University of Oregon School of Architecture & Environment
| Selected Works
Detail-oriented and hardworking architecture student with a creative capacity balanced by discipline and keen attention to detail. Adept at using design and model building to choreograph movement through different qualities of space and considering the nature of view, prospect, and exposure in architectural experience.
925-413-0036
tervin@uoregon.edu https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayler-ervin-526414130/ Eugene, OR
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Out of the Blocks
Sisters, Oregon Affordable Housing and Community Development | Winter 2023
This project located in Sisters, Oregon sought to tackle the need for affordable housing for families and teachers, community spaces, and the adaptive reuse of an existing middle school. With inspiration drawn from the 3 Sister mountains I developed 3 different housing types which mimic the mountain range. To bring in parks and recreational space I designed a central, shared green space with multitudes of purposes. A concern regarding the decline of income during skiing and snowboarding offseason led me to include a pavilion for farmer’s markets so that residents could gain revenue in different areas. Minimal changes to the school helped to integrate more opportunities for community gatherings, while keeping the school’s kid-like nature and also connecting it to the outdoors.
Project Model within Site Model Context
*project model insert made by me and site model context made by the studio class and I*
With 36 total housing units, I wanted to ensure that each unit had their own outdoor spaces, so I staggered them to give them their secluded space away from the gathering space in the center of them all.
Housing was placed on the right side of the site to mirror the existing neighborhood next to it. A strong line of trees are used to shield the units from noise travel from the busy street and community gathering spaces that were developed during this project.
Affordable Housing Developments
1 Bed 1 Bath Duplex
3 Bed 1.5 Bath Quad
2 Bed 1.5 Bath Duplex
To provide updates for the school I began by keep Wing A as the daycare for various ages of children. Creating larger community spaces in the center that can be versatile for big events, as well as smaller gathering rooms for meetings and classes within the community. By eliminating walls I was able to design covered pickle ball courts for residents, which was a request from a survey I conducted. A newly designed gym was also implemented with access to restored basketball courts.
Palladio Center for the Arts: Vicenza Study Abroad Design Studio | Spring 2023
As a part of my study abroad experience in Vicenza, Italy I was tasked with designing a multi-functional building that served the purpose of housing a market space, research center, and a Palladio museum. I had 3 big moves in mind, one being to eliminate the existing piazza of Biade and open it up to create sapce for a more successful piazza to be formed. Another being to signify and use the tower and passageway as a transition zone into a newly designed piazza. Lastly, the connection between the new piazza and the existing context to ensure there is clear distinction between the two.
Progression of Massing
Daylighting Strategy
Starting with an elongated “L” shape massing I wanted to interlock my new piazza “Piazza del Riposo” with the existing Piazza del Erbe’s nature by using the clock tower and passageway as a transition zone. My ultimate goal was to make my new building and space act as a seamless threshold between new and old architecture.
Piazza della Tranquillità
Calm/Reflective Zone
Activity Zone
Piazza del Riposo
Piano Terra 1:200 N
Digital Bay Model Study
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Open-Air Daycare
Early Childhood Learning Center | Fall 2022
The Open-Air Daycare was completed in Fall of 2022, and was centered around creating a Childhood Learning Center for the city of Eugene, Oregon. I primarily focused on how I could create a fun but functional space for children to learn in the classroom and outside. This idea led me to create a building that was open-air to allow the main classrooms to feel integrated with the outside while still being enclosed. In between the normative classrooms are two circular play sctructures that are integrated with the earth and require ramps to journey into them from the classroom. Overall, I wanted to create an evironment that would feel like an adventure to small kids and make children excited to go to school.
Floor Plan
To ensure the proper development for each targeted age group, it was important to create designated classrooms for each grade while also having play areas where all ages can interact in order to promote accelerated communication skills.
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Phius CPHC Design Exam | Spring 2024
When responding to the PHIUS design prompt for an infill 4- bedroom home located in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago, IL and within the ASHRAE Climate Zone 5A, I found it crucial to take into account the arrangement of windows and openings on the home, especially since the North side is covered by a taller home. It was of upmost importance to implement window placement in a way that optimized sunlight while also being cautious of solar heat gain in the hotter seasons. In terms of shading, I found it most useful to have shading devices on the windows on the South side of the home, and using tall Deciduous trees to the East and West for added shading. Overall, the orientation of the home and the rooms within it were designed in a way that maximizes comfort in heating and cooling demand.
3/32" = 1'-0"
TALLEST WINDOW: 4’
TOTAL U-VALUE:0.16
Floor Plans
2 full stories above grade, with a garden-style basement
Lot size is 25’x 125’, short side facing E/W
17’x 55’ building footprint
First Floor Plan 1/8” = 1’0
Roof-Wall Detail Junction
Airtight
Overall Passive House Strategies
- Continuous Building Envelope - Sufficient Thermal Insulation - Highly Efficient Mechanical Systems
One element that helped me to achieve my overall strategic goals for this project was the use of the Larsen Truss in my Walls and Roof which helped to reduce the risk of thermal bridging and to reach a sufficient level of insulation.
Foundation-Wall-Floor Detail Junction
Out of the Blocks
armchair
Out of the Blocks: Furniture Design Studio | Winter 2024
designer: tayler ervin
date: winter 2024
material: cherry wood
finish: natural with accents of boiled linseed oil
dimensions: 25” (L) x 18” (W) x 24” (D)
In a studio that was concerned with designing for the purpose of athletes, I was initially inspired by the way track athletes move out of the blocks and their body positioning throughout the process of running. From this I began recording diagrammatic leg movements to start the process of my design.
