Architecture Portfolio Georgia Institute of Technology | M. Arch Selected Works 2012-2014
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Resume Rebecca Duncan
914 Collier Road NW, apt. 7116 Atlanta, GA 30318 (770) 900-9945 rdunca89@gatech.edu
Education Georgia Institute of Technology Master of Architecture, May 2015 Bachelor of Science in Architecture, May 2012 High Honor Graduate Minor: Architectural History University of West Georgia Honors College, August 2007-May 2009
Experience Student Librarian (January 2015 - present) Georgia Tech Architecture Library, Atlanta, GA Check in/out books and supplies for students and faculty Reshelve books and journals Assist students/faculty in finding needed resources Intern Architect (May 2011 - December 2014) The Johnson Studio, Atlanta, GA Worked on CADD documentation for different projects using MicroStation v8i Created 3-D models using Google Sketchup & MicroStation Reviewed shop drawings Picked up redlines Intern (Summer 2010) Coweta County Building Department, Newnan, GA Reviewed plans to see if they abided by the IRC 2006 Attended meetings between the Building Department, Planning Department, and the project architects Designed a single-story home, a detached garage, and a gazebo/ outdoor kitchen - all met requirements of the IRC 2006
Activities/Achievements
Tau Sigma Delta, Architecture & the Allied Arts Honor Society - member Women in Architecture - member Dean’s List - 2007-2012 Atlanta Habitat for Humanity - volunteer Alpha Delta Chi, A Christian Sorority - member, 2011-2012 Georgia Tech marching band - member, 2009
Skills Proficient in: MicroStation AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Google SketchUp VRay Microsoft Office Rhino Laser Cutting
Familiar with: Revit 3DSMax depthmapX Grasshopper ArcGIS Ecotect HTML/Java/Python/Jython
References
Brian Finkel | Principal @ The Johnson Studio brian@johnsonstudio.com | 404.525.5400 x115
David McLean | Former Co-worker @ The Johnson Studio david_mclean@gensler.com | 916.862.2805
Sonit Bafna | Thesis Advisor & Former Studio Professor sonit.bafna@coa.gatech.edu | 404.388.6978 3
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Table of Contents
Studio Projects
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1. Mission Zero Corridor
2. Atlanta School of Fine Arts
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3. Garnett Residential Development
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4. Little Saigon Community Center
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5. Oakland Cemetery Pavilion
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Art & Design
1. Spaceship Design
2. Spoon Art: Exploring Bottom-Up Design
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3. Representation in Watercolor
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Professional Work
1. Clear Creek Center Facade Design Concept
2. Residential & Outdoor Kitchen/Gazebo Design
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Misson Zero Corridor
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LaGrange, GA | Fall 2014 | Instructors: Perkins + Will Urban Designers
Team Members: Sarah Carroll, Melissa Tertichny, Lindsay Brown, Sarthak Dhingra, Sammy Shams, Cierra McClarry, Will Cioffi, Imeri Kelly
Studio Sponsors: The Ray C. Anderson Foundation Georgia Conservancy
Opportunities Habitat Restoration
Tram Trail 1M
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WEST POINT
KIA
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INTERFACE
DOWNTOWN
LAGRANGE
A stretch on I-85 from LaGrange to West Point was designated the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway. Ray C. Anderson was a man who changed the carpet industry by setting an example with his company - Interface Flooring - of sustainability that future manufacturing companies would be able to follow. His Mission Zero was proposed that would work to gradually reduce his company’s negative impact on the environment until the impact reached net zero. Their goal is to have zero negative impact on the environment by 2020, and they have already made signficant progress. In using this example, our studio set up a similar framework of goals in order to design what we thought a highway of the future may look like.
Stream Restoration
Parks
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What is a sustainable highway? The goal of this project was to answer just that and to set a precedent for highways of the future in order to eliminate the negative impact highways currently have on our communities.
POLLUTION REMEDIATION The highway of the future will not only reverse pollution, but will make the world a cleaner, more beautiful place.
LONG CANE CREEK
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY The highway of the future will not only save resources, but generate new resources.
Responsible Development
Modular Highway Haha/Berm Solar Ivy Algae System Bioswale Concrete Module Solar Roadway Panels
LAGRANGE
INTERFACE WEST POINT
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION The highway of the future will not only restore degraded ecosystems, but create new and improved habitats. LIFE SAFETY The highway of the future will not only reduce the number of fatalaties associated with them, but become the safest mode of tranpsportation. CULTURAL EXCHANGE The highway of the future will not only reconnect communities, it will become a new venue for social interaction.
KIA
Drainage Pipe Lines
Solar Ivy
Solar Roadway
Algae
CHANGING ATTITUDES The highway of the future will not only instill moral awareness, but empower people to be symbiotic with our environment.
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Developable Parcels
Wasted Space
Industrial Zones
Ecologically Sensitive Parcels
Sensitive Development
Pollution Remediation
Local Identity/Placemaking Conservation Forestry
Parks & Green Spaces Wildlife Crossings
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Wasted Space Tactics
PUBLIC LAND/EASEMENTS
PARCEL BASED
HIGHWAY CORRIDOR ADJACENT
INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR ADJACENT
UNDERUTILIZED DEVELOPED & UNDEVELOPED LAND
BUFFERS, MEDIAN, INTERCHANGE, EXITS
RAILROAD, POWERLINES
KIA, AIRPORT, QUARRY, LANDFILL, WALMART
ALGAE PHYTOREMEDIATION
BIOSWALES
RECYCLING CENTER
SOLAR PANELS
SOLAR ART
INCINERATION PLANT
SOLAR FLOWERS
AIR TRAM
SCULPTURE PARK
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
WAYFINDING
ECOLOGY CENTER
CEMETERY
TRAILS
RECREATION SPACE
1. POLLUTION REMEDIATION
2. RESOURCE GENERATION
3. IDENTITY/PLACEMAKING
4. EDUCATION/INFORMATION
5. SOCIAL INTERACTION
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Ray Gate
2000’
Kia Industrial Park
Water Discovery Park
LaGrange Industrial Development
LaGrange Community Garden
10,000’ 5000’
Sustainable Highway
Tram Trail HIGHWAY TRASH TRAP
PIE OELECTRIC ROAD SURFACE MODULES
OXYGEN OUT
ROAD SURFACE EXHAUST VACUUM SUCTION IN
ALGAE MIX OUT
LITTE RIN G
EXHAUST IN
T HERE IS NOT A GH RI RAY C ANDERSON MEMORIAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY
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EXHAUST SEQUESTRATION TOWER
ALGAE MIX IN
PHOTO BIO-REACTOR
HYPERBRANCHED AMINOSILICATE
ROAD SURFACE EXHAUST VACUUM EXHAUST IN
EXHAUST IN BIO-MASS
DRYCARBON SEQUESTRATION EXHAUST OUT
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EXHAUST OUT
Responsible Development
LaGrange Landfill Park
Unifying Space
Industrial
Industrial
Solar Panel Field
Residential
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Residential
Toilets
VISION
Conceptual
Vision: Wasted Space to Communal Place Recycling Center
Recycling Center
With Context
In utilizing the “wasted space” located near the entrance of the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway where the LaGrange Landfill is currently located, a community space can be created that not only provides a recreational space for the community, but also seeks to educate the people about waste management and more renewable forms of energy. Incineration Plant
Ecology Park Solar Panel Field
Playground Playing Fields
Air Tram Station
Toilets
Community Garden
Incineration Plant
Picnic Pavilions
Parking
Community Garden
Park over highway
Solar Panel Field
Parking
Solar Panel Field
STRATEGY
Toilets
Residential
Residential
Commercial
Commercial
Recycling Center
Unifying Space
Recycling Center
Residential
Unifying Space Unifying Space
Industrial
Ecology Park
Industrial
Residential Residential
500’ Conceptual
With Context
2000’ 1000’
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Atlanta School of Fine Arts
Atlanta, GA | Spring 2014
With the main focus of a High School for the Arts being on performance and displaying the students’ talents, this project seeks to relate the different programmatic elements to each other in a way that allows for students to experience these displays throughout the day at different points in the building. Performance and display spaces (“stages”) are dispersed throughout the building as part of the circulation and even as part of other certain program elements that may not typically contain such spaces. People both within the school and passing by can experience the ongoing “performances” taking place within the school throughout the day.
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Section (looking east)
Section (looking north)
5’
20’ 10’
40’
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First Floor 10’
1046
40’
20’
Top Floor
1046
20’
1044
80’
80’
40’
1044
160’
1046
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1046
1050 +1054 1052
1044
+1052
1054
+1042
1056 Admin. +1042
+1058
Teacher’s Lounge
Entrance Lobby
1044
Second Floor
+1062
Lockers +1042
1058
1060
Courtyard/ Amphitheatre
+1046
+1042 Restrooms
Gallery
+1052 +1052
1046 +1046
Mech.
1062
+1050
+1050
1046
1060 1058
Back Entrance 1048
1056
Loading Kitchen Cafeteria
1050
1062
1054 1052
+1052 Stage
1052 1052
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Garnett Residential Development
Atlanta, GA | Fall 2013
Downtown Atlanta, particularly near the Garnett MARTA station, has become almost desolate in the past years, with nothing but a few run-down buildings and surface parking lots occupying the area. The challenge in this project was to take this site and transform it into a residential community that also provided retail and other amenities to attract more people to that area. What was once a mainly industrial area can then be transformed into a bustling residential community for the young and old. Several towers are being proposed for the elderly, while townhomes are proposed for young couples with children. Each unit has either an enclosed yard or balcony that provides the occupants with their own secure outdoor space.
Program
Street Type Classification Mainly Vehicular
Vehicular & Pedestrian
Mainly Pedestrian
Retail
Public vs. Private Outdoor Space Live/ Work
Residential
Most Private
Fairly Private w/ Public Access
Density Pedestrian Circulation Through Site
20’ 40’
Main Access Points
80’ 160’ Summer Solstice (Morning & Afternoon)
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High
Medium
Low
Most Public
Circulation Vertical
Program
Frontyard vs. Backyard
Townhouses
Frontyard
Live/Work
Backyard
Access Points
Retail
Circulation Vertical
Program
Public vs. Private Outdoor Space
Communal Space
Private
Apartments Communal Amenities
Public (to all residents)
Circulation (per floor)
Access Points
Public vs. Private (per floor) Public Private
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The tower units provide the elderly with a manageable amount of space, while providing them with their own outdoor space and views of Atlanta to enjoy in their leisure. The townhome units (right page) are better suited for couples with young children that need a secure yard to run around and play in. Typical Floor Plan
Exterior Space
5’
20’ 10’
40’
5’
20’ 10’
40’
Upper Unit
5’
20’ 10’
40’
Lower Unit
Exterior Space
5’
20’ 10’
40’
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Little Saigon Community Center
Chicago, IL | Spring 2013
Little Saigon is a fairly large Vietnamese community located outside of downtown Chicago. The community seems to be somewhat disconnected from the rest of the Chicago community, however, and the people within the community do not have many communal spaces in which to gather and celebrate their culture. This project seeks to unify the unique people of the community within Little Saigon in order to create a stronger presence within the larger Chicago community. The community center provides spaces for education, social gatherings, child care, recreation, a youth center, cafe, and a small Vietnamese grocery store.
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South Elevation
Section (looking east)
5’
Section (looking south)
20’ 10’
40’
SECTIONS
Scale: 1/8” = 1’ - 0”
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Volumetric Relationships (in plan)
Volumetric Relationships (in section)
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Ground Level
Lower Level
5’
Fourth
Seventh
Third
Sixth
Second
Fifth
20’ 10’
40’
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Oakland Cemetery Pavilion
Atlanta, GA| Fall 2012
Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta often hosts different events and yet has no designated event space within the park. This project proposes a new pavilion/outdoor gathering space to be located right outside of the cemetery in which such events can take place. The site is divided by the existing paths of movement through the site, with the two differing sides echoing the union between the manmade and the natural seen within the cemetery.
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5’
Section A
20’ 10’
40’
Section B Section A Section B
Section C Section C
5’ 10’
Grid
20’ 40’
Regulating Lines
Circulation
Structure
Program
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Spaceship Design
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Spring 2013
Taxonomy of Parts
Conversion to 3-D
Design
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Spoon Art: Exploring Bottom-Up Design
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Fall 2012
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Representation in Watercolor
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Atlanta, GA | Fall 2010
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Clear Creek Center Faรงade Concept
Atlanta, GA | The Johnson Studio | Fall 2014
This project was to be located at Clear Creek Center near Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The bottom floor was to be retail while the top floors was to be office space. The facade design shown here was the one chosen by the client from all of the concept sketches (on opposite page).
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Residential & Outdoor Kitchen/Gazebo Design
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1’ 4’
4’
2’
12’
1’ 4’
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2’
Coweta County Building Department | Summer 2010
2’
12’
1’ 4’ 12’
2’
12’
1’
1’
4’ 2’
12’
4’ 2’
12’
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rdunca89@gatech.edu 770.900.9945 914 Collier Road NW, apt. 7116 Atlanta, GA 30318