Krystal Alston - Portfolio

KRYSTAL ALSTON

SELECTED DESIGNS 2016 - 2021

CONTENTS ARCH 202 | Design Studio || : Site, Structure and Program FARNSWORTH HOUSE VISITOR CENTER URBAN HYBRIDS HOUSING URBAN RENEWAL EXPLORATORY Personal Work 2016 - 2021 ARCH 301 | Housing Studio ARCH 302 | Intro to Urban Design

ORGANIC BOND

FARNSWORTH HOUSE VISITOR CENTER

URBAN HYBRID HOUSING

ARCH 301 Housing Studio

Partner: Racquel Clarke

PROJECT GOALS

The Project explores a solution using hybrids

The Row-House and the Low-rise Apartment that includes open public, private, and semi-private spaces. While using a various of design methodology and design process. Working within a group of two, different creative possibilities propose design features such as courtyards, a public sculpture gallery and bright work spaces.

Organic Bond uses techniques to merge and connect the hybrid.

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The ridge and organic building form are inspired by a scorpions silhouette and anatomy. Influenced by elements of a scorpion such as the rhythm, geometry, material selection, program, circulation, space to space relationship, and form. There are many connections that can be made from the ideas of a scorpion anatomy that reflect into the space.

Volume is manipulated to profile. A green space

COURTYARD GALLERY SITE

PROGRAM

GEOMETRY

for merges with the art gallery, steel skin.

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The courtyard occupies the lower level at street grade allows residences to have a semi-private intimate experience.

compliment the urban fabric’s residence that interlocks and gallery, building units and corten

A organic multilayer facade screen, maximizes visual appeal to residents and brings the building into harmony with its urban context.

GEOMETRY PROGRAM AREA

SKIN

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TOTAL #UNITS PER BLOCKS: 12

APARTMENT TYPE : (6) 3-BEDROOMS, (6) 2-BEDROOMS

DESIGN FEATURES : GREEN COURT YARD, GALLERY, SCULPTURE GARDEN. ETC

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UNIT TYPES 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM WORK SPACE CIRCULATION UNIT TYPES 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM WORK SPACE CIRCULATION UNIT TYPES 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM CIRCULATION UNIT TYPES 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM WORK SPACE CIRCULATION WORKSPACE FORM UNIT TYPE CIRCULATION UNIT TYPES 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM WORK SPACE 7

EXTERIOR - STREET VIEW 8

WHOLE BUILDING

MATERIALS:

CO RTEN STEE L BRIC K CONCRET E

SKIN

CORTEN STEEL

CURTAIN WALL

L ANDSCAPE

COUR TYAR D COMMON SPACE

GALLE RY

USER: AR TIST & STUDENTS

S CULPTUR E GARDEN

COMMON S PACE

BUILDING

12 UNITS

PUBLIC & PRIVATE

APARTMENTS

CIRCUL UNI 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM WORK CIRCULATION UNIT TYPES 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM WORK SPACE CIRCULATION UNIT TYPES 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM WORK SPACE 9

1 OPEN SPACE 10

LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL

| SCULPTURE GARDEN SECTION CUT - THROUGH GALLERY, COURTYARD & UNITS 11

GALLERY

12 UNITS :

(6) 3-BEDROOMS

(6) 2-BEDROOMS

GREEN COURT YARD PARKING

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LINKED

FARNSWORTH HOUSE VISITOR CENTER

2016 ACSA Competition Submission

ARCH 202 | Design Studio ||

PROJECT GOALS

Linked, creates a solution that respects the Farnsworth house and pre existing site. Using the concepts of layering , interlocking and overlapping throughout the space created an interactive space for visitors and staff.

“The project will assume the objective and purpose of 2016 ACSA Competition: Preservation as Provocation a new visitor center for the Dr. Edith Farnsworth House designed between 1946 and 1949 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and constructed between 1949 and 1951 in Plano, Illinois.”

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GALLERY 14

Influenced by elements of The Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, designed by Mies van der Rohe such as structure, form, repetition, rhythm. The parti consists of interlocking panes serving as the main structure enhanced by the grid along with raw materials sourced from the site. The structure is manipulated to create thresholds for smooth transitions and creating a seamless interactions between light and shadow. FORM

The geometry is manipulated to topography and Farnsworth House for visitors that overlaps with office, and conference room.

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The single panes can interlock their volumes and merge the buildings form and program placement.

SKIN

to compliment the site’s House profile. A patio space the gift shop, gallery, staff

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The structure consists of precast concrete floor, The facade is made of single panes of glass spanning from floor to ceiling, fastened to the structural system by steel mullions.

SOUTH ELEVATION 17

EAST ELEVATION 18

DIAGRAMS 19

PATIO 20

AXON: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR STRUCTURE

CIRCULATION UNIT TYPES 3 BEDROOM 4 BEDROOM 21

FLOOR PLAN S 22

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Krystal Alston

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REVITIALIZATION

FARNSWORTH HOUSE VISITOR CENTER

URBAN REDEVELOPMENT

ARCH 302 | Intro to Urban Design

PROJECT GOALS

Based on the Harlem park and SandtownWinchester conditions the urban movement provides an effective green network. The movement of economic growth, linked green spaces, and historical neighborhood pride. The main green networks connect three movements the public institution along with the market space / commercial space and the secondary education system.

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Design Team: Jocelyn Belmonte | Niles Parker

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HIGHER EDUCATION COMMERCI AL / MIXED USE 1 2

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3 EDUCATION LINKS PARKS

URBAN REGENERATION (DENSITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT): HOUSING FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DIVERSITY

MIXED USE - HOUSING COMMERICAL AREA

GREEN NETWORK (ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRATION & PUBLIC LIFE): OPEN SPACE

LINKING PARKS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH

PUBLIC INTERFACE (SAFETY AND ACCESS): CONNECTIVITY

PEDESTRIAN TRAIL

GREEN SPACES CONNECT THE STREETS TO PARKS WALKABILITY (W NORTH AVE / N FREMONT)

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EDUCATION RECREATION CENTER | POOL LIBRARY 29

SITE PLAN 30

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AXON: DIAGRAM

EDUCATION LINKS PARKS

CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM

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PAINTINGS

Medium : Oil & Acrylic

CONCEPT BOARDS

Creative Collage Series

ABSTRACTION

Illustrations

2016 - 2021

2016 - 2019 2019 - 2020 2021 33

EXPLORATORY

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PAINTINGS OIL & ACRYLIC

2016 - 2019

The large and small-scale canvas paintings explore the interaction of organic forms through materials, shadows, and light . Using various mediums of oil, acrylics, and glass to express these ideas in a visual format.

Stretch is a large-scale oil painting that expresses themes such as harmony, rhythm, and space to void relationships . Using soft tones, a calm color pallet radiates the themes through delicate brush strokes.

Themes

Motion

Depth

History

Poetry

Space | Form

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Stretch, Medium: Oil & Acrylic

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CONCEPT BOARDS SERIES

2019 - 2020

The Concept Boards are an ongoing series of experimental colleges to explore color, texture, and composition.

The series started as an exercise to brainstorm colors and forms that would eventually serve as sample proofs for paintings, drawings, exhibitions, installations, and ceramic sculptures. Creating a daily piece to post [on Instagram] to serve as inspiration, each study serves as a new opportunity to embrace simplicity.

The series embraces the ideas of layering words/ quotes with photographs, and colors to communicate rhythms, space, layering and abstraction, observation, and re-imagining.

“Architecture is like writing. You have to edit it over and over so it looks effortless”

―Zaha Hadid

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