Architectural + Structural + Innovative + Visual Art
Travis Armbrister
Undergraduate work completed at Tuskegee University
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The Catalyst
10. Mixed-Use
Development
14. Greenwood
Housing
18. Rosenwald
2000
22. Family
Life Center
26.Experiment
Memorial
28. Graphic
Design + Art Work
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THE CATALYST
Project Type
Location
Studio | Semester
Software Used
Urban Revitalization
New Orleans, Louisiana
ARCH 402 | Spring 2015
AutoCAD • SketchUp • 3DS Max • V-ray
TASK • Decide whether or not to demolish the I-10 expressway over Claiborne Avenue. • Add a new community based facility and programming. • Develop a unified streetscape and landscape design.
ACTION • Removed the I-10 expressway to acquire property for future development and a more pedstrian friendly environment along the claiborne corridor. • Added open and green spaces. • Selected a library as the community based facility, because it is a place of knowledge that fosters change. • Raised the building 14 feet above grade to avoid flooding during hurricanes and provided parking underneath. • Avoided the displacement of businesses and home owners by infilling the library where one of the on-off ramps were located.
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Remove I-10 Expressway + Retorse street connections
Light Rail Line
Bike Lane
Playground
BasketBall Courts
Propose Green Spaces + New Development
Food Vendors
Skate Park
OPTION 1 This site was chosen because this is where one of the off/on ramps was located.
OPTION 2 This form proposed a court yard that would invite pedestrian activity.
OPTION 3 All sides of the block are addressed and pedestrian trafďŹ c can ow from one street to another.
OPTION 4 Final form is raised to provide parking underneath and mimic local architecture. Also, the parti follows the shape of the on/off ramp.
Buidling Skin Copper Louvers shade the open spaces while panels enclose the private
Skin Framing Framing supports the copper building skin
Concert Glazing Encloses the structure.
Roof + Floor Finishes
Open Web Steel Joists Spanning 60 feet
Food Festival Wide Flange Columns braced to support loads
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Project Type
Location
Studio | Semester
Software Used
Mixed Use
Montgomery, Alabama
ARCH 501 | Fall 2015
Revit • 3DS Max • V-ray
TASK • Develop an urban design proposal for a 2.00+/- acre urban site facing West Jefferson Street adjacent to Base Ball Park field. • Base proposal on Smart Growth Zoning code T-5 adopted by city. Include retail, office, and residential as mixed use buildings. • Apply appropriate and applicable urban design principles and criteria pertaining to building massing & form, open spaces, landscaping, parking and pedestrian movement. • Develop an architectural design proposal for mixed use building based on a segment of urban design proposal.
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ACTION • Developed two levels of parking with standard core system that serves proposed buildings. • Chose radial spatial organization to follow column grid system and permit easy flow of pedestrian traffic through and around site. • Further developed two of the four proposed buildings through additive and subtractive methods.
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GREEN ROOFS Green roofs will reduce the heat island effect and provide tenants with leisure space.
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GREENWOOD HOUSING
Project Type
Location
Studio | Semester
Software Used
Mixed Use
Tuskegee, Alabama
ARCH 202 | Spring 2013
AutoCAD • SketchUp • V-ray
TASK • Design a multi-unit apartment building for junior, senior, and graduate students from Tuskegee Univeristy in the Greenwood neighborhood. • Include ground level commercial units made up of shops and a restaurant. Also, amenities must include a lounge, gym, and laundry room.
ACTION • Program was set back into landscape with a steel and reinforced concrete structure. • Designed a front plaza to invite pedestrian activity. • Implemented a low maintenance panel system with thermal insulation. • Added green roof to reduce heat island effect. • Hid parking behind proposed building. • Decided on building orientation so windows may acquire natural daylight from the north and the interior benefits from heat gain
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PROGRAM INSERTED Linear form chosen to allow spaces to achieve natural daylight and cross ventilation.
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BUILDING SKIN + GREEN ROOF
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Plaza developed to welcome pedestrian activity. Brick Pavers used for their connection to the historical context and their permeability.
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TASK • Propose a prototype school design that can be used for impoverished and developing countries. The design must accomdate anywhere from 1 to 12 grade education. • Design the portotype to be affordable and adaptable to different site conditions.
ACTION • Fostered effective ways of ventilation by raising the structure above grade to allow air to move underneath and providng high ceilings to keep warm temperatures away from users in the space. • Designed the 4,463 SF building to be constructed easily and quickly by natives with little construction experience. • Selected cost effective materials.
Project Type
Location
Studio | Semester
Software Used
School House
Sub-Tropical Climate
ARCH 302 | Spring 2014
AutoCAD • SketchUp • V-ray
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STEP 1 Classroom
Office
Library
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STEP 2 1. Flat roof used to add to variation in program 2. Pitch raised to emphasize the library’s dominance 3. Pushed in to signify an entry point.
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STEP 3 1. Office extended outwards to add closet to program. 2. Library rotated to give the program some ambiguity. 3. Office stretched to add hallway to program.
CROSS VENTILATION
FLOOD RESISTENT
Section A-A
Elevation
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FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Project Type
Location
Studio | Semester
Software Used
Civic
Birmingham, Alabama
ARCH 401 | Fall 2014
AutoCAD • SketchUp • V-ray
TASK • Design a 12,700 SF community centre that is to be used by all ages for the St. James Missionary Baptist church. • Include a basketball court, 12 classrooms, and an indoor track.
ACTION • Acquired consistency with the existing church’s exterior finishes through the use of masonry veneer and white alumninum cladding. White was chosen because it represents purity and provides a sacred connection with the heavens. • Installed solar panels to offset grid power demands. • Implemented large windows to acquire ample amounts of natural daylight and a green roof to reduce heat gains. • Included vertical folding shutters to provide sufficient shading and a catchment system that collects and re-uses rainwater.
Life Center
SITE PLAN
Level 1
Section A-A
Level 2
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PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS OFFSETS GRID POWER DEMANDS
SLIGHT SLOPE | WATER TRAVELS TO CISTERN
VERTICAL FOLDING SHUTTERS PROVIDE SHADE AND ALLOW NATURAL DAYLIGHT TO ENTER SPACE.
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EXPERIMENT MEMORIAL
Project Type
Location
Studio | Semester
Software Used
Memorial
Tuskegee, Alabama
ARCH 202 | Spring 2013
AutoCAD • SketchUp • V-ray
TASK • To design a memorial for the victims of the Tuskegee Syphillis Study. • Configure the memorial in such a way as to provide an accessible route from the sidewalk near the top of the existing concrete stairs to somewhere along the sidewalk at the base of the stairs.
ACTION • Increased duration of memorial experience by zigzagging the path. • Designed triangular fountains which were offset from the shape of the path. The size of each fountain represents the number of people in each group involved in the experiment. • Used concrete because of its durability and natural relationship with the surroundings. Also, the longevity of concrete will act as a constant reminder of the syphillis experiment.
399 infected individuals
The 8 that survived the experiment
201 without the disease
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