About Me
My name is Jhalan Taylor, an aspiring architect from the city of Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas. I have always enjoyed the art of drawing, sketching, watercolor painting, and drafting. It was early on in life when I decided I was headed on a path towards a career in architecture. The idea of constructing lines in a way that leads to forms that can impact people in a positive way for years and years to come, and also prove beneficial to the environment is what fuels my passion for architecture. Architecture for me is a way I can serve others through my God-given talents. I have always enjoyed technical drawing and graphical communications, and now, my love for architecture, specifically detailing and modeling, has only grown deeper.
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Contents
Revit
Pages 4 -17
AutoCAD
Pages 18 - 25
Hand Drafting Pages 26 - 43
SketchUp
Pages 44 - 47
Watercolor Pages 48 - 55
Hand Sketches Pages 56 - 59
Parkview: Michigan Street Perspective
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Parkview: Roundabout Perspective 6
Parkview: Michigan Street Perspective 8
Structural Model
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Process Designs
Third Floor
Sixth Floor
Parkview These are the preliminary designs for the previous revit model. This facility has housing, fitness facilities, retail spaces, a small clinic, medical offices and a parking garage to facilitate those functions. (Floor plans that aren’t shown are repeating floors.)
Michigan Street
Bartlett Street 14
Main Street
Park Lane
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One Bedroom House This three-bedroom apartment came together as a part of an internship assignment. The task was to get familiar with creating AutoCAD working drawings. A foundation plan, floor plan, N,S,E,W elevations, roof plan, and electrical plan were drafted. 18
Foundation Plan
Floor Plan 19
North Elevation
East Elevation
Roof Plan
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South Elevation
West Elevation
Electrical Plan
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East Elevation
South Elevation
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The Melanie Thompson Project Elevations These elevations were drawn up to complete a set of drawings to be sent out to a client for the design of an addition to a building.
North Elevation
West Elevation 23
Kitchen Layout Proposal 1
Front Elevation
Side Elevation
Floor Plan 24
Kitchen Layout Proposal 2
Front Elevation
Side Elevation
Floor Plan 25
Nature’s Chapel
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Site Plan
Home Study 2
Nassau, The Bahamas This second home study project was done on the premise of creating a space where the Bahamian youth can go and use their time wisely after school, or anytime in general, and provide places for those without homes to live. On its first floor, this building houses a restaurant, a gallery, and a library.
First Floor
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Second Floor This floor is where the worship and education aspect of the design occurs. There are classrooms located to the west and a wooden chapel and fellowship hall located to the east; all having access to the courtyard via balconies and stairs.
Third Floor This floor is where all of the living and community units are located. There are 9 dwelling units, all having access to the community outdoor kitchen and the aerobics/fitness room. Again, all has access to the courtyard via balconies and stairs.
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Wall Section
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Street Elevation
Building Section
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Home Study 1
Nassau, The Bahamas The Home Study Project was done on the bases that we had to create a background building, storefront ministry, that would help provide solutions for the problems within the community. This building, located along Bay Street, Nassau, New Providence was designed to function as an assembly area where meetings can be condcucted, but also contains apartments above it, two studio apartments and two one-bedroom apartments. 32
Partial Elevation & Wall Section
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Street Elevation
Process Work
Street Elevation 34
Precedent Study
Wall Section & Partial Elevation
Second Floor
First Floor
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Morton Barn Craft Studio Project
As a part of a craft studio, a barn-style museum was to be drafted up to house the historical Morton History Museum. The idea behind this design was to showcase the historical pieces in a walking-showcase style at the front and a banquet hall to house museum events at the rear.
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Side Elevation
Longitudinal Section
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Front Elevation
Transverse Section
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The Little Gray House
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One-Bedroom Interior This model was done to help a client better understand a 2-D layout of her bedroom. 44
Morton Barn Model This model was done in the process of me learning how to use SketchUp. To work on my SketchUp skills, I worked on rendering one of my studio projects, The Morton Barn Museum. 45
Site Perspective
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Site Plan
Bloodbank Model This 3-D model was put together in order to give the clients a general idea of how the building would look. The AutoCAD plan was transfered and was used as the outline for the SketchUp model. 47
Hotel De Beauvais, Paris, France 48
Greek Townscape
Pienza, Italy
European Study Tour Wa
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Vaxholm, Sweden
Lutheran Flower
atercolor
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Watercolor of Plants, Animals & Animations
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The Couple’s Series These watercolor paintings tell the story of a young couple in love. With both of them originating from the beautiful Islands of The Bahamas, these paintings capture their radiant love amidst the eye-catching scenery of the island of Grand Bahama.
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Europe Sketches
Pantheon Analysis, Athens, Greece
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Door Detail of French Embassy, Rome, Italy
Palazzo Baberini Plan and Building Section, Rome, Italy
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Personal Sketches
Dopey
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Hand Sketch
Jaleah Taylor
Angelina Jolie
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