portfolio by Jacob Davis

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY hks, inc.

JACOB L. DAVIS, LEED AP

MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE APPLICANT

bachelors of science college of architecture

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DESIGN PORTFOLIO

2 COMMUNIT Y BOATHOUSE / FALL 2004 L AKE OCONEE - GREENSBORO, GEORGIA PROF. MICHAEL GAMBLE 3 SWIMMING HALL & COMMUNIT Y CENTER ATL ANTA, GEORGIA PROF. JOHN BENCICH

SPRING 2005

4 SKYSCRAPER / FALL 2005 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PROF. CHARLES RUDOLPH

6 SANY CORPORATE OFFICE (PROPOSED) CONCEP TUAL DESIGN FOR CORPORATE OFFICE BUILDING ROLE ON PROJECT: LEAD DESIGNER 7 TERMINUS MASTERPL AN (PROPOSED) MASTERPL AN AND CONCEP TUAL DESIGN FOR OFFICE BUILDING ROLE ON PROJECT: DESIGNER (ADVISED BY JAY SUEVER, AIA, LEED AP) 8 HAYNES BRIDGE MIXED-USE (PROPOSED) MASTERPL AN AND CONCEP T DESIGN FOR OFFICE BUILDING COMPLEX ROLE ON PROJECT: LEAD DESIGNER 9 L ANIER TECHNICAL COLLEGE - DAWSON EXPANSION TO CURRENT EDUCATION BUILDING ROLE ON PROJECT: DESIGNER (ADVISED BY JENNIFER MCKEEL, AIA, LEED AP)

JACOB L. DAVIS, LEED AP

5 BELTLINE COMMUNIT Y DEVELOPMENT / SPRING 2006 SOUTH ATL ANTA COMMUNIT Y - ATL ANTA, GEORGIA PROF. DAVID GREEN

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ACADEMIC

1 STUDENT DORMITORY / FALL 2003 ATL ANTA, GEORGIA PROF. FREDRICK PEARSALL

PROFESSIONAL

HKS, INC.

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NESTLED WITHIN THE EXISTING URBAN FABRIC OF MIDTOWN IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THE NEW STUDENT DORMITORY IS AN EXPRESSIVE ADDITION TO TECHNOLOGY SQUARE ON GEORGIA TECH’S CAMPUS. THE PROPORTION AND SCALE OF THE BUILDING IS SENSITIVE TO THE ADJACENT STRUCTURES AND REINFORCES THE EPICENTER OF THIS AREA OF CAMPUS.

PERSPECTIVE / MODEL MONTAGE

ABOVE THE GROUND LEVEL, WHICH HOSTS THE BUILDING LOBBY, OUTDOOR PATIO, AND STUDENT LOUNGE, EACH BAY OF STUDENT DORMITORIES GRADUALLY STEP AWAY FROM THE STREET. THUS, MAXIMIZING THE VIEW CORRIDOR TO THE INTERSECTION OF 5TH STREET AND SPRING STREET.

SITE PARTI

THE PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY IN TECHNOLOGY SQUARE IS HEIGHTENED BY THE PRESENCE OF CORPORATE BUSINESS, RETAIL SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, GEORGIA TECH’S HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER, AND THE COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT. THEREFORE, THE RELATIONSHIP OF OCCUPANT TO STREET ACTIVITY BECAME A PRIORITY THROUGH THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE SKIN OF THE BUILDING.

SITE SECTION ELEVATION SKETCH

STUDENT LOUNGE

CAFE

OFFICE

ENTRANCE LOBBY

CONCIERGE DESK

5TH STREET

6TH STREET

STORAGE

MAIN ENTRY

OUTDOOR PATIO

GROUND LEVEL PLAN

SPRING STREET

DORM

OPEN TO OUTDOOR TERRACE BELOW

LEVEL 5 PLAN

DESIGN THESIS:

DORM

STUDY LOUNGE

DORM

LEVEL 2 PLAN

spring street elevation

BY EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC AND MORE PRIVATE SPACES OF TECHNOLOGY SQUARE ON GEORGIA TECH’S CAMPUS, THE NEW STUDENT DORMITORY SHALL REINFORCE THE SOCIAL EPICENTER THROUGH THE EXPRESSION OF FORM, ADJACENCIES, AND TRANSPARENCY.

5TH street elevation

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DORM

OUTDOOR TERRACE

1 STUDENT dormitory 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9

DORM

OPEN TO STUDY LOUNGE BELOW

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DORM

STUDY LOUNGE

CASCADING STUDENT STUDY LOUNGES AND OUTDOOR TERRACES ARE ADJACENT TO 5TH STREET IN ORDER TO DRAW STUDENT FROM THEIR PRIVATE DORMS TO THE STUDY LOUNGES AND THEN TO THE PUBLIC SPACES AT THE STREET OR TO THE OUTDOOR TERRACES.

CONCEPTUAL

ACCESS ROAD

sketch

RECREATION FIELD

PARKING

PAVALLION

BOAT LAUNCH

CANOPY DECK

BOAT STOR.

COMMUNITY CENTER

site parti boat construction workshop

amphitheatre

central pier

DESIGN THESIS:

pier

THE PROGRAM FOR THE INLET SHALL BE SUPPORTED BY A RADIAL ORGANIZATION UNVEILING THE BOATHOUSE COMMUNITY UNITING AND CRADLING ITS OCCUPANTS AND USERS.

LAKE OCONEE 0

caretaker’s apartment

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SITE SECTION

caretaker’s apartment sketch

1 2 COMMUNITY BOATHOUSE 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9

THE COMMUNITY BOATHOUSE, LOCATED IN A COVE OF A.H. STEPHENS STATE PARK ON LAKE OCONEE OFFERS A ‘FULL SERVICE’ EXPERIENCE RANGING FROM COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES TO BOAT STORAGE TO BOAT REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION.

SECTION MODEL

THE RADIAL ORGANIZATION REINFORCES THE SECURE NATURE OF THE COVE AND PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO TERRACE EACH LAYER APPROACHING THE WATER’S EDGE. THE PROCESSION THROUGH THE SITE IS ENHANCED BY THE PATH FOLLOWING THE CURVED NATURE OF THE SITE ORGANIZATION.

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

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site axon

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section model plaza fiesta shopping center

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entrance lobby / viewing olympic pool cafe aerobic room weight room locker room sculpture garden recreation field - administration - meeting room - conference room - viewing - sun deck

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plaza fiesta elevation 0

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hybrid space concept diagram

site CROSS section

1 2 3 SWIMMING HALL 4 5 | 6 7 8 9

buford highway elevation

DESIGN THESIS: THIS COMMUNITY ICON MUST PRESENT ITSELF AS A CATALYST FOR SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY AND ENCOURAGE THE INTERACTION OF ITS DIVERSE COMMUNITY.

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THIS COMMUNAL BEACON IS WEDGED BETWEEN THE HIGH TRAFFIC THOROUGHFARES OF BUFORD HIGHWAY AND CLAIREMONT ROAD IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. ATOP A SMALL HILL, THE SWIMMING HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTER OFFERS A VENUE FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. BY OVERLAPPING FORMS AND FUNCTIONS, USERS MUST PUBLICLY INTERACT AND SOCIALLY ENGAGE AT A HIGHER RATE. THESE HYBRID ZONES, WHERE MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES CAN TAKE PLACE, ENHANCE A PERSON’S INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. THE INTERWOVEN FORMS ARE MEANT TO REPRESENT THE DIVERSE COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER AND BLURRING BOUNDAIRES OF SOCIAL TENSION AND DISASSOCIATION.

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

DESIGN THESIS: A NEW ICON WILL BE CREATED BY VIRTUE OF BREAKING THE TRADITIONAL AND STRICTLY VERTICAL NATURE OF THE CHICAGO SKYLINE WITH A HIGHRISE TOWER THAT DEMANDS NOTICE AND WARRANTS INTEREST.

WEST WACKER ELEVATION 0

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WEST WACKER SECTION 0

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SKYLINE CONCEPT SKETCH

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SKYLINE CONCEPT GRAPHIC

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THE HISTORY OF THE HIGHRISE BUILDING IS DEEPLY ROOTED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SKYLINE. THIS NEW HIGHRISE TOWER MUST NOT ONLY BE INNOVATIVE IN DESIGN, BUT ALSO MAINTAIN CONTEXTUAL HARMONY.

SKYLINE MONTAGE

THIS GLASS TOWER RISES HIGH ABOVE ITS NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS. A VERTICAL CIRCULATION CORE ANCHORS THE ‘LEANING’ TOWER WITH THE HELP OF A MIDRISE HOTEL BLENDED INTO THE FIRST 24 LEVELS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A STRUCTURAL CAGE THAT TIES BACK INTO THE CORE TO FURTHER SECURE THE TOWER. AT THE BASE IT IS NESTLED BACK INTO THE CORNER OF THE SITE, BUT EACH ADDITIONAL FLOOR SLIGHTLY PROGRESS TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION OF WEST WACKER DRIVE AND CLARKE STREET. THE PROGRESSION OF THE OFFICE BUILDING THROUGH THE CORE CREATES A UNIQUE FLOORPLAN FOR EACH OCCUPANT. THE TOWER HOVERS OVER A STREET LEVEL PLAZA AROUND THE ENTRANCES.

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1 2 3 4 SKYSCRAPER 5 | 6 7 8 9

CLARK STREET SECTION

JACOB L. DAVIS, LEED AP

CLARKE STREET ELEVATION

beltline map

south atlanta community proposed community beltline masterplan

existing community figure ground

existing community parcels

AROUND DOWNTOWN ATLANTA, GEORGIA A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO TRANSFORM A 22 MILE INACTIVE RAILROAD TRACK INTO A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE CALLED ‘THE BELTLINE.’ IT TRAVELS THROUGH NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES AND IS PROMISED TO REDEVELOP EXISTING INDUSTRIAL SITES TO PUBLIC PARKS AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS.

enlarged plan

beltline section

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THEREFORE, SIGNIFICANT URBAN PLANNING MUST TAKE PLACE THAT CATERS TO THE NEEDS OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND TO ‘THE BELTLINE’ INFRASTRUCTURE ITSELF.

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- in collaboration with AMY HOWARD, JESSICA JACKSON, MAGGIE MCINTOSH, & ROBERT SMITH

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

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FOLLOWING EXTENSIVE ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH, ATLANTA’S BELTLINE COMMUNITIES MUST BE ENHANCED TO SUPPORT LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.

1 2 3 4 5 BELTLINE COMMUNITY | 6 7 8 9

DESIGN THESIS:

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proposed development density

southwest perspecctive

‘BLUFF’ CONCEPT

‘RIVER’ CONCEPT

concept sketch

corporate golf club

lake

existing headquarters

site plan

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1 2 3 4 5 | 6 SANY CORPORATE OFFICE 7 8 9

southeast perspecctive

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: WE WERE APPROACHED TO PRODUCE AN SIGNATURE DESIGN FOR A CLIENT IN CHANGSHA, CHINA. AFTER THOROUGH CORPORATE AND CULTURAL RESEARCH SPECIFIC TO THE CLIENT, WE WERE FACED WITH THE CHALLENGE OF PROVIDING THEM A CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS THAT OFFERED CONFERENCING SPACE, STANDARD OFFICES, CAFETERIA, AND EXECUTIVE SUITES. INSPIRED BY THE ADJACENT RIVER AND THE MOUNTAIN RANGE ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO ILLUSTRATED THE DUALITIES BETWEEN THE TWO DANCING - BOUND IN HARMONY. THIS UNION OF DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES PRODUCED AN ELEGANT AND ORGANIC FORM WITH THE GLASS CURTAIN WALL. IN TOTAL, FOUR DESIGNS WERE PRODUCED BY FOUR DESIGNERS.

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TO CREATE AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN FOR A HIGHRISE TOWER THAT IS CULTURALLY RELAVENT ANDCORPORATELY ICONIC.

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DESIGN THESIS:

DESIGN THESIS: WITH KNOWLEDGE AND UNDSTANDING THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED REGARDING THE SITE AND CLIENT’S ASPIRATIONS, WE STRIVED TO PRODUCE A SOPHISTICATED SOLUTION (PARKING AND PROGRAM) COMPLIMENTARY TO THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT FOR THE REMAINING UNDEVELOPED PORTION OF THE SITE.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING A PROJECT ARCHITECT DEVELOP THE PARKING SCHEMES FOR THE SUB-PLAZA LEVEL PARKING PODIUM, i PRODUCED NUMEROUS MASSING STUDIES AND PRESENTED THEM TO THE CLIENT. I ALSO WAS CHALLENGED TO PRODUCE THE DESIGN FOR THE THIRD TERMINUS OFFICE BUILDING. FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION, I WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH A MODEL SHOP TO UPDATE THEIR CURRENT LEASING OFFICE MODEL TO SHOW OUR NEW MASTERPLAN AND BUILD-

existing conditions

ING DESIGNS.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: AFTER BEING THE ‘ARCHITECT OF RECORD’ ON THE TERMINUS 100 AND TERMINUS 200 OFFICE BUILDINGS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF PEACHTREE ROAD AND PIEDMONT ROAD, OUR CLIENTS CHALLENGED US TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE MASTERPLAN FOR THE REMAINING 5.3 ACRES OF THEIR SITE. THE FEASIBILITY STUDY REVOLVED AROUND THEIR PROGRAMMATIC INTERESTS AND PARKING CONSTRAINTS. WE PRODUCED A SCHEME THAT OFFERED THEM THE OPTION OF PLACING AN OFFICE BUILDING (SIMILAR IN STATURE TO TERMINUS 200) ALONG TOWERPLACE DRIVE. IT BECAME IMPERATIVE THAT THE DENSITY REMAIN CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND NOT DECLINE AS THE DISTANCE FROM PEACHTREE ROAD INCREASED. THE OFFICE BUILDING DESIGN FORMALLY REPRESENTED THE INVERSE OF THE ADJACENT TERMINUS 200. NESTLED WITHIN THE SITE WAS A MIDRISE APARTMENT BUILDING THAT HELPED DELICATELY FRAME A SMALL HARDSCAPED RETAIL CUL-DE-SAC.

existing conditions

Apartment Statistics Average Unit Size –950 S.F. Typical Level –16,470 S.F. Rentable Floors -15 Levels 1 Bed -96 Units 2 Bed -96 Units 3 Bed -48 Units Total -240 Units Parking Required -432 Spaces

Office Statistics Total Area -546,000 S.F. Typical Level –31,000 S.F. Rentable Floors -22 Levels Parking Required (2/1000) –1,092 Spaces

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proposed masterplan

massing office tower and hotel tower design

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- in collaboration with preston bennett, jennifer mckeel, & jay suever

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proposed office building design

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proposed office building design

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: SUBURBAN OFFICE BUILDINGS ARE INDIVIDUALLY SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE SUBURBS OF MOST AMERICAN CITIES. ALPHARETTA, LOCATED 20 MILES NORTH OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA IS NO EXCEPTION. BUT WHEN A CLIENT PRESENTED US WITH THIS SITE LARGE ENOUGH TO HOST MULTIPLE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND THEY WERE INTESTED IN ADDING RETAIL, WE KNEW THIS COULD BE A PROMISING OPPORTUNITY. WITH AN UNWAVERING PROGRAM, WE DEVELOPED A COMPOSITION OF BUILDINGS THAT DANCED IN HARMONY WITH EACH OTHER. AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION IT BECAME QUITE INEVITABLE THAT THE CLUSTER OF RETAIL AND OFFICE BUILDINGS WOULD NEED TO BE ACCESSED FROM ONE, CENTRAL MOTORCOURT. INSPIRED BY THE THOUGHT OF MULTIPLE WATERFALLS POURING FROM ROCKY CLIFFS INTO ONE POOL, OUR CONCEPT DEVELOPED INTO A FLUID TRANSPARENT ELEMENT BOUND BY HARSH, MORE OPAQUE FORMS.

perspective from haynes bridge road

site plan

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I WAS CHALLENGED WITH MASTERPLANNING THE SITE, IDENTIFYING A CONCEPT, AND DEVELOPING A DESIGN FROM THE CONCEPT. i HAD LIMITED HELP FROM A SENIOR DESIGNER. UPON COMPLETION, I ALSO PREPARED A SHORT PRESENTATION AND PRESENTED THE PLAN, RENDERINGS, AND CONCEPT TO THE CLIENT.

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perspective from plaza level

EXTERIOR ELEVATION STUDY NORTH POINT PARKWAY ELEVATION

‘WATERFALL’ CONCEPT

- in collaboration with jennifer mckeel

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ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

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THROUGH DETAILED STUDIES AND CONCEPTUAL BRAINSTORMING, WE MUST CREATE AN ECONOMICAL DESIGN SOLUTION THAT SUPERCEDES THE CLIENT’S EXPECTATION AND PROVIDES A SOLID EXPRESSION OF QUALITY DESIGN THROUGH FORM AND MATERIAL.

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DESIGN THESIS:

main building entrance

DESIGN THESIS: WHILE MAINTAINING AS MUCH OF THE EXISTING FACILITY AS POSSIBLE, WE MUST DESIGN A BUILDING EXPANSION TO MEET THE PROGRAMMATIC AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS FOR AN INTERACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

entry perspective

spine - east elevation

north spine perspective

AFTER BEING SELECTED TO DESIGN THE $5 MILLION, 38, 000 S.F. BUILDING EXPANSION TO LANIER TECHINICAL COLLEGE-DAWSON CAMPUS, WE REFINED THE REQUESTED PROGRAM. DURING SCHEMATIC DESIGN AND DESIGN DEVELOPMENT WE DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED DEPARTMENT PLANS, EXTERIOR RENDERINGS AND ELEVATIONS, AND INTERIOR RENDERINGS AND ELEVATIONS. OUR CONCEPT STAPLE WAS A TALL CIRCULATION SPINE THAT MANY COMMUNAL SPACES BLED OUT INTO. THE SPINE ACTS AS A BINDER FOR TYING TOGETHER THE EXPANSION AND THE EXISTING BUILDINGS. NATURAL LIGHT BY WAY OF CLERESTORY WINDOWS ILLUMINATE THE SPINE THROUGHOUT. ENTRANCES CAN BE FOUND AT BOTH ENDS OF THE SPINE.

level 1 plan

- in collaboration with jennifer mckeel

1 2 3 4 5 | 6 7 8 9 LANIER TECH. COLLEGE

level 2 plan

COSMETOLOGY

AUTOMOTIVE

STUDENT COMMONS

FROM THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN DURING THE INTERVIEW AND CONTINUING THROUGH

GENERAL CLASSROOMS

STAIRS

CNA / CMA

WELDING

THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS PHASE. I HAVE AIDED IN THE SELECTION OF MATERIALS AND HAVE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION STAFF IN REGARDS TO QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE.

PLUMBING / ELECTRICAL

spine - west elevation

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ADMISTRATION / FACULTY OFFICES I HAVE LED THE DESIGN TEAM WITH LIMITED ADVISEMENT FROM A SENIOR DESIGNER

JACOB L. DAVIS, LEED AP

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: