 Final form is raised to provide parking underneath and mimic local architecture. Also, the parti follows the shape of the on/off ramp.

Buidling Skin Copper Louvers shade the open spaces while panels enclose the private

Skin Framing Framing supports the copper building skin

Concert Glazing Encloses the structure.

Roof + Floor Finishes

Open Web Steel Joists Spanning 60 feet

Food Festival Wide Flange Columns braced to support loads

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Janitor Room Director’s OfďŹ ce Conference Room Network Closet Computer Room Multi-Purpose Recreation Room Studio Movie Theater Community Engagement Dept.

Exhibition Center Tech Dept.

Youth + Learning Dept.

External Relations Financial + Business Personnel Development Meeting Rooms

MGM DEVELOPMENT

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Studio | Semester

Software Used

Mixed Use

Montgomery, Alabama

ARCH 501 | Fall 2015

Revit • 3DS Max • V-ray

TASK • Develop an urban design proposal for a 2.00+/- acre urban site facing West Jefferson Street adjacent to Base Ball Park field.

• Base proposal on Smart Growth Zoning code T-5 adopted by city.

Include retail, office, and residential as mixed use buildings.

• Apply appropriate and applicable urban design principles and criteria pertaining to building massing & form, open spaces, landscaping, parking and pedestrian movement.

• Develop an architectural design proposal for mixed use building based on a segment of urban design proposal.

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ACTION • Developed two levels of parking with standard core system that serves proposed buildings.

• Chose radial spatial organization to follow column grid system and permit easy flow of pedestrian traffic through and around site.

• Further developed two of the four proposed buildings through additive and subtractive methods.

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SPATIAL ORGANIZATION Radial spatial orgainzation used to propose pedestrian circulation and divide site for proposed buildings.

PROGRAM With a maximum of eight stories, retail will be on the ground level, ofďŹ ce space on the second + thrid levels, and residential all above.

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GREENWOOD HOUSING

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Mixed Use

Tuskegee, Alabama

ARCH 202 | Spring 2013

AutoCAD • SketchUp • V-ray

TASK • Design a multi-unit apartment building for junior, senior, and graduate students from Tuskegee Univeristy in the Greenwood neighborhood.

• Include ground level commercial units made up of shops and a restaurant. Also, amenities must include a lounge, gym, and laundry room.

ACTION • Program was set back into landscape with a steel and reinforced concrete structure.

• Designed a front plaza to invite pedestrian activity.

• Implemented a low maintenance panel system with thermal insulation.

• Added green roof to reduce heat island effect.

• Hid parking behind proposed building.

• Decided on building orientation so windows may acquire natural daylight from the north and the interior benefits from heat gain

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PROGRAM INSERTED Linear form chosen to allow spaces to achieve natural daylight and cross ventilation.

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BUILDING SKIN + GREEN ROOF

1. Sloped to increase run-off of precipitation 2. Levels pulled forward to distinguish a change in function 3. Pushed in to increase accessibility and provide shading for customers outside.

Plaza developed to welcome pedestrian activity. Brick Pavers used for their connection to the historical context and their permeability.

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TASK • Propose a prototype school design that can be used for impoverished and developing countries. The design must accomdate anywhere from 1 to 12 grade education.

• Design the portotype to be affordable and adaptable to different site conditions.

ACTION • Fostered effective ways of ventilation by raising the structure above grade to allow air to move underneath and providng high ceilings to keep warm temperatures away from users in the space.

• Designed the 4,463 SF building to be constructed easily and quickly by natives with little construction experience.

• Selected cost effective materials.

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Software Used

School House

Sub-Tropical Climate

ARCH 302 | Spring 2014

AutoCAD • SketchUp • V-ray

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Office

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STEP 2 1. Flat roof used to add to variation in program 2. Pitch raised to emphasize the library’s dominance 3. Pushed in to signify an entry point.

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STEP 3 1. Office extended outwards to add closet to program.

2. Library rotated to give the program some ambiguity.

3. Office stretched to add hallway to program.

CROSS VENTILATION

FLOOD RESISTENT

Section A-A

Elevation

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FAMILY LIFE CENTER

Project Type

Location

Studio | Semester

Software Used

Civic

Birmingham, Alabama

ARCH 401 | Fall 2014

AutoCAD • SketchUp • V-ray

TASK • Design a 12,700 SF community centre that is to be used by all ages for the St. James Missionary Baptist church.

• Include a basketball court, 12 classrooms, and an indoor track.

ACTION • Acquired consistency with the existing church’s exterior finishes through the use of masonry veneer and white alumninum cladding. White was chosen because it represents purity and provides a sacred connection with the heavens.

• Installed solar panels to offset grid power demands.

• Implemented large windows to acquire ample amounts of natural daylight and a green roof to reduce heat gains.

• Included vertical folding shutters to provide sufficient shading and a catchment system that collects and re-uses rainwater.

Life Center

SITE PLAN

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PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS OFFSETS GRID POWER DEMANDS

SLIGHT SLOPE | WATER TRAVELS TO CISTERN

VERTICAL FOLDING SHUTTERS PROVIDE SHADE AND ALLOW NATURAL DAYLIGHT TO ENTER SPACE.

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EXPERIMENT MEMORIAL

Project Type

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Studio | Semester

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Memorial

Tuskegee, Alabama

ARCH 202 | Spring 2013

AutoCAD • SketchUp • V-ray

TASK • To design a memorial for the victims of the Tuskegee Syphillis Study.

• Configure the memorial in such a way as to provide an accessible route from the sidewalk near the top of the existing concrete stairs to somewhere along the sidewalk at the base of the stairs.

ACTION • Increased duration of memorial experience by zigzagging the path.

• Designed triangular fountains which were offset from the shape of the path. The size of each fountain represents the number of people in each group involved in the experiment.

• Used concrete because of its durability and natural relationship with the surroundings. Also, the longevity of concrete will act as a constant reminder of the syphillis experiment.

399 infected individuals

The 8 that survived the experiment

201 without the disease

GRAPHIC DESIGN + ART WORK

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