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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO ONE

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO ONE

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THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION AS A PLACE TO OBSERVE A

LANDSCAPE THROUGH THREE DISTICT SPATIAL ZONES: A PLACE OF ENTRY, A

PLACE TO SIT AND TAKE IN THE VIEW, AND A PLACE TO OBSERVE THE LANDSCAPE

WHILE STANDING. THE BUILDING IS COMPOSED OF REINFORCED CONCRETE

AND IS INTEGRATED INTO THE SITE. SOME LINES ARE PARALLEL TO THE SITE, WHILE

THE ANGLED COLUMN IN THE FRONT IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE PATH, DRAWING

A USER IN. THE TWO SLOPING ROOF LINES PLAY WITH DIFFERENT SCALES THAT

OCCUR AT THE SITE. THE ROOF OVER THE ENTRYWAY STARTS AT A HUMAN SCALE,

PULLING A VISITOR INTO THE BUILDING, AND THEN RISES UP TO THE BUILDING’S

SCALE, ALLOWING AMPLE LIGHT AND VENTILATION INTO THE BUILDING WHILE

STILL PROVIDING PROTECTION. THE SECOND ROOF STARTS AT THE BUILDING’S

HEIGHT AND SLOPES DOWN, DIRECTING A PEDESTRIAN TO THE BEST VIEW AND

THE SEATING AREA LOCATED ON THE CANTILEVERED PART OF THE BUILDING.PLAN

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO ONE

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WHEN THINKING ABOUT THE DESIGN OF

THIS PROJECT, I TRIED TO MAKE THE

BUILDING FEEL MONUMENTAL, BUT

INTIMATE AT THE SAME TIME WITH VARYING

HEIGHTS AND SIZES OF STRUCTURE. THE

BUILDING CREATES A FEELING OF SOLID

AND VOID SPACES WHILE I EXPERIMENTED

WITH THE MANIPULATION OF MASS AND

SPACE.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO ONE

PERSPECTIVES

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SECTIONS

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

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THIS DESIGN WAS DONE FOR A WEEKEND RESIDENCE FOR A COUPLE, ONE OF WHOM IS A

WRITER, AND THE OTHER A MUSICIAN. THE HOUSE WAS DESIGNED TO INCLUDE TWO STUDIO

SPACES, ONE FOR EACH PERSON, MORE THAN ONE SLEEPING AREA, AND A PROTECTED

PARKING AREA FOR ONE CAR. BECAUSE THE HOUSE WAS LOCATED ON SHELTER COVE IN

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THE HOUSE RESPOND TO THE SITE AND TAKE

ADVANTAGE OF THE DISTANT OCEAN VIEWS. THE HOUSE IS DESIGNED AS MASSES AND VOIDS

THAT INTERLOCK AND OVERLAP EACH OTHER. THE BOTTOM FLOOR IS A SQUARE THAT IS ROTATED

FORTY-FIVE DEGREES. THE TOP FLOOR IS ALSO A SQUARE THAT PENETRATES THE BOTTOM FLOOR,

CREATING TWO SPACES ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR AND ALLOWS FOR THE CREATION OF

BALCONIES ON THE TOP FLOOR. FURTHER INCORPORATING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, THE

HOUSE ALSO ALLOWS FOR NATURAL VENTILATION WHEN APPROPRIATE.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

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THE WINDOWS ALL FACE OUT TOWARD

THE OCEAN. SOME WINDOWS ARE

OPAQUE, HELPING WITH SUN EXPOSURE.

THE LARGE FRONT WINDOW FACES THE

WEST, SO THE WINDOWS ARE INSTALLED

AS LOUVERS SO THAT THEY CAN BE

T U R N E D A S T H E S U N M O V E S

THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ALSO HELPING

WITH THE SUN EXPOSURE.

BECAUSE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WERE

IMPORTANT, A POOL WAS PLACED

FURTHER DOWN THE SITE WITH A

STAIRCASE. THIS STAIRCASE, ALONG

WITH A FAUX WALL OUTSIDE OF THE

BOTTOM FLOOR, EMPHASIZE THE

CIRCULATION PATTERN OF THE HOUSE.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

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THE HOUSE IS ARRANGED WITH THE TOP

FLOOR BEING THE FLOOR THAT YOU

ENTER ONTO WHEN YOU FIRST COME

INTO THE HOUSE. THIS FLOOR SERVES AS

A MORE PUBLIC SPACE. IT INCLUDES THE

LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, BREAKFAST

AREA, LAUNDRY ROOM, PANTRY, AND

THREE BALCONIES. THESE BALCONIES

HELP MAXIMIZE THE SITE’S VIEWS AND

CREATE A HOUSE THAT IS VERSATILE IN

OUTDOOR AND INDOOR SPACES.

THE BOTTOM FLOOR SERVES AS THE

HOUSE’S MORE PRIVATE SPACE. THE

MASTER BEDROOM AND BATHROOM

ALONG WITH THE WRITER’S STUDIO, A

LIBRARY, AND THE MUSICIAN’S STUDIO

ARE LOCATED ON THIS FLOOR. A MEDIA

ROOM IS ALSO LOCATED ON THE

BOTTOM FLOOR FOR ENTERTAINMENT

PURPOSES.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

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THIS PROJECT WAS A STUDY IN DEVELOPMENT OF

DESIGN IDEAS AND CONCEPTS IN RELATION TO

SITE CONTEXT, CLIMATE, CIRCULATION, AND

USER NEEDS. IT WAS ALSO A STUDY OF FORM,

CONFIGURATIONS, AND STRUCTURE. THE

DESIGN WAS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A

SHELTERED WAITING SPACE FOR PASSENGERS

WHILE THEY AWAITED FERRY BOATS. THE

TERMINAL WAS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE

SIX TO TEN CARS AND EIGHTY TO ONE HUNDRED

PEOPLE.

SINCE THE PROJECT WAS SET IN MALAYSIA, THE

MAIN CURVED MEMBER OF THE DESIGN IMITATES

THE NATIVE ROOF LINES OF THE AREA. THE

ROOFS ALSO SLOPE UP, RESEMBLING THIS SAME

CHARACTERISTIC. VENTILATION AND AIR FLOW

WAS IMPORTANT TO THE DESIGN, SO THE BOTTOM

HALF OF THE BUILDING WAS LEFT OPEN WITH

EVENLY SPACED COLUMNS USED TO PROTECT

CARS AND PEDESTRIANS FROM THE EDGE OF THE

SITE. THE MAIN ROOF ALSO INCORPORATES

VENTS TO ALLOW FOR MORE CROSS

VENTILATION.

DECORATIVE HORIZONTAL BARS WERE ADDED TO

MIMIC THE ORNATE ARCHITECTURE FOUND IN

MALAYSIA.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

WHILE CREATING THIS DESIGN, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE SEPARATION OF VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS WAS

ESSENTIAL. VEHICLES CAN BE DRIVEN ON TO THE TERMINAL FROM THE LEFT AND EXIT TO THE RIGHT. THIS ALLOWS FOR

CONSTANT CIRCULATION. IN ORDER TO SEPARATE PEDESTRIANS, A TAXI DROP-OFF WAS INCORPORATED TO DROP

PEDESTRIANS OFF AT THE COURTYARD LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE BOTTOM FLOOR. FROM THERE, PEDESTRIANS CAN

EITHER USE THE CENTRALLY LOCATED ELEVATOR TO REACH THE SECOND FLOOR, OR THEY CAN TAKE EITHER OF THE STAIRWELLS

WHICH ARE PROVIDED.

THE SECOND FLOOR ALSO CONTROLS PEDESTRIAN FLOW BY ALLOWING FOR ONCOMING AND EXITING PASSENGERS.

THOSE WHO ARE ONCOMING WAIT IN THE DESIGNATED AREA WITH BENCHES AFTER PAYING TO RIDE THE FERRY. EXITING

PASSENGERS EXIT TO THE RIGHT, NOT ALLOWING THEM TO RE-ENTER THE AREA THAT CONTAINS THE BENCHES AND

RESTROOMS, BUT STILL PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO A SNACK BAR. AFTER EXITING THE FERRY THE PASSENGER EITHER

RETURNS TO THE BOTTOM LEVEL TO CATCH A TAXI, OR PICKS UP THEIR PERSONAL CAR.

VIEWS WERE VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS PROJECT SO THE CONTROLLER’S OFFICE IS LOCATED AT THE VERY FRONT OF THE

TERMINAL, ALLOWING HIM TO SEE THE FERRY BOATS COMING AND GOING AT ALL TIMES. ALSO, ALL SIDES OF THE STRUCTURE

ARE TRANSPARENT, ALLOWING FOR THE BEST VIEWS POSSIBLE OF THE PULAO PENANG COASTLINE.

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VIEW SHOWING ACCESS FROM STREET OCEAN SIDE VIEW STREET SIDE VIEW

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO TWO

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO THREE

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO THREE

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THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED AS A SMALL MUSEUM

AND RESEARCH CENTER THAT HOUSES EXHIBITION

SPACE FOR A COLLECTION OF MEDIEVAL

ARCHITECTURAL ARTIFACTS FOUND IN THE CITY.

THE BUILDING CONTAINS A STONE COLUMN AND

FRIEZE, AS WELL AS A SMALL COLLECTION OF

DOCUMENTS FROM THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THE

PUBLIC AS WELL AS RESEARCHERS USE THE

BUILDING AND IT WAS IMPORTANT TO BE SENSITIVE

TO THE LOCAL ARCHITECTURE AND CLIMATE. THE

BUILDING IS HEATED, BUT CONTAINS NO AIR

CONDITIONING.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO THREE

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THE BUILDING IS ARRANGED SO THAT THE BOTTOM

FLOOR IS PUBLIC SPACE, THE SECOND FLOOR

CONTAINS SEMI-PUBLIC SPACE, AND THE TOP

FLOOR IS USED FOR PRIVATE SPACE. TO

ACCOMMODATE THE SPANISH CULTURE OF

STAYING UP LATER, THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED TO

BE OPEN ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR TWENTY-FOUR

HOURS A DAY. THIS ALLOWS THE ARTIFACTS TO BE

VIEWED AT ALL TIMES. THE STREET SIDE ENTRANCE IS

A TWO STORY HIGH SPACE THAT ENLARGES AS YOU

ENTER, MIMICKING HOW SPANISH STREETS ARE

NARROW AND THEN WIDEN INTO LARGE PLAZAS.

THE INTERIOR COURTYARD IS OPEN TO THE

OUTDOORS, ALLOWING FOR AMPLE SUNLIGHT

AND VENTILATION. THE FENESTRATION OF THE

FACADE REFLECTS THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT

OCCUR IN THE BUILDING. BECAUSE THE BACK OF

THE BUILDING FACES A LARGE PUBLIC SPACE, THE

BUILDING CAN BE ACCESSED FROM THIS SIDE AS

WELL. THE ROOF LINE IS RAISED ALLOWING FOR

BETTER VENTILATION AND CIRCULATION OF AIR.

THE BUILDING’S FENESTRATION IS A PLAY OF SOLIDS

AND VOIDS ALLOWING THE BUILDING TO RELATE TO

OLDER BUILDINGS, INCLUDING A CATHEDRAL, AS

WELL AS A CONTEMPORARY HOUSE, WHICH THE

BUILDING WRAPS. THE MAJORITY OF THE BUILDING

IS ALSO MADE OF NATIVE MATERIAL.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO THREE

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FOUR

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FOUR

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THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE FACT THAT THE BABY BOOMER GENERATION IS GETTING CLOSER

AND CLOSER TO RETIREMENT. THIS GENERATION IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THEIR PARENTS, BOTH

ECONOMICALLY AND PHYSICALLY. THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME WANTS

OR NEEDS AS THEIR PARENTS DID WHEN THEY REACHED RETIREMENT AGE. THE GOAL OF THIS

DESIGN IS TO PROVIDE A SENIOR CLUB, NOT A RETIREMENT HOME, THAT THIS GENERATION OF

BABY BOOMERS COULD COME TO AND ENJOY THEIR RETIREMENT WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

OUTDOOR SPACES WERE REQUIRED FOR ACTIVITIES AND WALKING. A LARGE MULTI-PURPOSE

SPACE IS ALSO NEEDED FOR LARGE EVENTS, OR A GYM FACILITY. FIVE SEMI-PRIVATE ROOMS

FOR CLASSES AND MEETINGS WERE ALSO REQUIRED, ALONG WITH FIVE PRIVATE ROOMS FOR

REST AND THERAPY. THE DESIGN ALSO INCLUDES A DIRECTOR’S OFFICE, OFFICES, KITCHEN,

AND SEATING AREAS.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FOUR

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AMPLE OUTDOOR SPACE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO

THIS DESIGN. OUTDOOR AREAS WHERE PEOPLE

COULD SIT UNDER TREES AND ENJOY WATER

FEATURES WERE INCORPORATED AS WELL AS

OUTDOOR AREAS WITH A PURPOSE. AN

INTERIOR COURTYARD IS PLACED IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE BUILDING ALLOWING FOR OUTDOOR

EATING. THE MIXING OF INDOOR AND

OUTDOOR SPACES IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT PART

OF THIS DESIGN. THE CIRCULATION AROUND

THE BUILDING FOLLOWS THE INTERIOR CURTAIN

WALL WHICH SURROUNDS THE COURTYARD,

ALLOWING FOR CONSTANT VIEWS OF THE

OUTDOORS. ROOF DECKS ARE ALSO

INCORPORATED FOR BETTER VIEWS OF THE CITY

AND CAN BE USED FOR OUTSIDE PARTIES. THE

LOBBY AREA IS A GRAND CYLINDER THAT

AUTOMATICALLY TELLS A VISITOR EXACTLY WHERE

THE ENTRANCE IS LOCATED. SUNLIGHT WILL

POOR INTO THE SPACE IN THE MORNING HOURS

AND THEN WOULD CONTINUE TO LIGHT THE

SPACE WITH SOFT DAYLIGHT THROUGHOUT THE

DAY. THE FENESTRATION OF THE BUILDING

ENVELOPE IS DESIGNED SO THAT SPACES

ENCLOSED IN THE BUILDING ARE DEPICTED ON

THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AS WELL.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FOUR

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FOUR

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FOUR

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THIS PROJECT IS A NEW BUILDING TYPE FOR THE SANTA FE RAILROAD. IT IS INTENDED TO BE USED

BY INSPECTORS TO CHECK FOR HAZARDOUS CARGO AND ILLEGAL MATERIALS THAT MIGHT BE

TRANSPORTED. THIS BUILDING IS A NON-PERMANENT FACILITY THAT IS ABLE TO BE TRANSPORTED

THROUGH SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND ASSEMBLED QUICKLY AT EACH OF ITS REQUIRED

LOCATIONS. AN INSPECTOR’S OFFICE IS REQUIRED TO BE ENCLOSED AND HAVE VIEWS WITH

ACCESS TO THE RAILCARS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. A GALLERY THAT ALLOWS A WORKER TO WALK

THE FULL LENGTH OF THE STATION IS ALSO A NECESSITY. THE STRUCTURE IS ONE HUNDRED AND

FIFTY FEET LONG AND HAS A SLIM WIDTH. THE STRUCTURE PROVIDES, VENTILATION, DAYLIGHT,

SHADE, AND SHELTER FROM THE WIND.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FOUR

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TRUSSES ARE USED AS THE STRUCTURE

FOR THIS FACILITY. THEY CAN BE EASILY

BROKEN INTO THREE TO FOUR PIECES

AND REASSEMBLED ON ANY SITE WITH

NUTS AND BOLTS. ALUMINUM POLES

STRETCHING HORIZONTALLY FROM

EACH TRUSS PROVIDE FOR WIND

SUPPORT AND ALLOW CORRUGATED

METAL CLADDING TO ATTACH TO THE

STRUCTURE. PREASSEMBLED LOUVERS

ARE ALSO PART OF THE CLADDING,

ALLOWING DAYLIGHT, SHADE, AND

WIND TO ENTER, OR BE BLOCKED FROM

THE STRUCTURE. STAIR STEPPING THE

TRUSSES ALLOWS ADD I T IONAL

SUNLIGHT AND VENTILATION TO

PENETRATE TO THE CENTER OF THE

BUILDING.

LOCATING THE INSPECTOR OFFICE IN

THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING ALLOWS

FOR THE BEST VIEWS FOR THE RAILCARS.

CIRCULATION IS AVAILABLE FROM BOTH

ENDS OF THE STRUCTURE AND

CONNECTS AT THE OFFICE.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FOUR

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FIVE

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DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FIVE

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THIS PROJECT WAS DESIGNED AS A GROUP PROJECT AND IS LOCATED IN HOUSTON’S

MIDTOWN, WHICH SITS BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND THE MEDICAL DISTRICT. THE DESIGN

INCLUDES RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ON THE BOTTOM LEVEL OF THE MID-RISE BUILDING WITH

RESIDENTIAL SPACE ABOVE. THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT STARTED WITH A PROGRAM

OF FIVE HUNDRED APARTMENT UNITS AND TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF

RETAIL SPACE. FROM THIS PROGRAM THE CLASS WAS ALLOWED TO ALTERNATE THE

PROGRAM AS EACH GROUP SAW FIT. OUR GROUP CHOSE TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF

RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO INCLUDE AMPLE GREEN SPACE. THE APARTMENT UNITS WERE AIMED

TOWARDS YOUNG, SINGLE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN DOWNTOWN OR THE MEDICAL

DISTRICT. BEING ABLE TO INCORPORATE BUILDING SPACE AS WELL AS GREEN SPACE WAS

VERY IMPORTANT.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FIVE

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GREEN SPACE PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE

IN THIS PROJECT. THE GREEN SPACE

TAKES UP FORTY PERCENT OF THE SITE

AND SERVES AS A VISUAL AXIS AND

FORM OF ORDER FOR THE PROJECT.

THE BUILDING MASSES ARE BROKEN UP

AND STAIR STEP AT CERTAIN PLACES

ALLOWING FOR AMPLE SUNLIGHT AND

GOOD VIEWS FOR EACH APARTMENT.

ROOF GARDENS ARE ALSO USED TO

INCORPORATE GREEN AREAS FOR

RESIDENTS THAT WANT A MORE PRIVATE

AREA TO RELAX IN. A VARIETY OF

MATERIALS ARE USED ON THE

BUILDING’S ENVELOPE INCLUDING

ZINC PANELS, BRICK, CONCRETE, AND

PRESSURE TREATED WOOD, TO FURTHER

BREAK UP THE LARGE MASSES AND

BRING THE BUILDING DOWN TO A

MORE HUMAN SCALE. THE BRICK ON

THE ANCHOR BUILDINGS PEELS BACK

AND IS REPLACED WITH GLAZING ON

THE CORNERS TO FURTHER LIGHTEN THE

FEEL OF THE STRONG MASSES.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FIVE

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SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY PARKING PLACES ARE PLACED UNDERGROUND IN A TWO LEVEL

PARKING GARAGE. THE CENTRAL HUB SPACE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE AND IN THE

MIDDLE OF THE GREEN SPACE SERVES AS AN ELEVATOR CORE FOR FOUR ELEVATORS WHICH

PENETRATE TO THE PARKING GARAGE. SKY BRIDGES CONNECT THE TWO MAIN BUILDINGS TO

THE HUB. WITH THE GREEN SPACE CUTTING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE, PEOPLE ARE

DRAWN TO THE CENTER AND FORCED TO PASS THE RETAIL SHOPS THAT LINE THIS SPACE. A

WINDING STREAM IS USED TO BREAK UP THE HARSH LINES OF THE SIDEWALK, MAKING THE SPACE

MORE INVITING. CISTERNS ARE ALSO INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN, ALLOWING FOR A

UNIQUE WATER FEATURE WHILE ALSO SERVING THE PURPOSE OF HARVESTING RAINWATER.

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FIVE

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BUILDING FLOOR PLAN

SCALE 1/32” = 1’-0”

DESIGN STUDIO

STUDIO FIVE

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�PARTIAL WEST ELEVATION

SCALE 1/32” = 1’-0”

PARTIAL LONGITUDINAL SECTION

SCALE 1/32” = 1’-0”

DESIGN STUDIO

ADVANCED

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DESIGN STUDIO

ADVANCED

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THIS PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED AS A

GROUP PROJECT IN WHICH WE, THE

STUDENTS, WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY

TO WORK WITH THE ARCHITECTURE FIRM

OF PAGE SUTHERLAND PAGE AND THE

COMMUNITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS TO

CREATE A MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL FOR A

PREMIERE EQUESTRIAN CENTER IN EAST

TEXAS. THIS PROJECT WAS UNIQUE IN THAT

THE CLASS WAS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH

A CLIENT AND SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF

TIME PROGRAMMING THE PROJECT. IT

WAS IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS OF

JEFFERSON THAT THEIR SMALL TOWN FEEL

STAY INTACT, THAT THE ARCHITECTURE

BLENDED WITH THE EXISTING COMMUNITY,

AND THAT EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS WERE

WORKED INTO THE PROGRAM SO THAT THE

FACILITY COULD BE USED YEAR ROUND

AND NEVER LAY DORMANT. THE MASTER

PLAN TO THE LEFT SHOWS HOW THE CLASS

CHOSE TO USE THE GIVEN 32 ACRES.

1000 STALLS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE

DESIGN AS WELL AS A MAIN ARENA,

PRACTICE ARENA, WARM-UP PENS,

VENDOR SPACE, OFFICES, AND A

PARKING STRUCTURE.

DESIGN STUDIO

ADVANCED

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THE PROJECT SITE LIES NEAR THE BIG

CYPRESS BAYOU AND A LEVEE, SO WATER

CONTROL WAS VERY IMPORTANT. WE

INCORPORATED A WATER RETENTION

POND TO HELP WITH RUN-OFF. KEEPING

AS MUCH GREEN SPACE AS POSSIBLE WAS

ALSO ANOTHER MAJOR ISSUE. EAST TEXAS

IS HIGHLY VEGETATED AND IT WAS

IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THIS FEATURE

WHEN BUILDING SO MUCH SQUARE

FOOTAGE ON THE SITE.

DESIGN STUDIO

ADVANCED

PROPOSED PARKING STRUCTURE__RETAIL VENDOR SPACES WRAP THE BOTTOM

PORTION OF THE GARAGE, DISGUISING THE STRUCTURE AND ALLOWING THE

BUILDING TO BETTER BLEND INTO THE EXISTING TOWN.

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PROPOSED ARENA DESIGN__ELEVATION COMPLETED BY JOE ROSS; THE

ARENA’S ELEVATION IS VISUALLY BROKEN UP WITH VARYING ELEMENT HEIGHTS

AND MATERIALS IN ORDER TO BRING THE SCALE OF THE BUILDING DOWN. THIS

GIVES THE ARENA A MORE APPROACHABLE FEELING AND ALLOWS THE LARGE

STRUCTURE TO BLEND INTO THE EXISTING TOWN.

DESIGN STUDIO

URBAN

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DESIGN STUDIO

URBAN

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THIS DESIGN WAS COMPLETED AS A GROUP PROJECT WITH THE HELP OF SEVERAL PROMINENT

LUBBOCK ADVISORS. IT IS INTENDED TO HELP UNIFY LUBBOCK’S DOWNTOWN AREA AND

ENCOURAGE FURTHER GROWTH. REVIVING A DOWNTOWN IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE

INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY EXISTS, CUTTING DOWN ON BUILDING COST, AND IT ALSO HELPS

COMBAT THE ISSUE OF URBAN SPRAWL.

MY GROUP FOCUSED ON THE

SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF LUBBOCK’S DOWNTOWN. IT IS CURRENTLY SINGLE FAMILY

HOUSING, WHICH IS OUT OF CHARACTER FOR A DOWNTOWN. WE PROPOSED INTRODUCING

AN URBAN MALL FOR LUBBOCK. THIS URBAN MALL WOULD BE A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH

RETAIL STORES ON THE BOTTOM AND APARTMENTS LOCATED ABOVE. GREEN SPACE IS ALSO

INCORPORATED INTO THIS AREA AS WELL AS PARKING STRUCTURES TO HELP CUT DOWN ON THE

AMOUNT OF EMPTY PARKING LOTS CURRENTLY IN DOWNTOWN LUBBOCK.

AVENUE J IS USED AS THE NORTH-SOUTH CONNECTOR

OF THE FOUR DISTINCT QUADRANTS THAT EXIST IN DOWNTOWN LUBBOCK: THE CIVIC CENTER,

SOUTHWEST QUADRANT, DEPOT DISTRICT, AND THE ARTS DISTRICT.

DESIGN STUDIO

URBAN

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FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PORTION OF THIS

DESIGN I CHOSE TO INTRODUCE AN

URBAN MARKET INTO THE SOUTHWEST

QUADRANT OF DOWNTOWN LUBBOCK.

I FELT THAT IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MOVE

PEOPLE INTO THIS AREA YOU NEED TO

PROVIDE SERVICES THAT WILL SUSTAIN

THE NEW RESIDENTS NEEDS. WHEN

THINKING ABOUT CERTAIN SERVICES

THAT PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN

DOWNTOWN WOULD NEED I DECIDED

TO INCLUDE A GROCERY STORE, A

COFFEE SHOP, A DRY CLEANERS, AND A

FED-EX KINK’S FOR MAIL PURPOSES. THE

DRY CLEANERS, AND FED-EX KINKOS

WRAP THE BOTTOM PORTION OF A

PARKING GARAGE, HELPING TO MASK

THE UNSIGHTLY VIEWS THAT ARE OFTEN

A S S O C I A T E D W I T H PA R K I N G

STRUCTURES. A HEALTH CLUB IS

LOCATED ON TOP OF THE PARKING

STRUCTURE, GIVING THE NEW RESIDENTS

A PLACE TO WORK-OUT. A RESTAURANT

WAS ALSO ADDED AS WELL AS AMPLE

GREEN SPACE TO COMBAT THE LACK OF

NATURAL ELEMENTS IN DOWNTOWN

AREAS.

GROCERY STORE

COFFEE SHOP

RESTAURANT

FED-EX KINKOS

DRY CLEANERS

PARKING GARAGE

GREEN SPACE

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EXTERIOR VIEW OF COURTYARD

EXTERIOR VIEW FROM BEACH

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INTERIOR VIEW OF DINING ROOM

INTERIOR VIEW OF BEDROOM

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Academic Portfolio (2002-2007)

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