ALEX McCORD Collection of Graduate Works
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STUDIO DESIGN PROJECTS Reverse Chronological Order
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Clackamas County Courthouse | Mass Timber Design Oregon City, Oregon | Fall 2019
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Focusing on the Temporal | A Meditative Experience Eugene, Oregon | Spring 2019
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Restoring Transparencies | A Museum on Climate Science Sisters, Oregon fill fill| fill Winter fill fill fill 2019 bold fill fill fill fill fill fill
CLACKAMAS COUNTY COURTHOUSE MASS TIMBER DESIGN Fall 2019 | Arch Studio - Mass Timber Courthouse Oregon City, Oregon | Clackamas County Red Soils Campus | 200,000 sf - Funded with Oregon Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant - One of Two teams selected for further analysis during Winter and Spring 2020 - Energy Analysis via Sefaira - Life Cycle Analysis via Athena Collaborative Design Project | 10 Weeks Student Design Team - Austin Gutierrez | Aizeder Iriondo | Alex McCord | Molly Winter Structural Consult - Mikhail Gershfeld, SE, Cal Poly Pomona Mechanical Consult - Justin Steinkamp, PAE Engineers Courthouse Design Consults - Dennis Mcfadden, History of Courthouse Design - Tim Ganey, DLR Group, Lane County Courthouse Project Lead - Bjorn Clouten, SRG Partnership, Multnomah County Courthouse Project Lead Daylighting Consult - Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Director of UO Energy Studies in Buildings Lab Mass Timber Design Consult - Judith Sheine, Tall Wood Design Institute, Director of Design Owners Representatives - Gary Barth Clackamas County Project Director - Sam Dicke, Clackamas County Economic Development Coordinator
< Model to Left | Scale: 1/16” = 1’-0” | Lasercut Plywood and Bass Wood >
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CONCEPTUAL IDEAS
similar to the strength presented by the united states judicial system this facade represents the civic programming inside the portal creates awareness of the importance of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit or the lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work
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the courtyard reduces anxiety and increases focus
monument
portal on axis with mount hood
inverted pyramid void for optimal daylight
conceptual massing
entrance progression through courtyard
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SITE DESIGN CONCEPT
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red soils masterplan
courthouse siting within masterplan
historically a landscape of white oak savannahs, europeans brought the timber industry to oregon this design places the mass timber building within the native savannah ecology the building is sited on axis with mount hood and the existing plaza to the west
mass timber building within the savannah landscape
native ecology highlights primary pedestrian axis
building grid gives framework to the landscape
hierarchy given to each ring
all programmatic factors overlayed
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COMPLEX PROGRAMMING
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1 - standard courtroom (1600 sf) 2 - ceremonial courtroom (2000 sf) 3 - high volume courtroom (2000 sf) 4 - jury deliberation 5 - meeting room 6 - holding 7 - secure vestibule 8 - public corridor 9 - private corridor
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courthouse programming is circulation driven, keeping public and private separate the public circulates around the courtyard, drawing on the calming effects the judges circulate around the perimeter, looking out into the county they represent
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SHOWCASING MASS TIMBER
the timber industry is the primary economic driver for clackamas county this project is a catalyst for a future share in mass timber manufacturing for the county
lobby
courtroom applications of mass timber elements
private corridor
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the raw material is showcased in the courtyard and the manufactured products are showcased inside as exposed glue-laminated (glulam) beams and columns and cross-laminated timber (clt) ceilings
mass timber details
FOCUSING ON THE TEMPORAL A MEDITATIVE EXPERIENCE Spring 2019 | Interior Arch Studio - Tree Matter Rearrangement Eugene, Oregon | University of Oregon, Lawrence Hall Design Library | 200 sf Individual Design Project | 10 Weeks < Model to Left | Scale: 1” = 1’-0” | Lasercut and Handcrafted Plywood >
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THE EXISTING CAMILA LEACH READING ROOM
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the space is well-lit during daylight hours, without need for electric lighting as the sun sets the atmosphere changes dramatically, this is a pivotal moment for the space the electric lighting takes over to create a warm glow vastly different from the even ambient daylight
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floor plan
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rcp survey drawings
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INITIAL CONCEPTUAL IDEAS
highlight the temporality of daylight, as light can only be experienced for a moment before it changes allow light to shape space, via projections across surfaces contrast positive and negative | lightness and darkness
conceptual light tracing
EXISTING STAIR
MAIN LEVEL MEDITATION ZONE
MEZZANINE LEVEL MEDITATION ZONE
ENTRY SEQUENCE
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LAWRENCE HALL LIBRARY LEVEL 2
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EXISTING STAIR
MEZZANINE LEVEL MEDITATION ZONE
ENTRY SEQUENCE
LAWRENCE HALL LIBRARY LEVEL 3
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the darkness of the entry sequence contrasts the lightness of the meditation space
primary meditation sequence | main level
MEZZANINE LEVEL MEDITATION ZONE < BEYOND >
LAWRENCE HALL LIBRARY LEVEL 3
MAIN LEVEL MEDITATION ZONE < BEYOND >
LAWRENCE HALL LIBRARY LEVEL 2
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MEZZANINE LEVEL MEDITATION ZONE
MAIN LEVEL MEDITATION ZONE
the space itself challenges the occupant to be present in the moment the space itself exaggerates the temporality of the moment
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dancing shadows | a grounding element
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RESTORING TRANSPARENCIES A MUSEUM ON CLIMATE SCIENCE Winter 2019 | Arch Studio - Museum on Climate Science Sisters, Oregon | Site of 2003 B&B Complex Fires, Damage Still Visible | 30,000 sf Individual Design Project | 10 weeks < Model to Left | Structural Model | Scale: 1/16” = 1’-0” | Lasercut Plywood >
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SITE CLIMATIC FORCES | WILDFIRE RISK | FOREST REGROWTH
prevailing summer wind
prevailing summer wind
zones of protection and change
santiam pass site
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wildfire smoke through region
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smoke concentrating in the willamette valley
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PROTECTING AND EDUCATING POPULATIONS first response program
museum program
museum guests are educated on fire protection strategies researchers observe change as the forest regrows and test smoke for contaminants first responders are protected in the event of a fire nearby
massing adapted to site forces
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seasonal change across the site is severe | dry (potentially smoky) summers | wet, snowy winters the accessible roof is protected by a mesh designed to remove particulate matter from the air the cleansed roof can then be occupied when smoke is passing through the area
museum walk-through
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Air enters polluted
Air exits cleAnsed
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ADDITIONAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS Throughout Graduate Education
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‘Doppare’ | ‘Honey Dipper’ Luminaire Design | Spring 2019
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LUMINAIRE DESIGN | ‘DOPPARE’ | ‘HONEY DIPPER’
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designed to draw light through the edges of sanded acrylic student design team: aizeder iriondo | alex mccord | jose silva luminaire awarded honorable mention in student competition
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PHOTOMETRIC CHART
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LAMP: Type: Flexibl Quantity: 1 Watts: 4.4 Wa Lumens: 250 CRI: 95 CCT: 6000k Rated Life: 5
CONTROLS: In line ON/OF
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photometric chart
materials: acrylic | cardboard | plywood details: LED | 95 CRI | 1000 lumens | 17.6 watts | 6000k CT | in-line on/off switch
MATERIALS: Cardboard Plexiglass Plywood PVC pipe Paper Acetate cylin
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STRUCTURAL TRUSS DESIGN | MEETING HALL
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Throughout Graduate Education
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LEED ADMINISTRATION
Tykeson Hall | classroom
KCASI | laboratory
LEED Gold | v2009
pending LEED Gold | v4
Chapman Hall renovation | classroom
Black Cultural Center | office | event space
LEED Gold | v2009
pending LEED Silver | v4
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Kalipuya Illihi Hall | dormitory LEED Gold | v2009
Bean Hall Renovation | dormitory
Hamilton and Walton Halls | dormitory | dining
LEED Gold | v2009
pending LEED Gold | v4
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