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KATIE BARMORE-MCCOLLUMArchitectural design portfolio

After studying the Willamette River, a touch point site was selected next to the Oregon Museum of Science Industry. Here, my intervention is a dock-like structure that allows people to walk on, sit and relax on, and even jump from it into the river’s recreational waters. The idea is that if people see others having a good time more people will begin to question the water’s assumed toxicity.

A corridor was planned in response to the anticipated Orange line Max stop; people will need a path to reach it. The central east side is considered an asset to the city of Portland and this corridor is essential in protecting the local businesses and to relieve the pressure of gentrification that will be given to the surrounding industrial area. Along this corridor there will be mixed-use buildings that will have workshops, studio spaces, and galleries on the ground floor. Space will be available for the observation of crafts being made as well as places to sell products. The street is narrowed, converted to one-way traffic and parking is taken away which allows for mini-parks and seating which promote pedestrian usage.

DEL PASO DANCEYouth Dance Center

2 7.8 miles

4 4.5 miles

1 5.9 miles

DowntownSacramento

3 4.3 miles

5 2.7 miles

6 4.2 miles

11 3.4 miles

10 3.5 miles

12 3.1 miles13 3.2 miles

18 5.9 miles

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15 5.3 mies

17 5.2 miles

9 4.7 miles

8 4.7 miles

14 4.2 miles

1 Sacramento & Davis Pole Dance Studio2 The Lewis Center of Dance3 Creativity in Motion4 Kids Dance & Fitness5 Fenix Drum & Dance6 Yamaya Salsa7 Tumblebuddies8 Belly Dance Magic9 Miko Ward Dance Studio10 Del Campo Dance Studio11 Menoza’s Dance Studio12 Malko Dance Studio13 Sacramento Academy of Dance14 Aa Ka Pa Hula Kalama15 Fatima’s Dance Studio Bazaar16 Capital Ballet Center17 Tricks Gymnastics & Dance18 Joanna’s Kids “R” It

Dance Studios in Northern Sacramento

Del Paso Heights is devoid of dance studios and schools in or near the neighborhood. In Northern Sacramento, only nine locations offer classes for the youth to participate and of these there are only three locations that offer hip hop dance classes. The closest dance studio is 3.1 miles away from Grant Union High School.

At the Harvest Festival, the hip hop dance performers were well received by the community. People gathered around the dancers, videos were taken, people clapped and cheered them on. A dance studio inside of Del Paso Heights, near the high school and an elementary school would serve as a safe place where the youth can go that is off of the streets and focused on healthy activities.

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1 Sacramento & Davis Pole Dance 2 The Lewis Center of Dance3 Creativity in Motion4 Kids Dance & Fitness5 Fenix Drum & Dance6 Yamaya Salsa7 Tumblebuddies8 Belly Dance Magic9 Miko Ward Dance Studio10 Del Campo Dance Studio11 Menoza’s Dance Studio12 Malko Dance Studio13 Sacramento Academy of Dance14 Aa Ka Pa Hula Kalama15 Fatima’s Dance Studio Bazaar16 Capital Ballet Center17 Tricks Gymnastics & Dance18 Joanna’s Kids “R” It

Dance studios in Northern Sacramento

Offers Hip Hop Classes

Offers youth classes

Offers adult classes

3.1 miles takes...

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57 minDel Paso Heights is devoid of dance studios and schools in or near the neighborhood. In Northern Sacramento, only nine locations offer classes for the youth to participate and of these there are only three locations that offer hip hop dance classes.

The closest dance studio is 3.1 miles away from Grant Union High School.

At the Harvest Festival, the hip hop dance performers were received by the community with cheering, clapping, and laughter. A dance studio inside of Del Paso Heights, near the high school and an elementary school would serve as a safe place where the youth can go that is off of the streets and focused on healthy activities.

Lack of dance in Del Paso Heights

Image above: Night rendering showing street presence.

Ground Floor

Studio 3

Studio 2

Men’s Lockers

Women’s

Lockers

Studio 4 Lounge

SoundRoom

DJ

EntryLobbyLounge

Main Dance StudioCafe

Kitchen

Storage

Offices

Second Floor

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Grant Union High School

Urban League

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CommunityServices

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CastoriElementary

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1/2 mile east, 9 min walking

The bus lines 86 and 15 both run within close proximity to this location which gives bus riders a destination to go to within their neighborhood. Two schools are near; Grant Union High School and Michael J. Castori Elementary School. The Urban League is a community amenity that offers classes and training for both the youth and adults. Being next door,they could be a potential partner.

Urban context

Dance class

First Friday

Performance views

Private event

Dance classes being taught

Lounge for hanging out Dance classes being taughtBecomes informal dance

Engaging the main streetLounge opens up Main performance spaceClose off residential street

Closed off for safetyLounge opens up Main event spaceOpens up to back for air

Performance space is intended to be view from pedestrians and traffic on the street as well as views from individuals inside the building.

Views of dance shows

Views of dance classes

Views of people

Back side of building where informal dancing can occur.

Entry

One of the most special places in Camp Arrowhead is Home Lake. The lake is one of the only open spaces that allows for activities such as swimming, picnicking, hiking, canoeing, and such. The lake is the perfect place for a welcome center and lodge. It is the first natural point of arrival for when parents come to camp to drop off their girls and thus is the perfect place for the check-in process to occur.

This project is focused on providing a place for food to be prepared and a large enough space for everyone at camp to eat at the same time, which means feeding 300 mouths. This building also includes the administration, classrooms, shower room, game room, and storage for outdoor activities like boats, life jackets, and such.

The welcome center and lodge is set up to be an architectural intervention creating the connection between the lake and the users. As one enters the building, a direct visual connection is made to the lake through an atrium directly across from the door. The dining has windows looking on to the lake as well as a deck that can be used for space to eat on. The shower facility is located here for when swimmers are ready to clean up there is easy access to shower on site.

CAMP ARROWHEADGirl scout lodge on the lake

Opposite page: Site plan with lodge.

Above: massing study models, Left: initial sketch.

UP

The program is organized into two different wings; the northern service wing and the southern dining wing.

The dining space has a parallel connection to the lake and the service wing has a perpendicular connection.

The space was then organized into a structural grid the help break up the space into different rooms.

Ordering systems

DN

DN

Basement floor plan

Game Room

LockerRoom

Dining

Kitchen

Classroom

Classroom

Storage

Ground floor plan

Perspective showing the building’s connection to the lake.

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4” Diameter Drainage Pipe

Gravel for Drainage

Drainage Mat

Anchor BoltFlashing

1x3 Nailer Board2x6 Sill Plate

3/4” Plywood Sheathing

Vertical Wood CladdingVapor Barrier

R-21 Batt Insulation

1x3 Nailer Board

Top Plate

2x12 Rim Joist

2x6 Sill Plate

3/4” Plywood Sheathing

Vertical Wood CladdingVapor Barrier

R-21 Batt Insulation

Typical Enclosure to Roof

Typical Enclosure to Second Floor

Typical Enclosure to Foundation

Glulam Column Behind5/8” Gyp BoardSteel Knife Plate and BoltsConcrete SlabMetal Decking

Wood Trim1x3 Nailer Board5/8” Gyp Board6.75x12 Glulam Sub Beam

Glulam Column Behind

5/8” Gyp Board

Concrete Slab

R-18.5 3” Rigid Insulation

Glulam BeamFlashing

2x8 Blocking2x10 Rafter 16” O.C.

Vapor Barrier6” Rigid Insulation

Air Gap3/4” Plywood Sheathing

Standing Seam Steel Roofing

Linnton is a neighborhood located in northwest Portland along the west side of the river. The Linnton community center had just purchased some land and was interested in building a shop for the community and to provide something for the teenagers to do. The program was set up to mix teenagers with community members who have wood working, metal, and auto body experience. This was intended to give these kids skills that they might not get anywhere else.

This project is designed with densities in mind: the heavier program such as the metal and auto body shop are at the bottom, the wood shop above that and the lightest program, the lounge and roof top deck at the very top. The roof pitch opens up to the north providing the interior space with ambient natural light. The heavy timber structure plays off of the community history of being a hard working, industrious center.

SHOP SPACE: LINNTON STYLELinnton community shop space

Opposite page: Entrance to the shop from Front Street.

Section Perspective Looking East

Portland, OR

Linnton

Roof terrace

Gallery

Metal and auto body

Wood shop

Lounge

Welding Station

This outdoor space can be used during community events or by the people working in the shop.

The gallery is at the front of the building to show community projects and artwork done in the shop.

These shops require similar tools so they are located next to each other.

This is an extensive work area with storage, tools, and access to community members.

A place for teenagers and the community to eat lunch but it is also a place to accommodate pot lucks or other community celebration.

Welding booths located at the back of the shop for use to the metal shop and auto body shop.

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Vicinity map Process model of interior Process sketch of interior

Section cut for opposite page

Above: Final model photography. Left top: The roof terrace with people hanging out. Left bottom: People working in the wood shop.

Opposite page: Photograph of installation on the event night.

The Cascades AIDS Project hosts an art auction every year where funds are raised to help the people affected by the disease. For the 2013 event, we collaborated with Jennifer Porter of Chroma LLP through a design-build process to create an art installation that would be featured at the entrance. This piece was to convey the journey that an individual faces who has been infected with HIV or AIDS. The structure was composed of seven pavilions made up of a column, a roof, and a lantern that were positioned in a tunnel-like sequence and each featured a prism that symbolically represented a significant member within the CAP organization.

Heights, order and layout of the pavilions were varied to induce a feeling of disorder as well as the intensity of the “fractured” effect on the column sheathing. A projector displaying a video with an assigned color of the rainbow was placed in the column of each pavilion which was reflected off the ceiling onto the lantern. Each pavilion contained its own unique atmosphere ending in a pavilion bathed in white light and an even height to represent the unity that the CAP organization instills in individuals living with HIV or AIDS.

TRAJECTORY OF THE SOULDesign-build art installation

Above: Final installation photographs. Left: Images of process drawings, models, and construction made by the class.

Opposite page: Perspectival collage of what the touch point could be.

boardwalk continuing from the corridor

After studying the Willamette River, a touch point site was selected next to the Oregon Museum of Science Industry. Here, my intervention is a dock-like structure that allows people to walk on, sit and relax on, and even jump from it into the river’s recreational waters. The idea is that if people see others having a good time more people will begin to question the water’s assumed toxicity.

A corridor was planned in response to the anticipated Orange line Max stop; people will need a path to reach it. The central east side is considered an asset to the city of Portland and this corridor is essential in protecting the local businesses and to relieve the pressure of gentrification that will be given to the surrounding industrial area. Along this corridor there will be mixed-use buildings that will have workshops, studio spaces, and galleries on the ground floor. Space will be available for the observation of crafts being made as well as places to sell products. The street is narrowed, converted to one-way traffic and parking is taken away which allows for mini-parks and seating which promote pedestrian usage.

THE TOUCH POINTUrban planning and development

space to hang out

multi-level structure to jump off of

area to get into the water if heights aren’t desirable

new max bridge

visual education that the river is safe to swim in

Above: Sketches analyzing the city blocks along the path to the river connecting the neighborhood.

Along the river in southeast Portland is an industrial zone blocks the residential area from the river. The community doesn’t have equal access to the river that other parts of Portland have. This area is also deficient in parks that could be enjoyed by the community, people who work in the area and people visiting from other areas.

SE Portland

Commercial Area

Industrial Area

Residential Area

Parks

Southeast Portland

Max Stop and Streetcar Stop

Touch Point

OMSI

marquam bridge, visual river connection

gallery space

narrow streets still allow vehicle movement

SE Grant Street

open studio space to encourage mixed trade interaction

plants and low wall maintains a buffer between people and cars

Opposite page Perspectival collage of the path to river. Above left: Perspectival collages of path to river. Above right: Section analysis.

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Orienteering is a navigational sport that uses a map and a compass to find hidden markers in unknown terrain and is a race against both the clock and opponents to find all the markers. Located in a field in Forest Park of Portland, OR, an Orienteering Center was designed to serve as gathering space and map resource center.

The focus of this project was finding a connection between the natural environment and the man-made interventions. This idea was assembled by exploring land topography, water, and natural light and shadow. The specific site location was chosen to take advantage of the steep topography, allowing for the programs to be split up into different buildings positioned to mimic the shape of the land. Watersheds are an important and protected natural condition in Oregon and this is celebrated by overlapping the roofs. Water can then cascade down the sloping roofs, pouring in a shallow pool that overflows and is then returned to the tributary. Light was used to indicate the passage of time through louvers on the outside of the building. These same louvers control both the view inside the building as well as the view out of the building.

ORIENTEERING CENTERLandscape and the natural orders

Opposite page: Constructed multimedia perspective of the orienteering center. This page: Layers added to constructed perspective.

This chair was designed using grasshopper and CNC milled from a sheet of birch plywood. The design went through a rigourous process of analyzing precedents, modeling the final product, displaying renderings and elevations, and organizing each piece to fit inside a 4x8 sheet of plywood. After each piece was cut, they were then sanded, glued, and nailed together.

THE LAMINATED CHAIRDigital fabrication

Opposite page: Close up detail of the back of the chair.

Above: final chair details. Right: grasshopper algorithm. Opposite page top: Chair in room. Bottom: the contours used to cut out each piece.