Christopher E. Paris think | make | design Masters of Architecture Candidate Clemson University
think | make | design
Ed u ca t i on Clemson University | Clemson, SC
August 2011 - Present
Master of Architecture | Expected Graduation Spring 2013 | GPA: 3.68 Focus of Study: Environmentally Conscious Design
Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA
August 2007 - May 2011
Bachelor of Science in Architecture with High Honor | GPA: 3.51 Earned Certificate in Land Development from the School of City and Regional Planning
Christopher Paris Through my years of studying architecture, my understanding of the discipline is that it is not about the end product, but the process of how that end is reached. It is not a path that is easily or directly achieved, but is attained through free flowing thought, iteration, and the intuition to take a risk that no one else will take. Dan Harding, a studio professor of mine, has told me on many an occassion that “if you keep your hands on your tools and your tools on your work, design is at its best because true architecture occurs through responding to the issues unique to the problem.” I have taken this as a foundational aspect of my approach towards architecture by allowing the process of thinking, making, and designing to generate impactful spaces.
Exp eri en ce studioSOUTH | Project Manager | Clemson, SC
Summer 2012
Led and coordinated design and construction South Carolina Botanical Garden Plant Sale Pavilion Helped with the development of workstations and renovation of Digital Fabrication Lab
Rosenblum Coe Architects | Intern Architect | Charleston, SC
August 2011 - Dec 2011
Edited and created drawings for design development and construction document submittals Updated marketing materials including firm’s healthcare brochure
Site Enhancement Services | Design Intern | Winter Springs, FL
Summer 2011
Assisted in developing graphic design strategies for corporate clientele by rendering site photos Produced construction documents on how to manufacture and install signage and graphics
St. Stephen’s Outreach Program | Project Assistant | Oviedo, FL
Summer 2008
Volunteer position working on the construction and administration of St. Stephen House Done in collaboration with Cuhaci & Peterson Architects and J. Raymond Construction
Skills Revit AutoCAD Google SketchUp Rhino
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Microsoft Office Suite
3D Studio Max V-Ray Renderer Artlantis Studio Physical Modeling
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L iv e | W e l l
Ze r o E ne r gy F a rmh ou se
Canopy
Retrofitting Suburbia
Prototyping
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Th e Ra i n Ga r d en Professor | Year Professor Dan Harding Summer 2012
Design Team Abbie Gentry Michael Kirschbaum Carrie Roonie Caroline Smith Reid Watson Adam Windam
Pro j e c t D e sc r iption As part of StudioSouth (a design-build studio), we were tasked with designing and constructing a pavilion in the South Carolina Botanical Garden. This structure will house the sales for their biannual plant sale. This was a 6 week studio where we not only dealt with the design but all stages of project delivery.
Notes For additional documentation on the construction process, please see the project booklet: Rain Garden
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C onc e p t ua l D e v elo p ment
“where nature and culture meet�
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45 degree valleys to simplify construction steel beam structuring long span column free floor plan 10’ long basin
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These diagrams are a series of drawings that various members of the team created to take out to the site. Their simple qualities were intended to provide an ease of comprehension to perform required cuts and placement even if that individual did not make the document being that we had a varying range of experience levels.
D e si gn De tai l i n g “god is in the details”
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weFarm Professor | Year Professor Dan Harding Fall 2012
Design Team Katrina Fumagali Yang Song
Pro j e c t D e sc r iption As part of a Clemson competition team, we have qualified as a finalist in a national compeition to develop master plan proposals for Casey Tree Farm in Northern Virginia. As a studio we developed a comprehensive program, business plan, site design, and building proposal through what we have named weFarm . The model promotes “collaboration, research and environmental stewardship� through agrarian ideals.
Notes To see competition/ client presentation, please refer to the booklet: weFarm
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1. Existing Tree Farm 2. Proposed Tree Farm Expansion 3. Organic Garden 4. Wildlife Meadow 5. Student Barn Dorm 6. Academic Estate House 7. Research Lab
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1. Research Labs 2. Acid Digestion Lab 3. Classroom 4. Sample Storage 5. Chem Storage 6. Equip. Storage 7. Biofertilizer Lab 9. Lecture Classroom 9. Soil, Plant and Water Lab 10. Sample Prep Room 11. Office 12. Bathroom
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mapping summer and winter solstice solar angles
points plotted in three dimensions
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section development
planes generated from sun lines
geometry cropped to 8’ height to allow desired solar angles
2 feet trimmed off base to allow for light well of oculus
geometry copied and mirrored to provide visual intrigue from ground
oculus centered within building colume to allow for most usable space
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Live | Wel l Professor | Year Professors Dusitn Albright, Ufuk Ersoy, and Ulrike Heine Spring 2013
Design Partner Sam Pruitt
Pro j e c t D e sc r iption Clemson University has identified that it lacks housing facilities that meet the needs of its graduate student population. This demographic is incredibly diverse meaning the housing that is available must satisfy a variety of needs. We have been tasked as a studio to explore potential sites to develop proposals using cross laminated timber as the primary construction material. This project will serve as a case study in CLT’s implementation in the United States.
Notes This project is our comprehensive studio project. We are currently exploring the technical resolution for the remaining of the semester.
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Zero Ene r g y F a r m hous e Professor | Year Professor Ulrike Heine Fall 2012
Design Team Lauren Boulier Sara Cheikelard Patrick Daffin Elise Little Snowil Lopez Freddy Paige Sam Pruitt Tripp Shealy
Pro j e c t D e sc r iption In this seminar, Greenville Building Supply supported the design of an affrodrable Zero Energy House that they intend to build in the coming year. The team of architects, civil engineers, and a mechanical engineer worked collaboratively to develop a feasible, sustainable, and contextual project for our client. This project was also a test case of using Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Masonry Units as a construction material to improve the energy performance of the house.
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24” Cabinet 36” Refrigerator
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D e si gn P ro po sal an d R e s e a r c h T op ic affordable zero energy farmhouse
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12” Lazy Susan Corner
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Canopy Professor | Year Professor Bill Jackson Spring 2006
Pro j e c t D e sc r iption Biomimicry is a movement in sustainable design that applies models from our natural environment to objects we use or buildings we inhabit to improve their performativity. This comprehensive studio researched models to develop design proposals for a Georgia Tech classroom building. This project not only looked at how a tree canopy could serve as a metaphorical design concept, but how it can be used as a model to enhance this academic ecosystem.
Notes This project received 1st Runner Up in the Junior Studio Competition
Substation Drive
Old Civil Engineering Building
Crosland Tower
Navy ROTC Armory
Cooling Towers
Chapin Building Holland Building William Henry Emerson Building
Campus & S i t e Pl an
East-West Section
North-South Section
Power Plant Drive
Daniel Laboratory
Pad DM Smith Building
Power Plant Drive
Cherry Street
Bobby Doddy Way
Winter Solstice
Equinox
Ventilation
Summer Solstice
Daylighting
Water Collection
B iolog ica l Mo del
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North Elevation
S e c t ions a nd E lev a t io ns scale: 1/20” = 1’
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Medium Classrooms Studio Janitor Closet
Janitor Closet
Mechanical/ Electric Closet
Machine Shop
Wood Shop
Ramblin’ Wreck Shop
Mechanical/ Electric Closet
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Office Suite
Small Classrooms
Janitor Closet
Janitor Closet
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Floor Plans scale: 1/20” = 1’
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Secti o n D e tai l i n g wall section scale: 1/16” = 1’ detail scale: 3/16” = 1’
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Retrofitting Suburbia Professor | Year Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones Fall 2010
Design Partner Christina DeRiso
Pro j e c t D e sc r iption This studio was based on the concepts depicted in Professor Dunham-Jones’s book Retrofitting Suburbia and New Urbanist ideals of urban design. We were challenged with developing solutions to revitalize areas around Atlanta that have fallen victim to failing strip retail and industrial uses. Our site along the Cheshire Bridge Road is littered with underutilized warehouses. With our site’s projection to receive Atlanta Stage 3 transit, we have proposed a scheme that allows for denser development while incorporating the land’s original use: farming. This project looks into how agriculture and urbanism can promote dynamic and sustainable living practices.
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Concept: Revitalizing Restaurant Row through Urban Agriculture existing restaurant row and industrial warehouses for food production
community garden in creek front park to revitalize past use of Cheshire Farms
farmers market for farmers outside neighborhood to sell crops in non harvesting seasons
restaurant row connects market and garden along a grand commercial avenue
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Strategy of Implementation: Regreen, Reinhabit, Redevelop Existing industrial buildings along Cheshire Bridge Rd and Faulkner Rd
Streets implemented perpendicularly to Faulkner through existing surface parking lots
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Streets implemented running parallel to Faulkner to promote connectivity to site
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All blocks are developed with high density uses and phase 2 along Cheshire Bridge Corridor begins
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P r oto typ i ng Professor | Year Professor Thanos Economou Fall 2010
Pro j e c t D e sc r iption In our digital age, thinking, making, and designing go beyond standard conceptions of drawing by turning to computation methods to interpret our visions of form. In this Computational Design elective, I learned how the computer can not only be used to represent form, but used as a tool to generate a means of thinking, making, and designing in a new age or architecture.
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