Jerrard Hall Graduate Portfolio

The portfolio should be used and enjoyed by all viewers The projects included are a result of both my pursuit of UNDERSTANDING and EXPERIMENTATION to achieve better architecture

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TABLE OF CONTENTS GEOMETRICAL RESEARCH - Boutique Hotel PAGES 4 - 21

LEARNING THROUGH CRAFTING - John Portman Highschool

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POST INSTITUTIONAL THINKING - Iceland Trekking Cabins

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ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT - Eco Family Living

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AUTONOMOUS DESIGN - Flow PAGES 70 - 77

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GEOMETRICAL RESEARCH

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GEOMETRICAL RESEARCH EXPERIMENTATION A two-part studio spent 60 percent of the course researching facet. Development of knowledge in geometry prepared me for the design phase of the studio. I learned complex structures could be designed and constructed with smaller geometries.

PROGRAM: BOUTIQUE HOTEL The structure created was responsive to the restricted site similar to an animal in a cage. The elongated faceted structure stretches along the site and rises vertically incorporating a unison with the landscape and provided unique living spaces for guest.

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SKILL ATTAINED The knowledge obtained during phase one helped me understand how complex structures can be built using uncomplicated geometry for example polyhedrons.

BOUTIQUE HOTEL

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GEOMETRICAL RESEARCH

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KEY P POLYGON F FACE V VERTICE E EDGE

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KEY T TRIANGLE Q QUADRILATERAL P PENTAGON H HEXAGON

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26 + 16 - 70 = 2 BOUTIQUE HOTEL

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KEY P POLYGON F FACE V VERTICE E EDGE

KEY T TRIANGLE Q QUADRILATERAL P PENTAGON H HEXAGON

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P F V E 39 39 64 101

39 + 64 - 101 = 2

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BOUTIQUE HOTEL

SITE PLAN

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PROGRAM DIAGRAM

CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES

PANEL DETAIL AND COLOR

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BOUTIQUE HOTEL

BOUTIQUE RESTAURANT

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NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

FIFTH FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATION

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BOUTIQUE HOTEL

FOURTH FLOOR

FIFTH FLOOR PLANS

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SECOND FLOOR

8 1 - LOBBY 2 - OFFICE 3 - CONFERENCE ROOM 4 - SPA 5 - STAFF SUPPORT 6 - EXERCISE ROOM 7 - KITCHEN 8 - RESTAURANT

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GROUND FLOOR

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BOUTIQUE HOTEL

1 - LOBBY 2 - CONFERENCE ROOM 3 - SPA 4 - EXERCISE ROOM 5 - KITCHEN

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EAST SECTION

WEST SECTION SECTIONS

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BOUTIQUE HOTEL

TRANSITION PAST BOUTIQUE HOTEL

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BOUTIQUE HOTEL

LOBBY ENTRANCE

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CRAFTING TO LEARN EXPERIMENTATION The first section of this studio was to create a representation of learning.

Learning is the process of ensuring a path to the goal of understanding. The journey of learning is an experience through various routes.

PROGRAM: JOHN PORTMAN HIGH-SCHOOL

SKILL ATTAINED

A studio on creating a high-school for students in Atlanta, Georgia. The elongated structure faced a high traffic street pushing forward. The forward movement presents a momentum that the users are driving the future. The classrooms and leading learning spaces are glass allowing visitors to witness the future and students to see what interests their peers.

The conceptual studies improved process development allowing me to understand and address issues that are solved in the physical form which was implemented into a project with the client and users in mind.

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JOHN PORTMAN HIGH-SCHOOL

JOURNEY OF LEARNING

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PATHS TO LEARNING = UNDERSTANDING

DECIDING ON REPRESENTATION

DECIDING ON REPRESENTATION

SIMPLISTIC JOURNEY AND ENLIGHTENMENT

SEPARATING PIECE FROM PATH

SMOOTH + ROUGH

SMOOTH + ROUGH

VERBAL + VISUAL

CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES

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JOHN PORTMAN HIGH-SCHOOL

SITE PLAN

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TRANSITIONAL SPACE

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JOHN PORTMAN HIGH-SCHOOL

PERSPECTIVE ONTO SCHOOL AND AUDITORIUM

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JOHN PORTMAN HIGH-SCHOOL

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SITE PLAN AT GRADE

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2 - LOADING DOCK

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PLANS

10TH GRADE

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JOHN PORTMAN HIGH-SCHOOL

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12TH GRADE

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LOOKING TOWARDS AUDITORIUM AND SCHOOL

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JOHN PORTMAN HIGH-SCHOOL

WEST ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION SITE SECTION AND ELEVATION

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NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

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JOHN PORTMAN HIGH-SCHOOL

ENTRANCE RENDERING

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POST - INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN TEAM MEMBER: CHLOE NEWTON EXPERIMENTATION Trekking cabins competition presented the opportunity to collaborate with a peer on a world wide competition. Experimenting with peer review, time management, and deadlines.

PROGRAM: ICELAND TREKKING CABINS TYPOgraphy is both brand and lifestyle for innovation in cabin design, construction, materials, and form. Iceland’s various fluid TOPOgraphies in conjunction with its architectural TOPOlogy as the design driver.

The cabins are intimate spaces that serve numerous trekkers within a small footprint that are harmonious with its environment.

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SKILL ATTAINED We obtain research knowledge on studying a particular location becoming familiar with their norm of architecture also understanding the lifestyle of a Trekker which was used to create the cabin.

ICELAND TREKKING CABINS

CREATION While working on the trekking cabins we were stricken with several forms and techniques to create. We understood that the art and technology were clouding our creative vision. A step back to fundamentals we purchased rigid insulation and began to carve away as we repeated our ideologies.

Mimic nature - without over shadowing. Create sinuous curves without losing program.

FORM STUDY

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INDIGENOUS TYPOLOGY + ORGANIC TYPOGRAPHY = TREKKING TYP

THAT IS HOMOGENEOUS TO ITS ENVIRONMENT

CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAMS

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ICELAND TREKKING CABINS

APPROXIMATELY 35 CUBIC METERS OF COLLECTED WATER

51 CUBIC METERS OF LAGOON WATER

ROOFTOP WATER COLLECTION

CLEAN-UP LIVING SLEEPING

PROGRAM DIAGRAMS

COMPLIMENTING SINUOUS FORMS

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LOFT ABOVE

LOFT ABOVE

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ICELAND TREKKING CABINS

PRECIPITATION

INSULATED POLYCARBONATE CONTAINS SOLAR CELLS THAT GENERATE A SECONDARY SOURCE OF ENERGY AND FILTERS LIGHT

GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM MELTS THE SNOW FOR USAGE AND HEATS THE LAGOON FOR USERS

COLLECTED WATER VS LAGOON

FLARED ENTRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NORTHERN LIGHT

WATER CLOSET WASHER

(PASSIVE HEATING METHOD) INSTALLATION OF FIREPLACES AT BOTH ENDS OF THE CABIN DRYER

ELEVATED CENTER PROVIDES ACCESS TO MECHANICAL SYSTEM RADIANT HEATING AND COOLING IN FLOOR FILTRATION TANK REFRIGERATOR + HOT PLATE

GEOTHERMAL EXCHANGE UNIT

WATER STORAGE TANKS

GROUND LOOP

ENVIRONMENTAL DIAGRAM

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ELEVATION - SECTION - ELEVATION - A

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ICELAND TREKKING CABINS

ELEVATION - SECTION - B

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CABIN NEAR GEYSER

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ICELAND TREKKING CABINS

READING ROOM INTERIOR VIEWS

ENTRY INTO CABIN

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COMMUNAL SPACE

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ICELAND TREKKING CABINS

PERSPECTIVE PRODUCED BY TEAM

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ECO FAMILY LIVING

TEAM MEMBERS: ERIC GOLDSTEIN, STACY SCOTT, MICHELLE KRAUS, INSUN YU ATTENTION TO USER DRIVEN COMMUNITIES Eco family living subdivided into three vertical communities per bar allows residents to quickly and easily navigate to their unit. Minimal grade change facilitates movement along the site, and within the building on the ground level, vertical circulation is supported by stairs and elevators within each community floors.

FOCUS ON SMART & CYCLICAL SUSTAINABILITY Eco family purpose was to create sustainable solutions that have multiple uses, longevity, and recurrent, environmentally activated processes.

Responsible use of surplus energy that benefits the campus beyond our footprint.

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CONNECTIONS By addressing the circulation to mimic the pattern of wind flow, the systems operations are intuitive and instructive.

The idea of connective tissue spans from the macro-scale of the building footprint to the micro scale of the public, private space on varying levels as well as how users move through different zones in the building.

ECO-FAMILY LIVING HOUSE

SITE PLAN

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GREY WATER POTABLE AIR FLOW

RADIANT HEATING

FLOOR AXON

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ECO-FAMILY LIVING HOUSE

ECO FAMILY LIVING MATERIALS The photo-voltaic louver system is used to distribute electricity to furnish the plug loads. However, the primary heating system is a solar thermal collector. This system takes advantage of the sun’s energy to heat the panel collectors that are located on the roof as well as the sides of the building. The heat is then transferred to hot water tanks in the floor plates and distributed through the apartments. In the case that there is insufficient sunlight to draw heat from, pumps will circulate heat from a backup storage tank.

COOLING Occupiable openings and narrow slits punched through the whole building allow cross ventilation for the apartments and passage of the wind across the site. In conjunction with the cross ventilation, fans help circulate air in the rooms.

SUSTAINABILITY

HEATING Our primary exterior materials included photovoltaic wooden louvers creates an operable interactive envelope that gives a variance of facades based on the environmental response. A relatively low tech solution to a high energy issue, our envelope not only generates power but offers substantial support effort along with the orientation to provide shading as well.

Surplus energy is used to power the park/ athletic field and sold back to the main campus for alternative use.

WASTE For waste, a strictly implemented recycle system with easy to locate chutes will be used to promote user driven participation.

Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) is a process used for nitrogen and phosphorus removal from wastewater before it is discharged into surface or ground water and will be utilized as a means of re-using water.

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EUI With an eliminated cooling system and all natural ventilation, we set realistic energy use index (EUI) target goal of 5-10 with goals to implement policies that would bring it much lower over a period of return. PV panels and solar collectors are the envelope response to sustainable solutions, handling plug loads and internal heating. Maximized daylight access in all units is installed to encourage preference over artificial lighting. When artificial light is necessary, LED bulbs will are used. In light of the drought, rain water will not be sufficient source of water. Strategies to maintain water levels in the building include reuse of gray water, limited use of potable water, and an onsite filtering system.

LIGHT The elongated floor plate being narrow along the east and west axis allows natural light to penetrate the glazing producing 1.5 to 2 times the amount of light. Double glazing helps to reduce heat gain without compromising light gain.

BUILDING SECTION

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ECO-FAMILY LIVING HOUSE

ENERGY DEMAND ANALYSIS ENERGY USE INDEX (EUI) = 0 * All graphs and calculations are results of energy performance calculator (EPC) toolkit, copyright (C:2008-2015 High performance building group)

DOMESTIC HOT WATER - Headed via solar thermal plants.

Appliances and Plug Loads -Appliances: Dishwater/ computer/ refrigerator / water heater/ coffee maker / stove top/ oven washer & dryer

* Surplus energy may be converted to be utilized for electricity.

-Energy-Star appliances are used (20% saving) *Note: PV panels generate enough to cover all the electricity demand

Lighting strategy -Residential unit (motion sensors) -Retail & office (mixture of motion - sensored lighting - Circulation (24 hours motion sensors) - Exterior light fixtures (motion sensors)

SUSTAINABILITY CHARTS

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ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT EXPERIMENTATION The next phase of studio an analysis was performed to study the plan presented in the competition. The purpose was to study how the program could be improved aesthetically without losing its environmental aspect.

PROGRAM: Reconstructed Floor Plan The concept of air flowing throughout the floor plate was carried throughout the apartments to increase air flow; the double walls created built in storage and a better living environment.

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SKILL ATTAINED Researched based analysis to improve the environment for the users while also improving leasable space for the developer.

ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT

DEVELOPED RULES

1,297 SQ.FT

1,205 SQ.FT

1,726 SQ.FT

POST COMPETITION ANALYSIS

REMAIN WITHIN THE

PROMOTE FLOW OF

EXISTING FLOOR PLATE

NATURAL AIR

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REDUCE CIRCULATION IMPROVE STORAGE INCREASE # OF UNITS

75 sq. ft Apartment New York Understand size of space and uses of storage

Organization of space Storage How can space improve?

Incorporate storage add additional floor space

UNDERSTANDING SPACE STUDIES

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ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT

INTEGRATED STORAGE TYP.

CREATE OPEN FLOOR PLAN FOR MULTI PURPOSE USE REDUCE UNUSABLE FLOOR AREA TYP.

(1) THREE BEDROOM @ 1,152 SQ. FT

REDESIGN HARD EDGES

(2) TWO BEDROOM 930 SQ.FT

ANALYSIS OF ERROR

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INTEGRATED STORAGE

(8) ONE BEDROOM @ 437 SQ. FT INTEGRATED STORAGE

REDESIGN HARD EDGES

(10) STUDIO APARTMENTS @ 270 SQ. FT EACH

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ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT

SHARED SPACE

AMENITIES

DEFINING USERS BY SPACE THREE BEDROOM

3 PEOPLE SHARE 1 UNIT A=

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ECONOMY SINGLE

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TWO BEDROOM

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KITCHEN

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LAUNDRY

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COMMUNITY SPACE

CIRCULATION

DIAGRAM OF TYPOLOGY ZONE A

TYPOLOGY STUDY

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ZONE C

ZONE D

STORAGE

COMPLETED PLAN The redesigned plan has improved usable space for the owner by 45%. Adding larger new apartments and a typology for four different types of users.

COMPLETED FLOOR PLAN

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ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT

STUDIO - ZONE D

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STUDIO - ZONE D - LIVING

STUDIO - ZONE D

STUDIO - ZONE D - RESTROOM

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ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT

ECONOMY SINGLE - ZONE D

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ECONOMY SINGLE CORRIDOR

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ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT

SLEEPING / LOUNGE OPERABLE PARTITION INTEGRATED STORAGE

ECONOMY SINGLE - LIVING - AXON

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COMMUNITY SPACE

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ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT

THREE BEDROOM - LIVING

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THIRD BEDROOM MODEL

LOUISE

THREE BEDROOM LIVING SPACE

THREE BEDROOM LIVING SPACE

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ENHANCED ANALYSIS FOR IMPROVEMENT

RENDERED ELEVATION OF FLOW

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AUTONOMOUS DESIGN EXPERIMENTATION

PROGRAM: 10 x 10 Space representing Atlanta’s art scene SKILL ATTAINED 10 UP presented the opportunity for autonomous The process of flow was to develop a thorough Evoking the diversity, persistence, and the design, a client, a schedule, and budget. design using understandable design materials. lively spirit of Atlanta’s art scene, the dynamic installation can be placed in a variety of settings.

The install strives to metaphorically relate Atlanta’s resilience as city juxtaposed to its flexible nature that has allowed it to survive a multitude of conditions. The vibrant red beacon invites the viewer to transcend through the installation giving back unique perspectives and free-flowing sensations.

PART 3: PART 1: PART 2: The striking red color represents both the strength and passion of Atlanta. The solid structural components symbolize the endurance of the city while the red expresses the admiration of the Atlanta citizens. Architecturally, the columns are placed 5 to 7 feet apart to allow for a variety of sized panels to flow in the section. The columns will sit into the ground utilizing a pre-cast concrete base system, as a counterweight to aid in their stability.

BUDGET Bags of Concrete (80lbs): $15.00 Columns (8): $252.56 Wood for Formwork: $252.70 Paint: $76.46 Eyebolts (20): $19.60 Rental Tools (Shovel, Saw, Carabiner (20): $18.60 Horse Clamps, and Car (8 Wood Screws: $17.58 hours + dismantle): $400.00 Simpson Clips: $124.32 Total: $2,118.64 + (30%) = Anchor Bolts: $49.88 $2,754.23 Plywood: $43.94 Approximately ~ 2-3 weeks Fabric/Cloth: $500.000 Metal Grommets: $48.00 for pre-construction

Due to Atlanta’s adaptability as a city, the metro area has been able to endure a variety of economic, environmental, and historical factors.

The cloth signifies the flexible nature of the city.

The custom-printed textile contains an abstract representation of the mixture of arts in Atlanta.

The fabric inspired by the music sheet that has been transformed to embody the style of graffiti an element that becomes the backdrop for the Atlanta cultural scene. The kinetic cloth creates a natural sound from the wind. Reminiscent of a clothes line, the diverse-sized fabric panels will drape in between the red columns.

Metal grommets sewn into the fabric provide a connection point to the panels.

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The last part of the install is the link that unites the two. The relationship between the cloth and column performs as the conjunction in the story of the install.

The fabric panel is connected using an eye bolt and carabiner. The eye bolt twisted into the column, is then looped with the carabiner that bridges with the metal grommets in the textile. The purposeful use of the carabiner allows for the curtain to flow freely in the wind while maintaining an attachment to the columns.

AUTONOMOUS DESIGN

CREATIVE

RESILIENT

ATLANTA

CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM OF THREE COMPONENTS

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LAYING UNDER FLOW

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AUTONOMOUS DESIGN

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ELEVATION B

PLAN AND ELEVATION

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10’-0” ELEVATION A

ELEVATION C ELEVATION

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AUTONOMOUS DESIGN

GROMMETS

CLOTH

6 X 6” COLUMN

TEXTILE CLOTH

COLUMN SIMPSON STRONG COLUMN & BASE

CONCRETE COMPONENTS

TWO COMPONENTS

FLOW COMPLETE

6 X 6” COLUMN

EYE BOLT, CARABINER CLIP, AND GROMMETS

SIMPSON STRONG TIE CONCRETE FORM WORK

8” X 8” CONCRETE BASE / EXISTING CONCRETE

COLUMN DETAIL

PLAN AND ELEVATION

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INTERACTION WITH FLOW

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AUTONOMOUS DESIGN