ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014
DJAKUBO@CLEMSON.EDU
215 603 3001
1532 GADWALL WAY, SENECA, SC 29678
PROFILE Education
Education Education
EXPERIENCE Education
Acquiring knowledge through my undergraduate degree in kitchen and bath design, my interest in the way the interior of a building relates to the exterior developed. That growth has now led me to further my education in architectural design. Embracing elements that are becoming crucial in our lives such as sustainability and smart development, I work with the intent of using architecture to enhance our environment.
Clemson University, May 2014 Master of Architecture Candidate
Graduate Research Assistant, Clemson University Community Research + Design Center | 2013-2014
I have collaborated on many different large and small scale projects and through that process have obtained great respect for preserving the past, utilizing adaptive reuse. Designing historical renovations in particular has helped me to understand the present while also embracing what has been developed over time. My interest in architectural history and its repetitive form & structure reflected in today’s buildings illustrates the importance of the past in current design. All of these aspects together provide me with a clear vision of linking the past to the present in my own architecture. I have studied a wide range of subjects both in undergraduate and graduate courses and through that knowledge have gained great respect for our ever-changing enviornment and how architecture needs to react to those changes. I plan to further my career in the architectural field by achieving valuable knowledge through multi-disciplinary design in order to expand my depth of interests and ideas. I look forward to continuing to challenge myself within the field in order to gain further experience and understanding of architecture as a whole.
Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2013 - Spring 2014
Virginia TECH, May 2011 Bachelor of Science, Housing Cognate in Sustainability Order of Omega, Greek Leadership Honour Society National Society of Leadership & Success Nominee Housing GPA 3.74
University of Maryland, Fall 2009 Letters & Sciences Major, Architecture Courses Delta Gamma Fraternity Junior Panhellenic Association
Organized Solar Decathlon studio projects for school participation & construction
Clemson Centennial Exhibition: Grassroots | Fall 2013
Completed all marketing documents for school and 5,200+ Architecture alumni to maximize participation
Publication: 100 Years of Architecture | Spring 2014
Edited final documentation for Grassroots exhibit to be publicized as first CR+DC publication
Stampfl Associates, LLC, Architecture & Land Planning Doylestown, PA Intern Architect, Winters & Summers 2008 - 2013 As an innovative intern, I created presentation drawings, schematic design details, construction documentation, architectural details, client presentations and original marketing materials and concepts.
organizations US Green Building Council President | 2013-2014, Clemson University
Green Apple Day of Service USGBC Upstate Chapter Lee III Building Tour LEED GA Online Prep Course Winter Remix Organizations Social Clemson University Sustainability Week
skills Computer AutoCAD Revit Adobe Creative Suite Google SketchUp Rhino Microsoft Office
President Jim F. Barker’s Commission on Sustainability Design Student Leader | 2013-2014, Clemson University 3D Rendering Attends bi-weekly meetings with “green” organizations Laser Cutting Model Making Graduate Architecture Student Partnership (GASP) Manual & Computer-aided drafting Presentation Preparations Communications Chair | 2012-2013 Academic Years Marketing Develops all marketing documents for social communication Materials Knowledge Lee III Stewardship Committee Member | 2012-2014 Evaluates building energy, lighting design & temperature quality
Graduate Student Government Architecture Senator | 2013 Academic Year
Attends bi-montly meetings to coordinate student affairs
Body Pump Fitness Certification, Les Mills Intl. Ltd Fike Recreation Center Instructor
Instructs one hour weight-lifting class, two-three times/week
National Kitchen & Bath Association Member Virginia Tech | 2010-2011 Delta Gamma Fraternity, Director of Crews Virginia Tech | 2010
Coordinated all major Vice President group meetings
LEED Green Associate Green Building Certification Institute| Fall 2013
references Clemson University Daniel Harding
Associate Professor of Architecture Director, Community Research + Design Center 406-223-2179 hardin4@clemson.edu
Stampfl Associates, LLC Peter Stampfl, AIA, NCARB Managing Principal 215-345-4610 pstampfl@stampflassociates.com
This is a graphic representation of my architectural development throughout my undergraduate and graduate careers. I look forward to what the next chapter of my journey in architecture will bring as I am ready and excited to pursue my professional career within the field.
sUstainaBle design 1
DESIGN-BUILD 2
soUtHern roots + tyPologies 3
arCHiteCtUral eXPloration 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
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LOS ANGELES URBAN FARM
sUstainaBle design - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH PROGRAM PROfESSOR SALLIE HAMbRIGHT - PARTNER bRIAN GULDEN - fALL 2013
URBAN FARM 7
CITY MAPPING + CONDITIONS Today Los Angeles is a city of fissures. The urban fabric is a sprawling series of edges & divisions; solid & void. This project takes these fissures & gives purpose to those interstitial unused spaces by reconnecting the surrounding areas & reintegrating agriculture back into the city fabric.
ORIGINAL TRANSPORTATION
The historical city of Los Angeles was split evenly between agriculture and infrastructure. The farming aspects of the city have today been lost amongst its structure & interstates that divide the towns and neighborhoods within.
INTERSTATES
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WATER
SUBWAYS
OLD CITY GRIDS
TRAINS
GREEN SPACES
NEIGHBORHOOD GRIDS
URBAN FARM 9
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LOCAL GRIDS SOLIDS
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TRANSPORTATION EXTENSIONS
OLD CITY GRIDS
CITY GRIDS SOLIDS
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OLD & NEW CITY GRIDS SOLIDS
TRANSPORT GRIDS OVER CITY GRIDS
BOYLE HEIGHTS CONTEXT 1
URBAN FARM 11
SITE CONNECTIONS Boyle Heights is a city located east of downtown Los Angeles and has been cut off by the growing core interstates that surround it. Despite that, the need for bike paths and public transportation has grown in recent years as shown in the adjacent diagram. Furthermore, the decision to extend the current bike and pedestrian paths surrounding our site was necessary. The river currently has a growing pedestrian and bike path that we decided was a strong linkage to the city and surrounding neighborhoods. In order to provide heightened access to our farm, market & restaurant programs we embraced and strengthened this connection to our site. This growing city has the potential to change its ways of automobile transportation and link in to current modes of public transportation in order to reduce carbon emissions and heighten sustainable practices, which we focused on throughout our site.
BUS STOPS BIkE PATHS
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URBAN FARM 13
SITE DESIGN
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SITE CONNECTIONS
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SUSTAINABLE FARM SYSTEMS
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site Key MOBILE CHICkEN GRAzING
PEDESTRIAN CONNECTOR GREY WATER PARTNERSHIP
INTEGRATED FARMSCAPING URBAN FARM 17
LOS ANGELES PLANTING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FIELDS
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
LEAVES 1 LEAVES 2
ROOTS 1 ROOTS 2
FRUITS 1 FRUITS 2
REBUILD 1 REBUILD 2
8 YEAR CROP ROTATION LEAVES - FRUITS - ROOTS - REBUILD
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
SOLAR ORIENTATION
DECEMBER
GREY WATER USAGE
SITE TOPOGRAPHY
LOS ANGELES RESIDENTIAL AVERAGE
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A grey water partnership was developed in our project to emphasize the community connectivity to our site. Water from the surrounding businesses would be collected and naturally purified with water filtration plants and redistributed as irrigation for the farm on a daily basis.
NATIVE PLANTS COMMUNITY PARk LOS ANGELES DRY PLANTINGS
PINE
CA LILACS
HUCKLEBERRY
CA POPPY
RICEGRASS
TARWEED
URBAN FARM 19
BUILDING DESIGN
SITE SECTION
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VIEW FROM BAR TO DOWNTOWN
URBAN FARM 21
BUILDING LAYOUT
Using the urban mapping diagrams we formulated, the building was designed to connect back into those original city grids as well as the prime surrounding visual connections. This allowed the building to become a solidified program that integrates the urban landscape within its form. We allowed the building to reach out to the surrounding neighborhoods, inviting them in to enjoy the fruitions of the farm’s produce and products. This ultimately provides a direct connection to the needs of the people within Boyle Heights, giving them fresh healthy options in their own backyard as well as a place to gather and learn in a lush urban landscape.
FIRST FLOOR MARkET
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SECOND FLOOR BAR + GREENHOUSE
THIRD FLOOR RESTAURANT
URBAN FARM 23
MODEL PROCESS
ROCkITE + SILICONE MIXTURE
SECTION DEVELOPMENT
MIXTURE INTERPRETATION
FORM PROGRESSION
FINAL FORM
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SITE MODEL
URBAN FARM 25
GREEN ROOF
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URBAN FARM 27
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GRASSROOTS
design BUild - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH PROGRAM PROfESSOR DANIEL HARDING - GROUP CREATIVE INQUIRY INSTALLATION - fALL 2013
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SITE LEE HALL - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CENTENNIAL INSTALLATION Grassroots was designed to represent all 5,200+ Clemson University Architecture Alumni & current students for the School of Architecture’s Centennial Celebration in fall 2013. We developed a table graphic with all student names, allowing them to build their own story within the larger historical bio-scape. Providing stickers representing each program, study abroad location & certificates, users build their root & place it at their most current graduation year to visually show how our school has grown over the past 100 years. SITE LOCATION Design-Build Team Amanda Seligman Ashley Hawkins Sean Morrissey Scott Abernethy Kimberly Bandy George Hughes
SITE PLAN
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CONSTRUCTION 1/4” foam core 3/4” insulation foam
3/4” plywood 1/2” primed MDF panels
1/2” hot rolled steel rod
GRASSROOTS TABLE
1/16” piano wire
1/4” foam core 3/4” insulation foam 3/4” plywood 1/2” hot rolled steel rod
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BED DESIGN This table, a bed of foam set under a dense matrix of points designating where each root would be placed resembled the garden bed within which the grassroots were sewn; and this consequently supported the endeavour to place the exhibit within the small and accessible bridge between Lee II and III.
WORk-STATION GRASSROOTS 33
USER INTERACTION
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967 VIEWS 237 CITIES 82 LIkES 33 COUNTRIES GRASSROOTS 35
TABLE GRAPHIC + DATA
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PRODUCT DESIGN design BUild - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH PROGRAM
PROfESSOR RObERT SILANCE - fALL 2013
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SLIDING PLANES - SIDE TABLE
MOCk-UP MODEL
CNC PROCESS
The concept for my furniture design, a side table, was to eliminate all extra hardware or supports such as nails, screws, glue and utilize the pieces of the product to structurally create it. A simple 3/4” piece of birch plywood was used to CNC cut the two end pieces and perpendicular support pieces as shown in the cut file above. Three pieces of 14” x 20” 1/8” glass were used as the shelves for each level. This allows for easy movement or disassembly to store flat. I wanted the piece to be simple yet functional to the users while also keeping the price under $100.
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PRODUCT DESIGN 41
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RIFT
soUtHern roots + tyPologies - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH PROGRAM
PROfESSOR THOMAS SAVORY - COLUMbIA, SC - SPRING 2013
SPA + BATHS 43
COLUMBIA SPA & BATHS
quiet-ephemeral-mediator-tranquil-transition
Within the 30-city block sized quarry in Columbia, SC each student in our studio was given a site. based on characteristics developed by the studio we were challenged to come up with our own program that would fit cohesively within the larger quarry connections & programs. This site is a focal point alongside the main quarry path on the edge of the water and represents a pause in the user’s journey. The design reveals an exposure of the main axes, creating a tranquil experience that’s submerged within the verticality of the quarry.
SITE PROGRAMMING + CONNECTIONS
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SPA + BATHS 45
FORM PROCESS
TOPOGRAPHY
TOPOGRAPHY
MAIN AXIS ROCk CONNECTION
WATER AXIS
B A
STRUCTURE ROOF PLANES
INTERIOR PARTITIONS
STEEL STRUCTURE
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B
SPA + BATHS 47
FLOOR PLAN DESIGN Laundry
Private Treatment Area
Men’s Lockers Women’s Lockers
Pool Area
Atrium
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B
GROUND FLOOR
Pilates Space
Men’s Lockers Women’s Lockers Yoga Space
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B
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SECOND FLOOR
SPA + BATHS 49
2” AIR SPACE 2” LOW E-COATING GLASS STEEL BEAM SUPPORT
STRUCTURAL TROMBE WALL
INSULATION CONCRETE SLAB FLOOR SOFFIT
TROMBE WALL SECTION
BUILDING DESIGN
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SPA & bATHS ENTRY
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INTERIOR EXPERIENCE
YOGA SPACE
The interior of the Spa + baths within the quarry acts as a subtle fragmented form that opens the viewer up to the grander quarry at specific points. Users experience the monumental depth of the quarry as you move up through the building, feeling one with the earth surrounding them. This calming connection to the landscape creates a place of rest and relaxation that users are drawn to.
INTERIOR ATRIUM
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POOL AREA
SPA + BATHS 53
SOUTH FACADE
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SPA + BATHS 55
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OPEN DOOR BREWERY soUtHern tyPlogies - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH PROGRAM
PROfESSOR JULIE WILKERSON - GREENVILLE, SC - fALL 2012
BREWERY 57
FIGURE GROUND STUDY
URBAN ANALYSIS
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This 10,000 square foot craft brewery is situated at the intersection of Augusta Street, River Street & Main Street in Greenville, SC. Incorporating the southern paradigm of transportation, comparisons of amorphous and rigid grids drove the form of this building creating ramping circulation throughout. A structural pivot concept utilized the large brewery hinge doors to layout the plan & structure of the brewery. BREWERY 59
BREWERY
GIFT SHOP
RESTAURANT
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
FIRST FLOOR + SITE PLAN
STRUCTURAL HAIkU door swinging engage BREWERY
span aямГx radiate flow organic grid blend
kITCHEN
BEER GARDEN RESTAURANT 3
SECOND FLOOR
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
BREWERY 61
MODEL PROCESS
1. Greenville Transportation 2. First Hinge Structural Model 3. final Hinge Structural Distribution
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EXTERIOR HINGE DOORS
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BREWERY 63
EXTERIOR ENTERTAINMENT
ENTRY
BREWERY WALL SECTION
RESTAURANT
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BRICk WALL SECTION
CURTAIN WALL SECTION BREWERY 65
OPEN DOOR BREWERY
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BREWERY 67
ARCHITECTURAL EXPLORATION first year - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY M.ARCH PROGRAM
PROfESSORS ARMANDO MONTILLA & CRISS MILLS - fALL 2011 & SPRING 2012
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HIGH LINE MUSEUM FORM PROCESS
THIRD FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
Located along the High Line in the Meatpacking District of New York City, this museum was developed utilizing a superimposed image & its overlapping forms. Particular lines were taken out to drive the project in section while also connecting spaces in plan accordingly. Primary shapes were created with the overlapping images and specific sustainable features such as controlled sun, wind, and ventilation.
FIRST FLOOR
CONNECTIVITY + HORIzONTALITY OF THE ANALOGUE CITY
FOURTH FLOOR
FIFTH FLOOR
SIXTH FLOOR
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EXPLORATION 71
ATLANTA BRANCH LIBRARY RELIGIOUS
STOVALL STREET RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL SITE
EDUCATIONAL
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MEMORIAL DRIVE CORRIDOR
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SITE PLAN
PROCESS MODELS
ENTRY ELEVATION
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FIRST FLOOR PLAN
This 10,000 square foot library overcame obstacles of an emerging & politically challenging historical area outside of Atlanta, GA in its design. Utilizing a logical progression that specifically focused on the increased level of programmatic demands, the final design physically incorporates the surrounding site.
EXPLORATION 73
HIGH MUSEUM COURTYARD T T
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sun
pedestrians
sound
topography
views from site
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greenery
families
tourists
bus/marta
site analysis legend
site users
art enthusiasts
city dwellers
AI WEI WEI DESIGNS
descending light, 2007
fountain of light, 2007
MODEL PROCESS
SPACES OF [DE]FORMATION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
FIRST FLOOR
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HAND MODEL
SECOND FLOOR EXPLORATION 75
PAVILION DESIGN BURNHAM PAVILION, CHICAGO
The Burnham Pavilion was constructed, analyzed and reassembled into a new pavilion located in Sydney, Australia incorporating specific views of the city within the experience of a helical staircase. The focus of this project was to understand the pavilion’s construction & symbolic representation to its city.
HAND MODEL SITE PLAN | MILLENIUM PARK, CHICAGO
MILLENIUM PARK
approach
HAND MODEL
moment of rest & observation
wander
PAVILION CIRCULATION
moment of rest & observation
exit
SPACES OF [DE]MYSTIFICATION AND [DE]CONSTRUCTION
BU PO
SYDNEY OBSERVATION DECK VIEW
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BURNHAM PAVILION POROUS COMPOSITION
SYDNEY OBSERVATION DECK DENSE COMPOSITION
Deconstructing the porous composition into a dense composition gave an experiential quality to a new pavilion in Sydney, Australia. Observing the different ways the Burnham Pavilion was interacted with allowed my team to take that same interaction and reconstruct a form. The helical staircase incorporates slivers of views as you travel higher up, building up to the moment the observation deck is opened up to the Sydney Opera House as its main perspective. SYDNEY
SITE PLAN | SYDNEY OBSERVATION DECK SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
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ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS
HYDE PARK
ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL
HAND MODEL
EXPLORATION 77