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Infill Housing and Bike Depot for Clemson’s Town Center

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The Clemson Institute of Construction Science and Management

Anderson Train Station and Rails to Trails Bike Path

Fema + Red Cross Hurricane Relief Center for the Disabled

Anderson Train Station and Rails to Trails Bike Path

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This project is the revival of an old train sta on in downtown Anderson. The old train sta on is long gone and the site is presently overgrown with weeds. It was my goal in this project to engage the dras-

c topography by connec ng the upper street level to the lower train level. The

rst approach was to have the di erent sec ons of the building step down and this later evolved into a more uid mo on. The cket o ce needed to t in with the rest of downtown Anderson while s ll drawing a en on from the street level. This resulted in this open air brick la ce form. The bricks sustain the vernacular approach keeping with the consistency of the materials in this area while at the same me giving this building a unique form. This desing also creates a nice path to the parking lot in the back where the previous walkway was a narrow catwalk.

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Along side the railroad tracks that would be in use runs another, com-pletley abandoned railroad track. Rails to Trails is a program that is currently transforming abandoned railroad tracks into back paths. This design fully embraces the Rails to Trails program by allowing bikes to path directly over the train sta on. This way bikers can choose to ride into Anderson to shop in the downtown area, or con nue on their way through the tunnel. Another important aspect of this project is archi-tecture as a billboard. The cket o ce stands out in this environment as it has a completely di erent geometry the buildings surrounding it and it uses le ers in a sculpture form to announce the presence of the train sta on. These le ers made of concrete are suspended by steel rods from the roof; however, above the roof the brick la ce con n-ues, making the le ers appear to be almost suspended in air.

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The ow of the outline of the buildings is mirrored in func on as the movement through the train sta on is very smooth. Once entered into the brick la ce area that serves as the cket o ce, the customer comes into contact with the cket salesman behind a glass counter. A er purchasing his cket, he then enters a door into the condi oned area, descends down a spiral staircase and walks along a counter for baggage stor-age. If the passenger is only traveling to another city brie y then he can store luggage un l his arrival back at the sta on. A er storing his bags the customer then exits the door into a shaded wai ng area to await the arival of the train.

Fema + Red Cross Hurricane Relief Center for the Disabled

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This project is a design for a hurricane relief center in Charleston, SC for people too frail to evacuate the center. One of my primary concerns in this design was for the building to work on an urban level. This was accom-plished by rotating the axis of the building to match that of the streets and also by incorpo-rating a garden terrace into the plan. Accord-ing to the program requirements the pods had to be prefabricated so expressing this prefabrication was another design goal. This was achieved by offsetting the units so that each individual unit was expressed. Most importantly this building needed to be hurri-cane resistant. Everything in this building is closes up during the actual hurricane. In the pods, the porches close; the clerestory has hurricane shutters and the administrative tower has hurricane louvers. Most of the building is built on fill and the exterior walls are primarily concrete

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A precedent for the terraces used in this design is the Fukuoka International Hall in Japan. The terraces would be wild local vegetation that would be labeled to serve as an educational garden for the community. The rooftop garden is organized in contrast to the wild vegeta-tion and serves as a spot of relaxation for the residents. Additional community space is available in the hallway in between the pods below the clerestory. This could also be used as overflow space in emergency situations

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The Clemson Institute of Construction Science and Management

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This project is a design proposal for the construc on science and management building across from the architecture building. It focuses on the outdoor space it creates and details for water collec on. This is ar culated in the plaza below because when it rains, as the canals ll up, the building is re ected both physically by the water and by the form of the canals. Also it serves as a gateway to the highgrounds, where ten more academic buildings are to be built, as can be seen in the monu-mental stair and the outdoor study area that over looks the highground area. Furthermore, this building serves as a learning tool for both construc on science and architecture students with its display of stark concrete and bare I beams. The inner columns drain into a fountain in the lobby area. The fountain

can also be used for sea ng.

The runo of the outdoor study area and porches is collected in a gu er and drained into the I beams.

The I beams spout water into the canals to create the image of the facade in the hardscape.

The water that permeates the garden is drained into the canal for future storage.

The path to the new building contains a green space that connects to Lee Hall’s courtyard.

Grand stairs lead to an outdoor studing room that will over look the highgrounds.

The bu er y roof collects water in the tow center columns. The solar panels are located on the north side to maximize sun exposure.

The railing also serves as a desk that can be used for outdoor studying.

The path to the new building is a classical garden that connects to the garden adjacent Lee Hall.

The railing also serves as a desk that can be used for outdoor studying.

The water that permeates the garden is drained into the canal for future storage.

Grand stairs lead to an outdoor studing room that will over look the highgrounds.

Infill Housing and Bike Depot for Clemson’s Town Center

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front bike displayThe client of this project is the owner of a bike share program that he would like to implement in Clemson, SC. The city has told him that to build this bike depot, the build-ing must be a mixed-use building, with apartments above. Bike share sta ons are posi oned outside the bike storage area for easy access by the students. The extra bikes are displayed behind a curtain wall as an adver sment for the bike share company. The lobby for the bikeshare is rotated to face the most condensed pedestrian tra c, that coming from College Avenue. To the le of the lobby is the garage for the vans that restock the bike sta ons around campus. Parking for employees is provided on the rst level, above the bike storarge and below the apartments .

The weeHouse is a prefabricated unit developed by Alchemy Architects. The unit used in this par cular project is the medium sized weeHouse, sized at 14’ x 48’ it includes a bedroom, living room, full bath-room with washer and dryer and full kitchen including a dishwasher, along with tall cabinets for storage and a relaxing porch on the end. This project develops a large steel frame of circula on that the wee-Houses stacked around. The idea behind this construc on method is that this structure can be placed on top of bike depots at a variety of sites as these apartments leave a very minimal footprint on the ground. The precedent for this method of construc on was a project by Urban Splash and Shed KM called Moho (short for modular homes) where the circula on was built rst out of steel and concrete and then the prefab units were stacked around it.

The rst oor is dedicated solely to the bikeshare program, including storage for over 500 bikes, a lobby to sign up for the program, a bathroom, o ces, a breakroom, and a bike repair sta on. The second

oor contains a gym for residents and employees and four parking spaces for employees. This level also has a public park area for the enjoyment of the community. The next three levels are residen al levels. Each level has an elevator two sets of stairs and an elevator along with four apartments. The roof level is a pa o space for residents to have community cookouts or relaxa on.

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