DESIGN PORTFOLIO

ABSTRACTINTRODUCTORY ESSAY

CONVERGENCEFALL‘14 - MARC 520

ART KINESISFALL‘14 - AIA CENTRAL STATES COMPETITION

AS SALAM MOSQUESPRING‘14 - MARC 519

ROUTE 66 MUSEUMFALL ‘12 - ARCH 315

TAICHUNG LIBRARY AND CULTURE CENTERSPRING ‘13 - ARCH 467

STUDIO RURALISSPRING ‘12 - ARCH 214

ST. LOUIS CYCLE CENTERFALL ‘11 - ARCH 214

ACADEMIC DESIGN

REYNOLDS HALL, MSSU‘14 - BATES & ASSOICIATES

65 MARKETPLACE‘14 - BATES & ASSOICIATES

PARADISE POINT BUILDING 9‘14 - BATES & ASSOICIATES

BOYD ELEMENTARY‘14 - DRURY UNIVERSITY DESIGN BUILD CLUB

SALK INSTITUTE RENDERINGSFALL ‘12 - ARCH 375

FORM STUDIES AND SKETCHESSUMMER ‘13 - ARCH 428

D r u r y U n i v e r s i t y . B a t e s & A s s o c i a t e s A r c h i t e c t s . D e s i g n P o r t f o l i o

PROFESSIONAL DESIGN

ANIMATION

DESIGN BUILD

SKETCHES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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VIRTUAL REALITY: AND ITS ROLE IN EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

During my academic career at Drury University’s Hammons School of Architecture,

I have developed a deeper interest in virtual reality and its practical use. Virtual Reality is one

of the fastest developing technologies in the world. The use of immersive technology allows

education, entertainment, and communication on an unprecedented level in a variety of � elds.

The level of interactivity with immersive technology creates an encounter that provides

not only hands-on learning, but simulation that may be used to test users, study responses,

provide lifelike experience and create clarity in communication unable to be expressed

through other mediums. Virtual Reality has a integral part in the design � eld, allowing users

to experience a space or object before the physical form is created. Virtual technologies such

as Oculus, Samsung Gear VR, and Google Glasses are providing platforms that will not only

exist in the educational and professional � eld, but exist in the average home across the U.S.

CONVERGENCE

Studio/FALL ‘14Revit & Photoshop

Convergence is more than a

culture museum, it’s a mechanism

for change. The project off ered

the Israeli-Pales" nian confl ict as

a subject while reques" ng that

poli" cal, social, and architectural

strategies be devloped to encourage

progression towards peace in

Israel. A$ er extensive site evalua" on,

poli" cal research, and mul" -

discipline collaboration, students were

alloted six weeks for mechanism

development followed by three

weeks of schema" c design.

Although the project produced

a form, the design is meant to

off er an example of a catalyst

that would be implemented at

mul" ple sites along the West Bank.

Per" nent design requires site

ccontext considera" ons for each

new loca" on.

H a m m o n s S c h o o l o f A r c h i t e c t u r e D r u r y U n i v e r s i t y . D e s i g n P o r t f o l i o

STUDIO LASER3D PRINTKITCHEN

STUDIOCLASSROOMS

STUDIOCLASSROOMS

FEMA SHELTER

FEMA Shelter Mechanism

Spatial TransformationUrban Circulation Site Circulation

Organization Diagram

THESIS STATEMENT

GENERAL PLAZA

gallery

studio

STREET AND

SITE CONSTRAINTS

plaza

site

street

plaza

PLAZA EXTENSION

plaza extension

General Plaza

Street Site

and Contraints

Plaza Extension

studio

gallery plaza

site

stre

et

plaza extension

FEMA Shelter Mechanism

ART KINESISAIA CS Comp/FALL ‘14

Sketch-Up, Photoshop, Revit, & InDesign

ART-KINESIS achieved 2nd place at

the 2014 AIA Central States student design

compe! ! on. The team consisted of four

Drury University students compe! ng with

schools from Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa,

Oklahoma, and Missouri with graduate and

undergraduate programs represented. The

compe! ! on focused on crea! ng a public

MakerSpace, engaging the drive-thrus

adjacent to the sites, and incorpora! ng a

FEMA shelter within the building design.

ART-KINESIS displays the process of

creating and presenting art. Three themes

exist in the site: Process, Engagement, &

Product. The west site allows for guests

to view creation of art and display each

process. The tunnels are public driven Art

of Space displays that flow from the gallery

and studios onto South Avenue to create

visual link on a major axis of downtown

Springfield, MO. The gallery will display

finished products which may be traced

back to the studios to observe creation.

A I A C e n t r a l S t a t e s C o m p e t i t i o n D r u r y U n i v e r s i t y . D e s i g n P o r t f o l i o

AS SALAM

MOSQUEStudio/SPRING ‘14

Revit & Photoshop

The Worship Center project

required research and design

for a religion that was not the

designer’s prac! ced religion. The

project was also comprehensive,

requiring HVAC and structural

planing as well as basic code

review.

Due to the mul! -use program

of the building, mul! ple concepts

were implemented based on

the func! on of the spaces. The

forest concept mimics a screen

produced by nature which allows

light but restricts views to and

from the worship space. The tent

concept refl ects prayer tents

found in Islamic culture. The tent

form was used as inspira! on for

the structural exterior skin.


ROUTE 66 MUSEUMStudio/FALL ‘12

Revit & Photoshop

The Route 66 Museum project

was created to design a museum that would

house permanent and temporary displays

involving the Route 66 theme. I chose to create

a concept that would pertain to stripping back

the layers of a car. I created a skin that pulls

away from the structure similar to the body of

a car from its frame.

The diagram on the page to the

le! demonstrates the comparison between

the two elements. The skin is an organic form

that permeates as it hugs the structure of the

building, allowing a visual transforma" on from

the interior of the building. These perfora" ons

also manipulate light as it escapes the building

a! er dark. The skin acts as a transforma" ve

element in the entry sequence of the museum;

the path enters into a space between the

structure and the skin crea" ng a sequence

that mimics being folded into the building.

The program also accounts for offi ce and

administra" ve spaces in the upper fl oors of the

building.


THAICHUNG LIBRARY AND CULTURE CENTER

Programming/SPRING ‘13Sketch-Up, Pencil & Photoshop

The Taichung Library and Culture Center

project involves crea! ng a program for the given site in

Taichung. During the analysis process I evaluated the

site through zoning, transporta! on, and surrounding

built context. The program involves stacking the program

func! ons which alludes to a tower-like form extruding

out of a base surrounding the tower. I created a formal

idea that allows the program to func! on in interior and

exterior spaces of the building; the site will actually be

pulled up onto the building connec! ng the new park to

the structure. The tower will appear to rise out of the site

crea! ng a feeling of deeper connec! on.

The interior program of the building involves

an overlapping set of func! ons: library, museum, and

educa! on. The program concept revolves around the idea

of interlocking func! ons performing in synergy.


ST. LOUIS CYCLE CENTERStudio/SPRING ‘12

Pencil

The Cycle Center project was infl uenced by the

McDonald Cycle Center in Chicago, Illinois. The building

acts as a transporta" on/ commu" ng sta" on; a place to

change and shower, and a cycle or smart car rental store.

My specifi c building also off ers a breakfast and snack bar

and a repair area. The St. Louis Cycle Center focuses on the

concept of movement through the building. I emphasized

this concept through extruded forms that appear to fl oat

and slide across one another.

I broke the boundaries of the envelope of the

building by pushing and pulling the elements through the

walls and into the interior. I also highlighted the func" ons

of the spaces by crea" ng private spaces that seclude

users from the exterior and create a more private space. I

u" lized natural light through glazing and raised the ceiling

to further open up the space. The building operates fi rst

as a transporta" on hub and rental center, then as a social

gathering place and snack bar.


REYNOLDS

HALL, MSSUBates & Assoc. ‘14

Revit & Photoshop

Reynolds Hall is an addition

and renovation project at Missouri

Southern State University. The exis! ng

building is an outdated science and

technology center that is proposed to

be updated to portray the advancing

fi eld.

The wrapping of horizontal

banding highlights the length of the

building as the facade zig zags behind

the adjacent building. The strongly

emphasized entrance allows a direct

visual axis to the iconic lion statue

in the courtyard shared with the

adajcent building.

Resposibilities include design

desicions, masterplan evaluation and

revision, BIM modeling, and rendering

production.

B a t e s a n d A s s o c i a t e s A r c h i t e c t s S p r i n g f i e l d , M O . D e s i g n P o r t f o l i o

65

MARKETPLACEBates & Assoc. ‘14

Revit & Photoshop

The 65 Marketplace is a 12 acre development

in Ozark, Missouri. The development consists

of an 80 bed skilled nursing complex and 30

independent living units. The Southwest corner

of the site is devoted to offi ce/ retail space.

Responsibilities include masterplan creation,

independent living floor plan creation, preliminary

code research, BIM modeling skilled nursing floor plan

evaluation and revision, graphic rendering production,

collaboration with city and client personel, and

meeting management.


PARADISE

POINT BLDG 9Bates & Assoc. ‘14

Revit & Photoshop

The Paradise Point Resort is

located on Table Rock Lake in

Missouri. Building 9 is the largest

building on the resort. Construc! on

began in fall of 2014.

Responsibili! es for the project

included design development

(formal and material decisions),

construc! on document revisions,

BIM modeling and rendering

graphics. The project adhered to

previous building elements such

as stone choice and material

theme.

Design considera! ons include

lakeview, entry sequence, indoor

pool, and exterior landscape

interac! on with site.


BOYD

ELEMENTARYDUDBC ‘14

Concrete & Mulch The Boyd Elementary Reading

Space allowed DUDBC to provide

a needed area for a local Title I

elementary school. The Reading

Space was part of a collabora! ve

eff ort to renovate the outdoor

recreational areas of Boyd

Elementary.

While leading the design and

build process, I was given the

opportunity to use hands-on

educa! on of over 30 volunteers

for framing, pouring, and stamping

concrete, light landscaping, and

epoxy coa! ng concrete.


SALK INSTITUTE RENDERING

Advanced Computers/FALL ‘12Revit & 3DS Max

This project involved crea! ng a set of renderings

with 3D Studio Max to represent Salk Ins! tute by Louis

Kahn. The renderings were created simultaneously with

an anima! on of the building, showcasing the physical

proper! es of the materials used in construc! on.

The sequence displays the “unfolding” appearance

of Salk with a wind-like force produced by the panels.

As the wave passes across the site, day turns to night

and ar! fi cial light illuminates the building from within.


FORM STUDIESAND SKETCHES

Journal/SUMMER ‘13Pen, Charcoal

Many of these studies

involve views and spaces in the

city of Venice, Italy and Paris,

France. They are meant to show

typology and a sense of space

created by the architecture. The

main objectives are to portray

the uniqueness created by the

Venetian circumstance, a city

seemingly paused in an earlier

time and the Gothic influence in

Paris. Subjects include views of

the many canals in Venice, Notre

Dame, San Salute, and others.

Other drawings depict

studies of live models considering

proportions, shadow, angles, and

how to ‘build’ a portrayal of a

subject.


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