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INDEX Ridge Line Vocation Home Spring Term 2019 I Revisited Fall 2021 I Location: Eugene, OR Instructor I Prof. Jim Givens Modular Mass Plywood Housing Spring Term 2020 I Loacation: Stayton, OR Instructor I Prof. Judith Sheine Clackamas County Courthouse Fall Term 2020 I Loacation: Clackamas, OR (Group Project) Isais Lawrence, Matthew Robinson, Nick Stanek, Leo Liang. Instructor I Prof. Judith Sheine and Kevin Wymelenberg Courtyard Housing Project Fall Term 2019 I Location: Portland, OR Instructor I Prof. Michael Fifield Dexter Lake Boathouse Spring Term 2018 I Location: Lane County, OR Instructor I Prof. Siobhan Rockcastle
Ridgeline Vocation Home
Spring Term 2019 I Revisited Fall 2021 I Location: Eugene, OR Instructor I Prof. Jim Givens The Ridgeline vocation home is located near the ridgeline trail in the city of Eugene, Oregon. The home was designed as a get away house for the owner, Warson and his dog Taco. He wanted a place that could offer the opportunity to get away from the city and his job as an urban planner. It measures out to be roughly 480 Sq. Ft., holds 1 bedroom, one bathroom and one large living room included with a full kitchen. On the far east wall, a large sliding door permits the room to open up towards the view of Eugene’s out-skirted valleys, allowing the outdoors to flow inside.
Site
Situated among a cleared portion of trees, the site provides a gradual slope that permits the view over the surrounding southern trees. Isolated from neighbours and nearby roads, it has its own pocket of privacy among the tree’s, allowing Warson to fade away from the realities he has to face in the real world.
West Elevation
South Elevation
East Elevation
North Elevation
Ground Floor Layout
Section Detail
Section Detail
1 A-5
1 A-3
1 A-4
CLT Beam Connection to wall
2 A-4
1 A-9
Foundation to wall Detail
CLT Beam Connection to wall
View of living space from Hallway
Modular Mass Plywood Housing (MPP) Spring Term 2020 I Loacation: Stayton, OR Instructor I Prof. Judith Sheine
Mass timber construction has been growing in it popularity as an alternative to concrete and steel. Mass plywood panels have become a new material in the heavy timber industry. It is currently be studied and produced out of Freres Lumber Co. along with the Oregon State University’s of Forestry and Engineering and University of Oregon College of Architecture. Mass Plywood Panels (MPP) have been found to be more efficient in terms of log usage and strength compared to cross laminated timber. It has been calculated that MPP achieves the same amount of strength as CLT with 20% less wood. MPP has been Utilized on the Stayton site in an approach to be affordable and modular. It has been found that majority of the residents in Stayton commute to Portland. This development has been an approach to the mid-density development. It has been modelled as single units which could be grouped into clusters. This arrangement is one way I looked at to understand modular housing.
Stayton Site: Unit Count: 65 Parking: 75 Spots Secured Bike Parking: 95 Spots Dumpsters: 6 Locations on Site
Single: 10 Units 416 Sq. Ft
Double:11 Units 800 Sq. Ft
Triple: 44 Units 1200 Sq. Ft Ground Level
Second Level
Single MPP Layout
Single Module
Double MPP Layout
Double Module
Triple MPP Panel
Triple Module
Foundation Detail
Full Wall Detail
Site Context
Cluster Group
Cluster Axon
Clackamas County Courthouse
Render by Matthew Robinson
Fall Term 2020 I Loacation: Clackamas, OR (Group Project) Isais Lawrence, Matthew Robinson, Nick Stanek, Leo Liang. Instructor I Prof. Judith Sheine and Kevin Wymelenberg
The 245,000 Sq. Ft. Clackamas County Courthouse project was a large task for our 4 person team. The program was complex and with the rise of glue laminated timber construction, we wanted to implement its strength and beauty throughout the building. Because the idea of going to a courthouse can be stress full, we wanted to design the building in a way were people could feel welcome. We also understood that people go through life changing experiences, so we were experimenting with a biophilia approach to help ease the people who would use the building. Our building form is depicted to be extruded from the ground, raising the landscape with it on its plinth roof in a basalt form,. This would allow a secured rooftop green space that could be seen from outside of the courtrooms and accessed to everyone that passes through the security checkpoints. The idea that this space would help the victims of the justice system to momentarily step away from the courtroom into a peaceful environment.
In the site plan, the roof blends in with the surrounding site. We intended for our roof to act as a plateau. The landscape is being elevated to provide for a secured outdoor space. It is intended to be a space where the building users can step outside with out having to go through security again, as well as a view to the courtroom block.
1’ COLUMN MALE DROP-IN STEEL CONNECTOR
3” CONCRETE SLAB 2” HIGH DENSITY ACOUSTIC MATT 3 PLY CLT PANEL
1’ X 16” BEAM
FEMALE STEEL REVIVING CONNECTOR 1’ COLUMN
COMPOSITE FLOOR CONSTRUCTION
MAJOR STRUCTURE
MAIN LOBBY
Render by Matthew Robinson
“Heat the People, Not the Space”
In an attempt to save money on power usage, our team challenged ourselves to design semi-conditioned spaces throughout our building. This would focus certain areas the act as gathering spaces that are conditioned, so that you are not having to heat up the whole building. Seen in the diagram in above, the floors, walls and seating would be fitted with radiant tubes to heat the space during the cold winter days in Oregon. During the summer, there are large sliding doors that open up providing a natural ventilation approach, in an attempt to change the way we think about condition large buildings.
Render by Matthew Robinson
SEMI-CONDITIONED HALLWAY
Courtyard Housing Fall Term 2019 I Location: Portland, OR Instructor I Prof. Michael Fifield This projects aim was to design a possible solution to today’s housing crises of affordable housing and have less of an effect in urban sprawl. The two to three-bedroom units are centralized facing a courtyard aimed for a space to be utilized by the residents, while also serving as a means of car access to the parking spot. The compact units provide each home with a backyard and small front yard to allow some privacy, while the main courtyard is to promote a strong central community. At the end of the courtyard, is focal point in which a place for the residents can hold meetings or other needs while being close to there homes. With today’s housing being expensive and sprawled, this idea has been proposed as a possible solution to the problem.
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11' - 5"
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31' - 3"
8' - 3"
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Second Floor
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Ground Level
West Elevation
North Elevation from Court
Living Spaces
Central Axis Central Axis
Edge Space vs Central Space Edge Space vs Central Space