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N I CO L E P H I L L I P S portfolio fall 2014

N I CO L E P H I L L I P S nphllps21@aol.com undergraduate portfolio northeastern university 2012-2014

TA B L E O F CO N T E N TS preface 01. URBAN INSTITUTIONS

02. TECTONICS STUDIES

03. SITE, SPACE, & PROGRAM

04. FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN

P R E FAC E a quote from Albert Einstein: “to raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination.�

01. URBAN INSTITUTIONS four equals one: creating urban ribbons site: south end boston task: establish a cohensive and functional site, featuring a performing arts school, commercial spaces for retail and offices, as well as residential units in an already exhisting and active neighborhood of south boston. approach: a unifying space, where each program type, or ribbon, addresses each of the surrounding streets and is unified with the vitality of the outdoor courtyard SITE MASSING

st. savoy

st.

offices retail

washington st.

perry

school other

residential harrison st.

PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL exploded axon

duality diagrams

public to private gradation

private public service

floor three

floor two

floor one

public performing operations

02. TECTONIC STUDIES watchtower project site: none task: design & build a watchtower to demonstrate an understanding of the processes and methods involed in light wood frame construction challenge: maintaing a small base, a max length of 16’ wood, incorporating a unique stair, including the desired amount of windows, using a butterfly roof, having the proper backspan

03. FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN designing multi-fuctioning homes site: the base of a valley with public access route, situated among other plots in a community task: build a home for two users, both facilitating the home for their career (each flex space), incorporating aspects found throughout studying house typologies such as raum plan, free plan, and thick/thin. challenge: working with the typography to utilize the most out of the site, such as sunlight, views, & access points, as well as creating a home that functions efficiently as a multi-functioning building.

04. FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN designing multi-fuctioning homes site: the base of a valley with public access route, situated among other plots in a community task: build a home for two users, both facilitating the home for their career (each flex space), incorporating aspects found throughout studying house typologies such as raum plan, free plan, and thick/thin. challenge: working with the typography to utilize the most out of the site, such as sunlight, views, & access points, as well as creating a home that functions efficiently as a multi-functioning building.

INTERLOCK & SHIFT W/ MASSING

W/ FENESTRATION served service flex

B. A.

SITE PLAN & DIAGRAMS

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC h1

h2

served

service

flex

second floor

master br br

ground floor served service flex

circulation ground floor second floor

A.

B.

building axon

N I CO L E P H I L L I P S nphllps21@aol.com undergraduate portfolio northeastern university 2012-2014

N I CO L E P H I L L I P S portfolio fall 2014