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AJC selected works2005 - 2012 Ashley Jill Craig [AJC]

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Master of Architecture II: Urban design specialization 2011 [MArchII/UD] University of Texas at Austin: School of Architecture [UTSOA]

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Scale Small [S]: Installation Ins. Medium [M]: Architecture Arch.

Large [L]: Research / Theory Res. Extra Large [XL]: Urban Design Ud.

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IL 41.87, -87.62 WA 47.60, -122.33

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TX 30.26, -97.74

TX 32.80, -96.76

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MA 42.35, -71.05 NY 40.71, -74.00 PA 39.95, -75.16

ES 40.41, -3.70

LA 29.95, -90.07

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PA 39.95, -75.16 [philadelphia] Master’s Design Study [MDS]: Architecture of Urban Modification post professional [UTSOA] fall ‘11 [L] Res. MA 42.35, -71.05 [boston] Harvard’s Allston Science Complex: Childcare Center professional [NPS] fall ‘07- summer ‘08 [M] Arch.

MA 42.35, -71.05 [boston] Rizika Residence: Addition and renovation professional [NPS] fall ‘07- winter ‘08 [M] Arch.

TX 30.26, -97.74 [austin] ES 40.41, -3.70 [madrid] Studio Austin / Madrid: District 10 post professional [UTSOA] spring ‘11 [XL] Ud. LA 29.95, -90.07 [new orleans] Holy Cross Feed and Supply: NOLA Global Green Design Competition professional [Miller Boehm Architects] summer ‘06 [M] Arch.

IL 41.87, -87.62 [chicago] OAN Design Competition: Flex Module Re-locatable Classroom personal [AJC] spring ‘09 [M] Arch.

Note: Project material not solely produced by Ashley Jill Craig is marked with an asterisk [*].

NY 40.71, -74.00 [new york city] City Racks, NYC Design Competition: Cable Rack professional [NPS] summer ‘08 [S] Ins. WA 47.60, -122.33 [seattle] ULI Urban Design Competition: Rainier Valley North post professional [UTSOA] spring ‘11 [XL] Ud. TX 32.80, -96.76 [dallas] Dallas Urban Lab [DLab]: North Texas Station post professional [UTSOA] fall ‘10- spring ‘12 [XL] Ud.

Additional works [M] Arch.

1. Transformation of the infrastructure

2. Transformation of the landscape

“An axis along which to position a series of qualifying interventions or the infrastructure as a limit, trying therefore to qualify it as a connection place between two areas it separates.”

“One should newly qualify a landscape besides conserving it, clearly indicating the changes in function and in meaning which might have taken place.”

Site context: PA 39.95, -75.16 [philadelphia]

Master’s Design Study [MDS]: Architecture of Urban Modification [L] Res. Focused on the catalytic impacts of architectural interventions on urban structure, this research has lead to the development of a strong theoretical grounding in the infrastructural work of the seventies, with an abiding interest in the potentials of urban modification, as originally defined by Vittorio Gregotti, and furthered by the work of Manuel de Sola-Morales.

The main issues in question appertain to a revitalization of the postindustrial American city, with a disregard to the current building trend of expansion and sprawl.

Thesis: Can the architecture of modification, as a theory structuring various strategies of design, be tested and codified through critical analysis and ultimately implemented as the primary device for urbanism?

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4. Qualification of the peripheries

“Always common and important are the internal areas made available by phenomena of functional obsolescense, their transformation has to be thought as qualification of the relationship with the surrounding areas.”

“The efforts are directed towards the identification of different parts through interventions which try and extend into the peripheries the morphological and functional complexity of the historical city.”

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post professional [UTSOA] fall ‘11

Site map:

Extension and completion [connecting + articulating]

Addition and superimposition

Collage and internal modification [contextual operating]

Bernard Tschumi Architects: Interface Flon Railway + Metro Station, Lausanne

Bolles + Wilson: Urban Quartier Christianberg, Copenhagen, Denmark

O.M.A.: Souterrain Tram Tunnel, Netherlans, The Hague

The laws of contextual modification: defining strategies for intervention Taxonomy of interventions: sample

Simplification and complexification

Subtraction and repetition

“If we aspire to employ the kind of quality that stems from commitment to the specific situation as the essence of the particular aim and the truth of the site, then not only do differences become values, but project-making comes to mean modifying the very rules of our belonging.”

Manuel de Sola-Morales: Stationsplein, Leuven

Alvaro Siza: Bouca Social Housing, Porto, Portugal

The transformation of the infrastructures: “radical urban & territorial transformations & functional and formal modifications.”

Qualification of the peripheries: “the reconstruction of left-over areas between the town and the periphery.”

Vittorio Gregotti, Inside Architecture, (Cambridge, MA: Graham Foundation/MIT Press, 1996), 69-70.

Application: testing strategies for intervention Addition and superimposition

Extension and completion

Application: testing strategies for intervention Addition and superimposition

Collage and internal modification [contextual operating]

Modification: prescribing strategies for intervention

Final plan diagram:

Site photo: transformation of infrastructure the architecture of modification is born out of the realization of context as something perceivable, tangible, and editable. By way of this definition architecture becomes intrinsic to urban intervention, seeking to reveal a specific truth of both the present state of a site and the site in relationship to its geographical and historical context.

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Modification: prescribing strategies for intervention Building in context:

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Schematic: plan + section

MA 42.35, -71.05 [boston]

Harvard’s Allston Science Complex: Childcare Center

* Site rendering: Behnisch Architekten

[M] Arch.

Within this green Lab Building at Harvard University, the responsibilities of Next Phase Studios were the design of the public ground floor spaces including: Lobby, Conference Center, Cafeteria, Childcare Center, Fitness and Retail Areas.

The childcare center is located in a protected area on the ground floor with sunlight, views, and direct access to the playground. The spaces are defined by a ‘ribbon’, a continuous wooden wall, reflecting the children’s imaginative world.

The ‘piazza’ as the public space or lobby, contributes to the Reggio Emilia concept of the childcare. Natural ventilation, day lighting, acoustics, and visual / physical connections to nature are key characteristics that make a functional and well designed space for children, that simultaneously contributes to the highly sustainable goals of the lab complex.

Shingle wall: flattened elevation

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professional [NPS] fall ‘07- summer ‘08

Design Architect: Behnisch Architekten, Germany Design Team Partner: Next Phase Studios Size: 1,000,000.00 sf Total Ground Floor Area: 42,500.00 sf

* Site rendering: Behnisch Architekten

Ground Floor plan:

Childcare plan:

Interior wall detail: custom millwork

Shingle wall: geometry plan and exterior wall detail

MA 42.35, -71.05 [boston]

Rizika Residence: Addition and renovation

[M] Arch.

Located in an historic neighborhood, and on a heavily contoured site, form and function were of equal importance in the addition to the Rizika Residence.

In order to meet historic preservation guidelines and also fulfill the wishes of the client, it was important to consistently work in plan, section, and model. Design team collaboration and weekly client meetings also contributed to the process.

Conceptually, it was of importance to open up the ground floor of the house, making the spaces feel more connected to one another, to the landscape, and to natural day lighting.

Existing Sq. Ft.: 4,567 SF Addition: 2,300 SF Completion Date: Nov. 2008

Concept sketches:

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professional [NPS] fall ‘07- winter ‘08 Design development:

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TX 30.26, -97.74 [austin] ES 40.41, -3.70 [madrid]

Studio Austin / Madrid: District 10

[XL] Ud. 130 acres located directly south of Austin’s downtown district, situated along the south shore of Lady Bird Lake and the Colorado River is the site chosen for this master plan project.

To date, approximately 85% of the site is allotted to vehicular surface parking. In response to recent statistics projecting the population to nearly double by 2050, the city of Austin is planning for redevelopment of this sparsely populated yet urban situation.

Developed as an urban living machine and conceptually acting as connective tissue between downtown and South Congress, parks and infrastructural elements have been located to indicate the flow of systems from the creek to the river. The sequence of block typologies addresses the need for diversity within the system.

Site analysis diagrams:

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Master plan diagram:

Madrid: mapping from memory

Austin: existing site conditions

Figure ground: existing

Figure ground: proposed

Master plan:

*Urban rail / bioswale street: section and perspective rendering

Site section: north / south

Building / block typology studies: plan and section

LA 29.95, -90.07 [new orleans]

Holy Cross Feed and Supply: NOLA Global Green Design Competition

[M] Arch.

Architecturally, our proposal joins two distinct historical periods to form a contemporary vision.

The agricultural origins are recgonized through simple, utilitarian forms and durable materials.

The local historic domestic architecture (the 3 bay shotgun and camel-back shotgun) is reinterpreted and modernized.

The familiar feature of generous public galleries is present along Douglas Street, and is expanded to a 35-foot high open-air plaza and “community porch�. The tradition of African-American benevolent associations and mutual-aid societies is rekindled into a community resource center that offers a public transportation hub, a community gathering space, economic incubator spaces, childcare, and a playground for local families.

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1. Cafe 2. Community Room 3. Preschool 4. Lobby 5. Infants 6. Toddlers 7. Culinary Arts School 8. Pump House 9. Incubator Space 10. Covered Playground 11. Outdoor Playground 12. Community Space 13. Boardwalk 14. Community Gardens 15. Single Family Gardens 16. Single Family Homes 17. Parking 18. Accessible Apartments 19. Exising Magnolia Trees 16

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Unit plans: Sustainable methods: Site Scale: - photovoltaic panels - geothermal heating & cooling - cistern-fed irrigation Neighborhood Scale: - transportation hub - community center - economic incubator - culinary arts center - community gardens - daycare City Scale: - educational resources - employment opportunites

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professional [Miller Boehm Architects] summer ‘06

IL 41.87, -87.62 [chicago]

OAN Design Competition: Flex Module re-locatable classroom

[M] Arch.

The primary function of ‘Flex Module’ is to respond efficiently to the environmental concerns and transitional needs of a re-locatable classroom.

Composed of seven recycled content steel frame modules, the structure acts as a skeleton for the tensile fabric and enables the expansion and contraction of the entire modular unit.

Encapsulated by two rigid spatial containers on either end, the fabric structure forms a completely sealed enclosure, creating the classroom space.

The solid spatial containers act as service cores to the classroom. Designed with a window module system for maximizing day lighting and ventilation and equipped with built-in technology and storage units, the floor plan remains flexible, allowing teachers and students to easily reconfigure the space. Ideally, these façades would be oriented to capture the prevailing winds of the site.

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City Racks, NYC Design Competition: Cable Rack

[S] Ins. The Cable is the element that gives the Rack its character and definition. The Cable is a known element, connected to the everyday act of securing bikes. The Cable Rack can be seen as a grand cable lock clicked into its Anchor on the street.

The basic shape of the ‘Loop Series’ is a loop derived from the inherent characteristics of a cable lock. The ‘I Love NY’ motif of the ‘Heart Series’ adds a curl to the basic model which makes it more spatial and slightly bigger.

The Cable Rack is composed of a 1” stainless steel cable core encased in a protective finish layer of fire retardant 1-1/4” reinforced heavy wall LPDE with an optional textile pattern layer between cable and cover for neighborhood customization.

While the solid galvanized steel cable will provide strength and security, the soft cover will protect the bike from scratch marks.

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professional [NPS] summer ‘08

WA 47.60, -122.33 [seattle]

ULI Urban Design Competition: Rainier Valley North

[XL] Ud. Valley North is Seattle’s next urban center.

Through the reclamation of the street grid, the emphasis of economic dialogue, and the extension of Olmsted’s green infrastructure, the Rainier Valley will evolve from a stagnant void to a vibrant community hub.

Utilizing the site’s valley topography, stormwater management systems will become a natural feature of the hillsides. The expansion of the greenbelt system and Seattle’s Street Edge Alternatives Program not only provides healthful space for recreation, but also protects the users of this active urban node.

Contrasting with a grid-based plan, flexible spaces can respond to life on the street. In plazas, on corners, and in courtyard spaces, modular units can grow as infill for diverse density or consolidate to maximize public space.

* Analysis diagrams: urban & economics

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Exploded axon: a system of layers

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Dallas

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TX 32.80, -96.76 [dallas]

Dallas Urban Lab [DLab]: North Texas Station, University of North Texas

[XL] Ud. Trinity River Corridor:

Working at the request of the City of Dallas, DLab has developed a proposal for the new town of North Texas Station, to be located on the southern periphery of the city. North Texas Station is designed to sustain a population of 30,000 new residents and to bring economic growth to an underdeveloped sector of the city.

The project, catalyzed by the establishment of the new University of North Texas at Dallas campus, winds through the ecologically sensitive zone of the larger Trinity River Watershed.

Organized around a tram loop that extends an existing DART line to the South, North Texas Station uses the transit system as the central structure of an “urban necklace,� a linear urban corridor that follows the topographical ridgelines of the district, preserving the sensitive ecological structure of the site.

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*Green infrastructure: hydrology systems

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post professional [UTSOA] fall ‘10 - spring ‘11

Proposed plan: ‘urban necklace’

New housing typologies, organized into dense urban districts, are strategically located along the corridor. This framework enables a diverse system of lifestyle choices to be established, while providing for social and economic heterogeneity.

The transit system provides local connectivity between the districts, linking work, education, recreation, and domestic programs. At the heart of the plan is an urban square, providing a sociocultural link between the new university campus and the town.

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District enlargement plan: North Texas Station

Density studies: minimum and maximum coding

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Master plan:

ADDITIONAL MA 42.35, -71.05 [boston]

NL 52.37, 4.89 [amsterdam] *

DE 52.52, 13.40 [berlin]

SE 59.32, 18.06 [stockholm] *

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MA 42.35, -71.05 [boston] Tremont Street: Urban Modification undergraduate [WIT] spring ‘05 NL 52.37, 4.89 [amsterdam] Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Design Competition: The Living Dam, Barrier of Scilence professional [NPS] summer ‘08 DE 52.52, 13.40 [berlin] Theater Des Westens: Performance center addition undergraduate: [WIT] fall ‘05 SE 59.32, 18.06 [stockholm] Stockholm Public Library Design Competition: Hugin and Munin personal [AJC] fall ‘06

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[BArch] Bachelor of Architecture: 2006 [WIT]Wentworth Institute of Technology: School of Architecture

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