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claire showalter.....................................................
house: a residential study
sauna: a cultural investigation
villa: a new villa typology
new mexico: an independent study
other various sundry graphic works
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ClaireShowalter301DavisAvenueMarietta,OH45750USAPhone:[email protected]
Thehouseisorganizedalongonesingleaxis,withacross-axisprojectingoutintothesurroundings,possiblywiththepotentialtoextendfurtherforanoutdoorsimmersionexperienceforthedisabledsister.Thisaxisbeginswiththecarportandentry,asemi-transparencywithslatedwood,stillallowingafairlyopenconnectionwiththeenvironment.Themainbodyofthehousehasamoretypicalbalanceoftransparency
[house].Designedforapairofmiddle-agedsisters,onefitandactive,theotherwheelchair-bound yet still longing for outdoor experiences, the homewas to be suited to a rural, fairly isolated locale. I took the looseprogramasanopportunitytoexploresomemoreconceptualideas,suchasa truly isolating interior,abstracting the relationshipbetweennatureand indoor livingspace,andvarying transparencies throughmateriality.
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Asaunarequiresapersontoletgooftheoutsideworld,tofullyrelaxandenjoyonlytheimmediatesurroundings.Thisideabecamethedrivingforceinthedesign,creatingabuildingthatseekstocontrolthevisitorsexperienceandconnectionwiththelake.Beginningwith thearrival, the sauna is designedso thatavisitor cannot fully view the lakeonceheorshearrives—onlypiecesarevisiblethroughthescreeningofthemainterraceandentry.Thev-shapeofthebuildingthenopenstheviewwideuptothevisitoroncehehasenteredthemainterrace,aswellaseffectivelydiscouragingviewsbackwardstowards theaccess routeandbusyeveryday life.
sauna:revitalize
ThisprojectwascompletedforaclasswhilestudyinginFinlandandproveddifficultinthebeginningstagesduetothespecificculturalnatureofthesaunainFinnishsociety.OnceIgraspeditsplaceandpurpose,Iwasabletothinkcreativelyanddesignwithmynewculturalidentityawareness.ComparingmyresultswithmyFinnishpeersalsoprovidedalearningopportunity,spottingdifferencessuchastheabundantprivacyinmydesignthatwasnon-existantinothers,labellingmineasaclearlyAmericanattempt,uncomfortablewithexposure.
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CompletedfortheSaunaAtthePirkkalaParishShorecompetitionatTampereUniversityofTechnologyinthespringof2009:earninganUpperClassdesignation.
The sauna and communal buildings areseparatetodistinguishtheexperienceinthevisitors’mind,andfeaturesdarkerwoodthatwrapsthebuildingandprovidesabenchaswellasascreentothewindowsofchangingandwashing facilities.Thiswrappingmotionrepresentsthesauna’sintenttoembracethevisitorandprovidean inclusiveenvironment,separatefromthatoftheday-to-dayworld.
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Thevillaalsoattemptstomaintainauniquerelation-shiptotheearth.Attheentryside,thebuildingsaresolidlygroundwithintheearth,thenprojectfurtherandfurtheroutfromthehillsidetoexploreadifferentkindofclosenesstotheearth,beingamidsttheenvironment.
Theaimofthisprojectwastostudythevillatypologyandcreateacontemporaryresponse.Inparticular,Ichosetoinvestigatethestructure’srelationshiptoitssiteandtobreakaparttheplantoplaywith‘path’and‘procession.’
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oregon villa
urban multi-family housing cincinnati.ohio
Of the countless issues to be explored in multi-family housing,themainobjectiveof this investigationwasa focuson integrat-ing a higher-density building type into both a medium-densityurbanenvironment,aswellasmaintainsomeessenceoftheheavilywoodedqualityofthesiteitself.Thiswasaccomplishedbylightlytouchingthesitewithanexposedsteelframework,suspendingthemassoftheunitsabovethegroundandcrossingthroughthetrees.
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Theprojectalsolookstostepdownthehillside,usingvaryinglevelstocreateanunusualanddynamicrelationshipbetweenhousingunits.
As an independent summerstudy,I traveledintheAmeri-canSouthwesttostudytheruinsof theancientPuebloans.Afterobservingthewayinwhichtheruins fit into their context inawaytheoriginalbuildingsdidnot,Idevelopedanideadealingwitha more temporary architecture.Inthispursuit,Iinvestigatedanarchitecture that iscreatedwiththeacceptanceofmortalityandtheintentionofdeterioratingintoitsenvironmentonceabandoned.
connecting cultures: finding common ground through architecture
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graphic work
bioswalediagram
interiorworkspace physicalmodeloflibrary
a conceptual process becomes a storefront
Beginning with a series of two-dimensionalcompositions,astorefrontwasdeveloped throughaprocessof color and depth investigations.Intendedtobeaprojecttorevealthatsomething can come from nothing.
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linearandspatialstudies-watercolor
landscapecontour-oilpastel
studyofrockface-watercolor
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ClaireShowalter301DavisAvenueMarietta,OH45750USAPhone:[email protected]
