KEVIN D. SPENCEACADEMIC PROJECTS

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

KEVIN D. SPENCEACADEMIC PROJECTS

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO

Objective

To execute intelligence and diligence in an envi-ronment which allows me to expand my knowl-edge and grow as a professional.

CONTENTS

Urban Housing Project

Maison Du PeuPle (House of tHe PeoPle)

national sPort MuseuM of jaMaica

KYMca

soutH aMerican citY intervention

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URBAN HOUSING PROJECT(Jamaica)

Students were required to design a compact urban community, comprising of a variety of unit types for a diverse social residential demographic, integrated with shared and commercial spaces. The social needs of the residents are very important and as designers you are expected to fulfill their needs by providing appropriate solutions for living and support services.

This project promotes a mixed use development giving importance to both residences and commercial activities on a single lot. This juxtaposition of uses challenges notions of privacy and edges, requiring demonstration of an attitude towards urban living. Equally important to the design process will be issues of sustainability eg. attitudes to energy, water, materials choices and design in a tropical urban environment.

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USING PROJECT

The concept behind this design was to create a residential community within an urban environment.

The space is broken up into squares which become green spaces to enhance a communal setting. The intent of the green spaces was to create a natural experience for persons utilizing the space, bringing them closer together as a community as each unit surrounds a green space.

Location Map

Site Plan

GROUND FLOORURBA

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USING PROJ

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GROUND FLOOR

Northern Elevation

Eastern Elevation

Western Elevation

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USING PROJECT

Section A-A

Section C-C

Section B-B

Model Pictures

MAISON DU PEUPLE(Domincan Republic)

The project is about creating beautiful and useful places for the use of the people who live in and visit the Zona Colonial in Santo Domingo.

The lessons of our visit informed our attitude to the proposals with thoughtful, critical (not pastiche), responsive designs; the way public spaces are used and connect to the less public interiors, the overwhelming power of the outer building skin to mediate between these worlds (sight, sounds and smell), in a city of zero lot lines (no setback from the public streets and sidewalks).

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MAIS

ON DU PEUPLE The people of Zona Colonial

are full of excitement, activity and movement. Both locals and tourist bring jubilance to the old city.

The concept of this design is about bringing the essence of the outter city into the spaces of the design by method of a communication and connection of light, spirit and balance.

Site Plan

Duarte Elevation

Great Hall

Lecture Theatre

Entry Lobby

Shop

Work yard/Shed

Changerooms

Las Mercedes Elevation

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D D DD

C C C C

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MAIS

ON DU PEUPLE Section A-A

Section B-B

Section C-C

Section D-D

The Theatre

MAIS

ON DU PEUPLE

The Great Hall

THE NATIONAL SPORT MUSEUM OF JAMAICA

A National Sport Museum is being planned by the Office of the Prime Minister in conjunction with the Urban Development Corporation as a commercially viable development, one that will embrace all sporting disciplines including Archery, Athletics, Badmington, Basketball, Bobsled, Boxing, Cricket, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Field Hockey, Football, Rugby, Golf, Gymnastics, Kayaking, Martial Arts, Motor racing, Netball, Skeet shooting, Special Olympics, Sport Fishing, Squash, Surfing, Swimming, Table tennis, Tennis, Waterpolo, Watersports, Yacht racing, Volleyball, etc. The retailing of branded memorabilia and souvenirs as well as restaurant and entertainment facilities are envisioned.

This cultural building is to provide interactive opportunities for visitors of all ages to embrace the sporting history of Jamaica with all their senses via artefacts, memorabilia and participation in both physical and multi‐media technology realms. Braille and other assistive technologies are also anticipated to allow full interaction and engagement of persons with disabilities.

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SPORT MUSEUM

Location Map

Site Plan

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ONAL

SPORT MUSEUM

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SPORT MUSEUM

Section B-B

Section C-C

Section A-A

THE NATIONAL SPORT MUSEUM OF JAMAICA(REVISED ENTRY)

The objective of this project was to address:

The connectivity of the urban realm to the work of architecture.

The volumetric transition(s) from the exterior to interior: foyer/ greeting and public circulation.

Incorporate international standards on public egress and ingress, accessibility and appropriate architectural form to satisfy these needs.

Incorporate design dimensions and details that accommodate users of all ages.

Incorporate details indicating protection from the weather.

The architectural treatment of pedestrian friendly sidewalks, forecourts, plazas or street frontage relevant to your proposal. The design is to be inclusive of landscaping, lighting and urban furniture.

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SPORT MUSEUM

KINGSTON YMCA EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Currently, the needs of the KYMCA have outgrown their facilities. The Association is in need of a Learning Centre. The Centre is envisioned as a place of daily, Education, Sport and Recreation for at Risk Youth in the Kingston Metropolitan Area and the KYMCA Community.

This Project is an opportunity for students to investigate and analyze an array of the YMCA needs as well as propose architectural solutions for a given site. The existing Main Hall of the Kingston YMCA is to be refurbished and adapted for the multipurpose community spaces. These multipurpose spaces are envisaged as the hub of the site connecting existing sporting and public amenities with a new Learning Centre. The existing Pool Area is and changing area are to remain. There will be a wide range of age groups that utilize the amenities at varied times ofthe day. For example, activities of the Learning Center occur during the day where as the use of Vocational Training areas and the Multipurpose Spaces occur in the afternoon. The Kingston YMCA Educational and Community Centre is to act as an oasis in the heart of the city offering a place for the enhancement of Youth Development.

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STON YMCA

Site Plan

Ground Floor

First Floor

KING

STON YMCA

Northern Elevation

Southern Elevation

Western Elevation

KING

STON YMCA

Section A-A

Section B-B

Section C-C

SOUTH AMERICAN CITY INTERVENTION -Cultural Centre Objectives:This final project afforded an opportunity to generate my own Project Title, Concept and initial drawings/ models, detailed Project Brief, Schematic, Interim and Final Presentation drawings and models.

Sited within the South America city of Georgetown, Guyana the design proposal is to reveal the synthesis of an urban analysis and illustrate the student’s unique perception of that city while satisfying an integrated knowledge of Architectural Design, Communication and Making.

Project Guidelines:The Cultural Centre is to be a gateway for Georgetown. The gateway is a catalyst for the urban renewal of the industrial zone along the Demerara River, serving the people of Guyana and Visitors who enter the country via Cruise ships.Conceived as a portal, threshold, stage and resource centre, the program for the intervention is to provide a place for Guyanese people to develop, reflect, exhibit and share their cultural activities.

Mashramani annually celebrates Guyana’s Cultural Heritage through Music, Dance and the Visual Arts. There are numerous events, exhibitions and street festivals as well as a procession and road march that culminate at the National Park Stadium. A promenade proposal connecting such cultural activities via Camp Road and the abandoned railway lines is to initiate alternate ways of making Georgetown pedestrian friendly while connecting the town centre, its landmarks and vistas with the rivers edge.

View from Promenade

Georgetown, Guyana is found to be very diverse with a mixture of races, religions and cultures. The concept behind the urban proposal was driven by the traditional Guyanese festival, Mashramani. Mashramani is the only festival in Guyana which brings all persons together, despite race or religion, as one ‘Guyanese People’. It celebrates hard work and the history of Guyanese culture. The festival is celebrated by both locals and tourists, where they parade in the streets of Georgetown, to later settle in the national park.

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URAL CENTRE

Site Plan

The design intent for the city gateway is to replicate the Mashramani experience with a promenade and park for both locals and tourist to enjoy. The old train station and promenade is to represent the parade while the proposed urban park is to represent the National park. The intent is for both locals and tourists to come together as one and connect in an urban setting.

CULT

URAL CENTRE

Ground Floor

Water Street Elevation

First Floor

Second Floor

The building proposal for the Guyanese Cultural Centre, likewise, is conceptually driven by the Mashramani festival. With the main concept being connectivity and togetherness, the building intervention intends to bring people of diverse culture together within this space and interact as one people. The building acts as a large, bold structure with a light timber frame. This large structure intends to draw on the curiosity of onlookers for the need to explore inside.

Being a light timber frame, the circulation space through the building is to be passively cooled at all times. The roof is cladded with kalwall, which protects the building from the elements and also acts and an insulator to keep the space cool.

Being a cultural centre, the building has a variety of multipurpose rooms which intend to promote, educate and celebrate Guyanese culture and traditions, encouraging growth as one people.

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Promenade Elevation

Section B-B

Section A-A

View from Water Street

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“I’d rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.”

Robert H. Schuller