Taylor Rhodes
(262)-384-1396 - TaylorRhodes28@icloud.com
University of Michigan
Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning
[Tasks Completed]
Winter 2023
Advisor: Yojairo Lomeli
Hazardous Waste Storage Facility 3-11
Fall 2023
Advisor: Athar Mufreh
Community Growth Hub 12-21
Winter 2022
Advisor: Jono Stuart Assembly 22-24
Hazardous Waste Storage Facility
The collection building is run by local institutions and volunteer groups looking to educate themselves on the environmental impacts of hazardous waste. 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.
[Mapping Human Development in Proximity to “Nature” and Society]
[Environmental Degradation]
Preliminary Work - Hazardous Waste Facility
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.
[Plants and Trees Natural Filter Processes to Combat Pollution]
Preliminary Work - Hazardous Waste Facility
[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.
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Community Growth Hub
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.
[Albert Cuyp Market]
Precedent Research - Community Growth Hub
Located in Amsterdam, 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.
[Pop-Up Community Kitchen]
Case Study Research - Community Growth Hub
Source of Heat: Flexible Arrangement of Seating: Cooking Utensils: Women of all Ages:
[Site Conditions]
Located outside the city of Bethlehem
Situated in a valley between two hills, where Israeli urbanization is happening above
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.
Design Work - Community Growth Hub
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
[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.
[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.
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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.
[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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