2. 1
• a body of the most important, influential or
respected works
• an archived system of ordering information
• a container for holding the evidence of life’s
accomplishments
“portfolio”
“a personal account”
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In the process of gaining my education from the University of Tennessee School of Archi-
tecture and Design I have learned many things from many people. From all of these things
I have learned I have been able to develop and concentrate my own personal interests in
the world of architecture and design. While at UT I have discovered a major interest in the
fields of history and sociology and how the two are related to the field of architecture in
various ways. These interests have led me to focus many of my designs based on a histori-
cal influence that lies within the context of the site or the structure, but at the same time
I always attempt to direct my projects design in a way so that social interaction amongst
non-typical people will occur on my site and within my structures. Every design that I begin
I ask myself the same question; “How will this design affect the surrounding context and its
landscape? How can this design present a lasting presence on the people who visit it in the
future? How will my building be viewed or used in the future after I am gone?”
Dear Reader,
I thank you for taking the time to view this book
OREN DREW PATTERSON YARBROUGH
redesigning the greenline 6
rethinking the salk institute 14
center for sustainability 22
neuhoff arts community 30
two page spreads 40
field in motion 44
TAAST design competition 46
stationary set 48
photography 52
collage work / juxtapositions 58
sketchwork 62
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• a systematic way of classifying forms
• a way of composing order in a chaotic
context
• forming a synthesized framework of various
programs and forms
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“architecture”
“an organized formation”
5. 6
In Chattanooga there is a small track of land sitting between the historic Chattanooga Choo
Choo train station and the historic MLK neighborhood. This site use to house a gas stor-
age facility and has since been removed, leaving a vacant lot. This site rests along a train
line that will be converted into a public greenway for people to use as travel from urban
parts of the city to the UTC campus, which is beyond the MLK neighborhood. The project
requirements were to redevelop this area of land into a multi-use park with a farmers mar-
ket, a shared farm, amphitheater, and a train station and restaurant. The train station will
hopefully be a new fast rail train to connect Chattanooga to Atlanta, bringing new jobs
and consumers into the city.
“excavation”
“competing landscapes of natural and machine origins”
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7. view of amphitheater from bridge communal gardens and greenwaylower level of park “machine level”upper level of park “natural level”
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view of clocktower from farmers market view of farmers market and entrance ramp
major ramps that connect the greenway level of the site to the lower level
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The Preservation as Provocation project asked for a number of facilities to be added to the
existing Salk Institute, so as to provide a better campus enviroment for the scientists study-
ing there. The program was broken down into three groups, a new laboratory addition,
and a new community center development, and a residential area for long term students.
This visual display will follow the work done on the community center and residential
buildings for the Salk Institute additions. The program for which was a new library, con-
ference hall, exercise facility, a faculty lounge, and a hotel and apartments for long term
residents of the school.
“wall-void-building relationships”
“communal interaction within an acedemic enviroment”
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11. 18 19
view of library from lower salk plaza
above: wall-void-building massing diagram
top left: fitness center/library sections
middle left: fitness center section
bottom left: dining lounge section
12. view of dining lounge from outdoor plaza view of lower salk plaza from libraryview of library from dining lounge
wall-void-building massing diagram
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The center for sustainability would be a community outreach and education center that
would be located less that two blocks from the current Music City Convention center in
downtown Nashville. The program for this project called for office spaces for LEED entities,
auditorium and conference spaces, a library and architectural studio spaces for LEED archi-
tects and firms in Nashville. The design also called for a special approach to the structure
and the site, so that a high level of sustainable features would be implemented into the
building so that it would function as a showcase for the public at large to see how a LEED
quality building operates and functions on a day-to-day basis.
“elevated parks”
“urban sustainability in a neighborhood setting”
rain collection leader
W18 x 35 Steel wide flange beam
W10 x 22 Steel wide flange beam joists
batt insulation
light gauge metal framing
glass curtain wall
pressure treated lumber
light gauge metal framing
batt insulation
faux wood flooring
subfloor sheathing/ protection board
6” concrete floor slab
Zincalume metal facade
air barrier
metal flashing
pressure treated lumber
metal sheathing for soffit
Zincalume steel roof sheathing
waterproof membrane
rigid insulation
steel decking
3/4” gypsum board sheathing
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perforated Aluminum metal wall
slope 1/4 : 12
rigid Insulation
batt Insulation
suspended paraline metal ceiling
engineered soil
concrete paver stones
undisturbed soil
compacted fill soil
glass curtain wall system
gravel
rain leader drainage system
light gauge metal framing
W18x35 wide flange steel beam
W10x22 wide flange steel beam joists
spandrel glass curtain wall system
recycled gypsum suspended ceiling
W18x35 wide flange steel beam
W10x22 wide flange steel beam
Wearing surface
drainage mat
thermal insulaton
gravel
protection board
waterproof membrane
concrete floor slab 4”
Vegetation
2’ x 2’ Concrete pavers
Paver footings
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The Neuhoff Arts Community is a master plan of a complex site that is a former meat
packing facility in East Germantown, a neighborhood just north of Downtown Nashville.
The program for this design was developed in an earlier project by me as a response to
Nashville’s city planners and officials showing concern for the lack of residential housing
in the areas surrounding East Germantown, a former residential neighborhood turned in-
dustrial park. The program I developed called for an extensive array of retail and mixed
used spaces to be placed in existing factory buildings. Some of the programs included an
arts consortium, several art gallerys, bookstores, cafes, a grocery store, and several differ-
ent types of residential buildings place throughout the site. The addition of several new
structures also took place in the design of the city complex.
“the new city center”
“creation in a place of death”
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aerial view of residential bridge at Neuhoff view of Neuhoff Factory from arts consortium roof gardensection of residential bridge and arts consortium at Neuhoff Complex
section of bridge with elevation of ramping entrace “death ramp”
20. 36 37
view of downtown Nashville from roof garden view of riverfront gallery and entrance ramp view of consortium and bridge from lower courtyard view of residential bridge from parking area
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From a design and liva
owners occupied for years. Af
it was time for a radical cha
which ended up being moved
another owner, and hired arc
their dream home based on
make it small but comfortable
fordable.
Logan didn’t shy away f
the end he accomplished bo
$160 per square foot, a price
the residential market in and
plans are less costly than tho
used in a manner that bro
house without breaking the
really speak for themselves
their own inherent beauty a
to be economical. This is a go
on a low budget ”
• creation meant to communicate or appeal to
senses or mind
• the individual image you wish to represent to
those around you
• revealing yourself in a symbolic rendering or
graphic depiction
“graphic image”
“a personal narrative”
40 44 46 48
Dear Mr. Johnson:
I am writing you today to show my inte
with your firm for the 2010 summer. I am cu
elor’s of Architecture at the University of Te
friendly person who gets along well with ot
vated and outgoing. I am not afraid to wor
1. explaining adaptations
2. a successional development
3. the abundance of diversity in context
of ones enviroment
May 7th, 2010
Rufus Johnson Associates
1740 Memorial Drive, Suite 2
Clarksville, Tennessee 37043
“the study of”
“living relations”
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2 0 1 1
U n i v e r s i t y o f Te n n e s s e e C o l l e g e o f A r c h i t e t c u r e a n d D e s i g n
r t n e r s
22. 40
This graphic design project requested two double page
spreads be created on a given architectural project or ar-
chitect of our choosing. Each student took an existing
text and photographs on thier architect or building and
from that we developed a design concept for placing
these items on the double page spreads so as to emphsize
the design theme of the architect or the design aesthetic
of the building we chose to work with.
“blurring divisions”
“an architectural detail”
23. 42 43
The two-story house sits nestled at the base of a hill. Lo-
gan wisely incorporated the contours of the site into the design,
positioning the house to work with the land rather than against it
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ing functions, rises into the tree canopy. Thick stands of privacy-en-
hancing trees on the south and east sides of the house allowed for
the installation of broad expanses of glass, crucial to the airy, buoy-
mountain views and wonderful year-round light, and there’s a real
intimacy with the setting.”
The budget etched in his mind, Logan decided that the
straightforward. He drew basic box embellished with what he
describes as “articulations” meant to add variation and interest
to the façade. “The idea was to make the box more than a box
by carving away corners and pulling parts of the house out into
projections that extend from the living areas.” He explains. “This
“They didn’t have a lot
of preconceived notions
about the design, so
there was a lot of room
for exploration.”
them it would not have texture and shadow-play now evident on
each elevation.”
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dow trim) and the spare use of cedar siding to cut costs and bring
warmth to the steel box. One of the home’s most striking features
is a two-story glass wall at the stairwell that might appear to be
expensive but was in fact, budget-friendly: Logan clipped together
cleverly belies its price tag.
Logan is grateful to his clients for giving him the freedom
to seek out new ways to express the elegance of basic forms and
common materials. “They didn’t have a lot of preconceived notions
about the design, so there was a lot of room for exploration,” he
this couple now has a retreat that works in every aspect for their
lifestyle – as well as money left over to spend on other pursuits.
far page: View out of sitting area window
opposite bottom: View of staircase and upper level hall
above: Exterior view of cabin
left: View outside from kitchen area
far page: View of bedroom window
above: Exterior view of cabin
background: Exterior view of window wall and staircase
High Design
Low Budget
From a design and livability perspective this styl-
owners occupied for years. After too many cold winters
it was time for a radical change. They sold the cabin,
which ended up being moved to another site for use by
another owner, and hired architect Eric Logan to create
their dream home based on the following parameters:
make it small but comfortable, casual and, above all, af-
fordable.
Logan didn’t shy away from his clients’ tight bud-
the end he accomplished both goals for a reasonable
$160 per square foot, a price that when compared to
the residential market in and around high-end Jackson
plans are less costly than those with lots of walls and
used in a manner that brought sophistication to the
house without breaking the budget. “These materials
really speak for themselves,” Logan says. “They have
their own inherent beauty and as a bonus they happen
to be economical. This is a good example of high design
on a low budget.”
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The field in motion project was a two part graphic design
assignment. The first part of the project asked that we
create a graphic that conveys motion while using at least
20 black rectangular blocks on a square piece of paper,
we had to have at least 1 grey rectangle also.
After the first part was complete the second part of the
project was for the student to take the rectangles in mo-
tion they had just created and reflect the same type of
movement on a facing document, but only through the
usage of type letters.
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“abstraction”
“symmetry as a concept, but not a reality”
25. 46 47
2 0 1 1
U n i v e r s i t y o f Te n n e s s e e C o l l e g e o f A r c h i t e t c u r e a n d D e s i g n
S p o n s o r e d b y : G r e s h a m S m i t h P a r t n e r s
The annual TAAST design competition was created to
provide students the chance to design a poster, atrium
banner, and a T-shirt for the week of all-college celebra-
tions that occur every spring at the School of Architecture
and Design. The concept behind this TAAST design sub-
mission was the common ways of viewing people within
our professions and in the Art+Architecture building itself
are from bird’s eye looking almost at a figure ground of
the people walking through the atrium or outside. This
inspired my design to be the letters of TAAST set within a
figure ground with various icons of TAAST events hidden
within the graphic.
2 0 1 1
U n i v e r s i t y o f Te n n e s s e e S c h o o l o f A r c h i t e t c u r e a n d D e s i g n
S p o n s o r e d b y : G r e s h a m S m i t h P a r t n e r s
“an architect’s perspective”
“the common denominator”
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1. what is written, what is said, and what
is preserved
2. a past notable for its important, unusual,
or interesting events
3. a continuous, systematic narrative of
past events
“inquiry”
“knowledge aquired by investigation”
OREN YARBROUGH
The University of Tennessee, School of Architecture • Knoxville, Tn
Bachelor of Architecture and Design (in progress)
Architectural GPA: 3.98
Accumulative GPA: 3.57
2006 - present
Santa Reparata School of Art • Florence, Italy
study abroad program • Summer 2010
Fallingwater Summer Residency Program • Bear Run, Pa
An intensive study of the Fallingwater compound and nearby architecture
of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.
Sponsored by the University of Texas • Summer 2005
Governor’s School for the Arts • Murfreesboro, Tn
visual arts program for college bound students • Summer 2004
Education
UTK South Quad conference planning committee
firm tour and downtown knoxville walking tours 2010
Member AIAS • 2006 – Present
attended 2006 Boston AIAS forum
The University of Tennessee Dean’s List
2007 – Present
The University of Tennessee academic excellence scholarship
2006 – Present
The University of Tennessee School of Architecture scholarship
Fall 2009
student work archived
University of Tennessee School of Architecture
Fall 2006 • Spring 2008 • Fall 2008 • Spring 2009
U.S. Congressional Art Show Winner
2005
Activities & Awards
Employment Applebee’s • Knoxville, Tn
Food Service (2007 – Present)
Home Depot • Knoxville, Tn
Sales Associate (2007)
Yarbrough Logging & Lumber • Clarksville, Tn
Variable Duties (2004 – 2005)
Skills Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, AutoCad, Revit,
Google Sketchup, Microsoft Word, Free hand sketching, Model Building
4201 Abercorn Road, Knoxville, TN 37921 • 931.206.6729 • oyarbrou@utk.edu
The design of my stationary set and resume was an ex-
ploration into my own interests and strengths as not only
a designer, but also as a person. My combined interests in
history, sociology, and architecture has always driven me
to search out the origins of various things. This inspired
me to use the power of definitions as a way of introduc-
ing myself in my stationary. Each item in the stationary
has a seperate word that is defined by me so as to re-
veal not only the intended meaning of the word in its
context, but also emphasize the personal nature of my
resume and stationary.
Dear Mr. Johnson
I am writing you today to show my interest in obtaining an
internship with your firm for the 2010 summer. I am currently pur-
suing my Bachelor’s of architecture degree at the University of Ten-
nessee. I am a very friendly person who gets along well with others
and I am motivated and very out going and am not afraid to work
in teams or lead discussions. I have learned much from my studies
at the University of Tennessee school of architecture and I would
love to further my education this summer with the job experience
your firm would bring to me. I feel I would learn much from you
because of our previous work experience together and the connec-
tions we have from many years ago.
I grew up in the Clarksville area my whole life up until going
to school at the University of Tennessee the last few years to study
architecture. When I was in high school I was accepted to a sum-
mer residency program in Pennsylvania to study Fallingwater for a
number of weeks, which your generous donation helped me afford
to take the trip. I also had the opportunity to spend a day at your
firm job shadowing when I was in high school, which was one of
the defining moments of mine as a student to decide that I wanted
to pursue architecture as a future career. So when the time came for
me to choose firms I was interested in summer internships and pos-
sible careers for, your firm was an easy choice for me to make.
I look forward to spending time with you and learning more
from your firm this summer.
Thank you for your time
Oren Yarbrough
1. explaining adaptations
2. a successional development
3. the abundance of diversity in context of
ones enviroment
Rufus Johnson Associates
1740 Memorial Drive, Suite 2
Clarksville, Tennessee 37043
“the study of”
“living relations”
4201 Abercorn Road, Knoxville, TN 37921 • 931.206.6729 • oyarbrou@utk.eduOREN YARBROUGH
1. to travel from one place to another
2. a course set to reach a goal or destiny
3. a decision that begins a new phase in
someones life
“a trip or voyage”
“a life changing path of exploration”
oyarbrou@utk.edu
931.206.6729
4201 Abercorn Road,
Knoxville, Tn 37921
REN ARBROUGH
“power of words”
“definitions are a way of understanding”
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• the emotional recall of an event in the past
• a bittersweet longing for things, persons, or
situations of the past
• to return in thought to a former time or event
in one’s life
“an intimate vision”
“a record of an experience”
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The reason for my travels to Italy in the summer of 2010
was to participate in a photography and collage course
that took place with the aid of University of Tennessee
professors at a host school in Florence. The photographs
I took while travelling in Italy are both an exploration
and also a means of documenting the memories I made
while living there. My photography portfolio from Italy
displays the various emotions and settings that I wit-
nessed in the different cities of Northern Italy.
“a frozen moment”
“captured movement”
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The second half of my trip in Italy was spent making
collage work with the photographs and various items I
had collected in my travels up to that point in Italy. Each
collage I made is directly tied to a significant moment I
experienced while I was abroad. The clock in the gelato
cup signifies the loss of someone close to me while I was
away. The man holding the dog signifies an interesting
moment of tension I witnessed while in Siena between a
tourist and a dog. The statue moving through the arches
towards the map of Rome signifies the intense feelings
of being a part of something grander than myself when
walking through the city at night.
“irony through design”
“creating a new picture”
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“exploration”
“memory tied to a physical action”
The focus of the class I took while in Italy was directed
towards learning photography and collage in the con-
text of the amazing condtions of Northern Italy. Despite
the classes direction, my instinct to sketch and document
my surroundings by hand was a desire I had to succumb
to eventually. These sketches were done in the few mo-
ments of relaxation we had in cities outside of Florence.
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intro page:
castle at the cliffs of Cinque Terra
far page:
elevated arches in Siena
Right:
triumphal roman arch at the forum
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