2012 Professional Design Portfolio

MOLLY CULBERTSON DESIGN PORTFOLIO

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contents ST. CROIX RESEARCH LABORATORY 4 KAMIAH YOUTH & WELLNESS CENTER 8 COEUR D’ALENE AFTER THE REIGN 12 SKETCHES 16 SERPENTINE PAVILION //1 DAY CHARRETTE WITH ARUP 18 PIONEER SQUARE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE CENTER 20

ST. CROIX AQUATIC RESEARCH LABORATORY fall 2011 // st. croix, u.s. virgin islands The St. Croix Aquatic Research Laboratoryy was part of a de desi sign g ed campus plan that is able to ada apt tto o the Virgin Island’s limited resource es. T Three pods designate the controlled lab bor orat ator oryy areas; circulation and an d co commun comm mm munal unal un al space pacce pa es ar a e exposed to the he trop tr opic pic ical a clilima m te t . Th hiss sstr trat tr ateg at eg gy al allo lo ows ws for or auto au t m ma ate ate ted/ d/lo /lo locali loca calize ca lliize zed co zed cont cont ntro tro rol ol of of llab a or ab orat orat ator tory ory or enviro ronm men nts ts and n nat atur at ural ur a vven al entititila en latitit on of la l ss res le estric s icte cte t d ar area ea e as. s. The pod odss re reac actt indi in d vd di vdua uallyy to t dir irec ect su s nl n ig gh htt-t -the he env nvel elop el ope op pe ca an be b ccus ussto tomi mize zed d in in mulitpl plle wa p w ys ys to ca ate ter to o sensi ensiitit ve en e lab abo orattor orat or o y re rese sear se arch ar ch. ch ch.

RAINWATER COLLECTION EXISTING IN FOLDS

STEEL FRAME ARMS SUPPORTING MOVING WALL SYSTEM WALL PANEL PROFILE

STILT WATER RETRIEVAL TUBE

SALT H2O

FRESH H2O

Water retrieval through stilt structure.

Rain water collection through building folds.

Heating/ Colling adaptable wall panel system.

k.w.a.y.c kamiah wellness & youth center spring 2011 // kamiah, idaho Pronounced as “quake�, the K.W.A.Y.C.. was designed directly with the th e logging lo oggin gg giin ng community comm co mmun nitty of Kamiah, Kam mia ah, Idah Id ah ho o.. The he dessig ign ce c le lebr brat a es tthe he lloc occa all timb mber mb er ind du usstry an and d th he be bett ttter tter erin ing in g off co omm mmunitty sp spir iri ritit and h hea ealtlth. h. D Due ue to lilimi mite mi ted d co comm mmun unitityy fu f nds, nd ds, the ccen ente terr wa w as de desi esi sign gned gned gn ed in th thre ree e p ph ha asses e : 1) well we ellllne ness ne ss ccen en e nte er cco orre e, 2 2)) poo ool an and tth her era apyy,, 3 3)) in nte erio riio orr an nd d la an nd dsscca ape pe addiitition ons. IItt se ons s rvves es as a la an nd dma mark in t e comm th munityy tto o g gat athe er an and su supp upp ppor ppor ort rt each ea h other err, as as we elll ass, a sp pac ace fo for tth for he grow gr ow wtth h of th the co the commun mm mun unitittie es yo y un nger ge en ne era ratitio tion ons. s

COEUR D’ ALENE AFTER THE REIGN fall 2010 // coeur d’alene, idaho 3rd PLACE ILBI LIVING CITY 2035 COMPETITION This is Coeur D’Alene, ID when gas prices reach $7/gallon in the year 2035.

The north Idaho town is an established tourist community that is threatened by its isolation isolation, like many modern suburbs. The town is composed off several planned developments and a resort community. Our design solution is a sustainable system that relies on community rather than technological stategies-localized reuse of cul-desac developm pmen ents ts s a and nd strategic infill between n tract homes es. CDA will relyy com ommu unity invol olve vem ment, ffo or adap ad aptta atitio on n, an nd pe pers r onal a resspo p nsibillitityy fo or a sust su ust sta aiina nab blle fu utu ture re.

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SKETCHES CONCEPTS & EXAMINATIONS here // there // evveryw where I make sense of the world througgh the extension of my hands.

“The creative process is a coocktail off instinct, skill, culture and a highlyy creativee feverishness. It is not like a drug; it is a particular state when everything happens very quickly, a mixture of consciousness and unconsciousness, of feear and pleasure; it’s a little like making love, the physical act of love.”

-Franciis Bacon

SERPENTINE PAVILION 1 DAY CHARETTE WITH ARUP ASSOCIATES summer 2011 // london, united kingdom The basic principle of sustainability is the concept of adaption vs. mitigation.

This proposed pavilion physically demonstrates these two opposing concepts towards the greaterr population of London. On one side, the large central door can be easily moved as more people in habit the space (mitigate). On the other side the people are forced to adapt to the flfluc ucttuating ating spatial conditions conditions-they the ha have e no control of their environment and no must adapt to what is given to them. mu Th T he simple kinetic statement makes thiiss temporary piece of architecture this th re e rre eflflec ect society’s response, and th ec hei eir eir rro ole le witithi hin, hi n, sus usta tain inab abililitity. y

PIONEER SQUARE HOMELESS ASSITANCE SHELTER spring 2011 // seattle, washington Positioned along the original “skid road”, the corner off Yesler Way & Western Ave, this is a community centerr that combines the residents, commuters, tourists, & homeless of Pioneer Square, with the process off preparing homeless residents for independence.

Historically, this location is the convergence of Seattle’s upper-class with a lower, poorer class. Today, Pioneerr Square continues to withstand this relationship between various social groups: the homeless, drug dealers, neighborhood residents, tourists,commuters, & business owners. This neighborhood needs a place for interaction between this diverse set of user types to strengthen the growing social relationships that could make this area a thriving neighborhood.Communal spaces are woven through pods (supported by a modular, tensegrity steel frame). The pods respond to significant moments along the process of adjusting from being homeless to returning to the social norm of living. Social interaction occurs spontaneously between, on top, & underneath these pods allowing for informal and meaningful relationships to occurlearning is not only through the programs offered, but also through g social support. pp

module: beams in compression cables in tension.

classroom module

shared living unit module

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