Daniel Zacheriah HarrisonPortfolio 2011 + 1st Year Planning

Hydric and Prime Framland Soils

Land Sensitivity Analysis

IAC - Children’s Advocacy Center

Whiteriver School District III - Administration & Bus Maintenance Buildings

The “Aunt Susie” Bench

The Desk

Cutting Edge Architecture - Urban Infill Competition

Photography + Sculpture + Textures

1ST YEAR PLANNING

PRACTICE

DESIGN

INTERESTS

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Hydric and Prime Framland Soils

Land Sensitivity Analysis

IAC - Children’s Advocacy Center

Whiteriver School District III - Administration & Bus Maintenance Buildings

The “Aunt Susie” Bench

The Desk

Cutting Edge Architecture - Urban Infill Competition

Photography + Sculpture + Textures

1ST YEAR PLANNING

PRACTICE

DESIGN

INTERESTS

IAC - Childrens Advocay Center - Tucson Arizona

Pima County contracted Merry Carnell Schlecht Inc. to design and complete the construction of a building to facilitate social and family services specializing in abuse and neglected children. In addition to children services, in the near future elderly adult services are to be conducted from the same complex.

The building form developed from an in depth program analysis of the clients requirements, each individual social service, and the requirements of their users.

The program analysis required:

• Interview rooms that had partition STC 45-50 or higher, so that normal spoken word could not be heard, return air ducts that could not pass verbal communications, and CCTV system to record and store the process. Each Interview Room required an adjacent space for visual observations through a 2-way mirror.

• Pre and Post Interview spaces to relax the children after each questioning. These rooms require much attention due to the stresses that the children are subjected to before and after the interviews, especially if medical examination is required.

• Medical suite for physical examinations with 2 examine rooms, including a laboratory for specimen use and storage, and its own private bathroom. Including an Doctors Office Suite.

• A community meeting space for during and after work hours, provided with

a kitchenette and break room that is accessible separately by building staff.

• Offices for Las Familias, Child Protective Services, Tucson Police Department, Pima County Sheriff Department, amoung other civil services.

Project Gross Square footage

• 1st floor gross square foot : 13,385

• 2nd floor gross square foot : 8,075

• Total gross square foot : 21,460

Design Team:William B. Carnell - Principal In ChargeKathyleen McLaughlin - Project ArchitectGlenn Patterson - Job CaptainNatalie Welsh - Designer | DrafterDaniel Harrison - Designer | DrafterPaul Sanderson - Designer | Drafter

Images have been used by permission from MCS, Inc.

Whiteriver School Dsitrict - Administration & Bus Maintenance Buildings - Whiteriver Arizona

The school district of Whiteriver Arizona contracted Merry Carnell Schlecht, Inc. to design and deliver construction documents for 2 buildings. The 1st would house administration offices and visitor area, and cold and dry storage for food products. The 2nd building housed the vehicular maintenance and the staff offices, which included 3 14’-0” bus-bay, oil and fluid storage, tire storage, and parts and manuals.

My responsibilities as the initial project manager was formatting of the construction documents, selecting prefabricated steel building solutions to contain all the program elements, specifications, and engineer coordination. Moreover, I instructed an intern that joined the firm 1 year after my induction. We coordinated interior elevations, millwork details, and building wall sections.

Prior to being “laid off” in September 2008, we had assembled 80% Construction Documents and site construction had begun.

The School District required in its program:

In the Bus & Vehicular Maintenance building (shown the western building in plan):

• Bus & Vehicular maintenance space which was accessible with 3 bay doors at the north and south elevations: 5,061 sf.

• Maintenance Offices: 378 sf.

• Lubrication, parts and tire storage including a 1890 sf storage mezzanine: 3,044 sf.

In the Administration & Storage building (shown eastern building in plan):

• Cold and dry storage for food products totaling 2,692 sf.

• Administration offices: 961 sf

• Break room: 435 sf.

Project Gross Square footage

• Administration & Storage: 7,200

• Bus & Vehicle Maintenance: 7,200

Images shown:

• East to West section of the 1. Bus & Vehicular Maintenance, and 2. Administration & Food Storage Buildings.

• North to South section of Bus & Vehicular Maintenance Building.

Design Team:William B. Carnell - Principal In ChargeKathyleen McLaughlin - Project ArchitectDaniel Harrison - Job Captain | DrafterCole Benninger - Designer | Drafter

Images have been used by permission from MCS, Inc.

Hydric and Prime Framland Soils

Land Sensitivity Analysis

IAC - Children’s Advocacy Center

Whiteriver School District III - Administration & Bus Maintenance Buildings

The “Aunt Susie” Bench

The Desk

Cutting Edge Architecture - Urban Infill Competition

Photography + Sculpture + Textures

1ST YEAR PLANNING

PRACTICE

DESIGN

INTERESTS

The Aunt Susie Bench - Tucson Arizona

The “Aunt Susie Bench” began as a concept for a relative who had purchased a very large dining table but lack the seating equipment to accept the bottoms of the extended family. The purchased table was fabricated from heavy timbers, sawn and lathed legs, and the top was massive tongue & grooved planks. The table was finish to replicate a rustic, dark stained, and appear exceptional used; the type that would appear in a farm kitchen which absorbed generation of use and love.

The form evolved from an unadorned, post and plank style of bench, believing that this structure was not graceful nor original for my relative, it was scraped.

Materials began the 2nd approach to the design, finish Baltic Birch plywood. By selecting the materials the design had to consider fabrication of the legs and span area, which lamination is ideal. The individual pieces may stenciled onto sheets of plywood to conserve material waste, and finally table-routered. The arched legs-seats would be finger-lapped and adhered so that no continuous joint would be evident.

3 1-1/2” steel tubes would be inserted through the arches “keystone”, not only for decoration but to prevent a catastrophic collapse if the laminates fail.

The finished seats would be 3/4”x3-1/2” red cider planks, inserted into keys that are routered into the span.

After the rendering was finished I realize the similarity to catenary concrete bridges that were demonstrated in past academic structural courses. Moreover, the relative loved the design and the materials, but now desires something more simple for the table, and will used this bench elsewhere on her property.

Image shown is the Sando Bridge in Sweden. Image creditted to http://wn.com/Sando_Bridge

The Desk - Tucson Arizona

The Desk Project was a requirement to provide ergonomically and utilitarian study and research surface; simple, economical, and functional were its parameters.

Due to site constraints, the usable site dimensions was 4’-0” width x 5’-0” length, and the desk must fit within those dimensions without overlapping the existing door and removal adjacent valuable space. The economical restraints was the cost of materials and that all bearing pieces must fit onto (2) 4’-0” x8’-0” sheets of 3/4” medium density fiberboard. The track-slide doors had to fit within (1) 4’-0” x 8’-0” 1/4” sheet of

plywood, while still provided enough sheet area for shear-backing panel to the shelves.

The process was completed from design to fabrication to finish in 3 days.

Cutting Edge Architecture - Urban Infill Competition - Tucson Arizona

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This competition was supported by the American Institute for Architects Associates of Southern Arizona. The objective of the project was to encourage design solutions to re-urbanize Tucson. The requirements were to select either an existing vacant building or empty lot within the city limits, and finally to retrofit the site to facilitate mix-use functions.

The site that I selected is an abandoned car dealership lot located at East Speedway Boulevard and North Magnolia Avenue. The existing structures on the site are the north complex comprising of exhibition lobby, offices,

and maintenance spaces. The south complex contained storage spaces and mechanic shop areas. In the design concept, these spaces would be gutted and refurbished to proved commercial suites.

Constructed over the north existing structure would be 1 floor of “sell-back” parking for commercial patrons. The second floor is reserved for business suites, and the following floors would be multifamily and multi-income residences. The south complex would have 2 story residences spanning the existing structure.

The site is located near the public transit on Speedway Blvd, and the high density of the proposed living units and the commercial suites would provide the finance stainability and encouragement for mass transit. Moreover, the residence density would provide the option for individual to live near their businesses, and provide a wider pool of employer|employee options.

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site plan

Residential floors.

Commercial floor.

“Sell-back” parking for visitation and for commercial suites.

Existing building is gutted and refurbished to facilitate commercial build outs.

northwest section perspective

South elevation of residential and commercial floors.

South condo complex. Partition walls with STC 45 between the units to increase transmission

loss. Expanded steel patio decks to permit solar gain to 1st Floor Condo’s glazing in winter. Super insulated walls and roof with high albedo

gravel ballast

Backside of south commercial builders.

Expanded steel decks to allow breeze circulation to disperse the building heat sink.

southeast perspective

three story condo section perspective

courtyard perspective

Hydric and Prime Framland Soils

Land Sensitivity Analysis

IAC - Children’s Advocacy Center

Whiteriver School District III - Administration & Bus Maintenance Buildings

The “Aunt Susie” Bench

The Desk

Cutting Edge Architecture - Urban Infill Competition

Photography + Sculpture + Textures

1ST YEAR PLANNING

PRACTICE

DESIGN

INTERESTS

• Subway Tunnel, Washington DC• Rock Outcropping, Douglas Spring Trail,

Tucson, AZ• Train Terminal Structure, Des Moines, Iowa• Concrete Grain Silos, Des Moines, Iowa• Philadelphia County Courthouse,

Philadelphia, PA

Interests

• Hand Carved & Burnt Vessel, Tucson, AZ• Tie-rod Plug, “Prayer Pavilion”,

Phoenix, AZ• Gravel Step, “Prayer Pavilion”,

Phoenix, AZ• New Growth, Douglas Spring Trail,

Tucson, AZ• Salk Institute,

La Jolla, California• Folk Art Museum,

NYC, New York