Kevin Fitzgerald Architecture + Design Portfolio
Contents Town House Multi-Family Residential Museum of the Senses The Ice House Micro-Home
Town House This project, we were given a city-esqe site with two town houses surounding the site in the middle. I changed the flow of the space and manipulated light to create a pleasing space for one to live. I created custom components in Revit to achieve the light quality that space desired. Besides a couple bathrooms and closets, every space in the building recieves a sufficient amount of daylight.
Tools Used: Revit
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Multi-Family Residential For this project, we were given a very interesting site that was directly adjacent to the Mass Ave train stop on the Orange Line. It also had incredible views of the boston skyline and the institutions on Hunntington Ave. This is what formed the design for my residential project. The last major decision I made was to place the vertical circulation closest to the abrupting noise the orange line made.
Tools Used: Model Making Revit Illustrator
Heavy barrier and vertical circulation dissipate the sound of the train.
Open vegetated space for apartment residents.
These two views open up the site to the city, my building enhances these two views.
Axonometric Form Diagram
Sectional Model
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Museum Of The Senses The Museum of the Senses project was different than any other we have been assigned so far in school. We were assigned to think purely metaphisically and the role that senses play in one’s life. I chose to focus on the difference of your senses in a chaotic space and in a calm space, and the transition between the two.
Tools Used: Hand Drafting Water Color Paint
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The Ice House The Ice House was an administration and educational building for the New England Conservatory. I wanted the project to be a beacon on the city for the NEC. The other NEC buildings were stone, beige buildings that blend in with the other buildings around the site. I incorporated a modern deisgn that maximized natural sunlight and incorporated all of the required program for the project.
Tools Used: Hand Drafting Model Making Revit
Micro-Home The Micro-Home project was a quick two week design project that challenged us to seriously think about how we design small spaces. I wanted to create a net-zero energy home located in the desert outside of Phoenix, AZ. I created a home that is very sustainable and requires no artificial lighting or ventilation.
Tools Used: Model Making Revit Illustrator
Steel canopy shelters structure and shades home. The design creates a wind tunnel under the canopy, which cools down the building while the sun hits the top canopy, which shades the building from the sun rays. It is an ideal desert design.
In Tucson, AZ, the prevailing winds come from the North-West due to the mountain range located North-East from Tucson. Thus the building orientation follows the wind patterns to cool the building down. The foundation and canopy are not rotated like home to shade house as best as it can.
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