Thesis Context....The Pyramid | Memphis, TN

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NGMS Materiality + Specs

• Lumicor Eco-resin Panel
• Natural Collection, True Color, FERN
• Location: Classroom drop down ceiling over computer station and throughout the Circulation spaces in various colors

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• Miliken Carpet Tiles
• Theory: "Mad Professor" in Ivy
• Location: Classroom flooring covering

• Izzie Designs Student Chair
• "Catie" line,
• Color: 04-Dusk
• Location: Classroom

• Mythic Paint
• Variety of Colors:

  Chinese Chartreuse, Arabello, Mythic Arabella Plush Plum Sweet Sunrise Bright Seascape Sunny at Heart

Flor Carpet Tiles

Color: Chartreuse

Location: Computer Station

Nora Recycled Rubber Flooring

Location: throughout Circulation hallways
Eazy Beans

Sustainable Bean Bag Eco Friendly Covering

Reading Nook in Language Arts Classroom

Eames Side Chair

Location: Teacher Side Meeting Desk
Eames Aluminum Group Executive Chair (High Back)

Teacher Task Chair

Location: Teacher Workstation
Eames Aluminum Group Management Chair (Mid Back)

Location: Computer Station

Pinta Acoustic Bioline Bamboo Wood Ceiling

Location: Language Arts Classroom

Pinta Acoustic SquareLine Metal Acoustic Ceiling

Location: Circulation Spaces throughout NGMS

NGMS final : Seventh Grade Language Arts in Plan and Section

RENDERED PLAN
showing materiality, texture, color and depth

NORTH SECTION
Showing Back of room with computer station and reading nook with connecting library

EAST SECTION
Showing teacher's nook and shift if storage distribution and proximity in the space.

SOUTH SECTION
Showing teacher's station in proximity to entrance ( with band of color from circulation zoning) as well as distribution of seating.

Seventh Grade Language Arts Classroom...Bring on the Learning

Classroom: Language Arts

Concept: Same as above, I worked to unite this concept in the two spaces to introduce circualtion into the classroom space.

There are several nook type spaces within the space. Relating back to the idea of the Zoning areas of the circulation spaces. There is also band of color coming into the room from the circulation zoning bridging the two together.

*The Computer station nook takes after directly from the zoning in the hallway becuse of the drop down lumicor tranparent panel lit from above as well as the wall and floor material color change. This is trying to make this feel like a seperate little room.

*The teachers desk is putting the teacher directly facing the students and in closer proximity to all the storage needs. There is also a desk where students can come and talk with the teacher one on one.

*The book casings connect this nook to the next which is the reading nook.

*The shelving that is coming away from the wall creates a private nook for students to study, read, or work on a group project. There is a fold down bench which can be put away when no in use to allow more room for desk in the space if needed.

NGMS FINAL Circulation through Colorization

The spaces branching off the circulation pathways are signified be the wrapping of color around the entrances of the space.This is used as way finding from one end of the hallway down so that when the users of the space are passing through they can see that everywhere there is color there is a change the context of the space. This signifies classrooms, gym, auditorium, etc. The flooring color changes as well as the wall color. The ceiling color is made able to appear to change because of the drop down plane of an eco resin panel made by lumicor which is lit from above. This makes one feel like they are in a space within a space.



The locker systems also coordinate with the color wrapping, the top shelf of lockers taking from one zone while the bottom shelf takes from another and connects the two visually in the space.
The lockers were designed so that safety of those on the bottom was considered and gives them less of a chance of being hit in the head.






The signage frames are similar though varying in size so that no matter if it is a classroom name plate of a flyer...the eye will notice and pick up that in this product there is information that they need to read. The bulletin board frame takes the same form as well.
The frames are composed of plywood waste product and recycled glass.








Materials:
Flooring: Nora Recycled Rubber, Paint: Mythic, No VOC Drop down plane panels: Lumicor eco resin, Ceiling: Pinta Acoustic Metal ceiling acoustical panels.

ngms THE SITE

Northern Guilford Middle School Final VISUAL PROGRAMMING

This is a new presentation aid I was trying out though unfortunately it never made it into my final presentation due to the hard time I had with the presentation template. I had seen one of Frank Harmon's presentations last year at DATS and he had a graphic plan that laid out the entire site using words that described each space's use. He even had some of the words in the shape of their use. I was completely inspired. I did this and added in the center,where the students would experience a variety of learning styles, which influenced the design, layout, and overall feel of the room.

Northern Guilford Middle School Iar 412 Final

C O N C E P T


Concept: Derived from the idea of Lichen ( a COMPOSITE organism of the association between fungus + algae) Lichen occurs in EXTREME environments. This correlates directly to the idea of specific zones for special moments, entrances and space.
Lichen also has the ability to penetrate through cell walls. The Zones in the circulation spaces also penetrate through the walls, spilling over into the spaces that they are signifying. ( This can be seen in the far right section....yellow band at the entrance.)


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ReInventing r.204, Gatewood Studio Arts Building

Back to the drawing board. Janel and I decided to focus on the room and get away from the idea and form that the lecturn had become in our minds and in our sketches. After developing the concept of "MATRIX" by looking deeper into learning systems and theories and the term special relativity ( our group name ) we felt that this idea relayed many interesting connections that could be related back to our goals for the space.


The lectern's new form has less mass ( mass + energy idea relates back special relativity.), is mobile, and versatile. We felt like making this piece so modular that it really opened up the space to the user's specification and allowed the room to be set up in the most favorable way for that day.


Graphic Programming.....................................................................................................




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