Marissa T.

Nelson
Portfolio
Architecture Undergraduate
Ecole Nationale Sketch Series Study
 Table of Contents
Senior Year
Fall 2019
5 John D. O’Bryant School
Fall 2019

Junior Year
2018-19
11 Culinary Arts Center
Spring 2019

19 Phase 3:The Building

Fall 2018

Sophomore Year
2017-18
27 Picture Book Center
Summer 2018

29 Chestnut Hill Center

Fall 2017

Freshman Year
2016-17
35 Super Performance Cube
Fall 2016

Artwork
2016-2019
37 Sketches, Paintings, Drawings
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John D. O’Bryant School
The John D. O’Bryant campus, constructed using Marcel Breuer’s brutalistic tactics, is a strong symmetric con-
crete rythmed facade. In a misison to enclose and secure the campus an indoor/outdoor circulation passage along
a pre-existing axis was formed. The axis is a flexible space between idoor collaborative spaces and revitalized
outdoor spaces. The intervention helps students navigate the overcrowded hallways and make use existing gardens.

Lobby Perspective
 Existing First Floor Intervention First Floor Major

Minor

Enclosed

Transformed Added

Uncovered

Removed Transformed Added

Existing v.s. Intervention Study

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 First Floor Plan
Scale: 1/32”

Street Level Floor Plan.

Second Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan
Scale: 1/32”

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 Lobby/Gallery

Lab

Outdoor

Circulation

Collaboration

Vestibule

Teaching

Performance

Programmatic Sectional Study

Sections
 Section A-A
Scale: 1/16”

Secction B-B
Scale: 1/16”

A
C

A
Section C-C
Scale: 1/16”

Key Plan

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 Culinary Arts Center
The semester long partner project was issued to create a culinary center that would provide students with a
modern education while still remembering the history of the site and bringing in the community.

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19’

25’

25’
Key
Sale

Program Volumes
Entry

Pedagogy
1/32”=1’-0” 4

1 19’

1
19’

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Site Relationship/Response
Facade (Brick) Material
A B C A A C A
Completing the Intersection
Loud Soft
Street Response
Geometry
Major Axis- Beams F G H
A B C D E
Minor Axis- Rafters
Brick Cladding
25’ 25’ 25’ 25’
Steel Column
Shear Walls

Geometric Forms Structure

Section A-A
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 7 14 28

South Elevation, East Elevation

7 14 28

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Perspectives
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 30’ 30’
Steel Open Web Joist Steel Open Web Joist Handrails Handrails

Bottom of L

Load Bearing (Shear) Wall

Load Bearing (Shear) Wall
Exterior Curtain Wall Exterior Curtain Wall

The sunshades are placesThesporadically

sunshades along the sporadically along the
are places Closed Cell Spray FoamClosed
Insulation
Cell(R-6.2/in)
Spray Foam Insulation (R-6.2/in)
14’ 14’
facade for both aesthetic and sunshading.
facade The and sunshading. The
for both aesthetic
shades are placed approximately
shades are1-3 panes
placed approximately 1-3 panes
Aluminum Shade Aluminum Shade
above the floor varring above
from angle that varring
the floor faces thefrom angle that faces the
sun. Those that get more sunlight
sun. Those have more
that get more sunlight have more
along their facade, and along
have lower ones. The
their facade, and have lower ones. The
facades that do not facefacades
the facade
thatare stictly
do not forthe facade are stictly for
face Tile Flooring Tile Flooring
aesthetic and to provideaesthetic
a varietyand
of views,
to provide a variety of views,
whether they are blocked, obstructed,
whether or blocked,
they are cleared obstructed, or cleared
by the sunshades. by the sunshades. Bottom of L
Steal Beam Steal Beam

Brick Stucco Brick Stucco

Steel Open Web Joist Steel Open Web Joist

Corregated Steel Decking

Corregated Steel Decking Closed Cell Spray FoamClosed Cell(R-6.2/in)
Insulation Spray Foam Insulation (R-6.2/in)
28’ 28’

Steel Open Web Joist Steel Open Web Joist Tile Flooring Tile Flooring

Steel Open Web Joist Steel Open Web Joist

Bottom of
Slotted Ceiling Slotted Ceiling

Metal Shade Metal Shade

14’ 14’

Steal Column Exposed Steal Column Exposed

Tile Flooring Tile Flooring

Bottom of L
1’ 8” 1’ 8” Load Bearing (Shear) Wall
Load Bearing (Shear) Wall
Steel Beam Steel Beam

1’ 1’
5’ 5’ Steel Open Web Joist Steel Open Web Joist
Steal Column Exposed Steal Column Exposed Corregated Steel Decking
Corregated Steel Decking
Steal Column Exposed Steal Column Exposed

Curtain Wall View

Curtain Wall View Detail SectionDetail Section
Scale: 1/4”=1’-0” Scale: 1/4”=1’-0” Scale: 1/4”=1’-0” Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”

Ground Plan
Scale: 1/4”

Facade Details
 Sun Shade

Level
Bottom
4 of Level 4
+49’ +49’
24”

Level
Bottom
3 of Level 3
+35’ +35’ 2”

18”
3.5”

Level
Bottom
2 of Level 2
+21’ +21’
9”

Mounting Bracket Support Rod

Isometric

Level
Bottom
1 of Level 1
+7’ +7’

Masonry Facade
Masonry Ametco Aluminum Sun Shades
View Facade View
Scale: 1/4”=1’-0” Scale: 1/4”=1’-0” sun shades are manfufactured to order. They are
The aluminum
welded to a frame at either 45 or 90 degrees. Some are able to
rotate from closed to open, when others are made to stay open.
they are spaced to achieve 60 degrees incident angle of the sun
Sun Shade
shade. After fabrication the sunshades are furnished to your Isometric
specifications. They are powercoated to one of 15 standard
colors or a custom color. Garunteed to not crack, peel, or blister
for a period of 20 years.
Mounted View
Sizing: 2” x 1/2” or 4”x 1/2” Elevation

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Phase 3: The Building
The semester long project was to create an Environmental Education Center, which would be located in a place of
our choosing on the Chestnut Hill Reservoir site in Boston, MA. The concept I am working with for the project
is briding the elements of heavy and light.

Geometry

Sun Shadows
Multi-Family Housing
Scale: 1/4”

Studio

One bed

Two bed

Three bed

Transposing Terraces

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Housing Units Poster Design
Models
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Elevation

Typical Floor Plan

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Perspectives
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Story Telling Pavilion
The semester long project was to create an Environmental Education Center, which would be located in a place of
our choosing on the Chestnut Hill Reservoir site in Boston, MA. The concept I am working with for the project
is briding the elements of heavy and light.

Conceptual Models

Pavillion Section. Site Section Sketch

Picture Book Art Center & Library
The semester long project was to create an Environmental Education Center, which would be located in a place of
our choosing on the Chestnut Hill Reservoir site in Boston, MA. The concept I am working with for the project is
briding the elements of heavy and light.

Section B- B
Scale: 1/8”

Relationship Diagram. Vegetational Grid.

Section A-A
Scale: 1/8”

Perspectives. Sections.

Section C- C
Scale: 1/8”
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Chestnut Hill Reservoir: Education Center
The semester long project was to create an Environmental Education Center, which would be located in a place of
our choosing on the Chestnut Hill Reservoir site in Boston, MA. The concept I am working with for the project
is briding the elements of heavy and light.

Perspectives

Site Section
Conceptual Views Model.

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 B
A

7
3

First Floor Plan

Sections
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Models
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Super Performance Cube
The project given was to create a perfor-
mance space in a park. The Children’s Wharf
next to the Boston Children’s Museum was our
given site. The site had its own pathways
and trees in the area, along with water run-
ning near it. Students were allowed to de-
cide where their space would be place. There
was a list of requirement that had to be in
the design. For my design, I wanted to focus
on the idea of functionality. Thus, I de-
signed both sides of my stage. On one side,
is the stage, with a large overhang and high
space between the roof and wall. On the oth-
er side are two sets of large stairs, which
are available for people to sit on as they
pass through. Under the stage, there is a
stair case that brings you down underground
to a storage and changing area.

Narrative Photo Collage

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One Point Perspective.
Sketeches, Drawings, Paintings, Other
In this section, there is a collection of artwork that has been worked on throughout my architecture school-
ing. Most of these pieces are from over the course of a project and are related to its design. Some were used
as perspectives, while others were simply for a visual aid when designing. Likewise, some are from site vis-
its, and architectural tours and history classes. In the case of these drawings, you will find that these are
simpler and done on site. As a result, there is a range of simple, to complex, and sketchy to clean.

Sketch at MIT Stratacenter

2016
Pencil
Sketch at Yale Art Gallery
2018
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Marker, Pencil, Pen
Charcoal Studies
2020
Charcoal
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Abstract Depth Studies & Final
2020
Acrylic Paint
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History Studies
2017
Watercolor, Pen, Pencil
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Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum Study
2017
Marker, Pencil, Colored Pencil, Pen
History Studies
2017
Watercolor, Pen, Pencil
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