Destry Ure Architectural Design Portfolio Graduate Student M.Arch Candidate 2015 Savannah College of Art and Design
To start is to know that one will finish.
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Museum to the City of Antigua, Guatemala
Hunter Army Airfield Redevelopment
High rise Complex Chelsea, New York
Museum to Antigua
Encountering the Urban Position
Chelsea Manhattan High rise
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Dakota Jackson An Historical Projection SCAD Museum Exhibition
Projects
01 Museum to Antigua Museum to the City of Antigua, Guatemala 3
SCAD students Kailey Baker, Debanjali Banerjee, Patricia Brown, Chad Curtis, Saahil Das, Anthony Ebanks, Eduardo Frontera, Cameron Hoskins, Matthew Jaroz, Jeiting Lu, Asim Makki, Sean Ni, Nicholas Reese, Austa Thomas, Destry Ure, Caroline Vaughn
Collaboration of 16 SCAD students and 8 UNIS students from Guatemala. Two groups were organized. One group worked on the research facility, the second group worked on the museum. Each team consisted of 8 SCAD students and 4 UNIS students. Communication was achieved by Skype, Facebook and instant messaging. Tasks were to work on codes, site models, collaborative ideas, site analysis, utility locations, local and regional economies that contribute to the city of Antigua. Had the opportunity to work on the research facility the first 10 weeks, then was moved over to the museum team the last 10 weeks. Two building were developed for the museum to encompass the program and fit within the parameters of the regulations of Antigua.
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North Elevation
Front Building Floor Plan
East Elevation
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Back Building Floor Plan
West Elevation
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Section of lobby front building
Section of lobby front building
Section of clerestory front building
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Front building model Scale 1:100
Back building model Scale 1:100
Recoleccion ruins exhibit #1
City of Antigua site model near entrance
Site sits next to ruins of la Recoleccion
Courtyard between front and back building of museums
Recoleccion ruins exhibit #2 back building
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02 Encountering the Urban Position Hunter Army Airfield Redevelopment 9
Collaborative project Raquiya Glasgow, Destry Ure, Caroline Vaughn Graduate studio
Collaboration of 3 students on redeveloping Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, GA. If the airfield was shut down, how would the city of Savannah develop the land? A master plan was developed in order to connect South Savannah with downtown Savannah and the historic district. Having connections to link both areas were critical and vital to its success in bring these areas together, but allowing controlled growth. Distinct nodes or city centers were developed to correspond to historic Savannah and bring the old into the new development.
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Changeable grids
Grid overlay
Connections
Nodes
Adaptable grid
Nodes with connections
Surrounding area
Adaptable grids
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Nodes were developed and placed to allow for sustainable and healthy growth. Each node attracts a specific type of individual, depending upon where it is placed.
civic node
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commercial node
mixed use node
green space node
residential node
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04 Chelsea Manhattan High rise High rise complex Chelsea, New York 15
Individual project High rise design studio undergraduate
Chelsea, Manhattan New York High rise sits up against the Highline on 10th and 23rd Street. It consists of residential units, fitness center, residents lounge, automated parking garage, restaurant, retail and a cafe. Residents have access to the Highline from the 4th floor where a lounge was designed for interaction between the two spaces. Condo’s concist of typical 1,2 and 3 bedroom units.
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Resident condos Typical 1,2,3 bedrooms
Resident condos 5th floor to 31st floor
Highline lobby 4th floor retail
4th floor residents lounge 4th floor cafe
3rd floor cafe 3rd floor retail
3rd floor residents lounge Retail space
2nd floor cafe 2nd floor retail
Fitness center
Street entrance Main lobby Restaurant
Street entrance Resident lobby Automated parking entrance 1
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Ground Floor Delivery entrance/ maintenance
Second Floor
Main lobby
Cafe
Atrium
Stair egress Resident entrance/ lobby
Restaurant
Resident automated parking garage
Fitness center Retail
Third Floor
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Fourth Floor Highline lobby
Cafe
Atrium Resident’s lounge
Retail
Cafe
Retail
Upper resident’s lounge
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Typical 1 bedroom
1 bedroom, 1 bathroom 5th-24th floor 40 units
Typical 2 bedroom
1 bedroom, 2 bathroom 8th-31st floor 24 units
2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 8th-31st floor 24 units
2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 16th-31st floor 16 units
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Typical 3 bedroom
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 8th-31th floor 24 units
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 5th-16th floor 24 units
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04 Dakota Jackson An Historical Perspective SCAD Museum Exhibition 21
Individual project Interior design project graduate
Dakota Jackson Museum exhibition design incorporating Dakota Jackson’s furniture. An historical perspective of who Dakota Jackson is and what he has become. The project was to design a SCAD museum exhibition for Dakota Jackson that is to be exhibited fall of 2015. Design was in collaboration with Dakota and materials were reviewed under Dakota’s recommendations.
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Inspiration
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Process
Process
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Final design
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