Alexander Wenstrup Portfolio 2018

Alexander OB. Wenstrup aowenstrup@gmail.com 4143 Garden Avenue Western Springs IL. 708-203-0430

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e news I need on the weather report. -Simon & Garfunkel | Does anybody really know what time it is? ow. -The Beatles | Wouldn’t It Be Nice? -The Beach Boys | If it’s stones for your pockets, I’ve collected Stay hungry. Stay Foolish. -Steve Jobs | You ain’t gon stop tryna get where you going until you reach it. es | The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. -James Taylor | Lost my love, lost my light. -John ened mind. -The Beatles | Between what was good, what just slipped out and what went wrong. -John nside these four walls. Sent inside forever. Never seeing no one, nice agian like you. -Paul McCartney & u do and you’re damned if you don’t. So, you might as well do whatever you want. -Kacey Musgraves | k in a moment and you can’t gey out of it. -U2 | We were fated to pretend. -MGMT | If dreams are like hat’s the world coming to? -Fleetwood Mac | But he can’t even run his own life. I’ll be damned if he’ll oenix | A wolf who wears sheeps clothes. -Mac DeMarco | When I saw the break of day, I wished that I Men | Who says I can’t be free, from all of the things I used to be. -John Mayer | No rest for the weary. rom me. -Brother Ali | How did I get here? -ODESZA | I spit on the apple and kill a worm. -Chance The grass is always greener. -Petula Clark | I’ll never be your beast of burden. -The Rolling Stones | These Everywhere you go always take the weather with you. -Crowded House | You get what you give. -New e is a shame. -Counting Crows | I let my music take me where my heart wants to go. -Cat Stevens | So gun. -John Mayer | God only knows what I’d be without you. -The Beach Boys | Turn off your mind, reoff. In my chest, the rhythms’ off. -Caamp | If you don’t stop for awhile, you might miss a perfect view. ould be here now, but she isn’t. -Dixie Chicks | What’s better than yelling is hollerin’ love. -Chance The Would you say my intelligence now is great relief? -Kendrick Lamar | By the rivers flowin’ gentle on my if I got a head start. -Kid Cudi | Some smile up in your face, but then hate on the low. -Wiz Khalifa | If e it’s goin’ fast. -Badfinger | Don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy. Take it easy. -The y charged the people a dollar and a half to see ‘em. -Joni Mitchell | Three little birds pitch by my doore Wailers | Soilder boy kisses girl, leaves behind a tragic world. -Paul McCartney & Wings | Climbed a ed hills. -Fleetwood Mac | Where steel and water did collide. -Glen Campbell | Just like dust we settle t a drop of water in an endless sea. -Kansas | People talking without speaking. People hearing without g. His body’s too young to look like his. -Tracy Chapman | Shine Silently. -Nils Lofgren | Live for today big hard sun. Beatin’ on the big people. In the big hard world. -Indio | House of the rising sun. -Animals ebs from the edges of my mind. Had to get away to see what we could find. -Crosby, Stills & Nash | Oh . Blue dragonflies dart to and fro. I tie my life to your balloon and let it go. -Alt-J (∆) | So many people Well, you can see a million miles tonight, but you can’t get very far. -Counting Crows | You say that I’m Wave | I guess you thought that I was no longer me, although I finally found me. -Youth Lagoon | Theeeth, trying to find the in-betweens. -The Naked and Famous | Harder than you think. -Public Enemy |

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BROKEN BOOKS Broken Books is about creating fresh boundaries. The Indie Bookstore + Cafe is a collaborative yet contemplative environment that encourages forward thinking. The site, located in Champaign IL., is surrounded by abandoned buildings with concrete blocks for windows and walls supported by ivy.

This cold industrial feel inspired the bookstores brutalist concrete shell. The concrete frame creates a boundary and upon entering the patron is encompassed by a large covered courtyard that welcomes the southern sun. Within the glowing interior there are a number of workspaces for collaboration or individual study. The lower level provides a bookstore, printing area, and back of house space, while the upper level offers a public cafe, lounging areas, and catwalk. The Indie Bookstore offers individuals a visually stimulating space with undulating book stacks, elevated perspectives, and peculiar volumes to create a unique experience.

SLIGHTLY TILTED

Slightly Tilted is a farmers market and community gathering space located in the city of Champaign, IL. The market is a dynamic environment that encourages movement by the customers. The tangled facade with its forest of pillars captures the attention to the West, while the gradual smooth sloping roof entices anyone coming from East. As you come closer to the building a beautiful green roof extrudes from the ground. The extrusion promotes exploration from its inhabitants, but remains a relaxed environment for onlookers. Upon entering the building the space remains lively with the ample amount of natural light flooding in through the floor to ceiling windows. The descending floor reflects the shape of the building and pushes people down into the farmers market. The markets stalls align along the descending path and persuade the customer to enter into the stalls. As people make their way deeper underground they are inclined to begin the climb back to natural light, thus creating a loop. Overall, the tilts and shifts in elevation promote exploration, while equally providing a space for leisure. The building entertains the viewer visually and physically and creates an exciting environment for all.

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Axial Flow is a visiting artists retreat at Alerton Park near the University of Illinois. The project is designed to house two visiting professors. Axial Flow offers professors a private living area, kitchen, living room, studio and outdoor spaces. The project was conceptualized when two major axis of the park along with the sloping landscape were connected. The residence offers a retreat from the hectic world and creates a connection to the landscape.

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THREE JOURNEY MEN Winter | Part 02