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JAIME C HENDERSON
Manifesto 1-2
Embedded Landscapes 3-10 Desert School 11-16 32 Iterations 17-20 Artificial Mountain 21-26 Formative 27-32
Rio Vista 33-40 Lantern 41-46 Kit of Parts 47-50 Miscellaneous 51-58
Grand Tour 59-64 Photography 65-76
Garden City 77-82 Threshold 83-86 Memorial 87-92 0.9 Hectare 93-100
Introduction
Academic
Professional
Seeing
Competitions
Architecture is a form of knowledge and each project should represent a significant contribution to this body of work.
Architectural theory is a form of mediation; the act of establishing relationships between cultural constructs and spatial constructions.
Architecture is an investigation of the culture in which it exists and therefore should provide a commentary or critique much like literature or cinema. It challenges convention and provokes a response.
The diagram on the following page illustrates how cultural, theoretical, and contextural issues influence a design concept. Through intuition, research, and interpretation, the concept manifests in the design scheme(s). This process is repeated and refined with each iteration. An evolving process ensures continued relevance.
A realized project (material or theoretical) becomes part of the body of work that encompasses mankind’s contribution to culture through architecture.
1 | Introduction
Designing byConviction :
While every concept is influenced by numerous external (general) and internal (project specific) forces, a well designed project must show that the following 5 key elements are understood and applied in cohesive way.
TectonicsThe poetic expression through a meaningful arrangement of construction and structure. Tectonics can be thought of as the intersection of poesis and techne. Poesis is the creation by means of thought and action and techne the knowledge or skill (craftsmanship) by which one creates something.
Program / EventThe action of human beings (culture) within a space and therefore it is the framework where our culture, or any culture plays itself out. Program is the reason for a building to exist. The intersection of built physical artifact with the event (human action and interaction) within it.
ExperienceThe perception (through the senses), understanding (through the mind) and remembering (through the memory) of a space based on its materiality. The architect has no control over the human reaction, he or she can only suggest through architectural means (materiality, light, scale, color, etc)
ContextContext refers to the morphological (form and shape), typological (typologies: landscapes, cities, buildings) and cultural conditions surrounding the project immediately and in a larger sense. (adjacent buildings - street - neighborhood - city).
SustainabilityA characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely. The term, in its environmental usage, refers to the potential longevity of vital human ecological support systems, such as the planet’s climatic system, systems of agriculture, industry, forestry and fisheries, and human communities in general and the various systems on which they depend.
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EmbeddedLandscapes :3 | Academic
“... space is produced by, and produces society”
“...social relations are encoded on the landscape through shared and divided social spaces”
Henri Lefebvre
The goal of the project was to provide an appropriate example of contemporary architecture in a historic setting by reinterpreting the heritage of the city. A holistic understanding of the urban landscape can be achieved through a comparative framework of historical geographies. Historical geographies are ‘urban artifacts’ that are analyzed formally, functionally, and through representation to fully understand their interrelationships and links with social practice. In other word, the cityscape can be understood and reinterpreted in order to influence social structures.
Establish heritage through a ‘Living Architectural Approach’
Graduate Thesis
Architecture School
Charleston, SC
Thesis Chair - Scott Murff
Spring 2004
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Program Study
Façade Studies
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Gallery Interior
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Building Elevation
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Second Level Plan
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Desert School :11 | Academic
The project is designed with multi-valent components that become both building systems and architecture. Within this hybrid system, the components build upon each other to achieve the goal of a net zero energy building. The second and equally important goal was to create a building that enhances the campus experience by providing multi-use student spaces. The campus landscape [berms and ramps] inspired the continuous surface running through the building, acting as a signifier for the concept of integration and response to the environment. Moreover, it is an organizational device to structure program and circulation. The desert context inspired a circulation sequence that decompresses the user through a series of decreasing temperatures. The symbiosis between architecture and technology informed the visual expression of the project, i.e. the language sustainable systems.
Graduate Project
Leading Edge Student Design Competition
College of the DesertDesert Palm, CA
Other Team Members Jens KolbAalok DeshmukhVaibhav Potnis
Energy StudioProfessor Vidar Lerum Fall 2003
Merit Citation:Exceptional Integration of Engineering Passive Features
Arizona State University Design Excellence Award
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Water Reuse Diagram
Section A-A13 | Academic
Circulation Diagram
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Ground Level
Temperature / Circulation Sequence Diagram
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AuditoriumLobbyAdministrationFaculty OfficeStudent RecordsBridgePresident’s OfficeComputer ClassroomConference RoomClassroomCafé
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32 Iterations :17 | Academic
The study of four different climates in the U.S. yielded vastly different conditions and opportunities for passive energy systems. Conceptual motifs were generated through the combination of various sustainable techniques. Each of the four prototypes adapted to seasonal conditions as well as the often vast environmental changes that occur between day and night. Certain passive systems could be derived by the analysis of vernacular architecture.
4 Cities4 SeasonsDay and Night
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Graduate Project
Sustainable Housing
Seattle, WAPhoenix, AZChicago, ILMiami, FL
Energy StudioProfessor Vidar Lerum Fall 2003
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Miami Summer Day
Miami Winter Day
Miami Hurricane
Chicago House
Phoenix House19 | Academic
32 Iterations | 20
ArtificialMountain :21 | Academic
The new Scottsdale YMCA operates as a destination feature / amenity and a connective infrastructure for the area surrounding southern Scottsdale. Integration of structure with space, program, and tectonics were considered key issues in the synthesis of the complex program. The decaying neighborhood is comprised of a featureless urban grid that impedes the proliferation of the community. The solution utilizes porosity and connectivity by creating a permeable, artificial landform. The new landscape is open to the public, allowing pedestrians to become spectator or participant. The canopy engages the context, extending a pedestrian walkway through the YMCA and into a public park. The bus stop and future light-rail station are integrated into the public spaces housed under the canopy. As an artificial interruption in the grid of Scottsdale, the YMCA acts as a beacon within the community.
Graduate Project
YMCA Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona
Professor Darren Petrucci
Graduate Fall 2002
Arizona State University
Design Excellence Award
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Lateral Section
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Longitudinal Section
Artificial Mountain | 24
Roof Diagram ModelRubberbands, T-pins, Cardboard
Massing ModelPaper, Basswood, Chipboard
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Artificial Mountain | 26
Formative :27 | Academic
AutopiaThe exercise dealt with the unique and varied urban landscapes of California. The first objective was to identify an aspect of the urban landscape and build a generic site model to represent a sense of place. The second objective was to create a parti that would react to and enhance the architectural milieu of the context.
Lever House AdditionThe Lever House was an important project for the use of glass curtain wall technology. The project brief required a 50% increase in floor area for Gordon Bunshaft’s landmark high rise.
Community CenterAn enclosure is a complex building system that separates interior from exterior, sheltering the activities within. Architecture combines the concepts of threshold, layering, transparency, solid-void, environmental control, and structure to create the building envelope. A gymnasium/natatorium program was used as a basis for exploration of the envelope.
Undergraduate Work
Autopia Los Angeles, CA 3rd Year Studio Professor Victor Jones Fall 1998
Lever House Addition New York, NY 3rd Year Studio Professor Victor Jones Fall 1998
Community Center Anderson, SC 3rd Year Studio Professor Jose Caban
Spring 1999
Formative | 28
Massing Study
ModelBasswood, Plywood, Chipboard
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ModelBasswood, Acetate
Site ModelBasswood, Acetate, Museum Board
Parti Sketch
Elevation SectionFormative | 30
Structure / Skin Study
Natatorium Perspective | B |
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NatatoriumGymnasiumMeeting RoomsOfficesLocker RoomsTrack Above
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Rio Vista :33 | Professional
Peoria Rio Vista Recreation Center
50,000 SF | 2 Story
Peoria, Arizona
Project DesignerArchitekton 2005
The new recreation center was the centerpiece for the multi-phase Peoria Rio Vista Park. The design nestles the program requirements on a parcel of land that extends into the existing lake. The project enhances the park circulation paths by creating a public walkway through the building, and extending over a pedestrian bridge. The steel truss pedestrian bridge was conceived as a program space, giving visitors adequate room to congregate. The program is skillfully arrange to eliminate corridors and to separate the public zones from the membership zones. The program included a gymnasium, racquetball courts, fitness space, aerobics and dance rooms, climbing wall, day care, activity zone, classrooms, large multi-use spaces, and a kitchen.
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GymnasiumOfficeConferenceRacquetballClassroomCheck-InClimbing WallLoadingDeckPedestrian BridgeVeteran’s MemorialLake
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West FaçadeSouth Façade
Gymnasium Scrim Wall
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Entry View
Plan Sketch
Gymnasium Interior
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Lobby Interior
Rio Vista | 40
Lantern :41 | Professional
The traditional forms of the LDS Institute of Religion are rendered in the contemporary context of Arizona State University and its desert climate through materiality and physical connectivity. Pedestrian plazas, circulation paths, and outdoor amphitheaters connect the program to the surrounding campus. The building forms a connecting plaza with it’s adjacent 600-vehicle parking structure. Brick masonry, precast concrete, horizontal aluminum louvers, and glazing are combined to realize the building entries as transparent lanterns. The project includes a gymnasium, 400-seat chapel, multi-use spaces, state of the art class and conference rooms, computer labs, kitchen and dining rooms, and administrative spaces.
LDS Institute of Religion
40,000 SF | 2 StoryParking Garage
Tempe, Arizona
Project Designer Architekton 2005
Lantern | 42
Entry Rendering
Entry 'Lantern' Detail
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Lantern | 44
Site Model
Entry Study
Window Louver Detail
Plaza View45 | Professional
Garage Façade Garage Detail
North Façade
Lantern | 46
Kit of Parts :47 | Professional
In 2007, The Park Ministries, the largest African American congregation in North Carolina, purchased the old Charlotte Merchandise Mart to convert into their new ministry center. A primary goal of the project was to unify the disparate elements into a clearly organized sequence of program. The solution looks at each floor plate as a field condition where programmatic elements are arranged for optimal efficiencies. Architectural pieces within the kit of parts included circulation devices, corridor thresholds, and public lounges. These elements acted to organize and bridge programs, define circulation paths, create public spaces, and define a new identity for the new owners. Rather than approaching the building as a blank slate, the kit of parts strategy was surgical in its application. Accent colors, spatial lighting, and stenciled signage supplement architectural organization devices. Ultimately, the complex familiar to Charlotte is visually and organizationally redefined to reflect the client’s mission.
The Park MinistriesAdaptive Reuse
Charlotte, NC
350,000 SF | 5 Story
Project Manager / Designer Neal Prince Architects 2006-2009
Kit of Parts | 48
LobbyLibrary‘Living Room’InformationConferenceBreak-OutClassroomNursery Check-InNurseryYouth LibraryComputer ClassOffice
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LobbyCheck-In‘Living Room’InformationGame RoomYouth WorshipClassroomMulti-PurposeOfficeDance RoomComputer LabBreakout Space
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Miscellaneous :51 | Professional
ASU Downtown Concept PlanArchitektonProject Designer
GHS Ambulatory CareNeal Prince ArchitectsProject Designer
Christ Church MasterplanNeal Prince ArchitectsProject Designer
Clemson University International Center for Automotive ResearchNeal Prince ArchitectsSite Model / Rendering
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Site PlanGHS Ambulatory Care
Entry StudyGHS Ambulatory Care
Building StudyGHS Ambulatory Care
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Interior StudyGHS Ambulatory Care
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'String of Pearls' DiagramChrist Church Masterplan
Site StudyChrist Church Masterplan
Upper Level PlanChrist Church Masterplan55 | Professional
Esplanade StudyChrist Church Masterplan
Entry StudyChrist Church Masterplan
Ground Level PlanChrist Church Masterplan Miscellaneous | 56
Aerial PerspectiveCU ICAR Campus
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Aerial PerspectiveCU ICAR Campus
Site SectionCU ICAR Campus
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Grand Tour :59 | Seeing
The Lore Lure of the Grand Tour
The architect’s education abroad is critical to the understanding of culture and the physical apparatus in which they function. Translating ideas into physical space is the architect’s raison d’être. While the study of architecture was a focus, the holistic cultural experience embraced cuisine, fashion, lifestyle, art, and language.
Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Great Britain, Denmark, Sweden.
Grand Tour
Europe Study Abroad
Fall 1999 / Fall 2004
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View of San Lorenzo from the Duomo Florence, Italy 3B Graphite Pencil
TempiettoRome, Italy 4B Graphite Pencil
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Portale del Palazzo Brignole DurrazzoGenova, Italy Pastel Pencil
Piazza del PopoloRome, Italy
Pastel PencilGrand Tour | 62
Villa BruzzoGenova, Italy
3B Graphite Pencil
Basilica Vicenza, Italy 3B Graphite Pencil
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Paris Opera House Stair DetailParis, France
2B Graphite Pencil
Trevi Fountain DetailRome, Italy 6B Graphite Stick Grand Tour | 64
Photography :65 | Seeing
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
-Dorothea Lange
Photography is both a valuable tool of analysis and an important means of capturing the spirit of a place or thing. In architecture, drawings and models express the potential qualities of an unrealized project while photography records the actual experience of the built environment. Photography as art incorporates spatiality, perspective, scale, and other design concepts.
Photography
Miscellaneous
2002-2008
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Casa del FascioComo, Italy
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Sant’Elia Nursery SchoolComo, Italy
Photography | 68
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Doge ArcadeVenice, Italy
Il SantoRome, Italy
Photography | 70
Mercedes MuseumStuttgart, Germany
Tomba di ForniStaglieno, Genova, Italy
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Wine StackChianti Road, Italy
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Thela GirlEasley, South Carolina
Staglieno DuskStaglieno, Genova, Italy
Photography | 74
La Finestra di Trastevere Rome, Italy
Colori di BuranoBurano, Italy
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Photography | 76
Garden City :77 | Competitions
maxFLATS maxROW maxHOUSE
Generous greenspace within a dense arrangement
Organized on an 18m x 18m grid (60’ x 60’)
Components allow numerous site configurations
Network of public and private green spaces
Historically identifiable features with a contemporary interpretation
Choice of material reinforces the dwelling ambience
Tomorrows Garden CityAn International Housing Design CompetitionA Sustainable Approach to Modern Living
Sustainable Housing
Letchworth, UK
Other Team Members Jens Kolb
2007
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maxquality:
maxidentitymaxspaciousnessmaxdensity
maxeconomymaxconnectivitymaxsustainability
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Garden City Organization (Matrix of 3 Unit Types)
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inventory3 bed
6 people1 car
area100 m2
site18.2 m
X9.1 m
maxHousefconnected and private
Street View
Garden View
Ground FloorUpper Floor
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maxFlatsfdense and spacious
inventory2 bed x 21 bed x 23 bed x 118 people
4 cars
area2 x 36.5 m2
2 x 61 m2
1 x 101.5 m2
site18.2 m
X18.2 m
Street View
Garden View
Ground FloorUpper Floor
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affordable and uniquemaxRowf
inventory2 bed
4 people1 car
area78 m2
site9.1 m
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Garden View
Street View
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Threshold :83 | Competitions
How can a small, temporary pavilion reach a wide audience?
The answer lies in the strategic placement within the city fabric and capitalizing on multiple urban conditions simultaneously. The concept of the threshold naturally deals with the intersection of multiple conditions and therefore, anything that occupies the threshold has access to two or more conditions. In the case of an exhibition pavilion, placement within an urban threshold condition will make it accessible to multiple user groups (park-users, pedestrian and vehicles). First, various threshold conditions are identified (park-street, pier-street, etc). Next, the pavilion utilizes the following architectural means to reinforce the threshold concept.
Golden Capital Pavilion International Competition
Summer Pavilion
Novosibirsk, Russia
Other Team Members Jens Kolb
2007
Competition Finalist
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Site / Floor Plan
Evening Perspective
Threshold Concept
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Interior Perspective
Construction Sequence
Threshold | 86
Memorial :87 | Competitions
It is a place for remembering, learning, and inspiring hope and reconciliation. It is a symbolic sculpture composed of sound elements (existing concrete pads) and two iconic forms (the horizontal and vertical bars). The composition can be read as a journey towards hope. The horizontal (twisted) bar is a metaphor for the arduous journey of the contrabands and freedmen from slavery to freedom. The vertical form signifies hope and reconciliation by giving the participant a new perspective.
The horizontal bar that hovers delicately above the ground, only touching it at the existing concrete pads allows the visitor to get close to individual graves. This proximity allows the observer to become a participant and engage with the personal history of the individuals buried at the cemetery. The connection is made deeper by the appearance of individual names branded on the wood plank floor.
Seen from a distance, the tower becomes a landmark of the history and existence of the cemetery, and pays homage to those that have been forgotten. Additionally, the tower is meant to be a symbol of hope.
Contraband’s and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial
Memorial Site
Alexandria, VA
Other Team Members Jens Kolb
2008
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Program Diagram
Site Section
89 | Competitions
Site Plan
Memorial | 90
91 | Competitions
Aerial Perspective
Perspective
Night Perspective
Site Memorial | 82
0.9 Hectare :93 | Competitions
In May 2008, TU Delft lost an important landmark on the campus, the Bouwkunde building. A building, beautiful in its own right, but not recognized by all, an inaccessible island. It was blunt, direct, and was a home to the architectural community. The old Bouwkunde was a beloved fortress.
The new Bouwkunde is the antithesis of the ivory tower. It will be big. It will be bold. It will be the new home for creative anarchy. The new building will connect the architectural community to itself and to the rest of the campus. The core concepts for the 0.9 Hectare proposal is two fold:
[1] collapse individual studio distinctions and boundaries by creating a single, cohesive space,
[2] create physical and programmatic connections to the Mekelpark.
Building for BouwkundeInternational Open Ideas Competition
Architecture Faculty
Delft, The Netherlands
Other Team Members Jens KolbMike Martinez
2008
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0.9 Hectare Studio Diagram
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Site Diagram
TU Delft - Mekelpark Aerial
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Axonometric
Program Diagram
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JAIME C HENDERSON
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