PA R A N O I A CHASE KINER FREEMAN
An Architectural Portfolio
cover photo: Los Angeles by Vincent Laforet; Edited by Myself
“The reality of the external world is used for illustration and proof, and so comes to serve the reality of our mind.”
The paranoiac’s way of seeing the world in a new light has been a prominent theory in architecture and the production of the real. However, this theory has always focused inward, trying to understand how the many interpretations of our own paranoiac view of the world can combine into the density of fact. But when does one focus on the paranoia of the masses, of the community, or of the society that we design for? As architects we must force the world to face their own paranoid thoughts in order to combine them into rational conclusions. Without that forced confrontation, architecture is no longer an object for the perception of the world, but instead just an egotistical creation from a hermetic mind.
above: Soft Construction with Boiled Beans by Salvador Dali
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the design of the buildings should not be about the architect, but about those who use them. it is a profession to serve society, not to serve ourselves.
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COPENHAGEN MODERN LIBRARY Another competition entry; this brief asked for a new take on the modern library at a site located on Copenhagen’s harbor.
CHAOS FROM ORDER Competition between my peers at Clemson University; the design of a childrens theater in Greenville, South Carolina. WAR AND PEACE During my study abroad trip in Italy; the design of a new museum and memorial located on the former sea wall in the city of Genova.
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chaos from order p10
TABLE OF CONTENTS This collection of work is arranged by scale, typology, and chronological factors.
8 TREEHOUSE RETREAT A competition entry; the project brief called for a treehouse to act as a retreat for a city couple in order to connect them to nature and allow them to escape their hectic lives.
TESSELLATED HIGHRISE Studio focused around pre-cast concrete; project focused around the development of a tessellation and its implemation into the design of a mixed-use highrise in New York City..
copenhagen modern library p14 war and peace p18 tessellated highrise p22 The treehouse retreat p26
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Chaos from order year: 2015 instr uc tor: Cr is s Mills t ypology: Cultural and Ar t s Winner of the 2015 Clemson Architecture Undergraduate Prize in Design. The design of the SC Children’s Theater is symbolic of the conversation between chaos and order, imagination and reality, eccentric and ordinary. This theater is designed to awe while still being rooted in reality, inspiring children to wonder, think, and not be afraid to challenge their own imaginations.
image: Tranquility by Chase Kiner Freeman
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The initial design process of the children’s theater was through an intricate study of diagrammatic models focusing on the site’s grid and connection to other points of interest in Greenville, South Carolina. The study model had three aspects from which the design of the theater took inspiration. The first was the implication of a shelled structure, having forms nestle within between one another. The second was a curved spinal layout from which the program would be oriented in plan. And the third was a hierarchal element that determined how the movement between small and large spaces was set up.
final study model; plan view
grid extraction
shell layout
intersecting spaces
hierarchal layout
experiential render; lobby exterior
SITE PLAN and DIAGRAMS
The only problem being that I don’t know where to put the actual building plans. But I can figure that out.
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Main Theater Black Box Stage Production Costume Shop Ticketing Upper Terrace Administration
The theater takes advantage of the large amount of space on the interior of the building, allowing for the visitor to visually connect to and orient themselves within the space.
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experiential render; education interior
experiential render; lobby interior
3'-7" [1085.85]
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6" [152.40]
19'-6" [5943.60]
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final model on site
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study model vs final model
image: A Sea of Knowledge by Chase Kiner Freeman
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copenhagen modern library year: 2014 partner: Steph McConnell competition: AWR This open ideas competition called for the reimagination of the new modern library. Our design comes from the desire to combine typical Scandinavian and American adherences to site layout, and to also challenge the current perception of the courtyard. In doing so, the library becomes a series of connections between the exterior and interior, allowing the visitors to collaborate with one another while also referencing the outside world.