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G r a d u a t e S c h o o l D e s i g n Spring 2010 Lubbock, Texas

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The College of Architecture and departments of Art and Landscape Design at Texas Tech University are overflowing their current housing. To alleviate their current situation, the graduate components of each college were to relocate to a new lot in downtown Lubbock. The choice to build downtown also has sociological advantages, including a revitalization of downtown Lubbock. This project was completed in teams of two and based on the integration of four concepts: contrast, perspective, connective tissue, and film.

Team Members:

Christina Liebelt & Jonathan Cordingley

Design Solution

The concept of contrast was applied to the program as well as the overall form of the building. It illustrates the difference between the various colleges and provides the basis for the program’s division.

The concept of perspective was used in the form of way-finding, very important in a large, long building. Perspective was also used in the forms that puncture the envelope of the building.

The concept of connective tissue was used in integrating the program, from studios to galleries. It does this by wrapping wiry galleries up staircases and between floors.

The concept of film was applied to the envelope system in three different forms: membrane, motion (movie reel), and capture. The membrane can be seen in the tinting of the exterior panes, while motion is readily visible in the mechanical louver system present between the inner and outer layers of the double skin. The concept of capture is evident on the windows that pierce the double skin. The glass contains pictures representing the schools.

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Associate Dean's Office Staff Office Staff Office Faculty OfficeFaculty Office

Associate Dean's office Staff Offices

Faculty Lounge

Faculty Office

Photography Lab

Standard Floor Plan of the Graduate School

Stairs to basment auditorium Connective tissue incorporated into a perspective window

Perspective window with connective tissue gallery wall

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Double skin with a louver system between layers

Perspective of the front of the art building

Corner detail: double skin meets the perforated panels

Associate Dean's Office Staff Office Staff Office Faculty OfficeFaculty Office

Associate Dean's office Staff Offices

Faculty Lounge

Faculty Office

Photography Lab

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Outer Shell Inner Shell

Sub - Cones Stairs Connective Tissue

Structure

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South Building Vertical Circulation

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Floors + Urban Park

Structure +Foundation

Concrete Structure

Composite

Connective Tissue

Solar Array

Vertical Cones + Circulation

Horizontal Cones

Louvered Facade

Perforated Facade

Graduate School Exploded

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Transverse SectionScale: 1/4”=1’

Renders of the Vertical Circulation & Connective Tissue

South Building Section

91/2 Inch Scale Model of the Graduate School

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T h e G r i d Spring 2011 Lubbock, Texas

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Avenue J is located in downtown Lubbock, Texas. Currently, the downtown area is in significant disrepair, with many crumbling and vacant buildings. Avenue J is a unique street that connects the arts district, Civic Center, Lubbock Avalanche Journal, and the Courthouse, the jewels of an otherwise decaying thoroughfare. The goal of this studio was to create an installation that would draw life back into the area. The installation was meant to explore the intrinsic relationship between parametric methods and concept exploration.

Team Members:

Christina Liebelt, Greg Everett, Joe Enciso, & Joe Engelhardt

Design Solution

The first step in our parametric method was to create cells, in our case, the ‘grid.’ The geometry of the grid was associated with our conceptual narrative of Avenue J’s characteristics. The following steps were used to create our installation on Avenue J:

• define parameters

• apply specific techniques to differentiate the cells in order to create a series of distinct modeled elements.

• turn parametric constructs into physical realities.

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Site Plan of the Grid: Urban Park

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Apeture Walls

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Floating Grid

Benches

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Groups a-g focus on the height grouping, disregarding the color pattern. This allows for the blending of color groups by only looking at similar heights.

The ‘pond’ is a recessed area denoted by a half grid. It is designed to resemble the appearance of waving water. Its stair-stepped, alternating-wave pattern creates confined low points that are used to collect runoff.

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Aperture Walls

Example Calculation:

(9-2x)(23.25-2x)=37.6654x2-2(9)x-2(23.25)x+209.25=37.6654x2-18x-46.5x+209.25-37.665=04x2-64.5x+171.585=0

a=4b=64.5c=171.585x=3.360

Algebraic Equations:

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The apertures were based off of the wall’s surface area. A wall with a height H and a width W will therefore have a surface area SA. The aperture A is a percentage of SA. The thickness of the wall is X, calculated with the following algebraic equations.

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Longitudinal Section A

Transverse Section B

Transverse Section C

Sections of the Grid: Urban Park

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Perspectives of the Grid: Urban Park

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Full Scale Envelope Project Spring 2009 Lubbock, Texas

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Design Solution

The small repeatable items initially chosen were rocks. By looking at the different ways rocks have been used in structures, we happened upon the idea of gabion wall construction, albeit on a much smaller scale. The design included the creation of wood boxes with a depth of 2 inches that contained steel strip metal partitions. A metal mesh would affix to the wood box and metal partitions, with plexi-glass as a backer to contain the rock between. However, the rocks scratched the plexi-glass and were then replaced with an equally abundant substance: cotton. The box’s partitions were based off of Lubbock city streets, the obvious choice as it is the cotton capital of the south. The boxes would be placed within a wood and steel frame which was then bolted to a column and slab. To add interest and irony to the build, the wall would be slanted at a fifteen degree angle as if the West Texas wind had blown it over. This required a support wire to prevent the heavy wall from tipping over.

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The envelope project was intended to challenge our ability to design and construct a full scale envelope and experience first hand the issues involved. The guidelines stated that as a group, we were to create an envelope that was a minimum of 8 feet tall and 2 feet wide and that it contain an inexpensive repeatable element.

Team Members:

Christina Liebelt, Richard Geer, Christina Adams, & Greg Everett

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Exploded Axonometric of Wall Section and Modular Assemblies

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Full Scale Model of Wall Section with Details

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A q u a t i c s C e n t e r R o o f, R e d e s i g n Fall 2008 Lubbock, Texas

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Design Solution

The students were given the schematics of the pool area as it was originally built. Looking at the plans, it became clear that the walls of the structure were not load-bearing and could not support a roof that spanned the approximately 200 feet needed. The solution was to suspend the roof over the pool area by two large trusses. These trusses would support a light roof made of steel and glass. The roof would be stabilized from wind torque by being attached to the walls by a clear story of windows. The clear story would also provide natural light to the pool area, reducing the need for artificial lighting during the day.

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The Recreation Center at Texas Tech University used to have a single swimming pool covered by a retractable roof, allowing for the pool to be open air in the summer and closed in in the winter. In 2009, the University began to build a new outdoor swimming area. With the introduction of this new pool, the current pool is to be permanently covered. The task given to the students was to create a new permanent roofing system for the old swimming pool.

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Site Plan and Floor Plan of the Aquatics Center

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Elevations and Sections of the Aquatics Center

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Interior Perspective of Aquatics Center

Exterior Perspective of Aquatics Center

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Aquatics Center Model

Materials: Laser cut MDF and chipboard

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U F O M u s e u m, I n f i l l P r o j e c t Spring 2009 Roswell, New Mexico

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Design Solution

My design solution was based on the desire to display one of the most interesting aspects of UFOs, their variety of shapes. Thus, the design reflects this fascination and the desire to display large scale models of the different types of spacecraft. Research was done on different display methods. The two most influential structures were the Ocad Building and Grand Canyon Skywalk. The Ocad Building resembles a floating box, with diagonal supports that prevent the building from falling while giving the illusion that there is nothing supporting the building. Since the building is raised on stilts it allows for the large spaceship displays to be hung underneath the museum. The Grand Canyon Skywalk’s clear floor provided the incentive to put a cut-out in the middle of the floor, covered in glass that could be walked on in order to view the spaceships suspended under the building. To make the museum itself appear as a UFO, the cladding was to resemble a false metallic skin similar to that of the Caltrans Building.

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This project deals with the ability to design within the constraints of an infill site as well as in multiple stories. The site was located in Roswell, NM. Roswell is mainly known for its purported alien encounters which include landings, crashes, and abductions. Currently, Roswell has a small museum for the events that supposedly happened there. The task was to design a new multi-story museum that would included the pre-existing exhibits, research libraries and residences. The new building should be designed in such a way as to reflect the perceived evidences inside.

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Physical Model Looking up through third floor glass floor

UFO Museum Elevations

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East ElevationWest Elevation

Supporting stilts Lifted first floorCorner detail

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P a s s a g e d u C a i r e, R e n o v a t i o n Summer 2009 Paris, France

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Design Solution

Passage: The widening of the narrow passages by setting them back 6 feet on either side was done in order to allow for an increase in egress. At the second floor, the passage narrows to the original width of nine feet to preserve the verticality of the space.

Plaza and Node:Originally, the small node and the outside plaza were separated by a thin section of the building. To make the space more coherent the section of building was removed and the node widened to create two plazas: one for relaxation and the other to help with the transition from one passage to another. The outer plaza was enhanced by the addition of a cafe.

Facades:Clothing stores of all types use displays as a way of advertising their products to the buyers. With this in mind, the focus of the facade was display-intensive. The use of display was also a way to draw people into the arcade and subsequently into the shops.

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The goal of this project was to renovate and modernize the Passage du Caire in Paris, France. The Passage is an arcade focused on the distribution and marketing of wholesale fashionable clothing. The Passage stands now in a deteriorating part of Paris, its narrow winding passages, unappealing and sometimes invisible entrances, and barren plaza leave much to be desired. As such, the Passage seems more forboding than enticing to shoppers. The challenge was to breathe life back into the area through the renovation of the Passage du Caire. The improvements would act as a catalyst for the area in order to bring in more clientele and to encourage infrastructure to develop.

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Second Floor PlanRoof Plan

Plans of the Passage du Caire

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First Floor Plan

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Arcade SectionArchade

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Passage Du Caire

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Plaza Elevation

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Passage Du CaireParis, France

Interior Plaza Elevation: Diagonal

Elevation and Section of the Passage du Caire

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Northeast Axonometric of the Passage du Caire

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1 0 1 W e s t W a l l S t r e e t Summer & Fall 2010 Midland, Texas

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Building Background

The original First National Bank of Midland building was constructed in 1895 with its primary entrance on Main Street. It was later added onto in 1936 when the bank acquired the mercantile building next door. A tower was then constructed and a new facade was applied, designed by Wyatt Hendrick

In 1955 the First National Bank of Midland relocated and by 1986 the top floors of the building became vacant with occasional tenants on the first floors.

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The building has recently been purchased, completely vacated, and gutted in preparation for renovation and remodeling. The new owners want a multi-use building with condos in the tower and business areas on the first two floors. They also desired a parking garage to the rear of the building as well as a secondary tower to contain the vertical transportation needs of the building and garage.

As the bank building is very old and has been reconfigured over the years, there were no complete or accurate blueprints of the building. The goal was to fully document the existing building through the creation of accurate plans, exterior elevations, and photographs before the design of the multi-use spaces could start. After the documentation phase, the design of the transportation tower, garage, and interior spaces could start.

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Existing Building: Plans

Site and First Floor

Second Floor Third - Eighth Floors

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First Floor Plan Option: RBC Wealth Management Offices

3 - 1 Bedroom Suites & 1 - 2 Bedroom Apartment

2 - 1 Bedroom Apartment & 1 - 2 Bedroom Apartment

1 - 1 Bedroom Apartment & 1 Guest Suite

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Additions and Alterations: Offices and Loft Apartment Plans

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Additions and Alterations: Garage Design

South East Perspective

Standard Garage Floor Plan

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Renderings of 101 West Wall Street

Garage meets existing building

Perspective from the southwest looking up

Perspective of the northeast corner

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B M W W e l t C e n t e r, R e s e a r c h Spring 2009 Munich, Germany

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Design Solution

The BMW Welt was designed by Coop Himme(l)au for the BMW group as a multi-functional customer service center. It is located in Munich, Germany and was finished on October 17, 2007. The primary materials were steel, glass, and concrete. The building is a good representation of the high tech architectural style as it integrates many of the essential building components. For example, the heating and cooling system is located within the steel frames and a solar panel array supplies the entire building with power.

The BMW Welt’s double cone structure is made of straight members that appear to curve. We chose to build a section of this part of the building to better understand its geometry. The model was built level by level. To finish the model, a coating of ‘Gun Blue’ with a clear laquer finish was added as well as clear plexi glass.

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This research project was designed to challenge our research abilities and model building skills. In the first part of the project we were to research and understand details about our assigned buildings’ envelopes. In the second part of the project, which was a group assignment, we were asked to design and build a section of the building’s envelope.

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BMW Welt Center Piece Blueprint

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BMW Welt Center Section Model

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K i r k u k C i t a d e l M a s t e r P l a n Summer 2011 Kirkuk, Iraq

City Background

Kirkuk, Iraq is a prominent city in the middle east and throughout history has been a part of many great empires. It was a very desirable city even before oil was discovered as it occupied a strategic location between the Saudi Arabian peninsula and the rest of Asia. Before its destruction, the citadel was a place of peaceful coexistence. Many different ethnicities: Turkmen, Kurdish, and Arabs, and many different religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, lived and worshiped in harmony.

Today, the city of Kirkuk has become a ‘no man’s land’ as a destabilization between the ethnicities ensues and a fight to control the citadel is causing turmoil in the previously peaceful area.

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Project

The citadel supports four major points of religious interest: the Prophet Daniel Shrine, Ulu Mosque, Gok Kumbat, and Uryan mosque. These four points are not claimed by any one religion, but by all; in this the people are unified in their desire to worship.

The challenge of this project was to take the Kirkuk citadel and make it a place that could be used by all and act as a catalysis to recapture the past harmony.

Design Solution

The design revolves around the idea of common connections. The first connection is that of language: Arabic, which every ethnicity uses. Arches are another connection seen between all ethnicities in their architecture.

The first step was to create a system of paths. The primary pathway would be a double arcade supporting a green roof that would take on the form of the Arabic letter J. The secondary pathways connect the main path to the four major points of interest. These paths would be a single arcade with no roof. The tertiary pathways would be the existing pathways that people have carved from the wild overgrown open space of the citadel over time.

A new structure is to be added to the top of the citadel, the Celebration Center. This would be a shared location with no religious or ethnic stigma where weddings, family get-togethers, religious holidays, etc. could take place. By carving Beautiful Kirkuk into the courtyard wall, pride in the city would be displayed.

The final element of my design would be a new monument to be a symbol of past and hopefully future harmony in Kirkuk. The design of the monument was derived from the neutral and modern asymmetrical arch and the idea of language as a common connection between all.

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Arabic Scrip for the letter J: Double Arcade with Roof

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Leads from the Primary Pathway to the Main Monuments: Single Arcade

Tertiary Pathways

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Main Monuments: A. Prophet Daniel shrine B. Ulu Mosque C. Gok Kumbat D. Uryan mosque E. Celebration Center **

Secondary Monuments: 1. Um Al Ahzan Church 2. Fuzuli Mosque 3. Sayyid Necip Tekya 4. Hasan Pakiz mosque 5. Abbasid Market

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Celebration Center

Perspective from the West

Perspective of the interior courtyard

Inspirational Calligraphy

Kirkuk ................................

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Inspiring Calligraphy

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Knowledge ............

Friendship ..............

Freedom .................

Liberty ......................

Unity ........................

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Peace .......................

Honor ......................

Prosperity ..............

Health .....................

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Love Knowledge Friendship Freedom Liberty Unity Truth Peace Honor Prosperity Health One

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Perspective from the South

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