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MEREDITHGARDA
Bachelors of Science in Architecture
Knowlton School of Architecture 14
Masters of ArchitectureThe Knowlton School of Architecture 16
2536 Adams Avenue Apt. 2Columbus OH 43202
513-291-0525
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
123MUSEUMStudio: Museum of European History
HOUSE FOR A GEOLOGIST Competition: Single person home-
Second place
DATA-VERSITYStudio: University master plan
GARDEN CITYStudio: Comprehensive
JAY GARGUS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Studio: University library
COMBINED INFLUENCE Studio: Senior GUI Competion-
First honorable mention
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TRAVEL SKETCHES
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CANT STOP WONT STOP CITY Studio: Honors Research
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EXISTINGCONDITION
WESTERNGRID INFLUENCE MIDDLEOF THE BAR LIFTED TOACTIVATE PUBLIC SPACE
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COMBINED INFLUENCE / MUSEUM/ARTS ACADEMY
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CUT BACK TOMAKETHE SHIP PART OF THE SCHEME
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gallery 1
museum offices
facilities
lobby
offices
seminar room
Lounge
facilites
souvenier shop
gallery 1
outdoor exhibition area
3
gallery 1
gallery 1
(hanging gallery)gallery 1
auditorium
studios
studios
studios
gallery 2
studios
library
auditorium
modular workshops
cafe
gallery 3
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gallery 3
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gallery 4
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[ABOVE] Interior rendering of gallery 1 [SECTIONS] The section shows that the two parts of the building, the school and the
museum, come along side eachother in the end conditions but do not share space, they
become accessible through visual connections. Gallery 1 is the most public and open
place, whereas Gallery 4 is private. In the rendering, you can see where the studio bar on
the far right comes alongside the gallery.
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gallery 1
gallery 4
studios
offices
studios
gallery 1
gallery 4
offices
audiotrium
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[SECTIONS] The middle part of the building that gets lifted up to create the outdoor exhibition
space connects the bars in a different way, verically. they are still related through views but never
share space. The outdoor space is meant to be the communal space. It is meant to be a further
exaggeration of the connection between the old and the new by literally leading one side in to the
other through the sloping.
[ABOVE] Rendering of open air exhibition space
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gallery 3
gallery 2
cafestudios
library
gallery 3
gallery 2
gallery 3
gallery 2
studios
cafe
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Project Type: StudioCri c: Cur s Roth
Studio Book Award Winner
When: Fall 2015Loca on: Brussels, Belgium
Program: European History MuseumCollaborators: Dina Elawad
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RESEARCH & SCANNING
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HOUSE FOR A
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FLASHING
TERMITE BARRIER
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CONCRETE FOOTING
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SECOND FLOORPLAN
WALL SECTION
SECTION A
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Project Type: StudioCri c: Ann Pendelton-Julian
Studio Book Award Winner When: Spring 2015
Loca on: Nairobi, KenyaProgram: University
Collaborators: Dina Elawad
DATA-VERSE- ITY
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1. The bus network topology
governs the university.
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THE DATABASE
THE DATABASE
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DATA/DATA SETS
DATA NET WORKS
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CAMPUS
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ACADEMIC BARS
TECH NODES
SOCIAL BARS
RESIDENTIAL HERDS
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CAMPUS
APPLICATION
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CANT STOP WONT STOP CITY
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[ABOVE] The above model was made to demonstrate
the redistribution of the cities based on population to the
equator strip.
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[BELOW] A map depicting where populous cities have
been relocated on the equator.
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[LEFT/RIGHT] The right image is a closer view at the
program strips in the valleys. The left image depicts an
aerial view of the program being laid out horizontally and
vertically in the towers.
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[POPULATION GROWTH] As population grows, particu-
larly in larger metropolitan areas, the valleys will become
less and the towers will begin to takeover. The equator
will in turn become one large continuous city.
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GARDEN CITYProject type: Comprehensive Studio
Cri c(s): Robert Livesly & Bart Overly When: Fall 2014
Loca on: Downtown ColumbusProgram: Housing, Commercial, Ofce
Collaborators: Mike Zumpano, Darren Spensiero
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[RENDERING] This view shows the 4th street entry. The entry is a line of trees to the tower that acts asan outdoor market space, leading people from the retail spaces through the site into the gardens.
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[ABOVE] Each part of the scheme is divided into levels of gardens. There is a private punch for each room, verticalgardens created by the facade treatement as well as residentail gardens on the roof of the tower, roof of the marketand on every third oor of the tower. Finally, there is the large public garden on the ground level.
[RIGHT] Section of the perimeter. Below is retail space and above is singleunit apartments on the inside of the corridor and duplex apartments on theexterior. The duplex, however, has a second level that faces the interior aswell and houses the garden.
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[ABOVE] Cross Section
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[ABOVE] Drawing of tower gardens and vierendeel trussstructure.
[ABOVE] Every three oors there is a two story vierendeeltruss system that changes the veneer technique but alsosupports the residential garden.
[ABOVE] East Elevation
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JAY GARGUS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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[TOP LEFT] Lobby interior, highlights lighting affects from
the perforated skin.
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[BELOW] Model photos.
[BOTTOM] Longitudinal section from the east: Lobby,
stacks and reading rooms.
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[ABOVE] Outdoor theatre space rendering.
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PROXIMITY STUDIES
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HIC LEVELONE-COMMONSPACEDIAGRAM CASUAL
QUIET
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PROXIMITY RINGS
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Activity Type : QUIET
Activated Zones: PersonalGathering Size: 1-2 people
Activity Type : CASUAL
Activated Zones: Personal - SocialGathering Size: 1-4 people
Activity Type : INTERACTIVE
Activated Zones: Personal - Social Gathering Size: 1-4 people
Activity Type : COMMUNAL
Activated Zones: Personal - Public Gathering Size: 4-6 people
Activity:Focused on more intimategatherings or individual use ofspace.
Activity:
Relaxed, informal gatherings andexible use of space. See and beseen behavior.
Activity:Social engagement happens near asecond focused activity.
Activity:Lively socialization for largergroups.
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AMALFI COAST
Project type: Study sketchesWhen: Spring 2013
TRAVEL
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When: Spring 2013Location: Rome, Italy
PIAZZA DELLA ROTUNDA, ROME
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IMPERIAL FORA, ROME
BRIDGE TO TRESTEVERE, ROME
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VILLA DESTE, TIVOLI
IMPERIAL FORA, ROME
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SAN CARLO ALLE QUATTRO FONTANE, ROME
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TEMPIETTO, ROME
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MEREDITHGARDA
Bachelors of Science in ArchitectureKnowlton School of Architecture 14
Masters of ArchitectureThe Knowlton School of Architecture 16
2536 Adams Avenue Apt. 2Columbus OH 43202