TABLE OF CONTENTS Resume
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Projects Agglomeration
06-13
Framed Canvas
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Interaction
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Photography
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3rd Year 1st Semester, Tricia Stuth
3rd Year 2nd Semester, Michael Davis 2nd Year 1st Semester, Tracy Moir-McClean
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Adobe In Design
Cont. Undergrad University of Tennessee Knoxville // August 2014 - 2017 - Expected Graduation, May 2019
Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe Premier
High School Degree Arlington HS, Memphis // August 2010 - 2014
Summer Classes Southwest Community College // Summer 2014, 2015 - Completed Gen Eds.
Adobe Lightroom Rhino AutoCAD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JOSEPH PLATT Knoxville School Of Architecture jplatt2@vols.utk.edu (901) 288-9537 vsco.co/iplattv issuu.com/josephplatt
Architecture Research/ Design Assistant Tracy Moir McClean // Summer 2016 - Documented site analysis and documentation for a rail to trail, and proceeded to assist in designing the trail - Capable of working in groups well while also completing individual work and following instructions from supervisors.
HONORS AND AWARDS Furniture Design ASHLEY PACE // Spring 2015 - Furniture piece for studio was chosen among others to be displayed in an art gallery during a First Friday event in Knoxville, TN. Discovering Architecture Summer Camp University Of Memphis // Summer 2011 - Was chosen after a portfolio submission to attend an architecture design camp for 2 weeks American Institute Of Architecture Students University Of Tennessee Knoxville // Aug 2016 - 2017
Alpha Rho Chi Theodorus Chapter // Aug 2016 - 2017
AGGLOMERATION 3rd Year 1st Semester Tricia Stuth Lenoir City, TN Smart Communities Initiative
The major aspect missing in Lenoir City is an area that ties together its history, culture, and people. The best way to establish this idea is to adapt the School Academic Building into a Urban Center that can agglomerate all aspects of Lenoir. To become an area that has multi purpose and multi use program and spaces.
Also, to be able to tie in to all areas being developed such as the park, the greenway, and City Hall. This will not only attract more people to the downtown area of Lenoir but also allow occupants to engage with Lenoir City’s very own history and culture.
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WEIGHT. The building serves as a weight to hold a very important corner. The corner is an intersection where increased moments of sequence patterns meet. While cars travel down Broadway there is a road that runs adjacent that runs through the site connecting the highway to a back road. This creates a safety concern as there is no major differentiation between parking and street. I proposed a change in materiality to emphasize a change in space. Also, with Lenoir being on a grid system, most residential zones are NW of the site, so when people travel from their houses or school they will at some point interact with the intersection.
FORM. The school administration building takes on multiple cubic forms. The forms serve as a means of breaking up the form of the building while still being connected. These forms are purposed for egress stairs, a vault, and office space. An idea I have cultivated is to manipulate these forms of cubism. The space is switched from being an additive form to being subtractive and transparent. This will provide a visual connection into the building instead of it being so private and rejective. Thus making a more inviting scenario with the people occupying the surrounding context.
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REFLECTIVITY. The previous bank had installed glass that was nearly 100% reflective from the outside of the building. This provided privacy for the building which may serve beneficial to a bank, but for an area that’s supposed to be a gathering place for the public it serves as a deterrent. It makes the building feel lifeless and cold when one cannot see any kind of life happening within the building from the outside. All the pedestrian can see is the reflection of the street scape behind them. This creates a disconnection with the buildings interior space. From the inside occupants’ perspective, they can clearly see the outside pedestrian and the surrounding context around them.
TRANSPARENCY. What I suggest is not complete reflection, but also not complete transparency. Instead create a percentage of reflection enough for people to see life inside the building and create connections, but to not lose the moment between a reflection. Instead one would be able see one’s own reflection inside the space pf the building creating a false scenario inside the form of the building. This would also open up interaction between the occupants of the building and the occupants of the street. This creates a much more inviting scenario as it not only shows life, but also piques the curiosity of people only experiencing visual interaction.
THOUGHTS. What creates moments of congregation? What is attractive about a downtown area? What drives people to navigate to a downtown area? Does placement of roads and railways define prime downtown areas? How does culture become embedded in areas? What types of buildings and spaces do people think of when they think of downtown and how does that differentiate from when they think of an area of public congregation? What keeps people in an area once there, and suggests other purposes?
END GOAL. What is the goal Lenoir City is trying to accomplish? That would be the revitalization of the downtown area and bringing people together. These multiple projects that are being developed will not make this a reality immediately, but they will serve as a catalyst for the rest of downtown to follow and move towards the goal of a community that interacts with each other daily and engages with its history and culture. The school administration building by itself wont be able to achieve this, but with the continuing development of the city it could work off of it to benefit the city.
GOOD NEIGHBOR [Framed Canvas] 3rd Year 2nd Semester Michael Davis Knoxville, TN IJAMS Nature Center Group Work w/ Flannery, Sydney
A connection is a moment when one or more individual items work well together to create a new entity. While our site choice has very obvious connections, one example being the trails surrounding it, we tried to make the connections between ecosystems the most prominent. Using multiple design strategies we attempted to bring together the three surrounding ecosystems; the wetlands, fields, and the forest. The large garage like windows frame the views just outside the outpost beautifully displaying the various ecosystems through the gallery like space inside. The central point of the connection is located within the outpost, giving the occupants the ability to clearly view all three ecosystems while inside. While putting the main focus on the surrounding nature into the design, we decided to do so with the materiality of the outpost as well.
The concept of wholly immersing visitors into nature has been apart of our design from the beginning. The idea of letting someone be among the various ecosystems while in a centrally located space, using the voids to frame the views like an art piece on display in a gallery. A boardwalk created not only as a connection but as a chance at immersion as well. Walking through the ecosystem, hovering just inches above the ground as if you are apart of your surrounding but at the same time it being too delicate to touch. Being with nature without causing it any harm. Using these views as a sort of art piece on display
The metal structure, which elevates the building off the ground, gives the outpost a light feeling as if it is among nature instead of disrupting it. Contrasting dark and light woods are also incorporated, allowing the building to meld into the surrounding trees letting it cohabitate with them. A boardwalk was included in the design allowing travelers easier access from certain trails to others. The travelers will be able to experience the various ecosystems individually leading up to the outpost where they gather together in harmony.By selectively picking the views shown throughout the design we managed to create gallery like spaces that allow one to be transported into various ecosystems while in another
INTERACTION 2nd Year 1st Semester Tracy Moir-McClean Knoxville, TN
The hostel is a mixture of traditional and modern design located in downtown Knoxville. The purpose of the building is to provide a place of rest for travelers while also allowing people to come and work out with either the rock climbing or the weight room. The hostel reflects the brick material from Gay Street while also incorporating a more modern glass facade across the front and back. Another aspect people will discover is that even though every floor above Gay Street is only accessible to the hostel residents, each and every floor and different points that interact with the other floors through the use of open air atrium spaces and glass interiors.
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