Chris Paris Portfolio

Undergraduate PortfolioChristopher E. Paris

Bachelor of Science in ArchitectureGeorgia Institute of Technology

Table of Contents

common first year 2

arch 2011 10

arch 2012 14

arch 3011 22

arch 3012 32

arch 4011 42

arch 4420 52

The Common First YearFall 2007 - Spring 2008

cfy | Line Drawings

Charcoal Drawings | cfy

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East Architecture Building Entrance

original scale 1’ = 1/8”Detail Axonometric

original scale 1’ = 1/2”

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cfy | Final Project

Window Placement Diagram

Scenic Breezewaya window? I de��raming device that I could use to move people through a space. The breezeway in the East Architecture Building is open to many views, but they are not priviledged due to the wide

columns that would create a scenic experience for the individual.

West Facing Views Moving through Space

East Facing Views Moving through Space

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Final Design Proposal

Final Project | cfy

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arch 2011 | Architectural Design Studio IFall 2008

Pr William Jackson

arch 2011 | The Cube

Site Plan

scale 1’ = 1/64”

A Cube in Skiles Courtyard

derives it form from the context within the courtyard. I used a

to develop a grid that privileges a view to the sky from the ground ��r.

Cube Development: GeometryPlan Development

The Cube | arch 2011

Plans

scale 1’ = 1/8”

scale 1’ = 1/8”

Model Pictures

View Corridor

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arch 2012 | Architectural Design Studio IISpring 2009

Pr Ryan Crooks

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Developing Form | Material Study | arch 2012

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arch 2012 | Pavillion

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Planscale 1’ = 1/16”

scale 1’ = 1/16”

Pavillion | arch 2012

Winter

Light Studies

Spring/ Fall

Summer

Model Pictures

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Site Plan: Atlanta, GA Edgewood, Avescale 1:300

1st Floor

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2nd Floor 3rd Floor

Plan Division Structure

Public Uses Private Uses

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arch 3011 | Architectural Design Studio IIIFall 2009

Pr. Je�rey Collins

arch 3011 | Precedent Study | Tunisian Cave Dwellings

Structure

Program1. Waterpit2.Entrance Tunnel3. Stable

5. Cooking Area6. Sleeping Quarters7. Granaries

Tunisian Cave Dwellings | Precedent Study | arch 3011

Plan and Sectionsscale 1’ = 1/16”

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arch 3011 | Community Room

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Planscale 1’ = 1/16” scale 1’ = 1/16”

scale 1’ = 1/4” scale 1’ = 1/8”

Community Room | arch 3011

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arch 3011 | Camp in the City

+26.0’

+30.0’

+32.0’

+44.0’

cliniccamper’s quarterspool

gathering spaces

Site Plan: Atlanta, Ga: Northside Dr and 17th St

scale 1:200

Figure Ground: Buildings become Landscape

Topography: Opposing Flow

Tree Grid:

Camper’s Quarters | Camp in the City | arch 3011

bathroom

bathroom

bathroom

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Highlands

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Plansscale 1’ = 1/16”

1st Floor 2nd Floor

scale 1’ = 1/16”Structural Grid Retaining Earth

manager’s quarters

kitchenloading

dock

dining hall

classroom

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scale 1’ = 1/8” Detailsscale 1’ = 3/8”

Green Roof Detail2. drainage and water storage

barrier5. r��!rane6. structural concrete support7. operable window system: aluminum mullions

Floor Slab Detail1. operable window system: alumninum mullions2. concrete topping slab3. concrete structural slab4. 3/4” rebar

6. concrete structural wall

Retaining Wall and

1. concrete retaining wall2. concret��"��!3. gravel

5. draingage pipe6. steel reinforcement7. expansion joint8. moisture membrane

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arch 3012: Architectural Design Studio IVSpring 2010

Pr. William Jackson

William Jackson | Christopher Paris

arch 3012 | Biomimicry

Cooling Towers

Holland Building

Daniel Laboratory

William Henry Emerson Building

Navy ROTC Armory

Old Civil Engineering BuildingCrosland Tower

DM Smith Building

Chapin Building

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Georgia Tech Campus Planscale 1 : 800

Site Plan: Bobby Dodd Way and Power Plant Drivescale 1 : 150

scale 1’ = 1/64”scale 1’ = 1/64”


Biomimicry | arch 3012

Dayligh

Water Collection

Equinox

Biological Models

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arch 3012 | Biomimicry Plansscale 1’ = 1/16”

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Bobby Dodd Way

Power Plant Drive

Machine Shop Wood Shop

Gallery/ Pin Up

Lobby

Studio

Ramblin’ WreckShop

Studio

Studio

Janitor Closet

Mechanical/ Electric Closet

Cistern

Medium Classrooms

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Small Classrooms

Janitor Closet


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Janitor Closet


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arch 3012 | Biomimicry

scale 1’ = 1/16”

scale 1’ = 1/16”

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Biomimicry | arch 3012Interior Rendering Exterior Rendering

Model Pictures

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arch 3012 | Biomimicry Details

scale 1’ = 3/32”Roof Detail

scale 1’ = 1/4”



Window Detailscale 1’ = 1/4” scale 1’ = 1/4”

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arch 4011 | Architectural Design Studio VFall 2010

Pr. Ellen Dunhan-Jones

Ellen Dunham-Jones | Christopher Paris

arch 4011 | Ideal Neighborhood

transit and outdoor market plaza

elementaryschool

police

central neighborhood park

greenway trail

light rail/ street car to downtown

Medium Density Mid-Rise

Space, Retail, Grocery Store, Gym,

Low Density Low-Rise (25 units/ acre): Residential, Restau-rants, Bars, Bank, Convenience Store, Hardware Store

(15 units/ acre): Row Houses, Town-houses, Semi-Detached Houses

Civic Buildings


Ideal Neighborhood | arch 4011 Open Space Precedents

Philadelphia, Pa

Building/ Density Precedents

Big Creek Greenway Trail Princeton Arts and Transit CenterPrinceton, NJ

Emerson Dr. TownhomesToronto, CA

Beverly Condos Mix Use DevelopmentPortland, OR

Washington DC Business DistrictWashington DC

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Atlanta, Ga: Cheshire Bridge Rd and Faulkner Rd

Strength: The Creek

Streets

Opportunity: Phase 3 Transit

Threat: Impervious Surfaces of Strip Retail and Industry

10 minute walk

Aerial View

scale 1” = 1200’

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density

land use above ground level commercial

primary commercial frontages

officeresidential

Master Plan

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AgroUrbanism: Rethinking Restaurant Row

Restaurant Row and Industrial Buildings

Community Garden in creek front park to revisit past use of Cheshire Farms

Farmers Market for farmers outside

seasons

Restaurant Row connects market and garden along a grand avenue

Heirarchy of streets

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Design Moves

Reinhabit Reinhabit and Redevelop Reinhabit, Redevelop and Regreen Redevelop

Bridge Rd and Faulker RdStreets implemented perpendicular to Faulkner Rd between surface parking lots

Streets implemented running with Faulkner New blocks allow for park that makes the creek a public good. on phase 2 of structured grid begins

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Park Planscale 1:150

Park Programs1.Creekwalk trail2. Playing Fields3. Community Garden4. Amphitheater5. Creek Access

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