Zachary Orig - 2019 Undergraduate Design Portfolio

ZACHARY ORIG undergraduate architecture + design fall 2017 - spring 2019

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zachary orig (678)472-7846 zachorig@gmail.com WHO I AM I grew up in a small southern Georgia town called Carrollton, about an hour southwest of Atlanta. For as long as I could remember, I have been in love with creating and building things. Be it Legos or SimCity, my passion as a Maker led me to begin pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Architecture with a minor in Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I am gravitated toward natural areas and driven by my passion for adventure in the outdoors. As a result, I believe architecture and design can be used to create sustainable development that blurs the boundaries between ecological relationships and the built environment, two very important players in how humans interact and live.

I am a current third year architecture student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and staff member at Onsight Rock Gym LLC. I possess a demonstrated interest in low impact development and the collisions of ecological studies and architectural design. Manifested through interests in the socioeconomic effects of urban agriculture, environmental planning + policy, and landscape architecture, I am most interested in how multidisciplinary research-based study can lend itself to sustainable design through innovative technologies and critical designbased thinking. In addition, I possess nearly two years of experience in the outdoor recreation industry as a front desk staff member and climbing instructor.

Although technical skills are fantastic, the shortcoming is that they are able to be taught. Discovering who you are, where your values lay, and how to interpret said values - three things that are impossible to teach - have always been far more important to me. In my opinion, I have discovered that the world of architecture and design is much too large to operate in a bubble; consequently, I believe that a fundamental understanding of people and their respective fields should always be at the forefront of our discipline. No idea is too absurd, no project too difficult to execute, and no group of people impossible to learn from. As architects and designers, we must learn that empathy is one of the most underrated skills in the world. After all, we do not exist solely to tell others how to do things the “right” way. Communication is actually fifty percent of what we do. While design school will always teach students how to think differently, I believe it allows us to grow into who we are through discovering that learning never truly stops.

“To me, when everything goes wrong- that’s when adventure starts.”

-Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia

featured projects fall 2017 - spring 2019 ARCHITECTURE 01 ... organic urbanisms [applied agronomy] 02 ... aurora: water territories 03 ... art + architecture revisited 04 ... urban biotopes [new orleans ecologies] 05 ... connect fairgarden (ongoing research)

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 06 ... 2018 epa rainworks competition

PERSONAL PROJECTS analog film photography

ARCHITECTURE

ORGANIC URBANISMS

organic urbanisms applied agronomy ARCH 370+371 // research + design studio // fall 2018 instructor: tricia stuth + project statement Knoxville College is a historically black college/university (HBCU) in Knoxville, Tennessee, that is currently operating on a distance learning platform. The college has a rich history of advocacy, experiential learning, and academics but became defunct after losing accreditation in the late 2000s. The intent of the studio was to explore futures for the sensitive area and create a research booklet that would then inform the utility of historic preservation on college campuses moving forward.

One of the main structures on the campus of Knoxville College, McKee Hall, served as the campus’s most beloved building and as a historic meeting ground for student activism and academia. Having seen a variety of lives as professor offices and student classrooms, the current McKee Hall was built after the original burned down in the late 1800s. In addition, the college had a strong agricultural work-study program that thrived from its inception until the 1950s when the college opted for a strictly liberal arts curriculum; as a result, part of its history was lost.

The intent of Organic Urbanisms is to challenge historic preservation as a typology of urban agriculture, environmental literacy, and help create a method of campus redefinition.

Research was performed in the first half of the semester toward creating architecture that is highly informed and highly sensitive to historic preservation; therefore, the intent of the project is to synthesize core concepts that were researched

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The result is an addition to McKee Hall in the form of a lightwell that serves as a locus of program and as an opportunity for environmental education and literacy. McKee Hall is further redefined through a redesigned system of circulation, redesigned structure, and heavily modified southwest facing annex. The program is located entirely in McKee Hall without any additional structure being created; the only true additions to the existing landscape are using the land to cultivate plants and animals as the college once did.

Through using McKee Hall as a locus for experiential learning, agricultural research, and environmental education, the landscape is redesigned as well and the college is able to bring back a critical part of its history. The landscape and building are literally preserved, but the campus is transformed and historic preservation takes on a new persona as one that transcends aesthetic.

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Fig 8 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF KNOXVILLE COLLEGE 1 (authors unknown, silver gelatin prints, accessed Oct 2018.

Courtesy of McClung Historical Collection and Tiffany Momon); circa 1910-1925 photographs of agricultural facilities located throughout campus. Dairy barn (01) located at the far end of campus past the athletic fields. Agricultural fields (06) tilled by students and located next to the implement barn west of McKee. Mechanical building (04) southwest of McKee Hall and served the printmaking, baking/cooking, and carpentry classes.

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Fig 9 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF KNOXVILLE COLLEGE 2 (authors unknown, silver gelatin prints, accessed Oct 2018.

Courtesy of McClung Historical Collection and Tiffany Momon); circa 1910-1925 photographs of chickens, pigs, and agricultural field. Experiential learning from students in breadmaking (04) and agriculture (06).

01 ... grain silos + dairy barn 02 ... pig pen, poultry pen, and implement barn 03 ... agricultural building 04 ... mechanical hall 05 ... boiler room 06 ... agricultural field

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1903FigKNOXVILLE SANBORN MAP DIAGRAM 5 1903 KNOXVILLE COLLEGE SCOLLEGE ANBORN MAP (Sanborn Company of New York, diagrammed

by Zachary Orig, accessed Oct 2018. Courtesy of McClung Historical Collection and Tiffany Momon); 1903 Mechanical Hall with printing department and carpenter shop immediately west of McKee Hall

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1.2 +HISTORICAL GEOPOSITIONS

of Tennessee as part of a mandate with By 1903, Knoxville College erected the the government of the state of Tennessee. mechanical hall which was eventually

Fig 6 1917 KNOXVILLE COLLEGE SANBORN MAP

cessed Oct 2018. Courtesy of McClung Histor and industrial education: grain silos, dairy bar

were position in a concentrate directly behind McKee Hall to The positioning of the agricultura

1917 APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL FIELDS (PRESENT DAY ATHLETIC FIELD)

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Fig 6 1917 KNOXVILLE COLLEGE SANBORN M AP (Sanborn Company ofMAP New York, diagrammed

by Zachary Orig, ac1917 KNOXVILLE COLLEGE SANBORN DIAGRAM

cessed Oct 2018. Courtesy of McClung Historical Collection and Tiffany Momon); 1917 added buildings for agricultural and industrial education: grain silos, dairy barn, pig pen, poultry pen, animal barn, dedicated agricultural building

were position in a concentrated fashion directly behind McKee Hall to the west.

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student involvement. However, by 1951, 01 ... grain silos + dairy barn Sanborn maps did not show any of the 02 ... pig pen, poultry pen, and former buildings as still standing, assumed implement barn to have been demolished, destroyed,

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MCKEE HALL ATRIUM RENDERING The southwest wing of McKee Hall contains the south lightwell, entry into the agricultural staging area, and vertical circulation. The project confronts the lightwell as a locus of programmatic activity. The south lightwell can be retrofitted with different typologies depending on what is needed in the immediate future of ecological literacy- in this instance, a gathering space featuring modular panels and abundant greenery.

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PROGRAMMATIC PLANS + LONGITUDINAL SECTION 21

BUILDING TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH In addition to studio, building technology classes speculated possible solutions for confronting and/or redesigning existing structure. Wall sections, materiality, and structural technology of our proposals were investigated as further means of communicating our design intent.

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AURORA

aurora water territories ARCH 272 // architectural design ii: place // spring 2018 instructor: scott wall + project statement In the years following Hurricane Katrina, the communities of rural New Orleans needed a new plan: to utilize water highways that line the landscape as a means to escape future disaster and to revitalize the wetlands many once called home. Through promoting the movements of water as an essential way of life rather than destruction, AURORA serves the rural communities of New Orleans through the creation of a fish market and flood disaster shelter with functional form and sustainable design decisions in the best interests of the site, sound, and community.

AURORA is born from water. Research for the project began by investigating the Mississippi Gulf-Outlet (MR-GO), an artificial canal built by the US Army Corps of Engineers that contributed greatly to the record flooding following Hurricane Katrina. The project, based at the confluence of the rural New Orleans communities southeast of St. Bernard Parish in the town Reggio, pushes the main driving concept as the turbidity of aqueous movements through the study of local vernacular. The communities, upon analysis, are low in population yet possess a common trait of using water as transportation via the canals that run parallel to the street. Boats among residents are commonplace. Through these water highways, their way of life is born: from fishing.

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The research attempts to solve issues of unprecedented disaster relief through providing easy access to and from the structure at any given time. In addition, by functioning as a fish market during everyday life, the residents of the communities can come together through boosting local economy and ecotourism. Water shapes the city of New Orleans- it cannot be controlled. Therefore, it should not be viewed as a destructive force, but rather as a force that gives life.

In order to be a resource for the rural communities of New Orleans, it is integral that the site be accessible via water due to the large number of boats owned by residents of the communities. One main goal of the project is to promote the rehabilitation of native flora and fauna that is constantly destroyed by constructing poorly designed water infrastructure in attempts to control water. A boardwalk approach allows visitors to experience the positive effects of water on natural wetlands, which are natural flood barriers as well. Furthermore, the structure sits on a grid of galvanized steel columns and features protruding wooden elements that boats can tie in to should the water levels rise following a storm or hurricane.

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NAVIGATION SALTWATER INDIAN POPULATION LEVEE BREACH DAMAGE

a map of the mississippi river gulf outlet

NEW ORLEANS MISSISSIPPI-GULF OUTLET DELTA ORIGINS [a hydrological study] In late August, 2005, the city of New Orleans was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in what was to

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A cypress timber cladding B corten steel roofing C precast concrete D galvanized steel E corten steel siding

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ART+ARCHITECTUTURE REVISITED

art + architecture revisited BIM + grasshopper development ARCH 321 // digital representation iii // fall 2018 instructor: maged guerguis + project statement Students were challenged to combine skills learned in Grasshopper and Revit to recreate the art + architecture building on the campus of the University of Tennessee. Grasshopper scripts were created to modify some targeted aspect or part of the building. The project prompt necessitated knowledge in different softwares and encouraged digital representation tactics that would best represent the ideas of the students.

The proposal modifies the three atrium bridges of the building and uses Revit to document the changes. The bridges are envisioned as steel frame trusses that encase wooden art pieces that would then illuminate the areas below them.

The project was able to develop software representation skills between several different programs as well as coordinate collaboration in a team based setting. Depending on the nature of each team member’s personal proposal and Grasshopper script, it was highly dependent on the quality work of the other team members. The result is the ability to manufacture plans, sections, elevations, and renderings of the redesign proposal, the nature of which was dependent on each person’s interest in the building.

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Digital Revit Model Team Members A+A East Division Johanna Heidenescher, Architecture Zachary Orig, Architecture A+A West Division Kaela Roberts, Architecture Cameron Davis, Architecture

ART + ARCHITECTURE BUILDING SECTION [executed by Zachary Orig, Johanna Heidenescher, Kaela Roberts, and Cameron Davis] Each team member was assigned a specific part of the building to document in Revit. Near the end of the project, all Revit files were combined to create a large master file that could then be used to create drawings of the entire structure while adding personal Grasshopper projects into them.

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ART + ARCHITECTURE EAST SECTION AXON [executed by Zachary Orig]

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ART + ARCHITECTURE BUILDING SECTION 1 in = 20ft [executed by Zachary Orig, Johanna Heidenescher, Kaela Roberts, and Cameron Davis]

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URBAN BIOTOPES

urban biotopes new orleans ecologies ARCH 272 // architectural design ii: place // spring 2018 instructor: scott wall + project statement URBAN BIOTOPES explores the neighborhood of Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. The area, located close in proximity to Lower Ninth Ward, builds upon principles of resilient architecture learned in prior project “Aurora� and seeks to unite it with architectural intervention for animals, the environment, and people.

The result is a site and program that was personally chosen based on historical, logical, and metaphorical factors. Understanding the importance of New Orleans both as a system of migration crossroads and as an ecosystem that is diverse in flora and fauna is essential to investigating the fragility of the natural environment in the context of the built environment. Through the analysis of migratory bird patterns of the brown pelican, great egrets, osprey, and additional waterfowl, it is possible it postulate that coastal US waters are pivotal to the development of the species due to its geographic location. Considering the implications that such an ecosystem can have on an entire population of people and place, it is then possible to postulate that architecture built with direct relationship and mindfulness of the natural environment is the bridge that connects the natural ecosystem with human intervention.

Likewise, the brown pelican, as a staple bird of the city of New Orleans, is easily recognizable. The species has a sto-

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ried history as one that was saved from endangerment, a story of successful conservation efforts and ecosystem rescue. Birdwatchers flock to New Orleans, ranked one of the best places in the world to watch birds of all species inhabit the urban condition. Among the birds lie a plethora of biological consequences and ecological systems that ultimately play a role in the urban fabric of the city as a whole. Consequently, Jackson Barracks serves as a biotope of the brown pelican, among other species of birds.

The creation of the urban biotope, or urban habitat, revolves around the ecosystem in the context of the city of New Orleans as a natural wetland environment that teems with life, consequently giving the place its own localized life. The site engages the shoreline and the water through a concrete seawall and an observatory made entirely of timber with the exception of joinery. Sub-observatories dot the shoreline and provide opportunity for those with boats to have a private viewing platform.

The project proposes a bird observatory that is designed to be destroyed in the event of a severe flood event. Over the years, and especially if another one-hundred-year storm were to take place, the intent is for the observatory to slowly reject the idea of permanence and let water reclaim it and become a breeding ground for the birds and fish that New Orleans is a habitat for.

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THE OBSERVATORY Although historically and militarily important, it is possible to argue that the site is quietly the location of a complex ecosystem, layered from the bottom up from the Mississippi River to the heights of birds. Through recognizing the importance that such a site serves to bird populations, specifically the brown pelican, architectural intervention created in the best interests of biotope and habitat preservation and conservation are designed.

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MATERIALITIES The connections between environment and intervention are evident through the act of observation in a place that is conducive the the ecological act of rehabilitating birds and other species. The observatory itself, nested in the waters off of the levee, profess additive design through timber and steel construction. Viewpoints throughout the structure provide unparalleled views into the biotopes that dot the hydrological landscape.

STRUCTURE The entirety of the structure focuses on material simplicity with context in the act of observing the natural, urban bird habitat that it is situated in. The primary structural column and beam frames are structural steel designed to withstand hurricane winds, complemented by cypress timber members that span the length of the structure in opposition to the shoreline. Other materials include corten steel sheets for the ramp, roof, and floor. Secondary beams consist of bigger dimension cypress timber with steel brackets and screws.

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CONNECT FAIRGARDEN

connect fairgarden ongoing research ARCH 372 // architectural design iv: sustainability // spring 2019 instructor: ted shelton + project statement Connect Fairgarden confronts the low-income neighborhood of Burlington, Knoxville, through a series of calculated affordable infill housing projects in vacant lots located in the Fairgarden area of Burlington. The neighborhood, located immediately east of downtown Knoxville, has historically served as a hub of historical significance and political activism. The proposal as of mid-February 2019 criticizes the current definition of single family housing density through confronting the accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, in the new Recode Knoxville effort that is currently in the process of being adopted.

The research utilizes a deep analysis of the local regulatory environment through fact-finding into areas of Knoxville zoning laws, IBC building codes, development + cost modelling, and project-specific restrictions.

The research is currently in progress in spring of 2019; however, current findings in average property values, gross household income, and affordability metrics indicate Burlington as a possible candidate for affordable infill housing projects in favor of increasing density. The research is currently in the schematic design phase and is expected to be completed by late April of 2019.

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DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS The analysis of Burlington demographic in correlation with property value + income analysis (below) showed an interesting overlap between predominantly African American neighborhoods vs. predominantly Caucasian neighborhoods. In the majority Caucasian northern Burlington, indicated as the outlier sector, income and average property value soar almost 80% higher than its counterparts below Magnolia Ave.

PROPERTY VALUE + INCOME ANALYSIS An understanding of current economic trends and conditions in the Burlington neighborhood is necessary before any intervention through affordable infill housing can take place. The average annual gross household income, indicated in the left column, is compared to the average property/ house values in the respective overlay sectors. In summary, the neighborhoods below E. Magnolia suffer from the greatest discrepancy between gross annual household income and average property value. Sectors 1 and 3 in particular indicates that residents, on average, are burdened if they are unable to put forth 30% of their monthly mortgage or rent toward housing.

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URBAN DENSITY RESEARCH Through utilizing a manual analysis of a selected study area, it is able to be postulated that a study of urban density through accessing the “missing middle� is fundamental to designing affordable infill housing. Cross comparisons with the downfalls of sprawling single family neighborhoods and high density housing located in downtown areas also informs design moving forward.

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CAPILLARY ACTIONS

capillary actions epa rainworks competition 2018 instructor: ian mcrae + andrea ludwig multidisciplinary team project + project statement The EPA Rainworks Competition challenges teams of multidisciplinary students at different universities across the country to study how green infrastructure can be used to mitigate stormwater pollutants on their local college campuses.

Our team was comprised of students from the microbiology, engineering, landscape architecture, and architecture disciplines. Entitled “Capillary Actions,� our vision for the campus involved a series of design intervention in the form of green infrastructure to improve waterways, reduce runoff pollution, and beautify the campus through enhancing biodiversity in a 50 year phase master plan.

A low-impact-development (LID) catalog was created for the campus of the University of Tennessee. The competition team speculated possible locations for the LIDs alongside analysis from students in civil engineering. Interventions in the form of roadway modifications, bioswales, rain gardens, bioremediation ponds, and permeable surfaces were designed to mitigate large amounts of stormwater pollutants that have a negative effect on the fragile Tennessee River ecosystems.

Personal contributions to the team project were focused in graphic direction and coordination with landscape architecture students. The intent and goal of my responsibilites was to ensure readability, execution, and aesthetic for all featured drawings and boards. The ability to work with several different types of students enhanced the project through developing team communication skills.

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The project is currently under review by a multidisciplinary team of EPA competition judges. Results are expected in May.

Project Team Members Danielle Cowan-Baker, Biosystems Engineering Shinduri Vigay, Chemical Engineering Luke Edwards, Civil and Environmental Engineering Abby Stubblefield, Architecture Zachary Orig, Architecture Bekah Conner, Microbiology Wes Lamberson, Masters of Landscape Architecture Bridget Ash, Masters of Landscape Architecture Sam Irwin, Masters of Landscape Architecture Hank Mary, Masters of Landscape Architecture Faculty Advisors Ian McRae, Department of Plant Science Andrea Ludwig, Bioengineering and Soil Science

MCCLUNG PLAZA SECTION PERSPECTIVE [executed by Wesley Lamberson + Zachary Orig] One of the areas that needs the most attention is located in the heart of campus. The area currently suffers from a lack of green space and permeable surfaces. As a result, the team designated the area as a high priority area with intervention in permeable surfaces, downspouts and cisterns, and bioswales to foster better stormwater management and create a space that students on campus would enjoy gathering in.

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MASTER PLAN DIAGRAM [executed by Zachary Orig] The proposal anticipates a phased master planning of the entire University of Tennessee campus through prioritizing areas in need of stormwater infrastructure using analysis from engineers on the competition team.

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LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID) CATALOG [executed by Sam Irwin + Zachary Orig] The LID catalog serves as a set of guidelines to improve campus green infrastructure in the best interests of stormwater management. Bioswales, rain gardens, green roofs, bioretention ponds, and more are designed to be deployed in areas of the campus that were deemed to be in need of the most attention.

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JAMES AGEE STREET RENDERING (executed by Zachary Orig)

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CUMBERLAND AVENUE RENDERING (executed by Zachary Orig)

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