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This is a collection of educational and professional work done as an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban PlanningTRANSCRIPT
casino, performance hall, and ferry terminal tesselation study
formal analysis of monumentmemorial to the afghanistan war
elementary school addition
photography exhibit and studiocartographic library
residential schematic planningresidential garage options
annotated field drawings
Bachelor of Science in ArchitectureUniversity of Michigan ‘09
semester 3
semester 4
semester 1
professional work
semester 2
BETH MIKON
foundation volume
eroded volume
push/pulled volume
implicit and broken hand symmetry
elevation
site plan
implicit and broken roof and plinth
implicit and broken planar logic
axis of symmetry
axis of rotation
axis of rotation
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axes of rotation
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axis of symmetry
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MEMORIAL TO ROSA LUXEMBURG AND KARL LIEBKNECHTLUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
BERLIN, 1926-1933
semi-transparent wall allows for some view between gallery space and performance space
no natural light, allows for image projection, creates intimate environment
peforated metal allows for sound to be heard in ciruclation space, no view
bleacher seating creates intimate space for interaction between various stakeholders
circulation corridor is a ramp creating a slow transition around performance space
projection screen for showing visual content to be viewed with oral testimony or alone when performances are not scheduled
space for circulation and for performers to move around or sit in a chair, no stage allows for wheel chair accessibility
entry from this side
tight circulation space, no exhibit, consumers forced to move through space, view of outside and sounds from performance area creates stimulation, some-what anxiety provoking
view of context juxtaposed with sounds from performance space
ceiling higher in corridor to accomodate ramp condition
SPACES OF TESTIMONY VS SPACES OF CIRCULATION/INTERFACE
skiylight provides focused light for recorder, bright/well-lit space
half wall, perforated metal gives privacy but still allows some views between recording space and exhibition space, sound isolated
access from this side of space
SPACES OF TESTIMONY VS SPACES OF CIRCULATION/INTERFACE [PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT]GENERATING CONTENT VS VIEWING CONTENT
circulation space also used for exhibition, viewing and interfacing with content
areas where content is never entirely stationary, consumers can reload the content, content which is viewed longer will appear more frequenty customizing the pavillion based on context and location, these trends will then be played out in the archive
dialogue table with digital interface for viewing and recording content, experience unmediated by third party
recorder can sit upright or lay down
cushioned wall provides comfort to encourage or provoke honesty
Memorial to the Afghanistan WarMy memorial to the Afghanistan War seeks to
embrace and tap into contemporary technolo-gies to memorialize a contemporary war. It
emerges from the human urge to describe and annotate their experiences to create a power-
ful mapping and eventual archive of an endless war. Soldier generated content is disseminated
through a temporary, traveling, and highly expe-riential pavilion that not only communicates the content but gives the consumer the opportunity
to record their own experiences,reactions, and opinions, giving seemingly every American
stake in the war and its memory.
PLAN 1/4” = 1’
A B C
ROOF PLAN 1/4” = 1’
EXHIBITION JOINT
PRIVATE TESTIMONYPUBLIC TESTIMONYREFLECTION
EXHIBITION JOINT
SECTION C, 1/4”=1’
SECTION B, 1/4”=1’
SECTION A, 1/4”=1’
PAVILLION AXONOMETRIC
CIRCULATION PATH
OPAQUE SURFACES
TRANSLUCENT SURFACES
EXHIBITION SURFACES
ELEVATED PAVILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR TESTIMONY: URBAN CONTEXT
PRIVATE TESTIMONY + EXHIBITION JOINT
PUBLIC TESTIMONY
REFLECTION SPACEELEVATED PAVILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR TESTIMONY: RURAL CONTEXT
site studySandusky, Ohio
Casino, Performance Hall, and Ferry Terminalprogram relationships and circulation
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B
Section A 1”= 32’
Plan 1”= 64’
Section B 1”= 32’
performance hall
casino
shopping/restaurants/bars
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skyw
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stria
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terminal
pedestrian bridge
performance hall
casino
casino
shopping/restaurants/bars
lobb
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front
of h
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back
of h
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back
of h
ouse
back
of h
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front
of h
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stage/theater
mid-review proposalEach assigned program was considered separately to emphasize and heighten the difference in cultures (high and low) associated with each. The design also considered scale, attempting to create a sense of urbanism similiar to that of nearby downtown Sandusky. site plan grain diagram
site model
Casino, Performance Hall, and Ferry TerminalSandusky, Ohio, is a typical Midwestern town, exempli-
fying the American landscape with its post-industrial, semi-abandoned downtown. The city is characterized
by colonial architecture and punctuated by several vacant industrial complexes. While Sandusky’s land-
scape and character is not atypical of the Midwest, its tourism industry provides a prosperous and exciting
seasonal economy as well as a unique sub-culture not to be ignored. The architecture plays into this site analysis through a conceptual interest with colliding
and conflicting programs and their associated cultures. Architectural moments of intrusion are contrived expe-rientially to create feelings of self-awareness by increas-
ing visitor consciousness of their own gaze on people inhabiting the intruding, seemingly inaccessible spaces.
FOURTH FLOOR THIRD FLOOR SECOND FLOOR tesselate
extrude
final model
Carver Elementary18701 Paul St
Presit Elementary7840 Wagner St
Phoenix Multi-Cultural Academy
7735 Lane St
Bunche Elementary2601 Ellery St
Hamilton Elementary 14233 Southampton St
Pulaski Elementary19725 Strasburg St
Greenfeild Union Elementary
420 W. 7 MIle RdBagley Elementary
8100 Curtis StCrary Elementary
16164 Asbury ParkHarding Elementary
14450 Burt Rd
DETROIT, MICHIGANVacant Public School Buildings
Elementary School Addition Initial site analysis of Detroit revealed that an excessive number of vacant lots could be utilized as an asset to create a school supported by commu-nity agriculture. Schools would integrate sustainable gardening practices into the curriculum and community to provide unique methods of teach-ing and food security for students and their families. These ideas could be
employed as a network across a variety of sites in the city.
Longitudinal Section A
Longitudinal Section B
Cross Section A
10 20 30 40 50 1001/16” = 1’
Arts, Earth, and CommunityThe existing site of Bunche Elementary School was chosen as an ideal condi-tion for the implementation of the concept because of its proximity to local churches and the Heidelburg Project, a two block art installation that combats vacancy issues in Detroit. The school addition would include an arts wing and indoor and outdoor performance spaces. Gardening would be an integral part of the curriculum with shared greenhouses attached to each classrooms. Local food, grown by students and community members would not only support the cafeteria during the day, but also provide revenue for the community with markets held in the evenings. Overall, this scheme could serve as strong community anchors within Detroit leading to revitalization through urban agriculture, art, and education.
Longitudinal Section A
Longitudinal Section B
Cross Section A
10 20 30 40 50 1001/16” = 1’
Photography Exhibit and StudioAfter exploring a variety of Abelardo Morell’s photographs I chose to further explore his creative use of scale and light, which are particularly evident in his book series. A significant feature of the space is the two-story bookcase wall, which is intended to capture the audience of the exhibition as well as Morell’s own intuitions. Books are meant to be removed and moved by Morell to contrive specific lighting conditions. The exhibition corridor, a more public space, surrounds interior spaces of reflection for Morell. An adjustable roof, clad with reflective material, creates unusual angles of these spaces while also bringing light into the building.
A Cartographic Library- Maps and Power: Investigation of a Territorial ConflictEyal Weisman, an Israeli architect, believes the territorial conflict in Israel is unsolvable on the surface, but must rather be solved volumetrically, considering subterrain, terrain, and air.
Eyal Weizman proposes looking at the solution to a territorial conflict three-dimensionally. How can the map library design be solved three-dimensionally in a parallel way? How can bridge spaces and tun-nel spaces be utilized? How can the idea of power in conflict be applied to power in the library spac-es? Can it be applied hierarchicaly from floor to floor? How can the idea of verticality be introduced into the design to conceptually consider power and control and to practically consider daylighting and program?
Works Cited: Weizman, E. (2002). Politics of Verticality. Retrieved November 31, 2007, from Open Democracy web site: http://www.opendemocracy. net/conflict-politicsverticality/isue.jsp
“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a territorial one, though fought out in three dimensions. More then anything else, it is defined by where and how one builds. The terrain dictates the nature, intensity and focal points of con-frontation”“In understanding and governing of territories, maps have been principal tools. The history of their making relates to property ownership, political sovereignty and power. But maps are two-dimensional. Attempting to represent reality on two-dimensional surfaces, they not only mirror it but also shape the thing they represent. As much as describing the world, they create it.”“In both the Oslo and the Camp David peace proposals, the intertwined patchwork of territories made it possible to draw a feasible continuos boundary between Israelis and Palestinians without dismantling settlements. It was only by introducing the vertical dimension, through schemes of over- and under-passes, that linkage could be achieved between settlements and Israel, between Gaza and the West Bank. These soltions did not reject the map as a geopolitical tool. Instead, they superim-posed discontinuous maps over each other.” “Some Israeli projects have proposed highways to bypass Palestinian towns in three dimensions. The Tunnel Road, for example, connects Jerusalem with the southern settlements of Gush Etzion and further, to the Jewish Neighbourhoods of Hebron. To accomplish this, it has to perform a double contortion: strethed up as a bridge spanning over a Palestinian cultivated valley, it then dives into a tunnel under the Palestinian Bethlehem suburb of Bet Jallah.”
Maps + Power: Investigation of a Territorial Conflict for a Cartographic LibraryArchitect Eyal Weizman proposes looking at the solution to Israel’s territorial conflict three-dimensionally. My project attempted to explore how a map library design could be solved three-dimensionally in a parallel way. I considered: How can bridge spaces and tunnel spaces be utilized? How can the idea of power in conflict be applied to power in the library spaces? Can it be applied hierarchically from floor to floor? How can the idea of verticality be introduced into the design to conceptually consider power and control and to practically consider daylighting and program?
tel dan, israel joiner
movement study
state street, ann arbor joiner
study models
final model
KITCHEN/ EATING AREA
GREAT ROOM
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MUD ROOM
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MASTER BEDROOM
CARRIAGE HOUSE
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BUILDABLE AREA
SECOND FLOOR HEIGHTS VARY
GROUND FLOOR 9’-0” CEILING
LOWER LEVELOR CRAWL SPACE
2ND FLR. HTS. VARY
GROUND FLR. 9’-0” CEILING
PINE COVE
LAKE SHORE BLVD.
CARRIAGE HOUSE
GUEST ROOM AP
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SAM’SBEDROOM
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Three schematic designs were developed and graphically represented for the client’s victori-an-style home on Mackinac Island, Michigan. Each scheme showed the client the program, the massing concept, favored views, and site strategies.
scheme 1 scheme 3scheme 2
Various designs were created for a potential garage renovation on a greek-revival home in Ann Arbor. A 3D massing model for the house and garage op-tions were generated using AutoCAD.
0’ 5’ 10’
1/8” =1’-0”
A4.2
East Elevation
Troy
4 1/4” CLAP BOARD
4” CLAP BOARD
NON ORIGINAL CHIMNEY
6” BASE TRIM DAMAGED CORNER BOARD NON ORIGINAL STORM 6” BASE TRIM 5 PANEL DOOR
CORNER BOARD NEEDS REPLACING
ASPHALT SHINGLES
ASPHALT SHINGLES
NON ORIGINAL SHUTTERES TYP
STONE FOUNDATION
17. DOOR TRIM 18. FIVE PANEL DOOR 19. CHIMNEY ROOF WALL INTERSECTION
20. STONE FOUNDATION BELOW 21. CONCRETE STEP
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6 OVER 6, 31” SILL, 5’-5” ORIGINAL WINDOW
6 OVER 6, 31” SILL, 5’-5” ORIGINAL WINDOW
0’ 5’ 10’
1/8” =1’-0”
A2.1
Existing Ground Level Plan
BACKBAND MISSING
6 OVER 6, 32” SILL, 5’-5” WINDOW
ORIGINAL TRIM AND DOOR
16 X 16 ACT,CARPET FLOOR,FIBER BOARD,
OVER PLASTER WALLS
16 X 16 ACT,CARPET FLR
SLOPE IN FLOOR
5 PANEL DOOR
ORIGINAL DOOR
6 OVER 6, 31” SILL, 5’-5” ORIGINAL WINDOW
NON ORIGINAL WALLS
ORIGINAL FLOOR BOARDS, DRYWALL CEILING,
FIBER BOARD WALLS
APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL 5 PANEL DOOR
2 OVER 2, 33” SILL, 4’-2” WINDOW,
ORIGINAL TRIM
ORIGINAL DOOR AND TRIM
16 X 16 ACT, CARPET FLR,FIBER BD ON WALLS
DIFFERENT STYLE BASE BOARD
6 OVER 6, 31” SILL, 5’-5” ORIGINAL WINDOW
6 OVER 6, 31” SILL, 5’-5” ORIGINAL WINDOW
DIFFERENT STYLE DOORS, 5 PANEL, VICTORIAN HINGE APPEARS TO BE
ORIGINAL, TRIM AROUND DOOR
DIFFERENT DOOR PANEL AND TRIM CONFIGURATION
SLOPE IN FLOORNON-ORIGINAL CLOSET
BURIED POCKET DOOR ON WALL
SAG IN FLR
CASED OPENING MATCHES NORTHSIDE
BULDGE IN FLR
CHIMNEY
DIFFERENT STYLE BASE BOARD
DIFFERENT STYLE BASE BOARD
NON ORIGINAL
NON ORIGINAL
SLO
PE IN
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6 OVER 6, 16” SILL, 5’5” WINDOW
6 OVER 6, 16” SILL, 5’5” WINDOW
5 PANEL DOOR, ORIGINAL TRIM
SLOPE IN FLOORDROPPED CLG,
16 X 16 ACT,CARPET FLR
NON ORIGINAL STRUCTURE BEYOND
ORIGINAL TRIM
ORIGINAL TRIM
HALF GLASS, 3 PANELS, ORIGINAL TRIM
GLASS DOOR, 1/2 LITE, 2 PANELS BELOW, LOOKS ORIGINAL
5 PANEL, NON ORIGINAL DOOR AND TRIM
12 X 12 ACT, CARPET FLOOR, PLASTER WITH
WALLPAPER
NON ORIGINAL TRIM
NON ORIGINAL TRIM
BALL TOP HINGE
DRYWALL CEILING,
VINYL FLR
ORIGINAL DOORS
9 OVER 6, 30 1/2” SILL, 4’-61/2” ORIGINAL SASH WINDOW, NON ORIGINAL TRIM
9 OVER 6, 30 1/2” SILL, 4’-61/2” ORIGINAL SASH WINDOW
4 PANEL DOOR, NON ORIGINAL TRIM
ORIGINAL TRIM, NON ORIGINAL DOOR
ORIGINAL DOOR
32” SILL 4’-7” WINDOW HAS BEEN MODIFIED
Troy
2 OVER 2, 33” SILL, 4’-2” WINDOW, ORIGINAL TRIM
2 OVER 2, 33” SILL, 4’-2” WINDOW, ORIGINAL TRIM
NON ORIGINAL CHIMNEY
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1. BASE/DOOR TRIM 2. SOUTH ENTRY 3. EAST ENTRY 4. ORIGINAL EXTERIOR WINDOW
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Annotated plan and elevation drawings were created using AutoCad and Adobe Illustrator to document existing field conditions for a Historic Home in Troy, Michigan. The drawings called out important details, materials, and damage.