BRITTANY PORTER
PORTFOLIO
UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE WORK
TABLE OF CONTENTS WINDOW REDESIGN SPRING 2010
FISHER HOUSE VISITOR CENTER FALL 2010
COURTYARD HOUSE FALL 2010
BIO-INSPIRED SPRING 2011
OXFORD ARTS CENTER FALL 2011
OTHER MEDIA SKETCHES, CHARCOAL, BLACK + WHITE FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
WINDOW REDESIGN
FOR THE VAN LEER ACADEMIC BUILDING GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA SPRING 2010 | ACADEMIC
BRIEF
This project occurred after an assignment on window study. The goal was the pick an existing building on Georgia Tech’s campus and purpose an alternative facade/window design after studying the existing window and building construction. My design was interested in moving the shading technique from a screening second-skin to a singular skin that inhibits light using a variety of glass opacities and colors. The arrangement of the windows mullions and opacities were dictated by the views so that the new windows would frame interesting views while creating an interior phenomena of varying colors and shades of light.
SITE STUDIES
VAN LEER PHOTOGRAPHY
HAND DRAFTED ORTHOGRAPHICS OF EXISTING STRUCTURE
HAND DRAFTED WALL SECTION
PENCIL TONE STUDY
EARLY SKETCHES
DESIGN VARIATIONS
FISHER HOUSE VISITOR CENTER
AN ADDITION TO A LOUIS KAHN CREATION HATBORO, PENNSYLVANIA, USA FALL 2010 | ACADEMIC
BRIEF
After studying residences by famous architects as precedents, we were able to pick a residence and build a visitor center that related to the existing structure but did not inhibit any of its iconic views or experiences. My design was inspired by Louis Kahn’s Fisher House in Pennsylvania. It is inspired by the two cubes, one being a coordinator oriented cube and the other being a topography oriented cube, and how they collide together and are connected. The visitor center structure is derived from the residual space created by the polarity of these two cubes. It functions as a vestibule through which this collision my be viewed, as well as a gift shop, information center and Louis Kahn library.
SITE STUDIES
“The house is located on a site which slopes gently down from a main road to small stream. It consists of three cubes, two large ones connected together and a small, separate one. These cubes, together with the existing trees, form two inter-connected outdoor spaces: an entrance court and a kitchen court.Two large cubes, connected diagonally, contain two distinct groups of activities. The first cube contains an entrance lobby and the master bedroom suite with dressing room and bathroom on the first floor and two smaller bedrooms on the second floor. The second cube is connected by a large opening to the entrance lobby. The two-story-high first floor contains the kitchen, and the living areas separated by a free-standing stone fireplace.” — from Heinz Ronner, with Sharad Jhaveri and Alessandro Vasella Louis I. Kahn: Complete Works 1935-74. p181.
DESIGN PROCESS
CONCEPT DIAGRAMS
NORTHWESTERN ELEVATION
N SOUTHWESTERN ELEVATION
GROUND LEVEL PLAN
ENTRANCE
VIEWING PORTAL
MEZZANINE
VIEW FROM MEZZANINE
PROJECTION: VOID BECOMES MASS
COURTYARD HOUSE
VISUAL CONNECTIVITY WITH FAMILY IN MIND ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA FALL 2010 | ACADEMIC
BRIEF
This project revolved around a mock client: a family of four with a variety of needs. They desired a courtyard residence with a studio space, office for the work-at-home father, and large open spaces for to socialite mother to entertain. However, the client was then going to replicate the unit two more times and rent it out to other families. The unit is designed to meet needs while remaining flexible. It engages the surrounding neighborhood by being inspired by the industrial feel of infill projects in the area.
SITE STUDIES
CONCEPT DIAGRAMS INDUSTRIAL WITH RESIDENTIAL INFILL
PLANARITY V. HEIGHT
EXTERIOR SHELL VARIES FROM INTERIOR FUNCTION LIGHTLY USED PARKING LOTS IN SURROUNDING AREA
FIGURE GROUND: BUILDING TO PARKING LOT RATIO
PLANARITY V. HEIGHT IN THE SITE
LINE OF SIGHT/CONNECTION TO SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS INDUSTRIAL VS. RESIDENTIAL EVIDENCE ON EXTERIOR
Georgia Dome
Site Location THEORY APPLIED TO NEARBY ALLIED FACTORY
PLANS
SITE PLAN
GARDEN PATIO
COURTYARD ROOF LEVEL
STUDIO
BEDROOM BATH
ATRIUM MASTER BEDROOM
COURTYARD
MASTER BATH
BEDROOM
ELEVATIONS
SECOND LEVEL GUEST BEDROOM
LIVING
ATRIUM
ADA BATH DINING
COURTYARD
KITCHEN
1/2 BATH
OFFICE FRONT ELEVATION
GROUND LEVEL
GARAGE
BASEMENT LEVEL
STORAGE
REAR ELEVATION
SECTIONS
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
LATITUDINAL SITE SECTION REAR OF SITE
LATITUDINAL SECTION
INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONS & VISUAL CONNECTIVITY SUE
CHARLIE
JIM
CAROL
EVERYONE/PUBLIC
PROGRAMS CONNECTED ON SAME LEVEL
PROGRAMS CONNECTED ACROSS MULTIPLE LEVELS
PLANARITY VS. HEIGHT
VIEW OF MAIN LEVEL: FOYER, LIVING ROOM, GLASS ENCLOSED COURTYARD AND VIEW TO UPSTAIRS STUDIO
VIEW OF FROM SECOND LEVEL STUDIO: GLASS ENCLOSED COURTYARD, KITCHEN/DINING, VIEW TO BEDROOMS
BIO INSPIRED
SUPER SIZED SPACE INSPIRED BY BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS CONCEPTUAL SPRING 2011 | ACADEMIC
BRIEF
Study the behaviour, anatomy, and function of protozoa, specifically euglena and vorticella, with the intention of replicating this in Rhinoceros software with the Grasshopper extension, and rendered in 3D StudioMax. After replicating and studying these protozoa, we then combined them to create a new species. The new creature’s scale was then magnified as we created ecosocial spaces from our newly designed protozoa. My space asked questions such as : “How do humans operate in their environment?”, “How can architecture invoke civility and cooperation in humanity?”.
EUGLENA
VORTICELLA
VORTICELLA VARIATIONS
Physical characteristics: - bell-shaped body - slender stalk - mouth opening with cilia
Physical characteristics: - Green in color - Reddish eyespot - Single flagellum
Behavioral characteristics: - Each cell has a stalk anchored to the substrate - Stalk can shorten and coil like a spring - Stay in clusters/colonies - Can break off from colony when conditions are unfavorable and
Behavioral characteristics: - Eats through heterotrophy and autotrophy - Hunts by surrounding food and consuming it at night - Uses chloroplasts and photosynthesis to eat during the day while stationary
EUGLENA VARIATIONS
HYBRID DESIGNS
Mouth Movement Search
PRECEDENTS
EARLY CONCEPTS
NORMAN BEL GEDDES’ UTOPIAN MOTORWAY CITY, “HIGHWAYS AND HORIZONS”
LE CORBUSIER’S VILLE RADIEUSE PLAN OF 1935
Find
Grab
HYBRID VIGNETTE
Consume
PLANS
SECTIONS
ELEVATIONS
private
shell
internal core
public domain
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OXFORD ARTS CENTER
INTRODUCING VISUAL ARTS TO THE CAMPUS OXFORD, GEORGIA, USA FALL 2011 | ACADEMIC
BRIEF
Create a media arts center for the Emory’s Oxford College. The design concept was inspired by the natural phenomena of “erasure”. The building situates itself on the edge of campus, becoming a few face of campus to the rest of the community. The layout of the program is done in such a way that any visitor, be them art student or not, can become exposed the creative process. Circulation is open with an emphasis on visual connectivity of spaces and an allowance for spontaneous interaction among students, their peers, visitors, and the faculty.
INSPIRATION, SITE AND CONCEPT ORIGIN: Natural Phenomena
Glaciers create individual mountains by carving away at existing earth. I defined this as “erasure”.
VIDEO STUDY: Erasure explored via art medias
Erasure: the place or mark, as on a piece of paper, where something has been erased; the result of erasing or subtracting
SITE: Oxford College of Emory University IMMEDIATE SITE: Population: 900 students, all living on campus Distinctive Feature: Natural growth forest to west, quad of pine trees to east
Abuts an existing gymnasium that is a solid brick volume.
CONCEPT:
Mass + Subtraction = Remains Gym + Erasure = Building
The existing gym = the existing mass.
Project gym’s dimensions over the site.
Frame = evidence of mass that existed.
Frame shows where erasing occurred.
ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS
WEST ELEVATION
Originally drawn at 1’-0” = 1/8”
EAST ELEVATION
Originally drawn at 1’-0” = 1/8”
SOUTH ELEVATION
Originally drawn at 1’-0” = 1/8”
LATITUDINAL SECTION Originally drawn at 1’-0” = 1/8”
LONGITUDINAL SECTION Originally drawn at 1’-0” = 1/8”
PLANS
2
STUDIO LEVEL
11
1 | Analog Studio 2 | Digital Studio
1
7
3
11
4
6
CLASSROOM LEVEL
7
10
11
5 8
8
9
3 | Director’s Office 4 | Faculty Office 5 | Conference Rm 6 | Terrace 7 | Study Rooms 8 | Classroom 9 | Screening Room 10| Public Space 11| Glass boxes
13 12 GROUND LEVEL
15
14
12 13 14 15 16
16
BASEMENT LEVEL
22
17
17 18 19 20 21 22
19 18
20
| Library | Study Space | Patio | Cafe | Gallery
21
25
15
5
0
| Auditorium | Sunken Study | Glass Box | Working Courtyard | Workshop | Storage/Mech. Rm
25
50
NATURAL LIGHT CHANGE THROUGHOUT DAY
LOBBY @ 8 AM
LOBBY @ 11 AM
LOBBY @ 2 PM
LOBBY @ 5 PM
PROCESSION UP STAIRCASES PAST GLASS BOXES GALLERY SPACE
SUNKEN STUDY WITH GLASS BOX
OTHER MEDIA
CHARCOAL, PENCIL, FILM PHOTOGRAPHY FALL 2009 - SPRING 2010
EAR CONTOUR PENCIL
HAND ARMATURE PENCIL
FIGURE STUDY CHARCOAL
FIGURES IN SPACE OVER TIME CHARCOAL
FREE HAND PERSPECTIVE PENCIL
FIGURE STUDY PENCIL