CAROLINE MOCK MARCH PORTFOLIO 2024

Caroline Mock

Caroline Mock

I will graduate in May of 2024 from the M. Arch program at Georgia Tech with honors. While I was initially drawn to the world of sculpture and painting during my undergraduate studies, my passion for interior design quickly emerged as I realized its potential to shape and improve people’s lives. In 2017 during a summer semester in Chicago, where I explored the city’s architecture and design, I realized my true ambition was to study architecture. The allure of this field came, from its ability to merge creative thinking with problem solving. I want to design innovative solutions that cater to the unique demands of each project, while also evoking a sense of wonder and inspiration in the minds of its occupants. I am deeply committed to projects that create lasting change for the communities they serve. I believe that architecture, when approached with a focus on sustainability and inclusivity, has the potential to significantly enhance the lives of the individuals it serves. Architecture is how I express my artistic vision, solve complex problems, and make a meaningful impact. In my professional practice, I look forward to collaborating with a team dedicated to creating innovative architectural designs that contribute to a more sustainable future.

About me.

About me : After graduating from Georgia State University in 2019 with a B.F.A. in Interior Design, I continued working in the restaurant industry and took the opportunity to travel throughout Italy and Spain. I devoted over eight years to the restaurant industry from 2015 to 2024. My time there indelibly shaped me personally and professionally, fostering meaningful connections with a diverse range of people, teaching me resilience in demanding environments, and providing unique opportunities for self-discovery and growth. My final foray was at the Atlanta mainstay Ticonderoga Club, where our team was nominated for two James Beard awards for exceptional service. During my free time, I enjoy running outdoors to stay active and face both physical and mental challenges. I like to express my creativity by painting with acrylics and cooking for my friends and family.

Education : B.F.A. Interior Design Georgia State University 2015-2019

Master’s of Architecture Georgia Institute of Technology 2021-2024

Experience : Idea Span - Interior Design Intern 2018-2019

Seiber Designs - Architecture Intern Summer 2022

Awards :

Portman Prize Finalist 2023

Skills : Rhino

Grasshoper

Archicad

Watershed.

Portman Prize Studio, Finalists 2023

In the heart of West Atlanta, Watershed emerges as a response to the stark socio-economic divisions caused by the polluted Proctor Creek. Watershed is a twogenerational educational facility, providing free preschool for children while supporting parents with career-focused education.

Positioned along the Proctor Creek Trail and linking directly to Westside Park’s Beltline, our project challenges the stark home value disparities, emphasizing the creek’s geographic position as a wealth divide. Pollution in the creek, caused by sewage overflows and illegal tire dumping, underscores the urgent need for environmental intervention.

Watershed is located off Johnson Road and is adjacent to Boyd Elementary School. The school’s population is 95% African American, and the school ranks in the bottom 1%. The current district does not offer preschool. Children who receive a preschool education have a 15% greater chance of achieving a bachelor’s degree.

Through our architectural intervention, we aspire to bridge socio-economic gaps, filter pollutants, revitalize water and woodlands, and provide a holistic educational and communal space for the community.

Caroline Mock + Madie Mason

JOHNSON RD

1. Bridge

2. Career Classrooms

3. Trash Lift

4. Run of the River

6. Outdoor Gathering

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8. Proctor Creek

Boyd Elementary School

Watershed. Career Center

bridge structure

geo water filter

hydrolic trash lift median

walkable creek

run of the river system

clean water pump

1. Community Center

2. Restroom

3. Splash Pad

4. Walkable Creek

5. Amphitheater

6. Proctor Creek

7. Proctor Creek Trail

8. Rain Garden

2’ x 2’ stuctural glulam column

steel

Watershed. Community Center

reintroduced native plants

solar panels

walkable creek

splash pad

preserved native plants

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1.

11.

Creek

Walkable Creek

JOHNSON RD

Massing Diagram

Proctor Creek

reintroduced native plants

rainwater collection

collection

annually

walkable creek

preserved native plants

solar panels

82, 800 kw per year

5

Summerhill.

Spring Studio 2022

This project is located at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Hank Aaron Drive in Summerhill. The envisioned housing development is a multi-family venture with 50 distinct units and first-floor retail space. The design fosters a strong sense of community, effortlessly crafting a neighborly environment for its inhabitants.

A central ramp artfully navigates through the project, ushering residents across various levels and through their shared amenities. Shared terraces traverse each floor, serving as vital conduits and encouraging organic interactions among neighbors.

Each dwelling is enveloped by semiprivate terraces, embracing the essence of personal space within a collective tapestry.

Caroline Mock + Richardo Dip

Level

The defining aspect of this project is a central ramp that guides residents through the building. Positioned at the building’s core, the ramp connects each floor, providing vertical movement. The building’s program includes classrooms, the library, the fitness center, and outdoor gardens, with the ramp guiding users through each of these spaces. Alongside the ramp, shared terraces facilitate horizontal movement. Units are designed with interior-facing windows to foster a sense of community, encouraging residents to engage with shared spaces.

The layout includes 2- and 3-bedroom units for families on the left side of the plans and 1- and 2-bedroom units for individuals on the right side. Family units are clustered around the school and playground, while non-family units are grouped around the fitness center and library. Each unit has a semi-private terrace that also serves as internal circulation.

The outdoor spaces created by the ramp and terraces encourage interactions among neighbors, strengthening relationships and community bonds.

One Bedroom Unit

Two Bedroom Unit

Two Bedroom Family Unit

Semi-private terraces for the units are created by planters. These planters, coupled with a shift in floor material, cleverly foster privacy while maintaining accessibility from the main circulation pathways.

The building bares its concrete framework, with accents of white on window mullions, wooden doors, and floors.

Three Bedroom Family Unit - Level 1

Three Bedroom Family Unit - Level 2

The units are stacked on each other and the terraces tapper in two feet each floor, to allow for greater access to sunlight. Multiple rooms open onto the terrace to create outdoor circulation

Museum of Tactile Hedonism.

Recorder Studio Fall 2022

Hedonism.

Light is restricted and magnified only to enhance a sense of touch.

Caroline Mock

Museum of Tactile Hedonism.

I began this project by collecting plants and photographing them. I translated those photographs into textures by deriving three dimensional forms from the images. With those forms, I created a series of infinity derivations to further collect texture. I then created tactile wall and ceiling conditions that I cast from plaster. The above plaster cast conditions evolved to create rooms where users experience texture.

This project is a container for tactile experiential rooms.

The ensuing design is a collection of rooms designed for the pleasure of touch. Unlike a traditional museum, this space requires users to physically engage with the exhibitions, and the architecture itself compels users to touch.

Museum of Tactile Hedonism.

Following the gently carved ramp, a visitor is led underground into a spacious hall where a calm reflecting pool awaits. Rows of glass columns stand ready, guiding their path into the rooms of tactile experience. The layout flows like a planned journey, inviting exploration of a series of tactile encounters, each unveiling a unique touch. Transitioning between each room, darkness prevails, devoid of texture. Yet, a subtle gleam beckons from the upcoming tactile space, guiding the way through these intimate chambers.

Museum of Tactile Hedonism.

ENTRANCE HALL

Museum of Tactile Hedonism.

Leaving the museum and ascending the stairs, visitors experience the reflecting pond above evolving into a cascading waterfall, cleansing them of their tactile hedonism through the reintroduction of sound.

Paintings.

Acrylic on Canvas 16 x 20

Acrylic on Canvas16 x 20

Acrylic on Canvas 18 x 24

Acrylic on Cardboard 10 x 13