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FIRE+RESCUE Red Bird Volunteer Fire + Rescue
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EXTENSION Lawson-McGhee Library Addition
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CONCRETE COLLECTIVE Tennessee Concrete Association Headquarters
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TECHCRAFT INTERCHANGE Old City Makerspace
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DRIP_SCAPE Workflow Exploration
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WATTS BAR RESORT Outdoor Sports Resort Rails to Trails
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PROFESSIONAL WORK Kast House, FRA Student Center, TN Fire Codes Academy
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SELECTED WORKS Craft, Graphics, Photography
F I R E +R E S CU E emergency preparedness. Clay County, KY. Fall 2014. Social encounter and interaction offers Red Bird Volunteer Fire and Rescue hall another layer of communal connection: to teach and learn about emergency prepareness in a poverty stricken area. By facilitating a place for interaction such as play, investigation, and dialogue; this kind of architecture has the potential to positively affect the community and surrounding areas.
OBJECTIVES To provide opportunities for interaction and engagement. To re-enforce a public persona for Red Bird Volunteer Fire and Rescue. To positively affect and inspire the Red Bird community.
FOCUS Social Engagement at Multiple Levels Relief in Rural Poverty Merge Interior and Exterior Spaces
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MATERIALS repurposed wood corrugated metal stone
VISITOR ACCESS pedestrian path gives access from the Red Bird campus which doesn’t impede emergency fire and EMT circulation.
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EX T E N SION library addition. Knoxville, TN. Spring 2015. The existing Lawson Mcghee Library holds a civic duty of providing knowledge and resources to the people of Knoxville. Located in between a multitude of cultural and economic epicenters, the library can potentially become a main social hub itself, where patrons can checkout books, meet with friends, hold large scale workshops, or to just enjoy the library environment.
OBJECTIVES To embody the meanings of the existing library and to grow with the surrounding urban needs of downtown Knoxville. To spark a new vision for the Lawson McGhee Library as a place of interactive learning and sharing.
FOCUS Addition to an Existing Structure Steel Construction Urban Context
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SECOND FLOOR PL AN connection and separation created by a central atrium. existing structure represents knowledge, while addition represents creation and technology.
WELCOME DESK located between the existing and addition, the central atrium interrupts flow upon entry but prepares anyone to navigate the building.
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CONC R E TE CO L L E CTI VE showcase concrete. Nashville, TN. Summer 2015. Collaborator – Spencer McCarty. Located in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood of Nashville, the site is in an up-and-coming maker’s district and the headquarters for Tennessee Concrete Association. TCA embodies what it means to be operating the maker’s district. The proposed housing is intended to induce the sense of collaboration through co-living. Units are designed for nessecities while community spaces are provided to encourage interaction and gatherings: shared kitchens, communal entertainment areas, gallery/studio, event spaces, fitness center, restaurants, roof terraces and garden.
OBJECTIVES To promote connectivity, collaboration, and creation; express the qualities of concrete in innovative ways; soften concrete with comforting green areas.
FOCUS Sustainability - LEED Co-housing Units Urban Fabric Multi-use Complex Concrete Construction
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CONC R E TE CO L L E CTI VE site and plan.
HAMILTON AVE ACCESS restaurants, small shops, pedestrian friendly side.
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COMMERCIAL TCA offices retail start-ups workspace
HOUSING co–living units communal areas event spaces
TCA HEADQUARTERS 24,000 sf Capacity to host Concrete Expositions within the Southeast. Demonstration court spills out into central community space. A showcase of innovative concrete technologies.
LOFT UNIT 1,380 sf A second floor allows for the occupant to either have an extra bedroom or an in-house workspace/studio. 20 units mix of short-term and long-term units.
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T E CH CRA FT IN T ERCH A N GE makerspace. Knoxville, TN. Fall 2015. Collaborator – John Austin Fleming. The maker movement is steam-rolling into prominence. A culture where rapid prototyping allows quick production and revels in the creation of new technologies as well as tinkering with existing ones. The TechCraft makerspace provides services for prototyping, but it can be more than just a place to maker. The Grey Matter supports growth and learning. The Fabrication Space (woodshop, metalworking, textiles, 3D printers, robotics). The Living Lab energizes through showcasing and testing ideas and prototypes. This type of environment could help the maker find the best solutions by interacting with other individuals from diverse backgrounds. A close relationship between the Grey Matter, Fabrication Space, and Living Lab is essential in growth of the creative mind and the acceleration of the creative process.
OBJECTIVES To connect designers, builders, and thinkers; celebrate sustainable and resilient design; merge technology and craft arts.
FOCUS AIA COTE and LEED, Water Conservation Urban Fabric, Community Outreach Integrated Building Systems Workflow Processes
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SCRIM Metal fabric allows light through at low sun angles, but creates shade during summer angles. Aesthetically, it serves to screen the private areas of the building while creating a strong horizontal presence.
HVAC Climate Master Dispersed Heat Pump Unit. Receives a main supply air duct and adjusts the temperature through a hydronic geo-thermal system.
WINDOW SYSTEM Extended mullion redirects summer sun missed by skrim at high angle times and bar desk for work area. Pushout window, part of the Shuco 50+ facade system boasts unusually high R-values.
WATER RETENTION Plate steel planter with natural grasses and drainage. Linear concrete pavers, crushed granite seam, sand top layer, gravel bottom layer.
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D R I P_S CA P E workflow explorations Fall 2016. SuperDigital UltraPhysical.
OBJECTIVES To experiment with various workflows, learn Monolith (a voxel based program), and play with Grasshopper scripts.
FOCUS Make & Test Trial and Error Monolith Rhino3D & Grasshopper
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B EA S L E Y C H A N T HARAT H
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WAT T S B A R O S R outdoor sports resort. Watts Bar Dam. Spring 2016. Once a bustling lake front resort, the Watts Bar Resort is currently a desolate landscape. With extensive and existing natural resources such as a marina, water inlet, varying topography, and a vast forest; an outdoor sports resort would be a perfect fit.
OBJECTIVES To revitalize a once-booming park; promote physical wellness through an outdoor sports program; conserve natural resources with minimal construction.
FOCUS Master Plan Land/Water Conservation Hyper Programming Extensive Site Analysis Prefabricated Modules
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WAT T S B A R O S R activities and users. Informed through analysis of Landscape, Intermittent Streams, Topography, Views, Canopy Cover
ACTIVE social clusters event spaces, exercise areas
wake board kayak sups
PASSIVE cabin/tent platforms walking trails, outlook points mountain biking
hiking bouldering trail running triathlon training+event
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W B R A I L S TO TR A I L S outdoor sports resort. Watts Bar Dam. Summer 2016. Smart Communities Intiative. Instructor – Professor Moir-McClean. In 1939, construction for the Watts Bar Dam broke ground. A rail system was needed to transport building materials from across East Tennessee. As of today, the rail system runs adjacent State Highway 68 and is no longer in use, but overgrowth has hidden parts of the railway.
OBJECTIVES To restore the rail system as a historic trail; educate patrons about the history of the landscape; promote a sustainable, healthy culture.
FOCUS Master Plan Surveying Wayfinding Signage
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T R A I LH E A D M A R K E R
W OODE D T RAI L
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BRI DGE CART T RAI L
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KAST HOUSE Mullikin+Stevens Norris, TN. Spring 2017. Located on a wooded property along the Norris Lake, the site is situated on a steep hillside. When looking out onto the lake, you are elevated among the trees.
OBJECTIVES To connect home to the landscape, comfortable living spaces, utilitarian materials.
ROLE IN PROJECT Schematic Design Space Planning Visual Presentation
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FR A S T U D E N T CE N TE R the architect WORKSHOP Nashville, TN. Fall 2017. A new student life center for Franklin Road Academy featuring new dining hall, classrooms, and commons area.
OBJECTIVES To expand an existing school campus and create a central hub for students & faculty.
ROLE IN PROJECT Schematic Design Design Development Construction Documents Visual Presentation
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TN F IR E CO D E S A CA D E M Y the architect WORKSHOP Bell Buckle, TN. Spring 2018. A new conference and exhibition space with classrooms and auditorium serving future fire fighters of Tennessee.
OBJECTIVES To unite the existing campus with a centralized building and redefine the pre-engineered building typology for education.
ROLE IN PROJECT Schematic Design Design Development Construction Documents Visual Presentation
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CRA FT Knoxville, TN. Fall 2013. Second year model. Bar and Hostel for Blount Mansion. Handcut chipboard and basswood.
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C R AF T 2012. Disembodied Fire. 14x17� collage of handcut comicbook images.
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CRA FT 2016. Fluid. 12x7� mixed media. water color, pencil.
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GR APHI CS Point, Line, Plane. Spring 2016.
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GR APHI CS Magazine Spread. Spring 2016.
A PATHWAY TO ART
a b o ve : a e r ial per s pec t i v e. t r ans v er s e of t r af f i c .
S E AT T L E O L Y M P I C S C U L P T U R E PA R K AN ARTICLE BY ANDREA LEERS
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The extraordinary intersection of art and urban design at the Olympic Sculpture Park offers a new model for the relationship between art and architecture. Responding to the fragmented site with a significant slope from the city to water edge, Weiss/Manfredi propose a continuous constructed ground plane as a platform for a series of sculptures. In contrast to the more familiar strategy of contained urban sculpture gardens such as the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis or the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, this sculpture park is a dynamic and remarkably open space in the city inviting public enjoyment of the collection. A gently descending pathway flanked by planes of grass and sitting walls forms a Z, which negotiates the slope, traverses highway and railway, and provides a compelling itinerary for visitors.
“The path passes through a grove of trees, with a detour containing a group of sculptures, to a bridge crossing the railway line.” The upper zone of the park, at the city edge, contains the most concentrated outdoor gallery area. An overview of the park from the pavilion, with its dramatic view of the water and mountains beyond, frames the signature piece in the museum’s collection, Alexander Calder’s Eagle. A series of more protected installations clustered near the pavilion and amphitheater contains Richard Serra’s Wake, the focus of the ensemble. The first leg of the descending Z-shaped pathway below the pavilion crosses the highway and orients the park visitor to the water and mountains beyond. The second leg returns the visitor’s view to the city
and port. The path passes through a grove of trees, with a detour containing a group of sculptures, to a bridge crossing the railway line. Here the installation of Teresita Fernandez’s Seattle Cloud Cover provides a canopy for the bridge and the focus for this portion of the journey. The final leg of the Z descends to the waterfront promenade and beach. Although the continuous pathway is the primary way to experience the sculpture park, two entry points at city street
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with a compelling sequence of movement between installations. The detours, marked by a greater intensity of planting and screening from the larger view and inhabited by smaller-scale works, provide alternate episodes within the dominant flow. Like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum, the Olympic Sculpture Park is a linear experience of exhibition. Each is organized as a descending (or ascending) continuous pathway along which works of art are aligned. Like the Guggenheim, the visitor is propelled through space, with occasional places of pause. In the case of the Guggenheim, however, the spiral path
and its inward focus returns the viewer to the architectural space within, while at Olympic Sculpture Park, the open-ended zigzag movement constantly sends the viewer’s attention outward to the natural setting and city beyond. The Olympic Sculpture Park can best be understood as two parallel experiences. The first is the experience of the gallery—a sequence of sculptures set in the landscape, along a defined route. The second is the experience of a promenade through the park, descending from city to waterfront, with changing perspectives
of city, water, and distant mountains at each turning in the path. Each experience is controlled by the architecture of the ground plane—its forms, its materials, and its orientation. In a sense, the challenge for the curators of the sculpture park is to harness the energy of an extraordinary unfolding path and dramatic natural and city views. Together Weiss/Manfredi, the Seattle Art Museum, and the City of Seattle have created a park experience that can operate simultaneously as a compelling urban waterfront and a radically new model for art in a public setting.
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“As a setting for art, it is an active pathway, more than a contemplative park, with a compelling sequence of movement between installations.”
intersections provide alternate access. Mark Dion’s Neukom Vivarium marks a midpoint entry, and Louise Bourgeois’s Father and Son fountain sculpture signals a lower entry along the waterfront.
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The open-ended zigzag movement constantly sends the viewer’s attention outward to the natural setting and city
The conception of the sculpture park is fundamentally architectural. Weiss/ Manfredu have created a built landscape from which the entry pavilion lifts up, and retaining walls for the cuts at highway and railway reach down. The slope from city to water provides a powerful directional force and inherent dynamism to the ground plane. As a setting for art, it is an active pathway, more than a contemplative park,
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GR APHI CS Digital Montages. Soccerscapes. Exploring the sport of soccer through geographical and cultural features.
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GR APHICS Digital Montages. Football x Football. Mockups kits of NFL teams as Soccer clubs.
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GR APHI CS
Tshirt Graphic for AIAS UTK’s annual Pig Roast.
Logo Design for a Local Paintless Dent Removal Business.
Tshirt Mockup for the Senior class of 2014 at Riverdale High.
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