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Audrey Plummer

Undergraduate Portfolio Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, USA BS Architecture May 2011 aplummer3@gatech.edu + 1 770.330.8325 AUDREY PLUMMER UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO 2011

CONTENTS

The Move and the Moments 1st Place-- NOMA Student Design Competition 10.2009 St. Louis, USA

An Urban Monument or A Good Urban Move 04.2009 Atlanta, USA

Ozeaneum Behnisch Architekten [Internship] 06.2008 Stralsund, Germany

Library as Theater: The Play Between Culture and Nature 12.2008 Atlanta, USA

Erweiterung der Frankenvorstadt & Musikhaus Stralsund 08.2010 Stralsund, Germany

University Ave Redevelopment Plan 03.2011 Atlanta, USA

The Move and the Moments 1st Place-- NOMA Student Design Competition 10.2009 St. Louis, USA

An Urban Monument or A Good Urban Move 04.2009 Atlanta, USA

Ozeaneum Behnisch Architekten [Internship] 06.2008 Stralsund, Germany

Library as Theater: The Play Between Culture and Nature 12.2008 Atlanta, USA

Erweiterung der Frankenvorstadt & Musikhaus Stralsund 08.2010 Stralsund, Germany

University Ave Redevelopment Plan 03.2011 Atlanta, USA

Atlanta Biodiesel 05.2011 Atlanta USA

Sage Hill Redevelopment Plan 12.2010 Atlanta, USA

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APPROACH

The projects chosen for this book push architecture’s limited ability to give commentary on complex social and political aspects of our culture. Architecture has to exist on many levels. It must, first and foremost, be smart—it has to function. Functionality does not equal sterility or preclude imagination. Some of the best buildings in terms of function turn conventional wisdom on its head and create space that redefines the notions of the program. Function also means function for all people, not

Sketches by A. Plummer

just the able-bodied. Beauty is a prerequisite. People dislike nothing more than a pretentiously ugly building in their community. The parameters of beauty change site by site. The beauty of an architectural solution in one site does not necessarily translate into beauty in another site. A deeper exploration of a piece of architecture should yield a metaphor. In a place like Atlanta, race is a permeating issue, and these tensions can be implied in the architecture. This particular metaphor can

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manifest in various ways, from pushing boundaries of public space and social etiquette to working the idea of marching as a form of protest into the design. The complete architectural solution does not lie in the site; the solution comes from the design process — the models, sketches, and architectural drawings produced from programmatic requirements and the designer’s intuition. When this intuition elegantly meets the opportunities of program and site, smart and beautiful architecture ensues.

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In creating a home for the Cordoba family, we allowed the culture to inspire and inform the program.

The Move and the Moments First Place National Organization of Minority Architects [NOMA] Student Design Competition St. Louis 10.2009 Semester 5

We designed a house for a multigenerational Colombian family that was relocating to an historic neighborhood in St. Louis. Colombian culture is family-oriented, and much respect and honor is given to the elders. We wanted the wheelchair-bound grandfather to be able to go everywhere in the house. Instead of relying on an elevator, we ingeniously connected all levels with a ramp. It was important to make the entire home universally accessible while creating an architecturally relevant and sustainable dwelling. The heart of a Colombian home is its central space—the courtyard, which is a focal point that visually and physically provides a cultural

Rendering by GTNOMAS.

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reference for the family. The kitchen serves as a familiar reference to Colombian culture in that it has a seamless relationship with the courtyard. Therefore, the wall between kitchen and courtyard can transform to create one large space—the sparkspace for the Cordoba family. By de-emphasizing individual space and heightening the shared space, we created this new element—the sparkspace—that allows the family to be together, share ideas, and strengthen relationships.

Team Project Status: Project leader Instructor: Herman Howard herman.howard@hok.com Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

average lot: one front with an alley in the back

site: two fronts

By drawing datum lines from the facades of neighboring houses, the Cordoba home fits into the fabric of the historic Benton Park neighborhood. The Cordoba home does not copy the facades, but instead plays with unique window elements. 6

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In Colombian culture, family is very important, and grandparents are central to family life. In the Cordoba home, the grandparents are central in section and plan and connected to the rest of the family via a ramp. Drawings and diagrams by A. Plummer & V. Yee. Sketch by K. Mai.

UNIVERSAL ACCESIBILITY

north elevation

south elevation

In Colombian culture, the kitchen is central to family life. Because The display case functions as the handrail and the structure for the this culture also prizes a relationship with the outdoors, the Cordoba’s ramp. kitchen connects to the central courtyard—the sparkpace—by a sliding glass wall that opens up and joins the sparkspace and kitchen as one space. Drawings by A. Plummer. Renderings by C. Ugenyi & V. Yee.

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Because the Cordoba home is universally accessible, Grandfather, who is wheelchair-bound, can come upstairs to the children’s rooms.

lower level -9ft

live-work-play +2ft

grandparents’ suite +7ft

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bedrooms +18ft

Drawings by A. Plummer.

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Drawings by A. Plummer, rendered by A. Johnson. Sketch by K. Mai.

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Models by A. Plummer & GTNOMAS.

MODEL

Model by A. Plummer & A. Johnson.

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Model by A. Plummer & A. Johnson.

An Urban Monument and A Good Urban Move Atlanta, USA 4.2009 Semester 4

Rendering by A. Plummer.

Atlanta, the “city too busy to hate,” routinely uses “urban” as a code word for Black. The historic fourth ward, birthplace of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the seat of the Civil Rights movement, was formerly a thriving Black business district. In the 1960s, the city built an expressway that severed Auburn Avenue, a thriving home to many Black-owned businesses. It was part of a greater strategy of Black removal under the guise of urban renewal, and Blacks in Atlanta still suffer from the forced migration. In designing a research center on city planning, the architectural solution is an urban monument that draws its form from important moments in the fabric of the site’s complex Black history. It is also a good urban move because it treats the program as mixed zoning, it creates a socially charged space (part of the

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urban theater), and it brings the street into the site while acknowledging the street edge. This research center of the urban environment is poised to conduct meaningful studies and to form thoughtful solutions on the future of urban development in Atlanta, while shaping spaces for discourse in this historic community.

Individual Project Instructor: Tristan Al-Haddad tristan.al-haddad@arch.gatech.edu

PROGRAM lecture entrance

library

gallery private apartments

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staff

Diagrams and models by A. Plummer.

FORM

1. peachtree st & auburn ave

2. ebenezer baptist church

3. Martin Luther King memorial

STRUCTURE

fold type a

4. stone mountain

fold type b

radial grid

5. Maynard Jackson’s grave

6. potter’s field Drawings and diagrams by A. Plummer.

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BRING STREET INTO SITE 1. entrance 2. courtyard [contested space] 3. shared lecture space + 4ft

EDGEWOOD

BOULEVARD

JACKSON

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CHAMBERLAIN

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Drawings and diagrams by A. Plummer.

Drawings, renderings and model by A. Plummer.

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Behnisch Architekten Internship DMM Ozeaneum Stralsund, Germany 8.2006-5.2007

Photography by A. Plummer.

The nine-month paid internship at Behnisch Architekten was my first experience into the professional side of architecture. I spent the majority of my time working on the Ozeaneum in Stralsund, which broke ground while I was there. Working on a building under construction and visiting the site were invaluable experiences. I learned to draw, proof, print, and fold plans, and I organized the plans that were sent out and that came in. At Behnisch, models are integral to the design process, and I spent many hours building them. The attitude at Behnisch was that one must work with 3-D objects to design a building that would exist in three dimensions. Even a computer model only looks three dimensional on screen, but in reality, it exists in two dimensions. For the Ozeaneum, we built many large, detailed models at multiple

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scales, even though the client did not request them. These models helped us test material, color, and texture. The most important lesson of this experience was learning first-hand the importance of teamwork in the design and building process.

Paid Internship 8.2006-5.2007 Manager: Elke Reichel elkereichel.com Behnisch Architekten

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Drawings, model and photography by A. Plummer.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

shop 1:10 theater 1:10 ticket counter 1:10 shop 1:50 stairs riesen der meere 1:10 classroom 1:10

4 Models by A. Plummer.

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Library as Theater: The Play Between Culture and Nature Atlanta, USA 12.2008 Semester 3

Rendering by A. Plummer.

Human interactions in a library are inherently theatrical. Because talking in any form above a barely audible whisper is a faux pas, patrons resort to exaggerated gestures to communicate. In the architectural solution for an urban branch library in Atlanta, this inherent theater of pantomime becomes exaggerated and expands to include other theatrical arrangements of space. The structural system offers the groundwork for the theater. This system includes 10ft by 30ft bays that act as â&#x20AC;&#x153;streets.â&#x20AC;? Wormholes, the means of access into the library, sate a desire to see and be seen. The library also plays with the idea of reversible theater; in the general reading areas, either the garden or the city can be backdrop. The private reading area evokes the theater in the round. Patrons have a good seat for the drama of the entrance hall,

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or the action in the garden. The facade itself provides a backdrop for the urban theater, and its materials draw from the history of the area as it shifted from wood buildings to masonry. This design captures the drama and excitement found in books and integrates it into the human interactions that take place within the library.

Individual Project Instructor: Frederick Pearsall Frederick.Pearsall@coa.gatech.edu Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

marietta st elevation

means st elevation

MAR IE

TTA

MEA NS

grid

KIT OF PARTS This formal language has a modular structural system with an infill wall and window system. This language uses interesting variations on the infill walls and windows and design-moves within the building to break up the rigidity of the modules. The 10’ x 30’ bays act as streets, while the 30’ x 30’ bays hold the program.

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circulation

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beam 30’ 10’ 24

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Drawings and diagrams by A. Plummer.

level 2

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PROGRAM 1. circulation 2. general reading 3. garden 4. periodicals

5. lecture hall 6. stacks 7. staff

Drawings and model by A. Plummer.

8. private reading 9. childrensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reading 10. rare books

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REVERSIBLE THEATER: NATURE VS CULTURE

section bb theater in the round

section aa

shakespeare garden: nature and culture

wormhole is catwalk and viewing platform

childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reading room 26

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Drawings, renderings and diagrams by A. Plummer.

Models by A. Plummer.

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Neugestaltung der Frankenvorstadt & Musikhaus Stralsund Stralsund 08.2010 Semester 6

Rendering by A. Plummer.

Stralsund, a historic port city in the former East Germany, declined during the communist era, but it is now being revitalized. Since Stralsund has a history of digging canals and creating islands in the Strelasund, our design continues the tradition. We create three new islands, and we incorporate elements of the old harbor, such as cranes and railroad tracks, into the new public space. We extend the promenade across all four islands, linking the Ozeaneum with our new Musikhaus and ending at a public space with access to the water on the southeastern-most tip.

(an outdoor stage, an indoor concert hall, an intimate hall, and an atrium with dance floor) are oriented towards the sea, canals, and city. The atriumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structure gives visitors a feeling of being in a ship hanger while the whiteclad buildings appear to be sails in the wind. Thus, the Musikhaus is in dialogue with the Ozeaneum two islands north.

The Musikhaus develops out of this new urban context. It is located at the central point of the redevelopment plan where the promenade, street, and pedestrian ways cross. A glass atrium defines the block and frames the promenade. Four music venues

Urban Plan- Partner Work/ Musikhaus- Individual Work Instructor: Prof. Bernd Huckriede bernd.huckriede@tu-cottbus.de Institution: BTU Cottbus

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Together, the new urban plan and the Musikhaus create a culturally dense space that capitalizes on the harbor. It creates engaging public space and revitalizes Stralsund.

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MODEL 1:1000 30

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Drawings and diagrams by A. Plummer & M. Zwarg. Models by A. Plummer.

MASTER PLAN

3 Drawings and diagrams by A. Plummer & M. Zwarg.

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MASTER PLAN: DETAIL

arial looking north

“wohnen am wasser” or “living on the water”

old railroad tracks reworked as pedestrian zone AUDREY PLUMMER UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO 2011

Drawings by A. Plummer & M. Zwarg. Renderings by M. Zwarg.

Rendering by M. Zwarg.

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view from canal 34

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Renderings by A. Plummer.

MUSIKHAUS

sea

city

sea

canal

Models and diagrams by A. Plummer.

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plan +5m

plan +8m

PROGRAM 1. tickets 2. coat check 3. wc 4. cafe 5. bar 6. shop 7. flexible space: panels shut to convert for dj

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8. outdoor venue 9. offices 10. small venue: 240 seats 11. musiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; waiting space 12. large venue: 510 people 13. restaurant Drawings by A. Plummer.

north elevation

section aa

DETAIL ATRIUM STRUCTURE 1. lock nut 2. machine bolt 1.5cm 3. W24x62 4. aluminum mullion 5. double glazed laminated glass 6. operable louvers 30cm x 2cm 7. welded connections 8. steel lattice, triangular profile 60cm leg

section bb

Drawings by A. Plummer.

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interior of large concert hall 38

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Rendering by A. Plummer.

The University Ave site is a 1.45 acre area of vacant industrial lots and underused parcels in southwest Atlanta. It is bordered on the north by the disenfranchised Pittsburgh neighborhood and on the south by the BeltLine. The City of Atlanta has flagged this site as a potential area for green industry.

University Ave Redevelopment Plan Atlanta 03.2011 Semester 8

Drawing by A. Plummer.

When analyzing the history of the development of this siteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from the industrial zone that developed along the railroads in the 1830s, to the neighborhoods that in filled between the railroads, to the expressway that cut through this neighborhood fabric in the 1950sâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the current conditions, certain issues came to the forefront of the design process. Because of the history of industry along the railroad, buildings turn their backs to the rail corridors. The railway and the expressway fragment the site, with partial or

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no access between fragments. The site is well connected within the City of Atlanta and Metro Atlanta, thanks to the expressway, several major arterials and the BeltLine. The design goals respond to these understandings of the University Ave site. The new urban scheme creates a walkable grid in the industrial zone, selectively connects the various fragments, and fronts the freight rail line and major public ways. This scheme also maximizes the potential for light industrial uses with an easement in the eastern half of the site which accommodates light rail freight coming off the BeltLine. Partner Work Instructor: David Green david.green@perkinswill.com Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

CONTEXT

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site is connected to city of atlanta and to the greater atlanta metro area

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Diagrams by A. Plummer & E. West.

EXISTING CONDITIONS

2. industrial block

1. residential block

2. industrial block

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figure ground: private

Diagrams by A. Plummer & E. West.

constitutional elements: public

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major public ways

SITE PLAN_CURRENT CONDITIONS

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Drawing by A. Plummer.

SITE PICTURES

Photos by A. Plummer & E. West.

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AERIAL VIEW 1949

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HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT

1870s railroad

1930s neighborhood

1950s expressway

industry develops along railroad corridor

grid orders fill in between railroads

nodes serving cars and drivers develop along express way exits

Diagrams by A. Plummer & E. West.

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UNDERSTANDING THE SITE

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buildings turn their backs to rail corridors

fragmented site 

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large site can hold several large world landmarks plus 10 new york city blocks

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times square + 10 NYC blocks

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empire state building sydney opera house 

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st peter’s basillica palace of versaille berlin philharmonic

15 minute walk to site AUDREY PLUMMER UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO 2011

Diagrams by A. Plummer & E. West.

GOALS FOR REDEVELOPMENT

neighborhood grid order spreads to former industrial zone

Diagrams by A. Plummer & E. West.

selectively connect site fragments over/under rail corridors and highway

potential green industry

front freight rail line

front major public ways (includes BeltLine and University Ave)

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145 ACRE REDEVLOPMENT PLAN

Current

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Proposed

Diagrams and drawings by A. Plummer & E. West.

STREET SECTIONS

section AA through university, easement with light rail freight, and beltline

section BB through freight rail line and park

section CC through cross streets leading to the beltline Drawings by A. Plummer & E. West.

section DD through metropolitan pkwy AUDREY PLUMMER UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO 2011

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Atlanta Biodiesel Atlanta 05.2011 Semester 8

Every city has restaurants that produce grease waste that ends up in landfills or sewers, and municipal fleets that have a large gas bill due to rising diesel prices. Biodiesel is a green energy solution. Biodiesel takes restaurant waste, a negative, and turns it into fuel and fertilizer, both positives. It started out as a grassroots initiativeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;guys made it in their garages in 5-gallon buckets, slightly risky but ultimately profitable. Now start-up companies all over the country produce it in various quantities. The City of Atlanta has 360,000 private vehicles, and there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough restaurants in the city to drastically affect the way we fuel these private vehicles. Only 2.5% of these cars could be supplied by the biodiesel that the restaurant grease could produce. However it does make economic sense to bring cities,

Drawing by A. Plummer.

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restaurants and biodiesel together. The City of Atlanta has 3500 restaurants that produce 10.5 million lbs of waste a year. The 1.4 million gal of biodiesel this grease yields is enough to fuel the 4,670 municipal vehicles owned by the City of Atlanta. The City can go green and save taxpayer dollars. To be viable, the biodiesel refinery should be centrally located within the city and have access to several major public ways. Ideally, it should also be located in a neighborhood in need of jobs, green or otherwise.

Partner Work Instructor: David Green david.green@perkinswill.com Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

PRECEDENT

ecolife biofuels, llc plant address: 1035 investor place, san jacinto, ca 92582 annual production capacity: 1500000 gal primary source: multi-feedstock building size : 50’x100’ location industrial park adjacent to a residential neighborhood

“the use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today, but such oils may become in the course of time as important as the petroleum and coal tar products of the present time.” - Rudolph Diesel, 1912

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Diagrams by E. West.

BIODIESEL

BIODIESEL REFINING PROCESS

SOURCE

COST PER GALLON

YIELD

Commercial Production Nation-Wide

Refining Process

1. Medium filtration

6-7. Allow oil to separate and remove glycerine

Meat Animals

2-3. Heat to 120 F & check titration level

8. Wash biodiesel

4. Mix lye and methanol in separate container

9. Remove water layer

158 5. Pour into processor and mix to react oil

10. Filter and store biodiesel

$ 7.25 Biodiesel

Fertilizer

White Grease

Refining Process

1. Light filtration

2-3. Heat to 120 F & check titration level

4. Mix lye and methanol in separate container

5. Pour into processor and mix to react oil

$ 4.37 6-7. Allow oil to separate and remove glycerine

Crops

8. Wash biodiesel

9. Remove water layer

10. Filter and store biodiesel

Biodiesel

Fertilizer

Vegetable Oil

Refining Process

1. Heavy filtration

2-3. Heat to 120 F & check titration level

4. Mix lye and methanol in separate container

5. Pour into processor and mix to react oil

$ 2.23 6-7. Allow oil to separate and remove glycerine

Restaurants

8. Wash biodiesel

9. Remove water layer

10. Filter and store biodiesel

Biodiesel

Fertilizer

Yellow Grease

Diagrams by A. Plummer & E. West.

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ATLANTA GREASE AND FLEETS

ATLANTA: GREASE AND FLEETS Restuarants in City of Atlanta

Lbs of Grease

10.5 Million

CONVENTIONAL

3500

ALTERNATIVE

Biodiesel Production City of Atlanta

Gallons Biodiesel Potentially Produced

1.4 Million

Grease clogs sewers

2.5%

Grease ends up in landfills

ATL ATL

Personal Vehicles

ATL ATL

ATL

Municipal Fleet Vehicles

Savings

Jobs created

100%

$2.4 Million

100

ATL

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ATL

Diagrams by A. Plummer & E. West.

EVNOC

ts in City of Lbs of Grease

Grease clogs sewers

Grease ends

CONVENTIONAL

10.5 Million

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s up in landfills

Gallons Biodiesel Potentially Produced

Personal Vehicles

1.4 Million

2.5%

360,000

PERSONAL VEHICLES

ATL

Municipal Fleet Vehicles

Savings

Jobs created

100%

$2.4 Million

100

ATL

Diagrams by A. Plummer & E. West.

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SITE REQUIREMENTS

DESIGN GOALS

proximity to major streets

large scale community integration

community access

community education

proximity to a major intersection

small scale community integration

community involvement

visibility

self-sustainable

proximity to georgia civic projects

proximity to green industry

visibility

proximity to greater civic projects

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Diagrams by E. West.

POTENTIAL DESIGN_UNIVERSITY AVE SITE this conceptual design is a notion of how the biodiesel refinery could look if it were to be located on the university ave site at the corner of university ave and metropolitan pkwy. This should in no way be considered a final design solution

university ave redevelopment plan_detail

+35 ft

+25 ft

+0 ft

+30 ft

+25 ft UP +40 ft

+25 ft

100

150

200 ft

100

150

200 ft

roof plan

6 5

+0 ft

1 UP

Fertilizer Output

5 UP

Biodiesel Output

6 UP

Grease Input

3 4

PROGRAM 1. Public Way Connecting Street to Beltline 2. Retail / Office 3. Biodiesel Refinery 4. Energy Education Center 5. Private Development 6. Allotment Gardens 7. Municipal Fleet Parking 8. Biodiesel Fuel Pumps

ground plan Drawings and rendering by A. Plummer.

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Sage Hill Redevelopment Plan Atlanta 12.2010 Semester 7

The Sage Hill Redevelopment Plan is a proposal to retrofit a congested suburban arterial, a disorganized street network, a strip shopping center, aging residences, and an underused floodplain into a walkable, compact, mixed-use, transit-oriented development with accessible parks and trails along a re-appreciated Peachtree Creek. The redevelopment is based on the projected construction of a light rail station on the Sage Hill site along the existing freight rail right of way. This new transit line will directly connect Sage Hill to nearby Emory University, and to Georgia Tech, Downtown Atlanta and the airport. The proposal also connects the redevelopment to the Sage Hill’s historic and natural features. Historically, the fluctuating topography of Sage Hill and its location on winding Peachtree

Rendering by A. Plummer.

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Creek made it a valued retreat for the family of Ira Yale Sage, who was instrumental in the development of the rail network that brought Atlanta into fruition in the early 1800’s. However, development since the 1950’s has flattened much of the hill while making the creek inaccessible – except to the runoff from the parking lots. The Sage Hill Redevelopment Plan reconstitutes the hill and adds access to the creek within an urban experience of winding, sloping streets and terraced buildings, leading down to the beautiful and surprisingly untouched waterfront.

Partner Project Instructor: Ellen Dunham-Jones ellen.dunham-jones@coa.gatech.edu Institution: Georgia Institute of Technology

EXISTING CONDITIONS Fifty years ago, Sage Hill was flattened to make way for a strip mall. Currently, the street system is tangled and dangerous, and the suburban land use only allows for object buildings surrounded by parking lots.

peachtree creek and proposed concept 3 transit line connecting sage hill to lindbergh. georgia tech and the airport 60

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Diagrams by A. Plummer.

EXISTING CONDITIONS

peachtree creek

strip mall

aerial of sage hill with peachtree creek and floodplain Diagrams, photos and model by A. Plummer & W. Cotton.

site model topography shows flattened hill AUDREY PLUMMER UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO 2011

BIG MOVES

1. future transit station

2. widen pedestrian infrastructure along briarcliff road

3. public right of way adjacent to publicly accessible green space

4. add streets to create grid

5. regrade to accommodate new streets

6. increase density

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Diagrams by A. Plummer.

MASTER PLAN

Diagrams and drawing by A. Plummer.

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REGRADING THE HILL To accommodate the new street grid, we regraded the streets to an easy slope and reconstituted the hill. Also, the architecture attempts to recreate the hill by terracing buildings and stepping roof heights.

new topography allows for underground parking

looking northwest 64

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Model by A. Plummer & W. Cotton.

PUBLIC SPACE: FLOODPLAIN PARK AS COMMUNAL FRONT YARD

The new park serves as a collective front yard and incorporates a system of mounds and “donut playgrounds” to detain water and serve as visual termini reiterating the identity of Sage Hill’s topography.

PRECEDENT earthworks: mill creek canyon architect: Herbert Bayer photo: John Hoge, 1982 Diagrams and model by A. Plummer & W. Cotton.

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NEW PUBLIC SPACE

section through residential units, public right of way, and publically accessible creek

section through a pedestrian-friendly briarcliff road and the newly created street

section through the transit station and the hardscape park above it 66

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Drawings by W. Cotton.

ATLANTA’S NEW WATERFRONT

rendering looking northwest towards sage hill

Rendering by A. Plummer.

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Model by A. Plummer & W. Cotton.