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ARCHITECTURE IS THE MANIFESTATION OF A PROJECT CONSTRUCTED IN COLLABORATION OF SHARED EXPERIENCES TO REVEAL NONTANGEABLE QUALITIES OF A CULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT . THE PROJECT LEARNS FROM ITS PAST TO INNOVATE THE VERNACULAR, DEFINES SUSTAINABILITY, AND LIVES THROUGH EDIFICATION.
SEMMES MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATION
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THE SOUND AMPHITHEATER
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Scott M. Polley
PROFESSIONAL DESIGN PROJECTS
DOWNTOWN JACKSON WELLNESS CENTER
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CALIDONIA VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION
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CAAD CAMPUS CONNECTOR
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ACADEMIC DESIGN PROJECTS
SUPERUSE PAVILLION
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SANDERSON STUDENT LOUNGE
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DESIGN BUILD PROJECTS
TRASHION SOUND DRESS
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BLUE CRAB CERAMIC BOWL
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SCHEMATIC SKETCHES
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PERCEPTION EXPLORATION DRAWING
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URBAN DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PAPER
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SHARED EXPERIENCES DRAWING
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HOUSTON CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PHOTO
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OTHER WORKS
DIVERSITY: the quality of including a range of people or artifacts with different attributes
“Large swatches of construction built at one time are inherently inefficient for sheltering wide ranges of cultural, population, and business diversity.” – JANE JACOBS
LOCATION: SEMMES, ALABAMA
TIME: 2022, ARCHITECTURE INTERN PROJECT
ALLRED STOLARSK ARCHITECTS & H.M. YONGE ENGINEERS
3,734 SQ. FT. TYPE II-B MASONRY STRUCTURE
SEMMES MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATION
THE SEMMES MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT IS A RENOVATION OF A 1950S BUILDING FOR THE EAST COAST MIGRANT HEAD START PROGRAM AIMED AT SERVING MIGRANT FARMWORKER’S CHILDREN THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. THE BUILDING RENOVATION INCLUDED THE DOCUMENTATION, ANALYSIS, DESIGN, LEAD AND ASBESTOS ABATEMENT, DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION. THE PROJECT’S PROGRAMMING INCLUDED 3 CLASSROOMS AREAS FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND MIDDLESCHOOLERS AND 1 OFFICE SPACE.
SOUTH ELEVAVTION
A. DEMO EXISTING CANOPY - LEAD PAINT ON CANOPY FRAMING TO BE DEMOLISHED
1. DISCONNECT AND REMOVE EXISTING STEEL CANOPY FROM BUILDING AND STEEL COLUMNS. 2. DEMO STEEL COLUMNS AND ANCHORS
B. RAISE CONC. SLAB 1. GRIND AND REMOVE ALL BROKEN CONC. FROM EXISTING SLAB. 2. PREP FOR ADDITION OF 2” OF CONC TO MATCH INTERIOR SLAB HEIGHT.
C. REMOVE AND REPLACE DOOR - LEAD BASED PAINT ON HM FRAME TO BE DEMOLISHED 1. DEMOLISH EXISTING 6’-8” H.M. DOOR, JAMBS, AND HARDWARE.
2. CLEAN, SMOOTH AND PREP REMAINING FRAME IN OPENING FOR NEW DOOR.
3. PROVIDE AND INSTALL NEW H.M. DOOR AND HARDWARE.
D. REMOVE AND REPLACE WINDOW AND INFILL WALL 1. DEMOLISH EXISTING WINDOWS, JAMBS AND HARDWARE. 2. DEMOLISH EXISTING INFILL PLYWOOD AND STUD INFILL WALL 3. PREP EXISTING OPENING FOR NEW ALUMINUM STOREFRONT SYSTEM.
E. STAIR STEP CRACK IN MASONRY WALL REPAIR 1. REMOVE LOOSE OR DETERIORATING MORTAR IN MARKED/ DAMAGED AREA 2. CLEAN AND PREP JOINTS.
3. PACK HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL JOINTS W/ NEW MORTAR 4. RAKE THE MORTAR JOINTS TO MATCH EXISITING JOINTS
F. PREPAIR ALL EXTERIOR SURFACES FOR PAINT AS SPECIFIED.
NORTH DEMOLITION ELEVAVTION
101 PATENT RESOURCE ROOM
102 TRANSPORTATION OFFICE
103 OFFICE
104 INFANT CLASSROOM
105 TODDLER CLASSROOM
106 PRE-SCHOOL CLASSROOM
107 INTERIOR CORRIDOR
108 RESTROOM
109 CUSTODIAL CLOSET
110 TEACHER RESOURCE
111 DIAPER TOILET ROOM
112 TEACHER SUPPORT ROOM
113 A/C CLOSET 114 RESTROOM 115 TEACHER SUPPORT ROOM
COLOR & LIGHT
COLOR WAS USED AS A TOOL TO ALLOW THE ENVIRONMENT TO AID IN THE PASSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTS. USING A PRIMARY COLOR FOR EACH OF THE DIFFERENT ROOMS GIVES THE ROOM AN IDENTITY WITH THE CHILDREN. THE CLASSROOM’S COLOR WAS PROJECTED TO THE CORRIDOR VIA TINTED STOREFRONT TO AID THE TODDLERS AND BELOW WITH WAYFINDING AND BUILDING ORIENTATION. THE INFANT AND TODDLER CALSSROOMS ONLY HAD ONE PRIMARY COLOR IN THE ENVIRONMENT TO MINIMIZE THE STIMULATION. IN THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PRE-SCHOOLER STUDENTS WE ADDED MULTIPLE COLORS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY, TO THE CLASSROOM TO ORGANIZE THE ROOM’S ACTIVITIES.
LIGHT WAS USED AS A PHENOMOLOGICAL TOOL TO CONDITION THE SPACE USED TO INFLUENCE THE CHILD’S MOOD. THE EXISTING BUILDING HAD LARGE OPENINGS IN THE MASONY ON THE NORTH FACADE THAT HAD BEEN COVERED. WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ALLOWING THE COOL NORTHERN LIGHT INTO THE CLASSROOM BY ORIENTING THE CLASSROOM TO ALLOW SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES PER AGE GROUP TO TAKE PLACE IN THE MOST INTENSE NATURAL LIGHTING. THE EXISTING OPENINGS EXTENDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE EXTERIOR STRUCTURAL BEAMS WHICH WAS ABOVE THE DROP CEILINGS. OUR SOLUTION TO MAXIMZE THE LIGHT WAS TO CREATE A FURDOWN ALLOWING THE WINDOW’S FULL HEIGHT. THIS ALSO GAVE US THE ABILITY TO USE OUR CLASSROOM ASSIGNED COLORS TO CONDITION THE SPACE. THE INFANT’S ACTIVITY IN THE INTENSE LIGHT IS FEEDING AND PLAY SO WE CONDITION THE SPACE IN A BLUE COLOR BY PAINTING THE FURDOWN IN A HIGH GLOSS BLUE INVOKING A RELAXING EMOTION. THE TODDLERS WE USED A YELLOW TO ENCOURAGE PLAY AND EVOKE EXCITEMENT. IN THE PRE-SCHOOL WE USED A GREEN TO EVOKE A CALM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
CALMING AND SOOTHING EFFECTS. CAN HELP REDUCE ANXIETY AND INCREASE. IDEAL FOR QUIET SPACES.
ENERGETIC AND CHEERFUL EFFECTS. INSPIRES MOTIVATION AND CREATES A SENSE OF ALERTNESS. IDEAL FOR MOVEMENT SPACES.
STRESS REDUCING AND BALANCED. HELPS TO PROMOTE CONCENTRATION. IDEAL FOR LEARNING SPACES.
MILLWORK IS DESIGNED FOR THE ERGONOMIC HIEGHT OF THE AGE OF THE CLASSROOM AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE STUDENT.
CULTURE: the preservation and innovation of ideas
“THE BEST WAY TO MAKE REAL ARCHITECTURE IS BY LETTING A BUILDING EVOLVE OUT OF PLACE AND CULTURE” - SAMUEL MOCKBEE
LOCATION: GAUTIER, MISSISSIPPI
TIME: 2022, ARCHITECTURE INTERN PROJECT
ALLRED STOLARSK ARCHITECTS
CIVIL ENGINEER:SEYMOUR ENGINEERING
DEAN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
MECH/PLUMBING: ENGINEERING RESOURCE GROUP
WELCON ELECTRICAL CONSULTANTS
7,655 SQ. FT. TYPE III-B
6,090 OCCUPANCY CAPACITY
THE SOUND AMPHITHEATER
THE SOUND AMPHITHEATER IS THE ANCHORE PROJECT OF A LARGER 55-ACRE TOWN COMMONS PARK PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OF A NEW CITY CENTER IN GUATIER. THE AMPITHEATER IS ESTIMATED TO BRING IN $15 MILLION TO THE REGION.
THE PROJECT INCLUDEDS AN 80,000 SF LAWN, STAGE, BACK STAGE OFFICES, DRESSING ROOMS, AND EQUIPMENT LOADING DOCKS. THE PROJECT ALSO HAS 2 CONCESSION STANDS 4 RESTROOMS AND 1 LOWSENSORY RESTROOM.
ARCHITECTURE FACILITATES THE WAY WE LIVE OUR DAILY LIVES. DIGNITY IS NOT FOUND IN THE GRAND GESTURES OF DESIGN RATHER IN THE MONDANE DETAILS THAT ARCHITECTURE OFFERS US. DESIGNING WITH RESPECT FOR DIGNITY WILL OFFER INCLUSION TO ALL IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS:
ACOUSTICS: MINIMIZE BACKGROUND NOISE, ECHOS, AND REVERBERATION.
SPACIAL SEQUENCING: LOGICAL FLOW OF SPACE AND ACTIVITIES.
ESCAPE PLACES: PROVIDE A NUETRAL SENSORY ENVIRONMENT
TRANSITIONS: OFFERS A SPACE TO RECALIBRATE SENSES FROM SPACE TO SPACE
MATERIAL AND TECHNOLOGY: MANUAL ON/OFF SWITCHES, LOW VOC AND SOUND PRODUCING SELECTIONS
FROSTED GLAZING DOOR TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION FROM LOW SENSORY TO OUTDOORS
ESCAPE PLACE WITH MULTIDIRECTIONAL SEATING TO FACILITATE CUSTOMIZABLE DIRECTIONALITY TO
TRANSITION SPACE WHERW WE REMOVED GYP LAYER TO FACILITY MORE SOUND TRANSMISSION INTO
FROSTED GLAZING DOOR TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION FROM LOW SENSORY TO OUTDOORS
SPACIAL SEQUENCING OF THE ROOMS TO TO ALLOW FOR ESCAPE PLACES AND TRANSISTION SPACES TO RECALIBRATE.
ADDED LAYER OF GYP WITH AN AIR GAP TO MINIMIZE OUTSIDE NOISE
ALL MANUAL LIGHT SWITCHES AND TOILET ACCESSORY SCHEDULE TO ELIMINATE SURPRISE INTERACTION.
LED LIGHT SCHEDULE TO ELIMINATE BACK GROUND BUZZING.
DIGNITY: grand gestures are not required to change the world, rather, understanding that designing with respect to individual dignity impacts everyones world.
“The success of a building is measured by how it improves the lives of those who use it.” - Peter Zumthor
LOCATION: JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
TIME: 2016, 5TH YEAR ARCHITECTURE PROJECT COLLABORATION: RYAN MURA
103,200 SQ. FT.
FEATURED IN 2015/16 EDITION OF BARN WORKS
DOWN TOWN JACKSON WELLNESS CENTER
THE WELLNESS CENTER IS A COMBINED FOOD PROCESSING PLANT AND FITNESS FACILITY. IT IS LOCATED IN A FOOD DESERT, A CONSEQUENCE OF THE LOW INCOME COMMUNITY IT SITS IN. THE CENTER IS MEANT TO BE AN EDIFICATION TOOL TO THE CITIZENS AS WELL AS A SOURCE OF ECONOMICS.
3, 200 SQ. FT. 172 PARKING SPOTS
