Taylor Pfeffenberger Undergraduate Portfolio
Table of Contents Fourth Year Third Year Second Year Individual Work
Sustainable learning center Adaptive re-use
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Firenze Gastronomy center Visually Impaired retreat
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Akron Recreation center Kent Food Bank
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Sketch-up models 13 Wood work 14 Sketches 15
The Vortex
Sandusky:
Interactive Learning Center
Fall 2014
EW Section
NS Section
N Elevation
W Elevation 1
The Vortex
aims to educate
the visitors of
Sandusky about
sustainability through the sustainable systems incorporated in the building’s design.
Visi-
tors are encouraged to analyze these systems, then use that analysis, along with the information provided in the information display rooms to execute experiments in the labs with the intention of bettering sustainable practice. close to a fresh body
Being of wa-
ter of this scale, saving water is an important subject to the
Sandusky, therefore, Vortex has a focus on water -reuse management, town of
The
including
but
to an on-site
not
3rd Floor Plan
2nd Floor Plan
limited
Eco Machine.
1st Floor Plan 2
The Vortex
Sandusky: Adaptive Re-use Project
Fall 2014 The Vortex aims to bridge the surrounding areas by meshing business, food, education, and organic space into a proactive, hands-on learning center that is fun for all ages. A focus of sustainability, and emphasis on water management, prompts a subject that is important to the culture of Sandusky, and its visitors.
Existing conditions
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Existing conditions
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New Direction Firenze: Gastronomy Center
Spring 2014
N Corner
W Corner 5
S Corner
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
The aim of this Gastronomy Center is pull in people from all over Firenze and give them a taste of what the city is all about. This facility was inspired by the concept of literally pulling people onto and into the building. This is achieved by taking the paths people are likely to be traveling on and changing their direction. All main access corridors have an intriguing entrance either up and onto the top of the building, or through two interior spaces.
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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Led By Design
Ocracoke: Retreat for the Visually Impaired
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Fall 2013
This retreat, located on the Beaches of North Carolina, uses the site’s natural surroundings to lead people through the complex. Individual buildings consist of bedrooms, craft/activity rooms, and a performance stage. The placement of the buildings organizes the flow of the wind. The people walking through the space can conclude where they are based on the feel of the wind. Similarly, the texture, and porosity of the building changes based on its displacement from the water. Topography, sun, and shadow are also taken advantage of.
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Shifted
Akron: Recreation Center
Spring 2013
Street Elevation
1st Floor Plan This project was based off the type of action that happens in a recreation center. It involves a lot of moving and shifting. When one shift occurs it causes shifts in other parts of the buildings, and every shift results in altered space with potential. The surrounding buildings shifted this rec center. The altered spaces became areas for gathering or viewing.
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Direct Connection
Kent: Food Bank
Fall 2012
The focus of my project was the bond between different spaces. Chemical bonds are thick or strong connections uniting two things. Most of the spaces in the food bank have a bond/relationship between them whether it’s how they use each other, work with each other, or that the both have similar uses. Some of these bonds are larger or smaller than others. 11
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Other Projects Sketch-up Models
Shopping Center Sketch-up Summer 2012 This project is intended to be along a heavily walked street. Angles and Protrusions fade the hard edge of building and sidewalk. The entrance comes out onto the walking path, encouraging people to enter the space. The pattern that wraps the building designates the change in material, allows openings, and forms changes in depth. These subtle protrusions create beautiful texture and shadow on exterior and interior of the space. Residence Sketch-up Fall, 2012 This is an interior view of a residence. The back yard patio extrudes into and out of the space, creating a continuation from nature to the interior of the space. The materials and subtle changes in lines define spaces. A stone fire place extrudes through both floors and is able to be seen from all rooms in the residence. The central location of the fireplace grounds and balances the feel of the space. The second floor has a hall that wraps the living room, allowing an open feel to the space, along with many visual connections.
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Wood Work Wooden Portfolio case Handmade December, 2013 This portfolio case was made from scratch using wood, brass fasteners, and a leather strap. A soldering Iron was used to carve a design in the front.
Dresser Restoration July, 2014 This dresser was stripped of paint, sanded, and stained. New handles were installed.
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Sketching
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Bargello, Firenze
Spring, 2014
Piazza Santissima, Firenze
March,2014
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Piazza Pitti, Firenze
Boboli Gardens, Firenze
Spring, 2014
April, 2014
Novocomum
Reese Witherspoon
Winslow House
Spring, 2013
Fall, 2008
Spring, 2013
Abe Lincoln
Spring, 2008 16