Architecture & Sustainable Design: Keegan B.F. Mack

"Architecture to me is to be persistent. Persistence is how fundamental elements are kept throughout a project. There are moments in a project when you have self-doubt, lack of knowledge, anxiety, or loss of drive; but you just persevere till you get that next big idea, motivation, or break through."

Kingsley, PA

Keegan B.F. Mack

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Benedict House

Keegan Mack gives an overview of his project.

Benedict House

Benedict House

Over sophmore to junior year of college, I was fortunate enough to be able to demonstrate the skills I have learned in school to design my sisters home.

Here is rendering of the kitchen looking into the great room.

This is a rendering of the back of the home.

Rendering of the loft that will be used for playing and learning.

Here is a drone photo of the footer work for the home.

Here you can see the first floor plan.

Here are one of the examples of the elevations created for this project.

Here is a picture of the back elevation of the house.

Totem Hotel and Music Resort, Anchorage, Alaska

Totem Hotel and Music Resort

For this project we were lucky enough to be able to pick our site. I chose to do Anchorage, Alaska. Thus, I was able to get this amazing Arura Borialis rendering.

Here is a rendering of a Suite Room in the hotel.

This is a rendering of my top floor restaurant.

Rendering of the luxurious top floor swimming pool.

Here is an early sketch of my project, and what I had in mind from early conception of the final form.

Here is the structural system I used for the project. I decided to use cross laminated construction. Using wood come paired to concrete and steel can save up to 60% on carbon emissions. Also, I wanted to do a prefabricated design where the individual rooms would be shipped to the site and stacked like above.

Here is a rendering of my auditorium event space.

Architecture & Sustainable Design Lab Tour

Think you have what it takes to design the future? Meet Professor Dorothy Gerring who will give you a tour of the hands-on studio spaces on the campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology.