tyler mclemore clemson university current architecture portfolio. includes freshman and sophmore work.

1. architecture
portfolio
tyler mclemore
hierarchy
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2. [the building blocks]

3. contents
spring freshman year
2010 arch151
handheld object
mapping project
facade design
fall sophmore year
2010 arch251
itinerary
threshhold/ surface
door window stair
portfolio vessel
spring sophmore year
2011 arch252
hierarchy
clemson site
columbia greenway
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4. Tyler McLemore
Portfolio
Clemson University
Architecture is something I have always
been extremely passionate about. Even
before I knew what architecture was I was
building with Legos and drawing floor plans
with sidewalk chalk. Now, with two years of
architecture school under my belt, I have
learned that the field of architecture is far
more complex and beautiful than just how a
building looks. I believe we as architects are
granted with a tremendous amount of privi-
lege and responsibility. This is a responsibil-
ity that must be approached with diligence,
care, and attention to detail. Because the
buildings we design are not just of a works
of art, but also, create and define culture
and society.

5. Handheld Object
hand drawing
For this project, we were to analyze
a handheld object of our choosing. I
chose to analyze a wine bottle opener.
The analysis took place through a two
part project: hand drawing and digital
drawing. My main focus was to illustrate
how this tool operatated through move-
ment.
Once the hand drawing was completed,
we were allowed the opportunity to
bring it into photoshop to make adjust-
ments. I chose to use a ‘glowing edges’
filter to create an inverse effect to cre-
ate more contrast in the drawing.
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6. Handheld Object
digital drawing
Twist
This project allowed us our first opportunity
to explore and develop newly learned draw- Grab
ing techniques both digital and by hand.
The digital drawings were completed using
autocad and adobe illustrator. Some of these
drawings were taken into photoshop for ad-
ditional editing.
Remove
The wine bottle opener , although
simple, operates through a complex
Welcome to Wine Country arrangment of moving parts. The
enjoy your stay
objective of these drawings was to
analyze and illustrate the movements
and how they are interrelated to the
purpose of the tool: Opening a wine
bottle
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7. [tyler]

8. Mapping Project
1] florence, italy 2] path selected 3] close aerial
florence italy the we were told to this is a close shot
capital city of the select a mile long of a building along
Italian region of path in our se- my selected path,
tuscany and of lected city. I chose the basillica di san
the province of my path based lorenzo, one of the
florence. It is the upon significant largest churches
most populous city buildings and the in florence, italy.
in tuscany water feature.
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9. Spacial Analysis
4] basillica di san lorenzo 5] skyline 6] ground space
along the one- part of the spacial in additionn to the
mile path lie five analysis included analysis of horizon,
significant archi- the skyline at the ground space
tectural works. each stopping was also captured
this viewpoint lays point. each at each landmark.
the groundwork architectural work the lesson; build-
for the analysis. yeilds a unique ings create space.
shape.
Florence
Florence, Italy
spacial analysis
ozneroL naS id acillisaB
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10. facade design
florence, italy
once we completed the spacial
analysis for our selected city, we
began designing our first model of a
facade. this project was composed
of two parts: a physical model and
later a digital drawing using google
sketchup. This design process was
interesting in that we didn’t design
then build, we designed by building.
once the model was completed, we
placed it between two buildings in
the city we had just analyzed in our
mapping project. This is a unique
and interesting approach to design
that allows you to begin thinking in
three dimensions.
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11. facade design
physical model
my spefic design intention was
to create a building not not only
immitates nature but also attempts
blur the gap between indoor and
outdoor. the wooden detail on
the front mocks a waterfall poor-
ing out from under the rooftop
terrace. the roof detail is tilted
up to allow airflow and filtered
sunlight to enter. the porches and
recessed body help to erase the
line between indoors and outdoors.
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12. facade design
digital model
Design of a Public Facade
Florence, Italy
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13. facade design
revisited
after the facade project
was complete and the
semester ended, i de-
cided to redo the proj-
ect in my free time. the
following in the facade
of a building placed in
a mountainous context.
below are photos and
applied filters.
original chrome glowing edges
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14. itinerary
music video analysis
for the first part of this
project, we were to
analyze a selected music
video. i conducted my alal-
ysis based upon musical
elements such as percus-
sion and melody.
once the physical model was
completed, i brought a picture
into photoshop. After applying a
‘glowing edges’ filter, I placed
my model in a space context
alluding to space setting of the
music video.
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15. process
1] select 2] diagram 3] model
the video i se- the majority of my once we had a
lected is called this analysis was was set of diagrams,
binary universe spent creating a we translated
by bt. the specific language to tran- them into a physi-
frame selection scribe the music cal model. each
was based upon and document of the six screen
percussion and lighting changes. shots translated to
melody. a unique space.
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16. threshold/ surface
heightfield remix HEIGHTFIELD REMIX
THRESHHOLD
PROF. JACQUES
TYLER MCLEMORE
this project gave us an
opportunity to create a
landform on which our FOLD SPIN
next project would be
designed. the final re-
sult of this project was
a 30ft x 30ft undulating
landmass.
step 1: painted foil
step 2: layered pixelation
step 3: smoothe contour
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17. pause
planar experience
for this project, i really explored the
use of planes a perfect cubes. I tried to
create a feeling that the shapes were
sliding past one another.
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18. door window stair
physical model
The general idea of this project was to
take an interpretaion of our smoothe
contour from the foil project, this becomes
our landform or site. We were to create
three “moments” on/within/under this
landform and connect them with a combi-
nation of windows, stairs, and doors.
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19. door window stair
with both my study mod-
els and final, i focused on
planar design. everything
is working off of 90 degree
angles. each component is
noticably it’s own rather than
creating just a single object.
i aimed to create a space
that is very open and closed
at the same time. with the
heightfield as my context, i
force the visitor to weave in
and out of the landmass un-
til they reach to final lookout
point that is perched at the
peak of the model.
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20. door window stair
process and inspiration
before creating our final model,
we engaged in intensive study
model building, technical draw-
ings and searching for inspiration.
I took inspiration from the prairie
style and created models with
planar feel that attempt to blur the
edge between indoor and outdoor
space.
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21. door window stair
final drawings
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22. portfolio case
transformation
Arch 251Portfolio
It’s What’s on the inside.
Door Window The concept of my portfolio case is
transformation. My case is to
undergo a most drastic transforma-
tion being that it starts with a simple
cube and falls out to reveal mini
models of each four major projects
Heightfield completed.
Portfolio
Itinerary
Study Model
Pause
Tyler McLemore
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23. portfolio case
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24. clemson grid
analytical approach
this was our first opportunity to design
on an actual site. the first part of this
project was consumed by rigorous
analysis of our site. the hope is that
ideas would spawn from the site rather
than design preference.
assess site
hierarchy
diagram
design
model
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25. clemson grid
activities
extracting information
living/ sleeping
faculty parking
with the introduction
excercise/ travel
community
recreaction
of a new architectural revived space
element, site, we spent
a lot of time analyzing it.
we were able to make
passage
frequent site visits since hierarchy
they were located on
campus. before any
design decisions were
made, we created many footpaths
diagrams to learn what
the site was asking for.
view quality apartment
community
downtown/ alumni
intersection center
tillman tower/
bowman eld
view quality apartment
community hierarchy revived space
downtown/ alumni
intersection center
passage
tillman tower/
bowman eld
impulse moments entrance points dead space implied paths noise
1) preliminary diagrams
guided
2) design desicion diagrams
3) working diagrams
retaining wall
free
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26. clemson grid
cinemetrics
this is a cinemetric dia-
gram of a scene that would
occur in my proposed
seating situation on my
site. the distance from the
proposal is a function of
time.
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27. clemson grid
model and perspective
(top) final topographic model with context
and proposed solution.
(bottom) perspectives of proposed solu-
tion with scale figures.
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28. clemson grid
(left) general site plan showing
existing vegetation, buildings,
topographic lines, and proposed
seating area.
(right) site plan with neighbor-
ing sites pictured to show ad-
ditional context that the proposal
was designed based on.
(bottom) section cuts from
north/south and east/west that
show elevational conditions of the
proposed solution.
800
790
770
750
Section Cut: North/South
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29. clemson grid
814
804
772
748
Section Cut: East/West
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30. columbia site
analytical approach
this was our second opportunity to
design on an actual site. but this
time, we only visited our site once.
we relied on photographs and satelite
information to make inteligent design
desicions.
assess site
diagram
Section B
1/8” = 1’
design
model
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31. columbia site
extracting information
spacial requirements
is:
3’ 18’ 5’
2’ 2.5’
Behind Retaining Walls
21.5’
22’
8.5’ 18’ 7’
1.5’ 2’
2.5’
18’
15.5’
20’
2’ 1.5’
8.5’ 8.5’
5’ 18’ 10’
13’ 3.5’
4.5’
6’ 29’ 2’ 6’
34’
site plan
1’
2’ 2’ 4’ 4’
2.5’
retaining wall space
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32. columbia site
plan and section
the following are plans and
sections with the proposed
solution featured. the mez-
zanine level is proposed to di-
verge foot traffic to two levels.
the bottom level will be used
more for theater seating. plan A
mezzanine plan
Section B Section C Section D Section E
1/8” = 1’ 1/18” = 1’ 1/8” = 1’ 1/8” = 1’
Section A
1/16” = 1’ Plan A
Plan
1/16” = 1’
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33. columbia site
process and contruction
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34. columbia site
rendering and models
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35. columbia site
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