ashley hayes portfolio

Ashley HayesVirginia Tech School of Architecture

2012-2016

A Room + Garden

“The structure of place becomes manifest as environmental totalities, which comprise the aspects of character and space”Norberg-Schulz

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EmbraceBent strips of metal gently touch each other while providing enough support when pressure is applied to the seat.

Raising the EdgeDesigned on top of an existing building, this cafe and garden uses the roof as a landscape while providing shaded areas for eating, raised platforms to embrace “the edge” feeling, and a system of open trusses and planks to allow water to flow to the existing drainage system.

Platform Landscape

Ending a Repetitive Element

StairsEntry onto the roof is a significant moment that should be celebrated. Emphasis placed on the stairs

becomes a precedent for my design.

Different size wood planks express the amount of movement and activity on the varying platforms. Higher platforms, located at the center of the roof, give students the thrill and experience of being close to the edge.

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I will pile; I will build; I will construct.

Sight, Sound and CraftA competition open to all students in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies - hosted by a Switzerland Toy company

For the competition, a 45cm x 45cm board was pre-sented along with a functional prototype.

Naef Toys is based on the modernist movement and pro-duces mainly wood toys and

puzzles for all ages.

The bright primary colored piece inside acts as a main support to stabilize the sides,

and it is revealed by very small exposed square hole on the outside edges created by

the joints.

House within a House

Virginia Tech Europe Travel Fall Semester 2015, 80 Days, 10 Countries

Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy

Sainte-Geneviève Library, Paris, France

Structure not only stands to give life and support for a building, but also has the opportunity to enhance the architectural idea by means of providing ornament and defining the space, function, and movement throughout.