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carolynlecompte a rc h i t e c t u re por t folio
miami university
bachelor of arts in architecture focus in mass communications
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01 This group project focused on designing with the surrounding landscape in mind. We chose a remote natural site that embodied solitude, and focused our design towards enhancing the experience. We included several experiential and environmental qualities in our design, including operable shutters, a green roof, rain chain water collection, and a dock that extended over the creek.
re dw oo d ho us e The requirements of this project were to design a small house in a remote location for two sisters in their 60s. I chose to focus on the regional style of the Pacific Northwest, with its elegant methods of wood construction. The house connects with its forested surroundings, and includes materials found locally to enhance the experience and approach to the house.
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With one of the sisters wheelchair bound, certain design considerations were necessary to make the house on the sloped site accessible. I decided to divide the sisters’ bedrooms by level, designing a ramp system on the side of the house to allow the handicapped sister to access both sections of the house.
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This project was to design an event pavilion for Miami’s east campus, focusing on program space and site approach, as well as materiality, since the college is traditional Georgian brick. I chose to design a simple and natural building, whose main focus was the adjacent field. This focus dictated the general massing of the building, with sloped roofs and fenestration oriented towards the extensive field to the north.
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The pavilion is divided into two main parts. The public spaces include two large rooms, each designed to a different degree of openness, and three smaller interior rooms. The second part of the pavilion is composed of auxiliary spaces - rest rooms, catering, and storage - which are contained within the L-shape at the northeast corner of the building.
This project was the subject of an interdisciplinary studio in which we worked with interior and graphic designers to create an overall brand for a specific customer. Ours was named Melusina, after a European sea monster, and was a music-therapy spa that focused on the independent acoustic music scene.
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Our team was assigned a conceptual idea on which to base our design. Our idea was the giant squid, so we focused on its nautical nature, as well as the strange, whimsical aspects of the animal. Since our site was located in the Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park in Hamilton, Ohio, I designed a sculptural building that was based on the form and structure of the nautilus.
Using the structural grid of an existing 1960’s government building, the studio was assigned the task of redesigning it to fit the needs of the International Bluegrass Music Museum in Owensboro, Kentucky. My concept was based on the rhythmic nature of bluegrass music, how it is structured and repetitive, but has improvised elements that interrupt and enhance the music.
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m u e s u m s bluegras
I wanted the exterior my building to act as a unique, memorable entity in downtown Owensboro, while the interior embraced the rustic nature of bluegrass. I used a combination of Kalwall Nanogel technology, precast concrete panels, whitewashed poplar, and hardwood floors throughout the building. The main exterior approach slants inward, funneling towards the public entrance. A series of practice rooms lines the main street, making the walk interactive and exciting. On the north side of the building is a cafe with a sweeping view of the Ohio River. The exhibit illustrated is designed to imitate the interior of a guitar, and is used to illustrate the process of instrument production.
covi ngto n apar tmen ts
In these apartments, I embraced community by interconnecting the units, but allowing each one to be a separate entity. The circulation spaces of each unit interconnect, promoting community interaction. Individual parking on the sloped site was provided below grade in rows behind each level of units.
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The apartments are angled towards the northeast to optimize the views of downtown Cincinnati. They are clustered in a repetitive pattern of four distinct unit designs - two single story and two double story. In front of each unit is the vegetation of a green roof of the unit below, to provide the visual relief of a yard.
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From left to right: self portrait drawn in black and white charcoal for Film and Mixed Media class; “Grandfather Brewster” prop painted in acrylic for high school production of “Arsenic and Old Lace”; cicada drawing study done for Graphic Media I. The photos were taken during my study abroad in London, UK. From left to right: Canterbury Cathedral, National Assembly for Wales, staircase art installation, and the view from St. Paul’s.
phone (513) 325 - 6167 e-mail lecompcr@muohio.edu address 5748 Woodsway Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45236