GREG MILLERARCHITECTUREPORTFOLIO

04 BORDER CROSSING

TABLE OF CONTENTS

03 HOMELESS SHELTER

02 LIBRARY

01 STRUCTURAL BAGGING

02 03

01

FLOORS EXTERIOR STRUCTURE 1 EXTERIOR STRUCTURE 2 COMPLETE STRUCTUREFLOORS EXTERIOR STRUCTURE 1 EXTERIOR STRUCTURE 2 COMPLETE STRUCTURE

FRONT VIEW OF STRUCTURE DIAGRAM SIDE VIEW OF STRUCTURE DIAGRAM

SECTION BSECTION A

02

CONCEPT

WATER COLLECTION

FIRST FLOOR: BOOKS/READING AREA

BOOKS

READING AREA

BOOKS

READING AREA

SECOND FLOOR: BOOKS/READING AREA

LOWER LEVEL VIEW: THE LIBRARY HAS VIEWS

OF THIRD WARD IN HOUSTON.UPPER LEVEL VIEW: THE ANGLE OF THE GLASSHAS VIEWS OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN AND THIRD WARD.

0 10 5 10 20

A.1

A.2

A.1

1

2

3

A.2

4SECOND FLOOR 1) OFFICE 1

2) OFFICE 2

3) STAFF AREA

4) COMPUTER ROOM

5) MENS RESTROOM

6) WOMENS RESTROOM

5

6

ALABAMA ST.

0 10 5 10 20

A.2

1

23

4

7

8

9

6

5A.2

A.1

A.1

1) CAFE

2) PREPPING AREA

3) PANTRY

4) RESTROOM

5) RESTROOM

6) CHILDREN’S LIBRARY

7) LOBBY 7) LOBBY

8) MENS RESTROOM

9) WOMENS RESTROOM

BY PLACING THE CAFE, LOBBY,AND CHILDREN’S LIBRARY ON THE FIRST FLOOR, IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THE OUTDOOR SPACE WHILE INVITING PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE BUILDING.

FIRST FLOOR

1) ARCHIVES

2) MEETING ROOM

3) MENS RESTROOM

4) WOMENS RESTROOM

THIRD FLOOR

2A.2

A.1

3

4

1

A.2

A.1

0 10 5 10 20A.1

A.1

A.2

3

4

A.2 2

1

FOURTH FLOOR/ ROOF TERRACE

DURING THE 70’S FAMOUS ARTIST WOULD TRAVEL TO THIRD WARD AND THE COMMUNITY WOULD GATHER TOGETHER TO ENJOY THE MUSIC. THE ROOF TERRACEIS ACCESSIBLE AND IT ALLOWS THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE OUTDOOR FESTIVITIES.

1) STORAGE/ MECHANICAL ROOM

2) STORAGE

3) MENS RESTROOM

4) WOMENS RESTROOM

0 10 5 10 20

SECTION A.1 0 1 5 10 20

SECTION A.2 0 1 10 205

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FIGURE GROUND

URBAN VS NATURE

SHOWS HOW THE URBAN (RED) AND NATURE (GREEN) COME TOGETHER

STITCHING THE URBAN AND NATURE TOGETHER..

STITCHING URBAN AND NATURE STITCHING URBAN AND NATURE BETWEEN CIRCULATION

STITCHING THE URBAN AND NATURE TOGETHERAROUND THE CIRCULATION.

TRANSFORMATION 1

SEPERATE CONTAINERS TO WELCOME THE NATURE AND URBAN AREA.

TRANSFORMATION 2

SHIFT CONTAINERS TO BEGIN STITCHING THE NATURE AND URBAN TOGETHER.

TRANSFORMATION 4

SIXTY FOUR SHIPPING CONTAINERS STITCHING THE NATURE AND URBAN TOGETHER.

TRANSFORMATION 3

STACKING SIXTY FOUR SHIPPING CONTAINERS WHILE REPLACING THE CONTAINERS ON THE END TO THE MIDDLE OF THE CONTAINERS.

SECTION A.1

SECTION B1

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UNITED STATES BORDER CROSSINGFLOOR PLAN 1 UNITED STATES BORDER CROSSING

FLOOR PLAN 2

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES

LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMATIONCIRCULATION

SECTION FF

STRUCTURE STRUCTURE ON BRIDGE