Cara Marchesani 2G M.ARCH Portfolio

CARA MARCHESANI Architectural Design Portfolio 2021

Contents

Contents

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Introduction

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The Wren’s Nest Performance Venue

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Systems Design for Future Airport City Hub

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Advanced Parametric Design

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Computational Analysis for Integrated Building Systems

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Introduction Contact 678.230.2366 cmarchesani3@gatech.edu 220 26th St. NW Apt. 5001 Atlanta, GA 30309 Digital Portfolio http://marchesani.pb.online

I am a Master of Architecture candidate at Georgia Institute of Technology, and a 2021 graduate from the University of Tennessee’s College of Architecture and Design.

My mom’s first words to me that I remember were, “I hope you always look at the world with those eyes filled with awe;” This captivation with the environment and eagerness to contribute to a more kind world continues to propel my designs forward every day.

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The Wren’s Nest Performance Venue 2G M.ARCH Studio

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The End Goal is Equally as Important as the Journey.

The theme for the project will be elevating youth voices through storytelling. The means of storytelling that will be explored is songwriting; The property surrounding the Wren’s Nest will be retrofitted to include 3 modulars at different scales meant to take individuals through the songwriting journey, from initial writing to performing with confidence.

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Identifying the Program The program of the Wren’s Nest currently is focused on Joel Chandler Harris and his life within the house. The house has a very strained history and relationship to the community, as the Daughters of the Confederacy owned the house until the 1980s.

The prerogative of the new structure is to create a safe space for positive dialogue and encourage children to develop a passion for storytelling, as Joel Chandler Harris would have wanted.

Left: Programmatic and enclosure diagrams.

Right: Graphing the program occupancy over the course of 24 hours.

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01.2 Plans

On the exterior of the house, there will be a songwriting garden and an added exterior structure. The structure will be a multilevel performance space, with viewing floors above and below. The floor plates will be elevated above the ground plane and materials will be utililzed to encourage sound travel throughout the entirety of the space. This will generate revenue for the museum.

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Sections and Elevations

IThe stages will have three distinct scales and enclosures to increase flexibility and support a wide range of functions. The spaces will be publicly accessible, except for the main stage when acts are booked. The stage nearest to the songwriting garden is aimed to create psychological comfort; the space will be fully enclosed.

Therefore, sound will not travel through the barriers and visibility will remain minimal. Subsequently, there will be a second elevated stage that is about two times the size of the aforementioned space.

This stage will be partially enclosed with a fabric system throughout the structure above. This space is meant to act as a stepping stone to the main stage which will have an open enclosure system and full visibility.

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Structural Details These details highlight how the structural system works, with a primary structure connected to the overarching grid system and cables also connected from the grid to the floor plate to reduce lateral force.

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A performance and songwriting space is important to the program because it is important to elevate community voices, especially Black voices, in a multitude of ways. Songwriting and performing gives children a healthy outlet to express their feelings and learn to be great public speakers and leaders. Reading, writing and creative expression begins to undo centuries of oppression, exasperated by the daughters of the confederacy by providing Black children with the tools that they need to break barriers.

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Systems Desgin for Future Airport City Hub 2021 Smart City Workshop

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Current Interior Condition: Sleep, Work, Play and Circulation Currently, travelers do not have many options in terms of entertainment ​throughout the airport.​​​A visual diagram can be found on 02.

Long layovers, in theory, would allow people to explore their surroundings and city. However, the current architectural and urban design layout render exploration virtually impossible.​ As shown in the diagram on this page to the left, circulation range is intimately connected to the number of points available on the map.​ If there are no sleep, work or play opportunities, then travelers are not likely to explore the space.​

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Programmatic Planning Personal Rapid Transit Lines 1-4 person vehicles will be implemented. Those who have undergone the second security layer may be transported to other sites within the airport city alongside a personal TSA agent performing a personal security check upon re-arrival. This strategy is valuable because it will create jobs and potentially another source of income for the airport with massive investor and civillian appeal.

Parking Strategy Undergound parking will be added to existing parking decks, so that new development can be placed above. There are many benefits to this strategy, including, but not limited to higher pedestrian visibility and walkability. This strategy will allow for upward urban growth; this is a healthy way for a city to expand without urban sprawl.

Around 5 parking garages will be demolished and relocated close to nearby MARTA stations.

Source: https://www.dbsg.com/

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Security Strategy

In order to solve current airport issues by redesigning the urban plan, it will be essential to streamline airport security. Therefore, I propose that TSA pre-check be moved off-site. When pre-check is completed online, individuals will recieve a wristband that can be scanned at the first security checkpoint. This allows for Atlanta residents to enjoy and support the surrounding businesses. The remainder of security checks will be done within the airport. Facial recogition and fingerprint scanning software will be used to further streamline the process.

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Northside Development Plan As this project was completed in a multidisciplinary group, the rest of the members devised a preliminary Eastside development plan, while I devised a premilinary Northside development plan. While there are many existing structures within this area, the houses, parking and important businesses such as food an hotels will be kept and integrated into a multi-use district, complete with a kid-friendly as well as 21 and up zone, Greenway and comphrehensive PRT system.

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Parametric Design Advanced Media Modeling

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Media and Modeling using Parametric Design This fall 2021 project was completed entirely within grasshopper. The goal was experimentation with the state gate and dispatch command in Grasshopper.

To begin, Lunchbox was utilized to create a structurally sound system. Then lines were drawn through parametric design in Grasshopper and manipulated with the state gate and dispatch command to create a new form once the individual has passed a specific point in the space.

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