2024 Portfolio by Laurenlongenecker

PORTFOLIO LAUREN LONGENECKER 2024

PROJECTS

KAW RIVER CULTURE PARK

PAD.DOCKS

SOUTH WIND PUBLIC LIBRARY

KC OBTAINABLE HOUSING PROPOSALS

WOOD-WORKING STUDIO

STATEMENT While being a design student at K-State, the curriculum has taught me to think creatively while respecting modes of structure. I’m currently seeking opportunities that would assist in my education and challenge me to be a better designer through sketching, physical models, forms of presentation, and client relations. This portfolio highlights what I’ve learned so far in college, internships, and personal exploration.

KAW RIVER CULTURAL PARK FALL 2023 - PROF. BRUCE JOHNSON TOPEKA, KS

The Kaw River Cultural Park aims to stitch the indigenous communities with the Topeka communities via the commonality of the Kansas River. This park creates a hub for all nations to showcase, create, and archive their cultures. Incorporating important ideas of tapestry, and the heightened need for water retention systems, the site is stitched together with built infrastructure to create the landscape into a piece of tapestry itself. A bioswale-cistern system “stitches” the river to the city by having the main complex buildings acting as back stitches to reinforce the connection between the two communities.

Site Context & Background

Flood Map

Site Photo

KEY: FINAL RELOCATION PRE RELOCATION TOPEKA

This sacred piece of 14.5-acre land is located on the edge of the Kansas River, right off I-170. The main buildable area is flat, with vacant warehouses and rubble piles scattered about. An existing ten-foot levee mitigates potential flooding, but the site, and most of the surrounding area, is still in a high flood-risk zone. More flood control and water retention systems will need to be included to have better control of rising waters and future water shortages. Aside from flooding, cultural respect for the original tribes will also need to be in consideration. What was once six indigenous tribes’ land is now being given back after almost fifteen decades. All six tribes have a divine connection with the river/water and creating access to the river will be crucial to deepen that connection.

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KEY: 6= ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 1= GALLERY 7= SUN DANCE CIRCLE 2= ADMIN 3= PERFORMANCE HALL 8= DOCK 4= POWWOW CIRCLE 9= CROP ROWS 10= BIOSWALE W/ CISTERN 5= GUEST HOUSING

SITE PLAN

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Flowing Element/Stitches: The bioswales act as the primary stitches connecting the city, to the site, and then back to the river. The buildings represent the back-stitches that make the tapestry/connection even stronger.

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Traditional Tapestry Piece: No matter what the tapestry is used to make, every piece has flowing elements, repeating patterns, and a central focal point.

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Focal Point: The Powwow circle structure acts as the main focus of the park. A powwow circle is used to perform some of the most important rituals and dances amongst the tribes. NW

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Pattern: The two building clusters form a repeating undulating pattern.

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Construction All buildings have a steel frame structure with a layered, diagrid roof. The steel beam base of the roof pays homage to the traditional star quilts made by tribes, further reinforcing the idea of tapestry on a smaller scale. The facade is also layered with birch wood slats, similar to the birch bark used on indigenous long houses, and is attached to the walls with a thin steel frame. Openings in the wood slats allow light into the main spaces. Beneath the buildings rests the cistern system that is fed by the bioswales that run directly over them. The cisterns are supported with thick concrete columns and walls. Openings into the cisterns are wrapped in glass to allow public viewing into the water storage system.

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POWWOW CIRCLE

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PAD.DOCKS FALL 2023 - PROF. BRUCE JOHNSON EUREKA, KS

Inspired by the rich cattle ranching history of Eureka, Pad.docks merges a new form of housing and community engagement. When breaking up the word paddocks, pad and dock emerge. The pad represents the small-unit style of living. The dock embodies a physical structure to rest and as a place to connect resources. Such resources include an in-house daycare facility, shaded seating area, outdoor kitchen/dining, human-scale chess court and children’s play area. With diverse unit types and unique community resources, the complex is equipped to handle every type of occupant from a young single person to a family of four. This project works to redefine modern living through smaller dwellings and larger communal spaces designed to foster new relationships within the community.

Site Context & Background Like many small towns, the heart of the community lies off the main street. This double residential lot has a lot to offer with the topography being entirely flat and located a half block off Main Street. This project will also act as a transition space from the main street to the nearby neighborhoods with the complex being mixed-use and targeted at varying age ranges. Commercial spaces within the complex will need to accommodate lacking businesses, such as childcare or dining establishments. The town also has a very neutral color palette with more industrial materials being used. Finally, town leaders are also looking at developing several other vacant lots into housing, so having a design that is not site-specific will be more beneficial in the future. Site Photo

Eureka Analysis

Town Material Palette

Program & Form The program is split on each side to help tailor more to the occupants in terms of need. The one-bedrooms and twobedrooms are located on the west side near most parking spaces. The west side buildings also have reversed floor plans to maximize the number of units with fewer staircases. On the east side, the two single-family town-homes have mirrored floor plans and are divided by the daycare facility. In terms of building form, the floors are shifted either forward or backward to create covered outdoor spaces within each unit. The corner buildings also have extended upper-floor hang-offs to create down lighting for nighttime safety (see next page).

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Construction The housing units are built with a basic wood-framed structure system and gable roofs. Units are wrapped in vertical wood plank siding, and the roofs are sheathed in black metal. The stairwells are constructed of neutral brick with flat metal roofs. All window trims, door frames, and railings are black to match the roofs. All materials used come from Eureka’s main street and rural barns to help connect new with old. Internally, small windows aligned between the rooms allow for natural ventilation and make the complex more energy-efficient. Each unit has operable interior and exterior windows for better internal temperature control.

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SOUTH WIND PUBLIC LIBRARY SPRING 2023 - PROF. REBECCA LYONS COUNCIL GROVE, KS

Council Grove, Kansas, has deep roots in native American heritage, but it is often forgotten and hidden. The South Wind Library not only reminds visitors of the original settlers but it showcases how indigenous beliefs can provide meaning to our everyday lives. In indigenous culture, the south wind represents knowledge, direction, nourishment, and clarity. These four symbols coincide with the main ideas presented in the use of a library but also provide direction for the form of the building. Wind form can be seen in the flowing roof and felt through the cross-ventilation system between the north and south window facades. The physical and visual experiences provide the community with an engaging and inviting space to learn and access vital resources.

Site Context & Background Acting as the gateway into the Flint Hills, Council Grove, Kansas, is looking to bring back the bustling energy it had in the early 1900s. The area was settled over 200 years ago by the Kaw indigenous tribe but was over taken by settlers along the Oregon Trail. As the town developed, main staples like the main street, luxury hotels and a railroad station were added to entice potential settlers who would stop by for essential products while traveling. Today, the town retains much of its original charm and architecture with few new additions. The site for the new public library is located right off the main street and adjacent to the high school, as well as many neighborhoods. An old bank ATM and hair salon are on the lot, but those will be removed beforehand, leaving a relatively flat piece of land. Some forms of parking and community engagement spaces will also need to be incorporated into the design.

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OUTDOOR PLAY AREA

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READING ROOM MECHANICAL FIRE STAIR

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Concept: South WInd Transition Space

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DERIVED FORM: SOUTH WIND

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APPLICATION OF CONCEPT TO PROGRAM

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The stair serves many conceptual and serviceability functions for the library. It symbolically represents the transition from a low volume to a high volume that causes a pressure change to form wind. Functionally, it serves many purposes outside of just being a basic stair. There are two main storage spaces, one in the front for book storage and another on the backside that functions more as a closet. Finally, it offers many different seating options for guests. Two private reading nooks are located along the backside and then there are six rows of stadium seats on the stair treads that offer seating for 12 people.

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KC OBTAINABLE HOUSING PROPOSAL

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SUMMER 2023 - INTERNSHIP AT EASTSIDE LUMBER/NEIGHBORBUILT

Eastside Lumber/Neighborbuilt is a pre-fab construction team, neighborhood developer, and the only black-owned lumber yard in the country. They use their fully integrated business system to develop obtainable housing options in blighted areas of larger cities. During my internship, I designed single-family cottages, modular ADUs, a kit of part housing catalogs, homeless housing designs for local charities, and a music studio complex for an inner-city after-school program. Outside of design work, I assisted in master planning future developments, conducted project/site research, and attended all city government meetings to help propose projects to obtain funding.

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ADU PLANS & USAGE OPTIONS 17 ft

1-STORY COTTAGE (3BD-2BA, 1330 SQFT)

1-STORY COTTAGE (3BD-2BA, 1450 SQFT)

1-STORY COTTAGE (3BD-2BA, 1500 SQFT)

2-STORY COTTAGE (3BD-2BA, 1600 SQFT)

BAM STUDIOS PERFORMANCE CENTER FOR AFTER SCHOOL CHARITY

- 12 music studios - 4 private offices and 1 group office space - coffee shop - restaurant and bar space - covered outdoor performance area - on-site production and supply warehouse - full modular ADU construction

WOOD-SHOP & SHED SUMMER 2021 - PERSONAL HOME PROJECT

During my summer before college, my father demolished half the garage and asked me to help design a new structure that would be used for woodworking. By code, the new structure could not match the home, so cedar planks were used to contrast the shake shingles used on the Cape cod style home. The new shop was about double the square footage and had more storage. Later in the summer, a similar structure was built towards the bottom of the yard for larger equipment and tool storage. I drew plans and aided in the construction of both projects.

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