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[A]mplitude [M]odulationGraduate Thesis

RECHARGEGraduate Comprehensive Studio

Eco-/Infra-/Logi-/Tectures

Graduate Design Studio

Dex-ter-i-tyExplorations in Making

Professional WorkFeb. 2007 - August 2011

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31 N, 81W [film]The Human Narrative of West Virginia

The Geologic Narrativere-Assembling Logan County, WV

Aberrant Traverse

The New Appalachian Itinerary

Operative TransmissionRegional Signals

Elk Creek WatersCommunity Infrastructure

EXTERNALITIES Graduate ThesisAdvisor: Kathy Velikov | 2011-12

University of Michigan

This thesis, titled Amplitude Modulation, seeks to engage and expand the understanding of our industrial heritage while addressing the contemporary condition of resource extraction in the Ap-palachian Mountains.

Through various techniques, Amplitude Modulation re-assembles the narrative of the southern coal towns of Appalachia, playing on inadvertent gaps and junctions within the geologic, industri-al, and cultural network. The project operates as an ecology of design practices that apply friction to the current circumstance.

[A]mplitude [M]odulation | Graduate Thesis | 2

This short film sets an opening tone for the project, while touching on the human narrative of Southern West Virginia. It particularly calls attention to the role of water as a vehicle for distributing the effects of the mining operations throughout the porous landscape.4

36N, 81W | The Human Narrative of West Virginia | 5

The story begins 480 million years ago during the Paleozoic era when the Ap-palachian region was submerged under shallow seas. These seas deposited a thick layer of sediments and carbon-rich marshlands. During the formation of the supercontinent Pangaea, tectonic collision uplifted the regioncompressing the or-ganic sediments into rich coal seams, now known as the Appalachian coal basin.

This geologic event deposited a resource that would forever shape our relationship to this region. As it stands today, the Appa-lachians are one the largest coal produc-ing regions in the world. Geologically, the coal forms a clastic wedge that thickens as it moves south, creating a concentration of resources in West Virginia.

This topographic map of southern West Virginia demonstrates the physical geolog-ic twisted mountains which create a condi-tion of isolation. It is this isolation that dis-tances the broader publics understanding of the issues of the region.

The Geologic NarrativeLogan County, West Virginia

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MUTATION EXPLOITATION TRANSMISSION8

I began operating on this region through a series of maps that looked at layers of information dealing with geology, industry and culture. This process began to target places and ways to tactically intervene. Mutationrail roads, highways, mountain top removal, scars on the land

Exploitationpower lines, deep mining sites, mineral rights

Transmissionflow of information and resources, watershed, radio transmission towers

Through this exploration, I began to devel-op a design strategy that operates in vari-ous ways to combat the isolation inherent in the region.

re-Assembling Logan Countymapping with wax

[A]mplitude [M]odulation | Logan County, WV | 9

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A key figure for this work was Benton MacKaye, a regional planner and conser-vationist who conceived the Appalachian trail in 1923. MacKaye believed that just as a photo needs a chemical to be revealed, a region requires the chemical of imagina-tion to reach its full potential. The work of this thesis seeks to stimulate the imagina-tion in order to engage in this region.

As it exists today, the Appalachian trail does not pass through West Virginia. I propose a new spur of the trail, the Aber-rant Traverse, which operates tightly with the geologic, industrial and cultural net-works. This regional intervention traces the geologic river cuts, marches through mountain top removal sites, and skirts the banks of coal slurry lagoons, providing an exploration and deeper understanding of currant linkages between the geologic and the industrial, while exploiting the hiker as a witness.

To establish this new this new Appalachian itinerary I produced a set of postcards. For the hiker, these cards frame scenes & re-inforce the experience of the trail. Beyond the trail, the cards are mailed out to ignite the imagination of others.

Aberrant TraverseThe New Appalachian Itinerary

ABERRANT TRAVERSE:

THE NEWAPPALACHIANITINERARY

[01] territory: bituminous coal fields, West Virginia

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AT-GRADE CROSSINGS

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While the trail draws outsiders to the re-gion, the next piece of the design strategy operates by transmitting information be-yond the region.

Perched on the edge of a mountain top re-moval site, I propose an AM radio station that would project the narrative of West Virginia.

AM transmission operates in 2 ways. Dur-ing the daytime, the signal travels via groundwaves with about a 100 mile radius. Once the sun sets, the signal bounces off of the ionosphere via skywaves which can reach a 1000 mile radius, reaching Wash-ington DC and NYC.

AM Transmission interferes with the elec-tronic detonators used in the Mountain Top Removal blasting. This interference would force communication between the station and the mining operations. This would provide a reading and awareness of opera-tions.

Operative TransmissionRegional Signals

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In this opening exercise to the studio proj-ect, both the hard and soft infrastructures which define the Detroit River are repre-sented. This process of mapping helped identify operations and infrastructural couplings for targeted design intervention.

Particular attention was given to the defi-nition of the international border between the USA and Canada, as well as the impor-tance of this waterway for commerce, and the ecological threat industry poses to the river.

Material ConstructRestrain | Divert | Contain

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The final element in this ecology of design interventions operates on a local level. Elk Creek Waters provides the community with a water infrastructure as well as a place of gathering which addresses the isolation of the two towns, Prenter and Sylvester.

The strata of the project begins with the most public front yard. Amongst the parking and clean water pump station, people gather. The layered space becomes more private as it recedes into the moun-tainside.

Light pours in from clearstories and sky-lights with larger openings on the ends affording views up the hollow.

Elk Creek WatersSylvester, West Virginia

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Together, all of these interventions oper-ate as a totality to combat isolation, and spark imaginations with respect to the landscape. Through research and explo-ration of the operations, networks, and actors of southern Appalachia, [A]mpli-tude [M]odulation utilizes architecture as a method of tactical adjustment in order to initiate progress.


Cast concrete and wax site model of the terrain between Prenter and Sylvester, West Virginia. The black pools represent the coal slurry lagoons that are leeching toxins into the drinking water of these towns. The pinned red line represents the new spur of the Appalachian Trail, the Aberrant Traverse. 20

RECHARGE

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Fluidity vs. TensionMaterial Research

SOAKActivating the Sublime

PROPOSITIONS Graduate Comprehensive StudioInstructor: Jen Maigret | Fall 2011


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This research concentrated on water as an active material that could stratigically inform the design of a surface and space.

A series of studies approached water as the medium that dictated the formal and material qualities of the construct.

RESTRAIN: distributes water throughout the surface at a variety of rates.

As the water pools, the geometry allows it to suspend before breaking its tension and flowing down over the textured surface.

DIVERT: tests limits of fluidity

The material construct incorporated dual tracks that varied with respect to the scale of barrier elements.

CONTAIN: harnesses this quality of surface tension.

A subsurface-chamber allows the water to fill the space a come up through the voids above in a gentler way, maintaining a high-er volume of water in tension.

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Bewilderment is simply a prerequisite for another form of seeing. -James Corner

Although our existence relies upon it, the nature, force and agency of water remains mysterious. This project seeks to enlist the build environment as a reconciler of water and people. By exploiting the prop-erties of water as it interacts with material systems, we reignite the wonderment of water.

Set in Detroits developing Rivertown Warehouse District, this project treds lightly on the cities civic intfrastructure while introducing new and exciting ways to consider water.

Programatically, public baths & a laundro-mat combine with housing. As a result, opportunities emerge to activate the sub-lime nature of water. This is explored at various scales with respect to systems, ex-perience, and perceptions and ultimately changes our behavior towards water

SOAKActivating the Sublime

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This graphic novel helped visually develop the narrative, theme, plot, and characters of the project. The plot (macro-water sys-tem) and subplots (micro-water system) support the projects theme of activating the sublime through water, resulting in a new form of seeing for the readers. The graphic novel is a collection of images and drawings that were curated to ignite and drive the project conceptually.

The graphic novel served as the manual or dossier as we generated formal and spatial constructs that facilitated the nar-rative.

One of the fundamental goals of a built structure is to provide protection from harsh elements, such as water and ice. This project sought to challenge that no-tion, and invite water into the inner envi-ronment in an exciting way. Steam, ice and water form programatic barriers and tran-sitions within the project. The goal was to actively respond and engage the environ-ment in a positive way.

Activating the SublimeGraphic Novel

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ACT I _ exposition

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STORM-CLOUD

Storm-cloud embodies the environment that is beyond our control. Like Break-beat, Storm-cloud flaunts water, but often takes it to the extreme. Storm-clouds manic nature ignites fear in the anticipation of its power. Although he can interact playfully with Break-beat at times, Storm-clouds irreverence for those in the path of his torrents when he unleashes his full power inspire little sympathy from the other characters.

FLOW

Steady and wise, Flow has a broad view of all systems and characters at play. She is equitable in her reaches, mediating the needs of those players on the set, as well the greater publics. Flows fluid nature allows her to absorb the erratic behavior of Storm-cloud and Break-beat, adjusting quality, tempera-ture and magnitude to accommodate the needs of others. Flow keeps an even keel, fluctuating to absorb the sloshing created by those around her.

BREAK-BEAT

A playfully endearing, yet mischievous character, Break-beat holds the role of the protagonist, embodying water at the human scale. Break-beat acts as a responsive character, sympathetic to those other characters around him, however he is boisterous. He likes to steal the show, with a tendency to in-terrupt at inopportune moments in order to call attention to his tricks. Like any good showman, Break-beat pays careful attention to timing, waiting for the waters to calm before making his unexpected splash.

OPPOSITIONAL

The Oppositional Army behave as loyal servants to Break-beat and Flow, dealing with the details, and ensuring the vision of their masters is realized down to the molecular level. This army of minions holds many roles, but are united by a pulsing tone and miniature scale. Their tiny size leaves them powerless against the large volumes of water generated by Break-beat and storm cloud, but they utilize their multitude and size to celebrate the won-der of the water droplet.

PROLOGUE

Bewilderment is simply a prerequisite for another form of seeing.James Corner, Ecology and Landscape as Agents of Creativity,

in George Thompson and Frederick Steiner, eds., Ecological Design and Planning

In order to view the world through a different lens, we must first be in awe of it. As Corner suggests, bewilderment and wonder generate a new form of seeing. The nature, force, weight, and agency of water has been forgotten. Is it possible, through careful mediation of water, material, space and atmo-sphere, to inspire a new and productive role of the built environment?

It is the goal of this project to remind us of the greatness of water as it facili-tates human activity. By exploiting the natural and uncontrollable properties of water as it interacts with the highly regulated infrastructural water system, we intend to reignite the wonderment of water.

Several approaches within the project seek to capture the imagination with respect to water. The following narrative is a tool to bring hierarchy and clar-ity to each of the characters at play. Working across different scales and time-frames, some elements come to the forefront while others fall back as the support network. As the work develops, as will the richness of each charac-ter. The established roles as they relate to one another and the goal at large, will serve as constraints in the design process.

ACT II _rising action

Storm-cloud gathers in the distance, absorbing vapors, bolstering its power.

Flow continues with her ambient balancing of the existing system.

Break-beat, bored and impatient without ammunition for his trickery, siphons water from the systems for which Flow is working to provide, creat-ing tension between them.

The Oppositional Army operates per usual with the draft standing by, ready to activate latent regions when the order is dispatched.

ACT III _climax

Storm-cloud unleashes its might in a sudden flash flood of power.

Flow takes a patient breath, and makes room for the erratic flux of Storm-clouds action, happily accommodating Break-beats pestering.

Break-beat, excited and temporarily seduced by the drama is tempted to join Storm-cloud, but suddenly realizes the ramifications of that action. With bigger goals in mind, Break-beat bears arms against the enemy.

The Oppositional Army, flooded by the battle, and too minute to effect change, temporarily subvert to the forces.

ACT IV _ falling action

Storm-cloud lightens its ammunition to a persistent drizzle, suffering from depleted resources.

Flow-overburdened by the volume of water, swells and staggers under the weight of it.

Break-beat works tirelessly to allevilate Flow, maintaining control, and hap-pily collecting resources for his stunts, allowing Storm-cloud to have this moment of awe.

The Oppositional Army begin to emerge from their flooded camps and call in the draft to assist in cultivating inspiring qualities of the water.

ACT V _ resolution

Storm-cloud recedes and dissipates, leaving clear blue skies, no trace of its havoc.

Flow falls back into a balanced rhythm.

Break-beat seizes the calm after the storm to hold center stage, creating a elaborate show of the resources gained from the storm.

The Oppositional Army flourishes, full of beautiful finite details, creating a visual shimmering vibration throughout the space.


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A network of alternating terraces provide each housing unit a private outdoor space in the urban post-industrial neighborhood of the Rivertown Warehouse District.

Network of TerracesOutdoor Space Diagram

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A set of 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units config-ure together and repeat across the project. The interlocking design allows several units to occupy multiple levels, and let in ample daylight .

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con [FLAT]-ed AGENTSBorder Mapping

Re-claiming OperationsToxic Harvest

Liminal Spectacle

Remedial Transformations

THRESHOLD Graduate Design StudioInstructor: Kathy Velikov | Fall 2010


Flemming Channel

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

Canadian Pacific RailwayAmbassador Bridge

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Windsor Harbor Commission Detroit Windsor Truck Ferry Harridon Terminal

Michigan Marine Terminal Morton Terminal Ltd.

Nicholson Terminal & Dock

Fighting Island Channel

Trenton Channel

Ballards Reef Channel

Amherstburg Channel

Livingstone Channel

West Outer Channel

Shipping Channel BoundaryInternational Ports and Docks Public Recreation Habitat Remediation Sites (level of threat) 40

Political Border Commerce Border Physical Border

The unfolding agency of mapping is most effective when its capacity for description also sets the condition for new eidetic and physical worlds to emerge...Through ren-dering visible multiple & sometimes dispa-rate field conditions, mapping allows for an understanding of terrain as only the surface expression of a complex and dynamic im-broglio of social and natural processes. In visualizing these interrelationships & inter-actions, mapping itself participates in any future unfoldings. -James Corner

In this opening exercise to the studio proj-ect, both the hard and soft infrastructures which define the Detroit River are repre-sented. This process of mapping helped identify operations and infrastructural couplings for targeted design intervention.

Particular attention was given to the defi-nition of the international border between the USA and Canada, as well as the impor-tance of this waterway for commerce, and the ecological threat industry poses to the river.

con[FLAT]-ed AGENTSBorder Mapping | Detroit River

Liminal Spectacle | Border Mapping | 41

Unloading Pneumatic Transport System

Pneumatic Transport Ship

Air Pressure

Hopper Sand Discharge Tube Reclamation

Sea/Overland Pipeline

Clamshell Cable Arm Bucket

5,385,021 cubic yards dredged annually from federally maintained Great Lakes Harbors

Represents 50,000 cubic yards of annual dredge

Clamshell Cable Arm Bucket UnloadingPneumatic Transport System


Sand Discharge Tube

Air Pressure

Hopper


Reclamation

Dredged Sediments

Pressure/ Water Extractor

Valve

Solidifying Agents

pH Controller

Water Release

Solid Sediments

Mixer

Site Delivery Based on Contaminants.

Excavator for Earth Moving Formation of Windrows Remediation

Identification of Contaminants

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Reclamation

Dredged Sediments Water Extractor

Valve Mixer

Solidifying Agents

pH Controller

Water Release


Side Delivery Based on Contaminants

Excavator for Earth Moving

Formation of Windrows for Remediation

MercurySource: Coal fired power plants[Hg]

ZincSource: Industrial Construction[Zn]Polychlorinated BiphenylsSource: Dielictic Fluids[PCB]Polycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsSource: Crude Oil, Coal, Tar[PAH]

LeadSource: Ammunition, Construction[Pb]

Annual dredging of the Detroit River maintains minimum depths necessary for the passage of cargo ships. The process produces an abundance of sediments, contaminated by neighboring industrial operations. As it stands, this material is transported to confined disposal facilities. This project proposes an alternative pro-cess to reclaim this toxic harvest of river sediment and put it to productive use.

Re-Claiming OperationsToxic Harvest

Clamshell Cable Arm Bucket UnloadingPneumatic Transport System


Sand Discharge Tube

Air Pressure

Hopper


Reclamation

Dredged Sediments

Pressure/ Water Extractor

Valve

Solidifying Agents

pH Controller

Water Release

Solid Sediments

Mixer

Site Delivery Based on Contaminants.

Excavator for Earth Moving Formation of Windrows Remediation


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Politically, the Detroit River is considered international waters. Who then owns the material dredged from the bottom of the river? As a toxic substance, it is seen as a burden, but as productive soil it could be used to form a liminal landscape, one that is neither the U.S. nor Canada.

Paring ecological and infrastructural oper-ations, this project utilizes bioremediation methods to create productive soil for food growth from the contaminated material.

Now, spanning border of the U.S. and Can-ada a skeleton of the Ambassador Bridge pulsates with vibrant activity. Once the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada, this icon of commerce has transformed into a Liminal Spectacle; a place of ecological and infrastructural op-erations, active engagement, and cultural blending.

Liminal SpectacleRemedial Transformations

Liminal Spectacle | Remedial Transformations | 45

The vessels holding contaminated mate-rial would begin their transformation by being planted with phytoremedial plants based on the toxins they contain. Visually these plants would signify and educate the public as to what contaminants exist in the river. This aggregate of phytoremediation would be deployed on higher levels of the bridge structure, utilizing the suspension cables. Being the most toxic, this process would be furthest removed from the public access.

Below the zone of phytoremediation, an area of composting. Organic material would mix into the remediated soil to in-crease the diversity of the soil food web. This food web will also further aid in the decomposition of organic compounds, and fix nitrogen. Red Wiggler worms provide a further refinement of the soil into a rich fertilizer.

Finally, the vessels become part of the constructed space of the bridge, and are planted with various crops. An emphasis is placed on companion planting such as beans corn and squash where the corn acts as a climbing structure for the beans, which are nitrogen fixing, and the squash spreads out over the ground, providing a living mulch that keeps the soil moist and weeds at a minimum.

Yellow Poplar

Mercury (Hg)

Source: Coal fired power plants

Beans: Nitrogen fixing

Maize: Provides climbing structure for bean

Squash: Natural mulch, prohibiting weeds & keeps soil moist

Marigold: Pesticidal chemical from root

Beet Cucumber Pepper Basil Tomato

Composting:

Waste sources:Carbon: Sawdust, newspaper, egg shellsNitrogen: Food Scraps, coffee, grass clippings

Vermiculture: Further refines the compost into rich fertilizer.Solutions of the castings and water serve as pest and disease control

Helianthus Annuus (sunflower)

Lead (Pb)

Source: Building construction, ammunition

Salix Viminalis (Willow) Zinc (Zn) and Lead (Pb)

Source: Industrial construction

Brassica Juncea (Wild Mustard)

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Source:Dielictric fluids

Thlaspi Caerulescens (Alpine Pennycress)

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydro-carbons (PAHs)

Source: Crude oil, subsurface coal tar


Liminal Spectacle engages its users as active occupants, responsible for under-standing the processes at play and more importantly, physically interacting with the space on various levels. Suspended over 150 ft off the Detroit River, catwalks and scaffolding dare people to explore among the hanging vessels, observing the remediation process while enjoying the thrill of the physical space. On the pro-ductive surfaces that weave throughout the skeleton of the Ambassador bridge, planting and harvesting produce provide the public other means of actively par-ticipating on the bridge. The public realm takes over the infrastructure and en-courages a program of suspended play and folly, hanging between two countries.

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dex-ter-i-ty (n.)

[4.1]

[4.2]

[4.3]

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Bike Pavilion | University of Michigan2011

Sugar-Shack | First Hand Projects2010

Product Design | University of Michigan

2012

Ceramics | Mudflat Studio2010

[:readiness & grace in physical activity; especially: skill and ease in using the hands]

Corrugated Polycarbonate Roofing

(2) 2X6 Columns Flitched

(2) 2X10 Header

1'-6 3/4"1'-0"2'-10 1/2"1'-0"

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2X4 Upper Roof Frame

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This Design/Build course worked with Hostel Detroit to create a project that addressed their bike storage needs while also helping define their outdoor space. [01] structure held together by custom steel gusset plates we fabricated with the waterjet cutter.[02} alternating angled corregation on the roof enabled

rainwater collection to occur at a single point[03] clear polycarbonate roofing material allowed ample light into the space[04] structure closes down for security[05] doors hing upward to open a performance stage and provide additional coverage beyond the structure

Bike Pavilion | Hostel Detroit | Detroit, MI | Instructors J. Bard & M. Schulte | Spring 2011

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Hostel Detroit: Fabrications in Architecture | 53

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[05][05]Hostel Detroit: Fabrications in Architecture | 55

I worked as a program assistant and instructor at First Hand Projects, a design/build program for teens. FHP exposes students to architectural design theory and enables realization of their work through its physical construction. This project fulfilled a community farms need for an educational space to demonstrate maple

sugaring, as well as a veterinary clinic. Students creatively implemented on site materials such as cord wood and hay bales to inform their design. This program ran for 6 weeks. I oversaw and assisted in the design and construction.

Sugar-Shack | Cogshell Farm | First Hand Projects | Lincoln, MA | Summer 2010

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Sugar-Shack, Lincon, MA | 57

Through a series of projects, this course challenged students to push designs to complete resolution, with heavy focus on materiality, technique, and craft.

[01] Ikabana Flower Container; vacuformed mold, waterjet copper inlay, cast concrete, beeswax finish

[02} Nesting Stools; Willow plank, polyuerthane finish, CNC routed pocket to recieve legs, bent square stock steel, powdercoating finish

[03] Woven Luminary; Yupo sheet cut with knife cutter, hand woven assembly, bent wire light fixture

Material Explorations | Architecture of Objects | Instructor S. Jackson | Winter 2012

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[01]Material Explorations: Ikabana Flower Container | 59

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[03]Material Explorations: Nesting Stools; Woven Luminary | 61

Studies in Ceramics, Mudflat Studio, Somerville, MA | 63

Professional Work

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Liquid Planning; DetroitGraham Institute

Aga Khan University; Karachi, PakistanPayette Associates

February 2007-August 2011

St. Joseph

+M +MResidentail Vacancy, DRPSLand Cover, USGSTributary Infrastructure Zoning, City of Detroit

Lafayette

Park East

Dues Park

1949 1961 1981

Area 568.04 acresDequindre Cut Tributary

St Aubin

St Joseph

Gratiot Avenue

Vacant Residential

Commerical / Industrial

Streets

Developed, High Intensity

Developed, Medium Intensity

Developed, Low Intensity

Developed, Open Space

North Interceptor - East Arm Sewer LineDetroit River Intercetor - East Arm Sewer Line+M Sewer Outfalls

North Interceptor - East Arm Sewer Line

Detroit River Interceptor - East Arm Sewer Line

Sewer Outfalls

B2, B3, B4, B6 Business/Shopping

M3, M5 General/Special Industrial

M4 Intensive Industrial

PD Planned Development

PR Parks & Recreation

R1, R2 Single and Two-Family Residential

R3 Low Density Residential

R4 Thoroughfare Residential

R5 Medium Density Residential

R6 High Density Residential

SD1, SD4 Special Development

1 : 24,000

0 0.25 0.5 0.75 10.125 Miles0 .5 1 Miles

0 0.25 0.5 0.75 10.125 Miles0 1 2 Miles 1 : 48,000

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Matrix Inventory of Dequindre Cut Tributaries [below Gratiot]

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38.82 % 38.85 %

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21.07 % 1.27 %

Total Acreage % of Total Acreage % Imperviousness Runoff [gal.] 2005 Runoff [gal.] 2000

6,156.66

6,160.82

3,340.84

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37.8 %

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11,294,760.21

3,046,216.39

106,165.10

24,830,300.61

18,272,743.88

4,928,190.67

156,977.40

R3 R5 R6 SD1, SD4

3.3 %

Zoning, City of Detroit

13.4 %

B2, B3, B4 Business/Shopping


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4,294.08

70.56

493.92

5,984.64

5,623.20

2,707.20

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2,167.20

35,491.68

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7,827,429.62

129,359.17

512,645.61

10,971,769.78

518,183.99

2,468,454.04

36,959.76

3,973,174.57

36,837,248.69

16,090,697.02

12,736,072.95

209,278.19

829,361.73

17,750,207.65

838,321.76

3,993,482.61

59,793.77

6,427,830.25

59,595,564.47

26,031,644.76

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1.9 % .87 % 30.1 % 13.9 % 7.8 %

Surface Analysis, GIS

8.8 %


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16,633,510.34

2,597,119,054.75

106,759,559.71

4,127,431,134.96

68,800,897.41

7,700,809.45

3,806,303.86

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6,156.66

6,160.82

3,340.84

200.82 1.27 %

21.07 %

38.85 %

38.82 % 51.4 %

37.8 %

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10.9 %

15,348,121.40

11,294,760.21

3,046,216.39

106,165.10

24,830,300.61

18,272,743.88

4,928,190.67

156,977.40

R3 R5 R6 SD1, SD4

3.3 %

Zoning, City of Detroit

13.4 %

B2, B3, B4 Business/Shopping


M3 General Industrial









4,294.08

70.56

493.92

5,984.64

5,623.20

2,707.20

20.16

2,167.20

35,491.68

8,776.80

9.12 %

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6.54 %

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4.12 %

8.57 %

13.37 %

54.08 %

3.30 %

37.8 %

37.8 %

21.4 %

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1.9 %

18.8 %

37.8 %

37.8 %

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7,827,429.62

129,359.17

512,645.61

10,971,769.78

518,183.99

2,468,454.04

36,959.76

3,973,174.57

36,837,248.69

16,090,697.02

12,736,072.95

209,278.19

829,361.73

17,750,207.65

838,321.76

3,993,482.61

59,793.77

6,427,830.25

59,595,564.47

26,031,644.76

PRPDM3B2, B3, B4

54.1 %4.1 %8.6 %.75 %6.5 %M4

.11 % 9.1 %

BDS Buildings

PS Paved Surfaces

ALY Alleys


SDE Sidewalks

RO Roads

ALY GO PS RO BDS

1.9 % .87 % 30.1 % 13.9 % 7.8 %

Surface Analysis, GIS

8.8 %


3,726,731,696.90

16,633,510.34

2,597,119,054.75

106,759,559.71

4,127,431,134.96

68,800,897.41

7,700,809.45

3,806,303.86

28,836,198.24

55,079,664.59

27,603,979.93

35,040,005.47

100 %

100 %

10.9 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

13.88 %

30.65 %

.87 %

1.94 %

8.83 %

7.79 %

11.02

4.95

174.13

78.86

44.24

50.17

SDE

Runoff [gal.] 2005 Runoff [gal.] 2000 Runoff [gal.] 2005 Runoff [gal.] 2000 Runoff [gal.] 2005 Runoff [gal.] 2000

During the summer while at the University of Michigan I worked with assistant profes-sors, Jen Maigret and Maria Arquero as a research assistant. The work was funded by the Gram Institute and contributed to the Detroit Sustainability Indicators Proj-ect.

The Primary goal of the summer research was to look at issues of urban runoff in the city of Detroit. Using Geographic Mapping Systems, as well as other data relating to rainfall, we analyzed, refined, and repre-sented the information. The graphic pre-sentation of the findings played an impor-tant role as we oriented the information to architects, planners and decision makers in the city.

Liquid PlanningGraham Institute

Detroit Sustainability Indicators ProjectAnn Arbor, MI

Supervisors:Jen Maigret & Maria Arquero

Summer 2011

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Land Cover, USGS

Zoning, City of Detroit Surface Analysis, GIS

Residential Vacancy, DRPS

St Aubin Sub Tributary Area 88.7 acres

Buildings

Paved Surfaces/Sidewalks

Alleys/Private Roads/Streets

Green, Urban Open

Vacant Residential

Commerical / Industrial

Streets

B4: Business, Shopping, General Services

PR: Parks & Recreation

R6: High Density Residential

SD4: Special Development





0 0.2Miles.20 Miles1 : 6,000 0 0.2Miles.80 Miles

1 : 24,000

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Impervious Surface Analysis

Gallons of Runoff: 2000 Annual Percipitation 2000-2010Imperviousness

BDS RO PS GO

15.87 % 13.46 % 20.64 % 43.07 %

ALY

2.40 %

SDE

4.77 %

SDE Sidewalks

ALY Alleys


PS Paved Surfaces

RO Roads

BDS Buildings

Total Acreage % of Total Acreage % Imperviousness

3.77

2.40

38.21

18.31

11.94

14.08

4.25 %

2.70 %

43.07 %

20.64 %

13.46 %

15.87 %

100 %

100 %

10.9 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

0.00

1,000,000.00

2,000,000.00

3,000,000.00

4,000,000.00

5,000,000.00

6,000,000.00

7,000,000.00

Janu

ary

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uary

Mar

ch

Apr

il

May

June July

Aug

ust

Sept

embe

r

Oct

ober

Nov

embe

r

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r

Sidewalks

Alleys

Green, Urban Open

Paved Surfaces

Roads

Buildings

0.00

1,000,000.00

2,000,000.00

3,000,000.00

4,000,000.00

5,000,000.00

6,000,000.00

7,000,000.00

8,000,000.00

9,000,000.00

Janu

ary

Febr

uary

Mar

ch

Apr

il

May

June July

Aug

ust

Sept

embe

r

Oct

ober

Nov

embe

r

Dec

embe

r

Sidewalks

Alleys

Green, Urban Open

Paved Surfaces

Roads

Buildings

28.18 inches

32.28 inches

30.31 inches

37.24 inches

25.69 inches

31.36 inches

29.04 inches

27.05 inches

32.25 inches

41.61 inches

32.62 inches

2010

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

2009

Gallons of Runoff: 2005

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At Payette Associates I worked on the de-sign of a university in Pakistan. This proj-ect brought up issues of climate, culture, and resources. I worked on the develop-ment of a campus housing neighborhood for university faculty. I also worked on the student residencies. Here we studied Islamic city form as well as contemporary housing projects in south Asia and the mid-dle east as precedents. Ideas about creat-ing a community and encouraging social interaction among students in their living quarters drove the design of these build-ings. Physical modeling of the project was the main method used to work through de-sign issues. My role as a designer involved working back and forth between drawing and building models.

Student Housing:Aga Khan University

Payette Associates Inc Boston, MA

Project Architect: Randa Ghattas

Principal: Tom Payette

February 2007-May 2009

Aga Khan University | Karachi | 71

1220

MIN

1220

MIN

1220 MIN

610 MIN

1220 MIN

US

DR

I VE

(11) ROYSTONIA REGIA(5) ROYSTONIA REGIA(5) GUAUIACUM OFFICINALE

(2) THESPESIA POPULNEA

(21) PISTACIA ATLANTICA(FEMALE ONLY)

NYMPHAEA ALBA

(6) CASSIA MULTIJUGA



(3) VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS

(3) CASSIA GLAUCA

(3) ACACIA DECURRENS 'MOLLIS'



(3) CALLISTEMONLANCEOLATUS

(3) CASSIA GLAUCA


(6) CALLISTEMONLANCEOLATUS (3) CASSIA GLAUCA

(3) CASSIA GLAUCA

(3) SARACA INDICA

(5) SARACA INDICA (2) BAUHINIA PURPUREA

(5) TABEBUIA ROSEA ALBA

(1) GUAUIACUM OFFICINALE

(4) PRITCHARDIA PACIFICA(6) PRITCHARDIA PACIFICA


CGC

CGC, SCOCGC, CSO

CGC

CGC

CGC

CGC

CGC, CSO

CGC

CGC

CGC, SCO

CGC, SCO

CGC, CSO

CGC, CSO

CGC, CSO

CGC, CSO

CGC

CGC CGC, CSO

CGC, CSO

CGC, CSOCGC

CGC

CGCCGC, SCO



EGC3

TLT

DRT

DRS

DRS

DRS

DRT

DRT

72

1220

MIN

1220

MIN

1220 MIN

610 MIN

1220 MIN

US

DR

I VE

(11) ROYSTONIA REGIA(5) ROYSTONIA REGIA(5) GUAUIACUM OFFICINALE

(2) THESPESIA POPULNEA

(21) PISTACIA ATLANTICA(FEMALE ONLY)

NYMPHAEA ALBA





(3) CASSIA GLAUCA

(3) ACACIA DECURRENS 'MOLLIS'



(3) CALLISTEMONLANCEOLATUS

(3) CASSIA GLAUCA


(6) CALLISTEMONLANCEOLATUS (3) CASSIA GLAUCA

(3) CASSIA GLAUCA

(3) SARACA INDICA

(5) SARACA INDICA (2) BAUHINIA PURPUREA

(5) TABEBUIA ROSEA ALBA


(4) PRITCHARDIA PACIFICA(6) PRITCHARDIA PACIFICA


CGC

CGC, SCOCGC, CSO

CGC

CGC

CGC

CGC

CGC, CSO

CGC

CGC

CGC, SCO

CGC, SCO

CGC, CSO

CGC, CSO

CGC, CSO

CGC, CSO

CGC

CGC CGC, CSO

CGC, CSO

CGC, CSOCGC

CGC

CGCCGC, SCO



EGC3

TLT

DRT

DRS

DRS

DRS

DRT

DRT

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meghan archer _ collected works

Documents

amplitude modulation

titled amplitude modulation

geologic narrativelogan

appalachian region

appalachian coal basin

rich coal seams

geologic event

design strategy