https://natalierendleman.com Natalie Rendleman Fri, 04 Jul 2025 19:35:21 +0000 https://natalierendleman.com en https://natalierendleman.com/Home Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:46:23 +0000 Natalie Rendleman https://natalierendleman.com/Home https://natalierendleman.com/Menu Sat, 02 Apr 2022 23:02:44 +0000 Natalie Rendleman https://natalierendleman.com/Menu About Art Architecture https://natalierendleman.com/Rehabilitating-Charity-Hospital Mon, 06 Feb 2023 03:23:54 +0000 Natalie Rendleman https://natalierendleman.com/Rehabilitating-Charity-Hospital ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ Rehabilitating Charity Hospital 2022 Charity Hospital’s closure disrupted a safety net of support for the public’s mental and physical well-being. The adaptive reuse of Charity into affordable housing with environmentally-informed building strategies aims to rehabilitate its legacy of improving the wellness of the surrounding community. <img width="1152" height="648" width_o="1152" height_o="648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/195326a9b038c08e452946b8f1038e7eea0f1e6dc2312605832bf0e88bdbec77/nrendleman_charity_1_Front-View.jpg" data-mid="167392215" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/195326a9b038c08e452946b8f1038e7eea0f1e6dc2312605832bf0e88bdbec77/nrendleman_charity_1_Front-View.jpg" /> Approach The legacy of Charity Hospital in New Orleans centers in public care, providing health care services to anyone regardless of economic status or insurance. It was the second oldest hospital in the country until its closure amidst the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. <img width="2890" height="1707" width_o="2890" height_o="1707" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0611ad82d1a7af51c40e97edd6217e4b45f47ef61292004eda495dc5aed27ac/rehabilitating-charity_images-over-time.jpg" data-mid="197246324" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c0611ad82d1a7af51c40e97edd6217e4b45f47ef61292004eda495dc5aed27ac/rehabilitating-charity_images-over-time.jpg" /> Charity Over Time Charity occupied five previous buildings before its current iteration, nicknamed “Big Charity,” which was built in 1938-39. Charity’s opening caused a ripple effect with the opening of other public hospitals in multiple cities in Louisiana including New Orleans.&nbsp; <img width="1500" height="890" width_o="1500" height_o="890" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97b5528a3d4bfa497d9fd4ba96b31cb4006baae9a3bf8c241e8b4437fd09b21a/rehabilitating-charity_timeline.png" data-mid="197246264" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97b5528a3d4bfa497d9fd4ba96b31cb4006baae9a3bf8c241e8b4437fd09b21a/rehabilitating-charity_timeline.png" />Inverse Relationship between Prison and Hospitals In 1997, LSU took over hospital management. In July of 2005, LSU presented a plan to the state legislature to receive funding for a new private hospital, which the state denied. In August of 2005, Katrina made landfall.&nbsp; Though Charity experienced flooding in the basement, the building overall did not sustain considerable damage.&nbsp;Staff prepared the hospital to reopen after just a few weeks of repair and cleaning. Unfortunately, LSU had no plans to reopen and instead battled with FEMA to use Katrina as an opportunity to receive funding for the new private hospital, which they were eventually granted. <img width="1500" height="900" width_o="1500" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ecaea56607b699e001a3da2ca99fe760893efec14204f999ee1adf4127f16170/charity_map-2.png" data-mid="197246258" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ecaea56607b699e001a3da2ca99fe760893efec14204f999ee1adf4127f16170/charity_map-2.png" /> Loss of Hospitals &amp; Housing Charity Hospital officially closed in September of 2005. Just as Charity prompted an opening of public hospitals in Louisiana, its closure prompted these same hospitals to shut their doors. Just as hospitals became privatized, mixed income housing replaced public housing developments Iberville and Faubourg Lafitte, displacing most original residents. Many identify this period of post-Katrina privatization as an example of disaster capitalism. LSU opened the new private facility in 2015. Ironically, after years of vacancy, Charity is currently in the process of redevelopment into mixed-use luxury housing and will likely never be used as a hospital again. <img width="1500" height="898" width_o="1500" height_o="898" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4bb865509e27aaa5849f05a5726911a4ab091efbb5ada5979308d91dca5da412/rehabilitating-charity_chart.png" data-mid="197246262" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4bb865509e27aaa5849f05a5726911a4ab091efbb5ada5979308d91dca5da412/rehabilitating-charity_chart.png" /> Privatization vs. Rehabilitation When the safety net of public health clinics throughout the state disappeared, the protocol for caring for mentally ill people changed. The first response strategy is now, overwhelmingly, incarceration instead of treatment. With these rippling effects of Charity’s closure, the rehabilitation of the building necessitates socio-cultural thoughtfulness.The above graphic demonstrates how community access to affordable housing and healthy environmental conditions benefits many people, whereas privatization of space benefits few. <img width="1500" height="891" width_o="1500" height_o="891" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f431aa15af7cb546e4d7776e86723e0ec139fc7162d4cbffbda4d0dfd061c14/charity_map-1.png" data-mid="197246259" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f431aa15af7cb546e4d7776e86723e0ec139fc7162d4cbffbda4d0dfd061c14/charity_map-1.png" /> Rent as %&nbsp; Income&nbsp; &amp; Surface Temperature Overlaying surveys of high surface temperatures with concentrations of people paying more than 30% of their income on rent revealed a direct relationship between the two. <img width="1500" height="914" width_o="1500" height_o="914" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12ae814850a71094ca8e436a19b4123ee980eab6df5f8ef547a299dd39f18b0c/charity_map-3.png" data-mid="197246257" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/12ae814850a71094ca8e436a19b4123ee980eab6df5f8ef547a299dd39f18b0c/charity_map-3.png" /> Axes of Social Engagement To reconnect the hospital to the neighboring Duncan Plaza—a significant site for public protest, today and historically—the design carves a semi-covered exterior space in the quadrant of Charity’s site closest to the plaza. The axis of Duncan Plaza informs subtractions from the ground floor massing, connecting all plazas on the site and to pulling passersby from the street into them. Plantings also follow this grid. <img width="3091" height="1868" width_o="3091" height_o="1868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b3fd8ab630e82b81d1ce3db43ebcbc5176d57c4ff49d2460cda496aff239602/rehabilitating-charity_axon.jpg" data-mid="197260413" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b3fd8ab630e82b81d1ce3db43ebcbc5176d57c4ff49d2460cda496aff239602/rehabilitating-charity_axon.jpg" /> Environmental &amp; Social Connectivity Given the overall unaffordable housing landscape and the effects of climate change in New Orleans, the continuing legacy of Charity would reasonably include the creation of housing for low income communities and workforce communities, as well as the implementation of urban environmental strategies that lead to community wellness. <img width="5100" height="1833" width_o="5100" height_o="1833" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74b94482f9c5ad3f4102fcd2b2be27f39449fa0c4c3105359deb239140f7caea/rehabilitating-charity_facade-before.jpg" data-mid="197268150" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/74b94482f9c5ad3f4102fcd2b2be27f39449fa0c4c3105359deb239140f7caea/rehabilitating-charity_facade-before.jpg" /> An initial exercise of unfolding the facade of the building demonstrates the overall effect of the facade as it exists currently, with the unfolded length equating to nine 300’ city blocks. <img width="5100" height="1829" width_o="5100" height_o="1829" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f6044c0eb206897df496169580287414608819e53c00fd42e9344583455caed/rehabilitating-charity_facade-after.jpg" data-mid="197268193" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f6044c0eb206897df496169580287414608819e53c00fd42e9344583455caed/rehabilitating-charity_facade-after.jpg" />The placement of vegetation absorbs heat, improves air quality, and creates an adjacency to thriving ecosystems within an urban context for biophilic purposes. <img width="3400" height="2200" width_o="3400" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/730c5f0091a6078069ef8f0baa41a085a2b1fa2ec84caace0887444ed680ae31/charity---compiled-plans.png" data-mid="192533490" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/730c5f0091a6078069ef8f0baa41a085a2b1fa2ec84caace0887444ed680ae31/charity---compiled-plans.png" /> Existing vs. Proposed: Outdoor Space, Vertical Cores, Circulation The structural components remain intact to aid a more economical and less materially wasteful result. The structural patterns, combined with the path of the sun, guided the design. Circulation adapted to allow for single-loaded conditions where possible to optimize cross-ventilation within units. <img width="2000" height="1247" width_o="2000" height_o="1247" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/07028027646f634fb793b49bf31ab8e607908fd9b8ae60f063463af7e1c7405a/nrendleman_charity_render_atrium.jpg" data-mid="167392347" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/07028027646f634fb793b49bf31ab8e607908fd9b8ae60f063463af7e1c7405a/nrendleman_charity_render_atrium.jpg" /> Public Atrium A large atrium creates an indoor park for the public, including viewing mezzanines with hanging planters for the residents on upper floors. This space provides a natural threshold between public plazas and the private residential areas. <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac5e41c29f86d62639f112a40e71a707d29909a34ffb6dccf47f3c15fdbc0168/charity---scheme-elevation.png" data-mid="192533418" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ac5e41c29f86d62639f112a40e71a707d29909a34ffb6dccf47f3c15fdbc0168/charity---scheme-elevation.png" />Unfolded Façade This unfolded elevation incorporates both of the facade strategies with more gradient conditions in the nooks of the building. <img width="4000" height="2669" width_o="4000" height_o="2669" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c97159ee02f4aeab7c9f9f8e0fd10e4d0af99fdb978e8d230a06b08a3c151b51/rehabilitating-charity_plantings-guide.jpg" data-mid="197246873" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c97159ee02f4aeab7c9f9f8e0fd10e4d0af99fdb978e8d230a06b08a3c151b51/rehabilitating-charity_plantings-guide.jpg" /> Cooling through Evapotranspiration A selection of native plants offer both shade—cooling the surface area below the foliage—as well as evapotranspiration—diffusely cooling the air surrounding the plant. The most cooling-effective plantings are small and dense, as smaller leaves stay cooler for longer and dense vegetation creates more shading. Other factors for selection included maintenance requirements, native plant guidelines, seasonality, and productiveness towards surrounding ecosystems. <img width="7140" height="4620" width_o="7140" height_o="4620" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0cf7c88b2bc0698d2bce6e6fcc133fa2f50b4bec66b5a1a25a1ad409621d40dc/charity---detail-axon-exploded.png" data-mid="192535129" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0cf7c88b2bc0698d2bce6e6fcc133fa2f50b4bec66b5a1a25a1ad409621d40dc/charity---detail-axon-exploded.png" /> Façade Detailing Alternating vertically on every third floor, planter boxes sit inside the facade, as breeze over a moist soil substrate contributes significantly to cooling capabilities. Stainless steel net panels attach at the openings created by removing the existing window fenestration, preserving the appearance of the historic facade as much as possible. <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79c01ab74bed8d43ffbcaf4fcd3eb009f4ae95b6d7f6b99ed7c049e7254405c9/rehabilitating-charity_export_Page_12.jpg" data-mid="197246875" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79c01ab74bed8d43ffbcaf4fcd3eb009f4ae95b6d7f6b99ed7c049e7254405c9/rehabilitating-charity_export_Page_12.jpg" /> Unit Layout &amp; Aggregation Superimposing the structural grid on a typical elevation determined a pattern of bay sizing. In order to make units more affordable, the larger bays are divided in half to provide micro-units and the naturally smaller bays contain a single unit with more bedrooms. In single-loaded corridors, the units push away from the facade to create the cooling cavity. <img width="2500" height="1406" width_o="2500" height_o="1406" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dff3b8ea39a83dc1d69f71fbb4aaee7766baad46c0fcc52f7d392ada6d7d8a31/nrendleman_charity_render_cavity.jpg" data-mid="167392392" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dff3b8ea39a83dc1d69f71fbb4aaee7766baad46c0fcc52f7d392ada6d7d8a31/nrendleman_charity_render_cavity.jpg" /> Cooling Cavity The separation of the original facade from the exterior walls of the housing units creates a cavity for breeze over watered plants to cool the building. This condition also makes space for aviary wildlife habitation. <img width="2000" height="1244" width_o="2000" height_o="1244" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1bf03e8c4aaae49d08df0f9f13d175a6808c18c4d710de099f9f020e62cda5b/rehabilitating-charity_plan-ground-floor.jpg" data-mid="197246967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c1bf03e8c4aaae49d08df0f9f13d175a6808c18c4d710de099f9f020e62cda5b/rehabilitating-charity_plan-ground-floor.jpg" /> Ground Floor Plan Programs such as an auditorium, an art gallery, and pools rest on the right side of this drawing, tucked between surrounding buildings and away from busy corridors. The center component allows for flex space for programming and resident events, while the leftmost portion of the plan includes small-scale markets and studios. Each vertical core is accompanied by a lobby space. <img width="2000" height="1253" width_o="2000" height_o="1253" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad5537cd247c3801dff797067dd5f52862b0a3bbfa8fddd5faeec5a4450f6431/rehabilitating-charity_plan-1.jpg" data-mid="197246970" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ad5537cd247c3801dff797067dd5f52862b0a3bbfa8fddd5faeec5a4450f6431/rehabilitating-charity_plan-1.jpg" /> Typical Floor Plan Cooling cavities follow the facades oriented to retain the most heat. <img width="2006" height="1254" width_o="2006" height_o="1254" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5a6b001d144721878a45d575c68d64a051fd04d0d70950d59171f6ff91238af8/rehabilitating-charity_export_Page_17.jpg" data-mid="197246998" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5a6b001d144721878a45d575c68d64a051fd04d0d70950d59171f6ff91238af8/rehabilitating-charity_export_Page_17.jpg" /> Public Plaza A rehabilitated Charity Hospital could offer space to foster positive forces for the surrounding community facing challenges such as unaffordable housing and urban heat island effects. The cooling facade contributes to the mental wellness of residents and passersby, as well as contributes positively to the surrounding ecosystems. 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Systems and structures programmed to adapt to unpredictable futures offer new construction buildings the best chance for future preservation. <img width="3400" height="2200" width_o="3400" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93208e279dda848c65697bb1499b7d730c45c30e7d6ba8c13fcbcff550921bec/mass-timber---stuart-brand-diagram.jpg" data-mid="192401114" border="0" data-scale="74" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93208e279dda848c65697bb1499b7d730c45c30e7d6ba8c13fcbcff550921bec/mass-timber---stuart-brand-diagram.jpg" /> Based on Stuart Brand’s conceptual diagram “Shearing Layers of Change,” this diagram explores different components of building, each varying in degrees of permanence and temporality. <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c5fdf9912d73b3f170f84205df7a1cb16887173c6e124d8c334733350ba65b1/mass-timber-unit-animation.gif" data-mid="192416004" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c5fdf9912d73b3f170f84205df7a1cb16887173c6e124d8c334733350ba65b1/mass-timber-unit-animation.gif" /> <img width="3400" height="2200" width_o="3400" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b842f81bea5027a9e2f80b0f64856da935a23232541b2a90b62b7eddc4c3937/210510_StructuralAxon.jpg" data-mid="197016471" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b842f81bea5027a9e2f80b0f64856da935a23232541b2a90b62b7eddc4c3937/210510_StructuralAxon.jpg" /> Each unit contains replaceable modules for bathroom, kitchen, and closet spaces. If needed in the future, these modules and all furniture could be removed to allow for a new building use. <img width="3400" height="2200" width_o="3400" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a9d0f28c9a81c0b38b61800a935f529a93da5989fd4a7c34dbc0e820320efbf/mass-timber-plans.gif" data-mid="192405166" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a9d0f28c9a81c0b38b61800a935f529a93da5989fd4a7c34dbc0e820320efbf/mass-timber-plans.gif" /> Using the spanning capabilities of cross-laminated timber, an optimized structural grid creates a standard rhythm for each housing unit. Each bay alternates between double-CLT load-bearing walls and glulam structural columns. Unit layouts differ based on their orientation to the sun’s path. On the North-South axis, balconies carve into the façade to help with cooling. On the East-West axis, balconies attach to the façade to maximize sunlight. <img width="3400" height="2200" width_o="3400" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ea9fe10dab52ade52f446eea93a2c10f229daf3dc849ee5c5ec91d73038a3e0/mass-timber-0ft-plan.jpg" data-mid="192401786" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ea9fe10dab52ade52f446eea93a2c10f229daf3dc849ee5c5ec91d73038a3e0/mass-timber-0ft-plan.jpg" /> Floor Plan at 0’ Elevation Natural breaks in the building form derive from the transformation of streets into pedestrian paths across the site. Large courtyards encourage interaction between neighbors and nature. <img width="3400" height="2200" width_o="3400" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/548a93a8d76737d4c0d455ee3ae4c55acf1bfd5b4116555d11cb6e006e76020c/mass-timber-20-ft-plan.jpg" data-mid="192401848" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/548a93a8d76737d4c0d455ee3ae4c55acf1bfd5b4116555d11cb6e006e76020c/mass-timber-20-ft-plan.jpg" /> Floor Plan at 20’ Elevation Studio, two-bedroom, and duplex apartments provide a multiplicity of spaces for people with varying living situations. Data &amp; Analysis <img width="3400" height="2200" width_o="3400" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/475fdc658b50ac307c2fdd539c7e859b45cebd7a0066bec94cf0c1f2f61710f3/210506_TITLE_NewOrleansMarketValueAnalysis.jpg" data-mid="197016496" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/475fdc658b50ac307c2fdd539c7e859b45cebd7a0066bec94cf0c1f2f61710f3/210506_TITLE_NewOrleansMarketValueAnalysis.jpg" /> Importantly, this housing complex offers the opportunity to accommodate the workforce of nearby Tulane University—a workforce of many people currently facing long commutes daily due to lack of nearby affordable housing. This design demonstrates an avenue for Tulane to acknowledge that its presence causes displacement of marginalized groups and an opportunity to begin to repair some of this damage. <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da3f092cbb53e02d1c36c00da134b45ce5c02061e3b31672a1ecd520323adb70/square-footages_02.jpg" data-mid="192392006" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da3f092cbb53e02d1c36c00da134b45ce5c02061e3b31672a1ecd520323adb70/square-footages_02.jpg" /> Unit Types <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b74eb527787a114a32eaa03feb57f00784e9da7639c5045dee194c29a7c6cd6/square-footages_03.jpg" data-mid="192392009" border="0" data-scale="74" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b74eb527787a114a32eaa03feb57f00784e9da7639c5045dee194c29a7c6cd6/square-footages_03.jpg" /> Carbon Sequestration <img width="5100" height="3300" width_o="5100" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61116448f1315fcbff62e26791afa77abb3d96b82a9131ba7b7be2752fd40951/square-footages---entire-site.jpg" data-mid="192392004" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61116448f1315fcbff62e26791afa77abb3d96b82a9131ba7b7be2752fd40951/square-footages---entire-site.jpg" /> Use Distribution Each unit sequesters varying amounts of carbon due to square footage and structural layout. Section Oblique Animation | Building Layers <img width="2000" height="1294" width_o="2000" height_o="1294" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/34c63f0a17d8e8cceb4774fb260a6cf3a93a69dfa7966956fde0587f2f3dc2e7/massing-timber-section-perspective.jpg" data-mid="192405708" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/34c63f0a17d8e8cceb4774fb260a6cf3a93a69dfa7966956fde0587f2f3dc2e7/massing-timber-section-perspective.jpg" /><img width="14400" height="4860" width_o="14400" height_o="4860" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21b4e987faa6ae194bc8de0625fc112739e10e0b562a6077ffdef1fd6f56c2be/LONGSECTION_Animation01.jpg" data-mid="197015382" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/21b4e987faa6ae194bc8de0625fc112739e10e0b562a6077ffdef1fd6f56c2be/LONGSECTION_Animation01.jpg" /> This project follows Glass House Analysis. Thank you to the dream team, Valentina Mancera and Johnathan Michka, for collaborating. https://natalierendleman.com/Concrete-Exercise Sat, 04 Nov 2023 03:35:41 +0000 Natalie Rendleman https://natalierendleman.com/Concrete-Exercise ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ Concrete Exercise 2021 <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82c805e14c4a12087ba98abe23146f2e5450d5785091a48280179535d4ef471c/plant-pot---2.jpg" data-mid="195823713" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82c805e14c4a12087ba98abe23146f2e5450d5785091a48280179535d4ef471c/plant-pot---2.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b984544f22c07410237a1fd26c7dfef1133bd5d40b60f0a8cc4f51b89faa64db/plant-pot---1.jpg" data-mid="195823712" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b984544f22c07410237a1fd26c7dfef1133bd5d40b60f0a8cc4f51b89faa64db/plant-pot---1.jpg" /> Plant Pot made with Palmetto Leaf &amp; Tupperware Mold (Almost) <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de305b996a32cf4b905e86301374b9c84a17f7d43638486b2d3d3937c5e1888d/bubble-wrap---2.jpg" data-mid="195823696" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de305b996a32cf4b905e86301374b9c84a17f7d43638486b2d3d3937c5e1888d/bubble-wrap---2.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b70f3b2a27ff1bd3aecbed5ca4090271e15a57b9680fafb7400783a90ede5d09/bubble-wrap---1.jpg" data-mid="195823695" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b70f3b2a27ff1bd3aecbed5ca4090271e15a57b9680fafb7400783a90ede5d09/bubble-wrap---1.jpg" /> Square Bubble Wrap <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1244275827819e2af4dab949d598ef796cfa7bf057a509a341f2c37af48bd3f9/elephant-ear---1.jpg" data-mid="195823704" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1244275827819e2af4dab949d598ef796cfa7bf057a509a341f2c37af48bd3f9/elephant-ear---1.jpg" /> Elephant Ear Leaf <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc9b79e7501a6fd6869eb695e90f10bbb677cf907325569588cdc65ea4c3f04f/cans-2.jpg" data-mid="195823700" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc9b79e7501a6fd6869eb695e90f10bbb677cf907325569588cdc65ea4c3f04f/cans-2.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ddb3d8563c7569a35617481c0eeff38483e5c06f9c30d1b2f3ba76872a6d954/cans-1.jpg" data-mid="195823699" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ddb3d8563c7569a35617481c0eeff38483e5c06f9c30d1b2f3ba76872a6d954/cans-1.jpg" /> Soda Cans This mock-up prepared for fabrication associated with Sugar Roots Classroom. https://natalierendleman.com/HOW-TO-ABANDON Wed, 11 Oct 2023 02:41:06 +0000 Natalie Rendleman https://natalierendleman.com/HOW-TO-ABANDON ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ HOW TO ABANDON2022 Collage <img width="1604" height="2391" width_o="1604" height_o="2391" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a95050b291e16f88d59a4f20ad08fe1dc06104894de5b388f1e0e4ff773e9e40/how-to-abandon-1.png" data-mid="193441121" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a95050b291e16f88d59a4f20ad08fe1dc06104894de5b388f1e0e4ff773e9e40/how-to-abandon-1.png" /> <img width="1604" height="2391" width_o="1604" height_o="2391" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62cd9c3ba01403e719f6010643c1b12f2526a79b8ff8d441f803176577a0b939/how-to-abandon-2.png" data-mid="193441128" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62cd9c3ba01403e719f6010643c1b12f2526a79b8ff8d441f803176577a0b939/how-to-abandon-2.png" /> https://natalierendleman.com/Sugar-Roots-Classroom Sun, 22 Oct 2023 20:24:27 +0000 Natalie Rendleman https://natalierendleman.com/Sugar-Roots-Classroom ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ Sugar Roots Farm Classroom 2021 <img width="3500" height="2333" width_o="3500" height_o="2333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/243d6b3bbbad5190bdd67e701dd761f01d5e32daaf85a86c15400cbf69027669/Sugar-Roots_March2022_jccotto-8-of-14.jpg" data-mid="196796414" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/243d6b3bbbad5190bdd67e701dd761f01d5e32daaf85a86c15400cbf69027669/Sugar-Roots_March2022_jccotto-8-of-14.jpg" /> ︎ José Cotto The Small Center at TuSA partnered with Sugar Roots Farm to create this outdoor classroom. Sugar Roots Farm aims to build food sovereignty and community resilience in the gulf south with sustainable farming as the foundation. Their vision provided guidance for the design and served as a filter for making decisions about materials, placement, and overall strategies. <img width="3500" height="2333" width_o="3500" height_o="2333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/700efac9c935be8df260b9571abd8db8b115f041cf0ff1a08334301fd7380333/Sugar-Roots_March2022_jccotto-9-of-14.jpg" data-mid="196792564" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/700efac9c935be8df260b9571abd8db8b115f041cf0ff1a08334301fd7380333/Sugar-Roots_March2022_jccotto-9-of-14.jpg" />︎ José Cotto <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6653c598d6263d27b78ca15b03ea71c9f5d3bcc248417625b3a4ae53c6428b7c/sugar-roots-1-year_7.jpg" data-mid="194491246" border="0" data-scale="89" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6653c598d6263d27b78ca15b03ea71c9f5d3bcc248417625b3a4ae53c6428b7c/sugar-roots-1-year_7.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce10e3188bbc3dd084d5e9bef4130e183ea77f369ad8fdf6b549c54d71cfacbf/complete-2.jpg" data-mid="195825302" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce10e3188bbc3dd084d5e9bef4130e183ea77f369ad8fdf6b549c54d71cfacbf/complete-2.jpg" /> Just completed <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1103de92a2b6e6bd0f36d3d8633a8f62837033cb1848a57117ace51ad855813c/sugar-roots-1-year_2.jpg" data-mid="194491235" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1103de92a2b6e6bd0f36d3d8633a8f62837033cb1848a57117ace51ad855813c/sugar-roots-1-year_2.jpg" /> One year later A concrete slab anchors steel columns supporting a metal roof, reinforced with thick, weather-treated wooden beams and joists. <img width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/902456f29cc181075b7f17a3d83704345808ade048d6fb37696f0b3ddbe08dfd/Sugar-Roots_March2022_jccotto-5-of-14_sm.jpg" data-mid="196794795" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/902456f29cc181075b7f17a3d83704345808ade048d6fb37696f0b3ddbe08dfd/Sugar-Roots_March2022_jccotto-5-of-14_sm.jpg" /> <img width="2333" height="3500" width_o="2333" height_o="3500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3f80835b38f75650ef38615aa3fc20159af4ce0a897fd3b2eb63a778c5ef1ea/Sugar-Roots_March2022_jccotto-4-of-14.jpg" data-mid="196795931" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d3f80835b38f75650ef38615aa3fc20159af4ce0a897fd3b2eb63a778c5ef1ea/Sugar-Roots_March2022_jccotto-4-of-14.jpg" /> ︎ José Cotto Bracketed walls frame the interior, operating as a storage area for kitchen equipment on one end and an educational wall on the other. <img width="1095" height="1086" width_o="1095" height_o="1086" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/afcce86e2e09001f5bb69093789911267cbe7a58445bb286a14239a00433af93/cistern-jpg-updated.jpg" data-mid="195825789" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/afcce86e2e09001f5bb69093789911267cbe7a58445bb286a14239a00433af93/cistern-jpg-updated.jpg" /> Wash Station Render <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a35daa6b2cfbe988ad579fca01528947af7bc1bc022856ac0d8fd6d5d8c793c/pond_revised-01.jpg" data-mid="195825797" border="0" data-scale="99" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a35daa6b2cfbe988ad579fca01528947af7bc1bc022856ac0d8fd6d5d8c793c/pond_revised-01.jpg" /> Rainwater Retention The structure provides refuge from flooding and rainfall, while the roof slopes to guide water into a cistern for reuse. Drainage pipes span the slab internally to filter groundwater from the front of the site to a water feature towards the back. <img width="8102" height="5412" width_o="8102" height_o="5412" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9de05acecf96308338d4d07299fb12d8410a4fdd5395e9c9e891e2cc2125214/01_FINAL_axon.jpg" data-mid="195824236" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9de05acecf96308338d4d07299fb12d8410a4fdd5395e9c9e891e2cc2125214/01_FINAL_axon.jpg" /><img width="2560" height="1440" width_o="2560" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94d50ce74c80e1ac5e7788230a2499ec0ede49e400a5a1cd4c1989f9667f9b09/03_FINAL_section.jpg" data-mid="195825093" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/94d50ce74c80e1ac5e7788230a2499ec0ede49e400a5a1cd4c1989f9667f9b09/03_FINAL_section.jpg" /> <img width="500" height="375" width_o="500" height_o="375" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ff735845cdd20d5085907be73f3e35c7fae2ad69eebc5a3ab572c4dd70fffb0/10_excavation.jpg" data-mid="196794251" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/0ff735845cdd20d5085907be73f3e35c7fae2ad69eebc5a3ab572c4dd70fffb0/10_excavation.jpg" /><img width="500" height="667" width_o="500" height_o="667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ec583c2fb71a80111ad684c0690defd7aedc4665a2866e232a9ee2b8b2cd3e7/13_boardwalk.jpg" data-mid="195825211" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/6ec583c2fb71a80111ad684c0690defd7aedc4665a2866e232a9ee2b8b2cd3e7/13_boardwalk.jpg" /> A boardwalk overlooks the water feature, useful for teaching visitors about native wetland environments.&nbsp; <img width="1352" height="1803" width_o="1352" height_o="1803" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/683f5c6109995da52a576f9f0131695762da8d8d946d054d1eec3002d6583918/IMG_9931.jpg" data-mid="195825432" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/683f5c6109995da52a576f9f0131695762da8d8d946d054d1eec3002d6583918/IMG_9931.jpg" /> Under construction <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fb134e538a0506b993d5d5eabb5e7b66e00f044913cda9f301f68e95141e443/sugar-roots-1-year_6.jpg" data-mid="194491245" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fb134e538a0506b993d5d5eabb5e7b66e00f044913cda9f301f68e95141e443/sugar-roots-1-year_6.jpg" /> One year later <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ce10e3188bbc3dd084d5e9bef4130e183ea77f369ad8fdf6b549c54d71cfacbf/complete-2.jpg" data-mid="195825302" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ce10e3188bbc3dd084d5e9bef4130e183ea77f369ad8fdf6b549c54d71cfacbf/complete-2.jpg" /> Just completed <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1103de92a2b6e6bd0f36d3d8633a8f62837033cb1848a57117ace51ad855813c/sugar-roots-1-year_2.jpg" data-mid="194491235" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1103de92a2b6e6bd0f36d3d8633a8f62837033cb1848a57117ace51ad855813c/sugar-roots-1-year_2.jpg" /> One year later <img width="3582" height="2971" width_o="3582" height_o="2971" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a92179a6215097cee2f5a7e0daabadb3730600f230899938bce6a9442ac779ec/complete-3.jpg" data-mid="195825303" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a92179a6215097cee2f5a7e0daabadb3730600f230899938bce6a9442ac779ec/complete-3.jpg" /> Just completed <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/772381e0637509bbe52256ae4426ea648866add3b567af25f5cccb587856459b/sugar-roots-1-year_3.jpg" data-mid="194491236" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/772381e0637509bbe52256ae4426ea648866add3b567af25f5cccb587856459b/sugar-roots-1-year_3.jpg" /> One year later Big Team Effort!Design Leads: Emilie Taylor Welty &amp; Jose Cotto&nbsp;Students - Designers &amp; Builders: Merrie Afseth, Brianna Baldwin, Le’Bryant Bell, Zach Braaten, Kelsie Donovan, Kareem Elsandouby, Ellen Feringa, Nick George, Ella Jacobs, Sam Lindley, Connor Little, Mandii Malhotra, Valentina Mancera, Johnathan Michka, Sofia Perrotta Mensi, Malina Pickard, James Poche, Natalie Rendleman, Katie Schultz, Karan Sharma, Bruno Soria, Giuliana Vaccarino Gearty, Yao Zhang https://natalierendleman.com/Vertical-Habitats Sat, 02 Apr 2022 23:02:45 +0000 Natalie Rendleman https://natalierendleman.com/Vertical-Habitats ︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎ Diptych of Vertical Habitats 2019 This diptych inserts the 1200 square foot vertical micro-house into fantastical landscapes. <img width="1275" height="1650" width_o="1275" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a13dc43767cb8b8351cddf5b7dd1f508dd8dc27671572eb184b3145651fcc38/Rendleman_S19_Render-1.jpg" data-mid="138418539" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9a13dc43767cb8b8351cddf5b7dd1f508dd8dc27671572eb184b3145651fcc38/Rendleman_S19_Render-1.jpg" /> <img width="1275" height="1650" width_o="1275" height_o="1650" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64ebb69eb3f51b8eb3b1825606b169f4847d6e63c52417e17fc86a7d36b82419/Rendleman_S19_Render-2.jpg" data-mid="138418550" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64ebb69eb3f51b8eb3b1825606b169f4847d6e63c52417e17fc86a7d36b82419/Rendleman_S19_Render-2.jpg" /> The vertical micro-house also appears in the design of Micro/Mat Housing.&nbsp;