MELISSA MULLISDESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014

CONTENTSACADEMIC - Conceptual

PROFESSIONAL - Architecture

PROFESSIONAL - Graphics

Midtown Transportation Center 06Fourth-year StudioHouston, TX Buffalo Bayou Super-hybrid 12Fifth-year StudioHouston, TX

Menil Lecture Hall & Gallery 20Fourth-year StudioHouston, TX

Chapel & Event Center 26Newberry Campa ArchitectsAlvin, TX

Alvin Private Residence 30Newberry Campa Architects.Alvin, TX

True Jesus Church 32Cram Crew, Inc.Dallas, TX

Upland Townhome 33Cram Crew, Inc.Houston, TX

Organization Logo & Graphics 36Ripple FoundationSugar Land, TX

Redesigned Company Logo 38Cram Crew, Inc.Houston, TX

College Guidance Client Folder 40Cram Crew, Inc.Houston, TX

ACADEMIC - Conceptual

Academic work from the University of Houston College of Architecture

MIDTOWN TRANSPORTATION CENTER

Within a several-block span in Houston’s midtown district, there are two bus stations, multiple bus and Metrorail stops, and significant vehicular traffic but little pedestrian traffic. To facilitate more localized forms of trans-portation, the proposal combines the various stations and stops into one, central hub combined with other programs spanning a ten-block area.

Functioning as a sort of closed-looped system, the mix-use center provides the opportunity to redistribute people into the city with alternative means of transportation. Larger forms, such as cars, buses, and the rail, can be traded for smaller forms such as bikes and scooters, taking people from the highway to the street and ultimately changing their experience within the city.

Location: Houston, TXSize: approx. 2 million sq ftProgram: Mix-use Transportation, Hospitality, & Retail

DRIVE TOHouston Downtown

DRIVE THRUHouston Midtown

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Site Plan

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The transportation center houses a Metrorail stop, bus station, and bike and scooter rentals on the ground level. The retail area unifies the various programs, configured as a horizontal surface that runs the length of the site and then is penetrated vertically by the hotel, parking, and office spaces. Rather than solely being an area of transition, the various programs complement the amount of traffic, keeping people on site.

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The concept behind the master plan is centered around patterns of density that are particular to Houston’s downtown district. It is characterized by two edges: the urban edge and the bayou edge. The urban edge is a series of low, compact retail spaces which act as a filter, only allowing pedestrians to enter the site.

Progressing through the site toward the bayou, the buildings rise. The sur-face is then infilled with natural vegetation rather than parking, and the necessary parking is imbedded within the towers. There is a progression from the denser ‘urban’ edge to the denser ‘vegetation’ edge. This allows pedestrian movement and vegetation growth to inform each other.

BUFFALO BAYOU SUPER-HYBRID

Location: Houston, TXSize: 400,000 sq ftProgram: Commercial, Retail, Residential, & Parking

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Downtown has seen drastic changes since its early development along Buffalo Bayou. As the population has grown, surface density has actually decreased and been funneled into high-rises which are spread throughout an immense amount of surface parking.

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Cross Section

Housing

Office

Cut-out Breezeway

Retail

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Parking

Restaurant

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Carved out holes allow for circulation and out-door space within the body of the tower. These punched out breezeways connect multiple floors, creating public space within the tower and visually interrupting its solid presence.

Metal mesh panels running the height of the tow-er would allow for vertical vegetation growth while also providing shade for the inner glazing layer. The skin further connects the building to the site by pulling the vegetation upward and allowing for a level of transparency that also makes the tower less sizable in appearance.

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The site for the small lecture hall and gallery space is located on Richmond Avenue along the proposed Metrorail station corridor. The site and building are a gateway to the Menil campus, so the circulation through the building dictated both the structural system and relationship between the gallery spaces and the main lecture hall and outdoor theater. The plan allows for circulation through the building and onto the Menil campus and the siting integrates Dan Flavin’s exhibit in the neighboring Richmond Hall.

The structural system is based around the concept of three anchor points: the lecture hall plane is anchored at the stage and lifts up to allow for an entrance underneath the space and the gallery space is “anchored” on the opposite end. The gallery plane slopes the opposite direction from the main lecture hall and feeds into the outdoor theater which acts as a third anchor point, continuing the pattern of circulation.

MENIL LECTURE HALL & GALLERY

Location: Houston, TXSize: 24,000 sq ftProgram: Lecture Hall & Gallery

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longitudinal section thru lecture hallscale:1’=1/8”

Longitudinal Section

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4.1” POLYISOCYANURATE RIDGID INSULATION

2.67”x7/8” CORRUGATED STEEL SIDING

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1” PLYWOOD

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1” CHANNEL STUD

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POLYISOCYANURATE SPRAY FOAM

4” Z-PURLIN 6”o.c.

PERFORATED 2.67”x7/8” CORRUGATED STEEL SIDING

4” CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB

6”x1-1/2” STEEL DECK

6”x1-1/2” STEEL DECK

w 12x50 STEEL BEAM

1-1/2” FURRING HAT CHANNEL

2-1/4”x6” ALUMINUM HEAD

2-1/4”x6” ALUMINUM SILL

FIXED GLASS

24” FOOTING

VAPOR BARRIER

8” CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB

5/8” GYP BOARD

COMPACTED FILL

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The main lecture hall is surrounded on either side by two deep trusses. The gallery then hangs off the extended steel beams that run across the center trusses. The gallery spaces are separated to allow for more natural light and a visual connection to the first floor entry and gallery. The fractures also create a sense of separation between the galleries and mark the pro-gression of the slope.

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PROFESSIONAL - Architectural

Work samples from Newberry Campa Architects & Architecture Studio 88

Firm: Newberry Campa ArchitectsProject Year: 2013-2014Project Role: Schematic Design, Design Development

CHAPEL & EVENT CENTER

Location: Alvin, TXSize: 9,000 sq ftProgram: Chapel & Event Hall

Chapel Event Hall

Courtyard

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Firm: Newberry Campa ArchitectsProject Year: 2013-2014Project Role: Schematic Design, Design Development

ALVIN PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Location: Alvin, TXSize: 3,000 sq ftProgram: Private Residence, Guest House, Hangar Retrofit

Front Elevation

Back Elevation

Living

Entry

PowderLaundry

Kitchen Office

Breakfast

Excercise

Outdoor Kitchen

Master Bedroom

Master Bath

Master Closet

Sewing Room

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Firm: Architecture Studio 88Project Year: 2012Project Role: Design Development, Material Selection

TRUE JESUS CHURCH

Location: Dallas, TXProgram: Chapel & Accessory Facilities

Front Elevation

Side Elevation

Firm: Architecture Studio 88Project Year: 2012Project Role: Masterplan

UPLAND TOWNHOME MASTER PLAN

Location: Houston, TXProgram: Thirty Townhomes

PROFESSIONAL - Graphics

Graphic samples from Ripple Foundation & Cram Crew Inc.

ORGANIZATION LOGO & GRAPHICS

Ripple Foundation’s mission is to promote water conservation with a focus on architecture and landscape design. As a co-founder, I helped establish the organization’s graphics, website, and web-related content.

www.ripple-foundation.org

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REDESIGNED COMPANY LOGO

I developed several iterations for a new company logo. Two, final options were chosen for different applications. Included within the set are other options that were considered.

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COLLEGE GUIDANCE CLIENT FOLDER

The client folder had specific information about the company’s services and editing process. I wrote and edited much of the content and de-signed the cover and inserts.

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MELISSA MULLISDESIGN PORTFOLIO 2014