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Ryan Slattery Design ProtfolioAstro[Biome] - 2012 Master’s Project
Ryan Slattery Design ProtfolioAstro[Biome] - 2012 Master’s Project
RyanSlattery
Before
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ing a M
aster o
f Arch
itectur
e degr
ee fro
m The U
nivers
ity of H
ouston
in 201
2, Ryan
Slatter
y
attende
d the U
nivers
ity of
Texas
at Aust
in earn
ing a
dual Ba
chelor
of Art
s degr
ee in G
overnm
ent an
d
History
in 200
5. Be
tween hi
s stint
s in ac
ademia,
Ryan w
orked
as
politic
al cam
paign
operat
ive. He
has work
ed and
managed
campai
gns at
the m
unicip
al, sta
te and
feder
al lev
el foc
using
his
effort
s quan
tifying
voting
behav
iors by
under
standi
ng vot
ing tre
nds,
demogr
aphics
and po
pulatio
n grow
ths while
under
standi
ng the
intrin-
sic val
ues
that
create
the
“ty
pical
voter.”
Those who are governed largely determine
the efficacy of a Representative Democracy.
It is through community involvement that
we may have a direct impact over the
legislation that governs us. This has been a
guiding principle for Ryan. Dedication to
the community is something that he has
carried with him into the world of design. Ryan is of the belief that cities don’t “grow.” Rather, cities are, or
should be, “shaped.” Through the quality of the process and the
harmony of design, cities can create meaningful spaces for communi-
ties and populations to live, work, play and “grow.”
To this
end,
Ryan f
ocuses
the s
um of
his
skills,
from hi
s arch
itectur
al edu
cation
to
his ca
reer in
politic
s, to s
hape t
he urb
an
landsc
ape in
an ef
fort t
o main
tain th
e
fluidity
of a b
uilt en
vironm
ent tha
t focus
es
Ryan’s
Archite
ctural
Concen
tration
focus
es on
Urban a
nd Sub
urban
design
and h
e has
studie
d both
Americ
an and
Europ
ean ap
proach
es to
these
design
probl
ems tr
aveling
to
Barcelo
na, Sp
ain as
part
of UH’s P
an-Am
erican
Summer
Studio
. He h
as also
serve
d as t
he UH Grad
uate S
tudent
repre
sentati
ve to
the Ri
ce Desig
n Allia
nce (R
DA) Boa
rd.
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2012 Pan-American Studio - Barcelona, Spain000 2012 Master’s Project / gray2green Case Study*
Construction Doc Examples
Resume
Comprehensive Design Studio - EaDoRec
40
7 Month 8 Countries 3 Continents
5060
Writing Samples
*Additional Credit(s) - Kimberly McGrath Anton Stoev
ryanslattery
EDUCATION2012 (December)
The University of HoustonCollege of Architecture
M.ArchUrban and Suburban Design
2006 The University of Texas at Austin
Dual BAGovernment & History
2012 Rice Design Alliance (RDA) Board Member – Graduate Repre-sentative Understand and promote the mission of the Rice Design Alli-ance Recruit Student Volunteers for RDA events Represent the UH Graduate Student Body at RDA events
2012 Summer Pan American Study Abroad Studio in Barcelona, Spain Worked to design efficient mixed use housing and retail to work within the dense urban fabric of Barcelona’s Gracia neighborhood
2011 Design Build Studio McReyn-olds Middle School in Houston’s Denver Harbor neighborhood De-veloped Construction documents for permitting Worked with City of Houston Permitting office Oversaw a construction budget of $37,000 Worked with vendors and man-aged bidding process for materials and services
CASE STUDIES AND CONFERENCES
Lillie Schechter Consulting Houston, Texas 2010-12
Analyst Election Data and Trends Compiled raw field data to identify trends with regards to voter behavior Refined data to be used in future elections Devel-oped statistical analysis of voter trends and provided projected impacts for campaigns at a variety of levels
Jackson & Ryan Architects Houston, Texas 2013-2014
Architectural Designer Work with a team to produce architectural drawings based on client needs Assist with schematic design and design development Produce Construction Documentation Create presentation drawings and renderings for clients
SKILLSAdobe Creative Suite AutoCAD SketchUp Rhino Grasshopper VRay Microsoft Office ArcGIS Vector-works
gray2green Houston, Texas 2013Co-Author Worked with a team to develop a holistic solution for the Houston Astrodome. Presented design solutions for parking, transportation, programmatic issues, green space & historic preservation Presented to HCSCC on June 10th, 2013
Texas Society of Architects Houston, Texas 2014Presenter/Moderator - Annual Convention and Design Expo The Politics of Design: Understanding Who Controls the Narrative of the Built EnvironmentPanel brings together key influencers (public officials, preservationists, designers, and other stakeholders) to illustrate the importance of shaping the "public conversation" with respect to how we rebuild/repurpose/re-imagine, as well as preserve, while effectively demonstrating relevance.
REFERENCESRafael Longoria Director of Graduate Studies at UH COA Director Pan-Am Studio [email protected] 713-502-5027
Laura Spanjian Director City of Houston Office of Sustainability [email protected] 415-235-6084
Annise Parker Campaign Houston, Texas 2013
Organizer Work with Field Staff to implement programs to promote support for Mayor Parker and drive voter turnout Worked with, and managed, Student Leader-ship Program (SLP) which seeks to encourage college and high school aged students to become civic-minded across the spectrum public service
WORK
University of Houston COA Houston, Texas 2011-12
Instructional Assistant Research for teaching collection of 180,000 digital images, 35mm slides, and a collection of 500 video, cds, dvds Worked primarily to develop the University’s “Houston Collection” – A collection of historically significant land-marks including images, facts and figures that demonstrate historic relevance.
713.553.3359
Barcelona Spain
Barcelona Spain
Ildefons Cerda rewrote an entire approach to city planning when he designed the Eixample for Barce-lona, Spain. In his approach, he focuses on needs. While most city-planning focus on expanding the urban environment to satisfy the need for industry to expand, Cerda focus on the needs of people to ensure that populations can expand.
The purpose of this project is to understand the needs of its inhab-itants and contribute to the living conditions of the residents as it relates to Cerda’s plan at the micro level. The project looks to mitigate light through facade ap-plications and consolidation of services and spaces. The end result is a simple design that allows its inhabitant to allow light where they want and transition through spaces through defined thresholds.
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Team Gracia [Erick, Ryan, Anton] :: Site Survey :: Circulation
parking/garage
site
B
Team Gracia [Erick, Ryan, Anton] :: Site Survey :: Circulation
bicycle
site
Team Gracia [Erick, Ryan, Anton] :: Site Survey :: Circulation
main circulation
site
Team Gracia [Erick, Ryan, Anton] :: Site Survey :: Circulation
pedestrian
site
bus
bus
bus
bus
bus
Team Gracia [Erick, Ryan, Anton] :: Site Survey :: Circulation
bus
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONALIGNING PROGRAM ON VARYING SITE AXES
MASSING DIAGRAMSUNDERSTANDING MIXED USE PROGRAM IN MASS
EXTRUDING SITE TO IT’S FULL POTENTIAL MASSING
SEPERATING PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SPACES.
PUSHING PUBLIC SPACE BACK TO ALLOW MORE NATURAL LIGHT TO PRIVATE SPACES, AS WELL AS ALLOWING A COURTYARD.
PUNCHING LIGHTWELLS WHERE NEEDED FOR RESIDENCES.
PRIVATE SPACEPUBLIC SPACES.
Private
Semi-Priv
ate
Circulation
Public Space
Residence
Residence
Site Axis
Floor Axis
Public [ Space ]
02 Sport has always served has a way to pass time. It can be as simple a task as kicking a ball into a net or striking a ball with a stick and praying no one catches it. Sport is not specific to class or status and requires nothing more that a few friends and patch of land big enough.
Sport and Recreation has evolved over time. Technology has evolved the game(s), made it faster, players stronger and experiences more intense. But, at the core of thematter is the simplicity of a game and the idea that human beings are fluid and are objects set in motion.Aside from the occasional injury, the benefits of recreation have always encouraged athletes to strive for physical peeks and in turn have provided the athlete with a healthier life style, increased motivation and confidence and been a driving force for building com-munities through competition.
With the construction of Dynamo Sta dium in East Downtown [EaDo] Houston the idea of sport and community has been placed squarely in the minds of the residents that have called the area home for decades.
The driving force behind [EaDoRec] is to provide the community with a place to playsimple games that require very little to participate in and provide a mechanism for healthy living that has been lacking in the area.
Through sport and providing green space for the area’s new Farmer’s Market [EaDoRec] serves as a catalyst for encouraging healthy living in an otherwise heavily industrial setting with limited access to recreational sport, green spaces or healthy food alterna-tives.
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02
030 20 40 80 160
Large Outdoor Workout Space Small Outdoor Workout Space
Outdoor Seating
Indo
or L
ou
nge
Main Lobby Area /Reception
Exterior Rock Wall
Lect
ure
Spa
ce
Admin/Work Space
Locker Rooms
Racquetball Court
Rac
quet
ball
Co
urt
Basketball/Volleyball Courts
Weight Room/Cardio Center
Large Group Exercise
Racquetball Court
Racq
uetb
all C
ourt
Small GroupExercise
4” Pyrex Glass TubingW24 x 161 I Beam1/2” Floor to Ceiling Glazing
Top to BottomWood Flooring3” Concrete Slab2” Metal DeckingGirder Beams
Outside to InsideConcrete CladdingW24 X 91 I Beam2” Ply2” Insulation2” Wall Panel
Concrete Slab Steel Decking
Column
Girder
Filler Beams
[Str
uctu
re]
[HVA
C]
ASTRO [ BIOME ]GREEN SPACE
STANDARD OF LIVING
TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT WILL ENABLE, ENHANCEAND ENCOURAGE:
THE CREATION AND UTILIZATION OF:
PROVIDE FOR AN OVERALL
PLAY OFF OF
REIMAGINING THE ASTRODOME
03 In 1960, Major League Baseball expanded the league and the then Houston Colt .45 would begin play in 1962. Roy Hofheinz, acknowl-edging the Houston heat and humidity, decided he would bring the Coliseum to Hous-ton for the �edgling MLB team. In 1964, the largest domed stadium in the world was com-pleted and Houston became home of the Houston Astros and the 8th Wonder of the World - the Houston Astrodome.
Houston is slowly becoming a city with no history. Houston is a city that tears down an apartment complex to build a supermarket and then, across the same street, will tear down a supermarket to build an apartment complex. The urban fabric is fragmented and unintelligible. The average life span of a build-ing is nothing more than a few decades.
The Astrodome is certainly a relic of Houston’s past. It was once an international icon. The very �rst of its kind, and would become the blueprint of enclosed stadiums for decades to come. Now, 47 years later, it’s a decaying, condemned struc-ture with no present and no future. It is a building in limbo, a victim of inactivity.
Houston is also hot. Residents of the Bayou City are well aware of this fact. But, in a city that sprawls to the tune of more than 600 square miles, only 14% is considered recreational green space. There is very little refuge from the summer heat. Not even the simplest of considerations – shade. Houston has more than 16,000 lane miles of surface streets and an intricate network of highways crisscrossing the city. At the end of these surface streets and highways are parking lots and garages.
ASTRO [ BIOME ]GREEN SPACE
STANDARD OF LIVING
TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT WILL ENABLE, ENHANCEAND ENCOURAGE:
THE CREATION AND UTILIZATION OF:
PROVIDE FOR AN OVERALL
PLAY OFF OF
REIMAGINING THE ASTRODOME
03 In 1960, Major League Baseball expanded the league and the then Houston Colt .45 would begin play in 1962. Roy Hofheinz, acknowl-edging the Houston heat and humidity, decided he would bring the Coliseum to Hous-ton for the �edgling MLB team. In 1964, the largest domed stadium in the world was com-pleted and Houston became home of the Houston Astros and the 8th Wonder of the World - the Houston Astrodome.
Houston is slowly becoming a city with no history. Houston is a city that tears down an apartment complex to build a supermarket and then, across the same street, will tear down a supermarket to build an apartment complex. The urban fabric is fragmented and unintelligible. The average life span of a build-ing is nothing more than a few decades.
The Astrodome is certainly a relic of Houston’s past. It was once an international icon. The very �rst of its kind, and would become the blueprint of enclosed stadiums for decades to come. Now, 47 years later, it’s a decaying, condemned struc-ture with no present and no future. It is a building in limbo, a victim of inactivity.
Houston is also hot. Residents of the Bayou City are well aware of this fact. But, in a city that sprawls to the tune of more than 600 square miles, only 14% is considered recreational green space. There is very little refuge from the summer heat. Not even the simplest of considerations – shade. Houston has more than 16,000 lane miles of surface streets and an intricate network of highways crisscrossing the city. At the end of these surface streets and highways are parking lots and garages.
There are 2 problems at play. How do you salvage a piece of Houston’s history? And, how do you best shape that repurposing in the best interest of the city it serves? This is a study that looks to reclaim the astrodome in an attempt to preserve its history and iconography as well as retool it to serve the visitors of the Reliant Complex.
There are literally hundreds of opinions as to what to do with the Astrodome. Chances are you’re formulating your own right now. What we have failed to see in any of them is a solution for the Astrodome that addresses the stadium within the larger context of the city. Every plan addresses nothing more than the site itself, with no demon-stration of need, at least publicly demonstrated need. Through the integration of a park and the transformation of the arti�cial “playing �eld” into a naturally occurring “growing �eld” the idea
reclaims a neglected site in the same ideal as the High Line in New York or the Olympic Sculpture Part in Seattle.
Mickey Mantle hit the �rst homerun in the Astro-dome. Ali fought Williams here. UH played The Game of The Century against UCLA under the dome. And, it housed those who lost everything in the wake of one of the most devastating storms in recent memory. If it were simply the preserva-tion of Mantle and Ali, in my opinion that would be enough. But, more than that, for me it’s the preservation of the audacity of what the dome was. It was a modern marvel. It was the �rst of its kind and it stood as a symbol of what we could build, structure that were never before conceived. It should be preserved and through that preserva-tion address a very real problem in a very hot concrete desert.
PARKS/ GREEN SPACE
PERCENTAGE OF OUTDOOR GREEN SPACE
14%Houston, Texas
Cairo, Egypt
ATLANTA
HOUSTON
NEW YORK CITY
WASHINGTON DC
PHILADELPHIA
LOS ANGELES
DALLAS-FORT WORTH
TAMPA
PHOENIX
MINNEAPOLIS
Urban Area % in per capita land consumption
% growth in population (1970 - Present)
PER CAPITA LAND CONSUMPTION %
GROWTH IN POPULATION %
FACTORS IMPACTING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYCities are ranked based on population growth with respect to land consumption.
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL
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SEP
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N
OV
DEC
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION OVER TIMEPARKFOOTBALLTRADE SHOWSTHE CIRCUS
THE RODEO
= 100,000 people = OTC (104,000)
HLS
RTE
XANS
TRAD
EPA
RK
Houston is a unique environment. At 600 square miles it is the second largest in the country in terms of area and ranks 4th in population with 2.1 million living within that 600 square mile zone. With that being said, 600 square miles equates to roughly 350,000 acres. The city of Houston iden-tifies close to 56,000 acres of park and recreational green space for the city dweller to utilize. While this sounds like a considerable amount of land it actually only accounts for 13% of all land in Houston proper. Now, contrast that with the fact that there is enough underdeveloped land and property to fit the city of Boston... Twice. That’s 180 square miles of underutilized land.
Enter the Astrodome. Which accounts for a small 8 acres in comparison to the whole but can contribute to the understanding of how the city can repurpouse existing structures and infuse an otherwise concrete desert with green relief for the heat and humidity.
The Reliant Complex sees, on average, between 3.5 and 3.8 million visitors annually. The main draws are the Texans during football season and the Rodeo in March. While this is a tremendous number of people the utilization of the site is minimal. Football games are played at Reliant Stadium 8 Sundays out of the season and the Rodeo accounts for a total of 3-4 weeks between February and March.
What this project looks to acomplish is not only intigrate itself with these existing programs but also provide a venue that would opperate the site year round as well as allow the surrounding communities to use the facility throughout the year.
DOWNTOWN
north
LIGHT RAILFUTURE LIGHT RAILMETRO LINE 73METRO LINE 14METRO LINE 18TRANSIT CENTERBIKEWAYS
TMC
As mentioned earlier, it is the goal of this study to place the Houston Astrodome within the lager context of the city. It is paramount to understand that there is a reasonable proximity to other city services such as the Light Rail, Metro Bus services and Bike Share Programs that can mitigate the need for parking on site and encourage the utilization of a growing Light Rail and Bike Share Program as well as a increasingly more efficient Bus System. The notion of additional parking would be in direct conflict with the e�orts of the City of Houston with respect to the work done to provide alternative methods of transportation in and around the city. It is also important to note that ecological systems can be enhanced by a project of this scope.
The Bu�alo Bayou Partnership has made tremendous strides in terms of creating the bayou system as a system of functional greenways. Houston’s largest natural environment is the bayou system and should be an integral network that function within the built environment as opposed to a system that stands alone. The integration of this system with the Astrodome as a park is simple considering the systems mentioned above and the proximity of Brays Bayou to the Reliant Park Site.
MEMORIAL PARK
HERMAN PARK
ELEANOR TINSLEY PARK
WHITE OAK PARK
DISCOVERY GREEN
RICE CAMPUS
BUFFALO BAYOU
BRAYS BAYOU
DOWNTOWN
RELIANT PARK
MEDICAL CENTER
GREEN SPACELANDMARK AREA
north
One Mile RadiusPopulation: 14K
Three Mile RadiusPopulation: 104K
Five Mile RadiusPopulation: 358K
3 Mile Radius
5 Mile Radius
1 Mile Radius
There are 5 major entities that manage parks within the 600 square miles of the city of Houston. They include The Houston Parks and Recreation Depart-ment managing 33, 000 acres of park space, Harris County Parks managing 13,000 acres within the city limits, Fort Bend County Parks and Recreation Department managing 2,000 acres, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department managing 380 acres and Discovery Green Conservancy managing 12 acres. Collectively, these entities manage close to 50,000 acres of park space within the city and ranks Houston amongst the top 10 in terms of quantity. While this is a considerable amount of park space on the surface, it only accounts for 14% of the total land area with the city ranking Houston lower than most major cities in terms of accessibility and density.
As mentioned earlier, it is the goal of this study to place the Houston Astro-dome within the lager context of the city. It’s paramount to understand that the there is a reasonable proximity to other city services such as the Light Rail, Metro Bus services and Bike Share Programs that can mitigate the need for parking on site and encourage the utilization of a growing Light Rail and Bike Share Program as well as a increasingly more e�cient Bus System. The notion of additional parking would be in direct con�ict with the e�orts of the City of Houston with respect to the work done to provide alternative methods of transportation in and around the city.
It is also important to note that ecological systems can be enhanced by a proj-ect of this scope. The Bu�alo Bayou Partnership has made tremendous strides in terms of creating the bayou system as a system of functional greenways. Houston’s largest natural environment is the bayou system and should be an integral network that function within the built environment as opposed to a system that stands alone. The integration of this system with the Astrodome as a park is simple considering the systems mentioned above and the proxim-ity of Brays Bayou to the Reliant Park Site.
DOWNTOWN
north
LIGHT RAILFUTURE LIGHT RAILMETRO LINE 73METRO LINE 14METRO LINE 18TRANSIT CENTERBIKEWAYS
TMC
As mentioned earlier, it is the goal of this study to place the Houston Astrodome within the lager context of the city. It is paramount to understand that there is a reasonable proximity to other city services such as the Light Rail, Metro Bus services and Bike Share Programs that can mitigate the need for parking on site and encourage the utilization of a growing Light Rail and Bike Share Program as well as a increasingly more efficient Bus System. The notion of additional parking would be in direct conflict with the e�orts of the City of Houston with respect to the work done to provide alternative methods of transportation in and around the city. It is also important to note that ecological systems can be enhanced by a project of this scope.
The Bu�alo Bayou Partnership has made tremendous strides in terms of creating the bayou system as a system of functional greenways. Houston’s largest natural environment is the bayou system and should be an integral network that function within the built environment as opposed to a system that stands alone. The integration of this system with the Astrodome as a park is simple considering the systems mentioned above and the proximity of Brays Bayou to the Reliant Park Site.
MEMORIAL PARK
HERMAN PARK
ELEANOR TINSLEY PARK
WHITE OAK PARK
DISCOVERY GREEN
RICE CAMPUS
BUFFALO BAYOU
BRAYS BAYOU
DOWNTOWN
RELIANT PARK
MEDICAL CENTER
GREEN SPACELANDMARK AREA
north
One Mile RadiusPopulation: 14K
Three Mile RadiusPopulation: 104K
Five Mile RadiusPopulation: 358K
3 Mile Radius
5 Mile Radius
1 Mile Radius
There are 5 major entities that manage parks within the 600 square miles of the city of Houston. They include The Houston Parks and Recreation Depart-ment managing 33, 000 acres of park space, Harris County Parks managing 13,000 acres within the city limits, Fort Bend County Parks and Recreation Department managing 2,000 acres, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department managing 380 acres and Discovery Green Conservancy managing 12 acres. Collectively, these entities manage close to 50,000 acres of park space within the city and ranks Houston amongst the top 10 in terms of quantity. While this is a considerable amount of park space on the surface, it only accounts for 14% of the total land area with the city ranking Houston lower than most major cities in terms of accessibility and density.
As mentioned earlier, it is the goal of this study to place the Houston Astro-dome within the lager context of the city. It’s paramount to understand that the there is a reasonable proximity to other city services such as the Light Rail, Metro Bus services and Bike Share Programs that can mitigate the need for parking on site and encourage the utilization of a growing Light Rail and Bike Share Program as well as a increasingly more e�cient Bus System. The notion of additional parking would be in direct con�ict with the e�orts of the City of Houston with respect to the work done to provide alternative methods of transportation in and around the city.
It is also important to note that ecological systems can be enhanced by a proj-ect of this scope. The Bu�alo Bayou Partnership has made tremendous strides in terms of creating the bayou system as a system of functional greenways. Houston’s largest natural environment is the bayou system and should be an integral network that function within the built environment as opposed to a system that stands alone. The integration of this system with the Astrodome as a park is simple considering the systems mentioned above and the proxim-ity of Brays Bayou to the Reliant Park Site.
2 x 10 Ceiling Joist 16” CC
Berridge Manufacturing Curved Standing Seam Galvalume Roof,Flashings, Trim and Grace / Ice &Water Shield Underlayment
MBCI “PBD” Galvalume Metal Siding
Flashing
“Air Gap”Allowing the air in the voidspace to heat reducing the amount of heat reaching the Building
2 - 3/4” PlywoodCurved and Inset in studs
Smooth Hardi Trim,Paint Finish
Smooth Surface Finish Painted Gypboard
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of com-puter systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communica-tions through documentation, and to create a data-base for manufacturing. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations.
CAD is an important industrial art extensively used in many applications, including automotive, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries, industrial and architectural design, prosthetics, and many more. CAD is also widely used to produce computer animation for special effects in movies, advertising and technical manuals. The modern ubiquity and power of computers means that even perfume bottles and shampoo dispensers are designed using techniques unheard of by engineers of the 1960s. Because of its enormous economic importance, CAD has been a major driving force for research in computational geometry, computer graphics (both hardware and software), and discrete differential geometry.
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2 x 10 Ceiling Joist 16” CC
Berridge Manufacturing Curved Standing Seam Galvalume Roof,Flashings, Trim and Grace / Ice &Water Shield Underlayment
MBCI “PBD” Galvalume Metal Siding
Flashing
“Air Gap”Allowing the air in the voidspace to heat reducing the amount of heat reaching the Building
2 - 3/4” PlywoodCurved and Inset in studs
Smooth Hardi Trim,Paint Finish
Smooth Surface Finish Painted Gypboard
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of com-puter systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communica-tions through documentation, and to create a data-base for manufacturing. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations.
CAD is an important industrial art extensively used in many applications, including automotive, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries, industrial and architectural design, prosthetics, and many more. CAD is also widely used to produce computer animation for special effects in movies, advertising and technical manuals. The modern ubiquity and power of computers means that even perfume bottles and shampoo dispensers are designed using techniques unheard of by engineers of the 1960s. Because of its enormous economic importance, CAD has been a major driving force for research in computational geometry, computer graphics (both hardware and software), and discrete differential geometry.
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3 ply built up gravel roof
4” x 4” x 1/4” Contain. Angle
4”x 3” x 1/4” Cap Angle
Metal Roof
Rigid Board Insulation
Steel Plate
2” x 2” x 1/4” Continuous Angle weld to plate
Steel Plate
3/8” x 2 1/2” Steel Stiffener
6” x 3 1/2” Continuous Steel Angle weld to columns and flange plates at each end
Plastic Diffuser
Built up roofing over 3/4” Rigid isulationon light weight concrete
Oakum Packed and Calked
3 1/2” x 3 1/2” x 3/8”Angle
1” Fiber contin.expansion joint
Tack weld
Continuous weld
Interior surface of platePainted
AdjustmentPlates
6 ] 10.5
7/8” Stucco Soffit
3 ply built up gravel roof
4” x 4” x 1/4” Contain. Angle
4”x 3” x 1/4” Cap Angle
Metal Roof
Rigid Board Insulation
Steel Plate
2” x 2” x 1/4” Continuous Angle weld to plate
Steel Plate
3/8” x 2 1/2” Steel Stiffener
6” x 3 1/2” Continuous Steel Angle weld to columns and flange plates at each end
Plastic Diffuser
Built up roofing over 3/4” Rigid isulationon light weight concrete
Oakum Packed and Calked
3 1/2” x 3 1/2” x 3/8”Angle
1” Fiber contin.expansion joint
Tack weld
Continuous weld
Interior surface of platePainted
AdjustmentPlates
6 ] 10.5
7/8” Stucco Soffit
248'-0"
29'-818"124'-513
16"
106'-7 716"
58'-1
05 8"58
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16"
PROPOSED FUTURE FENCE
EXISTING FENCE
EXISTING CONCRETE WALK
78'-4
1 16"
15'-4
7 8"
60'-3"
44'-11"
5'-0
"
30'-2
1 16"
12'-1
01 4"
EXISTING GATE INEXISTING CHAIN LINK FENCE
EXISTING GATE INEXISTING CHAIN LINK FENCE
(3) NEW TREES CENTERED ON STRUCTURE BAYS
NEW SHADE STRUCTURE
EXISTING LIVE OAK TREES
EXISTING LIVE OAK TREESPROPERTY LINE
PROPERTY LINE
SITE PLAN1scale 1/16” = 1’-0”
ArchitectPatrick Peters, LEED AP, DirectorRegistration No. 19306Graduate Design/Build StudioGerald D. Hines College of Architecture122 College of Architecture BuildingUniversity of HoustonHouston, TX 77204-4000Telephone: 713.320.5185
EngineerChristof Spieler, P.E., LEED APMorris Architects1001 Fannin, Suite 300Houston, TX 77002Telephone: 713.622.1180Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-12597
g r a d u a t e d e s i g n / b u i l d s t u d i o
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forMcReynoldsMiddle School
Houston IndependentSchool District5910 Market StHouston, TX 77020Telephone: 713.671.3650
ShadeStructure
Drawn by: Bradly HirdesDate: 04.27.2011Revision:
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Code Analysis
Existing Building:Construction Type 22 Story54,000 Total Square Feet4553 Occupancy LoadOccupancy Group E
Proposed Open Air Shade Structure:Construction Type 5294 Square Feet Rain Protected Deck Area316.65 Total Square Feet Roof Area*53 Occupancy LoadOccupancy Group B
*Proposed open air structure will be a non-simultaneous usewith existing interior space. (6) 180W photo voltaic panels.Low voltage solar array does not require electrical permit.
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ArchitectPatrick Peters, LEED AP, DirectorRegistration No. 19306Graduate Design/Build StudioGerald D. Hines College of Architecture122 College of Architecture BuildingUniversity of HoustonHouston, TX 77204-4000Telephone: 713.320.5185
EngineerChristof Spieler, P.E., LEED APMorris Architects1001 Fannin, Suite 300Houston, TX 77002Telephone: 713.622.1180Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-12597
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Drawn by: Bradly HirdesDate: 04.27.2011Revision:
04.28.201105.11.201105.12.201105.20.2011
Code Analysis
Existing Building:Construction Type 22 Story54,000 Total Square Feet4553 Occupancy LoadOccupancy Group E
Proposed Open Air Shade Structure:Construction Type 5294 Square Feet Rain Protected Deck Area316.65 Total Square Feet Roof Area*53 Occupancy LoadOccupancy Group B
*Proposed open air structure will be a non-simultaneous usewith existing interior space. (6) 180W photo voltaic panels.Low voltage solar array does not require electrical permit.
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ArchitectPatrick Peters, LEED AP, DirectorRegistration No. 19306Graduate Design/Build StudioGerald D. Hines College of Architecture122 College of Architecture BuildingUniversity of HoustonHouston, TX 77204-4000Telephone: 713.320.5185
EngineerChristof Spieler, P.E., LEED APMorris Architects1001 Fannin, Suite 300Houston, TX 77002Telephone: 713.622.1180Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-12597
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Houston IndependentSchool District5910 Market StHouston, TX 77020Telephone: 713.671.3650
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ArchitectPatrick Peters, LEED AP, DirectorRegistration No. 19306Graduate Design/Build StudioGerald D. Hines College of Architecture122 College of Architecture BuildingUniversity of HoustonHouston, TX 77204-4000Telephone: 713.320.5185
EngineerChristof Spieler, P.E., LEED APMorris Architects1001 Fannin, Suite 300Houston, TX 77002Telephone: 713.622.1180Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-12597
g r a d u a t e d e s i g n / b u i l d s t u d i o
u n i v e r s i t y o f h o u s t o n
g d b s
Drawn by: Ryan SlatteryDate: 04.26.2011Revision: 05.13.2011
ShadeStructure
SECTION LOOKING SOUTH2
SECTION LOOKING NORTH1
06.06.201105.31.2011
Scale: 1/2” = 1’-0”
Scale: 1/2” = 1’-0”
The following presents the argument that Houston was the first quintessentially American City. It was developed with the intent of sprawl promoting vast expanses and the opportunity to extend with perpetuity outward toward a seemingly limitless horizon. Coupled with the advent of the automobile, this concept of growth was compounded and today the city functions as a 600 square mile community that literally accounts for every conceivable built form or collection of
forms.
The American City How Commuter Culture has redefined how American Cities are Shaped
Response to a lecture given by Paul Goldberger to the University of Houston College of Architecture during the Spring of 2012. The thesis of which focuses on the role of the Architectural Critic as a mediator between one of the most public artistic disciplines, architecture, and the public. As well as ensuring the quality of design through a dialogue that main-tains objectivity to provide a check on those who wish to contribute to the shaping of the built environment and public
landscape.
Tough Love and Objectivity The role of the Critic and their contribution to the continued success of meaningful design
05 The importance of the written word should not be overlooked simply because the designer exists in a discipline that prides itself on championing visual communication. The ability to communi-cate across a variety of mediums can be a tremen-dous asset for a designer to have. Architects have this ability, presumably so, to be able to communi-cate with a variety of audiences.
Architecture is the intersection of Art and Science and because of this fact the designer can have the technical conversation with the Structural and Civic Engineer as well as the altruistic conversa-tion with the Artist. All the while seemingly having the ability to convey both messages to the common man on the street in a way that reso-nates with them.
If the designer is to be able to communicate across disciplines it stands to reason that the same designer should be able to do so across mediums.
As students of Architecture we are subjected to constant scrutiny. We endure the critics who dissect our design from the programmatic to the aesthetic. We tolerate the professors who torment us about the meaning of history and the importance of understanding, replicating or ignoring those who have contributed to the profession long before us. And, we respect the teacher who encourages us to take chances in the name of exploration and failure as part of the process in this pursuit of meaningful design. We do all of this because there is an inherent understanding that through all of the critique we are subject to, most of what we tolerate has nothing to with us, as people at least.
The critic, as we should understand it, is a mechanism of constraint. It, and the opinion of are not a hindrance or obstacles to overcome as architects. But, instead, they offer a check to designers and provide a balance between designing art “for arts’ sake” and creating meaningful and provocative spaces. Architects can, at times, be so micro-focused on designing that they fail to step back and under-stand the context they are designing within. Not to say that the Architect doesn’t care about the context. It is simply very easy to lose sight of the environment when so much focus is diverted between politics and economics and social constructs and budgets and aesthetics and so many other things that the purpose of architecture is lost. It is the role of the critic to ground the designer and remind the architect that what they create is both aesthetic and social and, as a vehicle for both, is indelibly tied to the suc-cess of functional space and public art, neither more important than the other.
Architects are terrified that critics won’t like a building or a scheme or a motif that they use. But, the role of the critic is to understand popular culture while refusing to pander to it as well as understand the objective of design within context while being objective with regards to both. Architecture succeeds or fails based on whether or not it is well received by an educated public and, in order to create a visually educated public we rely on the critic to dissect the meaning of space, function and aesthetic and not only better educate those who inhabit the built environment but also provide direction and pause for those of us looking to create truly meaningful space. Architecture is Art’s most public discipline, but it is subject to very little public scrutiny. With that being said, it is vital to the continued success of the discipline that the critic is first and foremost an educator to the consumer and check to the creator. Meaning that without a socially and visually educated public it becomes increasingly difficult for designers to create meaningful space. Critics write for the consumer as much as, if not more so than, the architect – the financer who pays for design, the politician who writes policy that design adheres to, and the consumer who inhabits the built environment – in an effort to make a more architecturally aware society. The critic allows architecture to be a tool for societal prog-ress by expounding and elaborating on the idea that architecture is a aesthetic object unto itself like a piece of art in a museum but a work that is both aesthetic and social existing within a larger construct.
A critic of architecture will never tear down a building in the same way a Broadway critic can close down a show. It’s more subtle than that, a more gradual change rather than immediate. Because there are so many factors contributing to design, that a critic understands that change can only happen over time. Because change can only be gradual, patience is most certainly a paramount requirement for the critic. And, love is most certainly patient.
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The following is a response to a lecture given by Paul Goldberger to the University of Houston College of Architecture during the Spring of 2012. The thesis of which focuses on the role of the Architectural Critic as a mediator between one of the most public artistic disciplines, architecture, and the public. As well as ensuring the quality of design through a dialogue that main-tains objectivity to provide a check on those who wish to contribute to the shaping of the built environment and public land-scape.
Tough Love and Objectivity The role of the Critic and their contribution to the continued success of meaningful design
Houston can arguably be defined as one of the first American Cities built to American standards. When we look at cities like New York, Boston or Philadelphia we see cities laid out in the same way as cities in much of Western Europe. They are built to accommodate the pedestrian. These cities, architecturally, focus on the relationship between the built environment and those who may occupy that space as much as how the occupant moves from place to place. New York is laid out in a clean, albeit crowded grid, Boston is a city that you could quite literally walk across before your coffee went cold let alone finished it. Pick any city of the “New World,” before the mechanization of design and you’ll see cities that mirror London, Paris and Rome in their layout and function.
Since the advent of the car, few cities built themselves to accommodate a growing desire for the free-dom that came along with the ability to travel greater distances in a quicker time frame. Houston, from the very beginning was a city born out of industry and mechanization. Houston sprawls with the help of an intricate network of highways, byways boulevards and parkways connecting portions of the city in a way that would not have been possible without the automobile. Businessmen can live and River Oaks and commute into the city on Allen Parkway or Memorial Drive without having to suffer the unsightly aesthetic of Washington Avenue in the late 70s or early 80s. Young Couples with kids can work in the city but live in the suburbs with larger lots and better schools for a price-tag almost half that of their Urban counterparts.
The beauty of the automobile was and is its flexibility. Unfortunately, that flexibility comes with a great deal of rigidity if over utilized – something else Houston is very good at. The car gave people to live where they want and go where they want. In a city the size of Houston, this poses a problem. As of the 2000 Census, the Cy-Fair area has a population of around 46,000 people; Katy has around 11,000 expanded to 20,000 if you incorporate the Cinco Ranch communities and others around Katy-proper. The Woodlands had 65,000 people as of 2000 with a growth of 68% to 90,000 in 2010. These popula-tions are independent of larger communities within Houston itself like Kingwood and Clear Lake. A large number of the professionals who live in these areas commute, everyday, into the City’s business districts creating what can best be described as a parking lot on I-45, I-59 or I-10 for the better part of the morning.
With the car came freedom. But, what is lost in the discussion is the impact on the pedestrian, the bicy-clist, and the Metro rider. Houston, I feel has focused so much of its resources in ensuring the ability of the driver to drive that it has neglected those who actually need help traveling from place to place. The argument that resonates with me is the singular focus of the car, the boulevard and the Parkway has destroyed other viable forms of travel.
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The following presents the argument that Houston was the first quintessentially American City. It was developed with the intent of sprawl promoting vast expanses and the opportunity to extend with perpetuity outward toward a seemingly limitless horizon. Coupled with the advent of the automobile, this concept of growth was compounded and today the city functions as a 600 square mile community that literally accounts for every conceivable built form or collection of forms.
The American City How Commuter Culture has redefined how American Cities are Shaped
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There is also a big difference in the perception of how we travel in Houston and throughout the South as compared to the “New World” and Europe. We almost turn not riding public transit or walking into a sport. We find ways to drive our cars. A great personal example; a group of friends wanted to go out to dinner in midtown. Four of us splitting a cab would have cost next to nothing. And, from where we were, walking wasn’t completely out of the question. There was a lone voice for the two seemingly rational options. So we drove instead. Parking in midtown was so bad, because everyone else had to drive their cars as well; we ended up walking further from our park-ing spot than we would have from the house. Houston has demonstrated that it is very easy for a perceived freedom to turn into a hindrance. Houston has built an infrastructure around the automobile and continues to do so because driv-ing is part of our culture. The argument isn’t to reinvent ourselves or even do away with the car all together. Houston is trying to interweave other methods of commuting that would supplement our travel habits. The American city revolves around a core American value – individual liberty. My contention is that instead of having the liberty to go where I want when I want to go, I should be at liberty to choose my method. If I want to go to dinner I should be able to drive my own car. At the same time, I should be able to hail a cab or hop a train or even walk if it’s possible. As Hous-ton attempts to diversify its transit it also needs to try to mend the perception of public transit and, at the same time, create actual freedom of mobility.
The American City How Commuter Culture has redefined how American Cities are Shaped
06 Architecture has been described as the physical representation of mankind’s evolution as a cultivated species. The thing about being physi-cal is that you can actually put your hands on it – it’s not lure or myth but something tangible. It’s important to understand materiality and sensa-tions of space and volume; to know how small a person is standing next to the Coliseum in Rome and under-stand the advancement it promoted given it’s time and place. It’s impor-tant to feel Petronas Towers sway back and forth from the bridge that connects the two. The ability and want to travel is just as important to a designer as any formal class because being able to experience culture and see its influence on design is immea-surable because it provides insight that a photo simply can’t.
06 Architecture has been described as the physical representation of mankind’s evolution as a cultivated species. The thing about being physi-cal is that you can actually put your hands on it – it’s not lure or myth but something tangible. It’s important to understand materiality and sensa-tions of space and volume; to know how small a person is standing next to the Coliseum in Rome and under-stand the advancement it promoted given it’s time and place. It’s impor-tant to feel Petronas Towers sway back and forth from the bridge that connects the two. The ability and want to travel is just as important to a designer as any formal class because being able to experience culture and see its influence on design is immea-surable because it provides insight that a photo simply can’t.