Meghan Martin Design Candidate Portfolio
Studio Design
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN SITE: GEARY ST. & 8TH AVENUE, SAN FRANCICSO, CA How do our homes help us live healthy and productive lives? The movement felt in the shapes of these dwellings, as well as the transitional spaces used to break up the two story town houses, signifies the changes we embrace in our lives.
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Elevation facing South
Rendering of communty from sidewalk
Rendering of view facing east walking through community
INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN University San Francisco Satalite Campus 22nd & Telegraph, Oakland Ca
After programming a satellite USF campus our team broke up and as individuals we each designed an Instituational building. This
Oakland offers a haven for Artists. In
sturcutre is a combination of classrooms for both the community as
this particular section of the city there
well as USF, work spaces and library.
are numerious theaters. This particular Site Plans
building on the USF satalite campus will have community outreach programming that enriches this aspect of the community.
Night rendering north side
Community Courses in the Following:
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Engineering Sustainable Design Architectural Theory
Community Activities
First Floor- Classrooms used for University Courses during the day
Arts and Architecture
and Community Courses in the evening. This floor offers ample public
Architectural History
space in the center loby .
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Spaces that Server: Entryways
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Lobby Hallways
Public Space
Restrooms
Second Floor- Classrooms used for University Courses, As well as work space for Students.
Work Area
University Courses in the Following:
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Jazz Music Contempory Music Choir
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University Activities
Third Floor- Work Spaces
Community Theater Script Writing DN
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Location map of site and different musical venues and theaters Fourth Floor- Library
Section cut midway though building facing north
Fourth Level Library
Third Level Workspace
Second Level Classroom
Day rendering south
Side veiw of building facing North / East
First floor lobby
GIS Projects
ArcGIS for Architecture San Francisco Map Perimeter ( includes some surrounding areas) West and East Streets: Masonic av, Divisdero North and South Street: Turk and Oak
Inspired by Yodan Rofe and Christopher Alexander, I aimed at mapping different atmospheres found in the neighborhood I live in. As Alexander describes the search for “.. a quality without name that arises Compartive map: does topography play a part in the way public and prviate
when there is an excellent fit between a context and the pattern that resolves all the functional,
space is cared for?
social and psychological conflicts that arise in it ( Alexander, 1979)”. I set forward a group of friends with their phones telling them to mark, with a GPS tracking app, the areas that are comfortable and
Individual points of grading: brightest color indicates area with higher quaity rating while darker depicts lower rating.
uncomfortable, where they did not mind staying and where they wanted to leave. The following map shows a wave of color that depicts comfortable space verse uncomfortable. Comparing the findings to other maps including, vegetation and topography, I felt Yodan Rofe’s conclusion was also proven by the observations of my colleagues. Rofe found that, the majority of people’s emotions are reactions to the maintenance
What part does landscaping play in the mark of a good space?
of both public and private space. To my surprise after confronting the rather bare city scape that can be found along Masonic Avenue between the Panhandle and Geary St. The city announce improvements being made to the corridor.
Allowing the points to blend together allows EMOTIONS one to Esri, descern a trend of emotion that© OpenStreetMap MEGHAN MARTIN : NOPA HERE, DeLorme, MapmyIndia, contributors, and the GIS user community can be felt as meandering through this neighborhood.
Vivendas Leon internship: Leon, Nicaragua Objective: Map homesteads receiving funding through Viviendas Leon. In order to help track health concerns surrounding water purity. Main concern: How far are latrines and animals from house and garden? By collecting GPS coordinated with a phone app and then displying the data with coordinate points- specific information to each particular family, as well as images of each of the mapped point. Points of interest were the follwoing, Homes, Animal Pens,
Points of interest, border of property, house, latrine, well
Over view Map of multiple home steads and routes between
Laterns, Wells, Gardens.
Home of property owners Animal area included in map
Irrigation System
Furniture Contibutions
Community Design Outreach Course And Viviendas Leon Interniship One 40”L x 20”W X 26”H = 2 PALLETS
Community Design Outreach and
STEP ONE
Summer Internship...... Internship: Leon, Nicaragua From pallets to furniture. First we designed, then built. After coming up with numerous ideas and designs. Our team was asked to spend the semester design furniture from pallets
Construction instructions for computer room desks in the Goyena Community Center
1B. Layout the four legs-
STEP ONE
Each leg should have the following parts: (2) Large Blocks at top and bottom (2) 5-1/2”X25” Boards (16) #8 2” Wood Screws ( length of screw depends on size of block, block should be twice the size of the screw). Make Sure to not let screws touch when attaching members. 1C. Assemble each leg.
STEP TW0 Connecting The Legs2A. Do not place screws in an area that will interfere with screws already in place.
STEP TW0 Connecting The LegsCut one pallet in half and use each half as the legs.
to recreate our designs. During my
Add one top board to each of the side of legs.
summer internship in Nicaragua I
Connect legs and table top with L shaped metal fasteners and 1” screws.
2B. Attach (2) legs with 5-1/2”-40” boards, using (4) #8 1- 3/4” wood screws, (2) screws on each side. 2C. Cut one 5-1/2”-40” board making it (2) 5-1/2”x 16-5/8” use it to attach the two sets of legs, making it one set of four legs. 2D. see photos for attachment specifics, attach member to inside of the legs.
STEP THREE 3.A Use two of the 5-1/2”x40” pieces and attach using (4) #8 1- 1/8” wood screws, attach one board to each side of the table on top. ( see photo) 3.B Cut (6) 3-1/2” x 40” boars into (12) 3-1/2” x 20” boards and attach to table. (2) #8 1- 1/8” wood screws per 3-1/2”
project with the Vivnedas Leon staff in Nicaragua.
Four Person Desk
Table Top One pallets withh added boards to complete the flat surface, either at teh end or beginning of construction.
and making instructions for other
was able to continue to work on this
ONE LEGS-
1A. Separate all boards by removing all nails and screw. cut (8) 5-1/2” x __ to the dimensions of 5-1/2” x 25”
board (1) screws on each side.
STEP THREE
Adding Tabe top and shelf Using spare boards fill in the empty spaces using 1” screws. Using the L fasteners and 1” Screws attache base for computer shelf. Add the top of the shelp teh same way as the tabe top with 1” screws. After top is complete add two structural elemnt to the bootom with 1” screws.
USF Community Outreach Class Spring ‘16
Vivendas Leon summer ‘16 internship, Leon, Nicaragua
Sonoma Millworks Internship: Healdsburg, Ca Drafting furniture shop drawings for Sonoma Mill Works is how I learned the enjoyment of small projects. Takinh something used and turning it into something new and purposeful is one of the most fufilling parts of these projects. From sktches given to me by clients and Senior designers I then prodeced drawings for both the craftsmen and clients.
Reclaimed lumber ready for transformation
Side or entrry table
Coffee Table