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TREY McMILLON
Architecture & Graphic Design Portfolio
Fall 2010 - Spring 2015
CONTENTS
Selected Works
Fall 2010 - Spring 2015
ARCHITECTURE
GRAPHIC DESIGN
EDITORIAL DESIGN
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1 1
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U.S. Federal Courthouse
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29
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Villa Savoye Wallpaper
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Chapel of the Resurrection at The Woodland Cemetery Analysis
arch 4012 with professor athanassios economou
Sustainability Innovation Research Center
arch 4011 with professor michael gamble
Gerhard Richter Gallery
arch 3011 with professor jude lEblanc
Oxford College of Emory University Media Center
arch 3011 with professor jude lEblanc
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
arch 2012 wiith professors daniel baerlecken & katie johnson
arch 4417 with professor jude lEblanc
2016 United States Olympic Diving Team Trials Bid Proposal
georgia tech campus recreation center
10th Anniversary
georgia tech campus recreation center
T-Shirts Design
alpha nu chapter of theta chi fraternity
arch 3011 with professor jude lEblanc
Spring 2013 - Summer 2014 Program Guides
georgia tech campus recreation center
Spring 2015
greenville, sc
Fall 2014
atlanta, ga
Fall 2012
atlanta, ga
Fall 2012
oxford, ga
Spring 2012
atlanta, ga
Spring 2014
atlanta, ga
Fall 2013
atlanta, ga
Fall 2014
atlanta, ga
Fall 2013 - Fall 2014
atlanta, ga
Fall 2012
atlanta, ga
Spring 2013 - Fall 2014
atlanta, ga
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TREY McMILLON
[email protected]
706.974.060
E D U C AT I O N
EXPERIENCE
Candidate for Master of Architecture
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
August 2015 - May 2017
blacksburg, va
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
August 2010 - May 2015
atlanta, ga
Interior Design Intern
May 2015 - August 2015
atlanta, ga
cortland partners
Provided design insight for multi-family community rennovations
Established and implemented company standards for CAD drawing
Produced comprehensive interior drawings for construction
Graphic Designer
October 2012 -May 2015
atlanta, ga
georgia tech campus recreation center
Designed primary advertising for recreation programs & events
Facilitated communication between CRC & student body
Directed design of semesterly editorials such as program guide
Marketing & Graphic Design Intern
thrive insights, llc.
May 2014 - August 2014
atlanta, ga
Developed logos & iconography for startup app - Thryver
Composed branding guide with marketing & graphics team
Evaluated & tested app as target user
Autodesk Revit Draftsman
May 2013 - August 2013
atlanta, ga
heritage select homes
Built 3D models of residential homes from AutoCAD drafts
Solved issues with wiring & plumbing in remodeling projects
Investigated three dimensional models to offer unique solutions
SKILLS
Graphic Design
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
Sketching
Web Design
Dreamweaver
Flash
HTML/CSS
Muse
Multimedia
After Effects
Audition
Encore
Premier
BIM
AutoCAD
Revit
Rhino 3D
SketchUp
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TREY McMILLON
[email protected]
706.974.0606
LEADERSHIP
Theta Chi Fraternity
executive commitee
2012 - 2015
atlanta, ga
Served on executive committee as secretary of Alpha Nu chapter
Optimized adminstrative records such as contact info & meeting attendance
Operated as historian, special events chair, & t-shirts chair
Georgia Tech Greek Week Executive Board
technology chair
2013 - 2014
atlanta, ga
Programmed and managed Greek Week website
Oversaw technology committee in documenting events
Improved social media relations through Facebook & Twitter
Georgia Tech Greek Life
peer educator
2012
atlanta, ga
Introduced new members to Greek Life program
Informed new members about campus safety & Greek Life policies
Offered outlet for questions or concerns about Greek community
ACTIVITIES
AWA R D S
American Institute of Architecture Students
2011 - Present
atlanta, ga
Student Alumni Association
2010 - 2015
atlanta, ga
Hugh Barrett Coyle Scholarship
2014
undergraduate architecture scholarship
atlanta, ga
Georgia Tech Greek Week T-Shirt Design Competition
1st place design
2013
atlanta, ga
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U.S. FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE
ARCH 4012 with Professor Athanassios Economou
Greenville, SC
A key aspect in designing a federal
courthouse is that the organization of, and
presentation of space, must be inherently
just. The integrity of the justice system is
lost if the design of its federal buildings do
not reflect the same sense of democracy
that the system represents. My goal was to
portray this democracy, almost in a literal
way. There is a clear hierarchy among public
corridors and lobbies, restricted offices,
secure holding cells, and courtrooms in
use by all of the above. But within those
categories, equality is the defining factor in
portraying to the average citizen that the
U.S. government is being as fair and just as
it can be.
The overarching themes to this
design is need to be commanding without
overpowering and the focus on the
public experience. The area of downtown
Greenville, SC that the site is located in is
a low profile area. The county courthouse
across the street is only three stories tall
and the bank next to it is only a few more
than that. Anything too tall would have
seemed out of place and brought too much
unwarranted attention towards it. In that
same regard, an overpowering structure
would have been off-putting to the public.
Visitors needed to feel welcomed and in
control of the space.
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courthouse modules
courtroom
restricted circulation
secure circulation
public circulation
06
3nd floor
2nd floor
exploded axonometric
program breakdown
basement
07
west facing section
south facing section
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west facing elevation
south facing elevation
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S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y
I N N O VAT I O N
RESEARCH CENTER
ARCH 4011 with Professor Michael Gamble
Atlanta, GA
The Sustainability Innovation Research
Center is a planned live-learn community
project for the campus of Georgia Tech. The
driving factor behind the project was to
create a connection between the Technology
& Innovation Corridor (Ferst Drive) and the
future Eco-Commons, a permanent multipurpose designed with runoff performance,
tree, canopy and woodland coverage in
mind.
The massing was developed through
a series of Boolean operations to create
a courtyard-style separation of program.
This allowed for the ground floor traversed
easily and created natural apertures
for the facade. The program gets more
private as one travels vertically through
the building. Public spaces such as an
auditorium, cafe, gallery, and classrooms
are on the lower levels while student suites
and faculty apartments are on the upper
levels. The louver system on the southern
facade mimics this public-to-private design
language. Wooden slats fold inwards
towards the ground to allow for passage.
The cast-in-place concrete operates
under a planar structural system. There
are fourteen student units. These are suitestyle and capable of housing four students
each. In addition, there are four faculty
apartments in order to better facilitate the
live-learn aspect. These are single units and
feature large balconies.
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ground floor
2nd floor
3rd floor
4th floor
5th floor
12
13
south facade
west facade
ferst drive
dalney street
section a-a
section b-b
gallery, studio, multimedia center, library, student suites
auditorium, fitness center, faculty apartments
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G E R H A R D R I C H T E R GA L L E RY
ARCH 3011 with Professor Jude LeBlanc
Atlanta, GA
Gardens and museums have a long
history. The Richter Gallery, located on a site
between 10th Street and Peachtree Place
introduces a public garden across from the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The idea
was to draw visitors in through the strong,
slightly off-center axis and lead them up
to the second and third floors by use of
an elevator directly along the main line of
procession. The glass elevator at the rear of
the building presents a strong focal point for
anyone passing the building from the front
or the back.
Another focal point is the large
cantilever, an “object oating in space,” that
allows for an impressive view of the city.
The large north-facing window also creates
naturally lighting without causing directly
sunlight to any interior spaces. The line of
trees in the lawn creates a dialectic that
rhymes with the roof of the museum. A
library also serves the museum on the rst
oor, as well as a small cafe.
The massing of the building was
designed as overlapping and intersecting
‘L’s to best move people though the galleries.
After entering the lobby, visitors are
encouraged to move directly to the elevator,
made evident by the strong linear axis
through the window on the opposite side.
The elevator and stairs are both treated as
objects within the space. The stairs counter
the axiality on the right side by creating a tall
mass that runs straight through the top of
the second floor. The third oor, the Richter
Gallery, acts as a mezzanine that ends just
short of the window on the north face.
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Two specific Gerhard Richter pieces were chosen to inhabit the gallery: ‘7 Standing Panes’ (2002) & ‘11 Panes’ (2004).
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basement
ground floor
2nd floor
3nd floor
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2nd floor
2nd floor
2nd floor
2nd floor
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OXFORD COLLEGE OF
E M O RY U N I V E R S I T Y
MEDIA CENTER
ARCH 3011 with Professor Jude LeBlanc
Atlanta, GA
Emory College was charted on
December 10, 1836 when Georgia Methodist
expanded their educational program. In
1837, 1452 acres of land were purchased
one mile north of Covington, Georgia, on
which to build the college. Dr. Ignatius Few
become the first elected president of the
college on December 8, 1837, nearly one
year after the charter was established.
Phi Gamma Hall was constructed in 1851,
and stands today as the oldest remaining
structure on campus.
The Emory University Media Center
is to be located at the western end of the
central quad. It is situated between the Phi
Gamma Hall and the Emory Chapel, two
one-story, Greek revival buildings. Behind
the site is a forested nature preserve that
features several historic landmarks and
outdoor classrooms. The university has a
no-net tree loss policy, and the city of Oxford
has been an award-winning member of the
national Tree City USA program for over a
decade.
The concept for the site was to alter
the typical courtyard building in a way that
allowed the building to be centrifugally
focused rather than centripetally focused.
By creating a almost cubic mass and
strategically adding to and subtracting from
it, the space is able to draw visitors into the
building while still providing an experience
of being in an outdoor space.
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2nd floor
north east corner
ground floor
south east corner
basement
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private
public
mixed
Movement through quad compared
to movement though central courtyard
space. Both incorporate masses that
reach outward and draw visitors towards
the interior. Typically a courtyard is more
regulated, whereas the Emory Media
Center varies the spacing of the rooms.
vertical circulation
Movement through the interior of the
building. Visitors are introduced via the
corridor at the front entrance and can
circulate freely.
vertical circulation
Movement through the exterior of the
building. Several outdoor spaces emphasize
the notion of being strongly connected to
the surrounding nature.
vertical circulation
The roof slopes in towards the skylight
to provide structural support for the
massive span. The first level floor plan
heavily determined the footprint of the
second level floor plan.
vertical circulation
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south east corner
south east corner
south east corner
south east corner
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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F AT L A N TA
ARCH 2012 with Professors Daniel Baeerlecken & Katie Johnson
designed in collaboration with Christopher Hunter
Atlanta, GA
Textile-based patterns were the basis
for this studio. The process began with
understanding the mathematical principals
behind plaiting and experimenting with
a number of materials. From there,
applications to the facade of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Atlanta could be tested.
The interweaving structure of plaiting
corresponds to the systematic duality of
the Federal Reserve Banks a privatelyowned, government regulated, federal
establishment. Structurally, the diagonal
strands provide for a rigid system which
may correlate to the necessity of the bank to
remain financially stable. Timber “strands”
seemingly grow upward from the ground
and gradually make their way to the top of
the building.
New plaited surfaces are constructed
and then interlocked with one another to
recreate the defining enclosure. Due to
the fluctuating nature of twill pattern new
spaces emerge along the surface and at
the corners. Highlights of a new surface
draw attention to the reconnected program
These changes create a new visible interest
in the structure of the Federal Reserve
banking system.
By moving the circulation to the
interstitial space between the public
and private areas a clearer line can be
delineated between the two programmatic
areas.
The bi-modal nature of this space also
for a circulation method structured around
moving upward along one axis, while move
downward along another axis.
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1/1
2/2
3/3
MS
1/2
1/3
2/3
2/4
3/4
MS
1-1
NP
MS
2-2
MS
MS
1-2
ML
ML
ALT
ms
needs more strands
ml
needs more length
np
not possible
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10th street elevation
peachtree street elevation
11th street elevation
peachtree walk elevation
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V I L L A S AV OY E
W A L L PA P E R
ARCH 4417 with Professor Jude LeBlanc
Atlanta, GA
In ARCH 4417, Furnishing Buildings,
we were challenged to design a wallpaper
pattern that explored representation,
abstraction, indexical recording, space,
time, and light.
The design was to fit in to the context of
a canon work of architecture in a way that
enhanced the original work. I chose Villa
Savoye as a starting point and sought to
highlight the connection to nature as well as
the geometries of the project.
Beginning with a rigid, triangular grid,
nodes were shifted in order to distort the
shapes. From here, simple colors were
applied. For Villa Savoye, greens and blacks
were chosen to mimic the trees outside and
to contrast the white concrete. Switching
the fill colors to gradients created a three
dimensional effect that adds depth and
movement to the pattern.
The most difficult problem to solve
for was the scale at which to present the
wallpaper. Too small and the pattern gets
lost in a mess of color. Too large and the
space becomes too abstract and loses the
connection to the windows. The solution
was to find a balance that meshed well with
the size of the leaf structures seen through
the windows.
The project behaved as both an
architecture and graphic design problem.
The wallpaper needed to be visually pleasing
alone while indexically representing the
architectural space. The result was able to
strike a balance between the two.
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2 0 1 6 U N I T E D S TAT E S
O LY M P I C D I V I N G
TEAM TRIALS
BID PROPOSAL
Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center
with Sara Warner
Atlanta, GA
In the fall of 2013 the Campus
Recreation Center (CRC) began the process
of bidding to host the 2016 US Olympic
Diving Team Trials in Atlanta. 2016 would
mark the 20 year anniversary of Atlanta
hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
I, along with Sara Warner, launched a
marketing campaign to promote the city’s
interested in hosting the trials as well as
new branding for the CRC to coincide with
the selections committee’s visits. Sara
handled much of the marketing strategy
while I focused on the design aspects.
The marketing campaign launched with
the design of several physical flyers and
digital flyers that were distributed around
the CRC and the Georgia Tech campus. As
the committee narrowed the number of
cities, marketing expanded to the Greater
Atlanta area. Billboards were displayed
around the city featuring the design to the
left.
Social media also supported the
marketing campaign. ‘#ATLDiving2016’
began trending on Twitter and photos of
major businesses holding signs in support
of the CRC hosting the trials. The selection
committee narrowed the choices down
to Atlanta and Indianapolis, ultimately
choosing Indianapolis.
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1 0 TH A N N I V E R S A RY
Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center
Atlanta, GA
In 2014 the Campus Recreation Center
celebrated it’s 10th anniversary of serving
students at Georgia Tech. I was charged
with developing a logo to commemorate the
achievement as well as designing the 10th
Anniversary Strategic Impact Report.
The goal with the 10th anniversary
was to celebrate the previous ten years
while looking forward to the next ten. The
concept of using a circle in the logo was an
early decision and made it to a number of
the options I put forward. It represented
the fullness of the first ten years and the
continuation of the CRC in to the next ten or
twenty years down the road.
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T- S H I R T D E S I G N
Alpha Nu Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity
Atlanta, GA
For the year of 2014 I held the position
of T-Shirt Chair for the Alpha Nu Chapter
of Theta Chi Fraternity. While holding this
position I designed 15+ shirts for a number
of events including rush, date nights,
formals, and brotherhood retreats.
With this experience I was able to
practice a number of different styles as
well as begin a basic understanding of
advertising and brand strategy. As a
member of the executive committee of the
fraternity I understood the direction that
Theta Chi was moving in and was able to
utilize our t-shirt designs, a primary method
of advertising to campus, as a method to
create a tone about the event.
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CHAPEL OF THE
RESURRECTION
AT T H E W O O D L A N D
C E M E TA R Y A N A LY S I S
ARCH 3011 with Professor Jude LeBlanc
Atlanta, GA
As an introduction to the Gerhard
Richter Gallery and Oxford College of
Emory University Media Center, students
researched a precedent based in merging
architecture and landscape. The booklet
includes images, maps, diagrams, and
type to analyze and explore the chapel and
surrounding cemetery. While it is primarily
a precedent study project, it is also a
experiment in typography, layout, and
book-making.
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SPRING 2013 - SUMMER 2014 PROGRAM GUIDES
Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center
Atlanta, GA
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T H A N K YO U ,
Architecture & Graphic Design Portfolio
Fall 2010 - Spring 2015
CONTENTS
Selected Works
Fall 2010 - Spring 2015
ARCHITECTURE
GRAPHIC DESIGN
EDITORIAL DESIGN
05
1 1
15
19
23
U.S. Federal Courthouse
27
29
31
33
Villa Savoye Wallpaper
35
37
Chapel of the Resurrection at The Woodland Cemetery Analysis
arch 4012 with professor athanassios economou
Sustainability Innovation Research Center
arch 4011 with professor michael gamble
Gerhard Richter Gallery
arch 3011 with professor jude lEblanc
Oxford College of Emory University Media Center
arch 3011 with professor jude lEblanc
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
arch 2012 wiith professors daniel baerlecken & katie johnson
arch 4417 with professor jude lEblanc
2016 United States Olympic Diving Team Trials Bid Proposal
georgia tech campus recreation center
10th Anniversary
georgia tech campus recreation center
T-Shirts Design
alpha nu chapter of theta chi fraternity
arch 3011 with professor jude lEblanc
Spring 2013 - Summer 2014 Program Guides
georgia tech campus recreation center
Spring 2015
greenville, sc
Fall 2014
atlanta, ga
Fall 2012
atlanta, ga
Fall 2012
oxford, ga
Spring 2012
atlanta, ga
Spring 2014
atlanta, ga
Fall 2013
atlanta, ga
Fall 2014
atlanta, ga
Fall 2013 - Fall 2014
atlanta, ga
Fall 2012
atlanta, ga
Spring 2013 - Fall 2014
atlanta, ga
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TREY McMILLON
[email protected]
706.974.060
E D U C AT I O N
EXPERIENCE
Candidate for Master of Architecture
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
August 2015 - May 2017
blacksburg, va
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Georgia Institute of Technology
August 2010 - May 2015
atlanta, ga
Interior Design Intern
May 2015 - August 2015
atlanta, ga
cortland partners
Provided design insight for multi-family community rennovations
Established and implemented company standards for CAD drawing
Produced comprehensive interior drawings for construction
Graphic Designer
October 2012 -May 2015
atlanta, ga
georgia tech campus recreation center
Designed primary advertising for recreation programs & events
Facilitated communication between CRC & student body
Directed design of semesterly editorials such as program guide
Marketing & Graphic Design Intern
thrive insights, llc.
May 2014 - August 2014
atlanta, ga
Developed logos & iconography for startup app - Thryver
Composed branding guide with marketing & graphics team
Evaluated & tested app as target user
Autodesk Revit Draftsman
May 2013 - August 2013
atlanta, ga
heritage select homes
Built 3D models of residential homes from AutoCAD drafts
Solved issues with wiring & plumbing in remodeling projects
Investigated three dimensional models to offer unique solutions
SKILLS
Graphic Design
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
Sketching
Web Design
Dreamweaver
Flash
HTML/CSS
Muse
Multimedia
After Effects
Audition
Encore
Premier
BIM
AutoCAD
Revit
Rhino 3D
SketchUp
03
TREY McMILLON
[email protected]
706.974.0606
LEADERSHIP
Theta Chi Fraternity
executive commitee
2012 - 2015
atlanta, ga
Served on executive committee as secretary of Alpha Nu chapter
Optimized adminstrative records such as contact info & meeting attendance
Operated as historian, special events chair, & t-shirts chair
Georgia Tech Greek Week Executive Board
technology chair
2013 - 2014
atlanta, ga
Programmed and managed Greek Week website
Oversaw technology committee in documenting events
Improved social media relations through Facebook & Twitter
Georgia Tech Greek Life
peer educator
2012
atlanta, ga
Introduced new members to Greek Life program
Informed new members about campus safety & Greek Life policies
Offered outlet for questions or concerns about Greek community
ACTIVITIES
AWA R D S
American Institute of Architecture Students
2011 - Present
atlanta, ga
Student Alumni Association
2010 - 2015
atlanta, ga
Hugh Barrett Coyle Scholarship
2014
undergraduate architecture scholarship
atlanta, ga
Georgia Tech Greek Week T-Shirt Design Competition
1st place design
2013
atlanta, ga
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U.S. FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE
ARCH 4012 with Professor Athanassios Economou
Greenville, SC
A key aspect in designing a federal
courthouse is that the organization of, and
presentation of space, must be inherently
just. The integrity of the justice system is
lost if the design of its federal buildings do
not reflect the same sense of democracy
that the system represents. My goal was to
portray this democracy, almost in a literal
way. There is a clear hierarchy among public
corridors and lobbies, restricted offices,
secure holding cells, and courtrooms in
use by all of the above. But within those
categories, equality is the defining factor in
portraying to the average citizen that the
U.S. government is being as fair and just as
it can be.
The overarching themes to this
design is need to be commanding without
overpowering and the focus on the
public experience. The area of downtown
Greenville, SC that the site is located in is
a low profile area. The county courthouse
across the street is only three stories tall
and the bank next to it is only a few more
than that. Anything too tall would have
seemed out of place and brought too much
unwarranted attention towards it. In that
same regard, an overpowering structure
would have been off-putting to the public.
Visitors needed to feel welcomed and in
control of the space.
05
courthouse modules
courtroom
restricted circulation
secure circulation
public circulation
06
3nd floor
2nd floor
exploded axonometric
program breakdown
basement
07
west facing section
south facing section
09
west facing elevation
south facing elevation
10
S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y
I N N O VAT I O N
RESEARCH CENTER
ARCH 4011 with Professor Michael Gamble
Atlanta, GA
The Sustainability Innovation Research
Center is a planned live-learn community
project for the campus of Georgia Tech. The
driving factor behind the project was to
create a connection between the Technology
& Innovation Corridor (Ferst Drive) and the
future Eco-Commons, a permanent multipurpose designed with runoff performance,
tree, canopy and woodland coverage in
mind.
The massing was developed through
a series of Boolean operations to create
a courtyard-style separation of program.
This allowed for the ground floor traversed
easily and created natural apertures
for the facade. The program gets more
private as one travels vertically through
the building. Public spaces such as an
auditorium, cafe, gallery, and classrooms
are on the lower levels while student suites
and faculty apartments are on the upper
levels. The louver system on the southern
facade mimics this public-to-private design
language. Wooden slats fold inwards
towards the ground to allow for passage.
The cast-in-place concrete operates
under a planar structural system. There
are fourteen student units. These are suitestyle and capable of housing four students
each. In addition, there are four faculty
apartments in order to better facilitate the
live-learn aspect. These are single units and
feature large balconies.
11
ground floor
2nd floor
3rd floor
4th floor
5th floor
12
13
south facade
west facade
ferst drive
dalney street
section a-a
section b-b
gallery, studio, multimedia center, library, student suites
auditorium, fitness center, faculty apartments
14
G E R H A R D R I C H T E R GA L L E RY
ARCH 3011 with Professor Jude LeBlanc
Atlanta, GA
Gardens and museums have a long
history. The Richter Gallery, located on a site
between 10th Street and Peachtree Place
introduces a public garden across from the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The idea
was to draw visitors in through the strong,
slightly off-center axis and lead them up
to the second and third floors by use of
an elevator directly along the main line of
procession. The glass elevator at the rear of
the building presents a strong focal point for
anyone passing the building from the front
or the back.
Another focal point is the large
cantilever, an “object oating in space,” that
allows for an impressive view of the city.
The large north-facing window also creates
naturally lighting without causing directly
sunlight to any interior spaces. The line of
trees in the lawn creates a dialectic that
rhymes with the roof of the museum. A
library also serves the museum on the rst
oor, as well as a small cafe.
The massing of the building was
designed as overlapping and intersecting
‘L’s to best move people though the galleries.
After entering the lobby, visitors are
encouraged to move directly to the elevator,
made evident by the strong linear axis
through the window on the opposite side.
The elevator and stairs are both treated as
objects within the space. The stairs counter
the axiality on the right side by creating a tall
mass that runs straight through the top of
the second floor. The third oor, the Richter
Gallery, acts as a mezzanine that ends just
short of the window on the north face.
15
Two specific Gerhard Richter pieces were chosen to inhabit the gallery: ‘7 Standing Panes’ (2002) & ‘11 Panes’ (2004).
16
basement
ground floor
2nd floor
3nd floor
17
2nd floor
2nd floor
2nd floor
2nd floor
18
OXFORD COLLEGE OF
E M O RY U N I V E R S I T Y
MEDIA CENTER
ARCH 3011 with Professor Jude LeBlanc
Atlanta, GA
Emory College was charted on
December 10, 1836 when Georgia Methodist
expanded their educational program. In
1837, 1452 acres of land were purchased
one mile north of Covington, Georgia, on
which to build the college. Dr. Ignatius Few
become the first elected president of the
college on December 8, 1837, nearly one
year after the charter was established.
Phi Gamma Hall was constructed in 1851,
and stands today as the oldest remaining
structure on campus.
The Emory University Media Center
is to be located at the western end of the
central quad. It is situated between the Phi
Gamma Hall and the Emory Chapel, two
one-story, Greek revival buildings. Behind
the site is a forested nature preserve that
features several historic landmarks and
outdoor classrooms. The university has a
no-net tree loss policy, and the city of Oxford
has been an award-winning member of the
national Tree City USA program for over a
decade.
The concept for the site was to alter
the typical courtyard building in a way that
allowed the building to be centrifugally
focused rather than centripetally focused.
By creating a almost cubic mass and
strategically adding to and subtracting from
it, the space is able to draw visitors into the
building while still providing an experience
of being in an outdoor space.
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2nd floor
north east corner
ground floor
south east corner
basement
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private
public
mixed
Movement through quad compared
to movement though central courtyard
space. Both incorporate masses that
reach outward and draw visitors towards
the interior. Typically a courtyard is more
regulated, whereas the Emory Media
Center varies the spacing of the rooms.
vertical circulation
Movement through the interior of the
building. Visitors are introduced via the
corridor at the front entrance and can
circulate freely.
vertical circulation
Movement through the exterior of the
building. Several outdoor spaces emphasize
the notion of being strongly connected to
the surrounding nature.
vertical circulation
The roof slopes in towards the skylight
to provide structural support for the
massive span. The first level floor plan
heavily determined the footprint of the
second level floor plan.
vertical circulation
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south east corner
south east corner
south east corner
south east corner
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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F AT L A N TA
ARCH 2012 with Professors Daniel Baeerlecken & Katie Johnson
designed in collaboration with Christopher Hunter
Atlanta, GA
Textile-based patterns were the basis
for this studio. The process began with
understanding the mathematical principals
behind plaiting and experimenting with
a number of materials. From there,
applications to the facade of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Atlanta could be tested.
The interweaving structure of plaiting
corresponds to the systematic duality of
the Federal Reserve Banks a privatelyowned, government regulated, federal
establishment. Structurally, the diagonal
strands provide for a rigid system which
may correlate to the necessity of the bank to
remain financially stable. Timber “strands”
seemingly grow upward from the ground
and gradually make their way to the top of
the building.
New plaited surfaces are constructed
and then interlocked with one another to
recreate the defining enclosure. Due to
the fluctuating nature of twill pattern new
spaces emerge along the surface and at
the corners. Highlights of a new surface
draw attention to the reconnected program
These changes create a new visible interest
in the structure of the Federal Reserve
banking system.
By moving the circulation to the
interstitial space between the public
and private areas a clearer line can be
delineated between the two programmatic
areas.
The bi-modal nature of this space also
for a circulation method structured around
moving upward along one axis, while move
downward along another axis.
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2/2
3/3
MS
1/2
1/3
2/3
2/4
3/4
MS
1-1
NP
MS
2-2
MS
MS
1-2
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ALT
ms
needs more strands
ml
needs more length
np
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10th street elevation
peachtree street elevation
11th street elevation
peachtree walk elevation
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V I L L A S AV OY E
W A L L PA P E R
ARCH 4417 with Professor Jude LeBlanc
Atlanta, GA
In ARCH 4417, Furnishing Buildings,
we were challenged to design a wallpaper
pattern that explored representation,
abstraction, indexical recording, space,
time, and light.
The design was to fit in to the context of
a canon work of architecture in a way that
enhanced the original work. I chose Villa
Savoye as a starting point and sought to
highlight the connection to nature as well as
the geometries of the project.
Beginning with a rigid, triangular grid,
nodes were shifted in order to distort the
shapes. From here, simple colors were
applied. For Villa Savoye, greens and blacks
were chosen to mimic the trees outside and
to contrast the white concrete. Switching
the fill colors to gradients created a three
dimensional effect that adds depth and
movement to the pattern.
The most difficult problem to solve
for was the scale at which to present the
wallpaper. Too small and the pattern gets
lost in a mess of color. Too large and the
space becomes too abstract and loses the
connection to the windows. The solution
was to find a balance that meshed well with
the size of the leaf structures seen through
the windows.
The project behaved as both an
architecture and graphic design problem.
The wallpaper needed to be visually pleasing
alone while indexically representing the
architectural space. The result was able to
strike a balance between the two.
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2 0 1 6 U N I T E D S TAT E S
O LY M P I C D I V I N G
TEAM TRIALS
BID PROPOSAL
Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center
with Sara Warner
Atlanta, GA
In the fall of 2013 the Campus
Recreation Center (CRC) began the process
of bidding to host the 2016 US Olympic
Diving Team Trials in Atlanta. 2016 would
mark the 20 year anniversary of Atlanta
hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
I, along with Sara Warner, launched a
marketing campaign to promote the city’s
interested in hosting the trials as well as
new branding for the CRC to coincide with
the selections committee’s visits. Sara
handled much of the marketing strategy
while I focused on the design aspects.
The marketing campaign launched with
the design of several physical flyers and
digital flyers that were distributed around
the CRC and the Georgia Tech campus. As
the committee narrowed the number of
cities, marketing expanded to the Greater
Atlanta area. Billboards were displayed
around the city featuring the design to the
left.
Social media also supported the
marketing campaign. ‘#ATLDiving2016’
began trending on Twitter and photos of
major businesses holding signs in support
of the CRC hosting the trials. The selection
committee narrowed the choices down
to Atlanta and Indianapolis, ultimately
choosing Indianapolis.
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1 0 TH A N N I V E R S A RY
Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center
Atlanta, GA
In 2014 the Campus Recreation Center
celebrated it’s 10th anniversary of serving
students at Georgia Tech. I was charged
with developing a logo to commemorate the
achievement as well as designing the 10th
Anniversary Strategic Impact Report.
The goal with the 10th anniversary
was to celebrate the previous ten years
while looking forward to the next ten. The
concept of using a circle in the logo was an
early decision and made it to a number of
the options I put forward. It represented
the fullness of the first ten years and the
continuation of the CRC in to the next ten or
twenty years down the road.
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T- S H I R T D E S I G N
Alpha Nu Chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity
Atlanta, GA
For the year of 2014 I held the position
of T-Shirt Chair for the Alpha Nu Chapter
of Theta Chi Fraternity. While holding this
position I designed 15+ shirts for a number
of events including rush, date nights,
formals, and brotherhood retreats.
With this experience I was able to
practice a number of different styles as
well as begin a basic understanding of
advertising and brand strategy. As a
member of the executive committee of the
fraternity I understood the direction that
Theta Chi was moving in and was able to
utilize our t-shirt designs, a primary method
of advertising to campus, as a method to
create a tone about the event.
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CHAPEL OF THE
RESURRECTION
AT T H E W O O D L A N D
C E M E TA R Y A N A LY S I S
ARCH 3011 with Professor Jude LeBlanc
Atlanta, GA
As an introduction to the Gerhard
Richter Gallery and Oxford College of
Emory University Media Center, students
researched a precedent based in merging
architecture and landscape. The booklet
includes images, maps, diagrams, and
type to analyze and explore the chapel and
surrounding cemetery. While it is primarily
a precedent study project, it is also a
experiment in typography, layout, and
book-making.
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SPRING 2013 - SUMMER 2014 PROGRAM GUIDES
Georgia Tech Campus Recreation Center
Atlanta, GA
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