2013
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of
architecture
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portfolio
LAURAMBOYKIN@GMAIL.COM / 706.577.0940 / www.lauraboykin.com
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C L E M S O N UN I V ERSI T Y
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U NI V E RSI D AD D E SAL AMA NCA / S U M M ER 2005 T HE A M E RI CAN U N I V ER S ITY OF R OME / S P R ING 2007
l e e d gr e e n asso ci ate / 2 0 1 3 AI A He nr y Adams Me dal / 2 0 1 3 Tau Si gma De l ta ho no r so c i e ty / 2013 1 st p l ace AI AS/ Kawne e r Co mp e t i t i on / 2012 gr adu ate f e l l o wshi p / FA L L 2 0 1 0 , SP R ING 2011 go o dr i c h whi te E mo r y sc ho l ar / 2004 TO 2007
G RAD U AT E ASSI ST AN T SHIP S teachin g assistant for under g rad di g ital desi g n course / fall 2 0 1 2 , spring 2 0 1 3 architecture school centennial celebration committee member / fall 2 0 1 2 , spring 2 0 1 3 g uest critic for U N D E R G R A D studio S / fall 2012 di g ital desi g n w or k sho p leader / spring 2012, fall 2 0 1 2 assis Tant to k ate sch w ennsen , chair , school of architecture / spring 2 0 1 2 teachin g assistant to j anet leblanc , art and architectural history / spring 2 0 1 2 assistant for naab accreditation v isit / fall 2 0 1 1
w or k EXPER IEN CE gens ler architecture intern / dallas , t x / summer 2012 wo r ked in revit, a u to ca d, sketc h u p, a n d a d o be c re ati ve s u i te pa r t ic ip ated in co n st ru c t io n site v i s i ts, bu s i n e s s s e mi n a r s, a n d re v i t tra i n i n g created a n inter n - led m a ster p la n a n d v i d e o pro po s a l fo r a d ow ntow n d a l l a s d i s tr i c t tea m m em b er fo r t h eir low im p a c t d e ve l o pme nt d e s i gn co mpe ti ti o n s u bmi s s i o n
2WR architecture intern / columbus , g a / summer 2011 com p leted site a n a lysis a n d resea rc h created m o d els a n d ren d ers u sin g re v i t, r h i n o, a n d a r tl a nti s wro te fo r t h eir web site a n d co m p e ti ti o n s u bmi s s i o n s
a nn long fine a r t g allery director / charleston , sc / 2007 to 2010 oversaw d a ily o p erat io n s wit h a fo c u s o n ma r k e ti n g a n d s e l l i n g a r t wo r k bu ilt a n d m a n a ged c lient a n d a r t i s t re l ati o n s created a n a lo gu e a n d d igit a l m a r k e ti n g mate r i a l s m a n a ged t h e ga ller y ’s invento r y a n d v i s u a l pre s e ntati o n pla n n ed a n d exec u ted o p en in gs an d o th e r e ve nts
b ill low e ga ller y / atlanta , g a / mar k etin g assistant / fall 2005 to w inter 2006 j effR Ey new yor k / ne w yor k city, ny / fashion intern / summer 2006 sy novus fina ncia l cor p . / columbus , g a / financial ser v ices intern / summer 200 5 t he columbus mus eum / columbus , g a / education intern / summer 2004
2012 pendleton, sc
mediascape: an enlightened library first place in 2012 AIAS/Kawneer national Competition
// an enlightened library Located in Pendleton, South Carolina next to the historic ruins of a 1800s plantation home, the new library embraces its role as a repository of
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knowledge linking past, present and future. “Mediascape” proposes a transparent, cutting-edge media center without sacrificing the site’s rich past and rural landscape. Through redefining interactions between history, nature, and media, the library stands as a new icon for the Pendleton community.
15,000 sqft
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To create this exciting programming, the new library reconfigures the existing program, currently devoted mostly to book stacks, into a transformative media ribbon and a day to night social hub. The upper media bar, lifted for visibility and shelter, projects towards the street to connect with the community, while the lower bar extends past the ruins to embrace the site’s rich history and rural landscape. The media
community
ribbon offers a modular, moveable system for both digital and physical media that easily adapts to future adjustments in the library’s collection. The ribbon also organizes the surrounding learning spaces and computer stations, shielding for privacy while maintaining fluidity. Since the small community of Pendleton currently lacks gathering spaces, the new library provides a vital community center into the evening. The outdoor mixing stair, along with upper and lower porches, provide sheltered areas for afterhours access, particularly important for a library currently closed most of the weekend where many residents sit in their cars just to access WiFi. The library’s new public living rooms recapture the spirit of the adjacent Tanglewood mansion, a once vibrant place for gathering.
media
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forest views
street presence
4 // mixing stair circulation loop
5 // with ruins
embrace historic site
instead the library should be...
T HE EXIST I NG P E NDLE TO N LI B R A R Y
AN I C O N F O R T HE P A S T , P R E S E N T & F U T U R E
how does this building communicate its function as a center for learning and socializing?
superficial history BUILT IN 2007
MEDI A HI ST ORY NAT URE PEOPLE
authentic history
mix
BUILT IN 1860
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WH AT I S T H E F U T URE OF B OOK S ?
W HA T IS TH E FU TU R E O F TH E LI BR A R Y ?
WH A T I S T HE F UTURE OF HISTORIC AL PRE SE RVATION?
if books are just a form of technology, what new forms of technology should libraries hold?
since books are no longer the main disseminator of information, what can the library offer?
in seeking to superficially recreate the historic tanglewood mansion, the existing library fails to honor the site’s rich history.
paper mediums are becoming defunct: magazines? newspapers? maps? yellow pages? books?
physical media locations are becoming defunct: bookstores? movie rental stores? music stores? libaries?
how can the new library respect and interact with the site’s history in an authentic way?
G ENE R IC CONT EMPOR A RY AU TH ENTI C CO NTE MPO R ARY
AU TH E NT IC H I S TORY
S U PER F ICI AL H I S TORY
SUP ER F I CI AL H I STORY
I N T E R AC T I O N
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NE W PL AN AU T H E N T IC H IS TO RY
AU TH ENTI C H IS TORY
G EN ER I C CON TEM P OR ARY UNS OC IA L
SOC IA L
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NE W PL AN UNSOCIAL
BOOKS
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EXISTING PL AN S OC IA L
EXISTING PL AN SOCIAL
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B O OKS
EXISTING PL AN
F LE X LE ARN I N G
NE W M E D I A + BO O K S
A B I L L B OARD F OR LE ARNI NG
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pr o po sed / ext r o v er t ed + co mmu nicat io n
SO C I AL
A D A Y + NI GHT S OCI AL HUB
A U T H E NT I C H I ST O R Y
A U T H E NT I C CONTEMPORARY
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AFTER HOURS ACCESS
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stairs – a dynamic blend of circulation, lounge, and study areas – connect these spaces.
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top FLOOR // media ribbon // INFO DESK // FLEX LEARNING SPACES // porch
GROUND FLOOR // cafe // LOUNGE // meeting & tutoring rooms // OUTDOOR 24 HR ACCESS
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historic site Tanglewood mansion // the columns and foundation of
sustainable KAWNEER envelope AA®425 THERMAL DOORS // engineered for thermal efficiency // transparency Versoleil™ sunshades // minimizes solar gain and glare with maximum daylight and transparency // easily integrated with the 1600 UT curtain wall 1600UT™ Ultra Thermal Curtain Wall System // provides daylighting // transparent to the street, nature and ruins // high thermal performance
this 1800s plantation home stand next to the library // the exterior media wall and interior screens display pendleton’s rich history
south facade green screen + glass + air space + horizontal louvers + operable glass
double skin facade different wall layer combinations according to orientation & program The Kawneer products were combined to create the transparent faรงade without sacrificing sustainability. The double wall faรงade, constructed from the 1600UT Ultra Thermal curtain wall, offers maximum connectivity while maintaining thermal insulation and natural ventilation. In between the glass layers, Versoleil Sunshades, placed according to orientation and easily integrated with the 1600UT curtain wall, create optimal daylighting conditions through minimizing solar gain and glare. The transparent Kawneer envelope allows the library to clearly communicate its function as an inclusive learning center while also engaging with the historic ruins and rural landscape. Versoleil su nshades turned acc ording to or i e nta ti on
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2012 dallas, tx
cedars sidewalk: gensler summer intern project
CEDARS SIDEWALK A 2012 GENSLER TOWN SQUARE INITIATIVE
Pedestrian Bridge b u il d in g s it e master plan area trinity river
a new urban backyard for dallas In the late 1800s, the Cedars district developed as a vibrant residential area named for its forest of Oak and Red Cedar trees. Orchards, gardens, City Park, and a trolley line added to the appeal of living in this district, which also benefited from its proximity to Downtown Dallas and the Trinity River. As industry moved into the area in the early 1900s, residents retreated to the suburbs in North Dallas. Over the next century, the suburbs continued to rapidly expand despite being both financially and environmentally unsustainable. Dallas now ranks among the top five American cities for suburban sprawl.
religious centers schools
In order to create a more sustainable Dallas, residential districts must be restored within the urban fabric. Reinvigorating the once vibrant residential district of Cedars provides such an opportunity. However, Dallas residents continue to choose housing outside the urban core despite the national trend of city growth outpacing suburban. A recent headline in the Dallas Observer read,
rail + stops bus + stops
“Cities Are Now Growing Faster Than Suburbs – Except in Dallas, Of Course” (June 2012). Providing typical high-density housing will not draw suburbanites back to the city center. Instead, urban residential developments must attract suburbanites by giving them one of the most desirable characteristics of suburbia – a backyard. Through reshaping the traditional backyard for urban living, the proposal offers a new option for sustainable city living. parks
The new master plan benefits from its location in Cedars West, an area adjacent to Downtown Dallas and the Trinity River Corridor. Currently, highways and railroads isolate the site from existing development, while levees block access to and across the river. The proposed infrastructure bridges these barriers through an elevated, pedestrian boulevard and increased alternative transit options. Folding the Trinity River landscape into both city and residential blocks blurs the boundaries between the natural and urban to create a communal backyard experience.
The integrated
landscape provides the connecting thread for this live/work/play environment.
cedars west master plan
community center
condos
mixed use + boardwalk
amphitheater + boardwalk
2012 GREENVILLE, SC
co.create: culinary arts college of greenville
culinary
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college of greenville
.
diagram by vaumm
the art of cooking /
the basque culinar y center by
vaumm architects stands out as a preeminent example of contemporary culinar y design. for their concept, vacumm found inspiration in a robert therrien sculpture that transformed basic dishes into artistic objects by means of accumulation, scale, and duplication. the stacked culinar y composition then became the basis of the building’s form and organization. the success of this synergy be t ween art and architec ture for culinary design became the starting point for my conceptual process. instead of simply appropriating another artist’s vision, i collaborated with an artist and a culinar y student to generate original culinary compositions, thereby crafting a fresh perspective on the “art of cooking.”
sketch models co.created with an artist and a culinary student
ART CROSSING / further developing the synergy be t ween ar t, architec ture and gastronomy, my proposal responds to the adjacent “art crossing� [a group of 19 artist studios along the reedy river]. this band of galleries extends into the new college with a culinary-inspired ar t gallery inhabiting the ground floor and several ar tist workshops adjacent to kitchens.
CO.CREATE
/ nurturing collaboration within the college and with the public counteracts
our increasingly disconnected culinar y interactions due to fast and frozen food. an outdoor stair and terr aces connec t the river front tr ail to the roof, creating transparency and community without disrupting work.
academic, research, public, and administrative
programs are woven together, creating dynamic relationship between passive and interactive experiences. a terraced ground plane, following the natural slope of the site, offers a welcoming outdoor room for students and pedestrians. the kitchens, already natural social hubs, provide further opportunities for collaboration with the continued blurring of lounging, eating, and cooking spaces.
roof terrace a public gathering space with views into kitchens and accessed by the outdoor stair
teaching kitchen a central teaching station surrounded by student stations, adjacent to a private balcony and public roof terrace
ACADEMIC
PUBLIC
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4 th floor [12] terrace [15] lecture hall + demo lab [16] library / lounge
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3 rd floor
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teaching kitchen classroom administrative break room
artist workshop teaching kitchen classroom terrace
[1] restaurant seating [2] restaurant kitchen [3] art gallery [4] wine room
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[5] bake shop [6] pastry kitchen [7] receiving
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EDGE CONDITION
4
/ sited on the edge of an urban
development, the new building must combat its end
[8] trash
condition with an extroverted design; the sculptural building is pushed forward to capture visibility.
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PUBLIC outdoor SPACE
/ despite the urban
context, greenville’s downtown centers around the reedy river and beautiful falls park; the building should embrace
this
natural
landscape
outdoor spaces throughout.
through
allows access to terraces on each level.
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a public outdoor stair
restaurant with mezzanine seating overlooking the student-run kitchen
2011 CLEMSON, Sc
college of business and behavioral science
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE new building study for clemson university located
in
clemson’s
high
ground
precinct, the new CBBS facility functions as both a practical solution to the college’s needs and an innovative epicenter that stimulates creativity, dialogue and student collaboration. the new building plugs into the main northsouth campus axis and engages with the existing buildings, while paying equal
attention
to
williamson
road
in order to create a strong sense of community engagement. spaces,
views
and
the interior
entrances
are
organized to knit together with the landscape, site topography and campus pathways. the large terraced plaza mixes the daily life of the school with that of the campus. this outdoor room slips into the grand hall on the transparent northern side. off of the circulation, there are a variety of informal teaching and gathering spaces. the
“in-bet ween”
spaces
foster
openness and interaction between the occupants, program and the outside environment.
the
new
CBBS
facility
thus supports the complexity of its educational and entrepreneurial culture, while
simultaneously
responding
to
the campus contex t through scale, proportion, and use of materials.
ramps and stairs weave through the building, allowing for direct visibility from one side of to the other.
3 . public floor
dean’s suite centers + institutes CBBS advancement CBBS support video obser vation labs / lounges business ser vice center shared conference rooms
2 . L E E hall ground floor
grand hall simulated trading floor lecture hall student professional development academic advising center academic lobby
1 . williamson street ground floor
outreach lobby grand hall centers + institutes auditorium N
lecture hall
the full height circulation space visually connects all the floors and activates the middle of this large building.
7 . office floor
faculty offices adjunct/grad offices departmental suites conference rooms lounges research labs
6 . office floor
faculty offices adjunct/grad offices departmental suites conference rooms lounges research labs
4 + 5 . instructional floors
case rooms classrooms labs seminars group study lounges
2011 ASHEVILLE, Nc
CENTER FOR CREATIVE GASTRONOMY
exhibited at the 2011 hatch creative festival in asheville
ASHEVILLE center for
summer
creative gastronomy
fall winter despite asheville’s vibrant food scene, it is missing one key ingredient – a cutting edge culinary school. the renovation of an existing building fills this void with a self-sustaining think
tank
for
gastronomic
creativity,
focusing
on
collaboration between chefs, scientists and horticulturists with
spring
a culinar y arts school, hydroponic farming, and research labs.
food lovers . biologists . chefs scientists horticulturists . perfumers students restaurateurs . gardeners farmers ashevillians . environmentalists designers . professors . gourmands
FARMING RE SE AR C H ING DINING
RE C YC LING
GARDE NING COOKING E X P E RIME NTING
RECIPE FOR A TRANSFORMATION
hydroponic farm public
R OO FTO P
culinary
PUBLIC EVENT S P A C E
horticulture
water
energy
from
the
ingredients
disconnected,
of
lifeless
a
high
rise, a self-sustaining building emerges, one that stands as a
powerful
ashe ville’s
symbol
of
commitment
to the environment and cut ting
edge
DININ G
cuisine
as well as explores the rich intersection between science, gastronomy and horticulture.
hydroponic farming skin
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P R O DU CTIO N K I T C H E N
hydroponic farming skin
wind turbine + louvers
existing steel skeleton
rainwater collection
F O O D
aquaponic fishfarm
SCIENCE
public culinary horticulture
existing core
community garden
2010-2012 clemson, sc
additional work
by hand / ink + color
assembly wall of detail
rotating brick screens tie into the concrete frame with metal rods and plates. polycarbonate panels behind the screens bolt into the slabs and protect the interior spaces. mechanical doors move on a track along the inside of the concrete columns; the doors fold up to allow for entry, movement of large materials, light, and ventilation.
exploded brick assembly
corner
concrete + polycarbonate + brick
h o n o r a b l e m e n t i o n , c a r o l i n a c e r a m i cs c o m p e t i t i o n 2 0 1 2
brick fabrication lab for clemson university on the campus of clemson university and adjacent to lee hall, the project will be designed as an extension of the wood shop that introduces a large materials and assemblies prototyping space to
rotated
be used in conjunction with 2 fanuc M-410 industrial robots, a loading area and heavy equipment
bricks
storage. this space will be an important addition to the school of architecture’s fabrication labs.
create interesting
shadows
mechanical door across from woodshop
panelite
main entry at L ee level across from woodshop
enclosed work room
lift
fiberglass door
storage space underneath me z z anine
prototyping space entrance
brick screen
mechanical doors for large deliveries
fab ricatio n
cutting pattern
LASER CUT MODEL
3D MODEL
1 sheet of 4’ x 8’ plywood
plywood chair