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M.Arch _ University of Tennessee 2012 B.S. of Arch. _ University of Maryland 2010 C e l l # _ 8 6 5 . 2 5 6 . 3 2 9 9 r c a l v i n 1 @ u t k . e d u rodneywcalvin@gmail.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS RESUME URBAN TEST FARM _ KNOXVILLE, TN University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN _ Diploma Research Studio _ Spring 2012 _ Critic: Jennifer Akerman 2012 Robert B. Church III Memorial Design Award
KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART _ KNOXVILLE, TN University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN _ Fall 2011_Critic: Greg Spaw
ZEN DISCOVERY AND RESTORATION CENTER _ ABRAMS CREEK CAMPGROUND, TOWNSEND, TN University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN _ Spring 2011 _ Critic: Scott Kinzy
INTERSTITIAL ISLAND MUSEUM_ MASTER PLAN + INTERVENTION _ KNOXVILLE, TN University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN _ Fall 2010 _ Critic: Hansjoerg Goeritz
PAVILION ON THE POTOMAC _ WASHINGTON, DC University of Maryland, College Park, MD _ Fall 2009 _ Critic: Mark Ramirez ARTWORK _ GRAPHITE _ CHARCOAL _ WATERCOLOR
RODNEY W. CALVIN
865.256.3299 _ rcalvin1@utk.edu _ rodneywcalvin@gmail.com
Education: University of Tennessee _ M.Arch _ Anticipated Graduation May 2012 _ 3.92 GPA _ Attended 2010-2012 UTK Living Light House Project _ Solar Decathlon Team Member _ 2011 Graduate Assistant for Dr. George Dodds _ ARCH213 Modern Arch: Histories and Theories University of Maryland, College Park _ B.S. of Architecture _ 3.6 GPA _ Attended 2006-2010 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University _ Attended 2005-2006 Related Course Work: Architecture Studio _ Architecture Technology and Structures _ Computer Applications in Architecture _ Landscape Architecture Studio I _ Construction Methods and Materials _ Urban Development and Urban Design Seminar _ History of World Architecture _ History and Theory of Modern Architecture _ Graphic Fundamental Studio _ Geometry and Mathematics of Design _ Architectural Drawing _ Auto CAD Computer Skills:
Proficient in: Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign) _ Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel) _ Final Cut Express
3D and CAD Software: Revit _ Rhino and Grasshopper _ Form Z _ Google Sketchup _ Auto CAD
Honors and Awards: 2012 Robert B. Church III Memorial Design Award for Best Graduate Thesis Project
2012 AIA Henry Adams Certificate of Merit for Graduating at the Top of My Class
Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society (initiated 2011)
National Deans List: Spring 2012 (4.0 GPA) _ Spring 2011 and Fall 2011 (4.0 GPA) _ Spring 2010 (4.0 GPA) Fall and Spring 2009 (4.0 GPA) _ Spring 2008_2006-2007
Employment:
AIAS Member UMD Chapter 6/2004 – 8/2009 (Summers and Winters 20 hrs./week) Dietary Technician in Dietetic Services _ Western Maryland Health System, Cumberland, MD 21502 _ Utilized interpersonal skills to insure patient and customer satisfaction _ Assisted customers in a polite and professional manner _ Worked well with other employees to get the jobs completed in a timely fashion.
Architecture Related Travel Interests: Rome, Italy _ Japan _ China _ Paris, France _ Ronchamp, France _ Berlin, Germany _ Dubai, United Arab Emirates _ Dublin, Ireland
Artwork
Pavilion on the Potomac
Interstitial Gallery and Museum
Zen Discovery and Restoration Center
Knoxville Museum of Art
Urban Test Farm
URBAN TEST FARM _ Knoxville, TN _ West Jackson Ave. Rodney Calvin | University of Tennessee COAD | AKERMAN STUDIO
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This project investigates the design of an urban farm within the urban context of downtown Knoxville, TN. The major process for the project consisted of research, program analysis, precedent study, drawing, and model building. My research led me to attempt to introduce hydroponic systems within the architecture with the objective of utilizing the advantages and mitigating the disadvantages of the system. This project examines the effects of the integration of hydroponic systems on the architecture and it’s surrounding environment through an Urban Test Farm facility. The design focuses on the aspect of water conservation and site remediation through the integration of the growing system. The building is meant to serve as an information hub to assist people interested in food production. The transparency of the greenhouses allows people to see the plants growing on the inside and the community center raises awareness about alternative growing methods. The landscape helps connect people to the building and serves as a great gathering / recreation space for the residents and surrounding community. Although the research facility is only open to employees, the landscape encourages people to explore the building from the exterior through the glazing and park-like setting.
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PRELIMINARY RESEARCH Many of the problems facing agriculture today are connected through the use of water. Water is needed for plant growth, but because of many poor practices in traditional agriculture becomes the enemy of the land and its inhabitants. About 70% of all freshwater available on Earth is used in irrigation practices, which then results in runoff entering our water sources. This problem led me to explore the comparison between soil and soilless growing techniques with emphasis on water conservation. Specifically I chose to examine hydroponic systems in greater detail. Based on my research I discovered that hydroponics use between 70 and 95% less water than soil-based growing methods. Water conservation within these growing methods is made possible through the use of loop systems that allow water and nutrients to be continuously reused.
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The main program consists of an Urban Test Farm, a community center with graduate student housing above, and a long circulation spine connecting all major programmatic elements across the site. The landscape within the block also consists of a park-like setting along with wetland systems that are used by site and building. The Urban Test Farm functions as a research facility that tests and experiments with many different methods of growing fruits and vegetables. The research facility is a University of Tennessee affiliate and would contribute surplus produce to the surrounding community through sale and donation, while also donating a portion to the Universities dining halls.
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SECTION B - CUTTING THROUGH MAIN CIRCULATION SPINE THAT CONNECT ALL PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENTS
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DETAIL SECTION OF VERTICAL GREENHOUSE AND PROJECT DIAGRAMS The plants are grown in PVC trenches on a vertical conveyor system, which utilizes the NFT (nutrient film technique) in hydroponics. Each level of the conveyor is dedicated to a specific stage in the life-cycle of a plant (germination, vegetation, and harvest). Each trench is a module that can be Steel Grate removed for singular research or placed into a transportable research unit, which can be shared with other research facilities. The building utilizes natural light while still being in a controlled environment.
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IMPORTANT SITE WATER CYCLES A wetland system filters the discarded wastewater, to be recollected and reintroduced into the hydroponic water loop again. The wetland system remediates a site that was once a polluted parking lot. Other water loops include the collection of water from the roofs for greywater, collection of water on site for greywater, and the natural water cycle in the wetlands solely for site remediation.
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Storm water collected by gutter on Vertical Greenhouse and community center
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Shade cloth helps block sun during the summer
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Water is recollected in cisterns in the Urban Test Farm Ventilation through operable windows and blocking solar gain with use of motorized shade cloth
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DIAGRAMS OF PROJECT WATER LOOPS AND VENTILATION The greenhouses are fifteen feet wide and made of transparent glass allowing sun to reach the plants growing on the interior. Operable windows are available on every level, drawing in cool air and forcing out hot air through vents on the top level. Also the use of motorized shade clothes help to block the sun when temperatures are detrimental to the plants health on the inside. RESEARCH UNIT PROCESS
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Artwork
Pavilion on the Potomac
Interstitial Gallery and Museum
Zen Discovery and Restoration Center
Knoxville Museum of Art
Urban Test Farm
KNOXVILLE MUSEUM OF ART _ Knoxville, TN _ West Jackson Ave. The West Jackson Corridor in Knoxville, TN is currently under utilized and has a number of vacant lots due to fire damage and parking surfaces. This project investigated the design of a mixed-use building with a museum component serving as the major programmatic space. The goals of the project were to connect to West Jackson, address the already existing parking lot to the northeast, create a community oriented design, and create very adaptable spaces for the building users. The program consisted of a min. 10000sf retail, 10000sf administration, 10000sf assembly, and 30000sf museum. The program revolves around an exterior courtyard, which allows for the planned green way along Jackson to flow into the building. The spaces around the courtyard open up to create various collector spaces. Also the use of a roof gardens allow for great gathering spaces. The exterior of the building is clad with a perforated copper paneling system that moves and bends to become wall, seat, and walking surfaces around the building and would be allowed to age over time.
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View from W. Jackson Ave.
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Interstitial Gallery and Museum
Zen Discovery and Restoration Center
Knoxville Museum of Art
Urban Test Farm
ZEN DISCOVERY AND RESTORATION CENTER _ Townsend, TN _ Abrams Creek Campground In Zen one must except the inevitable and let things continue as in nature. The building will become a place where nature grows on it and around it. and will allow life to continue long after the utility expires. Collaborating with nature is of great importance. The Zen Discovery and Restoration Center is meant to be a retreat from the reality of the materialistic and fast paced world. The site conditions, within the dense forest along rustling water, and the program allows for inward focus, meditation and a thought provoking experience. The 8000sf program is comprised of a dinning hall with adjacent kitchen, lobby space, zen gardens, meditation hall, tea house, bath houses with showers and hot tubs, outdoor covered seating, 10 rooms (that all have a balcony and view of main garden space), and an owners residence. The journey through the building, moving from indoor spaces to exterior garden spaces and back to indoor spaces, allows for more time dedicated to inward thought and reflection. The building steps along the hillside to be one with the site and crosses over a small ravine.
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site Analysis Abrams Creek, Townsend, TN Zen Discovery and Restoration Center
R_Calvin
R_Calvin
site Analysis Abrams Creek, Townsend, TN
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ration Center SECTION THROUGH LOBBY AND EXTERIOR ROCK GARDEN LOOKING WEST
Zen Discovery and Restoration Center
R_Calvin
LOW NOISE LEVEL
HIGH NOISE LEVEL
Forest
Abrams Creek
Rock Garden
Meditation Hall
Lobby Space
SECTION THROUGH LOBBY AND EXTERIOR ROCK GARDEN LOOKING EAST
Retreat Rooms
ZEN DISCOVERY AND RESTORATION CENTER | University of Tennessee College of Art and Design _ Spring 2011 | Critic: Scott Kinzy
Dining Hall
SECTION THROUGH LOBBY, BATH HOUSE, AND ROOMS
Lobby Space
Retreat Rooms
Bath House
ZEN DISCOVERY AND RESTORATION CENTER | University of Tennessee College of Art and Design _ Spring 2011 | Critic: Scott Kinzy
Owners Residence
SOUTH ELEVATION
Dining Hall
Lobby Space
Meditation Hall
Tea House
Bath House
Exterior Garden
Retreat Rooms
Exterior Garden
Retreat Rooms
ZEN DISCOVERY AND RESTORATION CENTER | University of Tennessee College of Art and Design _ Spring 2011 | Critic: Scott Kinzy
PHYSICAL MODEL
Artwork
Pavilion on the Potomac
Interstitial Gallery and Museum
Zen Discovery and Restoration Center
Knoxville Museum of Art
Urban Test Farm
INTERSTITIAL ISLAND _ MASTERPLAN AND INTERVENTION _ Knoxville, TN _ Blackstock Road The problem of open, under utilized spaces left over from post industrialization is felt all over the world, and Knoxville, TN is no exception. This project explores ways to reuse and re-mediate these wastelands in order to sponsor community use and help the growth of the city of Knoxville. The site is a large swath of parking surfaces that falls within the once prominent industrial area of Knoxville, which is beneath the weaving, spaghetti-like interstate system of I-40. The master planning phase consisted of over 1million sf of program: national transit center (for railroad), a penitentiary, museum, a beer garden, residential towers, green space, and a farmers market / agriculture building. This phase was a group project in which our goals were to connect our site with the various green spaces around Knoxville and to create better transit routes to connect to Knoxville. We designed a green layer that would be raised in some areas to fulfill our programmatic need for exterior green space as well as allow for other program beneath. For my own intervention I designed a museum that was both an art gallery and a native American history museum. The shape of the building was determined by the interstate roads above and the way the master plan phase was executed.
INTERSTITIAL ISLAND | MASTER PLAN | University of Tennessee College of Art and Design _ Fall 2010 | Critic: Hansjoerg Goeritz
CONCEPT PERSPECTIVE LOOKING TOWARD THE SITE
City Scale Plan
neighborhood plan 150’
Proposed Light Rail Connections
0’
1950’
0’
468’
ARCH571_University of Tennessee_Knoxville_COA+D
Future Greenway Extension + Development
City Scale Conceptual Development ARCH571_University of Tennessee_Knoxville_COA+D
Future Greenway Extension + Development
TRANSVERSE SITE SECTION Master planning group _ Rodney Calvin _Eric Bennett _ William Sealock
Scale: 1” = 72’-0”
252’
108’
Scale: 1” = 72’-0”
Neighborhood Scale Conceptual Development
Proposed Future Development
Section A-A
site plan 36’
1050’
450’
Scale: 1” = 300’-0”
Proposed Greenway Connections
W_Sealock + R_Calvin + E_Bennett
W_Sealock + R_Calvin + E_Bennett
Site Scale Conceptual Development ARCH571_University of Tennessee_Knoxville_COA+D
Future Greenway Extension + Development
W_Sealock + R_Calvin + E_Bennett
View from Western Ave.
INTERSTITIAL ISLAND | University of Tennessee College of Art and Design _ Fall 2010 | Critic: Hansjoerg Goeritz
RAISED PLATFORM CONNECTING ALL BUILDINGS ON SITE
Commercial COMMERCIAL
GREEN VEGETATIVE LAYER
Transit Hub TRANSIT HUB Cultural CULTURAL SPACE Space Residential RESIDENTIAL Detention DETENTION CENTER Center
NTRC
NTRC
ORIGINAL SITE GRADE WITH OUTDOOR ASSEMBLY
Offices TRANSIT+Transit OFFICES + Observation Deck OBSERVATION DECK
BELOW GRADE PARKING
View entering Knoxville
View from creek walk in World’s Fair Park
AXON + PERSPECTIVE Future Greenway Extension + Development
Master planning group _ Rodney Calvin _Eric Bennett _ William Sealock
Exploded Axonometric Diagram ARCH571_University of Tennessee_Knoxville_COA+D
W_Sealock + R_Calvin + E_Bennett
PHYSICAL MODEL Master planning group _ Rodney Calvin _Eric Bennett _ William Sealock
INTERSTITIAL ISLAND MUSEUMS | University of Tennessee College of Art and Design _ Fall 2010 | Critic: Hansjoerg Goeritz
PERSPECTIVES
Lobby w/ Main Entrance Ramping Gallery
Open Exhibition Space
Exterior Sculpture Space
A
B
INTERSTITIAL ISLAND MUSEUMS The art gallery is designed as cubic volumes, serving as large gallery space for sculptures, within a large atrium space with galleries moving around it. The galleries around the atrium ramp down from top to bottom, which is the way one would progress through the building. The exterior envelope is a heavy stone material with punched openings and the interior envelope of the atrium is a light and more transparent screen, which allows for more ambient light to enter galleries from interior.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
INTERSTITIAL ISLAND MUSEUMS| University of Tennessee College of Art and Design _ Fall 2010 | Critic: Hansjoerg Goeritz
Green Space Atrium Space Vertical Circulation Gallery / Museum Hypostyle Hall / Local Gallery
DIAGRAMS
SECTION THROUGH ART GALLERY
Section B
INTERSTITIAL ISLAND MUSEUMS| University of Tennessee College of Art and Design _ Fall 2010 | Critic: Hansjoerg Goeritz
LONGITUDINAL SECTION THROUGH ART GALLERY AND HISTORY MUSEUM
INTERSTITIAL ISLAND MUSEUMS | University of Tennessee College of Art and Design _ Fall 2010 | Critic: Hansjoerg Goeritz
View of local gallery in hypostyle hall
View of gallery from raised platform
PERSPECTIVES
View of gallery atrium
PHYSICAL SECTIONAL MODEL
Artwork
Pavilion on the Potomac
Interstitial Gallery and Museum
Zen Discovery and Restoration Center
Knoxville Museum of Art
Urban Test Farm
PAVILION ON THE POTOMAC _ National Mall, Washington, DC _ Watergate Steps The objective of this project was to design a pavilion on the Potomac River behind the Lincoln Memorial. The new pavilion would be used as a preferred concert venue of the National Symphony Orchestra. The requirements for the project were as follows: design a long span structure, study the tectonics of building the structure, program (determined by the student). I wanted to design a pavilion that could be used for many different uses, concerts, speeches and festivals. I also wanted to create a nice entrance plaza for the pavilion, which would be a nice place for the people of D.C. as well as tourists to spend time when there is no event going on. The physical modeling process was rather important for this specific project in order to get a feel for the forces acting on the pavilion. The conceptual idea for the design came from thinking about waves and oscillation. Since the structure was located on the river I found that a tensile, light feeling structure was most appropriate. I chose to create a nice entrance plaza for people to sit and spend time along the river. The design of the plaza mimics the curves of the pavilion structure. In the center of the plaza is a reflecting pool that has a channel of water that cascades down the stairs into a pool in front of the stage, which then breaks into two channels leading to the Potomac.
PAVILION ON THE POTOMAC | University of Maryland, College Park _ Fall 2009 | Critic: Mark Ramirez
PHYSICAL MODEL
SITE EXTENTS
National Mall Plan
PAVILION ON THE POTOMAC | University of Maryland, College Park _ Fall 2009 | Critic: Mark Ramirez
Section “A”
SITE PLAN AND SITE SECTION
“A”
Membrane Plate Detail
Connection Detail (Turnbuckle + Welded Steel Connector + Footing)
End Mast Detail
PERSPECTIVES AND CONNECTION DETAILS
Artwork
Pavilion on the Potomac
Interstitial Gallery and Museum
Zen Discovery and Restoration Center
Knoxville Museum of Art
Urban Test Farm
Open Hands Freehand _ Graphite
ARTWORK Art and drawing have been particularly important to me throughout my entire life. Drawing was how I expressed myself throughout my academic career. It helped me become a more well-rounded individual. I have always enjoyed sketching and using different media to represent my ideas and experiences, which have been very valuable to me in my academic career. Painting, collage, drawing (with charcoal or graphite) and etching have all contributed to my growth as a creative individual and designer. Art was the main contributing factor in my decision to attend architecture school.
FREEHAND ARTWORK
Allegany County Courthouse, Cumberland, MD Freehand _ Graphite
Ionic Column Capital Freehand _ Graphite
One-point Perspective Freehand _ Charcoal
Winter Landscapes Water Color _ Approx. 9” x 6”
R O D N E Y
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C A LV I N
M.Arch _ University of Tennessee 2012 B.S. of Arch. _ University of Maryland 2010 C e l l # _ 8 6 5 . 2 5 6 . 3 2 9 9 r c a l v i n 1 @ u t k . e d u rodneywcalvin@gmail.com
Special Thanks to: My family for their love and support My colleagues for their insightful critiques The architecture faculty at the University of Maryland and the University of Tennessee for always challenging me to push myself