graduate school design (architecture)

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Kamille Ditcher

spring 2011 | roanoke, virginia

Master of Architecture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityBachelor of Science in Architecture, Kent State University

GRADUATE SCHOOLspring 2011 | roanoke, virginia

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Front Facade along downton - open gap with building “resting on” the tops of the buildingsbeside it

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Development of Front Facade

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�e space between the urban block is contained by an outdoor room created by the school “sitting” on top of the two neighboring buildings. Inside this outdoor space is an indoor space not accessible to the public where classroom pin-ups and group lectures can be held.

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First Floor Plan

Entire building cut through the middle with a giant atrium in the center which connects the building visually and creates long perspectives across the space of the school

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Residential - apartments maximize e�ciency. While small in width, the apartments are designed to scissorover around other apartments on the second level to make the space appear long and spacious.

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View of atrium from residential �oor

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