Architecture Portfolio 2024

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

AIDEN BROWN

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

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DOUGLAS WELLNESS CENTER WICHITA, KANSAS

A 5 WEEK PROJECT AIMING TO CHALLENGE WELLNESS TYPOLOGIES IN DENSE AREAS, WHILE TACKLING THE TASK OF DEALING WITH AN OVERSHADOWED SITE.

PROGRAMS USED: RHINO | TWINMOTION | CREATIVE CLOUD

DEVELOPED FROM THE DESIRES FOR GROWTH AND SELFDISCOVERY, THE DOUGLAS WELLNESS CENTER UTILIZES A GRADIENT IN THE FACADE SYSTEM AND FLOOR PLANS TO PROMOTE VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT TO CLIENTS. THE ELEVATION EMPHASIZES DENSITY ON THE LOWER FLOORS TO PROVIDE SEPARATION FROM THE STREET AND PROVIDE PRIVACY FOR PRIVATE SPACES. HIGHER FLOORS ARE MORE ACTIVE WITH OPEN FLOOR PLANS AND VIEWS TOWARDS THE NEARBY PARK AND RIVERFRONT.

MANIPULATIONS CARVE

CIRCULATION FENESTRATION

POOL DECK

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KAW RIVER CULTURAL CENTER TOPEKA, KANSAS

AN 8 WEEK PROJECT THAT AIMS TO REVITALIZE THE SOUTH BANK OF THE KAW RIVER AND PROMOTE THE CULTURES OF THE INDIGENOUS NATIONS THAT PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED THE LAND.

PROGRAMS USED: RHINO | VRAY | ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD

THE DESIGN CONCEPTS ARE CENTERED AROUND THE NATIVE AMERICAN BELIEFS OF UNITY AND HARMONY WITH NATURE. TO REPRESENT THE IMPORTANCE OF HARMONY, I CONSTRUCTED A SET OF ABSTRACT, U-SHAPED FORMS THAT INTERLOCK TOWARDS AND ALONG THE RIVERBANK. THE TAPERED U-SHAPE IS AN IMPORTANT SYMBOL OF UNITY AND HARMONY THAT CAN BE FOUND EMBEDDED INTO MANY NATIVE AMERICAN IMAGES. TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN MY CONNECTION WITH NATURE, I PITCHED MY MASS AWAY FROM THE RIVER, WHICH ALLOWED ME TO EMBED SECTIONS OF THE BUILDING TO EMERGE FROM THE GROUND, WHILE OTHER SPACES UTILIZE INTIMATE, NATURAL SPACES UNDER THE BUILDING.

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

RENDERED SECTION

RIVERFRONT VIEW

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LOW-RISE RURAL HOUSING IOLA, KANSAS

A 6 WEEK PROJECT EXPLORING WAYS TO COMBAT THE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN RURAL AREAS BY CREATING DENSE, MULTI-FAMILY UNITS.

PROGRAMS USED: RHINO | ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD

THIS PROJECT UTILIZES A SERIES OF REPEATED L’S TO CONNECT THE NORTHWESTERN CORNER OF THE SITE TO IOLA’S HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. FOUR SINGLE UNITS, THREE DOUBLE UNITS, AND THREE TRIPLE UNITS ARE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE FOR THE WIDE VARIETY OF LIVING SITUATIONS THAT IOLA REQUIRES. EACH UNIT HAS ACCESS TO THE GROUND FLOOR, WHILE THE SECOND LEVEL IS SHIFTED TO CREATE PATIOS AND BALCONIES FOR EACH UNIT. ALL UNITS FACE TOWARDS THE VEGETATED COURTYARD TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF MUCH-NEEDED COMMUNITY. THE COMPLEX CONTAINS A DAYCARE BECAUSE THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY MUCH ACCESS TO CHILDCARE WITHIN IOLA.

OPERATIONS INTERLOCK SHIFT

SITE PLAN MIRROR

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

WEST ELEVATION

CORRIDOR VIEW

COURTYARD VIEW

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BRANCH LIBRARY COUNCIL GROVE, KANSAS

A 9 WEEK PROJECT TO DESIGN A PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR COUNCIL GROVE THAT EMBODIES THE HISTORY AND SURROUNDING CONTEXT OF THE CITY.

PROGRAMS USED: RHINO | TWINMOTION | CREATIVE CLOUD

THE COUNCIL GROVE PUBLIC LIBRARY TIES DIRECTLY TO THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN COUNCIL GROVE. THE BUILDING IS POSITIONED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE SITE TO MIMIC THE FRONTAGE OF THE CITY AND PROVIDE AN ENTRY THAT CONNECTS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL ON THE SOUTHEAST AND THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ON THE NORTH. THE BUILDING’S SHAPE IS DERIVED FROM THE LAYERED STREET FRONTS OF THE TOWN. THE LINEAR STRIPS OF THE BUILDING ARE PULLED DOWN FROM THE NORTHERN STREET, AND EACH BLOCK IS SHIFTED OFF OF A CENTRAL, GLASS DATUM. THE CONCEPT OF LAYERING REPRESENTS THE STACKS OF BOOKS ON A BOOKSHELF AND THE DATUM BINDS THE LAYERS TOGETHER, WHILE DICTATING THE INTERIOR SPACES OF THE BUILDING.

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SECOND

SECOND FLOOR VIEW

AERIAL VIEW

APPROACH

01 WELLNESS CENTER

SCALE: 1’-0”

02 CULTURAL CENTER

SCALE: 1’-0” = 0’-1/16”

= 0’-1/16”

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RURAL HOUSING

SCALE: 1’-0” = 0’-1/16”

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PUBLIC LIBRARY

SCALE: 1’-0” = 0’-1/16”