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A U S T I N ’ S R O L L I N G & B O W L I N G C E N T E R

D E S I G N V I : S O U N D B U I L D I N G

S P R I N G 2 0 1 4 I M U R R A Y L E G G E

U R B A N + B U I L D I N G S T R A T E G I E SM I X E D U S E B U I L D I N GS P R I N G 2 0 1 3 I C H A R L E S D I P I A Z Z A

S T R U C T U R A L A N A Y L Y S I SR E N Z O P I A N O I I B M P A V I L I O NF A L L 2 0 1 3 I U L R I C H D A N G E L

U . S . D . O . E S O L A R D E C A T H L O NUT AUSTIN & TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHENF A L L 2 0 1 4 I P E T R A L I E D L

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B U I L D I N G S T R A T E G YA U S T I N G R E E N C E N T E RF A L L 2 0 1 3 I S A R A H G A M B L E

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The program for this integrated design studio was a combination of roller skating, bowling, and some mixed use for retail and dining. The site provided to us is located on the east side of Red River street and south of Ninth Street (seen on the site map). The site’s original context includes a mid rise compact apartment building just north of it, a sign of Austin’s fast paced growth.

Additionally, the site sits adjacent to Waller Creek, currently being revitalized as part of a conser-vancy project modeling a transformation of urban life. Therefore, the site sits in the middle of a large spectrum of urban + public and natural realms, creating a very interesting challenge to design for.

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A U S T I N ’ S R O L L I N G & B O W L I N G C E N T E R

D E S I G N V I : S O U N D B U I L D I N G

S P R I N G 2 0 1 4 I M U R R A Y L E G G E

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SITE PLAN

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SKETCH MODELS

Through the early design process, a series of sketch models were made to quickly make general decisions -- to further elaborate certain design moves or to discard/transform them. A design aspect that carries through the entire series is the idea of stacking, or a “tower element”. In addition to this, massing and orientation was taken into consideration. The tower element originally oriented W/E direction (exposed to the harsh western sun set), and changed to N/S to optimize solar shading and patron comfort.

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My design is based around the future development of Waller Creek (bike path + linear park), as well as embracing the urban culture that Red River is known to provide (bars + live music). With both as-pects in mind, I included the program of roller skating and bowling, as well as focusing on a bar and grill scene. The program welcomes a range of people from families to young professionals.

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GROUND LEVEL9

NORTH SECTION

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SOUTH SECTION

TOWER STRUCTURE MODEL

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EXTERIOR FACADE OF TOWERDETAIL OF CEILING AND FLOORING OF TOWER

SECTION OF TOWER

The bay model was used to examine the structural analysis of the tower element in my project. I housed the bowling program within it, stacking the bowling lanes rather than spreading them out. The structural method that I chose to develop my tower with a concrete diagonal structure on the perimeter of the building. This move allowed to free the interior space from additional structural support, helping to not obstruct the bowler’s attention.

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TEAM: TURNER WILCOX + JULIAN DEBO



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For construction 3, we were to take an exisiting structure and study it. After making floor plans and a section from existing drawings and images, we were to make a model of the skin treatment. My partner and I, Turner Wilcox, worked on the IBM Pavilion by Renzo Piano. The Pavilion itself is fairly simple but it has a very well thought out joint system that allows others to assemble and disassemble it in a quick manner. This was necessary due to it was travelling across Europe within a set amount of time. The materials are aluminum, polycar-bonate glass, and laminated wood. The wood components are held in tension and the pyra-midal shapes are held in compression through what best resembles a vaulted hall. The cast aluminum is used in connections but needed to be supplemented with plenty of glue due to the varied material palette.

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This project serves as a way to incorporate urban strategies in a mixed use building complex--By designing the relationships, or play, between the various components for adaption multiple scales- large (city), medium (building), and small (unit). At the beginning of the research process, a team was created to develop an urban strategy that will be utilized in individual projects. My team’s urban strategy was to create designs that catered to the pedestrian lifestyle—introducing public transportation systems and creating a community within each mix-use development. As the diagram below shows, my mixed use building includes a public realm with shops and cafes as well as private, green spaces for the resi-dents.

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URBAN STRATEGY PERSPECTIVE: PEDESTRIAN

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SECOND LEVEL

SECOND LEVEL

At the end of the design process, I had turned my focus to one individual building within my mixed use com-plex. The building I had further devel-oped had a large portion of housing with the ground floor open for busi-ness for the general public as well as the residents. The overall form the building was a simple rectangle with a central courtyard reserved for the privacy and relaxation of the tenants. In section, the building reads complex, with one half of the rectangle, bar one, standing at three stories tall all the way through. The second bar has a low one floor profile to the street, which begins stepping up to two stories, ending at four stories at the end of the building. The program within the structure is organized with the shared spaces at the upper floors, and the apartment units spread between the second and third floors. At ground level, the courtyard is open for passer bys as well as the tenants, to be used as a relief from the busy road.

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EAST/WEST SECTION

NORTH/SOUTH SECTION

URBAN EAST/WEST SECTION LIGHT STUDY

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B U I L D I N G S T R A T E G YA U S T I N G R E E N C E N T E RF A L L 2 0 1 3 I S A R A H G A M B L E

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The Austin Green Center project is de-voted to housing a civic center with the agenda of making it into a community gathering space. The initial process was to bring an element from the surrounding neighborhood, physical and historical, into the design. I chose to bring in the ele-ment of water from the nearby creek in the neighborhood adjacent to the site. From here, the design was driven as to how to in-corporate water into the design and allow the center to hold it requirements of of-fices, gallery space, lecture hall, in addition to other things while maintaining a public space. The design of building evolved into accommodating shading for a small water source that cuts through an exterior space carved from the ground. An area with seat-ing is present for pedestrians who want to stroll through South Congress Avenue and rest. Each floor of the building cantilevers out, appearing to twist, to create shading for the space below.

The early studies shown below, focus primarily on incorporating a water source. The form evolves into the relation between building and water, how does one experi-ence the space? Is the space more cavern-ous, and if so, how is safety taken into con-sideration? Studies of ground manipulation were undertaken through sketch studies.

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LECTURE HALL

LOBBY/RECEPTION

LIBRARY

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GATHERING AREA

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The Green Community Center’s final form comes from the surrounding context—street edges, harsh western sunsets, and the idea of congregating people. The building turns in on itself, cantilevering over the gathering space, where the land is terraced for seating. The community center has a lecture hall on the bottom floor for neighborhood meet-ings and guest talks. The second level is also opened to the public, allowing access to a small library and a small gallery. Additionally, there is a patio area that wraps around the building to allow views to the gathering area below. The third level becomes closed off to only employees, for there are offices and conference rooms for meetings.

During Fall of 2014, I attended the Technische Universität München, where I participated in the Nexushaus for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon Competition in 2015. The project is oriented around Austin’s hous-ing situation, which includes affordability and density issues (diagram below). The Nexushaus is participating with Austin’s Alley Flat Initia-tive to utilize the neglected and abundant alley network in the city. Alley Flats are a great solution to become a more compact and con-nected city. Just NexusHaus is designed, these flats will maintain a small energy and building footprint that is affordable.

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T E A M M E M B E R S : A r i e l Pa d i l l a + Wo l f g a n g V i d a l Bruna Ferramenta + Cibele de Avi la + Jul ian Debo

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AUSTIN ALLEY FLAT DENSITY DIAGRAM

RENDERINGS BY MICHAEL RAHMATOULIN

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SHADING MODULE

Within the Nexushaus team, groups were organized in order to focus on as much design and construction details due to the competition timeline. I was one of the members in the sun shading group, where we were to design, develop and build a modular shading device for easy and simple assembly and disassembly. Throughout this period, we went through many variations, but the end goal was always to collect as much rain water as possible and provide shade protection. Water collec-tion is a very pressing issue, as Texas is in continuous drought and has reached record breaking temperatures.

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The sun shading structure was a team effort in part with Ariel Padilla, Wolfgang Vidal, Bruna Ferramenta, Cibele de Avila and I. The goal was to create a structure that will be easy to assemble and provide the sun shade and comfort from the harsh Texas sun. As a team, we went through many studies and techniques before arriving at the system shown on the right page. We created a mock up to prove our system is buildable and easy to an average patron. The one roofing system was repeated as modules, in between the enclosed living units; this was done to provide a place for resting and conversations.

TEAM TEXAS/GERMANY(UT AUSTIN + TU MÜNCHEN)NEXUSHAUS placed at the competition:

-2nd place for affordability

-3rd place for engineering

-4th place overall standing

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SHADING MODULE COMPONENTS

MOCK-UP OF SHADING MODULE

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The task that was brought to this studio was to design a museum of the 20th century in the Kulturforum of Berlin, Germany. The Kulturforum is a highly sensitive and com-plicated site, for there are several masterpieces standing on all sides of the site: Mies Van Der Rohe’s New National Gallerie to the South, Hans Sharoun’s Philharmonie to the North and August Stuler’s St. Matthaus Church adjacent to the west. The site lays near an already developed urban hub within the city, potsdamerplatz, where the Sony Center exists. Although the Sony Center complex is within walking distance, the Kulturforum does not have many visitors or participants of the urban landscape; it is rather dead, and this is a crucial point to bring into the project. My museum design integrates the existing urban fabric, creates a new street edge with shops to convince visitors to rest and stay within the area, but also offers exciting and wonderful public spaces (park area and urban street sitting areas).

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URBAN NORTH/SOUTH SECTION CUT 1

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The perspective on the right is viewing southeast and depicts an open plaza area that has promenades of trees used as a transitional space between buildings within the Kulturforum. These two renderings of the building’s exterior facade show that it is rather private with minimal openings; this is an intentional technique to prevent the artwork from receiving direct, harsh sunlight - to protect the art that is housed inside from diminishing in color and fading. Moreover, the rendering below shows the public street edge along Potsdamerplotz with almost the entire ground floor with glazing. This was used as a way to encourage the patrons and passersby to view into the build-ing and be drawn in to shop, rest, converse, and purchase tickets and view the art. This museum of the twentieth century complies with today’s generational need to be gathered in spaces to enjoy art, coffee, sunlight + nature, and the hustle and bustle of the urban city.

University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Architecture, May 2016Technische Universität München, Study Abroad Fall 2014

Revit 2015Rhinoceros 3D + CAD SoftwarePhotoshop + Illustrator + InDesignMicrosoft Office Word, Power Point

Adobe Acrobat X ProClimate Tool+Kestrel CommunicatorSpeak Spanish-Minimum professional

Perkins + Will Chicago, Intern — ArchitectureJ u n e 2 - D e c e m b e r 1 8 , 2 0 1 5 ( C h i c a g o , I L )

·Project experience: Transit Station in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia·Utilized Revit 2015 BIM modeling program·Completed area + program plans, elevations, section details, RCPs and various system sheets

Matt Fajkus Architecture, InternM a y - A u g u s t , 2 0 1 4 ( A u s t i n , T X )

·Part-time intern; contract work, general office work·Designed + built office stools; utilized 3D Rhino program·Drafted “as-built” plans for remodeling project ·Photographed existing house + surveyed neighborhood for variance change approval

Longhorn Scholars Program, Peer MentorSeptember 29-December 7, 2012 (Austin, TX)

·Mentored seventeen freshman students entering UT Austin·Tracked progress of students throughout the semester ·Provided professional development skills, on-campus infor-mation, set up peer review sessions and kept open dialogues

Perkins + Will Dallas, Intern — ArchitectureJ u n e 1 4 - A u g u s t 6 , 2 0 1 0 ( D a l l a s , T X )

·Mayor’s Intern Fellows Program; full-time summer internship·Assisted in all market sectors: library filing + organization·Photo documentation on site visits

NexusHaus 4th place overall (UT Austin)U.S. Solar Decathlon CompetitionUniversity HonorsLPCA Scholars Award RecipientACE Mentor Program Scholarship RecipientYAF/AIA Dallas Design Award, FinalistYAF/AIA Dallas Design Award, Semi-Finalist

Matthew KuhlSenior Associate, ArchitecturePerkins + Will ChicagoT: 312.755.4523

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U.S. Solar Decathlon Participant, Fall 2014

·Nexushaus role: sun shading designer (collaborative)·Utilized Rhino modeling and Climate tool programs

ThreadlineTX Blog, 2012-

www.threadlinetexas.com·Co-Creater + writer/editor·Mission: creative conversations about local projects that aim to make an impact

Destination Dallas, summer 2012

·Teaching Assistant for a summer architecture workshop·Assisted with desk crits + site visits, presented lectures

N.O.M.A. Students, 2012-

·Student participant, voluteer·Volunteered for LiA exhibition + UTSoA events

A.C.E Mentor Program, Dallas 2009-11

·Student participant·Collaborated with team members on design presentation

Peter GoldsteinFullbright ScholarDestination Dallas

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