Architecture Undergraduate Portfolio (2009-2014)

TYLER CHALSTROMPortfol io | Architecture + Design

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOHO TOWERS

SF JAZZ EPICENTER

MACKEY TABLE

CAMPUS ESCAPE

ROME SKETCHBOOK

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Design-Build, Group

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Study, Independent

new york city, ny

Project TypeStudio, Individual

Program Mid-Rise Residential

InstructorRob Whitehead

CompletionSpring 2012

SOHO TOWERS

Description

The historic cast iron district is filled with former industrial buildings and converted resident apartments. Years

of infill and adaptation produced narrow proportions evident throughout New York. This project aims to rethink

traditional approaches by turning familiar apartment strategies inside out. The three sloping towers adhere

to these proportions, opening up to an increasingly affluent and artistic minded demographic. Sitting atop

transparent gallery and cafe spaces, the apartment complex itself is an ever evolving iron sculpture clad with

adjustable privacy louvers.

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Equally spacing the slender footprints found throughout New York’s neighborhoods reveals an opportunity to relocate daylighting space typically located at the rear of the building to the front, opening up the structure to the public.

Extruding the footprint to its full height, the voids leave the apartment complex open to the street. This allows necessary space for loading and mechanical access in the rear, as well as public circulation off the street throughout the first level.

CORE FOOTPRINT TOWER MASSING

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The squared mass of the building is sliced on the northern facades to allow deeper daylight penetration into the voids. The resultant sloping curtain wall serves to obscure direct views between adjacent units while supplying a feature wall throughout dedicated to natural daylight.

Lowering the height of each successive tower towards the south allows the top floors of each tower an unobstructed view of the New York City skyline. Varying the tower heights in this way creates opportunities for unit differentiation and allows for better program integration.

SLICED OPEN TIERED TOWERS

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A pair of terraced steps weave the first and second floor programmatic elements together, forming an open, airy interior with a mix of both indoor and outdoor spaces. Residents retain rooftop access that features a southward view of the financial district.

The circulation core anchors all three towers allowing for an efficient floor plan and short travel distances to each individual unit. Containing circulation in the rear allows the building scheme to open up the street, while allowing public spaces to operate efficiently independently.

COMMUNITY SPACE RESIDENT CIRCULATION


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Columns set on a rigorous grid are linked together creating a series of monumental frames that serve to divide programmatic elements within the resident units. As the frames taper, service spaces give way to sleeping spaces, providing more intimate spaces, but more natural light.

A series of operable louvers clad the flat facades of the structure, functioning both as sun shading and privacy barriers. By continuing the louvers along both streetfronts, residents can opt for varying amounts of visibility both inside and out, creating an ever changing sequence of lights.

STRUCTURAL FRAMES OPERABLE LOUVERS

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Three separate bars designate each part of the program. The tenant lobby and main entry is given direct access to the circulation core; the lofted gallery space is featured street side; and the lofted cafe space is nestled in behind. Terrace seating provides extra space for office and restrooms.

PLAN ARRANGEMENT

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1 Bedroom Unit

Penthouse Unit

2 Bedroom Unit

Studio Units

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Service / Loading

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Gallery

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Each residence features a series of glass walls on either side,framed in by structural columns. One opaque, one transparent, this allows for optimal light within each unit, while living spaces within are divided by perpendicular walls.

Lofted gallery spaces provide multiple viewing levels for l arge scale artwork. Public viewing is made accessible via a streetside location using glass partitions, as well as a stepped terrace residing between each tower.

LIVING SPACEGALLERY

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san francisco, ca

Project TypeStudio, Group

Program Education, Performance Hall

InstructorTim Hickman and Paul Mankins

CompletionWinter 2013

SF JAZZ EPICENTER

Group: Karen Bosma, Brandon Franke

Description

Hayes Valley, a primarily residential neighborhood home to numerous ‘living alleys’ and parks catered to pedestrian

traffic, has slowly recovered as a small scale, green neighborhood in the wake of the 1989 San Francisco Earthquake.

The SF Jazz Epicenter placed the main performance hall below grade creating a literal underground jazz club.

This allowed for a permeable building plan, stitching pedestrian spaces together through a versatile public space

creating an epicenter for neighborhood entertainment. The educational complex felt at home in San Francisco

with a courtyard scheme, relying more on nature than mechanical systems for its atmosphere and comfort control.

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SITE MAPPINGThe Bay Area is home to expansive green spaces and numerous civic performance buildings. Our site, located on Octavia Boulevard, allows us to link the neighborhood park, Patricia’s Green, to developing green alleyways.

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The performance hall was pushed below grade, leaving an open, adaptable performance space that directly connects to the streets. Ground level walls became transparent when plausible, connecting not only physically, but visually as well.

FORM DEVELOPMENT

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Tying into a neighborhood initiative, the ground floor plan aims to provide a direct link from pedstrian friendly green alleys and Patricia’s Green. The open courtyard provides an expansive space for San Francisco’s many performers.

PLAN ARRANGEMENT

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On the education level, a series of moveable partitions lines the courtyard. Here the project takes advantage of the local climate allowing panels to quickly open and close, even disappearing completely, for natural ventilation.

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The design decision to push the main hall below grade reinforced the traditional roots of jazz resonating with an actual underground club. Visitors are met at the base of the main stairs by a lounge and bar set up for small shows.

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The shape of the auditorium reflects the site condition as a natural fan to direct sound up and into the main performance hall entry space. The rear walls are designed to absorb or deflect sound away from the stage to reduce echo.

The building revolves around the courtyard with circulation paths all looking inward. With this in mind, details around the walkways were carefully considered including overhangs, sound deflecting walls and the expansive green roof.

ACOUSTICALDETAILS


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The courtyard green space captures and retains water helping to reduce environmental impact, where it is stored, cleaned and reused on site.

In the summer, San Francisco’s warm climate is used as the building opens up enlisting cross ventilation as the primary method of cooling.

Mechanically, the building relies on radiant floor heating above grade. Independently, the main hall uses mechanical air circulation aided by cool underground temperatures.

SUMMER WINTER GREEN ROOF


mackey, ia

Project TypeDesign-Build, Group

Program Community Project

InstructorPatrick Rhodes and James Spiller

CompletionSummer 2013

MACKEY TABLE

Group:Chelsea Brtis, Caoxin Cun, Jacob Duncan, Megan Fynaardt, Sarah Hoistad, Jin Hyung, Lan Jiang, Yuyang Lu, Yeonkyu Park, Barrett Peterson, Tessia Rockey, Joshua Sanders, Elias Schroeder, Zach Sunderland, Kayla Verros, Josh Weber, Kate Whisler, Mingyue Yang

Description

Built upon a series of conversations with the small town of Mackey, Iowa, this wood table was recycled from a

damaged turn of the century barn. The table represents the town’s desire to continue to build strong relationships

within the generational community. Working directly with community leaders, the studio succeeded in building a

cantilevered, laminated table just northeast of its historic one room schoolhouse. With direct input from clients,

we as a studio delivered an economical project for a hardworking Iowa community that we believe will be a new

piece of history for a younger generation to draw upon.

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We were able to effectively repurpose barnwood to build our table at near zero cost. Excess barnwood paid for additional onsite projects and a grill which was purchased from the city.

COMMUNITY MATERIALS

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To save time and money, simple connections were crafted from recycled steel pieces. Pulling heavy gauge steel from the scrapyard allowed for fewer, more secure connections.

RECYCLED METAL

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ames, ia

Project TypeStudio, Group

Program Parametric System

InstructorKristin Nelson


CAMPUS ESCAPE

Group: Meghan Bouska, Qiyi Li, Brittany Sacco

Description

Fully parametric, this project sets out to extend the marginal days bookending the winter months on Iowa State

University’s Central Campus. Conceptualized as a series of private nooks in a very public space, each pod focused

on a different landmark or feature of the area. With this as our base, scripts were written adjusting material

thickness, aperture widths and other parameters as light and wind factors were measured. By setting a goal for

lighting levels, each reading pod took on a set of varying parameters, protecting inhabitants from the elements.

In the end, we created an flexible script that will adapt to any environment by optimizing light and wind values.

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Academic Start Academic End4 Weeks4 Weeks

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Campus Escape focused on extending the marginal days around the winter months. The goal was to create a more usable central campus by providing protection from wind while optimizing for interior lighting levels for reading.

PROJECT GOAL

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SUMMER FALL WINTER SPRING

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Each individual pod responds to one of the numerous landmarks or features located on central campus to differentiate views, and as a result, the parameter outcomes.

POD ORIENTATION

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Adjustable options control material thickness, aperture size, and entry orientation. The Grasshopper scripts allow the parameters to self adjust towards specified lighting and wind measurements, finding optimal values for parameters.

SCRIPT PARAMETERS

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The interior of each pod functions as a 360 degree seating nooks within central campus. The group used ideal seating inclines to determine where the base of the structure should meet the ground, allowing for a low profile construct.

SECTION INTERACTION

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rome, it

Project TypeStudy, Individual

Program Sketchbook

InstructorIndependent


ROME SKETCHBOOK

Description

Studying abroad in Europe provided me with a unique opportunity to observe and connect myself with an

emotional vision of architecture. Deeply rooted in history, ancient architecture lies somewhere between complete

and incomplete as time takes its toll in deconstructing it. Through sketch, I attempted to explore these withering

lines aiming more to capture the feeling of the setting as opposed to each exact line. Sketching captures a unique

essence of a space that is often lost in digital work, so I use it rigorously as a communicative design tool.

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Tiber IslandRome, Italy2013

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Paestum RuinsPaestum, Italy

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ParthenonAthenian Acropolis, Greece2013

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ErechtheionAthenian Acropolis, Greece

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THANK YOUTyler Chalstrom | 319.231.9728 | tchalstrom@gmail .com

Architecture Undergraduate Portfolio (2009-2014)

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