Danielle De Young | Portfolio Master of Architecture Virginia Tech
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CONTENTS M.Arch
Thesis Work
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Advanced Design Lab
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Second Year 19 First Year 31
Ceramics, Sketching and Watercolor
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Photography 49 Engineering Projects | AECOM
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M.ARCH THESIS WORK A Layered Ceiling
A Center for Ballroom Dance in Montréal, Quebec 4700 Rue Saint-Ambroise Montréal, QC, Canada
In ballroom dance, the leader holds a rigid frame in which the follower can effortlessly and gracefully perform, much like the rigid structure of a building that invites a harmonic arrangement of light and space within it. Both dance and architecture share the common goal of beautifully resisting the ceaseless pull of gravity. In the way that a spectator is able to participate in dance, so is one able to appreciate the beauty of architecture. This collection of drawings and paintings presents a proposal for a ballroom dance center in the heart of the Saint-Henri neighborhood of Montréal. The entrance of the building faces Rue Saint-Ambroise to the northwest. The ballroom façade is directed northeast towards a reflecting pool and Parc Gédéon de Catalogne. The glass ballroom façade opens traditionally exclusive events to the community and invites spectators to sit on the wide steps surrounding the reflecting pool. The rear of the building faces Canal Lachine and the renovated industrial buildings on the opposite bank.
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A LAYERED CEILING:
A Center for Ballroom Dance Abstract This collection of drawings and paintings presents a proposal for a ballroom dance center in MontrÊal, Quebec, Canada. The building is unnecessarily generous with the most essential elements and exaggerates non-essential elements in a way enhances their redundancy. Layered glulam ceilings cover the two main spaces and evoke the hidden structure of the sprung dance floor below. The ceiling is reflected in the pattern of the hardwood floors, and the ballroom is reflected in the pool outside its layered façade. Layers of concrete walls create thresholds and add depth to the views between spaces. Light, material, and people follow indirect paths through the building and its detailed elements.
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ADVANCED DESIGN LAB Newcastle Library
Newcastle Library Newcastle, Virginia Newcastle is a rural town in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The narrow and constrictive site for this library is approximately 30ft wide and less than 300ft long. The front of the site terminates a row of small, local businesses and is adjacent to the lawn of the Craig County courthouse. The completed design compliments and enhances the community by maintaining the scale of the adjacent storefonts and extending the pedestrian space of the sidewalk much like the vernacular wrap-around porch. The tall column at the covered entrance frames a view of the courhouse as you approach. The main reading room and meeting spaces at the front of the library are separated from the stacks and individual reading carrels. The reading carrels fit within the deep tall windows that are adjacent to the courthouse, allowing natural light to penetrate from the narrow space between the buildings.
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M.ARCH SECOND YEAR Architecture Studio and Residence Building without a Program
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Architect’s Studio and Residence Wilmington, North Carolina
The proposed site for this architect’s studio and residence is a z-shaped site bounded on all sides by existing buildings and roads. The historic facade must be left in place. The program is both an architect’s studio and the architect’s residence. This proposed design is a steel-framed building with two central load-bearing concrete walls that anchor the structure. The existing facade opens to an entrance courtyard. The front entrance leads to a gallery space where the firm showcases their work. The back of the gallery leads to a garden and the main studio space. The studio space is pulled away from the existing brick masonry walls providing the space for the garden. The studio wall is a double-height curtain wall that allows sunlight to permeate into the studio through the garden. A cast-in-place concrete stair leads to a conference and critique room that is lit by a skylight. The architect’s residence has an entrance at the front of the building via a secluded stair. The main entrance to the residence is at the back of the building via the alley.
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A Building Without a Program The constraints of this building were revealed slowly over time. The initial request was for a four story building with a basement. The basement and first two floors must have a floor to floor height of 20 ft while the top two floors must have a floor to floor height of 15 ft. The unspecified site prevents the building from extending beyond the limits of a 100ft x 30ft rectangular plan. The building is required to have two fire stairs and an elevator, as well as space for utilities between floors. The completed design of the building is designed as two halves, illustrated by the layered chipboard mass model. The concrete structural systems of concrete columns and Vierendeel trusses allowed space between floors for utilities and other building systems. The square spiral fire stairs were have a sculptural quality with large openings for windows and small openings next to the treads for natural light. The main spaces of the building are have protected hallways and large light-filled rooms. A cantilevered double-height space includes a mezzanine level. Two large outdoor spaces are designed at the level of the basement and on the fourth floor. A small private balcony rests on the second floor above the main entrance. Window openings accentuate the difference between the two building halves. This project was an exercise in making a good building that follows general requirements of building code without using programmatic requirements to shape the spaces.
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M.ARCH FIRST YEAR Fundamentals of Design
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Primary Forms Precise forms are made from an imperfect material, ambrosia maple. The cone, cylinder and sphere were made on the laithe and the cube and tetrahedron were made using a band saw. The order of cuts was an important part of the construction of the tetrahedron. The remainder of the block of wood tells the story of how the tetrahedron was made. The photographs of the forms show interactions between primary forms can change and enhance how they are perceived.
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Form and Counter-form The completed form is designed to be 10”x 10” x 10” plaster cube that demonstrates a deliberate cut while retaining recognition of the original cube. The model of form was designed using AutoCAD 3D and the counter-form as developed from the model. The counter-form is constructed from chipboard that is 1/16” and 1/8” thick and was cut using a LaserCAMM.
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Curve + 2x4 What is the intersection of a curve and a 2x4? How can this intersection inform space?
Wooden Joint Three identical basswood components can be joined together using a square basswood pin. The “legs� of the components can also act as pins allowing for several orthogonal configurations.
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Photograms These photograms are images created by arranging objects on photographic paper and exposing it to light in the darkroom. Imagined vertical sections of the photograms were completed as a study of the images.
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M.ARCH CERAMICS, SKETCHING AND WATERCOLOR
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Fallingwater
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California Academy of Sciences 51
North Carolina Museum of Art
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
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Erdman Hall, Bryn Mawr College
Korman House, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Erdman Hall Dormitories, Bryn Mawr College
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Poplar Forest, Lynchburg, Virginia
Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Paris, France
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Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
San Francisco, California
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Erdman Hall Dormitories, Bryn Mawr College
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Middleton Inn, Charleston, South Carolina
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Rutherfordton, North Carolina
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ENGINEERING PROJECTS | AECOM
Structures/Bridges
Natural Systems/Drainage
Route 340, Warren County, Virginia Front Royal, Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation Acted as lead engineer for project. Completed Hydraulic and Hydrologic Analysis of replacement bridge. Performed roadway drainage calculations and analyses including storm sewer design, culvert design, stormwater management, bioretention pond design, and erosion and sediment control design. Created cost estimates. Created sequence of construction plans.
Midtown Connector City of Lynchburg, Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation Performed roadway drainage calculations and analyses including storm sewer design, culvert design, stormwater management. Created cost estimates.
S-101 over Wildcat Creek York County, South Carolina South Carolina Department of Transportation Completed Hydraulic and Hydrologic Analysis of replacement bridge. Moore’s Creek Dam Rockbridge County, Virginia City of Lexington Dam Break Model and Analysis including inundation mapping and Emergency Action Plan. Visited site to complete inspection of dam. Route 665 over Wolf Creek Bland County, Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation Completed Hydraulic and Hydrologic Analysis of replacement bridge. Route 1421 over Linville Creek H&HA Rockingham County, Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation Completed Hydraulic and Hydrologic Analysis of replacement bridge. Piedmont Drive / Robertson Bridge Danville, Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation Performed roadway drainage calculations and storm drain design.
Old Lynchburg Road Charlottesville, Virginia Town of Charlottesville Performed roadway drainage calculations and analyses including storm sewer design and stormwater management bioretention pond design. Interstate 81 Truck Climbing Lanes Rockbridge County, Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation Design/Build project. Performed roadway drainage calculations and analyses including storm sewer design, culvert design, stormwater management and erosion and sediment control design for seven miles of interstate highway. Aided lead engineer in construction administration. Created cost estimates. Created sequence of construction plans. Merriman Road Roundabout Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke County Performed roadway drainage calculations, storm sewer design and bioretention wetland design. Route 220 Botetourt County, Virginia Virginia Department of Transportation Performed roadway drainage calculations and analyses including storm sewer design, culvert design and stormwater management.
All works in this book, including written components, hand drawings, models and photographs, are original works by the author.