(in)Complete Works: Volume 2

(in)Complete Works Maury Mitchell III

(in)Complete Works Maury Mitchell III

in¡com¡plete adj. not complete; lacking some part. works n. the result of exertion, labor, or activity; a deed or performance.

vertical power center

material manipulations

dar islam mosque

rome study center

Contents

01 02 03 04 Vertical Power Center Conventional big box retail development consists of single-occupant stores arranges horizontally along arterial access...

Material Manipulations The challenge of this project is to experiment with the mathematical properties and systems inherent in physical form, as...

Dar Islam Mosque Most places of worship serve local communities an congregations, and many require complexes like those of other...

Rome Study Center This design project investigates the possibilities of regaining possession of an urban void in the heart of Rome. The aims of...

gage re-hung

d.c. metro canopy

the offcenter

architecture, etc.

05 06 07 08 Gage re-HUNG The aim of this project consists of designing a new facade and conducting an overhaul of the interior spaces for an existing...

D.C. Metro Canopy The subways of Washington, D.C., represent what one might call the ‘connective spine’ of the city. This underground, hidden...

The Offcenter The Offcenter, an entertainment complex located on a large open rolling landscape to the southwest of the University of...

Architecture, etc.

Many smaller projects and experimentations have contributed to the way I think about and approach design. This section...

vertical power center

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Vertical Power Center

01.01

Conventional big box retail development consists of single-occupant stores arranged horizontally along arterial access roads, creating large, monolithic land-use zones of warehouse and parking. High land costs in congested metropolitan areas are rendering this land-intensive typology unfeasible.

As retailers begin to collaborate in shared big box developments to overcome costs, opportunities arise to rethink relationships among landscapes, infrastructures, buildings and programs. This project focuses on the design of the ‘vertical power center’, an emerging building type with stacked big box retail space, service, and parking.

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vertical power center

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vertical power center

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vertical power center

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vertical power center

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vertical power center

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vertical power center

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material manipulations

02

Material Manipulations

02.01

The challenge of this project is to experiment with the mathematical properties and systems inherent in physical form, as well as the physical realities of these mathematical models. The intention is to study the benefits and shortcomings of contemporary digital design processes and resultant products when rational models are introduced to what is often a purely intuitive design process. The complexity of working between 3D modeling software, manufacturing software, and a CNC router requires the development and documentation of a method for translating virtual models into physical manifestations.

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material manipulations

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material manipulations

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material manipulations

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material manipulations

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dar islam mosque

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Dar Islam Mosque

03.01

Most places of worship serve local communities and congregations, and many require complexes like those of other multi-faceted institutions. The program for a mosque is relatively simple, but the challenge is not.

The motivating forces for space, form, and experience should privilege qualities over quantities, and spirit over function. A deep sense of possibility should transcend an imposition of the limits of reality on the perception of users, and the blindness caused by the perceptions of realities in the models that we usually find around us. Located in a desert landscape, this project looks to nature to inform the design process.

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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dar islam mosque

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rome study center

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Rome Study Center

04.01

This design project investigates the possibilities of regaining possession of an urban void in the heart of Rome. The aims of the project are many - to address the architectural relationship between the new facilities and their historic and archeological context, to consider scale and massing of the facilities in relation to the existing adjacent fabric, to seek integration among the different vertical levels and historical layers of the site, to create a route of public access into the site and a provision of public spaces, and to conceive the expression and internal organization of the facilities as a cultural institution within both the city and surrounding district.

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rome study center

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rome study center

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rome study center

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rome study center

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rome study center

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rome study center

04.13

04.14

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Gage re-HUNG

05.01

gage re-hung

The aim of this project consists of designing a new facade and conducting an overhaul of the interior spaces for an existing historic building - namely the Gage Building, a Chicago structure designed by Holabird and Root, with a facade originally designed

by Louis Sullivan. As a team, we established the critical strategies towards the facade’s redesign, and then individually tackled how those strategies might be developed. Investigations followed regarding building materials, details, and products that offer up possibilities towards informing the overall design.

The rejuvenated building houses the new Chicago School of Digital Media.

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gage re-hung

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gage re-hung

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gage re-hung

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gage re-hung

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gage re-hung

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gage re-hung

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gage re-hung

05.16

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D.C. Metro Canopy

06.01

d.c. metro canopy

The subways of Washington, D.C., represent what one might call the ‘connective spine’ of the city. This underground, hidden spine of interconnectivity is where human movement and interaction with the city and its neighborhoods takes place. All across town, plazas and street corners containing subway entrances feed off of the life and energy that revolves around this chain of connectivity. Each of these subway station entrances is a portal reaching down into the underbelly of Washington, D.C. The focus of this project is the development of a proposal for a new Metro canopy prototype for the nation’s capital city.

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d.c. metro canopy

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d.c. metro canopy

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d.c. metro canopy

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d.c. metro canopy

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The Offcenter

07.01

the offcenter

The Offcenter, an entertainment complex located on a large open rolling landscape to the southwest of the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, contains three distinct elements - the Static Wall, the Kinetic Wall, and the Kinetic Perimeter. The Static Wall includes a cafe, an art gallery and a reception area with a viewing mezzanine for watching drive-in films. The Kinetic Wall is a sculptural component that transforms between a movie screen, a bandshell, and a pavilion via a pivoting plane of mechanical louvers. The Kinetic Perimeter opens and closes on pivots to create an adjustable barrier around the large site.

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the offcenter

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the offcenter

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the offcenter

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the offcenter

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the offcenter

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the offcenter

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Architecture, etc.

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architecture, etc.

Many smaller projects and experimentations have contributed to the way I think about and approach design. This section exhibits a varied selection taken from these endeavors, which include site remediation studies, public installations, urban and architectural analyses, furniture design and fabrication, interior design, digital media, and various methods of hand drawing. Not only do these exercises inform the way that I process my own design methodology, but they stand as a unique collection on their own merits. This compilation acts as a connecting instrument that both overlaps and infills within the rest of my portfolio.

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Cubic Module System

08.03

(prototype isometric)

(fabrication)

architecture, etc.

Cubic Module System

Loft 212

(prototype drawings)

(interior photos)

Loft 212

(interior plan)

08.04

Gestic Processes of Making

08.05

(figure drawings)

architecture, etc.

Gestic Processes of Making

(prototype drawings)

(fabrication)

08.06

deTales

08.07

(digitization 1)

(digitization 2)

(digitization 3)

(digitization 4)

architecture, etc.

(digitized topography)

deTales

(extruded topography)

(sectional topography)

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Facciata dei Banchi

08.09

(elevation)

(section)

(plan)

architecture, etc.

(facade detail)

Facciata dei Banchi

(layer 1)

(layer 2)

(layer 3)

(layer 4)

(layer axonometric)

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end n. a final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a story.

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