Master of Architecture Portfolio - Jordan Major

JORDAN MAJOR Master of Architecture

Jordan B. Major

Non-Architectural Professional Experience

1690A Lakenoll Drive, Mt. Healthy, Ohio 45231

Student Worker

(216)-548-0262 | jbaileymajor@gmail.com https://issuu.com/jbaileymajor/docs/master_of_architecture_portfolio_-_jordan_major

Objective Master of Architecture April 2024 graduate with a background in psychology and mathematics, seeking an entry-level position focused on design research, sustainability, and innovation.

Education Master of Architecture

Class of 2024

University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH

Class of 2021

University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH • Minors: Mathematics and Spanish • Cumulative GPA: 3.968/4.00, Summa Cum Laude

Applications: Rhino, Revit, Autocad, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, Autodesk Sketchbook Relevant Coursework: Environmental Technologies; Techniques in Historic Preservation; Calculus I, II, and III; Advanced Spanish Grammar; Philosophy of Science; Human Performance, Human Factors

Professional Experience January 2023 – April 2023

RDL Architects Inc. - Beachwood, Ohio • Developed renderings for client meetings and project proposals • Conducted punch-walks to ensure compliance with the approved drawings and specifications for in-progress projects • Collaborated in the design of a master plan for a senior living campus and client meetings • Drafted linedrawings and construction details for several building additions

Architecture Co-Op Student

• Managed more than 900 students’ schedules within several databases to verify their academic progress • Identified suspicious medical practitioner activity by locating licenses to ensure positive student- preceptor experiences • Produced and managed the production of Continuing Education Unit letters for 13 semesters • Oversaw the acquisition and management of affiliation agreements for clinical sites across the United States March 2018- August 2019

Lee-Silsby Compounding Pharmacy - Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Bachelor of Science: Psychology

Architecture Co-Op Student

University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing - Cincinnati, Ohio

Pharmaceutical Technician

• Cumulative GPA: 3.83/4.00

Skills & Proficiencies

December 2018 -January 2024

May 2022 – August 2022

MA Design - Cincinnati, Ohio

• Spearheaded sustainability research for white papers, presentations, and project proposals • Collaborated with project managers in the architectural and interior design departments in order to effectively monitor construction progress through site visits and project presentations • Designed and modeled unit amenity features • Analyzed, field verified, and digitally replicated current building conditions for several newly acquired projects

• Developed medications in the transdermal laboratory to treat various medical conditions • Managed the preparation of all injections and syringes to streamline the cleanroom processes • Established and maintained the documentation and disposal of all expired inventory to chart pharmacy spending, continue compliance with HIPAA laws, and ensure customer safety

Teaching Experience Graduate Assistant

August 2022 – Present

University of Cincinnati, DAAP - Cincinnati, Ohio • Promoted student understanding of technical skills such as: hand-drafting, 3D modeling, and Adobe Creative Cloud applications • Assessed student comprehension of form, contrast, hierarchy, color theory, et cetera through pin-ups and formal reviews • Formulated lectures and tutorials as supplemental teaching materials to facilitate a deeper understanding of the subject matter

Volunteer Experience Data Entry Clerk & Dog Caretaker

2019 -Present

My Furry Valentine - Cincinnati, Ohio • Programmed adopter information into a database to track the quantity of adoptions • Directed and led hundreds of families through the event to aid in the processing of their newly adopted pets • Cared for pets to ensure their safety and well-being, as well as to maximize their adoption potential • Trained over 10 new volunteers in the data-entry and dog caretaking processes to ensure event success.

Awards & Honors Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Graduate Scholar, Cincinnatus Scholar, Shaker Heights Charitable Trust Scholar, Dean’s List Every Undergraduate Semester

TABLE OF CONTENTS Academic Work

01 - Sukkah 02 - Curtain Wall - Analysis 03 - Boundaries of Concrete - Analysis 04 - Nantou Public Toilets 05 - Pockets of Peace 06 - City to Water, Water to City 07 - Rotations, Perforations & Subtractions 08 - Precedent Analysis - Wall House 2 - John Hejduk 09 - Complex Rib Vault - Analysis 10 - Complex Rib Vault - Application Personal Work

11 - Trinity Cathedral - Study 12 - Materiality - Study 13 - People & Lighting - Study

INTRODUCTION The following pages endeavor to illustrate more than just technical abilities, but also aim to exemplify the aspects of architecture that encourage and compel its continued study. Beginning with several academic projects which introduce fundamental architectural skills – like the role of precedents, skills like hand drawing, and the creation of digital 3D models - the content then shifts to a series of architectural studies that attempt to understand the components of good design and explore complex architectural forms. While good design can mean a variety of things to a variety of individuals, these projects aim to identify how architecture creates spaces that are catered to their environments and fit the needs of the individuals and communities who engage with that space.

ACADEMIC WORK

01 - Sukkah

Individual Sukkah Design

Research & Initial Design

The Sukkah is a structure used by Jewish individuals during the weeklong holiday of Sukkot. The original design created a transitional space for those of the Jewish faith by angling the ceiling and widening the floor plate so its height became larger as one moves into the space to create and release tension, and depicting the path of the Israelites through the Sonoran Desert to remind occupants of the transitional nature of the Sukkah itself.

After the initial designs were completed, the Master of Architecture students developed a group design that featured vertical, angled posts to allow for a breeze while also blocking the sun’s rays. This design also included a bench that acted as supports for these vertical posts and as seating for the occupants. This group design was then physically constructed over the course of two weeks. Made out of cedar wood and locallysourced bamboo, this sukkah was placed within the Schneider Quadrangle on the University of Cincinnati West Campus, to be used by students during Sukkot.

Sukkah Site Location

Group Design

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02 - CURTAIN WALL Analysis & Rendering

Juan Benavides Inspiration An analysis of a unitized curtain wall system promoted a mechanical understanding of its components and how they work together to form a facade. This analysis began as

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2D line drawing in plan and section, the components of which were based upon the manuals of several curtain walls from different manufacturers. After that, a rendering of the unitized curtain wall was completed. Inspired by the beautiful and colorful collage-style renderings of Juan Benavides from the University of Monterrey, similar color palettes and textures were chosen to demonstrate the contrast that can be achieved between a glass curatain walll and its panelized system.

Curtain Wall Application

Plan

03 - BOUNDARIES OF CONCRETE

Component Diagram

Analysis

Exploration of the Capabilities of Concrete

Inspired by the sketechs of Claude Parent, this concrete monstrosity was created. This analysis tried to identiy the theoretical and practical limitations of cast-in-place concete construction.

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Iterations

Pour in place Polished Concrete

2”x4” Stud

Model Results

Exploration of the Capabilities of Concrete

Wood Frameing

First Test

5/8” Gypsum Board

Second Test

Silicone Mold

Second Test

Plaster Pour Plaster Coating

Perspective

Although this theoretical monstrosity was never successfully casted, it seemed to be the result of a poorly chosen scale, as opposed to an impossible design. While more material studies would be able to confirm whether this conclusion is valid, this study engaged with the discrepancy between 3D modeled buildings and their physical/material construction and the subequent experience they create.

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Pour in Place Polished Concrete

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Exploration of the Capabilities of Concrete Pour in place Polished Concrete

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04 - NANTOU PUBLIC BATHROOMS

Plan

Building & Site

Axonometric

These innovative public bathrooms were

Each basic component of the buildings’

recreated as a 3D model in order to understand

structure was modeled, from the concrete footers

how they were designed and constructed. This

and foundation, to the oddly-shaped, triangular

study prompted a further exploration into how

beams that make up the roof structure. These

public buildings are designed to fit within the

elements were then depicted in an exploded

context of their site which, in this case, was a

axonometric view to show their scale and how

public park in Shenzen, China.

they fit within a larger spatial context.

05 - POCKETS OF PEACE 17.25

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Urban Transformation Within a Historic District

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Over the Rhine, a district near Cincinnati,

A group of students proposed several

Ohio, features local breweries but is hindered

projects to increase community engagement: a

by abadoned buildinngs. The challenge: craft a

library, apartments, and restaurants. The focus will

neighborhood plan to encourage development while adhering to the strict historic guidelines.

BOUNDING SPACES

CENTRAL SPACES

be on the library, which was intended to provide

Roof Terrace

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pockets of peace within a busy urban neighborhood.

Circulation

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CIRCULATION

CATEOGRIZATION OF SPACE

VISIBLE STRUCTURE

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Roof Terrace

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CIRCULATION

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DETAILS

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Axes DIVISION OF FLOORS

Roof Terrace

CATEOGRIZATION OF SPACE

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Second Floor

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CIRCULATION

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CIRCULATION

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DIVISION OF FLOORS

LASTING

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Vapor Retarder Fiberglass Insulation Suspended Ceiling

Section Perspective

INTEGRATE THE CURRENT STREET NETWORK

ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE

SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER

06 - CITY TO WATER, WATER TO CITY

North - South Site Section

Water Management & Urban Planning In 1951 Covington, Kentucky completed construction on an earthen levee on to protect the city from the Ohio and its frequent ADJUST PLINTH HEIGHTSRiver TO MATCH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY floodings.

LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET

LEVEL LEVEL THE THE LEVEE LEVEE TO TO 4TH 4TH STREET STREET

LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET

While seeming to work as a water management strategy, it destroyed the physical, visual, and communal connection of the INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS community to the water.

INTEGRATE THE CURRENT STREET NETWORK

ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE

INTEGRATE THE CURRENT STREET NETWORK

LEVEL THETHE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET LEVEL LEVEE TO 4TH STREET LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET

LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET

ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE

LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET

ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE

SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER

INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS

LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER SLOPESLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER

Strategy

ALTERNATE ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE & & STRUCTURE STRUCTURE

SLOPE SLOPE LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE TO TO CONNECT CONNECT TO TO THE THE STREET STREET AND AND WATER WATER

LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET

REET NETWORK TE THE CURRENT STREET NETWORK T STREET NETWORK RATE THE CURRENT STREET NETWORK

INTEGRATE THE CURRENT STREET NETWORK

ADJUST PLINTH HEIGHTS TO MATCH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER SLOPE LANDSCAPE CONNECT TO WATER THE STREET AND WATER SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TOTO THE STREET AND ADJUST SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND PLINTH WATERHEIGHTS TO MATCH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY

ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE

ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE

INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS

SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER

INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS

LEVEL THE LEVEE TO 4TH STREET

INTEGRATE THE CURRENT STREET NETWORK

RODUCE BUILDING ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS CE BUILDING MASS MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS

ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TO THE STREET AND WATER ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS MASS

INTEGRATE THE CURRENT STREET NETWORK INTEGRATE THE CURRENT STREET NETWORK

STRATEGYINTRODUCE INTRODUCE BUILDING BUILDING MASS MASS ALONG ALONGOVERALL STRUCTURE STRUCTURE BANDS BANDSPARTI

INTRODUCE INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL GRID GRID TO TO SEPARATE SEPARATE BUILDING BUILDING MASS MASS

OVERALL STRATEGY - PARTI OVERALL STRATEGY - PARTI

VARY HEIGHTS TO INTEGRATE SITE CONTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL OVERALLPOINT STRATEGY - PARTI

DEVELOP HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE

INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS

CENTERLINE ADJUST PLINTH HEIGHTS TO MATCH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY

INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS

CONTEXTUAL DENSITY BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS ALTERNATE LANDSCAPE & STRUCTURE INTRODUCE SLOPE LANDSCAPE TO CONNECT TOSTRUCTURE THE STREET AND WATER INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG BANDS EIGHTS TO MATCH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY CH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS HEIGHTS TO MATCH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS OVERALL STRATEGY - PARTI

INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS

INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS HEIGHTS TO INTEGRATE SITE CONTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASSVARY INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS VARY HEIGHTS TO INTEGRATE SITE CONTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT

ADJUST PLINTH HEIGHTS TOHEIGHTS MATCH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY ADJUST PLINTH TO MATCH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY

Site Plan

INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS STRUCTURE BANDS INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG

INCREASE INCREASE BUILDING BUILDING DENSITY DENSITY TO TO CREATE CREATE HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS

INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS

Site Silhouette

INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS

DEVELOP HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

BY RAISING STRUCTURE OVERALL STRATEGY - PARTIALONG SITE

SITE STRATEGY - SECTION PERSPECTIVE

INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS

FINAL DESIGN

CENTERLINE

FINAL DESIGN

INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS NTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS CONTEXT &SITE PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS DEVELOP HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITESITE NTEGRATE CONTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT DEVELOP HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION BYCIRCULATION RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG DEVELOP HORIZONTAL

BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS O INTEGRATE SITE CONTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT FINAL DESIGN DEVELOPCENTERLINE HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE CENTERLINE CENTERLINE CENTERLINE VARY HEIGHTS TO INTEGRATE SITE CONTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT FINAL FINAL DESIGN DESIGN

SITE STRATEGY - SECTION PERSPECTIVE

INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRID TO SEPARATE BUILDING INTRODUCE HORIZONTAL GRIDMASS TO SEPARATE BUILDING MASS

INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS

CENTERLINE CENTERLINE

VARY HEIGHTS TO INTEGRATE SITE CONTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT

INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS

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INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS

INTRODUCE BUILDING MASS ALONG STRUCTURE BANDS OVERALL STRATEGY - PARTI

INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS

OVERALL STRATEGY - PARTI

ADJUST PLINTH HEIGHTS TO MATCH CONTEXTUAL DENSITY

CENTERLINE CENTERLINE ZONTAL CIRCULATION

BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG AL CIRCULATION

BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE SITE

DEVELOP HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION

BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE CENTERLINE

OVERALL STRATEGY - PARTI

OVERALL STRATEGY - PARTI

DEVELOP DEVELOP HORIZONTAL HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION CIRCULATION BY

BY RAISING RAISING STRUCTURE STRUCTURE ALONG ALONG SITE SITE

DEVELOP HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE

DEVELOP HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE

OVERALL STRATEGY - PARTI

INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS

INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS CENTERLINE DEVELOP HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE INCREASE BUILDING DENSITY TO CREATE HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS VARY HEIGHTS TO INTEGRATE SITE CONTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT DEVELOP CENTERLINE HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE

VARY HEIGHTS TO INTEGRATE SITE CONTEXT & PIVOT TO FOCAL POINT

DESIGN FINAL FINAL DESIGN

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DEVELOP HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION BY RAISING STRUCTURE ALONG SITE

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FINAL DESIGN

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FINAL DESIGN

A strategy of alternating strips of angled landscape and cantilevered buildings was offered

by Jordan Major and Meghana Yelagandula to solve this problem. These strips allowed water to be brought onto the site to encourage community interaction with the Ohio river. The extention of the existing street grid allowed for pedestrian and vehicaular integration onto the 25-acre site.

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Pivot Point Render

EDGE STRATEGY - WATER ELEVATION

07 - ROTATIONS, PERFORATIONS & SUBTRACTIONS

Ground Floor Plan

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Retaining the Old, Ushering in the New

Perforate

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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EXISTING BLDG

EXISTING STRUCTURE

SUBTRACT VOIDS

ADD HEIGHT

PERFORATE

Building Program An analysis was conducted on SOM’s Gateway Center Office Building, a 35-floor, 1.2

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floor plate was too large to be used as an office

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that utilized the existing 28’ steel column grid natural light penetration. The intention was to

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These units were rotated by 45 degrees

This language of perforation was

to maximize occupant privacy and access to

continued at the top of the building. Units

greenspaces. The first seven floors of units were

were gradually stepped toward the core and

perforated to create opportunities for unique

the column grid and floor plates became

ground plane interactions and to emphasize the

incrementally smaller. This reduced the weight

the light, structural connecteion between the

of the building, both visually and physically, as it

apartment complex, the ground plane, and the

stretched toward the sky.

train station below.

NORTH PERSPECTIVE

Garden Balcony Perspective

SOUTH PERSPECTIVE

Concourse Perspective

South Section

Unit Balcony Perspective

CONCOURSE PERSPECTIVE

UNIT PERSPECTIVE

Typical Unit Plan

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NORTH ELEVATION

08 - PRECEDENT ANALYSIS

Floor Plans, East and West Elevations, Rule of Thirds Diagram

Wall House 2 - John Hejduk

An analysis was conducted to determine how artist, poet, and architectect Hejduk designed Wall House 2. While it should be noted that Hejduk died before the construction of this building, this structure facilitated an understanding of how architecture could be West Elevation

inspired by other disciplines like fine arts and poetry.

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Precedent Analysis Room Compartmentalization & Threshold Diagram

Spiral Staircase

Spiral Staircase Bathroom Hallway Storage Bathroom Hallway Storage 1

Hallway

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Study Hallway Storage 1

Wall Columns

Hallway Study Storage 2

WallRoom Living Study Storage Hallway Storage 2

Kitchen & Dining Room Living Room

Entrance Staircase Study Storage

Bedroom Kitchen & Dining Room

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Living Room Living Room

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09 - COMPLEX RIB VAULT

Complex Rib Vault Thicket Form

Analysis

The Function of Form by Farshid Moussavi inspired this exploration into the basic architectural form, the complex rib vault.

Originally intended as a study of the structural and historical connotations of this form, this analysis encouraged a deeper understanding of how a complex rib vault is perceived and experienced from a variety of angles.

Furthermore, it facilitated an understanding of how vaults create depth, drama, and focus within a space.

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COMPLEX VAULT OUTLINE

COMPLEX VAULT OUTLINE 2.7X = 175.5’

3.2X = 208’ LAYERED VAULT FORM

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Complex Rib Vault Thicket Form Components

2X = 130’

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POSITIVE COMPLEX VAULT

2.7X = 175.5’

3.2X = 208’

COMPLEX VAULT EXTRUSION 2X = 130’

LAYERED VAULT FORM 2

VAULT FORM 1

VAULT FORM 2

VAULT FORM 3

Analysis

AXONOMETRIC

The basic components of a complex rib

Afterwards, this subtraction was split

vault were manipulated into a thicket and then

along three axes and then physically built into

subtracted from a solid form. This was done to

a waffle-like form using chipboard. This aided

invert one’s perception of the complex rib vault,

in understanding how the individual parts of a

allowing positive space to be viewed as negative

system come together to create an entirely new

space and vice versa.

form.

PLAN

From every angle of this form one can

Analysis

see vaults tilted onto their sides, upside down,

Thickened Form Elevations

and stacked one upon another, leading to the TRIM

TRIM

creation of a solid system of vaults. While they are constructed of the same basic shape, this form, compared to the subtracted waffle form, produces an entirely different feeling in those looking at and interacting within this space.

TRIMMED & STACKED

The thicket inspired a closer look at the rudimentary complex rib vault form. In order to understand how materiality, weight, and depth INITIAL CROSS VAULT

affects one’s perception of a complex, vaulted system, components of the thicket were removed, reoriented and thickened in an exaggerated fashion. This thickened form afforded a new perspective of the complex rib vault as something subustantial, rather

INITIAL CROSS VAULT

than the light and airy nature of the vaults shown in the thicketed form.

ELEVATION

ELEVATION

LAYERED VAULT FORM 2 ELEVATION

LAYERED VAULT FORM 2

Analysis To further study the role that perspective

Elevation

plays in the experience of a complex rib vault, a form was created out of angled complex rib vaults to house the aforementioned thickened form. The intention was to create a system that offered a new perspective of the vaulted form from every angle. This also allowed for an exploration of how outside elements, like lighting, can affect one’s perception and experience. Lighting this object from the front caused the vaulted system to look flat when viewed from the front, and threatening when viewed from the side. Yet lighting this form from only one side created depth and drama within the space when viewed from the front, and flattened the space when viewed from the side.

NOITAVELE

10 - COMPLEX RIB VAULT Application

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Extrapolating on what was learned about

complex rib vaults in the previous analysis,

ELEVATION

SECTION

those lessons were applied to the design and creation of an apartment complex within an urban environment. The intention was to create apartments that had depth, drama, and a feeling of timelessness, while still maintaining an airy, ethereal quality. This was done by using SECOND FLOOR PLAN

the vaulted form to create inhabitable, secret pockets of space while simultaneously leaving the negative parts of the vaulted form open to sunlight and breeze. The thickened vaulted form instills feelings of drama, depth, and stability, while the glass that covers the negative space affords inhabitants and passersby a sense of openness and honesty.

FIRST FLOOR INTERIOR

SECOND FLOOR INTERIOR

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Application

PERSONAL WORK

11 - TRINITY CATHEDRAL Study

Beyond the completion of academic work, a series of personal studies were conducted with the intention of discerning the fundamental principles of good design and discovering how architecture influences and is influenced by people, their purpose, and the environment. This first study of Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio aimed to identify how religion and architecture meet.

Its eastern façade and nave revealed the complexity of this space. The nave is supported by a pointed arch, barrel vault. The same pointed arch reappears within facades as well as within transepts and clerestory, becoming a prominent, defining shape throughout the entire building.

The repetition of the arch, combined with the stained glass, hanging church lights creates an imposing, dramatic, reverent interior.

12 - MATERIALITY Study

Mud, Grass, Pinecone

Dried Grass & Dirt

Grass, dirt, treebark, berries, and pinecones were collected to determine how the colors and textures that appear within nature could be incorporated into interior design. While this study was quite playful in nature, it speaks toward the idea that materials can be used in a variety of ways, for the walls or for flooring, for example, to

Tree Bark, Mud, Mashed Berries

create spaces that exude different feelings and influence the expectations of the room’s occupants.

Ash & Mashed Berries

13 - PEOPLE & LIGHTING

Sitting Room Natural Lighting and Christmas Tree Lighting

Study As architecture cannot not exist within a vacuum, it is important to analyze how people and spaces work within a mutual system to create the ideal environment. The images below depict a dramatic environment, where a man was lit by candlelight, drinking alcohol. The modification of lighting and the addition of a person changed how this space is perceived. By changing the lighting, the intensity of the space dissipates, but the removal of the man from the environment made the space appear lonelier and emptier. In contrast, the lighting from the Christmas tree made the space appear more tranquil and cozy than before. The presence of the person on the couch further emphasized the idea of tranquility as she appeared to be resting within and enjoying the space. The use of sunlight – as opposed to Christmas lights – and the absence of a person mades this scene appear far lonlier and desolate. Thus, while both settings included the use of a natural sunlight and artificial light, the presence of a person and other context clues vastly affected how that space is experienced by those looking on.

Dining Room Natural Lighting and Candle Lighting

People in Places, Sketches

CONCLUSION The previous pages attempted to demonstrate technical abilities and illustrate areas within architecture that encourage its continued study. Some projects taught basic architectural skills such as 3d modeling and line drawing, while other projects allowed room for the extrapolation of these skills into the during the conduction of more complex analyses. The studies included within this portfolio explored how materiality, light, and people meet within an architectural system to create spaces that were efficient, productive, and responsive to the needs of its occupants. Future endeavors will strive to understand how architectural systems, comprised of people and their needs, memories, cultures, materials, and environmental conditions combine to create spaces that do not take away from their environments, but rather engage with them and fit within a larger social, cultural, political, and economic environment.

Jordan Major 216-548-0262 jbaileymajor@gmail.com