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rice village: visions for the villagerice design alliance/rdagents design charrette rice village, houston, tx

a new masterplan for rice village that encourages economic vitality, maintains the character, and creates a pleasant environment to bike, walk, live and shop.

unit 6hampton university/old dominion universityu.s. dept of energy solar decathlon entry 2011norfolk, va

an affordable sustainable home that plays on the characteristics of it’s historic, center city neighborhood.

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maternal village: nuestra historia.nuestro espacio* m.arch i thesis

a residence that addresses the needs of migrant women and mothers on maryland’s eastern shore

*nominated for best thesis

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queensway landscaping projectcornell universitygraduate landscape studioqueens, new york city, ny

a project to revitalize an abandoned rail line and add more life into the queens, ny communities adjacent to it.

forest homedanish institute for study abroadundergraduate architecture studiocopenhagen, denmark

a home that blends the desire for art with nature

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hampton university/old dominion universitysolar decathlon 2011

unit 6 unplugged

The Unit 6: Unplugged was a collaborative effort between archi-tecture students and engineering students to design a multifamily dwelling that fit the character of the Tidewater Virginia area and was affordable and sustainable.

The house is designed to blend seamlessly into an existing historic center-city neighborhood. A principal feature of the house is its porch - open air for three seasons, that is transformed via motor-ized windows into an elegant indoor sunspace. Over the porch, photovoltaic and thermal collector panels are integrated into the sloped roof. To the west of the house is the utility core, with a deck, pergola, and planters. The design drew inspiration from the tradi-tional arts and crafts style homes native to its neighborhood streets.

As a member of the team I collaborated on the design, and was lead for the communications team that developed the promotional and marketing materials.

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unit 6 with six pack multifamily dwelling in norfolk virginia neighborhood

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solar decathlon 2011unit 6 unplugged

The spatial organization was designed to yield the most efficient passive design for thermal comfort and direct solar gain. First, the long dimension of the house runs on the east west axis. Alternately, the sunspace and living space are positioned on the south side of the house.

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The interior spaces were organized to yield the most efficient active systems. The side of the house with the sloped roof contains the wet core, kitchen, bath, washer, sinks, and the water-cooled photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) collectors. All these service oriented utilities and spaces are contained in one portion of the house.

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technical documentation

site plan

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sun space diagrams

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the house was broken down into four modules for easier transportation and ease of construction once on site:roof, module a(bed and bath), b(living room), b (kitchen). Along the module break that separates modules c and a a moving bookshelf was built to conceal the bedroom in place of a door

shoulder seasons (fall/spring)

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winter(window is raised)

south elevation

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technical documentation

wall section

sun space

the sun space uses a motorized as well as a phase change material in the floor that melts, cools and releases heat below 50 degrees in order to absorb and trap heat in the winter. and get ventilation during the summer

sun space

moisture is prevented from entering the walls through a rain-screen

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promotional materials

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danielle dunn

houston’s rice design alliance (rda) hosted an 8 hour design charrette which challenged participants to envision how rice village (a sixteen block area of residential and shopping areas near rice university’s campus) could evolve in the future and tackle issues of identity, walkability, and circulation. as a team of one, i came up with the following proposal:

identity: business improvement district (bid)

rice village needs a cohesive governing body devoted to economic and community vitality. rice village business owners and residents could work to establish a business improvement district (bid). in a bid business owners and residents collectively work on changes that will improve and maintain rice village and establish a common aesthetic. bids provide these services to businesses and streets within their boundaries for a small fee:

-improve and maintain facades- provide street furniture, trees , signage, and lighting-maintain and improve (widen and smooth) sidewalks and streets-bury utility lines-provide security-establish employee parking programs in garages-establish a parking metered zone

parking metered zone (pmz)

a current problem within the village is that parking spaces are overcrowded and undervalued, which leads to fewer vacant spots, consumers cruising for free parking, and less available retail or social space.

rice village bid would establish a parking metered zone (pmz) that eliminates parking lots in favor of metered curbside parking, multi level parking garages to absorb excess cars, and the existing rooftop parking.

funds collected from new curbside parking meters on every street in the pmz would be earmarked for the physical improvements to be made and maintained within rice village..

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establish consistent character and identifiers

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new multi-level parking garages in addition to the curbside metered parking replace parking lots and give opportunity for first floor retail.

reconfigure streets into three different complete street configurations

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bike lane

bike lane

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curbside parking

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pedestrian zonedriveway

city bike returns and stations

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bike lane

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rice village mixed use streets

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pedestrian pedestrianbike bikepark parktraffic trafficplaza

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new garages and green space. garages have been added to absorb parking from demolished parking lots and provide employee parking

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accessible curb ramp crosswalk

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boulevards

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bus route

bus runs along kirby drive and university boulevard. shelters are provided along route

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variable pricing during peak hours

smart meters and information apps

electric car fueling stations

city bike lots

provided at major boulevards and intersections

connected to city bike lots

smart meters signal to app when parking is available

fuel station

digital tags and qr codes

allow signs to be read and information displayed through mobile apps

multi modal and digital technology

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nuestra historia. nuestro espacio

maternal village

1. bed space2. living room3. kitchen area4.cleansing space

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a. view from back porch of a shared unit in the village

there is a paradox between building and migrancy, as one is associated with permanence and stability while the other rests at the opposite poles of fluidity and flux. this project sought to reconcile the necessity of visibility for itinerant women and specifically migrating mother’s with the needs for security, efficiency and good design. the solution was to create communal units that focused on shared space, flexibility, and efficiency within each home. below are some design requirements set for this project.

each unit must be minimal each unit must be adjustable for each woman’s needs

each unit must facilitate community

project overview

b. interior showing bedroom space for mother and child

the storynuestra historia. nuestro espacio.

mexicorecruiter worker

due to the dire lack of economic resources in some parts of mexico, women head to the eastern shore of maryland to earn money to support their families. however, the exploitation and hardships they face while working in maryland’s booming crabbing industry forces some to return home.

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the design

shower area

porch

kitchen/dining

bed spaceliving space

behavioral sketches/studies

the space is built around activities the women conduct everyday.

to study

to dress to bath to cook

to play to disciplne to sleep

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the units were built aroundspecific behaviors and dailyactivities that the womenundertook. these behaviors wereseparated out into three differentzones from those requiring lessprivacy to those that could beshared amongst the women in thevillage. the house is separatedinto these three zones bycomponents that can be swappedin and out of each house.

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the units were built such that theycould be placed in any number ofconfigurations side by side, ontop of one another or for thepresence of a community house.

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most materials must fit here

wood studs

polycarbonate panel

pallet as wall component

pallet as floor component

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insulation

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pallet slides down on light wood frame

electrical chaste

plumbing chaste

exploded wall

poly carbonate panel

window panelpallet

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light wood frame

modular floor [made of pallets]

poured concrete foundation

structural diagramsconstruction using wood pallets

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forest home

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project overviewthe project was intended for ayoung couple who valued both artand drew inspiration from natureto produce that art. the design ismeant to play on and magnify thisinspiration and connection tonature

ballerup, denmark

forest home

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natureto connect one to the surrounding nature

artto create a place for the inspiration of art

forest home

a nook was built in between thechimney wall and also providesworkspace for visiting guests

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the bedroom on the north end of the home

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the studio space includes a built in work-space and ample space for creativeactivity

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a living and dining/kitchen areaseparated by a fireplace

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a study was created underthe space of the stairs thatextends into the livingspace

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queensway

connecting communities

project overview

the queensway project was a collaborative project to revitalize an abandoned railway that extended from the disparate neighborhoods of south ozone park to rego park in queens, new york. the individual portion of the project was from the ozone park to richmond hill segment of the bridge and focused on adding bicycle access, and incentives for cyclists as well as fitness

fitness trailthe fitness trails provided space for a variety of activities from yoga torecreational walking. Programmed space included fitness equipment as well.

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queensway site

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queensway

one of the purposes of the queensway is to connect people to each other and to healthy activities such as biking , running, ,jogging and various other activities that promote physical activity regardless of age. for this reason we are including two main projects to promote physicla activity

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Create a fitness element that can be accessed at mulptiple points along the bridge

Create ample space for bike trails, storage, and maintenance

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healthy communities

queensway

planplaying on the original intention ofthe queensway as a rail line thatconnected communities in Queens, a variety of recreational trains travel between communities.

fitness train

queensway

concept

the queensway had three main objectives

cafe train

to connect communities along the queensway

to connect people to nature

to promote a bicycle culture