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SAMPLE DESIGN PORTFOLIOMEGHAN BAKERUniversity of KentuckyB.A. Architecture & M.B.A.

Manhattan Transportation Hub

Fourth Year Design Studio Spring 2013Jason Scroggin

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CONCEPT DIAGRAM

PHYSICAL MODELImage Property of University of Kentucky College of Design, Photographed by Magnus Lindqvist

SITE ANALYSIS_HUDSON RIVERCLUSTERING The project is motivated by clustering and the manifestation that is generated by closely bonding similar and disimilar forms together.

There are three different forms of clustering happening within the overall form. First, the clustered tubes, which act as the confines for the program. Second, the clustered spheres, which act as a host for circulation outside the tubes. Third, the window openings along the tubes which follow a similar spherical form as the circulation spheres. The tubes accomodate program, clustered together and unified to create an interconnected circulation network. The circulation clusters are generated by bonding spheres of the same dimensions closely together; the circulation clusters have the ability to move beyond the tubes and offer an alternative system of circulation than that which happens within the tubes. In addition to circulation, the tubes and spheres permit different views of the surrounding site. The tubes generally facilitate strong directional views towards the city or the water, while the spheres allow for more open, and full views to the site because of their initial globe shaped form.

The intention of the spherical clusters are to allow circulation in, around, and on top of the tubes. The spheres vary in size in order to create contrasting experiences. First, the entrance circulation clusters, these clusters offer direct access from the parking to the elongated tubes. Second, the tube-to-tube or tube-to-roof circulation clusters, these clusters are the smallest in size and are the most populate alternative to circulation. Third, the viewing circulation clusters, these clusters are the largest in size and can be intersected by the smallest circulation spheres; the viewing circulation clusters are more like conservatories.

INTREPID SEA, AIR, AND SPACE MUSEUM

46th Street

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Hudson River Greenway

MIDTOWN W. 39th STREET FERRY STATION

HUDSON RIVER

Ferry Circulation

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ELEVATION DROP OF SEA LEVEL 30.0’



Scale 1.0’=1/128’’

TUBES (constraints, limited views)01 PROGRAM SPHERES (limited to tubes constraints)02 CIRCULATION SPHERES (clustered, not contained, athuman scale, alternative network of circlation for tubes)

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CIRCULATION SPHERESClustered spherical forms that offer circulation on and around tubes.

Remaining condition caused by the clustered spherical forms. Allow new views out to site.

The clustered spherical forms cluster in and around the tubes.

Purple mass is the hub and the blue is the hotel.

PERFORATED TUBES

TUBES & SPHERES

PARKING & STRUCTURE

PROGRAM MASSING


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DIAGRAM OF PARTS & MATERIALS

RENDERINGS

DETAILS OF SPHERE CLUSTER

Possible Resolution of Ground in Circulation Sphere

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B. Circulation Spheres(transparent)

C. Perforated Tubes(solid)

A. Program Tubes(solid)

Isonometric of Sphere w/Stairs

Elevation of Sphere w/Stairs

STEEL FRAME CONNECTION TO CONCRETE TUBE


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NYC FERRY

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SHORT SECTION {DIAGRAM} 01_LOOKING TOWARDS THE WATER SHORT SECTION {DIAGRAM} 02_LOOKING TOWARDS THE CITY

LONG SECTION 01_LOOKING TOWARDS THE INTREPID

BUS

TAXI DROP OFF & PICK UP

Plan_Top Floor_Hotel & RoofsPlan_First Floor_Hotel & Hub

KITCHEN/BAR

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GALLERY

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NYC REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTER

FRONT DESK_HOTEL

LOBBY/LOUNGE AREA

MUSIC ROOM

GAME ROOM

STORAGEEXECUTIVE OFFICES

STORAGE & HOUSEKEEPING

EXECUTIVE MEETINGS AREAS



SPA/FITNESS

GALLERY

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ORIENTATION CENTER

ORIENTATION CENTER

BATHROOM

OFFICES

BAR

RESTAURANT

FERRY BOARDING STATION

GIFT SHOP

Plan_Parking & Connection to City

Persistance of Type Throughout Varying Scales

Fourth Year Design Studio Fall 2012Angela Co

Transformations of Type The studio focus was the transformation of a type which was extracted from a list of both built and theoretical architectural projects. In this project the extraction of type came from the Ponte Veccio/Vasari Corridor, the NYC Highline, and the Mosque of Cordoba. The derived concept-type form of these three projects was connectivity; within the connectivity type there are two sub-types: connectivity of parts through a field and connectivity by a separate connective tissue.

This project focuses on the transformation of the corridor, a connective tissue, at three differenct scales. In each transformation the corridor remains the same dimension while the surrounding mass grows to accomodate program, by doing this the corridor is allowed to have a different relationship with the mass it inhabits.

LEVEL 01scale 1.0’=1/128’’

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parking garage

kitchen

bathroom

lounge/studygarden area

pool

pool house

entertainment area

bedroom

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LEVEL 01scale 1.0’=1/128’’

LEVEL 02scale 1.0’=1/128’’

LEVEL 03scale 1.0’=1/128’’

SPATIAL IMAGERY AT LARGEST SCALE

LARGEST SCALE 10 5

MIDDLE SCALE 10 4

SMALLEST SCALE 10CONCEPT DIAGRAM 3

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DIRECT DIRECT_SPLIT ALL INTERSECTING DOMINATE CORRIDOR BREAKS CONNECTIONBETWEEN ANOTHER CORRIDOR

DOMINATE CORRIDOR IS SHIFTED AND SEPARATES THE OTHER CORRIDOR MORE

PIN WHEEL WITH GAPPIN WHEELDIRECT OFFSET INTERSECTING OFFSET INDIRECT OFFSET NOT INTERSECTING INTERSECTING

LIBRARYSMALL INDIVIDUAL CORRIDORS PROVIDE

SMALL GROUP/INDIVIDUAL READING/STUDY ROOMS

READING/GARDENTHESE CORRIDORS ARE A FLOOR BELOW

THE LIBRARY SO THEY BREAK IN THE SAMEWAY, THE SPAN FROM THE GARDEN AREA

MARKETALL THE CORRIDORS INTERSECT, THEY ALL PROVIDE

SERVICE TO THE MARKET

RESTAURANTTWO DINING CORRIDORS INTERSECT, ONE DOMINATE

CORRIDOR BREAKS ANOTHER TO PROVIDEA DINING HALF AND A FOOD PREPARATION HALF

APARTMENTFOUR CORRIDORS PINWHEEL TO CREATE A CENTRAL

GATHERING AREA, TWO CORRIDORS PROVIDE ENTRANCETHE OTHER TWO PROVIDE KITCHEN AND BATHROOM

RESTAURANTTHESE DINING CORRIDORS BREAK OFF FROM EACH

OTHER TO PROVIDE PRIVATE DINING NOOKS

Fourth Year Design Studio Fall 2012Angela Co

CATALOGING THE CORRIDOR AND APPLYING TO PROGRAM

PHYSICAL MODEL

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MACRO SCALE FIELD AGGREGATION SITE

Site PlanScale 1/256’’=1.0’

ALGAE FIELDS

SECTION Scale 1/256’’=1.0’

Algae Bio-Reactor Plant & Visitor Center

Third Year Design Studio Spring 2012Anne Filson

Compressed AggregationCAER, Center for Applied Research, allowed our studio to tour their current Algae Bio-Reactor research facilities in order to gain insight to the process and site conditions required to maintain the system. Our site was Dix Dam in Mercer County, KY. The site was challenging because of the steep terrain and close proximity to the existing coal plant.

Compression was a generator for the forms tightly placed on the site. The existing site conditions such as: the coal plant, water, and trees enforce compression at a macro scale. Later, the project became more about the process of the compression forces acting with each other, resulting in internal friction, which then become a language of fluid forces. The forms strain and shear in both vertical and horizontal directions.

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CONCEPT DIAGRAMSITE PLAN

CONSTANT RECYCLING

H20 CO2

CARBON DIOXIDE IS CAPTURED & CONTINOUSLY FILTERED THROUGHOUT THE ALGAE WATER

CONSTANT CIRCULATION OF WATER FLOW TO PREVENT BIOFILM

SUN

TWICE AS MUCH SHADE REQUIRED FOR THE

AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT APPLIED TO ALGAE

GROWTH

COAL POWER PLANT

CARBON DIOXIDE IS EXHAUSTED FROM COAL BURNING

ALGAE HARVEST (TANK)

OIL EXTRACTION BIOFUELPRODUCTION

RECOVERED WATER AND NUTRIENTS ARE RECYCLED BACK INTO THE SYSTEM

BIOREACTORS

SHADE

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ISSUEINPUT

OUTPUT

ALGAE BIO-REACTOR DIAGRAM

03.VISCOSITYflow of internal friction

01. COMPRESSIONoverexertion causing deformation in a body

02. STRAINreduction in volume, increase in pressure

scale 1/8’’=1.0’SECTION CUT

Scale 1/8’’=1.0’Scale 1/64’’=1.0’

Manhattan Public Library

Third Year Design Studio Fall 2011Akari Takebayashi

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Regular Stacking with No Pressure

Stacking with Central Pressure

scale 1.0’=1/64’’

south side north side

MATERIAL STUDIES_SPRAY FOAM & PAINT

ELEVATION DRAWINGS

CONCEPT DIAGRAMS_STACKING & BULGE

SPATIAL IMAGERY

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SITE ANALYSIS_LAFAYETTE & BOND, NOHO MANHATTAN

BULGEThis project is the first time I did an urban analysis before all design decisions were made. My studio traveled to the site and observed the activity on the surrounding blocks. We gathered that the existing condition was a small automobile repair business and that the site constraints were very narrow, being only 150 ft by 40 ft, which forced our designs upwards.

The bulging concept was derived from stacking morphous material with a static material and then applying a central pressure, forcig the morphous material outward. The site was limiting, so by using the bulge concept, it allowed for expansion on the upper levels while also projecting the inhabitants towards the surrounding urban conditions, rather than constricting them to the boundaries of the site.

When applying the bulge material study to the public library, the service systems and bookshelfs act as the central pressure, which pushes all the programs outward. The programs within the library include reading areas, conference rooms, and a cafe/lounge.

Hiker’s Retreat & Lodging

Second Year Design Studio Spring 2011Kyle Miller

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PROGRAMMING DIAGRAMS

AGGREGATIONSThis project is motivated by the formations of aggregated forms through “parasite-like” bonds and relationships. When there is a strong bond between programs, there is strong aggregation and correlation. When the bond becomes too strong or there is no relationship between different programs, the aggregation breaks and spaces transform into separate entities.

The lodging and recreational areas are strongly separated in order to keep public and private spaces apart. Although the overall form is broken into smaller aggregations, there is a thin, frame layer uniting the larger forms.

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{1c} {1d}

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INITIAL CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS

{1a-1d} Interaction Between Nodes of Attraction{2a-2b} Aggregation of Frames{2c-2d} Disrupted Aggregation of Frames

1. Non-Configured Programming uniform program placement dictated by large masses

2. Shifted Programming program boxes begin to shuffle and intuitively turn still being dictacted by large masses

3. Program Envelope a mass is defined by shifted programming influenced by large masses from non-configured stage

4. Broken Envelope the mass is divided to provide a separation between lodging and public lobby space

5. Program Offsets program boxes are offset to provide stairs for elevational shifting

6. Program Contours program boxes are contoured to define the privacy level of the programmed spaces

7. Program Contour Definition program box contours are elevated to the roof level to define and restrict envelope contours, allowing for more light within the space

8. Envelope Contours the mass is contoured similarly to the program boxes in order to unite all the different components within the mass

FLEXIBLE RETAIL SPACE

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES & REGISTRATION

CAFE & LOUNGE

PUBLIC BATHHOUSE

RESTROOMS

RESTROOMS

GALLERY FOR TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS

ARTIST GALLERY

Possible Mediums Conference - And Projections...

Additional Recognition and Interactions2008-2013University of Kentucky College of Design

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The intent of this workshop was to analyze the interaction between projected linear forms onto a tangible, facetted geometric surface. The workshop was led by Andrew Atwood of SciArc. In order to accomplish this interaction, we used the visual development platform, TouchDesigner.

After the conference, I participated in a Installation Competition for 2013 Beaux Arts Ball by appling the knowledge learned from the workshop and submitting a large scale wall design integrating physical forms and digital projections generated by TouchDesigner. I won the competition and BAB funded the construction of the installation.

End of the Year Show - Infographics Book Showing

Dean’s List Meghan made the Dean’s List during her 3rd and 4th year as an undergraduate design student

Fourth Year Design Award Meghan was recognized as one of the top two design students of her 4th year design class. An achievement awarded to students displaying exemplary design work and an enhanced ability to comprehend and produce work above and beyond the expectations of faculty.

The University of Kentucky College of Design holds an End of the Year Show annually. In 2013, two pieces of my work were chosen to displayed at the show.

Chose projects include: + Manhattan Transportation Hub, Instructor: Jason Scroggin (4th Year Design Studio Project)+ World's Columbian Exposition 1893 Book Project, Instructor: Akari Takebayashi

The course instructed by Akari Takebayashi was an exporation of infographics; the end result, a book, includes contributions from 10 students, including myself. My participation in the book included 50 pages of infographics on the World’s Columbian Exposition.

Above Left: Professor of course and student viewing pages made by Meghan BakerAbove Right: Professors viewing entire class bookPhotographed by: Magnus Lindqvist of GLINTstudios (Images property of University of Kentucky College of Design)

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