Katie Gray Work Samples

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Urban Library | Fall 2013

Public Program Shared Program Private Program

Lexington, Kentucky | This project reconnects the library to downtown Lexington and the University of Kentucky’s main campus. The program of this library is centered around the concept for the future of books combined/compared with new digital technologies. The design uses private and public spaces to integrate a shared program that will attract a variety of different people. To execute the concept, the building is situated on the existing site of the main transportation branch. By doing this, the building turns into a hub. Then, the bridge is added to create easy accessibility for pedestrians coming from downtown, making the design both a public and social space.

site plan

Katie Gray | Work Samples

Fine Arts Library

King Library

Pre-Design Urban Analysis

Upper Floor Plan

Research Center | Fall 2012

University of Kentucky’s Campus | This project combines various fields of study into one building to promote social and professional interactions. The pre-design analysis observed urban movement and circulation patterns to better understand how people interact in and around buildings. The project is located on UK’s campus, housing different spaces for business, foreign language, and anthropology. It includes a main lecture hall, several small classrooms, a library, a computer lab, administration offices, and a café.

Cross Section


IMAX Theater | Spring 2013

First Floor

Second Floor Third Floor

Lexington Distillery District | This project was designed to be a multi-use entertainment structure that contains two IMAX theaters and introduces a grand ballroom space to accompany the adjacent hotel. The main circulation path is through the middle of the building as a way to demonstrate a social and communal program accented by exposed structural steel. This design also includes long-span steel trusses and active sustainable features.

Circulation Diagram


Abstract Forms | Fall 2013

Disruptive Continuity | This project’s goal was to combine a series of programs to create a unified, abstract design. The design displays moments of interaction and variation within and between the three programs: grid, object and surface. The boundaries defined the limits of my grid, prompting me to play and experiment with the x, y and z axes. Throughout the form, local conditions are revealed within the overall structure.

Grid

Surface

Object

Section A

A

B

Ariel View

Plan View

Section B


Housing Unit | Spring 2012

Lexington, Kentucky | This project was designed as student housing for the University of Kentucky School of Agriculture. The design focuses on solar movements and biological circadian rhythms. Each floor level is programmed to maximize usage in the most minimal space. This unit is a combination of platform framing (using 2 x 4, every 16 inches) and balloon framing (using 2 x 6, every 16 inches) used in timber construction. The foundation uses a thickened edge concrete slab, which is also used as flooring for the first floor.

Detailed Construction Section


Models | 3D Printing + Laser Cutting


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