David K Pankhurst Selected Works (2011-2021) M.Arch ‘24 MIT SA+P
Education Tulane University School of Architecture - 2008-2010 Bachelor of Arts - International Relations - New England College, 2017-2019 M Arch Candidate ‘24 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020-2024 Professional Carl E Woodward Design + Build, New Orleans, LA 2010-2011 United States Marine Corps - 2011-2014 United States Special Operations Command - MARSOC - 2014-2020 Contact dpankhur@mit.edu (817) 905-6481
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Preservation Point Acadia National Park, ME
Perkins CoveA Natural Natatorium
Desert Retreat Boquillas, Tx
Sketches & Boat-Build
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Preservation Point Acadia National Park, ME M.arch Core III Studio - MIT Fall ‘21 Sheila Kennedy/ J. Jih / Rami El Samahi In Partnership with Caroline Amstutz -4-
Our team began the design process with research and analysis into a material constructive system and corresponding precedent which informed the design of a structure suitable for a remote site in northern Maine. The team elected to investigate Mass Timber construction for its potential to provide the project with a sustainably sourced, low-embodied-energy material which could be prefabricated, brought to site, and assembled by a small team with minimal site logistics. Analysis of Thomas Herzog’s Two Family House further provided inspiration for its adaptation of a vernacular typology - the Swiss Alpine Barn - to provide passive environmental performance through layered climactic zones and trombe wall assemblies, while its use of small-dimension engineered wood components aided by gusset plates, tension ties, and box-beam construction turn a conventionally heavy, large dimensioned material system into a lightweight, tensilehybrid. The team then iterated with the principles gathered to propose a lightweight timber and steel truss which adapted to the variable, rocky terrain of the exposed isthmus - producing a ruled surface roof geometry to receive insulation and cladding
Precedent Analysis - Mass Timber + Thomas Herzog Two-Family House // Structural Studies
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Preservation Point then houses both the official component of this new envisioned park system and serves as a place of cultural convergence for members of the broader Wabanaki Confederacy to gather and preserve their culture through engagement with their integrated relationship to craft, culture, food, and environment.
COLLECTIVE WORKSPACE
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE + TEST KITCHEN
TIMBER WORKSPACE
STEWARD DWELLING
WATER BASED FORAGING
AQUACULTURE
COLLECTIVE WORKSPACE
COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE + TEST KITCHEN
TIMBER WORKSPACE
STEWARD DWELLING
WATER BASED FORAGING
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RIDGE LINE
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COLLAR BEAM
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Preservation encapsulates multiple meanings in the project-referring to the literal preservation of food-through traditional methods such as curing through drying, smoking, and salting- as well cultural preservation through story-telling, craft, and ceremony. The proposal unites these twin avenues of preservation and celebrates their interconnectedness within indigenous practices.
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Sited on Dorr Point, within the bounds of Acadia National Park and the ancestral land of the Wabanaki Confederacy, the project centers itself around the provocation and potential futures of a tribal-led stewardship of our National Parks. As a form of historical redress, cultural preservation, and paradigm shift in the practice of conservation towards a model built on traditional ecological knowledge, this proposal employs a long range, whole life-cycle approach to material use and seeks a wholistic understanding of interrelated ecological networks.
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Preservation Point - North Elevation
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PRESERVATI ON POI NT
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C. AMSTUTZ, D. P AN K HUR ST
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C . A MS T UT Z, D . PA NKH URST
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DORR POIN T, AC ADIA N ATION AL PARK
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Spanning the isthmus from the waters of Mt Desert Narrows to the East, and Compass Harbor to the West, Preservation Point acts as a wier-like catchment - cradled by, and receiving the landscape. From the North the proposal reads visually dominant-like a beacon, announcing the restored presence of indigenous stewards on the landscape-although materially it is handled as an extension of the point-with slate shingles mirroring the rocky outcropping. It shelters and insulates interior volumes contained within from the harsh northern winds and driven spray. From the East and West, the proposal hovers above the craggy outcropping and extends into the waters - acting as the mouth of an estuary. It invites the ocean waters and its bounty. but allows for the byproducts of its harvest to leach gradually into the waters through midden-like desposits of bone and shell- allowing for the replenishment of nutrients into the ecosystem. From the South, the proposal sits subdued into the landscape, diminishing below the site line but presenting a consistent visual datum which announces the presence of architecture on the landscape which receives nature, rather than attempting to disguise itself as such. The Façade here is handled with translucent material-permitting absorption of south facing sun and
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Material flows and seasonal cycles structure the proposal- collective workspaces, administrative offices, and transient berthings held in the wings extend from the central hearth (B) where food, culture, and craft coalesce in a space where the sharing of oral histories, and the knowledge contained therein, is possible. The eastern wing (C) which touches the deeper waters of the narrows, provides an inlet for the products of a multi-trophic aquaculture-where rows of kelp seeded in symbiosis with shellfish provide harvested bountry. In the offseason the byproducts of this harvest- shells, dried bundles of seaweed, and sweetgrassprovide the material for crafts such as wampum belts - a traditional component of Wabanaki oral histories - as well as building components of seaweed thatching and insulation which are anually replaced. Here the act of stewardship is applied to the architecture itself fosterina a sense of collective and regional identity.
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The Western Wing (A) , touches the shallow waters of Compass Harbor, where foraging, and fishing are stimmulated by the midden deposits formed from the refuse of the larger scale food production. These artificial reefs leach nutirents back into the environment and provide shelter and habitat for species of forage. On the lower level, a woodshop houses space for the production and storage of birch bark canoes, with official quarters and transient berthings above.
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CROSS SECTION - COMMUNITY KITCHEN + SMOKEHOUSE 44°37ʼ56.3”N, -68°19ʼ19.4”W
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Construction Sequence Model -East Wing (North)
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Construction Sequence Model -East Wing (South)
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Perkins Cove-A Natural Natatorium, Emerald Necklace, Boston MA M.arch Core I ”Co-Lab” - MIT Fall ‘20 Brandon Clifford/ Hans Tursack/ Rosalyne Shieh / J. Jih -16-
A series of brief design circuits interrogating methods of representation culminated in a condensed-timeline proposal for a place of gathering sited near the shores of Jamaica Pond in Boston’s Emerald Necklace. This proposal focuses on the community’s relationship to water, seeking to reinstate historic activities of engagement with the site which had since been curtailed. Perkins Cove, a former swimming hole which was filled in during the post-war years, is here reinstated as a complex of terraced natural pools that are replenished by a network of locks, weirs, and cisterns. Each pool contains a distinct program nested within a regeneration zone that serves as a riparian habitatanticipating and encouraging the reestablishment of nature. Serving as a publicly accessible natotorium in the summer, the complex is converted to host skating and other winter related activities in the offseason. Nested within the city of Boston’s floodwater management network the proposal envisions an integration of natural systems and cycles within our infrastructural and civic spaces.
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Desert Retreat & Bathouses Boquillas, TX Tulane University 2010
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This project was completed as a studio assignment whose design problem focused on the interaction between the built and natural environment. The site is a hot springs located along the Rio Grande in Boquillas, Texas which was used by Native Americans and settlers alike for its healing properties. The project comprises community living quarters, a canyon overlook, and a bathhouse which is fed by the springs. The vernacular architecture and construction methods of the Pueblo Indians, whose ruins dot the desert landscape, influenced the form and design of the modern structures. The structural language, which is repeated throughout, comprises a pre-cast concrete skeleton, buttressed by local sandstone masonry. These walls are spanned with a Guastavino tile vault which supports an earthen roof that insulates and intergrates with the natural landscape.
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Selected Sketches: Landscape & Architecture I
Selected Sketches: Landscape & Architecture II
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S/V Valkyrie downeast cutter
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In June of 2015 I began the comprehensive rebuild of S/V Valkyrie, a cutter-rigged sailboat, for the purposes of living aboard and voyaging into remote regions for explorative mountaineering. The boat is a heavy-displacement cruiser whose design features make her suitable for extended offshore passages. However, the rebuild required a number of modifications which would simplify her systems and interior layout, creating a functional platform from which to launch extended climbing expeditions. First the boat was entirely gutted, and a new interior arrangement designed to accomodate five functioning seaberths, an onboard study, workbench, storage for climbing gear and tools, and a working galley. Numerous structural adjustments have been made, the foremost being a monolithic hull-deck joint, exterior chainplates, a redesigned bowsprit, reinforced compression post, and improved access to the bilge and substructure.
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