Logan Costner The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Bachelor of Architecture May 2020 Email kyr136@vols.utk.edu Cell Phone 615.686.9939
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- 0.1 LOOSE TALK / - 0.2 HYDRO ACTIVE /
- 0.3 FLOURISHING FOLIAGE /
- 0.4 RECURSIVE AGGREGATION /
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OAK RIDGE TN /
term // fall 2018 professor // james rose team // elan barry + mike lidwin governor’s chair studio // in partnership with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
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[ A S U S T A I N A B L E A LT E R N A T I V E TO URBAN SPRAWL ] “Loose talk helps our enemy” became the unofficial slogan of Oak Ridge for its initial Manhattan Project Operations. The resulting neighborhood was planned around the idea of seclusion. Oak Ridge residents only knew the details of the Manhattan Project that were relevant to their work, and the success of the hydrogen bomb lied in its ability to be invisible to even those working on it. In true spirit of Oak Ridge,
this project seeks to flip this iconic billboard and use its “loose talk” reference as inspiration for a new community. This vertical neighborhood offers a new housing option that provides the notion of the backyard and community within an urban setting. The green line encourages ground floors of adjacent buildings to spill into the public realm of the sidewalk and extended park.
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[ FORM FINDING ] The geometry started as a rectangular donut which we then applied a single action to. The shape of the donut was established because it allowed more units to be daylit. These operations also address our solar orientation by optimizing the south facade.
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Terracotta Wall Detail 30mm Thk. Terracotta Tile Alum. Extruded Carrier Track 1/4” Screw Alum Subgrit Angle Insulation Board Air Vapor Barrier Membrane Vertical Wood Stud Framing 5/8” Gypsum Board
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Roof Detail Wood Paver Paver Pedestal 1/4” Screw Water Storage Gap Styrofoam Insulation Water Proofing Membrane Concrete Slab Wood Truss 2 Layers of 5/8” Gypsum Board Terracotta Panel
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[ RESIDENTIAL UNITS ] The residential units are designed to be adaptable so that any room configuration can be easily turned into an office or studio space.
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HYDROACTIVE
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FOND DES BLANCS HAITI / term // spring 2018 professor // katherine ambroziak team // breanna williams , lauren higdon , nicole niezoga clients // haiti christian development fund awards // tau sigma delta bronze medal
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[ A CELEBRATION OF DESTRUCTIVE FORCES ]
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In Haiti, the character of the road and the sense of community it creates is very apparent. It is the place of social gathering and business for the entire town of Fond-des-blancs. We recognized similar activities along the river, except these were more intimate and communal. It is this current relationship the Haitians share with the river and road that we are attempting to preserve through these design interventions. The shear topography of
the site provides limited access to the river so by recreating the experience of the river on the site, we could pay tribute to these rituals. A laundry facility, community dining facility, and a child daycare center were programmed into the site to offer the amenities the river once provided. These three services are located in areas that were previously unused because of intense water runoff, however they now take advantage of these forces in various ways.
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In Haitian culture, the road serves as the center of social gathering within the community. The opportunity for a place of travel to also serve as an assembly offers unique design opportunities. We appreciated this notion and worked to preserve an experience of open gathering within our own design
[ STREET VENDORS ] Because the road is the social hub of Haitian culture, merchants and businesses naturally gather there as well. Vendors such as lottery booths and local caterers are a common site. Although these businesses help the community sustainably grow, they also promote a more commercial environment as apposed to the communal experiences of the river
[ RIVER + ROAD ] The road might be a consistent social space within Haitian villages, but in Fond-des-Blanc it is at the crossing of the river and road where the most social activities take place. This access point allows the locals to easily bathe, do laundry, and clean their bikes. This provides a space for the public and private communities to interact with one another, helping establish relationships between the two
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This system not only addresses issues of flooding, but also doubles as a footpath when not filled with water. Vegetative slopes are introduced along the creek bed to help prevent erosion while also defining a threshold into the neighboring community gardens.
[ BIOSWALE ] This controlled system has a dry creek with two pools that offer a space for water to settle. These pools not only slow down water velocity, but also offer unique settings for community engagement. The pool located in the back of the site also drains into the laundry service, which then filters into the river through a series of basins.
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[ STEPPED TERRACES ] The eastern most side of the site has experienced devastating erosion because of its location between the mountains and river. They create layered landscapes covered in vegetation, which slow down water velocity. Controlling the runoff will allow for the site to heal and prepare for future construction.
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[ COMMUNITY DINING ] The dry creek bed is designed to reroute water runoff during storms, but can also be occupied as a place of gathering when it is dry.
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[ LAUNDRY FACILITY ] Currently Haitians clean their clothes by the river, so the laundry facility is located next to an access point, allowing them to maintain access. The facility is also meant to reflect their current rituals, not replace them, while also rerouting rainwater to the river when it rains.
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Diagrammatic Plan With Wind Direction
Diagrammatic Section With Wind Direction
[ DAYCARE ] Wind is another natural element that has shaped the topography of the site, therefore it should also determine the shape of our design. The daycare center is located near the edge of the site and is designed to allow the strong winds to enter the building.
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Pocket Neighborhoods
Relationship to Pocket
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[ HOUSING STRATEGIES ] Pockets within the neighborhood introduce green space and provide an area for the community to host social activities. The creation of a road through the residential community pays tribute to the existing Haitian ritual of socializing on the road.
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FLOURISHING FOLIAGE
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term // fall 2017 professor // tricia stuth
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place of interest: mlk tower and cafeteria
freedman’s mission historic cemetery
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[ WHAT IF BEAUTY & ELEGANCE COULD BLOOM FROM DECAY ] Just two miles north of the university of Tennessee lies the decaying campus of what once was Knoxville college. Their campus has been abandoned and left in ruins since its bankruptcy, just a few years ago. While recognizing the historic significance of this college, the overgrown conditions created an opportunity to cultivate a new identity rather than let it decompose. Grasping local curiosity could be achieved by introducing them to a new entrance onto the campus, offering new experiences within the familiar. Weaving them between the local cemetery and ever-growing canopies creates an
opportunity that celebrates the life that flourishes from the processes of decay rather than the death that precedes it. By only designing the first phase of a structure and letting the environment take control of the novelty, organic constructs can become hyper-natural. This leads to a metamorphic structure that grows within its environment, but also acts as natural scaffolding which will protect from future deterioration of the nearby buildings. The result is a safe gateway through a once uninhabitable landscape that challenges the traditional life cycle of the built environment.
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[ S R A T E G Y 0 1. INTERIOR GARDEN ] I believe that no one building could solve the issues that this campus is facing, so I have proposed three strategies or approaches that will lead to the flourishing nature that this college is trying to achieve. Although this building once served as housing for faculty, its identity has changed through the process of overgrowth and decay. This transformation can be augmented by defacing the identity as interior, and by pollinating the space with qualities of the flourishing foliage. The indoor environment could be developed to enhance its characteristics, and offer a unique experience of controlled landscape made beautiful. Just as the architecture’s new identity was uncovered through the environment, the new space could encourage its occupants to lose themselves and promote selfdiscovery.
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[ S R A T E G Y 0 2. GREEN COMMUNITY ] By allowing the overgrowth of the campus to spread through the community, new experiences will emerge in a familiar setting. Green-ways would naturally form and could connect roads with nature, allowing the community to use paths that aren’t restricted by construction. The community could also grow together as their yards begin to form together into a singular park. The opportunity to dwell within nature rather than intrude it with our presence.
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[ S R A T E G Y 0 3. HYPER NATURAL ] When we surrender our authorial will to the forces of nature, we can see how the environment allows for beauty to be born from coincidence and for it to be more tightly embedded within the context of its surroundings. This idea is apparent within the current site as well when understanding that what has developed is a direct result from our absence. The opportunity for a new structure to be situated between two decaying sites gives the design a chance to celebrate their life rather than ignore their death. The architecture will not only provide the community with a practical “shortcut� through the campus, it will also create a program for communion, retreat, worship, and self-discovery.
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RECURSIVE AGGREGATION /
term // fall 2017 professor // marshall prado + maged guerguis partner // niklos toldi
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01 / basic geometry
02 / simple aggregate
03 / complex recursion
[ WORKFLOW ] I first defined the basic shape through grasshopper and then imputed it into python script. Through a series of commands and equations, I was able to construct a complex recursion, but to make this new geometry even more interesting, I brought it back into grasshopper for further manipulation. I randomly reduced the simple geometry, along edges with the hexagonal details on the faces, and added piping to all edges.
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The result was a symmetrical design with a stable structure, which I was then able to 3D print. Final geometric form used by creating a recursive python script that utilizes grasshopper to add structure to the outer edge and delete random mass to make the form semi-hollow. The hexagonal detail in a variety of panels is selected randomly and creates a dynamic structure.
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SWANBENCH
- 0.5 COPENHAGEN DENMARK / term // spring 2019 professor // rasmus frisk + jeanette frisk urban design studio // in partnership with arki_lab
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Adaptable Tables for Users to Control
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Bench Profile Inspired From Swan’s Wing
This design started out as a tool to provide comfortable seating for parents who watch their kids, while also lessening the effect of wind in the area. The profile was inspired by the wing of a swan, a geometry that is designed by nature to move air while in flight. The S-shape of the bench not only offers protection from the wind,
but it also provides two different seating experiences that were currently not offered. The seating area surrounds two basins that are adaptable to various activities, while the backs of the bench double as additional bicycle storage.
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THANK YOU
Logan Costner The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Bachelor of Architecture May 2020 Email kyr136@vols.utk.edu Cell Phone 615.686.9939