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TABLE OF CONTENTS GRADUATE WORK HARBOR FOR HEALTH

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THE STUDENT’S CENTER FOR WELL-BEING

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HIVE: UKRAINE PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL

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FLOURISH: A HOSPITAL IN A FOREST

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PROFESSIONAL WORK EDEN WAY TOWNHOMES

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HARBOR FOR HEALTH

Healthcare buildings are notorious for being energy intensive, resource consumers, institutional, and siloed. These conditions negatively impact climate, local communities, staff and patients. Large systems such as the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) are leaders in change with the goal to integrate healthcare into the urban fabric.

MUSC HEALTH- CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

MUSC faces a tumultuous future preparing to withstand increasingly catastrophic hurricanes, flooding, and other natural disasters as well as the loss of natural vegetation and disconnection to the local community.

PROTECTION

Drawing inspiration from Charleston’s natural geography, Harbor for Health is a project that aims to protect and connect the hospital to its deep contextual relationship with water, ecosystems, and community.

-10,800 ACRES

<5% BUSINESS

OF FLOODING PREDICTED ANNUALLY

LOST OF NATURAL TREE COVER AND VEGETATION

LITTLE TO NO OTHER AMENITIES LOCATED ON CAMPUS

>13 FEET

23% DECREASE

180 DAYS FLOODING STORM SURGE

Located on a sinking peninsula, both the historic built environment and fragile ecosystems are threatened. This project has the opportunity to protect healthcare, vibrant ecosystems and the community against rising water. It also restores the connection of green spaces on campus and opportunity for locals to be engaged.

Inpatient Towers • South Tower: 4 ICU units (32-bed each) • North Tower: 6 Medical/surgical units (32-bed each)

Design for EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES 192 Solar Panels 28,732.8 kWh of energy is saved annually

The site and hospital is designed to connect key public spaces, bringing the local community to the campus and bringing people into the main atrium of the hospital. Many people are coming to the peninsula of MUSC for healthcare, so the master planning encourages a shift toward more sustainable and active transportation. The project features a thoughtfully planned boardwalk with many connecting access points. Secure bicycle parking invites visitors from nearby islands to bike to the site while a new transit hub offers convenient public transport access, reducing car dependency around the campus. Ron and Maria enjoy spending time in a vibrant outdoor play area for MUSC staff children while their mom works long shifts. This safe and cheerful space allows them to play, explore, and find comfort knowing their mom is nearby, caring for others.

Diagnostic and Treatment • (1st) Emergency Department • (1st) Imaging • (2nd) Labs/pharmacy • (3&4) Interventional/Surgery

This studio, focusing on the COTE (Committee on the Environment) criteria “Locals take a moment stop by the hospital’s farmers for design excellence follows MUSC as it market for fresh produce as part of their weekly routine.” faces a tumultuous future preparing to withstand increasingly catastrophic Design for RESOURCES Design for ECOSYSTEMS hurricanes, and other Our natural hospital selected locally sourced mate The site, which was once full of marshland andflooding, water, `now has less than 10 % including limestone, terracotta, and native p vegetation and is filled with asphalt roads and substantial parking lots, which also all within 150 miles of the site, to minimize o dramatically increases the heat experienced on the site, which can be 91 F at peak disasters as well as the loss of natural carbon footprint and foster a strong connec summer times. Paved roads increase the amount of runoff, impacting flood levels with the surrounding landscape and the lo each year create the need for protection from water. To mitigate this and bring back disconnection to the local context of Charleston. the green space,vegetation a retention pond with nativeand flood-resistant plants is introduced to Additionally, soil excavated from the retenti the site, becoming a safe haven for local animals and birds. These plants, with their pond is being re-used to create a seamless deep root systems, are ideal for creating low-maintenance, drought-tolerant community. “Visitors strolling along the connection between the retention pond an landscapes that require no pesticides, fertilizers, or additional watering. Increasing boardwalk near the hospital enjoy a relaxing break for a picnic lunch beneath a shaded rest stop that is nestled around the trees.”

“Meera from West Ashley bikes to the MUSC campus every day for work. She parks her bike conveniently at the park entrance by the hospital”

“Family members enjoy the peaceful setting outside the hospital which offers them a moment of rest and rejuvenation in the fresh air and .protected greenspace.”

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“A couple takes advantage of their free time to explore Charleston’s lush natural vegetation in a nearby park, immersing themselves in the city’s serene, green spaces.”

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1 Courtenay park

8 Exercise Park

3 Farmer’s Market

9 Retention Pond

Central Boardwalk

10 Boardwalk Overlook

River 5 Ashley Tower

11 Mixed Use

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7 Parking

Urban park/ greenspace

HARBOR FOR HEALTH

Oyster A species found in brackish water that improve water quality and reduce erosion.

Garden Atrium • Entrance/Admissions • Terraced greenspaces • Level 2 Refuge/Public space • Staff Child care • Chapel

CONNECTION

Jenkins 6 Shawn 12 Transit Hub Children’s Hospital

“A father and son share their favorite fishing spot off the boardwalk connecting with laughter and quality time, creating lasting memories.”

Diamondback Terrapin A threatened species of turtle due to loss of habitat, pollution and predation.

Blue Heron Native species found in brackish ecosystems and vulnerable to habitat loss.

vegetation creates thriving ecosystems that improves air quality, reduces the heat island effect and connects the community to nature.

61% INCREASE

Molly Fish A species that thrives in brackish water, they feed on and control mosquito populations.

atrium garden through a thoughtfully desig mound, providing an additional layer of protection against rising water levels

OF VEGETATION ON SITE Drawing inspiration from Charleston’s natural geography, Harbor for Health is a project that aims to protect and connect the hospital to its deep contextual relationship with water, ecosystems, and community. Terracotta Baguettes Used for it’s durability, sustainability, energy efficiency and low maintenance.

Ceramic Panels A sustainable option made from local materials as well as durable, insulative, and low mainetenance.

PATIENT EXPERIENCE Martin, a retired teacher in his 70s, finds comfort during his treatment at MUSC with a calming view of the retention pond and sea in the distance. As he consults with his doctor, he takes solace in knowing that his granddaughters are nearby, happily playing while they wait for him.

THE ATRIUM EXPERIENCE The atrium serves as a key connection point, linking the boardwalk from the retention pond to the one across Courtenay Street. It acts as a year-round garden, protecting and integrating native plants. The atrium space is elevated to protect against flooding and offer a space of refuge to the community. By integrating local plants throughout the space and suspending them from the ceiling, we aim to offer positive distractions that help reduce stress for those visiting the hospital.

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Oyster A species found in brackish water that improve water quality and reduce erosion.

Diamondback Terrapin A threatened species of turtle due to loss of habitat, pollution and predation.

Blue Heron Native species found in brackish ecosystems and vulnerable to habitat loss.

Molly Fish A species that thrives in brackish water, they feed on and control mosquito populations.

Design for ECOSYSTEMS

Design for RESOURCES

The site, which was once full of marshland and water, `now has less than 10 % vegetation and is filled with asphalt roads and substantial parking lots, which also dramatically increases the heat experienced on the site, which can be 91 F at peak summer times. Paved roads increase the amount of runoff, impacting flood levels each year create the need for protection from water. To mitigate this and bring back the green space, a retention pond with native flood-resistant plants is introduced to the site, becoming a safe haven for local animals and birds. These plants, with their deep root systems, are ideal for creating low-maintenance, drought-tolerant landscapes that require no pesticides, fertilizers, or additional watering. Increasing vegetation creates thriving ecosystems that improves air quality, reduces the heat island effect and connects the community to nature.

Our hospital selected locally sourced materials, including limestone, terracotta, and native plants, all within 150 miles of the site, to minimize our carbon footprint and foster a strong connection with the surrounding landscape and the local context of Charleston. Additionally, soil excavated from the retention pond is being re-used to create a seamless connection between the retention pond and atrium garden through a thoughtfully designed mound, providing an additional layer of protection against rising water levels

61% INCREASE OF VEGETATION ON SITE

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Ceramic Panels A sustainable option made from local materials as well as durable, insulative, and low mainetenance.

Limestone Panels Local to Charleston, durable, weather resistant and low maintenance.

RESOURCES

MODULAR SKIN FACADE

WATER COLLECTION

The diagnostic and treatment areas of the hospital have a second layer of facade which provides shading, energy conservation, and protection. The inner layer openings are free to change as layouts or functional adaptions on the interior happen.

The two tower roofs and the Level 5 atrium roof can capture 60,307,976 gallons of water a year from an a verage rain fall of 52 inches annually. The hospital only uses 9%(5,022,400 gal) of grey water per year and the remaining 91% is given back to local water municipalities. Collected water can be used for plant irrigation, filtered and stored on site for water reuse, help reduce stormwater runoff, and create more resiliency to change.

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02 03 THE STUDENT’S CENTER FOR WELL-BEING

Designed on Clemson University’s campus, this student wellness center focuses on offering students moments of respite in the midst of busy student life.

Thoughtfully designed to manipulate circulation, the built form filters and obstructs movement to create eddies or pockets of backflow, resulting in natural areas of pause.

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The wellness center emphasizes health in the form of social connection, physical expression (action) and meditative restoration, with program spaces closely following these ideals.

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HIVE: UKRAINE PRIMARY & SECONDARY SCHOOL

This studio project focuses on providing aid to a city in Ukraine as they face a conflict with Russia. The school provides a community shelter, housing for refugees and classrooms. The built environment is designed to promote empowerment and control, connection, and the development of identity despite the struggle. The hive is created by using these strategies in repetition, but in creative ways to create a unique identity. The hive is a protected space, organized to face inward, but also with outlets to offer choice in mobility in order to promote control and confidence.

BEST PRACTICE INFLUENCES

REPETITION

CHOICE/MOBILITY

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

EMPOWERMENT

CONNECTION

IDENTITY

“Routine and structure may be particularly supportive because cues exist both in terms of predictability and protocol”

“Children who are able to move freely around their environment develop skill and confidence in navigating a place”

“Arts-based approaches to instruction can offer generative and affirming learning spaces that illuminate individual strengths and provide powerful rejoinders to deficit constructions”

Weir, H., Khan, M., & Marmot, A. (2023). Displaced children’s experience of places and play: A scoping review. Children’s Geographies, 21(3), 502–517. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2078656

Burke, R., & Field, R. S. (2023). Arts-Based Approaches to Languages Education with Refugee-Background Learners in the Early Years: Co-Creating Spaces of Hope. Education Sciences, 13(1), NA. https://link-gale-com.libproxy.clemson.edu/apps/doc/ A751870615/AONE?u=clemsonu_main&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=a4758c1e

Taylor, C. L. (2011). Scaffolding The Development of Early Self-Regulation: The Role of Structure and Routine In Children’s Daily Activities (Order No. 1502149). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global; Publicly Available Content Database. (908355228).

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SITEAND & PROGRAM PROGRAM SITE WALKING CONNECTION

COURTYARDS Three tiered levels for increasing privacy

SERVICE ACCESS Admin/Health CIRCULATION FLOW

EDUCATION PROGRAM 27840 SF 288 Students; Ages 8-15

Education

Housing

Sun Path RESIDENTIAL/HOUSING 8,832SF Hostel housing for 88 children 2 single staff 3 family or flex space for <6

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32’

64’

1/32” = 1’-0”

SITE PLAN IN THREE LEVELS

CULTURE/COMMUNITY

2688 SF Gallery for Student Work Event Hall

ELEVATIONS & MATERIALS

PREFABRICATED CONCRETE PANELS

MOVABLE FINS

SCHOOL ENTRANCE

TREATED WOOD ACCENT WALLS

GLASS CURTAIN WALLS

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PREFABRICATED PIECES

Being in a city that is in a state of war or conflict, many logistical considerations were taken into account to allow for fast, efficient and ease of construction. Thus, the entire school is designed around a modular unit, such as that from a hive, to come together in a unique form. Each classroom is composed of three of these units, dimensions taken from a typical shipping container. The project proposes to use concrete and mass timber, drawing on natural resources from the area. Each unit can be composed off site and brought in to be constructed in a fast and efficient manner, especially with labor and resources limited.

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04 01 FLOURISH: A HOSPITAL IN A FOREST

This project was completed as part of the COTE (Committee on the Environment) Competition. The driving force was AIA’s 10 Design for Excellence factors in order to design for changing climate factors, adaptability, resilience and a carbon-neutral future.

Group work done with Khin Htet and Hannah Lewis

As a result this hospital has been designed to reduce energy consumption through use of geothermal energy storage, solar energy production and passive strategies. Another large driving force is the design to collect, filter and re-use water on the site as well as use for cooling. Calculations were completed to show the impact of design and the overall performance of the hospital. Diagram done with Khin Htet

The concept for the hospital came from the 80 acre expanse of forest currently existing on the site. Being amidst a rapidly growing urban context, there posed a great risk to the natural landscape. The hospital leverages nature as a healing component and resolves the confilct of built environments, people, and nature.

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Patient Room

Farmer’s Market Farmer’s Market

Through Through Center Center Atrium Atrium

Atrium Space

46.27 In. Annual Rainfall

27% Water Runoff

66% Infiltration

7% Evaporation Rate

School for Neurodiverse

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78 degree summer sun angle

32 degree winter sun angle

The passive shading strategies of the building facades limit interior heat gain and the double skin facade allows for ventilation, further reducing heat gain.

THRIVE: Restoring Nature and Healing Hospital Entrance

80%

Often in healthcare, there is a focus on bringing nature into the hospital: through gardens, views, and nd ween natural light. This proposal aims to go beyond that idea, and begin to dissolve the boundaries between ence of what is human-made and the existing environment. By placing the hospital in the forest, the presence dings nature is used to bolster public wellbeing and demonstrate the benefits of creating healthcare buildings Site Rainwater: ction that are sustainable and in balance with their contexts. Encouraging human activity at this interaction mental between the built environment and natural landscape encourages individual, societal, and environmental 95,961,313 gal/year 10% Reduction in water health.

Of adults report 22 HOURS 90% Of our lives are now spent indoors Collected: On average spent inside per day 27, 104, 726 gal/year prolonged stress 20 minutes of nature reduces cortisol levels by 18.5%

4.9 days 36%

usage due to Reuse

80% 11.4% Healthcare 18.1% Manufacturing 6.2% Construction

Adult Obesity 2023

Avg. Mentally Unhealthy Days (per month)

Employment by Indsutry

Of adults report prolonged stress FILTER

5.7% Transportation & Utilities

20 minutes of nature reduces cortisol levels by 18.5%

Diagram done with Khin Htet

Landscaped Terraces

Red Maple

Big Bluestem

Bottlebrush Grass

Solar Fins ELECTRICAL PANEL

69,915 kWH/Year

SOLAR PANEL 200 Panels - 7,115 SqFt 1, 423,000 kWH/Year

425 Roof Panels 10% Total Electricity

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Diagram done with Khin Htet BIPV

Design for INTEGRATION

Design for CHANGE

Balancing nature, the built environment, and people on site provides a multisensory experience for patients, staff, and visitors. Aspects of nature are pulled into the building interior by bringing the exterior trail into the atrium, filling public spaces with planters and natural light, and introducing multiple lightwells within the patient tower and underground levels. Public gathering spaces are created in both the existing context and the new construction to encourage social interaction.

The facade is designed to adjust aesthetically with the copper as it tarnishes, requires limited maintenance, and will be easy to reuse if the building is renovated. The hospital includes space for the expansion of the diagnostic and treatment block and an increase in patient beds. By adding interstitial space on every floor, the hospital can easily adapt to future healthcare innovations. The layout of the road system leaves space for and encourages future development closer to the interstate, limiting the ecological disturbance deeper in the site.

Generic Building

Plazas: Public interaction with nature

Cut into the Ground

Existing Site

Programs Added Above

Raise Patient Tower

Future Expansion

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108, 306 SF 76 Med/Surg beds 6 LDR / 12 Post Partum 12 Infant Bassinettes

Terraces: Closer interaction with nature

Maintain Site Drainage

PROGRAM 36, 738 SqFt

1 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

1,195,171 gal/year water collected 67% planted area 9 species local flora + fauna)

2 FARMER’S MARKET 3 MOB 4 OUTPATIENT & RETAIL 5 LANDSCAPE TERRACES & POND

85 Acre Site 20 Acres Touched >3/4 site is undeveloped

Courtyards: Intimate interaction with nature

6 CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT 7 SCHOOL FOR NEURODIVERSE

Second Floor (NTS)

8 ADMIN & ICU 53, 000 SF Pond

166, 892 SF Hospital Footprint

9 ROOF GARDEN

25,909,555 gal/year Plant Species?

10 IN-PATIENT TOWER

6500 SF

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Class Size: 32 Students K-3rd grades

Ground Floor (NTS)

Design for ECOSYSTEMS

Design for DISCOVERY

By limiting on-site development, and melding the boundaries of nature with the built environment, the existing ecosystems are protected and encouraged to flourish. All trees planted on site and plants introduced on the roof garden and terraces are native species. The placement and size of the hospital and roads are in alignment with the natural topographic contours and limit the overall amount of paved area.

The existing site features topography of large elevation differences and areas with steep drop offs. This offers the opportunity to learn how best a project of this scale manages this particular challenge. The resulting hospital takes advantage of the topography, introducing underground levels that have access to light and exterior amenities such as the pond and terraces.

Highest: 645 ft Lowest: 550 ft ~100 difference

Axon and diagrams done with Khin Htet

Sub-Level 1 (NTS) Floorplans done with Khin Htet & Hannah Lewis

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PROFESSIONAL WORK August 2021 - August 2022

The projects included belong to Eos Studio Arc; Principle ArchitectLisa Whitney who gave permission for their inclusion in this portfolio.

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04 EDEN WAY TOWNHOMES September 2021- August 2022

Located in Lawrenceville, a district of Pittsburgh, these single family townhomes were designed for PHC Construction Developers. Role in the project began in the schematic design phase and then managed through to construction. A full set of construction documents were produced.

Project was supervised and stamped by Principle Architect Lisa Whitney of Eos Studio Arc.

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Clemson University Master of Architecture and Health 2022- Expected 2025 Research Experience: Spring 2024 EDen Room and MicroOasis Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health and Testing The Center for Health Facilities Design

Architectural Intern - HKS May 2024 - August 2024 May 2023- August 2023 May 2023 - August 2023 Richmond, VA Richmond, VA

TAYLOR COX Contact tcox7@g.clemson.edu 724-856-6661

Intern Architect/Project Coordinator August 2021- August 2022 eos Studio Arc Pittsburgh, PA

Achievements Mary Bruce Bradbury Fellowship (2022, 2023, 2024) Air Force Honor Graduate and Airman of the Quarter (2021) Panthers Forward Scholarship (2020)

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