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edgar a. poe memorial a pioneer against the grain opposition at every turn creating something beautiful
“And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall.� -Edgar A. Poe, The Masgue of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe lost his mother early in life and was taken in by unattentive foster parents, of whom the father Allan paid little to no attention to him. Little praise was given him for his writing ability and he was discouraged by his headmaster to publish any of his early works. He lead a life of poverty and resentment, broken hearted and unappreciated. Through each struggle a window grew ever wider till it eventually tore, and a great literary pioneer emerged.
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order between pattern and order monotony and intent an honest connection of systems
“It is as if the landscpe and the bridges together make a condensed world, wherein people and their artifacts, stripped of all pretensions, stand in stark contrast to the natural.� -Lars Lerup, Building the Unfinished
An independant position on design through critical ways of working, seeing, and thinking are developed; a process of learning how to ask and answer questions visually. Everything must be questioned and tested and mistakes freely made; no errors can be made that have not been made before. You must be able to make huge and embarrassing mistakes. This is the only way for your work to progress. You must be fearless.
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lafayette visitor center both producer and consumer inhabiting the same space developing a culture of togetherness
“sim¡ple :: adjective :: consisting or characterized by a single elementâ€? -Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Derived from the simple Cajun culture of South Central Louisiana, this visitor center houses a singular space acted upon by tourist and local, businessman and volunteer, expert and novice. Simultaniously simple and complex, a mix of culture and knowledge layered upon each other. The roof system sheds natural light through layered panels shining on all who inhabit the central atrium, bringing them together.
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PARKING
MECHANICAL
EXECUTIVE SUITE
WOMENS LOUNGE
DISPLAY AREA
PARKING
OFFICE ‘C’
MENS
CONFERENCE ROOM
OFFICE ‘A’
OFFICE ‘B’
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FLOOR 2
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acadian history museum constant between opposing forces both striking and subtle a metaphysical journey through time
“Thus it is Peremptorily his Majesty’s orders That the whole French Inhabitants of these Districts be removed...” -Messege of Exile, King Louis XV, Monarch of France
1755 signaled the beginning of an era where French settlers in Acadia, Novia Scotia were forcably removed and displaced across the world. Most were denied refuge in the French motherland, mistreated along the East Coast, and even cast out of the French settlement of New Orleans. The journey was long and harsh, many families destroyed or dispersed. Acadians found respite in South Central Louisiana; a wilderness both of hardship and oppurtunity.
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What the eye sees defines the space inhabited and sets a dynamic urban experience as it moves through. Velocity determines rate of visual intake, what information the eye gathers, affects range by determining the extent of spatial perception, and affects density by blurring objects from seen through to seen as.
As velocity increases, clarity of detail in range decreases and density increases. Densities define one of two vision types: low density / radial vision and high density / focal vision. Radial vision decreases motion and opens opportunity of choice for destination. Focal vision increases motion and sets destinations, linking spaces.
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transition chile destruction devistation dispersement the need for connection and awareness a positive reaction to natural forces
co-op project :: Kristopher Simon & Daniel Furg
“HOW TO RECYCLE AN URBAN FABRIC THREATENED BY THE RISK OF NATURAL DISASTERS� -PUERTO SAAVEDRA OPPTA COMPETITION BRIEFING
Definition of a new image of the municipality and an improved connection between five areas linked through tourism, landscape, history, and deep cultural heritage of the community. The need to propose new programs compatable with tsunami risk through urban developement in landscape quality, reuse of space within the grid, and infrastructural mitigation of tsumani/flood risk. A detailed development within the urban grid that adjusts to tsunami and flood risks, includes cultural and economic program, and identifies with the Puerto Saavedra area.
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Destroyed by the 1960 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, Puerto Saavedra dispersed itself across the coastal landscape of central Chile, dividing itself into five settlements. Culturally similar but disconnected territorially, infrastructurally, and architecturally the inhabitants must transition themselves from this dilapidated urban structure, this tsunami and flood risk lifestyle into a functional, responsive society while catering to touristic, residential, hydrological, and geographical challenges.
TRANSPORT BUS FROM TEMUCO
On a territorial scale Puerto Saavedra is disconnected as a municipality and as an efficient, functional community. The proposed bus route and hiking trails not only reconnect the five settlements physically but also provide touristic involvement and immersion into Saavedra’s landscape while providing transportation for resident and tourist alike. Connecting bus and hiking routes at half-mile walking distances defines segments for ease of exit and entry into either system or between, and intertwine at specific points of interest (i.e. view spots, camping sites, beach fronts, a boat dock). TRAIL ROUTE STATI O N STOP B OATI N G VIEW POINT BOARDWALK RESIDENTS BEACH PIC-NIC CAMPING HIKING PASTU R E
Infrastructural connections and functions mitigate tsunami damage and flood impact on the community, reducing and alleviating risk and endangerment from tsunami and flood. The network of scuppers and reservoirs interwoven throughout the Bajo city structure alleviate the inundation of 21st May Canal, and the paired vegetation of those systems allows for a more livable environment before, during, and after flooding. Reorganizing the existing urban grid into defensive segments also provides alleviation to tsunami and flood impact, while providing touristic and residential program in normal circumstances. PAS T U R E LAN D U S E P R O P O S E D B O A R D W A L KR I/ V E R F R O N T L A N D U S E LI N EAR PAR K
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SCUPPER SYSTEMS B OATI N G BOARDWALK BEACH PIC-NIC JOGGING HIKING PASTU R E FAR M LAN D
MIX-USE
LICEO REINO DE SUECIA
TOURISM ORIENTED
Rebuilding and rejuvenating the dilapidated Bajo areas to act as transitional forms provides a more adaptive lifestyle that accepts and adapts tsunami and flood risk as a natural force both incredible and inevitable. The ability to sprawl out in times of active Drenaje participation, assemble together in times of inner solitude, and secure the community in times of peril form transitional architecture activated by both the community and the imminent need that surrounds them.
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TNC field study house in the remote wilderness of Louisiana’s Achafalaya Basin built for education, research, and entertainment culminating culture and place in the swamplands
co-op project :: Kristopher Simon & Josh Franks
“Our vision is to leave a sustainable world for future generations.” -Our Vision, The Nature Conservancy To promote five points: 1) education through a building that teaches the how and why of construction and relationships between built and nature 2) regionalism by the conservation and understanding of cultrual and architectural roots 3) sustainability by working with the natural environment to conserve energy and live with economic self-efficiency 4) materiality by addressing the systems and structures of camp, interstate, and pipeline existing within the basin 5) resilience by understanding the capacity of a system to maintain its core purpose and integrity through drastic change
To promote promote To
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-regulater -stabalizer
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REGIONALISM REGIONALISM To promote promote To
- n/s orientation -deep porch -native planting -natural ligting
-minisplits -rainwater collection -bigass fan
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SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY To promote promote To
-primary -permanance -linear -marking -solid
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MATERIALITY MATERIALITY To promote promote To
RESILIENCE RESILIENCE
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oil & gas
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ACCESS ROUTE AND 8 FLOATING DOCK
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WOODEN RETAINING WALL (2x12 LUMBER) 2'D CONCRETE CULVERT
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STEEL COLLAR
HIGH REFLECTIVITY CURROGATED METAL
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FIXED WINDOW 6" CYPRESS PANEL
FIRST FLOOR 24' - 0" 2x18 TIMBER GIRDER STEEL CAP
DECK 13' - 0" WOODEN RETAINING WALL (2x12 LUMBER) 2'D CONCRETE CULVERT
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DRIP EDGE
SPRAY FOAM INSULATION INSULATION 1/2"x6" CYPRESS SIDING METAL VENT
CORRUGATED PERFORATED METAL PANEL
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FIXED ALUMINUM WINDOW
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AIR SPACE
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SPRAY FOAM INSULATION
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2"x12" WOODEN RETAINING WALL
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METAL JOIST HANGER 1" RECLAIMED CYPRESS DECKING 2"x4" FOOR JOIST
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n university corridor urban development along the strip from city interstate to country road building connections for the future
co-op project :: Kristopher Simon & Tina Rodkey
“Residents of the Carencro community still depend, to some extent, on the amenities and jobs of the Lafayette area. As a result, University Avenue has become a crucial commuting corridor.” -Tom Sammons, Project Brief as an existing LA State Highway connecting Lafayette, LA to the small town of Carencro, LA, eight miles north of the city N University Avenue will become a major arterial, and how this road begins to make space and larger connections is the issue addressed in making a successful road design. The Studio gives scale shifts from several miles of road (University Corridor) to the enlarged view of “city” blocks, and then further to individual proposals of urban building as important strategies to get the range of learning opportunities.
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MINOR ARTERIAL
BV-135-33 Boulevard T5, T6 135 feet 30 feet - 33 feet - 30 feet Free Movement 35 MPH 8.5 seconds - 9.4 seconds - 8.5 seconds 3 lanes, one turning lane & two one-way slip roads 8 feet 10 feet 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot continuous Planter Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg. see Bicycling Module
MINOR COLLECTOR
MAJOR COLLECTOR
AV-90-56 Avenue T3, T4, T5 90 feet 56 feet total Slow Movement 25 MPH 5.7 seconds - 5.7 seconds at corners 4 lanes Both sides @ 8 feet marked 10 feet 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot continuous Planter Curb or Swale Trees at 30' o.c. Avg. see Bicycling Module
LOCAL STREETS
RESIDENTIAL ZONE (NEIGHBORHOOD)
CARENCRO PROPER CITY ZONE (DENSITY)
TWO-THREE STORIES LITE COMMERCIAL (GROCERIES, SMALL BUSINESS, HARDWEAR
THREE-FOUR STORIES (1-COMMERCIAL, 2-OFFICE, 3-4-RESIDENTIAL WALKABLE STREETS
PROGRAM HIERARCHY:: 1.RESIDENTIAL (MULTIFAMILY, APPARTMENTS) 2.GREEN (PARKS, FIELDS) 3.COMMERCIAL (NEIGHBORHOOD ESSENTIALS) 4.OFFICE 5.INSTITUTIONAL 6.LODGING
PROGRAM HIERARCHY:: 1.RETAIL (FOOD, SHOP) 2.LODGING (HOTEL) 3.OFFICE ( 4.RESIDENTIAL (APPARTMENT, LOFT) 5.INSTITUTIONAL (SCHOOL, CHURCH) 6.GREEN (PARK, SQUARE)
TYPOLOGIES:: 1-RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 2-RESIDENTIAL APPARTMENT 3-RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY 4-COMMERCIAL SMALL BUSINESS 5.PUBLIC PARKS
TYPOLOGIES:: 1-COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL 2-COMMERCIAL / OFFICE / (RESIDENTIAL) 3-COMMERCIAL / LODGING 4-LODGING
COMMERCIAL ZONE (STREET EDGE)
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THREE-FOUR STORIES (1-COMMERCIAL, 2-3-4-OFFICE
AV-75-40 Avenue T3, T4, T5 75 feet 40 feet total Slow Movement 25 MPH 5.7 seconds - 5.7 seconds 2 lanes Both sides @ 8 feet marked 10 feet 6 foot Sidewalk 7 foot continuous Planter Curb or Swale Trees at 30' o.c. Avg. see Bicycling Module
CS-80-44 Commercial Street T5, T6 80 feet 44 feet Free Movement 25 MPH 8 seconds at corners 2 lanes Both sides @ 8 feet marked 10 feet 18 foot Sidewalk 4x4’' tree well Curb Trees at 30' o.c. Avg. see Bicycling Module
PROGRAM HIERARCHY:: 1.RETAIL COMMERCIAL (FOOD, SHOP) 2.OFFICE ( 3.GREEN (PARK, SQUARE) 4.RESIDENTIAL (APPARTMENTS) 5.LODGING 6.INSTITUTIONAL TYPOLOGIES:: 1-COMMERCIAL / OFFICE 2-COMMERCIAL / GREEN 3-COMMERCIAL / RESIDENT
NODAL DEVELOPMENT
Neighborhood Hubs The idea for the urban plan was to identify potential nodes along University Avenue while also providing neighborhood hubs in areas where existing neighborhoods were evident. The hubs provide the advantage for growth and prevent the stripping of University Avenue. As people come along Univesity, they have plenty of opportunities to become apart of the social events we have proposed within the major and minor hubs.
STREETS Existing New CONCENTRATIONS Commercial Residential Green
Street Typologies
Building Typologies
Green Typologies
Minor Arterial
Residential Housing
Public Green
Major Collector
Mix-use
Private Green
Commercial
Hardscape Green
Minor Collector Local Street
(1,250 - 3,000 sqft)
(2,000 - 10,000 sqft)
(2,000 - 40,000 sqft)
Green Typologies Communal Backyard
Neighborhood Square
Commercial Square
Range of Green Spaces In this scale, our intent was to have three different green space typologies. This would provide the range of social gathering spaces for the neighborhood hub.
A Transient Centerpiece As a setpiece buiding for the newly developed block, this mix-use building addresses the public square to the north, the entrance square to the west, and the parking tower situated to the south in a way that allows for free movement through the urban fabric; from one space to another in an active flow of program.
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re-seam johnston street re-purpose the asphalt re-connect the neighborhood re-humanize the street
Addressing Johnston Street as a vehicular based zone, pleading the case for a more urban environment between community neighborhood living, commercial strip habitation, and commuters passing through. Addressing the extreme overuse of vehicular dominant space and asking for a more humanized environment between open areas, business sectors, and third place. Addressing the building up and over Johnston Street to incorperate a multitude of transportation choices and inhabitable space within and above the streetscape.
Campus Region
Ambassador Region
The disconnect between neighborhoods and strip, strip and city, city and community, begs for readjustment. Transit hubs of major and minor scales are to be implemented within a new transit line, in order to re-seam the Johnston Street edges together while also giving rise to infill and park strategies. The case to be studied is Major Transit Station A, consulting the existing conditions of Centerpiece Shopping Center, the adjacent Time Plaza Shopping Center, and the Johnston Arterial running through. Three development strategies can be implemented within the site to adjust and reform the public domain: re-purpose the asphalt, re-connect the neighborhoods, and re-humanize the street. As the Johnston Arterial travels southwest, there is a progrssive marking of the ever-broadening horizon caused by de-densification forced upon the commercial corridor. Within the Campus Region, the street section portrays density and mix-use, while the Ambassador Region street section portrays openness, speed, and space with dominant focus on the vehicle. Lane specifications transverse from four vehicular to four vehicular with turning lane, incorperating informal and underdeveloped bike lanes, however at some points neither are incorperated.
DIAG I
BUILT VS STRIP
DIAG II
DENSITY VS DIVIDE
DIAG III
PLACE VS SPACE
DIAG IV
NOLLI PLAN
A) Centerpiece_Time Plaza
B) Grand Marche_Fiesta Village
C) South Collage_Winwood
D) University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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TAPERED I-BEAM STEEL PLATE BOLTED
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studieaux immersion into the dynamic wet-landscape Coastal Louisiana’s Cheniere Plain to study and test man’s relationship
“Seeing something you’ve never seen before that was always there but you were blind to it.” -Andy Goldsworthy, Rivers and Tides Lone piers gridlike and constant. Buoys floating equadistant flowing. Dull gray phragmites rising linear and vertical against green foliage. Conch shells seemingly random, placed with reason. Markings against gradient. The root system spoke as one, a marking where shore is was and would be; telling time and space, reaching to grasp and holding to clasp, simultaniously. Life to death, lush to barren; marking time. Weaving past trees into new lively cantelever balancing death and rebirth through itself.