CARRIE E STRAYHORN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PORTFOLIO A selection of student work completed at the North Carolina State University College of Design: 2010-2012
Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods, and men, to put man into possession of his own earth. Frank Lloyd Wright, 1930
PINE ISLAND AUDOBUN CENTER: PINE ISLAND, NC
PINE ISLAND SAILBOAT: SKIFF HYBRID FOR PINE ISLAND, NC
CAPE FEAR ESTUARY CENTER: WILMINGTON, NC
CHIMNEY SWIFT CHIMNEY: WITH NC SCIENCE MUSEUM
HIKER’S RETREAT: DEL NORTE COAST REDWOODS STATE PARK, CA
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROTOTYPE: WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE THROUGH COMMONS SPACE
PINE ISLAND AUDOBON CENTER
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SPRING 2012
SUMMER
WINTER
GUIDE’S QUARTERS
PINE ISLAND AUDOBUN CENTER
CARETAKER’S UNIT
PINE ISLAND LODGE
SITE PLAN
PINE ISLAND AUDOBUN CENTER: PINE ISLAND, NC
The Pine Island Audobon Site was designed to optimize recognition of the site around you. The building was designed to optimize the use of Summer breezes and minimize the effect farm the harsh Nor’Easters that happen in the Winter. The plan is simple and functional and glazing, though protecting from too much solar gain on the south side by a large overhand, displays the panoramic view of the historical campus of the Audobon Sanctuary.
STRUCTURAL STUDIES OF NEW BUILDING
PINE ISLAND LODGE AS IS
The Pine Island Lodge is the pride and joy of the Audobun Center. The north face of the building overlooks a large field with a duck pond. This facade contains the main entrance, which is rarely used. The lodge is often flooded so rather than raise it on stilts or tear it down I opted to berm the land up beneathe the building. Other renovations to the existing structure include adding a porch and second main entrance with a mudroom to the southern facade of the building, taking down interior walls to allow for more natural ventilation and light, and adding more storage for the patrons of the lodge.
PINE ISLAND AUDOBUN CENTER: PINE ISLAND, NC
OPEN PORCH
SUNROOM
COMMONS
STORAGE
BATH
LAUNDRY/ STORAGE
BATH
BED/OFFICE
PANTRY MUD
ST.
KITCHEN/DINING
OPEN PORCH
PINE ISLAND LODGE PLAN AS RENOVATED
GUIDE’S QUARTERS SECTION THROUGH BEDROOM
BED BATH
BED BATH
COMMONS
BATH
BATH
BED
BED
SCREENED PORCH
GUIDE’S QUARTERS BEFORE
GUIDE’S QUARTERS PLAN
PINE ISLAND AUDOBUN CENTER: PINE ISLAND, NC
SPACIAL STUDIES OF RESIDENTIAL UNIT
PINE ISLAND SAILBOAT
02 SPRING 2012
The Pine Island Sailboat is specially designed for the shallow waters surrounding Pine Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The design employs the concept of a weighted keel in that the ribs of the boat and the bottom spine that connects them are made of steel. The steel is coated with wood which provides for protection against corrosion.
PINE ISLAND SAILBOAT: PINE ISLAND, NC
SECTION/ELEVATION THROUGH CENTER OF BOAT
BOAT RIB CONTOURS
SECTION/ELEVATON OF TOP OF BOAT
CAPE FEAR ESTUARY CENTER
03 FALL 2010
SITE PLAN
GROUND FLOOR
CAPE FEAR ESTUARY CENTER: WILMINGTON, NC
SECOND FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
The Cape Fear Estuary Center is intended to be a learning center sited on Point Peter in Wilmington, NC. The site is ideal in that it is set back off the main highway on a peninsula with views of both the battleship and downtown Wilmington. The design is based on massive board-formed concrete walls that form, cut through, and interact with the different spaces of the building. The lines of the walls come from the lines of the site and through compression and release lead you to the tip of Point Peter. Here the views of the town are experienced through a path that highlights the contours of the end of the peninsula and accentuates the natural experience of the estuary.
STRUCTURAL SECTION POINT PETER SITE
CAPE FEAR ESTUARY CENTER: WILMINGTON, NC
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STRUCTURAL STUDY OF PATHWAY
PATHWAY PLAN
The tip of the Point Peter peninsula in Wilmington, NC embodies an extraordinary view of the city. The path which begins and ends at the entrance of the Estuary Center accentuates the natural topography around the edge of the peninsula. The form as well as the choice of materials (wooden deck, metal roof, and sculptural metal rods mimicking the tall grasses) highten ones experience of the natural elements which surround you as you stroll along the path. STRUCTURAL AND SPACIAL STUDY OF PATHWAY
CHIMNEY SWIFT CHIMNEY
04 SPRING 2012
SECTION THROUGH WALL OF TOWER
CHIMNEY SWIFT CHIMNEY: PRAIRIE RIDGE, RALEIGH , NC
VIEW LOOKING DOWN INTO CHIMNEY
In 2012, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science asked my design studio to propose a refuge for chimney swift birds that would also serve as a tool for scientists to learn more about the birds and for civilians to view them. Industrial sized chimneys housing thousands of Chimney Swift birds are being torn down everywhere leaving many of these birds homeless. The Chimney project is to be built at Prairie Ridge in Raleigh, NC. My design is simply built with CMU and wood and formally reflects the funneling effect the birds create while entering the chimney.
HIKERS’ RETREAT
05 SPRING 2010
NORTHWEST ELEVATION
BUILDING PLAN
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HIKER’S RETREAT: DEL NORTE COAST REDWOODS STATE PARK, CA
The Hiker’s Retreat is sited on the Pacific Coast edge of Del Norte Coast Redwood’s State Park. The design relates to both the massive trees of the forest, to the bedrock that roots it, and to the openness of the Pacific Ocean.
SITE SECTION LOOKING NORTHEAST SCALE 1/32” = 1’0”