Justi n Cloyd portf olio

The projects in my portf olio display a personal interest in the re-evaluati on of everyday experiences. Whether it’s coming home, going to the library, or walking around your

neighborhood, my projects analyze the typical patt ern of specifi c typologies and morph these places into something unexpected that makes a person interpret their surroundings diff erently.

My projects explore the typical social and physical environments to spark thoughts and emoti ons within people as they experience the place.

Hundreds of years ago in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo proclaimed the death of architecture at the inventi on of the printi ng press. I agree with Hugo’s claim about the

representati on of thought transforming from architecture to the book (and now possibly to the internet in the digital age) but I believe the importance of architecture throughout the

ages has always been the user’s experienti al connecti on to place. The internet doesn’t possess the same dynamic physical relati onship as the book, and the book doesn’t give you the same

sense of awe that a physical setti ng can have on your mind and body. Architecture should always capitalize on this experienti al event by appealing to all of the senses whenever possible.

The thing that separates architecture from the book is the sense of deep physical connecti on. Architects should take advantage of the body’s presence in the world in additi on to the typical

visual sti muli. Make people do more than look at forms. Help people to smell the wooden joists, concentrate on their connecti on with the fl oor as they walk along, hear the children

laughing in the playground, feel the brick running along their fi ngers as they drag their hand across the wall, and always help them to become more knowledgeable and familiar with their

surroundings in additi on to broadening their perspecti ves.

The projects in my portf olio expand on each user’s understanding of place, site, community, and society. The projects vary in scale and scope, migrati ng between architecture, landscape

architecture, urban design, and planning, but each investi gati on promotes experiences and moments to further inform the project as a place while making people reevaluate themselves

and their relati onship with their everyday surroundings.

Old Town | Chinatown Library

Museum of the City

Water Filtrati on Research Plant + Community Center

reGROWTH: Inward Expansion and the Rediscovery of the Transit Neighborhood

“In its printed form, thought is more imperishable than ever; it is volati le, irresisti ble, indestructi ble. It is mingled with the air. In the days of architecture it made a mountain of itself, and took powerful possession of a century and a place. Now it converts itself into a fl ock of birds, scatt ers itself to the four winds, and occupies all points of air and space at once. Let the reader make no mistake; architecture is dead; irretrievably slain by the printed book,--slain because it endures for a shorter ti me,--slain because it costs more. But architecture will no longer be the social art, the collecti ve art, the dominati ng art. The grand poem, the grand edifi ce, the grand work of humanity will no longer be built: it will be printed.” -Victor Hugo

The importance of architecture throughout the ages has always been the user’s experienti al connecti on to place. Architecture should always capitalize on this experienti al event by

appealing to all of the senses whenever possible. The thing that separates architecture from the book is the sense of deep physical connecti on to a specifi c place and ti me.

Design Philosophy Portf olio Contents

“In its printed form, thought is more imperishable than ever; it is volati le,

irresisti ble, indestructi ble. It is mingled with the air. In the days of architecture it made

a mountain of itself, and took powerful possession of a century and a place. Now it converts itself into a fl ock of birds, scatt ers

itself to the four winds, and occupies all points of air and space at once.”

Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Now, as book circulati on dwindles and the computer takes over to further ‘scatt er

thought to the four winds’, contemporary libraries have become a place to lounge

around and surf the internet. In this Portland, Oregon project, the two support each other

to defi ne a place for the community and re-establish the book’s importance as the

essence of the library.

Understanding books as the kernel of the library, the project heightens the user’s

interacti on with books and awareness of the diff erenti ati on of ‘new’ and ‘old’ zones

in the library. The objecti ve is to take the book (the kernel) from the old library into the

new library, which has gott en away from its essence as a place to disseminate knowledge

and become a place to have fun and hang out. By creati ng ti ghtly compressed book

containers within the typically open spaces, users are forced to fi nd the book, and bring it out to the ‘new’. The ‘old’ is injected into the ‘new’ as suspended glass book containers to

further heighten the user’s awareness of their relati onship with the book.

Old Town | Chinatown Library

Conceptually, the site is broken into three unique zones: old (blue), community (green), and new (beige). The ‘community’ starts as an undefi ned zone on the site and gets spread through the lower fl oor to create an interacti on space between the local and the visitor. This space pulls the street into the building while pushing the ‘new’ up off the ground level. The ‘new’ is a mass that expands to represent a fully developed area. The facades on the site become a fi lter from inside to outside. The diff erence between these zones is carried through to their spati al organizati on. The ‘old’ becomes the traditi onal library and is manifest as containers for books, the core of the library. The ‘new’ becomes the contemporary library that is more focused on media and experiences. It is organized as an open fl oor plan with few walls. The space becomes a transiti on zone that links the ‘old’ and ‘new’ spaces visually and physically where the two meet.

At fi rst glance, you don’t see all the holes in Old Town’s fabric. It’s in that second look

when you noti ce that many of the blocks are covered with asphalt. This project strengthens

Portland’s fi rst public square by defi ning that urban place, bringing people and density back

to the city’s heart.

The design starts by strengthening the edge of Ankeny Square to create a more concentrated

pedestrian avenue along Ankeny Street from the Big Pink through the Square and Saturday Market to the waterfront. From

there, the focus turns to carving away the building to create tunnels of light that pour

into the program’s public spaces. The facade is cut at three of these moments to show the

hierarchy: the entry lobby, the cafe, and the library. Rather than standard verti cal light

wells, the design allows sunlight from these facade cuts to puncture fl oor slabs at angles

that project light far into the building to emphasize the dynamic nature of these public

zones where interacti on occurs.

Museum of the City

A few variati ons of the facade cut studies.

This intersti ti al public space diagram shows the relati onship between facade cuts, daylighti ng, and the public spaces within building.

The building’s simplifi ed massing minus the public spaces of the library and entry reveal a U-shaped parti rotated midway up the building that corresponds to a change from museum to college.

East - West Secti on looking South

Entry Perspecti ve

A river, both literal at the site scale and metaphorical on the scale of the building, runs through this Columbus, Ohio project.

Filtering predominates the aff ects with the building as an agent that creates and manipulates these fi ltrati ons to produce fl exibility and reconnect the site with its

historical background and link to the river. By bringing water back into the site, a public

water recreati on area is created.

The site changes from defunct grocery warehouses to wetlands, restoring a small

porti on of the 93% of Ohio’s wetlands lost in the last century and a half. The site becomes

a natural water fi ltrati on device with the re-introducti on of wetlands while the

building researches arti fi cial water fi ltrati on techniques. The wetlands restore wildlife

habitat and act as a living educati onal device for the public while the building

highlights all of the fi ltrati on processes it researches, creati ng a learning environment

for all who visit.

Water Filtrati on Research Plant and Community Center

Most of the site lies within the 100-year fl oodplain, making it potenti ally hazardous for development. Rather than work against this context, the site design allows water to reclaim the area, restoring wildlife habitat. The new wetlands pump fi ltered water back to the river. The project also lets users kayak or canoe to downtown Columbus two miles to the south, allowing city residents to become more familiar with the river ecosystem.

The site reconnects two neighborhoods that were once more closely linked before the highway was built. Two pedestrian paths link residents to the site and beyond by passing over the highway and river. One runs through the wetlands for birdwatching and a relaxing natural environment while the second cuts over the recreati on area and forms the main circulati on of the building, further creati ng a link between the public and the water fi ltrati on processes that make the site possible.

This analysis of water fl ow, originally created on a sloped wooden surface,

resulted in the project’s diagrammati c rules. These att ributes were used to derive similar

characteristi cs of the concrete surfaces, water in the building, and the circulati on.

movement

striated, responsive to material

swell

typically around obstructi ons

obstructi on

placed to potenti ally redirect fl ow

void

obstructi ons result in probable void

resistance

fl ow responsive to material creates possible resistance for merging. space sti ll seperates fl ow from itself at ti mes

producti onmock up

research

mechanical

circulati on

interacti on

reGROWTH:Inward Expansion and the Rediscovery of the Transit

NeighborhoodCurrent Columbus, Ohio development

patt erns create sprawling communiti es that convert viable farmland into low density fringe housing. This project envisions a new standard of central Ohio development along a proposed

light rail line north through the metropolitan area. In an att empt to save fringe farmland

and small towns, this 124 acre project shows central Ohio residents an inward alternati ve

that creates pedestrian neighborhoods within the city with access to quality public

transportati on. The project aims to get people out of their cars and into pedestrian

environments along transit corridors to create a more sustainable metropolitan growth.

A comprehensive planning strategy that att empts to reduce sprawl is infi nitely

more eff ecti ve at curbing climate change than any single sustainable building alone.

As a result, the project operates at four scales: a call for change in metropolitan

travel and development policy; moderate density site planning in an underuti lized lot

just three miles from downtown; urban design principles that cater to pedestrian

travel; and passive building techniques that take advantage of renewable natural

resources. Each scale focuses on an environmentally sustainable and responsible

patt ern of development that culminates with the creati on of a local sustainability

and community center adjacent to the neighborhood’s proposed light rail stop.

The oft en discussed light rail line’s most recent, 13 mile alignment.

A satellite image of the 124 acre site as existi ng.

The Ohio State University

Ohio State Fairgrounds

Crew Stadium (MLS)

Big Box Retail

Ohio Historical Center

Ravine

Rail Right of Way

1/4 MILE = OFFICES

1/2 MILE = HOUSING

The 124 acre development follows a strong grid patt ern while the block sizes vary to accommodate multi ple uses and typologies. The development’s density is organized around nodes and travel ti mes to the train stati on. Offi ces are located close to the light rail stati on, predominantly within the fi ve minute walking distance. Housing is located within a half mile radius (10 minute walk), which is the distance people are typically willing to walk home from the train.

Vehicle trips are reduced by 40% every ti me density doubles. Light rail transit (with 10 minute headways) becomes eff ecti ve at 35-50 dwelling units per acre. In housing language, that can be achieved with townhomes over fl ats.

Density Edges + Districts

The area is bound by big box retail to the north, a highway to the east, and rail lines to the west and the fairgrounds to the south. The main paths within the development are lined with retail and link major landmarks adjacent to the 124 acre site. Housing and offi ce districts are created following transit walking research.

Green axes connect the site’s existi ng landmarks to the new sustainability headquarters. The North-South axis serves as park space and the East-West axis serves as a more natural greenspace. It is designed to handle site water fi ltrati on, serving as a combinati on wetland/bioswale that fl ows into an amphitheater space.

Since the area is currently underdeveloped, a new street grid was overlaid on the site, following MORPC’s Mixed Use Transit Oriented Development guidelines. Blocks vary in size from 200 x 200 feet to 400 x 400 feet, the maximum allowed under the guidelines.

Axes + Landmarks

keys to responsible community development:-infi ll fi rst-moderate density-respect the existi ng fabric-mixed-use, livable environment-acti ve streetscape-fl exible public spaces and parks-promote mass transit ridership-follow the half-mile rule-support all forms of traffi c-design around people, not cars-careful stewardship of natural resources

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1:250’ | Urban Design PlanN

Building Cut Schemes The East-West green boulevard cuts through the building to connect with the train stati on.

AMPHITHEATER / URBAN BEACH / ICE RINK / DETENTION POND

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The building integrates green roofs, green walls, photovoltaics, operable windows,

sunshading, light shelves, rooft op rainwater harvesti ng, recycled materials, and a

stormwater management system that doubles as an amphitheater.

The Sustainability and Community Center steps in and out, curving along the south facade. The building has been carved away like the ravine landscape, allowing daylight to penetrate the building and terraces to overlook the amphitheater space.

Since the local climate is too extreme for using solely passive strategies for occupant thermal comfort, the building uses a closed-loop water source heat pump from the amphitheater for

heati ng and cooling needs during the winter and summer seasons. Other water effi ciency soluti ons include harvesti ng rainfall for toilet use, which means the building only needs a 5,000

gallon storage tank to handle the February water defi cit.

FLOATING STAGE

AMPHITHEATER / URBAN BEACH / ICE RINK / DETENTION POND

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PERMANENT SUSTAINABILITY DISPLAY

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Floor 0 Entry

1:40’ | Secti on A

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CONFERENCE ROOM

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Level 3 Plan

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COMMUNITY LOUNGE

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CONTEMPLATIVE ROOF GARDEN

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1:50’ | Level 5 Plan

Second Floor Amphitheater Overlook

1:40’ | South Elevati on

Recycled Brick amphitheater pavers (Brown Hall)

Glass + Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)

Corten SteelVerti cal Gardens / Green Walls + Roofs

Materials