J.SCARBOROUGH ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
selected works 2015-2019
JENNY SCARBOROUGH JASCARBO@UMICH.EDU //
EDUCATION Master of Architecture
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN / ANN ARBOR 05.2020
Bachelor of Arts in Architecture MIAMI UNIVERSITY / OXFORD 05.2018
Architecture Core Course
STUDY ABROAD / DIS / DENMARK Fall.2016
EXPERIENCE Research Assistant
TAUBMAN COLLEGE / ANN ARBOR.MICHIGAN 01.2020 - Present I am assisting with the curation and creation of a publication that shares insights into the developments of housing in Detroit, Michigan; specifically, the Re: Housing: Detroit symposium held last September will be highlighted. This publication will include essays from prominent voices heard at the symposium, research, as well as student work which will be curated and organized to bring to light the changes and developments of Detroit’s housing over recent years.
Graduate Student Instructor
TAUBMAN COLLEGE / ANN ARBOR.MICHIGAN 09.2019 - 12.2019 Co-teach a design theory course titled Design Fundamentals I to third year architecture students alongside professors Mireille Roddier and Keith Mitnick. Through lectures, independent discussion sections, and design based assignments students are provided with the materials to think and approach architectural design in critical and introspective ways.
Staff Member
DIMENSIONS / ANN ARBOR.MICHIGAN 2018.2019 - Present Curate and create an annual journal that highlights and documents the work of graduated students’, academic research conducted by students and fellows, and interviews of architecture professionals. Assist with coordinating and conducting interviews, graphic layout of the journal, copy editing, and communicating with the printer.
Summer Architectural Intern
JACOBS / DENVER.COLORADO 2018 / 2019 Assisted with design, documentation, research, and modeling for the expansion of the Denver International Airport. Support and assist senior level architecture and interior designers with preparation of schematic design, interior spacial organizations, furniture and fixture selection, and drawings through use of Revit, Rhino, Sketchup, and Enscape.
Extern
HDR / DENVER.COLORADO 03.2018 One Week Through the University of Michigan’s Spring Externship program, I visited and worked in HDR’s Denver office for one week. I attended design, business, and marketing meetings, assisted with small design projects, and visited a historic restoration site in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
SKILLS Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), Autodesk (AutoCAD, Revit, Maya), AR (Fologram and Hosolense), Enscape, Google SketchUp, Hand Sketching, Model Building, Photography, Rhinoceros, Graphic Design, Wacom Tablets
ACHIEVEMENTS 1st in the Department of Architecture Class of 2018 Magna Cum Laude Received faculty nominated awards and scholarships 2015.2016.2017 DOE Race to Zero Small Multifamily Housing Contest 1st Place Winner DOE Race to Zero Grand Jury Runner Up Awarded Merit Scholarships for attendance to Taubman College
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Re-Inventing Roji
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Hueston Woods Nature and Research Center
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Race to Zero
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Re-imagining Incarceration
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Muqarnas
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Graphic Explorations
REINVENTING ROJI Senri New Town, Osaka, Japan Author: Jenny Scarborough, Elizabeth Sinyard, Marco Nieto 2nd Year Graduate / Supervisors: Craig Borum and Claudia Wigger
Built after World War II, Senri New Town is a development that addressed the need for mass affordable housing. As Japanese families have a tendency to stay in one location, the population of Senri New Town is aging along with the architecture. New families are moving to the area with a close proximity to Osaka University and the Kita-Senri transit station. This neighborhood is in desperate need of revitalization as the area becomes a more desirable living location. Our proposal takes the traditional concept of the Japanese “roji� and intertwines it with three building typologies at various levels of encounter. These pathways of small but diverse circulation encourage social interaction and accessibility for residents of all ages. Throughout the design of these spaces, special attention was given to the materiality and surface textures to create a contemporary feel within traditional settings.
Site Plan with Roji
Site Axonometric STATISTICS Floor to Area Ratio
1.57
Gross Floor Area
71,055 sq. ft.
Unit Types
4
Number of Units
63
UNIT TYPE
NUMBER OF UNITS
SQUARE FEET (AVERAGE)
One Room
17
400
Two Room
29
565
Three Room
15
857
Four Room
2
1060
ROW HOUSE TYPOLOGY Providing a more individualized and private atmosphere, the row house units offer space for families to live and grow within. These units offer direct access to the roji, public and private green areas, and various retail spaces. As larger units with flexible programming, these homes provide the space for diverse families with various spatial needs.
COURTYARD TYPOLOGY This new building typology being introduced into the neighborhood playfully uses circulation between and around units to create intimate spaces for cultivating relationships with neighbors. The variety of units welcomes a diverse group of individuals to live in this building; from young families to older couples.
APARTMENT TYPOLOGY Keeping in continuity with the existing buildings, the apartment typology offers a variety of smaller, accessible units for both elderly and young individuals or couples. The building offers an elevated version of the roji that creates small, open spaces for social interaction between residents on separate levels.
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Row House Three Room
Row House: Three Room
Courtyard: Three Room
Apartment: Studio Units
Detail Section Perspective: Apartment and Courtyard
Courtyard and Row House
WOOD BATTEN 1/2” PLY 1/2” AIR GAP
SHINGLES ROOF MEMBRANE STRUCTURAL PLY
3 1/2” RIGID INSULATION 3 PLY CLY 1/2” GYP
DOUBLE PANE WINDOW
3 1/2” RIGID INSULATION 3 PLY CLT 1/2” GYP
2” RIGID INSULATION 7 PLY CLT 1/2” HARDWOOD FLOOR
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SLIDING GLASS DOOR
WOOD DECKING AIR GAP RIGID INSULATION 5 PLY CLT
1/2” PLY 1/2” AIR GAP
2” RIGID INSULATION CONCRETE FOUNDATION
HUESTON WOODS NATURE AND RESEARCH CENTER Located in Hueston Woods State Park, Ohio Author: Jenny Scarborough 2nd Year Undergraduate / Supervisor: J. Elliott
Located outside of Oxford, Ohio, Hueston Woods State Park is a destination for people across the country. A nature center has been proposed to compliment the lodge and campsite located within the park with the intention to educate and promote local research. Using a site to the South-East of the lodge, this nature center will celebrate the beauty of nature through the dramatic escalation of forest and waterfront views. The center reflects the landscape in the glass and wood facades using materials that blend with the surroundings while the geometry of the building influences movement in and around the center in an effortless and intuitive manner. Celebrating and encouraging education and research, this nature center is a beautiful addition to the Hueston Woods State Park.
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Quality of Views
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Site Plan
East Elevation
West Elevation
RACE TO ZERO Located in Chillicothe, Ohio Author: Jenny Scarborough, Nicole Rusk, Joao Castro, Andrew Porten, McKenna Martin, and Tingyu Zhang 4th Year Undergraduate / Supervisor: John Becker
Freedom’s Path to Zero is a multifamily residential building located in Chillicothe, Ohio that provides safe and affordable housing for homeless U.S. veterans. Our team of multidisciplinary team of undergraduate architecture, interior design, and engineering students designed 58 oneand two-bedroom, net zero apartments that respond to high demands for housing by the veterans and their families. Through meeting both DOE Zero Energy Ready Home requirements and Passive House (PH) criteria, Freedom’s Path to Zero will be equipped to best serve those who have served us. Our project has concentrations in accessibility, universal design, durability, performance-cost balance, individual control of interior environment, and degrees of privacy (from personal to communal). The design relies on PH building principles and compartmentalization to achieve these goals. Key passive and active strategies include: optimized site orientation, a tight envelope with high R-value insulation, photovoltaic roof array, and decentralized geothermal system for conditioning air.
Wind Patterns
Pedestrian Network
Functions of the site
Vegetataion
FLOOR TWO Community Kitchen & Dining Area Laundry Room Exercise Room One Bedroom Unit Studio Unit Two Bedroom Unit
Two Bedroom Unit 915 sq. ft.
One Bedroom Unit 600 sq. ft.
Studio Unit 380 sq. ft.
Maine Grey Hush White Paint
Harbor Grey Countertops
Maple Cork Floor
Flaxseed Tweed Cotton Fabric
Studio Unit Interior Perspective
Monthly Utility Costs $224
Operations And Maintenance $4,500
Property Tax $6,458
Monthly Debt $38,996
Insurance $2,000
Mortgage $25,594
Foundations $374,320
Framing $769,973
Site Work $187,818
Exterior Finishes $633,848
Construction Costs $5,430,900 Common Spaces $1,523,326
Major Systems Rough-Ins $735,950
Interior Finishes $1,174,309
Final Steps $31,446
CONSTRUCTION AFFORDABILITY The associated requirements coupled with those of Passive House work well together, but we discovered that fulfilling these needs would result in higher construction costs than anticipated. Our team opted for many high-quality and durable products in the desire to achieve these goals and sacrificed some aspects of affordability in the process. This is an area where further innovation will be required in the future for the zeroenergy building industry. How can we economically achieve high-performance and universal accessibility for all with better economy? A goal of the team is to promote the use of locally sourcing materials to reduce embodied energy and impact on the environment. Many products we looked at for Passive House are very expensive locally, or contain too high of an embodied energy as they are imported internationally, or maybe do not perform to the anticipated level of effectiveness. Therefore, a premium was paid to provide the best local systems for all individual units, in line with compartmentalization requirements.
Vapor Profile
Metal Plate-Connected Wood Truss Roof (R-57)
From Exterior to Interior 5/8” 3/4” 4” 1/2” 2X6 5/8”
2X6 Wood-Framed Exterior Wall (R-38)
Parallel Chord Wood Truss Floor
Nichiha fiber cement board siding Ventilated air gap, 1x4 vertical wood furring strips Roxul Cavityrock DD Zip panel system (air and vapor barrier) Wood studs at 16” O.C., w/dense pack cellulose Gypsum wall board
CONTROL LAYER
Zip Panel Glo W7 Triple Pane Aluminum Window (R-7)
Gypsum wall board Prosoco R-Guard air and water sealant EPS insulation Metal drip and insect screen
Concrete Foundation Slab And Footing (R-19)
Metal flashing w/drip edge on sloped sill
Thermally broken frame 1/2” Rigid Insulation Prosoco R-Guard
QUEENSBORO’S GENESIS Located in Long Island, New York Author: Jenny Scarborough 1st Year Graduate / Supervisor: Jeffery Mansfield and Michael Murphy
The United States Prison System lacks fundamental social and academic structures to rehabilitate individuals who have conducted acts against the law. Facilities, such as Queensboro Correctional Facility in Queens, NYC, need to be re-imagined to correct the detrimental trajectory of the carceral system. Queensboro’s Genesis seeks to create a safe environment that promotes relationship building between individual and self, and individual and others through an emphasis on education in a systematically open facility. Genesis facilitates a successful transition of incarcerated individuals back into society through academic and ethical practices. By establishing respect, safety, and trust upon entry to the facility, residents will transition through three pillars aimed at providing the experiences and skills necessary to live a successful life upon graduating to civilian life. Additionally, each resident will peruse an educational track during their stay that will establish a network of skills and personal connections to encourage individual success post-incarceration. Genesis will provide a precedent for the successful rehabilitation and integration of incarcerated persons ending recidivism entirely.
A collection of US Federal Prison campus maps organized by the date built beginning in the top left corner ending in the bottom right.
COMFORT VS SAFETY “The space needs to be modernized. It would make the environment more calming because [residents] will have less anxiety about coming home. Ask yourself, what would
you want in your apartment?”
Member of Fortune Society
Prior miss-use of items in prisons and correctional facilities have caused restrictive regulations on materiality and maneuverability of furnishings such as beds, lockers, and lavatory facilities. This often leads to spaces feeling rigid, cold, and uncomfortable. How to design for comfort and flexibility while maintaining considerations of security for residents and staff?
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPACES “The psychology goes back to how we think as a society, how we view what prisons are and what they are supposed to do, which is confine and separate and remove. We always have this running joke of, ‘they know what they are doing.’ They understand and designed it this way for a particular reason, not just about economy, but separation. When you see repeated themes you can only assume there is some kind of intent behind it, whether it be inherent or not.” Cozine • 20 years How spaces are oriented and organized relationally to one another can have sever psychological implications. To facilitate in rehabilitation and re-entry, these spaces must be designed to function as closely to those outside the confines of the facility. There should never be a thought that uses punishment as a quality of environment.
MATERIALITY “The noise, from day one to the very last day it was like a constant irritation this chaotic cacophony of sounds. Everything is concrete and steel, so of course the steel banging
makes lots of noise, everything echoes off the concrete walls, loud PA systems and radios going off all day and night, doesn’t matter. The lighting of the buildings is not designed for comfort at all. It’s designed for security, for control, for oppression. Ken • 11 years How a space performs is largely dependent upon its materialistic attributes. A diversity of colors, textures, sounds, or smells brings create an environment reflective of respect and maturity. By creating spaces with consideration to the sensory environment, mentalities towards self worth can begin to develop.
RELEVANT PROGRAMMING “It’s strange that in this era, rehabilitation comes six months to a year before you go home. They start putting you in programs, giving you a pro-social state of mind. When really, 16 years ago I should have gotten these opportunities for cognitive thinking. We have to make our own choices but some of us aren’t capable, some just need a little push. A lot of us are here today because we wanted to make a change, and we wanted to do better.” Pat • 16 years Success upon release is indicative of the programming within their facility. While current programs may aim to plant a motivational seed in the minds of the residents, there needs to be substantial programming to promote success once released.
COMMUNITY “We have to feel like real people, if when we get our there eventually, we are supposed to act like real people. We have to be treated like human beings if when we get out you want us to be seen as human beings. We have to be given the ability to create our own support system.” Martin • 46 years Personal behaviors are influenced greatly by an individual’s environment. It is important to create communities beneficial to the mental health of residents. These communities should consist of like minded, equally motivated residents and civilians to create a support network and ease anxiety upon release.
SPATIAL DEFINITION “Prisons have this idea of the economy of space where each space is multi-purposeful. I can understand the logic in it when you are talking about trying to find economy and do the most with the least, but also it creates this idea that no space is really safe or sacred. You can’t depend on any space to be for one thing.” Cozine • 20 years Economy of space is important to recognize within any design, but not when it becomes detrimental to the reputation and reliability. Spaces must be design for specific uses and be regulated to ensure consistency in use to establish respect and safety.
ACCESS TO NATURE “You wait all year for nighttime yard to open when its warm and you can go outside after dinner until about 9 o’clock after the time change and you can actually have somewhat of a life. You can see your friends. Everything is controlled by what time it is physically and what nature looks like. I spent a whole life sentence trying to get out somewhere I could enjoy being outside.” Mary • 30 years While even rural prison campuses do not have access to nature outside of a fenced, grass yard, access to natural environments is a necessity to the health of an individual. In facilities where re-entry is their top priority, access to outdoor environments should be a substantial consideration.
INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY This facility could have a technology center. Most people have little to no knowledge of computers or programs. Individuals have been in the system for 15+ years, they have no idea how to do anything.
Member of Fortune Society
Technologies are being developed and advancing at astonishing rates. While incarcerated, individuals have little to no access to the technologies that run the outside world. Upon release, most have never used technologies required by day to day life such as a smart phone and public transportation kiosks. Technologies must be integrated into facilities to ensure easier transition upon release.
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Pavilion Garden Apartment Units Resident Community Spaces
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Dormitory Eta Dormitory Delta Library Reference Desk Restrooms Study Counters Computer Lab Library Lounge Quiet Study Area
Community House Alpha Dormitory Beta Library Auditorium Classroom Technology Center Study Lounge Grab-and-Go Food Commissary
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Community House Shared Community H Dormitory Alpha Service Commons Health Services Academic and Career
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House Space
Services
Leisure Vocational Training Exercise Track Functional Training Area
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Entry Visitor Circulation Gallery and Cafe Outdoor Patio Resident Circulation Administration Mechanical Level
Visitation Dining Commons Dining Hall Gym Entrance Locker Room Cardio Room Gymnasium Storage
Muqarnas Conceptual Design Author: Jenny Scarborough, Bryan Hicks, and John Knauft 3nd Year Undergraduate / Supervisor: Sergio Sanabria
Architects have always striven to create elegant spaces that are simple in beauty and intricate in design. The aspiration for increasingly complex space resulted in the development of muqarnas, ornamented Islamic vaults. While traditional muqarnas are somewhat obsolete, their implications in modern architecture could be profound. With the introduction of modern materials and the inherent strength of these forms, it is possible to use muqarnas as resilient structural systems, generating a provocative form celebrating light and space. We meticulously designed and constructed a muqarnas using a seven-fold symmetrical tile pattern. Using the most precise compasses and measuring tools, we created prisms that formed our tiling while custom jigs and the band saw were used to shape the inner pieces. With little to no margin of error, our model came together at 24 inches in length and width, weighing 40 pounds. *While this was a group project, all work (besides the physical model) and photographs are my original work unless otherwise noted.
EXPLORATIONS Various exercises in graphics and representation Author: Jenny Scarborough Various academic years and supervisors
The visual representation of information has always been a passion of mine. Through the use of computer aided technologies or by hand, I have enjoyed approaching presenting ideas through various methods of representation including hand sketching, publication design, tryptics, analytic drawings, and augmented reality.
MILES HIGH CITY Evolo Highrise Competition 2018 Author: Jenny Scarborough 4th Year Undergraduate / Supervisor: John Weigand Competition presentation images created with Rhinoceros and Photoshop.
DOUBLE DEEP SURFACE Representation Spring 2019 Author: Jenny Scarborough 1st Year Graduate / Supervisor: Perry Kulper Exploring with concept of a “doulbe deep surface” using Photoshop.
Double Deep Surface
Erasure
Translation
Hylic Vault House Representation Spring 2019 Author: Jenny Scarborough 1st Year Graduate / Supervisor: Jacob Comerci Analyzed the Vault House’s construction and created a kit of parts used to compose an “infinate” image with the stylistic influence of the video game Hylics.
Vault House / Johnston Marklee / Architectrure Precedent
Vault House Analitique / Scarborough
Hylics / Mason Lindroth / Stylistic Inspiration
Final Image / Scarborough
Bullet Journal Personal Interest Since 2017 Author: Jenny Scarborough A personal exploration of graphic organization, hand letterings, and design in the form of a personal planner like journal. Organizations include yearly, monthly, and weekly set ups and various types of trackers. Instagram: JennInAJournal
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