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01 Energy Efficient by Design London Summer Studio

02 Westcott House Visitor Center Architecture Design Studio | Springfield, OH 03 Lane Live-Work | Artist Community Interdisciplinary Design Studio 04 Architecture of a Smaller Scale Mallet Robert Bruce Thompson Lighting Competition Froebel Gift Set 05 Peaslee Neighborhood Center | Lobby Installation Over-the-Rhine Design Build Studio

06 Voulkos Sculpture Cover Fallingwater Design Build Studio

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0 1 E N E R G Y E F F I C I E N T B Y D E S I G N

LocationCanary Wharf, London, UK

Problem To create a mixed use building in the business district of London that resolves issues regarding energy efficiency. Primarily the structure needs to present innovative ideas about new sustainable systems and must also uphold the needs of the design firm Square Circle.

Solution Form follows function. The concept is to process wind energy, and use it to power a thermal energy system. The structure of the building not only provides new answers to wind energy, but also adheres to the clients design atmosphere.

Summer 20155 Week Project | Academic

The west facade faces the edge of the River Thames. The concept takes in wind from the southwest affecting the overall planning of the building. The structure also uses stack effect in the main lobby as another source of sustainable energy.

Systems Diagram

A. Facade Ventilation B. Wind Energy Turbines C. Wind Capturing Structure D. Wind to Thermal Energy ConverterE. Thermal Energy Storage

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The section perspective shows how the edge of the building is being cantilevered due to its specific structure. This allows for a double hanging facade to exist between the wind energy turbines and allocates different levels of space for the client.

Square Circle’s office space resides on the second and third floor of the building. Both floors share the north staircase and an open to above lobby space.

0 2 W E S T C O T T H O U S E V I S I T O R C E N T E R

LocationSpringfield OH

Problem The Westcott House Foundation is currently working ondesigns for a Visitor Center. My task was to create a site and a building, which would include employee offices, an education center, multi-use spaces, and a bookstore. The space also needs to functionally serve the community.

Solution To apply Frank Lloyd Wright design pedagogy, such as weaving and crystallization, to the site plans and building structures. The building uses modern construction methods, which strongly relate to human scale and proportions, but also relates the building back to the site.

Fall 2014Semester Project | Academic

The pre-existing Activity Lawn is to be used for public events.

A bioswale runs under the boardwalk, providing space for excess water.

Sculpture garden features community based work.

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A. Westcott HouseB. Pre-existing Activity Lawn

C. Visitor Center D. Sculpture Garden EntryE. VFW Parking Lot F. Sculpture Platform

G. Boardwalk / BioswaleH. Education LawnI. Solar Decathlon HouseJ. Prairie Walk Entry

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The Visitor Center process was developed between sketching and modeling. The concept is to create a line within the building that frames the Westcott House for the viewer. The Visitor Center keeps a low identity at the sidewalk, but then accentuates the presence of the Westcott House at the lower level. The move also creates an equal divide between public and private space.

Scrap Model

Detailed Scrap Model

A. Side Entrance from SiteB. Bookstore/ CafeC. Storage Closets

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D. Restrooms E. Multipurpose RoomF. Offices

G. Conference RoomH. Video RoomI. Classrooms

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East Elevation

0 3 L A N E L I V E W O R K | A R T I S T C O M M U N I T Y

LocationOxford, OH

Problem The Lane Public Library has just finished construction for a new building this year. Therefore, the previous structure to house the library is vacant. This interdisciplinary design studio’s role was to redevelop the building into an artist live work community.

Solution In our group of four, architect, interior designer, and two graphic designers, we developed the building into a modern painting studio, to house 8 couples. The bottom floor of the building is open to the public, including a tea counter, whereas the top is primarily for private use. I was strongly involved in the planning and reorganization of the building. I also assisted with many decisions made by the graphics team. All drawings in thisproject were produced by myself unless stated otherwise on the drawing.

Group Members & RolesDavid Burns: ArchitectCristin Lombardo: Interior Design Kathryn Reese: Graphic Design Daniella Conti: Graphic Design

Original Site Photos

West Elevation

North Elevation

I began this project with a site study abstraction looking at how the building’s form is embedded into its context. As the group proceeded, we wanted to expand upon that energy as we designed the site. The overall theme continued to be about organic shapes moving throughout a rectilinear structure.

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Structurally, the concept is to divide public and private space with the first and second floor. Below is a gallery, classroom, and tea counter, and above are studio apartments for the residents. This page shows where we started planning redevelopment, and thinking about form.

Floor 1

Floor 2

Lane Live-Workartist community

Lane Studios will incorporate a strong relationship between public and private spaces. The idea of a private to public gradient within the space is important in the physical location of the spaces but also in their uses. At the top of the gradient and the building, the spaces and artworks are very private and individual. Each person has their own space to do their own art; the individual experiences from which artists create their work are essential to building the experiences had by the public. As you move down the gradient and through the building the spaces become more public, first mingling with other live-in artists in communal kitchenettes, bathrooms, or social rooms then eventually reaching an area that is fully open to the public where the artist’s work and abilities come fully together in the gallery and classroom spaces.

Lane Live-Work utilizes a soothing color palette of blue, gray, and yellow to create a relaxing artist community. The branding and architecture focus on transitional qualities such as layering and private-to-public spaces to create a collaborative environment.

Tranquil, Transitional, Harmony, Coalesce, and Adaptation

Existing Conditions Identity Map

Mech./HVACTea Storage and Employee O�ces

Classroom Storage

Class room #1 Class room #2

PUBLIC Entrances

PRIVATE Entrance

Elevator

Tea Counter

Gallery

Public Space

Private/Living

Wayfinding

Entrance SignGallery Card

Gallery

LobbyWayfinding

Directory Sign

Tea Counter Wayfinding

Entrance Sign

Products

Paint Palette

Products

Tea BoxesCupsTea Bags

DiagramsConcept Statement

Daylight Material Intervention

Buttress Diagram

Circulation Path of Public

Circulation Path of Residents

Circulation Diagram

Our graphic designers combined our thoughts about organics & edge to create our Lane Live-Work logo. As we started making final work, similar ideas were also reflected in the intentions behind our elevations and section drawings.

West Elevation South Elevation

Logo created by

Daniella Conti

From logo to branding, the graphic concept continued into the interior design of the tea counter, where we thought about opacity and color.

Tea boxes created by

Daniella Conti & Kathryn Reese

0 4 A R C H I T E C T U R E O F A S M A L L E R S C A L E

DescriptionA series of mini projects that took place in various studios. Each project was assigned to help me understand the quality of architecture emphasized at a smaller scale. The work explores the finer details of assorted materials.

Projects Mallet | Extension of the Body | Summer 2014 Robert Bruce Thompson Lighting Competition | Spring 2015Froebel Gift Set | Fall 2014

Mallet | Extension of the Body was a part of the Fallingwater Studio, where my professor asked me to create a tool that related to me physically and mentally. I’ve always viewed myself as a rigid person, with awkward proportions. This helped me develop a mallet with unbalanced weight, purposefully allowing me to hit harder with the large end, and tap lightly on the other.

The Robert Bruce Thompson Lighting Competition occurred in the middle of Lane Live-Work. The objective was to create a hanging and wall mounted light fixture for a wine bar. The wall-mounted fixture is about indirect light and relates to a closed bottle of wine. The hanging fixture then celebrates wine pouring around the cup with copper sheathing swirling around the glass bowl. Both fixtures can be taken apart easily, and use LED lights.

Section Plan

The Froebel Gift Set was a group project at the beginning of the Westcott Studio. The process made us think about the importance of minuscule details, and gave us an instrument for design. We used the Froebel Gift Set to investigate the crystallization of nature, and how geometric properties can be applied to our overall design. The first image is of centralization, and the second is of expansion.

0 5 P E A S L E E N E I G H B O R H O O D C E N T E R

LocationOver-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH

Design Build Project8 Members

Problem The Peaslee Neighborhood Center has been a non-profit community organization for 20 years, providing after school programming for all ages. The center resides in a 1960’s modern elementary school, and needed the first floor lobby to provide gallery space for students work, and to also work as a reception area.

Solution To keep the lobby space as open as possible, and to suggest a coherent void between the gallery and reception. We explored the use of magnetic surfaces for pin up spaces, and applied the tectonics of the design to the rest of their needs. The work shared from this project is from my involvement in the group project. I was strongly involved in the work displayed in this project.

Fall 2015Semester Residency Program | Academic | Professional

The conversation started with the allocation of space inside the lobby. The idea present in the hand diagram is to layer each element of the room, to create a narrative. The gallery starts outside and runs down the west wall, around to the other side, and through the rest of the building. There was a special relationship between the columns and the wall and it was too small of a space to move behind, so we thought about form flowing past it.

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A. Soffit constructed of unistrut and track lighting.B. Curved pieces of plastic for the soffit. C. New lighting and fans D. Curved metal to be used for gallery pin up space.

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WALL SECTION6 2" = 1'-0"

SIMPSON STRONG TIE ANGLE

PERFORATED METAL SCREEN

EXISTING BRICK WALL

ML24Z 1/8" x 2" x 2"

20 GA, .156 DIA. STG CTR

HILLMAN 1/4" x 2" BOLTS

HILLMAN HAMMER DRIVE ANCHOR 1/4" X 1-1/2"

As we progressed further with the design build, our work became more specific. The material in the elevations changed to perforated metal, to increase the visibility of the brick wall. Also, we wanted the connection points of all the metal panels to be seamless. The shop drawings shows how we used folds to create connections.

West Elevation

East Elevation

The final works at the Neighborhood Center consisted of the magnetic panels, and finished soffit work on the ceiling plane. The soffit was composed of unistrut and acrylic translucent plastic allowing the ceiling to lower itself before the viewer enters the hall-way. The space is currently in use as the Center continues to work with members of the community.

0 6 V O U L K O S S C U L P T U R E C O V E R

LocationMill Run, PA

Design Build Project12 Members

Problem At Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water House, there sits a ceramic sculpture, designed by Peter Voulkos, at the guesthouse pool, which needs seasonal protection. It requires a cover to protect it from the rain, debris, and wild animals.

Solution To create a cover that interacts with the need to protect the sculpture from the rain, and the guest pool. The form also needs to speak for the sculpture when it can’t be seen, and also act as a visual cue amongst visitors. Our group was divided into teams, and I specifically worked on the creation of the copper roof, and assisted with the assembly of all parts. I also took studio photos of the finished product, and the final site pictures. All drawings shown in this project were produced by myself unless stated otherwise on the drawing.

Summer 2014 Academic | Professional

Copper Roof

Waterproof Membrane

Redwood Structure

The goal of the roof is to keep the ceramic sculpture protected from water at all times. The water slides down from the roof and into the hole at the end, then out through the crease in the sculpture and into the pool. We started making chipboard mockups, and then practiced folding metal with aluminum.

This is the scupper, which projected the water from the roof, into the pool. The intention was to let water drip into the pool, and celebrate a moment that happens around the rest of the Falling Water House.

With a continuous focus on detailing, the group was successful in creating specific moments between the copper and redwood.

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