Rhodes_Taylor_PortfolioA

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Taylor Rhodes

[Tasks Completed]

(262)-384-1396 - TaylorRhodes28@icloud.com

University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning

Hazardous Waste Storage Facility Winter 2023 Advisor: Yojairo Lomeli 3-11

Community Growth Hub Fall 2023 Advisor: Athar Mufreh 12-21

Assembly Winter 2022 Advisor: Jono Stuart 22-24

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Hazardous Waste Storage Facility Ann Arbor, Michigan This Hazardous Waste Storage Facility is a local center to collect items such as tires, paint, batteries, and pesticides. Accumulating these products prevents them from being thrown into landfills and releasing toxic chemicals as they decompose. Here, materials can be managed, treated, stored, and then taken off site to licensed waste processing plants to properly be disposed of. Items such as paint can be blended in large mixers and resold as a new color, a program this building has the equipment for.

The collection building is run by local institutions and volunteer groups looking to educate themselves on the environmental impacts of hazardous waste.

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Cell Tower Region 16 Cell Tower Region 23 Cell Tower Region 9 Cell Tower Region 150

[Environmental Degradation] Humans and nature do not coexist without consequences. We contaminate our air and water with toxic chemicals daily. This affects not only our health, but the health of trees, plants, and animals as they absorb and digest the toxins being exposed to them.

When trash decomposes into the ground, it releases toxic chemicals which can infiltrate our ground water system. While trees and plants have the capability to naturally filter our rainwater through the process of transpiration, it is not enough to combat the damage we have caused to our planet.

Cell Towers Straddled Zones Telephone Poles

Human Development in Proximity to “Nature” and Society Scale 1”: 500’ Preliminary Work - Hazardous Waste Facility

5 Contaiminated rainwater is despersed through atmospheric disposition

Particles and vapors are emitted from urban areas Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Ozone

Birds inhale contaiminated air

Process of Transpiration - H2O movement from root to leaf

Cutting down trees removes natural sources to filter our air, water, and soil

Consumption by wildlife of contaminated water or food impacts reproduction, life expectancy, and the general health of species

Evaporation of H2O through stomata

Plants unable to filter chemicals experience stunted growth or death

H2O moving upward through inner bark

Photosynthesis: intake of CO2, release of Oxygen into the air

Xylem Strucutre

Microplastics Hazardous Chemicals

Absorption of H2O

Remaining polluted H2O inflitrates into groundwater system

Plants and Trees Natural Filter Processes to Combat Pollution

Preliminary Work - Hazardous Waste Facility

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Design Work - Hazardous Waste Facility

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[Head and Spine] This building is split into two parts. The spine is spatially divided by the roof structure to form a series of storage bays. Individuals drop off their items on the west end where they then get moved laterally across the spine to their assigned space. Items such as paint, pesticides, and aerosol cans that require air ventilation reside under operable skylights while other items, such as tires, are stacked in windowless banks. The head ascends upward from the ground to house a classroom, back of house operations , locker rooms, administrative offices, a paint resale store, and two labs to test nearby ground water and materials being dropped off.

Design Work - Hazardous Waste Facility

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Floor Plan Configurations

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Materiality Study

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“Spine” Study

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“Head” Iterations

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Study Models - Hazardous Waste Facility

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Section A

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Lower Level Floor Plan

Section B

Design Work - Hazardous Waste Facility

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Design Work - Hazardous Waste Facility

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Studio Desk Following UG2 Completion

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Community Growth Hub Wadi Fukin, Palestine In order to preserve a small town’s local food and water systems, this Hub provides a space of revitalization for Wadi Fukin’s agricultural and economic footprint. Located just south of the town’s center, the structure encloses a permanent, but adaptable greenhouse for crop experimentation and food production. It also houses a daily market to sell the food grown in both the hub and in the fields.

This foodways hub empowers farmers and their families to support and nurture the town’s local agricultural economy. With Israeli settlements encroaching on both the east and west, the town is at risk of losing both its farm land and its few remaining customs of the local food system.

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Albert Cuyp Market Amsterdam, Netherlands This market is one of the largest outdoor markets in Europe, with over 260 vendors setting up shop to sell a variety of goods to locals and tourists. It is open six days a week with the street being closed off daily to allow for the continuous flow of pedestrian and bike traffic.

The market is prepared each morning as stalls are purchased by vendors (at an extremely high rate) to be set up and then are taken down at the end of the business day. Stalls are a hot commodity as independent vendors must compete against the tenants who already rent/own shops on the same street for a coveted spot. The market reflects a melting pot of cultures and runs the entire length of the Alberty Cuypstraat from Ferdinand Bolstraat to Van Woustraat.

The open-air market brings a sense of liveliness to this working class neighborhood.

Precedent Research - Community Growth Hub

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Pop-Up Community Kitchen Wadi Fukin, Palestine

Source of Heat:

Flexible Arrangement of Seating:

Cooking Utensils:

Women of all Ages:

Case Study Research - Community Growth Hub

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[Site Conditions] Located outside the city of Bethlehem Situated in a valley between two hills, where Israeli urbanization is happening above

Sun Study Over Wadi Fukin

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Site Photos and Images of Wadi Fukin provided by Athar Mufreh

Population of Wadi Fukin - 1,300 Building Rotated 25 degrees - Facing Northwest

While unable to visit Wadi Fukin, we were able to tour a local organic farm in Ann Arbor to learn about various farming practices and how spaces are organized to maximize food production.

Site Map: Provided by Athar Mufreh

Site Analysis - Community Growth Hub

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[Door Operations]

[Door Orientations]

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Design Work - Community Growth Hub

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[Community Growth Hub] Interior Greenhouse Produces a microclimate Allows for experimentation in the type of plants and crops they are growing Cleaning + Storage Station Space to store the produce grown Encourages colloboration (all ages can participate) and contribute towards the revitalization of Wadi Fukin’s agricultural industry Market Open daily to sell food grown at the hub and in the fields Facing due east to open with the sunrise each morning Upper Level Deck Second layer of circulation to provide space for observation and learning

Design Work - Community Growth Hub

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[A Building within a Builidng] The Wadi Fukin Community Growth Hub is a box with a series of doors that rotate 360 degrees to create a facade that emulats both an open and closed building at the same time. Made out of polycarbonate sheets, corrugated metal, and orange steel, the hub is a flex space for community oriented production, education, and preservation of a town’s cultural identity.

Design Work - Community Growth Hub

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[Community Growth Hub] By prioritizing a space geared towards revitalization and strengthening of a local system, Wadi Fukin can begin to increase the use of shared space and cooperative practice, preservation of a cultural landscape, and its support of transferring knowledge from one generation of farmers to the next.

Design Work - Community Growth Hub

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[At Home] Made out of maple, this nighstand was a project designed and built at home by my dad and I during the summer. It allowed me to learn how to use machinery such as a table saw , drill press, and sand belt.

Not only was it a great bonding experince for the two of us, it grew my apperciation for producing quality craftsmanship. Building things takes time, patience, and an ability to problem solve when things don’t work out as you planned. It was rewarding for me to see a project completed from start to finsih knowing I was involved in each step.

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[At School] This class explored how things are built. All components of the table were cut, sanded, and assembled with hand tools in order to gain a more intimate understanding of wood and its properties as a material.

Being able to transform your design from a simple napkin sketch to a physical form is an important quality of any designer. It is key to look at relationships such as proportions, structural connections, and materiality, all which can help increase the precision and craft of the final product. It takes discipline and practice at varied scales to achieve consistency when setting out to assemble something by hand.

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