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TUCK TOWE@GMAIL.COM, 865 202 7340 5226 NICKLE RD. KNOX VILLE, TN. 37921
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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN/BUILD 01 PREFAB PATCHING
FOURTH YEAR|SPRING 2016 KRAKOW POLAND
02 PREFAB VERNACULAR
THIRD YEAR|SPRING 2015 KNOXVILLE TENNEESSEE
03 TECTONIC EXPLORATION THIRD YEAR|FALL 2014 CROSSVILLE TENNEESSEE
01 ENCLOSURE
FIFTH YEAR|FALL 2016 GREEN OAK REVISITED
02 DWELL
FIFTH YEAR|FALL 2016 GREEN OAK REVISITED
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STUDY ABROAD MODEL MAKING 01 KRAKOW POLAND
01 HAZEN HOUSE VISITOR CENTER
02 TRAVEL PHOTOS
02 PREFAB VERNACULAR
FOURTH YEAR|SPRING 2016
FOURTH YEAR|SPRING 2016
FIRST YEAR|SPRING 2013
THIRD YEAR|SPRING 2015
03 SEED BANK
FOURTH YEAR|FALL 2015
04 SET FOR ‘GLASS MANAGERIE’ FOURTH YEAR|FALL 2015
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architecture
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Prefab Patching spring 2016 |professor bojanaowski | krakow, poland
The objective of this project was to
adress the affordable housing crisis Poland has been faced with post Soviet rule. The focus was on single family prefabricated housing that could be woven into the urban fabric of Krakow. Using the Polish cube house as precedent, the design solution was a 93 square meter structure with an open floor plan situated around a central utilitarian core.
Sculptural aluminum screens are used
throughout the exterior and interior to differentiate the homes, create vestibules and outdoor privacy. Cross-ventilation works as the primary source of cooling and each home has a planted balcony that acts as an air purifier.
Each home backs up to a community gathering space buffered by gardens and planting. the parks have recreational activities, amphitheaters and play mounds that are small replicas of the historical Krakow mounds found throughout the city.
structure + grid
cross ventilation
floor 01
floor 02
It was a mission to keep the plan under 90 square meters (1,000sq.ft.) as a design challenge and as a means to fit more homes into the urban fabric. Working on a 152cm grid, the utilitarian core that houses the kitchen, water closets, vertical circulaiton, and services, became a 2.5m by 3m prefab concrete box of which the entire home was centered around. Downstiars includes the kitchen, dining, and living spaces. On the second floor there are two bedrooms, a flex space, and a garden terrace. A big focus was to make the outdoors an extension of the interior and the use of cross ventilation in place of air conditioning. To achieve this, walls in the living area can be folded open to almost expose the entire room. Above, there are ventilaiton slats that can be opened in the warm months to let air flow thorugh to openings in front.
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Prefab Vernacular spring 2015 |professor goritz | knoxville, tennessee
The focus of this project was to meld modern design with vernacular typologies and develop a neighborhood master plan in the hills of south Knoxville. The master plan was designed as 20 circular plots subdivided into 4 lots all connected by public green spaces and gathering areas. The cantilever barn serves as a precedent for the homes and works well with the dramatic changes in topography throughout the site. Two prefabricated concrete cores house utilities and vertical circulation and would be brought to the site by trucks; the frame of the house would also be trucked in and assembled together before being laid atop the cores. On the main floor, each home would have 2 bedrooms with the possibility of expansion by adding a third core element. Views of the Smokey Mountains are framed by large glass walls that can be folded open to allow for cross-ventilation. Below, the bays are used as a car port and a walking path that connects each home to an adjacent park.
The cantiliever barns of east Tennessee have always fascinated me for their ability to be so utilitarian yet beautiful; they are a coherent blend of complete necessity and architectural genius of their time. They became popular in the mid 1800’s due to their ability to provide such a small footprint while allowing for just as much storage as a traditional barn above; making for cheaper taxes when only a small portion is actually touching the gorund. They also provided more defined zones than a traditional barn, and made it easier to subdivide the functions of a farm into particular zones. Another great feature is the cairrage path that runs though the center allowing for hay and other materials to simply be lowered onto them from above.
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standing seam 1/8” vapor barrier rigid insulation 2”
finish flooring plywood 1/2” batt insulation 2” plywood 1/2” wood joists 2”x 6” glulam beam 1’x 8” steel bracket prefab. concrete wall 6” batt insulation 1” concrete panel 1/2”
concrete finish flooring rigid insulation 2” concrete slab on grade 8”
infill gravel 1’ concrete footing
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Tectonic Exploration fall 2014 |professor wall | crossville, tennessee
Serving the Clyde M. York 4-H camp located in Crossville, Tennessee, the center was designed to bring children a hands-on educational experience specifically through the use of water. Mounds of ruble left behind by POW camps that housed Italian and German soldiers in WWII were inspiration to create educational berms where kids can explore the effects erosion has on natural and man made materials. This was achieved by creating a 20 foot cut in the land, placing the structure within it and using the cut as an agent for new water drainage paths. The structure was designed to be a teaching tool highlighting sustainability and the important relationship between humans and nature. It uses a combination of wood and concrete construction. The oversized roof and truss columns are used to frame views to the educational pond and provide shelter for the adjacent amphitheater.
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design/build
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Enclosure fall 2016|professor shelton|green oak studio
The Green Oak Initiative is a research-based studio that is grounded in investigating the potential of Green Oak as a construction material through the process of making. This class is funded by a grant through the EPA as part of the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution and emissions. Oak as a building material appeals to the EPA because it is an abundant renewable resource in this area and more board-feet of material is currently growing than is being harvested; comparatively low amounts of energy is neeed in its harvesting and production, also. The setback of building with Green Oak is the wet state it is in when cut. To build, you must account for shrinkage in all dimensions (especially radially) unless dried for two years prior. Using Green Oak, however, is financially beneficial, costing 1/3 the amount of nominal lumber. For this project, we were asked to design a wall and window system with Green Oak. The challenge was coming up with a solution to let the wood structure members breathe within the wall so it would not cause moisture issues to the other wall components while undergoing the drying process.
GREEN OAK STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
1X4” FURRING STRIPS
6” X8’ GREEN OAK LAPPED SIDING
STUDY MODEL
PLYWOOD SHEATHING
R14 BATT INSULATION
For the interior finish, we had to find a material that would allow for air to easily pass though the wall. Different mesh materials were tested and ultimately, we decided peg board was an economic and surprisingly aesthetically pleasing solution.
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Structure + Shelter fall 2016 |professor shelton|green oak studio For this project we designed a structure that could become a semester long experiment, working with different wall types and sealant techniques. The first wall type was composed of double wythe logs with the cants acting as structural support as well as the interior and exterior finish. We took advantage of modularity and joined the cants atop one another using chinking and backer rods. The second wall type we used was a composite column system, a much faster approach that allowed the structure to grow vertically. This was placed atop wall type 1 and was an experiment to understand spacing and connections of columns. For the floor system we experimented with four different joists and quickly learned that the wet material was not well suited as a structural floor member in at least two joist proposals.
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Wall System 1 and Floor
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Upper Floor, Desk and Column Extensions
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PROCESSP 02
Transformation Wal
Jois
Joists #
WALLS AND JOISTS 3/4” Pine or Poplar Dowels, 3” Long
Cants
WALLS AND JOISTS
9” Long Simpson Ties
3/4” Pine or Poplar Dowels, 3” Long Interior Green Oak Cants
9” Long Simpson Ties 2” R-10 Rigid Insulation Taped at Joints
etail
Interior Green Oak Cants Exterior Green Oak Cants, Charred
2” R-10 Rigid Insulation Taped at Joints
dow Jamb Detail
Exterior Green Oak Cants, Charred
Comparison
onal 2x6 Framing P Studs B Sheathing Barrier 1/2" Batt Insulation psum Board Brick es
Dimension 1.5" x 5.5" x 8ft long 4ft x 8ft x 5/8" Thick Price per square feet 5.5" Thick 4ft x 8ft x 1/2" Thick Price per square foot
Cost Comparison
QTY 4 2 64 1 2 64 18
Traditional 2x6 Framing Dimension 2x6 SYP Studs 1.5" x 5.5" x 8ft long 5/8" OSB Sheathing 4ft x 8ft x 5/8" Thick QTY -Wythe Green Oak Dimension per square een Oak Cants Vapor Barrier 3 1/2" x 6" x Cants Price Price per linear feet feet 252 R-21, 5 1/2" Batt Insulation 5.5" Thick 0 Rigid Insulation 4ft x 8ft x 2" Thick 2 1/2" Gypsum Board 2" wide price per linear foot 4ft x 8ft x 1/2" Thick 1 on Tape 4" Face Brick Price per square foot 5 ne Dowels 4ft dowels Brick Ties 1"x7" simpson ties 12
Double-Wythe Green Oak 3x6 Green Oak Cants 2" R-10 Rigid Insulation Insulation Tape 3/4" Pine Dowels Straps
Unit Cost $ 4.38 $ 17.78 $ 0.08 $ 27.99 $ 9.73 $ 0.67 $ 0.50
Unit Cost $ 0.67 $ 35.98 $ 3.29 $ 2.98 $ 0.95
Dimension 3 1/2" x 6" x Cants Price per linear feet 4ft x 8ft x 2" Thick 2" wide price per linear foot 4ft dowels 1"x7" simpson ties
Joist #1 - 3x6 Cant as Baseline
Joist #2 - Passed - Makes Use of Scrap
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Price 17.52 35.56 5.38 27.99 19.46 42.88 9.00 157.79
QTY 4 Price 2 64 $ 168.84 1 $ 71.96 2 $ 3.29 64 $ 14.90 18 $ 11.40 $ 270.39
Unit Cost $ 4.38 $ 17.78 $ 0.08 $ 27.99 $ 9.73 $ 0.67 $ 0.50
QTY 252 2 1 5 12
Unit Cost $ 0.67 $ 35.98 $ 3.29 $ 2.98 $ 0.95
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Price 17.52 35.56 5.38 27.99 19.46 42.88 9.00 157.79
Price $ 168.84 $ 71.96 $ 3.29 $ 14.90 $ 11.40 $ 270.39
Traditional 2x6 Framing Dimension QTY 2x6 SYP Studs 1.5" x 5.5" x 8ft long 4 5/8" OSB Sheathing 4ft x 8ft x 5/8" Thick 2 Vapor Barrier Price per square feet 64 R-21, 5 1/2" Batt Insulation 5.5" Thick 1 1/2" Gypsum Board 2 Traditional 2x6 Framing 4ft x 8ft x 1/2" Thick Dimension 4" Face Brick 2x6 SYP Studs Price per square1.5" footx 5.5" x 8ft long 64 Brick Ties 18 5/8" OSB Sheathing 4ft x 8ft x 5/8" Thick Vapor Barrier Price per square feet R-21, 5 1/2" Batt Insulation 5.5" Thick 1/2" Gypsum Board 4ft x 8ft x 1/2" Thick Double-Wythe Green Dimension QTY 4" FaceOak Brick Price per square foot 3x6 Green Oak Cants 3 1/2" x 6" x Cants Price per linear feet 252 Brick Ties 2" R-10 Rigid Insulation 4ft x 8ft x 2" Thick 2 Insulation Tape 2" wide price per linear foot 1 3/4" Pine Dowels 4ft dowels 5 Straps 12 Double-Wythe Green Oak 1"x7" simpson ties Dimension 3x6 Green Oak Cants 3 1/2" x 6" x Cants Price per linear feet 2" R-10 Rigid Insulation 4ft x 8ft x 2" Thick Insulation Tape 2" wide price per linear foot 3/4" Pine Dowels 4ft dowels Straps 1"x7" simpson ties
Wall Type 1 - Double WytheCostCants Comparison
Joists and Flooring System
Unit Cost $ 4.38 $ 17.78 $ 0.08 $ 27.99 $ 9.73 QTY $ 0.67 4 $ 0.50 2 64 1 2 Unit Cost 64 $ 0.67 18 $ 35.98 $ 3.29 $ 2.98 $ 0.95 QTY 252 2 1 5 12
Price 17.52 35.56 5.38 27.99 19.46 Unit Cost 42.88 $ 4.38 $9.00 17.78 157.79 $ 0.08 $ 27.99 $ 9.73 Price $ 0.67 $ 168.84 $ 0.50 $ 71.96 $ 3.29 $ 14.90 $ 11.40 Unit Cost $ 270.39 $ 0.67 $ 35.98 $ 3.29 $ 2.98 $ 0.95 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Joist #1 - 3x6 Cant as Baseline
Joists and Flooring System
$ $ $ $ $ $ $
35.56 5.38 27.99 19.46 42.88 9.00 157.79
9” Long Simpson Ties
Price
Interior Green Oak Cants $ 168.84 $ $ $ $ $
71.96 3.29 14.90 11.40 270.39
2” R-10 Rigid Insulation Taped at Joints
Door or Window Jamb Detail
Joists #1, 2, 4, and 5 in place
3/4”Price Pine or Poplar Dowels, $ 17.52 3” Long
Exterior Green Oak Cants, Charred
Joist #2 - Passed - Makes Use of Scrap Joist #1 - 3x6 Cant as Baseline
Joists #1, 2, 4, and 5 in place
Joist #2 - Passed - Makes Use of Scrap
Cost Comparison
Joist #3 Deflecting Almost 5”
Joist #3 Deflecting Almost 5”
Diagonal Flooring
Diagonal Flooring
Traditional 2x6 Framing Dimension 2x6 SYP Studs 1.5" x 5.5" x 8ft long Joist #3 - Failed - Deflected Under its Own Weight 5/8" OSB Sheathing 4ft x 8ft x 5/8" Thick Vapor Barrier Price per square feet R-21, 5 1/2" Batt Insulation 5.5" Thick 1/2" Gypsum Board 4ft x 8ft x 1/2" Joist #3 - Failed - Deflected Under itsThick Own Weight 4" Face Brick Price per square foot Brick Ties
QTY 4 2 64 1 2 64 18
Unit Cost $ 4.38 $ 17.78 $ 0.08 $ 27.99 $ 9.73 $ 0.67 $ 0.50
Double-Wythe Green Oak Dimension Joist #4 - Passed - Easiest to Make 3x6 Green Oak Cants 3 1/2" x 6" x Cants Price per linear feet 2" R-10 Rigid Insulation 4ft x 8ft x 2" Thick Insulation Tape 2" wide price per linear foot 3/4" Pine Dowels Joist #4 - Passed - Easiest 4ft dowels to Make Straps 1"x7" simpson ties
QTY 252 2 1 5 12
Unit Cost $ 0.67 $ 35.98 $ 3.29 $ 2.98 $ 0.95
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
Price 17.52 35.56 5.38 27.99 19.46 42.88 9.00 157.79
Price $ 168.84 $ 71.96 $ 3.29 $ 14.90 $ 11.40 $ 270.39
Joist #5 - Passed - Most Efficient
Joists and Flooring System Joists #1, 2, 4, and 5 in place
Joist #5 - Passed - Most Efficient
Joist Trials Joist Trials
Joist #1 - 3x6 Cant as0 Baseline 1'
2'
3'
4'
3/4" = 1'-0"
Joist #2 - Passed - Makes Use of Scrap 1' 0 3/4" = 1'-0"
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4'
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study abroad
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Krakow, Poland
Travel Photos
Last Spring I embarked on the journey of a lifetime and gained a whole new perspective on architecture and the way history has influenced our built environment. My home city of Krakow, Poland was one of the most influencial cities I have ever visited and its locale in central Europe allowed for easy travel to other countries. Upon my return to the United States I had visited 14 countries and 42 cities.
Library and Learning Centre | University of Economic | Vienna | Zaha Hadid
Jewish Museum | Berlin | Daniel Libeskind
Philharmonic | Szczecin, Poland | Estudio Barozzi Viega
WUWA House 31 | Wroclaw, Poland | Hans Scharoun
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model making
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Hazen House Visitor Center first year | professor rose
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Prefab Vernacular third year | professor goritz
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Heirloom Seed Bank fourth year | professor french
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Set for ‘The Glass Managerie’ fifth year | set design
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Programatic Study of Villa Savoye
VILLA SAVOYE PROGRAM
RAMP
STAIRS
MASTER BATHROOM
ROOF GARDEN BEDROOM BEDROOM
MASTER BEDROOM
VILLA SAVOYE
TERRACE
BEDROOM HALL+VERTICAL CIRC.
SERVANT QUARTERS
TERRACE
PROGRAM
LAUNDRY
KITCHEN
WORK ROOM
GUEST ROOM
BACK VIEW
LIVING
CAR PORT
VERITCAL CIRC.
RAMP
STAIRS
MASTER BATHROOM
ROOF GARDEN ENTRY
BEDROOM BEDROOM
FRONT VIEW MASTER BEDROOM
TERRACE
BEDROOM HALL+VERTICAL CIRC.
SERVANT QUARTERS
TERRACE
LAUNDRY
KITCHEN WORK ROOM
GUEST ROOM
BACK VIEW
LIVING
CAR PORT
TUCK TOWE@GMAIL.COM, 865 202 7340 5226 NICKLE RD. KNOX VILLE, TN. 37921
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