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CONTENTS PAGES 1-6

ANTICIPATE & ADAPT: INTEGRATING DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

INTO SOCIO-CIVIC ARCHITECTURE LIMBER TIMBER: MAKING THE CASE FOR FLEXIBLE DESIGN

THESIS STUDIO, SPRING 2022

PAGES 7-10

RESEARCH STUDIO – BUILDING RESILIENCE: MASS TIMBER & FORMS OF LIVING, SPRING 2021

PAGES 11-12

DOUBLE HOUSE: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OPTIMIZATION

RESEARCH STUDIO – BUILDING RESILIENCE: MASS TIMBER & FORMS OF LIVING, SPRING 2021

PAGES 13-20

REORIENTATION: BREAKING THE GRID

INTEGRATED STUDIO, SPRING 2020

PAGES 21-26

SMALL CENTER: SUGAR ROOTS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM

DESIGN/BUILD STUDIO, FALL 2021

MICRO-HOUSING TYPOLOGIES: HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL, SECTIONAL

PAGES 27-30

THE RIBBON: AN AGGREGATION OF PUBLIC & PRIVATE

PAGES 31-34

CORE STUDIO – HOUSING, SPRING 2019

SPACE OF WASTE: INFRASTRUCTURE AS AMENITY

CORE STUDIO – HOUSING, SPRING 2019

PAGES 35-38

RESEARCH STUDIO – THE FUTURE OF URBAN PORTS, FALL 2020

EXQUISITE OBJECT: DISCOVERY OF SPACE THROUGH UTILITY

PAGES 39-44

CORE STUDIO – PUBLIC DESIGN, SPRING 2018

CHEF-IN-RESIDENCE: CULINARY NEGOTIATION OF PUBLIC & PRIVATE

PAGES 45-46

URBAN TRANSECT: ANALYSIS & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PAGES 47-52

CORE STUDIO – PUBLIC DESIGN, SPRING 2018 CORE STUDIO – PUBLIC DESIGN, FALL 2018

ANTICIPATE & ADAPT: INTEGRATING DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INTO In the Gulf Coast of the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, typically utilizes mobile homes and recreational vehicles, colloquially termed “FEMA trailers,” to temporarily house families affected by hurricanes. The agency heavily relies on these reactionary, single-use tactics rather than implementing preemptive hazard mitigation strategies.

These tactics inadvertently exacerbate existing socio-economic inequities and disparities by relying on costly evacuations and misappropriated recovery solutions. The following body of research critically investigates current recovery techniques to position a more effective post-disaster architectural solution. It encourages existing places of social interaction to serve as nodes of disaster preparedness.

This proposal aims to reinforce an existing building – both in the architectural and sociological sense – to position it as a local hub for disaster preparedness and relief. The Lake Charles Civic Center recently served as an ad hoc center for relief following Hurricane Laura. Additionally, it serves as an anchor for social gatherings within the community at large. Permanently integrating preparedness, sheltering, and recovery within this site can create a more identifiable sense of place within the community.

This allows for the gathering of resources before a storm, safely sheltering during an event, and remaining proximal to one’s home afterwards. This directly questions current systems of disaster relief in relation to poverty, inequality, and uneven development reinforcing inherited social functions of a civic building.

Current disaster recovery methods reveal the need for a decentralized, flexible architectural solution which reconciles varying recovery timelines – the immediate, the temporary, and the long-term – while conscientiously remediating inequities and disparities within the hurricane prone region of Southwest Louisiana. Proposed systems of shelter and disaster response can create a more equitable and sustainable process of recovery by preemptively integrating disaster preparedness into existing socio-urban fabrics.

DESIGN TEAM: NICHOLAS GEORGE, JOHNATHAN MICHKA

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O SOCIO-CIVIC ARCHITECTURE

SPRING 2022

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EXISTING DISASTER TIMELINE

FEMA TRAILER: THE “UNIVERSAL” RESPONSE

DISASTER

240 SF 8 People Max.

Evacuation

Single-Family Short Life Span Requires:

Rebuilding

SYSTEMS OF INEQUALITY

Disinvestment

“Universal Solution”

•Delivery • Permitting •Utilites

RESPONSE

RECOVERY

Displacement

2005 H. RITA & H. KATRINA

2020-21 H. LAURA & H. IDA

≈ $ 2,700,000,000

≈ $ 300,000,000

CURRENT RESERVES

= 10,000

Disaster Capitalism Volunteer Recovery

UNIT PLANS

Post-Disaster Housing 15'-0"

15'-0"

30'-0"

30'-0"

15'-0"

6'-0"

PROPOSED DISASTER TIMELINE

UNIT 1

UNIT 2A

UNIT 2B

N LO ER

G-T

UNIT AXON: INHABITABLE VARIABILITY

Variability

TEMPORARY Flexibility

Accessible

IM M

Modularity

ED IAT E

Mobility

Infrastructure

D IS A S TE R 3

PREPARATION

SUPPORT

M

Community

SITE AXON

PLAN AT LEVEL OF CIVIC EXTENSIONS

SECTION THROUGH CIVIC EXTENSION

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CIVIC PROGRAM

STORM PROGRAM

SUPPORT PROGRAM

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LIMBER TIMBER: MAKING THE CASE FOR FLEXIBLE DESIGN How can mass timber foster flexibility over time? Our team set out to answer that question as the creation of a long-lasting building is paramount to the sustainability of mass timber and its capacity to sequester carbon. Limber is a characteristic typically used to identify flexibility in humans. We took this idea of flexibility and pushed for a “living building” that can adapt to unpredictable futures. In referencing Stuart Brand’s concept of “Shearing Layers of Change,” we examined how the different components of a building have varying degrees of permanence and temporality to foster the goal of long-lasting carbon sequestration over time.

A structural bay sizing of 12’x40’ allowed the implementation standardized cross-laminated timber (CLT) elements. Each bay alternates between a primary system of double load- bearing CLT walls and a secondary system of structural glulam columns.

The double CLT walls provide acoustic isolation between units and a space for mechanical systems to run up the building.

Additionally, the CLT walls also provide support against shear forces in one direction to create a structural redundancy along with the concrete cores. The glulam columns provide more open spaces for flexibility within units. Within this structural rhythm, we placed approximately 350 units of three different sizes to accommodate varying living situations. To provide access to the units, a light galvanized steel structure supports exterior corridors and balconies as its own independent structural system.

Using mass timber to achieve flexibility, we implemented a system of modules to create an impermanence of program. To support the longevity of the building, modules contain the bathroom, kitchen, and closet programs independently from the units themselves. This separation permits the removal or replacement of the modules through garage door openings in the units. These qualities provide the ability to reprogram the entire building.

Tulane, the owner of the project’s site, and their presence in New Orleans contributes to processes of gentrification, displacement, and rising rents in the area. Tulane claims a socially conscious mission and aims to positively contribute to the community.

This proposal allows Tulane to enact their mission by providing adaptable housing for its low-income students and custodial workers who often face long commutes.

DESIGN TEAM: NATALIE RENDLEMAN, VALENTINA MANCERA, JOHNATHAN MICHKA

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DIAGRAM INSPIRED BY BRAND’S “SHEARING LAYERS OF CHANGE”

MASS TIMBER STRUCTURE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS SKIN & FINISH BALCONIES & CIRCULATION MODULES PROGRAM

UNIT SIZES

MODULES

SPRING 2021

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Broadw ay St.

Pine St.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN Perrier St.

Coliseum St.

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added balcony UNIT PLANS

24'-0"

UNIT AXON 0' 6' KITCHEN MODULE

3'-0"

8'-0"

40'-0"

20'-0"

12'-0"

12'

24'

UNIT AXON BATHROOM MODULE

UNIT AXON FULLY FURNISHED

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DOUBLE HOUSE: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OPTIMIZATION For this assignment, we were tasked with researching and analyzing a precedent house. Our team was given the Double House by MVRDV. We collected detailed primary source documentation of the project to better understand the structural, material, and spatial conditions of the building. With that information, we then reimagined the Double House as a mass timber project. Through a series of analyses and translations, we created an optimized version of the Double House that utilizes mass timber as its primary construction material.

In the hope of keeping many of the same spatial and sectional qualities as the original building, we used a combination of loadbearing cross-laminated timber (CLT) walls and floors along with glulam columns. The CLT walls provide support against shear forces at the ends of the house as well as separation between the two different living units. The glulam columns support the cantilevered floors and allow for more open space within the units themselves.

DESIGN TEAM: KELSIE DONOVAN, JOHNATHAN MICHKA

ORIGINAL DOUBLE HOUSE MODEL

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ORIGINAL STRUCTURAL AXON

SPRING 2021 OPTIMIZED STRUCTURAL AXON

SECTION PERSPECTIVE

OPTIMIZED DOUBLE HOUSE MODEL

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REORIENTATION: BREAKING THE GRID Located in the French Quarter of New Orleans, this infill project imagines how a building can fit within the historic French Quarter while also reorienting itself away from the existing grid and providing an appropriate space for its core tenant. As part of this integrated studio, students were tasked with designing a mixed-use office building accompanied with the challenges of code restrictions and mechanical and structural requirements. The main driver of the program was the hypothetical tenant that is Prospect New Orleans - the organization responsible for a citywide contemporary art triennial.

The sharp angles of the façade are inspired by the many pitched roofs of traditional New Orleans architecture. This pitched is flipped from elevation to plan to create an alternating sawtooth pattern on the façade. Additionally, this angled façade aims to reorient the building away from the grid of the French Quarter and in line with the east/west direction of the rising and setting sun.

This reorientation works to better take advantage of the environmental conditions to allow for more north-facing windows for indirect light. Meanwhile, vertical louvers are placed on the east- and west-facing windows to prevent unnecessary heat gain during the summer months.

On the inside, the building incorporates a variety of working and meeting spaces. On the ground floor, a more public program is imagined with commercial spaces, a public courtyard, and an art gallery. To further the idea of art that Prospect New Orleans brings to the project, A large staircase with bleacher seating runs through all levels of the building as a venue for live performances as well as a motivator for social collaboration.

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SPRING 2020 FLOOR 04

FLOOR 03

FLOOR 02

FLOOR 01

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SECTION AA’

SECTION BB’

SECTION CC’

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SECTION PERSPECTIVE 01

SECTION PERSPECTIVE 02

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TOULOUSE STREET

CHARTRES STREET

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PROGRAM DIAGRAM

FLOOR 04 OPEN OFFICE – 6017 sf

MECHANICAL – 492 sf

MEETING ROOMS – 1622 sf

STORAGE – 1183 sf

CELL SPACE/PRIVATE OFFICE – 1718 sf

RESTROOMS – 678 sf

KITCHEN/LOUNGE – 2821 sf ENTRANCE/LOBBY/EXHIBIT – 1650 sf EVENT SPACE – 1475 sf

FLOOR 03 OPEN OFFICE – 6887 sf

MECHANICAL – 583 sf

MEETING ROOMS – 1163 sf

STORAGE – 490 sf

CELL SPACE/PRIVATE OFFICE – 2832 sf

RESTROOMS – 678 sf

KITCHEN/LOUNGE – 3606 sf LOBBBY/CONCIERGE – 797 sf AUDITORIUM – from floor 01

FLOOR 02 OPEN OFFICE – 8792 sf

MECHANICAL – 583 sf

MEETING ROOMS – 743 sf

STORAGE – 490 sf

CELL SPACE/PRIVATE OFFICE – 3266 sf

RESTROOMS – 678 sf

KITCHEN/LOUNGE – 537 sf LOBBBY/CONCIERGE – 878 sf AUDITORIUM – from floor 01

FLOOR 01 AUDITORIUM – 2882 sf TOTAL

MECHANICAL – 1539 sf

GALLERY – 4242 sf

STORAGE/LOADING – 1847 sf

RETAIL – 6381 sf

RESTROOMS – 336 sf

LOBBBY/CONCIERGE – 2369 sf

PROGRAM

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JOHNATHAN MICHKA

ARCH 3215: FINAL PROJECT: STUDIO WALL SECTION AXON – 05.02.20

REORIENTATION

REORIENTATION

FACADE SECTION/ELEVATION/PLAN

WATERPROOF ROOF MEMBRANE 2” RIGID INSULATION 3” METAL DECKING PARAPET FLASHING CANT STRIP FACADE ATTACHMENT: C-CHANNEL, Z-CLIPS – FASTENED TO BEAM

5” CONCRETE TOPPING 3” METAL DECKING W12x26 BEAM W21x55 GIRDER 2” RIGID INSULATION DOUBLE-PANE SPANDREL GLASS ALUMINUM FRAMING DOUBLE-PANE LOW-E GLASS

3” PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL FACADE ATTACHMENT: C-CHANNEL, Z-CLIPS – FASTENED TO BEAM 2” RIGID INSULATION 1” SUSPENDED CEMENTITIOUS PANEL 5 /8” DROP-DOWN ACOUSTIC CIELING – PLENUM FOR RETURN AIR CONTAINING LIGHTING FIXTURES, SPRINKLER SYSTEM, MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

FLOOR 02 1’ x 9” SUSPENDED AIR SUPPLY DUCT

ALUMINUM FASTENERS CAST IN CONCRETE PANEL 2” x 6” VERTICAL WOODEN LOUVER

6” CONCRETE SLAB 18” SLAB TURNDOWN 1’ x 20” CONCRETE GRADE BEAM /16” = 1’-0” SCALE

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ABOVE 4’x4’x2’ CONCRETE END CAPS WITH 4 EVENLY SPACED 9” DIAMETER FRICTION PILES SUPPORTING W10X68 COLUMNS

ACE HOTEL NEW ORLEANS

INTER CROP OFFICE

DARK CONCRETE AND MONEO BRICK FACADE CONDITION

VERTICAL WOODEN LOUVER FACADE CONDITION EXAMPLE OF “SAWTOOTH” FLOOR CONDITION

WATERPROOF ROOF MEMBRANE RIGID INSULATION SLOPED TO DRAIN 3” METAL DECKING

PARAPET FLASHING CANT STRIP WATERPROOF MEMBRANE LAYERED 2” RIGID INSULATION SLOPED TO DRAIN 3” METAL DECKING 3” PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL W12x26 BEAM FACADE ATTACHMENT: L-CHANNEL, Z-CLIPS – FASTENED TO BEAM 1” SUSPENDED CEMENTITIOUS PANEL ALUMINUM FASTENER CAST IN CONCRETE PANEL 2” x 6” VERTICAL WOODEN LOUVER

5” CONCRETE TOPPING 3” METAL DECKING W21x55 GIRDER W12x26 BEAM

3” PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL 1” SUSPENDED CEMENTITIOUS PANEL 2” RIGID INSULATION

5” CONCRETE TOPPING SLOPED TO DRAIN 3” METAL DECKING FLASHING W12x26 BEAM W21x55 GIRDER 2” RIGID INSULATION 3” PRECAST CONCRETE PANEL 1” SUSPENDED CEMENTITIOUS PANEL DOUBLE-PANE SPANDREL GLASS 5 /8” DROP-DOWN ACOUSTIC CEILING – PLENUM FOR RETURN AIR WINDOW FRAMING DOUBLE-PANE LOW-E GLASS

1’ x 9” SUSPENDED AIR SUPPLY DUCT DOUBLE-PANE SPANDREL GLASS 5 /8” DROP-DOWN ACOUSTIC CEILING – PLENUM FOR RETURN AIR DOUBLE-PANE LOW-E GLASS 2” x 6” VERTICAL WOODEN LOUVER

6” CONCRETE SLAB, 18” TURNDOWN 1’ x 20” GRADE BEAM 4’ x 4’ x 2’ END CAPS 9” DIAMETER FRICTION PILES

5” CONCRETE TOPPING 3” METAL DECKING W12x26 BEAM 2” RIGID INSULATION 1” SUSPENDED CEMENTITIOUS PANEL ALUMINUM FASTENER CAST IN CONCRETE PANEL 2” x 6” VERTICAL WOODEN LOUVER

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SMALL CENTER: SUGAR ROOTS OUTDOOR CLASSROOM Over the course of one semester, our team of 24 students was tasked with designing, sourcing, and constructing a new classroom for Sugar Roots Farm. Located in the Lower Algiers area of New Orleans, Sugar Roots teaches intentional land stewardship and connects people of all ages and backgrounds to local food systems and ecologies. At the heart of Sugar Roots’ mission is the hope that future generations have access to the resources necessary to grow and eat nourishing and fresh foods.

Sugar Roots Farm approached the team at the Small Center with the need to expand their programming and activities while also addressing water management and food preparation needs. The main goal was to create a new outdoor teaching space that would allow for more activities and expanded educational events. Our team began by engaging meaningfully with the staff, partners, and visitors of Sugar Roots to better understand the site, mission, and challenges of the farm. Through this engagement, various design concepts emerged. Ideas evolved and merged to create one final design, sited to serve as a welcome spot for visitors to the farm.

The built classroom space at Sugar Roots Farm consists of a raised concrete slab with integrated drainage that anchors a large steel and wooden roof structure. The roof provides a large shaded area for classes and directs water to a cistern and bioswale to alleviate localized flooding. The design includes wash stations for freshly harvested produce and large countertops for teaching food prep classes. A storage area for kitchen equipment and an educational wall with fixed signage and a chalkboard bracket the classroom space, creating a semi-enclosed environment.

As part of the larger design team, I managed budgeting and sourcing of material. My partner and I worked with smaller design teams to coordinate material sourcing, pricing, and delivery to the site. Once we broke ground, I spent studio hours onsite prepping and pouring concrete, constructing the roof, and planting native landscape vegetation.

Given the AIA NOLA Honor Award for Small Scale Design – 2022 DESIGN TEAM: EMILIE TAYLOR WELTY (DESIGN LEAD), JOSE COTTO (DESIGN LEAD), MERRIE AFSETH, BRIANNA BALDWIN, LE’BRYANT BELL, ZACH BRAATEN, KELSIE DONOVAN, KAREEM ELSANDOUBY, ELLEN FERINGA, NICK GEORGE, ELLA JACOBS, SAM LINDLEY, CONNOR LITTLE, MANDII MALHOTRA, VALENTINA MANCERA, JOHNATHAN MICHKA, SOFIA PERROTA MENSI, MALINA PICKARD, JAMES POCHE, NATALIE RENDLEMAN, DAVID RODRIGUEZ, KATIE SCHULTZ, KARAN SHARMA, BRUNO SORIA, GIULIANA VACCARINO GEARTY, YAO ZHANG

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FALL 2021

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Concrete 28% - $8,000

Steel 24% - $6,800

Fill/Groundcover 4% - $1,050

Roof Finish 8% - $2,400

Lumber 11% - $3,150

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Approximate Amount Spent $28,500 Hardware/Appliances 13% - $6,800

Water Management 12% - $3,400

LONG SECTION 0'

2'

4'

8'

12'

20'

FRONT ELEVATION 0'

2'

4'

8'

12'

20'

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MICRO-HOUSING: HORIZONTAL TYPOLOGY

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SPRING 2019

MICRO-HOUSING: VERTICAL TYPOLOGY

SPRING 2019

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MICRO-HOUSING: SECTIONAL TYPOLOGY

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SPRING 2019

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THE RIBBON: AN AGGREGATION OF PUBLIC & PRIVATE The Ribbon originates from the design of a modular home from the beginning of the semester. The design of the original includes a utility band that is divided from a comfort band. These modular homes are aggregated together to establish a relationship between public and private areas. The project establishes a rigid boundary to the outside of the block but invites the public to enter through its porousness. The rigidity of the exterior dissolves as the public enters the block and the opportunity for flexible programs begins to present itself within the vast circulation spaces created by the undulating terrain.

The Ribbon employs the use of a repeatable set of stacked units.

These sets of stacked units can be plugged together to expand across the site and to other blocks. The relationship between each unit and the orientation of their utility bands with each other create a mix of programmable public spaces as well as private exterior spaces for the residents to enjoy. Similar to the dynamic between public and private spaces established within and without the block, these exterior spaces amongst the units explore the dynamic of public/private on a smaller scale.

Not only does The Ribbon hope to tie together the users within a specific block, but it also aims to tie together various blocks across the urban fabric. The unique curve of the stacked units can be repeated across various urban blocks to create public urban spaces between blocks that are able to become more expansive than the existing streetscape.

PROJECT CHART – Existing houses to remain: 4 – Buildable land area 2.02 acres – Total number of units: 75 – Density of development: 37 units/acre – Total area of public amenities: 13,000 sf – Total area of collective facilities: 2,170 sf – Total area of rentable space: 4,850 sf – Gross floor area: 125,000 sf – Floor to area ratio: 1.2 – Ground floor building foorprint: 31,500 sf – % Footprint in relation to total site area: 3.3% – Number of trees: 20 31

UNIT SIZES

SPRING 2019

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FLOOR 02

A

B

SECTION AA’ B’

A’

FLOOR 01

A

B

B’

A’

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SECTION BB’

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A SPACE OF WASTE: INFRASTRUCTURE AS AMENITY The city of New Orleans has had a shaky history with waste management. Starting in the early 1900s, the city used the site of Gordon Plaza to dump its medical, municipal, and industrial waste into the Agriculture Street landfill for 50 years. In the 1980s, the city began encouraging the black community to buy houses built by the city on top of toxic land. To this day, the residents of Gordon Plaza are fighting to be relocated away from the cancer hotspot. Today, the city operates two landfills located outside of the urban realm. The city’s recycling program does very little to reduce the amount of waste taken to landfills. Currently, the city employs a voluntary, single-stream recycling service that residents must sign up for to participate. The recycling system only brings in about 6,000 tons of recycling per year.

This project envisions a new waste and recycling multi-stream collection system that aims to largely reduce the amount of waste taken to landfills. Drop-off locations would be placed on each block and contain individual receptacles for paper, plastic, metal, and glass materials. Trucks would pick up the recycling materials and transport them to this facility. Based on data collected by the E.P.A., out of the entire Municipal Solid Waste generated by the United States in 2018, 23.05% is recyclable paper and paperboard, 12.20% is recyclable plastic, 8.76% is recyclable metal, and 4.19% is glass. These numbers and quantities inform the size of the projects various recycling nodes.

After the waste has been processed and recycled, other forms of mobility transport the recycled materials where they are needed.

The railroad runs through the site to allow for rail transportation.

The proximity of the site to the Industrial Canal allows for transportation via barge. These alternative forms of mobility allow for less truck traffic to reduce emissions.

As the building falls within the urban context of New Orleans, the site also incorporates other forms of program. Civic programs located alongside the recycling nodes encourage public access and invite the public to observe the recycling process as it takes place. Included in these civic programs would be an education/ science center that would help to reinforce and educate about the importance of recycling within the city. In addition, commercial, office, and residential programs anchor the hybrid building to create a sense of destination within the site.

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PERCENTAGES OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS IN U.S. WASTE Paper & Paperboard 23.05%

Textiles, Rubber & Leather, Wood, Food, Yard Trimmings, & Other 51.80%

Plastics 12.20% Metals 8.76% Glass 4.19%

DROP-OFF RECEPTACLES

RECYCLING PICK-UP

FALL 2020

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EXQUISITE OBJECT: DISCOVERY OF SPACE THROUGH UTILITY At the beginning of the semester, students were told to acquire a culinary tool that had an element of movement associated with it.

We were asked to create a drawing that represents the use and movement of our exquisite object.

After analyzing and representing how our objects moved and how they were used, we were next tasked with creating a display case for them. Through the iterative process, I explored how this case could represent how an eggbeater is able to take two ingredients and combine them into one mixture.

Using this display case, we took ten sections along its length.

These sections formed the basis of spatial exploration at various scales with different figures. Rotating, combining, scaling, and superimposing these various scalar and sectional explorations formed a deeper understanding for spatial relationships through sectional composites.

With these sectional composites as a starting point, we began to create a sectional model to establish a sequence of spaces. This sequence of spaces was meant to follow the concept of entrance, passage, and arrival. This model then informed sectional vignettes that utilized figures to illustrate the scale of these spaces.

These explorations that all started with the culinary instrument formed the basis of our final project. This final project also involved a relation to the culinary arts.

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SPRING 2018

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DISPLAY CASE AND ITS SECTIONS

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SECTIONAL COMPOSITES

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SECTIONAL MODEL

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SECTIONAL VIGNETTES

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CHEF-IN-RESIDENCE: CULINARY NEGOTIATION OF PUBLIC & PRIVATE Situated on an empty lot between Tulane University and a thriving commercial area on Freret Street, the only requirement for the program of our final project was to incorporate the culinary arts.

I decided to create a program that adopted the character of the neighborhood. The site is situated close to many other restaurants and shops on this bustling section of Freret Street and could therefore readily accept a commercial program. Additionally, the surrounding area is primarily residential. With that in mind, I wanted to merge the commercial and residential programs to create the program of a chef-in-residence.

The project navigates the challenges of accommodating both public and private spaces that are able to host the living spaces of a chef while also creating a dining space for patrons of the chef’s restaurant.

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SPRING 2018 FINAL BOARD

EXTERIOR VIGNETTE

A

B C

SITE: RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL PRIVATE KITCHEN

LOBBY

KITCHEN

ADMIN

STORAGE

OM TRO RES

OM TRO RES

MAIN DINING

D BATHROOM PRIVATE DINING

SITE: RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

RESIDENCE

COURTYARD

PROGRAM

FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1/8” = 1’-0”

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1/8” = 1’-0”

PROGRAM: SEPARATION/FUSION

INTERIOR VIGNETTE

DIAGRAMS

SECTION A 1/8” = 1’-0”

SECTION D 1/8” = 1’-0”

SECTION B 1/8” = 1’-0”

SECTION C 1/8” = 1’-0”

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URBAN TRANSECT: ANALYSIS & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The site chosen for this studio was the Lafitte Greenway. Located in New Orleans, this linear park acts as a connector between the top of the French Quarter in the Tremé neighborhood and the end of Bayou St. John in the Mid-City neighborhood. Through site visits and research, we formed an understanding of the site conditions, uses, and programs and were able to acknowledge the historical significance of the Lafitte Greenway. Through diagraming, synthesizing, and modeling, a new understanding of the Greenway’s conditions and its relationship to the surrounding urban environment began to reveal itself.

DIAGRAM: OPEN SPACE

Through an investigation of the open lots and their proximity to the Greenway and the park’s linearity in relation to the residential orientation of the neighborhood - in combination with a documentation of the soft surfaces and tree alleys in the surrounding area – I was able to identify potential sites for the final project.

The grid that houses and influences the design was informed by the context of the surrounding residential area. The project sits amongst this grid and at the intersection of two different blocks on either side of the Greenway to allow for visual and physical connectivity through the space. The concept of a main space for circulation and interaction emerged with classroom and support programs acting as plug-ins to this main space. Office and gathering spaces reside on the ground floor for more public access with classroom spaces located on the upper floors for more private access.

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DIAGRAM: RESIDENTIAL PERPENDICULAR TO GREENWAY

FALL 2018 SYNTHESIS DIAGRAM: OPEN SPACE, PERPENDICULAR LINES, SOFT SURFACES & TREE ALLEYS

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Physical & Visual Connectivity

Residual Space

Plug-In

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A

2nd Floor

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B

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