CORBIN JENKINS
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PROJECT FACTS
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE PVAMU BILL PRICE MARFA, TX EARTHEN RETREAT COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN2014
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MARFA, TEXAS
RAMMED EARTH
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H.A.E EARTHEN LANDSCAPE RETREAT IS AN OBJECTIVE STUDY INTO THE MATERIALITY OF AN ALTERNATIVE BUILDING MATERIAL AND IT’S ABILITY TO CONVEY COMPREHENSIVELY THE CONCEPT OF “FREE FLOWING ADJACENT WALLS”. BUT, THIS CONCEPT IS PART ONE OF A TWO PART DIALECTIC DISCUSSION BETWEEN “ENCAPSULATED ADJACENT WALLS” AND “FREE FLOWING ADJACENT WALLS”. DISCUSSED WITH-IN THE BOOK ARE THE CONTEXTUAL, ANALYTICAL, STRUCTURAL AND VIRTUAL REALITIES OF THE H.A.E LANDSCAPE RETREAT. THE MAIN BUILDING MATERIAL IS A PRIMITIVE MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN IN USE FOR DECADES AND IS STILL IN USE TODAY. ITS CALLED RAMMED EARTH, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY CONSCIOUSNESS BY THE SHEAR AMOUNT OF WASTED BUILDING MATERIALS ON JOB SITES WHERE NORMAL BUILDING METHODS WERE USED. A PRIMITIVE BUILDING MATERIAL LIKE RAMMED EARTH, WILL VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE WASTE ON SITES. THE CAPACITY TO UTILIZE THE EARTH FROM THE SITE IS MADE VISIBLE AND THEREFOR, AN UNDENIABLE CANDIDATE IN FUTURE USE FOR MOST CONSTRUCTION
1. METAL ROOF 2. SIP PANELS 3. HARDWOOD CEILING 4. LIVING CORE 5. RAMMED EARTH WALLS 6. CONCRETE FLOOR
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PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE PROJECTS INTEREST IN THE RAMMED EARTH WALL VOIDAL CONDITIONS
VICINITY PLAN
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WINTER WINDS BLANKET
SUMMER WINDS SOLAR PATH
FLOW OF WATER
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H.A.E EARTHEN RETREAT ALSO HAS A FEW TREATS WITH IN ITS MASSIVE EARTHEN WALLS. BEFORE YOU GET TO THE INTERIOR YOU MUST EXPERIENCE THE WALL THEN YOU ARE GREETED BY A LARGE PATIO JUST OFF THE EGRESS, WITH A SWINGING GLASS KAWNEER DOOR THAT SEPARATES THE DINING AND LIVING ROOMS WITH DONALD JUDD INSPIRED FURNITURE FROM THE EXTERIOR. NEXT TO THE DINING ROOM SETS THE ELONGATED COOKING ISLAND. THE ISLAND IS EQUIP WITH TWO COOLERS, TWO ELECTRIC STOVE TOPS, A SINK WITH HIDDEN ELEMENTS AND AMPLE SPACE FOR COOKING, SERVING OR EVEN EATING. BESIDE THE COOKING ISLAND SETS THE LIVING CORE, WRAPPED IN LIGHTLY RUSTED STEEL WITH WELDED CORNERS INSTEAD OF FOLDED. THE CORE ALSO INCLUDES THE RESTROOM WITH A WALK-IN SHOWER,TOILET, M.E.P ROOM, STORAGE ROOM, AS WELL AS A CLOSET FOR SMALLER ITEMS. THE BEDROOM HOWEVER IS NOT WITH IN THE LIVING CORE BUT IS FLOATING NEXT TO THE CORE, WITH SPECTACULAR VIEWS
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MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL PLUMBING
1. ENTRY 2. PATIO 3. LIVING AREA 4. KITCHEN 5. PANTRY 6. STORAGE 7. M.E.P 8. BEDROOM 9. BATHROOM 10. PATIO 11. PARKING 12. STREET
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1. LOCAL VEGETATION SPROUTING OUT OF THE TEXAS SOIL IN VIEW OF A SLOT WITHIN THE WALL 2. BEDROOM LOOKING TO MARFA TEXAS PLAINS 3. KITCHEN TO MARFA TEXAS PLAINS AND ART WORK 4. MARFA TEXAS WEST RIDGE MOUNTAINS HOME OF THE MYSTERIOUSLY FAMOUS GHOST LIGHTS
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EARTHEN WALL TO THE BLUE TINTED KAWNEER PHOTOVOLATIC GLAZING,OVER LOOKING MARFA TEXAS VEGETATION
EARTHEN BEDROOM TO MARFA, TEXAS LANDSCAPE WHILE LAYING ON A CUSTOM DONALD JUDD INSPIRED BOX BED
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1. 3” NUT AND BOLT ASSEMBLY 2. 1/4” STEEL PLATE 3. MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOFING SYSTEM 4. RIDGED INSULATION 5. 12” MOMENT ARCHOR ASSEMBLY 6.MAGENTIC HARDWOOD ATTACHMENT FOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY 7. LIGHT ASSEMBLY 8. RAMMED EARTH 9. GRADE 10. GROUND WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM 11. MAGNETIC STEEL PLATE FOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY ACCESS 12. LIGHT ASSEMBLY 13. 4” WAXED CONCRETE FLOOR
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1. LIMESTONE COUNTER-TOP AND DINING TABLE 2. PAINTED TIMBER PANEL 3. TIMBER FRONT INTEGRATED REFRIGERATOR 4. TIMBER FRONT INTEGRATED CONVECTION OVEN 5. TIMBER FRONT INTEGRATED DISH WASHER 6. PAINTED TIMBER PANEL 7. STAINLESS STEEL SINK 8. HOB 9. STAINLESS STEEL ONE TOUCH SPOUT 10. SHADOW LINE BETWEEN COUNTER-TOP AND SUPPORT
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MINIMALIST KITCHEN WITH HIDE AWAY SINK ELEMENTS, LOOKING ONTO FAMILY AREA WITH DONALD JUDD INSPIRED DINING ROOM TABLE AND CHAIRS
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