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WINN COMMUNITY CENTER
2009 USGBC DESIGN COMPETITION
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL WINNERSPRING 2009
THE EXPERIENCE: BUILDING A FOLLYARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III1ST SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIOFALL 2007
BRIDGING THE GAP
FUNDAMENTALS IN DESIGN
2ND SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIO
FALL 2007
21st STREET & BROADWAY: MIXED USE
DESIGN AWARENESS
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URBAN FOREST : RAILYARDS DEVELOPMENT
ADVANCED 3D DESIGN3RD SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIO
SPRING 2008
JAMES R. MEYER ART GALLERY
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III
3RD SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIO
SPRING 2008
FREEHAND DRAWING & ART
VARIOUS COURSES
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EMMY’S PLACE: FINE DININGADVANCED 3D CAD DESIGN3RD SEMESTER FALL 2007
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WINN COMMUNITY CENTER2009 USGBC DESIGN COMPETITIONSACRAMENTO REGIONAL WINNERSPRING 2009, GROUP COLLABORATION
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Project Site: Los Rios Community College DistrictCosumnes River College
Sacramento, Ca
Personal contributions to project include:Digital model, renderings, site plan & building design, Parti diagrams
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The Winn Center is a project building designed as the new Architecture and Construction Center for the Cosumnes River College campus. The group’s main focus was to infuse new design style without alienating the building from the rest of the campus. A Breath of Fresh Air was the concept which took the human lungs as the focus of the design.
The lungs introduce fresh oxygen and distribute it throughout the body. The building is designed to operate in a similar manner. The main building structure was broken-up into four different sections allowing both air and light to enter into most of the building’s interior spaces.
The Process: From Concept to Completion
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BUILDING A FOLLYARCHITECTURAL DESIGN II1ST SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIOFALL 2007
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Project Site: Los Rios Community College DistrictCosumnes River College
Sacramento, Ca
The Experience
Facing an existing orchard, these three exterior spaces come together in a cascading fashion to form a place where people can study, eat and display work. The Folly project focused on creating spaces and places which complement the existing site without overwhelming the existing landscape. The structures constructed from natural elements such as
wood, brick and stone, provide protection from the elements while keeping its inhabitants connected to nature. The Folly lays along a major path which diverts passing pedestrian traffic through the space and transforms one’s path from point A to point B into an experience.
The Process: Creating Spaces & Places
BRIDGING THE GAPFUNDAMENTALS IN DESIGN2ND SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIOFALL 2007
pRiMARY BRiDGe
The project focuses on bridging a small river in order to connect a college campus to the existing main entrance of the school. The series of bridges, which are influenced by the styles of Santiago Calatrava, are designed to be elegant but not made to overwhelm the existing natural landscape. The primary bridge is designed using the idea that the two main supports come together in the shape of an “X” resembling the shape of a butterfly. The bridge tapers at the center reducing its overall foot print and making the structure more elegant.
The secondary bridge uses one main support which arcs over the diagonal corners of the structure. The secondary supports create what seems to be the skin of the bridge. These supports along with tapering at the center, give the bridge the appearance of a twisting motion.
The Process: Precedent Research
seCONDARY BRiDGe
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Project Site: American RiverSacramento, Ca
Expression Through Design
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21st & BROADWAYDESIGN AWARENESS2ND SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIOFALL 2007
Broadway located just outside the downtown/mid-town area of Sacramento has a mixture of long-standing local businesses alongside government buildings. It is located on major routes of public transportation making it an ideal location for a mixed-use structure. Mixing living and working spaces allows people to live closer to places needed for everyday use therefore requiring less driving and practical use of public transportation. The 21st & Broadway building, with commercial spaces on the first floor and both studios and one-bedroom apartments
on the second floor, incorporates important ideas of urban living. The building setback allows open space for an outside seating area and enlarged pedestrian walkways. Landscaping separates the human and automotive environments.
The Process: Urban Living
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Project Site: 21st Street & BroadwaySacramento, Ca
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FREEHAND DRAWING & ARTVARIOUS COURSES2ND & 3RD SEMESTER FALL 2007 - SPRING 2008
Reflection & TransparencyMedia: Color pencilsubject: Cafe windowtime: 3hrs
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Project Site: Varies Sacramento, Ca
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SquashMedia: Color pencil, pastels, tone paper.subject: squashtime: 3hrs
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JAMES R. MEYER ART GALLERYARCHITECTURAL DESIGN III3RD SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIOSPRING 2008
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Project Site: Los Rios Community College DistrictCosumnes River College
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As students of architecture we learn from those who have paved the path to excellence. The Art Gallery project challenged students to create an art gallery using work from a practicing architect as a guide to design. Interior color pallet uses hues and values similar to those used in the Park Residence designed by the firm LEAN ARCH founded by James R. Meyer. Similarly, materials that give a warm feeling were chosen for the building materials. Flooring, handrails and doors are all designed using wood; aluminum, steel and glass are also used frequently throughout the spaces.
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The exterior skin of the building is structurally independent from the art galleries inside. A major and minor gallery as well as a digital gallery make up the exhibiting spaces. A prep space located behind the receptionist area allows people to observe the art preparation process. The lobby and south facade use an elongated mullion system to help shade the glazing and help keep it cool in the summer months. High windows and light shelves help bring light into the spaces. The major and minor galleries have north facing windows to allow indirect light to illuminate the interior.
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Decorative ceiling panels, modeled after pieces of paper floating in the wind, allow the lobby to have a warmer feeling and help control sound issues. They also act as light shelves reflecting light throughout the lobby and public spaces.
EMMY’S PLACE: FINE DININGADVANCED 3D CAD DESIGN3RD SEMESTER FALL 2007
The design of the restaurant responds to the user-flow and functionality of each space. Patrons entering through the south-east entrance are greeted by a host/hostess who then ushers the guests to their seats. There is a children’s area located on the second floor over looking the restaurant where children can play while parents dine.
The restaurant was designed using the nautilus seashell as the focus of the design. The construction materials used for the building are all available within 500 miles of the site location and include certified woods, steel and stone.
The Process: Designing for Dining
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Project Site: Sacramento, Ca
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URBAN FOREST: RAILYARDS DEVELOPMENTADVANCED 3D DESIGN3RD SEMESTER DESIGN STUDIOSPRING 2008: GROUP COLLABORATION
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Project Site: Rail yards Development District
Sacramento, Ca
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The design of the Urban Forest is a mixed use building with commercial space on the first floor, educational space on the second and residential living units on the third-sixth. The parti for the design was a tree and how mother nature has created trees to solve all of nature’s non-sustainable issues. In the Urban Forest Project, our team of three students set out to investigate why so many people have chosen to leave urban living spaces for suburban communities even when its at an inconvenience to people. Our results showed people tend to want to be more in tuned with nature as well as have a large privacy buffer between neighbors. The design address
those problems in an inventive fashion. The living areas of the building are elevated and separated from the street and from the public realm. The building is segmented to allow natural light to penetrate the majority of interior spaces. An exterior operable window system creates and inside/outside affect. The interior landscaped areas which is non-conditioned is cooled by prevailing winds in the summer and warmed by the green house effect in the winter. Each residential unit is separated by circulation space and has access to semi-private lawn space.
The Process: The Return to Urban Living