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shelter transformation Sophomore year Spring, 2013 3 weeks

Studio project, adaptive construction Gulf coast, near New Orleans, Louisiana Program: Based off a thesis student’s design for disaster relief housing, this building explores how a shelter might become a home. Each shelter unit is constructed from a system of 4x8 ft Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) that create a 16x20 ft unit.

Design: The design combines three of the shelter units and shields them in a protective rainscreen. The screen adapts to its daily climate conditions by unfolding to allow breeze and light during pleasant conditions, and folds to protect against extreme cold, heat, or future megastorms. All of the building systems are hidden in the two most protected sides of the house, while the middle is left open to adaptable living space that expands into the outdoors.

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sustainable pulaski

Junior year

Spring, 2014

6 weeks

studio project, sustainable community Pulaski, Virginia Program: A mixed-use building with a business on the first floor and apartments on upper floors. This building is meant as a catalyst for a sustainable community in the struggling region of Southwest Virginia. The property boarders a stream on the back side, that has been largely ignored by town planners, and main street on the other.

Design: The building is a coffee shop with three apartment units. The design references the 6 principles of a sustainable community (well connected, well served and thriving, well designed and built, fair for everyone, environmentally sensitive, and active inclusive and safe).

The building begins to establish a path along the stream as urban park. Care is taken to move vulnerable elements above the 100 year flood line. Opague glass bricks respect and innovate on local materiality. Each living unit has its own private outdoor living space, a rare essential in an urban setting.`

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Sun Path

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Town map, sun and wind diagrams

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Coffe Shop Studio Apartment Flood Line 3’ Ground 0’

Two Bedroom Apartment Single Bedroom, with a Loft

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Climate Considerations The creek side elevation is south facing and will benefit from net heat gain windows with movable shading. The main street elevation is North facing and will benefit from diffused lighting throughout the day. Windows have extra insulation to counteract a net heat loss. Winds are mainly blocked by neighboring buildings except along the creek in summer which will increase the thermal comfort zone and maximize time spent outdoors. To increase efficiency, operable

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windows, solar heated hot water and storage of rainwater can be implemented.

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Site Opportunities The site has opportunities for small scale hydroelectric power in the creek and wind turbines on nearby mountain tops. To mitigate the effects of devastating floods, a reliable drainage system and permeable pavement should be installedwhich will also prefilter polluted water before it enters the river.

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Solar Hot Water Panels Rainwater Catchment System Shading Renewable Energy Radiant Heat Floors Heat Sink Cooling System

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36’ Roof 34’ Loft Ceiling

Steel Insulation Gravel Fill Concrete Plywood Glass Ore Brick Gypsum

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14’ Second Floor 12’ First Floor Ceiling Structure Isometric

3’ 500 year flood line 0’ Street Level -3’ Bottom of Footing Structural Section

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Structure and Code The building has a steel structure with metal stud walls and a glass ore brick curtain wall. Use of materials like tile, concrete, and steel will help mitigate flood damage while being compatible with the radiant heat floor system. Insulation aims to be continuous around the entire building and consequently steel columns are placed inside the building envelope.

Each occupancy is protected by a two-hour rated fire wall and the back alley remains wide enough for fire truck access. The coffee shop exceeds minimum ADA requirements through arthritis friendly handles, a low sloped entrance ramp, and an undercut sink.

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elementary school

Junior year

Fall, 2013

6 weeks

CEFPI student design competition Blacksburg, Virginia Program: A 94,000 sq ft STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) school that houses 800 elementary students. The building design encourages students to gain leadership, healthy eating, healthy body, and a healthy mind. Learning spaces include formal, informal, and collaborative spaces.

Design: A school that grows and learns with the student, to facilitate continuous learning. The design encourages students to learn from their peers, teachers, environment, and hands-on applications of learning in lab spaces.

The spine of the building holds programs essential to all students, while branching off are modules unique to each grade at skewed angles to work with the existing site topography.

Between each classroom are expressive serving spaces that allow students to learn and interact with the building’s systems. The classroom is extended to the outdoors through protected balconies and ground-level walk-outs. Sliding insulation panels increase thermal efficiency and embolden students to interact with their environment.

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sustainably intiative Senior year

Summer, 2014

3 weeks

Internship, adaptive reuse renderings Catawaba Valley, Virginia Program: The CVSC needed promotional materials for possible uses of their infrastructure.

Design: By clearing away excess structure, a barn can be transformed into an elegant event space and a feeding shelter can become a farmers market.

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mountain shelter

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Winner, 2nd year design competition Sinking Creek, Virginia

Appalachian Trail

Program: A shelter 1/2 a mile off the Appalachian Trail to accommodate hikers on short multi-day excursions and through hikers on the AT. The shelter should accommodate up to 12 individuals as they sleep, socialize in the evening, and watch the sun rise and set.

Design: This shelter straddles a ridge just off the Appalachian Trail. Entrance is made through a narrow portal that contrasts the expanse of the outdoors and offers safety. The shelter immediately reopens to two porches aligned for views of the sunrise and sunset. A stone wall and sunken floor shield the sleeping area from harsh weather, while the multiple decks allow for separate parties to co-inhabit the shelter.

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olympic plaza marina

Sophomore year Spring, 2013 3 weeks Studio project, connections and scale Amsterdam, Netherlands Program: Based off a thesis student’s design for a bridge that will connect the two sides of Amsterdam, this plaza would serve as the central hub for the Amsterdam Olympic games in 2028.

The plaza receives pedestrians and a tram from the bridge.

Design: The main feature of this plaza design is a central marina that welcomes small private boat traffic. The entire site becomes a node of connections by tram, pedestrians, boats and bikes, representative of its significance as the central hub for the Olympic games. The port carves out a central ring, which is surrounded at sea level by mixed use retail and dining units.

Above is an urban park that overlooks the port, and the happenings of the city as a whole. The park is framed by luxury hotels, while a casual amphitheater lines the water’s edge.

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organic restrooms Junior year

Fall, 2013

1 week

3rd year design competition Virginia Tech campus, Virginia Group project with Cari Thoenen Program: Accessible, thermally regulated toilet facilities for the Duck Pond.

The bathrooms should have two men’s WC, two women’s WC, and one accessible/unisex WC- each with a handwashing sink.

Design: Elevating the normally hidden process of waste management to a thing of elegance, these bathrooms use the process of hydroponic bioremediation to filter the blackwater and return it to the site. A series of channels and waterfalls connect filtration tanks and play off a nearby waterfall. Drawing from site topography, the design incorporates bathrooms and small plazas at changing elevations to create public and private areas, while enhancing the thresholds between them. Once inside a bathroom, the visitor enters a world of serenity, where the light catches in a faceted skylight and a small pool references the form of the exterior tank.

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Render by Cari Theonen

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campus chapel

Sophomore year Fall, 2012 10 weeks Studio project, spacial qualities VT campus, Blacksburg, Virginia Program: Positioned next to the engineering and design buildings on campus, the chapel should allow for the quiet reflection of up to 25 students.

Design: The entrance captures students on a lower level plaza, positioned along a heavy pedestrian pathway. Upon entering, the visitor is draw in along a narrowing hallway that requires each person to become an individual and more self aware. Then the ceiling levels in transition and the path turns into a large cavernous room. This main reflection space is lit from above by a skylight that protrudes into to plaza above and leads the eye and the mind to ponder the world beyond.

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high ropes pavilion

High School

Fall, 2011

5 months

Girl Scout Gold Award Statesville. North Carolina Program: The Charlotte, NC Girl Scout council serves over 23,000 girls and volunteers. In 2007 they purchased land to build a new camp, and needed help establishing basic infrastructure.

Design Build: I designed this simple pavilion and small shed as a base for nearby challenge courses. I then coordinated fund raising, purchasing materials, enlisting volunteers, and the construction of the pavilion. The design and construction paid careful attention to the longevity of the building while minimizing material waste. Currently the building is in use as a base of operation for countless Girl Scout programs and activities.

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americana stamps

Junior Year

Summer, 2013

3 weeks

Industrial design project, introduction New line of USPS stamps Design: This stamp set uses often forgotten, yet highly valued scenes of America in simplistic graphics to inspire nostalgia in a growing digital generation. The graphics are meant to increase business for the Untied States Postal Service as a return to the “good old days� at the reliable USPS.

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versitile ryobi lantern

Junior Year

Summer, 2013

3 weeks

Industrial design project, with RYOBI New uses for 4 volt and 16 volt battery Design: It is time for a lantern that can go further than the picnic table, and accept a wide variety of environments and applications. This lantern works for your backyard and in the middle of the ocean. It is waterproof and buoyant enough to float for nighttime watersports, with a simple design that enriches any campsite.

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