BWALROD ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO -condensed

architecture

portfolio

Brooklyn Walrod

projects THE CRAFT OF CAYCE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS A PORCH IS A PLACE DNA OF HYDE PARK

studies THE UMBRELLA STUDY CAPILLA EN VALLEACERON REAL SKETCHY STUFF

projects

The Craft of Cayce art center proposal

Sophomore Year Studio ARCH 2520 Professor Virginia Melnyk *AIA People’s Choice Award Nominee

This semester, using analytical techniques as generative design devices, we created a masterplan and art center proposal for Downtown Cayce, SC. Using a given precedent, I analyzed form, light, and program to influence my design with the Cayce art center. Being influenced by Steven Holl’s Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, I prioritized light and open spaces in my design while maintaining a clear and efficient organization of program.

site plan

ground floor plan

second floor plan

parti exploration

program analysis

sections

B A

north elevation

east elevation

exterior | entrance to gallery

interior | lobby

interior | cafe

exterior | entrance to lobby

Outdoor Classrooms a socially-distant perspective

Sophomore Year Studio ARCH 2510 Professor Joseph Choma

For this project, I explored grid logic and how part to whole relationships lead to heterogeneous spaces. Through this exploration I learned how grids can influence space, structure, and landscape. To create socially-distant outdoor classrooms was a challenge but ultimately helped my design intentions and process, accomodating not only to the physical context of the site but also social.

floor plan

roof plan

restroom detail

exploded axon of site design

east section cut

process

outdoor classroom

minor path

restrooms

major path

a Porch is a Place sustainable, mixed-use, affordable housing project

Senior Year Studio ARCH 3520 Professor Bradford Watson

Studying in Charleston, SC at the Clemson Design Center, I learned about sustainable design strategies and how history and context further drive architectural design. I was inspired by the concept of identity, through personal expression of residents and material expression of their units, and how it builds community.

site

groundfloor plan | commercial - lobby - parking

first floor plan (above ground floor garage)

roof plan

interior hallway

interior courtyard | circulation path

exterior | plaza sketch

exterior | southwest view

exterior | south facade & plaza

exterior | materiality exploration

night lighting study

exterior | south facade & plaza

the DNA of Hyde Park approaching multifamily housing from a local & human scale

Senior Year Synthesis Studio ARCH 4520 Professor David Franco Partner Hannah Moss

In our Synthesis Studio class, we were tasked as partners, to challenge our understandings of preexisting ideas regarding the affordable housing crisis in urban areas and to create sustainable, affordable, creative solutions that were driven by the local population. Our site was located in Hyde Park, Chicago, IL and the population very diverse and student-driven. In the Studio, we were encouraged to create at least eight different housing typologies meeting the needs of each different person interacting with our site and include accessible communal areas throughout the building.

site

site context

Parks & Recreation Biking Paths Commercial Public Transit Route Residential Religious Medical Education

population demographics

character residents

units

units

ground floor plan

3rd floor plan

6th floor plan

8th floor plan

exterior | southeast corner

exterior | eastside view

interior courtyard & pedestrian path

studies

the Umbrella Study object analysis

Freshman Year Studio ARCH 1510 Professor Robert Silance *Selected for Representation of Object Analysis Project

The object analysis project was an opportunity for me to improve my drawing and modeling skills, as well as developing a better understanding of spatial relationships, movement, function, and orthographic projections.

solid/void model

orthographic projection

sketches

movement drawing

sketches

Capilla en Valleaceron

chapel analysis

Freshman Year Studio ARCH 1510 Professor Robert Silance

The chapel analysis project helped me study space and light. This particular chapel allowed me to build my skills through drawing and modeling, and challenged me to understand more about sun and shadows and how they affect the viewer’s experience of the building.

elevation | floorplan | section

model

part - to - whole diagram

sketches

light and shadow study

sketches

Real Sketchy Stuff Field Studies and Sketching Exercises

Freshman Year Studio ARCH 1010 Professor Sallie Hambright-Belue

Throughout my first studio, Intro to Architecture, we were taught how to draw. Through field studies, sketch exercises, and critiques, I strengthened my drawing skill. I learned to use sketching as a tool to represent something through shadow, texture, color, proportion, and time.

contact

name BROOKLYN WALROD email BROOKLYN.WALROD@GMAIL.COM phone +1 (803) 504-4926