Senior Portfolio

Morgan Palm

Urban Development Spindle Bay

Thesis Heritage

Urban Development

Spindle Bay Courtyard Perspective

Spindle Bay

The textile mills started as early as 1811 and by 1871 Fall River had become the leading cotton textile producer. Notably with the strong textile mills Fall River played a large role in the American labor union movement with its own numerous labor strikes to account for.

Cultural Center Perspective

An interdisciplinary sustainable project between interior architecture designers and civil engineers that brings a revitalization urban development to the river front neighborhood in Fall River, MA.

Night Perspective Project Goals - Climate Resiliency and Sustainability - Mixed, diverse, versatility in spaces - Inclusive/ universal design throughout - Connection with the community - Wellness of those in the environment - Mentally (education) - Physical

Sustainable Information: Focus Points

LEED Scorecard: Neighborhood Development Plan

Irrigation

- 37,000 sqft of green space - 12 gallons per minute to irrigate all plants (same as 2 lawn sprinklers) - 3 levels of xeriscaping that require different amounts of irrigation

Solar Panels

- 68,000 sqft - 161, kWh generated per month - Energy savings: $20,000

Drip Irrigation System

Parking with Solar Panel Roof

Site Information: Permeable Pavement: Porous Asphalt

Water Retention Basins

Parking Lot with Solar Panel Roof

Indoor/ Outdoor Patio Valet for cultural center

Cultural Center with Green Roof

Loading Dock

Water tower for drip irrigation Concessions

Permeable interlocking concrete or clay blocks

Trees with water trench for sound barrier

Courtyard with xeriscaping

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Hotel with green roof

Native plants used in the xeriscaping of courtyard.

Conifer Tree

Spice Bush

Wild Blue Indigo

Little Bluestream Grass

Permeable Pavement: Porous Asphalt

Site Information: Community Connection

- Outreach through events with local businesses - Performances with a community theater at performance hall - Field trips with local schools - Inclusive activities within the courtyard - Involvment with Fall River food trucks - Workshops - Holiday Spectaculars - Connection with hotel on lot - Festivals

Inclusive Strategies

- Brick pathways for ease of movement - Varying activites for ages and accessibility - Seating throughout for touch down points - Spaces for those needing a calming moment - Table/ counter tops that are accessible - Shaded areas for sun protection - Fountain for water bottle refill - Lighting along pathways to help with visibility

Thesis

Location

Fall River is located approximately 45 miles south of Boston and 18 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island on the east shore of the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay in southeast region of Massachusetts. The region is known as the South Coast.

Building: Cyclorama

- Originally used as an event space with a large open space.

- Two more floors to be added to the building.

- Taking the pre-existing building and bring it up to code and LEED certified.

- Flexibility and adjustability within the spaces for interactive activities.

- Design needs to be careful in being neutral in representation.

Heritage Cultural Center “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own.

And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” ~ Dr. Seuss Oh, The Places You’ll Go

Lobby Perspective

East Section Cut Focus Areas - First Floor 31,604 sqft - Lobby - Performance Space - Second Floor 31,604 sqft - Cooking Class - Third Floor 12, 068 sqft - Interactive Space - Overall: Approximately 107,000 sqft

3rd

Interactive Space

Restaurant Lobby Mechanical

Cooking Classes Performance Area

Art Class

2nd

Back of House

1st

Storage

Cooking Class Axon Lobby Axon

Performance Space Axon

Interactive Space Axon

Basement

Client

Concept: Wind Wind creates movement in the natural world. It has the ability to change landscapes, transfer life across the land, and bring breath to environments. Just as movement in life is so important movement in design is essential to creating a dynamic space. As wind moves across the world the design of the cultural center will move you through the space transporting you from place to place.

Wind

Movement across the world

The cultural center hopes to be a resource for those who are interested in learning about the world cultures without having the opportunity to travel: bringing the world to them. The center can provide the chance to learn of cultural aspects through interactive experiences to all.

World Cultures

Schools

Families

Employees

Interactive Space Perspective

LEED Scorecard Heritage

April 29, 2024

Sustainable Strategies

- Sustainable materials used throughout space - Green walls to help with wayfinding and supplies for programs - Daylight sensors in lobby area - Motion sensors and climate control in all rooms - Watersense fixtures/ Energy Star appliances - Bottle refill station - Bike storage and shower - Glazing to allow sunlight further into center building - Building monitoring systems will be in the basement of building

To help with acoustics in the large spaces custom lighting and sound clouds are used. The sound cloud helps control the volume levels in the performance space while hiding the lighting and sound systems. The perspectives show that the sound clouds are a focal point that is inspired by the design concept of wind.

Performance Space Perspectives Floor Plan- First Floor

Cooking Class Perspective

Corridor Perspective

Floor Plan- Second Floor

Just as sustainable strageties were used throughout the design of the cultural center inclusive/ universal design was implemented. As shown in the cooking class perspective all cooking stations are ADA compliant as the touch down points are shown in the corridor perspective are for universal design. A few other strategies that are used in the design are rev down rooms and a ramp from the second to the third floor.

Cooking Class Elevation

Interactive Space: Simulator Perspective **The QR codes show a live stream of the video projections for the planetarium and simulator.** The cultural center will have rotating exhibitions of cultures from around the world. With rotating exhibitions fexibility is a key design aspect of the building. Technology in the interactive spaces of the simulator and planetarium provide ease of adaptibility and flexibility through change in the video projections.

Interactive Space: Planetarium Perspective Floor Plan- Third Floor