Portfolio2005-2009

auburn university architecture program

JonathanMayhall

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Studio Projects

Professional Work

Other Work

opelika public library

williams-blackstock architectsfuqua & partners, architects

summer sketchestravel abroad sketchestravel photographysculpturea book home

downtown cullmanwest annistonrailroad park pavilionbig dig livingauburn cinemasummer optionmichelle’s house

Concrete Competitiona public library

opelika, al

The approach to this project involved evaluating the role of the Public Library in the 21st Century and in the particular context of a small downtown. This library strives to be a catalyst, helping to reactivate and revitalize downtown Opelika. The library is seen as a place to bring people together to utilize technology, exchange ideas, and for encouraging literacy and a love of reading in future generations. This project seeks to accomplish these things by both respecting its context while striving to stand out as a building of its time, providing communal reading and discussion spaces, active and exciting children’s spaces, and engaging with the street in a transparent, pedestrian friendly way. The building accomplishes this while trying to reduce its enviromental impact by utilizing natural lighting and some solar power, and also pro-viding outdoor reading spaces. The 21st Century Library is not merely a repository for books, but rather a focal point for the community, dynamic with ideas, interaction, and communication

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site plan

context

spring 2007

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second floor plan

first floor plan

street elevation

spring 2007

section b

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spring 2007

entry

computer room

2nd floor circulation

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spring 2007

Urban Studiosmall town design initiative

cullman, al

large context

regional context

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fall 2008

analysis diagram

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Arts Center and Depot Park

Proposal to adaptively reuse an abandoned ware-house complex adjacent to the existing historic downtown. The new uses would include galleries, classrooms, event/conference spaces, and a new theater. The complex, along with a redesigned park/festival ground would invigorate and comple-ment the historic downtown.

fall 2008

Urban Studiosmall town design initiative

west anniston neighborhood

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fall 2008

south elevation

north elevation

plan proposal for 15th ST.

15th St. Retail District

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fall 2008

Urban Studiorailroad park west gate

birmingham, al

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fall 2008 One week study to create an en-trance/meeting point for the pro-posed Railroad Park in downtown Birmingham. The project uses playful kite-like forms to bring the diverse parts of the city into the new park and create a landmark anchor for the west entrance. Main features include the solar panel roof and bicycle racks with changing facilities. concept diagram

concept model

site plan

Big Dig Livingmixed-use housing

boston, maCreating community through architecture. The design is an exploration of making a building that can respond to and encourage the mixing of cummunity and personal life that characterizes living in the city. To accomplish this the building’s residential units are positioned around the borders of the site to take advantage of the views and lighting while much of the middle of the site is carved out into a public/ com-mmunity space. The project takes advantage of its unique siting by responding to both the characted of Boston’s Historic North End and the new urban corrodor of the Big Dig. The residential units are clad in an elemental brick facade with punched openings, an aesthetic that is both undeniably modern but still con-nects with the character of the North End. The public space, however, seeks iconic static with its collaps-ing glass atrium anouncing itself to the Big Dig and Boston skyline beyond. This atrium serves as a space to see and be seen while enjoying views of new parks and the skyline year round. It is the atrium where the greatest interplay of community occurs with space for the general public, the building community, and even personal space.

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public

private

semi public

site plan

fall 2007

context

concept sketch

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midterm plan

midterm model

entry study sketches

fall 2007

3rd floor plan

2nd floor plan

1st floor plan

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side elevation

front elevation

fall 2007

cross section

transverse section

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fall 2007

atrium

Mixed-Use Moviesa multiplex cinema

auburn, al

aerial view

Project to reinvision the existing cinema site as a mixed use, though still suburban site. The concept was to create a courtyard where public interaction, dining, and shopping could take palce away from the noise and sight pollution of the parking and surrounding landscape. This open air court would serve as a staging area for the theater and would contain ticketing, as well as coffee shops and snacks for those waiting for a feature. The cinema itself consists of theaters arranged around the central service and circulation zones where celestory openings provide both light and glimpses of the night sky. The cinema of today must deal with the realities of multiplexs and blockbusters while still creating spaces to see and be seen.

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public

semi-publicsemi-private

fall 2006

context

site plan

cross section

transverse section

entry perspective

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fall 2006

techtonics study

A Tower, A Wall, A Cabinsummer option

auburn, al

masonry wall

cabin for blueberry farm

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summer 2005

birding tower

Michelle’s Housea home for a family of 5

greensboro, al

original site

concept model

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publicprivate

fall 2005

girders

pouringconcrete

cantilever made of flitch beams

platform completed

wall framing

both semester teams with the family and the finished project

end of fall semester

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fall 2005

finished front

finished entry

interior and exterior views of finished family space

Professional Workwilliams-blackstock architects

madison park student housing: auburn, al

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birmingham, al

madison park site plan

winter 2008

new dining faclity plan

new dining facility

university of south alabama

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pensacola public library

aliceville fire and police station

Professional Workfuqua & partners, architects

huntsville, alsummer 2007

winter 2008

Studio Romapre-trip drawing class

auburn, al

st. ivo axonometric

St. Ivo plan and section

il gesu elevation

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spring 2008

piranesi expansion

Travel Photographyparis

roma

st. peter’s

classic roman ways

as roma v. ac milan

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spring 2008

a novel approach

happy birthday

Sculpture/Woodcarvingthe spirit of the forcole

auburn, al

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spring 2006

Home for a Bookbox + display case

exhibited in the julie colins smith museum of artfine arts week 2007

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spring 2007