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Aarhus School of Architecture International Masters of Architecture portfolio
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Creativity “Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will� -George Bernard Shaw-
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Contents
I hereby certify that the work submitted in my portfolio for review is entirely of my own hand. All work is individual with guidance from instructors.
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levels
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wood pavilion
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stewart residence
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burkville hall
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graduating project
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experience
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observe
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craft
Levels Above a walkway, and squished between two buildings, the shelter perches. Each activity hovers at a different plain, spirally and gaining in privacy as it ascends. Rather than introducing an element (a wall) to divide the space, the absence of existing elements was used instead. This approach kept the interior open, while still delineating use.
fi r s t fl o o r pl an
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second floor plan
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Wood Pavilion
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Two walls create a space, add a third wall or a ceiling and it becomes more intimate. Spaces in the wood pavilion originated from this idea and then expanded further. Teens don’t want to feel forced to a bench, parents want to see there kids, which enjoy any space in-between. The wood pavilion does this while creating a procession of steps up to a view point. Steps that double as seating for a small concert. 7
Stewart Residence
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B y r ne Creek
approach | stream | opening
A small stream meanders through a steep v-shaped valley, heavy wooded with deciduous and coniferous trees. Due to its calming nature, relative to its surroundings, solitude is found near the stream. Near the middle of the forest was a clear location just north of the stream.
context plan + section
client + program 9
si t e The dwelling is set into the hillside to create a private, subtle entrance to the upper floor, optimizing views and natural daylight. The lower floor is much more intimate and closed, housing both sleeping quarters and a publicly assessable office.
m a ssi ng
f u n cti on
a c cess
r e shape
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l o w e r Fl o o r
upper Floor
e ntry p erspective 11
Burkville Hall
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The core objective of this project was to make place. Something Burkville is lacking with a divided park and a run-down community hall. Places for kids to play, neighbors to converse, and the community to celebrate as a whole. A daycare and cafe was provided in addition to the hall to create more gathering opportunities.
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section
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Two volumes; one glass, and one solid, intersect to create focus towards the civic square and the open feild. The square provide space for spantous meetings as neighbors travel to and from the daycare, cafe or the hall. Past the civic square (to the north) is the kids playground and wood pavilion, accessible from the daycare and viewable from the cafe.
final model
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built form
Graduating Project
points of interest
Urban understanding
Our year-long graduating project started with an intensive study of the surrounding urban context. A class-wide planning excercise ending with students selecting sites and programs that agree with the urban plan and complimented the existing or proposed neighbors. Further investigation was done individually, including precedent and site study.
VancouverBC
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connectivity
Program development
A building bounding by a collaborative and collective lifestyle. CO.BE combines co-working and co-housing in one building. Sharing creates affordability and access to luxuries, otherwise impossible to obtain.
celebrated mobility
Objectives
priority to communal spaces
individuality through adaptability
RaymurStreet
DowntownEastside
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spatial organization Layers of trace paper were used, unsparingly, to quickly test layouts. Each set, more refined than the last, until switching to CAD for final documentation.
massing SketchUp was used concurrently with the sketches to help visualize mass and quickly communicate ideas to professors. Also, the model was imported into Ecotect to analysis daylighting onto the courtyard and neighboring buildings.
feedback Pin-up sessions are allways a good way to test your communication skills; graphically and orally. Proffesors and guest critics brought insight, inducing new influences into the project.
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Design process Inspiration for the design came from understanding the client and precedence through research and visits. The design will continue refinement during the spring term, including resolving structural, mechanical, and sustainability building systems.
1:200 model
co-working entry
co-working space
co-housing space
An elevated walkway creates direct assess to nearby overpass and provides a safe connection over the tracks. Co-working spaces occur in the two-floor podium. Co-housing units rises off of this base with a broken-up mass resulting in multiple orientations and roof decks. Floors are connected with atrium spaces and a solarium.
Final design
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Experience
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Tanzania Serengeti, Kilimanjaro and the spaces between Tanzania is a spectacular place to visit and document with camera. This trip changed how I view the world and my hand in it. The “roof of Africa� or Mount Kilimanjaro was gray and bare, with a constant white reference point that continued to grow nearer as our group approached the summit. The Serengeti was very different with vibrant colors of Maasai warriors walking the yellow plains and swarming herds of wildebeest.
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Observe
Josha tree park, USA
This area of California is very dry and arid, but this picture frames some of the little, natural life that is there.
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Garibaldi park, Canada
Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
After a morning swim in the glacier water, I grabbed my SLR to capture this moment. Frigid waters, sharp rocks, and bare skin reminds us we’re alive.
The “Kilimanjaro highway�. This image gives a sense of the elevation and the distance the porters have to travel.
Italia Scarpa, cityscapes & cafe Deep historic roots have created a strong culture that was very interesting to observe. Staying with a local family gave a better understanding of the Italian way of life. Getting lost in cities like Venice and Verona led me into some interesting nooks. I was also absolutely fascinated by Carlo Scapra’s work at Castelvecchio and the Showroom of Olivetti, and reassessing the purpose of detailed work.
Scarpa steps | Castelvecchio
Venice, Italy
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Craft
First exercise in detailed craft. This bed-side table was made with cherry wood, connected with biscuit joints and coated with a shellac finish.
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A study on sequencing fabrication and material properties, both of which were inspired by wooden wine barrels. After plaining, routering and cutting the oak staves to size, they were boiled and bent. This process was repeated until the edges of each stave met flush. A metal stand was made by bending three steel profiles, and binding it with alligator hide.
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