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Biography

My name is Logan Gibson and am in pursuance of my Masters of Architecture, and hold a B.S.Arch from The Georgia Institute of Technology. Additionally, I hold a certificate in Classical Architecture from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art in New York City. In my approach to architecture, I value hand sketching and modeling as a vital part of the design process and seek opportunities to explore new mediums in which I can integrate into my design work. I have interests in model making, fabrication, and ceramics, as well as digital and analog modes of art. I find that architecture proves to be a key factor in the success and appeal of a community and should be seen as a profession of art as opposed to a profession of economics. I aim to revitalize the role that art and the individual play in the built environment within all projects I work on.

[Together]ment Housing

[Together]ment Housing for The Arts

Community is not only an arrangement or grouping of buildings or residences, but should be though of as the broader area in which a building is a part of. Additionally and most importantly, the idea of community is better defined as the people and culture in which a building exists or fosters. One such example which is the current focus of this project is to create and foster a community of artist residencies, which are rarely seen within the Atlanta area, from which a district focused upon the arts in their varying forms can be explored, shared, and proliferated. This idea of community should enliven the area and create an atmosphere in which collaboration and expression play a vital role in the culture and success of the South Downtown neighborhood.

Galleria Vivente

Galleria Vivente

Summer 2023

This home combines a multi-generational private residence with that of a private art gallery. This home features a large central gallery, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a sunroom, two courtyards, and various illuminated corridors. With elements of this plan being taken from many Sears and ASHSB homes, this reconstruction aims to create a more sprawling residence connected through a series of well lit halls, arcades, and courtyards. While this home does contain a dedicated gallery space in the center flanked by two gardened courtyards, the home itself with its many corridors serves as a larger gallery in which the residents must navigate to reach the various wings. This home is designed with privacy and entertainment in mind in that the two primary bedrooms with their own ensuite are located in their own wing attached to the living and dining areas. The remaining two bedrooms with a shared bath are located in the opposite wing to maintain a degree of privacy from the older generations of the family. The balanced layout in combination with the stucco, terracotta roof finishings, and arched openings, the home seeks to follow in the style of Italian Villas. Finally, the two private bedroom wings create a cradled backyard that is surrounded by windows and porches.

The Phyllotaxis Paradigm

The Phyllotaxis Paradigm

Through the geometric study of phyllotaxis and drawing upon the pinecone for bio-mechanical inspiration, this structure seeks to create dynamic spaces to house research facilities for bio-materials and climate technologies. These dynamic spaces gradually emerge from the landscape in an effort to blend in to the ground as a pinecone does once fallen, providing a more regulated internal climate. The roof structure seeks to mimic the geometric patterns of pinecone scales which peel up and away from the landscape, creating a planted roof in which the scales allow for light and ventilation. The roof utilizes gravity as well as the scaling and spiraling of the phyllotaxis geometry to direct excess water towards the central oculus which feeds into a reflection pool which sits atop a cistern for water collection. This pool serves as a focal point as well as the entry for the underground structure.

Sharondale Circle

Circle

This speculative project in the suburbs of Altanta’s Garden Hills seeks to replace the car-centric suburban landscape of a cul de sac with a community center for the neighborhood. This intervention contains a large rec center, co-working and teaching pavilion, ceramic artist studio and storefront, as well as an underground bar and entertainment space. By taking advantage of the sites natural topography and connectivity between homes, the intervention hopes to foster a greater sense of community and connectivity between neighbors which would otherwise be more isolated and independent as seen in the typical suburban built environment. By removing cars and returning the cul de sac to pedestrian use, a new common green space is created as an amenity to the neighborhood and surrounding community.

Sharondale

Corinthian Entry Pavilion

An Entry Pavilion for Prospect Park Summer 2024

This pavilion, designed for the entry to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York, aims to provide an elliptical meeting space with adjoining wings housing both an information center and enclosed meeting room. Leveraging guastavino tiling in the primary segmental vault, as well as limestone and a standing seam copper roof, the pavilion mimics its surrounding environment and other monumental architecture of the park.

Deep Decoration

Through the analysis and deconstruction of Islamic tessellation patterns, this project is able to leverage the underlying geometric principles of these patterns to generate new patterns which are then used to create both structure and ornament within the design. The patterns naturally lend themselves to being easily repeated and altered to create variation which enables the creation of rich and dynamic spaces both inside and out. This project, hosting a community art and research facility, interacts with the urban fabric of downtown San Francisco and seeks to serve as a beacon for individuals seeking research and design facilities.

Project in collaboration with Kailey Williams

Rooted Precedent

Rooted Precedent Spring 2021

The bungalow style home is intricate within both its design process and detailed interior and exterior finishes. The trademark extended roof-line and many windows make this style very open and spacious allowing both light and ventilation to enter the spaces within. The simple structure allows for an easy construction of this building, that can be adapted to any topography and climate. This bungalow style building includes many of the defining features of the bungalow style home. Intricate detailing, alongside the extended roof-line, provide examples indicative of the bungalow style. While this building was not used as a home, it exemplifies how the bungalow style can be translated to fit other programs and uses. This bungalow style building also illustrates how the bungalow style can be used on a smaller scale, while adapting to its landscape.

Urban Interaction

Situated within the historic Cabbagetown neighborhood of Atlanta, this duplex hybrid home is designed to house two professional individuals or couples whose studio and storefront spaces are built into their homes. Throughout the neighborhood there exists many of these vernacular hybrid homes that house various occupations and storefronts. This home contains two storefronts and residences, each with their own accompanying lofts. The rear of the home, not bound by the vernacular language of the street facing elevations of the home, has a shared porch with large floor to ceiling windows that illuminate the residences and lofts within. The shared backyard seeks to foster a shared garden between the residences that provides a more private escape from work and the busy community streets.