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DESIGN PORTFOLIO
Travis Hodges
Contents
Peace Corps 04Salcoatitán, El Salvador 2007-2009
Crate & Barrel 22Chicago, IL 2006-2007
Undergraduate Architecture 28University of Michigan 2001-2005
PeaceCorps
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I began my Peace Corps service in May 2007 under the Municipal Development Program.For the following two years, I lived and worked in Salcoatitán, a town of 5,000 inhabitants located in the coffee-producing highlands of western El Salvador.
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It may seem like a reckless thing to do. When I decided to devote two years to the Peace Corps, I knew that sacrifice and hardship awaited me. But I also knew that I had much to gain: a genuine understanding of the developing world, deeper connections with its people, and the promise of a meaningful experience.
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The Journey
What I hadn’t considered was how much my community would become a part of me. Whether playing games with the local kids on my street, talking with families about their stories from the war, or bearing witness to life’s injustices, I always had something to learn from my neighbors. Though I describe my projects on the following pages, so much of my work in El Salvador took place in the streets and living rooms of Salcoatitán, the small town I’ll always consider my second hometown.
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The Peace Corps was founded by John F. Kennedy in 1961 at the University of Michigan. I passed the exact location on the steps of the student union countless times as an undergrad, not knowing that one day I would eventually serve as a volunteer myself.
Salcoatitán is one of five towns situated on a major tourist route, and the area has been cultivating tourism ever since the decline of the coffee-based regional economy. I helped form a local association for tourist development comprised of local business owners interested in growing a local economy around tourism. These community leaders planned events and festivals with the goal of promoting local identity. On behalf of the association, I presented a strategic tourism development plan to city hall, and succeeded in securing a designated tourist zone within town.
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Tourism Development
The mosaic park and town arches were initially proposed in the urban interventions proposal.
escala 1:100 Arco de Entrada, Salcoatitán
S A L C O AT I TA N B I E N V E N I D O
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LajaEmpedrado grama
Calle Arco MuroLinea delPrecipicio
These arches flank the highway that cuts through Salcoatitán, and establish the towns identity for the hundreds of cars that pass through each day. The design and construction was a collaborative process from start to finish.
left: Since the tourism committee restored the town fountain, it has become a symbol of local identity.
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The urban improvement plan proposed a series of city beautification elements. The tourism committee sought funding from a government ministry, and succeeded in completing elements A and C. Element A is an entry arch on the road through town, welcoming visitors to Salcoatitán. Element C is a small park which we converted from an neglected water tank into an inviting public space covered in mosaic tile.
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fotos: Edificios de la calle principal como están ahora , y como se puede transformarlos en espacios que demuestran la identidad de la comunidad.
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fotos: Terreno de la ceiba en la entrada del pueblo
Elemento C: Parque La Cantarera
Creación de un punto de encuento: apodo de plantas, siembra de flores, un mural o mosaico grama, plantas ornamentales, pintura, mosaico 16m x 8m $500
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Elemento B: Parque de la Ceiba
Atractivo turístico con bancas y una caseta para atención al turista bancas, grama, flores y plantas ornamentales, caseta de turismo (madera de teca, barra de castilla, teja) 16m x 16m $500
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Elemento A: Arco de Entrada
Rotulo de bienvenido a Salcoatitan
Paso para peatones Estructura de bloque y hierro, repellado y pintado
Techo de teja amarrada a la estructura de hierro
Arco de bienvenido en la entrada del pueblo hierro, cemento, bloque, pintura, teja 12m (largo) x 1.5m (ancho) x 6m (altura) $5000
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Elemento D: Mantenimiento del Paisaje Urbano
Campaña de limpieza, pintada de edificios y acercas, pintada de murales, siembra de plantas ornamentales pintura de aceite, pintura de oleo, pinceles Primeras tres cuadras $1000
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Arte Inéditogalería de arte
El Pan Nuestropanadería
Intervenciones UrbanasSALCOATITANRuta de las Flores
C.E. Pestalozziescuela (primaria - bachillerato)
Saritasorbetería y abarrotería
Churrasco de Don Rafa restaurante
Borboletasarte y artesanias
Terragalería de arte
Los Patiosrestaurante
Recibidero de Cafebeneficio en desuso
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foto: Ejemplo de un mosaico para adornar la cantarera.
fotos: Edificios de la calle principal como están ahora , y como se puede transformarlos en espacios que demuestran la identidad de la comunidad.
ahora después
fotos: Terreno de la ceiba en la entrada del pueblo
Elemento C: Parque La Cantarera
Creación de un punto de encuento: apodo de plantas, siembra de flores, un mural o mosaico grama, plantas ornamentales, pintura, mosaico 16m x 8m $500
Descripción: Materiales: Dimensiones: Costo Estimado:
Elemento B: Parque de la Ceiba
Atractivo turístico con bancas y una caseta para atención al turista bancas, grama, flores y plantas ornamentales, caseta de turismo (madera de teca, barra de castilla, teja) 16m x 16m $500
Descripción: Materiales: Dimensiones: Costo Estimado:
Elemento A: Arco de Entrada
Rotulo de bienvenido a Salcoatitan
Paso para peatones Estructura de bloque y hierro, repellado y pintado
Techo de teja amarrada a la estructura de hierro
Arco de bienvenido en la entrada del pueblo hierro, cemento, bloque, pintura, teja 12m (largo) x 1.5m (ancho) x 6m (altura) $5000
Descripción: Materiales: Dimensiones: Costo Estimado:
Elemento D: Mantenimiento del Paisaje Urbano
Campaña de limpieza, pintada de edificios y acercas, pintada de murales, siembra de plantas ornamentales pintura de aceite, pintura de oleo, pinceles Primeras tres cuadras $1000
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Arte Inéditogalería de arte
El Pan Nuestropanadería
Intervenciones UrbanasSALCOATITANRuta de las Flores
C.E. Pestalozziescuela (primaria - bachillerato)
Saritasorbetería y abarrotería
Churrasco de Don Rafa restaurante
Borboletasarte y artesanias
Terragalería de arte
Los Patiosrestaurante
Recibidero de Cafebeneficio en desuso
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Working with three rural communities, I organized and helped form local development associations of active citizens. I facilitated the legal process and fundraising necessary to incorporate the associations and register them nationally. These associations play an important role in bridging the gap between the municipal government and smaller communities and rural settlements.
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Community Organizing & Citizen Participation
A swearing-in ceremony for members of a local development association
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Within City Hall, I modernized organizational procedures and provided technical support. In January of 2009, municipal elections were held in every town in El Salvador. In response, I organized and hosted a political forum and debate between the five mayoral candidates, and provided an opportunity for citizens to become involved in the democratic process. I also helped plan a town hall meeting in which the city administration reported on the state of municipal projects and finances.
My desk at City Hall placed me at the center of action in Salcoatitán. I was able to follow all municipal projects, and forged the relationships that would allow me to develop my own projects in the community.
The mayor speaks at the town’s first political debate
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As a member of the town’s cultural committee, I actively promoted all cultural events in Salcoatitán, especially those showcasing local traditions and indigenous heritage.
Arts & Culture
I developed creative expression classes in rural schools that can’t afford to provide art education. For these classes I solicited art materials from international donors for children aged 6-12.
One such event was an artisan fair in which local people exhibited their handicrafts for national and international tourists.
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In a project with older students, I facilitated a cultural exchange with students in the United States in which we created an interactive class letter (in Spanish and English) and posted a YouTube video.
The art classes were designed to strengthen critical thinking skills and develop new abilities and interests. The students’ work was exhibited publicly during a local art festival.
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I worked with the City Hall to design a municipal waste management solution, which was a comprehensive plan including trash collection, separation, recycling, and composting. Though the plan has yet to be implemented, my work led to the creation of an environmental department at city hall.
Environmental Sustainability
left: Making water filters out of reused plastic bottles with sixth graders at a rural school. For these students, this is their final year of education.
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I taught environmental education classes for elementary school children, stressing the value of sustainability and ecologically responsible lifestyles. An important element of that education was natural disaster preparedness, in which I trained students in identification and evacuation techniques for disasters such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides.
For a class assignment, these high-schoolers created a video report about the dangers of open landfills in their community.
Municipio deSalcoat i tán
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La Asociación de Des arr ollo Turíst icode Salcoatitán le invita a quedarse con nosot ros
1. Artesanías Dorita2. Feria Gastronomica3. Iglesia Católica4. Quesadillas Típicas5. Casa de la Cultura6. Panadería El Pan Nuestro7. Restaurante Los Patios8. Galería Arte Inédito
1. Artesanías DoritaTenemos alfombras en lazo, carteras con tule de agua y pita, piñatas, tejas pintadas, arreglos en foamy, y arreglos orales para muertos y para estas. Es el único negocio que ofrece productos hecho en Salcoatitán.
6. El Pan NuestroEl autentico pan del horno a la boca. Gran variedad de pan semi-dulce, tortas de yema, quesadillas, marquezote, delicioso cafe gourmet, y mucho mas. Visite tambien nuestra exposicion permanente de bonsai.
2. Feria GastronómicaPlatos típicos, conejo y costilla ahumado o adobado, churrasco, sopa de gallina india, paella, panes con gallina, yuca, todos derivados de elote, torrejas, dulces típicos, chilate con nuegados, minutas con fruta, y pinchos de fruta.
4. Quesadillas TípicasElaborada con harina de arroz y los mejores productos lácteos. Disfrútela en: Rincón de la Quesadilla Típica Café, o también para llevar.Tenemos café, chocolate, etc.Mas de 50 años en sabor.
5. Casa de la CulturaDel 3 al 12 de abril, disfrute de la Exposición de Arte Religioso en la Casa de la Cultura, donde podrá apreciar piezas de arte mezclado de elementos europeos y con los rasgos de la cultura indígena.
3. Iglesia CatólicaLe invitamos a participar de todos los actos litúrgicos y procesiones con fé y devoción. Nuestra iglesia colonial es patrimonio cultural del pueblo. A la par está el recién completado templo, lo cual se inauguró el sábado 4 de abril.
7. Restaurante Los PatiosLe ofrece comida de alta calidad con productos de la zona. Exposición permanente de la conocida artista Patricia Salaverría. Gran venta de orquídeas y bromelias, muchas de ellas únicas en el pais.
8. Galería Arte InéditoVenta de artículos decorativos y obra de la artista Maira Handal y Galería de arte con la obra del artista José Retana y otros artistas invitados. El taller ofrece la creatividad y calidad ganada durante 17 años de trayectoria.
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Fiestas PatronalesSan Miguel Arcángel
SALCOATITAN1-9 Noviembre, 2008
Other Projects
Graphic design for logos, brochures, presentations, and promotional materials for various community groups
Street maps and diagrams of Salcoatitán, for use in planning civic events and public festivals
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Centro Benéfico
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Schematic plan for a proposed homeless shelter in the nearby city of Texistepeque Landscaping design for a tourist center in Caluco
During my service, I provided architectural design services for local institutions and other Peace Corps volunteers throughout El Salvador
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Festival de la Planta y la FlorSalcoatitán, Sonsonate
Complejo Educativo Juan Enriquez Pestalozzi
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Plan and diagram created for the tourism association’s plant exposition and festival, held at the town’s K-12 school
In addition to these examples, I prepared construction documents for a new computer center in Ereguayquín, preliminary planning for a beach hotel near Mizata, and CDs of the historic colonial church in Salcoatitán and several other local buildings for preservation by a government institution.
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Río Ipayo
Río Shutía
Río Valle
Nuevo
Río San Jacinto
Río Lempa
Río Chuquezate
Río Amayo
Ferrocarril
Ferrocarril
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Cantón Costa Rica
Cantón Cujucuyo
Cantón El Jute
Cantón Santo Tomás
Cantón San Miguel
Cantón Chilcuyo Zona
Urbana
El Sillón
San Antoñito
San Jorge
Casitas
Las Mesas Lagunetas San Ricardo
El Matazano
Monte El Padre
Las Chiches El Pilón El Milagro
San José El Triunfo
San Joaquín
Texis Junction
Paula Isabel II
Los Mangos Tras del Cerro
La Linea San Miguel
Los Cedros
Valle Nuevo
El Triunfo
La Montañita
San Jacinto Chilcuyo
Casacas
Azacualpa Chilin
San José el Zompopo
Barranquilla El Zunza
San Miguel Llano El Amate
San Esteban
San Andrés
Los Sandovales
El Tule
El Paraíso
Potrerios
Ojos de Agua
El Chichipate
Piletas
Brisas de Guajoyo
San Marcos
Nance Dulce
Santo Tomás
Las Lajas
Las Mesitas
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Chacurra
El Jute
6 de Mayo Piedras Negras
Segovia
Polanquitos El Bado de Arena San Idelfonso
El Tamarindo
Las Negritas
Las Brisas San Tiburcio
Los Horcones La Florida
El Aguacatal
Los Cerritos
Costa Rica
El Menudito
La Estancia
La Cuchilla
Santa Elena
Guarnecia
Los Jobos San Luís Cujucuyo
Valle Los Noguera
San Antonio El Pajonal
Santiago de la Frontera
Candelaria de la Frontera
Santa Ana
Metapan
Masahuat
Nueva Concepción
La Estancia 8 La Florida 3 Los Cerritos 2 Los Horcones 16 Los Jobos 11 Ojos de Agua 5 San Jacinto 7 San José El Triunfo 5 San Miguel 10 San Tiburcio 16 Santo Tomás 5 Texis Junction 4 Valle Nuevo 8
Agua Caliente 7 Azacualpa 9 Casitas 7 Chilcuyo 9 Costa Rica 2 Cujucuyo 5 El Aguacatal 3 El Jute 5 El Paraíso 17 El Tamarindo 11 El Zompopo 7 El Zunza 11 Guarnecia 8
Distancia de Texistepeque (kms.)
Municipio de Texistepeque
Extensión Territorial: Area Rural: aprox. 178 km2
Area Urbana: aprox. 2 km2
Map of the municipality of Texistepeque. This composite, created from photos of old surveys, is the city’s first digital map
Crate& Barrel
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Crate & Barrel is an international retailer specializing in upmarket housewares and furniture. The company’s in-house architecture department designs all new stores which, at up to 40,000 sq. ft., showcase merchandise in a distinctively modern environment. The buildings themselves are characterized by continuous volumes and interior spaces, premium materials, abundant natural light, and dramatic architectural compositions.
As an entry-level architect, I created architectural drawings, models, and renderings, assisted in project planning and coordination, created design presentations for corporate executives, and provided interior design and space planning.
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Cherry Hill HomestoreLocation:. . . . . . . . . . . Cherry Hill, NJStart Date:. . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2006Completion Date:. . . November 2007Size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000 ft.2
right: first floor planbelow and right: digital renderings
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Edina HomestoreLocation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edina, MNStart Date:. . . . . . . . September 2006Completion Date:. . . . . . March 2008Size: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,000 ft.2
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below and right: digital renderings
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Undergraduate Architecture
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University of Michigan: B.S. Arch
Retail Reincarnated 32Winter 2005 Arch 442: Design Studio IVProfessor Mireille Roddier
Material Studio 40Fall 2004 Arch 432: Design Studio IIIProfessor Keith Mitnick
Digital Fabrication 50Fall 2004 Arch 571: Digital FabricationProfessor Karl Daubman
Detroit Automotive Archive 54Winter 2004 Arch 322: Design Studio IIProfessor Julie Larsen
Live / Work Space 62Fall 2003 Arch 312: Design Studio IProfessor Nondita Correa-Mehrotra
Color 66Winter 2003Art 210: ColorProfessor Elaine Wilson
Visual Studies 68Fall 2002 Arch 218: Visual StudiesProfessor Anselmo Canfora
Hand Drawings 70Winter 2002 Arch 201: Design BasicsProfessor Melissa Harris
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*Suffering retail: Stores showing outward signs of financial ruin, especially lack of maintenance. Symptoms include understocked shelves, desperate sale offers, and closings during peak shopping hours. Estimated life expectancy = less than five years.
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At the University of Michigan, the final undergraduate studio is reserved for the Raoul Wallenberg Competition. In honor of the exceptional World War II humanitarian, the Wallenberg studio examines the potential for compassion and humanity in architecture.
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Driven to improve an undesirable condition, I turned to a common source of suburban disappointment: the dead mall. Vacant retail centers are a blight to any community, becoming slummish icons of economic failure. I chose to map and document the current condition of the Livonia Mall, near Detroit, as a case study.
I found that the Livonia Mall maintained an infrastructure for a large active population that is no longer present. Using methods of resistance and disruption to affect a shift in consciousness, this project transforms the dying Livonia mall into a vibrant, diverse forum for public engagement and interaction.
Design Studio III Professor Mireille RoddierRetail Reincarnated Winter 2005
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The building typology of the suburban mall is isolated and introspective. So too is that of the monastery. Since capitalism has exhausted the mall’s usefulness for its own purposes, the building is now available for its new tenants. Corridors once walked by consumers, hands full with shopping bags, will now be walked by monks and nuns, minds full with contemplations of a more meaningful nature. Rather than drawing local shoppers to its stores, the monastery will radiate karma and goodwill to the community.
By mapping the site and its surroundings, it became clear that retail has become a redundant and unsustainable program for the Livonia Mall. In a playful, yet well-considered twist of program, I proposed transforming the mall into a monastery.
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Non-retail Tenants:A. United States Post OfficeB. Livonia Community TheatreC. Wayne County Medical CenterD. Wayne County Therapeutic CenterE. Conumer Research CenterF. Michigan Secretary of State
Cars “for sale by owner”
shopping cart depository
bulldozer parking
cars being serviced by mechanic
long-term parking
mallwalkers advised to park here
bus 285: middlebelt rd.
bus 315: seven mile rd.
Blood-pressure screenings
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With the studio’s emphasis on resistance as a means of bringing change, I proposed a subversive series of phases. In each phase, subtle changes are made to facilitate the site’s transformation from a mall into a public multi-denominational monastery and retreat center.
35Some of these changes include the introduction of a yoga studio, a public library, and a new age bookstore. Weeds and grasses begin to dominate the vast parking lot, and eventually the landscape is cultivated and gardened extensively. Courtyards and corridors open the dark mall to the sky. Ultimately, Mervyn’s, Sears, and Value City become cathedral, mosque, and synagogue.
This image demonstrates the subtle infiltration, transforming under-used commercial property into a sustainable public oasis for contemplation and community engagement.
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These photos describe the gradual transformation from mall to monastery. The replacement of vacant strorefronts with non-retail program goes almost unnoticed. In this way, the new program is a subversion of the existing building.
right: A plan of the completely transformed monastery
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Cathedral
library
Dorter
workshops
workshops
hostel
refectory
kitchen
hypostyle hall
shipping & receiving
cellars &storage
agriculturalequipment
winery
stupa
clinic
inner cloister
zen rock garden
entry court
forecourt
noviciateresidential courtyard
teahouse
administration
food vendors
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Once the transformation is complete, the former mall continues to increase its role in the community. Open to all wisdom traditions, and offering various services to the public, the center regains the prominence it had before its first stores went out of business. In contrast to the mall typology, however, the new program is completely sustainable.
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Charged with investigating a marginal spatial condition, I became interested in packaging design and the functionality of margins of air, particularly in bubble wrap.
In exploring these material characteristics, I became increasingly interested in possible architectural applications of functional membranes and voids.
The bubble wrap explorations translated into an investigation of volumes suspended within folds of an enveloping surface.
Design Studio III Professor Keith MitnickMaterial Studio Fall 2004
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Beginning to think about inhabitation of these spaces, I explored larger scales, looking at how one might experience moving in and out of fluid volumes and passing through membranes of varying permeabilities.
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The studio culminated in the design for a public institution for an infill site on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The building includes a school, museum library, health club, housing, auditorium, restaurant, and retail.
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An early section diagram conveys the conceptual idea behind the building.
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right: The ground floor plan reflects the initial concept of fluid volumes surrounded by permeable membranes.
46In creating a structural system that retains the integrity of the original ideas of volumes and surfaces, I proposed a structure of flat concrete piers which bend and fold to envelop the programmed spaces. Other membranes, such as screens, meshes, and curtain walls, envelop the spaces within.
right: Expressing this novel construction method in the building model required an unconventional means of fabrication (result: wax-impregnated phone book strips).
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below: Floor plans 1-15. The solid black elements are concrete piers, which bend to become beams on higher floors. right: These sections demonstrate the functionality of surface to facilitate or inhibit the mixing of programs.
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This course aimed to familiarize students with new technologies that apply to architectural fabrication, with emphasis on computer-aided manufacturing.
The final project for the course was a shading device for a full-length window. Utilizing digital fabrication techniques, our group began a surface derived from a digital file [1]. We replicated the surface by devising an array of point-held panels [2] mounted on an MDF structure that we fabricated with a CNC router [4]. The panels were held by pipes laser-cut to specification, threaded on steel nuts [8].
Digital Fabrication Prof. Karl DaubmanDigital Fabrication Fall 2004
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collaborators: Mark Mangapora, Carl Cornilsen, & Kristen Hogue
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This semester-long building project proposed an International Automotive Archive for downtown Detroit. The building design makes the most of natural light on the site, employing carved spaces to direct and diffuse the light where necessary.
In order to convey the carved qualities of the concrete, 1/8 scale models of significant moments were cast, resulting in expressive volumes which communicate the effects of light and shadow.
Design Studio II Professor Julie LarsenAutomotive Archive Winter 2004
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Second Floor Plan
Ground Floor Plan
Basement Plan
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Fourth Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
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The first assignment began as a translation of a painting (Matisse’s The Dancers ) into three dimensions using layered museum-board as a medium. The result was an attempt to capture the dynamic gestures inherent in the painting.
An element from the preceding project was cast in plaster, which in turn generated a site and program. The building, which maintains the sweeping planes and billowing gestures of the plaster form, serves as a Laboratory/Library. The adjacent forest is scattered with large fragments of this same form, weathered to inspire a sense of earthy mystery. The site accommodates the rigorous pursuit of knowledge within the building, and pensive meditation on the adjoining grounds.
Design Studio I Professor Nondita Correa-MehrotraLive/Work Space Fall 2003
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The final assignment called for a live/work studio for a graphic designer at 220 Liberty St. in Ann Arbor.
An original massing model revealed an intriguing confusion between the two-dimensional surfaces and the three-dimensional volumes. This discrepancy is ever-present in graphic design, where all work is presented on flat media.
With this concept in mind, I paid particular attention to the orientation of the workshop, the residence, and the public interface. Circulation and the threshold between each program became opportunities to explore this play between surface and volume.
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This course, which explores color as a visual phenomenon, emphasized a comprehensive understanding of color theory.
Color Professor Elaine WilsonColor Studies Winter 2003
original by Jean-Baptiste-Camille CorotNarni: the Ponte Agosto over the Nera
right: This study attempts to analyze Corot’s use of color by using found papers and magazines.
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above: An exercise in acheiving contrasting effect with the same color pallette.
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Visual Studies Professor Anselmo CanforaVisual Studies Fall 2002
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Independant Studies Ceramics 2000-2003
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Design Basics Professor Melissa HarrisHand Drawings Winter 2002
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