ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO
MELANIE REED SELECTED WORKS 2015-2017
A SIMPLE MOMENT TO REMEMBER Michigan City, Indiana / Intergrative Design studio 2017 / Andrews University
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SITE PLAN
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ABOUT THE PROJECT The Michigan city station is an old historic brick building dating from 1915, which is now a local restaurant placed between the Old Lighthouse Museum and the Lubeznik Center for the Arts. The proposal involves developing an integrated transport facility that will form a key gateway to both Chicago and Detroit. Located on the land surrounding the station, the project will deliver a new commercial development that will hopefully offer a regenerative opportunity for the city to deliver a more dynamic mixed use proposal. The proposal will include a hotel, fitness center, office building, retail, and transportation via train and bus. In addition, the project will also propose an alternative for dealing with future possibilities for the water front.
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SOUTH ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
EAST FACING SITE SECTION HOTEL
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WEST TRAIN STATION ELEVATION West Train Station Elevation 5 1" = 20'-0"
EAST ELEVATION 4
East Elevation 1" = 20'-0"
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OUTCOME
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THIRD FLOOR
The Simple place is a combination of buildings that are a gentle mix of contemporary, modern, and traditional construction, with a carefully considered materiality and mass. The overarching architectural intent is one of strategically placed pocket moments, simplicity of materials, light color palette, warmly lit corners to invite and “sweep� one into the building, small active squares, and calming water features. The layout was designed to be easily navigated and have a strong sense of visibility weather you are outside or inside of the buildings. It is said that people make a place beautiful, we simply facilitate a place for them to do so. A moment is defined as a brief period of time, or viewed as something equating to significance or importance. This project aims to make people feel a sense of place and significance.
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1 A1
WALL SECTION
PARTIAL ELEVATION 1
PARTIAL ELEVATION 1/2" = 1'-0"
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10.1
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TEXTURE When I was design the overall aesthetic of the site, I wanted it to be something light and adaptable. For the outer shell of the buildings I went with ceramic paneling for most of the buildings, and also infused stucco and corrugated aluminum. This page features the South-west corner of the office building. I wanted there to be a statement feature on each building; when people are arriving to the site I wanted there to be aAspects that were memorable. I wanted to facilitate spaces that provoke a sense of being alive, embodies a sense of calm, and gives a sense of significance of purpose. Ad diversity of well-designed buildings and spaces is what I believe creates and sparks memory. The textures of these spaces only enhances the experience. A great building starts with a combined effort and cooperative interaction; A conversation between the designer and the users.
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THE PULSE
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SMALL 2 BEDROOM HOME Bluffton, South Carolina / Practicum 2017 / Allison Ramsey Architects
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LEFT ELEVATION
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ABOUT THE PROJECT
OUTCOME
This past summer I had the privilege of interning at Allison Ramsey architects in Beaufort, South Carolina. I was able to assist on many projects and gain a better understanding of what a residential firm does. Towards the end of my time there we had a firm wide charrette for a project development taking place in Bluffton, South Carolina. The development was to consist of tiny homes, small 1 bedroom, and small 2 bedroom homes. I was assigned to design a small two-bedroom home for the project.
When designing this home, my goal was to make a small home feel as spacious as possible. With that being said I tried to connect as many spaces as I could and also limited the amount of walls I used. I designed the home so that the dining room, great room, and kitchen functioned as one big room. I even tried to incorporate the loft by having a balcony that looked down into the spaces below. It’s all about connection. I wanted there to be many spaces for a family to convene or not and still feel like they are around one another.
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SECOND FLOOR PLAN RIGHT ELEVATION
REAR ELEVATION FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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THE TRINTY COMMUNITY Berrien springs, Michigan / Place Making studio 2015 / Trinity Lutheren Church
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ROW HOUSE ELEVATION
APARTMENT ELEVATION
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CORNER ROW HOME LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
PARTIAL PLAN
APARTMENT LEVEL TWO
APARTMENT LEVEL ONE
EXTERIOR COMPELLING PLACE
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SOUTHEAST PARK VIEW
ABOUT THE PROJECT
DELIVERY
The Trinity Lutheran Church and school are located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Amongst the community there has been conversations about expanding the area and adding more variety to reach a more diverse group of people. The client wanted to use the remaining land that the church and school don’t take up to develop residential spaces as well as small scale commercial space. The Lutheran church requested there be housing for the elderly as well as apartments and town homes for local college students to rent or young families to buy. They wanted a space that was easy to navigate and easily accessible. The client wanted to broaden the sense of community.
This project was actually a partnered project. The following design was developed by my partner Aaron and I. Our desire for this project was to create a space that felt intimate for home owners but also accessible to those in the community. As for the commercial component we thought in order to maintain the spirit of Berrien springs we would build a small modern coffee shop, with local artist who could show case there work in the community. We know that community and fellowship is very important to the church so we wanted to create a small park that was private enough that residents feel comfortable. We want to foster an environment that promotes communal living.
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NATURES CREEKSIDE GETAWAY Michigan City, Indiana / Architecture as Craft Studio 2015 / Tryon Farms
WEST ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION
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SITE PLAN
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DELIVERY
Tryon farms is a historic landscape located in Michigan city that has been transformed into a modern country getaway for people who want to live secluded from the hustle and bustle while still staying connected to Chicago and lake Michigan. Tryon farms is known for offering home designs that are inspired by their surroundings. They try there hardest to bring the outdoors, indoors. I was tasked with designing a home that could fit into the preexisting environment and integrating the atmosphere with the house design.
My site was on the border of a small creek. I saw this as an opportunity to emphasize the view in the house design. I started with the idea that I wanted the experience to feel like you were outside. I designed an indoor porch that merged with the family via a fire place on each side. I wanted the owner to have the option of being outside even when the weather begins to drop. The surrounding houses used corrugated metal as siding, so I followed this trend to keep with the industrial modern look. My site was populated with trees, so instead of just tearing all of them down I decided to reuse some of the tree as rounds to create a pathway to the entrance. I used large windows because I wanted the home to embrace the outdoors almost using it as its wall paper. I tried to embrace the natural beauty of the site rather than cluttering it with decorative distractions.
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SOUTH ELEVATION
FIRST FLOOR
EAST ELEVATION
SECOND FLOOR
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LOGITUDINAL HOUSE SECTION PARTIAL BUILDING ELEVATION
PARTIAL BUILDING SECTION
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EL BRISA DE LA ISLA San Juan, Puerto Rico / Urban Design Studio 2017 / Enlace
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ABOUT THE PROJECT
DELIVERY
SITE PLAN
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BIRDS EYE VIEW (AFTER )
BEFORE
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DUPLEX LEVEL TWO DUPLEX LEVEL ONE
DUPLEX FRONT ELEVATION
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EAST ELEVATION
SECTION
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THE BLVD San Juan, Puerto Rico / Urban Design Studio 2017 / Enlace
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