Clerestory
Sara E. Cheikelard
Clerestory -n.- from clere “clear,” in a sense “light, lighted,” and story
The following projects embrace the lightness and delicacy that architecture can take on so that the structure does not overpower what’s around it. It can even tell its story, as well as the the story of its surroundings.
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Spring 2009
Anderson Outreach, Anderson, SC
Spring 2010
Sonic Bridge, Genova, Italy
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Hydro-Purification, Asheville, NC
Fall 2009
Field Sketches
Fall 2009
Digital Manufacturing
Gradient,
Retro-Fiber, Digital Manufacturing Fall 2009
Clemson Landing,
Greenville, SC Fall 2010
Clemson, SC Fall 2009
A Gateway for Greenville,
A Social Intersection,
Clemson, South Carolina Spring 2011
floorplan designed for Habitat for Humanity
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Sonic Bridge
Revitalizing downtown Genova while respecting its rich culture and medieval and historical contexts
Spring 2010 Location: Piazza Campetto, Genova, Italy Program: Mixed use commercial and residential Considerations: Context, Revitalization, Sunlight, Sound, Communication & Connection Team: Sara Cheikelard, Evan Leinbach, Jeffrey Pauling Professors: Bernhard Sill, Allessandro Rocca, Luca Rocco 004
Structure
Site Plan
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Piazzett
Piazza Campetto
Beams
Floor Plates
Glazing
Program Skin
To use sound to connect Piazza Campetto with Piazzetta Tavarone while the side streets and apartments remain sonically isolated. 005
The perforated metal skin unifies and blends together the public and private spaces while controling privacy and light penetration. The missing panels in the skin act as apartment windows and are derived from a musical score.
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Ground Floor, Music Bar
First Floor, Clerestory level and residents’ lobby
Second through Sixth floors, Apartments 008
The skin glows from the interior at night, reflecting the light out, the reverse of its daytime function.
View from Piazza Campetto, showing the context reflected by the heavy walls
Interior of the Music bar from the stage, looking back towards Piazzetta Tavarone
View from Piazzetta Tavarone, looking through the stage to Piazza Campetto
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Residents’ rooftop terrace accessed by elevator and central courtyard stairway
The windows occur more frequently as you move down the building because more light is needed due to the narrow streets.
The skin wraps the private areas of the building, including the apartments, residents’ entrance, elevator, and lobby.
Clerestory level for light, ventilation, and buffering the sound
Rustic walls reflect context and provide exterior sound barrier and interior acoustics
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Section model showing the structure of the floors and central stainway
The section perspective cuts through the grand stairway and central courtyard typical of historic Genova. The clerestory and “floating� lobby are also shown.
Massing section showing the building in the context on both sides of the piazzas
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Gradient Creating a three-dimensional diffusion of light
Fall 2009, Digital Manufacturing Location: Clemson, South Carolina Program: Lighting Device Considerations: Light Diffusion Professor: Doug Hecker 012
Precedents of Bending light occurring at Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Digital model of the overall shape derived from the canyons, designed to hold a standard light bulb fitting
The model was created using a modeling program and a 3-D printer. The formwork created was solid so the layers of cornstarch and glue would create a structural object. This project tested the properties of light through a 3-D object and through space. The limits of 3-D printing were also tested, pushing for the thinnest members possible.
Light This 3D structure is designed to split the light into different striations at varying intensities, much like natural rock formations. The bending faces change in thickness and have a gradient of lines that become closer together as they move away from the light source, creating an interesting gradient of light. 013
Pause: A Social Intersection Clemson’s bicycle network that reaches out into the community
Fall 2009 Location: College Avenue, Clemson, South Carolina Program: Bicycle Share central hub Considerations: Context, Community outreach, Sustainability, Accessibility Professor: Doug Hecker 014
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The Bicycle System The Clemson bicycle station serves as the central hub to a community-wide bicycle system. Auxilliary hubs are located at popular areas surrounding Clemson University, including apartments complexes, surrounding cities, and on-campus locations, such as the centrally located library.
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The basic geometry was created by vectors from the surrounding buildings and the ideal pathways through the site.
Materiality The walls are made of channel glass with steel beams running through them for support. The translucent quality of the glass allows you to see movement on the interior of the building. You can see bicycles moving from the ground level to the raised street behind on the vector path. This translucency draws people to the building, as it is only partially visible from the main street. The interaction of the interior and exterior happenings of the building creates a unique experience for the users of the space.
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Bicycle Traffic The bike path that runs through the site is suspended on steel cables, so that the moving traffic of the bikes through the building does not interfere with the other functions occurring on the ground floor.
View showing the transparancy of the wall
The vectors cut into the site to create outdoor seating areas, the apartments, and a bike path that passes through the site making the raised street behind the building accessible.
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The light roof structure is the basic plan of the vectors spanning the site’s entire footprint, thereby unifying the site.
Apartment Levels
Ground Floor
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Bicycle Ramp Details
Bicycle entrance from College Avenue
Under the bicycle ramp at its highest point
Exterior/Interior view from Sloan Street
View from Clemson Avenue
Bicycle entrance from Clemson Avenue
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Anderson Outreach A train station that connects the old and the new
Spring 2009 Location: Anderson, South Carolina Program: Multi-use train station Considerations: Context, Community outreach, Circulation, History, Natural Light Professor: David Lee 022
Location The site for this project is in the historic district of downtown Anderson, South Carolina. The circulation of the area greatly influenced the design of the bulding, not only as a transitional area but also as an important city marker for Anderson.
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The elevator is inside on the street level, opens to the exterior as it travels to the upper and lower levels, and is always covered due to the cantilevers.
Upper Level, private offices, conference room, and cafe
Street Level, ticket offices, restrooms, balcony access
Lower Level, train platform, waiting area, news stand 024
Materiality Due to the unique geographical placement of the site and the location of the surrounding buildings, shadow studies determined the materiality of the three-level station to optimize light intensities throughout the building. The perforated metal wall on the west side blocks the intensity of the setting sun. A picture window is located on the east side and funtions as an overlook to historic Main Street.
Perforated metal swatch
The balconies are located at street level, but overlook the train tracks 24’ below
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The cross section shows the vertical distribution of spaces.
The upper floor has the lowest ceiling, creating a more intimate environment away from the trains.
At street level, the double height creates the grand entrance typical to train stations.
The platform is the tallest and most open area due to the 24’ drop from the strreet to accommodate the trains.
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The perforated metal is oriented to the west in order to block out some of the direct harshness of the setting sun, while still letting in natural light.
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RetroFiber Re-purposing fiberglass into window systems
Fall 2009, Digital Manufacturing Location: Clemson, South Carolina Program: Window System Considerations: Context, Materiality, Connection, Sustainability Team: Sara Cheikelard, Daniel Hutcherson Jason Tenenbaum Professor: Doug Hecker 028
Build Process
Materiality The project’s focus is to explore the limits of fiberglass, testing its transparency, durability, and thickness. Working with the company Fiber-Tech, techniques were discovered to use fiberglass in new ways, such as in a window system.
Fiberglass, raw material
Make a template
UV Print or spray paint
Let the coloring dry
Create and prepare a mold
Apply the resin and catalyst
Study model of the overlapping effects of layering on transparancy Dry for 24 hours 029
Translucency Once the material properties were explored, they were applied to a new window system that supported “life vessels� for water, animals, and plants. The surface becomes interactive from the inside of the building out. By applying only 2 layers of low density fiberglass with clear resin, the structure is sturdy and remains translucent. This favors a window system because light penetrates, but privacy is preserved.
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Hydro-Purification Revitilizing the River-Arts district and purifying the French Broad river
Fall 2009 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Program: Mixed-use residential and Community Center Considerations: Context, Community outreach, Circulation, Water Purification, Flood plane Team: Sara Cheikelard, Kyle Goebel, Logan Harrell, Jason Tenenbaum Professor: Doug Hecker 032
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Recycle the Site This 13- acre site along the French Broad River is a Brownfield site due to the pollution of the river that connects North Carolina and Tennessee. The main focus for the project is to clean up the river by reducing the runoff from this site. By altering the topography and adding a water-filtering canopy across most of the site, 300,000 gallons of water can be filtered per year. 033
Canopy The canopy is transparent and lets enough light through to support small vegetation. Holes are cut in the canopy for larget trees to stretch through. The light aluminum structure supports the weight of the water pushing down. The canopy is shaped so that the water runs to the funnels using gravity and so it doesn’t pool on top.
The figure ground drawing shows the future expansion that the project can take on, further cleaning up the river.
The canopy actively harvests and funnels rainwater for use in the canals and residences
Single-use residential units and dual-use with artists’ studios follow the pattern of the canals
Public greenspaces encourage engagement with the river and showcase water filtration systems, while private greenspaces allow the residents to interact with each other
A system of canals filters the surface water as it runs to the river
Vehicular circulation is around the edges, only entering for direct access to residences
The topography has been altered to encourage surface water to flow to the river
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Site Plan
Mixed-Use housing
Residential Housing
Public Plaza and market
Canals
Greenway
Water Feature
Stage Balconies
Deltas
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Roadway
Riverwalk
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First floor and private gardens
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Housing The housing units are 2-4 stories, each with a rooftop terrace and ground floor garden. About 1000 people can be housed on site. Being located in a major flood plane, the housing is elevated 10’ and allows resident parking underneath.
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Filtration System The funnels that collect the rainwater from the canopy filter it as it travels down through layers of permeable filtration membranes. The cleaned water flows into the channels and eventually back into the river. Water features and small fountains occur where the funnels meet the canals to celebrate the water. 037
A Gateway for Greenville Changing the skyline and creating a connection
Fall 2010 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Program: Mixed-use residential, hotel, retail Considerations: Context, Natural Light, Circulation, Skyline, Reedy River Professor: Yuji Kishimoto 038
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Respecting Greenville This site is located at one of the main entrances to Greenville, next to the Bi-Lo Center that holds concerts and large events. A parking garage is located adjacent to the site, providing public parking and access to the site over the road. This site is also the highest point in Greenville, providing spectacular views to the Blue Ridge Mountains, downtown Greenville, the Reedy River, and Falls Park. 039
Views diagram
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Hotel
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Sun-path diagram
Residential and Retail
Site Plan
The fluid nature of the site is inspired by the motion of water through the site. The water’s motion carves out a pedestrian corridor between the buildings, influencing the placement of the apartment buildings and hotels, pathways and bridges, and greenspaces.
Typical floor plans for the residential buildings and the hotels. There are over 300 hotel rooms and 230 apartments on site.
Structure The typical floor plans for the apartment and hotel levels use the elevator shafts, stairwells, and columns as the main supports. Residential units feature 1-3 bedrooms, den, and kitchen and dining areas. Both the hotel and apartment buildings have underground parking.
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Plan detail showing the bridge across North Church Street, connecting to downtown
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Plan detail showing the bridge connection to the parking garage, providing parking for the public greenspaces
Plan detail showing the water sculpture at the entrance to the site and the beginning of the fluid pathway
Massing section showing the changes to Greenville’s skyline
The View Downtown The two residential buildings located on the east side are the main focal points as you enter Greenville through Highway 385. These buildings are notched out in order to move the eye through the site and into downtown. Open floor plans are located on these levels that feature the carved out portion, being enclosed in glass only on three sides. The space overlooks the main passageway through site, exhibiting the fluid pathway.
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Ground floor plans showing lobby and pools in the residential buildings and the hotels’ lobbies and cafes.
Site Pathway Details
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Model Details
Dual Topography The section perspective shows the dual topography of the site. The translucent first layer of topography separates the retail floor from the main functions of the buildings, while the existing topography separates the underground parking. Both have separators where they meet the building for light penetration.
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Clemson Landing
A multi-use community and social center on Lake Hartwell
Lake Hartwell
Spring 2011
Location: Clemson, South Carolina Program: Mixed use commercial and residential Considerations: Context, Lake front, Views, Elevation Changes Professor: Robert Bruhns 046
A Unique Site This site is located on Highway 123 in Clemson on Lake Hartwell, with a 22 foot change in elevation leading down to the water. The views to the lake play an important role in determining the geometries present on site. The central courtyard area is divided into smaller piazzas at varying elevations, creating small and large gathering areas. The main path through the courtyard leads you to an amphitheater with the stage floating over the water.
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The Water’s Edge In order to make the water’s edge more accessible, the amphitheater is excavated into the site, with the stage overhanging the water, using the lake as a backdrop to performances. The dock extends from out from the covered seating area and has twelve boat slips, making the retail areas accessible by water. The hexagonal restaurant provides 180 degree views of the lake with unobstructed floor to ceiling windows and a small patio.
Longitudinal Section showing Changes in Elevation 684’
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West Elevation, view from Lake Hartwell
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These details show the structure of the hexagonal restaurant that overlooks the lake. The central cupola forms the tension ring that supports the pitch of the roof while letting light into the interior.
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The apartments are raised up one level to allow for retail on the ground level. The retail blocks alternate with the structural columns that support the entire building. The hallways are broken up into lengths of three and four apartments by breezeways that allow for circulation and common spaces. The western-most parts of the roofs are accessible as they overlook Lake Hartwell. The lake views are further celebrated by the asymmetrical balconies which ensure good views for each apartment.
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1 Story House Rendering
2 Story House Rendering
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County Internship 058
Conditioned Area: 1131.8 s.f.
Shelves HWH
Closet
Bathroom 1
Bedroom 2
Egress Bathroom 2
Egress
Bedroom 1
Air Handler
Closet
Dryer Washer
18” Draw 24” Dish
Pantry
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Bedroom 3
Garage 36” Sink
Great Room
Kitchen
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30” Stove 30” Egress Porch
Dining Area Tempered Glass 3 Bedroom House plan, construction, and completion
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Sara E. Cheikelard
Education
1843 Peters Place Clearwater, Fl 33764
saraelizabeth89@gmail.com
Clemson University, Clemson, SC BA in Architecture; Environmental Science and Policy minor Cumulative GPA: 3.82 Date of Graduation: May 2011 Related course work: AutoCAD Graphic Organization Google SketchUp Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Rhinoceros Sketching Proficiencies: Rhino, Photoshop, and Hand Rendering; CAD drawing; Hand and Digital Modeling; Oil Pastel, Ad Marker, and Colored Pencil Drawings
Professional Experience
Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County, Summers 2009-2010 Worked on : LEED and Florida Water Star Gold certifications; application for Neighborhood Stabilization Program, Community Education, and solar energy grants Designed: Monument sign for a townhome development, three bedroom house for a narrow lot, several spatial modifications for different houses, renderings for houses in their new development, and signs for display in their model townhome to showcase the environmentally friendly technologies present Prepared: construction documents including HVAC, plumbing and electrical
Honors and Awards
Graduated Magna cum Laude Calhoun Honors College at Clemson University President’s List 2007 and Spring 2009 Dean’s List Fall 2008, 2009, 2010, Spring 2010 Awarded Out of State Tuition Scholarship from Clemson University Awarded $8000 Trustee Scholarship from Clemson University Board of Trustees Awarded $2000 George C. and Kathleen Wright Scholarship
Activities
American Institute of Architecture Students: Treasurer 2009, Fundraising Director 2010-2011 2011 Architecture Career Fair Chair Freedom By Design team member 2010-2011 Habitat for Humanity volunteer 2005-2011 Study Abroad Spring 2010 in Genova, Italy 061