SEAN FLAHARTYARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

2008-2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Boston Cardiac Children’s HospitalBoston, MAPg. 3 - 10

Courthouse for Bessemer, AlabamaBessemer, AL

Pg. 11 - 16

Alabama Impact Crater and Science CenterWetumpka, AL

Pg. 17 - 20

Musician’s Lake HouseLake Martin, AL

Pg. 21 - 24

Other Built WorksPg. 25 - 28

Drawings and Film PhotographyPg. 29-32

ResuméPg. 34

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BOSTON CARDIAC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

This proposal focuses on fitting in to the surrounding context of a historic residential district (Boston’s North End) in a respectful yet contempo-rary manner, and also addressing a new public urban green way (The Big Dig) which is at the larger scale of the city. Along Fulton Street, the first three sto-ries of the hospital retain the scale of the North End’s streetscape; the terrace and patient care floors above are stepped back from the street. The doctor’s offices on the southern corner of the building on the second and third floor continue the rhythm of residential build-ings along Rose F. Kennedy Parkway. The hospital typology is one that typically attempts to keep the public from openly occupying and entering the building. The front facade of the proposal

addresses an extremely urban space in the Big Dig, where the public plays a very important role. In order to address this challenge, the proposal places its in-terior circulation towards the front of the hospital, in a three story atrium space. The facade is shifted at an angle in order to face both Quincy Market, Fanueil Hall, and the primary approach along the Big Dig from the south. The interior public space is focused around three internalized court-yards that allow for public gathering within the hospital separated from the public exterior. A fourth floor terrace level is situated to allow for views across the rooftops of the North End, and allows for doctors, staff, patients, and family to oc-cupy any of three courtyard spaces that serve the users of the hospital.

Location - Boston, MA Professor - J. Scott Finn

Intent: To create a responsible, contextual building within the fabric of Boston and to engage an active public space from a private typology

Size - 200,000 sq.ft. Fall 2012 - 18 weeks

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Above: Interior Perspective of atrium and primary public space

Overleaf: Exterior Perspective from the south along the Big Dig

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Above: Site Plan Hospital lies along Big Dig that weaves through the city, occupying a site on the North End, while facing the opposite financial district

Right: Patient Care Room Plan, Section, and Elevations - studies attempt to illustrate a sense of indi-vidualized privacy and light provided for patients, staff, and family relative to their needs

Upper Left: Ground Floor Plan A central atrium allows for public gathering, and a 3 story space for circulation along the front facade gives an implied public presence

Lower Left: Typical PCU Floor Plan 3 courtyards allow natural light to enter into all patient care rooms

Above:Section perspective

of PCU floors

Upper Right: Section through atrium and

courtyard

Lower Right: Section through two public

courtyards

COURTHOUSE FOR BESSEMER, ALABAMA

Location - Bessemer, AL Professor - Doug Burleson

Intent: to create a new core for the city of Bessemer with a contemporary proposal that will become a catalyst for future expansion

Size - 120,000 sq. ft. Fall 2011 - 18 weeks

redefine it as a city looking towards the future, instead of attempting to hold onto its past legacy. Instead of focus-ing on traditional courthouse design, We focused on new ideals of civic architec-ture. The entire facade is transparent al-lowing the public to see into the building. Diffused light enters each courtroom space and atrium providing an ominous yet calming light in each space.

The courthouse is an exten-sion of the master plan for Bessemer proposed by Auburn’s Urban studio, in which a new urban park is placed across the street from the courthouse; the site becomes an extension of this new green way.

Group Project with: Cody Bryant and Kari Lawson

The main goal of this projectwas to create a courthouse that responded to the cultural needs of Bessemer. Bessemer grew rapidly due to a thriving steel industry in the area. Because the town was largely industrial, the core of the city was formed around six steel manufacturing facilities instead of around a standard city center. Since this time, Bessemer has shifted away from its identity as an industrial city and has been left without an identity to grow upon. The proposal focused on creating a courthouse that would be-come the new epicenter for expansion in the town of Bessemer, attempting to

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Above: Exterior View of courthouse from new public green way

Central staircase circulates visitors to the courtroom floor

A egg crate layered skylight in the atrium allows soft filtered light to fill the space

Entry sequence into the courthouse and view into the second floor

Right: Exterior View from along the perimeter around the courthouse

ALABAMA IMPACT CRATER & SCIENCE CENTER

The path takes a sharp turn towards a dead end where a light well punctures the ceiling giving a faint glow at the end.

Once inside the museum, there are very few windows and light is brought in from above focusing the viewers eye upwards. Visitors circulate through the main gallery space, which has a louvered system throughout and terminate at a cafe, event space, and an exit towards the outdoor space. A sculptural tower aligns with the main cir-culation of the building and provides a feeling of what the meteor strike felt like

Location - Wetumpka, ALProfessor - Robert Sproull

Intent: To create an environment in which a visitor can understand the experience of a meteor strike and to draw tourists to Wetumpka, AL

Size - 50,000 sq.ft. Spring 2010 - 18 weeks

The Alabama Impact Cra-ter and Science Center is a proposed museum in Wetumpka, Alabama that serves to commemorate a crater caused by a meteor strike in the area. The site is located along one of the main high-ways leading to Wetumpka at an exit currently used as a rest stop. The cra-ter is covered largely by residential housing and small developments now. The main goal of this project was to capture the feeling of being within the crater shortly after impact within the museum. Visitors enter through a sloped path that descends into the museum. millions of years ago.

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Above: Exterior View looking into interior circulation of the museum

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Above: Ground Floor Plan

Upper Right: View of approach se-quence

Lower Right: View of series of clere-story spaces

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MUSICIAN’S LAKE HOUSE

This project was a study at attempting to design a lake house for an overly specific client; this proposal uses a travelling bassist that uses the lake house as an escape from a busy tour schedule as a client. Additional programmatic elements demanded by a travelling bassist included a studio space, open areas for performance and practice, and a space to display instru-ments.

The proposal splits work spac-es and living spaces down the middle with bedrooms located on the east side and more public spaces located along the west side. The main living space all glazing and is enclosed by a super shed that allows for both light to enter in dur-ing the winter to warm the space and for wind to enter cooling the house during hot summer months.

Location - Lake Martin, ALProfessor - Robert Sproull

Intent: This proposal separates work and private space for the musician, allowing enhanced creativity within an environmentally conscious shell

Size - 2,500 sq.ft. Fall 2012 - 10 weeks

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Above: Exterior View from lake

Above: First Floor Plan Above: Ground Floor Plan

Upper Left: View of exterior terrace and super-shed

Lower Left: View of entry room

MISC. PROJECTS

Location - Auburn, ALProfessor - Michael Hein

Size - 4’ x 2’ x 2.5’Summer 2012 - 6 weeks

ZIP TIE SHELTER

CONCRETE COFFEE TABLE

The concrete coffee table was an attempt to weave two differ-ent materials together in a visually pleasing way at a point where a book is left open for display.

Although the wood does not intersect the structural concrete pieces at points other than the end pieces, it is meant to look as if the two materials are seamless.

Location - Auburn, ALProfessor - Robert Sproull

Analytical Study Fall 2010 - 2 weeks

The zip tie shelter was an investigation into the unique quali-ties of a found material relating to architecture. The structure could only be fastened by itself and could only touch the ground at three points.

During the project I discov-ered that zip ties could be used cre-atively as a structural piece but only in one direction. Fastening several together allowed for the creation a patterned louver system.

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Above: While the ties are flexible in the horizontal direction and can be

warped to create patterning, they remain structural in the vertical

dimension

End condition where each of the wood pieces sits on the concrete structure

Books can be stored below in the concrete section while the wood slats provide a surface above

An endpiece continues through the structure of the concrete and allows for storage of books / magazines

Right: the coffee table allows for the open display of a book

concrete and wood pieces intersect at the point where the book bends

Group project with: Chloe Schultz, Abby Waldo, and Lucas McCarrell

DRAWINGS AND FILM PHOTOGRAPHY

Location - Houston, TXProfessor - Cara DeBusk

Photographic Prints Fall 2008

VIA PAPALIS ANALYTICAL DRAWINGS

FILM PHOTOGRAPHY

Work from a series of high quality photographic prints through-out high school using medium for-mat film photography and printing

techniques. The following two pieces of work are samples of a set of iconic small-scale architectural pieces with-in the Houston area.

Location - Rome, ItalyProfessor - J. Scott Finn

Analytical Study Spring 2012 - 4 weeks

During the first several weeks of being abroad, teams of three were assigned to study and an-alyze different parts of the Via Papalis (a route taken from the Vatican to St. John the Lateran when a new pope is appointed). This study goes from

L’Argo Argentina to the steps of the Campidolio. In a composite drawing, we studied different urban planning responses, how building’s facade’s responded to the path, different framed views, etc... that shaped the experience of this path.

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Above: analytical drawing of Via Papalis route in Rome

Group project with:Chloe Schultz and Jeff Bak

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Above: Buffalo Bayou Staircase Regional Scholastic Gold Key AwardNational Scholastic Silver Key AwardPrinted 20” x 20” on Ilford photo paper

Right: University ParkPrinted 18”x18” on Ilford photo paper

6111 Rutherglenn Dr.Houston, Texas 77096

713.823.4470smf0012@auburn.edu

Sean Flaharty

Auburn University - Auburn, AlabamaSchool of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape ArchitectureBachelor of Architecture GPA: 3.36Study Abroad: University of Arkansas Rome Center

Episcopal High School - Houston, TexasGPA: 3.45

2009 - present

(2014)

2012

2009

Brookstone - Houston, TexasSales Associate

Bellaire United Methodist Church - Bellaire, TexasYouth Intern / Interim Youth Director

summer 2011

summer 2009

American Institute of Architecture Students

AwardsHonorable Mention Alagasco Design CompetitionFrank J. Sindelair ScholarshipDeans ListBest Community Design Award - Boykin Community CenterAuburn University Charter Scholarship

2010 - 2012

fall 2012fall 2011

fall 2011 & spring 2012 2010 2009

General: model making, drafting, sketching, watercolor, writing, & photography

Proficient In: Autocad, Adobe Creative Suite, & Microsoft Office SuiteWorking Knowledge of: Rhinoceros, SketchUp, & Podium Renderer

REFERENCESRobert Sproull Visiting Associate Professor, Architecture

J. Scott Finn Associate Professor, Architecture

334.844.4503ras0022@auburn.edu

334.844.5448finnjs1@auburn.edu

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