architecture
portfolio
Laura Taylor 2007 - 2012
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[FIFTH YEAR] 02-11 jazz music incubator [FOURTH YEAR] chicago community hospital 14-21 [THIRD YEAR] 24-25 auburn lyceum
26-27 dudley entrance 28-31 study abroad
[SECOND YEAR] lakeview residence 34-37 bookstore facade 38-39
[ADDITIVE DRAWINGS] [RESUME & CONTACT]
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montgomery al
the music incubator
in·cu·ba·tor ([in-kyuh-bey-ter] n.
Thesis year begins with an exploration of downtown Montgomery, Alabama. we discuss the city’s qualities and how it needs improvement. Each student is allowed to choose their site and their program.
1. An apparatus in which environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, can be controlled; often used for growing bacterial cultures, hatching eggs artificially, or providing suitable conditions for a chemical or biological reaction. 2. Medicine An apparatus for maintaining an infant, especially a premature infant, in an environment of controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen concentration. 3. A place or situation that permits or encourages the formation and development, as of new ideas: a college that was an incubator of new approaches to sociology.
[objectives] :
When exploring the opportunities of this site, my main goals became: 1. Create an environment that lured a pedestrian from one node of entertainment to another by the music spilling into the street and inviting people to stay. This will create a more unified entertainment district rather than the one that exists today. 2. Create a site that lets people interact with the building without having to enter. This way, anyone will feel welcomed to the site and therefore bring the entire demographic of Montgomery together in unity. 3. Fully utilize the Riverwalk. Pedestrians expect to make it to their destination in five minutes of walking. Adding an entertainment node at this site provides another stop for the Pedestrians and will increase the amount of traffic towards the river. Currently, the Riverwalk is just a little too far to be seen as a connection to the Biscuit’s Stadium and the Alleyway.
alabama montgomery
regional context
downtown
site
site panoramas
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site context
site panorama
site connections
programmatic spaces
RECORDING STUDIO AND PRACTICE
LARGE SCALE
INTERIOR PERFORMANCE SPACE
STREET CAFE & BAR CIRCULATION CENTRAL SPINE INTIMATE & PUBLIC
SMALL SCALE
EXTERIOR PERFORMANCE SPACE
third floor plan
hierarchy of spaces
LARGE
1
EXTERIOR
2
STREET
3
SMALL
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INTIMATE
second floor plan
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user circulation
first floor plan 05
section
site plan
interior perspective
section
interior perspective
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lighting studies Another aspect of thesis was to spend Spring semester studying how light can compliment your design. I did a series of screen designs to see how the light changes character during the day and how the building glows during the night.
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chicago children’s hospital
chicago, il [objectives] :
This Chicago Children’s hospital is located in a medical district of the city, but has a site condition unlike any other buildings on its block: Mies Van der Rohe Way intersects Chicago Avenue directly in front. This allows for views down the street from the hospital as well as a straight-on view of the hospital from several blocks away. My approach to the design of this children’s hospital was to give the children a sense of escape from the hurt and fear a hospital can possess. Every patient room as a window facing into the city as well as towards the river. There are multiple small public balcony spaces and a large scale exterior cafeteria. The lobby and other programmatic spaces possess a “building block” theme. This is symbolic of building from strength and getting better as well as intriguing the children visually and helping them not feel overwhelmed in these large spaces.
Site Plan
First Floor Plan
Typical Paitent Floor
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Patient Room Section
Axon
Structure
Mechanical
Egress
Circulation
Envelope
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Perspective from Mies Van der Rohe
Perspective of lobby
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Perspective
Perspective
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year
third
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auburn university lyceum
auburn, al [objectives] :
Represent the academic colleges of Auburn University on the new Main Quad, provide university and college space for gathering, develop proficiency at designing and expressing Institutional Architecture.
25,000 – 30,000 s.f. 2,700 s.f. public gathering space suitable for dining, dancing, meetings 900 s.f. pre-gathering spaces 12,000 s.f. college units 2,700 s.f. lecture hall 2,700 s.f. atrium/courtyard space 900 s.f. kitchen/catering 200 s.f. reception/coats 1,200 s.f. public restrooms Site Plan
Floor Plans
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dudley hall entrance
auburn, al
[objectives] :
Our studio was asked to redesign the entrance to the architecture building on Auburn University’s campus. The entry currently lacks rain protectiion and guidenace into the building. We were asked to create an entrance to bring visitors into the facility. I wanted to create a mulitfunctional form which provided rain protection, a series of gathering spaces for the occupants, and a place that guided you from the concourse into the buidi ng.
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piazza de san cosimato
rome, italy [objectives] :
The main objective of this assignment was to be able to work coll aboratively to research, explore and understand an existing site in Rome, Italy. Our site, Piazza de San Cosimato, is a triganular site that houses a fresh market every morning using old portable structures. However, the site also acts as a play area for the neighborhood children. Our approach was to design a facility to be open air market and provide spaces for the visitors to sit and enjoy the rest of the piazza without invading the play space.
Perspective
Perspective
Site Section
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First Floor
Second Floor
Another issue in Rome is graffiti on buildings. However, it can be admired as it adds color, livliness, and art to the city streets. I designed a water wall (using and circulating water collections from the roof) that is mimiking the colorful nature of the graffiti but protected the facility from being vandalized.
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Lakeside Residence in
auburn, al [objectives] :
Our studio was asked to design a house on an 8-acre parcel of property outside of Auburn, Alabama. The whouse wil be of a modest scale, designed for a couple wealthy enough to have an expensive hobby. Every solution wil have to confront several basic issues: the change in grade (20’-0�); easement restriction limiting the placement of the house in the site; the alluvial terrain, the new growth forest; and the adjacency to water. The house should include the following spaces:
200 s.f. space for gathering 150 s.f. space for eating 150 s.f. space for preparing food 100 s.f. space for storing food 200 s.f. creative space 150 s.f. space of sleeping 120 s.f. space for personal care 120 s.f. guest spaces 100 s.f. guest bathroom 120 s.f. storage car garage outdoor seating
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Our studio chose to incorporatie raiising horses as the expensive hobby of the couple. So, I designed a stable that incorportated passive air cooli ng and the appropriate spaces for tending to the horses. The stable, located in a shaded area downhil from the residence, provides an easy accessible space to escape and enjoy their tranquil hobby.
Stable Models
Photoshop Rendering First Floor
Second Floor
Perspective Northwest 37
bookstore facade in
opelika, al [objectives] :
At some point, every architect must confront the most difficult question we can ask about a building “but, what wil it look like…?” It is a difficult question as we spend so much of our time during the design process looking at all the other issues of feasibility and accommodation. Issues of appearance, composition, and character are often left to the very end. There are many reasons that decision concerning image and iconographic are delayed. Plans can take a long time to generate, and programmatic accommodation carries with it the ideological baggage that form must follow function. Many architects are left with either a false sense of compositional inevitability, or allow contextual arguments to mandate a certain stylistic approach. In the project description, our studio was asked to design a façade of a small bookstore in downtown Opelika. The store wil have several stories of books, a display window, a reading room, seats integrated with the windows and a residence on the top floor privately accessible.
Bookstore Mdel
Photoshop Rendering
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drawings
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The leaf drawing was an assignment of Summer Option, the quick paced entry process of the architecture program in Auburn University. This project was limited to three days. The leaves were chosen by the student and meant to portray the leaf as realistic as possible.
Ginkgo Leaf
During our fifth year, we were visited by Auburn graduatue Kelly Wilson. He spent seven days with us and taught us how to portray our drawing using one color, Poppy Red, and one stroke direction. His drawings are to emphasize the character of natural light in your building.
Kelly Wilson
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concept paintings and free-hand drawings of
rome, italy
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traveling sketches of
rome, italy
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resume &
contact
LAURAMTAYLOR 160 E. UNIVERSITY DR. APT H208 AUBURN, ALABAMA 36832
CELLPHONE: 334.524.2383 TAYLOL9@AUBURN.EDU
EDUCATION
AUBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE MINOR IN GENERAL BUSINESS OPELIKA HIGH SCHOOL GENERAL DIPLOMA 3.96 GPA on 4.0 scale
EMPLOYMENT
AUBURN LINKS GOLF COURSE FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVER JULY 2010 - MAY 2011 + AUGUST 2011 - PRESENT
AUBURN, AL OPELIKA, AL
AUBURN, AL
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS AND TOURNAMENT CATERING
ASSOCIATED DESIGN GROUP, INC INTERN ARCHITECT MAY 2011 - AUGUST 2011 CREATED 3D BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING AND 2D CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION USING SOFTWARE, PERFORMED REDLINE CHANGES AND REVISIONS, ASSISTED IN THE STREAMLINING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PROCESS FROM CONCEPTUAL DESIGN THROUGH OVERALL COMPLETION OF PROJECTS, AND AIDED IN THE DESIGN OF PRESENTATION GRAPHICS USED TO COMMUNICATE CONCEPTS TO THE CLIENTS. HOBBY LOBBY CASHIER JANUARY 2008 - OCTOBER 2009 YOUTH FOR CHRIST OFFICE MANAGER + EVENT COORDINATOR MAY2006 - NOVEMBER 2007 OFFICE MANAGER: ORGANIZED FILES, PHONE, & EMAILS; PRINTED, PACKAGED, & DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY MAILERS EVENT COORDINATOR: ORGANIZED EVENTS SUCH AS YEARLY GOLF TOURNAMENTS, BANQUETS, AND DINNERS FOR DONATORS AND DEVELOPED BENEFIT CONCERT SYSTEM TO RAISE MONEY FOR YOUTH FOR CHRIST’S YOUTH GROUP TRIPS.
KNOXVILLE, TN
AUBURN, AL AUBURN, AL
SKILLS
PROGRAMS MICROSOFT OFFICE 1997-2010 ADOBE DESIGN SUITE CS3-CS5 GOOGLE SKETCHUP 6-8 AUTOCAD 2007-2012 REVIT ARCHITECTURE RHINO 4.0 PERSONAL SKILLS CONFIDENT IN QUICK DECISION MAKING ABILITY WORKS WELL UNDER PRESSURE DEDICATED AND HARD WORKING EAGER TO LEARN NEW SKILLS GREAT DEVELOPMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
REFERENCES
CARA KNAPP 865.207.1194 VALERIE WILKINSON 334.332.1007 HOWARD SEGARS 205.901.4736
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