Architectural Portfolio

DIGBA KATCHIA

EDUCATION

PROFICIENT IN

ACTIVITIES

AutoCAD 2017 - Present Louisiana Tech University Bachelor of Science, Architecture Studies

NOMAS Vice President NOMAS Member Small Business Owner

Rhino Lumion Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign

WORK EXPERIENCE Fitness Staff at Lambright Sport and Wellness Center (Summer 2020 - Present)

- assist gym goers with equipment set-up and use, and enforce gym’s rules.

DIGBA KATCHIA

Adobe Illustrator

AWARDS

Revit Sketch French

School of Design 2020 Director’s List Fall 2017 President’s Honor List Winter 2018 President’s Honor List Spring 2018 President’s Honor List Fall 2019 Dean’s Honor List Spring 2019 Dean’s Honor List Spring 2020 Dean’s Honor List

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KATCHIACEDRIC@HOTMAIL.FR

01 MISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM

02 FLORIDA RECREATION & STUDENT CENTER

TABLE OF CONTENT

03 ANTI-GENTRIFICATION PROPOSAL

04 BRONZEVILLE REGENERATION

05 UNIVERSITY OF LAFAYETTE LAB SCHOOL

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM PROJECT OBJECTIVES The project consisted in designing a museum that embodies and showcases an element of nature (water, air, fire, earth or aether).

SOFTWARE USED

PROJECT TYPE

Rhino AutoCAD Lumion Photoshop

Group project (2 students)

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CONCEPT The element chosen for the museum is water. The form of the building results from research on the Mississippi river that is known for its changing courses. Formally, the museum mimics the flowing nature of water torrents with overlapping forms that look like they are being flown away. The project also explores the relationship of water and earth. With the building extending on 2 sites, the Mississippi River Museum is eroded by the highway and train track running underneath.

Circulation through the building is designed so that the main entrance to the building is on the second.

After checking in, occupants will take the ramp up to the third floor where all the galleries are. From the history fo the Mississppi river to the interactive galleries, visitors experience the flowing nature of the building.

FLORIDA RECREATION & STUDENT CENTER PROJECT OBJECTIVES The project consisted in designing a building that operate as a recreation facility and a student center, as well as addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and sustainable design

SOFTWARE USED

PROJECT TYPE

Revit AutoCAD Lumion Photoshop inDesign

Individual project

02

CONCEPT The building is located in Lakeland, Florida on the campus of Florida Polytechnique University. With 27,000 sq.ft, the building is designed to serve as recreation and student center. The site has direct connection to the campus central body of water, and visual connection to the student dorms and Santiago Calatrava Innovation, Science and Technology Building. The public part of the building features a lobby, 2 indoor soccer fields, a weight and cardio room and a rock climbing wall on the first floor, and an indoor running track on the second floor. The third floor is the more private with a food seating area, a lecture theater, a classroom and study spaces.

The building’s design works to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by having outdoor shaded workout spaces for students who do not feel comfortable working out in an enclosed space, and an informal study space that has study booths for students who would like to stay away from crowds.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

ART GALLERY

SITE PLAN

INDOOR RUNNING TRACK

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

OUTDOOR WORKOUT AREA

STUDY BOOTHS THIRD FLOOR PLAN

OUTDOOR WORKOUT SPACE

NATURAL LIGHT

The outdoor shaded space is a great area for working out away from crowding. It is not only shaded from the southern sunlights, but it is also ventilated by the eastern wind.

The sawtooth skylights face north, therefore shading the space against direct sunlights, and provide maximum natural light for the space.

PERSPECTIVE SECTION

VISUAL TRANSPARENCY Double height spaces provide visual connection between programs. Also, the skylights allow the hot air to escape and provide natural light for the spaces below.

PV PANELS The building features sawtooth skylights with 28 degrees to capture sunlight through out the year and generate sustainable energy.

FACADE South and West facades are extruded with the window glass pushed to the inside to filter direct sun light and sun heat.

BIOPHILIC DESIGN Nature is incorporated outside and inside the building and is part of the experience as the green wall wraps around programs and guide the occupants throughtout the building.

Building wall Wood structure Water pipe Flashing membrane

Biofilter infrastructure PVC waterproof membrane

Plants

Reservoir

GREEN ROOF The building features a green roof that serves as a natural insualator and creates a natural habitat.

ANTI-GENTRIFICATION MANIFESTO PROJECT OBJECTIVES The project consisted in addressing the social, cultural, economic conditions of the United States through maps, eidetic images and diagrams.

SOFTWARE USED

PROJECT TYPE

Rhino Photoshop Illustrator inDesign

Individual project

03

GENTRIFICATION BY FIRE The Eidetic image and map show the issues that the minority population of Hoboken was facing between 1979 and 1985. Due to the gentrification of the neighborhood that attracted affluent new residents, Hoboken faced population displacement. Arson for profit was a popular phenomenon as landlords set their tenements on fire to drive out the low-income population.

FROM CHOCOLATE CITY TO VANILLA CITY The city of Washington DC was once called chocolate city because of its large population of african americans. But since the 1970s, that percentage has been lowering mostly due to gentrification and population displacement. As new affluent residents move in, rent increases and the low-income population have no choice but to find new affordable places to live in.

SAFETY NET HOSPITALS Safety net hospitals are healhcare facilities that focus on the low-income population of an area, an provide medical care to these communities. These hospitals are vastly affected by the gentrification of poor areas and many of them have been facing closure, making healthcare inaccessible to the communities living below the poverty line. The eidetic images illustrate the closure of two safety net hospitals, Hahnemann University Hospital and Providence Hospital.

BRONZEVILLE REGENERATION PROJECT OBJECTIVES The project consisted in addressing the social, cultural, economic conditions of the United States through maps, eidetic images and diagrams.

SOFTWARE USED

PROJECT TYPE

Rhino Photoshop Illustrator inDesign

Individual project

04

BRONZEVILLE REGENERATION The proposal aims to redesign an area of a neighborhood to fight its gentrification. The location chosen is Bronzeville, Chicago, US. The new community area will celebrates and preserves the culture of the african american population of Bronzeville. The project proposed a homeless shelter that will provide a warm and comfortable place for the homeless of Bronzeville. The public park will add more greenery and will be a place for physical activities. The community can buy fresh meat and vegetable from the new food market. The outdoor restaurant will be a place for people to find local and cultural food, and for local artists to be featured. Finally, the art gallery will celebrate Bronzeville culture and art.

FOOD MARKET

ART GALLERY

OUTDOOR RESTAURANT

UNIVERSITY OF LAFAYETTE LAB SCHOOL PROJECT OBJECTIVES The project consisted in designing a laboratory school for the university of lafayette welcoming children aged 6 to 12 years old.

SOFTWARE USED

PROJECT TYPE

Rhino AutoCAD Lumion Photoshop

Individual project

05

CONCEPT The main focus of the UL Lab School’s curriculum is hands-on experience through project based teaching methods. Therefore, the building is divided into two learning communities (K to 2nd grade and 3rd to 5th grade). At the center of the learning houses is a highly flexible innovation lab where students have a direct practical application of the lessons they learned. The project utilizes hexagonal shapes throughout the building design.

The hexagonal panels on the building facade are offset from each other so to create levels of shadows and make the building more dynamic. In the library, the panels are extruded to create book shelves.

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Kinder Garten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Innovation Lab Dinning/Auditorium Indoor Playground Multi-purpose Lobby Library Administration Office Collaboration, Co-work Teacher Lounge/Break are Outdoor Learning/Art studio Outdoor Cafe Kitchen Mechanical Room

FLOOR PLAN 1” = 30’ - 0”

Flexible Innovation Lab can change shape accommodate up to 6 classrooms

Collaboration room for student teachers and UL visitors has visual access to the classrooms

Flexible learning studios

Courtyard can serve as an outdoor learning aera

Multipurpose lobby that can serve as an assembly hall

Library Indoor playground Administration office and reception

Learning houses shelter 6 classrooms with partition walls that connect them to the innnovation lab in the center.

Partition walls can be swung to create rooms or connect classes.

Exterior cafe and main entrance to the building

Dining area can serve as an auditorium for ceremonies

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