ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN ALLISON BUKER
ALLISON BUKER
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
allisonbuker@gmail.com
DAVIS ARCHITECTS ATLANTA, GEORGIA
(770) 833 . 2072
UD PROJECT COORDINATOR
FOLEY DESIGN ASSOCIATES ATLANTA, GEORGIA
www.issuu.com/allisonbuker
INTERN ARCHITECT MAY 2015 - JAN 2016 AutoCAD drafter for construction plans, elevations,
EDUCATION + TRAINING GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY [ATL, GA]
MAY 2016 ANTICIPATED GRADUATION DATE MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE MASTERS OF CITY + REGIONAL PLANNING SPECIALIZATION IN URBAN DESIGN 2014 ART + ARCHITECTURE IN GREECE AND ITALY PARTICIPANT
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN [SAV, GA]
GRADUATED IN MAY OF 2012 MAGNA CUM LAUDE BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONCENTRATION IN BUSINESS AND MARKETING
details, etc. Assist with schematic and design development drawings. Experience creating 3D models and presentation quality drawings for client’s marketing and to supplement rezoning applications.
THE COLLABORATIVE FIRM LLC ATLANTA, GEORGIA PLANNING ASSISTANT
OCT - SEPT 2013
Developed planning and design documents for a zoning overlay in local Georgia counties. Completed several city annexation feasibility reports Worked with clients to create rendered maps. Analyzed Clayton County’s housing and demographic data to produce HUD published booklet.
SAVANNAH-CHATHAM METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION SAVANNAH, GEORGIA PLANNING INTERN JAN - JUNE 2012 Researched, surveyed, and mapped Savannah’s historic
SKILLS RESEARCH, EVALUATION
JAN 2016 - Present
COMPUTER SKILLS
WINDOWS SYSTEMS + DOCUMENTATION SKILLS MAC SYSTEMS SECTIONS 106 OF THE NHP ACT SYSTEM I ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS MS SUITE CONDITIONS ASSESSMENTS ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE PRESERVATION PLANS SPSS COMPREHENSIVE PLANS AUTO CAD OVERLAY DISTRICTS AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARCGIS GUIDELINES RHINOCEROS NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATIONS FEDERAL TAX CREDI CERTIFICATION HABS/HAER REPORTS
DESIGN SKILLS DIAGRAMMING SKETCHING MODEL BUILDING RENDERING PRESENTATION BOARDS HAND DRAFTING
Factor’s Walk in order to develop a reference guide to assist planners, preservationist, business owners, and other profesiionals in the future development and protection of Factor’s Walk.
THE GEORGIA TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ATLANTA, GEORGIA PRESERVATION INTERN SUMMER 2011 Created an inventory systems for the Trust at Rhodes Hall Acted as primary fun rasier for grounds support.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STATEMENT Architecture has an impact on multiple scales, from the scale of the user, to the scale of the city, as well as to the scale of a region. Every project attempts to tackle the issues that surround these scales, however it is only those projects that are designed to solve these larger contextual issues which are truly successful. At the regional scale, passive strategies act as a contextual driver. At the scale of the city, site circulation is the driver of human activity. At the scale of the user, the program’s organization defines the sociological factors that create human interaction. I attempt to tackle each of these issues in my design thinking with simple solutions that migrate through each scale. I aspire to create architecture of place; to create places that give back to its context, rather than take.
THE DISCOVERY DISTRICT ATLANTA, GEORGIA URBAN LAND INSTITUTE COMPETITION 2016
HYDRO SQUARE ECO-CITY A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR CHONGMING ISLAND, CHINA ALAN BALFOUR + RICHARD DAGENHART DESIGN + RESEARCH STUDIO
TAILORED TRANSLATIONS A HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS ATLANTA, GEORGIA CHARLES RUDOLPH, PORTMAN PRIZE STUDIO
2014
2015
2016
SELECTED WORKS
CABBAGETOWN POCKET PARK + HOUSE CABBAGETOWN, ATLANTA, GEORGIA HARRIS DIMITROPOLI, CORE II STUDIO
SULFUR DELL SPRINGS NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
URBAN LAND INSITUTE COMPETITION 2014
WEST | RIDE A COMMUNITY WELLNESS & CYCLE CENTER SAVANNAH, GEORGIA JACK PYBURN, OPTIONS PRESERVATION STUDIO
URBAN STUDIES
THE MAGNIFIED MUSEUM BALTIMORE, MARYLAND KATHERINE WRIGHT, CORE III STUDIO
FINE ARTS + SKILLS
STUDY ABROAD: GREECE + ITALY SUMMER 2014
2010 - 2015
THE DISCOVERY DISTRICT
ATLANTA, GEORGIA URBAN LAND INSTITUTE COMPETITION 2016
The Atlanta real estate market, like many across the nation, has bounced back strongly since the 2008 recession, particularly in the last three years. While a welcome development, this growth presents challenges of its own. In the short-term, the apartment market is uncertain as supply surges although demand continues to remain high. Locally, the Class A office market is prohibitive in the near term due to low occupancy at both the Bank of America Plaza and AT&T Midtown Center next door. While there are positive market signals for both condominiums and retail in Midtown, neither of these will be feasible in our development unless we establish a strong local identity. Without a cohesive cultural identity, these blocks do not live up to their potential. By attracting Atlanta’s urban thinkers, Discovery District embraces a latent undertone in urban culture. This development area has an overwhelming amount of asphalt and an underwhelming amount of green space. In response to this and Plan 2040’s focus on sustainability, Discovery District is environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. Two major moves define Discovery District’s commitment to sustainability: Fontus, a black-water filtering greenhouse, and the DaVinci Storm Water park, named after the personification of left and right brain thinking, takes advantage of the site’s geographic low point by collecting and filtering storm water in a lush park setting. This park is the social core of the district and mirrors the core of Georgia Tech’s campus that is directly across the newly opened 3rd street tunnel.
DISCOVERYDISTRICT A COMMUNITY BONDED BY LEFT & RIGHT BRAIN
REGIONAL EXISTING
REGIONAL PROPOSED
WIN OR LOSE, THE LANDING IS THE PLACE TO BE ON GAME DAYS.
ENGAGE YOUR SENSES, DISCOVERY IS AROUND EVERY CORNER.
REIVENT YOUR WEEKEND AT DA VINCI PARK.
HYDRO SQUARE ECO- CITY
A PROPOSAL FOR AN ECO-CITY IN CHONGMING, CHINA
The rapidly urbanized population of China is in need of local, afforadable, sustainable living accomodations within the metro-region of Shanghai. The smogfilled overcrowded city with its afforadable housing prices make the city center a less than desireable settlement location. The Chinese government sees a solution to this problem by developing the local Chongming Island. While within an hour car ride commute of the Shanghai city center, Chongming offers a nearly blank developable canvas. However, the ecological fabric of the island is less than desirable. Sea level rise, ground subsidence, and storm surge are just a few of the most crucial ecological factors that plague this islands potential. With these problems in mind the task was to create a solution that would repair, replenish, and support the processes that maintain human, along with local plant and animal life and be fully sustainable. The Hydro Square scheme offers a solution that cuts to the root of the problem- water management.
EXISTING FABRIC INFORMS THE PROPOSAL THE PROBLEM The rapidly urbanized population of China is in need of local, afforadable, sustainable living accomodations within the metro-region of Shanghai. The smog-filled overcrowded city with its afforadable housing prices make the city center a less than desireable settlement location. The Chinese government sees a solution to this problem by developing the local Chongming Island. While within an hour car ride commute of the Shanghai city center, Chongming offers a nearly blank developable canvas. However, the ecological fabric of the island is less than desirable. Sea level rise, ground subsidence, and storm surge are just a few of the
THE GOAL Create an eco-city that repairs, replenishes, and supports the processes that maintain human, along with local plant and animal life. This will be done by using precisely timed planning, building, and maintenance strategies. The city will provide a healthy abundance of jobs, food, and living conditions without consuming more (renewable) resources than it produces, without producing more waste than it can assimilate, and without being toxic to itself or neighboring ecosystems. Its inhabitants’ ecological impact reflect planetary supportive lifestyles; its social order reflects fundamental principles of fairness, justice,and
THE CONCEPT In order to mitigate the ecological issues that make the island less than ideal for development you must start with the biggest issue- water. Using a grid with open space, available for differing water managament strategies, not only builds the city up from mean sea level but also offers a place for water to go during flooding conditions, treats the water, integrates water into a more sustainable transportation model, while also offering citizens unique open space and water
SQUARE AS WATER MANAGEMENT TOOL
SAVANNAH WARD
CHONGMING HYDRO-WARD 200 m x 200 m (650’ x 650’)
HYDRO-WARD NEIGHBORHOOD 700 m x 700 m (2300’ x 2300’)
ISLAND + CITY WATER FLOW
CITY LOCATION RATIONALE
1 cm : 250,000 m
AVERAGE BLOCK SIZE: 60 m x 90 m (200’ x 300’) or 60 m x 60 m (200’ x 200’)
ISLAND EXISTING CANALS + INFRASTRUCTURE
CITY SIZE: 2400 m X 2010 m 1.5 miles x 1.25 miles
1 cm : 250,000
5 miles wide
1 cm : 500,000
EXISTING CANALS, ROADS, BUILDINGS
IMPOSED CELLULAR GRID ON THE FOUR DISTRICTS
EXISTING ROADS
EXISTING MAIN ROADS
PROPOSED GRID ACROSS CITY
EXISTING + PROPOSED ROADS
1 cm : 100 m
EXISTING CANALS
ALTERED CANALS + NEW LAKES
NEW PARKS + HYDRO AMENITIES
1 cm : 400 m
ECO-CENTRIC WATER MANAGEMENT
TYPES OF HYDRO-SQUARES TYPICAL SQUARE
HARVESTING SQUARE
BIO-SWALE SQUARE
ELEVATED BLOCKS AREAS + CREATED FLOOD PLAINS
ELEVATED BLOCKS AREAS + RIDGE LINES
1 cm : 200 m
1 cm : 200 m
LIVING MACHINE SQUARE
WATER TREATMENT TYPES BY SQUARE
1 cm : 200 m
SUPPLEMENTAL WATER + SEWAGE MANAGEMENT AREAS
THE CITY UNDER DROUGHT CONDITIONS
1 cm : 200 m
THE CITY UNDER FLOOD CONDITIONS
1 cm : 200 m
1 cm : 200 m
HARVESTING LAKE SQUARE PLAN 1 cm : 75 m
FACTS + BENEFITS LOCAL WARD REQUIREMENTS: ALL STREETS MUST BE PAVED WITH PERVIOUS SURFACING MATERIALS AND BE OUTFITTED WITH GREEN STREET INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS BIOSWALES, RAIN GARDENS, ETC. , 50 % OF ALL BUILDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A GREEN ROOF, CISTERNS ON GREEN ROOFS AID IN FEEDING THE WATER HARVESTING LAKE. THE WARD ACTS AS ITS OWN “TREATMENT TRAIN” WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS OF WATER TREATMENT OPTIONS BEFORE BEING STORED IN THE HARVESTING LAKE. WATER HARVESTING LAKE: PROVIDES THE DISTRICT WITH CLEAN POTABLE WATER FOR DAILY USE WHILE ALSO CLEANING AND MOVING STORMWATER TO USEFUL LOCATIONS. SECTION
INFILTRATION
CLEAN, STORE, + USE
INFILTRATION
GRAND BIOSWALE SQUARE PLAN
1 cm : 75 m
FACTS + BENEFITS LOCAL WARD REQUIREMENTS: 75% OF STREETS MUST BE PAVED WITH PERVIOUS SURFACING MATERIALS AND BE OUTFITTED WITH GREEN STREET INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS BIOSWALES, RAIN GARDENS, ETC. , 50 % OF ALL BUILDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A GREEN ROOF. GRAND BIOSWALES: USE CISTERNS TO STORE GRAY WATER FOR LOCAL IRRIGATION, AID IN THE CLEANING AND STORING OF GRAY WATER THROUGH INFILTRATION WHILE ALSO ACTING AS A FLOOD CONTROL ZONE. SECTION
INFILTRATION
CLEAN, TEMPORARY + PERMANENTLY STORE
INFILTRATION
LIVING MACHINE SQUARE PLAN 1 cm : 75 m FACTS + BENEFITS LOCAL WARD REQUIREMENTS: 50% OF STREETS MUST BE PAVED WITH PERVIOUS SURFACING MATERIALS AND BE OUTFITTED WITH GREEN STREET INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS BIOSWALES, RAIN GARDENS, ETC., 25 % OF ALL BUILDINGS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A GREEN ROOF. LIVING MACHINES: USE TOWERS TO STORE POTABLE WATER, AID IN THE CLEANING AND USE OF GRAY WATER IN THE WATERING OF WARD GREEN HOUSES, VERTICAL GARDENS AND LAND FARMING THAT IS THEN USED TO FEED THE LOCAL DISTRICT.
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INFILTRATION
INFLITRATION, CLEAN + USE IN FARMING
INFILTRATION
ECO-CENTRIC TRANSPORTATION
PROPOSED TRANSIT 1 cm : 200 m
PARKING GARDENS 1 cm : 200 m
STREET CAR LINES 1 cm : 200 m
STREET TYPE LOCATIONS
LARGE CANAL + TWO-WAY
TYPICAL INTERSECTION LOCATIONS + SUSTAINABLE QUALITIES
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MINOR CANAL STREET CAR + BIKE LANE ONLY, INTER-NEIGHBORHOOD STREET
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TYPICAL ALLEY
NEIGHBORHOODS DISTRICTS + CHARACTER NEIGHBORHOODS BY INFORMED WATER
PHASING OF DEVELOPMENT
NEIGHBORHOOD VISION water harvesting neighborhood TYPICAL RESIDENTS: SHANGHAI WHITE COLAR, LOCAL WHITE COLAR AVERAGE COST OF LIVING: HIGHER THAN AVERAGE TYPICAL BUILDING HEIGHTS: MEDIUM TO HIGH RISE (5+ STORIES)
grand bioswale neighborhood
TYPICAL HOUSING TYPES + SPECIAL FEATURE BUILDINGS: HIGH END HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL , OFFICES, HIGH END COMMERCIAL, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS TYPICAL RESIDENTS: SHANGHAI BLUE COLAR, LOCAL BLUE COLAR AVERAGE COST OF LIVING: MEDIUM TYPICAL BUILDING HEIGHTS: MEDIUM RISE (3-5 STORIES) TYPICAL HOUSING TYPES + SPECIAL FEATURE BUILDINGS: MEDIUM RISE CONDOS
living machine neighborhood TYPICAL RESIDENTS: SHANGHAI BLUE COLAR, LOCAL BLUE COLAR, LOCAL FARMERS 1 cm : 100 m
TARGET POPULATION
LOCAL FARMERS (500)
AVERAGE COST OF LIVING: LOWER THAN AVERAGE
CHILDREN (25,000)
TYPICAL BUILDING HEIGHTS: LOW TO MEDIUM RISE (2-5 STORIES)
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS: 24,000 TOTAL POPULATION: 72,000 AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE: 3 persons
GROSS FAR: .82 NET FAR: 2.3 NUMBER OF PERSONAL VEHICLES: 15% of population ~ 10,800
TYPICAL HOUSING TYPES + SPECIAL FEATURE BUILDINGS: TOWN HOMES, VERTICAL FARMS LOCAL BLUE COLAR (12,000)
1% 21% 35%
SHANGHAI WHITE COLAR (15,000)
17% 10%
16%
LOCAL WHITE COLAR (7,500)
SHANGHAI BLUE COLAR (12,000)
SUSTAINABLE URBAN PRACTICES
ENERGY Energy is a huge component of a sustainable city and must be approached from multiple angles.
1 cm : 200 m
TRANSPORTATION Transportation in the eco-city will be heavily reliant on bio-fuel, electric fueling stations, and public transportation such as canal ferries and taxis, hydrogen fuel cell buses, biofuel powered street car lines that connect all neighborhoods, all districts, and to the Shanghai ferry and bullet train station 5 miles south of the eco-city.
1. Combustible waste is converted into district heating and electricity 2. Bio-fuel from nature is converted into district heating and electricity 3. The heat from the treated wastewater is converted into district heating and district cooling 4. Solar energy is converted into electrical energy or used to heat water. 5. Neighborhood windmills provide 50 % of all electricity. 6. Small building windmills or solar panels can provide up to an additional 50% of electricity. 7. The green roofs with appropriate plants that are visible on many of the buildings are designed to collect the rainwater, delaying and evaporating it. At the same time, the roofs form living green areas in the city-scape and help insulate buildings.
Only 1/4 of residents will own a personal vehicle which is restricted to only electric vehicles. All visitors must park in a green parking lot and use public transpotrtation around the
1 cm : 200 m
green roofs
bio fuel plants
district heating + cooling
wind power street car
ferry
bio-fuel buss
parking garden
SUSTAINABLE URBAN PRACTICES
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1. An automated waste disposal system with diferent refuse chutes, block-based recyclingrooms, and area-based waste collecton points help the residents to sort their waste at source 2. Combustible waste is converted into district heating and electricity 3. Organic waste is converted into biosolids and used as fertlizer 4. All recyclable materials are recycled: newspapers, glass, cardboard, metals, etc 5. Hazardous waste is incinerated or recycled.
1. All living machine neighborhoods are outfitted with green houses and farm land that is used to cultivate edible greens for the local district. 2. Vertical farms can be found throughout each distirct however, industrial sized vertical farms can be found along the interstate to the north of the city and along the eco-boulevards to make for efficient large scale production and shipping of edible greens to local Chongming cities and/ or within the eco-city of FeicuĂŹ chĂŠng (the Emerald City).
1 cm : 200 m 1 cm : 200 m
vertical farming
urban agriculture
roof gardens
centralized vacuum sorting chutes
MASTER PLAN
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ECO-CENTRIC LANDSCAPES
A LIVING MACHINE NEIGHBORHOOD VIEW
A GRAND BIOSWALE NEIGHBORHOOD VIEW
A WATER HARVESTING LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD VIEW
A MAIN CANAL CITY VIEW
TAILORED TRANSLATIONS
A CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
An Arts Academy should be as translatable as the art and artists it houses. Inspiring spaces can and should be beautiful and convertible- allowing the makers to own their artwork and their space. Convertible elements are found throughout the school from shading louvers, partition walls, lighting, and furniture. While the school has static spaces dedicated to particular aspects of the arts school program, the minor elements can be personally manipulated in order to create adaptable spaces with different affects- a math class to a photography dark room, cafeteria to auditorium, studios to gallery. Versatile indoor and outdoor spaces can ultimately be owned and shaped by the imagination of the user.
SITE + INSPIRATION
DIAGRAMS
PLANS + WALL SECTION
SECTIONS
STUDENT EXPERIENCE + CORRESPONDING VIEWS
WEST | RIDE
A COMMUNITY WELLNESS & CYCLE CENTER
West Ride was designed as a means to provide a safe, well equiped environment for the Westside Savannah Community that when successfully completed would encourage the community in four key areas of wellness: physical, mental, social, and financial. Designed around the bicylcle, this facility will not only provide cycling services and art as a city trailhead for cyclist, but it will in turn facilitate healthy relationships, eating and fitness habits through the center’s cafe, classes, workshop, physiology lab, retail space, and surrounding park.
SITE + CONTEXT
1/4 Mile
1/4 Mile
1/4 Mile
SITE PLAN
existing context
site parking
jewish cemetary
bike parking pedestrain round-about
overflow parking
grounds irrigation channel
jewish cemetary play and excercise fields
city proposed context
overflow bike parking sub-grade play space
cafe deck community gardens cafe patio
grounds irrigation channel
1�: 64’ Scale
final proposed context
APPROACHES TO PRESERVATION CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURESS
Preservation
Rehabilitation
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The new use of the building requires minimal change to its distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial features. The new work will be differentiated from the old and will be compatible with the historic materials, features, size, scale, and proportion, and massing in order to protect integrity of the property and environment.
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ALUMINUM MOLDING
SUSPENDED CEILING
STEEL TRUSS
WOOD TRUSS
BARN DOORS
OO TRUSS USS WOOD
The new use of the building maximizes retention of distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships. Historic charachter is being retained and preserved.
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1. Retail Space 2. Restaurant 3. Kitchen 4. Learning Kitchen 5. Office 6. Rest Rooms 7. Admin 8. Bicycle Repair 9. Supply Closet 10. Interior Storage 11. Locker Rooms 12. Lounge 13. Exercise Class 14. Entry Lobby 15. Flex Space 16. Storage
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Second Floor Suspension Cable Steel Truss Wood Truss
PROGRAMMING
Primary Elevations
HISTORIC TRUSS STRUCTURES
first story plan HISTORIC CIRCULATION PATHWAYS
second story plan
PUBLIC V. PRIVATE SPACE
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INTERIOR VIEWS
section AA
retail
section BB
restaurant + kitchen
section CC
bicycle repair, storage, and lounge
section EE
lounge
original 1903 structure
1917 addition
1915 addition
MAGNIFIED MUSEUM
A GRAND SCALE MUSEUM
The Magnified Museum marks the beginning of a new era for large scale installation artwork and focuses on the experiential qualities of architecture. The project called for the organization of many distinct art pieces of grandiose scale. Each project has its own exhibit space in which the experiential qualities of each art piece is magnified in order to give the observer a viewable and tactile experience but also spur physical and emotional reactions. My proposal identifies and creates specific exhibits tailored to the specific qualities and experiences each piece is to evoke while also creating additional programmatic spaces using the forms and voids made by the processionally placed exhibit spaces. In order to add to the overall impression of marvel that is created by the artwork and the exhibits, each exhibit is placed intentionally within a large atrium space to lead the user to feel small and insignificant at the outset of the procession to ultimately feeling larger-than-life at the pinnacle exhibit where the user gets a grand view of the entire museum and all of its exhibits.
OBJECTS
ENVIRONMENTS
DIAGRAMMATIC STUDIES
Environments & Objects with Descriptives
Traversable Ground & Inclined Planes
Areas of Rest & Areas of Activity R
Hair Brush Exhibit
4 Nail Polish Exhibit
Primary Passageways
3 Logs & Tea Cup Exhibit
Lines of Sight 2
Small Nail Polish Exhibit
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Brick, Insulator, & Ornament Exhibits
Contrast between Light & Dark Spaces
Location and Orientation
interactive
open
rest space
impressive
optional
open
overwhelming
5 ppl capacity
none occupiable
10-20 ppl capacity
30 ppl capcity
5-10 ppl capacity
10-15 ppl capacity
10-20 ppl capacity
rest space
roof engaged
dynamic space
choice
circulatory
marvel
cave-like
indoor only
expansive
central gathering
entry/gathering
tower
pathway stop
passageway
lingering
light filter
transitional
movement outward
observatory
indoor
oppressive
SELECT ENVIRONMENT AXONOMETRICS Core III Studio|
01 Core III Studio|
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AXONOMETRIC
Allison Buker SOA Georgia Tech | Katherine Wright | Volkan Alkanoglu
Design 14
AXONOMETRIC
Spring 2014
Allison Buker SOA Georgia Tech | Katherine Wright | Volkan Alkanoglu
Design 04
Spring 2014
Core III Studio|
Core III Studio|
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AXONOMETRIC Design 02
Allison Buker SOA Georgia Tech | Katherine Wright | Volkan Alkanoglu
Spring 2014
AXONOMETRIC Design 03
Allison Buker SOA Georgia Tech | Katherine Wright | Volkan Alkanoglu
Sp
pring 2014
MUSEUM TRANSPARENT AXONOMETRIC
MUSEUM SECTION AXONOMETRIC
RENDER + MODEL VIEWS
ornament environment, entry view
between environments, atrium view
nail polish environment, climactic view
CABBAGETOWN
POCKET PARK OPTION at 198 CARROLL STREET
The objective for this project was to create an inviting, safe, and relaxing play space that speaks and relates to the surrounding architectural typologies found throughout the surrounding neighborhood of Cabbagetown. Historically, Cabbagetown grew from being a self-sufficient factory mill worker’s neighborhood to a budding artists’ colony. The neighborhood has a respect for its history and existing buildings. For this reason, I wanted to create a symbiotic relationship between this site and the existing, surrounding architecture through continuing the use of a street facing second storey “porch” and incorporate similar building materials throughout the site. The balcony facing Carroll Street is working to continue the rhythm of second storey balconies of the surrounding structures while also symbolizing a tunnel-like threshold into the site. Together the “tunnel” and the concrete walls work to symbolize the Krog Street Tunnel and its famed street art. The balcony also evokes a boundary space for the park and further solidifies my goal of creating a self-contained, safe play space. As one moves through the park they are presented with areas for active play and restful contemplation and observation. The terraces and balcony are the primary rest areas. These areas work with the central field by being placed above and to the back of the park, thus providing enough play space for the field while also giving a distinct space for those park visitors who wish to be spectators of a sporting event, performance, or who wish to have a space to rest and relax.
CKET PARK SITE + PLAN CABBAGETOWN COMMUNITY POCKET PARK PARTI
ACTIVE & RESTING AREAS
CIRCULATION
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East-West section
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2. NORTH-SOUTH SECTION
ROOF PLAN
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RESIDENCE OPTION at 198 CARROLL STREET
Natural light makes a house feel clean, open, and welcoming. Shotgun houses are plagued with the inability to filter plentiful amounts of natural light throughout the house and inevitably become houses that inhabitants don’t particularly enjoy, especially during daylight hours. The primary approach I used in order to solve this problem was the incorporation of a central courtyard that would act as a light tunnel and would also be used to separate the home’s main spaces, leaving all primary walls and windows clear of potential light obstructions. As a result, the living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, and studio space were all placed around this central courtyard or given their own private skylights in order to receive the benefits of natural light. Its ability to bring light to interior spaces makes the courtyard the natural focal point. A public and private relationship is also enforced in this design. While the house is centrally focused, it progresses from public spaces on the lower street side to increasingly private spaces as you move back and upward. The most private spaces are not lit by large window walls that are open to the outside, but instead are lit by large skylight windows in order to maintain privacy. On the other hand, public rooms such as the dining room and studio, which require an abundance of natural light, are placed on display with multiple window walls and skylights.
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SULFUR DELL SPRINGS
A NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PLAN
Sulfur Dell Springs was a neighborhood revitalization project for the historic, Sulfur Dell district of uptown Nashville. The primary objectives of this multi-phase design project were to create a connected, healthy and diverse community that would increase financial and social equity through resilient design and construction. Aquaculture was at the forefront of our healthy lifestyle focus. The “aquaculture� at Sulfur Dell Springs would increase access to fresh food, create an active, water-focused park, provide plentiful clean drinking fountains throughout the active development, as well as increase alternative methods of water transit. The community connectivity objective aimed to add more destinations for community members, surrounding Nashvillle loclas, as well as tourist. In addition to creating more destinations, connectivity would be achieved through increased public transit routes and modes, bike friendly streets, more green, public gathering spaces, as well as resilient buildings and workforce housing. The most important objective was to create equity in a once downtrodden neighborhood. Financial and social sustainability would be created through prioritization of the development of services and infrastucture. Lastly, as a team we wanted to create a design solution that was environmentally responsive and acted amicably in the 500 year flood zone that Sulfur Dell sits within. Permeable pockt parks, green swales, tree grates, a stormwater management park, and flood mitigating buildings were all proposed design solutions.
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Helen Age 76 Helen recently moved into the senior housing located within the new Sulphur Dell Springs neighborhood. She enjoys taking daily walks from the farmers market to the scenic river front
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Objectives HEALTHY LIFESTYLE aquaculture - increased access to fresh food - active use park - drinkinhg fountains - incresed alternative methods of transit COMMUNITY CONNECT adding destinations - increased public transit - bike friendly streets - increased green public gathering spaces resilient buildings - workforce housing
Total Buildout RESILIENT SYSTEMS permeable pocket parks - green swale - tree grates stormwater managment park - flood mitigating buildings
INCREASE EQUITY financially and socially sustainable - creating a community creating zuniversal equity - prioritze the development of services and infrastructure.
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Recent retirees and empty nester's, Paula and Dana were looking to downsize. They found a community that fosters their individual hobbies, running and gardening, yet provides many walkable, family oriented activity centers where they will often meet with their children.
Amanda were looking for condominium housing that was both affordable and relatively close to where they work within the CBD.
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neighborhood for its vibrant community and its affordable mixed-use housing. As an entrepreneur, Monique appreciated the live-work environment that Sulpher Dell Springs provides.
Helen recently moved into the senior housing located within the new Sulphur Dell Springs neighborhood. She enjoys taking daily walks from the farmers market to the scenic river front
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Historic Music Venue Boutique Hotel with GL Retail Health Food Grocer Bank (ATM), Pharmacy, Conv. Store Historic Venue, Community Garden Residential Block Archives Building Mixed-Use Residential w/ Pkg Structure Office Space for Start-Ups & Non-Profits Adaptive Reuse / Restaurant Center Flexible Office Space for Entreprenuers E-Bike Center & Public Garden Bi-Centennial Mall State Museum Shared Parking Structure LEED Certified Class A Office Space Baseball Stadium Bikeway/Greenway Townhomes, Apts, Restaurant w/ View Townhomes, Apts. Mixed-Use Residential Blocks, Pocket Parks Public Pool Bioswale Fields for Recreation Play Fountain Transit Stop, Community Fitness Center Police Substation & Municipal Storage Public Market, Condos, Public Waterfront Public Fountain & Stormwater System
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Ross & Amanda,
Paula & Dana
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The Baker Family
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As first time homebuyers, Ross and Amanda were looking for condominium housing that was both affordable and relatively close to where they work within the CBD.
Recent retirees and empty nester's, Paula and Dana were looking to downsize. They found a community that fosters their individual hobbies, running and gardening, yet provides many walkable, family oriented activity centers where they will often meet with their children.
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The Baker’s live in the adjacent Germantown neighborhood but enjoy the many amenities that they have found in Sulphur Springs. The family enjoys spending weekends biking along the connecting bike-way and making stops to play in the splash pads found at the Sulphur Springs Park & Playground.
Monique Age 40 Monique is a single, entrepreneur who was attracted the neighborhood for its vibrant community and its affordable mixed-use housing. As an entrepreneur, Monique appreciated the live-work environment that Sulpher Dell Springs provides.
Paul Age 24
Helen
Paul is a single, young lieutenant on the Nashville Police Force. The districts active lifestyle, workforce housing, and Riverfront nightlife made the choice to move to Sulphur Dell Springs easy for Paul.
Age 76 Helen recently moved into the senior housing located within the new Sulphur Dell Springs neighborhood. She enjoys taking daily walks from the farmers market to the scenic river front
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In a heavy rain event, rainwater is collected via tree wells and center road swales so that it can be quickly carried to the river to mitigate flooding.
Up to the 500 year flood, bioswale fields in the park are designed to stabilize soil and allow the water to infiltrate back into the ground.
Under extreme flooding, each block is adaptive by allowing flood waters to fill the parking structure below while protecting the retail and residents above.
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URBAN STUDIES
STUDY ABROAD IN GREECE + ITALY
While 8 weeks abroad in Greece and Italy, on-site urban sketch excercises were conducted in order to better establish an understanding of the existing and historical urban condition. Many of the historic cities of Greece and Italy such as Athens, Delphi, Olympia, Mykonos, Santorini, Sorrento, Capri, Rome, Siena, Florence and Venice were explored through a series of sketches, journaling, and photographic documentation.
FINE ARTS + ADDITIONAL SKILLS printmaking . charcoal . pencil . colored pencil . watercolor . photography . 3D modeling . 3D printing . photo collage . lumion. vray . furniture restoration .
Allison Buker allisonbuker@gmail.com 770 - 833 -2072