Szarenski march 2year portfolio minntc

Szarenski, Garrett

M. Arch.Application for: 2-Year

5195 Cole Rd. Saginaw, MI [email protected] | (989) 860-8631

Jim Crow Museum

Entry Rendering

The Jim Crow Museum showcases items of racist memorabilia and is located on the campus of Ferris State University. The mission of the museum is to show objects ofIntolerance to teach tolerance, which drove my concept of resistance. The building shows resistance to the rest of campus by having strong vertical and angular features. The specific angles are derived from the regulating lines from the surrounding buildings.

Conceptual Diagram

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1. Event Space2. Offices3. Classroom4. Exhibit Space5. Auditorium

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Jim Crow Museum Cont.

The auditorium rendering shows how the two channel glass boxes allow a large amount of natural light to enter the basement. This makes the lower level feel bright and inviting. The channel glass boxes also serve as staircases, framing the stage of the auditorium.

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Auditorium Rendering

Lower Level Plan First Floor Plan Second Floor Plan

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2. Entry3. Outdoor Plaza4. Progression of Jim Crow

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Jim Crow Museum Cont.

The model is at a 1/16 = 1 - 0 and is constructed of crescent board and Plexiglas. It emphasizes the light-wells and the transparent first level. The window placement throughout the building varies depending on the layout of each floor. At every instance where an interior wall touches the exterior wall, there is a window. Shown in every level there is a curved wall surrounding the elevator and stairs creating a room within a room and separation from the rest of the space.

Third Floor Plan

1. Otherness Exhibit2. Temporary Exhibit

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West Building Remodel

The remodel of the West Building on the campus of Ferris State University was a group project conducted by Tamer Abuatia, Nick VanBerlo and me. Every step of the process was a collaborative effort. The driving concept for the building was to give the Architec-ture and Facility Management department its own identity.

Entry Rendering

First Floor Plan AdditionsSite Location

1. Architecture Offices2. Crit/ Presentation Space3.Facility Management Offices

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4.Facility Management Classroom5.Facility Management Studio

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Granger Building, School of Built Environment

Ferris State University Campus

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The second floor addition is the largest addition that was made to the building, and it houses the architecture studios for all levels of undergraduate. On the second floor there is also roof access to the new green roof that overlooks the courtyard and North Quad.

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North Quad Perspective

Second Floor Plan Additions

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1. Freshman Studio2. Sophomore Studio3. Junior Studio4. Senior Studio5. Print Room

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Lower Level Floor Plan

West Building Remodel Cont.

With the addition of the large curtain wall on the west side of the building, the lower level was the most greatly affected. The six foot expansion created a gathering space with an atrium that stretches to the second level allowing for ample light to enter the space.

Additions

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1. Mechanical2. Storage3.Collaborative Space4. Classrooms5. Digital Center6. Model Shop

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Sun PathAtrium Addition

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Big Rapids Civic Center

Historic DowntownCity of Big Rapids

Map of Big Rapids Context Plan

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Expanding downtown to the north and south will strengthen the main road creating a more distinguished downtown. The Civic Center being at the center of the three separate parks provides the opportunity to have a walking and biking path.

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The BLK - 11 site is located on the southeast corner of E. Pine St. and N. Michigan Ave. Being centrally located within the city and downtown, having a centrally placed courtyard was the driving factor in the plan of the building.

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BLK - 11 SiteHistoric Downtown

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Ripe and Firm Analysis

Firm - Good ConditionPotential for RedevelopmentRipe - Needs Development

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Areas Needing DevelopmentHistoric DowntownCity of Big Rapids

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Expanding downtown and reviving parallel construction that needs development is shown in the Ripe and Firm Analysis.

Big Rapids Civic Center Cont.

Creating a central courtyard was the main focus from the early stages of the design. Heavy timber construction was explored in the design due to the rich logging history of Big Rapids. Bridging the two lower level areas of the building was a focus because of the main rail line that went through the new proposed site. C

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Logging on the Muskegon River

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1. Gym2. Theater Storage3. Rock Wall4. Bernies Coffee Shop5. Senior Area6. Day Care

First Floor Ground Plan

The gym transforms into a black box theater when necessary. Both of the separate structures surround a central courtyard that steps down across the site from east to west. Within the courtyard there is a central fireplace that can be enjoyed throughout every season. Each space in the south building has a nano-wall creating an indoor/ outdoor space.

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Centrally Located Fireplace at the Robie House

Centrally Located Fireplace in a Usonian house

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Central Exterior Courtyard Rendering

The rendering shows the sunken, centrally located, exterior fire place. As shown in the Robie House and a Usonian house, the fire place is the central hub for the rest of the house as is the fire place in new Big Rapids Civic Center.


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Connecting the two separate buildings with a bridge structure was essential to the design. Both the bridge concept and the logging concept informed the second level of the building. The final design combined the ideas creating a forest of trees which formed the exposed structure of the bridge.

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The bridge creates the circle of life, going from the daycare, up to the teen area, around to the senior center. The banquet center is sited next to the Mitchell Creek Park. When one looks out of the building they see the trees from the park and the tree resembled columns giving the feeling that one is in the trees. The second floor walks out to two separate green roofs, both being at different levels. The section shows the plaza that transitions into the combined ramp and stairs down to Mitchell Creek.

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Second Floor Plan

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1. Gym

1. Banquet Hall2. Teen Area3. Rock Wall4. Office Area

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Northeast Promenade/ Building Rendering

The rendering above is from the intersection of E. Pine St. and N. Michigan Ave. looking towards the gym. It shows the glulam beams and the tree-like columns. The divided brick road with central promenade provides an area that can be shut down to hold festivals and farmers markets.


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Hotel Lobby Interior

The architecture forms a clean, neutral background for the more expressive copper and wood elements. The carpet pattern is mimicked in the copper feature walls throughout the lobby creating dynamic spaces. The curvature through the lobby are emulated with wavy secondary feature walls.

Entry Rendering

Bar Rendering

Hotel Lobby Interior Cont.

There are multiple seating areas near the reception desk with a centrally located fireplace. The coffee shop is located on the corner for the best access for the surrounding streets. The bar is isolated, intended specifically for hotel guests.

Reception Rendering

ReceptionSeating AreaCoffee ShopBarOffices

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Gettysburg Visitors Center

LocationThe new Gettysburg Visitors center overlooks the National Military Park. It is placed just off of the designated park so that it does not disrupt any history that occurred on the battlefield. The building faces Little Round Top, which was a pivotal point in the Civil War.

Southwest Rendering

Floor Plan

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PennsylvaniaGettysburg National Military Park

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FlankingThe floor plan was derived from the angles that the armies were flanking (method of fighting during the Civil War era) at the Battle of Little Round Top.

Rows of SoldiersThe rows of columns on each side of the buildings andstaggered windows signify the rows soldiers that are marching for battle.

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2. Lobby/ Gift Shop3. Lecture

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The repetition of soldiers are expressed in the combined glulam columns and steel beams. As shown in the exhibit rendering, if he or she looks out to the battlefields they see the vertical rows of windows and columns outside that signify the soldiers that fought on those very fields. The model shows the variation in the south and southwest facing curtain walls from clear glass to opaque metal panels.

Scale Model

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South Elevation

Exhibit Rendering

G. SzarenskiThank you

5195 Cole Rd. Saginaw, MI 48601 | [email protected] | (989) 860 - 8631

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