Abigail Nelson | 2017 Architecture Portfolio

ABIGAIL NELSON ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

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CONTENTS clash 4 urban nature 12 [r]evolve 20 mass customized longboards 26

CLASH This design required me to employ the g e s t u r e s, s h a p e s, a n d r u l e s e t s f r o m a self-designed context model into a tower design. Unique circulation t e c h n i q u e s, s k i n a p p l i c at i o n s, a n d prog ram placements were explored throughout the course of this project.

15 Programs: skate park trapeze gym drag queen catwalk heliport bird aviary anatomical oddities museum cadaver lab lazy river neon sign factory indoor skydiving ropes course one-bedroom apartment subway art museum hydroponic weed lab

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abigail nelson D e t a i l d e p i c t i n g C l a s h ’s t r a p e z e g y m , ropes course, + neon sign factory

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C o n t e x t m o d e l t h a t i n f l u e n c e d C l a s h ’s gestures, shapes, and rulesets

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Isometric

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abigail nelson Vignettes depicting the clashing experiences anticipated within this design

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3rd floor plan | hydroponic weed lab + art museum

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4th floor plan | trapeze gym + ropes course

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clash

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5th floor plan | subway + drag queen catwalk

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8th floor plan | bird aviary + neon sign factory

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URBAN N AT U R E Fo r t h i s p r o j e c t , I d e s i g n e d a n 80,000 square foot hybrid building.

Located east of Chicago’s Gr ant Pa r k S k at e p a r k , t h e d e s i g n i n c l u d e s 3 a r t ga l l e r i e s, 2 m a r ke t s, 8 s i n g l e b e d r o o m r e s i d e n c e s, a r e s t a u r a n t , a n d a t h e a t e r. M y d e s i g n u n i f i e s t h i s diverse set of prog rams through the use of natur al light and consider ation o f l o u d a n d q u i e t s p a c e . To s o l v e t h e project’s goal of bringing nature into u r b a n i t y, I s t u d i e d a n d e m p l o y e d t h e connective potential of natur al light.

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urban nature

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urban nature

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GALLERY

T H E AT E R

LO B BY

MARKET

ENTRANC

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Lower Floor Plan

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MARKET

CE GALLERY

GROUND FLOORPLAN

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40’

Second Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

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urban nature

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[ R ] E VO LV E [ R ] E VO LV E w a s a p r o j e c t i n w h i c h I designed an area occupying 2,000 square feet on the wester n side of the University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Arcthitecture Hall. The space was to act as an area for students to t a ke b r e a k s. M y d e s i g n fo c u s e s o n fle xibility and customization to create e i t h e r p r i vat e o r p u bl i c s p a c e s. T h e design consists of rotating modules t o c r e a t e s u c h s p a c e s . Va r i o u s r o t a t i o n mechanisms were studied in order to m a ke t h i s d e s i g n p o s s i bl e. B y m a k i n g the design changeable, students can relax they way they want, not letting a r c h i t e c t u r e l i m i t t h e i r s p at i a l w a n t s.

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[ r ] evo l ve

gather

converse

lounge

Rotating modules allow for custom user experiences

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kick lock

roller frame

lock holes

rollers within ball bearing system

Mechanical system that helps the design operate

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[ r ] evo l ve

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abigail nelson Modules on public setting Modules on private setting

We st e l evat i o n

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MASS CUSTOMIZED L O N G B OA R D S A l o n g s i d e B r i a n K e l l y, A s s o c i a t e Professor of Architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, I am designing an open source system t o c r e at e c u s t o m l o n g b o a r d s. T h e goal behind this research is to better understand user-authored content and how it might one day lend itself to architecture. Iter ations are gener ated utilizing a Grasshopper script and are then CNC milled from ver tical laminated recycled hardwood. This research proposes user engagement while offering shared authorship b e t w e e n t h e d e s i g n e r a n d t h e u s e r.

Viewing the longboard as a microcosm of architecture due to its specified performance and composition, this research is moving into the design of mass-customized architectural proposals offering shared ownership opportunities within the design p r o c e s s.

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abigail nelson Overlay of typical longboard deck profiles

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mass customized longboards

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abigail nelson Structural contour analysis of early iterations

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mass customized longboards

[0 1 ] adju st s length of the board profile

[ 02] adjusts width o f the bo ard pro file

[03] adjusts the 1st sine value fo r e a c h c u r ve

adjusts freq uen cy

[04] adjusts the 2nd sine value fo r e a c h c ur ve

adjusts amplit ud e

Annotated Grasshopper script

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abigail nelson [step 1] horizontal roughing

[05] manage sine curves + [05 ] m anage sin e cu r ve + evaluate point count evaluate point count [step 2] parallel finishing

[step 3] engraving

CNC milling steps

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abigail nelson CNC milled vertical laminated recycled hardwood longboard deck

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Thank you

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