work samplesjustin ray garrison

dallas arts grand hotelARCH 406 - studio Duration - 6 weeksGroup project - 3 peopleLocation - Dallas, TX

This project was an in-studio design competition that was affiliated with the Dallas office architecture firm, HKS. The program for the project was a mixed-use hotel and residential building located in the famous arts district of Dallas, Texas. The design of the project was largely based on a connection between the arts district and the elevated park above Woodall Rogers Fwy, which was under construction. This pedestrian street would be the new trendy hot spot in the arts district as it would be filled with activities such as shopping, eating, picnicking, ice skating, and playing in the open spaces both green and hardscaped. These different types of commercial, retail, and food companies would flow out into the space activating it with life. The hotel / residential tower is cladded in spandrel glass with a undulating metal mesh shading canopy which shades both the tower and the urban ground floor. All team members were involved in the design process of the project but I created the computer revit model along with the renderings.

arial view of site

ARTS HOTEL

banquets fine ar t

night l i fe

architec ture

musicshopping

luxur y spa

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parks &turtle creek

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left: arial view of site a-diagram explaining arts distict activities b-conceptual sketch of project above: diagrams explaining the design process

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1. create pedestrian visual path from arts district to new park 4. bend form to create better views over dallas2. connect path to park and site entrances

3. most efficient room arrangement: the row

5. open atrium to allow natural light 6. peel out building skin to cover entrances & paths

bar

residential condos

mechanical rooms

fitness

hotel rooms

ballroom

meeting rooms

retail

back of house

artist gallery

lounge

spa

restaurant / cafe

fire stairs

residential elevators

service elevators

hotel elevator

ghost bar elevator

left: site plan above: circulation and program diagrams

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program diagram

left: urban ground floor above: view from woodall park right: partial exploded axon

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roof deck floor

typ. hotel room floor

typ. residential condo floor

pool roof deck / condo floor

ghost bar floor

1 lobby2 hotel bar3 hotel lounge4 hotel restaurant5 customer service6 back of house7 reception

8 kitchen9 loading dock10 restaurant11 residentail lobby12 sercurity13 ghost bar lobby14 cafe / coffee shop

15 commercial / retial16 pond / ice skating17 sculpture garden18 ballroom19 hotel offices20 pool deck21 roof garden

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urban ground floor

pool deck floor

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section perspective aabove: section perspective right: different

views throughtout the project

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view of port cochere view of hotel entrance and pedestrian street

view of pool deckwest - east view through main pedestrian street

óðinstorg plazaUP 696 - iceland study abroad Duration - 2.5 weeksGroup project - 2 people (plaza), 7 people (master plan) Location - Reykjavik, Iceland

This was an urban design and planning redevelopment project located in Reykjavik, Iceland. Currently, the city lacks open space in the downtown area accessible to the public which this project tries to remediate. The location of this project is well positioned in the center of downtown on an existing parking lot allowing it to be accessed from every direction. As a group of seven people we analyzed the site and proposed a larger redeveloped master plan which consisted of two open plazas, housing/restaurant complex, play/recreation area, and a streetscape renovation. The master plan was divided into smaller group projects in which the óðinstorg plaza was chosen to be designed by my partner and I. For our design we wanted to create a large open space for multiple types of use by different types of people. Since the downtown lacks open green space we made it the main driving force in our design with different types of design features activating the space. This new plaza and redevelopment project would be a place for users of all ages to come together and enjoy.

master plan for entire project

1 óðinstorg plaza - designed by Justin Garrison & Alex Saroki2 recycle park - designed by Monica Musialowski & Nicole Rogers3 play and recreation zone - designed by Andrew Jimbo4 pedestrian friendly pavement - designed by Andrew Jimbo & Andrew Stern5 parkside apartments - designed by Evan Grant

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left: master plan for entire project above: site context in reykjavik, iceland

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site context

hljómskálagarðurpark

austurvöllurpark

arnarhóllpark

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existing green space

important buildings

existing open space

downtown reykjavik

hallgrímskirkja church1governmental2harpa concert hall3university of iceland4

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downtown urban housingARCH 672 - studio Duration - 8 weeksGroup project - 2 peopleLocation - Ann Arbor, MI

This project was issued as a mixed-use, live/work proposal for a downtown Ann Arbor site located near the main AATA hub and Ann Arbor Public Library, between North Division and South Fifth Avenue. Currently the site is an underground and surface parking garage with an exiting structural foundation which the project built upon. Program-matically, the program calls for various commercial/social spaces on the first and second levels, including a restaurant, cafe, coffee shop, work-out facility, music/art school, and small entertainment venue. Continuing vertically through the building, areas such as seasonal roof gardens, decks, live/work units and rentable banquet/recreation space become increasingly privatized for tower residents. A primary intention of the building mass intends to accentuate a line of procession from Liberty Plaza located at the northeast corner of the city block, through an elevated street/greenway, to the newly contained plaza at the site's southwest corner. This move promotes community gathering at both east and west sides, on the sloping lawn and plaza respectively, as well as continued exploration through the additional exterior/interior public and semi-public realms. These spaces are activated by surrounding commercial and residential program flowing or overlooking onto them.

site plan

libertyplaza

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newplaza

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far left: diagrams explaining the initial design concept left: site plan showing the connection between liberty plaza and the new plaza above: perspective view from the new plaza