Bug Project - 2nd year
Animal Kingdom - 1st year
Moon Bridge - 1st year
Urban Farming Center - 2nd year
Equestrian Center - 2nd year
Lake Thunderbird Cafe - 3rd year
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The Animal Kingdom was my first ing the project I first came up with in three different spaces. It was important tunnels and the plateau where you portant for me to start learning how
year mid term project. Our focus of the project was to create a circulation path that interacts with the site. When designwith the idea of having three generations of bridges that overlap over eachother creating a circulation that moves virtically important for the experience of the circulation to feel like you are moving into 3 different spaces that are the valley, the you start your journey. I appreciated this experience as my first big model I made in architecture school. It was also imhow to draw section and perspective drawings.
In an alternate universe, bug-like aircraft fly around like cars. THIS is a prime example of one of those personalized aircraft. Powered by the top-of-the-line Toyota racing engine, this “Toyota Wasp” features 230 beats per second wings with power retractable legs. The cockpit is in the head of the wasp and the body is fully constructed out of aluminum. Aluminum offers a rigid construction and lightweight exoskeleton, This
The norman equestrian center is meant as theraputic center for children with handicap. This means that the building is not only designed for people with physical and mental handicap as well as the horses. With two ramps that lead down into the building, we are able to give vistors on wheelchairs the same entering experience as a person on feet. By putting the building down built into the site, the whole design is able to stay on one level and give the horses a flat riding area. The butterfly style roof is not just a design element, it is used to collect water and move it to the water area. This will help cool the temperatures in the stables during the summer riding season.
The Goal of the Urban Farming Center is to persuade and educate members of the community to want to start growing and cultivating their plants. The concept of “Urban Farm Norman” came from the idea that students and occupants would be more excited about growing and cultivating if they are always surrounded by plants. To achieve this a datum was used to have growing spaces and another program side by side. And by putting all my growing spaces on one side of the building, The design benefits from the more sunlight. The form was created after realizing that another circulation path was going to be needed for researchers who are trying to get to their offices. The experience inside the Urban farm is not unlike other buildings in the surrounding area. Besides the Glulam heavy timber beams, the brick and concrete facade mimics the other buildings in Downtown Norman. From the street, People are welcomed by the pivot glass doors that open to the cafe. Inside occupants watch their food be prepared straight from the ground from the in-house greenhouse. After their meal visitors are welcome to check out the gallery space where the hydroponic stacks are on display. To get a closer look, visitors walk up the fire staircase and across the catwalk to the private research area. Reception greets them before they can get into the research area and are ushered up to the roof where more outdoor learning spaces are located. Creating an experience that attracts visitors will encourage them to want to learn to plant their garden and join the Urban Agriculture movement.
-Hydroponic Demo Space
-Greenhouse
-Cafe
-Kitchen
-Event Space
-Gallery
-Office/Research Space
-Storage
-Entry/Reception
Brick
For the Lake thunderbird project, I have been experimenting with two similar forms that create two different experiences. After visiting the site for the first time, I noticed that some people were drawn to the lake and some were drawn to the forest. I choose to use both aspects of the lake to become a cafe and Yoga studio. By manipulating building form, enclosure, and site relationship to best fit the program. The Cafe is a loud bustling restraut on the water to cater to the most popular activity on the lake: water sports. The yoga studio is a quietude, secluded in the forest to make a meditative experience
Summer wind moves primarily South to North in Norman. This design takes advantage of this my placing a permeable brick screen on the South the receive fresh air into the space. This brick screen is composed of bricks with curved corners, allowing for the Coanda effect to direct air into the openings between the bricks. As the air passes through these pockets, it is diffused via the Venturi effect.
Air drawn in from the South wall and North vents is heated by the radiant heat from the thermal mass floors. As the air is heated, it circulates towards the roof via convection. Darkened air vents on the roof are heated by the sun. This creates a heat stack effect and draws hot air out of the building. The air vents create a negative pressure within the space. Thus, due to Bernoulli’s principle, air circulates faster through the space, causing a cooling effect on the skin of inhabitants.
