Meredith Blakeley
North Carolina State University Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture 2013 Georgia Institute of Technology Master of Architecture 2016
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1 - Personal Space Object
2 - Charleston, SC
6 - Margaret Angel Retreat
8 - Margaret Angel Foundation
12 - College of Design Addition
16 - House + Home, Prototype
20 - House + Home, Southeast Raleigh
24 - Open Nook Retreat
28 - 601 Cohen Street, Savannah, GA
32 - High School for the Arts Study
34 - Other Projects
Personal Space Object D492: First Year Experience Studio I, Fall 2009 Fernando Magallanes
The concept for my desk screen came from a study of our dorm rooms and how they differ, or are similar to, our studio desk spaces. My studio desk was almost always clean and organized where as my room is much more chaotic. The exterior or public side of the screen is clean and geometric with just a hint of the chaos on the other side. The interior or private side of the screen is based on doodles I like to draw. They represent the chaotic side of my life but as the chaos shows through the other side, the organization shows through this side.
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Charleston, SC
ARC 202: Architecture Design Studio: Environment, Spring 2011 Jessica Johnson Moore
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Study of the City (Model Partner: Josh Reason): Analysis of landform, passage, threshold, place, and texture through two dimensional diagrams, synthesis of the basic diagrams into a single diagram, and a three dimensional representation of the synthetic diagram.
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Museum of the City: The design was to evoke the experience of moving through the city of Charleston, SC. To accomplish this it was required to use four walls: the wall of the city which defines entry, the wall of the surveyor which is characterized and ordered through rhythm, repetition, meter, and proportion, the wall of books which is a wall that holds and is mass, and the wall of light which affects the quality of light within its physical dimension. In addition to the four walls, two volumes were also required: volume as center which is a cube at least 24’ square and volume as line which was a rectangular prism 12’x24’x72’ in dimension. These pieces were put together to create an architectural promenade which engages all of the elements and models a walk through the city.
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Margaret Angel Retreat ARC 301: Architecture Design Studio: Intermediate, Fall 2011 Epi Pazienza
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A dwelling place in East Penobscot Bay, Maine for Margaret Angel who is a nurse and flies her plane to fishing villages along the coast of Maine and Massachusetts to give medical care. A dock was required for her plane and a small storage space for maintenance equipment. The house was limited to 350 sqft. and must be off the grid. It has a composting toilet and a water collection system. The house is designed to take advantage of the natural beauty of the site, specifically the sunrise and sunset, while respecting the fragile landscape.
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Margaret Angel Foundation ARC 301: Architecture Design Studio: Intermediate, Fall 2011 Epi Pazienza
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This is a facility for people with terminal illnesses. It includes spaces for counseling privately and in groups. There are spaces for fun and relaxation like an art studio and a gym. There are large spaces for dining and events. And a chapel by the water for spiritual needs. The Foundation is a place for people to connect to each other and to nature. It is located among rolling hills next to the Veterinarian College at NCSU where it is easily accessible for all 8 transportations. Accessibility and fire codes were major considerations throughout the course of design.
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ARC 302: Architectural Design, Technology, Spring 2012 Dana Gulling Partner: Jeremy Swecker - He focused on the display case building. The College of Design is in need of more studio, review, and administrative spaces like conference rooms and offices. The College of Design is currently isolated due to geography and the public spaces that separate the college’s buildings from others of different disciplines. Our buildings aim to bridge the gap between 12 campus and the COD by incorporating community and relating to the surrounding buildings.
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We created a connection that encourages interaction between the students in the COD and students in other colleges through a ‘display case’ building situated at the corner of the site, which is along an important traffic corridor. This display case building is the main auditorium space, a studio which would have a topic relating to the community, and display and review areas to show others what design students are doing. The large building is more of a factory. It is a place designed more for the everyday efficiency needed among College of Design students. Space to get work done without too many distractions.
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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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ARC 401/503: Advanced Architectural Design, Fall 2012 Thomas Barrie
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A single-unit house/home that is located in North Carolina. The site was designed as ‘ideal’ as it is set on a hill with a body of water to the south, has proper solar orientation, and can make use of natural ventilation. The house was designed focusing on issues of physical and physiological comfort. Passive heating and cooling issues are addressed as are perceived heating and cooling. The house is for a couple and their young child.
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ARC 401/503: Advanced Architectural Design, Fall 2012 Thomas Barrie An extension of the single-unit house/home located in North Carolina, this house is in southeast Raleigh. It is designed to be compact and efficient and embedded in the site. To mediate between tradition and innovation, elements such as a fireplace, a gable roof, and front porch are used with a less traditional layout of the bedrooms on the lower level and the family spaces above. 21
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Open Nook Retreat ARC 402: Advanced Architectural Design, Spring 2013 Georgia Bizios
Located on the Haw River in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this cabin was designed as a couple’s retreat for a friend who acted as my client. She wanted a winter getaway for herself and her husband. She will not have any children or guests at the cabin so privacy is only needed for the water closet. The cabin is open but has nooks for coziness. The only specific path on the site is the car access as she wanted to be able to walk wherever with no specific 24 destination.
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Physical models completed by Vanessa Lira and Joanna Bledsoe (upper left), Tracie Cabler and Sun Yifeng (lower left), and myself (right). Original digital model of the building by Carly Smith and Geoffrey Rees.
601 Cohen Street
Redesign of the new city blocks in the area to better suit the building use and the neighborhood.
ARCH 6051: Options I - Historic Preservation, Fall 2014 Jack Pyburn
Savannah Station is an event space located in an area that is currently blocked off from the rest of the city due to an interstate fly-over. This road is to be removed and the area is getting reorganized. After researching the area, I chose to do an interactive children’s museum. There are children residing in the neighborhoods nearby and there are local schools, including one across the street, that could benefit from interactive learning. I researched school curriculums 28 for ages 4 to 10 and included exhibits that would line up with their studies.
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As the exhibits and activities line up with the school curriculum, they were also chosen based on their connection to the building’s history and physical fabric. A sense of fun, movement, and excitement were qualities I wanted to embed in my design. I did this by using curves in the lobby space and continuing those same curves in the skylight feature of the main exhibit space. Careful treatment of the historic fabric of the building meant that reveals were used where new material meets the old and minimal changes were made to the existing fabric of the building. The historically significant elements of the building are celebrated like the various roof structures, the barn doors throughout the building and the suspended second level. The materials of the existing building are revealed in their true form so that the children may begin to make connections between the interactive exhibits and their surroundings. 29
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PAINTED BRICK: strip paint from brick using a nonabrasive method such as a chemical paint remover, repoint mortar joints with matching mortar as needed, seal brick with clear paint if needed to maintain integrity VOLUME - DIVIDED
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Dynamic lighting through a curved skylight which also helps the goal of highlighting the existing structure of the building.
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STRUCTURE: PAINTED BRICK: keep structure strip paint from brick using a nonabrasive exposed method such as a chemical paint remover, repoint mortar joints with matching mortar as needed, seal brick with clear paint if needed to maintain integrity
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PAINTED STRUCTURE: keep structure exposed, strip paint using a nonabrasive method, clear sealant STRUCTURE
PAINTED BRICK: strip paint from brick using a nonabrasive method such as a chemical paint remover, repoint mortar joints with matching mortar as needed, seal brick with clear paint if needed to maintain integrity
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ARCH 6052: Options II, Spring 2015 Charles Rudolph
The main project for this studio is a charter high school for the arts. For this project we took the main elements of the larger project and studied their relationships to each other and to the site. Placed on a corner, it was important for the public to have easy access to the exhibit space while the classroom and studio were private. I determined the studio to be a special space and so it was placed above where it also gets the best consistent natural light. 32 Circulation and service elements are contained in a bar connecting each of the main parts.
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ARC 432: Architectural Construction Systems, Fall 2011, Pat Rand Masonry Wall Competition: First Place Winner Group Partners: Chase Hoke, Andy Park, Kristen Veloza
Other Projects ARC 432: Architectural Construction Systems, Fall 2011, Pat Rand
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Case Study: NC AIA Headquarters, Frank Harmon; 3/4” = 1’ Scaled hand drawing section based on Harmon’s work
ARC 331: Intermediate Arch. Structures 1, Fall 2011, Wayne Place Daylighting Structural Design/Model based on typical spans and proportions of steel spanning elements
ARC 252: Digital Representation, Spring 2011, David Hill Renderings for final project poster using a previous project. The previous project was a Scholar’s Retreat for Entomologists completed in ARC 201: Architectural Design Studio: Form, Fall 2010, Laura Battaglia.
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