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EMAIL: Mhreese1@gmail.com
PHONE: (512) 365-6542
ADDRESS: 9504 Hansford Dr, Austin,TX 78753
The following portfolio will contain selections of my work from design studio projects and personal artwork developed during my time as an Environmental Design Student in Architecture.
01 RADIAL
N T E N T S
03 HAVEN ASSEMBLY
02 URBAN BEACH
05 SUGARLAND HERITAGE VISITORS CENTER
04 THE HUT
06 PERSONAL WORK
Fall 2024//Studio
Collaborators: Micah Reese +
Kenia Fraire
Professor: Marcel Erminy
Set in: College Station, TX
This project was apart of the MBMA (Metal Building Manufacturers Association) International Design competition. We were tasked with designing a suitable recreation facility for the Texas A&M University System Rellis Campus in College Station. This required the use of metal building design elements such as tapered beams and columns. The old softball field on our chosen site inspired the main concept behind our design. frame would follow. Our intent was to create a facility for students with a sustainable modular design that challenged the metal building capabilities.
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Floor Plan 2
Scale: 1/16” = 1’
Floor Plan 1
Scale: 1/16” = 1’
Front Exterior View from Pedestrian Way
View of Lobby Transition
Section of Raquetball Court
Section of Lobby
Elevations
Upper Level Plan
Spring 2024// Study Abroad//CARC 301
Collaborators: Micah Reese + Isabella O’Connell
Professor: Miguel Roldan
Set in: Barcelona, Spain
In designing for the 2024 Americas Cup Race we observed the current coastline of Catalonia and the distinct contrast between its natural and artificial sections. The natural provide a vital permeability whereas artificial segments tend to lack organicity. Our solution is to combine them through a permeable urban beach by bringing the elements of a coral reef from below to the surface. It promotes the importance of coastal ecosystems, sustainable architectural practices and, pave a path for modern coastal development.
Levels of Permeability
U R B A
A N B E A C H
Ocean Viewpoint
Site Entrance
Pedestrian Bridgeway
Auditorium Section
A NATIVE COLLECTION
SCHMITZIA JAPONICA
GLOIOSIPHONIA CAPILLARIS
CHONDRCANTHUS TENELLUS
DICTYOPTERIS LATIUSCALA
DICTYOTA DICHOTOMA JUNGERMANNIA BARBULA COMMUTATA
Fall 2023//Studio
Collaborators: Micah Reese + Kenia Fraire
Professor: Marcelo Dinardi
Set in: Houston, Texas
This project was focused on designing a solution to the air, water, and heat issues in the Houston area. From the neighborhoods that were directly affected by large industry pollution, we chose an empty lot in the Greater 5th Ward. This systematic way of living serves permanence and urgency while displaying self-sustaining properties with a series of shelters, resorvoirs, cisterns, a clinic, an education facility, and outdoor entertainment.
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A S S E
E N E M B L Y
Program Diagrams
Program Site
Spring 2023 //Studio
Collaborators: Micah Reese + Lily Walker
Professor: James M. Tate
Set in :Texas Ecoregions
This project explores representation through architectural assemblies and materials. There is also a focus on understanding the timber “Wood Language” in design. It helps to establish a work flow from digital mock-up to physical model. in the digital work we started with the initials of our names.Then we allowed the ecoregion and chosen materials to dictate the overall physical outcomes.
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Collaborators: Micah Reese + Isabella Wolfe
Professor: Gabriella Campagnol
Set in :Sugarland, TX
This project explores the adaptive reuse of the former imperial sugar factory in Sugarland, TX. It incorporates precedent studies from Louis Kahn with a focus on the effects of served and servant spaces in architecture. The purpose is to educate and embrace the strong impact held. Visitors immerse themselves in the culture amongst four floors; a reception and gift shop, offices and meeting spaces, a history and education library, and a 360° gallery. The orientation follows the hierarchy of 4 prisms and the layout of the land. The windows circulate the exterior and create carved spaces for balconies. It offers visitors a visual connection to the historic neighborhoods that were previously segregated along the north, south, east and west facades of the factory.
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S I T O R S HERITAGE CENTER
Concept Montage
2 - Point Perspective
Longitudinal Section in Model
Exploded Structure + Served and Servant Space
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