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ARCHITECTURE
4th year design studio

01 ayurveda vals, akron oh

prof. marks i winter 2016
CurtAIN WALl
prof. GRAVES i winter 2015
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02 amalgam studios, ohio city oh

prof. marks i fall 2016
QUARTERS 37, LOCK 37 CVNP
prof. GRAVES i FALL 2015
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03 the kibbutz, ohio city oh

prof. marks i fall 2016 2ND year design studio

3rd year design studio WELLNESS & HEALTH CENTER, TREMONT OH

prof. GRAVES i FALL 2015
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04 emerging tech, the commons of ksu

prof. STROH i SPRING 2016
OTHER WORKS

05 Landscraper, cleveland oh
prof. GRAVES i SPRING 2016
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
SPRING 2015 - WINTER 2016
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06 urban design, shaker heights oh

prof. GRAVES i SPRING 2016

DESIGN
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01ayurveda vals akron, ohio

The vals will accumulate differing social, economic, and cultural backgrounds through a sensory experi-
ence. The thermal vals will play a role in uniting Akrons social persona, in which opportunities to manifest
new relationships through informal encounters will attract those with common stresses. Bridging soci-
etal gaps and alleviating physical and mental strain through various forms of therapy and relief through
kapha, pitta, and vata holistic approaches. sensuous and restorative experiences by variances of light/dark-
ness accompanied with water features to provide comfort for those wanting to step out of their shell
and welcome new consociation.

sitE PLAN

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program intent PARTI DIAGRAM

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STREET GRADE PLAN

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL PLAN

LOWEST LEVEL PLAN

diagrams Thermal mass

ventilation

wind direction

vision paths

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program axonometrixc
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rammed earth wall detail

wet column detail

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eda vals
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02 amalgam studios ohio city, cleveland

Co-working is understood as an oppurtunity for artists of

different mediums to experience a work/play atmosphere
through collaboration and free owing transfers of knowledge.
Amalgam takes artists and redirects their focus on the
nal product and how to distribute their creations to the
community. This design incubator serves those who thrive in
collaborative environments and leans on creativity through
interaction to produce for ones self as well as the public.
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art pod PARTI DIAGRAM

customized pods are shipped

process
to the studio for users to
showcase and create for
future distribution to the
community

1st fLoor plan

section perspective

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2nd fLoor plan
 dissemination

co-working

exterior venue

communication

production

fInancial Program axon

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 lighting range

9am
MARCH 21ST

1pm
dialulux analysis

6pm
JUNE 21ST

9am

1pm

6pm
9am

1pm
SEPTEMBER 21ST

6pm
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establish
execute
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m studios
03 ohio city kibbutz

problem
ohio city, cleveland

Younger couple looking to upgrade their living situation

- Both clients feel as though they need more space to continue a healthy
relationship
- Theyre tired of living on top of one another and has claimed lighting,
views, and lack of heat are a nuesence
- The clients enjoy there type apart, yet love outdoor activities together

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Two seperate homes that act as one will attempt to be a more suitable
living arrangement. This design will enable the couple to spend time with
one another as well as drifting to seperate wings for me time. The space
breaking the two wings apart serves as a means of egress, but more so pro-
motes
are communal living environment. Such an open plan through the
kibbutz style community will allow others to freely integrate and socialize.
The clients personal needs have been addressed while giving initiative for
them to experience a communal way of life, but still keeping their indiviualism.

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solution
resultant slice extrude process of division
PARTI DIAGRAM
communal living storage
program diagram

mechanical

hygiene
hygiene
work

food prep
communal space
sleeping space

9 am

east and west wing plan

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 thermal mass heat gain / loss

air movement / ventilation

12 pm
3 pm

natural lighting analysis

site section

axonometric diagra,m

roof garden

projection
concrete thermal mass

vacuum pumped glazing

storm water drain

communal space

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standing from merlins wharf
the embedded nature of ter-
racing buildings can be seen as
the communal liiving cascades
down the hillside
interior to exterior
a view from the living space to
the river is immediate but the
fLats of downtown cleveland
acts as the backdrop to the
community
the kibbut

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 04 emerging technolgies the charging station wants to integrate green space
commons of ksu

with a performative public space. this should drive

the student to study or enjoy ones immediate sur-
roundings from a different vantage point

the design intent stems from a semester long study

on disruptive technologies and whether or not they
had postive or negative effects on society

the solution to the problem of disruptive behaviors

was to be solved through design principles and other
architectural means

noise activity pedestrian activity public space activity

morning
afternoon
evening

disruptive
 the station is designed to be powered by solar panels,
which rest on its over hang
physical and computer modeling led to the order of op-
erations to develop a form that would be aesthetically
sculptural

construct development was brought to fruition through

framing the project as a sequence that asks me to encoun-
ter an object / product, later a site, while understanding its
physical manifestations

parti diagram

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process production object product consumption

plan

transverse section

site section
 charg

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ging station
mixed use

site plan

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05 landscraper downtown cleveland, oh

The Landscraper is located between St. Clair and Rockwell Ave. on East 12th St.
which gives forms a natural sense as a hub that caters to leisure, tness, enter-
tainment, and business. Surrounding urban connections allows its shared space
to converge diversity. The Landscrapers objective is to stimulate further devel-
opment of the area while facilating an urban environment through a live/work
approach.

parti diagram

form development
synthetic diagram
terrace sights

vision paths from the terrace

system and overalll build-
ing allow one to achieve a
panorama of downtown
cleveland.

building sights

combined
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 housing / hotel
scale
fItness

restaurant
landscraper
commercial

workspace

entertainment

terrace system
erieview tower

lobby / access

shared gardens

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06 urban design shaker heights, oh

the exploration of urban design was seen in phases starting with a series of col-
laging of city plans from over the world. collage development came through
iterations and soon gave life to base plans used for 3d modeling and hand
sketching. programs were case specifIc and needed to fIt seamlessly in shaker
heights existing fabric.

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context
site plan
 the fIctitious city red was used to show what
what i manipulated where the
black serves as fIgureground
from the existing city plans
used in the collaging exercise

the fIctitious city was the resultant of the collaging ex-

ercises, being that it was the most inspiring out of many it-
erations served as a driver for future moves seen on the
next iterations designed to t the fabric of shaker heights
six nodes some being intersected but all sharing interrela-
tionship to the fabric as a whole. the nodes serves being
seperated at points need to be connected by circulation
which served as the backbone to the shaker heights reju-
in order to adapt to such venation
existing fabric a grid suited the
most effIcient method for base designs.
the grid experiences shifts in its furthest northern and
southern nodes

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 design iterations
1st iteration 2nd iteration

3rd iteration
quick clay study
Theatre main square

light raIL SYSTEM ROW HOUSING AERIAL

ROW HOUSING STREET VIEW

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 bay development

a bay study commenced after the main square was

developed enough to be a volume. bay development
exercises inFluenced how locals could potentially
interact with one another in a space while still being
interconnected with the entire city fabric
07 curtain wall

grasshopper
from an extensive point and line study on traced
overlays of various kazemir malevich paintings gave
inspiration. suprematism paintings led the project to
be studied through grasshopper interpretations of
the art. the resultant of overlaying point
and line studies, and was used as a
base for the grasshopper script to
function

the grasshopper script

generates the red piping
seen below, which was
then extracted and fur-
ther manipulated through
many iterations
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 quick curtain wall study
parti diagram post grasshopper

steel rods

cross bracing

brackets

ball joints are welded rods then welded on bolt brackets to the now
to aluminum rods with either ends attching to connected l channels as
polystyrene insets cross bracing on its rear well as well column

connection detail
malevich facade

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08 quarters 37 cuyahoga valley national park

Quarters 37 Biketel rests along Lock 37, which is adjacent to the historical Alexander Mill. The Biketel em-
bodies the motion that its surrounded by. The site is encompassed with movement such as pedestrian, cycli-
cal, vehicular, and even nature itself. Quarters 37 Biketel best suits an outdoorsman, someone who plans
on an extensive bike ride along the Erie Canal and Cuyahoga River. The biketel can accommodate a cyclists
stay for up to a few weeks or a short duration of training or simply escaping the stresses of daily life.
Quarters 37 utilizes ambient light to enhance ones Circaqdian Rythtm while serving as a checkpoint along
the towpath.

site plan
parti diagram

the interlocking of all cubes create a vol-

ume at the point of intersection in which the
biiketels main circulation rests

1st fLoor plan 2nd fLoor plan

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 design intent
outdoorsman = user

conceptually the biketel is to be the physi-

cal manifestation of the movenement in its
immediate environment

highlighting circulation light study

site responses
orientation and the overall
envelope of the constructs
stemmed from responses to
site such as adjacdent bridges pv panels
to enter the site. access to
the site by means of towpath
accompanied with the main
access bridge off canal road
informed the geometry of the
biketel
panel framing

balcony

concrete slab

insulation
drip lines
steel mullions concrete panels

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3d I physcial models
abstract expressionism

this form of painting was predominately made fa-

mous by jackson pollack, but i chose to channel his
methods through different mediums and of course
a dfferent end result....

this form of expression can only come with passion and inspiration

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addition of a FLuid medium changes the viscosity
which allows greater control of the molasses
like acrylic
 apotheosis .....................

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..........................................................the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
 other

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works
 to be continued.....
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