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CIERAROWELL
: MEDIA CENTER OXFORD_Georgia
ABLE OF CONTENTST : SOLAR PROMENADE FRESHKILLS_NY
: MODULAR HOUSING HAITI
: MAISON Á BORDEAUX BELLO_Colombia
: PARIS+GENOA PARIS_France GENOA_Italy
: REKALDE REDO Bilbao_Spain
: DÓNDE ESTÁ BELLO? BELLO_Colombia
: EUGLENA + AMOEBA Form Studies
ARCHITECTURE
URBAN PLANNING
IERA CROWELLCPermanent | 1845 Upper River Road
Macon, GA 31211USA
Current | 43-47 C/ Casanova1° 2 E I
08011 BarcelonaSPAIN
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYAtlanta, GA | Expected Graduation: 2013Bachelor of Science in ArchitectureMinor in Interdisciplinary Design and Art History
UNIVERSITAT POLITÉCNICA de CATALUNYABarcelona, Spain | 2012-2013One Year Academic Exchange
RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITYAachen, Germany | 2012Undergraduate Reasearch Opportunities Exchange Program
Skills
DEPARTMENT OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURERWTH Aachen University, Germany | 2012Undergraduate Intern
GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS RECREATION CENTERAtlanta, Georgia | 2009-2012Building Superviser
EXPRESS CLOTHING STORESMacon, Georgia | 2011Sales Assistant
TRAINER’S FITNESS INSTITUTEMacon, Georgia | 2007Fitness Attendent
Experiences
Education
Activities | Projects | Competitions
Autodesk: Autocad, 3ds Max Design+Vray plugin, EcotectGoogle Sketchup+Vray pluginAdobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, BridgeRhino+Grasshopper pluginMicrosoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerpointLanguages: English, Spanish, German, Catalan
IDSA: Industrial Designers Society of AmericaCOST Urban Agriculture Europe Training School: SwedenEuropean City and Infastructure Projects CourseBarcelona Cities and Citizens Research StudyGeorgia Tech Student Government: College of Arch. RepresentativeGeorgia Tech Women’s Chorus: Concert ManagerEnglish Teacher: Intermediate and Advanced levels
Monasterio St. DanielGirona, Spain | March 2012
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: Spring 2011 OXFORD_Georgia
The purpose of this project was to create a multifunctional building that would serve as a center of daily campus activities at Oxford College, complete with library, coffee shop, auditorium, classrooms, and studio space.
EDIA CENTERFor Multidimensional ArtsM
The design inspiration was the natural curve of bird feathers, and the overlapping composition of wings which creates a permeable and light structure with a durable protective quality.
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“In partnership with New York City's Department of Parks & Recreation, the 2012 Land Art Generator Initiative design competition was held for a site within Freshkills Park (the former Fresh Kills Landfill) in New York City. LAGI 2012 was an ideas competition to design a site-specific public artwork that, in addition to its conceptual beauty, has the ability to harness energy cleanly from nature and convert it to electricity for the utility grid.” -http://landartgenerator.org/competition.html
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: Spring 2012 FRESHKILLS_New York The Freshkills landscape will be explored while walking on its solar lined promenade, such that our goal has been how best to simultaneously optimize the visitor’s connection to its key viewpoints and to the generation of energy. We propose a promenade network of paths with viewpoint centres for resting defined by an arbor clad with two types of solar cells angled for optimal solar gain and shade for the walkway whose rhythmic supports also frame views across the valley and surrounding area. In addition to supplying energy through solar optimization, the promenade draws lines of sight with the connecting landscape. These mappings highlight the historical wetlands and habitats, the human density/velocity, the master plan programming, the portals of entrance/exit to the site- all which define the character of Freshkills. Each of these mappings will be highlighted through viewing nodes set throughout the promenade.
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Monocrystalline Polyvoltaic CellsThe rigid layer pavillion tops are lined with solar cells, which create shade for the walkway while completing a double-layered energy system.
DimensionsThe pavillions measure appromixitely 12’ high and have a walking pathway of 10’ in width.
MaterialsThe pavillions are made from lightweight-recycled aluminum. The pavillion cantilevers connect to the rigid solar cell top layer, then are welded into supports which reach into the path. The pathway is composed of recycled rubber from car tires.
Some species of olive tree use a method of collecting light for photosynthesis which allows them to maximize available radiation. The trees have a unique double-layered leaf system which collects direct light through the longer “sun leaves,” and collects ambient light through the round “shade leaves,” which are located closer to the centre of the canopy. The structure and placement of each type of leaf allows them to retain moisture and perform its job to maximum efficiency. The double layered sun capturing system of the olive tree could be applied to other systems of solar engineering within Freshkills, an area that does not recieve exceptionally high levels of direct sunlight. A partnership of diffused light collectors and direct light collectors would optimize energy while adding a doubled dimensionality to the site.
Double-layered Energy System: Olive Tree Biomimicry Upper Layer Rigid PV Cells
This new technology uses extremely small silicon deposits instead of large discs, and is more efficient collecting ambient light in low-light conditions than rigid monocrystalline and polycrystalline cells.
Flexible layer Thin Film Cells Monocrystalline PV cells are the most efficent avaliable. To create the solar surface, long crystal rods are grown and subsequently cut into thin wafers. These wafers are arranged into cell units, which then get placed and wired into the solar array. Rigid solar cells work best when able to receive direct sulight; however, hot climates are not necessary for optimum production due to the tendency to overheat.A translucent thin-film cell
Thin film PV cellsThe flexible layer translucent solar cells run along the pathway to provide an element of color to the visitor and “frame” the view.
Structurally StableThe pavillion solar cantilevers are welded into aluminum stems which reach into the path, forming a moment connection which keeps the pavillions structurally stable.
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Viewpoint NodesThe proposed path winds itself through the East Park’s riverside border. The location offers prime views across the riverland, as well as a variety of landscape elevations for the visitor to explore. The shape of the promenade works in the given site limits and the planned activity spaces, and gains entrance from the main planned trans-river road. The path length allows a visitor to com-plete the loop in a single day, while allowing sufficient time for reflection.
SustainabilityThe Freshkills Promenade proposal has sustainability as a center-piece. The design mirrors nature and strives to recreate a canopy that would have existed if not for landfill effects. The idea was created with the notion that Freshkills is a landscape to be natu-rally molded, and should not be subject to further destruction by the human hand. The proposal incorporates an elegant lightweight design that will not weigh fimly on the delicate landfill cap.
Energy GeneratorPolyvoltaic cells, or PV cells, are growing as an energy source which converts the energy from the sun into electricity, serving as a valu-able alternative to non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels. They are composed of crystalline silicon cells, but the type of cell determines the arrangement of the silicon material. This design makes use of both thin film and rigid monochrystalline PV cells to create a double-layered energy generator approach.
: SPRING 2011 HAITI
The Haiti Design Ideas Challenged aimed to build a self-sustaining community made from pre-fabricated, aggregated components that would ultimately serve to help reconstruct destroyed communities like that of post-hurricane Haiti. The community design is based on four vital compo-nents: housing, education, water, and food.
ODULAR STRUCTURESHaiti Design Ideas Challenge CompetitionM
Aggregate Configurations:In the Haiti site, the modules are aggregated in two basic plots. The first is the housing plot plan which includes four houses spaced equidistant apart. The second plan includes groups of modules placed right next to one another to allow students to move between classrooms.
In 2008, Haiti’s economy was devastated by a series of four hurricanes. These hurricanes not only left thousands with-out homes and belongings, but also destroyed the municipal pipelines. Because conditions have been slow to recover, a new source of water is necessary that can be obtained with-out the risk of contamination. Most Haitians recieve water through local wells. However, after the cholera epidemic, which left over 700 Haitians dead because of water contami-
.snoiger ynam ni detsurtnu emoceb sah retaw llew ,noitanCollecting rainwater is the next safest solution, and would eliminate any chance of water born illness by not mixing with community water sources.
House ExpansionThe residential section is situated on the side of the hill that forms the landscape
houses are built on the high-est part of the hill, and the community eventually will expand down the hill. This will allow graywater from
downhill to the gardens of lower module clusters.
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Shadows cast on summer solstice
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Housing Division
School Division
The section cut of the housing plot illustrates the houses positioning on the downward slope of the hill. This declining layout allows water to flow naturally downhill from greywater sources such as the community laundry of each plot. The school is stationed on the flattest part of the plot to allow students to move easily between buildings, and provide access to children from neighboring communities. The dining hall is situated near the entry road so goods can easily be brought in, and it is an entry point to the comunity, bringing in business from surrounding lands.
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Circulation: Movable Platform for Handicapped AccessibilityGeometry: Structural Anomolies
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Light: Windows by Floor
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Boundaries and Space: Exterior vs. Interior
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: FALL 2010 FLORIAX_France
The Maison Bordeaux house was built for a client couple, one of whom was paralyzed by a car accident. The couple bought a plot of land in their hometown of Bordeaux which over-looked the city with magnificent views. After approaching architect Rem Koolhaas, the couple was surprised that he designed a three floor house instead of an easily accessible single story residence. However, Koolhaas had designed the house with design innovations which allowed the house to be handicap friendly as well as aesthetically unique.
AISON Á BORDEAUXA Precedent Study in Form and FunctionM
Copyright: Hans Werlemann
Accessibility in Design
The defining feature of the house, which makes it accessible to people of any physical condition, is a unique 3 x 3.5 meter elevated platform that maneuvers between floors, allowing residents to move freely between areas of the house. The platform is open-aired, which eliminates the “boxed in” feeling of a traditional elevator.
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: FALL 2012 PARIS_France, GENOA_Italy
This urban design study began by researching and analyzing the two circular pathways of high-speed transportation that transverse the European cities of Paris and Genoa. Each of the two motorways, the Boulevard Périphérique and the Sopraelevata, has a strong prescence in the city which characterizes the districts with which it touches. The motorways are woven into the city fabric through years of use; however, some problems exist between the contact of slow and high paced life patterns, and likewise cause problems for the surrounding communities. This project aimed to assauge specific problems which lied in the context of the motorways, particularly in Paris, through urban design and renewal.
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Center of Activity
Visitor Paths
Resident Paths
New Planned Buildings
Greenspaces
PARIS Urban Proposal
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Stage 1:Easing the �ow of tra�c
Method:Build central parking garage, clearing parked cars from the
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Stage 3:Uniting the neiborhood
Method:Reroute the motorway which
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Stage 2:Connecting with environment
Method:Create pedestrian pathways
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: FALL 2012 BILBAO_Spain
EKALDE REDOREDESIGNING A THREATENED AREAR
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The neighborhood of Rekalde in Bilbao, Spain was once a thriving center of activity. However, the construction of the fast AP-8 motorway, which transverses the heart of the area and divides the neighborhood into two isolated sections, has destroyed the community character and symbolizes fear and danger to the residents. Here lies a vision for a renewed Rekalde, centered around reuniting the residents, green areas and community activities.
Proposed Changes
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Existing Discontinuities
Natural Landscapes Slums Rivers and Streams Established Neighborhoods
: FALL 2012 BELLO_Colombia
The urban investigation was based on Bello, a municipality to the northwest of Medellin, Colombia. Bello is situated on the west side of Medellin River and has an approximate population of 40,000 inhabitants. We chose this area to work because our original studies of Medellin were focused on greenspaces and the role of water in the community. We found that Bello has a new water treat-ment plant, and also a new pedestrian bridge connecting residential areas with greenspace areas on the opposite bank. In our early stages of research, we found an action plan created by the municipality of Bello, which detailed changes to be made in the community during the years 2012-2015. There was one section which related to infra-structure of the city, and we found the following goals which could relate to a project study: – Construction and maintenance of bridges. (3.2.2.1) – Expansion and upgrade of the public lighting (3.2.1.1) – Paving, rehabilitation of the urban road mesh (3.2.2.3) – Opening and construction of roads. (3.2.2.4)Source: City space: Planning, harmony, and livability (http://bello.areadigital.gov.co/SalaPrensa/Paginas/GUIA_PLAN_ACCION_2012_2015.aspx)
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We looked at the existing city plan and found areas of discontinuity within the city street grid, as well as areas of the city which lacked connection over the quebrada. In particular, the residential areas in the north of the city, such as Niquia and Bellavista, had severe issues with connection to the facilities found in the southern part of the city. We found that the residents of these regions could not access greenspaces or important churches/universities. From this evaluation, we defined the follow-ing objectives for our research study: Landscape/Territory Facilitate communication across the quedabra Equipment/Strategic Make existing utilities available to remote areas of the city Increase access to public space Increase fluidity of traffic flow Habitat Issues Renewal of appreciation for river and greenspace
Schematic section of quedabra with new bridge locations
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Gentle curves wrap and twist around a central axis, imitating the act of birth- when a soul reaches out from the womb for the first time into the tumultuous world and the beginning of the chaos of life. To describe birth in a written way, we turn to poetry. However, to envision birth and the beginning of life in a physical form, care must be taken to capture the violence and beauty of the act cohesively. The key is a graceful fusion, a balanced chaos branching out from a single ordi-nary cell of life. That was the influence behind this structure.
: CROSSING BOUNDARIES
The main focus of this experiment was to combine the structures of the amoeba and euglena protists. Therefore, the final structure of the euglena and amoeba combination takes into consideration several of the key characteristics of each protist that function as assets to the final creature. The slender cylindrical form is the creature in its resting form and the flowing pseudopods are put into motion when the protist is provoked as a kind of defense mechanism. In this transformation, the creature twists up then bursts out in all directions to distract the predator and create an umbrella of protection. The flagella from the euglena are pres-ent as well and function for locomotion, winding around in circles and propelling the creature forward in a barrel-like fashion.
UGLENA+AMOEBAFORM STUDIES IN RHINO GRASSHOPPERE
Slice of the Eugmoeba:
The exterior contours of the creature in rest are gently waved all the way around the body to create a dynamic continuity on the exterior and interior.