C.LEMAIRE Revit Portfolio 2022

MONUMENTAL LIBRARY

PORTLAND’S NEW MONUMENT CARSON LEMAIRE

CARSON LEMAIRE

Intro Statement

BACKGROUND

I am a fifth year Bachelor of Architecture student at the University of Oregon, with a key interest in housing, sustainablitity, and equity.

For the majority of my major I have focused on housing as I see a real lack in housing that truly caters to all types of clients. While first discovering the basics of housing design, I enjoyed learning how to design a space for specific clients, each with a different set of requirements.

The studio that impacted my design perspective the most was an equitable design studio centered around rebuilding cornerstones in a black communty of Portland, Albina. The studio was meant to take our Eureopean design mind and

rebuild it into something unrecongnizable. Something that was able to capture multiple cultures in one style. This studio taught me the importance of culture and it’s ablility to connect people to architecture. By having aspects of culture in architecture we’re able to connect to people on a deeper level, connecting them directly to the architecture, as if it is saying, “this space is for you.”

My designs strive to design a space for people to be able to be themselves. A space that feels warm to them, that makes them feel special, and creates a sense of home. Each person is different, so it is necessary I design for maximum flexibility, while highlighting the cultures of those in the community. Every person should have

something that makes them feel heard and safe. I am excited to learn all I can to make this a reality, and look forward to many adventures to come.

MONNUMENTAL LIBRARY | CARSON LEMAIRE

TOPOSURFACE

ISONOMETRIC

The site for my project is in downtown Portland, OR on NW 23rd, and Thurman which is known for being a very walkable street with many resturants, shopping butiques, and a library. Since the library is such a small buidling compared to the tall shopping buildings I wanted to make it stick out as the tallest building on the street, making it a monument of 23rd street.

SITE PLAN

Site plan showing the surrounding buildings and topography

MASSING STUDY

FLOATING READING ROOMS

The massing model that I made was meant to show magical suspended boxes that I had envisioned as different reading rooms. Each one has a specific color associated with it that will help to create a wayfinding system, as well as create the environment for that reading room. Since children are the main audience I was trying to reach with this design I placed their reading room at the very top so they would be able to experience the floating feeling in a heighted way .

EXPLODED MASSING

This shows the massing exploded to show the distinction of each reading room more clearly

Key

CIRCULATION

STRUCTURE

TOP FLOOR READING ROOM

CHILD FLOOR READING ROOM

NON-FICTION READING ROOM

YOUNG ADULT READING ROOM

FICTION READING ROOM

COMMUNITY ROOM

FLOOR PLANS

GROUND LEVEL, FICTION READING ROOM, YOUNG ADULT READING ROOM, NONFICTION READING ROOM, CHILDREN READING ROOM, AND TOP FLOOR READING ROOM

The entry level floor of my building was meant to serve as a community space as well as an entry space. The back part of the building has a community center with flex space to allow for private and public space.

IMAGE: TOP LEVEL FLOOR PLAN

The top floor tries to capture private and public space while trying to create a sense of movement throughout the space

SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION, EAST-WEST SECTION

Each of the reading rooms is associated with a shape as well as a color. The first reading room shows circles, The second is arches, third is triangles, and the fourth is squares.There are three means of circulation for the building that creates a rythm, dividing the building into three parts; beginning, middle, and end like a story.

IMAGE: NORTH TO SOUTH SECTON

Section cutting through the main circulation of the building

ELEVATIONS

NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST

The main idea behind my facade was to create something that looked like a lantern. As a monument for 23rd St. I wanted the building to feel like it would light up the street on a dark night. I also wanted to keep the whimsicle feeling from the interior and display it to the exterior, so you are able to see the colors for each room from the exterior.

ELEVATIONS

East, west, and south

WALL SYSTEMS

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WALLS

I only have two different types of all systems in my building in order to keep simplicity. The first wall is an 8” exterior masonry wall with a 1/2” air gap for drainage. The interior wall I made is just a gysum finishing with a wooden structure. The all colors differ depending on which floor you are on but the structure stays the same

IMAGE: WALL AXON

Callouts are around the wall types that I highlighted on the previous page.

STAIRS SECTION 07 | STAIRS

FIRE STAIR DETAILING

SECTION OF BOTH FIRESTAIRS

Section cutting through the noth south side of the stair

PERSPECTIVES

NON-RENDERED THEN RENDERED

These perspectives are meant to capture the spaces that I was trying to create. The spaces are trying to create a calm reading room for those occupying it.