JENNIFER GREIG
NC STATE COLLEGE OF DESIGN
JGREIG@NCSU.EDU
949-480-7426
COLOR+ COMPOSITION
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TRANSCEND Pettigrew State Park, NC
EXPERIENCE+MASS
CHARLESTON STEPWELL Charleston, SC
CASE STUDY Mazama, WA
SYSTEMS+TENSION
DESERT MESA Tucson, AZ
MARSH HOUSE Roanoke Island, NC
AMPLIFY Jockey’s Ridge State Park, NC
EXPERIENCE+MASS
IDEATION
REFINEMENT THROUGH MOLD MAKING Spacial sequence through light and darkness was formed through the apertures, and created an interior cube space that is both enclosed yet open to surrounding views. The layered module integrates the apertures to the concrete, which itself is formed from a shifted cube using a grid system. These apertures also separate different spaces, within the cube: an atrium, path, and a destination with an outlook.
FINAL STEREOTOMIC MODEL
SYSTEMS+TENSION
MATERIAL SYSTEM AND TENSION STUDY
This project focused on tectonic structures, systems of joints connecting similar and different materials without the use of adhesives. Joints were formed with notches, hooks, friction and same material intersections. Each week a new material was introduced: wood, wire and paper. And lastly a hybrid was formed exploring linear with planar elements studying properties of tensionfrom different material expressions.
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The linear system became clustered in organization with the use of the wire, due to a tensile force wanting to hold them all together. This allowed for an accordion like model that was able to expand and contract with the force of my hands.
HYBRID MODEL STUDIES + FINAL MODEL
The use of black panty hose allowed for a greater contrast with the wood members. The extended joints made the use of smaller and larger stretched pieces of fabric possible, and I left one side without one to emphasize the system. The system is composed of three interconnected triangles with seven modules in total. Each module faces a pair determined by the side without the stretched fabric.
DESERT MESA PLATFORM Tucson, AZ
To start of we traced over a picasso drawing and discovered light and shadow relationships, major lines and shapes. After several iterations, I became enamored with the circles and squares present that rotate in on itself and used that concept to start designing a topography for my site.
We learned how to draw topography maps and played with paper reliefs to finalize our site design. The topography evolved from bristol models to chipboard ones cut by hand.
CHARLESTON STEPWELL Charleston, SC
WALKING AND MAPPING CHARLESTON, SC
The project started with a field trip to Charleston, South Carolina. In groups we collected information of public/ private spaces, building height and number of storys, vegetation, predominant views, footprint of historical marshes, etc. Our precinct was largely private residential with a large public park at the south side and surrounded by water. Our site is located on an angled intersection, that reorients to a brick lined picturesque street leading to the park. This street is characterized by south facing porches, play of shadow and light by the canoping trees and historicaly used to be under water.
AMPLIFY PAVILION Jockey’s Ridge State Park, NC
IDEATION: HOW TO AMPLIFY AWARENESS OF PLACE
Located on the narrow Outer Banks of North Carolina lies Jockey’s Ridge State Park: a place known for their 70 ft tall sand dunes. Currently, the park has a visitor’s center next to the parking lot with a long boardwalk leading to the dunes. The board walk serves as a threshold to the sand, but it is a threshold not grand enough for the experience that lies ahead for the visitor. It doesn’t give justice to the monumentality of these remark-able dunes. There is a need for a structure that will allow a visitor to pause and take in the surreal landscape. Giving the park a further sense of place through amplifying the grandness, for people to stand still and listen and observe, to pause and forget time al-together.
A place for visitors to remember. Remember the dunes, the sense of awe, and the intimacy of connecting to the land. The structure mimicks the form of a sand dune, enveloping the end of the boardwalk to transition into an elevated space with a view of the dunes out ahead. The wooden beams making up the curve of this structural dune are permeable to light and sight, in order to stay connected with the surrounding land
TRANSCEND STAR OBSERVATORY Pettigrew State Park, NC
IDEATION: VIEWING THE STARS
PETTIGREW STATE PARK, NC. Walking through the park I noticed three distinct areas present in the park: the surrounding fields, the forest with its tall sycamore trees and Lake Phelps, known for its clear, still waters. Because the park is known for its dark skies, it is an ideal place for star gazing, I wanted to make sure to get the clearest view. So, the treetops became a suitable site due to being clear of any objects blocking the view and having the chance to view the three distict areas of the park at once. An axis to the sky and horizon, and locating the site at a trail node connecting these three areas became important elements of my design process.
THE EXPERIENCE AND SPACE
After finding a suitable site were and where three existing trails meet, the experience through the site became important through a gradual ascention. First the visitor is connected to the ground with the boardwalk. Entering the pulley system, the individual is completely disconnected with the ground and connects to the surrounding sycamore trees. Next there is the dynamic exhibit space for visitors to explore and associate with the horizon line by viewing the tree tops. The researches are spatially connected to the exhibit space. The top observation deck is a garden with wooden benches to lay on. Here,the individual is visually isolated from the ground and horizon line and can feel immersed purely with the vast night sky.
FINAL MODEL: ASCENTION TO THE COSMOS
TRANSCEND
Pettigrew State Park, NC Star Observatory
MARSH HOUSE RESIDENCY Roanoke Island, NC
ROANOKE ISLAND, NC CLIMATE FLOW
CLIMATE FLOW
North Carolina outer banks prove to be a drastic ccontinuosuly changing environment. They act as a storm barrier to mainland causing them to be a vulnerable site for human inhabitance. It is a fluid landscape with winds constantly changing and shifting these islands making it a challenge to build responsibly on. Erosion Two windpatterns exist by roanoke island that push the opposite directions. THere is from high rising sea levels and storms have become a the prevailing wind winds, from the coast but also opposing winds coming from the sounds. major concern due to the dissapearance of vital marshland These forces have the power to drastically shift the coastal boundaries and is a cause ecosystems. of constant change in landscape. Erosion is
Two windpatterns exist by roanoke island that push the opposite directions. THere is the prevailing wind from the coast but also opposing winds coming from the sounds. These forces have the power to drastically shift the coastal boundaries and is a cause of constant change in landscape. Erosion is also a big issue with sand getting transported over the island leaving a once smooth edge into the ocean into a harsher cliff edge. Six feet of coastal soil is currently lost every year due to erosion affecting vegetation, wildlife and the people that live there.
also a big issue with sand getting transported over the island leaving a once smooth edge into the ocean into a harsher cliff edge. Six feet of coastal soil is currently lost every year due to erosion affecting vegetation, wildlife and the people that live there.
Roanoke Island, NC
Roanoke Island, NC
SITE: MARSHLAND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LOST SEDIMENT BUILD-UP
HUMAN AREAS OF DENSITY
HIGH STORM IMPACT
DISSAPEARING MARSHLANDS
STORM WINDS
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COMMUNITY ASPECT
winter solstice: sun will rise and set at 74 °
summer solstice: sun will rise and set at 108 °
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PLAN SQUARE GEOMETRY
NO OVERHANGS FOR CONTINUOUS WIND PATH
MARSH BENEFITS
SEDIMENT BUILD-UP
STORM BARRIER
The marshland is a key ecosystem for the harsh Outer Bank environment. They act as a storm barrier, absorbing 50 percent of incoming wave energy. With stronger winds and hurricanes in today’s age, erosion and rising sea levels are a major concern. Marshlands allow for sediment build-up counteracting sea level rise. They are also vital ecosystems for diminishing wildlife to reproduce and recover from human impact. And they store large amounts of carbon to balance carbon levels in our environments.
OPEN FOR ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION The residence has a continuous cladding surrounding the whole structure, which protects windows but are also able to open themselves to the environment with a system of sliding doors and folding overhead folding screens.
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CLOSED FOR STORM PROTECTION In cases for severe weather the house is secured with the continuous cladding system for a fully encased system.
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KULSHAN VISITOR AND RESEARCH CENTER Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, WA
EMBEDDED IN A MOUNTAIN Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is a point of interest for visitors and researchers offering dramatic views of glaciers and snow covered Mt. Baker. Located on a steep site, the vernacular building allows the landscape to be in hierarchy. The research/visitor center outdoor deck, warm interior gathering space, intimate walking exhibit and observation deck will give a visitor a re-appreciation of the landscape and preparing them for the upcoming trail ahead.
Table Mountain Glacier
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, WA
Artist Point Parking Lot Elevation: 5100’
Kulshan Ridge
Huntoon Point
Baker Lake
North Cascades Mountain Range
Kulshan (Mt. Baker) Elevation: 10781’
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INTEGRATIVE SCIENCE CENTER Raleigh, NC
RALEIGH MEDIA STUDIO Raleigh, NC
SITE: BUSY INDUSTRIAL MIXED USE AREA
Industrial Mixed Use Peace University Mordecai Historic Residential District
Glennwood South
Downtown Raleigh
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PUBLIC TRANPARENCY TO THE MEDIA In a world where people are becoming more skeptical of the truth behind media, the Raleigh Media Center is focused around public transparency to their media productions. The lobby’s central viewing plattform allows the public to witness the activity happening in the building. But also from the outside there are apertures inviting a view, and a rooftop outdoor theater to invite the public for movie screenings with views towards downtown Raleigh as well. Two parking areas exist as well, with a public parking lot in the front and a private one behind the building next to the loading dock. Noise was another major concern at this intersection of busy capital boulevard and peace street. And the temporary loud noise of the train passing. Hence studios are placed partly underground and most of them further away from the street to manage noise pollution.
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PERSONAL INTERESTS:
Woodworking
Travel Sketches
Outdoors
JENNIFER GREIG
NC STATE COLLEGE OF DESIGN
JGREIG@NCSU.EDU
949-480-7426