Portfolio//2020 by Christopher A. Rouhi

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ARGES>> KÔDEKS>> WILMINGTON ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY>> FORSYTH URBAN PARK EXTENSION>> EVOLO [ 2019 ]>> RENDERS>>

// SELECTED WORKS // 2018 - 2020

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ARGES //: KÃ&#x201D;DEKS //: WILMINGTON ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY //: FORSYTH URBAN PARK EXTENSION //: EVOLO [ 2019 ] //: RENDERS //:

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[ PROTOTYPE ]

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1900

2000

1950

US POPULATION FED LOCALLY (UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA, MERCED) 80 - 100% 40 - 60% 0 - 20%

1999-2000

29.9%

2001-2002

30.0%

2003-2004

32.0%

2005-2006

34.2%

2007-2008

33.7%

2009-2010

35.8%

2011-2012

34.8%

2013-2014

37.9% 39.8%

2017-2018

42.2% PERCENTAGE OF OBESE ADULTS IN THE U.S. (CDC 2018)

FOOD FLOW NETWORKS WITHIN THE U.S. (XIAOWEN LIN, IOP SCIENCE)

A [ ASSIMILATE ]

[ REALITY ]

R [ RESEARCH ]

We live in an economy where buying locally produced food is expensive, more so than buying food that is sourced from hundreds of miles away. According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM) obesity rates and medical deficiencies are higher than ever and are in a direct correlation with lower income socioeconomic classes. This is due to the inexpensiveness of unhealthy food, as well as the inaccessibility or scarcity of affordable and healthy food.

ABSORB AND INTEGRATE (PEOPLE , IDEAS, OR CULTURE) INTO A WIDER SOCIE T Y OR CULTURE . - DICTIONARY.COM

THE SYSTEMATIC INVESTIGATION INTO AND STUDY OF MATERIALS AND SOURCES IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH FACTS AND REACH NEW CONCLUSIONS.- DICTIONARY.COM

G [ GENERATE ]

PRODUCE (A SE T OR SEQUENCE OF ITEMS) BY PERFORMING SPECIFIED MATHEMATICAL OR LOGICAL OPERATIONS ON AN INITIAL SE T. - DICTIONARY.COM

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DESIGN AND BUILD (A MICROPROCESSOR) AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A SYSTEM OR DEVICE . - DICTIONARY.COM

S [ SOW ]

PL ANT (SEED) BY SCAT TERING IT ON OR IN THE EARTH. - DICTIONARY.COM

Certain produce can travel an average of +1,400mi (CUESA.org) just to end up in supermarkets, which happens daily. Often, these foods aren’t in season and are picked while still unripe, having to be fed chemicals in order to ripen in time upon delivery. The extensive travel across the nation for these goods create a large carbon footprint; goods that travel by air produce 50x more CO 2 emissions than those that travel by sea. The reality of this current economic/environmental situation is foods that are distributed to supermarkets, restaurants and fast-food chains are unhealthier than they’ve ever been as seen in research done by Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (JAND).

[ APPROACH ] Through the implementation of various programs that encourage exploration, research, and education, ARGES aims to cater local and healthy food to any city it’s located in. In this instance, Savannah, GA. The location of ARGES in Savannah is determined by nearness to downtown and access to lower-income housing developments and its nearness to Savannah’s possible civic center relocation/expansion. ARGES’ goals are to promote local/in-season foods by teaching locals about cooking and fresh food cultivation, sourcing goods from local farms to be sold at its farmers market, and providing its host city with an urban farming research lab to ensure future provision.

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[ RESERVOIR ]

Located just west of W.Boundary St. is the reservoir. The reservoir has some key sustainable uses; The site is approximately 76,000 sqft and Savannah, GA receives about 4ft of annual rainfall, allowing the site to potentially collect 2 million+ gallons of potable water. The reservoir is located at the lowest point of the site and will store most runoff rainfall.

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PATHWAYS AND SEATING

GRASS STAINED GRAVEL PLANTER DRAINAGE TREATED SOIL

[ PATHWAYS ] Throughout the site, gravel paths assorted into different hues will create patterns that lead users through the site. Gravel hues will be separated with steel coping that will line path edges. Integrated within these patterns are small gardens that will host a plethora of native plant species, allowing for local small wildlife to inhabit the site.

SPRINGFIELD CANAL

PRE-TENSIONED CABLES WIRE GUARDRAIL

REINFORCED CONCRETE

[ CANAL BRIDGE ]

Lining the western most portion of the site is the Springfield Canal. The site plan proposes a connection bridging over the canal, connecting it to it’s neighbor community, SCAD resident halls. From here students can use the western promenade lined with trees and sitting areas that lead to the South Historic Bridge.

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[ FARMERS MARKET ]

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Just south of the reservoir is the designated location for the farmers market. During days where it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t being used for the farmers market, it serves as a plaza for the research facility and north bridge greenhouses*. Awnings are designated spots for market kiosks/tents. These spaces can be reserved by local farmers and producers on a weekly basis, involving the community and promoting its local economy.

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Just north of the reservoir is the turner bridge, within the arches of the bridge will go two community greenhouses that the public can use. The domes reflect and mimic the domes used at the ARGES research facility greenhouses. The greenhouses are an extra effort at involving the community in agriculture and local produce.

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[ ENTRANCE ]

[ CIRCULATION ]

[ LANDMARK ]

[ PROGRAM ]

POINTS ARE DERIVED FROM DESIRED ENTRANCE POINTS ON SITE , FROM FAHM ST., WEST BOUNDARY ST., AND THE SOUTH HISTORIC BRIDGE.

CIRCUL ATION PATH IS DRAWN THROUGH POINTS TO HAVE A SEAMLESS CONNECTION THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM OF THE BUILDING.

L ANDMARK ATRIA ARE PL ACED TO REPRESENT THE T WO SPECIFIC PROGRAM T YPES; THE TEACHING KITCHENS AND RESEARCH FACILIT Y.

MASSES ARE PL ACED ALONG THE PATH OF CIRCUL ATION ENSURING ALL PROGRAM ARE CONNECTED AND ACCESSIBLE TO ONE ANOTHER.

[ PROGRAMMING ] The ARGES facility will house specific program that ensure healthy food production and growth within its urban host along with the promotion of local produce; this is comprised of teaching kitchens, commercial kitchens, retail slots, restaurant, and administration offices. These program will all work together and feed off each other / provide for each other, creating a unique relationship between each of the buildings programs. User can experience this programmatic relationship first hand, while visiting the ARGES facility.

ATRIUM COMMERCIAL KITCHEN GREENHOUSE RESEARCH FACILIT Y RESTAURANT TEACHING KITCHENS/ADMIN

[ PLAZA GARDEN ]

The main plaza will welcome visitors arriving from the north east entrance. This will be the plaza for the commercial kitchen, teaching kitchens, administration, retail, and restaurant. The garden will be home to several plant species native to the south east along with fruit trees that users can interact with. In the center will be a small tree nursery that users can experience and walk through. The plaza also offers places for users to sit and relax. These spaces aren’t solely for the buildings users but are also for the public who are accessing the historic south bridge, as the plaza connects to the pedestrian passover leading to the bridge’s entrance. The passover bridges over the parking lot exit to connect to the historic bridge.

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VIEW FROM NORTH WEST

WEST PLAZA ENTRANCE

[ WEST ENTRANCE ]

The west plaza entrance is for pedestrians and users accessing the building from west boundary street. The plaza connects the buildings main level to the lower level as well as the ground level. The plaza has access to the main entrance for the research facility, as well as the main entrance to the greenhouse. The North Garden exit also opens to the plaza allowing users to safely and conveniently evacuate during a fire/emergency. The plaza is particularly special for handicapped users for it offers an integrated lift onto the lower level, giving access to the North Garden and the greenhouse. The west plaza will allow users to experience the grand entrance of the ARGES facility once scaling the staircases while gazing at the towering atria.

The north garden, primarily accessed from the restaurant, offers it’s users a place to sit and relax while enjoying a scenic view. Most of its users will be from the west plaza since it is public. The garden is enclosed within the boundary of the building’s circulation corridors. The garden will be home to native plant species as well as fruit bushes and trees. Access to the garden is also granted from the west plaza/greenhouse entrance level. The garden is also a means of quick exit during an emergency, since it can be passed through.

VIEW FROM SOUTH WEST

[ SOUTH GARDEN ] [ SOUTH BRIDGE ]

The historic south bridge will connect users from the research facility to the western site promenade and vice versa. In the future the overpass will allow users to connect with Savannah’s west boundary expansion and new civic center.

The south garden, is also public. Access will primarily be from the research facility lobby. Pedestrians crossing from the west site will also have access to the south garden, if they are passing through the building; whether it be to eat at the restaurant, or tour the greenhouse/research facility. Much like the north garden, the south garden will be home to plant species native to the southern US, including fruit trees and bushes. The south garden is smaller and more secluded, since it isn’t directly near the restaurant.

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[ NORTH GARDEN ]

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[ RESEARCH LAB ] Several urban farming methods will be practiced in the lab, tests will be conducted on different plant species during different corresponding seasons. Hydroponics will be the main method of farming in the lab, along with aquaponics.

[ COMMERCIAL KITCHEN ]

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The commercial kitchen will host community cooking events that cater to its local neighborhood. Goods cooked here are brought from the outside hydroponic pods and the adjacent greenhouse.

[ TEACHING KITCHEN ] Local cooking classes will be hosted here daily, acting as a essential resource to its community. Fresh herbs and other vegetables will be brought from its adjacent hydroponic pods.

[ COMMERCIAL KITCHEN ] The restaurant plans to source all of its food from the greenhouse and local farms within a 400 mile radius. This is to promote locally grown and produced foods and markets. The restaurant sits directly underneath the main atrium.

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[ PRE-FAB MODULE ]

SKYLIGHT

CASTELLATED STEEL FRAME

INTEGRATED BUILDING SYSTEMS

atop the atria are skylights that allow sunlight to be projected along interior walls and hanging fabric.

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PANELS

FABRIC CHANDELIER

this hanging light fixture plays with sunlight from the skylight and disperses it through the space, giving the atrium a warm glow.

ADMINISTRATION

NORTH SECTION TEACHING KITCHEN

cooking lessons will be taught here, along with classes on hydroponic harvesting.

ACCESSIBILITY LIFT

with ADA in mind, all users can access all levels of ARGES without stairs or ramps.

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SIGNAGE / NORTH ATRIUM

acting as a beacon, the ARGES core ten steel sign will draw in locals and tourists.

SOUTH ATRIUM

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the south atrium will cover the research facility lobby/main entrance.

RESEARCH FACILITY

the research facility is separated from the kitchens, with its own entrance.

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the public restaurant is accessible from the east plaza, by stair, as well as the west plaza.

NORTH GARDEN

directly adjacent to the restaurant, users have access to this garden from the restaurant and west plaza entrance

CIRCULATION

circulation paths lining the exterior of the building allow users to navigate through the building with ease.

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A slight structural modification to the modular system is used to accompany the large loads from the atria.

The main frame is made of castellated steel, using a pin hinged joint at the roof edges.

[ ATRIA ]

The structural frame for each atrium will be constructed from castellated steel beams and columns, much like the prefabricated modular system the building uses. The use of castellated beams allows for a rigid light structure, in this instance the atrium sits above the restaurant providing users with an open and light space.

Lateral bracing is applied to the main columns supporting the atriumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facade, as well as combating lateral forces.

TENSILE FABRIC SKIN

POLYCARBONATE LAYER

Polycarbonate panels are fitted into a structural frame that is fixed to the exterior columns of the atrium.

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Tensile fabric is draped from a frame also fixed to the exterior columns of the artium. Acting like an umbrella, this is useful for shade and rain.

WIND POWER

power for the pod is generated by wind and is stored within the core of the pod. WATER COLLECTION

gutters collect rainfall that is then treated in the pod assembly and stored for irrigating plants.

METAL STUD FRAME

each pod is equipped with a lightweight steel frame to ensure stability and rigidity.

THERMAL BARRIER

thermal plastic lines the interior of each pod, allowing for each pod to have its own controlled temperature. Magenta LED

LEDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s provide adequate lighting which is important for photosynthesis in the plants. The magenta color uses the least amount of energy needed to provide proper plant light.

MISTERS

to add more control to the inner climate, misters can regulate different needed humidity levels that each plant needs.

HYDROPONICS

within each pod is a hydroponic system powered by the captured wind energy and fed with its collected

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WATER STORAGE

collected water is stored and pumped throughout the pods hydroponics. The water is stored in the center of the pod in a large tank. USER ACCESS entrance/exit for the pod is also made of strong thermal plastic, preventing any leaking of conditioned air.

ALUMINUM CASE

aluminum panels line the exterior of each pod allowing for a light and sturdy skin to protect from the elements.

[ HYDROPONIC POD ]

The use of hydroponics allows for a consistent and continuous growth of many different types of plants. Many different fruits and vegetables can be grown and harvested in a hydroponic system. In the ARGES facility the hydroponic pods are located near the teaching kitchens and commercial kitchens, conveniently placed for accessibility while cooking. Each pod is its own unit, creating its own energy and collecting its own water. This feature allows the pods to be placed anywhere since they are light and mobile, allowing possible pod additions to any site.

1. PLANT

2. HARVEST

3. CATER

4. EXPAND

[ MOBILE MARKET ] ARGES will bring a unique market experience to its host city. With its local farmers market on the west site will also be a mobile farmers market that will routinely stop in local neighborhoods selling produce grown from the hydroponic pods as well as the greenhouses. This ensures that all local city dwellers have access to fresh food within walking distance, weekly. This will also promote future facilities and the use of urban farming. The integration of the pods will raise awareness of how fresh food can be locally grown and used as part of everyday life.

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[ FUTURE ]

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As ARGES expands from its prototype city to others, its lifetime goal is to equip large urban food deserts with the skills and knowledge of food producing as well as cooking. The goal for ARGES is to embed / plant its seeds into every urban area and blend in with everyday life, giving citizens access to fresh and local food, possibly even grown on their own rooftop...

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Caudex - Pronounced /’kôdeks/ -The axis of a woody plant, especially a palm or tree fern, comprising stem and root, where scion graft is inserted or grafted to which new growth arises. In a city with approximately 400 homeless individuals in the downtown area alone, Jacksonville, Florida shows a need for an urban renewal. Some 25% of homeless individuals in the downtown area end up where they are after moving to the city for a new job. Another 25% of those 400 are disabled veterans. In today’s day and age we have advanced knowledge and strategies that can prevent homelessness and should utilize that to take care of those who are in need. We can look at nature and see how it keeps its “home”; wildlife sustains itself through a constant cycle of renewal. This is only possible through the environment in which the wildlife resides. The environment is what provides and allows exactly what the wildlife needs in order to grow and or sustain. Green houses are made to mimic certain environments to more efficiently support the growth of wildlife. Often, plants require a small of reinforcement or support in order to grow. People are very similar in the sense of requiring a certain environment in order to grow and or sustain. Architecture should be used to create the best environment for people to grow as efficiently as possible. Kôdeks’ motive is to provide that environment for its users. Kôdeks aims to help homeless individuals grow from learning farming and cooking, while providing a comfortable living space.

>> PROJECT LOCATION : JACKSONVILLE, FL / / / >> BUILDING TYPE : MIXED USE / / / >> SQFT : 164,000

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/// Kôdeks is a branch, grafted to the large tree that is the city of Jacksonville. The branch has the tools it needs to sustain itself but needs the resources from the trunk in order to produce and renew.

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1’ = 1/32”

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1’ = 1/32”

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// Level 1 | Commercial/Retail | Site Plan

1’ = 1/32”

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1. timber frame 2. concrete slab 3. glazing 4. catwalk 5. spaceframe 6. perforated metal panel

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Each rooftop is equipped with proper irrigation methods to collect and irrigate every drop of rain that it meets. The site receives about 50 inches of rain annually, thats approximately 3,500 gallons of water that can be collected yearly.

Below street level houses a facility that stores, filters, and pumps water back into the building. Ensuring that the 3,000+ gallons of water continuously flows through the building, and none of it goes to waste.

Majority of the treated water will be pumped to the tower farm’s aquaponic tanks, and to any plant life throughout the building.

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// ALOE VERA FARMING>>

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Collected storm water is continuously pumped through and used as an environment for fish, snails, and crayfish. Byproducts of the wildlife is broken down by bacteria, then is utilized as nutrients for plants.

Several algae species are harvested for the consumption of the buildings users, especially the culinary school. Algae is a unique ingredient in many eastern recipes. Algae growth can be accelerated from collected CO2 from emissions, which can slow down our carbon footprint.

Insects are grown and treated as livestock, producing essential vitamins and proteins for humans. Their uses range from medicines to foods to dyes. Many insects such as bees and butterflies will be used to promote fast, healthy plant growth.

Aloe barbendensis is native to the climate and region of Jacksonville. Aloe can be used to treat burns and infections, as it is a great antibacterial and antioxidant. The aloe will also be harvested as a ingredient in the culinary lab.

Trees are essential to our everyday life for because of their oxygen producing qualities. Many of the trees harvested here will be relocated to rebuild Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural forests after they are mature enough to grow in the wild on their own.

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/ / S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y M E A S U R E S Through Kôdeks’ sustainable energy tactics it plans to reduce energy costs. The combination of lower energy costs and on site renewable energy allow the building to have a humble economic presence. Tactics such as the double envelope, geothermal wells, and photo voltaic panels all contribute and team up to reduce the environmental footprint of the building. Kôdeks uses on-site carbon free renewable energy that almost eliminates its environmental footprint. The double skin will reduce energy usage in the summer and winter allowing the geothermal wells and photo voltaic panels to provide a sufficient amount of energy for the building. The goal for Kôdeks is to only use construction materials within a 25 mile radius, reducing the construction carbon footprint as much as possible. The structure is made from native grown southern pine glue-lam and cross laminated timber, further contributing to its light carbon footprint by avoiding heavy steel and concrete construction. Kôdeks aims to be a new leading concept standard for architecture in the sense that it is introducing a ecological and humanitarian element into it’s motive by implementing the tower farm; which nurtures and provides for its unique users.

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The 10th floor tree nursery will be home to many different tree species that are native to the area, most of which being southern pine. Tree saplings will be planted here then given back to Florida’s tree farms.

The 5th loor atrium acends to the 8th floor, giving users a 64’ tall space, viewable from 3 separate mezzanines. West facing spaces utilize natural light housing small root trees such as dogwood and birch.

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WILMINGTON ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY // >> PROJECT LOCATION : WILMINGTON ISLAND, GA / / / >> BUILDING TYPE : LIBRARY / / / >> SQFT : 30,000

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// CONCEPT ORIGIN In the case of a library, providing a center or hub for all ages and knowledge levels requires democracy.

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In order to suggest democracy in a space, there needs to be a common hierarchal ground. Doing so requires an equalizer; knowledge. No human knows everything, thus making knowledge the greatest equalizer. Knowledge can be obtained in several different ways including reading. Implementing this concept into architecture can be seen in a comparison between books and architecture. Books can not inform without words, and architecture can not function without structure. Words and structure become two crucial elements in this design: words are to a book as structure is to architecture. This idea functions by using exposed structure in the library to teach and inform a reader how a building is standing.

/ / A R C H I T EC T U R A L A P P L I C AT I O N The libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exterior is relatively minimal and subtle. The only noticeable architectural features are the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cover and the exposed structure. This hints back to the concept in the sense that a book has a cover, but may not have much information about what is happening in the book other than a title, being the most prominent part of the cover.

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/ / D A Y L I G H T- S T U D Y/ / : W I N T E R During the winter solstice, light is received through glass surrounding the inner garden, since the sun ravels much lower in the sky. This allows for passive solar heating.

/ / D A Y L I G H T- S T U D Y/ / : S U M M E R During the summer solstice, sunlight is received through the clerestory windows made of dense polycarbonate, diffusing the hot summer sunlight and bringing in bright and ambient natural lighting.

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// FLOOR/SITE PLAN - Entrance : check-in / check-out - Staff Quarters : restroom / book-hold / workstation / 2 offices / break room / private peace garden - Children’s Stacks : book stacks / integral structure-shelving / reading area - Children’s Multipurpose : group worktables / storage closet - Teen’s Multipurpose : group worktables / storage closet - Quiet Area : solitude chairs / worktable / reading area - Restrooms : Men’s / Women’s - Main Library : worktables / computer lab / integral structure-shelving / book stacks - Central Reading Area : Single sofas / Double sofas / public peace garden - Quiet Rooms : 2 rooms with table and single sofa - Conference Room : group worktables - Lecture Hall : worktable seating for ~22 occupants

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// CENTRALIZED QUALITY The plan of the library and its inner spaces are all surrounding a peace garden. The walking space between the garden and rooms/spaces has a higher ceiling that allows the clerestory to bring a brighter atmosphere to the center of the building; signifying the importance of peace in a place such as a library.

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// STRUCTURE Structure is made from local pine. Structure is joined using minimal materials, utilizing traditional joining techniques. Wood is the choice of structure for this building because of the delacate qualities it has; similar to those of books. Books are also made of paper which come from trees, like lumber comes from trees.

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FO R SY T H U R BA N PA R K E X T E N S I O N / / >> PROJECT LOCATION : SAVANNAH, GA / / / >> PROJECT TYPE : URBAN PARK / / / >> SQFT : 455,000

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Forsyth Park is a central hub for Savannah, Georgia. It tends to its many users such as students, locals, and especially tourists. Forsyth Park as a whole renders itself successful as it has hundreds of visitors daily, flow ing in and out of the park at any given time of the day.

The purpose of this urban extension hopes to enhance the users experience of Forsyth, tending to the needs of the locals, students, and tourists. More so the locals and students as opposed to the tourists. Through careful surveying taken over 5 weeks, an in depth analysis is presented to show how efficient the park and its amenities are.

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Forsyth Park in total covers about 1.4 million square feet of Savannah. This portion of the park covers about 32% of the whole. If all the annual rainfall in this portion alone is collected, instead of being runoff into the sewers and river, that is 96,000 gallons of water that can be utilized for plants and treated for potable water usage, allowing the park to play a big role in water conservation.

Deep soil allows for drained water to flow through and be irrigated for plants and other nearby soil.

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Permeable paving allows for water to soak into and through the pavement to then be directed to lining drains surrounding mounds.

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Collection tanks will store drained water for irrigation for plants as well as potable water for neighbors of the park.

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Pumping and filtration occurs immediately after drained water is collected before being stored. Collected water will undergo thorough filtration ensuring safety for potable water usage.

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The urban extension offers the public a multitude of promenades that allow local vendors to set up shop for Forsythâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weekly Farmers Market on saturdays.

Along with the Farmers Market, the extension will allow the public to have designated space for sports and leisure. Ponds allow for evaporative cooling in the summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hotter temperatures, keeping the park cool and comfortable.

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By the year 2050, most of the habitable regions of planet earth will have experienced extreme environmental changes that drastically shape the future of life as we know it. With an average increase of only four degrees Celsius, the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. and Mexico will be uninhabitable due to floods, drought, and/ or extreme weather. Asia will have lost much of its subcontinent. Consecutively, due to temperature rise, most of the continental U.S., South America, Africa, and part of Europe will be uninhabitable deserts. Alternatively, with the four degree Celsius rise of temperature, a fair percentage of glaciers will melt, revealing land that has been untouched for millions of years. New flora will take hold and grow with the help of reliable precipitation and warmer temperatures, creating ideal shelter conditions for most of - or even the entire - population to relocate. Our current sustainability efforts, or the avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance, have little or no chance of stopping/reversing the climate change phenomenon that humankind has initiated. The possibility of human migration to Antarctica is now real. However, not to salvage Antarctica as we know it, but to provide assistance and guidance for humankind to accept our mistakes.

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>> PROJECT LOCATION : ANTARCTICA / / / >> PROJECT TYPE : COMPETITION - GROUP [ 5 MEMBERS ] / / / >> SQFT : 34,500,000

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My role in this project included rendering all exterior scenes, modeling the structure and exterior, along with research leading up to the concept and location of the project.

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ABÂˇSTRUSE 3D forms created in Rhino/Grasshopper then subdivided to achieve smooth contours. Playing with custom textures, subsurface scattering and fur simulations. Rendered with Vray.

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L AYÂˇ E R D Rhino/Vray render practice focusing on lighting as well as focal depth. Trying to achieve a simple bokeh around dust particles.

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M A E LÂˇ S T R O M Practicing parametric scripts in Grasshopper to assort, scale, and place planks along a set of curves. Playing with different bump maps and patterns to create all textures from scratch. Rendered with Vray.

M E T Âˇ R O Practicing the illusion of scale by modeling with small details that resemble human scale to create a large cityscape. Implementing atmospheric perspective and colored lights to enhance visual quality.

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Using rhino to transform heightfield maps into 3D terrain and water then playing with atmospheric perspective to give a sense of sublime and scale. Rendered with Vray.

EC M P D Practicing lighting placement, custom textures/bump maps with a fictional product in Vray for Rhino. The name stands for electric cardiomagnetic magnesium platelet destabilizer, completely fictional.

S TAÂˇT I O N Inspired from travels in Hong Kong and Iceland. Geothermal station modeled in Sketchup then using compositing in Photoshop to achieve texture and wear.

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// PERSONAL PLEDGE>> Architecture is more than just a topic of discussion or interest for me. It is a firm passion of mine. I’ve pledged not only to practice architecture for the rest of my life, but to learn more about it each day with a curious and humble heart. I aspire to contribute as much as I can to the upcoming history of architecture and to find my solid and distinct identity within architecture.WV

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