CHRISTY De PEW
CONTENTS 801 _ HOUSE OF COMPONENTS _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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702 _ SURFACE SHUFFLE | VERTICAL HYBRID STUDIO _ PHILADELPHIA, PA
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RIVANNA RIVER VORTEX _ RECLAIMING THE RIVANNA _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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U.S. 29 VORTEX _ RESI[DENSE]CITY _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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701 _ ecoREMOD SoBo | FAIRMONT APARTMENT RENOVATIONS _ SOUTH BOSTON, VA
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RENOVATIONS TO WATERFRONT TOWN HOME _ ANNAPOLIS, MD
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RENOVATIONS TO 723 MONTICELLO AVENUE _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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SCREENED PORCH ADDITION _ NELLYSFORD, VA
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RENOVATIONS + ADDITIONS _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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RENOVATIONS + ADDITIONS _ TROY, VA
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402 _ JAMES RIVER INTERVENTION _ RICHMOND, VA
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401 _ SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY HOUSING _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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302 _ VIRGINIA CENTER FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGY _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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301 _ BICYCLE HARBOR _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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202 _ MEDIA CENTER _ ALEXANDRIA, VA
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801 _ HOUSE OF COMPONENTS_CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
801 _ HOUSE OF COMPONENTS _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
PROFESSOR W.G. CLARK
Most houses are built complete, but the house of components evolves as conditions and resources allow, creating a compound form with the rooms expressed, rather than the typical cracker box. The component-based design is flexible and variable, serving as a starting point of design: orientation, material use and sequence will be determined by each individual project. The components may be arranged to respond to the orientation of the site as lighting and thermal conditions demand. Two masonry elements built on-site - the fireplace and the module connector - will orient the home and initiate the language for the layout of the interior and exterior rooms. Largely prefabricated with a steel structural system, this approach is essential to reuse, as standardized wall panels can be exchanged as the needs of a household evolves, recycling materials and energy. The use of components allows the client to build the house in phases - making the house more economical, and expanding as the family grows. The house can also be deconstructed down to the two main elements, leaving a masonry artefact on site that may be utilized in the future by another family.
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801 _ HOUSE OF COMPONENTS _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
FOUNDATION + FOOTINGS
SITE BUILT ELEMENTS
SLAB-ON-GRADE
STEEL STRUCTURE
FLOORS + STAIR
PRE-FAB WALLS
PRE-FAB ROOFS
GLAZING
FOUNDATION EXTENSION
MASTER SUITE ADDITION
OFFICE ADDITION
BEDROOM + BATH ADDITION
BEDROOM 3 ADDITION
GLAZING + WALL REMOVAL + REUSE
PRE-FAB ROOF REMOVAL + REUSE
SITE REMAINS [ESSENTIAL TO REUSE]
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801 _ HOUSE OF COMPONENTS _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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702_SURFACE SHUFFLE | VERTICAL HYBRID STUDIO _ PHILADELPHIA, PA
702 _ SURFACE SHUFFLE | VERTICAL HYBRID STUDIO _ PHILADELPHIA, PA
PROFESSOR MATTHEW JULL
The Water Street Community Center seeks to reactivate Philadelphia’s Central Delaware Waterfront through the introduction of an energetic program at a central location. The Community Center introduces a diverse language between interior program and exterior adjacencies that promote a center of activity along the Delaware River. The ground floor is reserved for the Water Street Market which opens up to the street, inviting pedestrians in. The adjacent parking lot site is requisitioned as Community Gardens to promote health and local sourcing. Each floor of public program at the base of the residential tower is coupled with an exterior space of associated program. The variety of outdoor courtyards provide a playful environment for the community to explore, entertain, and exercise. The formation of this building was achieved through four manipulations: [1] STACK_layer the program into minimal floor plates to maximize the courtyard [2] LIFT_merge tower with a low mass to provide public access to program on ground level, relocating outdoor space to rooftops [3] SHIFT_slide tower to the North in order to maximize Southern exposure to both courtyards and residences [4] SHUFFLE_stagger width and depth of floors to create larger exterior spaces with a variety of views
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702 _ SURFACE SHUFFLE | VERTICAL HYBRID STUDIO _ PHILADELPHIA, PA art studio
sculpture garden
art gallery
6 shallow pool
hot tub
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playground aerobic craŌs
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cafe
children’s world
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group exercise
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weights
game court
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technics
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outdoor ampitheatre
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green room dressing rooms
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public computers market below
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702 _ SURFACE SHUFFLE | VERTICAL HYBRID STUDIO _ PHILADELPHIA, PA cafe + books
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ROW HOMES
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VINE STREET
CALLOWHILL STREET
box office
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS BOULEVARD
DELAWARE RIVER
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RIVANNA RIVER VORTEX _ RECLAIMING THE RIVANNA CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Reclaiming the Rivanna is a bold vision to enhance both the ecology and experience of the Rivanna River. As it exists, the Rivanna River is easily forgotten. It is treated as little more than an obstacle to be crossed and the motley collection of land uses adjacent to the river are a reminder of the collective neglect. Reclaimed, the Rivanna will have a much needed identity, and will draw people via a series of landmarks. Accentuating the hilltop at Darden Towe links the anticipated Lewis + Clark Exploratory Center and new amphitheater to historic Monticello. The grand esplanade welcomes the public to the river, and creates awareness with a new pedestrian crossing at Free Bridge. Lookout towers, illuminated at night, attract visitors and provide new vantage points. Constructed wetlands serve ecological functions--filtering runoff and absorbing flood waters--in addition to being ripe for exploration along a series of boardwalks. Promenades, both natural and constructed, provide places for recreation and gatherings. The old mill buildings are repurposed as art studios, adding to the diversity of the Woolen Mills neighborhood. Together, these interventions generate a memorable experience, transforming the Rivanna River into more than a dividing line on a map.
CHRISTY De PEW + TEAM 29
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U.S. 29 VORTEX _ RESI[DENSE]CITY _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
U.S. 29 VORTEX _ RESI[DENSE]CITY _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 29
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By re-imagining the Route 29 corridor, an optimal combination of housing density, efficient transportation, economic growth, and interactive culture can be brought from Charlottesville City to Albemarle County. Our design goal is to create dense mixed-use communities at nodes along Route 29 to stitch together the corridor that currently acts as a boundary, rather than a means of connection. These communities will assemble green garden spaces, mixed-income housing, public plazas and points of commercial activity. By providing new residential opportunities supported by a variety of street types, walkable, mixed-use communities will create nodes of connection along and across Route 29, breaking down the barrier. These dense developments provide a healthy way of living with intensified cultural and transit infrastructure to a community that is plagued with abnormally high-costs of living. These resi[dense]cities can be implemented at a multitude of scales, from local and regional, to international levels. Our design examined in detail the intersection of Hydraulic Road and Route 29, and identified commercial developments and low-income housing located East of Route 29 that could benefit from one of these mixed-use communities. By integrating mixed-income housing with new commercial and cultural spaces, a new level of activity and connectivity could occur at this entry point into the City of Charlottesville. CHARLOTTESVILLE + ALBEMARLE
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CHRISTY De PEW + TEAM 6
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701 _ ecoREMOD SoBo | FAIRMONT APARTMENT RENOVATIONS _ SOUTH BOSTON, VA
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701 _ ecoREMOD SoBo | FAIRMONT APARTMENT RENOVATIONS _ SOUTH BOSTON, VA
PROFESSOR JOHN QUALE
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Southside Outreach Group, Inc. [SOG] is a “non-profit organization assisting low-to-moderate income persons in obtaining affordable, safe, decent and sanitary housing�. SOG was in the process of obtaining six apartment buildings to function as preliminary housing for persons looking for homeownership opportunities. Prior to purchasing the apartments, SOG was interested in exploring whether there were renovation designs that could improve the quality of the apartments without tremendous cost. ecoREMOD was tasked with identifying the largest issues with the apartments, and proposing resolutions. In order to address the poor ventilation, excess solar gain and lack of connectivity, three schemes were proposed that resolved these issues at a variety of scales and cost.
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SCHEME A | MINIMUM NECESSARY -remove central mass separating kitchen from living -relocate water heater to existing closet with new stack washer/dryer unit -existing kitchen cabinets remain with refrigerator relocated and new pantry -ventilation fan for improved air quality -operable louver system on eash, south, and west facades
KELVIN GRULLON + CHRISTY De PEW
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SCHEME B | HAPPY MEDIUM -remove central mass separating kitchen from living -relocate water heater to existing closet with new stack washer/dryer unit -kitchen appliances relocated with new cabinetry for use efficiency -ventilation fan for improved air quality -new balcony at living room for each unit -operable louver system at bedroom windows
KELVIN GRULLON + CHRISTY De PEW
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SCHEME C | MAXIMIZED LIVING -remove central mass separating kitchen from living -relocate water heater to existing closet -reorient bath to accomodate new laundry area or pantry -kitchen appliances relocated with new cabinetry for use efficiency -ventilation fan for improved air quality -new wrap-around balcony for each unit with operable louver system
KELVIN GRULLON + CHRISTY De PEW
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RENOVATIONS TO WATERFRONT TOWN HOME _ ANNAPOLIS, MD The owners of this three-story town home in downtown Annapolis hired Chesapeake Smart Homes to install a custom theatre and a fully-functioning Crestron home automation system. The entire third floor bachelor’s pad was to be renovated during the installation of the theatre. I had the opportunity to assist a local cabinetmaker, Gregory T. Wheet in the milling and installation of the trim and framework for the theatre and surrounding spaces. Although there is not an abundant amount of exposed wood, the walls required a very complicated system of framework and trim in order to receive the fabric that would conceal the audio components and acoustic treatments of the theatre. We designed beams to wrap the exposed ceiling and receive the dropped headers containing the integrated surround-sound system. Removable fabric panels were necessary for easy access to the speakers and sub-woofer on the front television wall. During this project, I was also able to lay my first bamboo floor and fabricate my first built-in bookcase for the corner of the theatre.
DESIGN TRAINEE AT CHESAPEAKE SMART HOMES
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RENOVATIONS TO 723 MONTICELLO AVENUE _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
JAMES CRAWFORD + CHRISTY De PEW
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SCREENED PORCH ADDITION _ NELLYSFORD, VA BEFORE + AFTER PHOTOS + ELEVATIONS
INTERN AT CANDACE M.P. SMITH ARCHITECT
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RENOVATIONS + ADDITIONS _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA WINDOW DETAIL
INTERN AT CANDACE M.P. SMITH ARCHITECT
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RENOVATIONS + ADDITIONS _ TROY, VA EXISTING + PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONS
INTERN AT CANDACE M.P. SMITH ARCHITECT
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RENOVATIONS + ADDITIONS _ TROY, VA WALL SECTION + FIRST FLOOR PLAN
INTERN AT CANDACE M.P. SMITH ARCHITECT
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402 _ JAMES RIVER INTERVENTION RICHMOND, VA
402 _ JAMES RIVER INTERVENTION _ RICHMOND, VA
PROFESSOR ROBIN DRIPPS
Richmond, Virginia’s Shockoe Bottom and Southside Districts are perennially threatened by the flooding of the James River. Accounting for the predicted rise in sea level, these interventions seek to mitigate the floods and eliminate unnecessary damages. Right-of-way filtration systems are utilized near the combined sewer overflow outputs on either side of the river to drain excess water into a new watershed located in Shockoe Bottom. Meanwhile, Southside employs the historical technique of chinampas; artificial freshwater islands used as agricultural fields. The chinampas recall Southside’s agricultural history while providing produce for a local Farmer’s Market. As a precaution, rainwater cisterns located along the elevated sections of I-95 collect and filter contaminated runoff before it is drained into the James River. Canals allow for routine maintenance while an elevated pathway alongside the structure of I-95 connects the riverbanks for the transport of goods and produce from the Southside chinampas to the market in Shockoe Bottom. INTERVENTIONS
EXISTING CONDITIONS
ALLIE CALAGUIRE + CHRISTY De PEW
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402 _ JAMES RIVER INTERVENTION _ RICHMOND, VA
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402 _ JAMES RIVER INTERVENTION _ RICHMOND, VA
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401 _ SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY HOUSING CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
401 _ SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY HOUSING _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
PROFESSOR BETSY ROETTGER
Charlottesville, VA, a vibrant college town surrounded by pockets of wealth, has a growing homeless population estimated at two-hundred plus individuals. As a solution to this epidemic, a 60+ unit SRO (single room occupancy) housing community is proposed for those in need. The most critical design intention is to provide ample light and ventilation to each dwelling. Single-loaded corridors take advantage of cross ventilation and daylighting strategies. The south-facing hallways create a sun space that utilizes passive solar techniques to warm the building’s northern wings throughout the winter. The facades are treated with automated horizontal louvres that scatter the harsh summer sunlight while reducing heat gain. Likewise, exterior northern hallways prevent heat loss and promote natural ventilation through the adjacent southern units. These units offer large bay windows angled to optimize the amount of sunlight entering each space. The building’s two southern wings are three stories, allowing light into both the central courtyard and the taller northern wing. Meanwhile, the southwest wing and western corner house the major public spaces, offering expansive views to the surrounding area and connections to the immediate context.
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302 _ VIRGINIA CENTER FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGY CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
302 _ VIRGINIA CENTER FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGY _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
PROFESSOR BETSY ROETTGER
The Virginia Center for Green Technology establishes a purposeful connection, both structurally and contextually, to three significant historical elements within Woolen Mills. Following the Rivanna River Trail, a procession begins with a series of terraces leading to the remains of the Rivanna River dam, followed by a pathway to the primary building and commemorated railway, a once vital asset of the community. Channels along this pathway collect and drain rainwater into basement cisterns to be reused as gray water. This path continues beneath the lecture hall and emerges as a cedar platform before transforming into the building’s skin, shading the southern facade. As the skin terminates, an existing masonry takes its place, saturating the wall with the architectural remains of the original Woolen Mills. The exposed brick is juxtaposed with the mesh of steel, glass, and stone, integrating the site’s historical character with sustainable technologies of the twenty-first century. Inside the building, endless resources provide free information on green building and sustainable design. In conjunction with an insulating green roof, suspended catwalks promote circulation of both air and people in plan and section.
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302 _ VIRGINIA CENTER FOR GREEN TECHNOLOGY _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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301 _ BICYCLE HARBOR _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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PROFESSOR JIM KOVACH
The Bicycle Harbor is a prefabricated prototype designed to promote bicycle use and reduce car emissions in Charlottesville. The harbor provides community members the option to store a personal bicycle, rent a shared bicycle, wait for a bus, or freshen up before work or class. Located near a confluence of bus stops, the Harbor steps public and private spaces in both plan and section. The public space is integrated with the street, enabling cyclists to ride directly into the harbor and store their bicycle. Within the private facility are lockers and a full bathroom, fueled and cooled by a rainwater harvesting system and roof pond, helping to conserve natural resources.
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301 _ BICYCLE HARBOR _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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301 _ BICYCLE HARBOR _ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
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202 _ MEDIA CENTER ALEXANDRIA, VA
202 _ MEDIA CENTER _ ALEXANDRIA, VA
PROFESSOR JEANNA RIPPLE
Multiple mapping strategies address Alexandria’s information hubs, movement patterns, and geographical boundaries. The relationships of axes discovered with these maps are applied to the public and private spaces of the city’s Media Center. The primary axes of the Media Center connect private spaces over public openings while transition zones between these spaces enhance circulation. The longer North-South axes emphasize visual extension as they project through windows of the proposed building and connect with identified landmarks beyond the site’s boundaries.
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CHRISTY De PEW m.arch uva 2014 804.339.3331 cld2r@virginia.edu