selected works 2022-2025: academic, professional & personal
contact information
name: faith tootle
email: faithtootle@rocketmail.com
link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faith-tootle/
education
2016-2020 East Wake High School Wendell, NC
2020- May 2024 University of North Charlotte, NC Carolina at Charlotte coaa.charlotte.edu Program: B.A. in Architecture
3.49 GPA
2024- December 2026 University of North Charlotte, NC Carolina at Charlotte coaa.charlotte.edu Programs: M.Arch II
M.S. in ArchitectureSustainability
3.50 GPA
experience
08/2024- 05/2025 SoA Teaching Assistant Charlotte, NC
Responsibilities: Facilitating mentorship for writing consultants, aiding in assignment planning, and grading students’ work.
10/2023- 08/2024 SoA Integrated Design
Charlotte, NC Research Lab RA
Responsibilities: Assisting in the research of patent-pending BIPV systems, aiming to outperform traditional BIPV systems in aesthetic and energetic performance.
01/23- 05/24 ARCH 1602 Writing Consultant
Charlotte, NC
Responsibilities: Passing of knowledge to first-year architecture students for development of proper description and diction of architecturally related objects and settings.
08/2022- 05/2024 UNC Charlotte Research
Charlotte, NC Scholar & Intern & TA
Responsibilities: Creating a 3D model to be 3D printed of Phil Freelon’s ECSU Psychology building and organizing information boards. Advising new intern as a TA.
06/2023, 06/2024 2023/24 UNCC Summer Charlotte, NC Design Academy TA
Responsibilities: Introducing architectural design fundamentals to high school students interested in the discipline while they experience campus living for a week, including staying in an oncampus dorm.
mass and void interrogate the use of serial progression
juneberry: eco-subterrane subterranean inn serving the community of juneberry ridge
research
bipv solar panels
researching and constructing bipv systems
algae bioreactor
designing photobioreactor to hold and grow algae
conceptual
6 enclosure: perception of space using scale as tool for the perception of enclosure
machines of imagination using a base image to create different render styles with AI
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cascading algae cells concourse; between office spaces & the expansive algae facade
nutrients + young algae
water
algae
Each culture type is in a grouping of four cells, and is cultivated and harvested with intent to control shading and serve their end use
micro-algae types
spirulina
end use: concrete & food applications
chlorella vulgaris
end use: removal of micro-plastics
extrusion diagram
mature
cell
hexus
retrofitted eco-facade utilizing an exoskeleton
The retrofitted eco-facade addresses key urban challenges, focusing on solar over-exposure. The design features an exoskeleton of hexagonal modules, each housing algae cells that dynamically extend or retract based on the sun’s position and intensity. On the Southeast facade, several double-height concourses are positioned immediately behind the cells on alternating floors, creating a vegetated reprieve for occupants, providing shade, oxygen-rich air, and increased thermal comfort. On the building’s other three sides, the (h)exoskeleton now frames new, expansive windows, optimizing daylight access and views in previously cavernous, light-starved spaces. On the roof level, an occupiable green space captures and filters rainwater, which is re purposed for replenishing the building’s vegetation, including the algae cells, reinforcing the project’s commitment to ecological versatility. At night, that same space becomes host to a vibrant rooftop bar, providing a welcome escape for the building’s occupants.
academic | spring 2025 collaborative: Nathan King & Savannah Cherry mediums:
mass and void interrogate the use of serial progression
By reducing form to mass and void, the indistinguishable becomes indisputable. Manipulating solid and empty spaces, a dynamic tension is created that questions the linear flow of progression throughout and surrounding a building. Using the metal building system, with its emphasis on modularity and efficiency, a framework is provided where these contrasts can be clearly expressed. The system allows for massthrough monolithic steel frames- and void- through expansive, open spaces. Serial progression can be employed to guide movement through a space, but it’s often disrupted or redefined by the interplay of mass and void. Together, the relationship between mass, void and the metal building system orchestrates a rhythm of space that’s not merely sequential, but also sculptural and reflective.
pv shading closed pv shading open recyclable metal frame
section A-A
section B-B
juneberry: eco-subterrane
subterranean inn serving the community of juneberry ridge
Embedded. A term often used in reference to a feeling while surrounded by nature. Eco-Subterrane not only embodies the term, but it takes it to the extreme. The inn is sumbmerged and carved out of the landscape, while serving as an extension of the surrounding environment. Guest rooms are divided into pods arranged on the contours of the site, with each being entered from the rear at grade. Guests dive beneath the surface into a gathering space, where they can then enter directly into their rooms. Each room is enclosed by carved concrete walls and operable glass for opening up the front and back of the room.
Our team is investigating how energy-generating buildings can be aesthetically pleasing. We are currently developing forms that meet this criteria and are still efficient in receiving energy. My primary role is a fabricator. I’ve designed and 3D printed a number of small-scale projects, such as attachment pieces and ventilation tubes. I’ve also designed solar panel mockups that I will later fabricate for testing.
oculus 3D mockup
solar panel mockup
solar panel FOV simulation
bipv solar panels
researching and constructing building integrated photovoltaics system
Working alongside the UNCC IDRL and Charlotte’s engineering department, multiple small-scale, patent-pending BIPV systems are being designed and manufactured with the intention of creating a new way to receive energy. My tasks for the project include building fixtures for small rotaries, soldering connection wires, designing and printing attachment/connection pieces, designing and fabricating mock ups, among others. professional
collaborative: NSF Sponsored Research Project
Led by: Kyoung-Hee Kim
Algae was grown over the span of 5 weeks in a 3D printed bioreactor to culminate enough algae to use in a flyash & algae concrete mix. The concrete form would serve as an algae conrete panel, which would clad the bioreactora prototype for a potential architectural scale application.
foam-based bioreactor design
microscopic images- algae growth
bioreactor containing algae
algae concrete & formwork
algae photobioreactor
designing photobioreactor to hold and grow algae
Designing a small-scale photobioreactor for algae cultivation requires careful consideration of light exposure, nutrient supply, and gas exchange. The bioreactor should feature a transparent chamber to maximize light penetration while preventing contamination. An aeration system ensures proper CO2 diffusion and agitation to prevent sedimentation. Nutrient-rich water, supplemented with essential minerals, supports optimal growth. This mockup serves as a prototype for scaling up algae production for biofuel, food, or environmental applications, in this case specifically, algae concrete. academic | spring 2025 individual mediums:
- digital: Rhino 3D, Adobe Illustrator - physical: 3D printing
To perceive space through the lens of scale, we first examine the site in its purest form—devoid of context. This initial exploration serves as an independent study, laying the foundation for a deeper analysis once planar walls are introduced.
A solitary border wall embodies a sense of absolute enclosure, establishing an unyielding threshold that maintains continuity and fortifies security against external intrusion. It stands as a physical boundary, defining the limits of space.
The enclosing wall has transformed into a railing, while planar walls intersect the train frame, fragmenting the former space into a series of more intimate enclosures. Subtle variations in thickness and height among the planes create layered spatial experiences
enclosure: perception of space
using scale as a tool for the perception of enclosure
The perception of space is to experience enclosure or openings. Using scale as a tool, walls are thickened or thinned, extended or shortened. The thickness or height of a wall can make a space feel either enclosed or open. On an abandoned train frame, in NYC, walls at different scales begin to pierce the frame, creating a multitude of spaces or the division of a larger one. What do these walls do for the space and the feeling of enclosure? Is one meant to be surprised by the revelation that they’re in an enclosed or open space? These are explorations of walls as a dictation of enclosure, beginning with nothing, then a single wall, and eventually developing into a complex relationship of planes.
academic | fall 2023 individual mediums: - digital: Adobe Illustrator, Rhino 3D - physical: MDF board, museum board, 3D printing
Planar walls are introduced, whether to foster intimacy or simply segment the enclosure
Meanwhile, a series of cantilevered canopies interweave with surrounding walls, offering a dynamic interplay of structure and openness.
How does an excess of planar walls redefine enclosure? At this stage, distinctions between inside and outside, containment and openness, blur. A user may be unaware of their shelter, as the absence of walls evokes exposure, while their presence obscures openness.
As the proliferation of planar walls continues, spaces become increasingly individualized Does a user experience a heightened sense of enclosure beside a monolithic, imposing wall, or does a structure with a shell-like delicacy alter their perception of spatial containment?
original render
cyberpunk_garden- creativity level: 30%
rainy_modern-jungle- creativity level: 50%
warm_modern- creativity level: 10%
dark_modern-city- creativity level: 30%
machines of imagination
using a base image to create different render styles with AI
In the quiet hum of algorithms, where code becomes a brushstroke, AI renders worlds from the whispers of data. It molds visions like clay, shaping light, shadow, and color from the unseen, crafting landscapes that dance between the known and the imagined. Each pixel a heartbeat, each line a story unfolding, AI captures the essence of dreams not yet dreamt. It listens to the rhythm of logic and inspiration, weaving them into something uniquely alive—art forged from the mind of a machine, yet carrying the soul of a former creation. Beginning with a basic render from a previous project, AI has been used to generate a number of stylesranging from Cyberpunk to simply increasing the biophilia.
personal | spring 2025 individual mediums: - digital: Rhino 3D, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Enscape, Prome AI
