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Architecture, Art and Design. Elizabeth Cooney This portfolio showcase my academic work from Clemson University + Syracuse University, including architectural design, drafting, painting, and sketching.

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Elizabeth CooneyClemson universityGraduate school of architecture

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design philosophy

Design is a delicate balance between the realist and the artist. It is the realist’s duty to address the participants’ and users’ needs with responsibility and accountability, while it is the artist’s needs to imagine the ideal and challenge the conventional.

Architecture must embody the values of the realist and the artist in order to be relevant and “good.” Great change may begin with great ideas, but for architecture to create any transformations, it must be built. It is an art that is solidly rooted in physical reality. As an architect of the future, I strive to be balanced between both ends of the ideological spectrum.

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contents

resume 89

contact me 91

01everson cinema parkarchitecture/urban

19Solar canopyarchitecture/urban

25Manufactured Landscapesarchitecture/urban

41Helix city: a critical comicarchitecture/utopia

45Spatial stimulationarchitecture/urban/community

55Porous homearchitecture/residential

74light-emitting sound baffle material study/programming

84sketchesform, value

80new Urban topographiesurban analysis/programming

88paintingspattern, tone

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everson cinemaparkSyracuse university fall 2012

Arc 604 | brown + haettasch

The architectural project builds upon previously pursued inquiries regarding site, formal structure, spatial strategy, and operation. In order to generate a successful architectural project, it is necessary to focus all components towards a spatial, programmatic, and/or urban ‘ambition’.

The site rests within downtown Syracuse, New York, and the plaza area of the Everson Museum of Art designed by I. M. Pei in 1968. In approaching the project, I tried to understand how the existing architecture affected the urban figure-ground and how the implications of an addition to the museum could improve the urban landscape of Syracuse.

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figure-ground

macro cuts micro cuts rectangular insertionsAnalysis 2“Negative Space” Micro ScaleImportant carved moments from blocks and buildings.

Analysis 3“Negative Space” Public SquaresDispersal of seemingly public areas in downtown city area.

Analysis 2“Negative Space” Micro ScaleImportant carved moments from blocks and buildings.

Analysis 1“Negative Space” Macro ScaleImportant carved moments in the grander site plan.

Syracuse, NYFigure Ground Map

City Hall

Everson + Plaza

Analysis 3“Negative Space” Public SquaresDispersal of seemingly public areas in downtown city area.

Analysis 3“Negative Space” Public SquaresDispersal of seemingly public areas in downtown city area.

Analysis 2“Negative Space” Micro ScaleImportant carved moments from blocks and buildings.

Analysis 1“Negative Space” Macro ScaleImportant carved moments in the grander site plan.

Syracuse, NYFigure Ground Map

City Hall

Everson + Plaza

My analysis of the city and specific site focused on the different types of subtractions from the city Figure-Ground at varying scales: Macro Cuts- important “edges” formed in the overall city plan, Micro Cuts- subtraction from individual buildings or blocks, and Rectangular Insertions- “fields” formed by voids between the edges of buildings.

The Everson Museum of Art is an object lost in the “field,” and does not participate in the city fabric.

Analysis 1“Negative Space” Macro ScaleImportant carved moments in the grander site plan.

Analysis 3“Negative Space” Public SquaresDispersal of seemingly public areas in downtown city area.

Analysis 2“Negative Space” Micro ScaleImportant carved moments from blocks and buildings.

Analysis 1“Negative Space” Macro ScaleImportant carved moments in the grander site plan.

Syracuse, NYFigure Ground Map

City Hall

Everson + Plaza

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Analysis 3“Negative Space” Public SquaresDispersal of seemingly public areas in downtown city area.

Analysis 2“Negative Space” Micro ScaleImportant carved moments from blocks and buildings.

Analysis 1“Negative Space” Macro ScaleImportant carved moments in the grander site plan.

Syracuse, NYFigure Ground Map

City Hall

Everson + Plaza

figure-ground site analysisEverson museum

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Formal Sequence

Circulation

Final Form

The spatial divisions derived from the original Everson create a formal sequence: edge, joint, object; in which all of these parts relate directly back to the site and change the conditions of the urban field. The circulation paths between levels are created by the same logic of the micro cuts. These cuts are either diagonal or vertical.

Axonometric Diagrams

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In order to reduce the green field and keep a relationship between “edge” and “object,” I extrapolated spatial divisions from the Everson to determine the proportions of the proposal’s form. The micro cuts then create inhabitable void and circulation.

form generationAxonometric Diagrams

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PROGRAM VOLUME EXPLOSION

layers EXpLOSION

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cinema park projection tower

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Perspective B: The plaza level of the proposed addition has very little programmed space. Rather, the surfaces of the building will be used for projections, creating a cinema park as an extension of Syracuse’s Urban Video project. Terraced seating and landscaped benches supplement the park.

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Perspective C: plaza view of the floating object and cantilevered joint. The edge, joint, object sequence create the illusion of a floating box that acts as a beacon and provides a variety of in-habitable spatial moments.

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Level 0Below-grade exhibition hall, auditorium spaces and workshop wing.

Level 1Plaza-level entry into the Everson Cinema Park addition.

Interior levels

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Lobby

Exhibition

Bookstore

Storage

Workshops

Classrooms

Administration

Auditorium

Café/Bar

Level 2Academic and administration level, with roof access.

Level 3Roof-level park..

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longitudinal section A

The scale of the new Everson Cinema Park is designed to fit within the architectural scale of the plaza, as well as the city.

The new edge, as provided by the proposal, creates a special relationship to the street, and a new spatial relationship between the existing and new.

the result

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Overall, these “micro-cuts” that influenced the form of the proposal create inhabitable voids, as well as spatial relationships between the exterior and interior--thereby resulting in an architectural interven-tion that addresses the relationship between the city and the user to the building.

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Solar CanopySyracuse university Spring 2013

Arc 604 | larson + lonsway

This short-term project instructed us to consider a future where current vehicles dependent on fossil-fuel energy was nonexistent. We were to design a new infrastructural landscape that would address the needs of future transportation, while looking through the “lens” of a California public department.

The Department of General Services has much involvement in “green” energy and sustainable initiatives in education, business, and construction. With the removal of previously existing services for fossil-fuel consuming vehicles, the future cultivation of renewable energy could provide the “feeding tube,” or network which sustains the new generation of transportation by reducing costs and better serving the publics health needs.

Los Angeles, California

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Pacific Ocean

Image and data source: Google Maps. Drawn by author.

Electrical Vehicle Charging StationDensest Urban condition (approximation)Body of water

L.A. Sun Patterns

Latitude: 34.0522° NLongitude: 118.2428° W

Summer SolsticeWinter SolticeJune 21Max Angle: 79

December 21Max Angle: 33

An analysis of the sun pattern helps to understand how the so-lar energy will be collected in the proposal.

diagram plan view of sun movement (in relation to north axis)

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Summer Solstice

Winter SolticeLower sun angle, therefore fewer closed cells. Open cells expand.

Higher sun angle, therefore more closed cells. Closed cells condense.

The proposed Solar Canopy is a superstructure that stretches over the highway system of Los Angeles. The photo-voltaic cells collect solar energy, which actively charges the vehicular traffic underneath it, and passively stores extra energy back into the grid.

The cells behavior changes due to the position of the sun. When the sun angle to the normals of each cell’s respective centroid is within a determined range, cells with optimal sun exposure remain closed. Closed cells collect solar energy. The remaining cells are opened to allow for indirect lighting and visual connectivity with the exterior of the highway.

winter solstice

summer solstice

solar behaviors

section cut

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winter solstice summer solstice

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The Solar Canopy addresses the need for sustainable energy generation and storage, and adapts itself to existing transportation infrastructure. This system is flexible enough to facilitate the constantly changing modes of transportation.

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manufactured landscapes

Syracuse university Spring 2013

Arc 604 | larson + lonswaypartner project

This project is an extension of the concept from the previous proposal, Solar Canopy. In this studio were instructed to consider a future where fossil-fuel-based transportation has been rendered obsolete. Personal transportation is only for the wealthy due to the rising costs of energy, thus a new form of public transportation has to be implemented to meet the demand.

I partnered with Alex Phillips to design a new public transportation interface that adapted a bike-share system in underutilized spaces around Los Angeles. We chose to fully develop a bike-share hub underneath the Whittier bridge (also known as 6th Street bridge). We chose this location because

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Modular Bicycle Storage and Bicycle Path Support

In a proposed future where the rising costs of fossil feuls have made personal automo-biles obsolete, the adaptation of existing infra-structure to support new transportation needs and systems of energy generation become paramount. The e-Bike Share proposes a fully integrat-ed system between energy generation and transportation infrastructure, using the London Garden Bicycle as it’s primary vehicle. This model can serve as an urban model for all bridges that connect to the nearby neighbor-hoods and expand across the Los Angeles River.

Proposed site: 6th Street Bridge (Whittier Blvd).

This underutilized space beneath the bridge has sufficient area for bicycle storage, and can help connect the community to this abandoned indus-trial riverbed.

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e-Bicycle share

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Modular Bicycle Storage and Bicycle Path Support

In a proposed future where the rising costs of fossil feuls have made personal automo-biles obsolete, the adaptation of existing infra-structure to support new transportation needs and systems of energy generation become paramount. The e-Bike Share proposes a fully integrat-ed system between energy generation and transportation infrastructure, using the London Garden Bicycle as it’s primary vehicle. This model can serve as an urban model for all bridges that connect to the nearby neighbor-hoods and expand across the Los Angeles River.

Proposed site: 6th Street Bridge (Whittier Blvd).

This underutilized space beneath the bridge has sufficient area for bicycle storage, and can help connect the community to this abandoned indus-trial riverbed.

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e-Bicycle share

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London Garden BicycleOriginally designed by: Marten Wallgren, Il Choi, David Seesing, Miika Hekkinen

step 2Insert into bike storage interface

step 1Fold bike into condensed form.

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step 3Bicycles cycle through pick-up and drop-off.

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The bicycle path’s placement takes the summer shadows into consideration in order to create the most thermally comfortable experience. Above: the diagram shows the shadow cast by the bridge at different points during the longest day in the year.

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1 p.m.

5 p.m.

Bridge Deck

8 a.m.

Shadow PatternsSummer Solstice only

Los angelesPrimary site: 6th Street Bridge (Whittier Blvd.)

Bicycle path

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The “Urban Park” creates a relationship between the nearby neighborhoods and the highly industrial (and previ-

ously inaccessible) river front.

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The “Urban Park” creates a relationship between the nearby neighborhoods and the highly industrial (and previ-

ously inaccessible) river front.

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The skin itself acts as support for the elevated bike path, with the additional help of cables to suspend the path.

The twisting pattern connects to the columns and undercarriage, therefore acting as a beam.

The motif of the module continues past the hub and serves as a structural frame which supports the elevated path and connects it to the bridge.

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The skin itself acts as support for the elevated bike path, with the additional help of cables to suspend the path.

The twisting pattern connects to the columns and undercarriage, therefore acting as a beam.

The motif of the module continues past the hub and serves as a structural frame which supports the elevated path and connects it to the bridge.

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Helix city: a critical comic

Syracuse university Spring 2013

arc 681 | larson

ARC 861 is a digital media course that focused on developing new methods of representation in order to express architectural concepts, theories and strategies. This assignment instructed the class to pick a recent historical Utopian ideal and develop a contemporary critique of the concepts proposed by the original author. After developing the critique, we were to create a response or new solution.

I chose to analyze the Helix City proposed by Kisho Kurokawa in a comic strip format. My proposal at the end suggests that spaces should be customizable by the user, within a given format. Authoritative architecture, that does not provide social empathy or ownership, will result in a lost architecture.

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It's easy to get lost in the city...

What the heck???Year 2060. Tokyo, Japan. Our heroes wander aimlessly through the ‘wilderness’...

how did it get this way?

--our Dna. It was first realized here, in tokyo, japan.

Allegedly, It would allow for organic growth of the city and a total utlization of space for housing complexes.

But As you can see, we are still left with a city with a monotonous and illegible face.

You’re being dramatic.

The idea of life carries through the terracing, as well...nearly half of the ‘new’ city’s land area was filled with wild gardens, creating spaces too dense for public use. This unruly mess has made the man-made and natural indistin-guishable from one another...

we’ve reached the precipice...it’s time for change.

Currently, the city is based off a regular hexago-nal grid. each increminent is of equal size.

Scale of plan needs to be treated in such a way that natural hierarchies exist within the whole.

Infrastructure’s organic growth can be maintained, but give the connections between places meaning.

Diversity within the city will create new part-whole relationships and identities for the people.

But how do we change it?

Seriously, though! You and I can’t even find the bank.

The individual will not be lost in the collective. A person can create a home, that relates to the surrounding contex--the hexagonal motif in the

helix city is presented in the individual unit in the sectional sense.

The possibilities for a new city are endless. herp derp.

As a response to the population increase, Kisho Kurokawa had conceived a new plan for the city based on the building blocks of life

New York City, United states Sydney, Australia Berlin, Germany Barcelona, spain beijing, CHina

It has happened, time and time again... in the mid 20th century, the population explosion and rise of the “International Style’ dictated the then-contemproary design and architecture.

Personal and national identity was lost in the vastness of globalized urbanism...cities and high density housing removed any spirit.

Ooooohhh....

The unit is adjustable and unique, just as one’s own DNA. While maintaining individuality, the unit retains the values of community connections.

Surfaces between homes become a public topography. There will be moments of density and reas of void to aid the the hierarchical development of the new proposed city.

Public

Other

Wilderness

Cut out figure along the solid black lines.

Fold in one direction (pref-erably “away” from you) along the evenly dashed lines.

Fold “towards” you along the unevenly dashed lines (also noted on diagram).

Fold back and glue tabs to surfaces with same-character labels together.

DIRECTIONS

Configuration 1

Configuration 2

Configuration 3

Follow these steps to construct each housing configuration. GO!

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It's easy to get lost in the city...

What the heck???Year 2060. Tokyo, Japan. Our heroes wander aimlessly through the ‘wilderness’...

how did it get this way?

--our Dna. It was first realized here, in tokyo, japan.

Allegedly, It would allow for organic growth of the city and a total utlization of space for housing complexes.

But As you can see, we are still left with a city with a monotonous and illegible face.

You’re being dramatic.

The idea of life carries through the terracing, as well...nearly half of the ‘new’ city’s land area was filled with wild gardens, creating spaces too dense for public use. This unruly mess has made the man-made and natural indistin-guishable from one another...

we’ve reached the precipice...it’s time for change.

Currently, the city is based off a regular hexago-nal grid. each increminent is of equal size.

Scale of plan needs to be treated in such a way that natural hierarchies exist within the whole.

Infrastructure’s organic growth can be maintained, but give the connections between places meaning.

Diversity within the city will create new part-whole relationships and identities for the people.

But how do we change it?

Seriously, though! You and I can’t even find the bank.

The individual will not be lost in the collective. A person can create a home, that relates to the surrounding contex--the hexagonal motif in the

helix city is presented in the individual unit in the sectional sense.

The possibilities for a new city are endless. herp derp.

As a response to the population increase, Kisho Kurokawa had conceived a new plan for the city based on the building blocks of life

New York City, United states Sydney, Australia Berlin, Germany Barcelona, spain beijing, CHina

It has happened, time and time again... in the mid 20th century, the population explosion and rise of the “International Style’ dictated the then-contemproary design and architecture.

Personal and national identity was lost in the vastness of globalized urbanism...cities and high density housing removed any spirit.

Ooooohhh....

The unit is adjustable and unique, just as one’s own DNA. While maintaining individuality, the unit retains the values of community connections.

Surfaces between homes become a public topography. There will be moments of density and reas of void to aid the the hierarchical development of the new proposed city.

Public

Other

Wilderness

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spatial stimulation

Clemson UniversitySpring 2011

study abroad studio | Toni montesPartner project

This semester-long project addresses the need for urban revitalization in the old 22@ district of Barcelona, Spain. The grid conceived by Ildefons Cerdá has deteriorated in the past decades with the loss of industrial activity in the district. My partner, Nick Burger, and I chose to intervene with a topographical sports park that utilizes natural light and the presently existing built structures.

The concept is to socially and economically stimulate the space using contextual factors, primarily the climate and solar patterns.

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Site: block in the 22@ District of Barcelona, Spain. This district of Barcelona used to be an industrial neighborhood, but that activity has since left this portion of the city.

With the loss of industry, the urban grid lost population density as well. In order to restore social and economic activity in this area, our team chose to design a community sports park.

The goal of the design is to form a topographically continuous sports park in conjunction with a transparent screen which creates a stimulated space. Through an extensive series of sun and continuity studies, our aim was to connect and restore the open space within the center of the block in the 22@ District in Barcelona.

The site: 22@ District

our block

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8:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00Summer Solstice

Altitude Angle: 69.14 degrees

8:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00Winter Solstice

Altitude Angle: 20.70 degrees

Summer Solstice Winter Solstice

In order to analyze the quality of light within the existing site, we studied the sun patterns during the summer solstice and winter solstice.

shadow study

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Summer Solstice Winter Solstice Combined

Combined - light and surface

Highlight - Darkest surfaces

results

The observed result was a discontinuous plane with irregular sunlight throughout the day. To resolve the issue of discontinuity between the light and available surfaces for program, we chose to intervene in an area including three spaces with ideal sun exposure.

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Three spaces with optimal sun exposure were connected to the center through a series of ramps, varying between 5%-8% grade. These spaces, with an additional platform at the northwestern edge, were used as areas for the badminton courts. The resulting topography serves as a connection to the upper fitness areas and the below-grade pool and spa.

The screen, acts as a connection between the verticality of the urban context to the lower public sports park in the center of the block. It is mostly composed of transparent and semi-transparent materials that allow for the maximum amount of sunlight to pass through and reach the lower levels.

formation circulation

spaces fields

connections pool and spa

final topography screen

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public entrance

longitudinal sectionsouthwest facing

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Overall, the public sports park addresses the existing conditions concerning light within the block and creates an urban response to Cerdá’s plan of Barcelona. The public sports park receives optimal sunlight during the winter and summer seasons, provoking stimulation and allowing for activity throughout all parts of the year.

Program:1 - Reception2 - Dressing Rooms / Showers3 - Pool4 - Pool Dressing Rooms / Showers (Male)5 - Sauna6 - Spa7 - Pool Dressing Rooms / Showers (Female)8 - Mechanical / Storage

Badminton Courts

components explosion

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below-grade pool/spa grade-level topography and dressing rooms

above-grade topography and badminton courts

floorplans

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POROUS HOUSE

Clemson UniversityFall 2013

arch 8510 | Team-taught by Dan harding, Dustin Albright, ufuk ursoy, Carlos barrios-hernandez

This approached the residential project through the lens of the Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, in that the primary goals are to create an environmentally sustainable dwelling and economic single-family home. The direction of the studio wanted to incorporate these ideals with a more poetic approach, and asked the students to define their personal statement for what a home is in the form of a haiku.

The haiku developed into an architectural concepts that led the design formally and figuratively. In my approach to designing the home, I focused more on challenging what it means to live in a home and tried to design a house that shapes the way in which people interact with their spaces. I believe the current standards for homes seclude families from neighbors, their community, and the environment.

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The spirit passes lightly through the porous hearth,blurring boundaries.

The Porous House recognizes the importance of preexisting conditions, and encourages the user to actively integrate his or herself with the environment. The porous boundaries between interior and exterior, the collective and private, blur the boundaries between habitats while maintaining a sense of security where necessary.

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ARCHITECTURE APPLIANCES

ENGINEERING AFFORDABILITY

ENERGY BALANCE MARKETING

OCCUPANT COMFORT

BRANDING/COMMUNICATION

ENTERTAINMENT HOT WATER PRODUCTION

solar decathlon priorities

site - southeast piedmontLowlands part of a plateau region called the Piedmont Province. This region stretches along the eastern coast between New Jersey and Alabama, bordered by the Appalachian Mountain Chain to the west and the Coastal Plains towards the east. The terrain is marked by “foothills,” low, rolling hills with elevations between 200 ft-800 ft. and 1000 ft.

MEADOW SITE - CLEMSON, SC

PIEDMONT

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allowable range(oriented about North axis)

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DIAGRAM: SEASONAL WINDS + IDEAL ORIENTATION The relationship of spaces

shows a gradient of public to private spatial sequences. Walls running along the east-west axis provide porosity relative to the context, visually and spatially. Wall in the north-south axis provide porosity relative to circulation, as well as provide utility use for occupancy comfort.

grid define home components

define connections

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understandporosity

refine porosity

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The design focuses on making the original schematic concept (porous living), a comfortable living environment by implementing many techniques to control heat and humidity, as well as provide functionality in the wall system.

The main physical components of the concept entail: Dogtrot Vernacular, Porous/Operable Wall System, Suntube Skylights. These pieces pertain to systems that are either “responsive to solar conditions,” or “responsive to wind conditions.”

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Each room is a separate module that has all of its components pre-fabricated and assembled off-site, while another construction team simultaneously builds the foundations and rails for the modules to be attached to.

The modules are composed of light wood framing, clad by gypsum board on the utility walls (for economy and flexibility), while the porous walls are made of operable curtain walls with aluminum perforated panels as sun-shading.

prototyping

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INSULATION

CEILING MATERIAL

1/2” GYPSUM

OPERABLE INSULATED GLASS CURTAIN WALL

0.32” ALUMINUM PANELPERFORATED (MANUFACTURED BY ZAHNER)

MODULE FLOOR STRUCTURE

CONTINUOUS PRESSURE-TREATED

PANEL

CONTINUOUS WALL FOUNDATION

PLYWOOD SHEATHINGPLYWOOD SHEATHING

porous wall

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MODULE EXPLOSION

1 FOUNDATIONS: On-site. Continuous Wall Footings are poured with columns that support the modular rooms. Continuous pressured treated plates span the longitudinal axis of the framework.

2 DECKING: On-site. Decking and Boardwalks are supported by joists, connecting the separate modules.

3 MODULES: Off-site. Each room is pre-fabricated before being brought to the construction site. Modules use light wood framing, clad with gypsum board on the utility walls and operable curtain walls on the por ous walls.

4 ROOF: Off-site. 5V Crimp metal panels, pre-painted white for reflectivity and energy savings, are cut off-site. They are then assembled, along with the sun-tubes on-site, upon pre-fabricated monoslope wooden trusses.

INSULATION

CEILING MATERIAL

1/2” GYPSUM

OPERABLE INSULATED GLASS CURATIN WALL

2” POURED CONCRETE

0.32” ALUMINUM PANEL, PERFORATED (MANUFACTURED BY

ZAHNER)

MODULE FLOOR STRUCTURE

CONTINUOUS PRESSURE-TREATED

PANEL

CONTINUOUS WALL FOUNDATION

PLYWOOD SHEATHING

Suntube SkylightsSource: http://www.sun-dome.com/tubular_sky-light_features.html

PRODUCT EXAMPLE: “Sun Dome Tubular Skylights”

POLYCARBONATE 0.125” CLEAR DOME

0.040” ALUMINUM ROOF FLASHING

2-1/2” S.S. FLASHING SCREWS

ROOFING CEMENTEXISTING ROOF MATERIAL + PLYWOOD SHEATHINGROOF TRUSS

TOP ADJUSTABLE TUBE

EXTENSION TUBE

BOTTOM ADJUSTABLE TUBE

CEILING ANCHORS1” CEILING SCREWS (ZINC)

CEILING SCREW CAPS

CEILING MATERIAL

ROUGH-CUT HOLE IN ROOF, 1/2” LARGER THAN THE MARKED HOLE

DIAGRAM: Master Bedroom Sun Study

EVENING

AFTERNOON

MORNING

“SUN DOME TUBULAR SKYLIGHT” DETAIL3/4” = 1’

TRANSVERSE SECTION: NORTHWEST-FACING1/4” = 1’

WALL SECTION: STANDARD POROUS-WALL CONSTRUCTION3/4” = 1’

LONGITUDINAL SECTION: SOUTHWEST-FACING1/4” = 1’

Each room is a separate module that has all of its components pre-fabricated and assembled off-site, while another construction team simultaneously builds the foundations and rails for the modules to be attached to.

The modules are composed of light wood framing, clad by gypsum board on the utility walls (for economy and flexibility), while the porous walls are made of operable curtain walls with aluminum perforated panels as sun-shading.

ARCH 8510| Fall 2013STUDENT 1Gporous wall suntube skylights

longitudinal section

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side elevation

separated kitchen

The separation of spaces allows for a new ritual. It is to pass through bound-aries, to feel and live in nature, and to live a more connected way with our world.

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Light-emitting sound baffleClemson UniversityFall 2013

arch 8510 | team taught by Dan harding, Dustin Albright, ufuk ursoy, Carlos barrios-hernandez

The studio focus for this project was a material study for new applications, methods, and means for precast concrete units. I chose to investigate digital integration into tessellations of concrete units to create a new “smart” concrete wall.

In this particular application, the Light-emitting Sound Baffle harnesses the free vibrations of passing people, automobiles, and trains, and then transforms this energy into light. Piezoelectric sensors placed within the concrete unit have the ability to detect vibrations from passing traffic, and turn on embedded LED lights once the vibrations pass predetermined thresholds. This system can help reduce costs for exterior lighting at night, as well as light pollution.

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tessellations

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SIDE ELEVATION1” = 1’

CENTRAL LONGITUDINAL SECTION1” = 1’

LED CIRCUITRY

PVC Enclosure

Fiber Optics

Material Barrier

Reflective Lining

POUR 2POUR 1

A B

The design of the baffle is composed of individual precast concrete masonry units that are embedded with fiber optics to transmit light, and has a relief on the face that will create a variety of two-dimensional tessellations when it is either translated, or rotated.

The relief of the face on the unit will break up the sound waves of passing trains, thereby regaining wasted energy and transforming it into a sustainable community beacon.

translation rotation

elevation

cross-sectionabout the unit

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The capacity for electrical wiring embedded in the concrete, with the addition of light-transmitting fiber optics provides countless opportunities for “smart walls.”

This examples shows how a vibration-sensitive wall could work. Piezoelectric Vibration sensors can detect minute or large vibrations passing through the wall, and send the signal to an LED once the reading has passed a pre-ordained threshold. The light from the LED can then be transmitted through the concrete wall, illuminating the exterior space.

This would be a sustainable application for exterior lighting at train stations. The walls could detect when people are passing by the building, and illuminate the space only when necessary--reducing costs for exterior lighting.

http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/How-to-build-a-touch-sensor-circuit

Schematic drawing derived from:

ARDUINO

VIBRATION SENSOR

N/C

A0

A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

D4

D3

D2

D1

D0

SCL

D10

D9

D8

D7

D6

D5

D13

D12

D11

IQ REF

AREF

RST Power

3V3 5V VIN

GND

PWM

PWM

PWM

PWM

PWM

PWM

TX

RX

220

LED

RESISTOR

vibration sensor prototype

circuitry

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lighting prototypeConcrete casting

The original block was cast with concrete in an layered acrylic form-work. The layers were held in place with 5” aluminum bolts. Once the concrete had cured, the layers were individually removed.

Once fiber optics were introduced, a clay bottom layer and top wire mesh were necessary to hold the fibers in place.

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new urban topographiessyracuse universityFall 2012

arc 572 | lonsway

This class, “Coding Drawing,” utilized computational thinking and programming to thinking about architectural drawing. The following example is a project that directed us to think about diagramming architecture in a dynamic way, incorporating the skills we had learned over the course of the semester.

The goal of this program is to analyze the pixels an image source that had formerly been manipulated to show contrast between built and open space and store the coordinates of any points which surpass a brightness threshold. The program then uses the stored coordinates as vertices in a shape construct to create the new urban “topography” for the city of Syracuse, New York.

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visual customization

processing code

The code has switches that allow the user to view the different aspects of the code individually, including: points, lines with X-axis directionality, and lines with Y-axis directionality. Clicking the export label will export a .PDF of the current screen to the processing folder.

I used object oriented programming to control the image analysis and interface interaction. I created object classes for the Y-axis lines, X-axis lines, “Power Buttons,” and labels. The user controls what they see by clicking on the appropriate button to hide or show certain aspects of the drawing.

brightness threshold = 100

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Variable threshold sChanging the threshold variable in the code will change the program output. In the examples below, I experimented with a brightness threshold of 100 and 160. A threshold of 160 yields fewer line connections because fewer points exceed a brightness of 160.

brightness threshold = 160

Syracuse Area, New York

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mirror

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sketchespersonal artwork

Developed over the course of my education, the following examples of sketches explore value and form. My personal focus was primarily figures and portraits.

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grid

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grant

FiguresI take time to draw from both life and still images. The drawing on the left uses a technique by dividing the canvas and the still image into a grid. Below is portrait drawn from life.

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paintingsMy paintings try to expressively explore each canvas architecturally (i.e. through the visual circulation, spatial allocation, geometry and symmetry). These are completed on my personal time and help me creatively think about design within a different medium.

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cut here12” x 12” Acrylic on Canvas.

Exploration of rhythm and symmetry.

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boundaries12” x 12” Acrylic on Canvas.

Geometry and texture.

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fuel12” x 12” Acrylic on Canvas.Exploration of rhythm, color, and blending.

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EDUCATION

relevant experience

employment

Clemson University Master of Architecture

Syracuse University School of Architecture Master of Architecture

Clemson University Bachelor of Architecture Minor: Modern Languages (Spanish)

Watershed Studio Architecture, LLC Responsibilities: Designed a marketing brochure firm. Edited photographs for firm’s advertisement in Builder+Architect.

Research Internship; Syracuse University

Graduate Assistantship; Clemson University

Clemson University

Supervisor: Mark Linder Responsibilities: Scripted images into a slideshow for supervisor’s exhibition. Collected, organized, and edited class materials.

Supervisor: Dr. Dina BattistoResponsibilities: Assisted professor with class assignment mock-ups, created research posters for exhibitions, and generated diagrams for professor’s upcoming publication.

Supervisor: Dr. Dina BattistoResponsibilities: Generated diagrams to explain concepts in Dr. Battisto’s upcoming publication.

River Valley ClubResponsibilities: Greeted, checked in, and assisted guests and members. Handled monetary transactions and emergency situations.

resume | elizabeth cooney

2012-2013

2013-2015

2008-2012

Summer 2010

Summer 2013

Summer 2012

August 2013- Present

August 2012- May 2013

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SKILLS

AFFILIATIONS

AWARDS + RECOGNITION

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, DreamweaverAutoCAD, Hand Drawing Google SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Maya, Grasshopper, ZBrushV-Ray, PodiumProcessingWindows and Macintosh platformsSpanish (basic)

Faculty Scholarship AwardFor excellent academic success.

SC Chapter AIA AwardFor academic achievement, highest quality of design ability, professional promise, andservice.

AIAS Clemson ChapterWorkshop Leader Volunteer- Taught photoshop to first and second year students.Mentor Program- Advised a younger architecture student.

University Dance CompanySelective dance group that dances at university basketball games and an annual recital.

PresentationDrafting

ModelingRendering

ScriptingOffice

Languages

Spring 2012

Spring 2012

Spring 2012

Spring 2012

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contact

803-448-9222cell phone

[email protected] address

119 Fern Circle, Clemson sc 29631

mailing address

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