2016 Portfolio

D evin James Car ls on A RCHI T E CTU R E P O R TF O L I O

D e vi n James Car l s on The following work is a collection from Spring 2013 through Spring 2015. Prior to attending Clemson University as a candidate for a Master’s of Architecture, I attended Alfred State College and received a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Technology. This portfolio seeks to provide a look into my creative thoughts and explorations through a variety of academic projects.

Rochester [01] Heritage Center Alfred State College_Spring 2013 Design Studio Vl_David Carli Striving to create an urban hub for cultural interaction, the Rochester Heritage Center is a mixed-use facility that housed a visitor center, Rochester’s Erie Canal & underground subway museum with a retail esplanade. Working with an undeveloped plot of land along the Genessee River, pedestrian access from esplanade to street level called for various modes of circulation from both the interior and exterior.

[Site Brief] Rochester, NY is home to miles of abandoned subway tunnels that run across and along the Genesee River. When the Erie Canal was re-routed to bypass Rochester in 1918, the tunnels sat vacant for a short period of time before the city decided to use the aqueducts as a base for a subway system. Again, just as in 1918 the tunnels sit vacant, though this time they have been empty for an extended period of time. The subway system closed its doors in 1959 and to this day the tunnels have gone predominately untouched. Currently, plans

throughout the city are in the making on a future for the tunnels and unused aqueducts, as they are beginning to become a concern for the city. Instead of filling the tunnels with dirt and covering up such an important piece of Rochester’s history, as some believe is the best option, the site can be used to benefit the city and their future goals of revitalizing a community that has struggled throughout the past years. Just as plans are being developed to upgrade the “Inner Loop” of Rochester, the pieces beneath the surface should also be taken into consideration as a vital piece of the rebuilding process.

[Project Details] In an effort to bring an urban development project that will help aid the city’s revitalization, The Rochester Heritage Center & Esplanade will fill the missing link of Rochester’s riverfront. A visitor center and museum will welcome guests while depicting the storied history of Rochester’s past. Along with the Erie Canal, the railway system played a major role in the city’s history. Here, in the Subway exhibits, community members and tourists will be able to re-live the history of what once sprawled beneath the heart of Rochester’s streets.

Along with the museum, an Esplanade will provide local business owners with retail space along the Genesee river in an attempt to promote community growth and riverfront development.

[NY]

[inner loop - proximity] HUB: “MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE CENTER CITY’S POSITION AS A DYNAMIC CULTURAL HUB.” RIVER: FURTHER DEVELOP THE GENESEE’S RIVER WALK AS A MAIN PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION TOOL THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. HERITAGE: “PROTECT AND MAINTAIN CENTER CITY’S BUILT ENVIRONMENT AS A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE ASSET.” PUBLIC SPACES: ENHANCE AND EXPAND PARKS AND OPEN SPACES.”

[existing master plan]

MOBILITY: FOCUS TRANSPORTATION ON WALKING, BIKING, AND TRANSIT.”

Vehicular Circ.

Building Mass Parking Visitor Info.

Attractions

Analysis & Concept

Program Elements

THE MUSEUM ADDRESSES THE INTERSECTION OF COURT(NORTH) & SOUTH AVE AS THE MAIN ENTRANCE FACADE OF THE COMPLEX. THE RETAIL ESPLANADE IS LOCATED PARALLEL TO THE GENESEE RIVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE GATHERING ALONG THE BOARDWALK & MILLRACE. THE VISITOR CENTER WILL TAKE OVER THE LEHIGH STATION AS THE DINOSAUR BBQ IS RELOCATED WITHIN THE INNER CITY.

Form Expansion

EXPANDING UPON THE MUSEUM “CORE”, MODERN FORM EXPANSION OCCURS TO BETTER ADDRESS THE URBAN CONTEXT THAT IS AN ANGLED COURT STREET. THE CORE IS ORIENTED TRUE NORTH ALONG WITH THE LEHIGH STATION AS THE EXPANDING MASS ORIENTS WITH COURT STREET. TO ACHIEVE AN AESTHETIC MATCH, THE CORE OF THE BUILDING SEEKS TO DEPICT TRADITIONAL BRICK MASSING. MODERN GLAZING ALLOWS FOR THE TRANSPARENCY TO VIEW PAST THE OUTER SHELL INTO THE SOLID CORE.

Pedestrian Passage

TAKING CIRCULATION INTO CONSIDERATION, PASSAGES HAVE BEEN CUT THROUGH TWO MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE FORM. FROM THE NORTH, EXTERIOR VERTICAL CIRCULATION IS ACHIEVED UNDER THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LEHIGH STATION AND THE MUSEUM CORE. PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE CIRCULATION AND PASSAGE FROM THE EAST, THE MAIN FORM HAS BEEN SPLIT INTO TWO DISTINCT MASSES; THE MUSEUM & THE RETAIL. THIS PASSAGE ALSO ALLOWS FOR VIEWS THROUGH THE STRUCTURE TOWARDS THE GENESEE RIVER.

Connection and Scale

TO ACHIEVE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT MASSES OF THE DESIGN (LEHIGH, MUSEUM, & RETAIL, BRIDGING MASSES WERE USED TO ACHIEVE A VISUAL AND PHYSICAL CONNECTION. TO APPROPRIATELY SCALE THE NORTH FACADE IN RELATION TO THE LEHIGH STATION, THE MASSING WAS BROKEN UP INTO FOUR SECTIONS TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED FACADE.

[Genesee River Context]

[Genesee Riverfront - Site]

[Atrium]

[Classroom]

Project Details

[Wall Section]

[Heritage Museum]

[Building Section]

10th ave

19th st

18th st

highline

[chelsea-NYC]

[avenue - longitudinal]

[site plan]

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07 [chelsea-NYC] Considerations - different spatial experiences throughout - Variety of volumes (result of relationships) - Programming sequences - Sectional Diversity (Variety) - Overlap - Superimposition - Inter-penetration of Volumes - Variety & differences

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[highline concept- detail of form]

What defines a space?

- Size (width, height) - Volume - Light amount - Light quality - Connections (programmatic & detail) - Interaction level

[street concept- envelope / outline]

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interpenetration

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[circulation]

division

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[space design]

[spatial overlap]

[[site views]]

[[street - transverse]]

[Highline]

Sectional Perspective

The development of the gallery space create an overlapping of spatial quality that connects each gallery together while providing expansive views to the exterior cityscape.

The interplay of space and the resulting form creates a canvas for the installation artist, both on the interior and exterior of the building.

Gallery Overview

- Installation specific gallery (theme) - Spaces are used as the artistic canvas - Create a variety of environments with the use of distinct spaces - Form follows the function of interior space / environment - Extra Small / Small / Medium / Large / Extra Large - Environmental change through the transition of street level and highline level.

- Street = Facade = Cover / Distant - Highline = Spaces = Details / Intimate

40k Housing

[03]

Clemson University_Fall 2014 Design Studio llI_Professors: Dustin Albright_David Franco When thinking about the overall concept of affordable housing, one of the first ideas that come to mind is efficiency. Efficiency can be brought into the idea through site planning, space design, aesthetic details, and material choice; all brought together through the use of sustainable practices.

The concept of ‘Smart Living’ is just that, thinking intuitively about the decisions that comprise the design and living environment created on 214 Rebecca Street.

Starting with the site analysis of what is existing on the site; a dilapidated 1,200 sf structure sits away from the intersection of Sumlar Drive and Rebecca Street. With a brick and masonry foundation intact, the housing is wrapped with green horizontal siding. The current proposal takes advantage of the established foundation and uses it as a framework to loft the 800 sf home closer to the intersection, referencing the history of the site with the repurposed foundation as a plant bed.

Moving into the structure, the space design was taken into consideration in terms of the progression from public to private space. To address the public aspect of the site on both Rebecca and Sumlar, a wraparound porch is used to promote a fluid transition from the interior to the exterior. After entering the structure, a great room introduces the user to the main living space between the most public space [kitchen] and less private, relaxation space [living room.] The idea of reflecting the proportions of the interior to the exterior creates an unconditioned space [exterior living], protected from the elements that can be used as a gathering space. The exterior porch frames a view to the existing Oak Tree, which serves as an overall canopy of the front yard and open porch area.

Sustainable [passive] practices come into play with the strategic use of openings in the faces that create focused views while letting daylighting into the structure. With the extension of the porch roof the home is shaded from the intense summer sun and open to the winter sun by the implementation of punched openings and louvers.

[Main Floor Plan]

214 Rebecca Street - Nicholtown - Greenville, SC

Site Plan 3/64” = 1’-0”

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[Longitudinal Section]

[Building Details] Curtain Wall Glazing Aluminum Faced Storefront Framing 1x10 Base Blocking Vertical Furring Strips

Ridge Ventilation Flashing 1/2” Vertical Plywood Siding

2x12 Interior Ridge Board

1/2” Plywood Sheathing Aluminum Skylight Framing

2x8 Roof Joist (Porch Roof )

1/2” Plexiglass Skylight

2x6 Ridge Board

2x8 Blocking

2x4 Horizontal Girter

2x4 Purrlin @16“ O.C.

1/2” OSB Sheathing

1/2” OSB Sheathing

1” Air Space with Vertical Furring Strips

1/2” Treated Plywood Siding

Framing Clip Angle

1/2” Treated Plywood

2x6 Top Plate

2” Rigid Insulation Board

5” Fiberglass Insulation

Weather Barrier

1/2“ Vertical Plywood Paneling (Stained)

1/2“ OSB Sheathing

2x6 Blocking 36x48 Awning Window Framing

8” Horizontal Roof Panel 2/8 Exposed Roof Joist 1/2” Plywood Flooring 1/2” Plywood Sheathing 2x6 Joist (Porch Deck) 2x10 Bearing Blocks 1/2“ OSB Sheathing 6x6 Treated Timber Post @ -4’-0” 2” Rigid Insulation Board 7” Fiberglass Insulation 2x10 Floor Joist

Curtain Wall Glazing

Compacted Soil

Aluminum Faced Storefront Framing

Uplift Protection Ribs

Summer Sun Base Blocking [Shading]1x10 Vertical Furring Strips

1x1 Concrete Footer

Winter Sun [Openings]

1/2” Plywood Flooring

Interior

1/2” Plywood Sheathing 2x6 Joist (Porch Deck) 2x10 Bearing Blocks 1/2“ OSB Sheathing

Exterior

6x6 Treated Timber Post @ -4’-0” 2” Rigid Insulation Board 7” Fiberglass Insulation 2x10 Floor Joist Compacted Soil Uplift Protection Ribs 1x1 Concrete Footer

[Transverse Section Perspective]

[Interior-Exterior Massing]

[East Facade]

[South Facade]

[Interior Living Space]

[Exterior Living Space]

Living Library [04] Clemson University_Fall 2014 Design Studio llI_Professors: David Franco_Ulrike Heine Partner: Allie Williams Strategies for Urban Transformation: New Common Spaces in Nicholtown The following project envisions a strategic development of a neighborhood scale architectural intervention that will aid Nicholtown as a whole. Based on the emphasis on Ecological Urbanism, the Nicholtown Living Library focuses on the advancement of all demographics of the neighborhood’s population.

Analysis & Program

[Existing Conditions]

Cornerstone Storehouse

Sans Souci Community Garden First Christian Church Community Garden Greengate Community Intiative

A Child's Haven

St. Peter's Vegetable Garden Swamp Rabbit Teaching Garden North Main Organic Garden

Triune Garden Pelham Road Library 1508 Pelham road Greenville, SC 29601 5.5 Miles away from site GOFO Office Garden Hughes Main Library (main lib) 25 Heritage Green Place Greenville, SC 29601 3.5 Miles from site

St. Anthony of Padua Church Garden

Nicholtown

Project Host Soup Kitchen Garden Funnelicious Community Garden

Chicora Crest Community Garden

Nicholtown Community Garden

Odessa Street Garden

Mill Village Farm Judson Community Garden

Dunean Historical Society Community Garden USC Medical Roots Garden Anderson Road Library 2625 Anderson Road Greenville, SC 29601 5.2 Miles away from site

all greenville country libraries Augusta Road Library 100 Lydia Street Greenville, SC 29601 2.8 Miles away from site

Brea Library 111 N Hwy 25 Bypass Greenville, SC 29617 9.5 Miles away from site

Fountain Inn Library 31 N Main St. Fountain Inn, SC 29644 18.6 Miles away from site Greer Library 505 Pennsylvania Ave. Greer, SC 29650 11.4 Miles away from site

Mauldin Library 800 W Butler Road Greenville, SC 6.2 Miles away from site

5 MIle radius around site

Simpsonville Library 626 NE Main St. Simpsonville, SC 29681 12.6 Miles away from site Taylors Library 316 W Main St. Taylors, SC 29687 7.4 Miles away from site Travelers Rest Library 17 Center St. Travelers Rest, SC 29690 11.7 Miles away from site

[Establishing the Need] Defining the revitalization of the Nicholtown community and outlining an implementation strategy narrows down to one aspect: NEED. The future of Nicholtown will prosper with essential community features that will help to bring the residents together within and outside of the neighborhood. The community members can benefit from access to equal opportunity programs that will advance the education of the young and the elderly.

The proposed location has been selected due to its potential as a transitional space between Nicholtown and the surrounding community. By implementing the blend of an expanded learning garden and a neighborhood library on this site, community programs can be provided that are currently overlooked.

Research proves that low-income families have minimal access to

computers outside of educational institutions, so adding computer access within the Nicholtown boundary can prove beneficial. As of now, the Nicholtown garden produces substance for over 150 families. There are roughly 2,100 households in the neighborhood, resulting in an extreme gap in circulated produce.

The garden is run primarily by a few select neighborhood association members and could benefit by working in conjunction with a garden of greater size. What if Nicholtown could sustain itself with the use of an expanded garden while also providing educational advantages and a sense of pride in the community?

The Nicholtown Living Library seeks to establish a self-sustaining environment that will help expand the neighborhood without gentrification.

[Exterior Green]

[Longitudinal Section]

Surrounded Study Space

Providing spaces for individual study, the design was focused around the natural environment.

Small study pods are placed within the landscaping of the gardens to provide a moment of sanctuary.

[Personal Study Space]

[Transverse Section]

[Top Floor Gathering / Green]

[Traditional Library Space]

La Escocesa: [05] The Protofactory Barcelona Architecture Center (BAC)_Spring 2015 Design Studio lV_Professors: Marta Garcia Orte_Miguel Roldan Reactivating Social Dynamics in Barcelona: Permeable Reveal - Creating Sight This project is an investigation through the process of implementing transparent elements to the solid core of a traditional factory setting, re-creating the idea of production by way of fluidity. As the research facility within the protofactory, the public and private nature of the program lends the design to allow for the formation of multiple designed zones. On one hand, the ground floor can extend to the exterior courtyard, opening to the public nature of events. In the private realm, the central core of the building suspends itself, out of the public reach to provide a sense of privacy for the personal research and study. Bringing these two features together is the aspect of permeability and sight, giving a way for the building to reach out and become a place of transition through the site and provide light that connects space; interior and exterior.

[Class Model- Insertion]

[Creating Fluidity]

[The Protofactory] Seeking to revive Barcelona’s industrial past, The Protofactory is a way to ignite the PobleNou neighborhood and provide a node of activity to the city.

The site is a former textile factory that has witnessed many transformations through the years. The now 7+ building complex currently sits around 25% capacity, as the rest sits vacant or dilapidated.

To transform this site, our class decided to implement a ‘Protofactory’ (contemporary

Incubator) that will provide the means necessary for ambitious individuals to propel their ideas. By providing a new-age ‘factory’ setting, this complex will provide the space necessary for technological, physical, or theoretical production of ideas, while providing the means necessary to also bring these ideas to fruition.

The program consists of long term and temporary housing, office, production, research and learning spaces.

The focus [Research & Learning Space]

[Creating light = Creating life]

[ 01] The first step in the process is to remove the existing north facade and roof structure. This adaption to the structure will allow the new design to expand upon the historic walls, while keeping 3/4 of the existing concrete walls to reference the context and former use of the space.

[ 02] To expand on the narrow alleyways that the complex currently has, an extended path is created through the existing building to double the main entrance to the complex. This will give hierarchy to the entrance and allow for the filtering of people .

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Introducing two new facades, the contemporary adaptive re-use of the space will seek to provide light back to the rest of the complex. By using a reflective surface the new facade will filter light inside, and reflect light outside.

A core element is implemented, providing controlled space for programmatic elements, both underground and suspended within the design.

To complete the design, the reflective skin is wrapped around the core element to provide a cohesive skin that will give shelter to the roof program.

The core is then extruded, activating the relationship with the open courtyard.

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[Concept Development]

The design seeks to develop sustainable features to further the idea of giving back to the surrounding buildings as well as itself. A double glazing facade with an applied reflective film allows for the filtering of light and reflectivity of light and heat gain. Opening up the building through interior windows in the core, the building will circulate cross ventilation.

Aiding this feature, the building promotes distinct climatic zones: Exterior lounge/ circulation, interior circulation, and the core. This series allows for a systematic approach to heating and cooling the structure through passive and active systems.

film heat gain

light

1 adaptable lecture / auditorium

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[context buildings]

[Ground Floor Plan] 1

Level 0 (Ground Floor) 1 : 200

[Architectural Layering]

[Producing Light & Flexible Space]

D e vi n James Car l s on c a r ls on d j c @ gmail.com