Embedded

Above: Aeriel view of our site within the Cherokee Farm Campus and its connection to campus and the river

Below: Site analyzations specifically looking at orientation and how to maximize solar gain through the use of our solar panels

Below: Site elevation before

Below: Site elevation with our design embedded into the landscape Above: Design tactics that drove our design of the building and site.

Entrance view West view from walking around site View from approaching site from river

Left: Material analysis and exploded axon of construction elements. We chose materials to help situate the project within the landscape as well as to direct attention to the river.

STRUCTURE THAT FOLLOWS THE RIVERLINE ENGAGING WITH SLOPE

RAISING ROOF, AIDING VENTILATION FLOWING INTO THE LANDSCAPE

Above: Upper Floor

Above: Lower floor Above: View from under the pavilion - we wanted this space to feel open to all to use it but to limit obstructions of the site lines towards the river.

TRANSLUCENT LIGHT

CARDINAL. OPACITY. PLAYFUL.

Focusing on natural light, manipulation of light, and how to have natural light feelings in center locations of buildings, we studied differing wall systems and designed two wall systems to achieve our goal for this Montessori school. We first created a whimsical fun clear epoxy resin wall that related to the children and would encourage creativity. A rainbow of color inside refracts through to the back of the school when light shines through it, producing an array of multicolored shadows for the children to play in. The second wall system is panels of back-lit onyx stone that allowed the natural light to flow through them and disperse during the day, but could be illuminated when it got dark. Our inspiration for this project was to create a fun, stimulating and inspiring place for the kids and teachers, with natural light, climbing structures, light walls, flexible rooms and spaces, and fun seating to really create the best possible learning environment and human experience for all the users.

PARTNER: Kathryn Parker

Above: View from walking into main hallway on axis with the front facade Above: Studies of light reflection and refraction with our designed wall types

Below: View walking inside office Above: Onyx light wall within classroom

Above: Epoxy wall within classroom

Above: Light onyx wall within office area

Above: Section through classrooms and main hallway

THOUGHT SPACES

ERGONOMIC. COLLECTIVE. FLUCTUATING.

Working with a 70,000 square foot, four level bank, the challenge was to create a working space that would also provide public space to attract people from downtown. I approached this challenge by designing different thought spaces to provide the most productive work and vendor space for the public as well as the office workers.

Throughout the semester I researched how the workplace has been transformed by cloud technology. With data easily accessible from multiple spaces, users are no longer tied to their desks and new ways of working are emerging. I then started to compare and contrast telecommuter workers versus commuting workers. I studied the pros and cons and read about why people prefer one over the other. I found there was a consistent theme of increasing comfortability and reducing stress levels with telecommuting also known as work from home. Most telecommuters say they prefer that way of working because they are less stressed. I then investigated how working from home can reduce stress. My conclusions are that control over space, freedom to move around, and multiple spaces of work make the home a less stressful work environment. With my research in mind I set out to design a work space to give workers multiple spaces, varying levels of privacy, and emphasizing comfortability and the human body’s needs throughout the design. This thought led me to a psychological study that stated that differing ceiling heights promote different types of thought. This research formed the basis for my concept, which is to create an office workspace with four different thought spaces allowing the users the freedom to move around and to be their most productive during the day.

GC

ID ID : Individual Deep Thought IC : Individual Conceptualized Thought GD : Group Deep Thought GC : Group Conceptualized Thought

Above: Four different thought spaces represented within the project to promote different types and levels of thought INDIVIDUAL DEEP THOUGHT

INDIVIDUAL CONCEPTUALIZED THOUGHT

SENSORY SUBMERSION

IMMERSIVE. ATMOSPHERIC. THERAPEUTIC.

This was a study of the medium of foam and its various manipulations and densities. Through multiple experimentations and studies I became interested in the idea of a sensory immersion experience. Foam is often used in therapy sessions for people with mental and physical disabilities. This project was inspired by Coop Himmelblau’s work with foam as pictured on the next slide. Keeping sustainability and ease of construction in mind, the project is designed in a 4’x8’ grid. The sound dampening box would consist of cork on the outside with glass entry walls and ramps to reach the doorways. The interior of the box has a organic ground floor to collect the foam as it falls from the ceiling. The box is also designed to recycle the foam through pumps in the wall. The foam is extruded through dispensers in the ceiling, falls and gathers in the room, and reliquidifies to drain into the floor and be pumped back for redistribution.