Rachael Varin - Selected Architecture Works

selected works DESERT CAMPUS

passive design strategies were utilized in the development and creation of a cohesive campus ultimately reflected in technical mappings 1

T R A N S I T G AT E WAY through the exploration of modularity, this project was developed with attention to the tectonic elements and way in which they connect

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DOWNTOWN MUSEUM

material quality and formal design were explored in the development of a museum dedicated to the dĂ­a de los muertos procession in tucson, arizona

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FA B R I C AT I O N

a selection of carefully fabricated projects with an attention to detail at various scales

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DESERT CAMPUS pa ss i v e d e s i g n s trate gi e s w e re uti li ze d i n th e develop ment and creation of a cohesive camp us ultimately refl ected in t e c hni c a l m a ppi ng s

PLANNING PROCESS

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initial wall placement

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column system organized

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walls to direct circulation

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structure based fenestration for airflow

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shading panels

a t t e nt i on t o t he e xi s t i ng s i t e t opog ra phy a nd cond i t i ons a s we l l a s v e rna cul a r pre ce d e nt a l l owe d ca re f ul a rt i cul a t i on of t he ca m pus b ui l d i ng s

SECTION

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a va r iety o f sp a c ia l q u a lities a r e disp la yed in th e sec tio n a s well a s th e c h a p el’ s r efl ec tio n o f th e deser t la n dsc a p e r a c ha e l v ar in

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CAMPUS PLAN

th e c a m p u s p la n wa s develo p ed with a g r ea t level o f tec h n ic a lity, c lea r ly disp la yin g la yer ed in f o r m a tio n

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RENDERING EXPLORATION

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marker + ink

rhino + vray + photoshop rhino + vray

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watercolor + vray

a ser ies o f va r io u s r en der in g styles wer e u tilized to r efl ec t th e q u a lity a n d a tten tio n to lig h t th r o u g h o u t th e p r o j ec t r a c ha e l var in

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TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT

steel gutter

metal flashing

4"

tapered i beam

precast concrete panel 20"

14"

precast steel angle roof connection

steel angle lintel steel flat bar steel column precast steel weld plate

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i beam

precast steel weld plate 1 1/2" = 1’

adobe block lateral rebar reinforcements vertical rebar reinforcements

concrete footing

gutter detail

horizontal rebar reinforcements concrete slab alternating bent steel dowels mechanical key

gravel

a va r iety o f str u c tu r a l deta ils with in th e p r o j ec t wer e ex p lo r ed in tec h n ic a l deta il with a tten tio n to c o n str u c tio n r a c ha e l v a r i n

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T R A N S I T G AT E W A Y

FALL 2017

t h r o u gh t h e e xplo rati on o f m odulari ty, th i s proje ct was develop ed with attention to the tectonic elements and way in whi c h t he y c onne c t

PLAN

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a tten tio n to str u c tu r a l o r g a n iza tio n a n d g r een sp a c e a r e ex em p li fi ed a s well a s th e a r tic u la tio n o f a n a dditio n a l vestibu le

SECTIONS

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b c

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th e va r iety o f sp a c es c r ea ted th r o u g h th e u se o f m o du les is a llo wed by th e tec to n ic n a tu r e o f th e p r o j ec t r a c ha e l var in

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COMPONENTS

ITERATIVE PROCESS

wing shaped roof panel secured between wood beams

inverted steel T securing wood

steel cap protecting end grain + securing connection

steel T pre-cast in concrete

steel fittings connecting beams through center of column

a ser ies o f int entio nal final co m p o n en ts desig n ed aft er t he iter at ive p hysical m o delin g p r o c ess

sketc h es a n d sh o p dr a win g s wer e u tilized f o r th e f a br ic a tio n a n d develo p m en t o f ea c h c o m p o n en t r a c ha e l v a r i n

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D O W N TO W N M U SE U M

FALL 2016

m a t e r i a l qu a l i ty an d f orm al de s i gn w e re e xplo re d with the develop ment of a museum dedicated to the dĂ­ a de los muert os pr oc e s s i on i n t u c s on, a r i z ona

PLAN

OPERATIVE PROCESS

th e p r o g r a m m a tic o r g a n iza tio n o f sp a c e f o llo ws a n d is in f o r m ed by th e g eo m etr y o f th e f o r m

SECTION

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th e c ontr ast ing angles and p r o p o r t io ns ar e wo r k ed o ut thr o ugh c a reful delineatio n o f sp ace o n the inter io r o f the museum r a c ha e l var in

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th e p r o g r a m m a tic o r g a n iza tio n o f sp a c e f o llo ws a n d is in f o r m ed by th e g eo m etr y o f th e f o r m

F A B R I C AT I O N a se l e c t i o n o f c a r e f ully f abri c ate d pro je c ts w i th an attention to detail at various scales

SMALL-SCALE

a p h ysic a l m o del o f th e deser t c a m p u s wa s c r ea ted to f u r th er stu dy lig h t a n t th e to p o g r a p h ic in teg r a tio n

LARGE-SCALE

long length

MATERIAL CONNECTION STUDY

short length

[6 hubs] 5x short

[10 hubs] 2x short + 4x long

shop drawings exploring connections within bench

wood and steel components sit flush refined connection [in collaboration with materials lab staff]

s te e l dome wi th a h e i g h t of 5’ c ra fted fr o m mo dules to be a s s e mbl e d f rom a var iety o f hubs

precise fitting of components th e in ter c o n n ec tio n o f wo o d, c o n c r ete, a n d steel wer e ex p lo r ed in th e c r ea tio n o f a m u ltip u r p o se sto o l c o n ta in in g two c o m p o n en ts r a c ha e l v a r i n

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