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Courtney Power2009-2011

PORTFOLIOBlurring boundaries bewteen disciplines

Architecture is the hybridization between art and technolo-gy. In the contemporary sense, architecture fuses the natural environment with the artifi cial elements and complements the environment without corrupting it.

Form should walk hand in hand with function as the future of architecture evolves. Radical forms, pushing the limits of materiality, and creating environmentally friendly elements are the main goals of architecture today. Architecture blends societal needs with the human desire to go beyond the con-ventionality of the status quo. It requires advances in tech-nology to drive it as well as human ingenuity. In order to ac-complish this, risks must be taken and other disciplines must be studied.

The work shown here, blends previous architectural theory with the reality of the world experienced

Design Statement

Escape from the architecture ghetto is one of the major drivers and has been from the very beginning.

-REM KOOLHAAS

There was a time I’d have rather been a poet, painter or fi lmmaker. But I came to realize that architecture was not very far from any of these things. I do not see this as a discipline.

-MASSIMILLIANO FUKSAS

today as well as what the projected world may look like. Explorations are also taken into other disciplines in order to fully understand the over arching reach of the architecture fi eld. Beginning with experimentation and materials studies that eventually culminate in a de-veloped project, this work encompasses a developed design process that produces provocative work.

Contact Information:

courtneypower14@gmail.com805.390.3430

Education:

08-present Woodbury University (Bachelor of Architecture Program)

06-08 Ventura College

02-06 Adolfo Camarillo High School

Relevant Work Experience:

12-13 Designer Tractor Vision, Inc. Los Angeles, Ca

08-12 Writing Center Coordinator Woodbury University Burbank, Ca

06-07 Intern Arketype Architects Ventura, CA

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Expanding

1Proposal

Tying

1/8” = 1’

The distribution centers are primarilly lled with machinery to package and send out goods. However, a this project requires other programmatic areas such as o ces and display areas that must be incorporated into the existing structures. This scheme uses the shell structure as a way to accomodate these other program needs.

1/8” = 1’

There are no communal areas on the site due to the lack of people located in the area. Each building is segregated from its neighbor by a thin wall. This portion creates communal areas in between structures to tie the site together through the architecture.

4Proposal

Protruding1/8” = 1’

Over run by machinery on the site, this proposal fold in pockets into the exisiting building to re-instert the missing human spaces into the primarily machine automate structures. The pockets create more “human-habitable” areas for the employees to occupy.

3Proposal

Engulfing:1/8”=1’

The site is a blank canvas and can be “dressed” accordingly. By engul ng the existing buildings with another structure, architecture breaks the monotony of the site through clothing the landscape to accomodate the program of a factory.

pocketed[IN]efficiencyInserting inefficient space into a mechanized landscape through pocketed inclusions.

Courtney PowerProfessor: Berenika Boberska

The site of Ontario is dominated by machine oriented architecture. The site has been completely shaped by the machine and human space has been forgotten. This proposal uses techniques learned from the study of pockets to re-introduce ineffi cient space into an extremely effi cient landscape. The program of these pockets of ineffi cient “human” space is an escape for humans to get away from the machine. These pockets deploy irrational architecture to deal with acoustics, natural lighting, and a total disconnect from the surrounding landscape. The rational structure of the landscape is broken through the introduction of pockets of space meant to be occupied by humans.

A conceptual site plan began the exploration of how to fuse the human with the machine using a “pocket-like” approach based on my initial research into the construction of clothing in relation to architecture as well as how to connect the disjointed landscape back together through these insertions of ineffi ciency.

A series of conceptual drawings breaking down the pocket and translating it into habitable, fantastical spaces and construction methods

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Each of the three types of modules are placed at specifi c areas inside and outside the existing structures based on environmental conditions as well as their connection to the system as a whole.

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Planter bracket detail depicting relationship to primary structure and nutrient tubing system1” = 1’

primary canopy structure

nutrient tube

1/2” steel bolts

steel bracket

1/2” steel bolts

hydroponic plants

suspended root system

hydroponic plant container

fabric cast concrete shell

tube nozzle

Structural connection detail showing relation-ship between exisitng and added structure1” = 1’

existing structure

steel bracket

1” bolts

1” bolts

steel connecting beam

existing column

new primary structure

new supporting structure

steel bracket

The concrete module connects the individual buildings together to encourage social interaction between buildings Each module is equipped with charging stations, a hydroponic canopy and may only be accessed from outside the warehouse

Hydroponic planter detail Attachment to existing structure detail The physical model shows atmospheric qualities such as shadows and scale

Each space was designed with the same system but gives radically diff erent spacial qualities

The modules are arranged according to light and noise conditions, specifi c to each warehouse

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The pocketed ineffi ciencies puncture the machine dominated environment to re-insert the human element

The translucent skin of the module allows it to replace a bay of skylights while still letting light into the warehouse and provides the entrance to the system.

Specifi cally placed near loud machinery, the ruffl e module creates an acoustic barrier for the occupant within.

Within each module, an entirely diff erent world, fueled by ineffi ciency and irrationality, is created for the factory workers.

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Hydroponic watering system

Fabric cast concrete plant holders

Wired charging hanging charging stations for various electronic devices

Main top structure, modeled after a hoop skirt

Concrete shell

Ruffl ed acoustic shell

Translucent panels

Memory foam seating and circulation

Bottom primary structure, also modeled after a hoop skirt

Each module functions as a pocketed insertion into the existing structures

Additional structure is added to the existing columns to provide extra support

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32% single females (target demographic)

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60 % Single Males

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Triage KitchenMain Entrance Lobby Area

Heat Sterilization ChamberParkingArt Production

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Men's Housing

Women's Housing

AuditoriumClassroomsLibrary

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Health Services

Roof GardenExterior Facade

[HOME]madeRestructuring homeless rehabilitation through creative arts at the individual level as well as the public scale.

Courtney PowerProfessor: Mark Owen

Located in downtown Los Angeles, California in an area commonly known as Skid Row, [HOME]made provides a life plan that begins with driven individuals looking for a way to improve their life condition. Starting with an interview, this fi rst stage is meant to determine if the services provided are what the individual needs; if not, they are referred to other neighboring facilities. Once an individual enters the program, they are given everything a person requires to function in normal society (food, shelter, job training/placement) and are placed in a large apartment at the top of the facility along with fi ve other individuals. As they progress through the program, hey move physically down the structure and become accountable for the services they were previously given. This allows for a gradual reintegration into traditional society. Along with other services off ered, such as job training physical and mental health services, counseling, and fi nancial planning, the facility is equipped with an arts center that doubles as a sleeping area at night, similar to the kitchen space. The paintings created at the center are used as the skin of the building, which expands across the structure as more people move through the program. Other creative arts, such as music or fi lm screenings, also have an outlet at this center. These activities directly connect the individual to the facility and creates a sense of ownership which leads to responsibility and accountability in the participants, ultimately helping rehabilitate a forgotten community in Skid Row.

group members: Chuck Romero and Chris Genest

The program is divided into two main sections: Living Areas, which provides protected housing arrangements, and Rehabilitation Areas, that consist of classrooms, auditoriums, health services, and food to provide the necessary services to integrate someone back into society.

Program Diagram Target Demographic Diagram

Skid Row is located in the heart of Los Angeles, near major transportation systems and the “Twin Tower” Los Angeles County Jail

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Utilizing creative arts at the individual as well as communal scale to assist in rehabilitation

The skin of the building is activated by the residents through the art center located on the ground fl oor. Paintings created by the residents replace the metal panels currently located on the exterior to give a sense of ownership to the community which then builds responsibility and respect.

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Ground Floor Plan (+3’)Consisting of only public spaces, the ground fl oor allows the community to have direct interaction with the facility

Second Floor Plan (+36’)The main circulation corridor allows male and female residents to have separate entrances to all services provided by the center

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Section A5’ 10’ 15’

Major Beam and Tension Beam Joint Bracket

18” x 18” Structural Steel Column

Lateral Support Bracket for Steel Column

Castellated Major Beam

Webbed Gussets

Compression Clip Retainer

Unit Structural Column

The structure allows for communal corridors and pockets of outdoor refl ection spaces

Bedrooms within the housing units are located above and below the main circulation corridors in order to separate private and public spaces within the unit

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The housing units are divided between two fl oors and when put together make main circulation corridors

Final Model depicting skin system and overall relation of public and private program during the day

The housing confi guration allows for semi-public communal spaces for residents in the treatment program

Convertible spaces allow for multiple program opportunities depending upon the time of day

View of the separate entrance and exit points for the male and female residents

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Location: Adjacent to Loyola Marymount University

Site Conditions: North facing slope, 1:5 grade

Focused around a central public core, this project occupies a traditionally unbuildable landscape. By creating a central public core, it allows inhabitants of the structure and the general public to experience the slope. The aggregation of units supports the central public core and allows for the structure to connect the two existing access roads on the site. The circulation of the building not only allows people to access all parts of the structure but provides a semi-private green space for each unit. In essence, this project takes the suburban house, vertically stacks it, and organizes it in relation to a public core on a steep slope.

Active SlopeActivating a non-traditional landscape in the midst of a housing crisis

Courtney PowerProfessor: Eric Olsen

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STEEL STRUCTURAL BEAM 3” X 8” BOX SECTION

ROUGH CONRETE (ON ALL UNITS)

CONCRETE WITH WOOD FORMWORK IMPRINT

STEEL STRUCTURAL BEAM CONNECTION DETAIL

3” x 8” steel box cut hollow beam

weld

1’ concrete slab

bracket poured into concrete during construction, beams then welded into the bracket

Parking area on the back of the structure Structural skin system and semi-public spaces

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North Elevation Final Model Images

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Central public core: Interior ViewAccessible to the public and residents with a fl exible commercial program

One bedroom unit: Interior ViewRooms are divided by changes in elevation instead of walls

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Using a similar tripod structural system, the visitor centers complement the surrounding fi eld condition

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The resultant of the script used to determine module placement

Detail module plan

Mission: PossibleUtilizing phytoremediation modules to tackle an impossible landscape at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory

Courtney PowerProfessor: Clark Stevens

The Santa Susana Field Laboratory has a large historical presence tucked back in the hills of Simi Valley. Most recently it was used as a testing facility for the rocket engines that propelled the fi rst man to the moon. Consequently, harsh chemicals such as TCE (Tetrachloroethylene) were used to clean these engines and subsequently polluted the landscape. The mission is to clean up the landscape and return it to as “natural” as possible.

The modules used in this project use phytoremediation to break down the harsh chemicals found in the soil and bedrock to rid them from the area. The tripod bamboo module has a biodegradable basket that the contaminated material is placed inside of. Specifi c native plants are then planted in the containers to suck up the chemicals and break them down into less harsh amounts. The entire fi eld condition is designed to eventually breakdown over time and return vital nutrients to the now “too clean” soil through biodegradation thus returning the landscape back into an untouched valley essential to the migratory habits of surrounding wildlife.

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750,000 cubic yards of material

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The module can work around delicate site conditions such as ephemeral streams and the riparian oak forests present on the site

The repetitive fi eld condition produces and intriguing space to occupy while that attracts visitors during the cleaning-up process

Volume calculation

Timeline of system diagram

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Biodegradable Fabric-contains phytoremediation plants, bedrock, and soilimpermeable to resist water leakage

stability

Bamboo Posts-

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Steel Eye Screws-can be easily screwed into bamboo

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Rope Connection-biodegradeable connectionkeeps poles in tension in combina-

Module construction