https://mackenzierica.com Mackenzie Erica Luke Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:02:27 +0000 https://mackenzierica.com en https://mackenzierica.com/Header Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:20:24 +0000 Mackenzie Erica Luke https://mackenzierica.com/Header Mackenzie Erica Luke ...is a designer at SOM.&nbsp; https://mackenzierica.com/Project-1 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:20:24 +0000 Mackenzie Erica Luke https://mackenzierica.com/Project-1 Project 1 Thesis WIP Fall 2022&nbsp; <img width="3300" height="2550" width_o="3300" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d4f23facae1b7905d49bf6fcbdaeb77919fbaee9832e2983688f3eff1fe0d9b/chattel-evolution-2.gif" data-mid="168457615" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d4f23facae1b7905d49bf6fcbdaeb77919fbaee9832e2983688f3eff1fe0d9b/chattel-evolution-2.gif" /> <img width="1200" height="1503" width_o="1200" height_o="1503" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8ff76478b917b280689e920c8567d735a1ccc8e244421ccbbba061f61e9dd05/barbados-map.gif" data-mid="168458102" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b8ff76478b917b280689e920c8567d735a1ccc8e244421ccbbba061f61e9dd05/barbados-map.gif" /> <img width="3130" height="2075" width_o="3130" height_o="2075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d7edabe2f8bd621e6c0a630349eb16ca75301a27b12e295e40f5a25f8b1bdf6/000023650021-2.JPG" data-mid="168458308" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d7edabe2f8bd621e6c0a630349eb16ca75301a27b12e295e40f5a25f8b1bdf6/000023650021-2.JPG" /> <img width="1535" height="2288" width_o="1535" height_o="2288" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/102f5978dc9d2e6eb611f76a9a9990de5aeb1c31e78ffa96d534b7ce97abbab8/S335176-R1-059-28.jpg" data-mid="168458311" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/102f5978dc9d2e6eb611f76a9a9990de5aeb1c31e78ffa96d534b7ce97abbab8/S335176-R1-059-28.jpg" /> <img width="1535" height="2288" width_o="1535" height_o="2288" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6391356fbc8fe9b4a738ce253bb3b8017f805c68890be70f70fc3d2729dbf7aa/S335176-R1-071-34.jpg" data-mid="168458310" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6391356fbc8fe9b4a738ce253bb3b8017f805c68890be70f70fc3d2729dbf7aa/S335176-R1-071-34.jpg" /> Sowing the Seeds of an Invisible Presence The term counter-plantation allowed for a revision of the enslaved and freed laborers who lived under the brutal regimes of enslavement and emancipation. This unlocked possibilities of how to build a community with methods that were contradictory to the cruelty and excessive production of the plantation.&nbsp; https://mackenzierica.com/Project-2 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:20:24 +0000 Mackenzie Erica Luke https://mackenzierica.com/Project-2 Project 2 The Butterfly House Fall 2021 <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3cfcbc6d31bc185f75b2bcbd42611dc53da84cd06d2a9fe68770757bba1d2d9f/Martina-Bustos-Model-1.1.JPG" data-mid="168460650" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3cfcbc6d31bc185f75b2bcbd42611dc53da84cd06d2a9fe68770757bba1d2d9f/Martina-Bustos-Model-1.1.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e55db4f36a7952f846ad02db70fb2e2ce5bd84f57b520ad67d331e0608c619d7/IMG_0249.JPG" data-mid="168460648" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e55db4f36a7952f846ad02db70fb2e2ce5bd84f57b520ad67d331e0608c619d7/IMG_0249.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dbc5e90493392584ddc7e2bf9664030cec1880d34d21d1a0212e8971bf0a43af/IMG_0242.JPG" data-mid="168460875" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dbc5e90493392584ddc7e2bf9664030cec1880d34d21d1a0212e8971bf0a43af/IMG_0242.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cea0575644c8899334a1c4dbdc85aad7123d20e4e350d52992fc690b214dd89/IMG_0243.JPG" data-mid="168460876" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cea0575644c8899334a1c4dbdc85aad7123d20e4e350d52992fc690b214dd89/IMG_0243.JPG" /> The Butterfly House Tasked to design self sufficient, affordable housing for the people of Nicaragua residing in Martina Bustos, Costa Rica. This proposal aims to design a dwelling that is uncomplicated in form, easy to build, and quick to assemble while creating a livable, adaptable interior. https://mackenzierica.com/Project-3 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:15:58 +0000 Mackenzie Erica Luke https://mackenzierica.com/Project-3 Project&nbsp;3 Ground Floor Spring 2022 <img width="1364" height="934" width_o="1364" height_o="934" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a99b6956414c936d7a7d5385af7482e18150ea314b4fc2d02ef507139c9e7ac9/Screenshot-2023-02-14-at-8.17.43-PM.png" data-mid="168459633" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a99b6956414c936d7a7d5385af7482e18150ea314b4fc2d02ef507139c9e7ac9/Screenshot-2023-02-14-at-8.17.43-PM.png" /> <img width="1782" height="1482" width_o="1782" height_o="1482" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3804bfe536ac134b78ac81a12277061507134f4cb7c316e3a08058a81d2e5ae/Ground-Floor-Final-Isometric.png" data-mid="168459605" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d3804bfe536ac134b78ac81a12277061507134f4cb7c316e3a08058a81d2e5ae/Ground-Floor-Final-Isometric.png" /> <img width="10800" height="6000" width_o="10800" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5efae7a0a9328862f48816f7f7486105d8012c202953989eb5f16f6f60255f45/Ground-Floor-Final-Elevation-Oblique.png" data-mid="168459603" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5efae7a0a9328862f48816f7f7486105d8012c202953989eb5f16f6f60255f45/Ground-Floor-Final-Elevation-Oblique.png" /> <img width="5400" height="3000" width_o="5400" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/680defaada94175324251dfa4a27752a0ef70cac58ecf1ebbaa90989bf322fc3/Ground-Floor-Level-1.png" data-mid="168459644" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/680defaada94175324251dfa4a27752a0ef70cac58ecf1ebbaa90989bf322fc3/Ground-Floor-Level-1.png" /> <img width="5400" height="3000" width_o="5400" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6acdc3b82c50d8d2ebe5e0808508ceef0cb8601330483c2f2800715ef94cdf58/Ground-Floor-Level-2.png" data-mid="168459639" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6acdc3b82c50d8d2ebe5e0808508ceef0cb8601330483c2f2800715ef94cdf58/Ground-Floor-Level-2.png" /> <img width="2250" height="1258" width_o="2250" height_o="1258" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07578f5253cb77f7206ce863c883c9e8280f44a78fcbe7b629bbcc172c31c649/Ground-Floor-Axonometric.png" data-mid="168459636" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07578f5253cb77f7206ce863c883c9e8280f44a78fcbe7b629bbcc172c31c649/Ground-Floor-Axonometric.png" /> <img width="1174" height="567" width_o="1174" height_o="567" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8dc32c56a363694fcae84e0e88532c2fe61b0d99ef7fd5fd35f5135bad2b17f5/Scanned-Documents-37.jpg" data-mid="168459626" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8dc32c56a363694fcae84e0e88532c2fe61b0d99ef7fd5fd35f5135bad2b17f5/Scanned-Documents-37.jpg" /> Joyful Program&nbsp; With the completion of the Green Line Extension in Gilman Square, the neighborhood finally gained a spot on the Somerville map. Public transit creates a new demand for safe, accessible streets as well as an increased demand for nearby residential and commercial space. One major goal of this project is to give gilman square an identity. One which values and benefits existing residents. Gilman Square is densely populated with residential and civic development. However, even though there is a plethora of government related spaces, the area lacks community and commercial services, causing a zoning imbalance. Gilman Square residents crave a lively, exciting civic space which offers a mixture of services, employment opportunities, and cultural and transportation options. https://mackenzierica.com/Project-4 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 02:30:13 +0000 Mackenzie Erica Luke https://mackenzierica.com/Project-4 Project 4 After Nature Spring 2021 <img width="2592" height="2592" width_o="2592" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba26e09675025a52972c40bf37788d6abb3f08a5f4103f7e42468042a76af2cd/final-axonassembly.GIF" data-mid="169007173" border="0" data-scale="79" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba26e09675025a52972c40bf37788d6abb3f08a5f4103f7e42468042a76af2cd/final-axonassembly.GIF" /> Reassemble Designing for disassembly can be a new frontier in architecture to solve this issue and answer these questions. https://mackenzierica.com/Project-5 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:12:34 +0000 Mackenzie Erica Luke https://mackenzierica.com/Project-5 Project 5 Branching Out Fall 2020 <img width="1092" height="1118" width_o="1092" height_o="1118" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2f7dc4fbde53dbd94d200ad396fb43275d8d5adf2389d8f9bd51493348d0aeb/Branching-Axonometric.png" data-mid="169007724" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2f7dc4fbde53dbd94d200ad396fb43275d8d5adf2389d8f9bd51493348d0aeb/Branching-Axonometric.png" /> A Neighborhood of Care&nbsp; A good neighborhood is a place where pedestrians have the opportunity to walk safely with meaningful destinations. A great neighborhood is one which also has amenities for residents to meet, recreate and learn. Using branching as the guiding force throughout this project to create interconnections which would transform this good neighborhood into a great one. A proposal which branches out into the community, and pulls them in through and around. https://mackenzierica.com/Project-6 Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:02:27 +0000 Mackenzie Erica Luke https://mackenzierica.com/Project-6 Project 6 Stagger Fall 2019 <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e24d25b26edd6817f7c4d1b5e8c92bc9cfe53c55d7e3e42b9a80c3dfc1e66da0/s9VQe.jpeg" data-mid="175256352" border="0" data-scale="96" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e24d25b26edd6817f7c4d1b5e8c92bc9cfe53c55d7e3e42b9a80c3dfc1e66da0/s9VQe.jpeg" /> Stagger Staggering, slipping, swaying. My project is predicated around the idea of motion. Originally extracted from Gego’s drawings, the interpretation of movement through the use of lines inspired me to create a piece which embodied movement through a tectonic system employing multiple lines. This rhythmic tectonic system allows the structure to sway from side to side, permits slippage in order to create thresholds and withholds a staggering quality which allows for there to be a core geometric sequence. The structure is in motion and due to its dynamic cadence I strived to create a simplified, direct way of moving through the spaces in order to establish a balance.