A R C H I T E C T U R A L D E S I G NDANA TAYLOR

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXPERIENTIAL VISITORS CENTERan investigation of tectonics & phenomenology

MESSE FRANKFURT EXHIBITION HALL 7structural expression defines user experience

UGANDAN COMMUNITY CLINICdesigning across cultures

ATELIER DE GASTRONOMIEa living laboratory for culinary students

GLASS RESEARCH INSTITUTEform generated by environment

SKETCHES & PHOTOGRAPHYdocumenting international architecture

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INTERNATIONAL UNITY MODULEcommunity engagement prototype

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EXPERIENTIAL VISITORS CENTER:an investigation of tectonics & phenomenology

Graduate Studio Project

SITE | Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, Havana, IL

LAKE CHAUTAUQUA

pedestrian path

vehicle access & parking

site

500 ft

500 ft

1000 ft

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Chautauqua is a habitat for migrating birds traveling along the Mississippi Flyway.How can architecture enhance a persons experience of a pure and vast natural site?

How does what you see influence what you know?How does what you experience influence what you see?

know: scale of vast landscape in relation to human scale

experience: wooden posts spaced every 20 feet at scale of path1experience: posts spaced evenly as scale changes through woods2see: posts continuing into landscape every 20 feet3

nominated for Graduate Design Award, Fall 2014

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classroom classroom

seminar

storage HVAC

office

maps kitchen

gallery

galleryextension

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NORTH ELEVATION

FLOOR PLAN N

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BIRD SCREEN4 screens protect birds from large glass surfaces

ENTRANCEglazing protected bytransverse bird screen

RENEWABLE ENERGY8000 sqft of C21 PV panelsproduce 250,000kWh/year

WEATHER GUARDSIP panels insulateunderside of building

SOLAR HOT WATERheated by flat platesolar collector array

HEATING & COOLINGby vertical ground sourceclosed loop heat pump

STANDING SEAM ZINC ROOF

C21 ROOF INTEGRATED SOLAR PANELS

ZINC FASCIA W/ DRIP EDGE

ZINC SOFFIT PLATE

PANEL SCREW W/ WASHER

12 SIP TAPE

4 WIDE VERTICAL PLANKSIDING,OSAGE ORANGE

AIRSPACE

VAPOR BARRIER

SIP WALL PANEL

3/4 THICK GYPSUM BOARD

2x2 ROOFING BATTENS

INTEGRATED SHELF MULLION

SIP FLOOR PANEL

SIP ROOF PANEL

GLULAM GIRDER

6x8 ROUGH CUT SAWN LUMBER

BOARDWALKOSAGE ORANGE DECKING

CONNECTOR CLIP

ZINC CLOSURE PANEL

EAST ELEVATION

SECTION A-A

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DETAIL SECTION

GALLERY PERSPECTIVE

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exhbitionshowcase showcase

parkingcontrolled

openshowcase showcase

MESSE FRANKFURT EXHIBITION HALL 7:structural expression defines user experience

Graduate Studio Project

SITE | Messe Frankfurt Exhibition Center, Germany

The grand tensile roof structure organizes spaces that logically progress from a monumen-tal entrance to smaller-scaled exhibition floors. The first floor is ideal for elaborate artificial lighting displays and maintains a direct connec-tion to the foyer exhibition space. The second floor provides carefully controlled natural light through the structurally expressive roof system. A glass wall spanning the north facade facilitates transparency between the exhibits of Hall 7 and the activity of the rest of the fairgrounds. The building is connected to the fairgrounds pedestrian transportation system (Via Mobile) along the north and east facades, integrating into established patterns of pedestrian traffic.

developed in partnership with Stephanie Chiricuta

RESIDENTIAL

HALL 1

HALL 3

HALL 4

HALL 6

HALL 10HALL 11

PORTALHAUS

LOCATION OFFUTURE

SOUTH ENTRANCE

HALL 7

vehicular trafficpedestrian traffic

Hall 7 | 37 000 m2 exhibition hall

Frankfurt

northwestvia mobileentrance

secondaryexhibition

restaurant

vanentrance

HVACstor. 9

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southeastvia mobileentrance

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UP

UP

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mainexhibition

showcaseexhibition

showcaseexhibition

vanentrance

parkingrampstorage HVAC

stor. 12

offices

parkingramp

northwestentry foyer

southeastentry foyer

offices

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UP

NORTH ELEVATION EAST-WEST SECTION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN0 10 20 40 80m1:500

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A: HSS members welded together on-site

B: double wide flanges welded together on site. double pane glass placed between.

C: double tension cables connecting wide flanges; bolted through web; post-tensioned

D: double tension cables connecting wide flanges to HSS arch; cable connection bolts on either side of wide flange meeting at same connection at HSS arch

E: post tensioned cables through wide flange stiffener plates connecting wide flange sections

F: high-strength concrete waffle slab and col-umns; independent structure from roof system

DETAIL SECTION

STRUCTURAL AXON

1 500 x 500 cm HSS2 30 x 20 cm HSS, supporting glazing3 louvered exterior shading4 double pane glass, argon filled, with triple silver low-e coating5 steel tension member6 wide flange7 steel compression member8 via mobile pedestrian transportation system9 concrete slab10 rigid polyiso insulation

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SKY COVERFRANKFURT, GERMANY

TEMPERATURE RANGE

COMFORT ZONE

PSYCHROMETRIC CHARTcomfortable hours

SECOND FLOOR EXHIBITION

COOLING | DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION

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INTERNATIONAL UNITY MODULE:connecting Americans and newly-arrived refugeesthrough exitising community infrastructure

Graduate Studio Project

REFUGEES AMERICANCOMMUNITY

INTEGRATEDCOMMUNITY

CONNECTION

EDUCATION

IDENTIFICATION

informal & interactivemeeting spaces

mutually beneficiallanguage lessons & youth tutoring

collective authorshipthrough community narratives

CASE STUDYHoustin, TX

TEXASresettles more refugees

than any other U.S. state

HARRIS COUNTYsaw an 11% increasein refugee arrivals in 2014

HOUSTON

SIMAV, 22law student

SYRIA

AQEELA, 34teacher

AFGHANISTAN

HAJI, 20filmmakerSUDAN

BISHNU, 64grandmotherMYANMAR

MUSA, 32social worker

CONGO

MARKET SQUAREPARK

QUITMAN

STREET

HENRY ST

REET

CARNEGIEPUBLIC LIBRARY

KETELSENELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Competition Entry | Laka Reacts 2015

PROMPT

RESPONSE

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TRACK

CLOSUREPANELS

PROTOTYPE: LIBRARY

PROTOTYPE: SCHOOL

PROTOTYPE: PARK

A MOVEABLE PANEL FIXED PANELB

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Connection is emphasized through informal spaces for conversation or one-on-one language tutoring. Sliding panels inset in a mechanized self-closing track system allow users to define their own space. Informality is expressed in architectural form; the space remains fluid and undefined as users interact with the building and each other.

WOODROPE

CANVAS

UGANDAN COMMUNITY CLINIC:designing across cultures

Summer Internship with Engineering Ministries Intl.

SITE | Kamonkoli, Uganda

Kamonkoli is a rural village with minimal infrastructure. The communitys existing clinic shared a building with a sewing school and was ineligible for government certification, which meant that the clinic could only provide limited services to a small portion of the community. The new 200m2 clinic is part of a masterplan that includes a primary school and other community spaces.

site boundary

primary school

site entrance

pedestrian path

pedestrian path

KamonkoliUGANDA

existingschool building

future school building

COMMUNITYCLINIC

futureyouth center

futureadmin offices

site entranceview of clinic site from existing school building MASTER PLAN

1419.7 m

10 m

maleday care

femaleday care

treatment

laboratory

lavatory

lavatory

staffchange

cashier

reception

sampleroom

dispensing exam exam

waiting

veranda

FLOOR PLAN

SOUTH ELEVATION

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new clinic site:gathering data

access to new site:red dirt roads & pedestrian traffic

vernacular context:concrete & brick buildings

touring existing clinc:learning from medical staff

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the completed clinic:our design partners take ownership of their new facility

clinic patrons:community members

clinic patrons:schoolchildren

GLASS RESEARCH INSTITUTE:form generated by environment

Senior Studio Project

SITE | Champaign, IL

Champaign

SITE PLAN N

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main access roads

downtown area

project site

mainentrance

entryplaza

park

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How can natural ventilation strategies determine building form?wind passes over cooling pools; cool air enters building1natural ventilation passes through atria spaces to second floor2offices ventilated by vents in ceiling substructure3ventilated peaks maintain upward airflow through building by stack effect4 ceiling substructure

ventilated peak

screen vents

OFFICE PERSPECTIVE SECTION THROUGH OFFICES

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1 entrance & lobby / 2 gift shop / 3 main gallery, including Chihuly glass sculpture 4 secondary gallery / 5 office / 6 storage / 7 HVAC / 8 observation platform9 library / 10 classroom

SOUTH ELEVATION WEST-EAST SECTION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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cooling pool

operable panes

DETAIL SECTION DETAIL PLAN N

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ATELIER DE GASTRONOMIE:a living laboratory for culinary students

Junior Studio Project

SITE | Paris, France

The residential culinary school celebrates French gastronomic tradition while exploring unconventional uses for Parisian urban space. The site is designed to maximize year-round production of fresh vegetables. Students are able to learn how food is grown in an architecture that gives back to its environment.

Paris

FRANCE

GREENHOUSE

COOKING STUDIOS

PRODUCEGARDENS

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suspended gardensrooftop gardens

WEST-EAST SECTION

SOUTH ELEVATION

main access roads

publicpark

site entrance

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1 entrance & lobby, in greenhouse2 restaurant, open to public

3 restaurant kitchen/lab4 student locker rooms

5 lecture6 cooking studio

7 classroom8 library

9 student residential building10 interior produce garden

11 exterior produce garden

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLANN

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EAST ELEVATION

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tension membersconnected to greenhouse trussessupport suspended gardens

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SKETCHBOOK: Seville, Spain

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DANA TAYLOR

UNIVERSITY of ILLINOIS at URBANA-CHAMPAIGNM.Arch 2016 | B.S. Architectural Studies 2014

danataylor1215@gmail.com | 630 . 338 . 3332