Taylor Smalls Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio

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T A Y L O R

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T A Y L O R

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HILLSIDE STUDIO
University of San Francisco
Lone Mountain
San Francisco, CA
OBJECTIVE
Create a studio
for the USF undergraduate
Architecture & Community Design
program under an existing
elevated roadway.
CONCEPT
To use the structure
of the building as an educational
tool while focusing on
the experience of space.
In doing so, the union of the built
environment and nature is highlighted
through reflection and learning spaces.
Exposed elements such as
tensile structures, cantilevers, and integration
of existing structure can readily be
shown and explained to
architectural students.

M E D I TAT I O N S P AC E

CRIT ROOM & GALLERY

STRUCTURAL CONCEPT
The cantilevered truss system portruding from
beneath the roadway will connect to the
existing concrete columns.
Composite truss connects to concrete
columns with corbel connections.

BRIDGE PROJECT
University of San Francisco
Lone Mountain Campus
San Francisco, Ca
OBJECTIVE
To design a unique structural bridge
spanning the distance between
Lone Mountain campus and
the New School of Architecture & Design.
CONCEPT
Use tension cables to pull,
strengthen, and bridge the connection
between the USF Lone Mountain campus
and school of Architecture.
Multi-levels allow for a rapid walkway,
as well as a lower level with
benches for repose.

MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING
Pan Handle
San Francisco, Ca
OBJECTIVE
To create a high density,
multi-family housing complex.
The complex will include a commercial
aspect on the ground floor.
CONCEPT
I used the symbolic hills of San Francisco
and this particular district as inspiration
for my physical concept of amorphous mounds.
Well-lit units in multi-family housing
complexes are hard to come by,
so the design’s three major pods
gradually become smaller as they move upwards,
disabling any ‘umbrella’-like shading to occur.
Noon to evening light
is in abundance at this site,
so the two tallest pods are positioned in
the back, and the shortest in the front
to flood as much light as possible
into complex.

SKELETON of HOUSING COMPLEX

S C U L P T U R E
599 Howard St.
San Francisco, CA
OBJECTIVE
To create a sculpture gallery
with a focus on the connection
between indoor and outdoor spaces.
CONCEPT
By using a series of walls
emanating from the outdoor green
sculpture gallery, pedestrians at street
level are given a glimpse
of what is withinenticing them to enter
and explore the building further.
Using skewed walls, a relatively forced
circulation path is forged; this funnels
people from one space into another.
The glass façade cascading down
the sides of the building acts
as a sculpture piece in and
of itself to represent what is
contained within its walls.

G A L L E R Y

CENTER FOR THE WORD
5th and Mission
SOMA District
San Francisco, CA
OBJECTIVE
In analyzing
the financial district to the east,
SOMA to the south, and tenderloin to
the north, I designed an institutional building
celebrating community, conversation, andcompany.
This four-block site plays an important role in
connecting diverse areas of San Francisco to one
another, as well as the city’s urban fabric while
looking through the contemporary
lens of densification.

CONCEPT
Reflective of a knowledge tree
branching, ascending, illuminating;
three concepts portrayed through
plan, section, elevation, and atmosphereworking together to create
an environment for unique
collaboration.

DIAGRAM 2
Cantilever baleanced by
structural “anchor”
DIAGRAM 3
Concrete load-bearing
trunk dissipates into light
steel canopy

PROGRESS MODEL

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
University of San Francisco
Lone Mountain Campus
San Francisco, Ca
OBJECTIVE
To create a school for Architecture and
Community Design at the University of San Francisco.
This project builds upon knowledge of
structural systems and materials;
I specifically focused on how
steel, concrete, and timber
are used together.
Programmatic needs for a school
of architecture and design were satisfied
within the design, and a special details construction
document was produced including cladding,
stair, and living roof.
CONCEPT
A building that is virtually flipped inside out;
no internal structure is to be concealed.
The concept was to design a living
tool that architecture students can directly
use and learn from.

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