CHRISTINA BUSCHMAN work sample
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
sinker cypress
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place of memory
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school of dance
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thesis: prompting connections
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CHRISTINABUSCHMAN@GMAIL.COM 404 - 915 - 9863 355 SPALDING LAKE COURT ATLANTA, GA, 30350
Master of Architecture Candidate 2016 Tulane University - School of Architecture New Orleans, LA Bachelor of Art in Architecture Minor in Preservation Studies Tulane University - School of Architecture New Orleans, LA
CHRISTINA BUSCHMAN 2
Cypress logs, hundreds of years old, are dredged out of marshes and along the river. During their submersions the logs absorbs oils and minerals, creating a colorful gradient that dictates its story. The memory of place becomes a part of the wood and it absorbs it into its structure
material study
SINKER CYPRESS
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Taking cues from Port Sulphur’s industrial history, the project utilizes the previous sulphur refinery as a sustainable tree farm tasked with helping replenish the dying cypress swamps in southern Louisiana. The farm stretches between the River and marsh, with a main thoroughfare used to provide both access and water to the trees. A crane system runs the length of the site and is used to gather samples and specimens. The difference in geometries between the lot lines and the reach of the crane is used to hold pristine examples of cypress trees, specially breed to withstand the increasing salinity levels in the marsh. A house is situated amongst the trees adjacent to a ritualistic bathing space, which meets the bank the Mississippi. On the opposite end of the site, a point of repose is nestled into the marsh as a place of analysis and study of ongoing land erosion. The concept behind the project was to author a highly conceptual narrative concerning a single person fixated on a task and daily routine.
PLACE OF MEMORY Port Sulphur, LA | Spring 2015 | Professor Marty McElveen 4
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cypress tree farm
PLACE OF MEMORY 6
A major point of focus for this project was the collection and reuse of water. Various places of reflection are designed to allow for the user to interact and observe the systematic tendencies of the Mississippi and its relationship with the cypress swamp.
living space
working space
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During comprehensive studio, much of the focus was placed on building assembly. With the parallelogram site located in the historic warehouse district of New Orleans, I also focused on appropriately fitting the context. As a dance school, extensive open studio space and a large theater space was central to the design. The site is flanked by a twelve-story hotel and sandwiched between two-story, brick warehouses; an interior courtyard bring light into the building. The shading devices on the facades were designed to fit with the surrounding rhythm by using terra-cotta tiles as louvres, and tall planters as screens.
SCHOOL OF DANCE New Orleans, LA | Spring 2014 | Professor Bruce Goodwin 8
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SCHOOL OF DANCE
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A main point of focus in this project was letting natural light into the building. Another challenge came with how to appropriately program the tight corner of the site. In creating an inner courtyard and pushing circulation into the corners, I was able to maximize light and open studio space.
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Akebia quintana planter screen Terra-cotta louvre system
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With complexity of family structure and growing pressures on modern American families, we have outgrown the suburban ideal and way of cellular family living. And as cities continue to expand, the suburbs around them are densifying. More commonly than not these new developments consist of large, single-family homes packed onto a few joined lots. While this achieves the goal of denfication, these families are placed in close proximity to one another with little to no connection. Although they maybe looking for something more flexible than the norm, most families still desires the unique qualities of subdivisions and the amenities they can bring. Scale, spatial organization, shared/ private space, yards and landscape - all of these things must be maintained. By using suburbanized cohousing as an armature for denisfication, many issues of the modern family can be address, such as increased work load, cases of adult child dependency, and natural family cycles. While American’s are generally hesitant to adopt cohousing as a way of living, families who may seek extra support, like families with special needs relatives, can find that in cohousing.
in progress
THESIS: PROMPTING CONNECTIONS New Orleans, LA | Spring 2016 | Professor Scott Bernhard
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Cohousing as an armature for suburban densificiation 13
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DECATUR, GEORGIA - A SUBURB OF ATLANTA Twenty minutes from downtown Atlanta, the once railroad stop town of Decatur has become absorbed and continually densified by suburban sprawl. The site, which is located near historic downtown Decatur, is surrounded by a development built of typical colonial revival style homes. The repetition of seven prototypes creates a sort of architectural monotony and sense of placelessness. Once a church, the 1.73 acre site has been slated for redevelopment into 20 luxury homes; thus achieving the goal of density, but is lacking connections to context and community
THESIS: PROMPTING CONNECTIONS Cohousing as an armature for suburban densificiation
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FAMILY LIVING GROUPS housing pair A
house B
divorced and remarried families 3 adults, 1 young adult and 2 children
two parent family 2 adults, 2 children
living in adjacent apartment
age 39 learning disabled
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adults age 17 wheel chair bound
offpsirng
age 11 autistic
special needs cases
housing pair D
house C
two parent families with kinship ties 4 adults, 2 infants
single parent family 1 adult, 2 children
marriage divorce kinship
age 27 legally blind
age 5 down syndrome
housing pair A
SPATIAL ADJACENCIES house B
divorced and remarried families 3 adults, 1 and 2 children
housing pair A
divorced and remarried families 3 adults, 1 and 2 children
two parent family 2 adults, 2 kids
house B
two parent family 2 adults, 2 kids
one child is autistic, lot is located next to the garden remarried family both have 1 child from previous marriage wheel chair acessible
single parent family 1 child from previous marriage
one child is autistic, lot is located next to the garden
single parent family 1 child from previous marriage
remarried family both have 1 child from previous marriage wheel chair acessible
single parent family 1 adult, 2 kids
housing pair D
house C
housing pair D
yard
KEY sleeping
house C
two parent families with kinship ties 4 adults, 2 infants
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single parent family 1 adult, 2 kids
two parent families with kinship ties 4 adults, 2 infants
yard working bath
sleeping
working hallway bath living hallway storage living storage
vision impared family with new infant
busy family with new infant
busy family with new infant
vision impared family with new infant
one child has down syndrome, lot is located next to parking/ outdoor theater one child has down syndrome, lot is located next to parking/ outdoor theater
THESIS: PROMPTING CONNECTIONS Cohousing as an armature for suburban densificiation
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the Charleston single house 15’ 5’
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55’ 55’
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HOUSING PROTOTYPE A
HOUSING PROTOTYPE B
1650 sq ft - 2200 sq ft 20 feet by 55 feet footprint parking in side yard
2063 sq ft - 2600 sq ft 20 feet by 55 feet footprint parking under house
house B
housing pair A
site section
EAST HOUSING SECTION 1/16 inch = 1 foot
housing pair D
house C
site section
WEST HOUSING SECTION 1/16 inch = 1 foot
APARTMENT SECTION 1/8 inch = 1 foot
site section
UTILIZING REGIONAL TYPOLOGIES By manipulating a southern housing typology, the residences maintain a sense of regionalism and sensibility. APARTMENT PROTOTYPE Tried and tested prototypes such 1125 as sqthe ft Charleston single house, work with the sites climate and provide familiarity to 15 feet by 45 feet passers by. This typology also provides owned green space using side yards, while promoting density of built structure. parking under apartment building The narrow and long building mass also allows for maximum street frontage of the residences, while maintain the standard suburban square footage. Each home will be developed to fit the family living group and desired spatial adjacencies
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Serving families with various types of special needs, the common facilities are designed with maximum flexibility based on a supportive therapies and theories. Art, music, gardening, swimming, and cognitive therapy are helpful for many different users. Special attention is taken in order to softly filter light into the space using deep overhangs and a skylight shielded with a sculptural fabric shade.
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the Community House
MAIN FLOOR
BASEMENT
LOFT
MAIN AND AUXILIARY BUILDING
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CONTACT ME 20
christinabuschman@gmail.com 404.915.9863