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Current second year M.Arch portfolio Kristen A. Fox
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The point at which relationships between disciplines of art blur is a fantastic place. Moving
through an undergraduate training in Interior Design has led me through many different
processes of creation. I have realized how integrated the fields of art and design are, no matter
how dissimilar they may seem.
Throughout my freshman year, I was trained in the fine arts, taking classes such as figure
drawing, color theory, art history, design graphics, and portrait painting. These classes were
invaluable during my next three years of study, contributing to the graphic quality of my designs
and presentations in my studies. My first year of study was a microcosm for what I would explore
during my future studies in design, and taught me the elements and principles of design that I
could incorporate in a three dimensional level later on.
I have found that incorporating all varieties of fine art and design creates a multi-dimensional
product that is more thorough in its development. Similarly, I feel that my investigation in interior
design has prepared me for something larger, and has taught me the basics and principles
for my studies in larger scale architectural design. My background allows me to create
architecture that is finer in detail and more comprehensive than it would have been without my
previous experiences.
University of Maryland, College Park
Master of Architecture, Spring 2014
Master of Historic Preservation, Spring 2014
4.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Design, Spring 2009
4.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average
Dean’s List 2005-2009
Recipient of the American Institute of Architects/American Architectural Foundation Scholarship, Summer 2011
AIAS Art Auction Graphics Volunteer, Spring 2011
Member of the Hyattsvil le Community Arts Association, August 2010-Present
Selected as the recipient of a Provost Scholarship from Virginia Commonwealth Universitycovering tuition and university fees, 2005-2009
Nominated for the Wayne C. Hall Undergraduate Scholarship by the Interior Design Departmentat Virginia Commonwealth University, 2008
Chosen to exhibit work in the Virginia Commonwealth University Design Exhibition at theAnderson Gallery, 2007-2008 President of the Alpha Sigma Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi, National Honor Fraternity, 2007-2008
West Grace Honors College Hall Council Chair, 2005-2007
Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
AutoCAD 2008-2011
Sketchup
Revit
Hand drafting and rendering
Kitchen PlannerIKEA College ParkCollege Park, MarylandMay 2009 - April 2010
Used specialized software to help customers design and purchase kitchen components
Met with contractors to coordinate kitchen installation for clients
Provided cost estimates for kitchen cabinets and custom countertops
Created architectural construction documents in AutoCAD for residential and commerical projects
Generated 3D models of architectural designs for use in client presentations
Met with project managers to discuss progress and plans on a daily basis
InternFOX ArchitectsMcLean, Virginia
June 2008 - August 2008
InternBeyond Ordinary Boundaries ArchitectureRichmond, Virginia
August 2008 - March 2009
Assisted in creating a partit ion standards l ibrary in Revit for the firm
Revised redlined CAD documents for commercial interior design projects
Helped to maintain the company’s materials and finishes l ibrary
Coordinate between artists, faculty, and stu-dents to plan exhibitions and gallery talks
Implement exhibition installations and signage, including layout and fabrication
Responsible for gallery public relations
Gallery AssistantKibel Gallery, University of Maryland School of ArchitectureCollege Park, MarylandAugust 2010-Present
+Target Markets Tourism:
Suburban game day visitors (from the Stadium or Camden Yards)
Alcohol tourists from Fell’s Point or the Inner Harbor
Guests of Federal Hill residents
R o o m D e s i g n
Using precedents through history, I created a room based on the synthesis of these spaces. I was assigned specific rooms in three buildings--the Villa Stein by Le Corbusier (living room an porch), the Villa Cornaro by Andrea Palladio (the atrium and portico), and House in New England by Office dA (the living room). I added the Villa Madama and the Villa Rotunda to my synthesis studies later. After extensive diagramming of these spaces, I was able to use the precedents to create a new room based on the conceptual organizational strategy of my precedents.
Spatial Frame
Solid Volume
Villa CornaroAndrea Palladio1553Piombino Dese, Italy(N.T.S.)
Villa SteinLe Corbusier1926Garches, France(N.T.S.)
House in New EnglandOffice dA2006New England, U.S.(N.T.S.)
Synthesis
Spatial Fields
Solid-Void Relationships
Synthesized 3-Dimensional Diagram
Spatial Sequence/Transition
Circulation
Geometry
Conceptual Organizational Strategy
Organizational Systems
At left is a section of my diagrams focusing on features of each of my precedents. By breaking down the rooms into specific diagrammatic exercises, I was able to locate similarities between the three--specifically how the rooms connect to spaces beyond the architecture.
Below are the diagrams I used to begin formulating the idea of a synthesized space. How would the precedents overlap to create a new space? What do the precedents share? I noticed that there were shared conditions about each room--each consists of an interior space, an extension into an exterior space, and a “linchpin” piece that connects the two. I aligned the “linchpin” pieces along the separation of the inside and the outside to create the synthesized diagram to the right.
To the left are preliminary models of the room. The image below shows the roof removed to reveal the spaces created by the beams and drop ceiling. On the opposite page there is an axonometric of the finished space, as well as digital models showing the actual space as compared to the floorplans of the precedents used.
02
I n i t i a l D e s i g n
I was challenged to design a new structure and additional programming for the existing Cross Street Market in South Baltimore. I wanted to portray the ideas of movement, and the ritual of trade for the project. The surrounding site lacked hospitality presence, even though the area is known for its various types of tourism (with two large sports arenas, a large shopping district and several museums nearby). Focusing on the idea of modular systems and the shipping port vernacular of the area, I developed plans for a market and hotel comprised of a series of modified shipping containers as units.
+Target Markets Tourism:
Suburban game day visitors (from the Stadium or Camden Yards)
Alcohol tourists from Fell’s Point or the Inner Harbor
Guests of Federal Hill residents
+Target Markets Tourism:
Suburban game day visitors (from the Stadium or Camden Yards)
Alcohol tourists from Fell’s Point or the Inner Harbor
Guests of Federal Hill residents
+Process
+Process
+Process
+Site
+First Floor Plan Open Market at Charles Street side
31 Permanent Market Stalls
Three Vertical Circulation Modules with restrooms
4 Entrances on Cross Street
5 Entrances on pedestrianized park side
+Second Floor Plan
Terraces open to market below at
26 Permanent Market Stalls
+Third Floor Plan
Hotel Reception
Twenty 400 s/f hotel rooms
Ten 280 s/f hotel rooms
+Fourth Floor Plan Hotel Reception
Nineteen 400 s/f hotel rooms
Seven 280 s/f hotel rooms
1600 s/f meeting hall
level 1
level 2
level 3
level 4
Far left: Initial diagrams for the assembly of modular contairs in various patterns and forms
Near left: Site of proposed market and hotel
Right: Floorplans
+Roof Terrace
+Entry to Open Market (Charles Street)
+
+Market Interior
+Modular Systems
3” rise module to module to receive site
4’ and 7’ offset for terraces +
Modular Systems
Left from top to bottom: View of roof terrace from above View of S. Charles Street entry Interior view from S. Charles Street entry looking up monumental stairs to hotel compartments Section through modular compartments
Above: Modular systems and their assembly
Right: View of storefronts and hotel terraces above from the new park created on the South side of the structure
+Perspective from Park
M a r k e t & H o t e lUpon the completion of the previous design for Cross Street Market, I was charged with creating a completely new form for the same site. I continued with the nautical concept, but developed the market and hotel more like the pieces of a ship rather than the containers transported on one. The structure is developed using a series of transverse sections that create each individual market stall and hotel room above. These transverse sections vary slightly to create an undulating facade as one travels down Cross Street. The structure seems to sit precariously on the ground at a single point on each section, which opens up the ground plane to provide access to a new park on the South side. This illusion is created by pin-connected X shaped members with the bottom halves buried below the street surface.
Above is a plan oblique of the utilized office space.
Below are some selections of the patterns I generated to develop my concept of analysis.
Hotel (Levels 4-7)
Hotel Reception & Public Meeting Hall (Level 3)
Individual Stall Market Hall (Level 2)
Open Market (Ground Level)
Left: New market and hotel situated in the site between S. Charles and S. Light streets
Below, top to bottom:
Fedeal Hill diagram of the flow of goods and people, showing the proximity to the harbor
Diagram of the transverse sections and compartmentalized structure of a boat, which became the parti for the building
Diagram of the structure of the transverse sections of the new building and how they meet the ground.
Right: Floorplans
Left, from top to bottom:
Transverse section through the market levels and hotel reception with rooms above
Transverse section through the market levels, looking toward the stairs to the public forum
Three sections moving through the length of the structure
Right: View of the open market hall from the ground near the Charles Street entrance.
8 am
noon
5 pm
May 21 December 21
Left: Sun study
Below: South elevation North elevation
Right: View of the Charles Street facade of the market. The terrace of the public meeting hall is visible over the front plaza.
The design challenge for this project was to create a post office for a college town that incorporated community gathering spaces and a coffee shop. My intent was to create intersecting volumes of space that corresponded to specific programmatic uses. These distinct volumes of space+program are created by the manipulation of floor and ceiling heights and the placement of piers to define space. The circulation space became simultaneously a uniter and a divider from one program to the next: a threshold from post office areas to gathering areas, coffee shop areas to community rooms, and so forth.
photo credit: Rainnovation
Top left: Section through Route 1
Middle left: Section through side street
Bottom Left: Diagrams showing the overlapping of specific volumes of space
Right: First floor plan
Opposite page: View of the post office counter and elevator on the ground level of the structure from the side street entrance
Top left: View from the front entrance of the post office counter on the ground level and the coffee bar above
Lower left: View of the post office from the opposite street corner
Opposite page: View from the front entrance down the main corridor toward the post office counter
+ s k e t c h b o o k s
The drawing at right is a graphite drawing I did of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane during the first semester of my graduate program. To the left is a detail of the section and at right is a rendering of the facade. On the following pages are images taken directly out of my sketchbooks from my studies in Rome, watercolor analytiques, and a watercolor of the facade of the Capitoline Museum on the Campidoglio. Diagrams from the analysis of urban environments to the study of fine art are also included.
Bottom left: Marker rendering of the interior of a restaurant
Bottom right: Marker rendering of Barcelona chairs
Opposite page: Ink sketches of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater from Mill Run, Pennsylania
Below: Diagrams analyzing fine art (originals in left column)
Opposite page: Diagrams of urban conditions as a site study precluding an architectural project in Baltimore, Maryland