Design Portfolio Clair Dias
tdias@clemson.edu 864.607.2177
Architectural Chronology Clair Dias
Solar Decathlon Children’s Exhibit Seed House
Barceloneta Market
Sketches
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11-22
23-27
29-36
2012-2015
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Barceloneta Market: Connect and Preserve This project was completed during my semester of study in Barcelona, Spain (fall 2012). The site for this project is located along three distinct but strongly isolated areas: La Barceloneta neighborhood, the boulevard “Passeig MarĂtim de la Barceloneta,â€? and the beach. This isolation is caused by the topographical changes that occur between the areas, with the boulevard rising several meters above the elevation of La Barceloneta and the beach. By creating section cuts through our entire site, my partner (Colleen Goodwin) and I were able to isolate and analyze the limits dividing our site: one between La Barceloneta and the boulevard, and the other between the boulevard and the beach. From there, we created interventions on several section cuts which work to fulfill our two goals for the project: to connect Barceloneta, the boulevard, and the beach; and to preserve the identity of each.
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Site Analysis
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Barceloneta/Boulevard limit Boulevard/Beach limit Low traffic N
Medium traffic High traffic
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Site Intervention
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Original site Site in section cuts Sections arranged along limits Site with section interventions Site with new structure, generated from section interventions f- Circulation plan diagram
Plans N
Unaected Buildings Roads Vegetation and Pavers Stone Pavers Wooden Boardwalk Packed Earth Sand Ocean
level 0
Market stalls for food vendors
level 1
Market stalls for merchandise vendors
level 2
Cafe/bar/lounge area
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20m
40m
60m
100m
Sections N
level 2 level 1 level 0
section through tunnel
level 2 level 1 level 0
section from barceloneta
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Children’s Exhibit Play, Create, Learn During my semester abroad in Genoa, Italy (spring 2013), I began work on a unique project which focused around the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. During our preliminary studies, we researched and visited Reggio Emilia, studied Genoa’s urban fabric, and began creating cut-and-fold designs from paper, arguably the most universal medium for expressing creativity. Although those topics may seem unrelated, my design partner (Jiawei Zeng) and I used them as inspiration throughout the semester as we designed children’s exhibits and accompanying tools for learning. The semester culminated in a workshop at Genoa’s children’s library, where we used our designs to teach a group of Italian children the basic elements of architecture. The project is ongoing: through a Clemson class in fall 2013 we have been able to hold similar workshops at children’s museums across South Carolina.
Inspiration
urban fabric of genoa, italy The city of Genoa consists of layers of history woven together into a complex and dynamic urban fabric. The piazza is considered a central node in the web of Genoa’s urban layout. It not only connects the various paths of the city, but also highlights the city’s past and present, which contributes to keeping the historic city dynamic and full of passion.
Piazza della Stampa Piazza dell Amico
Piazza di San Giorgio
Piazza del Giustiniani Piazza Delveneroso Piazza Pollaluoli
Piazza Grillo Cattaneo
Piazza delle Erbe
Piazza Barisone
Piazza San Bernardo
Piazza di Sarzano Piazza Santa Maria di Castello
Piazza di Santa Maria in Passione
reggio emilia approach to education
paper
The Reggio Emilia approach is based around the idea that children are expressive creatures whose ideas can and should be communicated in many ways. The educational approach provides self-guided learning environments centered around creativity, play, and interaction.
Our design team researched the history and production of paper and cardboard. We learned about their many functional and artistic uses throughout history, as well as its intrinsic qualities. Paper has been a monumental part of society’s creative and intellectual development, so using paper and cardboard as our materials for an educational children’s exhibit was both practical and meaningful.
Tools
warp
weft inspiration
studio in the villa in genoa, italy
hand sketch
draw digitally
cut-out mechanically
Process
hand
digital
model
Product
weft exhibit/takeaway The beauty of our design is that it works at any scale. It may be cut small enough to fit in the palm of a hand as a takeaway piece, or it may be as tall as a child and function as an exhibit.
lamps: weft and warp The lamps were designed as supplementary pieces to better describe our exhibits. The weft lamp (cut files left of image) demonstrate how the fluid weft pieces can be woven throughout the structured warp pieces. The warp lamp (cut files left of image) shows the cut process of the stationary warp structure. Each panel of the lamp represents one series of cuts in the production process, as evident in the cut files.
warp
full-scale In our design for a full-scale exhibit, units may be stacked on top of one another and connected using the pre-existing tabs on each piece. Exhibit visitors could then use provided weft pieces to weave their own environments.
final review: children’s workshop The final review was conducted with a children’s workshop organized at the Genoa Children’s Museum. We taught a group of Italian children how to assemble our piece, and used the process and product to teach the children about our concept of “Weave: Weft and Warp,” and how it applies to architecture.
Implementation
redesign and fabrication Following the Genoa design semester, the exhibit and accompanying takeaway pieces were redesigned into a single exhibit, and seven takeaway pieces based on the main concepts of the Genoa projects: structure (my instruction sheet above), aperture, circulation, surface, threshold, unit, and perspective. Then, seven full scale exhibits were fabricated back in South Carolina, along with dozens of takeaway pieces.
south carolina workshops During October of 2013, each of the seven exhibits were distributed across South Carolina to children’s museums and schools in Charleston, Columbia, Clemson, Greenville, Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, and Spartanburg. Workshops were held at each of these locations and our designs were put to the test, producing very successful results. Future reďŹ nement and more workshops are already in the works for the project.
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Solar Decathlon Project Management What does it take to actually build a house? Most students won’t fully appreciate the extraordinary effort it takes to bring a design from concept to reality until years into their practice. I have had the great fortune to experience this as student at Clemson through my involvement with the university’s team for the Solar Decathlon 2015, a national competition that accepts 20 schools to design, build, and operate a solar powered home during the competition in Irvine, CA in October, 2015. My role on the project as a Project Manager has allowed me not so much to design the home, but do all the things left out of typical architecture education. On a daily basis, I keep tabs on design decisions, compiling budgets, scheduling, logistics, fundraising, communicating with industry partners, balancing deadlines, working with a federal agency, and organizing faculty, students, and staff from departments across the university.
Timeline CLEMSON SOLAR DECATHLON INDIGO PINE SCHEDULE + BUDGET
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DELIVERABLE OCT 9, 2014
RENDERINGS DELIVERABLE DEC 18, 2014
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP JAN 9-10, 2015 IRVINE, CA $12,000
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT DELIVERABLE FEB 12, 2015
PROJECT SUMMARY DELIVERABLE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
APR 23, 2015
PUBLIC EXHIBIT & FINAL SAFETY PLAN JUN 25, 2015
AUG 27, 2015
SOLAR DECATHLON 2015 OCT 8-18, 2015 IRVINE, CA $435,000
FINAL REPORT NOV 2015 FALL 2014
INDIGO PINE
AS-BUILT PHASE DELIVERABLE
WINTER 2015
SPRING 2015
SUMMER 2015
FALL 2015
WINTER 2015
SPRING 2016
AND BEYOND...
PREASSEMBLY INDIGO PINE II $90,000
FINAL REVIEW SOLAR D STUDIO
SITE VISIT $7,500
SITE VISIT
STUDENT INTERNSHIPS
$4,500
$105,000
PROTOTYPING
FINAL SITE
INDIGO PINE I & II $125,000
CONTINUED R&D INDIGO PINE $135,000
FINAL REVIEW SOLAR D STUDIO
FINAL REVIEW
$40,000
SOLAR D STUDIO
SITE VISIT $7,500
INDIGO PINE I CONSTRUCTION $300,000
OVERALL BUDGET: $ 1,500,000
Rendering by Keith Richey
Day to Day
INDIGO PINE
THANK YOU TO OUR CURRENT
INDIGO PINE SPONSORS
BATH BEDROOM 1
MASTER
KITCHEN
DINING
LIVING
BEDROOM 2
INDIGO PINE FLOOR PLAN
LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP COMPETITION FOOD
$1,000
DOOR or WINDOW
$5,000/door
or window
$1,000
CNC MILLING
$10,000
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SOLAR
PANELS
HOUSES
STUDENT HOUSING
CABINET
up to
+ FACULTY 106 STUDENTS
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Donations of all sizes help us accomplish our goal.
PV PANELS
COMPONENTS 1,923STRUCTURAL
$1,500/student
$3,000/student
DEDICATED PORCH
DEDICATED ROOM
$50,000
$100,000/room
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TEAM CLEMSON ENERGY
Bill and Laura Pelham Robbie and Diane Fairey Chair Kate Schwennsen Garvin Design Group Richard and Elizabeth del Monte
Dean Rick and Cissie Goodstein Prof. Gregory W. Shelnutt and Dr. Ellen F. Gardiner Robert and Jean Morgan Wayne and Jill Rogers
Asheley Scott Ms. Dana Anderson and Dr. Joe Culin Aaron and Claire Bowman Steven Rodgers Larry and Tenneil James
Graphics by Alex Latham
Rendering by Keith Richey
Seed House Single Family Residence The first studio project of my graduate school career was to create a small home in a low-income neighborhood near Greenville, SC. The idea of Seed House came from the history between the client, Ms. Rhonda Hall Young, and the site, 214 Rebecca Street. As the site of the damaged family home her father built, the Seed House would be placed within the footprint of the old house. The concept of Seed House can be found in both in its physical structure as well as its function and spatial arrangements. A seed is essentially a protective shell covering a central nucleus, within which all of the rich DNA of the future plant is stored. Similarly, the Seed House contains a central core which houses all water, electrical, and mechanical features of the home, with ample open living space extending out to the thick Notblox walls. Those thick walls have been cut with large windows whose deep sills provide essential furniture.
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old footprint
sumlar drive
SITE PLAN 1’=1/16”
SITE PLAN 1’ = 1/16”
N
rebecca street
Site
120 sq.ft.
BATHROOM 102 sq.ft.
2” AIR GAP INSULATION INSULATION BAFFLE
DW
INSULATION STOP
REF.
MATERIALS LADDER
ACCESS
5V ROOFING PANEL
332
Bathroom
102
Spare Room
2”x12” FASCIA
ANGLE IRONS
CONCRETE
HEADER
WH
120
2” X 12” RAFTER
Loft
132
Porch
232
Net Conditioned Space
W/D
Master Bedroom
PUBLIC
2” X 6” HEADER
120
PERMEABLE SOFFIT
DW
REF. PLYWOOD PORCH
6’
CORE
KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING 332 sq.ft.
1/2” BEADBOARD
DRIP EDGE Kitchen/Living/Dining
PRIVATE
5V ROOF
3/4” OSB
PROGRAM
6’
WH W/D
SITE PLAN 1’ = 1/16”
120 sq.ft.
806
232 sq.ft
DN
GLAZING
with exterior space 1038 BEADBOARD
FIRST FLOOR PLAN 1’=1/4” FRAMING PLAN 674 SQ. FT. 1’ = 1/4”
TRIM
25’
SILL
NOTBLOX
SOUTH SECTION 1’=1/4”
NOTBLOX FORM 2.5” MINERAL WOOL INSUL.INSERT CONCRETE #4 VERTICAL REBAR NOTBLOX FORM
SLAB ON GRADE VAPOR BARRIER
WEST WALL SECTION 1’ = 1-1/2”
10’ 6”
GRAVEL
#4 HORZONTAL REBAR CEMENT PARGET BITHUTHANE WATERPROOFING
M. BEDROOM 120 sq.ft.
DW
REF.
PERFORATED DRAIN PIPE
#4 REBAR
WH
FOOTING
LOFT 132 sq.ft SOIL
LADDER ACCESS
KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING INTERIOR RENDERING
KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING 332 sq.ft.
6’
DN
PORCH 232 sq.ft
REF.
LADDER ACCESS WEST ELEVATION 1’=1/4”
NORTH ELEVATION 1’=1/4”
CENTER SECTION 1’=1/4”
SITE SECTION: SOUTH 1’=1/4”
DW
W/D
WASHED STONE
6’
WH W/D
29’
BATHROOM 102 sq.ft.
FILTER FABRIC
12’ 6”
SPARE ROOM 120 sq.ft.
DN
12’ 6”
N
29’
SITE PLAN 1’=1/16”
1’=1/4”
10’ 6”
Sections SPARE ROOM 120 sq.ft.
M. BEDROOM 120 sq.ft.
6’
WH W/D
29’
BATHROOM 102 sq.ft.
DW
LADDER ACCESS 12’ 6”
REF.
KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING 332 sq.ft.
SOUTH SECTION 1’=1/4”
CENTER SECTION 1’=1/4”
6’
PORCH 232 sq.ft
DN
LOOR PLAN FT.
NORTH SECTION 1’=1/4”
CENTER SECTION 1’=1/4”
LOFT
D
WH
SITE PLAN 1’ = 1/16”
2” AIR GAP INSULATION
MATERIALS
INSULATION BAFFLE INSULATION STOP 5V ROOFING PANEL
5V ROOF
3/4” OSB 1/2” BEADBOARD DRIP EDGE
2” X 6” HEADER
ANGLE IRONS
PERMEABLE SOFFIT
CONCRETE
HEADER
WH
2”x12” FASCIA
W/D
2” X 12” RAFTER
DW
REF. PLYWOOD
GLAZING
BEADBOARD
TRIM
FRAMING PLAN 1’ = 1/4”
SILL
NOTBLOX
NOTBLOX FORM 2.5” MINERAL WOOL INSUL.INSERT CONCRETE #4 VERTICAL REBAR NOTBLOX FORM
SLAB ON GRADE VAPOR BARRIER
WEST WALL SECTION 1’ = 1-1/2”
GRAVEL
#4 HORZONTAL REBAR CEMENT PARGET BITHUTHANE WATERPROOFING
FILTER FABRIC
WASHED STONE
#4 REBAR
PERFORATED DRAIN PIPE SOIL
FOOTING
TRIM
FRAMING PLAN 1’ = 1/4”
SILL
Renderings
NOTBLOX
NOTBLOX FORM
2.5” MINERAL WOOL INSUL.INSERT CONCRETE #4 VERTICAL REBAR NOTBLOX FORM
SLAB ON GRADE VAPOR BARRIER
WEST WALL SECTION 1’ = 1-1/2”
GRAVEL
#4 HORZONTAL REBAR CEMENT PARGET BITHUTHANE WATERPROOFING
FILTER FABRIC
WASHED STONE
#4 REBAR
FOOTING
PERFORATED DRAIN PIPE SOIL
KITCHEN/LIVING/DINING INTERIOR RENDERING
NORTH ELEVATION 1’=1/4”
SITE SECTION: SOUTH 1’=1/4”
WEST ELEVATION 1’=1/4”
1’=1/4” SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1’=1/4” 132 SQ. FT.
MASTER BEDROOM INTERIOR RENDERING
SOUTH ELEVATION 1’=1/4”
EAST ELEVATIO 1’=1/4”
SITE SECTION: EAST 1’=1/4”
Sketches Made in Europe These are various sketches I made during my semester abroad in Genoa, Italy, during the spring 2013 semester.
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Sketches Abroad
a- San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy b- Olivetti Shop by Carlos Scarpa, Venice, Italy c- Chiesa del Redentore by Palladio, Venice, Italy d- Chiesa della Salute, Venice, Italy e- Blue Mosque Exterior, Istanbul, Turkey f- Hilltop Silhouette, Florence, Italy
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Curriculum Vitae for Taylor St. Clair Dias
academic Clemson University, 2016. M.Arch and Certificate in Architecture+Community Build. Clemson University, 2014. Magna Cum Laude. Major: Architecture, Minor: French. Greenville High School, 2009. organizations Tau Sigma Delta Architecture Honors Society. Vice President 2013-present. American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). Fundraising Chair 2011/2012, Advocacy Chair 2013/2014. Conferences: 2011, Washington DC, National “Grassroots.” 2011, Charlotte, NC, Regional “SouthQuad.” 2013, Chicago, IL, National “Forum.” French Club. Treasurer 2010/2011, President 2011/2012. Pi Delta Phi Honors French Society. Delta Delta Delta Sorority. First Friday Float Parade Chair 2011. Order of Omega Greek Honors Society. experience abroad Teaching assistant for Minor in Architecture program in Genoa, Italy, summer 2014. English teacher for one month at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, summer 2013. Semester abroad through Clemson Architecture in Genoa, Italy, spring 2013. Semester abroad through Clemson Architecture in Barcelona, Spain, fall 2012. Presented research from a political science Creative Inquiry course at ACSUS (Association for Canadian Studies in the United States) biennial conference in Ottawa, Canada, 2011. Au pair for a French family in Paris, France, August 2009-June 2010. 12 hours/week of French language classes at L’Institute Catholique de Paris and La Sorbonne. additional Team Clemson’s Project Manager for Solar Decathlon 2015 competition in Irvine, CA, 2014-present. One of three undergrads selected to join grad students on the Solar Decathlon design team, spring 2014. Atelier InSite Creative Inquiry course for commissioning and marketing public art in Clemson, 2014. Digital draftsman and website design for Mel Dias Designs, 2013. Asked to create a gift for School of Architecture Dean, Kate Schwennsen, 2013. skills Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop AutoCad Sketchup Revit Rhino Fluent in French