1. PRECEDENTANALYSIS
S C H O O L o f A R C H I T E C T U R E
U N I V E R S I T Y o f I L L I N O I S
SCRE
T h o m a s M c C o r m i c k
E HOME
CREEK PATH
COLLABORATIVESPACE
CABIN VILLAGE
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2. This precedent analysis involved an extensive deconstruction
of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret's Villa Savoye which serves as
an exemplar of the Modernist Movement.
The Screen Home was devised as a small residential concept
that utilizes a diverse set of exterior screens while employing
a familiar vernacular and a simple material palette.
This creek path concept was conceived as a potential inter-
vention within the Boneyard Creek of the Champaign-Urbana
community of Illinois.
- SOPHOMORE - JUNIOR
This collaborative space concept was designed as an architec-
tural intersection within the Arboretum at the University of
Illinois.
This cabin village concept was envisioned as a means to con-
nect campers of the Kickapoo State Park of Illinois with the
Midwestern woods.
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3. During his Pre-World War II Purist Movement, Le Corbusier wanted to manifest something of a
precursor to the industrialization and standardization of residential architecture. He achieved this
through a house that highlighted the simple elements of form of the modern movement in archi-
tecture while employing a detachment from its environment, much like a machine, to contextual-
ize itself within the industrial complex.
FIRST FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR
1: Garage
2: Entrance Hall
3: Servant's Rooms
4: Linen Room
5: Chauffeur's Room
1: Bedroom
2: Main Bathroom
3: Main Bedroom
4: Boudoir
5: Kitchen
6: Sitting Room
7: Terrace
1: Solarium
2: Terrace (Below)
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4. EAST ELEVATION NORTH ELEVATION
SECTION
Public Private Vertical Circulation Columns Interior Exterior
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5. Photographs of a section model of the Villa Savoye. The
model was completed with laser-cut acrylic and is scaled at
1/16th of an inch equals a foot.
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6. Screen Home is a 1200 sq. ft. conceptual residence situated in Urbana, Illinois. The home consists
of a minimal program and is separated vertically into public spaces below and private spaces
above. The public spaces change in elevation with the site via the hearth which integrates a stair
into its massing. The private spaces above are visually connected to the communal spaces below
via a walkway. The exterior materials wrap the structure and integrate themselves into the home,
blurring the delineation between inner and outer. A majority of the public spaces are exposed to
sunlight via glazing with a louver system that facilitates light control. At street level, the volume
of the home is subtracted away revealing a porch space separated from the street by a wall of
plantings. Screen Home attempts to take advantage of natural lighting while allowing for extensive
control of light infiltration by its occupants. Furthermore, the home provides a balance of func-
tional living spaces with open communal spaces while relating to its sloping site.
SOUTH ELEVATION WEST ELEVATION
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VIEW OF THE LIVING SPACE
Aluminum Roofing Cedar Planking Site-Cast Concrete Brick
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Stone is used
in the
retention
walls along
the lower
path.
Corten Steel
is used as
cladding for
the first
nodal bridge.
Concrete is
utilized for
the path and
resists
deterioration
from the
rising creek.
Douglas Fir
timber
provides
structural
integrity for
the raised
paths and
bridges.
The Boneyard Creek serves as a natural thoroughfare that snakes through the Champaign-Urbana
community. Several developments have already been initiated along this natural path that instigate
interaction with the creek. However, at the northern end of the Boneyard, little development has
been made to create spaces for communal interaction and environmental exploration. This creek
path concept creates an opportunity for community members to engage with each other within this
extension of the natural landscape. The path follows exactly the natural meander of the creek while
dynamically rising and falling to create visual connection with the surrounding landscape and
physical connection with the water below. Two nodal bridges are placed at the north and south ends
of the path, both providing space for raised garden beds and shelter for visitors. This path inter-
acts intimately with that of the Boneyard Creek while providing a connection with the surrounding
landscape for the community of Champaign-Urbana.
East
Church
Street
North
First
Street
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PLAN (NORTH BRIDGE) PLAN (SOUTH BRIDGE)
VIEW FROM EAST CHURCH STREET
VIEW FROM SOUTH BRIDGEVIEW FROM EAST CHURCH STREET
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This architectural addition to the Arboretum of the University of Illinois is placed at a crossroads
connecting the well worn paths of the Arboretum ponds with the secluded corridors of the southern
forest. The architecture provides a multi-level space for large gatherings and lectures. The space
can also be used as a collaborative work environment for start up businesses of the Champaign-Ur-
bana community. The building is placed within a glade that allows exposure to the sun and an
immersion within the forest. The glade, while lightly used, is a popular destination for foragers,
picnickers and anyone else who happens to stumble upon it. This architectural intersection attempts
to highlight this spot within the Arboretum and define it as a space of interaction and discovery of
things within and beyond the Arboretum.
NORTH ELEVATION
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Japan House
SITE PLAN OF THE ARBORETUM
Southern Parking
Agricultural Research
Orchard Downs Apartments
Collaborative Space
Hartley Gardens
Arboretum Ponds
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This path is defined
by a corridor of trees
that frame a Westerly
approach to the
instersection.
An opening in the
trees forms a path
connecting the ponds
with the intersection.
This well worn path
runs east-west and
intersects with the
site.
A maintenance road
branches off from the
path of the ponds and
runs past the site.
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The Kickapoo Cabin Village seeks to immerse visitors in a camping experi-
ence, reconnecting people with the Midwestern woods. The village is com-
prised of six cabins, a communal shelter for cooking and gathering and a
dock providing kayakers access to the village. The architectural forms of the
village wrap themselves around the campers offering shelter and a framing
of the natural setting. The cabins cascade down a ravine and establish a
connection between the ridge above and the pond below. The Kickapoo Village
rewrites the definition of a cabin village while highlighting the beauty and
dynamism of the Illinois landscape.
CABIN COMMUNAL SHELTER DOCK
