Amanda clay Academic Portfolio

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Amanda Clay Academic Portfolio


Selected Works Cross Country Research Facility 1 Arch 3B Fall 2012 Professor Maximiliano Spina Partner: Pooja Patel

Boat Launch

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Transit City Housing

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Arch 3B Spring 2013 Professor Maximiliano Spina

Arch 3A Fall 2012 Professor Berenika Boberska


Design Build Goat Enclosure

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Wrap around desk

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Furniture Design

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Arch 4A Spring 2014

Woodbury SHOP Spring 2015

Personal Projects


Sitting and circulation zones Interior flooring held with secondary structure system that follows grid

Cross Country Research Facility Project: Interior flooring

Transition roofing material

The goal of this project was to create a research facility on the border of San Diego and Tijuana that would serve to research and improve conditions of both sides of the border. The building is to act as a blurring of the border, using geometry and landmarks from both sides, and acting as a collaboration zone for the two countries. Each country has it’s own dedicated building, but they are intertwined, and land on the other country’s bank. This serves to blur where each country Unfolded Structural Grids ends and reinforce the idea that both countries, as both buildings should work together to solve the problems near the on Building Units border. Main flooring frame

Major structure system follows the grid

Lobby And Information Desks

Tijuana Entrance

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Existing Border

Existing border alignment

Mexian Freeway alignment Perpendicular to River

Perpendicular to Border

Existing border grid massing

Affect on Roof

Existing border grid subdivision

Affect on Roof

Affect on Roof Affect on Roof

River grid subdivision 1st direction

River grid subdivision 2nd direction Affects Combined

Mexian freeway alignment

Voids in massing Ramps seperatingLowered roof building masses sections Perpendicular to River

Rotated Border

Affects CombinedAffects Combined Affects Combined

FENCE LINE

FENCE LINEFENCE LINE FENC

Tijuana River

Tijuana River Tijuana River Tijua

BORDER LINE

BORDER LINE

BORDERBORD LINE LINE

Altered border line Altered borderAltered line border line Altered border line Existing border line Existing border Existing line border Existing line border line

Grid imposed on site Grid imposedGrid on site imposed Grid on imposed site on site Tijuana Circulation Tijuana Circulation Tijuana Circulation Tijuana Circulation San Diego Building San Diego Building San DiegoSan Building Diego Building and building and building and building andDiego building San Circulation San Diego Circulation San Diego San Circulation Diego Circulation Tijuana Building Tijuana Building Tijuana Building Tijuana Building

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imposed on site building

Tijuana Circulation San Diego Circulation

San Diego Building Tijuana Building

Windows Tempered Glass Railing

Major Structure Minor Structure

Tempered Double Glass Window w/ Cavity 30 mm

Stainless Steel Skin Grid Covering Major Walls

Large Window Openings Follow Skin Grid

Sitting and circulation zones Interior flooring held with secondary structure system that follows grid Interior flooring

Transition roofing material

Main flooring frame

Major structure system follows the grid Lobby And Information Desks

Unfolded Structural Grids on Building Units

Tijuana Entrance

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SECTION A-A SCALE 1/32” = 1’- 0”

SECTION A-A SCALE 1/32” = 1’- 0”

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1/32” = 1’- 0”

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1/32” = SCALE 1’- 0” 1/32” = 1’- 0”

SECTION A-A SCALE 1/32” = 1’- 0”

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1/32” = 1’- 0”

SECOND FLOOR SECOND PLAN FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1/32” = SCALE 1’- 0” 1/32” = 1’- 0”

THIRD FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1/32” = 1’- 0”

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THIRD FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN SCALE 1/32” = SCALE 1’- 0” 1/32” = 1’- 0”

SITE PLAN SCALE 1/64” = 1’- 0”

SITE PLAN SITE PL SCALE 1/64” = SCALE 1’- 0”


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Boat Launch Project: This project is an overhead boat and ecological reserve viewing emplacement for the UCLA rowing team facility located at Ballona Creek in Marina Del Rey. This emplacement will be used to shelter the boat launch area, provide a viewpoint for observing and refereeing the boat races, as well as for birdwatching in the ecological reserve marsh across the river. The goal is to create a dynamic relationship between land and water in the way the emplacement works with both the viewers and the boat launch. As well as, to find creative ways in which to employ structural steel shells to create the form of the emplacement MANIPULATING BUILDING UNIT

MANIPULATING BUILDING UNIT

COMBINING BUILDING UNITS

COMBINING BUILDING UNITS

MANIPULATING BUILDING UNIT

MANIPULATING BUILDING UNIT

COMBINING BUILDING UNITS

COMBINING BUILDING UNITS Individual shapes

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MANIPULATING BUILDING UNIT Individual shapes

Individual shapes

Intersect shapes Individual shapes

Intersect shapes

Join shapes and remove overlap

WORKING WITHING BOUNDING BOX

DING BOX

WORKING WITHING BOUNDING BOX

WORKING WITHING BOUNDING BOX

WORKING WITHING BOUNDING BOX SIMPLE COMBINATION OF SHAPES

ADD COMPLEXITY TO FIGURE

Combine Simple Shapes

MPLE COMBINATION OF SHAPES

CUT FIGURE USING BOUNDING BOX

Add Complexity to Figure ADD COMPLEXITY TO FIGURE

SIMPLE COMBINATION OF SHAPES

Cut Figure Using Bounding Box CUT FIGURE USING BOUNDING BOX

ADD COMPLEXITY TO FIGURE

ADD COMPLEXITY TO FIGURE

CUT FIGURE USING BOUNDING BOX

CUT FIGURE USING BOUNDING BOX

SIMPLE COMBINATION OF SHAPES

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EMOVE CUT PIECES

Remove Cut Pieces REMOVE CUT PIECES

SIMPLE COMBINATION OF SHAPES REMOVE CUT PIECES

Develop Structure Based on Figure DEVELOP STRUCTURE BASED ON FIGURE

DEVELOP STRUCTURE BASED ON FIGURE

DEVELOP STRUCTURE BASED ON FIGURE

Alter Structure to Adapt to Site

ALTER STRUCTURE TO ADAPT TO SITE

ADD COMPLEXITY TO FIGURE

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ALTER STRUCTURE TO ADAPT TO SITE

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1/4� Scale Final Model

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Transit City Housing Project: This project creates a housing development along the newly completed Expo line in Los Angeles.In addition to looking at the requirements of an apartment complex, this project looks at how the residents would interact with the surrounding city, and how the building could be designed with public transportation in mind. In order to open up the building to the city, and take advantage of the Metro station nearby and the potential pedestrians around the site I programed the site to be partially commercial as well as residential. The center building on the lot maintains the existing building’s EXPLODED PROGRAM AXON enclosure, while opening up the front and sides to house an open air market. The buildings on either side are replaced with apartments, with all of the ground level lots opening up as artist’s studios, where the renters can create or sell their work. The residents have parking availible in the back of the existing shell, but both residents and customers are encouraged to utilize the metro and street parking. FOURTH FLOOR 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT

THIRD FLOOR

2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS RESIDENT RECREATION CENTER

WAREHOUSE ROOF SKYLIGHTS

SECOND FLOOR STUDIO LIVING SPACE BALCONIES

FIRST FLOOR STUDIO FACILITIES SPACE STUDIO WORK/RETAIL SPACE

CENTRAL STAIR LOUNGE/BAR

EXISTING BUILDINGS

WAREHOUSE SHELL

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Exploded Axon Showing Program AMANDA CLAY 3A STUDIO FALL 2012


1/4� Scale Model of Two Apartment Units

Bottom Floor Plan View

Roof Plan View

Inside Bottom Floor of Unit

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SHORT SECTION SCALE 1/4” = 1’0”

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Second Floor Plan

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Section B-B SCALE 1/4” = 1’0”

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Design Build Goat Enclosure For this studio we worked with the Taking the Reins program, which works with underprivileged girls, teaching them horseback riding, gardening, cooking and animal care skills. In order to expand the program, we were requested to build an enclosure to house two goats, providing shelter, views from the exterior, and room for people to interact with the animals within the enclosure. As a design requirement for the studio, we were challenged to design a project working mostly with lath material. Since we were also dealing with enclosing goats, which will chew up wood, we also worked with a metal fencing, seperating the animals from the wood, and keeping them enclosed. We worked with the duality of the metal and lath materials by creating two triangular halves of the enclosure, each sloping into eachother, creating a continuous structure.

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Tilted front wall facade

Installing foundations

Front wall joint roof connection

Installing main structure and stairs

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1/2”

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4 units

1/2”

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3/16” 1 3/16” 1/2”

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Connection to 2x4

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1 3/16” 6”

9”

4 units 2 pieces

3/16”

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1/2”

12”

4 pieces

3/16”

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Wall Construction

2 pieces

1/2”

2 pieces

1/2” 1/2”

1/2”

4 units

1/2”

2 pieces

3/16” 1 3/16”

4 units

1/2”

2 pieces

3/16”

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1/2” 3/16”

Basic module

Repeat module

Connect modules into pairs

Extend by connecting pairs

2 units

2 pieces

1/4” 1/4” 5/8” 1/4” 1/4”

Materials required for 1 foot wall length: 30 total pieces lath 10 pieces uncut 20 pieces with two cuts in one side

Mortise apeture in 4x4

Mortise Insert apeture 2x4 into in 4x4 aperture

Insert 2x4 into aperture

1 foot wall length

Wood building Mortise clad apeture in 4x4 Insert 2x4 into aperture

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Metal clad building Horizontal pieces - L brackets

Horizontal peices - L brackets Horizontal peices - L brackets Metal Vertical Peices - Simpson hanger Vertical Peices - Simpson hanger

Void is left for 2x4 support structure

Building

Metal Building

Vertical pieces - Simpson hanger

3”

6”

9”


Interior looking into space

Window slots

Exterior tilted lath wall condition

Interior looking back to entrance

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Furniture Design I have worked with designing furniture for my job at the woodshop at Woodbury University, as well as on my own. This has given me experience in working with a set goal, specific materials and budget to create useable furniture for different needs. The largest project was a built in wrap around desk and shelving for an office in the architecture office at Woodbury University that was needed to serve four teachers who needed to occupy the same office. In creating the office space, consideration was taken to make workspace for each of the four teachers, as well as storage, and space for teacher office hours. The wrap around desk has structure that cantilievers off of the wall, leaving room under the desk for storage, without front legs to take up room. The simple steel and plywood lines in the desk are repeated in the shelves, making a unified and cohesive design.

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Installed desk and shelves

Structural support

Installation of desk

Assembling shelves

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Furniture Design Different chairs I have made in my study of woodworking and furniture design. I looked at different techniques of woodworking, including kerfing, folding, inlay, lamination and mobility. Each of these pieces was designed to accomplish different design goal.

Plywood garden bench top

Top and leg connection

Plywood garden bench legs

Pair of kerfed stools

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Detail of kerfed top of stool


Chair in pieces

Small take apart lawn chair

Small take apart lawn chair

Top view of folding chair

Folding chair based on medieval design

Chair in process of folding

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