ARCHITECTUREPORTFOLIO

EMERSON STEPP

WORK EXPERIENCE

AFH | Volunteer| Port-Au-Prince, Haiti I had the opportunity to participate in a study abroad session where I collaborated with Architecture for Humanity in Haiti. I stayed on as a volunteer for an additional 3 weeks after the term ended.

Disaster Relief Projects: Santo Community Development, College Mixte Frère Raymond (School), Economical corridor mapping: Port-Au-Prince, École Baptiste Bon Berger (School)

D.E.M.O | Design Teaching Assistant | Mineapolis, MNI participated in design workshops with Twin Cities area Grade School students focusing on nature, play, design, and digital media.

Student Assistant and Facilitator

Engineering Services |CAD Technician | Carbondale, ILI worked with the school’s in-house architects and engineers as a Student Intern.

Worked on a variety of projects from general o# ce work to renovation and construction documents.

E-mail: estepp18@gmail.comPhone: 618-780-5499Website: http://estepp18.wix.com/steppdesign

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO | 2014

March 2011- May 2011

June 2010- July 2010

Aug. 2006- May 2008

Sept. 2012- Current

Sept. 2009- 2012

Aug. 2004- May 2008

SKILLS

AutoCADRevitSketchUp3D Studio MaxRhinoceros 4.0 FormZV-Ray Rendering

Maxwell Rendering

EcotectPhotoshopIllustratorInDesignMicrosoft O# ce Suite

Graphic DesignModel ConstructionPhotographyPresentation

AWARDS + ACTIVITIES

Provost Scholarship at SIUCDean’s List at SIUC: fall 2004 to spring 2008

Graduated Cum LaudeBoy Scout-Eagle ScoutMember AIAS, CSI, and PCI at SIUCBuilding Committee: Gaia House in CarbondaleBest Picture- Seasteading Institute’s design competition2011 Design Democracy Fellowship: Team

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota | Twin Cities M.S. in Architecture - Sustainable Design

University of Minnesota | Twin Cities Professional M. Arch. Spring 2011 Study Abroad- Hu-manitarian Design: Haiti.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Pre-professional BS in Architectural Studies Program

EMERSON STEPP

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ZED Lab (Zero Energy Design)

Tsukiji Vertical Fish Market

Santo Community Development

Thesis Urban Nature Center

Seastead Design Competition

Photography Selected samples

Selected Works

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Warm Air

Cool Air

Light Levels

During the summer the dual skin is ventelated out of the building to decrease cooling loads and

reduce solar gain. Operated windows and vents in the "oor give the user the ability to ajdust their

enviornment to a comfortable level. Solar PV panels are mounted on the roof and are interchanged

with external glass on the southern facade.

Summer Solstice

Solar gain collected within the double skin envelope can be gathered and distributed to the building

helping to reduce heating loads. Warm air distributed from the "oor allows for more energy

e#ciency than forced air since heating is only required along the lower portion of the room.

Winter Solstice

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Roof Courtyard

Student Lounge

Open Studio Space

Classrooms

Holl Addition

Restrooms

Lobby &

Demontration

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ZED Lab

Design Prompt: Design a third ! oor addition

to Ralph Rapson Hall at the University of Min-

nesota that is Net Zero Energy.

Solution: My Team designed an aesthetically

simple addition to meld with the existing

building focusing on energy performance and

envelope. The addition utilizes a double skin

and circulation spaces as a bu" er between the

interior program and exterior environment.

We designed parametricly, optimizing the

various elements such as; heating and cooling

thresholds and glazing percentage, to achieve

the best performance while maintaining our

design goals.

Energy Performance was a

driving force in the design

prompt with the overall

goal of Net Zero Energy. We

iterated many variations on

form, space arrangement,

natural daylighting, natural

ventilation, and building

materials to create a design

e� cient enough to be o� set

by Photovoltaic Panels

Through an Iterative Design Process we were

able to optimize the building facade accord-

ing to environmental and program condi-

tions.

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FINAL

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6. Zones for Photovaltaic

Panels Integration.

Vertical Panels are

utilized on the south

facade and angled

panels on the roof top.

5. A double skin wraps

the exterior serving as

a buffer zone to the

elements. Skylights

are introduced for

daylighting.

3. The circulation pattern

of original Rapson is

altered bringing the

west passage to the

exterior.

4. The circulation along

the west provides

views to church street

and downtown.

2. The plan is broken into

3 program areas:

| Labs |

| Office |

| Classroom & Studio |

1. The mnZED lab

requires 10,000 sf to

20,000 sf. Multiple

configurations were

explored.

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SOLAR GAINS

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Design Prompt: Redesign the Tsukiji Fish Market on either the existing site (with justi! cation)

or on the proposed site to open up the current site for denser development.

Solution: The design is situated on the existing site to maintain the deeply established con-

nections to the community that are already in place and would be severed by a move. Den-

si! cation of the Market functions allowed the addition of new program such as residential

and commercial spaces and better utilizes the prime real estate. In order to densify the linear

market program, we designed a vertical market that utilizes the concept of a screw to spiral a

continuous path vertically. The Vertical program is split into four interconnected towers-- three

for ! sh, one for produce-- topped with farm production and Employee housing. The existing

historic market building will be maintained and renovated to re" ect Tsukiji’s history. Delivery

tra# c is pushed underground to further open up the site. The towers’ facades are designed

as a living, breathing wall to allow a disipation of the odors of a ! sh market. each tower is also

wrapped in a ramp that acts as circulation for the market and park for the housing. N

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physical relationship

perceived relationship

12’ floor to floor

office

24’ floor to floor

atrium

office

office

housing

farm + office

office

produce market

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Market Auction

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Hamarikyu Gardens

Namiyoke

Inari

Shrine

National Cancer

Center Ministry

Jogai Market

existing intermediate market

proposed surface

parking

Tsukijishijo Station

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Environment

Infrastructure

Social

Housing

Economic

lakou

well

market

street

wellstreet

street

latrinedrainage

park

agriculture

street

agriculture

lakoulatrine lakou

agriculture

orchard

orchard

SUSTAINABLE

COMMUNITY

LED DESIGN

SantoDesign Prompt: Design a new community

of Santo outside of Leogane, Haiti for people

displaced by the 2011 earthquake.

Solution: As a collaborative project with

Habitat for Humanity, Architecture for Human-

ity, local ! rm SODADE and the community;

we designed a master plan framework that

focused on ! ve-fold sustainability including:

Infrastructural, Social, Economic, Housing, and

Environmental. The design utilizes ecological

corridors as ecological infrastructure to accom-

modate " ooding and drainage as well as com-

munal and natural space. We designed vari-

ous block con! gurations which focus on the

Haitian concept of a “Lakou” or courtyard at the

center. This project had a unique design pro-

cess with continued community involvement

throughout in the form of design charrettes we

initiated with the help of SODADE and Habitat

for Humanity.

Community Critique

Design Team

C

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unity Leaders

Refinement of Major Issues Community Vision Initial

Design

Initial

Exploration

Directed

ExplorationDefininition of Major Issues

Community

Focus Groups

Design

Team

Design

Team

Design

Team

Design

Team

Community

Focus Groups

Community

Design Charrette

Community

Presentation

Throughout Design Development

Design

Development

Final Community

Integrated Design

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS

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Public/ Social

Activity Nodes[fall along major road axis]

Private/Agricultrural

Activity Nodes[fall along minor road axis]

Ecological Corridors

Public and Private

Environmental Social Economic

Natural

Areas

Parks Agriculture

-public

circulation

-water

infiltration

-flood

control

-open space

-playgrounds

-basketball

courts

-picnic/game

areas

-public

circulation

-managed by

community parks

board

-orchards

-fruit

production

-picnic

areas

- fruit production

- large scale crop production

-sugar cane

-corn

-bananas

-mangoes

-managed by existing agricultural

co-op

Program types

Ecological Corridors

park

orchard

agricultureagriculture

agricultureorchard

park

park

agricultureagriculture

park

orchard

agricultureagriculture

agricultureorchard

park

park

agricultureagriculture

park

orchard

agricultureagriculture

agricultureorchard

park

park

agricultureagriculture

park

orchard

agricultureagriculture

agricultureorchard

park

park

agricultureagriculture

parkorcharddrainage channelsagriculture

typical rainfall

heavy rainfall

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100 yr �ood

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Market Zone

School Zone

Market Zone

School Zone

Wet v. Dry

5. Central Open Space

1. Co-Op Ag

2. School Garden/Agricultural Training

4. Playground

3. Orchard/ Picnic Area

2. School Garden/Agricultural Training

Predicted Routes of Efficiency

Drainage Channel - Natural

6. Domino Park

7. Basketball Court

Program Key

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ENVIRONMENT EXPANDABLE HOUSING

BLOCK INFRASTRUCTURE

ECONOMIC STREETSSOCIAL INTERACTION

H-BLOCK MODULEPRIMARY BLOCK CONFIGURATION

BLOCK VARIATIONSSECONDARY CONFIGURATIONS

Community Involvement was

important to the design pro-

cess for feedback as well as

to garner an investment and

pride in the future residents.

Our designs centered around

variation and adaptability to

allow personalization by the

residents individually and as a

community.

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Design Prompt: Create a design that focuses

on a Contested Terrain. I chose Urban Nature

as the contested terrain and a Visitor Center

for Swede Hollow Park in St. Paul, MN as my

program.

Solution: Utilizing the overgrown southern

portion of the park that is cut o! from the

northern portion by 7th street, the design

centers on bringing the interaction of man and

“nature” to the focus. The design intention is

to raise awareness of the importance of natural

resources within a city. Utilizing a walkway

that connects the city above to the park below

I attempted to created varied interactions with

the site to generate new perspectives of Urban

Nature. The program of the design is split up

and spread along the path to encourage visi-

tors to interact with the local environment.

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The focal point of the design is a multistory

observation tower that meets the path at

various levels and rises out of the tree canopy

to allow views of downtown Saint Paul as well

as acting as a billboard or beacon to draw

the city above down into the park. The tower

includes decks at various levels that intersect

with the path, planters to attrack wildlife, and

an elevator to allow accessibility for all to the

park.

Development

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Context Inventory Path Experience

Conceptual Diagram Entry Experience

Development

Conceptual Diagram

Development

Conceptual Diagram Entry Experience

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Development

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Design Prompt: This was a competition imple-

mented by The Seasteading Institute(TSI) to inspire

with visions of how seasteaders can make a home

on the next frontier, the ocean. Marine Innovation

& Technology designed a structure for TSI that con-

sisted of four vertical columns connected by large

trusses in a # shape, supporting a platform with ten-

sion cables that designs were required to build o� .

Solution: I designed the project to have a low

center of gravity along with thick robust walls to

accommodate the harsh maritime conditions.

The form is inspired by the natural wave forms of

the ocean accompanied by a gradient of circular

windows that grow larger as they rise. Around the

perimeter of the platform there is a running track

that connects various open courtyards with di� er-

ent themes ranging from sports to open vegetation.

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Seastead/Photography

Thank you for your

consideration

Emerson Stepp