ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PORTFOLIO
MIRANDA NICOLE GILCREASE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
LAKESIDE RESORT
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EXPANDING LANGFORD
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SONOVA SPECIALTY M.O.B.
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NEW CANEY DISCOVERY CENTER
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NEUROLOGICAL AMBULATORY CENTER
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SHELTER PROTOTYPE
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DIGITAL MEDIA 2
LAKESIDE RESORT
Undergraduate | Year 2 | Spring 2016 with Sophia Novak
SENIOR LIVING AT A RURAL RESORT PROJECT GOAL: Our design is based on the goal of creating a dwelling – a way of being at home in the world, of existing in intimate relationship to the environment – rather than simply creating a place to exist. An aging center’s home should not look institutional but should exude warmth and vitality. It should also make newcomers feel invited, welcomed, and uplifted; to know they can become part of an evolving community where they can make new friends and take initiative to further their own learning goals and those of others.
ACCESS TO NATURE: During interviews conducted on several people of different age groups, a need for seclusion was a theme. Nature has been found to not only improve the quality of life, but also impacts the mental and emotional well-being. Outdoor access can help one to not feel trapped or hopeless by providing an escape from the entrapment of the indoors. Even if going outdoors is not feasible, large windows and bright atriums in a building can help residents to still feel one with nature while enjoying the comfort of the indoors. Many residents also like to watch the coming and going of every day life, so a lot of times an entry garden is desired. The best designed outdoor area is safe and comfortable. But even the most carefully designed outdoor area is useless without the encouragement of staff members to the residents to step outside. Planned activities and good maintenance can also encourage outdoor usage. Transition areas are important, so that the residents can see and experience on a lower level what they will be getting into when they go outside. Doorways leading outside must be highly visible as well as highly accessible. Walking paths must be looped and also provide shortcuts to different areas to provide the shortest distance to any destination. Colorful flowers and greenery can create a different and interesting atmosphere for the walking path, but also be sure to include shade and seating for those who tire more quickly.
EXTERIOR SITE PLAN:
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CONCEPT SKETCHES:
PROGRAM: Site: 10 acres Skilled Nursing & Assisted Living: 12 units at 400 sf each Independent Living: ± 20 oneplexes at 1560 sf each ± 20 duplexes at 810 sf each ± 20 single living at 812 sf each Café and Store: 1900 sf Health Clinic: 1100 sf Activity Rooms: 380 sf each
Interior Rendering
Exterior Rendering
Interior Rendering
Exterior Rendering
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EXPANDING LANGFORD
Undergraduate | Year 4 | Fall 2017 with Britney Bock
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY | COLLEGE STATION, TX PROJECT DESCRIPTION: When working with such a difficult site, you have to get creative in utilizing space while still respecting the building around it. When studying the site, we took into account where the “free� light would come in, what paths pedestrians took, and the materials used in the area. Since the space was so small we did not want a bulky structure. That led us to a steel structure with concrete plates, using the concrete plates as a tool to tie into Langford A. We pushed our building against Langford A using on of its exterior walls as an interior wall for our large atrium that exhibits a cascading stair. With a clean, simple structure being a basis for our design, we decided to showcase the steel within the atrium. The exposed steel also gives a line of sight upwards to the skylight. We treated the space between our proposed building and existing Scoates Hall with enough space to not feel cramped and attract pedestrian traffic. We bridged our fire-stair over to Scoates to add that connection. We were challenged with adding a new auditorium, several new studio spaces, two review spaces, a few offices, and a new gallery.
Artificial Light Diagram
Parti Diagram Natural Light Diagram
Core Diagram
Circulation Diagram
Plumbing Diagram
Sprinkler Diagram
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First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Fourth Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
Fifth Floor Plan
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SONOVA SPECIALTY M.O.B.
Undergraduate | Year 4 | Spring 2018 with Carl Norwood
WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Community Outreach: Our project seeks to improve the community by providing it with a beautiful park, walking trails, picnic areas, a children’s park, a fitness park, and a place for a community farmers market. Best Place to Work: We are making sure to design not only for the members of this project but also for the employees, we are going to provide them comfortable spaces to work and relax when taking breaks. Environment: Implementing solar panels on the roof of the building will help this project be energy efficient and help to reach Kaiser’s 2025 Environmental stewardship goals. Access to care: The design of the parking around the structure will help members easily access the building. Parking lots and the garage will be designated with what parts of the hospital they are close to in order to help with wayfinding. Sustainability: We are using long lasting material in order to extend the lifespan of the building. The modules we have provided are very easily adapted and using a grid structural system means that rooms can be arranged in the future in order to adapt to the ever changing medical field. Be a Good Neighbor and Engaged with Communities: The community will benefit from the various parks we are providing and we are making sure to keep away from the surrounding properties and maintain landscaping on the property that will be pleasing to look at for everyone. Cohesive: We have kept all the programs separated but connected in order to maintain easy wayfinding. This means that people who come in for an emergency don’t to first go through the pharmacy and people only at the HUB to draw blood won’t have to walk past all the surgery rooms.
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LEVEL 4
Module 1 - Primary Care Module 2 - Primary Care Mental Health and Wellness
LEVEL 3
Sterile Processing Module 5 - Surgical Specialties Procedure Center Module 6 - Surgical Specialties Conference Center Outpatient Surgery Operating Rooms
LEVEL 2
Module 3 - Medical Specialties Module 4 - Medical Specialties Infusion Center Imaging
Module 9 - Optometry and Opthalmology Back-of-House Administrative Services
Module 7 - Orthopedics and Podiatry Module 8 - Orthopedics and Physical Patient Access Administrative Services Emergency / Observation Unit
Optical Sales Store Physical Therapy Outpatient Pharmacy Imaging Clinical Lab Medicine
LEVEL 1 SUB-FLOOR
Maintenance Supply Chain Communication / LAN Mechanical / Electrical
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First Floor Imaging Emergency / Observation Unit Outpatient Pharmacy Clinical Lab Optical Sales Store Patient Access Administrative Services Physical Therapy
Sub-Floor
Maintenance Communication / LAN
Module 7 - Orthopedics and Podiatry Supply Chain Module 8 - Orthopedics and Physical Medicine Building Services Mechanical / Electrical Circulation
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Mechanical / Electrical Building Services Circulation
Mental Health and Wellness Module 1 - Primary Care Module 2 - Primary Care Building Services Mechanical / Electrical Circulation
Outpatient Surgery Operating Rooms
Module 6 - Surgical Specialties
Sterile Processing
Shell
Procedure Center
Building Services
Conference Center
Mechanical / Electrical
Module 5 - Surgical Specialties
Circulation
Module 3 - Medical Specialties
Imaging
Module 4 - Medical Specialties
Module 9 - Optometry and Opthalmology
Building Services
Back-of-House Administrative Services
Mechanical / Electrical
Infusion Center
Circulation
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NEW CANEY DISCOVERY CENTER
Graduate | Year 1 | Fall 2018
with Juan Rodriguez, Ruiwen Tang, and Heather White
NEW CANEY ISD | KINGSWOOD, TX PROJECT DESCRIPTION: When designing anything, you must think about the future, especially when designing for an educational building or complex. How is education going to advance while the building is in use? New Caney ISD approached the studio with the task of designing a school for the future. It will be a more advanced high school with the basic core classes but have other classes that would develop the student’s skills for future jobs. We did an immense amount of research on the future trends of education and examples of how others are designing for the future of education. We then did some extensive site analysis of the site that New Caney ISD had purchased for the new school. We analyzed the different transportation option, how the surrounding area was developed, and how close the nearest schools were and how they could interact with our site. The actual site was off a major highway and was developed as a golf course but had not been used as that for several years. We also completed a SWOT analysis of the site. The strengths of the site were the natural elements like the large trees and the flatness of the site. The weakness of the site was the size of the lot itself in comparison to the program the school had. The site had several opportunities like the views of nature and its proximity to the highway. The threats to the site are the proximity to the flood plain and the noise of the highway. Our group had four main concepts for our design: to connect spatial conditions to promote interaction, to create a healthy environment with the use of nature, to design collaborative spaces to encourage growth and discovery of new subjects and to create outdoor gardens that promotes student learning while encouraging community interaction. The master plan was developed using the topography and already in-place paths. We also wanted to use topography to create a variety of spaces across the site. The program was divided across three buildings while combining parts of the program together that would not normally happen.
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CREATING A
CONNECTING
HEALTHY
SPATIAL CONDITIONS
ENVIRONMENT WITH THE
TO PROMOTE
INTERACTION
USE OF NATURE
DESIGNING
COLLABORATIVE SPACES TO ENCOURAGE
GROWTH AND DISCOVERY OF NEW SUBJECTS
CREATING
OUTDOOR GARDENS THAN PROMOTE
STUDENT LEARNING WHILE ENCOURAGING
COMMUNITY INTERACTION
Community
Drop Off
Students
Main Entrance
Visitors
Sub Entrance
Circulation: People
Drop Off & Entrance
Cars
Main Landscape
Bus
Sub Landscape
Fire Truck
Landscape Path
Circulation: Vehicle
Ground
Landscape
Community Connection
Underground
Yard Connection
Entrance
View Relationship
Parking
Connection and Relationship
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Master Plan
Parking Building A
Building B
Parking Swimming Pool Tennis Courts Football Stadium Building C Softball Field
Practice Field
Basement Plan
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Baseball Field
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NEUROLOGICAL AMBULATORY CENTER
Graduate | Year 1 | Fall 2018 with Homa Psarakli, Katie Reyes, and Xiwen Ma
HCD CHARRETTE 2018 | PHOENIX, ARIZONA EXPLODED VIEW
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Healthcare Design Expo and Conference hosts a design charrette for students every year. During the conference we were provided a site and project. We had 48 hours to design and produce documents for this project. This year, each school participating was given a different specialty and told to design an ambulatory center. The site provided was a parking lot near an existing hospital that we could use to connect with our design. The specialty we were given was neurology.
FORM GENERATION PROCESS 1
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Site plan
Mass production
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Moving grids for having access to light
Create green areas for providing humidity
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
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Create a grid
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Changing level for creating shadow
EXAMS ROOMS
STAFF SUPPORT
STAFF SUPPORT
PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE
CONSULT ROOM
PRE -ADMIT TESTING/ EXPRESS TESTING COURTYARD
LOBBY RECEPTION
MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
ADMIN OFFICE
ATRIUM
STAFF ENTRANCE
GIFT
LOADING DOCK MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
CONFERENECE CENTER
CAFE
MAIN ENTERANCE
PHARMACY
CAR - DROP OFF
Level 1 EXAMS ROOMS
OR HYBRID OPERATING SUITES CLEAN CORE STAFF SUPPORT CSS OR
STAFF SUPPORT ADMIN OFFICEPEDESTRIAN / EMPLOYEE SUPPORT
CONSULT ROOM
PRE -ADMIT TESTING/ EXPRESS TESTING PATIENT RECOVERY LOBBY RECEPTION
COURTYARD
ATRIUM
STAFF ENTRANCE
WORKSTATION NURSE -
GIFT
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ENTRANCE
ADMIN OFFICE
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MATERIAL MANAGEMENT COURTYARD
ATRIUM
LOADING DOCK MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
CONFERENECE CENTER
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STERILE PROCESSING
WAITING/RECEPTION CAFE MAIN ENTERANCE PREP/STAGE 2 RECOVERY
CAR - DROP OFF
Level 2 PATIENT TESTING ADMINISTRATIVE / BUSINESS SERVICES
PHARMACY WAITING/RECEPTION PATIENT TESTING ADMINISTRATIVE / BUSINESS SERVICES
SPECIALTY CLINIC LOADING AREA SHORT STAY
SPECIALTY CLINIC
SURGICAL CENTER
LOADING AREA
STERILE PROCESSING
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32' 0'
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SHORT STAY SURGICAL CENTER STERILE PROCESSING
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EMERGENCY RESPONSE SHELTER
Graduate | Year 2 | Fall 2019 and Spring 2020
PROTOTYPE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Emergency Response Shelter Prototype explores post-disaster shelter construction to aid in the displacement of victims due to natural disasters. The goal of this project is to create a set of modular buildings that can be deployed to areas that have been devastated by natural disasters. These buildings may provide homes, medical services and be a community for the displaced residents of the areas affected by these catastrophes. From the case study analysis, it was determined that the shelter would need to be able to be built in all terrains and climates. Electricity and water connections are important, but not always accessible in post-disaster conditions. The shelter would need to be able to generate its own electricity, and retain its own water without being dependent on the standard utility connections. The amount of time for construction of the shelter is crucial, because the displaced and in urgent need of a place to reside. The design was created with the mindset of it being “semi-permanent”. These modules can become permanent fixtures in the community as affordable housing or homeless communities. They can also be deconstructed, and the parts can be evaluated and reused if found applicable. This would depend on how the city or county want these to be used for. After an undecided length of time, the city or county will become “owners” and use the modules to their discretion.
More info on the ERS
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SINGLE MODULE UNITS 235 SF This is a private space for families to utilize while they rebuild or relocate after being displaced from their homes. this module includes a single bed that has an additional sleeper underneath it to accommodate more people. The rest of the module has a single bathroom and a living area. MULTI - MODULE UNITS 491SF The single module can be combined to create larger spaces. Those spaces can be used for various needs such as a multi-family unit, a storage unit, a medical unit, and a community unit. They can be arranged in different ways to create a feeling of community in a time where their communities have been torn apart.
STORAGE UNIT 491 SF Large Areas used for storage and distribution This module is a place that donated items as well as items misplaced during the disaster. This area will have a small reception desk to keep tabs on the donated items, but will mainly be storage.
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COMMUNITY UNIT 747 SF 5 Tables | Large Kitchen Area This module is a place to store and prepare donated food. There are 5 large tables for families as well as a serving table. The main dining area ties seamlessly into the kitchen area.
MEDICAL UNIT 7 Beds | 1 Reception An emergency medical unit that would have the capabilities for triage and treatment of the injured during and after a disaster. If necessary, this would be the place to prep patients to transfer to an off-site hospital. There is a seating area for waiting or small medical injuries and seven beds for more critical patients. There is an abundance of spacer for medical supplies.
SOLAR PANELS
Solar panels would be used to generate the electricity in the module. Amount of electricty that could be used within the module: • Water pump: 1,500 - 3,000 Watts • Floor Lamps: 150 - 300 Watts per bulb • Cell Phone Charging: 2 - 6 Watts • Standing fan: 100 Watts • Total: around 1,800 - 3,500 Watts
COMPOSTING TOILET
A composting toilet would be placed in each module. These toilets do not use electricity and most do not require running water. The different types of composting toilets are: slow composting or moldering toilets, active composters (self-contained), and vermilfilter toilet (which requires a small amount of water). These types of systems do require maintenance, but they are beneficial for the modules to be off-grid and deployed in any location.
The solar panels used are 18 square feet producing 1.5 kWh per day. The solar panels were placed on both sides to get an adequate amount of sun regardless of the direction.
RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM
Since a composting toilet is used, the amount of water usage for the module will decrease significantly. The biggest contributor to water usage would be the shower. This system uses a 30 gallon water tank that then pumps the water collected into the module.
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DIGITAL MEDIA
RENDERINGS | GRAPHIC DESIGN SERENBE SUN SHELTER: Texas A&M’s College of Architecture requires their students to spend a semester away from A&M during their junior year. I chose to spend my semester away in Serenbe, Georgia. One of our projects asked us to design a shaded structure for their sports field that their community could easily fund and build. Another stipulation was to use natural materials as well. We designed a simple structure, but made it interesting by using bamboo for the roof. The structure was built in the spring of 2017.
ACTUAL PRODUCT
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RENDERING
SERENBE ART FARM: A part of my semester in Serenbe, Georgia, this project is part of the community’s growing art program. This addition would aid in housing programs already in place and adding new ones. Existing programs include the Serenbe Playhouse theatre company, the Art Farm Artist in Residence program and the Serenbe Film Company. This project adds additional 20k housing units, dorm-style housing, a rehearsal theater, dressing rooms and storage, an artist studio, and a community center. My task in this project was to design the community center. The idea was to make a space that could be used in different ways. For example, I added a sprung floor for the opportunity of a dance/gymnastics class. On the second floor there are office spaces and a large area for meetings. There is also a kitchenette as well. To add to the sustainability of the building, I used a gabled roof to allow for solar panel placement. As a group, we wanted to allow the artists ample places to design, create, and leave their mark on Serenbe. Which is why we chose to leave the exterior walls in the courtyard blank so that they can be painted with murals.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLE/ AMBULANCE The objective of this project was to: “expect the unexpected.” Disasters of any sort, natural and man-made, are always a possibility. It’s the people who respond to them that make the difference between life and death. One way to get emergency responders to the scene faster is to have adaptable transportation available for them to acquire to transport patients that are injured, ill, or dying. I designed different ATV’s to be transformed into an emergency response vehicle. These two renderings were created using Photoshop. I’ve also included a handrawing of the ATV and the possible modifications.
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