Catherine Taylor GraingerSelected Projects 2011- 2014

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Design professional versed in digital and hand drawn renderings, plans, elevations and sections for commercial and residential structures. A natural leader and hard worker with a fresh eye for design that also believes architecture should be clean, sustainable, and simplistic.

Catherine Taylor Graingerctgrainger@gmail.com / 910.297.7679

Google SketchUpRender[in]PodiumV-RayMicrosoftOfficeAutoCADRevitBasic Rhino skills

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesignBasic woodshop skillsTeam playerNatural leaderCreative and artisticStudy abroad expeirence (Prague, Czech

Republic)Diva (Rhino)

Skills:Bachelor of Architecture 2014

North Carolina State University - Raleigh, North Carolina

Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture 2013North Carolina State University - Raleigh, North Carolina

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North Carolina Museum of Art Performance Arts CenterFall 2013 / Instructor: David HillRoudnice nad Labem UniversityFall 2012 / Instructor: Thomas BitnarNorth Carolina State University Prague Institute, Prague, Czech RepublicCollege of Design ExtensionSpring 2012 / Instructor: Jianxin Hu / Partner: David Goldsmith

College of Design StaircaseSpring 2012 / Instructor: Jianxin Hu / Partner: David Goldsmith

Charleston City StudySpring 2011 / Instructor: Sara Queen

Cheasapeake and Ohio Canal Visitor CenterSpring 2014 / Instructor: Dennis Stallings

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The project strives to stay connected to the North Carolina Museum of Arts promotion of the visual arts as well as the performance arts. The expanded gallery space included in the project allows for the building to be utilized at anytime of day and not just at night when the theatre and cinema spaces would mainly be in use. The site was chosen for its proximity to Blue Ridge Parkway and the main and the main entrance to the North Carolina Museum of Art. The concept of this project is in reference to the layers of the curtain on a performance stage and how theres a stage that everyone can see but then there is everything between the curtains and back stage that only the crew and performers experience.

North Carolina Museum of Art Performance Arts CenterFall 2013 / Instructor: David Hill

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12_ Star Dressing Room 13_ Gathering Room 14_ Scene Deck 15_ Black Box Theater 16_ Box Office 17_ Lobby 18_ Concessions 19_ Gift 20_ Cinema 21_ Gallery 22_ Rehearsal_Electronic 23_ Rehearsal_Chamber 24_ Rehearsal_Percussion 25_ Rehearsal_Choral 26_ Rehearsal_Instrumental 27_ Porch

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Interior RenderingsOpposite: Gallery / Above: Rooftop Courtyard

A sustainable renovation of the Roudnice Castle in Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic to turn the site into a potential university campus. The goal of this design was to respect the historical integrity of the site and impact the existing facilities as little as possible. The main proposed renovation is located in the castles central courtyard that has been currently paved over for a parking lot. These renovations made to the courtyard space would be considered a part of phase one of the renovation of the entire site. Sustainable features were also proposed to turn the site into a Platinum LEED Certified project.

Roudnice nad Labem UniversityFall 2012 / Instructor: Thomas Bitnar / North Carolina State University Prague Institute, Prague, Czech Republic

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Roudnice CastleOriginally constructed as a vacation home for the royal family, over time the castle has taken on various occupants including a boy scouts-type training facility, which was later taken over by the Nazis during World War II. The Nazis made small changes to the castle during their time there and a part of the west wing had to be reconstructed after a bomb hit during the war. The entire campus has about ten buildings including a chapel, stables, and servant houses. The site as a whole would be the ideal location for a university with because of its relation to Prague, the river, a train station on the North side, and bus depot to the south. The castle itself would be appropriate for the first phase of a renovation because of its size and the existing renovations that were made by during World War II which include large bathrooms, a full gym with a basketball court, and an auditorium.

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The Design School Extension is a portal that creates a transition from main campus to the College of Design. The use of the original planning grid of North Carolina State Universitys campus and the current planning grid create the form of the building. A linking bridge starting from the Syme Hall courtyard leads to a plaza for events in front of the building or through the building portal into a large green space shared between the Design School Extension and the SAS building. The use of vertical terracotta louvers on the east and west sides of the building reduces the impact of beam sunlight while horizontal terracotta louvers are located on the southern facade for additional sun shading.

College of Design ExtensionSpring 2012 / Instructor: Jianxin Hu / Partner: David Goldsmith

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Final Model and Exterior RendingerOpposite: View Looking Towards Pedestrian Bridge / Above: Rendering Looking Into Court

Final Model and Exterior RendingerOpposite and Above: Looking Towards Main Entrance

A staircase connecting the North Carolina State University College of Design to the rest of main campus and the adjacent SAS Building parking lot. The design uses steel bands, wood slats, and zinc panels to mimic the surrounding material uses.

College of Design StaircaseSpring 2013 / Instructor: Jianxin Hu / Partner: David Goldsmith

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This two-part project was a three weeklong study of Charleston, South Carolina. Part one of the study was a series of diagrams that analyzed various historical maps of the city showing how history has changed the landscape and grid of the city over time. Part two of the study was to create a three-dimensional model interpretation of the final diagram. All of the diagrams were hand drawn on trace using ink while the final model was produced using plexiglass, bristol paper, and MDF.

Charleston Map of the City StudySpring 2011 / Instructor: Sara Queen

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30 in x 40 in Hand Drawn Diagrams in Ink1. Water / 2. Marshland / 3. Floodplain / 4. Historical City Layers

Final Diagram and ModelHybrid of Historical Layers and Pathways

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Visitor Center will provide a museum and gallery that promote the history of the canal as well as a rental shop that will provide recreational equipment to the visitors wanting to use the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath and the Capital Crescent Trail. An additional cafe and bar will also be apart of the center bringing more business to the west end of Water Street. The simple design of the visitor center is meant to respect the history and architecture of Georgetown and relate to the traditional boathouses that have occupied the surrounding area over the past hundred and fifty years.

Cheasapeake and Ohio Canal Visitor Center, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.Spring 2014 / Instructor: Dennis Stallings

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Model and RenderingOpposite: Final Model / Above: River Level Exterior Rendering

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RenderingsOpposite: Interior Cafe / Above: Interior Rental and Repair Shop

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RenderingsOpposite: Aqueduct Bridge Pavillion / Above: Interior Gallery