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1 - OMAKUVA - FIREFLY PAVILION 7 - SAFA -KILJAVA DOCUMENTATION
13 - AN OASIS : KRUTCH MARKET 19 - A RETREAT : LODGING ON HALEY FARM
25 - ECOLE SECONDAIRE L’EXODE
29 - PARQUE MUSEO HUMANO SAN BORJA
33 - INTRACUTANEOUS OPERATIONS
OMAKUVA : FIREFLY PAVILION The proposal for a new home for the University of Tennessee Finland Summer Architecture Institute attempts to engage the active fabric of Helsinki by providing an anchor point for students -- a place where they can retreat from their surroundings to become fully immersed in their studies, their ideas and each other.
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sauna : sweating, thinking, sunbathing
writing nooks : thinking, observing, story-making
bedrooms : dreaming, undoing, waiting
kitchen : making, chatting, smiling
living room : eating, laughing , watching
caretaker : gatekeeper, welcomer
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Located in Hietaniemi, Helsinki, on Lapinlahti Bay, the pavilion embraces the water to the West and the center of the city to the East. Its purpose is simple: providing a place for living for the students of the Institute. Its ultimate goal is much grander: to give these students a place to call home in a country far from their hometowns.
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Material differences highlight the programmatic qualities of each space. Board-form concrete creates points of anchoring, while lightweight wood screens make for more lively, casual spaces.
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Skylights and windows placed behind wooden slats bring in the diffused light from the Finnish summer moon.
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SAFA-KILJAVA DOCUMENTATION Utilizing traditional methods of measurement, leveling and triangulation, I, along with six fellow students, documented the retreat cabin of the Finnish Association of Architects.
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We produced six graphite-on-watercolor paper drawings and a model made of native Finnish birch.
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The model has been chosen for display in the Museum of Finnish Architecture.
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AN OASIS : KRUTCH MARKET The proposal for a new market hall, culinary school and visitors’ center for downtown Knoxville involved considering the site’s special location in the city fabric. Krutch Park, the designated site for the building, is not only a place for relaxation and connection with nature, but it is also sited centrally within the city, a nexus connecting Market Square, Gay Street and Clinch Avenue through its openness.
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The goal of this design is to preserve the open quality of Krutch Park while strengthening the connections that already exist on the site. The large open-air pavilion provides a pedestrian path that links Market Square and East Park both physically and visually. In East Park, tall vertical gardens give visitors a new way to experience urban nature.
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OUTDOOR PAVILION
CULINARY SCHOOL
OPEN MARKET
By dividing the program components into three distinct volumes, we achieved intertwining open space and independent climatic systems for each zone, reducing the energy and allowing flexibility for users to control their spaces.
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Strategies for daylighting and ventilation not only serve practical purposes, but also help to connect the building to its environment Fresh air and daylight through glazing and aluminum screens give the interior of the building a comfortable and natural atmosphere.
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ROOF 1. SITE-CAST HOLLOW-CORE CONCRETE SLAB 2. 3% CONCRETE POUR 3. 7” RIGID INSULATION (EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE, RIGID) 4. DOUBLE WATERPROOF MEMBRANE (EPDM RUBBER SHEET) 5. 3” CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE SLAB HOLLOW ROUND CONCRETE COLUMN 1. 1’6” DIAMETER, 7” CORE 2. 1” EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE INSULATION 3. 5” DIAMETER INSULATED DOWNSPOUT
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SITE-CAST HOLLOW-CORE CONCRETE SLAB 6” CORES RETAINING BARS 3% CONCRETE POOR 7” RIGID INSUL ATION ( E X T RU D E D P O LY S T Y R E N E , R I G I D ) 2 L AYERS WATERPROOF MEMBRANE (EPDM RUBBER SHEET) 3”CAST IN PL ACE CONCRETE SL AB
HOLLOW ROUND CONCRETE COLUMN 1. 2. 3. 4.
1ʼ6” DIAMETER COLUMN H O L L O W C O R E 7. 1 0 ” 1” INSUL ATION AROUND DOWNSPOUT ( E X T RU D E D P O LY S T Y R E N E , R I G I D ) 5 .10 ” D I A M E T E R D O W N S P O U T
SUPPLY AND RETURN 1. AIR SUPPLY AND RETURN IN HOLLOW CORE BRESPA AIR SLABS S U P P LY A N D R E T U R N
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EGRESS ENTRANCE IS FRAMED BY GALVANIZED S TEEL FRAME (COLOR: GRAY-BL UE) MOUNTING SYSTEM: RIVET
STANDARD UPPER FLOOR SLAB 1. 12” SITE-CAST HOLLOW CORE SLAB 2. 2” RIGID FOAM SOUND INSULATION 3. WATERPROOF MEMBRANE (EPDM RUBBER SHEET) TO PROTECT INSULATION AGAINST SECOND POUR 4. SECOND POUR WITH RADIANT HEATING SYSTEM (RETAINING MESH INCLUDED) INTERMEDIATE FLOOR SL AB 1. 2. 3.
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12 ” S I T E C A S T H O L L O W C O R E S L A B 2” RIGID FOAM SOUND INSUL ATION WATERPROOFED MEMBRANE (EPDM RUBBER SHEET) TO PROTECT INSUL ATION AGAINST SECOND POOR SECOND POOR WITH RADIANT HEATING SYSTEM (RETAINING MESH INCLUDED)
MARKET LIGHTING 1.
LIGHT FIELDS EVOLUTION (ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING)
WALL 1. 1’ PLANT PRECAST STRUCTURAL CONCRETE (WITH REINFORCING BARS) 2. WATERPROOF MEMBRANE (EPDM RUBBER SHEET) 3. 3.5” EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE RIGID INSULATION 4. WATERPROOF MEMBRANE (EPDM RUBBER SHEET) 5. 0.5” AIR SPACE 6. HALFEN FPA-5AZ FACADE ANCHOR FOR HEAVY CONCRETE CLADDING 7. 2” PRECAST HEAVY CONCRETE CLADDING 5’ X 12’ WALL 1.
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1ʼ PL ANT PRECAST STRUCTURAL CONCRETE (WITH REINFORCING BARS) WATERPROOF MEMBRANE (EPDM RUBBER SHEET) 3.5” RIGID INSUL ATION ( E X T RU D E D P O LY S T R E N E , R I G I D ) WATERPROOFED MEMBRANE (EPDM RUBBER SHEET) 0.5” AIR SPACE HALFEN FPA -5AZ FAC ADE ANCHOR FOR HEAVY CONCRETE CLADDING 2” PREC AST HEAVY CONCRETE CL ADDING 5 ʼ X 12 ʼ
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10 ” C A S T I N P L A C E C O N C R E T E 4” RIGID RIGID INSUL ATION ( E X T RU D E D P O LY S T Y R E N E , R I G I D ) WATERPROOF MEMBRANE TO PROTECT INSUL ATION AGAINST SECOND POOR TOPPING SL AB WITH RADIANT HEATING SYSTEM (UPONOR TUBING)(RETAINING MESH INCLUDED)
FARMER’S MARKET LIGHTING 1. PASO 2 DLH RECESSED SPOT LIGHT (ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING) FARMERSʼ MARKET LIGHTING
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PASO 2 DLH RECESSED SPOT LIGHT (ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING)
COLUMN CAPITAL 1. METAL COLUM CAPITAL WITH INSET LIGHTING 2. 3” EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE RIGID INSULATION COLUMN CAPITAL 1.
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GROUND FLOOR SLAB 1. 10” CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE SLAB, 3% SLOPE 2. WATERPROOF DRAINAGE MAT 3. SMOOTH SAND LAYER AS PAVING GROUND 4. CONCRETE PAVING 5’ X 10’ FIRST FLOOR SLAB 1.
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RETAINING WALL 1. CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE RETAINING WALL 2. WATERPROOF DRAINAGE MAT RETAINING WALL 1.
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BASEMENT FLOOR SLAB 12” CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE SLAB BASEMENT FLOOR SLAB 1.
12 ” C A S T I N P L A C E C O N C R E T E (REINFORCING BARS)
POINT FOUNDATION ALIGNED TO COLUMNS, POURED WITH SLAB FOUNDATION
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A RETREAT : LODGING ON HALEY FARM Originally purchased by Alex Haley, famed author of Roots and advocate for human rights, Haley Farm was eventually acquired by the Children’s Defense Fund, whose mission is to aid children of underprivileged backgrounds. CDF converted the Farm into a retreat for its employees and their families. Currently, they host a number of special programs on the property -- both public fund-raising events as well as private workshops and retreats.
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ASSEMBLY AND DINING
COMMUNAL LODGING
PRIVATE LODGING
The approach to the site is two-fold: to further animate the North Campus of the Farm and to emphasize the retreat into nature on the South Campus. The circulation on the Farm has been simplified in order to privilege the pedestrian experience, as well as to return the site to its original, more natural state. The goal is to provide an experience that highlights the liveliness of the North Campus and the peacefulness of the South Campus through the user’s relationship to nature.
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This proposal was designed in collaboration with two other students, each of whom designed the assembly space on the North Campus and the private lodging on the South Campus. The communal lodging, also located on the South Campus, is placed at closer proximity to the North Campus and adjacent to a parking lot located behind a forest spine. The layout and shape of the cabins are dictated by their relationship to the edge of the forest, to the topography of the site, and to the orientation of the sun. Each cabin has a private patio for gathering.
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SOUTH ELEVATION
LONGITUDINAL AND CROSS SECTIONS “SPINE” ALONG EDGE OF FOREST
DAYLIGHTING & VIEWS
VERTICAL WOOD CLADDING
LIGHT SHELVES REFLECT SUNLIGHT INTO BEDROOM SPACES EXPANDED - 6” SPACING
SOUTH-FACING GLAZING PROVIDES COMFORTABLE LIGHT CONDITIONS AND VIEWS TO THE FOREST
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1 _ sloped rigid foam for drainage 2 _ galvanized steel gutter 3 _ 6-in. fiberglass batt insulation (r-30) 4 _ 16-gauge corrugated steel roof 5 _ 2x6 blocking 6 _ 6”x24” glu-lam girder (typical) 7 _ 6-inch z-purlin, 12” on-center 8 _ 11/2-inch structural tongue-ingroove cedar decking (typical) 9 _ 3”x10” laminated veneer lumber beam, 5’ on-center 10 _ 2x4 blocking 11 _ 2x8 blocking 12 _ 4-inch fiberglass batt insulation (r-20) 13 _ 1/2-inch interior plywood sheathing 14 _ 1/2-inch drywall sheathing 15 _ 16-gauge corrugated steel exterior cladding 16 _ 2x4 blocking (typical) 17 _ 1x11/2-inch cedar horizontal screen framing (typical) 18 _ aluminum glass framing (typical) 19 _ 1/2-inch aluminum hinge 20 _ wall construction: 2x4 studs at 12” on-center 21 _ 1/2-inch cedar shelving 22 _ 6061-T6 aluminum angle 23 _ 1/2-inch exterior plywood sheathing 24 _ Tyvek waterproof house-wrap 25 _ 1”x4” cedar cladding 26 _ 1/4-inch double-glazing 27 _ 12-inch T-shape concrete foundation 28 _ 3/4-inch tongue-in-groove cedar flooring 29 _ 1/8-inch foam subfloor 30 _ 1/16-inch waterproofing membrane 31 _ 1/2-inch rigid insulation 32 _ 4-inch site-cast slab-on-grade 33 _ 12-inch poured gravel 34 _ 12-inch strip footing 35 _ 8-inch drainage pipe, set in crushed stone 36 _ 1-64 screw 37 _ 60d nail (typical) 38 _ 4d nail (typical) 39 _ Strip vent for metal cladding: McNichols 16-gauge perforated metal, 1/4-inch holes, 1/2-inch centers
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ECOLE SECONDAIRE L’EXODE L’Exode Secondary School was designed for the town of Fond des Blancs, Haiti, as part of a collaborative studio including Architecture, Engineering and Interior Design students, as well as professional architects and designers. The school was built in 2011.
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The design process for the school had to anticipate Haitian methods of construction. Site visits were crucial, as was exchange with the Haitian builders who would be constructing the school.
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Special attention was given to the natural cooling and lighting systems. Using local materials and typical methods of construction, we were able to create a space that meshed well with local building practices while still incorporating effective passive environmental control strategies.
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PARQUE MUSEO HUMANO SAN BORJA San Borja Museum Park was designed as an entry into a competition during an internship at ELEMENTAL in Santiago, Chile. The design, which hinged on opening the park to the public, placed third.
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The museum-park was designed as an expansion of the fence that currently surrounds the perimeter of the park. I was directly involved with the schematic design and conceptualization of the museum as an inhabitable entry into the park, as well as with the production of images for the competition entry.
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The open nature of the museum allows for viewing from both the street side and the park side. A bridge connects it to the nearby subway station, weaving it into the larger context of the city.
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INTRACUTANEOUS OPERATIONS Completed as a self-directed design project for the completed of a B.Arch with Honors degree, this project sought to test the limits of architecture by operating on and through surfaces of a city.
in the city intersect here. The image of Buenos Aires that is propagated in media references this very location, where the buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries have established Buenos Aires’s reputation as the “Paris of South America.”
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This project seeks to juxtapose -- physically and ephemerally -- the perceptions and the realities of the city, challenging the ways in which its inhabitants engage and interact with it. The city of Buenos Aires, with its varied urban conditions, acts as a case study for this intervention. The specific sites for the intervention exhibit disparate urban conditions: one is the city’s poorest, least regulated section (01), while the other is the most regulated, the center of political power (02).
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A physical intervention, the delamination of a wall, serves as a gesture of both break-down and union on site 01. This neighborhood was developed as a housing block for lowincome families in the late 1950s. After little more than a decade, the government saw its deterioration and began to bulldoze the development. But its citizens, seeing they would have no other place to live, built on the remains of their homes, producing a neighborhood that is now half-planned and half-informal. To the south, a fully informal settlement grew in the early 2000s.
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Through the abstraction of standard programmatic elements of a broadcast and surveillance station, a loose skeleton of an architecture was created for the site. These elements are permissive as opposed to prescriptive and allow their users to engage them at their will. 01 broadcast tower | climbing 02 projection screen and seating | rest area 03 listening and recording booths | locker rooms 04 work tables | benches 05 studio space | gathering space
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users slow down, become more aware of their surroundings
image from site 01 is projected onto facade
PROPOSED DAYTIME
trees replaced with sunken parklets to provide a respite
users stop, aware of unexpected element
PROPOSED NIGHT TIME
Video of activity around the new space on site 01, inhabitable according to its inhabitants’ desires, will be broadcast on a facade on site 02, whose French architecture encourages users to forget the existence of their nearby neighbors.
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Drawings were mounted within plexiglas and acrylic frames to produce a layered and manipulable representation. Viewers were invited to remove and rearrange the layers of each drawing.
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2 : PUBLICATION DESIGN
CURRENT was an annual publication of student work at The University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design. Volume 5 features self-directed capstone projects and winners of design awards in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design.
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The publication is printed on two-sided plates-- the front depicts an iconic image, while the back contains the project abstract and identifying information. These plates are enclosed in a durable envelope made of heavyweight paper. The use of plates allows users to more fully interact with the publication, re-juxtaposing the pages in order to reveal similarities and contrasts.
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COMMENCEMENT 2013 and 2014 are the first two journals in the IMPRINT.utk Publication Series. Their intent was to provide graduating students with a record of their last year at The University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design -- their projects, classmates, and professors.
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Both journals are sectioned by degree type and sub-sectioned by project type, with an index page listing the matriculates names demarcating the beginning of each section. A system of circles is utilized to provide graphic order and specify which student’s projects are located in each section.
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As the graphic editor of Pursuit, The Journal of Undergraduate Research, I was tasked with redesigning the identity of the publication while still maintaining the same budget and overall layout.
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The redesign involved streamlining the cover as well as the interior pages. The design had to accommodate both scientific and humanities papers.
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marianela d’aprile 2017
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A Retreat : Lodging on Haley Farm An Oasis : Krutch Market
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École Secondaire L’Exode
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