undergraduate_portfolio
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Collection of Architectural projects completed as an Undergraduate student at Philadelphia UniversityTRANSCRIPT
eNtokozwenieNotokozweni is a community center in Alexandra Township,
Johannesburg, South Africa. The intent of this project was to
provide a new community center on the existing land owned by
the center. The focus of this proposal was creating a welcom-
ing atmosphere for the commu-nity center while incorporating
various levels of passive security measures to counter the existing
aesthetic for community build-ings in Alexandra. In addition
the secondary focuses were on providing program spaces
which could be used in support of various needs specified by the
clients for both income genera-tion and community center ac-
tivities while maintaining a large amount of exterior green space
at grade level.
Images: Top Left- Night rendering of 12th and
London Corner(Revit/Photoshop)Middle Left- second floor Plan (Auto-
CAD/Photoshop)Bottom Left- First Floor Plan (Auto-
Cad/Photoshop)Middle Right- Rendering of the Play-
ground (Revit/Photoshop)Bottom Right- North/South Section through Mandella Memorial Garden
(AutoCAD/PhotoShop)
Images: Top Left- Rendering London Road and !3 Street
Corner (Revit/Photoshop)Middle Left- Interior Rendering from 2nd Floor
(Revit/Photoshop)Lower Left- East/West Section (AutoCAD/
Photoshop)Bottom Left- North/South Section through
cultural center (AutoCAD/Photoshop)Top Right- Detail Section (AutoCAD/Photo-
shop)Bottom Right- Detail Section of South face of
performance space and Mandella Memorial Garden (AutoCAD/Photoshop)
EDGEEdge is an observation tower
along the Schulkyll River Trail in Philadelphia, Pa. This particular
tower sits on a small plot of land adjacent to the art museum. It
is purposed to be a resting stop along the trail, an observation
tower for the surrounding area, as well as having a small display
area where visitors can obtain information about the trail and
the ongoing conservation efforts on the Schulkyll River. The tower
is also outfitted with billboards to advertise up coming events.
Images: Left- tower elevation from river side (Revit)
Lower Right- Rendering of tower from land side (Revit)
Top Middle- detail section of top platform (Revit)
Images: Top Left- Rendering of lower portion of tower (Revit)Middle Left- detail section of fist platform above grade(Revit)Bottom Left- detail section of lowest platform (Revit)Right- Section (Revit)
SECOND FLOOR
GALLERY
FIRST FLOOR
RECEPTION
RESTROOM
OFFICE ARCHIVES
RESTROOM
LIBRARY
VISITORS CENTERThe intent of the project was to
create a visitor’s center for an existing architectural landmark.
The center would be located adjacent to the Kaufmann
Desert House by Richard Nuetra in Palm Springs. The majority of the building is concealed within
the hedge that surrounds the property so as not to detract
from the existing landmark. The library within the center however is positioned to capture the most
iconic view of the home.
Images: Top- model photo
Middle- floor plans (graphite on vellum)Bottom- Constructed perspective (graphite on
vellum)
ROW HOME The row home is designed for a pair of twin sisters in the Kens-
ington neighborhood of Phila-delphia. The program required a significant library as part of
the home. Rather than consume valuable space on the small lot for the dedicated library, I cre-
ated apertures in the majority of the walls which intern function
as book storage. This permits the sisters to determine their
own sense of privacy within the home dependent upon the place-
ment of the books.
Images: Top Left- Constructed Perspective (graphite
on bond)Middle Left- site plan with surrounding context
(graphite on bond)Bottom Left- Elevations and Sections (Graphite
on Bond)Right- Floor Plans (graphite on Bond)
LIVE-WORK HOMEThe Live-Work Home project is a media project designed to focus less on the technique of design
and specific details but rather to focus on using different types of
media to express design choic-es. All drawings were completed
on individual sheets of bristol board with subsequent altera-tions made on the same board
by erasing, or covering over the original material.
Images: Top Left- Constructed Perspective
(Graphite on Bristol, graphite wash)Bottom Left- Floor and Roof Plans
(Graphite on Bristol, colored pencil)Top Right- Elevation and Section
(Graphite on Bristol, black gesso)Bottom Right- Elevation and Section
(Graphite on Bristol, black gesso)
HYBRIDIZATION(Knight + Victorian Lamp)
The intent of the project was to take two dissimilar objects and
model them in 3DS Max. After which a third object was gener-
ated as a hybridization of the first two objects. The hybrid is
intend to be a third object which in some way creates or informs
architectural space. In this case the third object is a sculptural
element which children can play in, on, or around.
Images: All modleing and rendering done in 3DS Max
ARTISTIC VISIONSThe intent of the project was to
develop and implement a master plan for the revitalization of a
Philadelphia neighborhood. This particular neighborhood is bor-
dered by Girard Ave, and Master Street; as well as 2nd Street and
11th Street. The master plan was developed to institute new
housing construction of multiple types, civic use buildings as well
as commercial construction.Step 2 of the project narrowed the scope of the master plan-
ning and development of a specific site. The chosen site
is located on the corner of 5th Street and Girard Ave and will
combine commercial, civic, and residential uses.
Images: Top Left-Overall Master plan of entire Neighbor-
hood (Rhino model)Middle- Master plan of the 5th St. and Girard
Ave. Site (AutoCad)Lower Left- model photo of proposed master
planBottom Middle- model photo of proposed
master planBottom Right- model photo of proposed master
plan
Images: Top Left-Lowest level Floor Plan (ink on vellum)Middle Left- First Level Below Grade Floor Plan
(ink on vellum)Lower Left- Grade Level Floor Plan (ink on
Vellum)Top Middle- Sections (ink on Vellum)
Bottom Middle- Sections (ink on Vellum)Bottom Right- Elevations (graphite on Vellum)
Step 3 of the project further narrowed the scope to a small 30-40,000 square foot section
of the master plan limitied to the corner along Girard Ave op-posite the 5th St. intersection.
This portion of the site will house two theaters, art galleries, and a
small cafe.
KENSINGTON CULTURAL CENTERThe intent of the project was to develop a cultural center which will function as an extension of
the new Kensington High School of the Arts under construction on
a nearby property. The Cultural Center incorporates art galleries, two theaters, a cafe, community room, and 20 single occupancy
apartments for faculty.
Images: Top Left-Model Photo of interior plaza
Middle- Constructed Perspective of the corner of the site (graphite on bond)
Lower Left- Model Photo of the street front presence of the center
Bottom Middle-Model PhotoBottom Right- Floor Plan of level below grade
(graphite on bond)
Images: Top- Section(graphite on bond)
Middle- Section (graphite on bond)Middle Left- Section (graphite on bond)
Middle Right- Section (graphite on bond)Bottom Left- Floor Plan grade level (graphite
on bond)Bottom Right- Floor Plan 2nd Floor (graphite
on bond)
MT. AIRY CENTER FOR DANCEThe intent of the project is to
crate a center for dance in Mount Airy, Pa. The secondary
goal is to preserve the stone ruin as well as work with the natural
forces on the site (sun, wind, water). This design focused on
water, seeking to capture runoff while displaying the filtration process in a visually captivat-
ing manner. This also served to prevent the further polution of
the nearby creek.Images:
Top Left- Section Perspective (graphite on bristol, mounted on black bristol)
Bottom Left- Model shot of performance areaBottom Middle(left) - Circulation Diagram
(White pencil on black bristol)Bottom Middle(right)- Diagram (white pencil on
black bristol)Right- Diagram (white pencil on black bristol)
Bottom Right- Runoff Diagram (white pencil on black bristol)
Images: Top Left- Floor Plan grade level(White pencil on black bristol)
Bottom Left- Floor Plan below grade(White pencil on black bristol)
Top Right- Model Photo of dance studios and center circulation
Bottom Right- Section Perspective(Graphite on Bristol, mounted on black bristol)
C_ABECollege of Architecture and the Built Environment
The intent of the project was to design a new home for the
College of Architecture and the Built Environment on the cam-pus of Philadelphia University.
The objective was to take all of the undergraduate level pro-
grams and house the majority of their classes and studios within
the same building to foster a greater level of collaboration
between years and programs. The idea was to create a build-
ing to allow the design process to be visible, and create usable
outdoor spaces for those who occupy the building as well as
other members of the campus.
Images: Top-Rendering of main entry (Revit)
Middle- Building Section (AutoCad, Photoshop)Bottom Left- Bottom Floor Plan (AutoCad,
Photoshop)Bottom Middle(Left)-Grade Level Floor Plan
(AutoCad, Photoshop)Bottom Middle(right)- 1st Floor Plan (AutoCad,
Photoshop)Bottom Right- 2nd Floor Plan (AutoCad,
Photoshop)
Images: Top Left-Building Section (AutoCad, Photoshop)Far Right- Detail Section (AutoCad, Photoshop)Middle- Building Section (AutoCad, Photoshop)Bottom Left-Detail Section of a Studio (Auto-Cad, Photoshop)Bottom Right- Rendering (Revit)
BANK OF THE FUTUREThe intent of this project was to
design a prototype bank of the future for a competition spon-
sored by TD Banks. The idea was to take hold of the clients desire
for the bank’s architecture to create a wow factor, and be-
come the highlight destination rather than just the next stop on
a list of errands.
Images: This Page:
Top-Model Photo of Main entryLower Left- Interior Rendering of Teller counter
(Rhino Model, Rendering in 3DS Max)Middle- Exterior Rendering from parking lot
(Rhino Model, Rendering in 3DS Max)Bottom Middle-Interior Rendering (Rhino
Model, Rendering in 3DS Max)
Next Page:Top Left- Floor Plan (AutoCad, Photoshop)
Top Right- Overhead Model Photo of Teller AreaBottom Left- Overhead Model Photo
Bottom Right- Construction Detail/Section Per-spective (ink on bristol, rendered in Photoshop)
