201216_Becker_Samuel_Vis3 Final Portfolio

Architectural Portfolio

Samuel Becker Vis 3 Professor Jazzaa Fall 2020

Table Of Contents Intro-----------------------------------------------------------------1 Dox Thrash Community Center-----------------------------3 Cabin Competition----------------------------------------------7 Rowhouse-------------------------------------------------------11 Codex------------------------------------------------------------15 Small Space----------------------------------------------------19

Intro Hello, and thank you for taking the time to go through my portfolio! This semester has definitely been a challenging one, but i believe I have progressed immensely as a designer. Throughout the semester we focused on the connection between what were designing and the people who will be experiencing it, as well as the community where the design is located.

This conection between our ideas as designers and the real world impact that those designs can create is something that will stick with me indefinitely. The projects here are laid out in chronological order from most recent to least, aside from the Codex and Small Space projects due to their relationship to eachother.

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Project 1- Dox Thrash Community Center The goal of this project was to design a community center for the neighborhood of Sharswood located at the site of the historic Dox Thrash house. The historic facade of the Dox Thrash house as well as the adjacent twin rowhouse needed to be preserved in the design. Early on we designed 5 experiences members of the community would have at the community center, seen below. For the final design i used the third experience of interaction with the library next door as the inspiration behind the concept of interaction between a creative space and a space meant for focus.

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Front Elevation

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Side Elevation

North-South Section

East-West Section

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Compression/ Decompression

Vertical Circulation

Public/ Private

Connection to Library

Historical Facade

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Project 2- Cabin Competition The Cabin On the Border by SO? Architects is a very unique structure with a lot of naunce and detail despite its simple appearance. The exterior of the structure is made entirely of birch plywood, and the interior is only a little more varied materialisticaly. The true beauty of this cabin doesnt come from its appearance or materiality however, it instead comes from the unique use of space as well as the cabins ability to adapt to a changing environment. By using modules of the same size in the cabins construction there is an even distribution of space without anything being crammed, and the elevated sleeping areas create a private space that doesnt take away from the floor area of the cabin. In addition to the well thought out use of space the Cabin On the Border also has a variety of moving parts which allow it to transform from a solid wooden box during harsher weather into an cabin that blurs the line between indoor and outdoor space.

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P e n n s y l v a n i a

D e l e w a r e

Floor Plan

Elevation

Sectional Perspective

Roof Plan

Moving Parts

Elevated Space

Modularity 8

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Sectional Perspective - 1/4”=1’ at cut

P e n n s y l v a n i a

Moving Parts

D e l e w a r e

Elevated Space

Modularity

Thomas Jefferson University C_ABE Cabin Competition - 2020 Cabin On the Border - SO? Architects

The Cabin On the Border by SO? Architects is a very unique structure with a lot of naunce and detail despite its simple appearance. The exterior of the structure is made entirely of birch plywood, and the interior is only a little more varied materialisticaly. The true beauty of this cabin doesnt come from its appearance or materiality however, it instead comes from the unique use of space as well as the cabins ability to adapt to a changing environment. By using modules of the same size in the cabins construction there is an even distribution of space without anything being crammed, and the elevated sleeping areas create a private space that doesnt take away from the floor area of the cabin. In addition to the well thought out use of space the Cabin On the Border also has a variety of moving parts which allow it to transform from a solid wooden box during harsher weather into an cabin that blurs the line between indoor and outdoor space.

Floor Plan - 1/4”=1’

Roof Plan - 1/4”=1’

Elevation - 1/4”=1’

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Project 3- Rowhouse

In this project we were given a client and a site with the goal of designing a rowhouse that would suit the clients needs. I decided to take on the Client Sarah, Mike, Morgan (child), Mike’s Mom challenge of designing a split level Multi-generational family Mike’s mom visits a few times a week to watch Morgan, might stay for a few days rowhouse to allow for easy circulation Needs her own space and visibility from one floor to another.

Potential for more children Site: North College Ave - Corner This unique design also allowed for a Program Needed: lightwell throughout the entire structure 3 Bedrooms Values outside space to mix with neighbors allow kids to play observed on backyard that breaths life into the building. and street

Requests: Natural light Current house “feels” small Extra bathroom workshop

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Basement

First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Fourth Floor 12

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Project 4- Codex In the codex project we chose a book or piece of literature and were tasked with creating a space with the sole purpose of reading that codex. The book that i chose was “The Greatest: My Own Story� by Muhammad Ali with Richard Durham. In this autobiography rather than focusing on the success Muhammad Ali had during his boxing career it shines a light on the struggle and difficulties that went along with his success. I designed a space with a linear progression meant for one person to make their way to the book. To represent the uneasiness and struggle that he felt throughout much of the book as you progress through the space the floor and walls compress and decompress while at the same time light is only allowed in through cracks in the cieling.

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Progress Itterations

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Experiential Section

Plan

Experiential Plan

Elevation

Long Section

Cross Section

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Project 5- Small Space For the small space project the goal was to create a space using the concept from our codex project. Given the unique nature of my design in that project, as well as a concept of uneasiness and claustrophobia, i felt limited in the designs i was able to pursue. Given these limitations i designed a memorial for Muhammad Ali that Maintaned the ideas behind the codex project while serving a different function.

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