ASHTON SCHLUNDT

Table of ContentsArnold Arboretum Intervention | Sophomore | Fall 2015Villa Mairea Precedent Study | Freshman | Spring 2015

New England Conservatory | Freshman | Spring 2015The Fens Intervention | Sophomore | Fall 2015

Architects Walk | Freshman | Fall 2014Harvard Art Museum Precedent Study | Freshman | Spring 2015

Arnold Arboretum: Exploration Center

Fall 2015Professor Jen Lee MichaliszynArborway, Boston, MA

The Arnold Arboretum by Fredrick Law Olmstead is the second largest link in the Emerald Necklace. The park is used as a place for research on plant biology as well as a place for school groups to come and learn about the ecology and cultivation of plants.

For the project we were to design a place for children to come and learn about nature in an exploratory, hands on way. The design problem was to figure out a way to represent “exploration” and more importantly, learning.

Perspectives | Freehand/Photoshop

1/4”=1’-0” Wall section model

1/8”=1’-0” Final site model

1/16”=1’-0” Process models

Section cuts A, C, D, F | AutoCAD/Illustrator/Photoshop

Floor plans, ground B & mezzanine B | AutoCAD/Illustrator

Site plan | AutoCAD/Illustrator/Photoshop

Villa Mairea

Fall 2015Professor Jen Lee MichaliszynPikkukoivukuja, Noormarkku, Finland

The Villa Mairea is a private home by Alvar Aalto for his good friend Harry Gullichsen and his wife Maire. The architectural language is modern, but feels organic because of the use of soft forms, and a variety of natural materials. Alvar worked closely with his clients in designing this house to relate to the furniture they designed and sold.

For the project our team of student architects analyzed the home and understood the choices Aalto made when choosing his material, as well as how he worked with the lighting of the interior spaces. From this study we more clearly understood how to work with the environment when it focusing on lighting, wind, and orientation of the building.

1/8”=1’-0” Section cuts | AutoCAD/Photoshop

1/8”=1’-0” Model

Floor plans | AutoCAD

New England Conservatory: Ice House Renovation

Spring 2015Professor John EllisHuntington Ave, Boston, MA

The New England Conservatory (NEC) is located across the street from Symphony Hall and right down the street from the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO).

For this project our class individually replaced the existing “Ice House”, a library with a collection of musical pieces and history, of the NEC and design a more welcoming place that related more to the general public and the city of Boston.

1/8”=1’-0” Section model

1/8”=1’-0” Model

1/8”=1’-0” Model in site

The Fens: Seasonal Pavilion

Fall 2015Professor Jen Lee MichaliszynThe Fens, Boston, MA

The Fens was designed as a link in the Emerald Necklace and was made to be a place of solitude and a shortcut from one side to the other.

The purpose of this project was to design a place of rest where the public could stop and relax and step away from the city for a moment. From this we learned how to analyze the behavior of people and study natural elements while working with the landscape in an urban atmosphere.

Section cuts | AutoCAD/Photoshop

1/8”=1’-0” Plan | AutoCAD/Photoshop

Site analysis collage | Photoshop

Charcoal perspective

Mixed-media perspectives | Charcoal/Photoshop

Study models

Brattle Street: Architects Walk

Fall 2014Professor Mark KlopferBrattle Street, Cambridge, MA

In Cambridge, MA there is a place tucked away from the view of the general public. It acts as a shortcut and a getaway from the busy streets of Cambridge. Known as the Architects Walk, it takes advantage of the landscape and the vegetation of the area.

For this project our class individually designed a structure that could act as an experience and a place of rest. From this we learned how to approach a design problem and work in a limited amount of space while creating a new place.

1/16”=1’-0” Model

Elevations

Freehand site perspectives

Harvard Art Museum

Spring 2015Professor John EllisQuincy St, Cambridge, MA

The Harvard Art Museum was recently completed by Renzo Piano and successfully blended three museums together: the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Arthur M. Sackler Museum. The museum connects the old architecture of the Fogg museum to the new addition designed by Renzo Piano.

For the project as a team we analyzed the museum and understood the relationship between old and new. The museum moves from old to new beautifully and clearly when inside and outside of the building by keeping the old and new facades separated by glass. From this study we where able to more clearly understand how to work with existing space and how adaptive interventions can be a modern piece of work.

1/8”=1’-0” Model

Exploded axonometrics

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