Kherby Jean Architecture Portfolio 2022

Pathway to Architecture

I consider myself a poor man’s architect, because my goal as a designer is to produce affordable housing for people who are not able to acquire a home. In addi tion, this drive came from the desire of improving the living qualities of people back in my country, Haiti. In 2010 an earthquake strikes the country which turned everything upside-down, my family than made the decision to move to Miami. Before coming to the united states, my perception of the U.S was that it was right under heaven where, the city lights were always on, and happiness never turns off. When I moved to the U.S, my first experience was contrary to my previous perception. I stayed with my uncle, me, my mom and my brother lived in one room. My mom struggled to find a job, indeed this U.S was different from the U.S that we always believed, my mom always said, “kote sa, se nage pou soti wi.” She was saying, in this place you must swim to get out. God pulled us through and overtime, we got accustomed to the culture, me and my brother started acting and got familiar with the arts in Miami. Through acting, I was able to connect to people and tell meaningful stories. God is doing an ex traordinary work by introducing me to new and more amazing people (community) that can help me navi gate through this walk called life. Through this story I find joy, drive and a constant desire to not only build but to connect. To me the beauty about design is that there’s not a right way to design, everyone has their one way of telling their own stories.

Table of Contents

AFRICAN CELEBRATION

THE

FONTAMARA MARKET

The Bay Villages

Intro And Process

What makes a village?

A place of Celebration,Service, & Security celebration: through Food, music and dancing. Service: being the master builders of our own space. Security: persevering our cultural identity and wealth.

“Sankofa” going back to our roots in order to move forward.

Pedestrian Density Private & Public

Green Roof

Mac Dre Hub

Arroyo Garden

Arroyo Viejo Creek

Amenities Parking

Estimate

Mood Board

Angelou Village Coogler Village

Drawings And Net Zero Cross Ventilation Through Screen

Passive air solutions, green stormwater

Ventilation Through Screen

Rainfall Collection Through Planters

initiatives including cistern.

Drawings And Net Zero Pt 2

We also were able to achieve net-zero through the facade the design, building orientation, solar panels. The facade enables the wind to go through the resi dential rooms. The facade is made out of terracotta, because of this material choice, our building became lighter and air moves freely through the rooms inside the residential spaces. The building orientation enabled us to place wind turbines at the most important places to collect the wind and create energy. The wind comes from SW so we decided to create space between the buildings so that wind could flow. We were able to create energy through the multiple solar panels that we place on the rooftops.

NW Elevation

Section showing different programmatic spaces for the rooms and sustainable features.

Pavegen Mass timber Concrete Supports

Wind Turbine

AmTrak Station

Elevation

Lighting

Wind Solar Panel

Flea Market And Cultural Hub

The cultural hub is a place of festivities, it is whatever the audience wants it to be. Above there is a gallery space that spans across the cultural hub and the residential village. In addition, one of our goals was to restore the creek that is on our site and create a landscape that would enable the visitors and residents to experience the creek.

Culture Hub Space

Section of Street and sidewalk in relation to the market and thefood trucks

“If you build it for us, we will come”

-Elijah F. Oakland Native

African Celebration

Intro And Process

The Celebration Project is a space where people come together and find their roots in Africa through food and music. This project is located north of Accra Ghana, and we welcome everyone of the diaspora. We have great food and music for you to enjoy in this time of returning to your roots in Africa.

One of the reasons this project was given is from the “Year of Return” that happened last year in Ghana. It is an event where many individuals of African descent go back to Ghana as a celebration of culture. My most im portant goal for this project was to portray the African culture. In addition to portratying African culture, the use of bamboo in my structures was inspired by African architect Francis Kere and the market area was inspired by flea markets (ti mache) in Africa and in Haiti.

The tradition of Homowo started with a period of hun ger leading to famine due to failure of the seasonal rains needed by crops in the Greater Accra Region. When the rains returned to normal, the Ga people celebrated by creating the Homowo festival, hence its name and meaning. Cowbell instrument is used and festivals and other events.

Material: Rammed Earth

Drawings

Unit Floor Plan

A

Unit Facade

Structure

Renders

Entrance Render

Units Render

Market Render

Fontamara Market and Community Center

Intro And Precedent Studies

The goal of this project is to create a space and a community center that would facilitate more social activities, create more green spaces, and increase Haiti’s economy. The project will also include flea markets, which would contrast the current flea markets in Haiti. Many markets just have tarp roofs like the picture on the bottom right, when rain comes the flea markets and the goods usually get affected. The picture in the bottom left shows the iron market which was in Port-au-Prince. This market is shielded from rain because it is inside. My goal is to create a market that can still be accessible from the outsite but still have structure.

Marche Cluny

Location: Cap-Haitian Positive Multiple Stalls Negative Extremely Crowded

The Goods line

Location: Sydney Australia

Central Site

Interior Market(Iron Market)

Precedent Studies

Street Market with Tarp Roofs

Central Isle

Gwo Mache Mirak

Location: Fon Parisian Positive Multiple Programs Space Negative Design

Gwo Mache Mirak (Grand Mir acle Market) will feature fresh produce and poultry, as well as dry goods, clothing, household items, cosmetics and electronics for sale. Situated on approx imately 20 acres, the market place is 30 miles east of Portau-Prince, along the main road between Port-au-Prince and San to Domingo, Dominican Repub lic. It features 10-pavilion-style buildings, a playground for chil dren, seven restaurants, a bank, pharmacy, and more. Nearly 850 vendors will be represented at this one-of-a-kind market.

Site

Music Performance

Central Walkway Isle Restaurant

Sustainability And Program

Site Plan

Plan

Flea Market Drawings

Flea Market Goals

1. Increasing walkability and economy stability.

Upgrade and modernize facilities as markets

Expand business opportunities for vendors

Legend

Market stalls

Green space/ seating area

Ramp to promenade area

Car drop off area

Route National

Flea Market Floor Plan NTS

Cultural Center Elevation (B)

Flea Market Section (A)

Renderings

Promenade Render

Flea Market Render

Arial Project Render