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Courtney Power2009-2011

PORTFOLIOBlurring boundaries bewteen disciplines

Architecture is the hybridization between art and technolo-gy. In the contemporary sense, architecture fuses the natural environment with the arti cial elements and complements the environment without corrupting it.

Form should walk hand in hand with function as the future of architecture evolves. Radical forms, pushing the limits of materiality, and creating environmentally friendly elements are the main goals of architecture today. Architecture blends societal needs with the human desire to go beyond the con-ventionality of the status quo. It requires advances in tech-nology to drive it as well as human ingenuity. In order to ac-complish this, risks must be taken and other disciplines must be studied.

The work shown here, blends previous architectural theory with the reality of the world experienced

Design Statement

Escape from the architecture ghetto is one of the major drivers and has been from the very beginning.

-REM KOOLHAAS

There was a time Id have rather been a poet, painter or lmmaker. But I came to realize that architecture was not very far from any of these things. I do not see this as a discipline.

-MASSIMILLIANO FUKSAS

today as well as what the projected world may look like. Explorations are also taken into other disciplines in order to fully understand the over arching reach of the architecture eld. Beginning with experimentation and materials studies that eventually culminate in a de-veloped project, this work encompasses a developed design process that produces provocative work.

Contact Information:

courtneypower14@gmail.com805.390.3430

Education:

08-present Woodbury University

06-08 Ventura College

02-06 Adolfo Camarillo High School

Relevant Work Experience:

08-present Writing Center Coordinator Woodbury University Burbank, Ca

06-07 Intern Arketype Architects Ventura, CA

Summer 2010

[HOME]made

Mission: Possible

Active Slope

Werable Architecture

A Walk Through Time

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[HOME]madeRestructuring homeless rehabilitation through creative arts at the individual level as well as the public scale.

Mark Owen

Located in downtown Los Angeles, California in an area commonly known as Skid Row, [HOME]made provides a life plan that begins with driven individuals looking for a way to improve their life condition. Starting with an interview, this rst stage is meant to determine if the services provided are what the individual needs; if not, they are referred to other neighboring facilities. Once an individual enters the program, they are given everything a person requires to function in normal society (food, shelter, job training/placement) and are placed in a large apartment at the top of the facility along with ve other individuals. As they progress through the program, hey move physically down the structure and become accountable for the services they were previously given. This allows for a gradual reintegration into traditional society. Along with other services o ered, such as job training physical and mental health services, counseling, and nancial planning, the facility is equipped with an arts center that doubles as a sleeping area at night, similar to the kitchen space. The paintings created at the center are used as the skin of the building, which expands across the structure as more people move through the program. Other creative arts, such as music or lm screenings, also have an outlet at this center. These activities directly connect the individual to the facility and creates a sense of ownership which leads to responsibility and accountability in the participants, ultimately helping rehabilitate a forgotten community in Skid Row.

group members: Chuck Romero and Chris Genest

The program is divided into two main sections: Living Areas, which provides protected housing arrangements, and Rehabilitation Areas, that consist of classrooms, auditoriums, health services, and food to provide the necessary services to integrate someone back into society.

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Utilizing creative arts at the individual as well as communal scale to assist in rehabilitation

The skin of the building is activated by the residents through the art center located on the ground oor. Paintings created by the residents replace the metal panels currently located on the exterior to give a sense of ownership to the community which then builds responsibility and respect.

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Ground Floor Plan (+3)Consisting of only public spaces, the ground oor allows the community to have direct interaction with the facility

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The structure allows for communal corridors and pockets of outdoor re ection spaces

Bedrooms within the housing units are located above and below the main circulation corridors in order to separate private and public spaces within the unit

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Final Model depicting skin system and overall relation of public and private program during the day

The housing con guration allows for semi-public communal spaces for residents in the treatment program

Convertible spaces allow for multiple program opportunities depending upon the time of day

View of the separate entrance and exit points for the male and female residents

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Mission: PossibleUtilizing phytoremediation modules to tackle an impossible landscape at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory

Clark Stevens

The Santa Susana Field Laboratory has a large historical presence tucked back in the hills of Simi Valley. Most recently it was used as a testing facility for the rocket engines that propelled the rst man to the moon. Consequently, harsh chemicals such as TCE (Tetrachloroethylene) were used to clean these engines and subsequently polluted the landscape. The mission is to clean up the landscape and return it to as natural as possible.

The modules used in this project use phytoremediation to break down the harsh chemicals found in the soil and bedrock to rid them from the area. The tripod bamboo module has a biodegradable basket that the contaminated material is placed inside of. Speci c native plants are then planted in the containers to suck up the chemicals and break them down into less harsh amounts. The entire eld condition is designed to eventually breakdown over time and return vital nutrients to the now too clean soil through biodegradation thus returning the landscape back into an untouched valley essential to the migratory habits of surrounding wildlife.

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Location: Adjacent to Loyola Marymount University

Site Conditions: North facing slope, 1:5 grade

Focused around a central public core, this project occupies a traditionally unbuildable landscape. By creating a central public core, it allows inhabitants of the structure and the general public to experience the slope. The aggregation of units supports the central public core and allows for the structure to connect the two existing access roads on the site. The circulation of the building not only allows people to access all parts of the structure but provides a semi-private green space for each unit. In essence, this project takes the suburban house, vertically stacks it, and organizes it in relation to a public core on a steep slope.

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BEESThe Honey Bee is known for its order, its support, and complex systems of navigation. The bee unlike any ot

Honey Bee produces the only food eaten by man in its natural state. This food known as honey is the only fsustain life. It contains enzymes, minerals, vitamins, and water. In the next few years, Tahiti is hoping to estabsource of exportation. Given its environmentally friendly attributes and the increasing strengths to human b

think but they support 25 times their own weight.

Honey bees communicate by dancing, theyre deaf, and therefore cannot communicate via sound. This danc

that are beating at 11,400 times per minute.

BONESA body is possible to maintain its shape and posture due to the skeletal frame made up of individual bones,Skin and muscle surround it, creating a stable form that wont fall apart. Internal organs such as the heart anforces, entombed within a cage like system composed of bone; such examples include the skull and ribs.

Bone is composed of several tissue layers and interlace with blood vessels, making the bone hollow in theassumed.1The color of bones include white, ivory, and pear. The color is based on the conditions that surrounds the obcold. Exposure to sun and its heat, dries the exterior at a faster pace exposing the colors of the calcium and

and can only be smoothen out through polishing, which eliminates the sponge like structure.

FEATHERS: BN: Black Noddy; BGN: Blue Grey Noddy; CM: Common Maynah; C: Chicken; RD: Rock Dove; ZFeathers are an external appendage that from the outer coverage of avian animals. Also known as plumage,

cies, classes, sexes, ages and seasons.

are small and numerous in amount which makes the body of the feather appear to be solid when in fact it iscomponents.

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petals and falls to the ground.

clothing, tour bus, and staging events, creating a warm and colorful atmosphere that is pleasing to the eyes

nylon string because it is easier and cleaner when creating leis. The lei can be created in multiple ways. Depemixed to create contrast in the lei. The lei are usually given to the guest or tourist around their neck so they be welcomed to the island.

HAIR/FURFur is usually what describes a type of hair on animals, each species has their own distinct characteristics and functions for the hair on their bodies. Hair like features can also be found on plants, these are usually ways for the plant to collect water so it can s There are two distinct structures for hair, the hair follicle or bulb, which is also the living part of the material Hair/fur serves many purposes; the most common are protection and insulation. Eyelashes and eyebrows protect the eyes and trigger the response of closing the eyelids to keep out dirt, duharmful to they eye.

characteristics of hair that separates itself from the obvious. Fur was mostly used for ornament and warmth,for clothing and for decorating objects that needed leather.Eyelashes and eyebrows protect the eyes and trigger the response of closing the eyelids to keep out dirt, duful to they eye. The most common purpose of hair is aesthetic; the scalp is protected by terminal hair which

VANILLA BEANThe vanilla bean is the fruit of a vanilla orchid. The vine is not native to Tahiti, it is a hybrid of Bourbon and th

Plantations in Tahiti are small and family owned and operated. The export of vanilla makes up a big portion export industry. The bean takes 9 months to mature from pollination and another 2 months for drying. It is a

There are over 20 plantations on Huahine, 12 are located on Huahine Iti.

VOLCANIC ROCKThe colors range from gray to grayish brown with hues of red and purple.

The texture is much smoother compared to stones on other islands and they have much fewer air pockets.Volcanic rock is formed when the lava from a volcanic explosion cools either by hitting ocean water or by th

The major type of volcanic stone found here in Tahiti is basalt. Basalt rock is very common due to the activity

stone makes up the majority of volcanic rock in Tahiti.

The color of volcanic rock varies depending on how quickly the lava cooled. The most common colors of ba

Basalt rock typically cools slower because it is very dense and there are very few air holes on the smooth texthe contemporary stone tikis that are carved and sold today.

Volcanic stone has a high heat capacity; this quality allows it to absorb and radiate enough heat to even coo

CORALThere are many species of coral and they are found all over Huahine these species are,-Synarea-Montastraea Annularis is known as the boulder star coral, this coral lives in the western Atlantic Ocean and the most abundant species of reef-building coral in the Caribbean.

-Porites-Acropora may grow as plates or slender or broad branches. Acropora corals are colonies of individuals knowacross and sharetissue and a nerve net. The polyps can withdraw back into the coral in response to movemepredators, but when undisturbed they protrude slightly. The polyps usually extend further at night as they c-Montipora may grow as plates or ridges it looks like a bowl shells, or debris.

FISH: FT: Fish Traps; FM: Fish Market; D: Docks

natural supply of running water. Fish exhibit many characteristics, especially when studying species throughsize/shape, and taste.

PEARL/MOTHER PEARLBlack Pearls are actually most often multicolored, with metallic steel gray being the most common color. Tnatural and is imparted by the oyster, which produces dark, multicolored mother-of-pearl secretions. Natura

stocks would quickly be depleted. Tahitian oyster shells are known for being dark and these shells are only grown in the islands of French Polynstart the grafting process it is about 3 years old. The grafting technique is a term used for cultured pearls inincision is created to separate the mouth of the oyster shells from one end to the other. After the incision, ththan an inch wide in order to not tear the muscle. After, a nucleus with no more than 5 to 6 millimeters largeoyster shell. The nucleus is a particle of a fresh water oyster shell that is imported into the French PolynesianThen, when implanting the nucleus in the Tahitian oyster, it is wrapped around with a graft which is a piece,

gonad and then both the graft and nucleus are inserted in.

SANDSand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions in the environment.White sands found in tropical and subtropical coastal settings are eroded limestone, shell and coral fragmenmaterials that have been broken down in the water to become sand.The black sands of Tahiti are rich in magnetite derived from volcanic basalts and obsidian. In addition, sand and deposited in the form of beaches, dunes, and sand bars.

SHARKThere are more than 1200 species of sharks that live in the seas and freshwaters of the world. In French Poly

tip sharks, Grey sharks, Lemon sharks, Hammer head sharks. Around the island of Huahine, the most common shark is the Black Tip Reef Shark, which swims around the

sharks will stay at a local area for several years and will probably never leave their habitat. This shark is very tdanger to humans.

are replaced continuously throughout their lifetime. Sharks skin is biologically structured to aid the shark w

Their scales are positioned in a backwards position following its shape, which helps them swim faster. Shar

SEASHELLSA seashell has a protective outer layer created by a marine animal. The word seashell is most often used to mlusk. In the tropical and sub tropical areas of the planet, there are more species of colorful, large and shallowmollusks have an external shell: some mollusks are found to have internal shells.In the world, there are about 600 million species of mollusks and in the region of French Polynesia, exists aspecies of mollusks.Within the mollusk family, seashells can be categorized into 7 distinct groups; the bivalves, monoplacophorgastropods, polyplacophorans and the cephalopods. But in the Polynesian islands 4 are found most abundapods, polyplacophorans and the cephalopods.Much of the mollusks in Polynesia are located within the reefs of each of the islands. Finding much of their fthe barrier reefs are the ideal home of the mollusks. With 14 islands making up the Society Islands, the distr

ate from one island to another

ritual, weapons and jewelry.

SEA TURTLESea turtles are distributed worldwide and can be found all over the oceans. Sea turtles are found in warm anworld. The sea turtles are in endangered of extinction because the lack of habitable space and being hunted

weigh 300 - 350 pounds. A green turtles top shell is smooth and has shades of black, gray, green, brown, anyellow with white. The turtles can be found in tropical and subtropical areas near continental coasts and aroGreen sea turtles spend most of their lives submerged, but do breathe air when needed. The lungs permit a

rest or sleep underwater for several hours at a time but deep diving is shorter while diving for food or escap

BAMBOOBamboo has a woody, round, jointed and straight stem and grows to a height of about forty feet and upwar

In French Polynesia, the color and form of Bamboo is somewhat consistant. The two colors of Bamboo discoand Huahine include yellow and green Bamboo. There are two types of Bamboo that currently exist in French Polynesia: Poraa Bamboo and Ofe Tahiti Bambmostly in Raiatea and Huahine, is the European Bamboo, originally imported by the French. Ofe Bamboo, onBamboo. Ofe Bamboo is green, while Paraa is Yellow.

BANANA TREE

indigenous to French Polynesia. In order to eat the fruit of the two trees which are indigenous to the island, others can be eaten raw.When the bananas are green, they are plucked and kept in a special climate to ripen to a yellow, purple, or rand sweet and can be used as deserts. Bananas grow in clusters on the main upright stem, which after fruitiouter protective layer which has a soft and thick texture. The leaves of the banana tree can also be used for t

also used to wrap foods in, and place it in the Tahitian oven, which then gives the food a distinct scent. Wheto create costumes for traditional Tahitian dances.The trunk of the tree is taken on the canoes for the long trips as food for animals, when torn apart they prod

horizontally; therefore it can be used as a hard material for wrapping food aliments in it.

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grow high on the moist branches of rain forest trees, sending numerous roots to the groundhave orange color and are dispersed by a variety of fruit-eating birds and bats. Ficus Banian Timportant components of tropical forest ecosystem. During the day hundreds of animals fee

down upon the branches. Fig trees are typically producing three or more crops of fruit a yearthe year when other sources are in short supply. In addition to the remarkable fruit source, h

frogs, lizards, bees, wasps, beetles and ants use the tree as their home.

ground far below. The bark of the tree mostly always in shade and covered with the moss plaskin color look to the exterior of the tree. Polynesian banyans also grow near native settlemeIn addition to providing shade, they have several interesting uses. Slender aerial roots are pic

COCONUT TREEThe coconut tree is an indigenous tree found in all of French Polynesia. The root system of the coconut tree to trees of similar growth height. The roots form a dense network in the form of a ball.

depending on the age of the seed.

among the coconut tree foliage.

MAPE (Tahitian Chestnut)In America its called the chestnut. The tree can grow to be as big as 30m tall and 2-6m wide in diameter; maMape can be found near fresh water grounds. It has been said it came from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Phil

18cm. The average lifespan of the trees ranges from 80-90 years. Mapes season is during November and Deinto a transformation of color, it starts as green and as it matures it changes to an orange color and then it c

PANDANUS (Tahitian- Fara/Hinano); G: Growth; P: ProductPandanus is a genus of monocots with about 600 species. Plants vary in size from small (less than 1 meter) t

that are also bract-surrounded. The fruits are globose (round) 10-20cm in diameter and have many prism likapple. The fruit changes from green to bright orange/red as it matures. The fruit of some species are edible. There are 10 types of pandanus in Huahine.

The female plants have the fruit; fruits can be as big as a human head. Inside the fruit is a nut similar to an almeat.

Fara iri: mostly used for mats and does not have thorns.Fara Paeore: has really long leafs and does not have thorns.Fara Peve (Fara a): its used for mats.Fari-ai-ai (fara a manger): has a large nutFara-paoo: giant pandanusFara-papa: can be found on rocksFara-vao-vao: mountain birds uses it to build nestsFara-pure-pure: dry leafs and have black and brown spotsFara-uruhi: the plant lives on the edge of the water. Its really thick and as it grows it makes a fence betweenAll of them can be used for roofs except for the fara-paeore because the leafs are too long and thin.

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(almost grey) and the inner bark is an extremely warm, reddish brown. The bark contains an

UMBRELLAThe umbrella tree (also known as the African Corkwood tree, or by its Latin name Acajou Dato the island of Huahine, but visually dominates all of the mountainous regions along with thimported from Africa. It can reach a height of 100 ft and can have a diameter from 1 to 3 ft. Tcan reach a quarter of an inch in thickness, and is attached to the tree very lightly. The functphloem, which is the area of the tree in which the transfer of energy from the leaves to the re

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Ocial Name - French Polynesia (la Polynsie Franaise)Capital City - PapeeteLand Area - Total: 4,176 sq km (118 islands and atolls in vsq km Water: 507 sq kmPopula on - 259,596Religion - Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, Other 16%Ocial Languages - French (ocial) and Tahi an (ocial)Currency - CFP (French Pacic franc) (XPF)Head of State - President of the French Republic: HE NicolHead of Government - President of French Polynesia: HE OFlight Schedule- Five ights go in and out in one day on Hu

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1827The 50-year reign of Queen Pomare IV begins.

to Tahiti and demands compensation for the expulsion.

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pigs and dogs lends to the theory that it originated

Archeological, ethno-linguistic and other research puts the start of Polynesian settlement around this time.

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800ADPolynesians reach the Society Islands.

Dutch explorer Roggeveen sights Bora Bora.

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1769Captain Cook arrives on Tahiti and observes the transit of Venus.

1836French Catholic priests are expelled fromTahiti by the Polynesians.

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Moorea.

1774Priests from Spain spend a year on Tahiti.

1842France declares Tahiti and the Marquesas as a protectorate.

18381797First Protestant missionaries arrive in Tahiti-Polynesia.

1843The capital city of Papeete is founded.

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1887France annexes the Leeward Islands.

1891Paul Gauguin arrives on Tahiti.

1903 Paul Gauguin dies on the island of Hiva Oa in the Marquesas.

1914German cruisers shell Papeete during World War I.

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kills about 20% of the polynesian population.

1942The United States establishes a military base on the island of Bora Bora during WWII.

1945Tahitians become French citizens.

1958Tahitian independence leader Pouvanaa a Oopa is arrested by the French.

1958France changes the status from colony to overseas territory.

1961The international airport at Faa'a opens.

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LARGE CORAL SLABSVOLCANIC ROCK ALTARVOLCANIC ROCK PLATFORMVOLCANIC ROCK WALL AVERAGING ABOUT 18-24

Marae Plan Diagram

Marae Perspective Diagram

Light studies for di erent spacesMedia: acrylic on canvas

Today, the maraes still play an incredibly important role in the Tahitian culture. Economically, they are a popular tourist attraction. Socially, the maraes are a way of re-educating generations about their past and introducing other generations to the importance of the Tahitian cul-ture. The maraes are one of the few remaining remnants of pre-Columbian Tahitian culture. Volcanic rock, there-fore is also and central part of that rich history that is be-ing passed on to the future.

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Vignette series depicting the various storytelling spaces Final model images

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The disciplines of fashion and architecture have overlapping methods that produce ways to protect the body in space. Combined with a fascination in transforming banal materials into something intriguing, this fashion line is based on the overlapping principles between these two elds.

The rst dress was purely a material exploration from a study abroad studio in French Polynesia. Using volcanic rock, similar to that found on the islands, this dress was an exploration into how to transform a traditional building material. The rocks were tied with metal wire onto a netted backing.

The second dress was again a material transformation study. The paperclips were individually sewn on to create a shimmer a ect similar to that of the 1920s apper dresses. Lighting plays a key role in this garment in that as the model moved, the dress caught di erent light and visually changed as well.

The third garment took on another role, as recycled water bottle caps were used to embellish the simple white backdrop. A jewel was then added to the middle of each cap to accentuate the curves of a womans gure.

Each garment was a material exploration that has now been translated into some of the later work present here.

Wearable ArchitectureSculpting the body through the repeti-tion of banal materials and practices native to both architecture and fashion design

Ingallil Wahlroos-Ritter

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I think trends happen when a designer takes

a risk.

This dress is trendy and creative.

When I wear it, its a

feeling of rock and roll with a dose of fabulosity

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Fashion is architecture. It is a matter of proportions

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