MEGAN GREGORY design portfolio
MEGAN GREGORY
EDUCATION
CE OX MP PE ER TI IE TN IC OE N S / A D D I T I O N A L W O R K
Catholic University of America | School of Architecture Planning The Catholic University of America | Washington, D.C.and | 2014 - 2016 Masters of Architecture Masters of Architecture
IPB Pride in ofIIFaith Place | Magazine Procession Spirit ofand Place 2015 Structures Teaching Assistant | School ofSouls, Architecture Planning, CUA Featured &2015 Form |of the Searching for New Sacred Space First Prize Fall 2015 Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland Associate Professor | Jan 2016 - May 2016 Vol. 49, Vytenis Issue 2 Gureckas, : Michael Crosbie, Julio Bermudez Travis Price, Associate Professor
and Studies Sacred Studies Cultural Cultural and Sacred
Expected Graduation - May 2016
Kent State University | Kent, Ohio | 2009 - 2013 Kent State | College of Architecture and Environmental Design Bachelor of University Arts, Architectural Studies Architectural Studies, Bachelor of Arts Architectural History Minor
Minors Ancient,- Architectural Medieval andHistory Renaissance Studies Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Kent State StudyDecember Abroad 2013 | Florence, Italy | Fall term 2012 Graduated Four month program Florence Program | Kent State University Florence, Italy - Falla2012 130 M Street NE
DC 20002 Four months abroad gainingWashington cultural experience from seven countries and many cities. Unique design experience based in the historical city of 330.323.6095 t Florence. 79gregory@cua.edu e
OBJECTIVE To obtain a position in an engaging, To obtain achallenging, position in an engaging, supportive and creative challenging, supportive and creative work enwork environment where I vironment where I can contribute and acquire can contribute and acquire knowledge to to further further develop develop knowledge professional experience.
Together with a2015 group students, and designed Spirit of Place Build | Swinford, County Ireland a project honoring IPB Pride of Place |of First PrizebuiltMayo, the lost souls of Swinford, Ireland, the| time of- the Travis Associate | Jan 2016 Maypotato 2016famine. Procession of Price, the Souls, Spirit Professor of Placefrom 2015 Swinford, County Mayo,The Ireland goal is to bring focus back to the history of the county and those whotechniques lost Students realize theirProfessor own work on site while learning building Travis Price, Associate their lives in the tragedy. first hand.
Papal Charrette Competition 2015 | School of Architecture and Planning, CUA Papal Charrette Competition 2015 | Schooland of Architecture and Planning, CUA Research Assistant | School the of Architecture Planning, Participation in designing alter, ambo, cantor stand, andCUA chairs for the visit of Participation in designing the alter, ambo, cantor stand and chairs Hollee Becker, Associate Dean of Student Affairs | Sept 2015for- visit Decof2015 the Pope to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. the Pope to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate DesignConception. Tools Teaching Assistant | School of Architecture and Planning, CUA
Architecture and Fashion Show Competition 2012 | First Prize Rachel Dewane, Associate Professor | Jan 2015 - May 2015 Kent State 2012 Competition | Florence, Italy Kent StateUniversity, UniversityFall Design | Architecture and Fashion Show First Prize: Fall 2012 Florence, Italy| CUA Sustainable Strategies and Synergies Designed and realized a multi-level class with Patricia Andrasik | Fallexhibition 2014 space which held the event and
spotlighted student work from the fashion and the architecture Research strategies, technologies, and professional reference programs. standards with LEED rating system in order to assess the synergies that result from a National Society and of Leadership and of Success | Kent State University successful logical integration these strategies. Nation’s largest Leadership Honors Society focused on creating career SKILLS and positively impacting the world. Greenssuccess and Things Nursery and Landscaping | Canton, Ohio
Designer, Saleswomen, Laborer | May 2011 - Aug 2013 Volunteer Work |design Bethany Nursing Home Landscape work, customer service and increased knowledge in plant Rhino, Photoshop, indesign, illustrator, Participate inover painting seasonal windows for residents while also summersartwork of workon experience. 3ds Max,horticulture V-ray for Rhino,three autoCAD, organizing records and offices. Sketchup, Revit Hand modeling, 3D printing, drafting, painting, sketching, laser cutting
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EXPERIENCE CEOXMPPEERTIIETNICOEN S / A D D I T I O N A L W O R K Structures II Teaching Assistant | School of Architecture and Planning, CUA Vytenis Gureckas, Associate Professor | Jan 2016 - May 2016 IPB Pride ofIIPlace 2015Assistant | Procession of theofSouls, Spirit ofand Place 2015 CUA Structures Teaching | School Architecture Planning, First Prize Fall 2015 Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland Vytenis Associate Professor | Jan 2016 - May 2016 Spirit of PlaceGureckas, Build | Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland Travis Travis Price, Price, Associate Associate Professor Professor | Jan 2016 - May 2016 Together a group students, built andwhile designed a project honoring Spirit of Place with Build | Swinford, County Ireland Students realize theirofown work onMayo, site learning building techniques the souls of Swinford,Professor Ireland, from the time Travis Price, Associate | Jan 2016of- the Maypotato 2016famine. The firstlost hand. goal is to bring focus back to work the history of while the county and those whotechniques lost Students realize their own on site learning building their lives in the tragedy. first Assistant hand. Research | School of Architecture and Planning, CUA Hollee Becker, Associate Dean of Student Affairs | Sept 2015 - Dec 2015 Papal Charrette Competition 2015 | School and of Architecture and Planning, CUA Research Assistant | School of Architecture Planning, CUA Participation in designing the alter, ambo, cantor stand and chairs for- visit Associate Dean of Student Affairs | Sept DecofCUA 2015 DesignHollee Tools Becker, Teaching Assistant | School of Architecture and2015 Planning, the PopeDewane, to the Basilica of the National Shrine of 2015 the Immaculate Rachel Associate Professor | Jan - May 2015 DesignConception. Tools Teaching Assistant | School of Architecture and Planning, CUA RachelStrategies Dewane, Associate Professor | Jan 2015 - May 2015 Sustainable and Synergies | CUA Kent State University Design Competition class with Patricia Andrasik | Fall 2014| Architecture and Fashion Show First Prize: Fall 2012 Florence, Italy Sustainable Strategies and Synergies | CUA Research strategies, technologies, and professional reference standards Designed and realized a multi-level exhibition whichthat heldresult the event class with rating Patricia Andrasik | Fall 2014 thespace with LEED system in order to assess synergies from aand spotlighted student work from the fashion and the architecture Research technologies, professional reference programs. standards successfulstrategies, and logical integration ofand these strategies. with LEED rating system in order to assess the synergies that result from a National Society of Leadership Success | Kent StateOhio University and logical integration of these strategies. Greenssuccessful and Things Nursery andand Landscaping | Canton, Nation’s largest Leadership Honors Society focused on creating Designer, Saleswomen, Laborer | May 2011 - Aug 2013 career anddesign positively impacting theservice world.and |increased Greenssuccess and Things Nursery and Landscaping Canton,knowledge Ohio Landscape work, customer in plant
Designer, Laborer | May 2011 - Aug 2013 horticultureSaleswomen, over three summers of work experience. Volunteer Work | design Bethany Nursing Home Landscape work, customer service and increased knowledge in plant Participate painting windows for residents while also horticultureinover threeseasonal summersartwork of workon experience. organizing records and offices.
OBJECTIVE To obtain a position in an engaging, challenging, supportive and creative work environment where I can contribute and acquire knowledge to further develop professional experience.
SKILLS Rhino Photoshop Indesign Illustrator 3ds Max V-ray SketchUp Revit
REFERENCES Julio Bermudez, Ph. D. Associate Professor, CUA bermudez@cua.edu | 202.319.5755
Hand Modeling 3D Printing Drafting Painting Sketching
Matthew Geiss RA, AIA, NCARB Founder and Principal of reform, Ilc. mgeiss@reformarch.com | 301.943.9068
Hollee Becker Associate Dean for Student Affairs MArch, BSCE in Engineering beckerh@cua.edu | 202.319.6197
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the crossing / walton critic studio 1 /
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jesuit library / CBDS /
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papal charrette / design competition /
her home / walton critic studio 2 /
bridging the gap / thesis design studio
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Washington, DC
dust to dust / walton critic studio 2 /
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representation of desgin / proportion, depth, texture study
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artwork / oil painting + sketch
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artwork / oil painting + sketch
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artwork / screen printing
artwork / screen printing
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representation of desgin / proportion, depth, texture study
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bowl / 3D print exploration
bowl / 3D print exploration
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Thesis
Bridging the Gap : Homeless Resource Center
Fall 2015 - Spring 2016
The focus is on bridging the gap between street and permanent housing by including facilities that meet basic human needs and provide opportunities to improve the individual’s current situation.
critic: Ann Cederna in collaboration with:
Eric Jenkins David Shove-Brown
Restoring dignity can unlock opportunity and make a direct impact in the life of someone experiencing homelessness. Achieveing stability through providing a connection with the adjacent community can create a system that will help to break the cycle of homelessness at small scale. Breaking down social barriers that consistently seperate homeless from settled can begin to relieve social tension and stigmas associated with the homeless. Addressing individual needs instead of addressing homelessness as a large group problem can begin to chip away at the growing number of homeless in Washington, D.C. as a whole. Washington, D.C. boasts numerous sheltering facilities covering all categories of housing type. If someone needs shelter in the urban context of Washington there is likely a shelter within walking distance. By providing the basic needs commonly deprived of a person without housing, there is the opportuinty to elevate a sense of well being and social acceptance. The project needs to find an effective way to help the homeless move off the streets and regain control of their lives.
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Shelters Shelters D.C. General Emergency Shelter 90 years old - Soon to close housing for 500 homeless families
Nearly 50 percent of families are headed by someone between 18 and 24, and the vast majority of them are headed by single mothers. Despite its intended purpose as a sanctuary, the shelter is too often beset by dysfunction, decay and disease. Despite its intended purpose as a sanctuary, the shelter is too often beset by dysfunction, decay and disease.
Mini Capsule Hotel Mini Capsule Hotel Atelier Van Lieshout Atelier Van Lieshout
s, health services, Six-bed dorm, featured in an outdoor installavery, employment Six-bed dorm, featured in an outdoor installation called Never-EverLand. emergency housing, tion called Never-EverLand.
Interior is not much larger than a double bed Interior is not much than a adouble bed and is equipped withlarger the basics: mattress, meet basic needs along and is equipped the basics: a mattress, sheets, blankets, with a nightlight, clothing hooks, uild lives individually. an sheets, blankets, nightlight, electricity outletaand a shelf.clothing hooks, an electricity outlet and a shelf.
, the first thing a is to be treated with
Could provide temporary housing Could provide temporary housing from the elements on a more secure from the elements on a more secure and private, but tiny way. and private, but tiny way.
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Where the River Runs Where the RiverforRuns Under construction 10th International
Under construction for 10th International Garden Expo in Wuhan, China Garden Expo in Wuhan, China Spetember 2015 - April 2016 Spetember 200 acres 2015 - April 2016 200 acres
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90 yearsfor old500 - Soon to close housing homeless families housing for 500 homeless families
Nearly 50 percent of families are headed by Nearly 50between percent of someone 18families and 24,are andheaded the vastby someone and 24, themothers. vast majority of between them are18 headed byand single majority of them are headed by single mothers. Despite its intended purpose as a sanctuary, Despite itsisintended asdysfunction, a sanctuary, the shelter too oftenpurpose beset by the shelter is too often beset by dysfunction, decay and disease. decay and disease. Despite its intended purpose as a sanctuary, Despite itsisintended asdysfunction, a sanctuary, the shelter too oftenpurpose beset by the shelter is too often beset by dysfunction, decay and disease. decay and disease.
Provide:housing, showers, health services, Dining, Dining, housing, services, clothing, addictionshowers, recovery,health employment clothing,mental addiction recovery, employment training, health, emergency housing, training, mental health, emergency housing, and stability services. and stability services. Providing services that meet basic needs along Providing servicestothat meetlives basic needs along with opportunities rebuild individually. with opportunities to rebuild lives individually.
From SOME’s viewpoint, the first thing a From SOME’s viewpoint, firsttreated thing awith homeless person needs isthe to be homeless respect andperson dignity.needs is to be treated with respect and dignity.
Georgetown Ministry Center Drop-In Center - Washington, DC 1987
non-profit social service organization. hot meals, beds, and community feeling.
Influenced by water and flow through the earth, Influenced by water flow through earth, the project plays withand boundaries and the levels the project plays with boundaries and levels through landscape. through landscape. By creating spaces through lowering and By creating spaceslevel through and to raising the ground therelowering is opportunity raising the ground levelwhile thereopening is opportunity to preserve privacy within up to the preserve privacy within while opening up to the public gently. public gently.
D.C. General Emergency Shelter D.C. General Emergency Shelter 90 years old - Soon to close
Provide: information, referrals, casework, advocacy, winter shelter and street outreach services.
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Georgetown Ministry Center Georgetown Ministry Center Drop-In Center - Washington, DC
Drop-In Center - Washington, DC 1987 1987 non-profit social service organization. non-profit social service organization. hot meals, beds, and community feeling. hot meals, beds, and community feeling.
Provide: Provide: information, referrals, casework, advocacy, information, casework, winter shelterreferrals, and street outreachadvocacy, services. winter shelter and street outreach services.
models / diagrams
Functional + Experiential The flow and movement through the space as well as the environment created with material and design will influence the psycological state of visitors. Creating a welcoming and comfortable environment that meets the basic needs of daily human life that is commonly deprived of those without housing. By including community spaces that can be shared between homeless and housed, the stigmas held against homeless can start to disolve. Will provide opportunities to get help through other organizations who would have bases within the project. Visual connection through varying levels of privacy provide opportunity to gradually rexpose oneself to the world, or to feel safe and secure within the built program.
GALLERY SECTION
SHOWER WALL SECTION
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Create Goals Break the Cycle By providing the basic needs commonly deprived of a person with out housing, there is the opportuinty to elevate a sense of well being and social acceptance.
Nodes of human activity facilitate authentic encounters with others. Architectural design that fosters affiliation addresses the universal human need for connection through
Break down social barriers between the homeless and the housed populations.
Self / Restore / Body Sacred / Relief / Spiritual and Literal Others / Reclaim / Social or Personal
Provide an opportunity for stability.
The built environment can encourage or discourage this connection. Architecture can nurture and support positivity through materials, nature, and program.
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Homeless living on the street, either waiting for housing, temporary housing, rehabilitation, medical treatment, etc, and are not yet willing or able to leave their current situation.
One must first orient themselves toward meaning, purpose, connectedness and trancendence in order to nurture positive growth in life.
Residents of the adjacent community who would be indirectly influenced by the project within their neighborhood.
Sites Rock Creek Parkway Food trucks line up throughout the week to serve Mostly for business workers, but provides opportunity to panhandle for homeless and also to buy cheaper food.
Showers, toilets, storage, laundry facilities and fresh water are provided here. This building is purposed for the homeless use specifically.
Folded outdoor seating areas provide small private shelter, benches, and comfortable areas to rest.
Pre-existing encampment of homeless Underpasses provide shelter from the elements and places to gather in small tent communities. Great location for gathering money from passing cars and visitors to Georgetown and the Mall. Criteria Transportation: Moderately close, Metro + Bus Location: Rock Creek + Potomic Pkwy, Lincoln Memorial, Potomic River Fwy Privacy: Secluded, not isloated Environment: Park + Underpass Issues: not as urban, potentially too isolated
Dupont Underground The community space provides shelter 24/7 in parts of the building, classrooms, resting spaces, health care, therapy, and food.There are offices that become branches of other homeless facilites in DC.
Sacred or gather space toward the center of the faciliy with daycare facing outward toward the park as a more public piece of program.
Forgotten space beneath Washington, DC’s popular Dupont Circle hub 1949 - Trolly Station 1962 - Streetcar system shut down 1960 - Fallout shelter 1995 - Food court Criteria Transportation: Metro Access + Bus Access Location: Connecticut Ave + Mass. Ave Privacy: Under main roads Issues: Isolation, enviroment 75,000 s.f. - underground platforms and tunnels
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The major definition of the building will be through the private indoor spaces, the outdoor defined public spaces, and the undefined public space or landscaped space. The program meets basic hygienic needs that every human has through including toilet, laundry and showering facilities. By including defined office areas for organizations in the surrounding neighborhood those seeking help can more easily find it all in one place while the employment training facilities can help to build an individual’s skill set for jobs. Storage is a necessity specifically because people have stuff, with storage lockers there is a safe place for everyone’s stuff.
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The other program options are flexible and more specific. _Daycare would be helpful for women/men with children who cannot take them to a job interview or to work. _Health Clinic takes basic needs further as well, by including a health clinic the projectcould be positive or negative. Positive because it would be able to directly access people in need, negative because it would define the project more towards the unwell. _Dining Facilities would provide meals. - multifunctional indoor space with stands run by local businesses.
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user types observed and anticipated their percieved desires and needs related to public space
PUBLIC SPACE USERS
soft surface
hard surface
noisey
quiet
temporary storage
table
fresh air
shelter
nature
fresh water
seating
place to clean
private secluded space
social gathering space
exposed to elements
space to relax
toilets
food
public transporation
play
The project’s focus was on bridging the gap between street and permanent housing by including facilities that meet basic human needs and provide opportunities to improve the individual’s current situation. The project successfully created a resource center for the homeless in a place that is public and already unofficially used by the homeless daily. Through extensive evaluation of needs of the people living and working in the area as well as the homeless living in the park, the program was able to directly reflect those needs and satisfy everyone. The building itself became park as well as program, artfully fitting in to the existing park space and making it a destination for any user.
Timmy Age : 4 DC Native Attends daycare at the Franklin Square Homeless Center Eats lunch with his mother inbetween her classes
local artist
children
couple
desires
desires
desires
space in which to make and sell artwork.
space to play and run around in. a toilet.
space for reasonable intimacy away from others.
Amber Mother Age : 29 DC Native
single parent
picnic enthusiast
Living in temporary housing at Spring Road Family Apartments with her son Timmy Taking classes at the Franklin Square Homeless Center to become a nurse’s aide
book reader
desires
desires
desires
a space to expose children to nature, take a breather.
a quiet soft space in which to eat and relax.
quiet, secluded space where one can become absorbed in a book.
Lynn ( Tom & Devin ) Doctor / Bar Owner / Toddler Ages : 37 / 39 / 3 Ohio Natives
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Reside in condo near McPherson Sq metro Lynn works at GWU Hospital Volunteers her time a few days a week to teach classes at the Franklin Square Homeless Center Tom owns a bar on H Street and takes the metro late at night Devin attends daycare next to the Franklin Square Homeless Center
desires
desires
desires
a quiet space in which to appreciate nature within the city. a place to meet people.
a space to run through with fresh air and exercise points.
space to experience nature in the city, safe, somewhere to make connections.
Harold Navy Veteran Age : 65 Virginia Native
volunteer
tourist
Was an IT in the military and has a college degree in Marketing Suffers from PTSD Has trouble holding employment for long periods of time Recently lost home Stays at the Emery Work Bed Program in NOMA but occasionally on the street
homeless
desires
desires
desires
meeting goals of your organization, likely passing out food, giving away necessities. potentially church related.
things to photograph, sites to see, the toilet, snacks.
shelter, basic sanitation, a platform from which to generate income.
Mia Art Student Age : 22 Maine Native
student
dog walker
Lives in an apartment near McPherson Sq metro stop and attends school at CUA Takes classes twice a week at the homeless center
busker
desires
desires
desires
a safe space to throw a ball or a stick, somewhere to put dog poop.
space to hangout after school and relax. a space to work on homework.
space to play music where there are people who may pay for it.
Zack Reporter at Washington Post Age : 24 DC Native
market seller
market goer
Walks to work from the McPherson Sq Metro stop through Franklin Square park every morning Gets lunch at the food trucks and finds a spot to sit and eat with co-workers or takes food back to the office
office worker
desires
desires
desires
an easy way to exchange or buy goods.
a convenient space from which to sell goods.
space to eat outside with fresh air away from the computer screen.
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Walton Critic Design Studio
Her Home
modern sacred space
Before one can foster spirituality, they must first tend to their own basic needs. To become closer to God or a higher power, one must feel safe and cared for within the basic human necessities.
Fall 2015 partner:
Emily O’Loughlin critic:
Michael Crosbie in collaboration with:
Julio Bermudez Joan Soranno Susan Jones
This space is for the religiously underserved, women and the homeless. We have created a shelter for women, including a women’s reproductive health center. Starting from the bottom, this building addresses each of the tiers of the Maslow’s Pyramid of needs. A major goal of the space is to feel welcoming and safe. Women, homeless, single parents, or those that just need a little extra help, will feel like they have a sanctuary. A home that they know will always accept them. Our project is about fostering spirituality through connections. By reconnecting these women with one another, as well as within themselves, we hope to achieve the highest tier of Maslow’s Pyramid, self-actualization, and ultimately, transcendence. This is a space for women to foster spirituality and self-actualization, but to do that, they must first nurture their basic physiological needs and own security. The materials are used to suggest a balance between urban and home. The circulation walls are concrete and glass, while the community and home spaces are a mixture of wood and softer materials. The goal is to create a comfortable welcoming center for women in need while also creating spaces where community can gather and reconnect.
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Papal Sanctuary Charrette Competition
Humble Simplicity
Archdiocese of Washington DC, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
“Upon this rock I will build My Church” - Matthew 16:18
summer 2015 fellow group members:
Claudia Jean Emily O’Laughlin Ugochukwu Nnebue Victoria Wallace
Slender, smooth, elegant forms made with stone face represent the serene strenght of the Catholic Church, paired with Pope Francis’ teaching of dignified humility. The narrow base of the altar signifies the humbe beginnings of the Church: Christ and his few Apostles. The altar gently grows wider toward its top, representing the universal reach of Christ’s word. 3/4” thick stone face will wrap all exterior pieces. All pieces are hallow, to allow for ease of transportation and lightness in weight. Wood structure will provide the interior framework for all pieces. The top of the altar is separate from the bottom. The back of the altar includes a pocket for the placement of the blessed Junipero Serro Relic, located directly across from the intersection of the arms of the cross on the front of the altar symbolizing the heart of the ceremony.
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Comprehensive Building Design Studio
Jesuit Library - The Society of Jesus
Jesuit Library
Our goal is to create a phenomenal transparency in the design by showing expansion and collapse of the program into the facade.
spring 2015 fellow group members:
Ahmed Mezaien Ayman Sheshtawy Ugochukwu Nnebue critic:
Matthew Geiss
The primary objective of the library is to provide different kinds of learning for commpunity, and the concept is how to welcome neighbors of the region’s rich and poor, and sail them into the world of knowledge. The site is situated in a neighborhood with people of different cultural backgrounds and social stratifications. Just like the Jesuits, the library will adapt in a progressive way to the different characteristics of the neighborhoods. The interface of our project serves as the agent of adaptation. The skin adapts to different shapes and forms within the space and even becomes the space itself. The program consists of two triangulated spaces: The first harbors the silent tranquility and sacred solitude where knowledge lays.The second embodies the reading areas and active programs while projecting back on the community. The atrium in the middle merges both spaces. It is where transition occurs. The bridge between knowledge and understanding.
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CHAPEL MECHANICAL ROOM GALLERY MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MEETING WORK ROOM READING AREA COLLECTION CHILDREN COLLECTION
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Walton Critic Design Studio
The Crossing
a spiritual retreat in nature
The task was to take rituals from everyday life; awakening, cleansing, meals, prayer or meditation, gathering, and going to sleep, and abandon the idea of what rooms these usually take place in. Typically, we repeat the standard bedroom uncritically, the goal is to return to the essence of each ritual and design from there.
Fall 2014 partner:
Victoria Wallace critic:
Eliana Bormida
Concentration is on the path, the approach through the Shenandoah Valley, and the ritual of daily life reimagined, simplified.
in collaboration with:
Julio Bermudez
Our project focused on each ritual individually, sleeping and awakening share a space that signifies dying and rebirth through material choices of packed earth and a glass roof. Cleansing becomes the climax of the journey, submerging oneself in the river and crossing to the other side, reborn.
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Digital Tools
Bowl
3D print study
Quick exploration on a digital medium to create a rather unusual sculpture.
critics:
The goal was to create an object that could be any number of things depending on how you see it; a curtain, a stalacmite formation, or even a crown from the Game of Thrones.
Fall 2014
Eric Maso
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Representation of Design
Fall 2014
The goal was to take photographs and see something new in them as first a collage, then as one long story.
critics:
The grouping of four squares was also taken from the detail of a photograph from the same series.
3D print study
Eric Maso
Evaluating details on an enhanced level and bringing them together cohesively in one piece strengthens the ability to understand design as a story, what works and what does not according to the eye.
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The final square is a play on texture and depth in watercolor.
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Clockwise from top left; watercolor and salt, chalk, paper, pencil.
Artwork
screen printing critics: Manuel Navarrete
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Peonies - screen print 2015
Venice - screen print 2015
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Holding - concept sketch 2014
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Gondola - oil on canvas 2012
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