Undergraduate Academic Portfolio by David Mackey

ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO DAVID MACKEY

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131 10th Avenue New York, NY

Luckie Street Museum Atlanta, GA

United States Consulate Casablanca, Morocco

3 Rivers Wellness Center Columbia, SC

131 10th Avenue, New York, NY My partner and I were tasked with creating an office building that can host the working class and have areas for public use. The site sits along the High Line, an old railroad from the meat packaging industry, which is now a vessel for the public to walk along the Hudson River. Part of the project is to create a connection from 10th Avenue to the elevated High Line, this is accomplished Location: New York, NY Type: Partnership | Nathan Steele Date: Fall 2018

by the staircase carved in the southern facade. The building is meant to be a co-working 01 environment, entailing people of different professions working together and benefiting from each other. This design is a solid/void relationship where the masses are carved away by the recessed curtain walls. The tower holds the private areas while the base holds the public areas.

High Line Building Sections

Traffic Directions

View through Twisted Towers

Average Building Heights

Site Plan with Figure Ground Study

1 | Tower and Base Form

Longitudinal Section

2 | Sloped Tower and Base

3 | Final Building Form

1 | Vertical Stair Alignment

2 | Diagonal Stair Alignment

3 | Selective Diagonal Stair

6th Floor

3rd Floor (High Line Access)

13th Floor

View from the top of the High Line looking at the co-working building. The heavy vegetation occupies the high line and is carried into the public patio. The landscape design is used to compliment the building and encourages free movement.

The interior of the building continues the solid / void relationship. The main entrance can be seen, as well as the openings in the floor slabs. These openings are fitted to the massing on the exterior.

This view from within the office spaces of the building shows the design of the stairs. The idea for the broken stairs is to create a unique relationship from floor to floor that utilizes the diverse range of skills from the customers.

Luckie Street Museum This project required me to first analyze the Mizuta Museum of Art because of its perforated windows, making light a precedent that I studied. The museum and its site also have an interesting use of circulation that carries into the interior, so movement became another precedent that I studied. This project took place in downtown Atlanta, GA on Luckie Street. Along with restrictions on square footage, one third of the site was to be given back to the public. My design iterations are a Location: Atlanta, GA Type: Individual Date: Spring 2018

geometric stacked complex, a standard box with an angular facade, and a box with the one third given back stacked and shifted on top. After choosing the last of the massing options, I took design cues from the Mizuta Museum. The area underneath the cantilever allows for a shortcut in walking along the sidewalks. The space created above forces a ciruclation through the galleries and can hold outside seating for views of the courtyard.

Mizuta Museum Model | Program Axon

SECTION 1

SECTION 2

Luckie Street Section and Site Diagram

1 | Angular Facade

2 | Stacked Geometric Complex

3 | Cornered Cantilever

Museum Geometry | Site Plan

1st Floor

2nd Floor

The consular entrance has views to the three layered veil that is both beautiful and functional. The interruption in geometry forms the entrance, and.

Physical modeling shows the perforated window type for the museum. Some of the windows even extend to skylights. The windows only occur in areas of circulation, not to distract from the show case areas.

Night time light studies show the interior lighting escaping out to the city, thus adding a level of complexity and uniqueness to the surrounding site.

United States Consulate This project required my partner and me to design a consulate complex in Morocco. The list of requirements for safety was followed closely. The complex includes include buildings for the consulate and offices, housing for the marines, recreational facilities, and service. Upon looking into the site and urban contexts, we noticed Casablanca the sun is strong from the South; we also noticed the frequent use of Location: Casablanca, Morocco Type: Partnership | Caleb Haik Date: Fall 2019

geometric patterns in design. We combined these two contexts and created a three layered veil to block the sunlight from the south facing facades. A driving design factor was simple construction and repetition in grid systems throughout all buildings on the site. In theory, money saved from construction would be used for the more decorative aspects such as the veil.

The first step in the design process was to understand Morocco. The history, people, and culture needed to be considered since embassies and consulates have such a strong presence in the host country.

The site is a plot of land in an underdeveloped part of Casablanca. The city has plans to make the area a center for commerce and trade, but nothing exists yet.

The building footprint replicates the courtyard design that is common in Morocco. This design is advantageous in the arid climate by blocking sunlight and pulling in breeze. The main building is located in the south, marine housing to the north, and annex buildings to the east and west.

Panelization Selection

Main Building Structure Axon

3 Veil Panels

Veil Bracketing System

The consular entrance has views to the three layered veil that is both beautiful and functional. The interruption in geometry forms the entrance, and the landscaping controls movement on the site securely.

The terraces off of each level of the main building have shading structures that allow the staff to occupy the outside spaces comfortably. These spaces act as an extension of the courtyard.

The courtyard is a common area that can be shared by all members of staff and the Marines that guard the site. The building footprint forms the courtyard, and terraces can be seen. Local vegetation fills the area creating a sanctuary.

3 Rivers Wellness Center A proposal for a Three Rivers Intergenerational Center fills the void of health and wellness within the greater Columbia area. Conceived of as community-focused centers, our buildings work together to enhance the communal aspects of Columbia and West Columbia and create health-centered spaces that every age group can utilize. A variety of uses allows for flexibility over time and activates the communities Location: Columbia, SC Type: Team | Nathan Steele, Mary Roberts, Erin Coleman Date: Spring 2020

at different times of the day, week, month, and year. Our design aims to holistically improve the inhabitants’ physical and mental health and well-being. Through our structure we created a sense of privacy with the deep structural members while also creating a shade component that would change throughout the day.

West Columbia The high frequency of single family residential housing was taken into consideration for the after school programming, exhibitions, and shared learning space on the West Columbia site. This programming does not already exist in or around the site and fills the void in West Columbia. Columbia The Columbia site will be used for larger programming since it is the larger site. Despite Columbia having typology for outdoor recreation, it lacks a center for physical therapy. Since offices are mainly located in Columbia, we will place our pavilion on this side so that it may host events or large gatherings. The relief center will also be on this side due to the fact that Richland County has a higher homeless rate and lower income than Lexington County.

We first analyzed building typology and found that West Columbia has a high frequency of single family housing, and Columbia lacks centers for physical therapy and homelessness. Larger programming is placed on the Columbia site since it is larger.

Child

High concentration of young adults integrating with a sufficient amount of adults in this area of Columbia

Teen Young Adult Adult

Large community of mainly young adults with trace amounts of adults, possibly due to location near the University

Age 60+ N/A Mostly Young Adult Some Adult Mostly Adult Some Young Adult Mostly Child Some Adult Mostly Adult Some Child Mostly Young Adult Some Child Mix of Young Adult & Adult

Small community of young adults and children

We then analyzed age usage of typology. Warmer colors represent young to middle age adults with at least one child. Blue areas represent civic buildings Riverfront community consisting that have mostly intergenerational programming. highly of young adult families with small children

Lower income neighborhoods with families of adults with children and teens

Mix of Adult & 60+ Mix of Child & Teen Some Young Adult Mix of Young Adult & Adult Some 60+

Large living community consisting of mainly young adults and a few adults

Intergenerational

Lastly, we analyzed usage over time in our buildings. Exhibition

Event Space

After School

Relief Center

Physical Therapy

Aquatic Therapy

3 Rivers Site with Pedestrian Bridge

Covered Portions for Shade

Accessible by Small Boats

Multiple Connections to Green Way

West Columbia Building Footprint and Structure Axon

The amphitheater on the West Columbia site offers views over the river and the pedestrian bridge while offering a space for outdoor performances. It connects the greenway to the wellness center.

The Columbia site houses the natatorium as part of the physical therapy aspect, the pools offer water aerobics. There are also gymnasiums and event spaces with and outdoor area.

The positioning of the structural members allows for light to completely fill the spaces created within. This light creates a positive atmosphere that enhances the programming for physical and mental health.