casino, performance hall, and ferry terminal tesselation study

formal analysis of monumentmemorial to the afghanistan war

elementary school addition

photography exhibit and studiocartographic library

residential schematic planningresidential garage options

annotated field drawings

Bachelor of Science in ArchitectureUniversity of Michigan ‘09

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professional work

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BETH MIKON

foundation volume

eroded volume

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implicit and broken hand symmetry

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MEMORIAL TO ROSA LUXEMBURG AND KARL LIEBKNECHTLUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE

BERLIN, 1926-1933

semi-transparent wall allows for some view between gallery space and performance space

no natural light, allows for image projection, creates intimate environment

peforated metal allows for sound to be heard in ciruclation space, no view

bleacher seating creates intimate space for interaction between various stakeholders

circulation corridor is a ramp creating a slow transition around performance space

projection screen for showing visual content to be viewed with oral testimony or alone when performances are not scheduled

space for circulation and for performers to move around or sit in a chair, no stage allows for wheel chair accessibility

entry from this side

tight circulation space, no exhibit, consumers forced to move through space, view of outside and sounds from performance area creates stimulation, some-what anxiety provoking

view of context juxtaposed with sounds from performance space

ceiling higher in corridor to accomodate ramp condition

SPACES OF TESTIMONY VS SPACES OF CIRCULATION/INTERFACE

skiylight provides focused light for recorder, bright/well-lit space

half wall, perforated metal gives privacy but still allows some views between recording space and exhibition space, sound isolated

access from this side of space

SPACES OF TESTIMONY VS SPACES OF CIRCULATION/INTERFACE [PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT]GENERATING CONTENT VS VIEWING CONTENT

circulation space also used for exhibition, viewing and interfacing with content

areas where content is never entirely stationary, consumers can reload the content, content which is viewed longer will appear more frequenty customizing the pavillion based on context and location, these trends will then be played out in the archive

dialogue table with digital interface for viewing and recording content, experience unmediated by third party

recorder can sit upright or lay down

cushioned wall provides comfort to encourage or provoke honesty

Memorial to the Afghanistan WarMy memorial to the Afghanistan War seeks to

embrace and tap into contemporary technolo-gies to memorialize a contemporary war. It

emerges from the human urge to describe and annotate their experiences to create a power-

ful mapping and eventual archive of an endless war. Soldier generated content is disseminated

through a temporary, traveling, and highly expe-riential pavilion that not only communicates the content but gives the consumer the opportunity

to record their own experiences,reactions, and opinions, giving seemingly every American

stake in the war and its memory.

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PRIVATE TESTIMONYPUBLIC TESTIMONYREFLECTION

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PAVILLION AXONOMETRIC

CIRCULATION PATH

OPAQUE SURFACES

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ELEVATED PAVILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR TESTIMONY: URBAN CONTEXT

PRIVATE TESTIMONY + EXHIBITION JOINT

PUBLIC TESTIMONY

REFLECTION SPACEELEVATED PAVILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR TESTIMONY: RURAL CONTEXT

site studySandusky, Ohio

Casino, Performance Hall, and Ferry Terminalprogram relationships and circulation

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mid-review proposalEach assigned program was considered separately to emphasize and heighten the difference in cultures (high and low) associated with each. The design also considered scale, attempting to create a sense of urbanism similiar to that of nearby downtown Sandusky. site plan grain diagram

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Casino, Performance Hall, and Ferry TerminalSandusky, Ohio, is a typical Midwestern town, exempli-

fying the American landscape with its post-industrial, semi-abandoned downtown. The city is characterized

by colonial architecture and punctuated by several vacant industrial complexes. While Sandusky’s land-

scape and character is not atypical of the Midwest, its tourism industry provides a prosperous and exciting

seasonal economy as well as a unique sub-culture not to be ignored. The architecture plays into this site analysis through a conceptual interest with colliding

and conflicting programs and their associated cultures. Architectural moments of intrusion are contrived expe-rientially to create feelings of self-awareness by increas-

ing visitor consciousness of their own gaze on people inhabiting the intruding, seemingly inaccessible spaces.

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Carver Elementary18701 Paul St

Presit Elementary7840 Wagner St

Phoenix Multi-Cultural Academy

7735 Lane St

Bunche Elementary2601 Ellery St

Hamilton Elementary 14233 Southampton St

Pulaski Elementary19725 Strasburg St

Greenfeild Union Elementary

420 W. 7 MIle RdBagley Elementary

8100 Curtis StCrary Elementary

16164 Asbury ParkHarding Elementary

14450 Burt Rd

DETROIT, MICHIGANVacant Public School Buildings

Elementary School Addition Initial site analysis of Detroit revealed that an excessive number of vacant lots could be utilized as an asset to create a school supported by commu-nity agriculture. Schools would integrate sustainable gardening practices into the curriculum and community to provide unique methods of teach-ing and food security for students and their families. These ideas could be

employed as a network across a variety of sites in the city.

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Arts, Earth, and CommunityThe existing site of Bunche Elementary School was chosen as an ideal condi-tion for the implementation of the concept because of its proximity to local churches and the Heidelburg Project, a two block art installation that combats vacancy issues in Detroit. The school addition would include an arts wing and indoor and outdoor performance spaces. Gardening would be an integral part of the curriculum with shared greenhouses attached to each classrooms. Local food, grown by students and community members would not only support the cafeteria during the day, but also provide revenue for the community with markets held in the evenings. Overall, this scheme could serve as strong community anchors within Detroit leading to revitalization through urban agriculture, art, and education.

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Photography Exhibit and StudioAfter exploring a variety of Abelardo Morell’s photographs I chose to further explore his creative use of scale and light, which are particularly evident in his book series. A significant feature of the space is the two-story bookcase wall, which is intended to capture the audience of the exhibition as well as Morell’s own intuitions. Books are meant to be removed and moved by Morell to contrive specific lighting conditions. The exhibition corridor, a more public space, surrounds interior spaces of reflection for Morell. An adjustable roof, clad with reflective material, creates unusual angles of these spaces while also bringing light into the building.

A Cartographic Library- Maps and Power: Investigation of a Territorial ConflictEyal Weisman, an Israeli architect, believes the territorial conflict in Israel is unsolvable on the surface, but must rather be solved volumetrically, considering subterrain, terrain, and air.

Eyal Weizman proposes looking at the solution to a territorial conflict three-dimensionally. How can the map library design be solved three-dimensionally in a parallel way? How can bridge spaces and tun-nel spaces be utilized? How can the idea of power in conflict be applied to power in the library spac-es? Can it be applied hierarchicaly from floor to floor? How can the idea of verticality be introduced into the design to conceptually consider power and control and to practically consider daylighting and program?

Works Cited: Weizman, E. (2002). Politics of Verticality. Retrieved November 31, 2007, from Open Democracy web site: http://www.opendemocracy. net/conflict-politicsverticality/isue.jsp

“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a territorial one, though fought out in three dimensions. More then anything else, it is defined by where and how one builds. The terrain dictates the nature, intensity and focal points of con-frontation”“In understanding and governing of territories, maps have been principal tools. The history of their making relates to property ownership, political sovereignty and power. But maps are two-dimensional. Attempting to represent reality on two-dimensional surfaces, they not only mirror it but also shape the thing they represent. As much as describing the world, they create it.”“In both the Oslo and the Camp David peace proposals, the intertwined patchwork of territories made it possible to draw a feasible continuos boundary between Israelis and Palestinians without dismantling settlements. It was only by introducing the vertical dimension, through schemes of over- and under-passes, that linkage could be achieved between settlements and Israel, between Gaza and the West Bank. These soltions did not reject the map as a geopolitical tool. Instead, they superim-posed discontinuous maps over each other.” “Some Israeli projects have proposed highways to bypass Palestinian towns in three dimensions. The Tunnel Road, for example, connects Jerusalem with the southern settlements of Gush Etzion and further, to the Jewish Neighbourhoods of Hebron. To accomplish this, it has to perform a double contortion: strethed up as a bridge spanning over a Palestinian cultivated valley, it then dives into a tunnel under the Palestinian Bethlehem suburb of Bet Jallah.”

Maps + Power: Investigation of a Territorial Conflict for a Cartographic LibraryArchitect Eyal Weizman proposes looking at the solution to Israel’s territorial conflict three-dimensionally. My project attempted to explore how a map library design could be solved three-dimensionally in a parallel way. I considered: How can bridge spaces and tunnel spaces be utilized? How can the idea of power in conflict be applied to power in the library spaces? Can it be applied hierarchically from floor to floor? How can the idea of verticality be introduced into the design to conceptually consider power and control and to practically consider daylighting and program?

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movement study

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Three schematic designs were developed and graphically represented for the client’s victori-an-style home on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Each scheme showed the client the program, the massing concept, favored views, and site strategies.

scheme 1 scheme 3scheme 2

Various designs were created for a potential garage renovation on a greek-revival home in Ann Arbor. A 3D massing model for the house and garage op-tions were generated using AutoCAD.

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East Elevation

Troy

4 1/4” CLAP BOARD

4” CLAP BOARD

NON ORIGINAL CHIMNEY

6” BASE TRIM DAMAGED CORNER BOARD NON ORIGINAL STORM 6” BASE TRIM 5 PANEL DOOR

CORNER BOARD NEEDS REPLACING

ASPHALT SHINGLES

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6 OVER 6, 31” SILL, 5’-5” ORIGINAL WINDOW

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ORIGINAL, TRIM AROUND DOOR

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BURIED POCKET DOOR ON WALL

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9 OVER 6, 30 1/2” SILL, 4’-61/2” ORIGINAL SASH WINDOW

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Troy

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Annotated plan and elevation drawings were created using AutoCad and Adobe Illustrator to document existing field conditions for a Historic Home in Troy, Michigan. The drawings called out important details, materials, and damage.