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Interior Design Hotel Sahasik Architecture Reciprocity Go Forward Medi-Sketch
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Reciprocity Nautica Edge, Micah Holdsworth Architetcure, Fall 2022 Typha Latifolia (Broad-Leaf Cattail) is a salt marsh weed native to the Chesapeake Bay that, when properly managed, provides both a vital ecological habitat and a valuable building material. The cultivation, harvesting, and processing of cattail as well as construction with it offers an opportunity for a production model of agritourism. As generational tourists and local campers learn to care for the wetland’s health, it provides for them cabins to stay in and a rich ecological experience to learn from. The project was a partnership where all parties contributed design solutions equally. This includes tasks such as idea generating, sketching, rendering, labeling, and project research. Buildings that I held most design decisions on were the Wetland Health and Research Center, and The Ecology center. Micah Holdsworth held most design decisions on the Production Pavilions and The Cabins, including construction techniques.
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“Collectively, the Indigenous canon of principles and practices that govern the exchange of life for life is known as the Honorable Harvest.“ Braiding Sweetgrass, The Honorable Harvest (p.180).
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Agritourism in Cherrystone, Virginia has been the method in which the town operates for generations. With Recreational Vehicles at its core, this current model of tourism fragments the landscape, stifling the very natural wetland systems that facilitate the region’s economy of agritourism and farming. The continuous use of recreational vehicles places a strain on the health and wellness of these salt marsh ecologies due to excess pollution from vehicles and agriculture which —without the proper function of natural wetland systems—results in pollutants entering the Chesapeake Bay. In response to these existing issues, Reciprocity proposes a model of tourism where users experience a full embrace of the natural environments on an indigenous level that not only engages users with the wetlands but indulges them in a system of exchange with the land; as tourists care for the land through long-term management, it provides a place for them to live.
Native-Invasive Species /ˈnādiv/ - /inˈvāsiv/ - /ˈspēSHēz,ˈspēsēz/ An invasive species that has been introduced to a particular environment and has lived there for so long that the environment cannot live or function properly without it. Typha Latifolia (Bulrush Cattail)
Cattail is an aquatic plant that when overgrown can be detrimental to adjacent ecologies in the environment. Recreational Vehicles are the primary local method of camping. They place a strain on the land and limits tourists to a fragmented experience of the natural environment.
Opportunity This native invasive dynamic is an opportunity for people to engage mutualistically with the salt marsh, thinning out the cat-tails annually to keep it at a stable population while benefiting from the harvested raw materials in the production of Typhaboard SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels). With guidance and control, cattail has the potential to be a source that will improve the health and wellbeing of the site and provide tourists with an indigenous experience of the natural environment. VA
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Cabins are pre-fabricated by campers using Typhaboard SIPs made up of hand-harvested and processed cattails stalks. Elevated 8’ off the ground, these cabins allow the environment to flourish undeterred.
Education and Engagement Site-Sourced Materials
Site Sourced Materials
Engage campers in a shared process to construct cabins from materials sourced onsite, namely cattail.
Re-allocation of Site Elements
Sense of community
Community Involved Harvest of Materials
Curate a sense of community through indigenous experiences and activities surrounding the harvesting and processing of cattail.
Immerse campers in the natural environment
Wetland Health and Management Research and Discovery
Immerse Campers in wetlands
Improve wetland health through active research and discovery on cattail phytoremediation.
Research and Discovery
Wetland Health
Disperse cabins throughout site Established Wetland
Develop a wetland using cattail as the primary phytoremediator to enhance wetland health on and surrounding the site.
Cattail Phytoremediation
Building Production Indiginous practices
Passive Systems
Reduce the total amount of energy being used on site by designing all architecture around indiginous practices.
Minimal Machine Use
Future Investment
Manual Labor and Construction Produce Cabins yearly
Develop a self-sustaining, adaptable growth model that will lead to an investment in the campsite and surrounding community.
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A research center was created on the site as a way to conduct research on the health and wellness of the bay and wetlands. This center not only improves bay health but seeks to restore the coastal wetland adjacent to the site.
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A board walk weaves throughout the site, integrating each component of the natural cycle. The board walk consists of several ramps that provides ease of access to other areas in the site.
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The Ecology Center is the primary point of access into the campsite and to the wetland. Here campers are able to retrieve all supplies for harvesting and immersing themselves into the site. The Wetland is a major component in the site. Being home to a number of phytoremediators, such as cattail, the wetland on the site is a starting point to fully restoring the wetlands along the coast of the Chesapeake Bay.
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an area called the Production Pavilions. In this area, harvested cattail is made into typhaboard panels and used in the construction of the cabins. site consisted of dozens of Recreational 5 The Vehicles that contributed to the fragmentation of the land and pollutant runoff from the built environment. As a response, all RVs have been removed from the site and replaced with cabins made from cattail that are constructed on site.
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Go Forth Nautica Edge Architecture, Spring 2023 (In Progress) The Go forth Community Center is a project that analyzes the concept of Black space in architecture. Members of the Black community in America have pondered the importance and the need for a space where African Americans can get together to discuss vulnerable topics surrounding racism and a lack of belonging in America. This project examines the quality of the spaces in order to achieve the ability to move forward from the past in order to create a more sustainable future.
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The project tackled the idea of safe space through the prospect and refuge theory. What this suggests is that a space should provide a sense of prospect (outlook) while providing a sense of refuge (concealment) in order to be a desireable space. In the sense of transparency in safe spaces, the theory works to define what the interior collaboartive space should look and feel like in order to achieve advancement.
How does the Theory of Prospect and Refuge in architectural space explain how one’s environment affects their mindset? Prospect and Refuge theory explains the idea that the quality and attributes of a space can significantly influence an emotional response to that space. Space can be defined in therms of Physical Environment Social Environment Emotional Environment What this says is that where you are determines how you think and move. If the space doesnt look safe nad you dont feel safe then it results in you believing that everything and everyone in your immediate vicinity is a threat to you. Now trust is compromised that the ability to collaborate cannot and will not happen. Prospect: A place with unimpeded oportunity to see Refuge: A place of concealment Hazard: refers to real or imagined risks that have an impact on environmental preferance. What’s tricky about this is that everyones has different preferances. 12
Concept: The Ability to Move Foward - with the past and into the future The ability to move foward is founded on a basic level of trust between its inhabitants. This mindset enables occupants to have transparent conversations which fosters a collaborative environment. This collaborative environment will lead to common ground which will lead to a more sustainable future.
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Kiva Structures are a viatal part of the Collboration Center.
Interior Kiva Structures
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Collaboration Spaces
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Medi-Sketch Nautica Edge Architecture, Fall 2021 Hand Sketching is a valuable tool that I have learned and continue to perfect. It is my preferred method of design communication, providing viewers with access into my mind. Sketching also serves as a mandatory everyday activity and a means of meditation and relaxation. It is through my love for sketching that I obtained the position Freehand Docent at Clemson University.
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Interlocking Forms
Medi-Sketch started as a Health Facility in the first year studio of the M.Arch 1 program. Students were tasked with understanding the importance of metal health and challenged with creating a space that supports this. Medisketch focuses on my own methods of mental rejuvenation which takes the form of sketching.
Concept: The Three Sisters
The project focused on the idea of reliance. How one particular feature cannot live apart from the other. Taking conceptual clues from the relationship of the three sisters the form of the architecture is characterized by the function of the interior spaces.
Site Elevation
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Floor plans
The architecture is made up of several cubicals, all angled in different directions. Each cubical on the second floor is connected with a stair rotated at the same angle. In order to reach the cubical, occupants must take the stair.
Process Sketches
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Latitudinal Section
Longitudinal Section
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Hotel Sahasika Nautica Edge Interior Design, Spring 2021 Hotel Sahasika is a 5-star luxury boutique hotel that captures the mystery of Kathmandu adventure through the culture of the hotel. The overall goal of the hotel is to achieve the idea of adventure in the space through the amenities that the hotel offers, the materials in the space and the native culture of Kathmandu. Whether guests are in Kathmandu to trek, tour, or travel through, Hotel Sahasika will be at the forefront ready to provide an adventure of a life time to those that are interested in the journey.
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Hotel Sahasika A Peaceful Adventure
Kathmandu Metropolitan City is the largest city and the capitol of Nepal, located in the center of the Kathmandu Valley is comprised of dozens of smaller neighborhood and communities. Located between Asia and India, the city’s multi-ethnicity makes it a central hub for a multitude of religions and cultures.
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South Section
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Building Sections The west and South section cuts of the building illustrate prominent features in the hotel such as the restaurant, the fitness center, and the spa. 28
The chosen site for the hotel is a hill top in the Kapurdhara Marge in Kathmandu. The building is integrated with the hillside to give guests and visitors a chance to experience being in the “mountains” before it’s time for them to leave to trek to the summit of Mt. Everest. For guests that are visiting, it gives them a chance to experience Kathmandu from a high point in the city and still be in a peaceful environment.
First Floor The first floor houses the fitness center of the hotel. Equipped with a spa, gym, and state of the art Rock climbing wall, guests and visitors can enjoy all that Hotel Sahasika has to offer.
Second Floor The cafe is in the fitness center. Providing a nice get away where guests can enjoy a nice quite time with Nepali Pastries and teas. Natural materials and warm light make for a space that is cultural and invitational.
Guestroom Floor (3-8) Floors 3 through 8 are guest room floors. Providing a variety of guest rooms allow the hotel to meet the needs of different types of guests ranging from individuals to groups. 29
Interior Views
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