DA R KNES S AND L IG HT A COLLECTION OF CREATIVE WORKS
grant poteat 2014-2018
My name is Grant Poteat and this is the total embodiment of my work. Architecture + Design is the true nature of what my past, present, and future is riveted within. With the absorption of knowledge through life experiences, insightful discussions, switching critique, and powerful pedagogical curriculum my understanding and passion for architecture + design has progressed to what it is today. Architecture is a platform that can mold and shape our future and I yearn to be a part of this.
This collection of creative works consists of intense studies done at the School of Architecture at Clemson University + the Barcelona Architecture Center in Barcelona, Spain. with the obsession of the concept of darkness and light + intense pedagogical studies, these selected works were developed with a passion for understanding, commitment, and captivation.
grant poteat 864 | 680 | 7901 mpoteat@g.clemson.edu Copyright 2018 Grant Poteat
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urbanization: an urban integration
detroit RE[zone]
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7 - 10
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the untarnished ellipse 19 - 20
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03 rediscovery
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clemson museum of art
21 - 22
23 - 26
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15 - 18
11 - 14
beautiful objects that inspire
on the edge
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the light vessel 27 - 28
Urbanization at its core is bringing the urban context to what I am creating. Cities as an idea began when people of many different professions came together to live in the same area. This fully functional co-working space was created in the historic neighborhood of Sant Antoni in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. Studying at the Barcelona Architecture Center we learned what it meant to live and work in a modern, urban environment. This experience allowed me to create a better functioning space in the midst of one of the biggest cites in the world.
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urbanization : an urban integration
Co-working Integration Green Space
URBANIZATION OF THE SPACE
Privacy
Views
Open
Intimacy
Sustainable
Flexibility
Public Inviting
libraries
schools
c0 -working spaces metro
bu s
bi c y c l e
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urbanization : an urban integration
fall 2017
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urbanization : an urban integration
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Given the task of analyzing the urban decay of the city, we were challenged to focus solely on infill sites throughout the city. We were to design a pop-up restaurant that entrepreneurs could use to test out their food before they invested in a full scale restaurant. Re[zone] stands for Restaurant Entrepreneurial zone and was developed as an idea to bring back the thriving community that the city of Detroit was once known for.
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detroit RE[zone]
This is an example of a traditional infill where the empty space between the buildings is completely filled in. This is an example of a sliced infill that takes the site, slices it, and then the space left over is what is filled in. This is my project in where I sliced, and cut, and moved things around for them to fit exactly how I wanted, and yet still be an infill site.
fall 2016
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detroit RE[zone]
fall 2016
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Too often, architecture is thought of only as buildings. Architecture can be defined as the complex or carefully designed structure of something. In Asheville, North Carolina the site did not necessarily call for buildings but rather a space that people from all of over the city could gather and use. In response a public park was designed with very strict tectonics to create a beautiful staircase cascading down resolving a difficult topography issue. Site analysis was stressed throughout the design which helped push the design and helped it to conform to the city in the best way possible.
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SOURCE OF INCOME:
yearly
HOUSEHOLD INCOME:
Other
$10k or less
Retirement
$10k-$25k
Public Asst.
$25k-$40k
Social Sec.
$60k-$100k
Investments
$100k-$150k
Self Emp.
$150k-$200k
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
indianapolis | in
60%
70%
POPULATION OVER TIME: 1000000
0%
80%
%5
10%
15%
100000
Asheville
20%
Raleigh
800000
51.7% female
48.3% male
washington d.c.
Asheville
80000
Charlotte
= 20,000 people
richmond | va
louisville | ky
600000
60000
400000
40000
RACE:
82%13%
raleigh | nc nashville | tn
50%
GENDER:
philadelphia | pn columbus | oh
Asheville: 88,517
$200k plus
Salary
new york | ny
detroit | mi chicago | il
= 20,000 people
Raleigh: 451,097
$40k-$60k
Supplmental Sec.
POPULATION:
Charlotte: 827,097
asheville | nc atlantic ocean atlanta | ga charleston | sc
200000
0
5%
20000
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015
Teens
Infants Ages: 0-9 tampa | fl
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2015
Majority are white, single men Over 25
Elderly
Adults
Ages: 10-19
0
HOMELESS:
Caucasian African American Other
AGE: Ages: 20-64
88%
Veterans
Ages: 65+
37% 31%
2000 - 5000 ft
Mentally ill
1000 - 2000 ft
Substance obuse
27%
Victims of Domestic Voilence
19%
gulf of mexico
15%
500 - 1000 ft
10%
19%
58%
0 - 500 ft
miami | fl
appalachia boundary
GEOGRAHPIC LINKS - REGIONAL SCALE
EVENTS - ASHEVILLE CITY LIMITS
>5000
NORTH FORK RESERVOIR WATER SOURCE 6 BILLION GALLON LAKE
ASHEVILLE
5000...2500 2500...10000
°80
1000...500 <500
°60
°40
°20
DEC.
NOV.
SEP.
OCT.
JUL.
JUN.
AUG.
APR.
MAY.
N
FEB.
[in.]
MAR.
[°F]
Precipitation
JAN.
Temperature
2mi
4mi
8mi
1
2
ANNUAL WATER CONSUMTION - 7.6 BILLION GALLONS
3 WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
= 1,000 OLYMPIC SWIMMING POOLS
3 40 PUMPING STATIONS
4 35 STORAGE TANKS
CLIMATE OF ASHEVILLE
WATER CONSUMPTION
N
NC POPULATION DENSITY MAP WASTE PRODUCTION
GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY SECTOR
ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY SECTOR (NORTH CAROLINA)
OTHER (3%)
STREETLIGHTS
INDUSTRIAL
TRANSPORTATION = 723.5 TRILLION BTUS
RESIDENTIAL = 721.8 TRILLION BTUS
VEHICAL FLEET
12% 17%
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75 21
nashville | tn
2200
INDUSTRIAL = 541.1 TRILLION BTUS
raleigh | nc
asheville | nc
9%
28% COMMERCIAL
C&D DEBRIS
TOTAL EMISSIONS = 36,216 MTCO2e
TOTAL WASTE PRODUCTION = 39,262 TONS PER PERSON = 1,025 POUNDS
’ 100
TOTAL = 2,556.1 TRILLION BTUS
2225
’
greenville | sc
2240’
CONSUMPTION
’ 2225
charleston | sc
2200’
60
40
125
N
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
20 10
10
0
N
80
80
PRODUCTION
Coal Natural Gas Motor Gasoline Distillate Fuel Oil Jet Fuel LPG Other Petroleum Nuclear Electric Power Hydroelectric Power Biomass Other Renewables
atlanta | ga
RESIDENTIAL 40%
30% WATER
00
22
charlotte | nc
18%
22%
TRANSIT
’
knoxville | tn
birmingham| al
21%
COMMERCIAL = 571.4 TRILLION BTUS
BUILDINGS
100
200
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION (NORTH CAROLINA)
300
400
TRILLIONS OF BTU
500
600
0
POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION
0
WATER POLLUTION ASHEVILLE
RALEIGH
0
NOISE POLLUTION NEW YORK
BEIJING
WALL ST.
GROVE ARCADE
HAYWOOD ST.
N. PACK SQUARE
REUTER TERRACE
DOWN TOWN SQUARE
EXTERIOR
PARKS/PLAZAS/SQUARES
INTERIOR
PRITCHARD PARK
STOREFRONTS
275
N
0
TYPES OF URBAN SPACES DOWNTOWN
550
1100
ABCCM
CENTER OF HOPE EMERGENCY LODGE
HOMEWARD BOUND
BELOVED
TRINITY PLACE: RUNAWAY & HOMELESS YOUTH SHELTER
ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY
TREES VEGATATION 225 0
FLORA MAP - CITY SCALE
N
550
275
HOMELESS SHELTERS - CITY SCALE
1100
N
550
1100
125
SUMMER - 10AM
N
250
500
250
500
residential
church
civic center library
park musuem
theatre
retail
hotel
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restaurant
5 pm
12 pm
8 am
12 am
government
125 275
ACTIVITY LEVELS - CITY SCALE
N
550
1100
SUMMER - NOON
N
spring 2017
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The following works were a development of a series of studies using ruled surfaces as a design technique with an emphasis on tectonics. These works challenged historical crafts for drawing and making by working back and forth between analog and digital methods + two and three dimensional realms. The emphasis for these designs were the creation of a set of rules and constraints to design within. Working this way helped facilitate thinking and working through drawing. Making. Modeling. And Fabricating.
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on the edge
fall 2015
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Ruled Surface; A surface generated by a moving straight line with the result that through every point on the surface a line can be drawn lying wholly in the surface. Ruled surface models were popular ways to construct and calculate curved surfaces prior to the use of the computer. These models focus on the use of straight lines to create intricate curved structures. There were many experimentations that occurred throughout the life of this project. Within all of them ruled surfaces were used to create very complex shapes in a not so complicated manner. This is the beauty of this design parametric, complexity created out of simplicity.
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on the edge
fall 2015
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Through the primitive approach of using simple drafting tools; string and nails, spatial compositions were to be created with the combination of multiple ellipses. This art of construction consisted of set rules which began an exploration of understanding structure through tectonics. Parametric modeling in modern day terms has been diminished to the ideas of cutting edge software. However parametric modeling is simply the use of parameters and rules in order to create a series of variations. This simple carpenter method creates an analog parametric. It takes a look at what happens when you change the length of the string or the location of the pin. These layered variations create a parametric composition.
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the untarnished ellipse
fall 2015
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Design through precedents is invaluable when it comes to the understanding and exploration of the world of architecture. I had the privilege of exploring the North Carolina Museum of Art located in Raleigh, North Carolina designed by Thomas Phifer. The views that were created on the inside of the building were extraordinary in the way that it allowed the spaces to interact with each other. These spaces were woven together like a tapestry in a way that exemplified modern building tectonics. Exploring and investigating all of these concepts eventually led me to create objects that radicalized these ideas and brought them into something that was tangible. It took the elements that Phifer was trying to convey and put them into three different objects. As an architect it is extremely important to be able to look at a building and understand the underlying movements and concepts that were put into place by the designer.
NCMA floor plan
21 beautiful objects that inspire
spring 2016
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This project was presented as a museum of modern art that would be placed on the campus of Clemson University. Clemsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lacks an area that focuses on modern art so the use of this program would have been extremely relevant. This design came about through a tedious process of analyzing precedents and their design, and by radicalizing these ideas to use in an original explanation.
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clemson museum of art
spring 2016
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clemson museum of art
spring 2016
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Light as a design tool is extremely important, yet often overlooked. Using a repeating fenestration pattern, this corridor was created specifically for the purpose of focusing and using light in the most interesting way. The goal was to create an interest invoking space while using light as the main driving force behind the inherent design.
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the light vessel
spring 2015
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grant poteat 864 | 680 | 7901 mpoteat@g.clemson.edu