57SOM Applicant

ACSA 3.0 Steel CompetitionAssembling Housing

San Francisco, an area east of Haight/Ashbury, is the site for this development. The program calls for a mixed-use facility that incorporates commercial retail and living. The area has become somewhat gentrified and one goal was to not ignore the local artist culture and unique lifestyles of those currently living in the area, but adopt their ways of life and provide for social gathering places and make this once abandoned park useable once again.

Principles of good sustainable design were employed throughout and are most evident in the protective wrapper that encompasses the residential tower. This wrapper acts as a means of converting energy and collection of water for greywater use.

Commercial retail, fitness centers and resturaunts occupy the first two floors of the development, while one and two bedroom apartments as well as live-work abodes, make up the tower progam.

The once abandoned park, often inhabited by homless and stray dogs, has now become a hub for social gatherings, shopping, entertainment, and liesure.

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The big idea behind the design is one of celebrating materials for what they are and encouraging contact and interaction between neighbors, people shopping and others relaxing in the adjacent park.

The openness of the corridors and placement of open air social gathering spots, creates pleasant cross and stack-ventilation which aims to increase the chance of using outdoor spaces more and interaction with neighbors.

57SOM Applicant

Urban Acupuncture

Offenbach, Germany might be known as ‘that other city’, according to citizens of Frankfurt, Germany. Frankfurt is currently one of the most successfull cities in all of Europe and Offenbach, which lies only across the Mein river, is known for virtually nothing.

A small banana-shaped peninsula to the north of downtown Offenbach was once a place for refining oil and now lies desolate. The city of Offenbach has been trying to develop a master plan for the district for nearly 8 years.

This project focuses on the creation of a masterplan and a pointed focus on the design of an art school. The HfG. The district is designed for and meant to attract the creative class that exists largely in Offenbach, and celebrate the inner harbor.

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TopologyGraphing

creative network[er]s

Dynamics Protocol Contagion Routing Swarming

Centrality Distance Clustersgeometric and spatial relations unaffectedby continuous change in size or shape of figures

collecting points [networking] toestablish a given relationnetworks in the “real world”

vs. static - alive virus - epidemic - spread - effective shortest path - delivery environment - aggregationagreement

density shortest path - closeness bridge holes - emerging nodes - growthdistributed - decentralized - centralizeddense - sparse - tree - connected fully

stimulation of growth, developmentor change in the system

official procedures or system governsbehavior in group, organization orsituation

limited exterior saturation leads tospreading of harmful ideas or practice

information or process is sent or directed along a specified course

large or dense group moving in same direction with the same intent

central position or state which is critical ormost vital

condition of remoteness, sometimes not visibleor discernable

congregation of similar objects growing and developing close together

Collaboration is essential in educational and business institutions. Early on workers were forced to relocate where employment was possible. Are patterns changing? Have concentrations of the creative class encouraged businesses to relocate where workers are? If so, how can planning begin to sustain this lifestyle and keep the creative class in place?

An investigation into different types of networks and social networking led me to establish that a cluster would be the most appropriate type of formal plan. This would enable the congregation of similar entities growing and developing in close proximity. Clusters would enable a bridging of gaps, promote the emergence of nodes, and growth.

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University . The normative university structure is one of segregation of disciplines. Real-world applications of business are rarely included as integrated aspects of curriculum.

There exists a true separation between actual business practices and the implementation of these pracitices at the university level. Theory and practice should become unified to create a successful learning evironment.

The HfG. The Hochschule für Gestaltung is an art university that offers degrees in visual communications and product design. There are numerous specialized areas within each degree, and in order to understand the depth of education offered at the HfG a mapping exercise was done to illustrate the connections each discipline held. This diagram then led to the formal idea of program placement and the overall concept for the University.

Each discipline is offered its own space for exploration and learning. Similar diciplines are located adjacent to each other for ease of collaboration. Ample circulation and exterior space is provided to encourage chance encounters and socialization amongst students, residents of Offenbach, faculty and visitors. Parking is an opportunity that found itself located beneath the school and links directly to nearby shopping.

Creation of a symbiotic relationship between student and employer becomes a useful tool in education. Students develop necessary work ethic and experience while businesses stay current with trends and the needs of specific target audiences.

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The HfG art university is organized so that there is a feeling of transparency and not a separate entity from the actual city. Placement of the HfG is located near the Hayna Fabrik. An old building that was converted to artist studios and rental space. This direct connection with the past and adjacent to a current supply of the creative class, solidifies its rightful place in the harbor. The campus would include businesses like those of Apple, BMW, Google, and Ikea that would interact with and employ enrolled students. Local resturaunts would also be provided a place on campus to offer food and drink to students and local residents. Various programmatic elements, such as a musik halle venue and auditorium, have been introduced on campus that will fuse local life with campus life and encourage an open educational and social atmosphere throughout the year.

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.ecnereffid fo noisore na detaerc sah noitazilabolG The plurality and connectedness of our cultures has strengthened our bonds socially and culturally and increased the overall education of the world. Yet, due to this homogenization, architecture has suffered disengagement with the connections of past and present. The issue at hand, in terms of single-family housing in the United States, seems to be an erosion and deferred concentration on clients’ needs and values, along with sustainable approaches to design that may look globally for inspiration, but remain fully attentive to its specific context and place.

yltnatsnoc dna detacilpmoc era scimanyd laicos ylimaFevolving. Until recently it had been common for multiple siblings to share a single room, and interaction among

.efil naciremA fo yaw a saw esuoh a ni srebmem ylimafFamily life has drastically changed over the last 25 years. Due to technological advancements in the fields of music, television, electronics and the internet, family members are now afforded the luxury of never having to come into contact with siblings or parents, only to drive to McDonalds. The designs of homes have only helped reinforce this segregation through compartmentalized design. There is no intent to ‘restructure’ the typical family dynamic, only to be aware and make design decisions that can still provide places of quiet and solitude, but also provide ample possibilities for family interaction at unexpected and pleasant moments.

.puorg eht fo scitehtseA .sgnittes lanummoCEnvironment. What traditional housing characteristics define traditional housing? Could some of these characterisitcs be roof slope, materiality, porches, craft, and simplicity, among others? Respect for history and tradition leads to a more complete understanding of the future. Traditional homes have struggled to contend with current issues facing us today, environmentally, socially, and economically. The apparent response has been a neo-traditional one. The copying of tradition without understanding it. This house aims to learn from the past, participate in the present, by utilizing new technology and resources, and look to the future by making design decisions that are respectful to the enivronment, the community, and its users by celebrating its place.

Famlies are composed of many individual and communal characterisitcs, challenges, strengths and weaknesses. The military family possesses all of these things along with added burdens of separations,

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This house is designed to meet the specific needs of a retiring military family of four, as well as fit and belong in its rightful place in the community of Manhattan, Kansas. Upon analyzing the particular family this home is designed for, and using my own military experience as a datum, I was able to highlight key needs and unique atributes that could be prime characteristics of the retiring military family.

1. Younger retirement age than civilian counterpart.2. Feeling of alienation from civilian community and a need for integration.3. Critical Mass of ‘stuff’ acquired4. Military members comfort with small spaces and ingenuity.5. Heightened sense of security, both physically and visually6. Showcase of achievements7. Need for quality family time/interaction

People are often defined by their home. Houses have a unique way of identifying what our

.era snoitaripsa dna stniartsnoc ,seulav ,secnereferpThey are asked to be multi-functional yet singular in their approach. Basic notions of a home are to provide warmth and protection from the environment, and house both introverted and extroverted situations. The home has the ability to nurture the development of nearly every

.ega dlo ot doohdlihc morf :yteicos ruo ni gnieb namuhThough it may be impossible for our dwellings to adapt to every situation, a holistic approach to design where the notion of ones’ specific place and the users needs are fundamental in the design process seems essential.

Though there are numerous duties in which we ask our houses to perform, the single most important request is one of providing quality and value. What good is a house if it cannot create a safe place that enables quality social interaction or act responsibly during a time of climatic uncertainty? What good is a house if it cannot add value to its occupants’ lives or the community it exists within? Sure, it may still look and function like a typical house, but can a house become more than just typical, can it begin to actively speak to the family it protects and plunge itself fully into its rightful place both physically and theoretically?

Investigations into the dynamics of contemporary family life and the implications that design has on living are not the only issues examined. This project aims to look deeper at all scales. From the larger regional and

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The investigation of traditional and modern tectonics, materiality, and technological advancements while implementing them into the design process is instrumental. Somehow the details should begin to transcribe and begin to realize the object. Close attention is paid to the geometry of surface, the holder of surface, and the provider of surface. This understanding lends itself to an understanding on another cognitive dimension. These investigations have led to four fundamental elements. 1. The earth 2. Light framework 3. The roof 4. The enclosing membrane

Each of these elements, after examined for their use, both in a traditional and contemporary sense, are explored further for their appropriate

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RePlace 122 [Design Thesis]

RePlace 122 develops and deploys contemporary strategies for residential architecture within a traditional neighborhood.

Current trends of an “expanding floor area” in American single-family homes, are used as an impetus for investigation and re-discovery of methods to create small space that meets the unique demands of a retired military family.

This project explores issues facing contemporary architecture such as: spatial relationships, sustainability, family social dynamics, and will also investigate traditional and modern methods of construction, materiality and the nature of thoughtful connection, physical and theoretical, through the process of design and making.

During the design process specific attention was paid to the idea of a house and what, more, it could potentially offer, regional context, investigations and proposals on what tradition in architecture means today, evolving family dynamics, methods of scale and how the smallest details should begin to reflect and strengthen larger ideas, methods of construction, and specific design solutions that react to the users needs.

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MANHATTAN ZONING DISTRICTSSingle-FamilyResidential Suburban

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Two-FamilyResidential

Four-FamilyResidential

Multiple-FamilyResidential

GeneralResidential

ManufacturedHome Park

RestrictedBusiness

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Highway ServiceCommercial

HeavyCommercial

ResearchPark

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The typical unresponsive approach to design is the fuel for the search for a moreresponsible approach to design at all levels. Reactionary housing elements, integration into the site, adaptation to contemporary family dynamics, integrationof technologically advanced building and construction techinques.

The proposed method is one that uses opportunities and constraints to its advantage.Immersion into the site and the reorganization of the typical traditional four-squarecraftsman to fit this site is one of the major formal design moves.

Due to traditional overlays, gabled roofs are a mandatory feature on any new construction. The roof, which is a predominant figure in most American houses, begins to conform to and respond to not only what happens on the interior of the house but it also responds to external forces and context. It too begins to integrate water catchment, rainscreens, and insulated panels into its form and design.

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1/2"x4" Osage Orange facade

batt insulation

2"x12" joists

3/4" OSB

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6" SIP

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window assembly

1"x1" furring strip

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1/2" bamboo flooring

2"x2" furring strip1/2" gyp. board6" SIP

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C7x9.8 channel

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galvanized gutter

1/4" plate steel

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Gutter & Connection DetailScale: 2"=1'-0"

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RECLAMATION_ In keeping with good sustainablepractices, every effort has been taken to acquireand reclaim previously used and native woodspecies to be used as a facade material. In this case Osage Orange planks, which is a native to the Flint Hills, are being refinished and appliedto the exterior of the house.

TECHNOLOGY_ Traditional stick framing constructionmethods are employed throughout the house. Theneed for an integration of more advanced methods ofconstruction was instrumental in the creation of amodern contemporary dwelling that not only reactsto the needs of the client and environment, but to current technological advantages found within theconstruction process. SIP’s panels, Structurally Integrated Panels, are fully integrated and used on the upper walls and roof of the house. This systemis fully adaptable to normative traditional wood construction and fits easily into the design. These panels allow for rapid and ease of construction, andincreased energy efficiency and durability.

EARTH INTEGRATION_ An option of takingadvantage of the site conditions was that ofpartially integrating the house in the earth.Due to the slight change in topography overthe site, the house was able to dig itself intothe hill located on the property. Thisintegration allows for a sense of rootednessin the site and reduction of energy costs. Time lag release of heat from concrete retaining walls and earth insulation will helpprovide a more comfortable interior environmentwithout the aid of active systems.

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RAINSCREEN_ Rainscreen technologyis employed as holder of surface.The rainscreen affords the opportunityto provide an airspace between theconstruction and facade which enablesthe material outter surfaces to act asa secondary skin.This allows for cooler tempratures on the interior of the house and areduction in the drying time of materials at the surface.

BRICK_ The sidewalks adjacentthe site are constructed of red brick. This corner is one of the few remaining in Manhattanwhere brick can be found as a sidewalk surface. Every effort is taken to reuse the brick as it wasoriginally intended and actually increase the use of the brick. The brick is carried into the site and into the sunken terrace on the south of the house.This move, again, re-connects the past with the present.

VENTILATION_ The design and use of strategic placement of operable windows and doors has aided in thesuccess of cross and stack ventilation.Predominant north-easterly windspenetrate the house to the south through the lower doors and movesthrough the interior ‘courtyard’ andup through the space, grabbing stalehot air along the way, and finally exitsthrough an upper clerestory on the north facade of the house.

RADIANT_ Radiant heating tubes areintegrated into the concrete slabs on the lower and main entry floor levels.Water collected from the integrated roof gutter system will help replenishthis system when needed. This systemwill help create a warm, ‘of the earth’, sensation throughout most parts of thehouse. Reduction in energy heating costsis also an adavantage.

GRASS_ A rapidly renewablegrass, bamboo flooring is usedthroughout the house where concreteis not the primary choice. Spaceswhich do not call for a more durablesurface and require a softer touch.Bamboo is a logical choice in durability, ease of maintenance andsustainable practice.

GUTTER_ An integratedwater collection assemblyis designed to fit into the roof assembly and willcollect rainwater to bereused in greywater ssituations.

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A major portion of the thesis was the investigation, and attempted understanding, of tradition and the role it plays in architecture. The selected site is governed by a traditional neighborhood overlay which poses mandates on new construction. These design criteria are meant to preserve the traditional quality of specific neighborhoods, but neglect the very important environmental and family issues that are constantly evolving.

This investigation equates tradition with stasis. Tradition in architecture should be as dynamic as any other social process and should respond accordingly. During the entire design stages I abided by the design guidelines of the traditional overlay, but pushed the boundaries and explored open interpretations in order to discover new ways of being responsible and responsive to the neighborhood context and clients.

Throughout the process I used various means of media to illustrate my research and proposal. Hand drawings, computer drawings and renderings, models, digital presentations, and a publication were some of the media that were produced that allowed this project to be a success.

First Place_ Annual 5th Year Heintzelman Prize

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Hand Modeling

I feel strongly that nothing can describe a sense of space and what emotions, feelings, and ideas it possesses better than a physical model. I often find myself at the early stages of the design process, working through schematic ideas solely in model form. The section is truly the architect’s drawing, but I feel the model is the architect’s voice.

Models have a way of lending a sense of understanding that no drawing or rendering can. Even the person least educated in architectural design and terms can begin to fully understand space from a physical model.

As architects and architecture students, we have this inate quality to place ourselves within each of the spaces we design. How does it feel, how does it smell, what is the light quality, does the space echo? These are all questions physical models can begin to answer.

The satisfaction I gain from completing a model is like nothing else. I feel that I better understand my projects and it acts as a point of departure as well as a summation and period to the questions I begin with.

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Photography

Photography is a way for me to try and grasp the emotions and meaningful things that develop within me while experiencing space. The search for that one frame that speaks for itself.

Whether its the ugliness and rawness that gives a place power, or the cleanliness and simplicity, the search for something special and the hopes of discovering something can begin with the sound of a shutter.

I begin to pay attention to details and look for the beauty in them, I start to appreciate weathering of materials, and how people use a space. There is so much to learn from what we see in photographs.