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www.allieward.space award43@vols.utk.edu 864.552.0029
University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Architecture + Design Bachelor of Architecture, 2021
PRESERVING MCKEE APPALACHIAN FABRICATION MEATSPACE APPROACHING HUSOY FABLE SOUNDS EXPLORING CHAREAU ELEVATED RAILWAY REPRESENTATION BOOK MAKING GARMENT MAKING IMAGE
A preservation of McKee Hall, the center of Knoxville College’s abandoned campus, as a schematic proposition to address circulation, structure, and space and influence the relationship between the community of Mechanicsville and institution of Knoxville College. Seeking to preserve the influences of the Historically Black College and Universities and the effects of the institution through the Civil War, Civil Rights movement, and understanding it’s relevance today. Through understanding local narratives, historical significance, monumentality of landscape, and cultural importance a deeper perspective is formed that promotes identity, dignity, and empowerment amongst the community and institution. This project seeks to question and understand the psychology of architectural negatives, the maintenance of permanence, and the potential of constructing citizenship.
PRESERVING MCKEE HALL Knoxville College // Knoxville, Tennessee professor Tricia Stuth | year 03 | fall 2018
CAN MATERIALIZED SPACE PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP THROUGH EVOLVING IDENTITY & SENSE OF DIGNITY - INFLUENCING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONESELF & COMMUNITY?
exploring narratives through the form of tangible library
understanding the visual transition of the persisting physical boundary
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003: EXTINGUISHING BOUNDARY
004: INCORPORATED LANDSCAPE
college st., fencing methods, and green overgrowth act as harsh divide between the dwellings of mechanicsville and the institution of knoxville college.
college st. as a buffer zone as opposed to a boundary. additional sidewalks, greenery, and a pedestrian friendly artery between western heights and mechanicsville
removing fencing and clearing overgrowth along college st. will create a diminished boundary. there exists a confusion as to what is for community and what is for institution.
ground broken, soil transformed, hill accessibe. space that allows people to circulate the hill and approachable campus and an inviting neighborhood.
THE YARD the gathering place in which participants of the institution of Knoxville College exists within THE YARD. this manifests as the core of dorms and college facilities, thus leaving THE YARD as a gathering place for those belonging to the community of higher ed. a crucial characteristic of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the unique community of support and understanding amongst students and faculty, maintaining such a space primarily for the community of KC preserves this aspect of community, allowing it to manifest within the lawn and extend to the surrounding expanse. THE YARD maintains the dignity, identity, and pride of the HBCU, and Knoxville College, sustaining the communal aspects of the school. in the separation of THE YARD and THE LAWN is intention that persists as maleable, while being mutually inclusive and exclusive.
MLK Towers
A.K. Stewart Science Hall
DISTANCE OUTPOST- within a space that accomodates many aspects of community and higher ed institution lies a territory exclusively available to the distance learning population of knoxville college. such a portion accomodates spaces for gathering, access to institutional resources, and a place of refuge and retreat for those participating in the academic realm of McKee Hall.
THE LAWN
McKee Hall
the gathering place in which participants of the community of mechanicsville are invited into is THE LAWN. this manifests as the approach to the site of Knoxville College, thus leaving THE LAWN as a place of invitation for those belonging to the outside community. as the current Knoxville College is represented by the symbol of McKee Hall, an abandoned structure on the hill, THE LAWN acts as the approach to the space. through lessening the intimidation and barriers of the current lawn and McKee Hall, a reconsideration takes place, forming a lawn that invites and welcomes the public to interact with the higher ed instution of KC. such a change allows for those who seem to be “outsiders” to understand their role in participating in the campus, allowing the community, city, and others to participate in preserving the historical relevance of Knoxville College.
TOWER AFFAIR- within the narrative of the bell tower lies the visual and tangible conjunction of town and gown. allowing visitors to exist within the realm of knoxville college, participate in ceremonial bell ringing, overlook the community of mechanicsville, and survey the city of knoxville- copious layers of interrelation are formed.
06:15: alarm goes off in undisclosed space. 06:18: scrambles to throw clothes on. 06:22: runs out of dorm. into McKee. up bell tower stairs. 06:30: rings bell to wake up for a new day. 06:32: peers over city of knoxville. inhales deeply. heads down to start fire in Elnathan.
Elnathan Hall
Alumni Memorial Library
12:15: tour of McMillan Chapel. 13:30: tour historical relevance of Alumni Memorial Library. 14:00: walking tour of campus by former student. 14:45: group Q+A inside gathering spaces of McKee Hall.
NOTABLE ANTIQUITY- persisting within the realm of the HBCU, and specifically Knoxville College lies its historical routes- those participating in the civil war, civil rights movement, and shaping expectations of higher ed institutions. these spaces accomodate those from the “outside” to experience such a narrative, understanding their role of acknowledging and learning about past occurances taking place on such a site.
McMillan Chapel
a silent poverty. warped ceiling & floors displaying moist structure. drug enhanced violence portrayed in busted out windows. harmed newborn lungs mimicking kerosene filled rooms. the winter comes. frigid air seeps in. pnemonia takes over. the baby passes. mourning persists. domestic unrest increases. a family flees. the house is abandoned. the cycle continues. As our team began to understand the above cycles, walk alongside of the family, and to interact with the community, we became quickly aware of cultural misconceptions and pressing issues of the rural appalachian hollows. Many of the issues of our specific home could be solved by bulldozing the home and repplacing it with a mobile home - but we saw this act as a band-aid. W ith our very limited resources, and immediate need to winterize the home, we designed a system of window covers that allow for ventilation in the warmer months, and insulation in the cooler months. Challenged with irregular window sizes, few resources and small amounts of time, we developed and installed the pre-fabricated window system with the intentions of allowing the family to interact with the climate in a more thermally comfortable and safe manor.
A P PA L A C H I A N F A B R I C AT I O N
year 02 | spring 2018
professor John McRae
MEATSPACE. MEATSPACE challenges the partitions of the corporeal versus the physic, attraction versus repulsion, art versus artifice, and the organic versus curated culture. Seeking to reconcile conceptions of what is strange and what is beautiful, the curated layering of MEATSPACE conceals the inner most vulnerable spaces, leaving only the carefully marinated membrane exposed. MEATSPACE speaks to the scale of the plate, the layering of communal vulnerability and spaces within a high-rise hotel in Manhattan- questioning the process of creating the meal, the beauty within raw flesh, and the transition from a red crushed velvet lobby to the private sauna.
IMPERCVABLE VISCERA. ingredients: velveteen rabbit- a stuffed substance sewn together with varying stitches
costco aspersion- the confusion between the exposed and the concealed
doubting thomas- questioning what exists behind behind perceived exteriors
marinated sheath- doctoring what is seen on the exterior to conceal interior flesh
tissue network- diverse elements working to unify the entirety of a structure
pompidou echo- a naked fleshy substance exposed for the public eye
domesticated lard- the flesh, trained to rarely reveal a sense of true self
peking procedure- a curated process of concealing layers
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year 02 | spring 2018 professor Brian Ambroziak
COSTCO SCANDALS_ preference of exposure.
there exists a sharp contrast between the exposed flesh in public places and the amount of surrounding concealment.
CENTRE POMPIDOU_
exposed structure as meatspace the fleshy substance now lies outside of the structure- revealed and open for public interpretation.
FLESHY NETWORK_
complexities and undistinctive lines between corporeal and psychic. surfaces varying in diameter and appearance, a diverse sense of elements working to unify the entirety of the structure.
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BEAUTIFUL REPULSER both body and food, beautiful and repulsive, nature and culture- this is meatspace. we begin to mediate a response to the raw flesh, tucking bits of innards behind pieces of butterflies and flower petals. the flowers, being glorious in bloom and brown as they decay throughout their entire life cycle act as a way to conceal the realities of the innards. we become repulsed by the juxtaposition of meat and flowerscreating a moment of reflection and deeper thought of what lies behind the facade of the two. 00B
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ROOF MEMBRANE RIGID INSULATION METAL FLASHING STEEL MESH STEEL I-BEAM RUBBER PIPE FLASHING BOOT EXPOSED WATEER PIPING COPPER PIPE FITTING MARINATED SHEATH DOMESTICATED LARD
CONCRETE ROOF SLAB on metal deck STEEL CHANNEL SUSPENDED STEEL CEILING SUPPORTS SUSPENDED GYPSUM CEILING GLASS BLOCK WINDOWS TISSUE NETWORK STEEL MULLION VELVETEEN RABBIT STEEL TENSION CABLE STEEL CHANNEL STEEL HAND RAIL EXPOSED HVAC DUCT SYSTEM HVAC DUCT CONNECTIONS TENSILE FABRIC CONNECTION JOINT INCANDESCENT STRIP FIXTURE
DOUBTING THOMAS TENSILE STEEL CABLE POMPIDOU ECHO
FLOORING TILES STEEL TENSION SUPPORT ROD RED PVC COATED PLASTIC MESH
CRUSHED VELVET FOIL WALLPAPER DOOR HEAD DOOR JAMB REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB PEKING PROCEDURE COSTCO ASPERSION
MEATSPACE ALLIE WARD
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
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Off of the mainland of scenic Norway exists a small island called Husøya place once known for its prominent fishing industry, and existing as a place of peace and rest. It is here that one begins to grasp the intimacy of the sauna, the realm of the natural and the abstracted knowledge of place through the norwegian island and culture of Husøy. providing reference to the local fishing culture, native landscape through a space for communal research, gathering and hospitality, this design creates a place of refuge- one for the locals, tourists, and researchers coming to study in silence. Understanding the values of the local landscape, this design considers approach, forcing occupants to engage with the waterfronts and hillsides through particularly curated views and physical interactions.
APPROACHING HUSØY A Research Community // Husøy, Norway professor Scott Warll | year 02 | fall 2017
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a place to document the interactions of man and fossegrimen - a scandinavian folklore that explains music and culture. informed by the tales of the fossegrimen, this form seeks to transform the experiential tones of an interaction through the realm of emotions- utilizing water and sound. Existing as an underground structure, connected to a waterfall through sound and light, this space allows scientists to study the ephemeral qualities of the fossegrimen. As one moves from the exterior, further into the depths of the retreat, one is greeted with intensly increasing harmonies of the fossegrimen’s fiddle - being further disconnected physically, but more united through the senses. While resting in the deepest cavity, one experiences the physical presence of water, the manifestation of sunlight, and heightened sounds of the fossegrimen, without directly interacting with the creature.
FA B L E S O U N D S
Experiential Retreat // Scandinavian Island professor Scott Wall | year 02 | fall 2017
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MAISON DE VERRE, PARIS, 1932
EXPLORING CHAREAU Maison de Verre // Paris, France Pierre Chareau & Bernard Bijovet year 02 | Spring 2018
EXISTING RESIDENTIAL ABOVE ROOF MEMBRANE RIGID INSULATION METAL FLASHING
STEEL I-BEAM STEEL MESH CONCRETE ROOF SLAB on metal deck STEEL CHANNEL SUSPENDED STEEL CEILING SUPPORTS SUSPENDED GYPSUM CEILING
HOLLOW GLASS BLOCK CONCRETE MORTAR JOINTS
STEEL MULLION @ 6 count
GLASS BLOCK WALL BEYOND STEEL MULLION BEYOND STEEL COLUMN BEYOND RUBBER FLOOR TILES
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MAISON DE VERRE, PARIS, 1932
E L E VAT E D R A I LWAY
Representation Class // Chicago, IL Professor Mark Stanley | year 02 | fall 2017 mapping government housing projects and availability to public transportation.
BOOK MAKING.
folding. binding. designing. sewing.
taking old, found, and recycled materials and giving them a new identity as a sketchbook, planner, or journal. a space for others to create and express themselves. repurposing waste.
GARMENT MAKING.
repurposing. printing. designing. sewing.
taking old, found, and wasted garments and fabrics and giving them a new identity. taking what will exist in landfills, and transporting it back into the wardrope. dignifying the original creators and educating consumers on how clothing is made.
The Broad Museum // Los Angeles, CA 35mm film
The Colosseum // Rome, Italy 35mm film
Contemporary Arts Center // Cincinnati, OH
Farnsworth House // Plano, IL 35mm film
Plasket Ridge // Big Sur, CA 35mm film
Abiding Place // Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA 35mm film
“FULL OF LIFE.” multimedia collage
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