Learning theProfession
Amanda J. RaymondStudent Portfolio
Ball State UniversityCollege of Architecture & Planning
2005-2011
Table of Contents:Graduate Work:-Workforce Training Center
4th Year Work:-ecoREHAB-Ball State Center for the Environment
3rd Year Work:-National Design Factory-Africa Challenge (Open Architecture Network)-Monterey Bay Surf Museum-African American Self-Inflicted Genocide Museum
2nd Year Work:-Columbus Visitor Center for Architecture-Unit-Making-Muncie Development
1st Year Work-Abstract Art-Dwelling-Sketches
Zero-Net EnergyWorkforce Training Center
Leading Edge Competition2010
Raymond/Rhoads 2010
Project Statement:
To design a Workforce Training Center in Long Beach, California using zero-net energy
strategies. This building will contain classroom and shop facilities, along with an
employment counseling area, lecture hall, and gathering spaces. It will serve as a
demonstration tool for the community of how energy efficiency, sustainable technology, and
renewable energy can be implemented.
Workforce Training Center
Front Entrance
2nd Floor LoungeView Towards Lecture Hall
North/South Section Elevation
Concepts:
The Long Beach Zero-Net Energy Training Center responds to the site and its context through building form and aesthetics, while implementing green, sustainable, and regenerative practices. Daylighting, passive ventilation, thermal performance, energy production and consumption, water collection and usage, material selection, and social function were all key issues in the design and development of this project.
Programming:
The 1st floor contains much of the public functions of the training center, including a lounge, lecture hall, library, and adminstration spaces. On the 2nd and 3rd floors are classroom and shop facilities, along with an employment counseling area. Outdoor shaded courtyards and roof terraces are also provided for gatherings and leisure.
Raymond/Rhoads 2010
1st Floor Plan
Workforce Training Center
2nd Floor Plan
East/West Section
3rd Floor Library
ecoREHABMuncie Housing Rehabilitation
Spring 2009
Raymond 2009
Project Statement:
To document current conditions of vacant Muncie houses. Identify the existing or
potential green design features inherent in the buildings. And develop rehabilitation
plans for the homes, including options for a moderate-green rehab and
substantial-green rehab.
ecoREHAB
Concepts:
Civic engagement through the creation of stainable communities is encouraged in the proposed “green” renovations of this residence. By restoring this home to its former grandeur and using eco-friendly construction methods and materials, it will serve as a model for future sustainable restoration projects in the area.
Site Plan
Original Floor Plan
Southwest View
Street View
Raymond 2009
Programming: The existing floor plan layout did not work well, so the proposed renovation rearranges the kitchen and bathroom areas to a central “wet” wall, keeping all the house plumbing to a fixed location. A formal dining room, ground floor bedroom, and laundry area are other great features included in the “green” renovations. A “deluxe” option includes a 2nd story addition of a bathroom suite.
ecoREHAB
“Deluxe” 2nd Floor Plan Front Elevation
“Deluxe” Model Rear View
Proposed Floor Plan
Ball State UniversityCenter for the Environment
Cripe Architects + EngineersCompetition Fall 2008
Raymond 2008
Project Statement:
To design a Ball State University Center for the Environment which demonstrates
superior environmental design, while also educating the public on the uses and abilities
of the building itself. This building also serves as the final link of the interior street which runs along the west side of McKinley
Avenue.
Center for the Environment
Concepts:
The main concept behind this design is capturing daylight and providing it throughout the building. This was accomplished using light scoops, windows, and atrium spaces. The form of the building suggests attention to the sun through the extension of spaces both in elevation and plan.
Office Multi-Purpose Room
McKinley Ave. View
Parking Lot View
Roof Diagram
Raymond 2008
Programming: Within the building, spaces are arranged vertically from public to private, allowing main access to the library, computer lab, galley, auditorium, and living machine on ground level. Classrooms and the General Office Suite are located on the second level, while the Laboratories and Visiting Scholar Suite are placed on the third level. Connection to the Arts and Journalism Building and Teachers College is provided on the ground level and second level.
Center for the Environment
1st Floor 2nd Floor 3rd Floor
East/WestSection
North/South Section
National Design FactoryIndianapolis, IN
Gresham Smith Competition Spring 2008
Raymond (Reeder) 2008
Project Statement:
To work within an existing metropolitan context, reusing part of an old automobile
manufacturing warehouse, providing mixed-use housing, performance area, and outdoor
recreation spaces. This development is to be a part of the National Design Factory and Charter
School, which are located in the warehouses adjacent to the site. The site also borders the
Monan Trail Greenway, connecting to various parts of the Indianapolis area.
National Design FactoryConcepts:Making a low-impact on the site and surrounding context, while also addressing the human scale factor, were important elements in the design development process. The magnitude of the existing factory buildings influenced the design into taking a key secondary role as a part of the development for the National Design Factory and Charter School. 22nd Street View
Human Scale Diagram Auditorium Diagram
AuditoriumAuditorium Diagram
Patio
Outdoor Corridor
Unit AUnit A Unit B Unit C Unit D Unit E Unit FGym
Balcony
Unit A Unit B Unit C Unit D Unit E Unit F
Gym
Raymond (Reeder) 2008
Programming: Residences:Placing the artist living units within part of the existing structure fit the design intent and provided more space on the site for other uses. By cutting away parts of the current building, while still using the structural grid, ample day lighting and private exterior spaces were created.
Auditorium:Receding the auditorium space into the landscape brought down the scale of the building to visitors and also followed the concept of low-impact. The auditorium’s green roof structure serves two functions, providing a thermal and acoustic barrier for the interior space, while also serving as a recreation or seating area for activities occurring on the ground level of the site.
National Design Factory
AuditoriumBalcony
Outdoor Corridor
Playground Area
Resident Lounge
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4
GallerySpace
Cafe
Seating
Stage
Lobby
Men’s RR
Women’s RR
3rd Floor
2nd Floor
1st Floor
Below Ground
North/South Section
Structural Grid
Raymond (Perchlik) 2008
Project Intent: The goal of this building is not only to serve as a physical framework, but as asocial foundation. The people of the community will begin to own the buildingas they manipulate and expand infrastructure established. Through thisprocess of ownership, the building can embody the needs and visions of thesepeople who create its character as they progress forward.
Africa Challenge
1st Floor
[to become tomorrow]
The goal of this building is not only to serve as a physical framework, but as a social foundation. The people of the community will begin to own the building as they manipulate and expand infrastructure established. Through this process of ownership, the building can embody the needs and visions of these people who create its character as they progress forward. It is thus that the project is named in Swahili, Ku-wa Kesho, to become tomorrow.
Ku-Wa Kesho
1st Floor
2nd Floor
Competition Board - Open Architecture Network
Raymond (Lengacher) 2008
Project Intent:
The goal of this project was to develop
our skills and knowledge of architectural
drawings. We went through the process
of producing a standard set of
construction documents, including floor
plans, building sections, elevations, wall
sections, and detail drawings. This
enabled us to better understand how a
set of drawings is put together and the
information that is needed in order to
construct a building.
Monterey Bay Surf Museum
1st Floor
East/West Elevations North/South Elevations
Details Wall Sections
exhibit
lobby
auditorium
officespace
terrace
terrace
AUDITORIUM
EXHIBIT
CLASSROOMS MULTI-PURPOSE
STORAGELOBBY
OFFICE SPACE
OPEN TO BELOW
Raymond 2007
African American Self-
2nd Floor
Inflicted Genocide MuseumProject Intent: The design of the African-American Self-Inflicted Genocide Museum was influenced by many issues, including prison architecture and the surrounding New York City context. A large atrium cuts through the building, providing a direct pathway into Central Park from the street and encouraging circulation through the museum. The gallery space within the complex relfects traditional prison design, such as the linear organization of spaces and catwalks surrounding a central circulation space.
3rd Floor
1st Floor
Central Park View
North Elevation
Model
Gallery
Columbus Visitor Centerfor Architecture
Indiana Concrete MasonryAssociation Competition
Raymond 2007
Project Statement:
To design spaces spaces to INFORM and EDUCATE the public about Columbus, Indiana
architecture. The visitor center is to accomodate the needs of a highway rest
stop, while also modeling sustainable practices in design.
Columbus Visitor CenterConcepts:
The arrangement/orientation of spaces according to passive needs was the driving concept in this design. Each public space has a specific passive feature which is significant in the use of the area. By using these systems, visitors area able to see and touch sustainability in action, and through this process become educated about sustainable design.
Site
Section
Raymond 2007
Columbus Visitor Center
Parking Lot View
Model
Roof Terrace ViewLobby
Raymond (Reeder) 2007
Unit-Making
Masonry Wall
Project Statement:
To design a unit which can be stacked or layered to form a vertical wall about 3 feet high. The main purpose behind this project was to learn about how masonry units work together individually and as a whole to create structure. If possible, students were encourage to use masonry as the material for the final product.
Concepts/Structure:
To create a masonry unit that would transmit light, while having an alternating surface pattern. Using two different units, a smooth curve was evident on one side of the wall and an alternating pattern of an inset and outset row was visible on the other side. Using plexiglass layers inbetween the other concrete and portland cement mix was the material technique used to create this effect.
Product Manufacturing Process
Muncie DevelopmentMixed-Use Community
Raymond 2006
Project Statement:
To design a mixed-use building to respond to the needs of downtown Muncie,
Indiana. The building needed to include residential, commercial, and public units, while also taking into account the climate
and cultural context.
Muncie DevelopmentConcepts:
This mixed-use development contains both residential and commercial units, and incorporates a central courtyard, which is accessible to residents and visitors to the site. Daylighting was a key factor in the design, using the southern exposure of the building to increase the amount of natural light in the residential units.
3rd Floor
2nd Floor
1st FloorSite Photograph
Heliodon Light Studies
Raymond 2006
Muncie Development
Programming:
There are 8 residential units within the building, 4 two-bedroom apartments, and 4 one-bedroom apartments, each containing about 1500 square feet of living space and are handicap accessible. The commercial spaces on the ground level of the building include a quaint restaurant setting on the interior corner, a small cafe, and a local grocery store.
Street View
Courtyard Plan
Courtyard View
Raymond 2006
Abstract ArtProject Intent:
Frank Stella’s Sinjerli Variations With
Colored Grounds is an abstract painting
that was analyzed and interpreted into a
3-D model. The project helped introduce
students to color theory, requiring the
rendering of a chosen piece of artwork
using the color groups, such as
analogous, warm/cool, dark/light, and
contrast of extension.
Color Pencil Rendering
Original Painting Model
Presentation Board
Raymond 2006
DwellingProject Intent:
The dwelling project was an
exploration of light and enclosure,
using a painting for inspiration, to
design within a rectangular space with
limited openings. This design
experimented with pergolas and
louvers to capture and reflect light int
othe building. The dwelling uses
symmetry and various geometries,
reflecting those found in Frank Stella’s
Sinjerli Variations With Colored
Grounds.
Model
Presentation Board 1 Presentation Board 2
Raymond 2006
Sketches