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Molly KnightUniversity of Michigan | Portfolio 2015
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Molly Knight
Master of Architecture candidate 2017Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
University of Michigan
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Contents
Architecture
Braddock Gizmo Garage 1
Louver House 7
Occupy x3 11
Design
Stretch|Warp 15
Fabric Design 17
Swimsuit Design 19
Furniture
Misfit Table 21
Gazelle Table 23
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Braddock Gizmo GarageArchitectural Design II | University of Michigan
Braddock, Pennsylvania, home to Andrew Carnegie’s first steel mill, has lost over ninety percent of its population, homes, and businesses since the collapse of the steel industry in the 1970’s. In accordance with Mayor John Fetterman’s revitalization efforts, this project presents an opportunity to build a new creative community and restore energy to the once prosperous town.The Braddock Gizmo Garage exists as a center for research, design, education, communication, and performance, combining social activities with industrial and artistic expertise. It proposes to draw interest to Braddock by embracing new and emerging technologies with an emphasis on robotics and fabrication.
Clad in corten steel, the building is designed as a singular volume that blends into the surrounding environment while standing out as a dynamic addition to the city. A central core housing production, testing, and presentation areas is the center’s main feature. Strategically placed conical protrusions offer glimpses into the core, while translucent sliding walls allow its activities to merge with the surrounding program. Both visitors and passers-by are encouraged to experience and interact with design processes from beginning to result.
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presentationtestingfabrication
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first floor plan second floor plan third floor plan
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fourth floor plan fifth floor plan
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Louver HouseSustainable Systems I | University of Michigan
The Louver House is a single-family sustainable residence located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The design takes advantage of the local environment through a combination of passive and active design features to provide both heating and cooling effects. This minimizes energy consumption and maintains a comfortable environment during Michigan’s cold winters and warm, humid summers.The house is elongated on an east-west axis to benefit from the site’s broad south exposure. Large glazed openings on the south-facing façade optimize solar gain in the main living areas, where a ceramic
tile floor acts as a thermal mass to store and release heat energy. The combination of thermal mass and a radiant floor system minimizes fluctuation in temperature. To meet cooling loads with minimal use of mechanical systems, operable windows are positioned to enhance air movement and cross ventilation. Adjustable wooden shutters offer selective shading and protection from the summer sun. The design additionally includes a ground source heat pump and heat recovery ventilation unit to enhance the use of ambient energy sources.
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mechanical heating
supply vents
solar gain
return vents
radiant floor heating
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Supply Vents
Return Vents
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Supply Vents
Return Vents
Supply Vents
Return Vents
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An operable exterior shading system was designed to allow occupants to control the amount of solar radiation entering the building. Wooden louvers can be completely closed, partially open, or fully open, allowing for varying levels of illumination, heat gain, and privacy.
east south west
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radiant floor heating
solar water heating
vertical ground loop
return air
outside air intake
supply air
1” clear above insulation for ventingrecycled slate shingles
continuous metal guttervent hole
vapor retarder
triple-pane, low-e windows
structural insulated panels
vented air spacerigid foam insulation
pressure treated sill plateflashing
drainage composite w/ filter fabricsubsoil drainage
operable clerestory windows allow for stack ventilation.
the building enclosure is designed to control thermal transfer, air leakage, vapor
migration, and rain water
operable windows on both sides of the building envelope allow for cross ventilationnorth
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Occupy x3 consists of a series of week-long modeling projects in which we incorporated a set of programmatic elements into three different sites. Each test site holds a temporary cultural and performance event, and is paired with a different modeling technique. The conversation between program and site provides a starting point for conceptual frameworks and organizational strategies.The site for the first iteration is the fifth level of a seven-story parking garage on South Thayer Street in downtown Ann Arbor. Inspired by the way the existing pavement markings create an understood program, we introduced a bold graphic of accumulating lines to visually distinguish between separate activities. The overlaid lines extend from the existing colorful façade detail to define a playful quality throughout.
Occupy x3Architectural Design II | University of MichiganTeam | Molly Knight, Eric Harman
modeling technique paper, pattern, reliefmaterial bristol board, foam board, mylar
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The second site is located in the pool area of the University of Michigan Central Campus Recreational Center. Expanding on the idea of accumulation from the previous model, we created an extruded hexagonal form that is repeated at various scales. Program is defined solely through the strategic arrangement of the modular elements, which are used as both object and structure.
modeling technique casting, moldingmaterial rockite
3D printed casting mold
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modeling technique found objectsmaterial matches, foam board
The final site occupies the “Apse” space at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. We once again reinterpreted the idea of accumulation, this time by producing a continuous sculptural form composed of wooden matches. While the matches themselves formally relate to the existing architecture, their aggregation introduces a contrasting organic aesthetic. Just as a match and its surrounding environment are altered when lit, the sweeping assemblage of matches transforms both object and space.
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Stretch|Warp is a pressure sensitive textile interface created as a tool for building fine and gross motor skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. It responds to the difficulties that these children often experience in understanding the position of their body in space. The interactive morphing grid encourages full body movement, providing visual feedback consistent with the location and degree of interaction. Flat-bed weft-knitting technology was used to create a custom textile surface with an optimal balance of opacity and stretch. The interaction design was created using Processing and a Kinect.
Stretch WarpTOUCH | University of MichiganTeam | Molly Knight, Bing Sun, Sam Cui, Tommy Kyung Tae Nam
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Distort Color Play
Future Research TopicsPixel Data
Identify ways in which pixel data can be used on contoured surface
Non-Rectilinear FrameUsing tube frame to create design without a rectilinear frame
Distort Color Play
Future Research TopicsPixel Data
Identify ways in which pixel data can be used on contoured surface
Non-Rectilinear FrameUsing tube frame to create design without a rectilinear frame
Distort Color Play
Future Research TopicsPixel Data
Identify ways in which pixel data can be used on contoured surface
Non-Rectilinear FrameUsing tube frame to create design without a rectilinear frame
Distort Color Play
Future Research TopicsPixel Data
Identify ways in which pixel data can be used on contoured surface
Non-Rectilinear FrameUsing tube frame to create design without a rectilinear frame
future research will focus on creating contoured and 3-dimensional textile interfaces
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Fabric DesignValley Forge Fabrics Pattern Design Competition
These designs were made for the 2014 Pattern Design Competition sponsored by Valley Forge Fabrics, the world’s largest supplier of decorative fabrics for the hospitality industry. Considering Valley Forge’s commitment to creating products with minimal environmental impact, I chose to create designs that reflect unique shapes, patterns, and colors found by taking a closer look at nature.
This pattern, inspired by eucalyptus bark in cross section, was awarded second place Best Overall Design.
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These are examples of synchronized swimming costumes that I have designed for various competition routines. I work in collaboration with clients to create thematic swimsuits that will stand out and enhance a swimmer’s performance. (Suit construction by seamstress Sheryl Velez)
Americana | 2012
Swimsuit DesignPersonal Works
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Light | 2011 Unstoppable | 2009
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Misfit TableWood: Making Things | University of Michigan
This table exhibits a dual personality combining clean lines with exaggerated curves. The single turned leg, a play off traditional styles, adds humor and whimsy to an otherwise minimalistic piece. From one angle, the table appears to be a simple box, but as the eye travels around the piece it takes on an entirely new form. The three sides of the solid cherry table are constructed with reinforced miter joints. A short peg carved into the top of the leg fits into a hole in the tabletop, allowing the leg to be removed and interchanged. The table stands 18” tall, 20” wide, and 20” deep, and is finished with 3 coats of clear lacquer.
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Gazelle TableWood: Making Things | University of Michigan
This table explores the potential of animalistic form and is marked by its graceful sense of motion. Curved joints support the solid walnut table top, which appears to float above hand-sculpted cherry legs to create a vision of airiness and delicacy. The legs and joints are fitted together using hand-cut through tenons, lending a subtle graphic element and uniting the contrasting materials. Construction consists of 9 individual pieces. Joinery consists of 4 through tenons and 8 dowels. The table stands 30” tall, 36” wide (including legs) , and 14” deep, and is finished with 3 coats of clear lacquer.
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