Alex McCord | Collection of Works | 2018 - 2020

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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sept 21 | 2 pm

sept 21 | 3 pm

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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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