Katherine Marple ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
“To create, one must first question everything.” -Eileen Gray
Skill Set Drafting, analytical sketching, color composition, watercolor, colored pencil, marker Rhinoceros, V-Ray, Diva, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, AutoCad, Microsoft Office, Sketchup, Sefaira, Climate Consultant, Photosphere Wood shop tools such as hand and table saws, drills, sanders
Experience January 2017 - June 2017 Michael G. Imber Architects : Student Intern January 2016 - May 2016 Study Abroad : Urbino, Italy August 2016 - December 2016 Design/Build community garden structures April 2013 S.T.A.R. Program- home renovations for local neighborhoods in San Antonio
Education 2017 - Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Texas at San Antonio Magna Cum Laude GPA - 3.77
Interests Dance : Latin, Swing, Ballroom Hand Craft : Painting, Drawing, Sketching Outdoor Adventure : Mountain biking, Hiking, Rock climbing, Swimming
Contact Information Mobile: 830-643-4135 Email: katie_rae403@yahoo.com
Content: Studies Abroad Analytical Sketching
Research/ Analyze/ Design Revitalizing the Eagle Ford Shale Region Low - E Tiny House
Community Involvement Design/Build Garden Shade Structure
Hand Craft Colored Pencil Sketching Prismacolor Marker Watercolor
Studies Abroad - Italy Analytical Sketching One of my favorite professors always said, “If you have sketched it, you will never forget it.� During my travels, I have found that this is very true. Every sketch holds a memory. You become connected to what you have taken the time to draw, because drawing is a tool for understanding.
Research /Analyze /Design Revitalizing Southwest Texas This undertaking was a semester long project led by Professor Sue-Ann Pemberton, supported by the UTSA Mexico Center. After intensive research to understand the issues present in the southwest region of Texas, particularly the Eagle Ford Shale Region and the community interaction with the oil industry, my team’s goal was to envision ways to revitalize the area by introducing natural and even age-old methods. We considered the region-scale : proposing a large-scale constructed wetland funded by the oil companies as a place to filter the contaminated water produced from fracking, as well as create beauty and a natural park for the surrounding communities. We considered the community-scale : proposing the introduction of permaculture and small scale constructed wetlands as a way to use resources wisely and self-produce food and clean water sources as well as promote community interaction. We lastly considered the individual home-scale : proposing the use of earthen building techniques such as compacted earth blocks or rammed earth, along with a modular and environmentaly conscious layout in order to facilitate the expansion of the home as the family size requires.
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Revitalizing Communities and Natural Resources : The Eagle Ford Shale Region: Cotulla, Carrizo Springs, and Crystal City, with a focus on the colonias outside Crystal City.
Inlet Control Water Intake and Screening
ISSUES : Effects of Fracking on the Community and Resources
Heavy Metal Removal
Terraces for Aeration and Biopurification
The contamination of local water The high consumption but limited availability of water Degradation of the natural landscape The singularity of the oil industry within the local economy Contaminated ground water and well water
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Terraces for Aeration and Biopurification Nutrient Removal Subsurface Filtration
A VIABLE SOLUTION- WHY A WETLAND? : Remediation Through Constructed Wetlands
Pathogen Removal and Biopurification
Provides a safer alternative to treatment and disposal methods Allows for reuse of water after filtration Provides a place for wildlife and vegetation to flourish Provides an alternative form of job opportunities Provides a low lifetime cost filtration system
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Clean water storage
Sand filter for final polishing
Water Quality Stabilization and Control
Aeration and biopurification
Nutrient Removal
Pathogen removal and biopurification
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Subsurface filtration
Terraces for aeration and biopurification
Heavy metal removal and biopurification
Heavy metal removal and biopurification
Terraces for aeration and biopurification
Water Intake and Screening
Secondary filtration: Allows subsurface micro-organisms to absorb and decompose chemicals.
Micro Organisms: Main decomposer of chemicals, toxins, and metals
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Buffalo Grass: Hydrocarbon removal
Poplar Trees: Help with heavy metal removal
Marsh Marigold: Absorb nutrients and trap silt
Common Reed: Absorb nutrients and trap silt
Cattails: Absorb nutrients and trap silt
Inlet control Initial filtration: Removes the heaviest toxins and metals from the produced water. This is where the water would be monitored and regulated. Tertiary filtration: Allows the plants and sun to remove remaining pollutants. This is where the integrated board walk will be.
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Utilizing Permaculture and Aquaponics : Revitializing your lifestyle in a practical way
In subsurface flow Aquaponics (vegetated submerged bed) systems, the wastewater flows vertically or horizontally through a constructed media bed that has been planted with aquatic plant species. The main benefit of subsurface flow is minimal risk of human or wildlife exposure to the wastewater. Free water surface flow Aquaponics mimic natural wetlands in their hydraulic characteristics as the water flows in from a pipe over the soil to an outlet point. 83
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Permaculture Design “is a system of agricultural and social design principles centered around simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and features observed in natural ecosystems.� Colonia Espontosa was selected to demonstrate how a colonia can be revitalized through aquaponics and permaculture.
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A Modular and Integrated System Designing an Earthen Home and incorporating a small scale wetland PHASE ONE : Materials Rammed Earth or Compacted Earth Blocks SOIL 5 -18% clay 32% silt 23% course aggregate 30% sand 10% moisture PHASE TWO : Orientation SUN Allow the winter sun to penetrate windows and provide overhangs that block the summer sun. ORIENTATION Face the longest walls towards the North and South, with majority of windows on these faces. Shorter walls should face East and West. VENTILATION Make sure windows allow for cross breezes and that the arrangment of spaces are in relation to the hot and cool places of a building. PHASE THREE : Modularity Design in such a way that additional units can be added simply by enlarging a window to become a door, or extending Eastward and/or Westward to keep North and South faces long. Try to keep cross ventilation prevelant in all expansions.
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PHASE FOUR : Integration The integration of the home and wetland is through a simple connection of the grey-water pipes to the top of the wetlands flow. Multiple homes could be integrated with one larger wetland, promoting more community involvment and collaboration.
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(Sinks/ Showers, Dishwashers, Washer/ dryers) Filter through wetland plants using gravity
Pipe back to home for Reuse Pipe to the top of home wetland
Research /Analyze /Design Low-E Tiny House This Environmental System considerate design was done as a semester long group project. We researched and developed a rammed earth cabin with the goal of reducing the amount of energy used as much as possible. To do this we first considered the site, orienting for the cooling breezes, sun, and views. We then used rammed earth design tecniques to maximize heat reduction in the summer and heat retention in the winter for the Phoenix, Arizona desert climate.
REINFORCING REBAR
Solar panels to capture and store energy to run the lighting and the radiant floors
S.I.R.E. WALL
(STRUCTURALLY INSULATED RAMMED EARTH)
100 POLYISOCYANURATE INSULATION VEGETATION SOIL
RAMMED EARTH
DRAINAGE BARRIER VAP0R BARRIER REINFORCING REBAR CAGE CONCRETE SLAB
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Radiant floor tubes to keep the home warm during the winter months
HEADER ENERGY GUARD HIGH PERFORMANCE R5 + WINDOW (3 PANES) HORIZONTAL PIVOTING WINDOW
INSIDE WATER DRAINAGE TROUGH
The openings allow for generous sun during the winter, but minimal sun during the summer
RECESSED LED LIGHTING SAND LAYER CAP SLANTED TO ALLOW RAIN RUNOFF
The breezway is oriented NorthEast in order to capture the cool breezes A green roof allows for the roof to be insulated naturally
CONCRETE SLAB VAP0R BARRIER GRAVEL LAYER SAND LAYER
A roof top garden and patio create a place to be outdoors, as well as the means to grow your own food away from animals
VERTICAL WOVEN CELL INSULATION REINFORCING REBAR CAGE CONCRETE FOOTING
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Allows for the upper windows to be open as clerestory windows in order to allow ventilation from the top.
The building is entered through a pivoting door on the far right, however, the user can open the mid windows as well to enter. The idea is multi-functionality.
The two main parts of the facade pivot to allow for the building to catch the Northeastern winds and manipulate the flow of ventilation in the space.
Fu l l y o p e n The system allows the user to push the two pivoted parts to the side to have uninterrupted space where the inside and the outside can coexist without boundaries.
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Community Involvement Design-Build Garden Structure The Lakeview Garden Community Structure was a project completed in the UTSA Design-Build Studio taught by Professor Darryl Ohlenbusch. This studio focused on interacting with local San Antonio communities who have neighborhood gardens that are in need of a gathering space and shade structure. These structures double as rain catchment systems as well and contain a water storage cistern. All structures are designed and built by the students who participate in the semester long studio. I participated in the Fall of 2015.
One year after completion of the structure, I participated in a workshop teaching how to do worm composting and showing us how build our own system. It was exciting to see what we built being utilized.
Hand Craft Watercolor, Pencil, Colored Pencil, Prismacolor Marker Since I was young, art has been a constant factor in my life. I was always creating, drawing, painting, and exploring the world through what I could put onto paper. Studying Architecture has only allowed me to further explore the world through artistic expression, lending even greater importance and meaning to what I create.
“Luis Barragan� - Watercolor
A sketch of Urbino, Italy, where I studied Architecture abroad.
“Tadao Ando” . Prismacolor Marker.
“Zak” . Colored Pencil.
Thank you.
Katherine Marple Mobile: 830-643-4135 Email: katie_rae403@yahoo.com