ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
Sarah Cavallo
University of Memphis 2018-2020
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Bank of America PAVE Competition: Connections in Student Banking 4
Cabin Recreation 10
Carroll Cloar Art Museum and Southern Literature Center 14
Formica Furniture Design Competition: Blooming Forms 22
Point, Line, and Plane 24
Typography in Design 26
Lecture Series Poster Design: Design in Motion 28
Identity Design: Open Book Reviews 30
Sanctuary in Speculative Design 32
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Bank of America PAVE Competition ARCH 2711: Design Studio 1
The intent of placing a Bank of America branch on a campus is to provide a convenient and pleasant experience for busy students to access their finances and seek professional assistance and advice. This bank design provides these points by creating a point of connection between the main areas of campus that the majority of the student body walks past daily. It welcomes any students passing by with a butterfly roof pulling in traffic from the north and the south, creating an open invite for people to look inside and explore the space. The ATMs are located outside to provide banking access to those who do not wish to walk through the doors, and a convenient bench for resting their feet. The roof overhangs these exterior points to provide some small protection from the weather and a more dynamic flow to the structure itself. A small garden plot rests behind this seating area to provide a small bit of privacy and seperation from the busy pathway.
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Site Plan
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1. Seperate the structure between the two largest square footage spaces.
2. Project the southern side forward to create a better connection to the path.
4. Define spaces using the placement of the masses.
5. Create a seperation between the masses and the planes.
3. Find and convert the private spaces into masses.
6. Raise and extend the roof over the northern and southern faces to create a connection to the sidewalk.
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Private Meeting Room
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The materials and color palette of the interior serve to direct the visitor through the building. Over entrances of the main points of the bank, the glazings on the windows and doors are tinted blue to hone in the focus of wandering eyes. The bathroom and video conference room, being more private sectors of the building, simply have white doors that stand out boldly against the dark wooden paneling that makes up the masses and planes of the building. The lightly colored roof stands out above the dark walls, creating the illusion that the mass is floating. The flooring in the public spaces is a warm maple paneling to create a warm, welcoming effect and good acoustics. The private areas are floored with a kinetix carpet to dampen the sound and make the areas more comfortable. The entire experience of the space should be clean, comfortable, and convenient.
Open Meeting Room
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Cabin Recreation ARCH 2611: Computer Applications 1
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The Cabin Recreation project focused on the comprehension and production of visual aids for architectural works. We were challenged to try unfamiliar rendering techniques to further our ability and provide a broader understanding of various methods of displaying a project’s features.
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This cabin was a part of a series of cabins created by 28 students of Colorado Outward Bound School (COBS) to provide spaces for an outdoor learning experience. These cabins were an architectural inquiry into materiality, structure, light, context, environment, and program. The cabins employ structurally insulated panels (SIPs) for the walls and flat roofs. The roofs are designed to hold the snow in the winter, providing additional insulation depending on the depth of the snow. The cabin interiors are constructed with birch plywood to bring warmth to the interior and evoke a connection with the trees surrounding the site. The renderings show the cabin in its usual state during the warmer months as a warm and inviting place for two individual occupants. Containing the bare comforts of just a bed and a desk, the structure truly forces a person to experience the outdoors as they move throughout their day.
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West Elevation
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Carroll Cloar Art Museum and Southern Literature Center ARCH 2711: Design Studio 1
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For this project, we were to create a museum for a select number of Carroll Cloar’s paintings as well as a center for Southern Literature including a library and writer’s pods. The site provided was a section of the Mississippi River bluff located in Memphis, TN, with a dramatic amount of elevational changes that provided a distinct challenge in the design. The specifications of the project required a lobby, gallery space, classroom, library, and private writer’s pods. This design revolves around the copper beacon of the classroom visible from every side of the building to accentuate the importance of teaching a new generation about art and literature.
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Site Plan
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1. Divide the Programs and push building away from the street
5. Top with roof that connects all seperate spaces
2. Carve minor and major pathways between programs
6. Extrude domes to provide non direct sunlight
3. Create views for community spaces
7. Open direct paths of light into community areas
4. Direct movement by extending planes out
8. Provide sensory spaces with tin roofing
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Materials A. 7.
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Textured Copper
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Board Form Concrete
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LEGEND 1. Reception 2. Gallery 3. Library for Southern Literature 4. Writer’s Pods 5. Unisex Restroom 6. Restrooms 7. Patio 8. Classroom 9. Mechanical Closet 10. Fountain
Floor Plan
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Classroom
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Carroll Cloar Art Gallery
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In order to truly take advantage of the views of the site, the museum needed to work with the natural incline of the site. To do this, the private writer’s pods and open overlook patio are prjected out over the land in a fashion similar to the wake of a river boat with an angled support that reduces the impact to the riverside. West Elevation 0’ 5’ 10’
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Basswood Scale Model
South Elevation
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Formica Furniture Design Competition ARCH 2411: Building Technology 1
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Blooming Forms
1545 - Raw Cedar
7737 - Natural Cherry
6307 - Burnt Strand
From the way the petals of a flower spread to the gracious form of a growing tree came the idea for the form of this piece. The layered top of the table provides a variety of opportunity for placement of objects. One can place their laptop on one tier while laying a mug of coffee or food on a lower tier to avoid any accidents. It also provides an opportunity for hierarchy of the table’s centerpiece. Formica’s products give this idea life with their innovative products that provide both a natural feel and a formidable surface able to withstand heavy traffic in a commercial space. With this combination of elegance and practicality, this blooming form is brought to life.
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Point, Line and Plane ARCH 2612: Computer Applications 2
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Perforate
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Tension
Perspective
Utilizing the simple forms of a point, line, and a plane, I created imagery to represent various words by combining them into an illustrative composition. Each design focuses on the point as the literal point of action, the plane acts as the object, while the line acts as a supportive element. When placed all together, they become more than their individual selves and create a form all their own. It just goes to show that even a simple form can display a complex meaning.
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Typography ARCH 2612: Computer Applications 2
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Typography is an essential part of design, and while this is not a common use of lettering, a composition can be formed to create a cohesive graphic to represent a particular complex word. There can be both easily legible and more thought provoking compositions made from something as simple as letters. For example,“Pattern” shows a pattern composed entirely of “A” and “I”. In opposition to this simple solution, we have the graphic for “Congested” which shows a row of letters lined up on a plane that obviously was too small, leaving a congestion of letters left to fall over the edge.
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Lecture Series Poster Design: Design in Motion ARCH 2612: Computer Applications 2
Sarah Cavallo
9/28 Catalytic Structures Nader Tehrani The Cooper Union // NAADA
9/28 Catalytic Structures Nader Tehrani The Cooper Union // NAADA
11/16 Bricoleur/Bricolage Frank Barkow Barkow Leibinger
FA19
10/5 Head/Hand Todd Williams + Billie Tsien Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
10/26 Conscious/Unconscious Landscapes Walter Hood University of California Berkley // Hood Design Studio
11/16 Bricoleur/Bricolage Frank Barkow Barkow Leibinger
Lecture Series All lectures will begin at 7 unless otherwise noted and are free and open to the public. Lectures will take place in the University of Memphis Rose Theater. The lecture series will be broadcast live at Memphis.edu/live. For additional information including updates, gallery hours, direction and parking please go visit www.memphis.edu/architecture.
10/5 Head/Hand Todd Williams + Billie Tsien Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
11/30-12/15 Department of Architecture Gallery Exhibit Fernando Guerra: A Photography Practice Under X-Ray
SP20
12/7 Pattern Recognition Barbara Bestor Bestor Architecture
Lecture Series
11/16 Bricoleur/Bricolage Frank Barkow Barkow Leibinger
9/28 Catalytic Structures Nader Tehrani The Cooper Union // NAADA
11/30-12/15 Department of Architecture Gallery Exhibit Fernando Guerra: A Photography Practice Under X-Ray
All lectures will begin at 7 unless otherwise noted and are free and open to the public. Lectures will take place in the University of Memphis Rose Theater. The lecture series will be broadcast live at Memphis.edu/live. For additional information including updates, gallery hours, direction and parking please go visit www.memphis.edu/architecture.
12/7 Pattern Recognition Barbara Bestor Bestor Architecture
Design in Motion
10/26 Conscious/Unconscious Landscapes Walter Hood University of California Berkley // Hood Design Studio
11/30-12/15 Department of Architecture Gallery Exhibit Fernando Guerra: A Photography Practice Under X-Ray
10/5 Head/Hand Todd Williams + Billie Tsien Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
12/7 Pattern Recognition Barbara Bestor Bestor Architecture
9/28 Catalytic Structures Nader Tehrani The Cooper Union // NAADA
10/5 Head/Hand Todd Williams + Billie Tsien Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
FA20
Lecture Series
FA20
11/16 Bricoleur/Bricolage Frank Barkow Barkow Leibinger
SP21
All lectures will begin at 7 unless otherwise noted and are free and open to the public. Lectures will take place in the University of Memphis Rose Theater. The lecture series will be broadcast live at Memphis.edu/live. For additional information including updates, gallery hours, direction and parking please go visit www.memphis.edu/architecture.
12/7 Pattern Recognition Barbara Bestor Bestor Architecture
Lecture SeriesSP21
10/5 Head/Hand Todd Williams + Billie Tsien Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
10/26 Conscious/Unconscious Landscapes Walter Hood University of California Berkley // Hood Design Studio
All lectures will begin at 7 unless otherwise noted and are free and open to the public. Lectures will take place in the University of Memphis Rose Theater. The lecture series will be broadcast live at Memphis.edu/live. For additional information including updates, gallery hours, direction and parking please go visit www.memphis. edu/architecture.
11/16 Bricoleur/Bricolage Frank Barkow Barkow Leibinger
11/30-12/15 Department of Architecture Gallery Exhibit Fernando Guerra: A Photography Practice Under X-Ray
Design is important in everything, especially when it comes to making a poster for a lecture series about design. When approaching this, I considered what was an important aspect of design as a whole that would not place importance on one event over another. Design is a thing that is constantly in motion. An ever-changing form that defines so many aspects of our lives. The stretched form of the circles imply forward momentum while the repeated forms behind indicate an afterimage effect to further the illusion of motion. This design can be altered to accomodate different amounts of events as depicted in the examples provided. Not only is the design itself versatile, but the color choice and order can be altered to provide a better experience when combined as it utilizes only a white background and a bold color palette.
12/7 Pattern Recognition Barbara Bestor Bestor Architecture
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Identity Design ARCH 2612: Computer Applications 2
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Open Book is a reliable source of reviews and information on the latest novels and classic literature. We’re literally an open book when it comes to this kind of stuff, and we encourage our fellow bibliophiles to join us to feel free with their opinion! With professional reviews, author Q&As, podcasts,personalized suggestions, and more, we strive to bring back the love of reading. The branding should thus be professional, but with a fun twist that encourages readers of all ages and interests. The branding is made to be simple, utilizing the traditional form of a book with an emphasis on the open pages detached from the rest of the form to illustrate an open approach. The modern and clean look of the logo encourages a variety of uses in graphic venues, with a variety of overlayed images and colors to represent various genres and books.
bus shelter advertisement
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Book Blue CMYK: 100/83.32/35.56/25.54 RGB: 0/54/98
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Open Skies CMYK: 16.36/0/0/0 RGB: 208/240/255
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Sanctuary in Speculative Dwelling ARCH 2712: Design Studio 2
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Located off of Carnes Avenue near the University of Memphis campus, this project entails the design of a speculative dwelling amongst a prospective development lead by the firm Brg3s and developer Laurynas Petrauskas. Challenged with a limited lot size and close quarters with neighboring homes, the design of the house was heavily impacted by its site restrictions. My design focused on creating a safe space amongst the tight space that alleviates the feeling of sheer closeness by providing large windows in private spaces, tall ceilings, and plenty of clerestory lighting running along each wing of the second floor. The addition of wood column walls along the garage provide the illusion of openness even in the exterior spaces of the townhouse.
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Site Plan
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1. Carve a tunnel of light through the space and up through the roof to create an open feeling through the house.
2. Push in spaces for program such as parking, AC Units, and a front porch.
3. Create more open spaces with a screen of beams to ribbon light into the exterior spaces.
4. Extend a plane through the first floor to create a separation between the private and public sectors of the house.
5. Lead into the house by carving an opening in the plane and extending a path to the road.
5. Lift the roof along the Northern and Southern faces of the house to create a clerestory condition in the bedrooms
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West Elevation
South Elevation
North Elevation
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East Elevation
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“ A home is a kingdom of it’s own in the midst of the world, a stronghold amid life’s storms and stresses, a refuge, even a sanctuary. “ - Dietrich Bonhoeffer -
Second Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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In order to provide large windows within the private bedrooms of the home without looking into the neighbor’s home, the butterfly roof slope provides the perfect space for clerestory lighting along both wings of the townhouse. This provides plenty of lighting and views of the sky without impeding on the privacy of the home. The master suite also holds a large private balcony for the residents of the home made special by its projection from the eastern elevation of the townhouse.
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The layout of the townhouse was designed to allow a seperation between the private and public aspects of life and entertainment. This includes a private upstairs living space exclusive for the residents and family, seperate from the downstairs living area open to guests. Featuring a sizable balcony and plenty of storage, this space is perfect for enjoying time at home in privacy.
Townhouse Basswood Mode at 1/8”=1’-0” scale
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