Architectural Portfolio

1. GREG MILLER
ARCHITECTURE
PORTFOLIO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMMUNITY CENTER PG. 12
BACHELORS OF ARCHITECTURE: PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
HIGH RISE PG. 4
MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
BORDER CROSSING PG. 32
BACHELORS OF ARCHITECTURE: PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
HOMELESS SHELTER PG. 20
BACHELORS OF ARCHITECTURE: PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
SOCIAL HOUSING PG. 44
MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

3. HIGH RISE
THE CONCEPT IS TO CREATE AN EXTERIOR STRUCTURE THAT HELPS SUPPORTS THE
FLOORS WHILE CREATING A BAGGING EFFECT AROUND THE TOWER. WHEN APPROACH-
ING THE BUILDING FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH THE STRUCTURE IS VERTICAL, BUT
WHEN APPROACHING FROM THE EAST AND WEST THE STRUCTURE SLOPES DOWN-
WARD INDICATING A FLOOR PLATE CHANGE.
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4. FRONT VIEW OF STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
SIDE VIEW OF STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
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RETAIL PLAN: FLOORS 1-6
RESIDENTIAL PLAN: FLOORS 40-60
RESIDENTIAL PLAN: FLOORS 35-40
RESIDENTIAL PLAN: FLOORS 60-80

5. SECTION A SECTION B
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GROUND FLOOR SHOPPING
6TH FLOOR OFFICES
40TH FLOOR RESIDENTIAL
80TH FLOOR RESIDENTIAL
GROUND FLOOR SHOPPING
6TH FLOOR OFFICES
40TH FLOOR RESIDENTIAL
80TH FLOOR RESIDENTIAL

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7. COMMUNITY CENTER
THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN A COMMUNITY CENTER THAT WILL SERVE
AS A PLACE OF INTERACTION FOR THE CITY OF PRAIRIE VIEW, TX. I USED RADIAL ORGAN-
IZATION TO DIVIDE THE SITE INTO FOUR QUADRANTS WHILE PEELING THE LANDSCAPE
FROM THE EARTH.
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8. THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS HOW RADIAL
ORGANIZATION IS USED TO CREATE
PATHWAYS.
THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS THE
CIRCULATION
THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS HOW THE
LANDSCAPE IS PEELED FROM
THE EARTH
MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE
DAYCARE
OFFICES
GAME ROOM
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LANDMARK
STRUCTURE

9. 1. MULTI-PURPOSE SPACE
2. WOMENS RESTROOM
3. MENS RESTROOM
4. GAMES ROOM
5. WOMENS RESTROOM
6. MENS RESTROOM
7. MECHANICAL ROOM7. MECHANICAL ROOM
8. ELECTRICAL ROOM
9. STORAGE
10. MEETING ROOM 1
11. OFFICES
12. MEETING ROOM 2
13. MEETING ROOM 3
14. WOMENS RESTROOM
15. MENS RESTROOM
16. PLAY ROOM
17. READING
18. WRITING
19. STORAGE19. STORAGE
20. ART.
21. MENS RESTOOM
22. WOMENS RESTROOM
23. PANTRY
24. KITCHEN
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OWENS
CLARK ST.
LAWSONST.
THOMPSON
0 5 10 201
LOW E WINDOW
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CONCRETE FOUNDATION
W 12X12 STEEL COLUMN
WOOD FLOORING
OPEN WEB STEEL JOIST
THERMAL INSULATION
AND VAPOR RETARDER
WATER PROOFING
MEMBRANE
SHEET BARRIER
RETENTION LAYER
ENGINEERED SOILED
FILTER FABRIC
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INSPIRED BY A NETWORK OF CONCRETE FREEWAYS AND OVERPASSES IN CLOSE PROX-
IMITY OF THE SITE, THE DESIGN INTENTION WAS TO CREATE AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
WOULD LIFT THE HOUSING UNITS ABOVE THE SITES EIGHT FOOT FLOOD PLANE WHILE
STITCHING TOGETHER THE URBAN AND NATURAL FABRIC OF THE CITY.
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HOMELESS SHELTER

12. FIGURE GROUND SHOWS HOW THE URBAN (RED) AND NATURE
(GREEN) COME TOGETHER
STITCHING THE URBAN AND NATURE TOGETHER. STITCHING URBAN AND NATURE BETWEEN
CIRCULATION
SEPERATE CONTAINERS TO WELCOME THE NATURE
AND URBAN AREA.
SHIFT CONTAINERS TO BEGIN STITCHING THE NATURE AND
URBAN TOGETHER.
SIXTY FOUR SHIPPING CONTAINERS STITCHING THE NATURE
AND URBAN TOGETHER.
STACKING SIXTY FOUR SHIPPING CONTAINERS WHILE
REPLACING THE CONTAINERS ON THE END TO THE
MIDDLE OF THE CONTAINERS.
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13. GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PLAN
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THIRD AND FOURTH FLOOR PLAN FIFTHFLOOR PLAN

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AXON

15. KIT OF PARTS
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STRUCTURE AXON

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BORDER CROSSING
THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN A BORDER CROSSING LOCATED BETWEEN
LAREDO, TX AND MEXICO. THE DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY THE MIGRATION OF THE MONARCH
BUTTERFLY THAT TRAVELS FROM TEXAS TO MEXICO. THE LANDSCAPE SURROUNDING
THE BUILDING IS A RESTING PLACE FOR MONARCHS TO GATHER AND FOR THE PUBLIC
TO VIEW THEM.

18. MIGRATION PATH OF MONARCH BUTTEFLY
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19. UNITED STATES BORDER CROSSING
FLOOR PLAN 1
UNITED STATES BORDER CROSSING
FLOOR PLAN 2
MEXICO BORDER CROSSING
FLOOR PLAN 1
MEXICO BORDER CROSSING
FLOOR PLAN 2
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UNITED STATES BORDER
CROSSING AXON

20. SECTION FF
STRUCTURE
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21. SECTION BB
STRUCTURE
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STRUCTURE

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SOCIAL HOUSING
LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY ALONG THE GOWANUS CANAL THERE ARE THREE TOW-
ERS (RESIDENTIAL) THAT HELP SUPPORT A TRANSPARENT BLOCK (LIBRARY) OFF THE
GROUND TO MAKE IT APPEAR AS IF IT IS FLOATING. THE LANDSCAPE UNDERNEATH THE
GLASS BLOCK IS HIGHER AND LOWER IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO ACCOMODATE FOR
THE HIGH AND LOW TIDE WHICH WILL PROVIDE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES DURING THAT
TIME. MY INTENT IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER BY COMBINING A LIBRARY
AND HOUSING THAT WILL SERVE AND SUPPORT THE SURROUND NEIGHBORHOODS.

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SITE INTRODUCING LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE AT LOW TIDE
LANDSCAPE AT HIGH TIDE INTRODUCING RESIDENTIAL TOWERS INTRODUCING LIBRARY
COMBINING LIBRARY AND RESIDENTIAL SUBTRACTING FROM LIBRARY FILTERING IN LIGHTS FROM THE ROOF

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