AL EX LATH AM GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE P O R T F O L I O
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
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A LEX LATH AM GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE P O R T F O L I O
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
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so l a r de cat hl o n | d e p ar t m e n t of e n e rg y
he ms aye | al am e d a st re e t
m o v em e n t | 6 c h an e y st re e t
f a de d | do wn t ow n b re w e r y
FADED RIVER STREET
GREENVILLE, SC
The corner of Main Street and River Street in Greenville, South Carolina
serves as a thriving intersection point in the downtown area. The composition of the business for such a valuable location must serve the vast majority of the public in a variety of ways. Thomas Creek currently has a brewery in the Greenville area, and this project focuses around the idea of creating a brewery, restaurant, and outdoor event lawn area suitable for the rapidly growing company. This movement would connect Thomas Creek to Greenville’s downtown area, truly expressing their presence in the city. By analyzing the current urban layout and graphically connecting the results to a concept of converging elements fading into blurred program, a multi-functional and adaptable space is created that is capable of serving a vast variety of functions. By analyzing the brewing process, micro brewery bars, and outdoor event spaces, a realistic design is created for Thomas Creek brewery to help envision their infiltration into the Greenville downtown area. *Rendering on opposite page by Rachel Gamble.
452 studio | spring 2014 | prof. julie wilkerson
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Utilizing a concept of converging elements organically, a modular system of interlocking units combine to form a variety of program spaces for the brewery. Each unit increases in height from the Main Street facade, creating a cascading view of the brewery and allowing natural light to decant into the respective realms of the building’s interiors.
ADMINISTRATIVE/BREWERY
BREWERY
RESTAURANT/KITCHEN
RESTAURANT/STORAGE
LOBBY/STORE
RIV ER STR EET
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TR N S I A M
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CONCRETE
TRANSVERSE SECTION
STEEL
PERFORATED OVERHANG
HOP TRELLIS
WALL SECTION MODEL
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The client desired to “imbue� the site and building strategy with a sense of community, creating a welcoming and thriving urban experience. An existing back-of-house alleyway faces the site, and the client desired for this alleyway to become a connective link back to Main Street from the brewery. By transitioning the facades into a double store front while maintaining truck access for after hours deliveries, the once inhospitable facades are transformed into points of public access and economic development.
BEFORE
A L L E Y W A Y AFTER
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MOVEMENT CHANEY STREET
GREENVILLE, SC
The Nicholtown community in Greenville, South Carolina serves as
inspiration for the design of a 500 square foot, 40K house. The site, located on Chaney Street, is in a prime location in the heart of the city. 6 Chaney Street is in a moving place. The Nicholtown neighborhood continues to grow, change, and flourish every day. The community garden, bike program, and pocket parks reveal the moves the Nicholtown community is making to improve the place they live. By providing the design of a sustainable and affordable home, the Nicholtown community can evolve and continue in their growth towards a more economically and socially sound environment. Ultimately, the meaning of movement can go in many directions, as can be evidenced by the definition of the word. Taking this idea into an architectural form in a neighborhood like Nicholtown reveals the social change occurring in a place with a growing hope for the future.
m. arch. studio | fall 2014 | prof. dustin albright
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EAST ELEVATION 12'
16'
16'
30'
PROGRAM BREAKDOWN KITCHEN
LIVING ROOM
BEDROOM 1
20'
BEDROOM 2 6'
DW
12'
16'
LAUNDRY
ENTRY HALL
BATHROOM
69 SF
90 SF
118 SF 88 SF 10 SF 34 SF 34 SF
TOTAL 569 SF
Movement in the architectural sense first takes place through the floor plan. A resident can enter the space from the front or back door and immediately become part of the moving spine of the house: the entry hall. From the entry hall, users can break from the main channel towards either the public space or the private nodes. This flow through the space reveals the moving qualities of the layout in the intimate home.
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ROOF
TRANSVERSE SECTION
PAN E L S
C L A DD I N G
R A I N SC R E E N
The carport is designed to serve as an outdoor room capable of a variety of functions. Aluminum composite screens, CNC cut in an organic pattern, allow natural light to filter elegantly into the space while serving as a rain and wind screen. The space can be used not only for storing cars and bikes, but can also be a space for playing games or entertaining guests.
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Natural light cascades into the interiors of the room through not only expansive windows and glass doors, but also through the clerestory windows created from the overlapping of the dual roof planes. The kitchen and living room spaces are combined to form one expansive space, creating a room capable of supporting the needs of a single mom with children; the common family dynamic of the neighborhood. This space opens up directly to the carport outside through a sliding glass door, easing the transition between indoors and out and enlarging the space to allow the opportunity for entertaining and gathering.
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HEMSAYE N I C H O LT O W N
GREENVILLE, SC
The Nicholtown community is severely lacking in public space where
the community can gather, interact, and relax. This project serves to create a space where members of the community can gather in a location directly connected to the Swamp Rabbit Trail as well as a convenient bus stop. Through a time line, the project is designed in three phases that allow for appropriate allocation of funding to complete the project in a feasible time frame. Phase I involves the creation of a moveable shade structure, capable of providing a place for sheltered gathering throughout the year. Phase II delves into a community bike sharing program, capable of expanding the network of the Nicholtown neighborhood. Finally, Phase III creates a basketball court adjacent to the Phase I site, just across Alameda Street. The basketball court is at the base of a sloping landscape, which can serve as seating for guests who visit the site. Existing hardwoods serve as shade for the court and its visitors. Ultimately, the project serves as a design to invigorate a community with multi-functional gathering spaces built into the existing environment, capable of serving the needs of the area.
m.arch studio | fall 2014 | prof. dustin albright
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SITE SECTION | ALAMEDA STREET
PH ASE I
SITE PLAN | ALAMEDA STREET
For this phase, the existing park is adapted for increased use and interaction between community members on either side of the bridge. With the addition of perforated, adjustable metal structures, the space will allow for shaded interaction at all times of day.
PHAS E III
PHAS E II
For phase II, the bike network is installed in various Nicholtown locations and along the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Working with Momentum Bikes, this allows ease of access to multiple public locations in the community. This phase also includes the initial phases of design for the bike storage and repair shop.
The ďŹ nal intervention takes place in phase III. This phase involves the installation of a multipurpose court for basketball, tennis, and four-square. The existing site slope will be used as the viewing platform/grandstand for the court. Meetings, games, concerts, and events can all take place on this court. The bike shop is expanded with a male and female restroom in addition to the Kinect bike system headquarters.
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CONCRETE
KINECT TRANSVERSE co ex i s t . co nn e c t . co in c id e .
STEEL
PERFORATED ALUMINUM COMPOSITE
IRISH MOSS
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PHASE II + III Phase II consists of a bike share system, Kinect, integrated throughout the neighborhood to allow connections to the site as well as aspects like the community garden, community center, small grocery store, etc. The built intervention, Phase III, contains a rest room that will provide a necessary addition for the increased public use of the area. The building also serves as the Kinect Bikeshare hub for renting the bikes, repairing them, and also contains locker storage. Furthermore, this phase includes a multipurpose court that can not only be utilized for basketball, tennis, and foursquare, but also provides a platform for meetings, reunions, or outdoor movies. Utilizing the already sloped landscape, an amphitheater is carved into the landscape to form flat planes for visitor seating.
FE M AL E R E STR O O M
K I NECT B I K E H UB
M AL E R E STR O O M
ALAMEDA STREET
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SOLAR DECATHLON CLEMSON, SC | IRVINE, CA
Every two years, the U.S. Department of Energy sponsors
the international Solar Decathlon competition. The event challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energyefficient, and visually appealing. The competition winner best blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency of their design. As Communications and Sponsorship Chair, I was responsible for working with the Clemson development office to raise over $1 million in donations, constructing two homes, marketing the project, designing the interiors, and many other tasks. Being a part of the Solar Decathlon team has immensely impressed upon me the importance of team cohesion, organization, and passion in a work environment. Having the opportunity to participate in the design, construction, and implementation of a sustainable, efficient, and innovative home has been and will be an invaluable experience to employ in all my future endeavors both in and out of the field of architecture. m. arch studio | spring + fall 2015 | professors dan harding, vincent blouin, dustin albright, dave pastre, and ulrike heine
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As sponsorship chair, my responsibilities were as follows: • Attain sponsors in the form of both monetary and gift in-kind donations • Spokesperson for Solar Decathlonrelated presentations, videos, and interviews • Procure all materials for the construction of both versions of Indigo Pine • Construction of two homes • Interior design • DOE Submittals regarding rendering, writing, and graphics • Compose articles for publications (Clemson World, Architectural Record, etc.) • Produce graphic design for all posters, event invitations, and marketing pieces • Organize all meetings, interviews, and presentations Communications were a vital aspect of Indigo Pine. Throughout the project, I was simultaneously orchestrating multiple events, orders, presentations, meetings, and more all while working to design and construct a home on a budget and within an extremely strict time frame. Coordinating relationships between distributors, retailers, sponsors, students, and faculty taught me the importance of thorough organization in every aspect of a project, from start to finsih.
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Not only did the Clemson team construct an entire house from the ground up in nine days, but the crew also was successful in producing a home reflective of family living. Indigo Pine was capable of performing the normal everyday tasks of a home, such as entertaining guests, serving dinner, and running appliances, per competition protocols and rules. Furthermore, the entire house was disassembled and flat-packed in just three days into sixteen portable storage containers. 33
Although the Solar Decathlon was, admittedly, an arduous and daunting process, it proved to be the most rewarding and edifying project of my architectural education. Not only did I learn what it takes to build a home from the ground up, but I also embraced what it means to truly work with a team, build relationships, and succeed in seemingly impossible tasks. Working on the design of a project encompassing over 100 students and faculty requires much more stringent considerations and approvals as opposed to simply designing graphics for a personal project. The communication of ideas was vital in ensuring the public could understand the goals of Indigo Pine. Ultimately, the Solar Decathlon taught me far more than any studio project could have, and I will be able to take the knowledge, lessons, and memories with me into my future career in the field of architecture.
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EMAIL aklatham7@gmail.com PHONE (803) 236-6024 WEBSITE issuu.com/alexlatham
As designers, we are responsible for thinking in many realms of thought at once. My education at Clemson has taught me to harness the design process as a means to solve any and every problem in an innovative and effective way, and I hope to apply this knowledge in my future endeavors, both in and out of the professional world.
ALEXANDRA LATHAM, GGP EDUCATION
MASTERS degree
Clemson University; Clemson, South Carolina Masters in Architecture, candidate, May 2016 Architecture + Design-Build Certificate Program GPA 3.80
UNDERGRADUATE degree
Clemson University; Clemson, South Carolina B.A. in Architecture, May 2014 - Spanish Minor; Masters Candidate, May 2016 Cum laude, Calhoun Honors College GPA 3.83
WORK EXPERIENCE LS3P ASSOC,. LTD. Greenville, SC
MARKETING COORDINATOR + ARCHITECTURE INTERN
NICOLE NORRIS DESIGN STUDIO Sumter, SC
INTERIOR DESIGN INTERN
Summer 2013
MELISSA ERVIN INTERIOR DESIGN Charleston, SC
INTERIOR DESIGN + ARCHITECTURE INTERN
Summer 2012
Summer 2014 + 2015
- Participated in client meetings and interviews - Composed proposals and designed presentations in response to RFP’s - Assisted in design concept drawings and revisions - Created construction document sets using Revit
- Aided in drawings, design ideas, and material selections for multiple clients - Participated in on-site visits with client - Attended Interior Design legislation meetings at the State House
- Aided in design board compilations and architectural design drawings - Participated in client meetings - Aided in office organization and efficiency
HONORS GRADUATE
UNDERGRADUATE
Tau Sigma Delta (secretary) President’s List Dean’s List PHI KAPPA PHI Life Scholarship Trustee Scholarship
Honor Society for top 20% of architecture students
4.0 GPA for the semester
>3.5 GPA for the semester
Honor Society for top 7.5% of juniors at Clemson
IPTAY Scholarship
STUDENT ACTIVITIES GRADUATE
Graduate Architecture Student Partnership (GASP)
UNDERGRADUATE
Calhoun Honors College United Stated Green Building Council (USGBC) Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority American Institute of Architecture Students
- Responsible for organization of annual Architecture Career Expo
- Communications Chair, 2013-2014
Student Government Public Relations Committee Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Sustainability Club Greek Gazette (monthly newsletter) - Staff Writer and Design Committee member
Fly Fishing Club
COMMUNITY SERVICE WINTER BREAK 2014
Give Kids the World in Orlando, Florida
SPRING BREAK 2013
FCA Mission Trip to New Orleans, Louisiana
Served children with life-threatening illnesses at a nonprofit kids’ resort Worked to help repair homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina
ALEXANDRA
LATHAM
PHONE:
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EMAIL:
AKLATHAM7@GMAIL.COM