TALIAFERRO_UNDERGRADUATE_PORTFOLIO by Ward Taliaferro

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WARD TALIAFERRO

e: wardtaliaferro@gmail.com c: 205 . 907 . 3460

Building Design, Urban Design, Interior Design, Professional Work, Illustration

Taliaferro

2013 - 2018 Ward Taliaferro Design Portfolio

Table of Project Type

Project Type

ARCHITECTURE

MASTER PLAN / ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE

SAMPLE IMAGE

PROJ. # 001

PROJ. # 002

PROJ. # 003

PROJ. # 00

Gesticulate

Media Delirium

Historic Reskin

Kinetic Panorama

Alabama Gas Company Design Competition Entry 03 – 10

Museum of Japanese Media Study Abroad 2017 11 – 16

Park & Community Center Study Abroad 2016 17 – 20

Auburn Wood Design Competition Entry 21 – 2

Designer

WARD TALIAFERRO

Project Type

ARCHITECTURAL STUDY / ARCHITECTURE

MASTER PLAN / STREET DESIGN

ARCHITECTURE / PROFESSIONAL WORK

ARCHITECTURAL STUDY / PHOTOGRAPHY

SAMPLE IMAGE

PROJ. # 005

PROJ. # 006

PROJ. # 007

PROJ. # 008

Vivid Walls

Street as Spine

Renderings Etc

Collection of Renderings for Professional Use 33 – 3

Façade Abroad

Photography Comparing International Building Design 35 – 36

Designer

Design Team

Designer

WARD TALIAFERRO

WARD TALIAFERRO ABBY FIELDS TRICIA WENKE

WARD TALIAFERRO / APPLESEED WORKSHOP

WARD TALIAFERRO

Auburn Project WOOF Design Competition Entry 25 – 28

Birmingham, AL Master Plan Auburn Urban Studio 2017 29 – 32

WARD TALIAFERRO

Designer

Fall 2016

Year

Alagasco Design Competition Entry

Distinction

GESTICULATE

PROJECT #001

GEST I CU L ATE

Alabama Gas Company Design Competition Entry Mobile, Alabama Mobile is a city blighted by its hollow urban fabric and absence of contemporary architecture. Initiating a new language to the downtown will invigorate the city and introduce a diversity of programs. In order to facilitate a wave of economic and culturally stimulating workforce, a modern take on large-scale urban housing must be implemented with a unique approach. This project combines hotel, apartment, boutique and affordable grocery by separating into four major masses. Retail programs are placed inside pavilions that carve paths along the undulating facades of both buildings, gesturing an inclusive relationship between the human scale and the sleek modernity.

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Located just one block away from the busiest and most culturally significant street in the city, the building opens out to the more underserved areas of the city, inviting them in. The project fills in one of the numerous and enormous parking lots in the downtown. Creating an urban corridor is vital to reenergizing the downtown.

Site map of Mobile, AL

The exterior of the hotel rooms feature one of five different pre-fabricated faรงade options. Each option includes four different windows. The randomized nature of these options provides a graphic element to the exterior.

Hotel window elevation modules & details

Formal progression Street perspective

The building is split into three masses: hotel, courtyard, and apartment. The masses began to form around the courtyard. Eventually, a slight diagonal is introduced to the exterior to further engage the street.

PROJECT # 001

Designer

Year

GESTICULATE

WARD TALIAFERRO

Fall 2016

Retail

Multi-Purpose Space

Mens Room

Bar

Womens Room

Ground Floor Units

Kitchen

Restaurant Reception & Lobby

05 Administration Laundry

Apartment Access

Laundry Storage

Hotel Access

First floor plan and landscaping

The first floor is the most crucial element of the project. Here, the programs aim to create a direct relationship with the street. The north part of the site features the one-story retail buildings. These buildings are to be inhabited with rotating boutique stores. This provides the more underdeveloped downtown with a business incubation area. Here, the building can

be used as a test area for start-ups. These buildings separate to frame out a small courtyard area, leading into the restaurant on the first floor. The restaurant is intended to be accessible for the working class residents of downtown as the building is surrounded by offices and other businesses. The reception and lobby program splits the hotel and apartment masses,

keeping them separated throughout the project. Apartments on the first floor are lifted three feet to create a separation from the street. The multi-purpose space is located in the corner of the apartment mass in order to connect and advertise the workshops and other activities to the outside.

Distinction Alagasco Design Competition Entry

Apartment Units

06 Hotel Units

Work Room

Laundry Storage

Typical floor plan

In order to create diversity within the apartment building, each floor features varying sizes and layouts of housing. A typical plan sees several one-bedroom, two bedroom, and studio apartments existing on the same floor. The rooms flank the corridor that moves north/south. A window to the outside punctuates the corridors, allowing light to guide residents through the

halls. The hotel mass features a similar double-loaded corridor. In this mass, the hallway is punctuated by bathrooms and a work room on the east and west side, respectively. Each floor has a trash chute in the hallway leading to the access point located on the first floor. Adjacent to that is the laundry room and storage. The apartment and hotel masses are connected by a

lounge area which features a multi-story atrium. The apartment mass goes several floors higher than the center and hotel mass, which are five floors. A pool deck and athletic facility are on top of the hotel and center mass.

PROJECT # 001

Designer

Year

GESTICULATE

WARD TALIAFERRO

Fall 2016

Detail #001 Window Head Detail Wood blocking

Single-hung operable window in aluminum frame

Detail #002 Window Jamb Detail

Single-hung operable window Metal framing for exterior steel

Detail #003 Exterior Steel Detail

Metal plate with drip edge Thermal insulation Decorative exterior steel semigloss finish Steel fasteners

Detail #00 Floor Detail

Hardwood flooring Thermal barrier Concrete topping Concrete floor slab Concrete pour stop Spandrel beam Thermal insulation Vapor retarders Gyp. board wall

Gyp. board drop ceiling to conceal HVAC system Wall section details

Distinction Alagasco Design Competition Entry

Wall section and apartment interior perspective

In order to achieve the “gesture” element of the façade, a metal framing system is attached to the exterior of the building. This system is clad in a decorative exterior steel with a semigloss finish. The undulations begin and end at each floor plate with the smallest offset at six inches and the largest at eighteen inches. The façade modules are implemented here,

creating a system of seemingly randomized apertures. The windows inside are fit with a two inches metal framing system, and are custom fit to the specific framing detailed by the module selected. The windows are set back to be offset two inches from the finish face of the interior walls. With this move, the tectonic structure of the exterior cladding appears weighty and

powerful. The interior is designed to be very minimal. HVAC systems are tucked away under a drop ceiling made of gypsum board. Floors and walls use thermal insulation and vapor retarders to combat the city’s extreme heat with minimal cost to the project.

PROJECT # 001

Designer

Year

GESTICULATE

WARD TALIAFERRO

Fall 2016

Kitchen Finishes include a dishwasher, refrigerator, range, and bar dining adjacent to the stove. Counter-tops are a polished marble. Cabinetry is a cherry wood.

Living The living space is adjacent to the outdoor balcony. An interior corridor can be framed by the selection and placement of specific furniture. This corridor creates a direct relationship between the entry and the balcony doors.

Bedroom The floor finish is a wood-like vinyl cladding. Wood creates a welcoming interior condition, allowing for increased comfort as well as a clear separation of public and private spaces. The window modules introduce a graphic element to the interior. The windows introduce eastern light, and are operable. Each bedroom has a closet with a folding door in a cherry wood finish.

Bathroom The bathroom complies with ADA while also leaving enough wall space to have a small storage unit. The counter-top material finish is a polished marble, and the millwork is finished in an economic wood selection painted black. The walls of the shower are clad in a waterproof tile. Just outside the door is a stacked washer/dryer.

One-bedroom apartment layout

Distinction Alagasco Design Competition Entry

Diagram #001 URBAN CONTEXT

Cathedral Square

Masonic Temple

The building is located a block away from a major street in the downtown area. Along this street is the iconic Cathedral Square marking the most active space in the city. To capture the energy from the area, the edges of the building feature a slight diagonal expression to attract people into the court.

The location of the building in the context of Mobile

Diagram #002 STRUCTURE

The building has two major structural systems: one for the apartment building, and the other for the retail and hotel building. Both systems are steel framing. The column grids offset to accommodate the approximately 10Â° shift in the plan.

Structural axon and plan with dimensions

Diagram #003 HVAC ZONING

Temperatures in Mobile, Alabama, reach highs greater than 90Â°F in the summer months. To accommodate this, the exterior is made of metal, reflecting the direct sun. Additionally, this allows for a less resource-intensive cooling system in the interior. HVAC axon and plan with temperature zones

Diagram #00 VERTICAL CONNECTIVITY

Two fire stairs are located in both apartment and hotel buildings. These stairwells are wide enough to accommodate the maximum occupancy of the building, including the pool deck and gymnasium on the top floor of the hotel building.

Egress with labeled fire exits

WARD TALIAFERRO

Designer

Spring 2017

Year

Study Abroad 2017

Distinction

MEDIA DELIRIUM

PROJECT #002

ME D IA DEL I R I UM

Museum of Japanese Media Study Abroad 2017 Asakusa, TaitĹ?, Tokyo, Japan Located in one of the largest tourism destinations in Tokyo, the museum aims to utilize contemporary architectural expression to introduce a modern visual to the street. This building offers something new to the site, elongating the activity on the streets by establishing a vibrant vernacular. The proposed building is a museum dedicated to the art of Japanese graphic novels and animation. The selected art form celebrates one of the most internationally popular aspects of contemporary Japanese culture, energizing the design. The glowing condition seen at night is inspired by the busy Tokyo streets drowned in lights and advertisements.

The ground floor features a reception area, small gift shop and large sculpture space, as well as an extensive collection of Japanese art and manga. This collection is stored on towering shelves and is surrounded by a quaint internet café. Here, pedestrians are welcome to come inside and engage with the media. The large storefront glass allows people on the streets to see the towering collection, as well as encourage engagement among

visitors. The austere aesthetic of the exterior bleeds into the interior. The walls of the café are white, and the floors are a polished concrete. A clerestory window above the storefront glass on the north wall illuminates the double-height space.

Museum public library & internet café

The mass inside the glowing LED strips on the outside houses the Dark Gallery. Here, the ceiling height lowers to 8’6”, giving a feeling of compression from the Light Gallery floors. The interior is inspired by James Turrell light sculptures. Small recesses emit a subtle neon light that fills the interior. This condition paired with minimal furniture items allows this gallery to appear scaleless and ephemeral. The minimal selection of furniture keeps visitors moving

through the gallery. The exhibits in this space will be entirely video media. The dim interior accentuates the backlit screens that document the creative processes of anime.

Interior of “Dark Gallery” – for the viewing of video media

The mass inside the stacked glowing boxes houses the Light Gallery. The ceilings expand to 12’, giving a feeling of release from the Dark Gallery floors. The interior has an even distribution of light from the LED lights underneath the translucent drop ceiling. The museum-like white walls enhance this condition. Floorto-ceiling glass fixtures open up the gallery space to the surrounding city. The gallery has a direct relationship with Kengo Kuma’s iconic building

across the street. By moving from one gallery to the next, the building panoramically captures a different snapshot of Kuma’s building. This gallery will feature print art, mixedmedia, and sculpture. Furniture is more prevalent in this space, allowing visitors to stay and enjoy the view.

Interior of “Light Gallery” – for the viewing of art and sculpture

PROJECT # 002

Designer

Year

MEDIA DELIRIUM

WARD TALIAFERRO

Spring 2017

Context Detail #001 Kaminarimon Sensouji Temple The outermost gate that lies approx. 500m (1/3 mile) south of the Sensouji Temple. Just past this is the famous Nakamise Shopping Street, funneling hundreds to tourists to the temple.

Kaminarimon St.

Context Detail #002 Asakusa Culture & Tourism Center Designed by Kengo Kuma in 2012, this project combines several programs (conference, lecture) into a building with a modernization of a distinctly Japanese architectural style.

Downtown Asakusa, TaitĹ?, Tokyo, Japan

This area of Tokyo is one of the busiest areas in the city, with thousands of tourists funneling down the narrow streets every day. This is an area where the old meets the new. Notably, the Sensouji Temple is one of the more famous attractions in the city. Moreover, it is one of the greater examples of traditional Japanese design aesthetics. The Kaminarimon Gate

(Context Detail #001) marks the beginning of a long urban corridor to the Temple. In between these destinations, the axis is flanked by a traditionally designed shopping mall. In this area, the building scale decreases to about one to four floors, allowing the Sensouji Temple to be viewable from a greater distance. Conversely, the Asakusa Culture & Tourism

Center (Context Detail #002) represents modern Japan. This building marks the edge of modern Japan urban development, which predominantly takes place to the South of the intersection. The proposed museum aims to contribute to the introduction of a modern Japanese aesthetic, by bringing a more austere modernity to this critical juncture.

Distinction Study Abroad 2017

Storage

アートギャラリー光

Library + Internet Café

Theater

Light Gallery

Storage

14 Lobby + Large Sculpture Display

アートギャラリー闇

Souvenir Corner

Reception

Mech

Dark Gallery

Bathroom Storage Storage

Ground floor plan

top: “Light Gallery” plan / bottom: “Dark Gallery” plan

PROJECT # 002

Designer

Year

MEDIA DELIRIUM

WARD TALIAFERRO

Spring 2017

Rooftop Café Rest

Light Gallery Release

Theater Transparency

Dark Gallery Compression

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Library

Light Gallery

Engagement Program

闇 Dark Gallery

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Light Gallery

闇 Dark Gallery

Structure

光 Light Gallery

Building parti

Circulation & egress

Distinction Study Abroad 2017

Longitudinal section

The building alternates between light and dark masses. The ground floor opens up to the exterior and features a double height space and clerestory windows to accentuate the large collection of media. Two staircases move between the floors at varying frequencies. The southern stair moves one floor at a time, giving visitors the experience of alternating from

Transverse section

light to dark. The northern staircase moves two floors at a time, specifically leading to the theater programs of the Light Gallery mass. This staircase caters to visitors who are interested in the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cinematic experience. The theater is double-height, equaling the height a Dark Gallery and a Light Gallery.

The roof mass recedes from the street, carving out a triangular piece as a cafĂŠ. This final program is the apex of the climb through the building, and therefore is intended as an area of rest. The angle of the roof deck points directly to the Kaminarimon Gate, offering an excellent view of downtown Asakusa.

WARD TALIAFERRO

Designer

Spring 2016

Year

Study Abroad 2016

Distinction

HISTORIC RESKIN

PROJECT #003

H I ST OR I C RE SK I N

Park & Community Center Study Abroad 2016 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy

The project deals with both establishing a system of landscape developments in the open space surrounding the abandoned housing buildings in the Foro Italico and refurbishing them so that they may serve the newly developed area. The two arms of the building situated in the center of the site have been redesigned and reskinned to be a series of public service programs. This includes restaurants, cafés, markets, and a 1944 Olympic museum. By establishing two systems—one reflecting the site’s current rigidity and the other relating the site to the whole—this design will suggest the future development of the Foro Italico.

PROJECT # 003

Designer

Year

HISTORIC RESKIN

WARD TALIAFERRO

Spring 2016

Retail

Visitor Center Multi-Purpose

Housing

Olympic Museum

Retail Café

Café

Foro Italico site plan

The existing housing buildings are located to the north of the campus. As they are currently, the buildings isolate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the north. Redesigning these buildings will unlock their potential to connect the neighborhoods across the water to the mountain to the west. The building layout of the existing forum lacks cohesiveness. No one axis is distinguishable as the central design element; every building seems to point to a different terminus. The proposal introduces a new logic for the ground plane that will be used to connect the buildings on site. This approach carves out a piazza between the buildings punctuated with a large sculptural element symbolically relating it to Rome. Plan of proposed community center and park

Distinction Study Abroad 2016

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System

Overlay

Shape

Extrude

Phased process of landscape design

Public piazza with large sculpture

Proposed restaurant / cafĂŠ in existing Olympic housing

WARD TALIAFERRO

Designer

Spring 2015

Year

Auburn Wood Competition Entry / Selected as a Finalist

Distinction

I II I

KINETIC PANORAMA

PROJECT #00

K I NE TIC P A NO R AMA

Auburn Wood Design Competition Entry / Finalist Mentone, AL This Arts and Culture Center serves the community of Mentone as a place to gather, a place to learn, and a place to appreciate the Alabama townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique culture. The building showcases the sprawling landscapes around the site by framing them in a floor-to-ceiling glass exterior in the larger multi-use spaces.

All these moves are made possible through the implementation of a unique wooden structure. The use of glue-laminated wooden beams achieve the expanding sectional quality seen in the project. This project celebrates the possibilities of how wood can be utilized, as well as defies the expectations of the material.

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Birmingham

Auburn

Montgomery

Site map and main street of Mentone, AL / State map of Alabama

The town has a close connection to its landscape and its residents. The mountainous community has a hometown feel, with a small population of mostly elderly civilians looking to live closer to nature. This unique mixture of elements facilitates an artistic underflow in the people in the town. However, there is no one place to house this creativity. The proposal channels the creative energy in the town by housing several art forms into one architectural icon. The sloping site opens up clear advantages to the southern views of the distant foliage and buildings. The view is revealed through the progression in the two major masses. The masses are broken apart View of glass exterior from outside

respecting the phasing, and are designed to be self-sufficient as they are built. The Phase 1 mass houses office and administration, and the Phase 2 mass houses the classrooms and multi-purpose spaces. As phasing develops, it begins to shape a courtyard, which is designed as an outdoor performance area. Parking is placed away from the building in order to create an organic approach to the building. The walk is adorned with trees, making the entry sequence a part of the landscape.

PROJECT # 00

Designer

Year

KINETIC PANORAMA

WARD TALIAFERRO

Spring 2015

Storage

Offices

Assembly

Vestibule

Classrooms Reception & Lobby

Storage

Event Space

Storage

Floor plan

The reception and lobby area feature several furniture items and an open conference table open to the administrative faculty as well as the citizens of Mentone. A long hallway of floor-to-ceiling glass extends from the office mass to the multi-purpose mass. Classrooms are attached to the hallway, where the ceiling height is at its lowest. Crossing

the threshold of the hallway into the vestibule, the ceilings begin to drastically rise again. This space is used as a waiting area just before entering the large spaces with the glass exteriors. The northern space is better suited for assembly, with large storage for furniture. The southern space is designed for events that require a direct relationship between inside and

outside: galas, weddings, performances, banquets, and socials. These two spaces create a panoramic snapshot of the sprawling landscape to the Southwest of the site. The floor slips underneath the glass wall to create a viewing terrace. The glass exterior curves to accentuate the strength of the glue-laminated wooden structure, by showing how dynamic its potential is.

Distinction Auburn Wood Competition Entry / Selected as a Finalist

South elevation

View of hallway between lobby and multi-purpose spaces

View of multi-purpose space and curved glazing

WARD TALIAFERRO

Designer

Fall 2015

Year

Auburn Project WOOF Entry / Selected as a Finalist

Distinction

I II I

VIVID WALLS

PROJECT #005

VIV ID WA L LS

Auburn Project WOOF Competition Entry / Finalist Auburn, AL Incorporating rehabilitation, friendlier residence, and adoption facilities, this project focuses on the programs necessary for dogs to have a better life. With such a unique program, the design must follow suit.

Five colored monolithic concrete walls separate the building into two major masses and frame a courtyard in between. The masses are separated and grouped according to public and private programs, with the mass facing Wire Road containing the public spaces. Each wall is painted a different color with each wall conveying senses of enchantment and welcoming positivity. The walls are three feet in width, celebrating the thresholds they can offer.

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Site plan of Auburn, AL

The building is located on Wire Road, one of the busiest and widest thoroughfares going through Auburn. Across the street perpendicular to the proposal is the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. This building not only contains several educational programs, but also rehabilitation and medical programs, each tailor made for different animals that require care. Project WOOF aims to provide these medical services specialized to dogs, as well as offer an adoption program. The marriage of these ideas redefines the current reputation of dog kennels and housing. The project promotes education, health, and positivity. Similar to the College across the street, the proposal houses an educational program in the mass facing the main road. Student dormitories are placed above the dog housing.

PROJECT # 005

Designer

Year

VIVID WALLS

WARD TALIAFERRO

Fall 2015

Outdoor Rehab

Indoor Rehab

Doctor Offices Surgery Assembly

Surgery Breakroom Office Animal Housing

Office WC WC

Lobby + Reception

Plan of facility

Animal Housing

Adoption Center

Distinction Auburn Project WOOF Entry / Selected as a Finalist

West section through medical mass (left) and visitor mass (right)

Precedent study of color and walls of Luis Barragán House

By studying the architecture of famous Mexican architect Luis Barragán, his use of color and his monolithic walls as a means to frame space began to resonate with the ideas put forth by Project WOOF. Barragán’s house creates a powerful sense of wonderment from the scaleless walls and vibrant colors on both the interior and exterior. It almost is

as if a visitor into his home was in a dream. These abstract ideas compliment the revolutionary ideas put forth by this project. When the walls collide into one another, their color and hierarchical relationships highlighted. Colors of adjacent walls alternate between complimentary and analogous. In addition, the walls act as a sort of way finding in the building,

and programs housed within them compliment the colors in their interior design. The walls frame long corridors and axes within the building, as well as radically simplify the floor plan. By simply seeing the placement of the five walls, visitors already understand the building they are about to enter, contrasting the familiar with the extraordinary.

Fall 2017

Year

Auburn Urban Studio Master Plan

Distinction

WARD TALIAFERRO ABBY FIELDS TRICIA WENKE

Design Team

As it stands, Birmingham is in need of urban connectivity, Even in spite of positive change. In the past decade, the city has seen tremendous growth and revitalization. People are moving back to the city, a creative energy has been reintroduced,and businesses have returned. However, these moves in the city’s urban growth have occurred in isolation from one another. Neighborhoods comprised of various attractions are separated by blocks of dilapidated buildings. This is even true in Birmingham’s most dense area: 20th Street. This street, although Birmingham’s most walkable street, still suffers from Birmingham’s lack of density, its disconnection of North and South, as well as its historically discriminatory urban planning.

STREET AS SPINE

Birmingham, AL Master Plan Auburn Urban Studio Birmingham, AL

PROJECT #006

S T RE ET AS S P I NE

Smithfield North Birmingham

Hooper City

Norwood

Apico-Finley

Birmingham Airport East Birmingham

Irondale

Druid Hills East Thomas Downtown Birmingham

Highlands

20th Street

Fairview

Mountain Brook

Homewood Downtown Birmingham, AL

Now that the influx in business has lead to the creation of several downtown neighborhoods, efforts have focused over the past few years to connect the outer communities to the downtown area. The dispersed communities are located around the downtown area. Therefore, this area was where our team focused to begin the outward expansion to these communities. Over the past decade, there has been a focus to revitalize downtown Birmingham through district renovations. This has lead to a dramatic increase in creative momentum inside Birmingham, creating various destinations offering unique activities and redefining the downtown. One of the best examples of this practice is 20th Street, a twoAnalysis of 20th Street

lane thoroughfare going north/south with nice street vegetation, engaging storefronts, and wider sidewalks. However, despite its good bones, the street pales by comparison to other streets following the main guidelines of urban walkability. The 20th Street redesign aims to fix the immediate problems of the street: storefront vacancies, dying street trees, uninteresting faรงades, wide street lanes. Additionally, the redesign focuses on six hinges that will utilize an architectural approach in order to improve the area and connect the street to its immediate surroundings. The city is alive, but lacks an anatomical coordination. Thinking of 20th Street as a Spine and the six hinges as the nerve endings, the city will connect, unlocking its potential.

PROJECT # 006

Design Team

Year

STREET AS SPINE

WARD TALIAFERRO ABBY FIELDS TRICIA WENKE

Fall 2017

Kelly Ingram Park Railroad Park

Linn Park

20th

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Connecting to Linn Park

Plan of proposed roundabout

Continuing to Uptown

Proposed road diet to Uptown

Expanding to East Birmingham

Location of critical juncture

Introducing the Civil Rights Trail

Civil Rights park and trail initiation

Activating the Light Tunnel

Program added under Light Tunnel

Creating a Place to Be

Proposed building adjacent to 20th

Distinction Auburn Urban Studio Master Plan

Existing 20th Street section

Proposed 20th Street section with added bike lanes, wider sidewalks, more vegetation, fewer lanes

Existing typical avenue intersecting 20th Street

Looking in section, the existing 20th Street has a 100â&#x20AC;&#x2122; distance right of way from one building the other. The buildings range from three-story mixed-use to highrise office. The street has two-lanes of traffic going north/south separated by a median. In the proposal, the road has been greatly reduced. Now only one lane going north/south, this allows for enough room

Proposed typical avenue with added bike lanes, street parking, wider sidewalks, fewer lanes

for a bike lane, and wider sidewalks. The sidewalk is split into two zones: one closer to the buildings for storefront engagement, and one in between the vegetation for occupation. Zones are also delineated by the paving. Larger scale horizontal concrete panels keep people moving along the storefront. Small scale Roman brick compliments the rest areas by offering

a more personal scale to pedestrians sitting and speaking to one another. Perpendicular to 20th Street are several avenues of five-lane traffic: three one way lanes, and two parallel parking. The proposed design shaves off the middle lane and maintains the parallel parking. Every 35â&#x20AC;&#x2122; a small planter and bench is added with street trees, offering shading.

Year

Collection of Professional Work

Distinction

Summer - Winter 2018

Next, I take the image into Photoshop for more detailed edits. Lightly overlaying the bare line work on top of the rendering adds a nicely crisp and diagrammatic aesthetic. Each rendering takes approx. 2â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 hours to complete.

WARD TALIAFERRO APPLESEED WORKSHOP

To achieve this, I export a REVIT file into SketchUp, and use V-Ray to render the scene. V-Ray is an advanced rendering software, capable of capturing precise outdoor lighting effects, indoor lighting effects, texture details, rendering in virtual reality, etc. The software completes a high quality image in under two hours.

Design Team

Using ordinary student modeling and editing software my goal is to always represent a three-dimensional space in a professional quality.

RENDERINGS

Collection of Renderings for Professional Use

PROJECT #007

RE ND ER I NGS E TC

BUILDING RELOCATION PROJECT, Auburn Urban Studio presentation for the Mayor of Birmingham / rendered using V-Ray for SketchUp

THE DENHAM BUILDING, Appleseed Workshop / rendered using V-Ray for SketchUp

ATLAS RFID STORE, Appleseed Workshop / rendered using V-Ray for SketchUp

FAÇADE ABROAD

PROJECT #008

WARD TALIAFERRO

Designer

F AÇA DE AB R O AD

Photography Comparing International Building Design

Photographic Architectural Study

Distinction

This photographic study conducted across six major locations showcases the loudest voices I have witnessed in my time traveling abroad. Some an exercise in minimalism, some in ornamentation, the photographs present each façade equally: two dimensionally, like a seamless texture.

Year

In a dense urban fabric, the façade is the only way a building can stand out. So many architectural movements, statements, and revolutions all shouting out at the same time. I wanted to capture this competition.

2014 - 2017

I find myself enamored with texture. The two-dimensional representation of something that can only truly be experienced in three. This concept became the focus of my architectural photography.

Tokyo, Japan

A city of walls free of functional responsibility. The buildings are free to express themselves. Each façade is an exercise in composition, each in competition for the pedestrians’ attention. This is not an assessment on success or failure. To one person, a graphic could seem trivial or devoid of meaning; to another, creative, experimental, a triumph. Like many cities, the streets of Tokyo are organized by a grid pattern. The buildings express this as well. Façades have a firm logic, clean lines, positive and negative space, and hierarchy.

Todos Santos, Mexico

An area away from the city in between a mountain and a beach. The wind and water create a quiet ambiance. The town is surrounded by jagged rocky cliffsides, but the buildings offer the opposite. Façades are softly colored, adorned with particular placing of vegetation.

Kyoto, Japan

Rome, Italy

A city of immense weight. Buildings wear their structure like a vest. Faรงades are in a competition of strength, each fighting for heaviest exterior material and largest column.

A city of tradition and respect. As the city center struggles to establish a meaningful stance on modernity, it is saved by the architecture at its periphery. Maintaining their original beauty through yearly conservation efforts, these buildings are snapshots of a storied history. This is a physical phenomena as well. Some structures do not permit the wearing of shoes. Some structures do not permit looking at something for too long. Some structures do not permit walking the other direction. As impersonal as they are enforced to be, these buildings are inviting you inside. Vibrant colors attract the eye. Deep eaves protect the individual from weather. Although standing far away, the buildings have an intended method of approach. The faรงades are reaching out to us, but they require us to listen and adjust. They are testing our patience and waiting from afar to embrace us.

Copenhagen, Denmark

A city dedicated to its citizens contentment. Denmark is home to the happiest people on the planet. Does this translate into the happiest architecture on the planet? The built environment of Copenhagen offers an answer. Buildings gesture to the people walking around them. When the fabric is tight and secluded, you know it is where people live. When the fabric is expansive, you know it is where people gather. The faรงades blend the old and the new, creating a place for everyone.

Valletta, Malta

An urban density on an island. The buildings are monochromatic, giving a sense of identity, and a mysterious atmosphere. The faรงades play on these concepts, experimenting with graphics and layout.

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WARD TALIAFERRO

e: wardtaliaferro@gmail.com c: 205 . 907 . 3460

Building Design, Urban Design, Interior Design, Professional Work, Illustration

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