ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Selected Works 2022- 2023
Nelson Agalaba
NELSON AGALABA
EDUCATION Aug 2020- May 2025 (Expected)
Kennesaw State University — B. Arch.
INVOLVEMENT Jan 2024- Present
AIAS Graphics Chair
May 2023- June 2023
Study Abroad - Italy
Aug 2022- Present
NOMAS Member
Aug 2020- Present
KSU Honors College Member
SKILLS ADOBE CC
Photoshop | Illustrator | Indesign
CAD
Rhino 3D | Revit | Autocad | Grasshopper
RENDERING
Hand-Drawn | Twinmotion | Enscape
MS OFFICE
Word | Powerpoint
HONORS AND AWARDS Fall 2020- Fall 2023
KSU Dean's List
Aug 2020- Present
Zell Miller Scholarship
LANGUAGES ENGLISH
Native Langauge
SPANISH
Semi-Fluent
IGBO
Beginner
TABLE OF CONTENTS
01 INTERSTICE FACTORY
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02 VERTICHEN CULINARY SCHOOL
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03 SCULPTED LIGHT THEATER PLAZA
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04 PERSONAL ARTWORK
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01 INTERSTICE FACTORY
2023 | 4th Year Industrial | Hulsey Yard, Atlanta, GA [All Drawings Inside are Self-Done] Collaborators: Emmanuel Olasiyade Eric Newnan Hulsey yard sits as an under-utilized industrial lot which the Interstice Solar Panel Factory seeks to revitalize. It challanges the traditional factory typology by intergrating the public into the complex process of photovoltaic manufacturing through the layering of its distinct programs and circulation. A “social condenser” is created which generates moments of interaction and education between the public and the workers.
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Site plan
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1- Truck Loading Lot 2- Community Art Murals 3- Beltline Extension Trail 4- Sculpture Park 5- Water Fountain Plaza 6- Photovolataic Pavillions 7- Multipurpose green 8- Two Level Parking
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The site hosts a beltline trail extension, connecting it to a public transport node (Inman Park Marta station) and inviting the public to engage with the whole factory site and its program. Sections of the existing metal perimeter fence are repurposed as murals for local artists while existing, graffitied ones near the existing beltline are saved and celebrated. Each pavilion is roofed with solar panels, providing nice shady areas while generating energy.
ATLANTA
The savannah and Brunswick port system are Georgia’s gateways to the world, connected to Atlanta through the CSX rail line. SAVANNAH
BRUNSWICK
Mapping the interstice
Site analysis
LOGISTICS
Roads Freight Marta
Circulation Sidewalks Marta
Hulsey yard is at the intersection of three major methods of circulation: The Freight Railroad, connecting the site to coastal ports and heavy cargo logistics The Inman Park Marta Station, connecting the site and Atlanta using public transportation The Beltline, connecting the site to the city through the extensive biking/ walking paths Parking at reduced capacity due to no parking minimums within 1 mile of any Marta Station.
Impervious surfaces
Photovoltaic manufacture process
STORE
FABRICATION
TESTING
ASSEMBLY
TESTING
UNLOAD
STORE SHIP OUT
QUALITY CONTROL
QUALITY CONTROL 7
Full site axonometric
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Ground floor plan
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1- Crane yard 2- Raw material storage 3- Maufacturing hall 4- Mezzanine level classrooms (14’ above ground floor) 5- Finished product storage 6- Restrooms 7- Locker rooms 8- Fitness center 9- Auditorium 10- Lobby
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Second floor plan
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11- Cafe 12- Office 13- Crane yard observation bridge 14- Balcony 15- Restrooms 16- Workshop/ Auxilary classroom 17- Exhibition 18- Exterior catwalk/ Fire escape
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Manufacturing hall detail section
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Typical manufacturing hall elevation
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02 VERTICHEN CULINARY SCHOOL
2023 | 3rd Year Education, Commercial | Westside, Atlanta Situated on the edge of the lower income neighborhood, Bankhead, this midrise culinary school and commercial center seeks to be an intergrated part of the community both socially and economically. The constructed, rolling slope rises seamlessly from the ground plane, extending the available green space for utilization as a community owned food garden.
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< Mapping of Bankhead, Atlanta neighborhood food desert. Few grocery stores that exist (here marked in red) overwhelmingly sell frozen and processed foods with very little produce selection.
Conceptual model
Conceptual sketch Practice
Building cores channel rainwater to cisterns
Theory
Bridge [study]
Heavy steel & rammed earth base supports roof garden
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from Atlanta to Bankhead first hand inspired the first iteration of the design concept (the conceptual model).
< The conceptual sketch further investigates the systems and part relationships of the project. Especially the divide between theory (classrooms, library) and practice (test kitchens, restaurant).
Vertichen axon
Programmatic organization
Circulation
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Site plan
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1- Beltline trail 2- Ground-level garden/ farm 3- Sloping rooftop garden/ farm 4- Step street
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As a gesture connecting to the westside community economically, the Vertichen Culinary School is sited next to a planned beltline trail extension (connecting to the eastern neighborhoods). Urban stairs are added on the east side to connect to the Joseph E. Lowery Blvd sidewalk (connecting the site straight to the neighborhoods to the south).
5th floor plan 1- Faculty suite 2- Food library 3- Study area/ student lounge 4- Food pantry 5- Test kitchen
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2nd floor plan 6- Plaza 7- Ground-level urban farm 8- Dormitory suites 9- Rooftop garden/ farm
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10- Health center 11- Fitness center 12- Mechanical room 13- Locker rooms 14- Alcohol classroom 15- Bars 16- Bakery 17- Retail mezzanines 18- Atrium 19- Distillery 20- Bistro kitchen 21- Bistro dining room
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Test kitchen detail section Winter Solstice 32O
1- Operable window section 2- Glass rainscreen 3- 1'-7" wide airspace 4- Wooden finish 5- Floor insulation 6- Concrete fill 7- White aluminium exterior finish
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Cutaway rendering of the test kitchens
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03 SCULPTED LIGHT THEATER PLAZA
2022 | 3rd Year Commerical | Downtown, Atlanta On the site of the abandoned Medical Arts Building and parking deck, this urban renewal project offers plenty of unique "third spaces" open to the public without need for spending money. The former Medical Arts Building's materials have been recycled into the new construction and now stands as a monument as well as a renewed space.
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Site plan
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1- Public bath/ restrooms 2- Grand arch entrance/ bus station 3- Entry/ exit ramp to underground parking 4- Retail 5- Restaurant 6- Urban garden 7- Outdoor lounge 8- Medical Arts Bar 9- Theater 10- Amphitheater
The west axis of the site welcomes the public with a grand entry combining a bus stop, parking deck entry, and proximity to the Marta Station (which is on the next street over). The public restroom/ shower building provides an additional gesture to the less fortunate members of the community who are housing insecure and without access to these facilities. The former Medical Arts Building is converted into a usuable monument to protect it from total demolition, typical of Atlanta's historic architecture.
Demolished historical register buildings 1986
Isaac Ziegler House
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Jobbers canyon
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Palace amusements
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Terrell J. Circus Winter Quarters
Medical arts bldg
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Carved underground program sketch
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Ground floor plan
1st basement floor plan
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2nd basement floor plan
Grand arch entrance
Theater atrium
Perspective section of the theater
04 PERSONAL ARTWORK
Selected Works: 2022-2023 NELSONSTUDIOART.COM
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