Tim Halvorson- Architecture Portfolio 2015

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TIMOTHY J HALVORSON Graduate Student of Architecture North Dakota State University Graduation: May 16th, 2015 (expected) If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney 651.746.9102 [email protected] timhalvorsondesigns.com

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Finishing my Masters of Architecture at North Dakota State University and seeking work starting summer 2015. Check out my work and I look forward to hearing from you!

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TIMOTHY J HALVORSON Graduate Student of ArchitectureNorth Dakota State University Graduation: May 16th, 2015 (expected)

If you can dream it, you can do it.Walt Disney

[email protected]

timhalvorsondesigns.com

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Folsom st.

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AXIOM TOWERWhen: Fall 2013Where: San Francisco, CATypology: High Rise Development

+ 2 person team project

Design Mediums: + Revit Massing + Revit Project + Revit Family + Revit Cloud Rendering + Sketchup

+ Photoshop + InDesign + Dropbox + Vasari + Sketching

FAST FACTS + Effectively collaborated with Revit central model via

Dropbox cloud storage to efficiently work across town simultaneously.

+ Effectively used all facets of Revit including the Project, Massing, and Family Environments together.

+ All renderings utilized Revit Cloud Rendering + Photoshop

+ Custom Revit Adaptive components were generated to create a double-skin facade.

+ Formulas were utilized to create an adaptive solar panel that tracks the sun's movement.

+ Vasari was integrated early in the form making process for wind, solar, and energy studies.

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SKY LOBBYLevel 12 - 14

RESIDENTIALLevel 25 - 32

PROGRAM + Primary Residential (50%) + Central Retail Hub for station and neighborhood

STRUCTURE + Super Structure system + Internal Elevator Core + Weight Damper + Double Skin Facade

RESTAURANT & VENUE

HOTEL

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USER + CLIENT DESCRIPTION

ROCHESTER REASON: One day when faced with the reality of cancer, Meredith’s family and community came around her with financial support to get the best treatment in the world at the Mayo Clinic. Meredith loves working with her hands and helping out her community in any way she can, which is why for the past 21 years she was the Regional Coordinator for Habitat for Humanity. Something about building homes as a symbol of building people’s new futures really resonated with Meredith. Whether singing out while painting a freshly dry walled room or inspiring the new homeowners, Don’t Stop Believin’ was always her life motto inspiring hundreds of families over the years. Now, bed-ridden, energy depleted, and her life dwindling at the hands of cancer, the song takes on a whole new meaning. Meredith with love nothing more than to experience a true Journey concert before her time is up.

Spaces: Concert Venue, Music Therapy Room, Group Therapy Room

Age: 48 Hometown: Pickensville, AL Favorite Song: Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey

MEREDITH ABRAMS · The Mayo Clinic Cancer Patient

SPRING EQUINOXSUMMER SOLSTICE WINTER SOLSTICE

ANNUAL PRECIPITATION + TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE MIN/MAX DAILY & YEARLY MODELCLOUD COVER DAILY & YEARLY MODEL

THE GENESIS PROJECT A Thesis Project exploring the convergence of Music, Science, and Architecture in the midst of urban renewal blending algorithmic precision, pragmatic functionality, and historical essense.

WHEN: June 2014 - May 2015WHERE: Rochester, MNTYPOLOGY: Center for Music, Innovation, & Healing

PROGRAM SAMPLE The following provides a sample of research that was conducted to analyze and prepare for design response.

To view the complete Program document, go to the following link:http://timhalvorsondesigns.com/assets/halvorson_program-20150210-full-spreads-.pdf

My Thesis project fits within the current Master Plan called Destination Medical Center (DMC) in Rochester, Minnesota. A hybrid typology seeks to address primary initiatives from DMC in Entertainment, Education, City Beautiful, and Innovation. The first half of the project was dedicated to developing a comprehensive program documented as a launch point for design.

A rich program featuring an interactive museum surrounding music and acoustics incorporates aspects of play & music therapy. An acoustically tuned philharmonic concert hall optimized with Grasshopper and aesthetically composed in Rhino will also be the vehicle for exploring potential form-giving qualities by analyzing a particular piece of music. A key question that is being explored is the following: How can the structure of a musical composition be translated to architectural elements to have the final design embody the essence of the song?

SOFTWARE UTILIZED: + Revit (Floor Plan Development) + Dynamo (Revit Parametric Optimization) + Rhino (Primary Design Modeler) + Grasshopper (Rhino Parametric Optimization) + 3DS Max (Museum Art, Animation, Render)

+ Sketchup (Site Context + Modeling) + Ecotect (Sustainable Strategies, LEED) + EASE (Acoustic Analysis) + Photoshop (Render Composites + Color Fix) + Illustrator (Diagram Analysis + Represent.) + InDesign (Book + Board Composition) + Audition (Soundscape craft) + After Effects (Animation Post-Production) + Dropbox (Coordinate Central Models) + Sketching (Initial idea formation + organization) + Word (Research Gathering) + Powerpoint (Final Oral Presentation) + Excel (Data Management Medium) + Outlook (Timeline + Task Management)

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Peace Plaza

Gonda BuildingPlummer Building

Kahler Hotel

Methodist Hospital

Mayo Civic Center

Zumbro River

Rochester Public LibraryOlmsted Government CenterDowntown Context

SUMMARYThis is a map showing the urban context of my site. Highlighted in green is the planned infill locations in conjunction with DMC. Most notable of these is the immediately adjacent downtown living community that would bring a lot more pedestrian traffic on-site heading into downtown to the north and the prosed University of Minnesota Rochester expansion to the West.

The existing residential neighborhood to the east is a major consideration because the development of the center could increase the amount of traffic on-site. The project must take into account not only the downtown influ-ences but also being situated on the edge of one of Rochester’s oldest neighborhoods.

Highlighted in yellow are the most culturally influential buildings in Roch-ester referring to the 1) Mayo Civic Center, 2) Plummer Building, and 3) The Kahler Grand Hotel. Also, highlighted in red is the Mayo Clinic’s Gonda Building and Methodist hospital which are at the very core of downtown. Key to this will be trying to establish connections from the project site back to downtown as much as pos-sible.

PROPOSED DMC INFILL PROJECTS

OLMSTED COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER

MAYO CLINIC DOWNTOWN

ROCHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY

CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT

RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL (ADJACENT)

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SUMMARYThe Destination Medical Center initiative is a major urban renewal push for redevelopment. At the heart of any successful city

is having a walkable downtown area the promote chance encounters, explore the variety of stores and scenary, and overall create a more interesting environment. Rochester is fortunate to have its downtown scaled appropriately to the pedestrian as it was estab-lished which allows for any major demolition overalls to be avoided.

The site plan to the left incorporates the projected use of Street cars in conjunction with a boosted busing system along the primary circulation corridors. The mixed line work depicts a hybrid street accommodating multiple means of travel.

The project site has been intentionally selected within the 10 minute walking radius of Peace Plaza and Historic 3rd Street which comprise the heart of the city. With plans to expand the mass transit infrastructure and already existing means of travel to and through the site, this was by far the best choice for the Performing Arts Center.

BIKECurrently there are a number of hybrid streets in Rochester incor-

porating biking, bus, and car. These are 4st Street SE, Center Street, and 2nd Street SE is currently being developed. The river access is also heavily used by bikers and is the primary biking highway that seamlessly avoids stop lights and competing commuter cars.

PEDESTRIAN As you can see from the map, the primary pedestrian traffic

happens along 1st Avenue SE between Peace Plaza and Historic 3rd Street. With the expansion of the University of Minnesota Rochester to the south, pedestrian traffic will extend to the additional node along 5th Street SE. A pedestrian and bike bridge is planned to connect across the river between the new downtown residential community and the UMR campus.

CARAs you can see from the map, the primary corridors of access for

the car are 2nd St, Broadway, and also Civic Center Dr to the north. Efforts will be made to create effective parking accommodations in light of growth patterns and best use of available space to promote a thriving urban fabric.

BUS + STREET CARBus lines exist already and have primary connections through

downtown. With the proposed development of the Transit center to the north, there will be opportunities for park and walk. The 3rd Avenue connection is the primary access point to my site but 4th St SE is also a primary access point for Rochester residents.

2ND STREET SE2nd Street SE is the primary access point for transit to access down-town from Highway 52 to the west. The majority of all traffic entering downtown will enter by this corridor. Development has already begun creating this into a “complete street” incorporating bus, bike, car, and pedestrian. With the St. Mary’s hospital to the west, this is another primary urban development initiative posed in the master plan.

BROADWAYBroadway is known as the highway into Rochester’s downtown for all the locals. This is a full 6 lane wide road dedicated to vehicular traffic and turns into a bottle neck traffic jam during rush hours during the daily mass exodus of Rochester’s downtown.

4TH STREET SEThough not as dense as 2nd Street, 4th Street is a fairly heavy trafficked

connection point for back to residential to the east as well as the Roch-ester Technical College.

5TH STREET SEWith the development of a new downtown living community just to the south of my site, a primary pedestrian/bike connection is planned to bridge the Zumbro River and connect to the UMR campus life.

ZUMBRO RIVER + BEAR CREEKThe river acts as a primary means of commuting for bicyclists as is offers uninterupted travel along a scenic creek often teeming with life. As bridges were already built to span the river, it presents opportunities to engage with the river and get to work at a reasonable pace. After business hours, the river walk always has people along it as far North as the power plant and Silver Lake. Re-establishing the connection the Riverfront with Downtown is a primary initiative of this project.

Traffic Patterns + Walkability

PRIMARY TRANSIT CORRIDORS

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DESIGN SOLUTION:IN PROGRESS At the time of this publication, the design process has reached the quarter mark of the semester. The images depict explorations in form and square footage needs. My approach has been primarily ground-up by studying a wide array of case study projects focusing on each programmatic element of my design. From there, generic cubes representing needed floor area were created to grasp the overall expected volume. Finally, many iterations will be conducted exploring a variety of forms. Grasshopper is currently being employed to take the majority of leg work with specific development targeted at (1) optimizing the concert hall interior design, (2) form exploration in Rhino, and (3) translation of musical composition into architectural composition most likely manifested in the facade design.

[1.2] Grasshopper generation of concert hall section structure is flexible to be formed to any shaped desired by the designer.

[1.1] Grasshopper generation of section seating. Capable of controlling seating type, spacing between seats and rows, orientation of seating, and width of perimeter stair access.

[1.0] Grasshopper Algorithm for generating concert hall seating

AERIAL: SW CORNER INSPIRATION SKETCHES

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GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPA research project studying potentially innovative floor plan configurations for Alzheimer Care Centers as well as studying the effectiveness of a camera sensor system array. A specialist in care centers was used as a design consultant and liason to guide and inform the investigation.

WHEN: Fall 2014WHERE: N/ATYPOLOGY: Alzheimer + Dementia Care CenterSPONSOR: Klai Juba Wald Architects | Las Vegas, NV

SOFTWARE UTILIZED: + Revit (Floor Plan Development + Area Analysis) + Dynamo (Parametric Camera System Array) + InDesign (Documentation) + Sketching (Concept formation + organization) + Word (Research Gathering) + Excel (Analysis + Data Representation) + Outlook (Email + Timeline + Task Management)

CASE STUDY ANALYSIS:

DESIGN SOLUTION:(1) Area Analysis Plan + (2) Camera Coverage Plan

RESULTS: + Revit Area Analysis proved to be most effective to draw data by splicing up the floor

plan configuration. + Dynamo weakness found in overloading run system. + Developed a fully parametric camera capable of extracting a volume of coverage

for comprehensive coverage analysis. + Discovered potentially optimal result in floor plan to maintain privacy, views, and

quality of space by utilizing a radial pattern. + Gained significant understanding of the needs and considerations of healthcare

facilities with specialized knowledge to Alzheimer Care Centers and its precedent.

Figure 1.5 – Close up view of wire set. Each custom node is comprised of an additional 56 nodes to build the camera.

Geometric representation of camera direction elevated & extruded (triangle pointer)

Sliders to control camera position, rotation, and lens angle opening for the cone of coverage.

Map rooms borders and floor plate geometry from Revit

Extrude room geometry

Intersect camera coverage with floor plate and wall boundaries.

Extract area information and export to excel spreadsheetCreate camera and cone of coverage

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101 UNIQUE SECTION PROFILES

BANQ RESTAURANT A study in structure through modeling.

WHEN: Fall 2013WHERE: Boston, MACLASS: Structures IISOFTWARE: Revit + AutoCAD

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THE MODEL:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.Divided Surface from Mesh

THE HOW: REVIT ADAPTIVE COMPONENTS Utilizing Revit’s adaptive components in the massing environment, I was able to challenge my abilities in Revit and come up with a similar form ceiling with profiles to match the Banq Restaurant. All together this process took

only a little over an hour to get the finished form seen below on the right. From there it was simply cleaning up the file in ACAD and laser cutting each profile with 1/16” cardboard for the final model.

CASE STUDY: THE BANQ RESTAURANT | BOSTON, MA I was truly inspired by this restaurant and how it made the ceiling fold into columns and hide lighting fixtures throughout. I especially how the lighting was treated being able to change colors to affect the overall mood of the space.

THE STRUCTURE: This is primarily a ceiling feature that wraps around simply supported beams and columns nested between 2 bearing walls. This was a renovation restaurant development in Boston so there are high standards for building code and preserving the integrity of the local style. This very modern interior exists encased by a classic brick bearing system. Very elegant and very well done.

Complex Mesh from Reference Splines 1 14-point adaptive component sewing top flat plane to ceiling mesh

Repeat Array the component to create profiles!

Series of Reference Splines

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BURJ AL ARAB A study in high rise construction.

WHEN: Fall 2013WHERE: Dubai, U.A.ECLASS: High Rise StudioSoftware: Sketchup

SKETCHING A way of seeing the world.

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EUROPE 2014 An unforgettable cultural immersion traveling and studying abroad.

WHEN: Spring 2014WHERE: 9 Countries, 29 Cities with Brussels, Belgium as homeCLASS: Urban Design Studio

THE SWISS ALPSCARNIVAL IN BINCHE, BELGIUM

SUMMIT OF MONTSERRAT, SPAIN VALENCIA, SPAINMONT SAINT MICHELFRANCE

VENICE, ITALY

LONDON, ENGLAND

LONDON, ENGLANDLONDON, ENGLAND

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION