jacobbaker Masters of Architecture Candidate
Contents Rosa Barba Museum | New York, NY
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Tensegrity Sculpture | Kansas City, MO
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Kansas City Art Center | Kansas City, MO
10-13
Lykins Park House | Kansas City, MO
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Stong Foundation Charter School | Easton, PA
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Easton City Hall | Easton, PA
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Pillsbury Crossing Nature Walkway | Manhattan, KS
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AAFE Mobile Office | Kansas City, MO
22-23
Omaha by Design Competition | Omaha, NE
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Rosa Barba Museum Richard Hoag | Spring 2012
Spatial Concept
Light Well Cuts
Structure / Plate / Cladding
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This one-artist museum is tailored to the works of Berlin based visual artist, Rosa Barba. Set in the SoHo District of New York City, the design pays homage to the industrial district and unique character of the artist’s work. Primary media includes reclaimed film projectors, hand cut film strips, and dramatic compositions of light and space. The building seeks to complement multi-sensory stimulation characterizing her work through galleries varying in scale and atmosphere. Light wells penetrate between spaces, immersing visitors as they move from one gallery to the next. In an abstract way, the experience attempts to manifest her fascination with subliminal flashes of light between each frame in an imperfectly compiled roll of film.
Rosa Barba Museum Richard Hoag | Spring 2012
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Tensegrity Sculpture John Eck | Fall 2010
This structural investigation is rooted in the theories of Buckminster Fuller. A tensegrity structure is achieved through the suspension of compression members through a net of continuous tension wires. This sculpture is comprised of brass compression members, and thin tension wires. Rigidity is only achieved through the balance of forces, and fine tuning each tension wire. This is a clear representation of my fascination for the expression of structure, material, and the joint.
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Kansas City Arts Academy BNIM Studio | Summer 2012
During the 4th year comprehensive studio, I designed an Arts Center in the Garment District of Kansas City, Missouri. The concept is inspired by the relationship between art and the act of discovery. Through self-expression, young students are encouraged towards self-discovery and personal understanding. Collaboration and the ability to work among one’s peers was an important factor in regards to programming the space. For this reason, the design creates space to facilitate the pursuit of personal expression, build new relationships with similarly passionate people, as well as providing a space to experience the city that undoubtedly shapes our lives every day. The galleries are born of social interaction and seek to enhance relationships between peers, teachers, and contemporary art culture. Our studio had the opportunity to develop an in-depth set of construction documents under the tutelage of BNIM Architects in Kansas City. Lastly, I am proud this project was selected to represent the studio at the AIA Kansas Student Competition.
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Kansas City Arts Academy BNIM Studio | Summer 2012
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Lykins Park House Joy Swallow | Spring 2010
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Hierarchy
An abandoned stretch of land in the Lykins Neighborhood of Northeast Kansas City has made room for six small residential lots. Adjacent to a local park, the design focuses on creating high permeability and openness within the house and its surroundings. A large central atrium space acts as a central hub that includes the kitchen and dining space, as well as balconies from the master bedroom and living room. Green screens along the East and West facades allow for light to filter and ensure privacy inside. A lofted living room and roof patio take advantages of the elevated view over the park and surrounding area.
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Strong Foundation Charter School Spillman Farmer Architects | Summer 2013
During my Internship at Spillman Farmer Architects, I was given the opportunity to lead the design of a charter school in Easton, PA. I was given a parti sketch, and told to take control of the remainder of the design. With one week to put a presentation together, I designed, modeled, and rendered a proposal for Strong Foundation Charter School. The design is inspired by the local landscapes. The Delaware River passes through Easton, forming rocky outcrops along its banks. The mass of the structure reflects this through it large solid cores standing firmly aside the dynamic glassy voids. The glazing system incorporates a deep mullion system to control northern light while allowing the hallways to display activity within. Upon returning to school, I was honored to learn that the design had been selected from all proposed projects to become the future home of Strong Foundation Charter School. While the final built form may not be the same, I am honored to have helped earn the project bid for Spillman Farmer.
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Easton City Hall
Spillman Farmer Architects | Spring 2013
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I had the pleasure of working with Spillman Farmer Architects and Mayor Sal Panto to design the future City Hall of Easton, Pennsylvania. Working closely with the design partners, we developed a number of renderings and illustrations for Historic Commission District Review Board Meetings. Material tests were performed for custom preconcrete panels, as well as additional studies on the rhythm and massing of the street facade. I worked to developed the Northern plaza and a custom glass awning for the main entrance. The final project is striving for a minimum LEED Silver Certification.
Pillsbury Crossing Nature Walkway Te c t o n i c s & D i g i t a l C r a f t | S e m i n a r 2 0 1 3
Graduate seminars offer a chance to study contemporary architecture and then apply new ideas to my own work. After examining the work of Patkau Architects, this walkway’s design goal is to provide a multitude of vantage points from which to experience the natural Kansas landscape. The project examines unity between structure, walkways, handrails, and cladding. It seeks to create a smooth transition between the viewing platform and the natural landscape. Traditional woodworking joints are expanded upon to achieve a nontraditional form. The spaces created beneath the walkway serve as a shaded destination for those walking through the nature reserve on a warm, sunny day.
Manhattan, KS | 25
Hardesty Renaissance Mobile Office design+make | Fall 2013
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A long abandoned WWII quartermaster depot in Northeast Kansas City will soon be home to Hardesty Renaissance Economic Development Company. As building shell renovations commence, we began to program, design, and prototype a mobile office to serve daily business functions, as well as host larger community events. Working alongside graduate lighting students from Parsons: The New School, and el dorado architects, the design provides a dynamic environment for Hardesty Renaissance to kick off their new company. This proposal studies the relationship between two programmatic modules and the interstitial spaces created with their surroundings. Pushing mobility to the limits, this proposal integrates all of the offices necessities (lighting, power, storage, etc.) into mobile modules which move throughout the complex during the renovation process.
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To accomodate the ever changing location of this office, the modules can be rearranged in any open space to create controlled environments for an office, seating space, or event space.
Omaha by Design Competition el dorado inc. & design+make | Intercession 2014
Omaha by Design launched a national competition to create an innovative urban community space in downtown Omaha. The site is adjacent to the future home of Boxcar 10 and the BLUEBARN theater, designed by Min | Day Architects. Teaming with El Dorado Inc and Urban Rain Design, the proposed design aims to visually arrest the theaters dynamic green roof through a series of faceted ground planes. Stormwater is strategically channeled into cisterns for irrigation during the dry seasons, while a service bar to the south screens the site’s infrastructure. The urban community space provides an open air auditorium for the BLUEBARN theater, as well as a public park to the street front. We are honored to have our design selected from the many inspiring submissions. We look forward to working closely with El Dorado Inc, Urban Rain Design, and Min | Day to see this project to fruition.
Grounding the Roof Early on we became interested in the elegant simplicity of the proposed Bluebarn Theater roof. By grounding the roof we are able to connect the Earth and Sky in ways that are both direct and abstract.
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Constructing the Gesture A formal gesture to the Bluebarn’s pitched, rusted facade, this geometric extrusion creates a signature presence along the public edge. It marks the tenuous division of public and private space, and naturally slopes the Eastern landscape towards the Bluebarn porch.
Private Development; Public Space While a public plaza, ownership remains under the control of the Bluebarn theater. A simple landscape gesture allows for a clear division between the public park, and the private amphitheater.
Omaha by Design Competition el dorado inc. & design+make | Intercession 2014
Accessibility and Control The relationship between public and private takes on physical boundaries as well. The porch yard doors are utilized as control points for gaining entry into the theater itself, while subtle planting and pavement changes hint at ways to experience the site.
Three Stages Desiring a variety of performance platforms, the design suggests three defined performance zones: the stage, the porch, and the patio. Each provides a variety of different opportunities for planed events, or impromptu acting rehearsals.
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A Gallon = A Gallon When challenged with urban water run-off, we saw the opportunity to utilize natural landscaping as a form of mediation. Paired with two collection cisterns, the goal is to re-purpose 100% of t he water that flows onto the site.
Baseline + Add Alternatives Faced with strict budgetary limitations, we proposed a baseline design with a series of “add alternatives.� Features like the infrastructure screen, water cisterns, special surface treatments, and lighting can be phased into or out of the design according on the clients priorities.
Jake Baker jbbaker@ksu.edu 636.675.2823