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L E E D A c c r e d i t e d P r o f e s s i o n a l - B u i l d i n g D e s i g n + C o n s t r u c t i o n architecture • interior design • urban design • design/build ( 3 0 9 ) 7 2 1 - 3 1 3 0 m . c a r r o l l 2 6 8 6 @ g m a i l . c o m
architectural thesis + research
comprehensive studio
parks s p o r t s s t adium c u l t u r a l c e n te r / museum
urban design seminar
o u t d o o r arena l ibr ar y
v i s i to r ’ s center parks
design/build studio
existing streets proposed streets
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architectural thesis + research • comprehensive studio • urban design seminar • design/build studio
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fortified infrastructure: exploring urban agriculture through underutilized transit surfaces
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tanzakademie dance school
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tulane university school of architecture • 2013-2014
tulane university school of architecture • 2013
design urbanism
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tulane university regional design center • 2013
project loop group design/build project tulane university city center • 2013
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fortified infrastructure: exploring urban agriculture through underutilized transit surfaces tulane university school of architecture • chicago, illinois • 2013-2014
bird’s eye view rendering
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regional strategy diagram
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3 architecture Given the recently grown popularity of urban agriculture and the positive impact it can have on cities, architects, designers, and planners have a stake in being involved in their planning and design. Locating new urban farms in areas where food access is low but public transportation use is high, the impact and popularity of an urban farm can be greatly enhanced. This thesis seeks to site a new series of urban farms along the L light train route in Chicago, IL. The new farm will both grow and sell food, act as a market hub for foods being grown at nearby urban farms and gardens, and also contain public outreach programming such as its demonstration kitchen and garden.
site plan diagram
site analysis and selection
demonstration kitchen & garden
section perspective through bus stop
market perspective
tanzakademie dance school: comprehensive studio
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tulane university school of architecture • march I program • new orleans, la • spring 2013
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5 architecture tanzakademie is a dance school located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, LA. The design of the building seeks to resolve the inherent conflict between dance (seen as temporal, light, and ephemeral), and architecture (seen as permanent and heavy). A steel truss system was selected for the structure and the facade is made up of a system of fritted glass, strategic openings, and metal louvers that provide for maximum occupant control and as well as a light feeling building for the observer on the street.
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COLT SOLAR LOUVERS - CARRIER SYSTEMS I NOT CONTROLLABLE BY USER
JALOUSIE WINDOWS HAHN LOUVER WINDOW 99 CONTROLLABLE BY USERS IN STUDIOS
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ADAPTIVE BUILDING INITIATIVE ADAPTIVE FITTING
CONTROLLABLE BY USERS ALL OVER BUILDING
facade exploded axonometric
mechanical supply runs along window (area of greatest heat gain) motorized louvers react to the sunʼs angle to provide optiminum sun protection
jalousie windows located throughout studio walls for optimal user comfort
overhang on second floor allows for passive shading in ground floor theater
annotated section perspective wall section
jalousie windows locatedin studios to allow hot air to escape
design urbanism
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tulane school of architecture • jintang, chengdu, china & new orleans, la • 2013
residential district renderings: bird’s eye and point of view
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me d i u m d e n s i t y h o m e s , a p a r t me n t s , c o n d o s h e i g h t r e s t r i c t i o n s mo r e towa r d s t h e r i ve r, l e s s towa r d s t h e mo u n t a i n s
parks/re creation
l ow d e n s i t y g y ms , b i ke l a n e s , p a rk a c c e s s includes sports stadium
culture/museum
me d i u m d e n s i t y l o c a l fo o d s h o p s c o m mu n i t y g a r d e n / f a r me r s m a rket a d j a c e n t to mu s e u m
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a n ex te n s i o n o f t h e p a rk s d i s t r i c t l ow d e n s i t y, i n c r e a s e d fo c u s o n i s l a n d / r i ve r
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a n ex te n s i o n o f c u l t u r e / mu s e u m d i s t r i c t s galleries
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combination of local cultural institutions to i n c r e a s v i s i to r i n te r e s t
downtown shopping
a me n i t i e s fo r r e s i d e n t s a n d to u r i s t s h o p p i n g high density
centr al business dis trict high rise buidings b u s i n e s s fo c u s e d a d j a c e n t to p a rk s p a c e
jintang regional districts map existing streets proposed streets
7 urban design In the first half of an urban design seminar, the design of a new city in the Chengdu province of China, Jintang, was completed. This specific design focused on the different between Chinese city blocks and the traditional Western sized city blocks, with the former being much larger than the latter. The new city design attempts to fit both block sizes into one city, giving the local residents the large blocks they’re used to in residential areas while also providing smaller ones in the business districts. Also, the width of roads are manipulated in residential districts to provide views to mountains while also making room for urban gardens. A second project in the seminar was more locally focused, where a master plan for the LaSalle Corridor in Central City New Orleans. The master plan was focused on commemorating a visit that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made to the area in 1957 that started the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a prominent civil rights organization that played a large role in the American Civil Rights movement. Improvements to crosswalks were planned for and three sites along the corridor were chosen to hold locally designed sculptural elements. These are intended to provide amenities to allow the public to meet and reflect on civil rights efforts from the past, present, and the future goals of the movement.
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project loop group design/build project
tulane university • march I program • city park, new orleans, la • fall 2013
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9 design/build The Louisiana Outdoors Outreach Program (LOOP) is a non profit in New Orleans serving youth in after school outdoor focused activities. One such activity they have is a ropes climbing course located in New Orleans’ City Park, but the current course has no shade structure and students must bear the intense Louisiana heat. A group of 15 students from the Tulane City Center designed and built a shade structure created by a tesselation of yield signs that mimic the experience of being in the woods that surround the ropes course. Underneath the canopy of signs exists a bench constructed from an earth berm covered in sod, a pile of railroad ties that were once used in New Orleans streetcar lines, and donated lumber. The floor was made from poured concrete. All the design and construction work was completed by a group of thirteen architecture students and two instructors over a 17 week long semester. Though the underside of the sign canopy is raw aluminum, the top was painted different shades of green to create a randomized pattern that can only be experienced from the top of the ropes course.
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signs and connectors waiting to be hung
group at the final review