Portfolio | James M. Muse III

VISUAL PORT FOLIO

JAMES M. MUSE III

GRADUATE | FAY JONES SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN

SPRING STREET SOCIAL CLUB

ADAPTIVE

5TH

SEEING THE FOREST

4TH

SUNKEN SPRINGS LIBRARY

4TH

A PARALLEL PARTITION WALL

ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY

5TH

SPRING STREET SOCIAL CLUB

AIMS TO BE A NODE THAT DRAWS INDIVIDUALS FROM THE POPULAR BAR DISTRICT ON DICKSON STREET TO SPRING STREET. THIS ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT TAKES A HISTORICALLY REGISTERED BUILDING AND REPURPOSES THE ORIGINAL FACADE TO CREATE A PROGRAM THAT WOULD COINCIDE WITH IT’S IMMEDIATE CONTEXT. THIS OLD BRICK BUILDING SITS IN A LIVELY PART OF TOWN THAT HOUSES LIVE MUSIC, THEATER, AND DINING EXPERIENCES. AS A REACTION TO THESE PROGRAMS, THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN REPURPOSED INTO A JAZZ CLUB WITH A HYBRID PERFORMANCE SPACE THAT WILL CATER TO LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES, STAND-UP COMEDY, AND PLAYS.

THIS ANALYSIS FOCUSES ON THE ACTIVITIES THAT PEOPLE ACTIVITIES MOSTLY TAKE PLACE AT NIGHT AND WERE CATAGORIZED AND EATING, AND THEATER OR PERFORMING ARTS. THIS PROJECT SHOULD BE IN LINE WITH ONE

PEOPLE OR VISITORS MAKE IN THE IMMEDIATE CONTEXT. THESE CATAGORIZED IN THREE SUBJECTS, LIVE MUSIC, DRINKING THIS DIAGRAM SUGGESTS THAT THE PROGRAM OF THIS OR ALL OF THESE THREE CATAGORIES.

THE SITE ANALYSIS CREATED AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING FROM THE NIGHTLIFE IN THIS BAR DISTRICT OF FAYETTEVILLE. THERE WAS A NEED FOR A LIVE MUSIC VENUE THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO DANCE TO THE MUSIC. THIS PROGRAM INTEGRATES LIVE JAZZ MUSIC AND A HYBRID PERFORMANCE SPACE FOR OTHER EVENTS TO CURATE AN EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO GET UP TO DANCE AND LAUGH WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY. BELOW ARE SOME INITIAL CONCEPT SKETCHES MADE ON SITE WHILE GATHERING DATA FOR THE SITE ANALYSIS.

THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PAGE SHOWS THE EVOLUTION OF HOW THE SPACES WERE DETERMINED ON TRACE PAPER. THERE WAS AN INITIAL URGE TO RESPECT THE ORIGINAL FACADE AS IT IS AND LEAVE IT UNTOUCHED. THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE PUNCHED OUT LEAVING THE REST OF THE FACADE BARE AND UNTOUCHED. THRESHOLDS WERE CREATED FROM THESE OPENINGS IN THE FACADE. INSPIRED BY A PRECEDENT IN BROOKLYN, THE DOMINO SUGAR REFINERY, OFFSETS FROM THE ORIGINAL WALL RESPECT THE BUILDING’S FACADE. SPACES WERE DEFINED BY THE THRESHOLDS AND CELEBRATE THE PATINA OF THE ORIGINAL FACADE BY CREATING OPENINGS THAT SHOW THE OLD AND BEATEN BRICKWORK.

CONCEPT SKETCHES

THE INVISIBLE CTIES MODELING EXERCISE PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GEOMETRIES IN THIS PROJECT. THESE RAMPSHAPED GEOMTRIES ARE INSPIRED BY A SHORT STORY IN THE BOOK INVISIBLE CITIES BY ITALO CALVINO CALLED MAURILLIA. THE 1/8‘‘ MODEL WOULD LATER REPLACE THE ORIGINAL BUILDING MODEL WITH AN ACRYLIC FACADE THAT WOULD REPRESENT THE ORIGINAL FACDE.

THE STORY ABOUT THE CITY MAURILIA TELLS HOW A NEW CITY WAS BUILT ON TOP OF AN EXISITING CITY. THE NEW CITY IS UNRECOGNIZABLE TO THE OLD ONE, BUT THE INHABITANTS ASK THE VISITORS TO LOOK AT POSTCARDS OF THE OLD CITY. IF THE VISITORS RESPECTED THE OLD CITY AS IT WAS THE INHABITANTS WOULD WELCOME THEM INTO THE CITY.

THE MODEL IS AN ABSTRACT REPRESENTATION OF THIS STORY BY BEING SET BACK FROM THE ORIGINAL FACADE, RESPECTING THE PLANES OF THE FACADES LIKE THE POSTCARDS IN THE STORY. THE RAMP SHAPED FORM OF THE WOODEN BLOCKS REPRESENT THE NEW CITY WHICH IS UNRELATED TO THE ORIGINAL CITY, OR THE ORIGINAL GEOMETRIES OF THE FACADE. THE OPPOSING GEOMETRIES DO NOT RELATE TO EACHOTHER BUT COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER BY NOT INTERFERING WITH OR SHOWING DOMINANCE OVER EACH OTHER.

THESE GEOMETRIES CONTINUED INTO THE DEVELOPEMNT OF THE ROOF FORM. THE FORM BECAME A PLAY ON A SAWTOOTH ROOF AND IS INTENDED TO COMPLIMENT THE SPACES BELOW.

INVISIBLE CITIES MODEL | MAURILIA

SITE MODEL

DIAGRAM | DEMO SCHEME

SECTION | TRANSVERSE

SEEING THE FOREST

IS A PILOT PROJECT FOR THE WHIPPLE FAMILY FORESTRY CENTER LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS OF GARVAN WOODLAND GARDENS IN HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS. ROSS AND MARY WHIPPLE PROVIDED A GENEROUS DONATION TO THE UDBS STUDIO TO CREATE AN EDUCATION CENTER FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PRESERVATION OF FORESTS AND WHAT FORESTRY CAN PROVIDE FOR INDIVIDUALS. THE PROJECT’S PURPOSE IS TO TEST THE MATERIALS OF THE WHIPPLE PROJECT (NAIL LAMINATED TIMBER, SHOU SHUGI BAN CLADDING, AND METAL BREAKING FOR THE ROOF) WHILE ALSO CATERING TO THE ETHEREAL EXPERIENCE OF THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS FOREST.

THE MOTTO OF THIS STUDIO PROJECT WAS IN THE FOREST, OF THE FOREST. EVERY DESIGN DICISION WAS INTENDED TO REPRESENT THE SUBLIME SENSORY EXPERIENCE OF THE FOREST WHILE PILOTING MATERIALS FOR THE WHIPPLE CENTER. THE TACTILE WORKS OF RICHARD SERRA BECAME OUR MAIN INSPIRATION. SERRA’S WORK PROVIDES AN EXPERIENCE THAT COMPELLS VEIWERS TO INTERACT WITH HIS PROJECTS AND IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE WERE TRYING TO CATER TO OUR VISITORS. WE STARTED WITH A DESIGN CHARRETTE THE BACK FROM OUR MID REVIEW THAT CALLED FOR A 1/8’’ SCALE MODEL TO REPRESENT THE FORM OF OUR NEW PROJECT. THE SMALL PLYWOOD MODELS WOULD REPRESENT A SMALL SPACE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO OCCUPY. THIS SMALL DESIGN COMPETITION DETERMINED THE FORM OF WHAT WOULD BE AN OBELISK IN A BOARDWALK WITHIN GARVAN WOODLAND GARDENS.

THIS PARTICULAR STUDIO REQUIRED MANY MODEL BUILDING EXPERIEMENTS TO IRON OUT THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT. FOR THE DURATION OF THE SEMESTER, WE MAINLY WORKED ON MOCKUPS FOR A 1/3’’ SCALE MODEL, AND A 1 TO 1 PARTIAL SCALE MODEL. I HELPED MANAGE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOTH PROJECTS, BUT MY MAIN FOCUS WAS ON THE ENCLOSURE, OR BREAKING SYSTEM THAT WOULD PROTECT THE NLT. WHILE HELPING MY TEAM MEMBERS I WAS ALSO TESTING A BREAK AND SOLDERING TEST ON BOTH OF THE SCALE MODELS TO DEVELOP A DETAIL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT.

DIAGRAM | SITE MAPPING

DIAGRAM | STAKED SITE HIGHLIGHTED

1/1 SCALE MODEL

1/8’’ DESIGN CHARETTE

1/3’’ MODEL

DIAGRAM | BREAK & SOLDERED TEST

DIAGRAM | CALDDING DETAILS

DIAGRAM | CALDDING DETAILS

SUNKEN SPRINGS LIBRARY

APPROACHES THE UNIQUE “L” SHAPED SITE IN A DISCRETE MANNER. THIS PROJECT’S PRIMARY MASSES ARE STRATEGICALLY NESTLED INTO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SIGHT SO THEY DON’T MEET THE URBAN EDGE. THE INTENTION OF PUSHING AWAY FROM THE URBAN EDGE WAS TO CREATE A TRANQUIL EXPERIENCE FOR READERS AND TO NOT DISTRUPT THE URBAN FABRIC OF HUNTSVILLE.

DIAGRAM | DRAINAGE & GEOMETRY

DIAGRAM | HVAC & DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS

DIAGRAM | ACOUSTICS

THE SITE ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED IN GROUPS OF THREE TO GENERATE A WIDE RANGE OF DATA TO WORK WITH. I FOCUSED ON THE WATER DRAINAGE AND ACOUSTICS OF THE SITE. USING PARAMETRIC SOFTWARE I WAS ABLE TO GENERATE AN ANALYSIS OF THE SLOPE OF THE SITE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS HUGE PATENTIAL FOR WATER CAPTURE ON THE SITE. USING A DECIBEL METER, SOUND LEVELS AROUND THE SITE WERE CAPTURED DURING OUR SITE VISIT. BOTH OF THESE ANALYSI SUGGESTED THAT PUSHING OUR BUILDING TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE SITE WOULD CATER A MORE PEACEFUL EXPERIENCE FOR READERS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAPTURE RAINWATER.

THE TITLE OF THE STUDIO, IDS (INTEGRATED DESIGN STUDIO), CHALLENGED STUDENTS TO CREATE A PRACTICAL BUILDING THAT COMBINED HVAC, LIGHTING, AND STRUCTURE INTO THEIR PROJECT. IN THE DEVELOPEMENT OF THE PROJECT, ALL STUDENTS CONSULTED WITH HVAC AND LIGHTING EXPERTS, ALONG WITH STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS. THERE WAS ALSO A NEED TO DEVELOPE A FACADE THAT WOULD SHADE THE INTERIOR OF THE PROJECT FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS.

A SERIES OF MASS TIMBER PRODUCTS MADE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT. MANY GLUE LAMINATED BEAMS AND COLUMNS SUPPORTED THE BUILDING MASSES WHILE TWO CUSTOM GLUE LAMINATED TRUSSES WERE UTILIZED TO ACHIEVE A MASSIVE CANTILEVER. A GALVANIZED STEEL SKIN PROTECTED THE MASS TIMBER STRUCTURE AND A CUSTOM GLASS FAÇADE SHADED THE INTERIOR OF THE PROJECT. THE CUSTOM GLASS FACADE APPLIED AN OPAQUE GLASS PANEL SYSTEM THAT IS HELD UP BY STEEL FASTENERS AND GALVANIZED ALUMINUM CLIPS. TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DRAINAGE, A STONE RETAINING WALL LINES THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE SITE TO BE UTILIZED AS A MAIN COLLECTION SOURCE FOR WATER RUNOFF.

A PARALLEL PARTITION

THE A PARALLEL PARTITION WALL

IS A SMALL BUILT PROJECT THAT I COMPLETED OVER A SUMMER FOR THE OFFICE DURING MY INTERNSHIP WITH A PARALLEL. THE AIM WAS TO CREATE AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING VISUAL BARRIER BETWEEN THE OFFICE ENTRANCE AND THE KITCHENETTE. A PARALLEL’S PRINCIPAL, RYAN BURKE, CREATED A SIMPLE DESIGN THAT UTILIZES LEFTOVER HEMLOCK WOOD PLANKS FROM THE OFFICE INTERIOR AND 1/4’’ DIAMETER COPPER COUPLINGS TO KEEP EVEN SPACING FROM THE TWO WOOD PLANKS WHILE HIDING 3 INCH SCREWS THAT HOLD THEM TOGETHER.

ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN THE ATTACHED VACANT RENTAL SPACE OF OUR OFFICE. I STARTED BY CUTTING DOWN THE TIMBER IN TWO SEPARATE DIMENSIONS. THE BOARDS WENT THROUGH A HAND-MILLING PROCESS TO ACHIEVE DESIRED DIMENSIONS. THEY WERE ALL SANDED BY HAND TO PREPARE FOR THE PAINTING PROCESS. THE PLANKS WERE PRE-DRILLED TO AVOID THE FUTURE POLYACRYLIC COAT FROM BEING TARNISHED. THE PROCESS OF PAINTING THE POLYACRYLIC COAT THEN LIGHT SANDING WAS REPEATED THREE TIMES TO ENSURE THE GRAIN OF THE TIMBER REALLY STANDS OUT. INSTALLATION REQUIRED THE USE OF MORE HANDS. WITH THE HELP OF RYAN, I MADE SURE EACH BOARD WAS PLUM AND ALIGNED TO THE ONES ON THE CEILING ALLOWING EITHER OF US TO HOLD IT IN PLACE BEFORE DRILLING IT INTO POSITION.

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR REFERENCE

HAND-MILL & PILOT HOLES

COAT WITH POLYACRYLIC

ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY