Harrison Stewart Graduate Admissions Portfolio 2022

CONTENTS

Charleston Riverfront Park Project

National Library Of Liberia Issaqueena Lake Cabins Singleton Park Development

Coastal Discovery Museum

Gowanus Canal Office Park 4 12 18 24 28 38 42

Professional Work

URBAN CONTEXTS STUDIO JUNIOR YEAR, FALL 2019

PROFESSOR: DAVID LEE PARTNERS: KYLE KANE

With the Gowanus Canal Office Park, our class was faced with largest, and longest, project to date. This semester long design project began with a trip to New York where we explored our site located in the Gowanus Neighborhood in Brooklyn alongside the Gowanus Canal. This once vital cargo transportation hub is now seen as an eyesore of pollution and sewage. Despite this area currently being rundown there is plans to clean up the canal and add a parallel promenade, allowing us to design something that could potentially be a part of Gowanus Canal revival. Along with this prospect, we were faced with several challenges including a very dynamic and complex site including an above ground MTA subway track in addition to the canal. We were also given very strict square footage and zoning requirements. This project also allowed us to focus on more complex programming for many diverse uses and looking into more detailed elements of facade tessellations and how they can affect ones experience with a building.

Working in pairs, my partner Kyle and I collaborated on the overall design concept, building facade, and the digital model itself. For there, we divided the workload and each produced specific deliverables. I focused on 2D drawings, such as diagrams, plans, and sections, as well as the digital and physical wall section models.

Lobby Smith St.

Green Space Active Space

Gowanus Canal Commercial

Ground Floor Plan

9th St.

MTA Access

Exterior Rendering From MTA Access

Exterior Rendering Walking Through the Promenade

Interior Rendering in Common Coworking Space

Model Pictures

CHARLESTON RIVERFRONT PARK PROJECT

ARCHITECTURAL FOUNDATIONS 1 SOPHOMORE YEAR, FALL 2018

PROFESSOR: DUSTIN ALBRIGHT

Growing up in South Carolina, the beauty of Charleston was not unfamiliar but this hidden gem of a park was definitely a pleasant surprise. With 360 degree views all around, I knew whatever I designed shouldn’t threaten the beauty. By the same token, I knew better than to compromise the prime festival and concert space right along the Cooper River. Knowing these boundaries, I set a goal to design an arts center that didn’t take away from the views and maintained the current integrity of the park. The Charleston Riverfront Arts Center takes advantage of the pier and the numerous walkways that connect in a primary area right outside the festival space. The building relies heavily on a central service tower that connects the workshops and galleries. The structure also utilizes outside space as much as possible with multiple decks and balconies that connect the core spaces. Designed to connect with the existing environment, the unique angle of the building aligns with the sidewalks and pathways. In the end, The Charleston Riverfront Arts Center exists to not

ParkAccess Road Site Plan

Concert Space

Parking Boardwalk

Marsh Site Section Cut Cooper River

Exterior Rendering

Coping Box Beam

Ceiling Joist (w/ Insulation)

Insulation

Spandrel Glass

Interior Column

Transparent Glass Window Sill

Spandrel Glass Subfloor Floor Joist (w/ Insulation)

Exterior Layer* Post Bracing Post

*Exterior layers consist of sheathing, ridged insulation, water barrier, air, and wood veneer

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF LIBERIA

CLEMSON DESIGN CENTER IN CHARLESTON STUDIO U JUNIOR YEAR, SPRING 2020 PROFESSOR: RAY HUFF

For this project we began with very little information about the site in Monrovia, Liberia or the project itself. After doing some introductory research we felt we had enough to delve into what would go into creating a library for this vibrant yet impoverished country. What we did know was that this library was to be more than a simple neighborhood storage for books. This library was to represent the country and ultimately the people of Liberia and in doing so serve a much greater purpose than housing literature. Providing a variety of services for the citizens of Monrovia, including an auditorium, computer lab, program space, and reading rooms, I ultimately wanted this to be a refuge from the manic nature of the city. A safe place for individuals to gather with the joint mission of self-betterment. With this in mind, I immediately focused on security and this idea of an grand internal space that could bring people off the street and under one roof. Due to the rectangular nature of the site this lead to me starting with to large rectangular masses to act as bookends of for the site. Again focusing on bringing people of the street, I knew the building had to be inviting so I made it a priority to open up to the street corner of Ashmun and Nelson. Another thing we found from our research was the lack of reliable electricity so I made sure to make air flow and passive cooling techniques to be a focus. Branching off on this idea, it seemed natural to bring water into the design. Using evaporative cooling to take the area’s warm climate and turn it in cool air distributed throughout the building while also allowing me to introduce a calm, tranquil atmosphere juxtaposed against anything else Liberia has to offer.

Opening Up to Street Corner Starting Point

Carving Program Blocks Breaking Up For Programming

Massing Diagrams

Atlantic Ocean

Massing, Structure, and Skin Diagram

King Sao Bosso St.

Mechlin St.

Ashmun St.

Broad St.

Lobby Entry Support

Mechanical Electrical I.T. Storage Generator Janitorial

Stacks Administration Program Rooms Reading Rooms

Closed Stacks Archives Sorting Conference Room Director’s Office Administration Space Work/Break Room Back of House Auditorium A.V. Room Small Program Space Large Program Space

Adult Reading Room Child Reading Room Computer Labs Children’s Story Telling

Old Seneca Rd. IssaqueenaLakeRd. West Dam Rd.

Site Locator Plan

Lake Issaqueena

Site Plan

Floor Plan

ISSAQUEENA LAKE CABINS

ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATIONS II

SOPHMORE YEAR, SPRING 2019

PROFESSOR: ROBERT BRUHNS

For this project, we were faced with designing in our smallest scale yet. With a square footage limit of just 250, we were forced to really focus on accentuating what lies outside the built environment and the small details of structure that can make it great. Growing up in the Boy Scouts, I wanted this cabin to resemble the cabins I grew up staying in but with some added contemporary elements. I enjoyed the idea of building on a wrap-around flat platform as a way of standing over the woods and getting the best view of the lake. I also really focused on the experience you would get from the loft. When I went camping, I always remembered waking up to rain fall on the tin roof above and I wanted to capture that moment for the cabin’s occupants.

North Section

East Section

Joint Diagram

Wind Diagram

Material/Joint Diagram

Dark Stained Wood Beam

Lightly Stained Walnut Shutters

Tin Roof

Oak Wood Panels

Walnut Barn Door

SINGLETON PARK DEVELOPMENT

CLEMSON DESIGN CENTER IN CHARLESTON STUDIO U PROFESSOR: RAY HUFF

Based on the upper peninsula in Charleston, South Carolina, this project began with many unique and distinguishing challenges. If you’ve never been to Charleston, it is a place of exceptional history, diversity, and community but is continually faced with burgeoning weather conditions alongside gradual subsidence and an evergrowing population, all the while, trying to hold tight to the quaint, walkable, low profile character that defines the city. Perhaps the most crucial challenge, Charleston’s well-documented flooding problem is primarily due to rising tides and a continuously sinking land mass. These water surges continually affect buildings that aren’t elevated or without adequate storm water management, making flood control imperative for our low-lying site accent to the Arthur Ravenel Bridge. With the site revolving around the existing Singleton Park, we were pushed to accentuate what green space remains in the city. As more and more people flock to Charleston, the already crowed peninsula is struggling to locate buildable land. Though there are strict building ordinances currently in place, enacting height requirements to protect the city’s historic character and charm, the city is beginning to realize the necessity for taller, more dense housing. This then places an emphasis on maintaining a amiable, non-oppressive streetscape despite the growing buildings. All this combined lead to our team taking on a number of design principles that we used to navigate the project.

to FEMA flood hazard requirements

to the adjacent green space

In a design team of four, the project began with us all collaborating on the central park design, including the research and development of an overall water management strategy for Singleton Park. From there, we selected individual building sites linked to the four encompassing streets. Yuting Lu and I selected the site off Hanover St. and decided to divide the site into two separate buildings, with mine being the wider residential building on the right. We each designed and built our own building models but presented the project together with me coordinating the diagrams and plans. Lastly, I produced the structural axonometric drawings of my building in my Structures II class.

Urban Block Development Plan

Urban Block Development Process

LEED Gold

Total Zoning Incentive Points (allowing a total of 12 stories)

Building Incentive Diagram

FEMA Requirement Ground Level

FEMA Flood Zones Diagram

Public Realm Diagram

Green Space Diagram

Columns Wrapped in Greenery

Hanging Greenery

Green Balconies

Green Wall

Maximum Site Volume

Split Building Mass Open to Streetscape

Connect to Adjacent Building Open Interior for Sunlight

Mass Reduction Diagram

Rooftop Garden Space

Conroy St.

Hanover St.

Parking

COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM

SYNTHESIS STUDIO

SENIOR YEAR, SPRING 2021

PROFESSOR: BERRIN TERIM PARTNERS: JORDAN STOKELD, HARRISON WILE

Connecting the three distinct present ecologies on Honey Horn Plantation, the new Coastal Discovery Museum Visitor Center, appropriately named “The Circle of Life”, aims to amplify the marsh, forest, and field, completing the circle of the site though engaging and diverse composite site experiences. Starting with the addition of walking paths and tree walks around the perimeter of the site, in conjunction with the removal of existing internal roads, the circle of the site begins to be established. Then, to connect this circle in the northern section of the site, The Circle of Life acts as the final chain, closing the circle of the site as well as making a physical connection the three ecologies. To further this connection between the three ecologies, The Circle of Life is divided up into three spaces, each dedicated to a distinct ecology. Through a variation of buildings heights, natural lighting strategies, and structure, each building aims to reflect and emphasize the qualities that make each ecology unique.

With a design team of four, we began the project collaboratively researching the site and developing the overall master plan. We then worked together on the larger building design but split the work of the deliverables. I produced the diagrams, plans, sections, and renderings.

Marsh

Forest Field

Bioswale Diagram

Marsh

Master Site Plan

Existing Buildings

Field Pavilion

US Hwy 278 Jarvis Creek

Forest Pavilion Museum Entrance

Park Entrance

Pine Trees

Marsh Pavilion

PROFESSIONAL WORK

JUMPER CARTER SEASE ARCHITECTS NEWBERRY COLLEGE NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER APRIL 2022

LEAD ARCHITECT: LORI LONG, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP

To this point in my internship with Jumper Carter Sease Architects, I would consider my involvement with the Newberry College Nursing and Health Science Center the highlight. From the initial client meetings and early feasibility studies, I worked alongside architect Lori Long every step of the way. The idea of a new College of Nursing facility at Newberry had been a long time coming. Newberry College and JCS Architects have flirted at the idea for years but alway one setback or anther arose kept the project from getting off the ground. Finally, at the start of 2022, Newberry was ready to give it another shot and we got to work researching the site and program. Located at the intersection of College and Evans St., the site that was given was in a prime lot on campus that will be seen by all that pass through. The program that was given to us included everything form classroom and lab space, to reception and office space that we knew had to fit together seamlessly. From there we decided to essentially split the building into two wings, educational and administrative, and align each with Evans and College St., respectively based on the approach angles of both students and teachers. Then it came down to designing the connecting space between each wing that would sit on the corner of two streets. To differentiate the spaces, we selected a different material envelope, a glass curtain wall contrasting against the standard Newberry College brick of the wings, and raised the roof height to signal users where to enter. After the design was finished, we presented our design to the building committee at Newberry and they were happy with our work until they got the cost estimate back from the contractors. With construction and material prices skyrocketing, we were over budget and the project was at risk. From here we worked with the contractors and our consultants to get the price down as low as we could without sacrificing the premier elements of the design. Finally, the price estimate was approved and pre-construction meetings have begun. Pending any setbacks, construction should begin in August 2022.

Evans St. Elevation