Autumn Clayton Portfolio

About Me

I am a second-year architecture student interested in equity in design, affordable housing, sustainability, parametric design, and web development. I most recently lived in Pensacola, Florida, but have lived in many places - my favorites being Yokusaka, Japan, Coronado, CA, and Silverdale, WA. I chose to pursue architecture because I had an interest in architectural drawings, but my current motivation stems from the overwhelming potential of design to change the lives of people who have not always been a priority to design and architecture. I feel design should not just be a privilege, but instead, accessible to all. Contact Me: Phone: 601-490-2007

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LIVING LIGHTHOUSE

Objective: Design a thirty-unit student housing building from an abstraction of a previous project that will take the place of an olympic torch tower near Georgia Tech.

Approach: Incorporate the solid/void relationship from the previous exercise and implement it into the organization of units around the central core.

Miura Ori

The Miura Ori origami pattern was developed for aeronautical purposes in Japan. This project’s objective was to recreate this pattern using grasshopper and to recreate the folding through a physics simulation. The result of this simulation was the basis for the design of an exhibition pavillion.

Roof Plan Detail

OCCUPIABLE WALLS

Objective: Design two apartments, one for an environmentalist and another for a social scholar, in between two offset walls. In the spaces surrounding the walls, there are a plaza and a garden that must be considered in the design.

Approach: Use the space between the walls for individual studio apartments and utilize a second floor above the walls for a shared space and individual work spaces for the social scholar and environmentalist that relate to the plaza and garden respectively

Objective: Identify a simple culinary hand tool with at least one axis of motion. Capture the form and mechanics of the tool through drawings and isometrics.

Approach: Research and capture the hand mixer patented by C.E. Elliot in 1951. Collage elements to convey the rotational motion present in several parts of the tool.

MOTION OF MAKING

Parametric design is a wonderful tool that allows for an easy iteration process. This project objective was to design three parametric iterations of a greenhouse using three dimensional attractors in grasshopper.

Parametric Greenhouse

DORIS FARMS

Based on the vernacular shotgun and dog-trot style homes, these cottages allude to the rich history of the region while providing a luxurious, relaxing space for guests. The location of the cottages allows for nice views from the outdoor spaces. These outdoor spaces also create a unique intermediate space between the built and non-built environment and allow guests to connect with nature. They provide space for a self-connection and an else connection. A self-connection means a chance to escape, and an else connection means a chance to connect with the environment, the other guest, nature, and the rich history of the region.

Surfaces

The objective behind this project was to design an onject with a single sheet of paper. This process revealed a duality between simplicity and complexity through the complex design formed from a simple origin.

CASA DE CARNAVAL

The design of Casa De Carnaval involved a linear process that deviated from the typical scheme of architectural design.

The process begin with thorough research and analysis of celtic knotwork followed by the configuration of screens and the layering of these screens to create spacial qualities.

beginnings: figuration

As the site is introduced, the context is studied to understand how design should fit into its surroundings to help the people, not only add to the landscape