architecture portfolio

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

ALISON CARROLLTULANE UNIVERSITY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

5 Personal Statement 6 Education 7 Work Experience

10 Confronting Infrastructure

20 Entry Street

26 The Horizon

30 Creating Campus

34 A Sustainable Home

37 Urban Collector

42 A Sentimental Typology

PERSONAL STATEMENT

5PERSONAL STATEMENT

Through the development of many projects, I have come to describe my architectural passion as simple and elegant design that communi-cates an idea clearly while using beautiful, well-crafted materials. I believe the most successful archi-tecture is able to provide an almost spiritual connection between the built environment and the people who inhabit it. My focus is first and foremost on user experience as well as local context.

6TULANE UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS 2009-CURRENT - Tulane school of architecture - 5 Year masters of architecture program - Model building workshop with Michael Gruber of Richard Meier Architects - Spent semester abroad in the Tulane School of Architecture Rome program - Spent a semester in the Preservation studio - Current gpa: 3.23 - Will graduate in May 2014

THE CHAPIN SCHOOL, NEW YORK CITY 1996-2009 - Physics and calculus taken to the highest possible level - Took cad and intro to engineering - Gpa: 3.4

COMPUTER SKILLS - Revit, AutoCAD - Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign - Rhino, V-Ray - Google Sketch-up -MicrosoftOffice

EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE

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ARCHITECTURE INTERN, RONALD SCHMIDT & ASSOCIATES, ENGLEWOOD, NJ 2013 - Prepared past work documentation and descriptions for updated website - Prepared and constructed physical model and renderings for project competition - Preliminary design work for a gatehouse project - Wrote, designed, and sent email-blasts to updated contact lists - Created a cost/bid comparison for past competition entries

STORE DESIGN INTERN, BURCH CREATIVE CAPITAL, NEW YORK CITY 2012 - Created a scheme for the secondary store designs (store concept tiering) -Createdandorganizedaspecificationsbinderforallstorefixturesandmaterials - Drew area, egress, and furniture plans as well as signage details - Worked in a team to implement new usage of the brands logo

ARCHITECTURE INTERN, SUK DESIGN GROUP, NEW YORK CITY 2011 - Drew up initial project plans using Revit - Worked on spec writing for a public school project - Updated drawings with project edits -Organizedkeynotesandlayoutsforfinalconstructiondocuments

SAILING INSTRUCTOR, OLD COVE YACHT CLUB, NEW SUFFOLK, NY 2006-2010 - Instructed children ages 4-15 and trained junior instructors - Taught basic sailing skills, sailing safety, and competitive racing - Organized club events and implemented new fund-raisers - Responsible for class plans and program schedule, children, and parent relations

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A linear array was created for the cables of the greenscreen wall. Aparameter for the number in the array was then implented to change thedensity of the screen so the screen becomes more dense as it works itsway up the side of the home. Family types were created to implement thevarying densities.

12" = 1'-0"1Interior Rendering

The southern facade was created with parameters to controlpanel thickness, and louver spacing. This allows for thelouvers on this facade to be customizable.

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CONFRONTING INFRASTRUCTUREPumping Station I New Orleans, LA I Design Studio I Fall 2013

This projects site is located in a some-what awkward area where two parishes, Jefferson and Orleans, merge. Resulting in an irregular grid, streets not condu-cive to pedestrians and the inaccessibil-ity to the levee contribute to the sites problems. This project seeks to gently negotiate the industrial scale of an ur-ban storm water pumping station with a pedestrian-friendly main street within a residential neighborhood.

As an attempt to extend Oak Streets prominence through the entire corridor, a long bar building, mirroring a typical street-front edge is placed on the site to define the street more clearly. This loca-tion also provides an opportunity for the building to act as a monumental gateway into Orleans Parish.

The bar is then modified due to the sites obstacles: a water-intake station and train rail. These moves accentuate the industrial nature of the project.

11diagram | modify bardiagram | extend oak street

diagram | site location oak street parish line site location

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perspective |proposed condition of Leake ave

perspective |current condition of Leake ave

The citys excess storm wa-ter runoff is collected in an open canal that runs down Monticello Avenue. It culmi-nates by the pumping station in a reservoir. When water needs to be pumped to the river, however many pumps are needed are turned on to do so.

The project, meant to allow public access to infrastruc-ture, moves Leake Avenue closer to the rail road tracks to allow for a sidewalk on the city side. Planting trees, adding parking, and creating designated crosswalks slows down the traffic and produc-es a pedestrian friendly zone. Bike ramps and terracing al-lows for easy access to the levee and river.

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The building anchors the end of Oak Street and works to draw the public towards the site. Mainly, the building is a solid bar with a void that al-lows the freight train to run through it. It is wrapped in a steel and wooden structure with louvers that provide sun-shading to the building and public rooftop, and a wall of water cascading down the front of the pumping station both celebrates water and masks the noise.

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Besides a pumping station, the building has other types of program, attracting the public to the site.

Levee AccessThe building can be uses to access the levee. Previously, when a train was crossing, there was no way to get to ei-ther side. The buildings design allows for this.

Water MuseumNew Orleans is world famous for its water management. This museum tells about this and features a mezzanine through the pumping station.

Restaurant/BarThis restaurant, on the roof, has a unique view of the Mississippi River. The res-taurant keeps the building occupied day and night.

Public RooftopThe rooftop provides shade, views, and a reflective pool where anyone can take advantage of the building.

perspective |public rooftop

perspective |rooftop restaurant/bar

perspective |entrance to water museum

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The buildings design encourages a com-prehensive circulation throughout the en-tire building, offering public access to the pumping station. The main form of the building houses the program while an-other bar-like mass, a wooden sun-shading system, is shifted off of the main building. The interstitial space remaining dictates the buildings circulation.

section |through pumping station and levee

diagram |circulation in plan

diagram |circulation in section

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The buildings circulation guides the visitor and encourages exploration of the entire building. The public is able to access the entire building.

The public entrance leads visitors to the rooftop where they are let out onto an exterior balcony with views of the river on one side and the restaurant on the other. They can walk down a set of stairs onto the mezzanine of the water mu-seum and pumping station.

A catwalk through the pumping station draws visitors through the station where they can experience the massiveness of the pumps while walking along side the water-wall.

perspective |pumping station public mezzanine


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perspective |ramp to rooftop

They can then choose to take the elevated path to the levee and river or loop back up to the roof along a ramp. The ramp is suspended between the pump-ing station and the wooden sun-shading.

PUBLIC COURTYARD

ENTRY STREET_PUBLIC LIBRARYVieux Carre, New Orleans, LA I Design Studio I Fall 2011

A recent shift towards the importance of technology makes libraries a place of social encounter and signifies a gain in their recreational value. The french quar-ter library provides books, resources, and media centers for public use as well as public social areas. A public street leads the visitor in and through the building, passing all amenities and flowing out into a public courtyard. This project was de-veloped and rendered with Revit.

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The main library-stacks area can be entered directly through the Toulouse Street entrance or through the public interior street leading from Chartres street to the courtyard. This main areas circulation is in its center, connecting to the public portions entry street. This space acts as the spine for the library as it holds all vertical circulation and offers views between each level. It leads visitors to stacks, study spaces, and computer kiosks.

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gravel

roof membrane

roof insulation

concrete slab

sheet rock

insulated glass

window mullion

perforated metal screen

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Providing privacy as well as light control, a perfo-rated aluminum sheet is folded and hung in front of the glazing. Window-sized openings in the panel mimics the patterns of the surrounding buildings's elevations. The library is constructed of steel in or-der to provide large, open spaces within.

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precedents

yoga studio_carter burton

double negative_michael heizer

samios house_daffonchio architects

The facility was developed for a group of yoga devotees who have a special concern for the natural environment. The program of activities done at the retreat is very simple and focused to allow for contemplation and relaxation with-in the context of nature. The architectural pro-gram calls for sleeping accommodation for 20, a main house for social activities as well as a yoga studio. This project was developed in AutoCad and Rhino.

THE HORIZON_YOGA RETREATAcadia National Park, Maine I Design Studio I Spring 2011

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THE HORIZON_YOGA RETREATAcadia National Park, Maine I Design Studio I Spring 2011

The main circulation on the site is a north to south vertical stair/ramp that con-nects all parts of the program. At points, the path is cut deep into the earth which expresses the topography of the site to the user. At certain moments, the path leads to vast open views.

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CREATING CAMPUS_CULINARY INSTITUTENew Orleans, LA I Design Studio I Spring 2012

O.C. Hayle Boulevard, the schools site, is a neglected street in New Orleans, once thriving with life and commerce. The long narrow site is programmed for a Culi-nary School focused on the French Art of Cooking. In order to create a campus-like feel on the small site, the program is physically divided into two bars pulled apart that face each other and create a courtyard-like plaza below, which becomes the center for social interaction between classes. This project was developed and rendered with Revit.

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CREATING CAMPUS_CULINARY INSTITUTE

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This void between the two bars of program become an exterior plaza. Both bars are oriented towards this void so that, while they are two sepa-rate buildings, there is a strong visual connection from wher-ever you are standing.

This central area acts as the one-building-schools campus and is a place of social gath-ering. The materiality in this space is tactile. It is treated with wood railings and lou-vers while the exterior facade is treated with copper louvers. This plaza is connected to the street to embrace the commu-nity as a whole as well as serve the school.

The rear of the building houses the library and auditorium. This ren-dering shows the triple height space that serves as a connection between the two bars as well as a multi-purpose space for gatherings.

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CREATING CAMPUS_CULINARY INSTITUTENew Orleans, LA I Design Studio I Spring 2012

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A SUSTAINABLE HOME

This was a group project designed with two other classmates for a BIM class. We were to design a sustainable shot-gun inspired house using Revit. Using simple design moves, steps towards stainability are achieved. Strategically placed win-dows and transoms increase air circulation and ventilation. The southern facade is largely solid to decrease heat gain while the northern facade has a lot of windows for daylight. The angled roof allows for rainwater collection and fountains lining the porch can use this water as a cooling system along with the vines protecting residents from the sun.

New Orleans, LA I BIM Class I Spring 2012

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The design was inspired by a tra-ditional New Orleans shot-gun house. It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Designed with cost in mind, its materials are kept simple, consisting of wood and sid-ing.

Part of the assignment was to de-sign, render, and prepare the pre-sentation all using Revit.

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URBAN COLLECTOR_COMMUNITY CENTERSan Lorenzo, Rome, IT I Design Studio Abroad I Fall 2012

:: URBAN COLLECTOR: Cohabiting Dynamics ::SAN LORENZO AGRICULTURAL CENTER

TULANE UNIVERSITY School of Architecture, Rome Program 2012DSGN410 - Del Signore / Klingman STUDIO

ALISON CARROLLLocated on the edge of Rome, San Lorenzo is a lively neighborhood that caters to many different types of people: students from La Sapienza University, young-adults with young families seeking lower-cost housing, and artists. The community center has a lot of various things to offer as a multi-purpose space. Outdoor markets, an urban garden with learning facilities, a child-care center, and housing make up the program of this building. This project was developed in Revit.

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PERSEPECTIVE: PEDESTRIAN STREET

DESIGN CONCEPT: CONTINUATION OF PEDESTRIAN PATH

PATH ON SLOPED SITE FLOOR SLABS - UPPER AND LOWER PATH VERTICAL CIRCULATION

The design concept for the Ur-ban Collector was a scheme to extend the existing piazza located one block away. Visitors of this pi-azza spill out onto the street con-necting the site because of its large sidewalk with city trees. The design continues this extension to the site and through it. The 12 drop in the sites topography is accounted for by leading this new street down through the site, past market stalls onto the adjacent soccer fields level where there are more oppor-tunities for market stalls as well as a new pedestrian street connecting the blocks on either side.


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PERSEPECTIVE: URBAN GARDEN

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The urban garden is located in the buildings courtyard. When visitors enter the site through the pedestrian street, they ex-perience a strong visual connec-tion into the garden. The first level is open air and you can eas-ily pass through into the public garden.

The childcare facility is separat-ed from the other program for privacy and has a separate out-door play area and entrance.

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The height of the building comes from the apartment units. The facade is designed with the residents privacy in mind. Perforated ceramic screens can slide to provide privacy or be stacked for more light. Each unit has a balcony with a green wall.


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A typical housing unit is a two bedroom, two story apartment. You enter on the second level looking below into the double height living space. On the entry level is the units bathroom, master bedroom, and small balcony. The lower level houses the living area, dining room, kitchen, second bedroom, as well as balcony.

This layout allows each unit to have windows on both ends of the apartment which is ideal for ventilation.

URBAN COLLECTOR_COMMUNITY CENTER

A SENTIMENTAL TYPOLOGY_WINERYPeconic, NY I Thesis Design Studio I Spring 2014

Context

New York City Peconic Bay--South Fork

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A SENTIMENTAL TYPOLOGY_WINERYMost wineries on the North Fork took over old potato barns and various farm buildings, over the years being renovated to provide more amenities for the visitor. Starting from scratch on a forested site situated 70 feet above the Long Island Sound, this design includes the planting of a vineyard as well as a comprehensive strategy for the site.

Based on the farm typology, a collection of structures create various shel-tered spaces. Both the winerys public components as well as the retreats program work together to enclose a communal outdoor garden. Free circulation of the site is encouraged through the close development of various circulation paths with careful attention paid to the visitors holistic experience of the space, accentuated by various architectural moments.

The final solution seeks to provide the visitor with an authentic under-standing of the Genius Loci, providing both an architectural landscape that solidifies a strong sense of place as well as seek to provide a contemplative space that evokes the intangible, emotional dimensions of our built envi-ronment within each visitor.

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The main impact of the buildings on the site happens beyond this wall. A group of barn-form buildings create a semi-enclosed courtyardsimilar to those of a traditional farm typologysheltering a private, special space to be utilized by the visitors.

The barn typology presents a dichotomy: it is both an object in a landscape as well as part of the overall architectural field. Though an impressive form within a, usu-ally, flat landscape, a barns image gives us a sense of familiarity and pleasure. This juxtaposition is only one that is used throughout the project in terms of organiza-tion, landscaping, and materiality.

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The site provides an unimposing setting with a subtle presence and wonderful outlook. Its situation on the top of a bluff overlooking the sound is exploited by the buildings placement and arrange-ment.

Set back from the road almost 1000 feet, the building does not overwhelm the subtle, agrarian landscape. Two service buildings are placed closer to the road, flanking either side of the driveway, pro-viding signage for the property as well as a gateway toward the main buildings. At this point, the buildings are seen: a long simple wall, accentuated by a tall tower, projecting confidence without arrogance. The buildings complexities remain concealed, only with hints of the varied activities within.

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The duality between the indigenous, wooded land-scape and the formal geometricized vineyard plant-ing is expressed in the project in various ways. The contrast is accentuated by either side of the build-ings as well: one side looks out over the flat Long Is-land landscape, dotted with houses and barns, while the other looks over a 75-foot bluff overlooking the spectacular Long Island sound.

The footprint for the complex of buildings is carved out of existing woods and brush, leaving a landscape buffer between the buildings and their neighboring properties. A patch of natural brush was preserved within the courtyard in for both enhanced privacy as well as sun shading for the vineyard-side rooms.

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Formal vs. Indigenous Landscape

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The material presence within the building was used to cre-ate an emotive architecture. Juxtaposing solid concrete with a lighter, tactile wood constructing heightens the awareness of each. The winerys entirety underground was done in wood-formed concrete, creating a dark, cavern-ous space. A catwalk connecting the tectonic wood tower to the concrete slab outlook through the bluff circulates the visitor through the barrel room, tank room, produc-tion area, case goods and wine cellar. The visitor can travel from the top of the tower, over looking the entirety of the area down into the earth, through the mysterious space of the winery, and jut back out over the sound. This proces-sion accentuates the buildings presence within the world and provides an almost overwhelming experience for the visitor.

The above-ground portion of the project was done in mostly wood, with exception of a few features. The fire-places are all cast concrete as well as a few of the walls which accentuate various circulation paths. The fireplaces were done in concrete in order to heighten their presence an importance within the project as the hearth provides an emotional comfort, relating to memory. Similarly the concrete walls act in two ways: to juxtapose the wood con-struction as well as to create an illusion of protection.

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Board-Formed Concrete

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Restaurant

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Entrance to tasting room and courtyard

Entrance to hotel

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Entrance from public road, through service barns

Vine-covered trellis circulation through courtyard

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Barrel Room

Peconic, NY I Thesis Design Studio I Spring 2014

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Living Room Circulation to rooms

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Tasting Room

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