PORT FOLIO KATIE TAYLOR
2018
BLOCK HOUSE 4
LIGHT BRIDGE 10
DANCE FLOOR 16
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BURNET NORTH 18
ALL INCLUSIVE 24
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BLOCK HOUSE MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING | Over-the-Rhine is a rapidly developing neighborhood just north of downtown Cincinnati with a high demand for apartment units and a growing market for retail space. My research took me to several different local groups, and I developed a deep love and appreciation for the area and its rich urban history. This led to a job at a firm specializing in historic rehabilitation and urban infill within OTR. The recent development patterns within the neighborhood reminded me of building blocks, and I applied the concept to the project in a very literal sense. Using the Nagakin Capsule Tower and Moshe Safdie’s Habitat 67 as inspiration, I designed starting at a small scale - using twelve-foot cubes to create apartment units, and then using those units as the building blocks for the entire structure.
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LIBRARY | This empty lot lies between a shopping corridor and a residential street in an area with heavy foot traffic. Pedestrians often use it as a pass-through. After observing this pattern, I chose to incorporate it into my design. The library stands on two brick podiums with a glass and steel “bridge� spanning the gap between them, leaving open space below for the public to walk through or stop to hang out. In order to meet the neighborhood guideline of holding the edge of the sidewalk, I designed a screen that wraps around and folds into the site, inviting the public inside.
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stacks light bridge computers/reading area study area
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DANCE FLOOR DESIGN-BUILD | Elementz is a Cincinnati youth program that uses hip hop to encourage creativity and promote positive culture. The Elementz dance team asked for a dance floor that could be easily transported and assembled without the need for special tools. With the interlocking designs of MC Escher in mind, I designed a tesselated pattern that could be milled in foam and plywood to create a basic sprung floor. In addition to fabricating sixty-four pieces, I left the team with shop drawings to expand the floor in the future.
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1 /8” cork flooring
2 layers of 1/2” plywood subfloor
/2” foam base
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pieces are modeled in rhino to be cnc milled
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foam base is screwed to plywood through pre-drilled, countersunk holes
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cork sheets are rough cut and glued to plywood, then routed flush
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pieces are stained red or black according to tongue or groove
SEAL
pieces are sealed with 2 layers of polyurethane
ASSEMBLE
dance floor pieces slide together using tongue-and-groove joints 17
BURNET NORTH
ULI STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION | The neighborhood of Avondale is a low-income community that is central to several of Cincinnati’s major markets, including the zoo and the Children’s Hospital. In order to tap into these markets, I designed a mixed-use development together with Urban Planning and Real Estate students. The development consists of two pieces - a town center with market-rate apartments geared towards young professionals, and a shielded community of affordable townhomes and apartments for local families.
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CINCINNATI ZOO rated among the top 10 zoos in the nation
AVONDALE TOWN CENTER 118 new residential units
1.5mm people visit the zoo each year 1,700 zoo employees
80,000 SF of new retail space
CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 1.2mm patients annually
15,000 hospital employees
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new 15,000 SF grocery store
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UC MEDICAL CAMPUS one of the top 50 medical centers in the country
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 40,000 students
140,000 patients annually over 6,000 employees
14,000 students at Xavier University
700 medical students annually
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ACTIVITY HUBS bus stops and public gathering spaces such as churches and schools generate pedestrian “hubs”
MAKING CONNECTIONS pedestrians naturally create pathways through open spaces when traveling between hubs
CREATING PATHWAYS using pedestrian routes, we can create walkways that begin to divide the large site into smaller pieces, while connecting activity hubs
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36 townhomes (1,300) SF
50 one-br units (750 SF)
12 one-br units (860 SF) 6 two-br units (1,000 SF)
plaza garage 60 spaces
120 one-br units (860 SF) 50 two-br units (1,200 SF)
community gym (10,000 SF) 3 retail spaces (3,400 SF)
2 small offices (2,700 SF) 2 standard offices (5,000 SF) 2 large offices (8,500 SF)
20 one-br units (860 SF) 8 two-br units (1,000 SF)
4 restuarants (2,500 SF)
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6 retail spaces (2,100 SF)
boutique hotel
garage
110 rooms
300 spaces
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active lifestyle avondale town ctr 3 minutes HARVEY AVE
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family living cincinnati zoo BURNET AVE
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ALL INC LUSIVE PUBLIC PARK & POOL | Sited at DuSable park near Chicago’s Navy Pier - a property with a controvertial history, including several failed attempts at development - and made inaccessible by Lake Shore Drive. The park is situated in a wealthy neighborhood, and while considering methods of physically accessing the park, I began to consider other aspects of “accessibility,” especially social accessibility, and the means for various demographics around Chicago to access this location. In tandem with explorations of gentrification, affordable architecture, and socially-concious design, I chose to create a public destination that appeals to the diverse demographic groups of Chicago, and is inclusive for all.
PRECEDENT ANALYSIS | A study of the relationship between temperature and movement around the geothermally heated pools and ice baths of Sundhöllin (Swimming Palace) in Reykjavík, Iceland - built in 1937, and the Roman baths in Bath, England - built in the late 1st century. 24
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SUNDHOLLIN B4 - CHILDREN’S POOL C5 - MAIN POOL D2 - ICE BATH E3 - HOT TUB (MASSAGE) F3 - HOT TUB F4 - SAUNA G1 - LAP POOL G4 - STEAM ROOM H2 - CHILDREN’S POOL
BATH A3 - GREAT BATH A4 - LUCAS BATH C2 - FRIGIDARIUM C3 - CALDARIUM D3 - CALDARIUM E4 - LACONICUM H3 - TEPIDARIUM J3 - TEPIDARIUM
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BATH A3 - GREAT BATH A4 - LUCAS BATH C2 - FRIGIDARIUM C3 - CALDARIUM D3 - CALDARIUM E4 - LACONICUM H3 - TEPIDARIUM J3 - TEPIDARIUM
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$10,000/yr
$110,000/yr
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME $10,000/yr
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SITE ACCESSIBILITY | Analysis of primary and secondary access routes to DuSable Park via public transportation, and the connection to demographic groups measured by median income. Additionally, a study of the most popular activities at public park and pool facilities around Chicago. 27
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A whimsical park serves as an attractor to foster positive social interaction through movement and play. Platforms at various levels house popular park activities and pools in order to attract people of all demographics. The platforms are connected by a continuous, handicapaccessible ramp, forcing participants to pass by every activity. The platforms are also linked via shortcuts that require more vigorous movement, such as jumping, climbing, and sliding.
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THANK YOU
katie taylor