NICHOLAS DAY
ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
BUILDING ANALYSIS DESIGNING ANALYSIS URBAN ANALYSIS URBAN DESIGN CURRENT PROJECT
BUILDING ANALYSIS 01-04
Lowry Hall, Clemson, SC Fall of 2014
This project was completed during the Fall of 2014. Lowry Hall is a building located in Clemson University, connected to Lee Hall, where the school of Architecture is located. This project consisted of understanding and analyzing minor, and major grids, creating drawings and models that represent Lowry Hall.
MAJOR/MINOR GRID LINES
GRID ANALYSIS
MODEL ANALYSIS
MODEL ANALYSIS - LOWRY HALL
ELEVATION DRAWING - LOWRY HALL - CLEMSON
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Sunken House, London, UK Spring of 2014
This project was completed during the Spring of 2015. Sunken House, is located in London, UK, only about 2 miles outside of the center of London. Sunken House was designed by David Adjaye for a photographer, models and drawings showing negative and positive spaces.
PARTI ANALYSIS MODEL
SUN ANALYSIS - WALL ANALYSIS
POSITIVE-NEGATIVE ANALYSIS MODEL
FLOOR PLANS - SITE ANALYSIS - ELEVATIONS
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DESIGNING ANALYSIS 05-14
THE CURVE
The Curve This Project was completed in the Fall of 2015, along with three other methods of design projects. The objective of this project was to design using ruled surfaces, to create a unique space or path. The Curve is a project that involves straight lines only, creating unique curves, as well as paths through a space.
RULED SURFACE MODEL
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THE FOLD STRAIGHT FOLD MODEL
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The Fold This Project was completed in the Fall of 2015, along with three other methods of design projects. The objective of this project was to create folds that created unique spaces and volumes. The Fold consisted of three different types of folds, a Straight fold, Curve fold, and Column fold.
COLUMN FOLD MODEL
CURVE FOLD MODEL
COLUMN FOLD DRAWING
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THE EDGE
The Edge This Project was completed in the Fall of 2015, located on the edge. The objective of this project was to design a viewing platform utilizing design methods studied during the fall semester. The Edge is a strong mixture of two different design methods, boolean operations, and ruled surface. The boolean operation aspect allowed for the creation of spaces, and inter-circulation. While the ruled surface aspect really defined the spaces, framing the view.
JOINT DRAWING
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ELEVATION DRAWING
SECTION DRAWING
TOP LEVEL
BASE LEVEL
BOTTOM LEVEL
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URBAN ANALYSIS 15-18
THE CITY
The City This Project was completed in the Spring of 2016, located in Tel Aviv, Israel. This project was about looking at the urban context of Tel Aviv, historically, and presently. Tel Aviv can be analyzed using maps, which can be seen here. The City is a project that focuses on Tel Aviv, how it came to be, looking at the urban footprint, transportation,
social
incomes,
and
types
of
businesses.
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Tel Aviv, Israel
City Center Detailed
Historical Topography
Social Class Topography
Residental vs Commercial
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URBAN DESIGN 19-26
THE PORT
The Port This Project was completed in the Spring of 2017, located in Genoa, Italy. More Specifically in the Harbor of Genoa, where the project was to design an Exhibition Hall and develop the site of Ponte Parodi. Genoa is located south of Milan, along the Ligurian Sea, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. The Port is a project that focuses on the exhibition of fruit trees as well as the creation of space for the city on the port.
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AERIAL MAP OF GENOA, ITALY
PROPOSED MODEL ON SITE - PONTE PARODI
TRAVELS - EUROPE - GENOA
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DAYTIME CIRCULATION
SITE SECTION
NIGHTTIME CIRCULATION
EXTERIOR RENDERING
FACADE DETAIL
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EXTERIOR RENDERING
CURRENT PROJECT 27-28
THE LAB
The Lab Analysis and work started for this project in the late August of 2017, located in Georgetown, SC. More Specifically on the land of Hobcaw Barony, where the project was to renovate the existing lab and design a new research facility. Hobcaw Barony is a privately owned property, along the coast of South Carolina. BICEFS, a research studies from Clemson University is looking towards it’s future, especially with the 50th year anniversary being here next year. The Lab is a project that focuses on three main concepts, Connectivity, and Efficiency, Transparency to maximize the overall use across the site. The new laboratory sets up to be a spacious lab, with transparent views to the inner courtyard and the wetland. All the walls perpendicular to the view route through the courtyard to the wetland are transparent curtain walls, while all the structures are parallel with the view route. With the furniture paralleling to view route as well, sights of employers are not blocked by any solid walls. Vertical Louvers wrap around the new lab building, and along the east facade of the existing building, sheltering it from harsh morning and afternoon sunlight. Within the inner courtyard, new canopy trees are planted to provide more shade, especially during the summer. The central courtyard finds its way across to the education building with a wide boardwalk, over a constructed wetland. This axis then continues at a slight upward angle towards the proposed boathouse, where boats, and any other need equipment can be stored.
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nday@g.clemson.edu Nicholas Day
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