K r i s t y K i m b a l lM . A r c h C a n d i d a t e F a l l 2 0 1 2A r c h i t e c t u r a l _ P o r t f o l i o

Navigating Vertical ExpansionOccupying the Vert ical

EcoHotel for Nomadic HarvestersOccupation of Nature

Embodying Natural IntersticesBeekeeper ’s House

L o f t _ M o r p hSpat ia l Garden

Focusing the Urban GridVertical/Horizontal Convergence

Reinterpreting the Historic EdgeHistorical Reinvention

c o n t e n t s _Architecture shapes how its users interact with it and

within the larger scheme of its context. It is a process of

problem solving to combine and find balance between

programmatic elements, structural capacities, human need,

and environmental responsibility with design intention.

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Hydro log i ca l I r i descenceOverhead Installation

A n a t o m i c a l V e r t i c e sParametr ic Tower Study

Luminair: glowDesign Bui ld Lamp

S p a t i a l M a n i p u l a t i o n svolumetr ic speculat ions

Restitching the Urban FabricUrban Reinvigoration

Ar t is t i c Representa t ionsdrawings

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N a v i g a t i n g V e r t i c a l E x p a n s i o nH e l l ’ s K i t c h e n _ N Y, N Y c r i t i c : M a r k M c G l o t h l i nD e s i g n S t u d i o [ 7 ]P a r t n e r : R i c a r d o M e j i a

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The construct takes a number of various venues and stacks them into a vertical framework of events. The program contains commercial space, a community theatre with space for practicing and performances, a hotel, bar and patio park space. The stacking of public spaces captivates pedestrians and guides them to the apex.

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ent·ry: (n,v) envelopes occupants at the street level; draws pedestrian city dwellers into the vertical context; contains commercial space and an alley park

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sky_bar: (n) further draws occupants through the vertical con-text; an interior/exterior social gathering space on the top floor

ho·tel_lob·by: (n) middle space; Allows access to hotel rooms; A permeable barrier separating public and private spaces

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Without the ability to relate space to typically known or socially enforced organizations, new experiences and questions cause enlightenment. Such architecture causes one to question previous architectural assumptions. This can be achieved by initially presenting the conventionally defined connections between various elements of architecture then inventing new associations between space and the events that occur within through “processes of defamiliarization, de-structuring, superimposition, and cross-programming.” This will cause each occupant to reevaluate their own position as a subject.

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F o c u s i n g t h e U r b a n G r i d10th ave and 45th st_NY, NY cr it ic: Mark McGlothlinD e s i g n S t u d i o [ 7 ]Par tner: Ricardo Mejia

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[ 2 . 0 ] [ 2 . 0 ] As a result of existing as both pyramid and labyrinth, the urban condition, as a layering of network spaces, relies on the architectural paradox to exist. The way that the layers of the city present themselves to occupants as both symbol and experience begin to formulate an understanding of the framework of the city. This convergence of ideas unfolds through the occupation of the city where events arise and formulate a larger mapping of relationships between the pieces of the metropolis and the urban landscape as a whole.

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program:residential_1,120,000 sq. ftelementary_198,000 sq. ftretail_17,500 sq. fttotal_1,335,500 sq. ft

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Entry and the pedestrian edge. Bridging the sidewalk and the interior. Allowing for movement into and through from one access point to another. A permeable membrane that still harbors an interior courtyard.

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A media wall on the school facade activates the corner of the block. Seating allows for viewing cinematic events. Transparent ground conditions and a balcony with opening react to the train tracks below.

The school encompasses the opposite edge. It allows for bus access. There is a partially enclosed playground sunken into the inside courtyard as well as an exterior playground on the side of the school.

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The proposed city block houses a mixture of various programs creating an urban microcosm within the city context. It contains retail space, a public middle school, and residential accommodations. The different programmatic elements are located around a central courtyard where there are dining patios and general public spaces including an outdoor cinema and a glass bottom viewport of the train tracks that run beneath the block. The retail space is located opposite the school and activates the street level to encourage outsiders to venture into the block. The school has street access for school buses and has an exposed playground at the basement level with access to an exterior playground in the courtyard harbored from the general public. The apartment units include both luxury and market rate units. There are communal spaces that connect the towers on each end.

facade studies

sun shading diagram

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patio dining / public courtyard

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communal space between towers

city block within urban context

plan diagram studies

R e i n t e r p r e t i n g t h e H i s t o r i c E d g eB u l l S t _ S a v a n n a h , G Ac r i t i c : R o c k e H i l l D e s i g n S t u d i o [ 6 ]

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The construct redirects the way that people occupy the Savannah city structure. The entryway invites occupants down an alley space into a sunken gallery.

The construct protrudes towards the park, activating the city park structure. The hovering moment above the sidewalk is similar to the concept of the traditional Savannah house style stoop. Instead of inviting people from the city to the interior, it invites the occupant of the interior to the view of the outside.

A connecting ramp occupies a space parallel to the sidewalk to mimic the natural movement of the block. It is elevated to allow for occupation below it.

Outdoor space under the construct becomes the carriage house. It is open to the sidewalk and contains a bike rack, benches, and water fountain, acting like a modern day carriage house.

historical structure

1. elevated entry: occupation hovers above street level2. courtyard: gathering space3. carriage house: entry space/shelter4. occupation of alley: pedestrian access to courtyard

urban modernization

1. extended volume: occupation hovers above street level, activates adjacent arboretum2. interior courtyard volume: gathering space3. public “carriage house”: sheltered under hovering volume. contains a bench and bike racks4. occupation of alley: sunken entry into gallery

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The gallery is predominantly open but divided to allow for multiple exhibits. Small apertures allow for slivers of view onto the sidewalk.

The book store is smaller scale and contains book stacks and a reading room. The reading room is lofted in the double height area of the bookstore that protrudes towards the park. It provides a relaxing view of the arboretum.

A ramp connects the book store to the wine bar. The wine bar faces the city -- rooted in the gathering of people and a reflection of the city itself. It can also be accessed from the open function room below that flows into the gallery.

The outdoor space under the wine bar is the carriage house. It provides shade and a place to rest for pedestrians.

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south elevation

east elevation

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pedestrian “carriage house”

adjacent arboretum

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section studies

E m b o d y i n g N a t u r a l I n t e r s t i c e sL o n g l e a f F l a t w o o d s P r e s e r v e _ H a w t h o r n e , F Lc r i t i c : B r a d l e y W a l t e r sD e s i g n S t u d i o [ 5 ]

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The trail through the site changes quite drastically to the occupant. It transforms from having vivid boundaries on each side to opening up to the point of disappearing into the landscape.

The ability to view outside of the path is also constantly changing. At times, the view is closed off except for the views directly in front and behind.

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Sometimes the view is drawn upward by the verticality of the trees to the vast sky overhead

There are also moments where the trees thin out and reveal shattered glimpses of what lays beyond

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Once outside, the nomad can wander through the planted fields, continue into an outdoor space, or stride to a beacon.

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Along the trail, where the hammock’s trees begin to give way on one side to an expanse of sand hill, the construct declares its presence by interrupting the path. The large opening invites nomads inside, while the occupiable skin beckons to be explored enclosing the occupant and obscuring the view of the sand hill. Once inside the construct, the path gives way to open space, encouraging wandering - there are places for viewing, and meditating to be discovered.

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From the large entry space, a path to the private spaces provides opportunity for reflection. The undulating construction of the ground and the mesmerizing glimpses of the outside through the skin cause the nomad to change pace. The path continues to the small scale private spaces elevated in the canopy.The other path is meant for movement as it is enclosed and offers minimal, controlled views of the outside. The enclosure gives way to the outside to encourage a swift procession straight through.

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The fields are located in the hammock because it is already broken by trees. The skin wraps around the construct to enclose an outdoor space. The outside is once again obscured, while the boundary between inside and out is blurred. Beyond this and across the sand hill lies the work space. It is small scale, intended for storage and honey processing. A theoretical path exists from the construct to the work space but it is up to the nomad to follow it or to break from the path to explore the surroundings that are finally, completely presented.

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In nature, bees radiate from their hives to surrounding plants in order to cultivate honey and support their colony. The paths of the beekeepers start to become similar to that of the bees as well. At first, they stay on the paths to each hive, but eventually begin to break the existing path both for exploration and out of efficiency. The way the construct touches ground speaks about the people’s impact on the land. The paths of the people rest on the ground, planted vegetation is rooted in the ground, and the bees hover above it.

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[ 5 . 2 ] The barn space folds open into the fields. It is embedded into the ground; its structure exposed like a system of roots. Apertures filter light and allow air to flow through. The barn overhead extends to provide cover to the outdoor workspace.

The kitchen is directly above the barn space and provides a view of the fields in order to understand the full experience of cultivation. A light well provides cover from the south sun while allowing light to enter the spaces above the barn. The kitchen opens into open air patio dining and indoor dining space.

There are larger scale group meeting spaces that hover above the landscape. The idea of wandering and breaking paths embodies the lower level of the group space. It is gently divided by a light filter wall and ramps. The spaces accommodate circulation while allowing for breaking points where individuals can gather.

There are private spaces that rest on the ground as well as float above in order to provide different experiences of the landscape. The constraining hallway of the elevated living space is a stark contrast to the expansive walkway that hovers through the rest of the construct. This walkway allows for circulation as well as resting space for gazing into the landscape.

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The shifting of the construct both vertically and horizontally allows for uninterrupted views of the landscape. It also allows for passage above, below, and through the intervention similar to the occupation of the existing landscape, encouraging complete occupation of the site.

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The intervention begins outside of the office entry on the second floor of the architecture building. It provides an overhead that pronounces the entry. The overhead flows downwards to contain stair access to the garden. It cascades lower and contains study and viewing spaces. The structure spills out onto the garden level providing a patio ground surface and sculpted benches.

1. Overhead condition pronouncing entry to offices

2. Stair access to garden

3. Study/ viewing space contained in stair structure

4. Patio space at garden ground level

5. Integrated seating

polymer panels

rib structure

handrails

molded bench

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initial surface from atrium void

offset with heightfield

rain clouds

sun shading

column placement

panel diagram

plan diagram of occupational trajectories on the atrium floor

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offset from surface below

offset from surface above

offset with heightfield

offset with heightfield

manipulated surface generated from the image of a rain cloud analysis of average incident solar radi-

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Perfomative rain screen, sun shading maskA manipulated and morphogenetic surface encloses the atrium and provides rain cover to occupants below. It allows for rain to be collected and spilled down at certain points as water columns. These are scattered throughout the atrium and have collection vessels at the ground level. The columns interact with the occupants at the ground of the atrium. The rain shield also provides some sun coverage. Most light filters through the overhead still allowing a view of the sky and the feel of exposure. The tint on the glass helps to prevent the harshest and hottest sun rays from penetrating.

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section through canopy

water collection trough view through canopy into water column

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canopy plan

A n a t o m i c a l V e r t i c e sM i a m i , F Lc r i t i c : R u t h R o nA d v a n c e d D i g i t a l T o p i c s

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penthouses

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high-end residences

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market rate residences

commercial atrium

commercial space

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The tower contains a mixed program. The lower floors are public commercial space and the floors above are residential with an inner core comprised of offices and additional public space. There is a main core in the center of the tower and three smaller cores surrounding it. The residences surround the smaller outer cores and each have a balcony on the perimeter. The offices/mixed program surrounds the larger inner core on each floor. There are market rate residences in the lower portion, luxury residences with high ceilings above them, and penthouses at the top of the tower. There are three atriums carved around the interior core as well. The first is in the commercial space on the lower levels and the other two are located within the residential portion. The structure is provided by the core and the outer skin which is inspired by the structure of a spinal cord.

grasshopper definition

skin panels

L u m i n a i r : g l o wE n v i r o n m e n t a l T e c h n o l o g y [ 2 ]c r i t i c : T o m S m i t h

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[ 9 . 0 ] [ 9 . 0 ] The light installation is constructed of porous cardboard fins held together by a smaller structural armature made of wood and metal. The fins allow a small amount of light to fliter through, channeling it downwards, gradually out the sides and through the bottom.

-metal chain + cord

-wooden top

-wood supports

-metal structure

-cardboard fins

-lightbulb- 60W soft white compact fluorescent

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This design is intended for installation at Fluff Bakery, designed by LTL. The interior is composed of layers of common materials-- the walls and ceiling are laminated with felt strips and stained plywood. The saturation of the materials is adjusted to produce a darker area at the seats and a lighter combination at the ceiling. The surface of strips effects a “horizontal vertigo.” The lamp continues the idea of layering common materials. Instead of competing with the horizontal, it is oriented to be vertical. The gradient of light continues the idea that the designers had with the gradient of saturation.

context: Fluff Bakery

CNC cut piecesFluff Bakery, LTL architects

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S p a t i a l M a n i p u l a t i o n s

[ 1 0 . 0 ] [ 1 0 . 0 ] volumetric speculations: a sequence of constructions and drawings that explore the geometric and organizational possibilit ies of space-making

generative modulations: the underlying, often unseen organizational propositions used to establish the basis for design decision making

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territorial exchanges / transformations: t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f s c a l e s o f o c c u p a t i o n a n d m o v e m e n t t h r o u g h s p a c e w i t h i n a c o n s t r u c t e d c o n t e x t

A r t i s t i c R e p r e s e n t a t i o n s

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The occupational activity of the city has dwindled due to a lack of exciting living and public spaces, causing occupants to vacate to surrounding suburbia. An overabundance of parking allows for this situation and has affected the pedestrian aspect of the urban space. The construct is located on top of the existing and vacant Hayden Burns Library and promotes a renewed sense of urban occupation by providing dwelling as well as recreation and commercial spaces

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existing library and column tiles

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skinpublic spaceunique interlocking unit typescirculation public vs. private balconies

digitally fabricated, laser-cut model initial form studies

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recreation center plan

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DartsA sculpting of the surface into peaks and crevaces. Securing a shortened fold to a point or between two points causes the level of the fabric to raise/drop in proportion to the amount of fabric it removes. The darted layers of fabric brace the structure they shape despite being hollow forms.Darts as unit extrusions

ShirringFabric contracted and gathered into multiple rows of stitching sewn in parallel lines. The network of gathered stitching separated by separate zones of fabric shrinks the original fabric while adding substance and structural capacity to the surface it creates.Shirring as detail, smaller scale structure

PleatingMeasured folds secured by stitching- folded flat or manipulated to project. The fold’s structure diminishes beyond the stitching and transforms into softer, flatter folds.

Pleating as folding skin based on unit configuration composed of panels stitched to a larger armature

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The side with northern exposure has operable panels which not only personal ize the uni ts of th is s ide but interact wi th the c i ty and constant ly shi f t .

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Education:

Bachelor of Design with a major in Architecture, Cum LaudeUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, FLCollege of Design, Construction, and Planning

Memberships:

Habitat for Humanity, WorcesterFall 2011- present

Architecture for Humanity, BostonFall 2011- present

Do.co,mo.mo _US Fall 2011-present

2011 Build Boston Convention attendeeNovember 2011

Rhino Digital FabLab participantSpring 2011

Alpha Rho Chi Apollodorus Chapter2009-present

AIAS2011-present

Campus Diplomats2007-2009

Dean’s List

UF Architrave 2012 edition

Boston Globe Scholastic Art Award Silver Key2004

Awards/Publications:

Professional Experience:

Kimball Associates Job Site Associate May 2008-August 2008

ARC 2304- Design IV Teaching Assistant January 2011-May 2011

Skills:

Computer_

Microsoft Office- Word, PowerPoint, ExcelAdobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, DreamweaverAutodesk- AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, EcotectRhinoceros 4.0- 3D modeling and V-Ray renderingRhino Plug-ins -Paneling tools -Grasshopper, WeaverbirdGoogle SketchUp- 3D modeling and renderingParacloud GEM- Generative design softwareFormZ- 3D modeling and renderingFabrication lab- laser cutter, CNC router, 3D printerWood ShopWork Experience:

McKeon Dance and Gymnastics USAG Gymnastics Instructor, safety certified May 2008-present

Shaws Supermarket Cashier May 2005-August 2008

Personal_

Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills with the ability to work in an intense, results-driven environment while being detail oriented