james tyler puryearUniversity of Tennessee

College of Architecture and Design

Bachelor of Architecture 2013

e: jpuryea1@utk.edu

t : 931.580.0594

architectureThe Beer Garden_06

The Wesley House_14

Leap Collaborative_20

Urban Infrastructure_26

Fresh Market Pantry_38

visual artMagazine Spreads_44

Movement_46

Shoe Transformation_48

travelsSweden Tour_54

London_56

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5architectureArchitecture has many meanings and can be

interpreted in several different ways. In order to

design for architecture, one must have a motive,

and in order to have a motive, there must first be

a problem to solve or an intent of purpose. My

intent of purpose with architecture is to create

a feeling of Unity. This idea is the motivation I

have in becoming an architect and designing for

community and future of tomorrow.

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7the bier garten

The beer garden is located in Phoenix, Arizona

where the climate is very hot and dry. The site

is on Roosevelt Row where there is a huge art

district that attracts lots of pedestrian traffic. This

area is full with a lively culture and atmosphere

that really defines this road as a pedestrian des-

tination. The city has design plans and guidelines

for renovating the street edge to be more pedes-

trian friendly. The street will promote bike riding

and the sidewalks will be fully shaded in front of

each building. Peoples comfort in Phoenix is a

high importance due to the high temperatures.

Phoenix, Arizona

fall 2012

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9The design concept for this building is based on

the pedestrian and the experience that pedestrian

has while interacting with the site and other peo-

ple in the beer garden and hall. The beer garden

was designed to have a direct connection to the

street edge while at the same time held a since

of privacy/community within its boundaries. The

central zone to the design is meant to be open

and free flowing between spaces, while the other

zones are intended for the private group interac-

tions. Both zones, however, are intended to have

a visual connection with the brewery through

shaded glass and vent louvers that tie the fer-

mentation and kettle straight to the garden.

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The building is also design to accommodate

Phoenixs intense hot and dry climate. There is

ample amounts of shading when needed and the

entire building is ventilated and cooled by a zero

energy downdraft evaporative cooling system.

The site also produces all 100% of its required

electrical energy to produce the beer and provide

all the necessary functions of a restaurant.

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This perspective is taken from the beer garden

looking up at the roof/structure system at the en-

trance to the pub. This view also illustrates the

large rammed earth pillars/columns that support

the shading structure throughout the site. The

courtyard is sunken down to give a private feel.

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This view is taken upon turning from off the street

and looking down the main pedestrian path

through the site. This view shows the vast array

of shading beams that completely shade the path

from both ends of the site. This view also shows a

direct view down into the fermentation tank room.

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the wesley house

The Wesley House is a house in Mechanicsville

Tennessee that provides an after school service

for children. Here, the kids go to classrooms

where they are given one-on-one attention to

learn and complete their homework. These chil-

dren primarily come from a lower class neighbor-

hood or less attentive family for the children. The

project was to redesign a new building for the

program to be housed in. The class had numer-

ous one-on-one meetings with the administrators

of the house to accurately design for their specific

needs and requests.

Mechanicsville, Tennessee

spring 2012

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The main idea behind this building is that it is mak-

ing a literal separation between the loud and quiet

functions of the program. The site plan shows that

there are two main forms of the building. The form

on the left is the loud section and the form on the

right is the quiet or study section.

The landscape is divided in this very fashion

as well. The building and pavilion create a void

space which is intended for outdoor study ses-

sions. The rest of the landscape is for play areas.

Another outdoor function is the reading area and

the amphitheater. The outdoor reading area is on

the right side of the building next to the amphithe-

ater. This function is intended to be the first ele-

ment of the building which people naturally want

to go to. Its poetic move away from the building,

and its change in roof indicate that it is an area of

some importance.

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leap collaborative

The building was design to directly represent the

city fabric as well as the natural elements. The

idea behind the natural elements is to have a

connection between the landscape and the office

spaces. In order to achieve this, there must be a

clear view from the offices to the outside, uninter-

rupted. In addition to, there must be some sort

of natural features (trees, shrubs, grass, etc) that

are the focal point of the design. Unfortunately,

there is a limited amount of trees available on all

sides and the concept then becomes weak.

Knoxville, Tennessee

fall 2011

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However, if the natural elements of the city are

taken into account for (concrete, stone, brick,

light, noise, people, life, steel, and an assortment

of regional plants), then the idea is of these di-

rect views are strong again. The building incorpo-

rates different elements and materials used in the

downtown are that clearly define geometry and

contextual information. The building respects the

cities sidewalks by placing the building right up

against the closest point allowable by code to the

street. This holds the street edge allowing for an

abundance of attraction and interest at the main

focal points of the site.

The buildings design was to be as functional and

sustainable as possible. The building is made of

simple bays with a solid/strong core and a glass-

like exterior. By forming the building this way,

structure, circulatory paths, and program are eas-

ily understood, and are open to be interchange-

able years down the buildings life cycle. The sus-

tainability directly impacts the overall aesthetics

of the buildings facade as a whole (solar shad-

ing). Solar shading louvers allow viewers to di-

rectly see the city-landscape while at the same

time provide more controllable lighting and HVAC

sources.

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urban infrastructureKnoxville, Tennessee

spring 2011

The Agricultural Research Facility and Pedestrian

Bridge is a third year project that involved select-

ing a site of our choosing from which we were

to innovate some either water, waste, agriculture,

transportation, or electrical design. These de-

signs were based on researching the connection

between architecture and infrastructure.

With this design, it focuses mainly on agriculture

(research facility and a market) and with trans-

portation (pedestrian bridge) all combined with

architecture as a hybridized urban infrastructure

system.

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The Hydroponic and Research Facility will bring

a new innovation in technology and agriculture to

South Knox Waterfront to help redevelop the ag-

ricultural world in Knoxville. The Facility is based

primarily on self efficient equipment designed to

produce the best, quickest, and healthiest food

available. These systems will provide enough

energy for the hydroponic agricultural systems,

which in turn, will provide an abundant amount

of produce and goods to the downtown area for

anyone who wishes to pass by.

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Wooden Facade Slats

Green Vines as a Facade Natural Feature

Steel Framing for System

Omega Garden System

Tritium Battery Compartment

The systems uses as little as 5 kwh and runs on

almost no water refill due to an atmospheric water

generator by Airqua.

Other forms of hydroponics include an innovative

Aquaponic system that takes nitrogen from tala-

pia feces, feeding the plants, and the plants clean

the water for the talapia thus the cycle is continu-

ous. Another systems includes stack hydroponics

and vine-like hydroponics growing tomatoes and

squash type produces.

The Hydroponics primarily consist of a Canadian

invention by a gentlemen named Ted, who has

developed an agricultural system that ensures

the best development of produces with the OME-

GA GARDEN. The Om