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“Shoe, Egg, Paper”Pencil on Rives Paper
“Barcelona Pavilion”Ink on Mylar
“Villa Mairea”Pencil and Graphite on Rives Paper
In my earlier works at the College of Architecture, the class was encour-aged to experiment with different techniques for drawing and render-ing.
These drawings represent some of the variety of techniques and mediums that I have explored in my work.
Perspectives for East Tennessee Museum Ink on Mylar
These drawings were pulled from a design for a history museum for downtown Knoxville that would primarily be focused on the voice and spoken word. The intent was to create a design that would hold the corner which is now occupied by surface parking and an inappropri-ately scaled shop.
The intended material for the facade would be a thin cut marble or ala-baster that would glow at night and give of view of the activity occurring inside. An inner courtyard would provide green space and a series of foot pads that would play a segment of Oral History when stepped on.
Ground Floor Plan for East Tennessee MuseumInk on Mylar
Office of the University Architect Emory University
This project was a small office building meant to connect on the quadrangle of Emory University. The building would be situated between buildings designed by Michael Graves and Paul Rudolph, so it was an interesting challenge for students to try to respect buildings from both of these designers.
My project attempted to pull most of the focus off of the ground plane in order to allow the communica-tion between the existing build-ings to continue. As the architect on campus, I saw the role as being open and transparent, so the build-ing would rely on extensive glazing shaded by ceramic scrims.
School of Professional Ethics Emory University
Building on the same set of guide-lines and site from Emory University, we were asked to design a School of Professional Ethics.
In this project, my idea was based on the directional system of a moral compass. The two systems preva-lent in the building are orthogonal to the quadrangle and also turned towards the north. Further con-siderations from the first project at Emory were the unique marble used on every building on the quad needed to be respected. This mate-rial is used on the cores that pierce through the upper volume of the building. The second consideration was the addition of apartment hous-ing for visiting professors of ethics at the university.
Housing Project for Alcoa Aluminum Company
In 2011, the Alcoa Aluminum Com-pany approached the University and wanted to investigate the possibli-ties of housing showcasing their alu-minum products. Our studio looked into several housing types.
My project investigated the typol-ogy of the row house. Modular alu-minum SIPs would be used for the wall construction, with enameled aluminum shutters covering some of the windows and perforated alu-minum screening shading the other windows.
The University of Tennessee has par-ticipated in projects to help aid Haiti for the past three years. I participat-ed in the studio in Spring 2012. Our goal was to design a community in rural Haiti in order to relieve the congestion in Port-au-Prince.
Working with a team, I collaborated on the proposal that was chosen for the overall site planning, and also on two houses to be built in the community. The first was a group house for a young adult leadership team, which was part of the vision of the client for the site. The sec-ond was a single family house for a smaller family. Subsequent to the class, I collaborated with two other students for the design of a student publication containing works from the class.
KCWMKnoxville Center for the
Wood & Metal Crafts
In this project we were asked to design a center that had both the programs of education and gallery space relating to folk arts. The site was surrounded by brick buildings along the street, and also a func-tional railroad behind.
Because of this I chose to work in brick, wood, and steel, respecting the material palette already present. The wooden louver system was one I designed in order to visually carry the railway heritage into the build-ing. Corten steel mesh would be used for shutters over the windows. I intended the roof and balconies to be occupied spaces, containing sculpture gardens and a rooftop bar.
