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the franciscan center pavilion
d e s i g n p r o p o s a l
student design/build team for franciscan center pavilion:
Aaron Banks (team leader), Jana Buchter, Charles Cevallos, CJ Cram, Nicole Dodd, Kelsey Doughty, James Fox, Juan Frontado, Giancarlo Giusti, Eric Holtgard, Tim Keepers, Beth Leet, Logan Mahaffey, Brian Mcrae, Thant Myat, Jason Novisk, Justin Onorati, Jessica Phillips, Robin Plotkowski, Emerson Prosser, J Rory Reynolds, Shane Ross, Valerie St Martin, Christine Sanchez, Paula Selvidge, Klodiana Shehi, Alec Smith, Matt Suarez, Chad Tarbutton, Daniel Todd, Jonathan Torres, DeEdra Wesemann, Jared Willoughby
other student contributors:
Amelia Bamis, Ben Cabrera, Isabel Corsino, Daryl Croi, Zach Despiegler, Keubler Perry, Steven Rogers
faculty:
Ron Dulaney, Jr.
The USF School of Architecture
and Community Design and the Franciscan Center are collaborating on a design/build project that serves as the
vehicle for hands-on learning experiences in the community. Located on the Hillsborough River just north of downtown
Tampa, the Franciscan Center offers an environment of peace, simplicity and hospitality for all those seeking spiritual renewal.
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| Virtual Model |
The design-build team has proposed an open-air riverside pavilion
which capitalizes on the innate beauty of the site for an array of functions: meditation, prayer, spiritual direction,
theater, music, dance, seating for small and large groups. The austere merger of geometries in
the design of the structure allows the Franciscan Center to shape the space for each use, creating singular moments for individuals
(along the low walls), small groups (under the canopy), and large groups (into the semi-circular yard) alike.
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| Site Plan |
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collaboration has expanded to include engineers, building contractors, and building material suppliers who are generously
co-sponsoring the project through in-kind donations. These donations have largely helped to define the primary design materials
- a painted steel frame covered with a standing seam metal roof, composite wood lattice screen walls, and concrete site walls
and floor slabs. Tile wall cladding and brick pavers will recognize our business sponsors and individual donors.
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| Enlarged Site Plan |
During the design process, students worked within the collaborative
team to program, design, and document their proposal for the pavilion. The design process included scheduling, cost estimating,
engineering coordination, and ordinance/code reviews.
Please
support our generous (and patient!) business sponsors listed on the sponsors page.
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