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skinnydoublehouse
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portvellmarket
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bryanchildrenstheater
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sextoncottagecharette
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buildingartsinstitute
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personalwork
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rachelwestmoreland06@gmail.com 2 1 4 . 8 5 0 . 8 4 5 0 8107 San Benito Way Dallas, Texas 75218
M y n a m e i s R a c h e l We s t m o re l a n d a n d I a m f ro m D a l l a s , Te x a s . I h a v e a l w a y s followed a passion in the arts and the discovery of new knowledge through design. Architecture presents an entirely different and dynamic world to constantly learn from. The following works contain my undergraduate studies f ro m 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 4 a t Te x a s A & M U n i v e r s i t y a n d t h e B a rc e l o n a A rc h i t e c t u re Center in the exploration of design through architecture.
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skinnydoublehouse The double row house block is located in Tuscon, Arizona facing the south. Each side houses two separate clients, a couple of writers and a real estate developer. The was program developed with a single wall on each floor that separates each house and creates poche for private spaces. The parti of a single wall to dictate a space continues through all three floors to divide the house.
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The writers are a 70 year old man and a 65 year old woman. He is a prominent writer of thrillers; she is a food critic. He requires and library and a quiet place to write. She requires a bright kitchen. They are quiet people who entertain their children and grandchildren.
The real estate developer also resides in the house, a 30 year old single man who develops property downtown. He often entertains clients and investors and is a patron of the arts. He has a large collection of modern art, mainly painting, which he likes to display in his house.
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portvellmarket Port Vell in Barcelona, Spain is a site that is underused as a public space. With collaboration of a partner, it was concluded that the circulation was unclear. Urban corners of the site proved to be important in discovery of this potential marketplace. Three types of continuity needed to be established; path for foot traffic, vision, and discovery.
site boundaries
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vantage points of the site
paths to approach site
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Operative mapping led to four vital corners of buildings that orient vision towards a central area of reference on the site. Four main paths approaching the site allowed for data collection about views towards the market and pedestrian traffic.
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The market was developed through following the paths shown in the operative map. The site is approached through the ramps derived from the pedestrian paths discovered. Entrances to the buildings are only through the market level in order to create engagement with the underground market space.
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The texture and pattern of the facade of the buildings is continued through the public space and the market to accentuate the paths. In order to preserve an urban environment of continuity, the market occupies the -1 level to take advantage of new usable space.
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The building forms were unfolded to reveal new properties related to the facades of each building. Trapezoidal shapes prominent in the diagram were used as detailing to develop a pattern to create the surface texture of the market. Ceramic tiles create a double facade of trapezoids.
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concrete paving and structure
porcelain market stands
ceramic tiling for double facade
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“Constructing a corner is a 11
matter of reaching an agreement between two fronts that have to coincide� 12
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bryanchildrenstheater The Bryan Childrens Theater is located in downtown Bryan, Texas. This area has a historical culture that is important to the community. The theater site consists of a park and a 100 by 200 square foot area separated by a pedestrian road. The theater program contains a black box theater, administration, costume and prop shops, as well as instructional spaces. The total square footage of the project is around 35,000 square feet.
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COMMUNITY THEATER
W. 27TH ST
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PALACE THEATER PUBLIC LIBRARY
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CHILDREN’S MUSEUM ST. ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
S. TEXAS
In collaboration with a partner, a site analysis was carried out in order to better understand the surrounding landmarks. The operative map shown highlights the buildings that have a similar function to a children’s theater. These buildings were related back to the site and became a source of inspiration for the volumes that will separate the program.
S. BRYAN
QUEEN THEATER
W. 29TH ST
E. 29TH ST
MOTHERS DAY OUT POLICE DEPT
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VOLUME 1 & 2 INTERSECTION
VOLUME 1 & 3 INTERSECTION
VOLUME 3 & 4 INTERSECTION
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The four story design including the underground floor was established through volume heirarchy. The entrance to the building begins in the park to an underground ramp to accentuate the procession into the grand lobby space and incorporate the park space.
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1. DESIRED ENTRY PROGRESSION AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION TO UNDERGROUND ENTRANCE
The underground grand lobby opens up to the entrance to the black box theater in the main corten steel volume. The black acrylic glass volume provides a double facade of black glass to allow diffused light in. The white volume also has a double facade of a glass fiber screen to provide daylighting.
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2. SLOPE ENTIRE PARK DOWN TO CREATE 1:20 ADA RAMP. MAINTAIN FLAT ENTRY PLAZA
3. ELEVATE AREAS TO CREATE EXITS FROM PARK ACCESSING EXISTING GROUND LEVEL. 3’ DEEP STAIR DOUBLES AS AMPHITHEATER FOR OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
4. ELEVATE SMALLER AREAS WITH SMALLER CHANGES IN ELEVATION TO CREATE CLUSTERS FOR CONGREGATION
5. VEGETATION
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SCREEN WALL VERTICAL SECTION
SKYLIGHT VERTICAL SECTION DETAIL 1
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1 1/4” TEMPERED SAFETY GLASS
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RUBBER SHIMS
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FLASHING
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2” CONCRETE PAVERS
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1” GRAVEL BEDDING
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15” CONCRETE SLAB AND BEAM
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STEEL C SECTION
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SHEAR STUDS
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ALUMINUM FINISH
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LED LIGHT
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WATERPROOFING
STEEL SHS CROSS BRACING
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WIRE FOR HUNG CIELING
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ADAPTER, EXTRUDED ALUMINUM SECTION
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STEEL C SECTION GRID
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TRIPLE GLAZING IN ALUMINUM-WOOD FRAME
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WIRE HANGER
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GLASS-FIBER FABRIC, SILICONE COATED
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STEEL CHS FACADE FRAME
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The screen on the white volume provides and interesting backlit effect at night. It is held onto the facade with a clamp system. The skylights in the ramp are also light at night, which is supported by a concrete slab and beam system.
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OPEN OFFICE
125 psf
ROOF PEDESTRIAN
100 psf
MANUFACTURE - HEAVY
250 psf
SW-113
G-322
G-345
T-301
T-302 B-341
C-009
G-324
MULTI-PURPOSE / LUNCH ROOM
TRANSFER BEAMS
MANUFACTURE - LIGHT
B-340
100 psf
B-344
LOBBIES
SW-003
G-318
100 psf
SW-010
DINING
40 psf
B-335
100 psf
B-337
DANCE HALL
B-336
100 psf
SW-011
G-343
G-344 G-320
40 psf
B-339
CLASSROOM
SW-009
C-102
COSTUME WORKSHOP
40 psf
G-319
B-343
CONFERENCE
ELEVATOR LOBBY
OFFICE
250 psf
G-323
PROP SHOP
CORRIDORS - PUBLIC
STORAGE - HEAVY
C-101
G-321 SW-005 B-338
DIR. OFFICE WAITING
CORRIDORS - PRIVATE
100 psf
125 psf
SW-006
RECEPTION
ASSEMBLY
STORAGE - LIGHT
SW-004
MEETING
DIR. ASSIST.
0F LIVE LOADS
EQUIPMENT
SW-008
MECH & ELECT
T-303
T-304
T-312 B-304
B-311
SW-017
G-304
B-307
G-337
C-113 G-333 C-112
B-319
G-332 C-111
The HVAC systems were selected based on the importance of zoning the theater separately from the rest of the spaces. This space must be conditioned separately and without vibrations from the other systems as to not alter the acoustics within the theater.
C-208
G-334
C-114
C-007
B-318
1F LIVE LOADS 3F LIVE LOADS
G-343
G-335
G-338
B-330
B-334
G-331 C-110
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B-317
DANCE STUDIO
G-344
G-336
B-316
CLASSROOM
B-329
G-341 C-008
G-342
G-314
C-109
ELEVATOR LOBBY
STORAGE
G-339
G-329
MULTIPURPOSE
CLASSROOM
B-333
B-327
C-108
MEETING STORAGE
B-328
B-315
B-320
B-332 G-340
C-207
OUTDOOR PATIO
SUPPLIES
KITCHEN
B-331
SW-023
B-326 G-328
G-313
C-106
G-306
SW-024
G-305
SW-019 B-314
G-307
SW-022
B-325
G-317 SW-025
SW-020
B-313
B-308
B-312
SW-021
C-209
C-201
OPEN OPEN OFFICE OFFICE
B-321
G-316
B-306
G-330
SENIOR STAFF
G-315 C-210
G-302
B-303 G-303
2F LIVE LOADS
SW-118
C-105
OUTDOOR PATIO
SENIOR STAFF
CANTILEVER
G-301
T-309
T-310
MULTI-PURPOSE / LUNCH ROOM
SENIOR STAFF
SW-114
C-104
COSTUME WORKSHOP
CONFERENCE
B-310
CANTILEVER
ELEVATOR LOBBY
B-305
C-206
PROP SHOP
B-309
G-312
WAITING
G-311 C-202
DIR. OFFICE
DIAGONAL BRACING
DIR. ASSIST.
RECEPTION
B-302
T-313
C-205
MEETING
B-342
B-345
OPEN OFFICE
T-308
T-311
G-308
EQUIPMENT
B-301
C-204
MECH & ELECT
G-310
G-309
PAINT SHOP
C-103
MEZZANINE
G-326
T-307
C-203
SCENE SHOP
The structural system chosen is steel in order to support the cantilever and variety of live loads used in the design, with shear walls supporting the blackbox theater space. Framing plans and a bones model were calculated in order to properly support the program.
TRANSFER COLUMNS
BLACK BOX THEATER
G-325
T-305
T-306
ZONE 1 | BLACK BOX THEATER A ATER VARIABLE ARIABLE AIR VOLUME SYSTEM ZONE 2 | ADMINISTRATION A ATION MULTIZONE TIZONE SYSTEM TER SUPPORT & CLASSROOMS ZONE 2 | THEATER MULTIZONE TIZONE SYSTEM
0F HVAC ZONING AND DUCT PATHS
1F HVAC ZONING AND DUCT PATHS
2F HVAC ZONING AND DUCT PATHS
3F HVAC ZONING AND DUCT PATHS
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GRAD CHARETTE_DSGN3100
sextoncottagecharette The sexton cottage is a brief two week charette exhibiting design conecpts of a small cottage to house the cemetery keeper in the Lafayette No. 1 Cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. The cottage is clad in a granite custom designed screen to showcase the textures and qualities of the surrounding tomb context.
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The study of the material detail of the surrounding tombs such as the masonry joints, the sexton cottage derived these qualities. The two large CMU walls house the single staircase which leads up to the conference room and office. The ground floor contains public restrooms, meeting space, and storage.
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VOLUME 1 & 3 INTERSECTION
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ELEVA VATION VA ATION
1/4” : 1’
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buildingartsinstitute The Building Arts Institute project was designed for a 36,000 square foot building exhibiting craft and education of the building arts including the study of materials ranging from brick, plaster, wood, stone, and metal work. The context of the site was situated next to Lafayette Cemetery No. 2 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The site maintains a visual connection to downtown New Orleans which allows for the students of the school to relate to the built environment from all scales.
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The site analysis led to the discovery of the cemetery scale, residential scale, and the downtown scale related to the urban fabric within immediate proximity of the project. The resulting grid system set up a means of order for the program and circulation layout of the institute.
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CEMETERY STUDY AXES
RESIDENTIAL STUDY AXES
DOWNTOWN STUDY AXES
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DOWNTOWN VIEW CONNECTION AXES
The three story design of the shop spaces, classrooms, auditorium, library, and cafe creates a destination through the double height corridors to the experience of the view of downtown cantilever over the site. The courtyard incorporates the potential for an artist’s residence to be utilized on the other end of the site.
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2ND FLOOR PLAN
1ST FLOOR + SITE PLAN
3RD FLOOR PLAN
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION
TRANSVERSE SECTION
ELEVATION
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Each floor maintains the important visual connection with the downtown landscape at the end of each corridor. The procession throught each space creates a unique experience of this connection. Finally upon reaching the third floor cafe and library, users are able to sit and enjoy the grand view of downtown New Orleans as well as the surrounding cemetery
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personalwork The following contains my own personal work, ranging from painting in oil, acrylic, and water color, including drawings in pencil, ink and pastels. Sketches with pen are also shown of various designs observed.
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OIL PASTEL, BLACK SCRATCH BOARD, ACRYLIC PAINT
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OIL PAINT
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ACRYLIC PAINTINGS
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