Portfolio :: B.Arch 2012

Michael P. KehoeRENSSELAER SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE :: B. ARCH

This project consisted of an in-depth case study of a single family house located in Geres, Portugal. Designed by Gracia Correia and Roberto Ragazzi, Case No Geres is located in protected natural area along the Cavado River. Its location on site, at right angles, to the slop, seeks for better relationship with the natural environment, avoiding all trees and damage to the outside area. The weightless intervention enhanced by the cantilevering section that extrudes off the riverbank cliff maximizes the transparent appearance from the river, reducing land occupancy. By breaking the house down to its core fundamentals and elements, I was able to interpret and critique the architects design intentions and transfer the buildings typology onto a subsequent project.

CASE STUDY :: Casa No GersSINGLE-FAMILY :: GERES, PORTUGAL :: FALL 20081

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This project entailed re-designing one of the four dormitory quads at the State University of New York at Albany. Instructed to fi nd a pattern that could be found in nature that would be our main design infl uence, my partner and I chose a painting created by artist Harold Fisk (above). The painting illustrates the meandering path and deviation of the Mississippi River over the course of hundreds of years. Using the interweaving paths of the river as a design concept, we studied the circulation of students through the Dutch Quad of SUNY Albany. These circulation routes that varied throughout the day were understood as negative space, and the spaces between them became the form of our dormitory, positive space. Each fl oor of the dormitory shifts in plan, similar to the shift in the path of the Mississippi over time. These shifts in plan allowed us to create elevated exterior green spaces as well as balconies for recreational purposes.

Housing Complex[ity]DORMITORY QUAD :: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ALBANY :: FALL 2008 2

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The concept behind this project was to design a vertical greenhouse along the Tiber River in Rome. The design of the greenhouse was mainly infl uenced on the sites relationship to the sun. After a series of sun and shadow studies, an optimum location along the river was chosen where the greenhouse would get both morning and afternoon sun. As the sun follows its path across the sky, the form of the greenhouse curves to maximize the amount of direct solar radiation entering the growing areas. The greenhouse consists of a total of three zones. The greenhouse where all the produce is grown, a learning center where visitors could be educated, as well as a market space on the original river embankment where the produce can be sold. A double facade system was introduced which incorporated an inner layer of glazing which was used to control the temperature within the greenhouse, and a series of solar panels that rotated in relationship to the sun to produce electricity for the greenhouse as well as act as a shading device for the learning center.

Heliotropic RelationshipsRIVERSIDE GREENHOUSE :: ROME, ITALY :: FALL 20093

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Design For Extreme EnvironmentsEXTRATERRESTRIAL MEDICAL WORKSTATION :: THE MOON :: SPRING 20104For this project, I worked in collaboration with NASA to design and build a full-scale working prototype of a Lunar Medical Workstation for the Habitability and Human Factors Branch at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. This project dealt with designing a particular section of the Habitat Development Unit (HDU). The HDU intends to develop sustainable living quarters, workspaces, and laboratories for next generation space missions. Within the given footprint, a workspace must be present where astronauts can perform research and testing on a daily basis. In addition, the space is to be used for daily health monitoring of the astronauts, studying the effects of zero-gravity on the human body. However, in the event of a medical emergency, the space must be able to be transformed into a lunar emergency room where procedures can be performed. Focusing on an organizational system, a proposal was made which integrated a system of drawers and shelves where medical supplies could be stored. At the end of the semester, a full scale working prototype (functional operating table, operable lighting, and storage) was built and sent to NASA to be tested

[Structure]Upper storage secured to the top of the structural ribs to maximize stability[Storage] Color-coded drawers for organization of materials.

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Using the processes of slip casting as a design catalyst this installation aims to express a control over the interior spaces of a simple ceramic piece. Through the use of a single mold manipulated to be capable of generating 3 different component variations, we were able to create a multitude of pieces of varying depths. By deforming the pieces when wet additional opportunities arose to create a wall capable of acting specially rather then the previous iterations of planer aggregations . The combination of the inherent void, varying depths and ability to precisely deform a component all while using a single mold allows for a great deal of control over the void. The void in this installation is of tremendous importance in that it entices the viewer to look beyond any imperfections and look deeper into the interior spaces of each component.

Accentuating the VoidINSTALLATION :: MODULAR WALL SYSTEM :: SPRING 20115

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This project involved working through the design development stage of a previous project that was initially designed by my partner 2 years earlier. The site and program are that of a quad a community comprised not only of dormitory residents but also those auxiliary programs needed to round out the experience of living in a self-sustained environment. To promote a sense of community, the quad needs to develop its own identity within its context of the larger university. Key to the success of this aim is to create a central, busy circulation hub, which would provide programmatic interest for both residents and the university by providing a culture of congestion that incites interactions among students. Through the process of creating visual connections, residents and visitors are afforded the opportunity to interact and partake in the congestion from any particular place within the project. To emphasize this more, the landscape of the site was reworked to create sunken and raised traversable spaces, each visible from one another. Furthermore, through the blend of building and landscape, one loses the sense of ground as they move throughout.

6 Design Development :: Dutch QuadDORMITORY QUAD :: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY :: FALL 2010

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Completed during the spring of 2011, this project involved re-designing the existing transportation hub of the capital and federal district of Brazil, Brasilia. Designed by urban planner Lucio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer, the planned city was developed based on the concept of an airplane. From a central corridor which contained the governmental buildings, two wings branched outwards containing the supporting elements of the city. At this intersection, the two axes of the city merged at a central transportation hub. As the cities population grew, so did the congestion where these highways met, demanding for an alternative solution. The proposed masterplan fi rst dealt with re-working this network of roads to create a smoother transition from highway to highway. In addition, a traversable pedestrian surface was generated by creating a network of curves connecting popular destinations and studying the existing pedestrian movement throughout the site. As the network of roads cuts and slices through the surface, the open-aired space below houses the supporting features of the transportation hub, as well as retail and entertainment.

Connective CannibalismTRANSPORTATION HUB :: BRASILIA, BRAZIL :: SPRING 2011 7

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This project was developed during a 3-day design charrette hosted by Rensselaers School of Architecture. Nominated by professors for my strong design background and leadership skills, I served as the team captain of 1 of 6 charrette teams, leading a group of 5 students throughout the design phase. The charrette challenged each team to develop conceptual ideas, strategies, and designs for the mater plan and expansion of the HYDE Museum in Glenns Falls, New York. The three existing buildings on the site have cultural and historical signifi cance, and therefore can not be compromised. Our proposal consisted of a network of circulation corridors that connected the three existing buildings, while providing additional exhibition and gallery space. Taking advantage of the sites sloping topography, we sank these corridors into the ground, and began to creating a stepping, or terraced condition down the back side of the site. By doing this, we were able to preserve the historic elevation of the Hyde Houses, as visible from Warren Street. The rooftops of these corridors create park-like conditions that welcome visitors and encourage interaction. Benches and other seating elements are integrated into the roofscape, as well as an intricate series of slits allowing light to fi lter into the exhibition spaces.

Hyde Collection Design CharretteMUSEUM EXPANSION :: GLENS FALLS, NY :: DESIGN CHARRETTE :: SEPTEMBER 22-24 20128

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This athletic stadium was designed during an interdisciplinary architecture and engineering seminar where students worked together to explore the uses of non-traditional structures and/or materials in contemporary applications. Rather then trying to teach architects to be engineers, the goal of the course was to gain exposure to engineering concepts and the manors in which engineers can inform and shape designs. After being assigned tension as our primary structural system, our goal was not only to provide a tensile enclosure, but to at least translate the semblance of tension throughout the structure. Not only is the fabric roof held entirely in tension, but cables also support the perimeter towers. Bleachers lean against the pin-connected towers, both providing greater stability for the towers and counteracting moment forces within the bleacher structure. In achieving our goal of an apparently entirely tensile structure, a very transparent fi nal proposal has been achieved. The entire structure both literally and fi guratively supports itself through opposing angles. The occupant can actually see that one side of the stadium supports the other. The tension - as well as the unity - of the crowd is refl ected in the overall structural scheme.

Tri-City Riverfront StadiumATHLETIC STADIUM :: TROY, NY :: FALL 20119

T R I - C I T Y S O C C E R[ waterfront recreation ]

- REanimation of the Hudson River

- Redeveloping the area would provide opportunity to establish new green spaces and park areas along the river as park of Tri-city areas urban fabric

-Redevelopment would remove the abandoned industrial facilities along the river and create a new river industry of recreational use

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