COOKE, DOUGLASS, FARR, LEMONS ARCHITECTS + ENGINEERS
MAY 2024 - AUGUST 2024 (SUMMER INTERNSHIP)
COFO HOUSE POCKET PARK
COFO PARK EXISTING MURAL - SABRINA HOWARD
A “pocket park” for the COFO House in Jackson, Mississippi. Featuring some of the most iconic faces from the Civil Rights period, the existing adjacent building now hosts a wall mural, titled “Chain Breakers”, painted by Jackson native Sabrina Howard. Following the unveiling of the new mural, Jackson State University intends to construct a small park, approximately 40’ X 85’, as an event and leisure space for students, employees, and community members. The current design borders on an “urban park” as the clients requested very minimal vegetation and softscape to reduce maintenance requirements, and the site has minor grade or elevation change. As safety and security are crucial for the park, a gate and fence to restrict access are proposed on all sides. Some of the goals for COFO Park are to provide a space for photographs with the existing mural while maintaining its visual hierarchy, to provide either a permanent stage or designated space for a pop-up stage, to shade the almost fully exposed park, to provide spaces for games and events when schools visit, and to create a semi-enclosed, comfortable park for the community to enjoy.
PROJECT LOCATION & DESCRIPTION
All of the preliminary concepts were refined twice, and from there three were selected to continue forward with. The clients requested the park be designed for extremely low maintenance as the university was not particularly reliable with proper upkeep of spaces such as these. A connection to the adjacent cemetery was also critical as plans were being made to renovate the historical graveyard. Other requests included ample shade as the park was on the West of the building with no existing coverage and emphasize the existing mural without impeding it for photographs. A fixed stage or dedicated stage space was requested for hosting events as well as potential game zones for children. With the three selected concepts, I established three textural & material qualities to mix and match with the preferred form.
PRELIMINARY SKETCH
REFINEMENT
FINAL CONCEPT
CONCEPT 5
PRELIMINARY SKETCH
REFINEMENT
FINAL CONCEPT
CONCEPT 4
PRELIMINARY SKETCH
REFINEMENT
FINAL CONCEPT
CONCEPT 3
PRELIMINARY SKETCH
REFINEMENT
FINAL CONCEPT
CONCEPT 2
Quality 2 and 1 both create dialogue more to the mural than other contexts. Concept 2 uses colors and textures directly from the mural to create cohesion and unity - effectively making the mural part of the space itself.
PRELIMINARY SKETCH
REFINEMENT
FINAL CONCEPT
CONCEPT 1
MC COMMUNITY SAFEROOM FEMA APPLICATION
STATEWIDE LOCATION
JACKSON METRO LOCATION
CLINTON LOCATION
CAMPUS LOCATION
PROJECT LOCATION
SITE PLAN
1,000 FT. RADIUS
0.5 MILE RADIUS
SITE DIAGRAMS
ENLARGED GRADING & DRAINAGE PLAN
GRADING & DRAINAGE PLAN
PRELIMINARY GRADING PLAN
PHOTOGRAPH LOCATIONS
PHOTOGRAPHS
PHOTOGRAPHS
SITE PHOTOGRAPHS
Above are documents I compiled for a FEMA application to build a community safe room on Mississippi College's campus. An in-depth analysis of the site was required to ensure the site would accommodate all the requirements for a safe room in the event of natural disasters.
STOCKER HOESTEREY MONTENEGRO ARCHITECTS
AUGUST 2023 - PRESENT (PART-TIME)
T1 PROJECT - VISUALIZATION
The T1 Project was a residential development, but due to privacy, I can provide no information regarding location, scale, clientele, or cost. My role within this project was strictly visualization of an already realized design. The images were carefully constructed with the D5 Render program.
RESIDENCE A RENDERINGS
RESIDENCE B RENDERINGS
RESIDENCE C RENDERINGS
RESIDENCE D RENDERINGS
T2 PROJECT - DOCUMENT PRODUCTION & VISUALIZATION
The T2 Project was a private residence, and due to privacy, I can provide no information regarding location, scale, clientele, or cost. The entire project document production and visualization was my responsibility as well as much of the planning and coordination.
RENDERING
RENDERINGS
OVERALL PLAN
ELEVATIONS
RENDERING
GRADING & DRAINAGE PLAN
PLANTING PLAN
PLANTING IMAGES
RENDERING
HARDSCAPE PLAN
EXTERIOR LIGHTING PLAN
RENDERING
DETAILS MAP
DETAILS
DETAILS
DETAILS
DETAILS
DETAILS
RENDERINGS
KLIGERMAN ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
AUGUST 2021 - JULY 2022 (COOP)
JANUARY 2023 - JANUARY 2023 (WINTER INTERNSHIP)
MAY 2023 - AUGUST 2023 (SUMMER INTERNSHIP)
K1 PROJECT - INNOVATION
The K1 Project was a private residence, and due to privacy, I can provide no information regarding location, scale, clientele, or cost. A brief project, I was responsible for designing and constructing a flag into the ceiling of this organic Porte-Cochere ceiling and understanding the potential construction options available. After extensive modeling and experimentation, a somewhat realistic rendering for the clients was critical for ensuring realized intent.
CUSTOM PORTE-COCHERE CEILING IMAGES
K2 PROJECT - DOCUMENTATION
The K2 Project was a private residence, but due to privacy, I can provide no information regarding location, scale, clientele, or cost. With any high-end residential project, extreme care to detailing and precision are critical. This was my first experience dealing with the importance of alignments, symmetry, and precision in professional practice. Every line, detail, grout line, fixture, plumbing, outlet, and door required careful planning to ensure I created the spaces intended for these client's home.
CUSTOM BATHROOM DRAWINGS
CUSTOM DOOR DRAWINGS
LOWER LEVEL ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS
MAIN LEVEL ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS
UPPER LEVEL ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS
MISCELLANEOUS INTERIOR DRAWINGS
THE (UNBUILT) CROSBY ARBORETUM
JUNE 2023 - AUGUST 2023
Fay Jones, a renowned American architect, is responsible for some of the most incredible yet simple structures in the country. The Crosby Arboretum was one of his projects that was never realized due to budgeting issues, so many years later, the Arboretum requested my assistance in taking Jones' few drawings of the unbuilt work and compiling them into a DD level collection of digital drawings. From there, they could use the drawings to gain information regarding cost for construction of the unbuilt work and potentially fundraise some of the remaining money needed to realize Jones' work. Below are some of those drawings.
PROJECT INFORMATION
MAINTENANCE BUILDING DRAWINGS
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING DRAWINGS
VISITOR'S CENTER DRAWINGS
SWITER PAVILION DRAWINGS
