2012 SELECTED WORKS
BEAU BRADY 4th Year Auburn University Bachelor of Architecture
CONTENTS
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Resume
Photography Spring 2012
Hand Sketches & Drawings Spring 2012
TRAVEL ARCHIVES Piazza del Colosseo Intervention Study Abroad Studio: Spring 2012
Art Urbain: Community Connections Study Abroad Studio: Spring 2012
STUDY ABROAD
Wetumpka Crater & Science Center 2nd Year Studio: Spring 2011
Stephen Black Charter School 3rd Year Studio: Fall 2011
Boston Children’s Hospital 4th Year Studio: Fall 2012
PROJECTS
PROJECTS STUDIO WORK
PROJECTS
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Site: Boston, Massachusetts Semester: Fall 2012 Duration: 16 weeks Professor: Paul Zorr Design Statement: Urban Revival. The Children’s Hospital, representing the heart of the North End and Downtown, attempts to spark an urban connection that encourages pedestrian friendly traffic to the hospital site and beyond. The ground floor opens its doors to a generous lounge area with a versatile auditorium, offering shared use from the hospital and the city. Occupiable green spaces on the ground and various other levels extend the adjacent green park system onto the hospital site, inviting pedestrian traffic to the North End. The hospital not only facilitates the public, but its young patients as well. Exposing organic elements, such as wood, plantlife, and light, offers a natural healing environment for the children. The patient rooms use floor to ceiling windows to daylight the space with mechanical louvers controlling the amount of light that enters each room. The use of light shelves diffuse artificial lighting to prevent direct exposure onto the patient. A centrally located elevator lobby projects upwards as the main artery in the hospital. Its transparency allows the visitor to look outwards, noticing the change in context from the North End to the high rises of downtown as they elevate. By employing a contemporary language of its own, the Children’s Hospital becomes the focal point of the North End and creates a lasting connection to the rest of the city.
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PROJECTS
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Ground Floor Plan
Typical Patient Care Floor Plan
1. Patient/Visitor Entrance 2. Information 3. Central Lobby 4. Public Auditorium 5. Community Service Wing 6. Admitting 7. Gift Shop 8. Nurse Station 9. Triage 10. Typical Exam Room 11. Clean Supply 12. Soiled Utility 13. Staff Lounge 14. Conference Room 15. Critical E.R. Wing 16. Walk-In E.R. Wing 17. Ambulance Drop-Off 18. Patient Drop-Off
1. Elevator Lobby 2. Nursing Station 3. Family Lounge 4. Staff Lounge 5. Conference Room 6. Clean Supply 7. Soiled Utility 8. Medication 9. Nourishment 10. Typical Patient Room 11. Isolation Room 12. Janitor Storage
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Ground Floor Lobby Perspective
Patient Room Perspective
Doctor’s Offices & Administration
Patient Care Units
Intensive Care Dietary Services & Medical Records Prep/Hold/Recover, Diagnostics, Radiology, Pharmacy & Lab Surgical Suite & Central Sterile Supply Emergency Room & Lobby
Public Auditorium & Community Services Mechanical (Top & Bottom Floor)
SCHOOL PROJECTS
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL STEPHEN BLACK CHARTER
STEPHEN BLACK CHARTER SCHOOL Site: Birmingham, Alabama Semester: Fall 2011 Duration: 8 weeks Professor: Alex Krumdieck Design Statement: The Stephen Black Charter School is designed with the concept of a holisitc approach to education. With rhetoric and debate serving as the foundation for the school’s curriculum, students are able to expand their knowledge and leadership skills to an elite level. The school’s primary feature is a full size auditorium that benefits from hosting school debates as well as other city events open to the public. A three story library provides a quality resource and knowledge gaining environment for the students. These two pieces become the foundation, or building blocks that support the school classrooms. The idea of rhetoric and debate being the source of knowledge is then implied. The school classrooms use a holistic design to integrate the various educational cores into one learning environment. Classroom walls can be opened up into a central space allowing multiple classes to deliberate and learn together. Thus the students are surrounded by rhetoric and debate as it guides their curriculum.
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SCHOOL PROJECTS
The ground floor shows a clear separation between communal and educational functions of the school as well as an appropriate drop-off for the students.
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL STEPHEN BLACK CHARTER
The back side of the building provides adequate recreational space for the students and also holds the first floor of the cafeteria and gymnasium.
The front of the school utilizes a grand entrance to the debate auditorium. Adjacent to it is the lobby, administrative offices, and the first floor of the library.
Third Floor Lounge Area Perspective
Ground Floor Plan
The second floor acts as a mezzanine as it overlooks the lobby and provides an elevated track over the gymnasium. A study lounge area is implemented to create a transition space between the cafeteria seating and the library.
The third floor comprises the school classrooms and the top level library. Each classroom utilizes movable walls that swing open on tracks. This allows for several classes to congregate in a versatile open space and discuss related topics. This concept creates a more holistic learning environment as the curriculum is guided by the students’ and teachers’ debate and discussion.
2nd Floor Plan
3rd Floor Plan
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PROJECTS
BOSTON CHILDREN’S WETUMPKA CRATER & HOSPITAL SCIENCE CENTER
WETUMPKA CRATER & SCIENCE CENTER Site: Wetumpka, Alabama Semester: Spring 2011 Duration: 16 weeks Professor: Alan Cook Design Statement: The Crater and Science Center encompasses a symbolic representation of the Wetumpka Impact Crater that hit the area 83 million years ago. Functioning as both an educational museum and recreational park, the crater center becomes more than just a beautful host to the surrounding scenery, but an intriguing tourist hot spot for Wetumpka and the state of Alabama. The composition of the structure takes advantage of a circular plan that acts to both inform the visitors of the site’s history and embody the crater-shaped form. The site is designed around a central space where visitors can experience the building’s connection with the ground and water. The crater center, along with the surrounding park area maintains a sustainable design in relation to the environment and highlights its beauty that would otherwise go un-noticed.
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Floor Plan 1. Entry from plaza 2. Reception Area 3. Permanent Gallery 4. Temporary Gallery 5. Black Box Gallery 6. Shaded Patio 7. Kitchen 8. Storage 9. Catering Space 10. Classroom 11. Classroom 12. Restrooms 13. Office 14. Shared Offices 15. Central Event Space
PROJECTS
BOSTON CHILDREN’S WETUMPKA CRATER & HOSPITAL SCIENCE CENTER
Central Space Perspective
Site Plan 1. Parking 2. Restrooms 3. Cafe 4. Entry Plaza 5. Crater Center 6. Pavilion 7. Observation Tower 8. Amphitheater 9. Viewing Platforms Entry Plaza Perspective
Original Design
Enlarged Central Space
Each node is dispersed outwards creating a large central space.
Formation of Spaces
The nodes merge to form three buildings: Research, Gallery, and Catering.
Unification of Site
The central space is defined by a water feature and raised to make it more prominent.
A wooden patio connects the central space with the three nodes and offers views of the site.
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Black Box Gallery Perspective
Permanent Gallery Perspective
Circulation Diagram
STUDY ABROAD STUDIO WORK
STUDY ABROAD
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ART URBAIN: COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
ART URBAIN “COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS” Site: Trastevere, Rome, Italy Semester: Spring 2012 Duration: 3 weeks Group: Kristin Hughes (Arkansas), Sarah Howell (Tennessee) Professor: Scott Finn Design Statement: The Art Urbain competition focuses on the issue of urban sprawl. Our studio’s site is lower Trastevere adjacent to the Tiber River. The site is undergoing the ramifications of urban sprawl as there is discontinuity among the three elements of the community: living, working, and recreation. The potential to unify these three components is lost with the lack of attention to their connection. The sense of community is able to be restored through the implementation of pedestrian friendly roadways. The connection of streets through green spaces creates a web towards the Tiber River. The Arsenale building is refurbished becoming the central node for the market while linking it to the riverwalk. New life is brought to the market area by clearing out several abandoned buildings adjacent to the river re-establishing the visual connection. The riverwalk is renovated with new access points generating a focal point of the reactivation of the community. The final linkage is created by the installation of a new pedestrian bridge joining Trastevere and Testaccio.
The historic Pontifical Arsenal is currently unavailable and under-appreciated by the public. By restoring the Arsenale building, it can be used as a daily fresh market.
There are no visual or physical connections between the market area and the riverfront. Overgrown trees and small abandoned buildings block veiws and access to the river. A new beginning is brought to the riverwalk through new landscaping and stairways with overlooking platforms.
Throughout the residential area their is a lack of public green space and instead is occupied by paved surfaces and parked cars. Small pocket parks are inserted throughout the pedestrian suited streets creating a network towards the river.
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STUDY ABROAD
CHILDREN’SINTERVENTION HOSPITAL PIAZZA BOSTON DEL COLOSSEO
PIAZZA DEL COLOSSEO INTERVENTION Site: Rome, Italy
Semester: Spring 2012 Duration: 8 weeks Professor: Francesco Bedeschi Design Statement: As one of the most visited sites in the world, the Colosseum is a symbol for Rome and its history. Yet with all the tourist traffic it produces, the Colosseum does not convey a clear entrance, nor is there appropriate circulation to its far side. The major highway adjacent to the Colosseum hinders pedestrian traffic causing a break in the Via Papalis and limiting it significance as it continues on to the Lateran. By implementing a visitor center on the backside of the piazza, tourists are able to enjoy a more processional entry into the Colosseum as well as reconnect them to the Via Papalis. The intervention meets the slope of the site as it wraps around the Colosseum, making the piazza more pedestrian friendly. The final piece to the intervention is a viewing tower that glorifies the Colosseum’s monumentality. Its form resembles that of an obelisk as it defines an important monument along the Via Papalis.
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TRAVEL ARCHIVES
DRAWINGS + PHOTOGRAPHY
TRAVEL ARCHIVES
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL HAND DRAWINGS & SKETCHES
HAND DRAWINGS & SKETCHES “WAYS OF SEEING” The sketches and drawings provided show an understanding of building form, its urban presence, and how it’s perceived to the viewer.
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TRAVEL ARCHIVES
BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography of my experience in Rome as well as other parts of Italy including: Florence, Venice, and Pisa.
Photography of my various other travels including: Barcelona, Amsterdam, Austria, and Boston.
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BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
RESUME
BEAU BRADY
Auburn University College of Architecture, Design and Construction bmb0015@auburn.edu 2300 Singingwoods Lane Richmond, VA, 23233 804.678.9585
EDUCATION Auburn University School of Architecture -- Auburn, AL Major: Architecture University of Arkansas Rome Center -- Rome, Italy Study Abroad Mills E. Godwin High School -- Richmond, VA Earned Advanced Diploma
2009 - Present 2012 2005 - 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE The Emerson Group -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Intern for the marketing team. Responsibilities included producing and analyzing marketing data, designing digital presentations, and participating in client presentation visits. EXTRACURRICULARS AND ORGANIZATIONS American Institute of Architecture Students Active member Technology Students Association Historian 3rd place in all-county design competition DECA Organization Finalist in all-county marketing competition German Honors Society SKILLS Design Programs: Proficient in Revit, Autocad, Ecotect, Rhinoceros 3D, Google Sketchup Basics in 3DS Max, Maya Editing and General Programs: Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office Suite Design and Representation: Researching, Diagramming, Drafting, Sketching, Writing, Model Construction, Laser Cutter Machine Conversational fluency in German REFERENCES Paul Zorr Auburn University Professor Architecture, AIA zorrpau@auburn.edu 334.844.5435
Francesco Bedeschi University of Arkansas Rome Center Professor Architecture, LEED AP fbedeschi@arkrome.it (+39)06.683.3298
Alan Cook Auburn University Retired Associate Professor Architecture cookala@auburn.edu 334.844.5433
06.2012 - 08.2012
2010 - Present 2006 - 2008 2008 2006 2009 2009 2009
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