Gauge Bethea Portfolio '23

(803) 840.2570 Rbethea@g.clemson.edu

I am a graduate student in my final semester of Clemson University’s M.Arch II program, having completed my B.A in Architecture at Clemson with a minor in geography. I have spent the last 12 months studying in historic Charleston, SC where I participated in the design-build and urban design studios gaining real-life experience on how architecture can provide opportunities for a community and enhance the quality of life. Over the past three years, I have been developing my understanding of architectural practice and strengthening my technical skills through various internships. With these experiences, I have gained a strong understanding of the importance of place and contextual design. I am self-motivated and willing to put in the work needed to create engaging and unconventional design responses to the challenging concerns of each project.

My interests include vernacular architecture and its correlation to the sense of place through the connection of the natural and cultural resources of a community, as well as sustainable design and the overall impact architecture has on a person’s health and wellbeing.

My goal is to create designs that enrich the environment, improve quality of life, and provide opportunities for a sustainable future.

Achievements Work Experience

2022 AIA COTE Top 10 Award

Clemson University Spring 2023

Teacher Assistant

Acting as the Digital TA to the freshman class by helping them navigate new software and graphic styles through planned tutorials and lessons

Fall 2022

AJ Architects

Architectural Intern

Assisted with the design and project management of residential and small historic buildings, creating a conceptual design set for BAR review in Revit

05.2020-08.2022

Red Iron Architects

Architectural Intern

Worked on all phases of K-12 schools, tenant up-fits + small commercial buildings using Revit and Lumion for CD sets and renderings

Summer 2019

SSOE | Stevens + Wilkinson

Architectural Intern

Worked with the K-12 studio utilizing Revit and the Adobe Suite to provide site analysis, marketing designs, renderings, and construction drawings

Education

2021-2023

Masters of Architecture

Clemson University

Abroad Studies: Charleston, SC ‘22

2021 LEED GA Accreditation

Robert Miller Award for Rigor

2021 Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society Inductee

AIA SAR Student Design Award Nominee

Senior Design Award for Best Execution

2019 IPAL Cohort

AIA People’s Choice Award

Second Year Faculty Award Nominee Dean’s List | President’s List

References

Emma Souder, AIA, GGP

Principal + Owner, Red Iron Architects (843) 224.4794 | emma@red-ironarchitects.com

David Pastre

Principal Lecturer + Director, Clemson Design Center (843) 696.3343| pastre@g.clemson.edu

2017-2021

B.A. in Architecture

Minor in Geography

Clemson University

Abroad Studies: Charleston, SC ‘20

Ashley Jennings

Principal + Owner, AJ Architects (843) 810.0029 | ashley@ajarch.net

The following provides a selection of work that was completed between 2020 and 2022 at Clemson University and in practice. My hope is that this portfolio captures my passion for architecture through my sense of adventure, my diligence in each detailed design, and my love for creativity in pursuit of the most engaging and complete proposals.

Gauge Bethea, LEED GA Master of Architecture, ‘23 Clemson University

The Connected Farm

Completed: M.Arch II | 1st Year | Fall 2021

Professors:

Ulrike Heine, George Schafer, David Franco

Partner: Jesse Blevins

The Connected Farm is an intergenerational communal housing project which impacts its residents by implementing self-sustainability through agriculture and the efficient utilization of resources. The farm aims to address the opportunities present on the island such as shortage of sustainable housing, seasonal job instability, and insufficient resources such as Internet access which leads to island flight for young individuals and generational disconnect for those aging in place. The solution is to create a community that is 100% self-sufficient to reduce housing costs, supply year-round income opportunities through agriculture and technology-based jobs, and provide a one stop-shop that promotes community and connection among all generations. This site integrates agriculture and technology to foster a sustainable future for the residents of Vinalhaven. The farm provides an end to social isolation by bringing generations together and providing social and economic opportunities through the power of food.

GARDEN YIELDS

Montessori Pavilion

Completed: M.Arch II | 1st Year | Spring 2022

Professors: David Pastre

Partners: Clemson Design + Build Studio

This pavilion acts not only as an outdoor classroom for the students of Edith L. Frierson Elementary School, but as a reminder to the children that they can achieve greatness.

For a low-income school, many of these children never have the opportunity to hear from designers or see what it means to be an architect. Each time they are within the space, they will remember the interactions they had with our studio and the experience of being a part of the design. This project showed me how architecture can provide opportunities for communities and enhance the quality of life. The project was intended to be completed in the Spring of 2022, but due to permitting conflicts and the discovery of an easement, on-site construction was pushed back until the Fall. With the project now consisting of two phases, off-site fabrication continued. The construction set and shop drawings were finalized, and metal fabrication began. All steel connections throughout the pavilion were cut, hole punched, welded and painted. With such an intricate trellis design and paint pattern, we decided that a mock-up would be integral in understanding the steel connections and paint so a section of the trellis was assembled and evaluated off-site. With the emerging conflicts during this project, teamwork, communication and flexibility became essential tools.

SMALL GROUP DESIGN

SITE PLAN

INTERIOR VIEW: TRELLIS MOCK UP

EXTERIOR VIEW: TRELLIS MOCK UP

CREATING COLOR PATTERN

STEEL OSHPHO TREATMENT

WELDING

MONTESSORI COLORS

PRIMING STEEL

The Urban Village

Completed: M.Arch II | 2nd Year | Fall 2022

Professor: Bradford Watson

Can we minimize the ecological footprint while maximizing the quality of life in order to create a holistic system where community integration and green infrastructure reshape the concept of affordable housing?

The Urban Village is a workforce housing project which focuses on fostering an integrated community between the occupants of the building and the people of the neighboring area in order to promote livability, sustainability, and inclusivity through the intertwining of the natural and built environment. The Village is situated on a disputed, brownfield site between one of Charleston’s oldest neighborhoods, which promotes social alienation, and the Medical District, which acts as a city in itself. Due to this, The Village’s long-term success is dependent on a green infrastructure and an invested community in order to sustain it. Therefore, the value of the Village relies on the people’s willingness to embrace diversity and their commitment to a sustainable future.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

DESIGN FOR RESOURCES

Modularity allows for personalization and versatility by replacing and removing the standard units. The modular home also allows for a minimized ecological footprint and decreased construction times with controlled fabrication off site.

FILTER

DESIGN FOR DISCOVERY

The concept for the design is to take the rhythm of the windows that is normally seen in Charleston and to give it a new tempo. The windows are placed on a grid and all align to that grid to create proportion with the first floor having the largest windows to the smallest windows being in the residential spaces.

FOUNDATION

WOODEN BASE

PINE FLOORING SLOTTED FOAM MATT W/ ADHESIVE GYPCRETE W/ HYDRONIC TUBES

1/2" PLYWOOD SHEATHING

R60 ROOF

PARAPET CAP W/ FLASHING + CONTINUOUS CLEAT COPING

EPDM RUBBER MEMBRANE CANT

1/2" BACKER BOARD 12" TAPERED ROOF 2x8 BLOCKING 5-PLY CLT FLOOR ASSEMBLY TWO (2) LAYERS OF 5/8" X GWB

R20 WALL

NON-COMBUSTIBLE MEMBRANE

SELF-ADHERED FLASHING

SHEET METAL HEAD FLASHING (SLOPED) WITH FOLDED END DAMS ATTACHED TO SLOPED WOOD BLOCKING

CONTINUOUS WATER SEAL AT HEAD, JAMB, AND SILL CONDITIONS

ROOF TO CLT WALL

FLOOR

R11

WALL BEYOND CONTINUOUS WATER SEAL AT HEAD, JAMB, AND SILL CONDITIONS

INSULATED WINDOW

SHEET METAL SILL FLASHING W/ FOLDED END DAMS 7/8" CORRUGATED METAL RAIN SCREEN

SLIDING SHUTTER PANELS + TRACK 5-PLY CLT WALL ASSEMBLY

04

Rhythmic Preserve

Completed: Undergrad | 4th Year | Spring 2021

Professors: Ulrike Heine, George Schafer, David Franco

Partner: Michael Caraballo + Autumn Hinson

The Coastal Discovery Museum is a beloved, communityoriented institution that has remained committed to its roots of preserving the local environment, history, culture, and arts. The CDM inspires people to care for the Lowcountry by discovering connections between air, land, water, and living things for greater environmental awareness. Through this mission statement, we developed a proposal that highlights the beauty of the natural landscape and permeates local culture by incorporating strategic site planning, appropriate architectural design, and an emphasis on preservation of the natural landscape. The museum will feature gallery space that provides exposure for local artists and will house a large public area that acts as the main hall which encourages visitors to flow through the building and explore. The final component is the education wing where imagination and discovery can run wild in classrooms, studio space, and outdoor learning zones.

TREE WALK PAVILION

ECOLOGY POND AMPHITHEATER

SCULPTURE GARDEN

FLOOR PLAN 2

FLOOR PLAN 1

PROGRAM DIAGRAM

RIDGE HT 34' - 8 15/16" STANDING SEAM METAL ROOF

ALUMINUM CLAD W/ SIMULATED DIVIDED LITES

ATTIC 24' - 2"

EAVE HT 23' - 7 5/32"

TRU-EXTERIOR

CHANNEL GAP SIDING

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 13' - 10"

CUSTOM WOOD DOOR + SURROUND

BRICK STAIRS

FIRST FLOOR PLAN 2' - 6" GROUND 0' - 0"

CMU FOUNDATION WALL W/ 3 COAT MASONRY STUCCO

SCREEN WINDOWS

RIDGE HT 34' - 8 15/16" STANDING SEAM METAL ROOF

ALUMINUM CLAD W/ SIMULATED DIVIDED LITES

TRU-EXTERIOR SHIPLAP SIDING

BRICK STAIRS

ATTIC 24' - 2"

EAVE HT 23' - 7 5/32"

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 13' - 10"

TRU-EXTERIOR CHANNEL GAP SIDING

FOUNDATION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN 2' - 6" GROUND 0' - 0"

165 Coming St Residence

Professional Work, Fall 2022

Firm: AJ Architects

Mentor: Ashley Jennings

This project is located in the historic district of Charleston, SC. My task was to assist in the design and project management of a new home and ADU keeping in mind the existing context. I modeled the project in Revit and created a conceptual drawing set including site plan, floor plans, and elevations to be reviewed by the Neighborhood Association as well as the local Board of Architectural Review (BAR). This project was granted approval for conceptual design.

Prototype High School

Professional Work, Summer 2022

Firm:

Red Iron Architects

Mentor:

Emma Souder

For this project, I was a part of a team that was tasked with designing a prototype for a high school. I helped with this project during the schematic and design development phases. I aided in the design of the school and generated the 3D Model in Revit. Then, I created a furniture plan, helped with the life safety plan, and created renderings. Time management and teamwork were vital for the success of this project due to its short time frame.

Hursey Montessori School

Professional Work, Spring 2022

Firm: Red Iron Architects

Mentor:

Katie Sedor

With the help of my mentor, who created the construction drawings for this new school, I produced a which was sent to the owner and used by the team for marketing during construction. I helped with several parts of this project during the DD and CD phases from floor plans adjusting topography

Angel Oak Eco Center

Professional Work, Spring 2022

Firm: Red Iron Architects

Mentor: Joellen Rogers

This is a multi-phase project designed around a significant community landmark. The new educational building is to be site sensitive to preserve the natural landscape of the area. I created this design and rendering as a part of the preliminary design process and as a marketing strategy for obtaining the job.

Sketches + Photography

SKETCHES

1. Rockville Church, Pen 2. Vanderhorst Residence, Pencil

Pencil

Hall,

Church,

Dog Detail,

(803) 840.2570

Gauge Bethea Rbethea@g.clemson.edu

Diligent, passionate, determined to succeed, versatile, adventurous, creative, industrious, and open-minded to knew possibilities.

“When you don’t know what to do, Do Something!”