Gradate Portfolio // SNAFUs by Megan L Suau

megan suau

CONTEXT

evolving norms of complex site processes

megan suau

Sites of post-industrial decline, pre-industrial development and post-disaster response...

SNAFUs SNAFUs

emergent norms of sites & processes

Are both reactionary and critical of the preexisting conditions leading to their present situation and future realities... Are not new situations, but ever-present conditions which shift location based on current global relationships... Demand historic understanding, economic evaluation, and cultural immersion... Must have wildly appropriate architectural solutions, from careful triage of existing norms to imaginatively speculative projection for future progress... Offer an altruistic outlet coupled with opportunistic self-evaluation of the expanding architectural profession...

p21

p37

p53

POSTindustrial PREindustrial POSTdisaster

OTHERworks

p15

p23

p29

p39

p45

p61

POSTindustrial

w/ Andrew Brown

project selected for publication in:

critic: Charlie Menefee

LUNCH8

University of Virginia

selected for presentation and publication at :

Fall 2012

Reclaim + Remake Symposium at The Catholic University of America

DANVILLE DECONSTRUCTION CORPS Danville, Virginia This design proposal explores the ways in which deconstruction can spur regenerative economies and empower urban communities in post-industrial, post-housing boom - and bust - landscapes. Declining cities like Danville, Virginia are currently rethinking their land use and construction policies to promote the regeneration of downtown areas. Several shrinking cities in the US now home to small business upstarts advocating for deconstruction of vacant buildings around the city’s periphery, as opposed to wholesale demolition. This proposal explores the ways in which Danville’s unique resource - it’s vacant building stock - can serve as a platform for economic revival and community engagement through material salvaging and deconstruction field-operations. Based on the large infrastructural projects run by the Tennessee Valley Authority and Civilian Conservation Corps models of the 1930s and 40s, the Danville Deconstruction Corps (DCC) will operate as contractors-in-training as well as liaisons within the community to account for neighborhood needs throughout the deconstruction process. DCC members will live in close proximity to neighborhood job sites in temporary, transportable shelters. The small, mobile DCC camps allow for easy deployment on the city’s rail line, placing Danville in a critical location for exporting deconstruction services throughout the Rust Belt.

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vacant site .25m (5 min walk)

deconstruction site

camp site

reforested site

community sites

11 10

site rotation processes

vacant site

deconstruction site

housing vacancies

railroad

crossings

route to sites

vacant sites

112 32

127

100

601 / 944 city center

city limits

vacancies + abandoned lots

camp site

community sites

housing deconstruction

a flow chart for

material harvest Material Harvest DECONSTRUCTION

SORTING

VOLUME

CONTAINERIZATION

Hazardous Materials

Asbestos Led Paint

~2,000 ft 2 20 C.Y.

TRANSPORT

~2,000 ft 2 20 C.Y.

Rubbish Doors and Windows Fixtures

Lighting Plumbing various 20 C.Y.

Appliances Cabinets

Built-ins

Shelving Bookcases

CHIMNEY Copper

Metals

Brass

2,400 ft2 5 C.Y.

Aluminum

ROOF

Asphalt Shingles

Roofing

Wood Shingles

2,400 ft2 1 C.Y.

Sheet Metal

EXTERIOR WALLS INTERIOR WALLS

Insulation

INTERIORS

Wood Sheathing

Rigid / Batt

Plywood OSB

FLOOR Wood Studs

Structural Lumber Framing Lumber

84 C.Y.

8,000 ft2 12 C.Y. 13,000 board feet 40 C.Y.

Vinyl

FOUNDATION Flooring

Tiles Carpet

2,000 ft2 3 C.Y.

Wood

Wall Surfaces

Drywall Plaster

500 ft 2 .5 C.Y.

Trim/Moulding Wood Shingles total materials collected

total materials reused

152.5 122

Cubic Yards

community site reconstruction

number of containers needed

20 C.Y. units

Cladding

Vinyl

Chimney

Brick

Foundation

7,800 ft2 18 C.Y.

Concrete CMU

2,600 ft2 1 C.Y.

160 ft3 6 C.Y.

1,300 ft3 50 C.Y.

Appliances / Fixtures / Doors / Windows / Built-Ins Wall Surfaces Foundation

LANDFILL

HazMat Disposal

TRASH

20-25% of all material

30.5 C.Y. (2) 20 C.Y.

HazMat + Rubish

HazMat Rubbish

Flooring Wall Surfaces Trim / Moulding Wood Sheathing

Structural Lumber Framing Lumber

DOWNTOWN DANVILLE RESOURCE CENTER

REUSE

[Redistribute “As-is”] 50% of all material

76 C.Y. (4) 20 C.Y.

Chimney Foundation

Architectural Salvage Timber Reuse / Recycling Concrete Reuse / Recycling Metal Reuse Asphalt Reuse

Appliances / Fixtures / Doors / Windows / Built-Ins

Metals Roofing Insulation Flooring Cladding Wall Surfaces

SCHOOLFIELD SITE RECYCLE

[Redistribute after altering form] 25-30% of all material

Structural Lumber Framing Lumber

Asphalt Recycling Metal Recycling

46 C.Y. (3) 20 C.Y. Foundation

wash

eat

rest

campers

camp site typologies

work

connection details

camp

community

camp site

w/ Alex Atwood, Mitch Bush, & Noah Marks

with

critics: Robert MacLeod & Albertus Wang

University of Florida East Asia Program

University of Florida

in partnership with:

Summer 2008

Xiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an University of Science & Technology

REGENERATIVE INFRASTRUCTURES Shaanxi Province, Central China Located in China’s Shaanxi Province, the hillside town of Chen Lu is an historic pottery village that is trying to market its craft to outside visitors. This proposal respects the village’s existing morphology, siginificantly impacted by changes in China’s economic policies over the past 60 years, while providing necessary infrastructure for villagers and tourists. For generations, Chen Lu has relied on pottery-making as its main source of income. The craft is laced into the built fabric of the village, from the broken clay pieces in the walking paths to the surplus pots used by residents to build parti walls. However, the rich traditions of Chen Lu have been endangered by both past government policies and current economic downturns. By creating a connective, infrastructural tissue up the hill - from the lower Factory region created in the 1950s to the upper Main Street built in the 1980s - the project physically rejoins the disparate modern and historic regions of the village by infusing the original section of the hillside back into the landscape.

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PREindustrial

critic: Anselmo Canfora

with:

University of Virginia

Studio reCOVER

Spring 2012

in partnership with: Water and Health In Limpopo (WHIL)

WATER FILTER POTTERY FACTORY Limpopo Province, South Africa The Mukondeni Pottery Cooperative is a prototypical design which also responds to the characteristics and qualities of its site. The factory produces water filtration vessels made of clay from a neighboring site. Just like the pots currently produces on-site, the new factory will be entirely influenced by the effects the local environment has on its production. The construction site at the Mukondeni Pottery Village takes its cues from the existing womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pottery cooperative: it is a place where materials are gathered, skills are transferred, and where the process of making is always readily visible. The process of marking points and lines on the ground is lifted from traditional construction techniques using landmarkers and string lines. The process of construction is meant to embed itself in the physical form of the intervention. The ground is marked by implicit vectors informed by a set of environmental, cultural, and security conditions. From these vectors emerge the edges for retaining, site, and building walls. These walls physically map the underlying programmatic imparatives of (1) collecting water for potterymaking and (2) outlining the complex process of creating each filter. The building acts as a visual manual for creating the filters, sequentially marching from the raw clay deposit to points of access for final distribution.

material procurement + site staging

6_INTERSECTIONS each line must be free hanging

building line

7_MARKING marking the ground with intersections marking the perimeter with string lines

nails

plumb bomb

8_TRENCHES offset trenches from building line allow adaquate space for construction

sand for marking

aggregates

wood

FIRED FILTER STORAGE/ LABORATORY TESTING/ SOAK TESTING

testing

SILVER APPLICATION/ PACKAGING/ LOADING

preparation

EXISTING POTTERY STORAGE/ FUTURE COURTYARD

EXISTING FACTORY/ CONSTRUCTION STAGING/ FUTURE COURTYARD

building line

9_PILES allow adaquate space for displaced earth

spades

10_MATERIALS allow adaquate space for construction materials

bricks

ceramic factory programming

1_LANDMARKERS establish points of construction

stakes in the ground

2_ANGLES establish projected lines from points

3/4/5 triangle + pythagorean theorem

builderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s square

PATH TO CLAY DEPOSITS

RAW CLAY DRYING

building line

3_PERIMETER denotes space of construction

scrap materials

4_FOOTPRINT implied, not seen

construction documents

5_STRING LINE visualizes the footprint

building line

raw clay

form making

HAMMERMILL/ STORAGE

COVERED PRESSED FILTER DRYING/ EXPOSED PRESSED FILTER DRYING

FILTER PRESS/ FILTER MOLDS/ STORAGE

drying

firing

KILNS

maintenance +growth

water access

security + privacy

sunlight exposure

hazmat

ventilation

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

ASSEMBLY_FILTER FACTORY ADDITION

DETAIL_COMPLETE WALLCOMMUNITY DETAIL KIT ASSEMBLY_WALL TO ROOF DETAIL

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL P

DAYCARE CENT

ASSEMBLY_CALLOUT REFERENCE

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

1 dry stone foundation with level mortared top CENTER 2 CIP concrete soak tank with concrete EDUCATION countertop OPTION 1 3 typ. wood column (2) 2x6 with 2x6 blocking, in bracket with CIP concrete footer 4 typ. brick buttressed wall 5 CIP reinforced concrete ringbeam 6 perforated brick sunshading parapet with concrete topper 7 wood box truss, double 2x6 top and bottom cord 8 angled wood post 9 1.5x3.5 steel purlins 10 corrugated metal roof 11 rammed earth foundation and slab 12 typ. CIP concrete slab beam 13 typ. brick wall, 1 wythe 14 typ. wood cross box truss 15 typ. metal gutter 16 CIP concrete pad 17 wood shelving unit EDUCATION CENTER 18 typ. brick wall, 2 wythe OPTION 2 19 header tank 20 CIP concrete bench 21 trellis with typ. wood column and lintel with 2x6 horizontal elements 50cm OC 22 wood fence post with bracket on CIP concrete footing 23 french drain 24 CIP concrete foundation 25 wood shelf with metal bracket bolted to brick 26 metal bracket with fabric hook

4 25

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

25 1

LEARNING HOW

TO USE YOUR NEW CERAMIC WATER FILTER

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL P

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

CLAY PROCESSING

ASSEMBLY_CALLOUT REFERENCE

21 22

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

8 6

ASSEMBLY_DIVIDER PANEL DETAIL

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

LABORATORY

ASSEMBLY_WALL TO ROOF DETAIL

TRELLIS

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

ASSEMBLY_EXISTING FACTORY RENOVATION

PRODUCED BY AN AUTOD

DETAIL 1 dry stone foundation with levelASSEMBLY_MASONRY mortared top 2 CIP concrete soak tank with concrete countertop 3 typ. wood column (2) 2x6 with 2x6 blocking, in bracket with CIP concrete footer 4 typ. brick buttressed wall ASSEMBLY_EDUCATION CENTER 5 CIP reinforced concrete ringbeam 6 perforated brick sunshading parapet with concrete topper 7 wood box truss, double 2x6 top and bottom cord 10 8 angled wood post 9 1.5x3.5 steel purlins 10 corrugated metal roof 9 11 rammed earth foundation and slab 12 typ. CIP concrete slab beam 13 typ. brick wall, 1 wythe 8 ASSEMBLY_CAST COUNTERTOP DETAIL 14 typ. wood cross box truss 15 typ. metal gutter 16 CIP concrete pad 17 wood shelving unit 6 18 typ. brick wall, 2 wythe 19 header tank 20 CIP concrete bench 7 and lintel 21 trellis with typ. wood column with 2x6 horizontal elements 50cm OC 22 wood fence post with bracket on CIP concrete footing 23 french drain 24 CIP concrete foundation 25 wood shelf with metal26 bracket bolted to brick 26 metal bracket with fabric hook

BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

DETAIL_COMPLETE WALL DETAIL

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

connection details ASSEMBLY_CALLOUT REFERENCE 5

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

13 3

4 25 25 1

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

LABORATORY

TRELLIS

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

SITE SECTION_TRANSVERSE

DAYCARE CENTER

16 8

ASSEMBLY_TRELLIS BRACKET DETAIL

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

DUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

1 dry stone foundation with level mortared top 2 CIP concrete soak tank with concrete countertop 13 3 typ. wood column (2) 2x6 with 2x6 blocking, in bracket with CIP concrete footer 4 typ. brick buttressed wall 12 5 CIP reinforced concrete ringbeam 6 perforated brick sunshading parapet with concrete topper 11 7 wood box truss, double 2x6 top and bottom cord 8 angled wood post 9 1.5x3.5 steel purlins 10 corrugated metal roof 11 rammed earth foundation and slab 12 typ. CIP concrete slab beam SOAK TESTING 13 typ. brick wall, 1 wythe 14 typ. wood cross box truss 15 typ. metal gutter 16 CIP concrete pad 17 wood shelving unit 18 typ. brick wall, 2 wythe 19 header tank 20 CIP concrete bench 21 trellis with typ. wood column and lintel with 2x6 horizontal elements 50cm OCEDUCATION CENTER 22 wood fence post with bracket on CIP concrete footing 23 french drain 24 CIP concrete foundation 25 wood shelf with metal bracket bolted to brick 26 metal bracket with fabric hook

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

ASSEMBLY_MASONRY DETAIL

NAL PRODUCT

ASSEMBLY_CAST COUNTERTOP DETAIL

ASSEMBLY_MASONRY DETAIL

ASSEMBLY_DIVIDER PANEL DETAIL

LABORATORY

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

WATER COLLECTION

ASSEMBLY_CAST COUNTERTOP DETAIL

ASSEMBLY_DIVIDER PANEL DETAIL ASSEMBLY_TRELLIS BRACKET DETAIL

ASSEMBLY_FILTER FACTORY ADDITION

DETAIL_COMPLETE WALL DETAIL

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

9 8 PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

ASSEMBLY_DIVIDER PANEL DETAIL ASSEMBLY_TRELLIS BRACKET DETAIL

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ASSEMBL

ASSEMBLY_CALLOUT REFERENCE

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

6 5

ASSEMBLY_TRELLIS BRACKET DETAIL

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

water collection canopy PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

1 24 23

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

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PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

1 dry stone foundation with level mortared top 2 CIP concrete soak tank with concrete countertop 3 typ. wood column (2) 2x6 with 2x6 blocking, in bracket with CIP concrete footer 4 typ. brick buttressed wall 5 CIP reinforced concrete ringbeam 6 perforated brick sunshading parapet with concrete topper 7 wood box truss, double 2x6 top and bottom cord 8 angled wood post 9 1.5x3.5 steel purlins 10 corrugated metal roof 11 rammed earth foundation and slab 12 typ. CIP concrete slab beam 13 typ. brick wall, 1 wythe 14 typ. wood cross box truss 15 typ. metal gutter 16 CIP concrete pad 17 wood shelving unit 18 typ. brick wall, 2 wythe 19 header tank 20 CIP concrete bench 21 trellis with typ. wood column and lintel with 2x6 horizontal elements 50cm OC 22 wood fence post with bracket on CIP concrete footing 23 french drain 24 CIP concrete foundation 25 wood shelf with metal bracket bolted to brick 26 metal bracket with fabric hook

ASSEMBL

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

ASSEMBL SOAK TESTING

LABORATORY TRELLIS

ASSEMBL

BIM Unplugged: Experimental Construction Practices in East Africa advisors: Anselmo Canfora & Jeana Ripple

recipient of:

University of Virginia

UVa School of Architecture Graduate Student Research Grant

Fall 2012 & Spring 2013

MASTERS THESIS Kampala, Uganda The thesis investigates, questions, and critiques current design and construction practices by Western-run NGOs and nonfor-profits in East Africa, each with a significant presence in Uganda. Much like the robust BIM systems used for construction coordination in industrialized nations, the thesis creates a Toolkit of information stemming from the particularities of design in this region and the emergent, complex relationships between East Africa and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western supporters. Improvisation,

practical

knowledge,

and

social

interaction

characterize on-the-ground construction operations in East Africa; yet these processes are sometimes in direct conflict with the Western management practices inherently imported with design documents created by humanitarian aid organizations.

As visibility and

operations increases for non-for-profits, schools of architecture, and young firms engaged in design for marginalized communities, few of their improvised processes are well understood or documented outside of the individual circles directly involved in the work. Lack of documentation and congruency between projects is a result of the overwhelming nature of cross-cultural work, yet makes long-term progress difficult to gauge. The Toolkit is suited to the needs and complexities of working in the developing world through a series of field tests conducted in-country in March 2013. It serves as a collective memory for the failures and successes of the past, as well as a comprehensive manual for those investing in cross-cultural designs for the future.

What is the

primary design conern?

management innovation

agricultural planning

information during construction

asthetics

mortar gauges exposed brick

craft during construction maintenance after construction

comfort

DATABASE MAP

rotated or removed bricks PVC for interior ventilation glass louvers for daylighting

occupants after construction

data tree

security

storage facilities peripheral building locations perimeter established

workers during construction occupants after construction

Is there a trained construction manager with exerpeince working in Uganda?

Which phases design process suitable for intervention or improvement?

safety

cut and fill

accessibility ramping broom-finished concrete

SITE PREPARATION

FOUNDATIONS

WALLS/APERTURES

compaction grading for drainage cut and fill

stepped foundations accessibility ramping broom-finished concrete

brick piers for concrete mortar gauges brick bonds wall type mock-ups ISSB bricks mortar gauges

workers during construction occupants after construction

safety workers during construction occupants after construction

security

multi-story security

storage facilities peripheral building locations perimeter established

workers during construction occupants after construction

custom security bars multi-story security

comfort

rain through apertures double-skinned walls w/ties rotated or removed bricks PVC for interior ventilation glass louvers for daylighting

occupants after construction

asthetics craft during construction maintenance after construction

management innovation

contractural agrees land rights adjacencies agricultural planning

information during construction

YES

be present when: setting foundations pouring the slab

be present when: setting walls

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load-bearing stone masonry wall type mock-ups selective brick patterns mortar gauges exposed brick

375mm

field tests

broom-finish concrete stepped foundations

What is the primary design conern?

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9 construction tools

ISSB bricks mortar gauges

on-site kilns

recipe cards

regulatory code book

use of templates for rebar

use of detailing templates

irrigation through rainfall storage through gravity

bargaining store record-keeping

drawings

2-D lined roof decking (instead of purlins)

instruction manuals

graphic icons

nailing patterns brick patterns

storybooks

post-secondary curricula simple truss design plenum roof for noise control

soak pits + septic tanks (instead of pit latrines)

vocational school building

3-D

continuous ring beam (instead of concrete above lintels)

gauges

prototypes

simple truss design double boom trusses (instead of 3-plane)

soak pits + septic tanks (instead of pit latrines)

barefootedness deep pit-digging use of hard hats

BEAMS/COLUMNS

ROOF

DETAILING

WATER SYSTEMS

MANAGEMENT

exposed rebar concrete + wood connections various structural grids continuous ring beam (instead of concrete above lintels)

precast metal connections concrete + wood connections double boom trusses (instead of 3-plane)

using power tools

plumbing seminars soak pits + septic tanks (instead of pit latrines)

quality control dimension control barefootedness deep pit-digging use of hard hats

What is the best tool to facilitate this process?

1-1 built experiments

introductory lessons

prototypes

accountability policies for theft

KINETIC interviews

post-secondary curricula solar panels

truss design for air control plenum roof for noise control

pit latrines v flush toilets soak pits + septic tanks (instead of pit latrines)

primary school workshop

precast metal connections concrete + wood connections exposed rebar

precast metal connections concrete + wood connections lined roof decking (instead of purlins)

furniture built-ins terrazzo exposed brick w/polyeurathane nailing patterns

grading / landscape for bioswales leech fields aqua privies composting toilets

quality control field-measured detailing

be present when: pouring ring beam

be present when: building first truss placing first truss

field-measured detailing use of detailing templates

use of glass in leech fields irrigation through rainfall storage through gravity

use of workshops for training cross-training responsible hiring exit interviews planning for cheaper transport bargaining store record-keeping

videography

use of templates for rebar

VIRTUAL

database

open source documents

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asthetics craft during construction maintenance after construction

management innovation

speed

economy

management innovation

asthetics craft during construction maintenance after construction

information during construction

TEAM 1

economy

speed

management innovation

information during construction

changes

questions

speed

craft

changes

speed

craft

changes

questions

craft

changes

questions

speed

craft

(1) skilled Ugandan economy

speed

craft

changes

economy

speed

craft

changes

questions

speed

craft

changes

questions

craft

changes

questions

changes

questions

(1) unskilled Ugandan

digital app [under development] changes

economy

Ugandan Management + Labor

(1) Ugandan Construction Manager w/Western training

(1) unskilled Ugandan economy

speed

information during construction

(1) Western Construction Manager craft

economy

information during construction

TEAM 2

craft

Western Management + Ugandan Labor (1) skilled Ugandan speed economy

management innovation

questions

RECIPE CARDS

RECIPE Cquestions ARDS

Consulted throughout the process questions Asked thoughtful questions about information that was lacking

trains next incoming foreign construction manager

PH to l ive clos e to the

NEXT PROJECT NEXT PROJECT

site

ASSEMBLY Completed as speciﬁed without alternation

tes mo

SITE SET-UP

NATIONAL

rumors of a construction project in the village

Understood structural orientation of the purlins Properly located insulation and rooﬁng sheets for air and water control

pro

finds next team to train

SIT

inital land discussion meetings with the villages

DETAIL

SITE SET-UP

ASSEMBLY

Frequent measurement checks Shimmed and leveled on their own accord

WESTERNER TRAINS NATIONAL exits host country

Innovative counter-sinking of nails to make purlins structural Recognized the need not to use washers for ceiling panel Re-shaped fascia to ﬁt the new design

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enters host country

LEARNING CURVE

Radically changed to use 30% less timber with same amount of insulation and lighter frame Ceiling panel placed within the span of the trusses

3 CRAFTSMENSHIP

CRAFTSMENSHIP

Construction manager took direction of activity, time, and quality control Worked efﬁciently and together throughout

NATIONAL TRAINS WESTERNER

Skilled carpenter came equipped with own tools Extra time spent on ﬁnish quality of timber and all cut materials

DETAIL

TEAM DYNAMIC

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POSTdisaster

design

prototype

w/ Sara Harper director: Anselmo Canfora

with:

University of Virginia

Initiative reCOVER

January 2012 - February 2013

DISASTER RESILIENCE San Marc, Haiti The Breathe House is the first prototype for Initiative reCOVERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Transitional Disaster Prototype Housing (TDRH). It is an adaptable, deployable, demountable unit created through interdisciplinary research, manufacturing partnerships, and marketing campaigns. The robust design of the Breathe House design incorporates the constraints of containerization, affordability, easy in-the-field assembly, and customizable detailing for regional adaptability. Through industry and academic partnerships, the Breathe House is currently being tested to achieve FEMA certification for disaster relief housing. Responsibilities on the project include adaptability design, design development, detailing, and readiness testing. The Breathe House was the winner of the ARCHive Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housing competition in 2010. The panelized house was prefabricated and shipped to Haiti in Summer 2011, and was built in 5 days with no mechanical or electrical assistance. Responsibilities on the project included project management, coordination,

build

construction and shop drawings, and adaptable design changes for Prototype 2.0, completed in February 2013.

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

3 PROJECT NAME AND LOCATION

TRANSITIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY HOUSING: PROTOTYPE 2

DESCRIPTION

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

SHEET NUMBER

DRAWING TITLE

A7.04

TYP. WALL CONNECTION WORKING DETAILS: I-SEAM

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

℄

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

RECORD DATE

NO.

DESCRIPTION

PROJECT NAME AND LOCATION

DRAWING TITLE

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

TYP. CORNER CONNECTION WORKING DETAILS: MODIFIED I-SEAM 1

TRANSITIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY HOUSING: PROTOTYPE 2

SHEET NUMBER

A7.05

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

prefabricated / demountable connection details RECORD

PROJECT NAME AND LOCATION

DATE

NO.

DESCRIPTION

TRANSITIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY HOUSING: PROTOTYPE 2 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

SHEET NUMBER

DRAWING TITLE

T-CORNER CONNECTION WORKING DETAILS: MODIFIED I-SEAM 2

A7.06

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

42 RECORD NO.

PROJECT NAME AND LOCATION

DATE

DESCRIPTION

TRANSITIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY HOUSING: PROTOTYPE 2

DRAWING TITLE

PORCH CORNER CONNECTION WORKING DETAILS:

SHEET NUMBER

A7.06

Material

PRE-FABRICATION Panel Surfaces

fabrication sequencing

PART 2 - PART PREFABRICATION 2 - PREFABRICATION - Panels - Panels

PART 2 - PREFABRICATION PART 2 - PREFABRICATION - Panels - Panels

PART 2 - PREFABRICATION PART - Panels 2 - PREFABRICATION - Panels

PARTPART 2 - PREFABRICATION 2 - PREFABRICATION - Panels - Panels

PART 2 - PREFABRICATION - Panels

Step 2.1a StepOrder 2.2a Coat OSB OSB Material Panels

Step 2.2a StepCoat 2.3 Press OSB Panels SIPs Panel

Step 2.3 Press SIPs StepPanel 2.4 Rough Cut SIPs Panel

StepStep 2.5a2.4 Route Rough + Finish Cut SIPs Cut SIPs PanelPanel

Step 2.5a Route + Finish Cut SIPs Panel

PART 2 - PREFABRICATION - All

PART 2 - PREF

Step 2.5a Assemble Panel w/Timberstrand /

Step 2.5a

PRE-FABRICATION Panel Framing

Camlocks / Gasket (Applied on-site)

ming

PART 2 - PREFABRICATION PART 2 - PREFABRICATION - Framing - Framing

tional Components

PRE-FABRICATION Additional Components

eams / Timberstrand / Camlocks Step 2.1b StepOrder 2.2b LVL Cut Beams and Coat / Timberstrand LVLs / Timberstrand / Camlocks Faces

eams / 4x4 Ledgers

PART 2 - PREFABRICATION - Framing

Step 2.2b Cut and Coat LVLs / Timberstrand Faces

Step 2.5b Route Timberstrand for Camlocks

PART 2 - PREFABRICATION PART 2 - PREFABRICATION - Additional- Additional Components Components

PART 2 - PREFABRICATION - Additional Components

Step 2.1c StepOrder 2.2b LVL Cut Beams and Coat / 4x4 LVLLedgers Beams / 4x4 Ledgers

Step 2.2b Cut and Coat LVL Beams / 4x4 Ledgers

PART 3 - CONTAINERIZATION

PART 3 - CONT

Step 3.1 - 3.10

Step 3.1 -

containerization

PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION

Step 4.1 SIPS Roof Panels

Step 4.2 Deck Cartridges

Step 4.3 Doors / Windows / Vents

Step 4.4 SIPS Deck Wall Panels

Step 4.5 Stairs

(20) R panels PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION

(9) T cartridges PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION

Step 4.1 SIPS Roof Panels

Step 4.2 Deck Cartridges

(1) exterior door PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION (1) interior (10) windows Step 4.3 Doors / Windows (11) vents

PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION

(4) treads PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION (3) risers (5) ribs

(20) R panels

(9) T cartridges

(2) K panels PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION (1) L panel (2) M panels Step 4.4 SIPS Deck Wall (1) N panel (1) K O panels panel (2) (1) LQpanel panel (1) (1) M P panel (2) panels

/ Vents

(1) exterior door (1) interior (10) windows (11) vents

PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION

Panels

(1) N panel (1) O panel (1) Q panel (1) P panel

Step 4.5 Stairs

(4) treads (3) risers (5) ribs

PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION

Step 4.6 SIPS Floor Panels

Step 4.7 SIPs Long Wall Panels

Step 4.8 SIPs Short + Interior Wall Panels

Step 4.9 - LVLs with attached Ledgers

Step 4.10 - Bracket / Coatings / Misc Packages

(15) S 4panels PART - CONTAINERIZATION

(7) A panels PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION (7) B panels

(2) C panels PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION (2) D panels (2) E panels Step 4.8 SIPs Short + (2) F panels (1) C G panels panel (2) (1) D H panels panel (2) (1) E I panel (2) panels (1) F J panel (2) panels

(2) a LVLs (with 4x4 ledgers attached) PART 4 - CONTAINERIZATION (2) b LVLs (with 4x4 ledgers attached) c LVLs (withattached 4x4 and 2x4 Ledgers ledgers attached) Step 4.9 - (2) LVLs with (2) d LVLs (with 4x4 and 2x4 ledgers attached) (1) ae LVLs LVL (with 4x4 ledgers attached) (2) (1) bf LVL (2) LVLs (with 4x4 ledgers attached) (1) cg LVLs LVL (with 4x4 and 2x4 ledgers attached) (2)

(1) 1-CY package PART 4 - bracket CONTAINERIZATION (1) 1-CY fixtures / coatings / misc. package

Step 4.6 SIPS Floor Panels (15) S panels

Step 4.7 SIPs Long Wall Panels (7) A panels (7) B panels

Interior Wall Panels

Step 4.10 - Bracket / Coatings / Misc Packages (1) 1-CY bracket package (1) 1-CY fixtures / coatings / misc. package

(2) d LVLs (with 4x4 and 2x4 ledgers attached) (1) e LVL (1) f LVL (1) g LVL

(1) G panel (1) H panel (1) I panel (1) J panel

on-site assembly

PART PART 55 -- SITE SITE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY

Step Step 5.1 5.1 Pour Pour Concrete Concrete Piers Piers ++ Attach Attach Brackets Brackets

Step Step 5.2 5.2 LVLs LVLs with with Ledgers Ledgers

Step Step 5.3 5.3 SIPs SIPs Exterior Exterior Walls Walls

Step Step 5.4 5.4 SIPs SIPs Floor Floor Panels Panels

Step Step 5.5 5.5 Interior Interior Walls Walls // Amenities Amenities Unit Unit

(1) (1) 1-CY 1-CY 12-bracket 12-bracket package package

(2) LVLs (with (with 4x4 4x4 ledgers ledgers attached) attached) (2) aa LVLs (2) (2) bb LVLs LVLs (with (with 4x4 4x4 ledgers ledgers attached) attached) (2) cc LVLs (2) LVLs (with (with 4x4 4x4 and and 2x4 2x4 ledgers ledgers attached) attached) (2) (2) dd LVLs LVLs (with (with 4x4 4x4 and and 2x4 2x4 ledgers ledgers attached) attached) (1) ee LVL (1) LVL (1) (1) ff LVL LVL (1) gg LVL LVL (1)

(1) (1) A A panels panels (1) (1) E E panels panels (1) F (1) F panels panels

(3) (3) A A panels panels (2) (2) B B panels panels (1) C (1) C panels panels (1) (1) D D panels panels

PART PART 55 -- SITE SITE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY

(1) (1) A A panel panel (1) (1) B B panel panel

(2) (2) S S panels panels

PART PART 55 -- SITE SITE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY

(1) (1) II panel panel (1) JJ panel (1) panel (4) (4) S S panels panels Bedroom Bedroom Amenities Amenities

PART PART 55 -- SITE SITE ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY

Step Step 5.6 5.6 SIPs SIPs Wall Wall // Floor Floor // Amenities Amenities Completion Completion

Step Step 5.7 5.7 Deck Deck Cartridges Cartridges

Step Step 5.8 5.8 SIPs SIPs Deck Deck Walls Walls

Step Step 5.9 5.9 SIPs SIPs Roof Roof Panels Panels

Step Step 5.10 5.10 Windows Windows // Doors Doors // Vents Vents // Stairs Stairs // Coatings Coatings

(3) (3) A A panel panel (3) (3) B B panel panel

(1) (1) C C panel panel (1) (1) D D panel panel (1) E (1) E panel panel (1) (1) F F panel panel

(2) (2) M M panels panels (1) (1) N N panel panel (1) (1) O O panel panel (1) (1) Q Q panel panel (1) (1) P P panel panel

(2) (2) K K panels panels (1) (1) LL panel panel

(1) (1) 1-CY 1-CY fixtures fixtures // coatings coatings // misc. misc. package package

(1) (1) G G panel panel (1) H (1) H panel panel (3) (3) S S panels panels Living Living Room Room Amenities Amenities

(6) (6) S S panels panels (4) (4) T T cartridges cartridges

(2) (2) R R panels panels

(18) (18) R R panels panels

(1) (1) exterior exterior door door (1) (1) interior interior door door (10) windows windows (10) (11) (11) vents vents (4) (4) treads treads (3) (3) risers risers (5) ribs (5) ribs

critic: Karen van Lengen University of Virginia Fall 2011

ROOTS OF MUSIC BAND CAMPUS Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans Located in the Treme Neighborhood, the Roots of Music Band Campus acts as a piece of the larger cultural and hydrological infrastructure of the city. Specifically, (1) the marching facilities of the school contribute to the realm of public spectacle in the Treme neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second line parades; (2) the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location on the high ground of the park channels localized water collection to lower ground and provides shelter during flood; and (3) the school is an anchoring point for a larger gesture throughout the site, connecting the three musical venues of the park (school, theater, auditorium) with the adjacent La Fitte Greenway. The school itself is able to operate as an insulated institution for its own purposes, we well as a public stage for its performance schedule. This public stage is shared with the community parading clubs, and is the link to the armature that connects all musical venues with the La Fitte Greenway trailhead. This trailhead collects pedestrian, bike, and vehicular traffic for both the Park and the Greenway, freeing up the existing parking on the low ground of the Park for wetland reclamation and on-site water retention.

east / west pedestiran route north / south pedestrian route vehicular route

school practice route school parade route second line parade route

site design

la fitte greenway neutral grounds reclaimed wetlands new public ground

sea level reclaimed wetland planned flooding

lobby

rooftop access

library + community center

band hall

utility

classrooms

band campus

rooftop access

cafeteria

library + community center

classroom

practice field

material systems site entry

rooftop access

commercial

band hall

practice field

rooftop access

la fitte greenway

basin st

new orleans municipal auditorium

regional research

mahalia jackson theater

band hall

treme nieghborhood

site design

building design 53

OTHERworks

desert intervention

florida house

spring 2006

fall 2007

UNDERGRADUATEwork

ongkong photoessay summer 2008

charleston library spring 2008

university dormitory spring 2009

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE_an iterative study of day The project is a class hall intended for meetings, reviews, and pin-ups. The space is a continuous volume with exposed glulam beams 4’-0” on-center, with 3’-4” gaps between for glazing and apertures. The illuminance target for this project was set by a observed conditions in a room of similar occupational programming and square-footage (approx. 1000sf) – Campbell Hall Room 425. The room was measured on a sunny day at noon with readings between 5-100 lux, and on an overcast day with readings of 5-50 lux. Because the program requires visual attention directed at wall surfaces (ie, discussion directed at posters, screens, etc), the glare ratio is intended to be as low as possible to prevent discomfort while direct sunlight on pin-up surfaces is to be entirely omitted. Glare ratios are therefore intended to be less than 15 for visual comfort, as recommended by Szokolay.1

This study is concerned with the glazing ratios and diffusi southeast roof skylights, and southwest face of the build 45° angle to true North at latitude 38.1 and is occupied b Because of low sun angles during the winter, fenetratio edges to provide daylight illumination at all times of t pane low-E glass. Interior gypsum panels hang just inside diffuse light on their outer face, act as pin-up walls on the the overall direct glare that enters the building. Both si white. All other interior finishes are light woods of with a

1 Szokolay, SV. “Light: The Luminous Environment.” Introduction to Architecture Science. Architectural Press, 2008. 107.

schematic_1

specs OPTION_1

Megan Suau ARCH 8230 Spring 2013

This multi-use design proposal has relatively high heat losses (458.4 kBTU) and heat gains (378.9 kBTU) throughout the day, with a net HEAT loss of 79.5 kBTU (Figure D5).

a Fenestration Thermal Properties + Elevations

HEAT LOSS Heavy timber construction dictates that purlin dimensions are no less than 5’-6”. This design utilizes 7’-6” purlins with a continuous cavity from roof to foundation (Figure B). Because the wall framing and corresponding insulation cavity is thicker than typical wood stud construction (1.5-2.5” studs), the assembly has a low U-value of .038 (Figure B), well below the ASHRAE standard of .50. The assembly loss is therefore relatively low for such a large surface area of opaque wall and roof (163.2 kBTU/ day over 4507 ft2). However, with a gross glazing ratio of 28.8% and 1130.5 ft2 of glass (Figure A), much assembly heat loss occurs through the glass surfaces. Even though glazing contributes to a quarter of the total overall surface area, it is more than double the total heat loss through the building envelope (390.0 kBTU, Figure C2). Assembly heat loss could be reduced by (1) specifying glazing with a lower U-value (.28, Figure B); (2) reducing the amount of glazing, but therefore reducing solar gains and daylighting; or (3) by using the depth of the wall to create a significantly thicker transparent assembly to mitigate heat transfer through multiple layers and reducing the U-value.

ROOF

SOUTH

SOUTHWEST

HEAT GAIN

0% WWR

21.1 % WWR

EAST

NORTH

39.8 % WFR

21.3 % WFR

7.5 % WFR

25.5 % WFR

1252 ft² opaque

500 ft² opaque

1640 ft² opaque

535 ft² opaque

478.5 ft² glazing

256 ft² glazing

90 ft² glazing

306 ft² glazing

FLOOR PLAN

MULTI-USE

TOTAL FT² 1360 ft²

1130.5 ft² GROSS GLAZING

FOOTPRINT 1200 ft²

VOLUME 34,480 ft³

3930.5 ft² GROSS WALL AREA

30 OCCUPANTS

CONCLUSIONS

(452sf/670 (30sf/600s

Calculations interiorcpanels:

white-painted gypsum b reflectance: 90% 18” off face of window 6” extention past wind FOOTPRINT

1200 ft²

AIR RATE/AREA

.06*

OCCUPANCY

/CONDUCTIVITY* /1.61 /1.0 /1.07 /1.1 /1.6 /1.0 /2.22

=R-VALUE =1.61 =0.75 =0.93 =8.25 =.62 =1.5 =.25 =.68 =13.8

CAVITY ASSEMBLY Standing-seam Air Space Plywood Batt Insulation Plywood Air Space Gypsum Inside Air

THICKNESS 5mm 3/4" 3/4" 7 1/2" 1/2" 1 1/2" 1/2"

/CONDUCTIVITY* /1.61

=R-VALUE =1.61 =2.36 =0.93 =22.0 =.62 =2.18 =.25 =.68 =29.8

U-VALUE - FRAME 1/13.8

OPAQUE AREA

ASHRAE STANDARDS

.038

GLAZING AREA

1393 ft²

.033 x 88% (@ 24" O.C.)

.02904

U-VALUE WALL

.038

Even though the heat loss / heat gain values are within 80 kBTU, they are also relatively large for a 1200 ft2 building. This is a concern, should site conditions shift and create a larger discrepancy between heat loss and heat gain. For example, should large trees be planted near the East and West elevations, solar heat gains would be significantly reduced and the large heat loss values would require the building to have considerably larger mechanical systems. In addition, the thick opaque wall assembly might produce overheating in the summer. When the mean indoor and outdoor dry bulb temperatures are similar, they will produce reduced heat loss transfers, making solar and internal heat gains greater than assembly heat loss in summer months.

U-VALUE GLASS

CLIMATE DATA

.28

(4295 sf )

(glass A)

(1393 sf )

E/W

SHGC

.27*

IRRADIATION

1000**

790**

RAD. RETAINED

.77***

.81***

UNOBSTRUCTED

0.5

1.0

GLASS AREA

478.5 ft2

825.0 ft2

OCCUPANCY

METABOLIC RATE*

65 W/m²

TOTAL SQFT

1360 ft²

MAX LPD**

1.0 W/ft²

PLUG LOAD***

.25 W/ft²

x1.8

.28

GLASS* ASSEMBLY

(opaque A)

* the U-value of the opaque wall and roof are the same ** there are no skylights

.033 .00864

4295 ft²

OPAQUE U-VALUE*

* fenestration properties ** climate data *** floor reflectance based on window/floor ratios

.072

U-VALUE - CAVITY 1/29.8

.072 x 12% (@ 24" O.C.)

10*

* ASHRAE 62.1-2007

overcast (design sky)

THICKNESS 5mm 3/4" 3/4" 7 1/2" 1/2" 1 1/2" 1/2"

As the current design has higher heat loss than heat gain, determining a way to decrease losses while maintaining current gains would be ideal. While ventilation heat loss and internal heat gains are relatively fixed based on the building’s footprint and occupational use, the majority of designable alternatives are through assembly heat loss and solar heat gain. The high values of assembly heat loss (553.3 kBTU, Figure D1) compared to solar heat gain (201.1 kBTU, Figure D2) would make reducing heat losses through the glazing assembly a design priority moving forward. If the glass assembly’s U-value could be reduced while increasing glazing ratios on the North elevation, solar gains may increase while assembly heat loss decreases.

(12

finished plywood reflectance: 75.3% AIR RATE/PERSON

GLASS U-VALUE**

FRAME ASSEMBLY Standing-seam Batten Plywood Heavy Timber Purlin Plywood Batten Gypsum Inside Air

/1.07 /.045 /1.6 /1.0 /2.22

(area) x(

(occupancy)

+ +

SURF AREA 5742 ft²

10AM b Assembly + U-Values sunny

67.4% GR 5% GR

DESIGN

28.8 % GROSS WWR

Large picture windows on the East and West elevations is where the majority of solar heat gains occur. Even though the surface area of Southern glazing is comparable to the combined East and West glazing (478.5 ft2 and 562 ft2, respectively), the East and West heat gain is three-times greater than that on the Southern elevation (142 kBTU and 49.7 kBTU, respectively, Figure C3). A way to reduce solar gains would be to incorporate the narrower sections of glass used on the Southern face, therefore increasing overshading on the East and West faces. Also, increasing the glazing ratio on the North elevation (5.14%, Figure A) while reducing ratios on the East and West elevations could increase solar gains during the winter while preventing overheating in the summer. (Currently, the fire stair is located on the North side of the building and prevents additional glazing.) As glazing ratios increase, however, so would heat loss through the glazing with the currently specified assembly and U-value.

north-east vertical face: north-west roof face:

34.2 % WWR

0 ft² glazing

0% WFR

(346sf/120 (142sf/115 (186sf/742

interior finishes: BUILDING

SOUTHEAST

5.14 % WWR

33.9 % WWR

28.8% GR 12.3% GR 25.0% GR

WEST

580 ft² opaque

Though much of the assembly heat loss occurs through the glazing surfaces, this is also where much of the solar gains occur. (157.4 kBTU/day over only 562 ft2). While the glazing ratios are greatest on the Southern face (39.8%, 478.5 ft2 Figure A), the glass sections are only 18” wide and set within the 10” depth of the wall section, therefore creating considerable overshading on the South side. The thickness of the wall creates a veritable vertical “louver” for these narrow panes of glass.

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Workshop

south-east vertical face: south-east roof face: south-west vertical face:

x x

U-VALUE

Low-E Clear

* ASHRAE standard ** ASHRAE standard, Table 9.5.1 *** ASHRAE Journal, May 2011

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* ASHRAE Appendix B

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detailing analysis spring 2012

daylighting + thermal analysis (CONTOUR NOT INCLUDED FOR CLARITY)

spring 2012

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3517 lux

southeast window

775 lux

southeast panel

1371 lux southwest wall

481 lux 58

new

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GRADUATEwork

york theory analysis summer 2012

VORTEX competition 2012

VORTEX competition 2013

rural clinic

design / documents / construction management engineering ministries international

beach house

design / documents / modeling / rendering sweet sparkman architects

modelin sw

PROFESSIONALwork

beach park 1

ng / rendering / competition weet sparkman architects

beach park 2

modeling / rendering / competition sweet sparkman architects

historical renovation / park pavilion design / modeling / rendering / competition sweet sparkman architects

Megan Suau Architect Intern 2319 Highland Ave Charlottesville, VA 22903

www.megansuau.com mlsuau@gmail.com (941) 882 2280

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

2011.09 - 2013.05

2012.01.07 - 2012.01.11

Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Architecture University of Virginia, Charlottesville (3.6 GPA)

Externship Ennead Architects, New York, NY 2012.01 - 2012.08

Fall 2011, Spring 2013

Graduate Teaching Assistant ARCH 2010, ARCH 1030 Worked as a design studio teaching assistant and mentor to first- and second-year undergraduate students. Spring 2013

Graduate Admissions Committee University of Virginia School of Architecture Served as a student advisor to A-School faculty to review and select the incoming graduate class of 2016. 2005.08 - 2009.05

Bachelor of Design with a Major in Architecture Art History Minor University of Florida, Gainesville Summa Cum Laude (3.8 GPA) 2005.05 - 2005.06

Paris Research Center University of Florida Study Abroad, Paris, France 2008.05 - 2008.07

East Asia Summer Program University of Florida Study Abroad, Hong Kong & Xiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an, China

Graduate Research Assistant Initiative reCOVER, Charlottesville VA Worked as designer and project manager to complete construction documents and shop drawings. Coordinated with manufacturers and fabricators for the creation of a two prototypical, flat-packed, disaster recovery housing units. 2011.01 - 2011.07

Architect Intern Sweet Sparkman Architects, Sarasota, FL Worked in a small practice specializing in residential and public works projects. Responsibilities included as-built drawings and construction documents; physical and 3D digital modeling and rendering; preparation of marketing materials and proposals; and participation in public design charrettes and private competitions. 2010.01 - 2010.12

Architect & Construction Management Intern Engineering Ministries International, Kampala & Jinja, Uganda Worked as a volunteer in an design/build A/E firm serving the region of East Africa. Projects included housing, education, and health care facilities for rural communities. Responsibilities included design, construction documents, marketing materials, project reports, and daily on-site construction management of 4-10 skilled and unskilled Ugandan workers. 2009.05-2009.11

Architect Intern Sweet Sparkman Architects, Sarasota, FL

CURRICULUMvitae AutoCAD Architecture Adobe Photoshop / Illustrator / InDesign Rhino / SketchUp Vray / Maxwell / Podium Ecotect / TAS

Drafting Modeling Sketching / Painting

AWARDS & HONORS

PUBLICATIONS

2013

May 2013

Jefferson Public Citizens Grant School Design in Uganda with Initiative reCOVER

LUNCH8 for “Deconstructing Danville” with Andrew Brown, Liz Kneller, and Parker Sutton

2012

April 2013

Masters Thesis Traveling Research Grant University of Virginia School of Architecture

Reclaim + Remake Symposium at The Catholic University of America for “Deconstructing Danville” with Andrew Brown, Liz Kneller, and Parker Sutton

2012.05-2012.08

Virginia Tobacco Indemnification Commission Grant Transitional Disaster Recovery Housing with Initiative reCOVER

April 2013

Paper Matters for “Mukondeni Pottery Cooperative” with Initiative reCOVER Studio

2012.01-2012.04

National Science Foundation Grant Transitional Disaster Recovery Housing with Initiative reCOVER

July 2009

Beyond Media 2009: Visions “Spot on Schools” Exhibition for “University Dormitory” and “Multiuse Furniture”

2011.09 - 2013.05

Academic Scholarship University of Virginia School of Architecture

May 2009

Architrave for “Regenerative Infrastructures”

2009

Design Honor Award University of Florida School of Architecture 2005.08 - 2009.05

Full Academic Scholarship Florida Academic Scholars Award

THANK YOU

Seriously, thanks. I dedicate this portfolio to my studiomates. Especially, Matthew Pinyan, Ryan Metcalf, Ryan Lewandowski, Rebecca Hora, Erin Root, Alexander Ruhnau, Andrew Davis, and Sarah & Noah Marks. I see your neverending supply of inspiration, support and talent evidenced in every page of this book. You continue to shape me as a designer and a friend. To the gifted professors and professionals who dedicated themselves to sparking my interests, helped me to pursue them, and answered my many, many questions. Especially, Anselmo Canfora, Jeana Ripple, Karen Van Lengen, Charlie Menefee, Matthew Jull, John Quale, I単aki Alday, Jerry Sparkman, and Todd Sweet. To the Sauder and Hoyt Families, for your continued encouragement and guidance. To Mom and Dad, for everything.

megan suau

CONTEXT

evolving norms of complex site processes