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Mixed Media Art CenterAggregated Housing

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With the main goal of the Burke-Lakefront Master plan focusing on the re-activation of the lakefront, this project had the potential to create the sense of place necessary to serve as a new lakefront destination. Having chosen site B, the project had a plethora of assets to draw from. The site had it’s drawbacks, such as the flight path and the restriction of development with the U.S.S. Cod. In effect, the design would take what would be thought of as a hinderence with the Cod and transform the site into a warm and welcoming destination that addresses the Cod in a respect of the past but also looking towards the future.

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While Macrofirms initiatives are being tested and developed within the main building, their sustainable living initiative Is being ex-emplified within the 20,000 X-factor annex: The Winter Garden. The annex contains both a historical tie to the U.S.S. Cod located behind the structure, but also contains an “active arcade.” With the active arcade, many will be drawn to the complex to exeperience a multimedia gaming experience that encourages physical activity. Overall, the Winter Garden along the Lake Erie boardwalk attracts visitors to the lakefront with its active arcade as well as honors the historical context of the Cod. In effect, the lakefront is reactivated while holding to Macrofirms commitment to sustainable living.

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The 4K Office was designed to create a sence of openness and a relaxed atmosphere for those working while at the same time maintaining a sence of privacy from incoming visitors. This is accomplished through the orientation of the spaces within the office, solid walls and shifting of ceiling heights. By introducing a two story 4K office space, the open office, waiting area and secretary/reception area are able to be double height spaces. By introducing these double height spaces, these areas having a more welcoming work environment as well as maximum daylighting.

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We began by looking at the site and climate data for this current location. Our first initial analysis was the pie like shape of the site. The first goal was to address the grid change due to the curve in the street. Based on our climate analysis we realized that the prevailing summer winds were coming from the southwest. In order to respond to the grid change and the climate data we decided to orientate the house on a northwest southeast axis. In doing this it allowed us to catch cool summer winds and naturally ventilate the entire house, thus eliminating the need for air conditioning. The orientation on the site also addresses the three main approaches to the house. Allowing for different and unique views of the design. The window sizing and placement was done in a way that would avoid unnecessary heat gains and losses.

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The orientation of the program allowed for the use of natural daylighting throughout the building. By taking into consideration the orientation of the building, Photovoltaic panels were used to collect and convert to electricity. A living machine was used on the second floor roof. The collection and cleaning of rainwater allows for the reuse of this water throughout the building as well as reducing the runoff into the lake. A double green wall façade was used to address extra runoff water from the roof. This water is collected and focused to the edge of the building where it is then slowly drained down the green wall and finally entering bioswales that are located along the perimeter of the east and west sides.

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The main goal for the program is to utilize the site to space the program in a way that doesn’t cause the different sounds to mix together. To do this the main performance hall along with the two recital rooms are placed on one side of the building and all of the practice rooms and classrooms are located on the other end of the building. This then allowed me to create a buffer in the middle of the two types of program by placing administrative and ancilliary program types between the two.

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Given the site location and climate, the main design strategy will be passive solar. There are five elements to designing a passive solar home, aperture, absorber, thermal mass, distribution and control. The following five elements perform a separate function, however all must work together for the design to be successful. 1)Aperture: Using large glass windows through which sunlight is able to enter the building. Usually the window should be no more then 30 degrees from true south and other buildings or trees should not shade it. 2)Absorber: The absorber will be the hard dark surface that could be a masonry wall, floor, or partition that sits in the direct path of the sunlight. When the sunlight hits the surface it is then absorbed as heat.3)Thermal Mass: This is the material that retains and stores the heat

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produced by the sunlight. The thermal mass is the material that is behind or below the absorber. 4)Distribution: The way that the solar heat that has been collected and stored is circulated to different areas within the house. In a strictly passive design you only use the natural heat transfers such as, conduction, convection, and radiation. However in some instances fans, ducts blowers may be used to help distribute the heat throughout the house. 5)Control: The use of roof overhangs can be used during the summer months to help prevent overheating. During the hours of the day that the sunlight is not present, thermal shutters are much needed. This will help keep the heat from exiting through the windows.

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With a project goal to design a south facing facade on a spec office building that will reduce the effects of the southern sun, I introduced an operable vertical louve system. Each vertical louve is treated with a window film that will greatly reduce direct solar heat gain during over-heating months as well as reduce UV rays. For the east and west facade I introduced an operable shading screen system. Both of there operable systems give the owner the power to override the automatic system to control the amount of light that can enter each space.

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When starting this project, I wanted to begin by recognizing the areas needed for development. Once these areas were defined I began by filling those areas with full masses, this allowed me to begin to see the options available. This lead to the use of a grid that was further developed by pulling lines from existing building edge conditions and roads within Shaker Heights. Once the grid was laid out I was then able to begin defining the pedestrian vs road ways. This also allowed me to begin separating the masses into individual buildings.

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For the facade in the main Piazza, we were given the task to design a single bay (20’x10’). it was to be designed in such a way that we could repeat this bay throughout the piazza. For the single bay design I wanted to create a grand entrance by making the first floor fifteen feet, with the remaining floors above being ten feet. The use of two large columns outline the entrance to the building. Finally an eight foot overhang was added to achieve a deep shadow underneath the overhang on sunny days.

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For the Ocracoke Island design, I wanted to design a two building residence that were separate from one another, however connected by the site. To do this I originally designed the two buildings together only being separated by the exterior gathering space. Through much iteration I arrived at my current design layout. To achieve my design goal I positioned the two building on separate parts of the site. Then pulling different elements from each building I began to tie each buildings exterior space together by designing a retaining wall that divided the site spaces for each building. In doing this it also lent to a nice privacy aspect in the design.

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For the rowhouse renevation design, the goal was to maximize space both horizontally and vertically. To achieve this goal I used a number of sliding glass walls. This allows for maximum horizontal space by allowing space to be traveled uninterrupted while at the same time giving the occupant the option to close off sections of the house if privacy is desired. The investigation of double height space lent to maximizing vertical space in areas of the house that were used most often, such as the living room. Furthermore, I began to introduce glass floor and ceiling elements into the design. This was all done with respect to the front facade, by stepping back the additions added above the second floor. By doing this it not only kept the street facades untouched, however it also created exterior roof top space for the occupant to enjoy.

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When looking at the design you’ll notice that the windows on the second floor start off small and they gradually increase in size and finally return to the smaller size that they started as. I did this to symbolize the growth and progression of architecture as well as shows that although architecture has progressed over the last 200 years, the basics will always be the same. The stairs represent a conveyor belt. The strip at the top and bottom will be informational screens that will display upcoming events and info about the academy. This is positioned in a way to represent a filmstrip. The longer vertical strips on the top and bottom right hand side serve a dual propose. First they serve as shading devices during the day and in the evening they rotate closed to become a full screen that shows, movies, previews for upcoming events, etc.. These represent the progression and combination of architecture and technology.

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The goal for this project was to design a recreactional center that would serve the community. The design goal was to select the focal point of the recreaction center and place it in the central part of the building, then surround that activity with the remaining program. While doing this I wanted to respect the existing buildings to the left and right of the new design. To do this I design the building in a step down form. This allowed me to respond to the tower on the residential building while at the same time responding the the two story commer-cial building on the opposite side.

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The project goal was to desing an independent film center that would serve as a focal point in downtown Kent, Ohio. Having two main theaters within the building, a movie rental store and office space, this building would serve as a key location in Kent. For the front facade I wanted to incorporate an extruding skin that would allow for covered exterior gathering spaces. The design included a large angled wall that would serve as a projection screen to allow for films to be watch in the exterior gathering spaces.

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The project goal was to design a mixed media art building that would serve Lakewood, Ohio. When arriving to the site I noticed that there was a nice opportunity to take advantage of several different approaches. This allowed me to design the building in such a way that you would be able to experi-ence the building differently from every approach. The main approach would be along Detriot road when you come passed a slight curve in the road. From this approach, the first thing you would side is the large black box theater floating 40 plus feet in the area. Upon entering the building, the float-ing black box theater would be directly above you and a large attrium style sloped facade would allow you to view the entire building from the entry point.

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This project began with the designing of a single two-story apartment unit. Each student was given a certain location within the apartment building and was to design accordingly. Once the single unit was complete the next step was to repeat and organize that single unit twelve time in order to design an aggregated housing with commercial use on the ground floor. The goal was to make a connection of Kent State University and Downtown Kent along the Esplanade.

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