Kimberly Maynard Portfolio 2025 by Kimberly Maynard

KIMBERLY MAYNARD

PORTFOLIO

04REED-VITALIZATION

PERFORMATIVE MODULAR PANEL

16URBAN RAINFOREST CITY FOR THE SUPERFUTURE

26BRANCH LIBRARY WITH FABRICATION LAB

32BRICKS AND BONDS HUMAN-CENTRIC CO-LIVING

Reed-Vitalization

YEAR 2 SPRING | BOLSA CHICA ECOLOGICAL RESERVE

The objective of this project was to create a performative modular panel to serve a nearby LA wetland ecology. The Reed-Vitalization panel, made with Grasshopper, achieves performance through high tech and low tech methods. (High tech = use of titanium dioxide in concrete to purify the air; low tech = static reeds to diffuse air and create lighting effects.)

Structures designed to utilize the panel benefit from the ability to connect inhabitants to the environment. The panel and its applications aim to have positive/neutral environmental impacts.

Artist Dwelling

The artist dwelling utlizes the panel to create a living quarters with studio, bedroom, and bathroom spaces. The structure expands upon ideas of passive design by raising the structure to cool it from below. Sliding glass allows the building to be hermetically sealed when needed but open to ventilation at the inhabitant’s choice.

AXONOMETRIC

PANEL MODEL

FOAM BOARD, BURLAP

ARTIST DWELLING MODEL

Community Center

The project imagines an artist-in-residence program with twelve artists each in their own Artist Dwelling comprising studio and bedroom. The Community Center connects the twelve dwellings, with a caretaker that cooks meals. The center also includes a library, game room, and movie room.

MASSING CONCEPT

PANEL VARIATIONS

AXONOMETRIC

Urban Rainforest

YEAR 2 FALL | SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

The term “urban jungle” is associated with a city’s reputation as a chaotic and harrowing place. Densifying LA suburbia (Reyner Banham’s “Plains of Id”) has the potential to urbanize the region to the point of dystopia, so how do we keep a superfuturistic project from reaching too far beyond its bounds? The Urban Rainforest aims to maintain a sense of friendliness while densifying significantly.

The redesigned Plains of Id ecology replaces a square mile in the San Fernando Valley. The proposal below shows the entire square mile group proposal, with the highlighted portion being my sector. My sector of the proposal has a programmatic focus on the arts.

ECOLOGY PROPOSAL

BUILDING FORM AXON

ARTS SECTOR ELEMENTS

SECTOR SECTION

LAYERS OF THE RAINFOREST

COMPLEXES MASSING DIAGRAM

CIRCULATION

ACRYLIC, FOAM, BRISTOL, MUSEUM BOARD

CHUNK MODEL

ECOLOGY MODEL

SECTOR MODEL

Branch Library with Fabrication Lab

YEAR 1 SPRING | LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT

Inspired by libraries in Los Angeles and San Diego, this branch library includes a fabrication lab, as well as my own concept for a children’s maker space. Features of the project include use of Grasshopper for shelled facade generation and a “playful industrial” style reminiscent of the Centre Pompidou to complement the programming.

SOUTH ELEVATION

SECTION B-B’

SECTION A-A’

MASSING DEVELOPMENT

PARTI DIAGRAM

WOOD, 3D PRINT, FOAM BOARD, MUSEUM BOARD

Bricks and Bonds

YEAR 3 FALL | INGLEWOOD

Bricks and Bonds intends to foster a co-living community that creates community bonds by employing principles of humanistic design. Following design principles observed in the works of Ralph Erskine and Alison Brooks, the project focuses on sculptural qualities, familiar forms, and material tactility as a basis for creating design appealing to the human scale. A courtyard scheme makes use of the tried and true method for creating public space. Terracing of the massing opens up a large amount of square footage for public interaction. Wood and brick are employed to give the building a tactility and sense of comfort in the natural and historically familiar. Sculptural qualities of the facade and massing make the building more engaging to the public eye, drawing people into the open spaces and public amenities.

FRUIT & VEGETABLE GARDEN

PILATES STUDIO

ROOFTOP POOL