Senior Year Portfolio

Panorama 2017-2021

Ross Mackenzie

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“ To design is to change. Therefore, as architects, we are constantly changing. The ways in which we perceive the world and solve problems change with us. The turbulent flux of a

designer ’s mind cannot be understood as linear, but rather, panoramic. We are each the collection of our experiences, every

datum inextricably linked and indispensable to the coherence of the whole. To live is to act analogously with one’s own experiences, in constant tension and harmony with others. It is in

this place, between tension and harmony, that design emerges. ” Ross Mackenzie 864.908.6991 rmacken@g.clemson.edu

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meandering mare... 3-8

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caavcon2020... 9-10

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panoramic projections... 11-14

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abstracting in-between... 15-18

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pendleton bicentennial park... 19-22

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hinge... 23-28

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material exploration... 29-30

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01 Meandering Mare S i t u at ed fa cing the his toric p ort of G e no a, Ital y, the Po rta S i b er ia is one of the city’s most his to r i c al l y and c ul tural l y s i g n ifica nt la ndmarks. Origin al l y bu i l t b e twe e n 1 5 5 1 and 15 53 , t h e build in g served as a gateway thro ug h whi c h the c i t y’s produce pas sed, an d has s in c e be e n transf o r me d i n t o a n a rt m use u m. The p roject brief re que ste d the de si g n o f a sma ll library for adol escents to b e bui l t o n the si te d i re ct ly a dj a cen t to the Porta Siberia and r i g ht next to the w at er ’s edge. Our p rop os al resp on d s to se v e ral spe c i f i c s i t e condit ions as w el l as p rovides d e si g n so l uti o ns to to s om e recogniz ed iss ues of the s ite and c o mmuni ty at l arg e .

We w ere v er y in teres ted in main tai ni ng as muc h publ i c s p ace on t h e site as p os sible as w e l l as e ng ag i ng wi th t h e Port a S ibe ria in order to both pay ho mag e to the m o n ument a s w el l as all ow the Ge no e se to e ng ag e w i t h it in a new w ay. The concep t o f “e c o to ne ” al so h eav ily influenced our design dire c ti o n wi th the si te .

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2a. existing site and primary axes

2b. dividing site by subtracting first primary axis

2d. raising ear th along third axes to create hierarchical relationship with Por ta Siberia

2e. fur ther identif ying site circulation and adapting massing

FA L L 2 0 2 0 PR OFESSO R DAN HA RDING D UR AT IO N : 1 SEMESTER ME DIA US ED : HA ND DRAWING , RHIN OCE R OS, A D OB E S U I TE, LAS ER CUTTER PART N ERS : CAR OLINE KAC SUR, SUM M E R GA LLM A N , MARIS S A CUT RY 1 early ecotone concept sketch 2(a-f) urban strategy and form diagrams 3 site plan and concept diagram 3

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Ecotone is defined as “a transition between two biological communities, where two communities meet and integrate.” Ecotones are common to the Ligurian coast, a place where the mountains touch the sea. This idea became central to how we understood our site, as a transition from the city to the sea. Our proposed integration of green spaces into the site addresses the lack of access to such spaces within Genoa. Plant beds closer to Piazzale Porta del Molo grow larger and more full as they get closer the site’s existing trees at the water ’s edge, following the concept of an biological transition. The library’s collection includes titles which focus mainly on the lives of adolescents and “coming of age” narratives, meant to help guide users toward independence and personal growth.

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2c. dividing site a second time and raising nor thern side of site to create slope 3a

2f. carving out footprint to go below grade

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e n g a g i n g w i t h s p a c e i n f ro n t o f Po r t a S i b e r i a , framing space with library facade

72 a u t o m o b i l e p a r k i n g s p a c e s r e m o v e d , 10 0 human powered vehicle storage opportunities

restore site ecology with native plant species, of fer public garden for community, collect rainwater and collect in below -grade cisterns

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interior strategy meander interior rendering primary section

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ecotone garden human-powered vehicle storage secondary section

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COMMON GARDEN P L A N TS :

black maidenhair hern, spanish broom, rustyback fern, tree spurge

leaf chicory, arugula, beans, cima di rapa

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waf fle structure acrylic, epoxy

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3b. formwork plywood

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Digital fabrication was a large part of our project, and our ability to physically construct the building and its components became as much a determinant of our final design as any other factor. Each piece of the physical model was digitally modelled and then converted into laser cutting files. The four main tectonic elements of the project are the egg-crated acrylic waffle structure which along with poured epoxy comprise the roof, the wishbone-shaped beams made with mdf, the egg-crated meander structure made with mdf, and the columns made with mdf.

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exploded section model axon wall and roof tectonic detail construction process diagrams

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02 CAAVCon2020 The CAAV (Campus Alliance for Advanced Visualization) Conference is an annual gathering of international scope which assembles users of large-scale immersive visualization platforms, advanced video screen formats, and advanced visualization software. This Fall the CAAV was hosted by Clemson University and was reformatted to be conducted via Mozilla Hubs rather than in-person due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The spaces designed for the conference explore the notion of digital public space especially as it pertains to life during a pandemic, as well as the evolving role of virtual reality.

For the purposes of the conference, a “Main Hall” was designed as an entry and gathering space for participants. The central feature of the Main Hall is a spiraling ramp which weaves in and out of the space’s many arches, as well as ushers users past any one of ten “portals.” Branching off from the Main Hall are a series of ten “Tech Showcase Rooms,” each corresponding to their own respective portal.

Explore the virtual space here: https://caavcon.com FALL 2020 DR. WINIFRED NEWMAN DURATION: 1 MONTH PARTNERS: ALLIE GLAVEY, MICHAEL BELL (partners assisted with design of space, images 1-4 completed solely by Ross Mackenzie) MEDIA USED: RHINOCEROS, ILLUSTRATOR, SPOKE, MOZILLA HUBS FINALIST IN NON ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION “FUTURE PUBLIC SPACE”

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conceptual presentation image map of connections between main hall and techshowcase rooms immersive progression through Mozilla Hubs space functional diagram

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Each Tech Showcase Room was designed to both visually and aurally convey information about a particular subject, such as conference sponsors, resources available at Clemson, or simply to create immersive virtual experiences.

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03 Panoramic Projections Th roug h out t h e latter hal f of the 19 th Ce ntur y and the b e g i nning of the 20th Century, a parti c ul ar v i sual f ad g r i p ped t h e interest of man y city-d we l l i ng pe o pl e ac ro ss t h e U nit ed St ates. This tren d, often exe c ute d b y a smal l n u m ber of obs cu re travelin g artisan s, was the bi rd ’s e y e re p resent at ion of l arge cities acro ss the nati o n. The se i m ages were hand-rendered an d o fte n d e pi c te d the i r re s p ect iv e cit y from a fictional vie wpo i nt, di spl ay i ng a p an ora mic projection of the city’s gr i d and i ts b ui l d i ng s.

Re p ro duced lit hograp hicall y, these pano ramas be c ame v e r y p o p ula r a mong city res idents an d s ti l l ho l d a c e rtai n al l ure t od a y. I beca me interes ted in the p ro je c ti o n and re nde r i ng of t h ese v isual typol ogies and de c i de d to pe r f o r m an a n a l y sis on a p articul ar example, a pano rami c v i e w o f the c i t y o f Ch a r leston, Sou th Carol in a fro m 1 8 7 2 . Spe c i f i c al l y, I e n dea v ored to “Unmap” the p ano rami c pe r spe c ti v e o f t h e i m a ge using an aerial p l an of the same c i ty f ro m 1 8 8 5 .

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A A . The preliminar y analysis of the map involved the drawing of axes which align with certain building facades within the image in order to illustrate and bet ter understand dif ferences in vanishing points and perspective.

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B . The U n m a p p i n g p r o c e s s b e g a n w i t h t he d i s c o v e r y o f a m a p d i s p l a y i n g a n a e r i a l , u n d i s t o r t e d plan view of the cit y. In order to fully understand and correct the distortion of the panorama, it would have to be compared to this plan view.

F F. Th e r e s u l t o f t h e m e s h t r a n s f o r m a t i o n p r o c e s s c r e a t e d a n e n t i r e l y n e w m a p , m o r e a p t l y d e s c r i b e d a s a p l a n p e r s p e c t i v e . Th i s n e w m a p b e c a m e v i s i b l y w a r p e d i n s o m e places, especially on the sides furthest to the lef t and right, due to the stretching and pinching of pixels.

C . The s t r e e t s o f t he c i t y p l a n m a p w e r e t r a c e d a n d t he r e s u l t i n g g r i d w a s o v e r l a y e d o n t he panorama. Dif ferences in vanishing point and perspective become increasingly apparent.

Ultimately, the goal of the unmapping was to correct the original map so that it aligned visually with the grid, resulting in a sort of “plan perspective” view of Charleston.

D . The p r o c e d u r e o f a l i g n i n g t he s e t w o m a p s i n v o l v e d t he u s e o f a m e s h , a n e t w o r k o f triangulations connecting a series of points over the surface of the original map.

E . The m e s h w a s s t r e t c he d a n d p i n c he d u n t i l t he s t r e e t s a n d b l o c ks o f t he o r i g i n a l m a p a l i g n e d with the traced grid of the cit y plan.

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G . Th e f i n a l U n m a p p i n g created as a result of this analysis depicts the alignment of building facades in the original image and the meshdistorted image (5) with the r e d s h a p e s a n d l i n e s . Th e m e s h used to distort the image is shown by the blue dots, each a point of contact of the mesh w i t h t h e i m a g e . Th e b l a c k l i n e s , which are the axes aligned with each facade, illustrate the dif ferences in perspective and vanishing points bet ween the original and resulting images.

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04 Abstracting In-Between Ciutadella Park, often called the “Lungs of Barcelona,” serves an integral role in the lives of Barcelonians, especially in terms of the access it provides to green and civic space. A short walk from Placa de Catalunya, The Old Town, and the beach, the park is trafficed by hundreds of people every day, including many tourists. Along the park’s southwest side, which is bordered by Passeig de Picasso and the Born Neighborhood, are two greenhouses, the Umbracle and the Hivernacle. The space between these two existing buildings is where we propose our intervention. This site’s complexity arises from its urban situation, connecting two existing public buildings as well as serving as a border and transition between the park and the city. Fundamentally, this project seeks to fulfill two main objectives. The first is to maximize the amount of green space which can be achieved on the site, and the second is to create not only a new public access on Passeig de Picasso, but one which becomes an “inbetween space” or vestibule between the city and the park.

1a. stretching park into site and up to sidewalk

1b. physical connection between greenhouses

1c. pulling up strips of landscape to create in-between space 1

SPRING 2020 PROFESSOR MIGUEL ROLDAN DURATION: 1 SEMESTER PARTNERS: ADDISON CALLAHAN MEDIA USED: RHINOCEROS, ILLUSTRATOR, AUTOCAD, PHOTOSHOP 1 2 3 15

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4a. Hot air rises from underground level through street level windows allowing for ef ficient temperature control 4b. Green roof absorbs rain water and allows for it to more ef ficiently ev a p o r a t e a s c l e a n a i r, l e a d i n g t o a r e d u c t i o n i n s t o r m w a t e r ru n o f f 4 c . Ra d i a t i o n f ro m t he s u n i s a b s o r b e d a n d r e f l e c t e d b y t he g r e e n ro o f

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05 Pendleton Bicentennial Park The Freedom by Design chapter at Clemson University endeavors to complete one project per semester in service of the greater community of Clemson, SC and surrounding townships. In the fall of 2018 as one of three board members for the club, we undertook the revitalization of Pe n d l e t o n B i c e n t e n n i a l Pa r k i n n e a r b y Pe n d l e t o n , S C . T h i s p a r k h a d b e c o m e extremely overgrown and was in need of new landscaping. Working with the c i t y o f Pe n d l e t o n a s w e l l a s t h e C l e m s o n School of Architecture, we developed a plan for the renewing of the park as well as a budget for the project.

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After conducting a design charrette in order to collect input from the students who would help construct the project, I worked with the two other board members to fully develop our plan for the park. The first phase of construction consisted of the preparation of wood which would eventually be used for new planters.

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Our first build day on the site largely revolved around removing the old landscaping and plant liner underground as well as many overgrown and misplaced plants.

After clearing the area, we began to lay down a new plant liner and then covered it with a layer of pea gravel.

Finally, we placed each of the planters, filled them with soil and planted some new flora.

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The project ultimately came together once the pea gravel had been raked evenly throughout and we cleared our tools and materials.

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06 Hinge In the 21st Century the ideas of work culture and workplace are constantly being challenged and redefined by emerging industries and innovative business models. Hinge, a co-working space located along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NYC explores a number of topics pertaining to how work affects our lives such as, “How is our access to amenities including gyms, bars, and transportation connected to our productivity and overall well being? How can a place of work serve also as a space for a community to come together? What role does work play in our overall satisfaction in life?”

With many complex site conditions including an extremely close proximity to an elevated ADA in-compliant metro structure, flooding from the nearby canal, as well as being on the edge of a residential area and future Industrial Business Zone, the brief required an ambitious proposal which would serve the people of Gowanus, at large. Early on we began to envision this site as multifaceted Hinge place for the local community as well as for the greater Brooklyn area. Our project aims to serve as the Hinge between the canal and the people, between the residential area and the industrial business zone, between the metro system and Gowanus, as well as conceptually between work and life.

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conceptual development 1d.

1a. existing site project site existing metro structure gowanus canal existing metro truss systems

1b. drawing out truss systems onto site

1c. extruding and expanding truss forms to better occupy site

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i. original viaduct truss

ii. renumbering trusses

iv. rescaling trusses

v. unifying truss elements

iii. reconciling truss thickness with floor plate

vi. utilizing reconfigured truss system as structural building skin

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“MONUMENT” glazed ceramic 7 ” x 1 0 ” x 14 ” 29

“ TEAPOT” glazed ceramic 15 ” x 4 ” x 1 0 ”

“SELF PORTRAIT” glazed ceramic 1 0 ” x 12 ” x 11 ”

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“CIT YSCAPE” pine, etched brass 2 0 ” x 1 0 ” x 12 ”

“SILVER RING ” copper, silver 4 ” x 1. 5 ” x 3 ” 30