ALANAVICE_SELECTEDWORKS_2024

portfolio. alana vice

undergraduate

selected works

2024

03

1

15

29

39

45

47

2

01

adapted housing typology

biloxi, mississippi studio 4a 2023 Students were asked to design a housing typology in Biloxi, Mississippi, a place still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. We were asked to design a mixeduse housing typology that could withstand the rising flood levels. We were also asked to think about how the typology could expand and adapt.

3

4

For this project, I sought to mimic the makeup of historic downtowns. Not by copying the design of downtowns, but applying the stacking of programs into one. This allows for people to live and work in the same building. When this typology is linked together, it can create a continuous link of living and working, making an overall more comfortable environment.

17 ft +

30 ft +

5

6

The building is designed to withstand 17 feet above sea level flood. However the building also starts to address how it can shift if civilzation has to convert to more of an amphibious architecture.

7

first level

second level

8

solar panels: These help to cut back on the building’s energy usage, by powering the building through direct sunlight.

rainwater and garden runoff drainage: This drainage system

is used to go back to the garden system.

sustainabilty diagram

9

materials with a high thermal mass: allows for the interior of the

building to keep cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

butterfly roof rainwater collection system: This system is used to treat rainwater and use it as potable water.

stack effect tower: This effect

helps to keep the building cool, passively, without using any energy.

operable impact-resistant windows with a low-e coating green roof: A green roof helps to

keep the building insulated, while also helping to maintain and absorb stormwater. They overall improve the air quality.

canal: It is a part of a system of

floodable landscapes, meaning the bottom floor is supposed to flood when there are hurricanes.

permeable roads: A traditional mix of asphalt

without the fine particles. This is more sustainable because it does not produce a heat island effect.

10

This building has two systems of storm water retention. A drainage system for the garden that collects rainwater and feeds it back to the irrigation system. The butterfly roof captures rainwater and treats it to give back as potable water.

ROOF DRAINAGE WITH SCREEN

TANK ACCESS AIR RELIEF VENT WITH INSECT SCREEN

DOWNPIPE FLUSH DIVERTER

OVERFLOW PIPE WITH LOUVERED OUTLET FOR INSECT PREVENTION NON- POTABLE WATER TO PUMP

SLOW-DRIP FLOW-CONTROL VALVE CALMING INLET

diagram a

diagram a

11

8” LiveRoof Maxx Green Roof Module Gutter (To Water Cistern, refer to Diagram A) Site Cast Concrete Filter Fabric Sheet Barrier and Retention Layer Waterproof Membrane Thermal Insulation 7 Ply CLT Structural Roofing Panel Gypsum Board Gravel Shelf Angle Backer Rod and Sealent Window Head Jamb

Storefront Window Sash Window Stool Backer Rod and Sealent Precast Concrete Window Sill Flashing 24” x 5-1/8” Southern Yellow Pine Glulam Beam

Columbia Block and Brick Reclaimed, Used Carolina Brick

2” Air Space Brick Masonry Tieback Insulation Vapor Barrier Sheathing 1’6” x 4” Hardwood Flooring 12” Hollow Core Concrete Slab 12” Hollow Core Concrete Slab Flashing 18” x 5-1/8” Southern Yellow Pine Glulam Beam 24” x 5-1/8” Southern Yellow Pine Glulam Beam 24” x 16” Precast Concrete Beam

16” x 16” Precast Concrete Column

12” Precast Concrete Slab

12

fuzzy polypropylene rope along the breakwater to promote ribbed mussel growth in the area.

sand

pelicans

shrimp

crab

Bayou Auguste, in particular, suffers from extreme soil erosion, which has made it difficult for native plant and animal species to thrive in the tidal marsh. The major way this design addresses this issue and the unique ecosystem there is to leave it alone.

herons

13

north american box turtle

econcrete

ribbed mussels will be used along the coastline to also help protect it against siltration and soil erosion.

redfish

pine trees

For the conservation parks, native plants will be selected to promote native fauna populations.

14

15

forks of the road museum and memorial

02

natchez, mississippi studio 3b 2023 team: sara boyte, mason blair, alana vice role: helped with design, visualization, graphics The Forks of the Road was the second largest slave market in the south. This is a consequential part of the history of Natchez that often gets lost due to time. Students were asked to design a museum, and with it, exhibit spaces that go over the challenging history, and a memorial space to remember all the souls who had to go through the journey. The concept behind this design expresses the everlasting mark slavery has left on Natchez, MS.

16

The building goes through stages of an injury, from the initial cut to the scar. We wanted to express scarring in the ground to explain that the history of Natchez will never be forgotten, but that the area can start to heal.

glass box

connection

piercing the welcome center

the injury

exhibit space

the scar

17

the memorial

D OL

WA

SH

IN G

TO

N R

D

S CO NCO RD A VE

OFERRALL ST DEV ERE UX

ST CATHERI NE ST

DR

LIB ER TY RD

DE

VE

RE

UX

DR

18

19

The floor within the lobby space switches material when it starts the descent into the “injury” walls.

LOBBY

COFFEE KIOSK

RESEARCH CENTER

BOOK STORE

RECEPTION

LOBBY

STORAGE CLOSET

OFFICE

welcome center and historic house floor plan

20

21

22

DN

d

2

5

3 6

11

b c

1 4

a

UP UP

DN

DN

1. INTRODUCTION/ REFLECTION AREA 2. EXHIBIT 1: CAPTURE/KIDNAPPING 3. EXHIBIT 2: JOURNEY BY BOAT AND MONATARY VALUE 4. EXHIBIT 3: FAMILY SEPERATION 5. EXHIBIT 4: SLAVE WORK ON THE FARM 6. EXHIBIT 5: ESCAPE 7. EXHIBIT 6: EMANCIPATION 8. EXHIBIT 7: US COLOR TROOPS 9. EXHIBIT 8: POST FREEDOM/ CO-DEPENDENCY 10. EXHIBIT 9: 13TH AMENDMENT 11. EXHIBIT 10: IMPACT SLAVERY STILL HAS IN THE PRESENT

interpretive center floor plan 1. introduction/ reflection area 2. exhibit 1: capture/kidnapping 3. exhibit 2: journey by boat and monatary value 4. exhibit 3: family seperation 5. exhibit 4: slave work on the farm 6. exhibit 5: escape 7. exhibit 6: emancipation 8. exhibit 7: us color troops 9. exhibit 8: post freedom/ co-dependency 10. exhibit 9: 13th amendment 11. exhibit 10: impact slavery still has in the present space

The beginning exhibits are dark and morbid so the space is designed to feel dreadful and dark, but as the more hopeful exhibits come along, light is let in through a light well. Throughout the design rocks are used as an expression of being enslaved, but in the lightwell they are free.

23

a. reflection

b. exhibit 2

c. exhibit 4

d. exhibit 6-10

24

25

One of the main features of the building is the “injury” walls. The angles of the path are due to the direction of true north, which represents escape and freedom, and Old Washington Road, representing capture.

26

here are 437 blackened steel columns following the creek path, each one signifying 1000 enslaved persons, who had to come through the Forks of the Road slave market.

MEMORIAL BRIDGE

27

28

03

mound bayou museum of african american history

mound bayou, mississippi studio 2b 2022 Students were asked to design a Museum of African American History in the historic town of Mound Bayou. The Museum was to be attached to the historic bank in Mound Bayou, making this an adaptive reuse and addition project.

29

30

Mound Bayou was founded by Isaiah Montgomery and Benjamin Green, who were both former slaves. The town was founded on the principle of being a safehaven for African Americans during the time of segregation in the south. Mound Bayou became prosperous, because of its place in the delta with its fertile land. The historic bank of Mound Bayou became a sign of how economically viable the town was.

JEWEL OF THE DELTA 31

32

ground level

1. lobby 2. bookstore 3. theater 4. museum exhibit 5. existing building 6. firestairs 7. mechanical room 8. electrical closet 9. restroom 10. janitor’s closet 11. event space 12. conference room 13. administration office 14. office 15. garden

A line can be drawn from the historic bank building to the center of the reflection pool that sits at that focal point.

Another line can be drawn from the community gathering space to the focal point, linking the past to the present.

33

The point in the middle became an extension of the bank building. I used elevation shifts to keep visitors on a constant state of incline towards the historic bank, since it is a sign of the once prosperous economy.

1. lobby 2. bookstore 3. theater 4. museum exhibit 5. existing building 6. firestairs 7. mechanical room 8. electrical closet 9. restroom 10. janitor’s closet 11. event space 12. conference room 13. administration office 14. office 15. garden

second level

34

35

36

section aa

1. lobby 2. bookstore 3. theater 4. museum exhibit 5. existing building 6. firestairs 7. mechanical room 8. electrical closet 9. restroom 10. janitor’s closet 11. event space 12. conference room 13. administration office 14. office 15. garden

section bb

37

38

39

art gallery 04 downtown starkville, mississippi studio 2a 2021 For this project, students were asked to design an art gallery in Starkville, MS. Downtown Starkville follows the makeup of a typical downtown city.

40

n lafayette st

jefferson st

ground level

second level

third level 1. indoor art gallery 1 2. indoor art gallery 2 3. indoor art gallery 3 4. outdoor art gallery 1 5. outdoor art gallery 2 6. offices 7. loading 8. restrooms 9. entrance 10. shop 11. mechanical 12. classroom

41

The concept behind this design was to stack the required gallery spaces: outdoor gallery, painting gallery, and sculpture gallery. There was also a want to keep the historic downtown model alive with a shop window on the corner. The idea behind this project was also to consider how lighting works in the space, since art galleries take a special kind of lighting.

42

n lafayette st

jefferson st elevation

43

44

05

the bench

travis outlaw center, starkville, ms studio 2a 2021 team: (architecture) alana vice, luke tullis, max dinney, matt wong, jamie ferreras, ashleigh arnold (building construction science) sam mcclintock, hayden hunter, amis mcmillan, jay patel, trey mccormick, andrew harrell Students were given the oppurtunity to design benches for Starkville Park Services.

Then, the Building Construction Science students assigned to the group would build three benches of the same design to go in the parks. Our group was assigned Travis Outlaw Center, which is a place for many different sports and activities, mainly basketball and walking on the track above the basketball courts.

45

46

47

sketches and art

06

48

Still Life in Charcoal, Drawing II

49