MAKING + PROCESS Works by Marcy Shaw
Investigations Material + Depth Slow Food Restaurant, Artist Lofts, and Exhibit Space . Spring 2010
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Active Landscapes Activity Complex + Soccer Stadium . Fall 2010
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ACE Academy, School and Theater for Gifted Children . Fall 2009
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Copenhagen An Eco-Metropolis Plans for the Future Summer 2009
Unconventional Learning
Permanence Young Adult Residence for Former Foster Care Children Spring 2009
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Sigurd Lewerentz’s Chapel in Klippan, Sweden Summer 2008
Ephemeral Landscape + Brise Soleil Hotel 34
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Tent Construction + Brise Soleil Hotel Spring 2008
Structural Study of Tietgen Dormitory 38
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Dormitory in Copenhagen, DK by Lundgaard & Tranberg Fall 2008
Living Systems 40
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Austin Herbarium Fall 2008
An Austin Place 46
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Civic Space and Public Building Fall 2007
Works by Marcy Shaw
Material + Depth Study of Perceptual Depth Location: Austin, Texas This brief study explored perceptual depth through the use of a single material, constrained dimensions, and minimal visible joint connections. These constraints inspired layers of light and shadow to create depth and activate the cheap and common material of plywood. A gradient of indirect light is manipulated between planes of plywood, illuminating the material and casting dramatic shadows.
Diagram of the plywood box revealing how layers of plywood emit indirect light.
Spring 2010 | University of Texas at Austin
The study led to a short schematic design of a youth hostel in Austin, Texas where the language and principals developed in the plywood and natural light exercise were incorporated into the overall design of the building.
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Material + Depth Slow Food Restaurant, Artist Lofts, Exhibit Space Location: New Orleans, Louisiana An exploration of natural light as a material is married with the flatness of concrete for the design of a full scale “window� that aims to express perceptual depth and questions the conventional methods and definitions of common architectural components. Preceding any program or architectural design, the full scale window was designed and constructed using cast-in-place concrete methods, and later became the basis for the language used to design artist lofts, exhibit space, and a slow food restaurant.
Soft Graphite studies of inverted shadow and light during travel to New Orleans.
Spring 2010 | University of Texas at Austin
Material + Depth
Full scale cast-in-place concrete “window”.
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The finished product of a full scale cast-in-place concrete “window�. The planted shutter rotates about middle and allows light through tilted punctures.
Spring 2010 | University of Texas at Austin
Material + Depth
View looking at exterior entry from within shared open-air corridor to private entries.
Schematic design diagram for concrete “window�.
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Ground Level
Spring 2010 | University of Texas at Austin
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Material + Depth
A planted exterior wall announces the shared open-air corridor to individual lofts. Each studio consists of three narrow plates threaded together by reveals of green spaces.
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Spring 2010 | University of Texas at Austin
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Activity Complex + Soccer Stadium Location: Austin, Texas
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Hyperactivation is facilitated via land manipulation at this 105 acre sports and community complex. The site promotes exercise, whether the user be an athlete or a leisurely spectator circulating the paths while viewing the programmed patchwork of activity below. The site facilitates both structured and passive sports as well as provide cultural event spaces. A patchwork of landforms are folded in between a network of paths. At the heart of the site, bermed earth knits together the edges of the steel diamond structural skin of the 50,000 seat soccer stadium.
Site diagrams explain the reciprocity between the network of paths, landforms, and the relationship to the stadium.
Fall 2010 | University of Texas at Austin
Active Landscapes
Site plan. The active loop (highlighted in yellow) circulates the site at various elevations. Jog or walk the circuit three times and one has achieved the daily recommended steps for healthy living.
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Diagrammatic explanation of the distance that an average person is willing to walk.
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Axon diagram of the stadium’s structural components.
3D print of the 105 acre site study with landforms and stadium at upper center.
Fall 2010 | University of Texas at Austin
Active Landscapes
The site is intended to produce hyperactivation where people can exercise for health and fitness. The stadium in knitted into the landscape between patches of programmed landforms and multiple paths intended for various users.
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Copenhagen: An Eco-Metropolis Plans for the Future
Three maps of Copenhagen highlight areas of research: Valby Nature Park and Frederiksberg (left), Ørestad Development (center), Civic Architecture Along the Harbor (right).
Research on Urban Design Focused on Pedestrians and Bicyclists Location: Copenhagen, Denmark This research paper regarding urban planning and cultural trends particular to Copenhagen focuses on Copenhagen as catalyst and model for other contemporary cities that aim to lessen auto-dependency and strive for carbon neutrality.
Five finger planning diagrams from the 1950’s and current. Credit: skyscrapercity.com (left) and The Road Directorate (right).
Summer 2009 | University of Texas at Austin
Sub-topics explored investment in social infrastructure such as the various new cultural buildings that exist along the harbor, Valby’s reclaimed and revitalized Nature Park, windmill energy and district heating methods, bicycle and pedestrian culture, urban planning as it relates to transportation and housing, the development of Ørestad, Nordhavnen, and an approach to children in the city and their byggelegeplads.
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Waterfronts in Copenhagen.
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Jan Gehl’s diagram of automobile streets transformed into pedestrian paths.
Evolution of Total Bike Traffic in kilometers in Copenhagen: 1990 - 2008. (http://kk.sites.itera.dk/apps/kk_publikationer/pdf/665_eR9Cn9nUh1. pdf)
Bicycle culture in Copenhagen.
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Unconventional Learning ACE Academy, School and Theater Location: Austin, Texas An academic center comprises of primary school classes and a theater. The school’s pedagogy tailors its curriculum to the abilities of the individual student rather than segregated by age. This ideology informed classroom configuration where instead of conventional class rooms where curriculum is separated, the integration of connective spaces facilitate the cross-pollination of ideas and fosters the particular ability and advancement of the individual child. Team: Jacob George and Marcy Shaw. Diagrammatic sketches of theater program and classroom layout.
Fall 2009 | University of Texas at Austin
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Diagrammatic sketches explaining experiential variation in walls and classroom types.
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Classroom section and curtain wall facade.
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Fall 2009 | University of Texas at Austin
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Permanence Young Adult Residence Location: Austin, Texas This project aims to create a home for young adults who have ‘aged-out’ of the state foster care system. Architecture acts as a vehicle to promote a sense of personal ownership and fulfills the need for furnishings by incorporating durable, built-in furniture within small units. Sliding louvered exterior screens shield the southern facade from the intense Texas sun while maintaining large viewing windows to the creek bed below and the tree canopies above.
Site Diagrams: Mapping the relationship between velocity, noise, and density of green space.
Spring 2009 | University of Texas at Austin
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time and distance walking: 5-7 minutes (10-15 minutes for the 1/2 mile ring) jogging: 2-4 minutes (4-9 minutes for the 1/2 mile ring) trail biking: 12-16 mph road biking: 15-20 mph
Post-Foster Care Home Site
Contextual site location in Austin, Texas.
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Spring 2009 | University of Texas at Austin
Permanence
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Documentation St. Petri Chapel by Sigurd Lewerentz: Publication of Drawings, Essays, and Photos Location: Klippan, Sweden
St. Petri monograph is published containing drawings, images, and essays.
Five weeks were spent completing intense documentation and measurements of each room and many bricks at the Chapel of St. Petri designed by Swedish architect, Sigurd Lewerentz in Klippan, Sweden. This collection of documentation by a group of six students and Professor Wilfried Wang was followed by one week of further study at The Swedish Architectural Archive where we selected the architect’s archived documents to accompany the body of work we performed. This work was compiled into the publication, Sigurd Lewerentz: St. Petri. Participants: Professor Wilfried Wang, Dan Sylvester, Trevor Messenger, Liqioa Zhang, Michael Boduch, Katie Pierce, and Marcy Shaw
Summer 2008 | University of Texas at Austin
Sigurd Lewerentz: St. Petri Chapel
Images of St. Petri reveal the extensive use of brick.
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North wall interior elevations of the chapel.
Summer 2008 | University of Texas at Austin
Sigurd Lewerentz: St. Petri Chapel
The baptismal font displays a continually water-fed shell hovering above a shallow well of water within the opening of the floor. The shell overflows, allowing only a single droplet to fall into the well at a constant rhythm, heightening the senses to focus on the dimly lit surroundings.
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Section through the baptismal font and window wall.
Baptismal font in plan.
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Tent Design + Construction Location: Mustang Island, Texas Gulf Coast Prior to designing a boutique hotel on Mustang Island, located on the Gulf Coast of Texas, three nights were spent in tents deigned and constructed on site in order to gain a sense of the place.
Storyboard of tent experiences at Mustang Island.
Spring 2008 | University of Texas at Austin
The conclusion was the Gulf coast was an environment of violent storms, extreme humidity and the constant adhesion of sand clinging to one’s body. Off-shore oil drilling was accompanied by the constant humming of warning signals warding off seafaring ships. Despite the adverse climatic conditions, storm watching, flying kites, sleeping under the stars and fishing were some of the pleasant features to accompany the design of shelter making.
Tent Construction + Brise Soleils
Tent materials gathered from scrap yards.
On site tent construction.
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Ephemeral Landscape and Brise Soleil Hotel Boutique Hotel Location: Mustang Island, Gulf Coast, TX The project was preceded by spending three nights camping on site in a handmade tent on Mustang Island, located along the Gulf Coast of Texas. The environmental challenge of creating a comfortable place was immediately identified. The constant wind, extreme humidity and consequently the texture of sand clinging to one’s body, and the hum of oil drills off shore contributed to an overwhelming of the senses.
Facade study model. Emits light and ventilation to the interior of the spaces. Above: Full-scale model section of brise soleil facade.
Spring 2008 | University of Texas at Austin
Escape and relaxation is achieved by shelter. The brise soleil facade was incorporated to shield from the harsh environment and frame carved apertures while passing ever-changing sun patterns against interior surfaces.
Tent Construction + Brise Soleils
Diagram showing air flow.
Elevational sketches with brise soleil facade highlighted in green.
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Structural Study of Tietgen Dorm Architecture by Lundgaard + Tranberg Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Lundgaard & Tranberg’s design for Tietgen Dormitory is an icon of a society that believes in the investment of social infrastructure, equality, community, and education.
Tietgen Dormitory. Photo by Marcy Shaw. Above: Wall Section at a scale 1-1/2” = 1’-0”. Section cut through window and shutter.
The protruding volumes made up of private dorm rooms project into the center communal courtyard where students lounge and study. These volumes of precast concrete panels are clad in copper and counterweighted by concrete blocks in the ground around the outer perimeter of the building. Large windows allow light to spill into the rooms and can be easily closed off by the large louvered system that creates a unique rhythm around the dormitory. Team: Stephen Harris and Marcy Shaw.
Spring 2008 | University of Texas at Austin
Structural Studies: Tietgen Dorm by Lundgaard + Tranberg
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Living Systems
Austin Herbarium Location: Austin, Texas Natural systems of flora and fauna indigenous to Austin, Texas were selected and analyzed. Their specific climatic defensive strategies were then applied to the building’s environmental controls systems, the goal being a building that consumed less energy, stored and harvested resources and maximized energy potential.
Regional grasses filter and clean water and prevent soil erosion while the root system helps break up the soil and allow water to penetrate the earth and enter the aquifer. This study lead to the implementation of a UV filtration system for harvested site water.
Fall 2008 | University of Texas at Austin
The three selected ‘germs’ were Agave, Texas grasses, and the river turtle. Between these native species, water filtration, harvest, and storage, building massing and orientation, and thermal energy conservation were achieved.
Living Systems
Turtles rely on solar rays to activate their metabolism and maximize their solar exposure by orientating their bodies towards the sun. Energy is insulated by a thick layer of blubber below the hard shell and skeleton. This study informed the massing and orientation of the building and the selection of thermal insulative building materials.
The growth pattern of an agave spreads its leaves in a wide rosette, maximizing surface area to catch rainfall that funnels down a slick, waxy membrane and to the shallow root system. The underside of each leaf contains water cells protected by the top waxy, reflective epidermis. The methods implored from this study are energy conservation and water retention optimization.
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Skin exploration regarding environmental controls, air circulation, and water catchment.
Fall 2008 | University of Texas at Austin
Living Systems
Diagrammatic sketch models.
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Site plan showing canopy.
Fall 2008 | University of Texas at Austin
Ground level plan.
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An Austin Place Public House, Urban Path, Bike Lockers, Reading Room Location: Austin, Texas This project was about questioning how architecture can activate space and serve as a catalyst to create pedestrian life in a downtown that is in transition from empty lots, and parking garages to renovated warehouses and residential towers.
Concept sketches of public site and building.
Fall 2007 | University of Texas at Austin
Focusing on Austin’s diverse culture and teasing out the particular quirky values to incorporate into an urban path that links civic spaces together through the city. A visible presence in the city’s fabric, the urban path aims to seduce drivers out of their cars and engage the city where they can see and be seen. This urban path highlights changes in elevation that provide vantage points of the city for the pedestrian user.
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MAKING + PROCESS Works by Marcy Shaw