SENECA GRAY i nquir e - desig n - connect
TABLE OF CONTENTS D ESI G N S T A T EMEN T
PROJECTS 1 Poe ti c A s s e m bl y 2 L GB T Q + You th Hou s i ng 3 G ri d s i n Conv e rs at i on 4 R e s i l i enc e R e i nf orc ed 5 PI D F e l l ow s hi p 6 Pr of e s s i onal Work CON T A CT
I Fi r s t a n d f o r em o s t, my
I I I approach each proj ec t
pr a ctice is g rou n ded in
wi th o p en n es s towa r d
r esea rch - fo r prog res s of
new obs er vati ons, d ata,
th e p r o f es s i o n r eq u i r es
i ntu i ti on, and col l aborati on.
cr ea tive i nves ti g a ti o n .
I II Ever y s ite has mu ltitu des
IV
Cons ti tu ents d es er ve
of tr uth s and s tories :
proj ects that prov i d e
socia l , cu ltu ral, eco lo gical,
res torative i m provem ent
envir onmental, economical
and l ong ev i ty acros s ti m e-
a nd po litical.
wi th p a s t, p r es en t, a n d f u tu re i n m i nd .
POETIC ASSEMBLY a r chi ve fo r the Louisiana Resear ch Collection 7001 f r e r e t s t r e e t , n e w o r l e a n s
prof. benjamin smith a r c h i v e , l i b r a ry , c a m p u s , m a t e r i a l i t y , s u b l i m e , g e o m e t ry , c o n c r e t e , r a i n s c r e e n
I NTEN T Cr ea te a jewel-b ox for p reciou s ob jects. T he g eom etri cal l y s i m pl e octahed ron f or m s v i s u a l l y s tr iking a g g r eg ates ; a re p ro du cib le and vers ati l e bu i l d i ng techi nq u e that can m axi m i z e eco n om ic ef f icien cy and ins till v is ito r wond er.
ele vation r endering s
o ctahedr on massing ag g r egation
sectional r e pr esentation “o cto -r e veal� at auditorium & stacks
plans & sectional model co mp lexi ty i n r eg ular di vision of ir r eg ular for ms
facade material study o r i entation & lig ht/shadow
LGBTQ+ YOUTH HOUSING af fo r d a ble p er manent housing for displaced folks 1239 s o u t h r a m pa r t s t , n e w o r l e a n s
p r o f . e m i l i e t ay l o r - w e lt y m i x e d - u s e r e s i d e n t i a l , c o m m u n i t y , s o c i a l j u s t i c e , e c o n o m i c e q u i t y , c l i m a t e c h a n g e , wa t e r
I NTEN T Pr ovide per manent , s afe h ou s ing for h om el es s you ng peopl e who s el f -i d enti f y al ong qu eer a nd non-bina r y s pectr u m. 4 0% T his 6 8% 2 5%
of a ll homeles s yo u th (1 6 -25 yea rs ) i n A m eri ca i d ent i f y as L G B T Q. is dispr o po r tio nate to th e <10 % of al l A m eri can you th that s el f -i d enti f y as L G BT Q. cite f a m i ly rejectio n of their identi ty as a f actor l ead i ng to thei r d i s pl acem ent. of hom eles s LGB T Q yo u th do not s eek prof es s i onal hou s i ng s er v i ces.
r e p r esen tation thr oug h queer illustration moments / scene vs obj ect
lo ca ti n g community in New Orleans
si n gl e u n it: v u l n er a bl e & i so lated
community : r efug e & for tification
youth
gathering
refuge
memorial
a lter n ati ng communal & pri vate spaces w i th u n i ver sa l i nter nal outdoor & indoor connecti vity
p lans for inter nal connecti vity
a g gr ega t ion of u n i t s
ci r c u l a t ion
com m u n a l r ef u g e
dy namic facade metal & glass finned panels transmit color & lig ht
secti o ns thr oug h queer illustration
so ci a l & ecolog ical interior dy namics
2050
en v ir on men tal p r o jecti o n s
new build to height current build to height at ground height
3’-6” a f f
+2’0” p r o j e c t e d s e a l e v e l r i s e +1’6” s u r g e h e i g h t +0’0” s e a l e v e l
GRIDS IN CONVERSATION d r a w i n g i n sp i r ati o n fr om the urban g rid and historic contexts 310 E c h i c ag o av e , c h i c ag o
prof.
judith kinnard
I NTEN T Com bine a r t stu dio p ro g ramin g with in a Chi cag o f i el d hou s e typol og y i n a m anner s en s i tive to the ur ba n g rid an d his to ric co ntext. B y l of ti ng the athl eti c f aci ti l i es above the g roun d p la ne, a covered p laza for year ro u nd com mu ni ty u s e becom es pred om i nant. T he s i te i s a t th e mouth of a n u rban canyon , ch an neling v i s i tors â&#x20AC;&#x2122; toward and throu g h the bu i l d i ng on th ei r way to L a ke M ichig an.
vista urban canyon sig ht line
fieldhouse ty polog y i n ter n a l & exter nal community center
tw o-bar scheme di a gramatic plaza & beacon Fieldhouse
b uilding sy stems analy sis str u ctu r al i n teg rity for lofted 7500sqft g y mnamism
l ow er b a r str u ctu r e - ar t cl a ssr o oms
upper bar str uctur e - g y mnasiu m
MEP an al y si s
eg r ess & ADA analy sis
tw o-bar scheme a chi e vi n g exterior asy mmetr y & interior continuity
RESILIENCE REINFORCED ad van ced p r ecast sy stems for r eg ional water infrastr uctur e l a f i t t e g r e e n way , n e w o r l e a n s prof. kentaro tsubaki u r b a n g r e e n way , wa t e r , c o m m u n i t y , e n v i r o n m e n t a l e c o l o g y , p u b l i c i n f r a s t r u c t u r e
I NTEN T A ddr ess chr on ic f lo odin g an d linear r es tri ctivenes s throu g h a d i s pers al m echani s m wh i l e p r ior itizing the g reen wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s n atu ral in teg ri ty. T he d es i g n s tri kes a f i ne bal ance between m a x i mizng per m eability and s tr u ctu ral s treng th.
wa t er d i v er si on
topog raphy r el ief
hu m a n c o mf o r t
pl a n t gr o wth
water per meation
p lan di spersal strateg y with cr oss-sections
r eten ti o n basin dr y, par tial & full capacity
dr y conditions
1â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of water 17,298 cubic f eet r etai ned
4â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of water 238,132 cubic f eet r etained
plan & section r eten ti o n basi n with cor r esponding plants & components
co mponent per meability alg orithm
modeling CNC r outing , plaster molds
PUBLIC INTEREST DESIGN FELLOWSHIP co mmu n i ty -based pr oj ects for New Orleans small center for collaborative design, new orleans marianne desmarais, ra u r b a n d e s i g n , c o m m u n i t y , i n s t a l l a t i o n , i n t e r ac t i v e p l ac e m a k i n g , c l i m a t e awa r e n e s s , wa t e r
I NTEN T To tr a nsla te exis tin g collo q u ial convers tai ons arou nd water i nto approachabl e obj ects a n d i ntr uig ing perfo r mances th ro u gh commu ni ty contri bu ti on. Pr oject L ea d for Water-vane : tes t, iterate, and record peopl e act ivel y al teri ng a canopy ten t to redir ect a nd rethink p redictab le interacti ons wi th rai n. Movem ent, atm os phere, and v i s u a l i z a ti ons a r e ca ptu red th ro u gh diag rams, au d i o, and v i d eo. Record col l ecti on i s ong oi ng.
d i agr a m s & installation exhibition wa ter ten dencies: flow - collect - disperse
PROFESSIONAL WORK n o t-f o r -pr o fi t desig n ser vices for communities abr oad s c a l e a f r i c a , i n c ., n e w yo r k erinn mcgurn, aia e d u c a t i o n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , c o m m u n i t y , s a n i t a t i o n , g e n d e r e q u i t y , d i s a s t e r r e l i e f , wa t e r
I NTEN T Reha bilita te or con s tr u ct new edu cational f aci l i ti es f or r u ral com mu ni ti es i n s u b-S aha r a n A f rica tha t r esp o nd to climatic comfo r t, s ani tar y need s, and econom i cal operati on f or tea ch er s, ch ildr en, a nd adu lt commu n ity memb ers to work com f or tabl y and s u cces s f u l l y.
classr o o ms, a d ministration of fices & kitchen facilities san i ta tion blocks for w omen & g irls
Š SCALEA f r i c a , I n c . g r a p h i c d e s i g n w o r k d o n e w h i l e e m p oy e d a t
ŠSCALEA f r i c a , I n c .
As a pa r tn ers hip with Advancement f or Ru ral K i d s, I nc. , a cl as s room bl ock at Ma n g o s o Com munity Scho ol in th e Ph ilip pi nes was d es i g ned to u ti l i z e a water catchm ent sys tem a f ter the s ch oo l was des troyed in Typhoon Hai yan and rem ai ns i n operati on wi th o u t mu nicipa l water.
saw-tooth r oof co n ti n u o u s g utter sy stem & passi ve cooling
Š SCALEA f r i c a , I n c .
SENECA GRAY
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