Amy Kurtycz Architecture Portfolio

AMY KURTYCZ

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ARCHITECTURE

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MULTI-FAMILY 107 FORBES LAW FIRM LOBBY 1 SALON + 1 WORK STUDIOS JUICERY MUSES, MEWS, AND OTHER NEWS BLOWING OFF STEAM

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GROW: INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY SPACE MAKING CLOUD/BANK RE:SET

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PRODUCT DESIGN

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12 DAYS OF BEER-MAS BREAKING OUT OF 2020 SOFTLY STRUCTURED MERRIWEATHER LAKEHOUSE WAYFINDING

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GRAPHICS

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SEED CLASSROOM ALL GENDER RESTROOM CASE STUDY GARDEN MARKET

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HARBOR HOUSE M U L T I - FA M I LY H I G H - R I S E GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

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Situated on an irregular site at the junction of two neighborhoods, this multifamily project in Baltimore serves as the connection between old and new. The design bends away from an existing building at the primary street corner giving priority to the historic structure while recapturing buildable area and corresponding views of the harbor closer to the waterfront.

G AT E WAY M U L T I - FA M I LY T O W N H O M E S GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

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This multi-family building is located on one of the last development parcels within a Maryland arts district. The parcel sits off the commercial corridor and acts as a buffer between significant density and a single family neighborhood. The building itself reacts to this condition by breaking down in scale. Using breaking as a conceptual premise, the mass is broken in half. This creates an intimate courtyard between two equal volumes.

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107 FORBES ST CLASS A OFFICE MRE PROPERTIES GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

COMPLETED 2020

COST

$2,500,000

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4,000 SF

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ASSISTED ON CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

107 Forbes is a new single tenant office building (core + shell) located along Rowe Boulevard, the gateway to Annapolis’ historic core. With a constrained site and strict development guidelines, the two-story building maximizes its allowable footprint and connects users with views to the historic city core.

The texture of the gray shingled upper facades reference the quirky building it replaced and the expansive use of glass on both levels belies the relatively small floor areas, connecting the interiors with the surrounding context. Wood is used to clad the base at the east end, which serves to ground the building.

The same wood slips up into the upper volume adding warmth.

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L AW F I R M L O B B Y R E N O VAT I O N COUNCIL BARADEL GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

COMPLETED 2020

COST

$600,000

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2,200 SF

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LEAD: DESIGN + DOCUMENTATION SECOND LEAD: CLIENT MEETINGS + CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

As one of the oldest law practices in Annapolis, Council Baradel hired GriD to re-imagine the firm’s reception lobby, board room and conference rooms located on the third floor of an existing office building.

Complimenting the spatial upgrade, the new finish palette focuses on bringing out the firm’s branding. GriD worked with a custom sign fabricator to create an impactful piece directly across from the elevator.

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Natural light is strategically directed deep into the public reception and inner conference rooms. A double glazed wall system and a partial height transparent film created exceptional visual and auditory privacy without sacrificing the natural light.

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1 SALON STUDIOS OAKLAND CONSULTING GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

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16,000 SF

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LEAD: DESIGN DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS + CLIENT MEETINGS

Unlike traditional commission based or booth rental salons, 1 Salon Studios is a new approach. Each stylist rents an individual space with its own storefront.

This drove the layout which maximizes the number of units around the outer edge placing the shared program in the center. The exterior walls are replaced with storefront creating a glass box wrapped by two bands of metal at the fascia and balcony all held in place by the existing corner towers.

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1 WORK STUDIO LOBBIES OAKLAND CONSULTING GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

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800 SF

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LEAD: SCHEMATIC DESIGN, CONSULTANT COORDINATION, CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS + PERMITTING

These lobbies were unbearable with dead HVAC, leaking from the roof, and windows. This renovation addressed these concerns strategically to keep cost low while still elevating the sense of arrival and transition for the new program of a coworking space.

The roof and canopies are wood blocks pushed into glass slots with the stairs folding out.

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J U C I E RY R E N O VAT I O N + A D D I T I O N RUTABAGA GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

COMPLETED 2020

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ASSISTED WITH DESIGN, INTERIORS, CLIENT MEETINGS, + CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

Rutabaga is a popular Annapolis juicery and smoothie restaurant. They were located in a small cramped space they had far outgrown. Rutabaga expanded into an old PNC bank where we added a drive through.

The renovation of the bank included demolishing the existing ducted HVAC system to gain a higher open ceiling as well as preserving the view of the skylights from the entry.

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MUSES, MEWS, AND OTHER NEWS M U L T I - FA M I LY H O U S I N G INTEGRATED SYSTEMS STUDIO UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN YEAR

2018

Integrated Systems focuses on the systemic components in buildings and their integral role in the process of architectural design.

The site is situated along a green mews within the Detroit East Riverfront Masterplan. The Masterplan’s goal is innovation in development and environmental responsibility.

This project brings the energy of the greenway into a residents only softscape courtyard while bringing the energy of the busy street into a public hardscape courtyard on the front of the building. Semi-public and private terraces and balconies also bring residents out into the urban activity.

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BLOWING OFF STEAM MIDDLE SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS STUDIO UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN YEAR 2016

Many middle schoolers face boredom because of unengaging tedious work which results in low achievement and motivation. Additionally, middle schools do little to involve parents consequentially lowering parental support and negatively affecting students.

Blowing off STEAM consists of aggregated units in the form of two story U shapes at multiple scales. These units address engagement by creating views and overlapping programs between classrooms and activity areas.

Activity clusters provide spaces to act out and observe physical activities and practical experimental work.

The U shape creates spaces for observation, making, and reflection from both within and without the building. Students and parents can appreciate one another’s work, furthering active participation.

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GROWING I N T E R A C T I V E C O M M U N I T Y S PA C E M A K I N G THESIS DESIGN STUDIO UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN YEAR

2018

This thesis explores the idea of collectives by creating an environment for shared learning, building, and results through temporary architecture in the form of a pop up.

Collectives are groups with shared ideological, economic, or social, goals and interests. Their aspirations can be achieved beyond the efforts and undertaking of any single individual.

Growing is a participatory skills building workshop, where community members come and build a stool which doubles as building unit. The workshop results in a small-scale community constructed public infrastructure.

Pop-up architecture is temporary, deployable structures, which create immersive sites for engagement in order to foster a deeper connection between participants and the subject matter. Growing is inspired by Pop-up architecture’s facilitation of collective economy, education, and participation.

Deployable, participatory architecture can provide people with opportunities for hands-on involvement in the building of space.

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HAMTRAMCK

Situated in Detroit, more specifically Hamtramck, Growing seeks to contribute to the conversations about the diverse range of goals related to building in the city as well as who has authority and agency to participate in this building.

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Growing is located within the compound of Popps Packing, an artistrun, neighborhood-based nonprofit organization.

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Designer Enzo Mari believed through the act of building, the user becomes aware of the reasoning behind the object or space itself. Therefore, gaining a critical eye and agency to act on their built environment.

GROW uses modular add-on architecture to produce a flexible structure that is built overtime. The modular stool design is simple and easy to construct. This is to help people who are uninformed on the process of creating overcome a feeling of incapacity to make.

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CLOUD / BANK E X H I B I T C O L U M B U S I N S TA L L AT I O N EXHIBIT COLUMBUS UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN INSTALLATION YEAR

2017

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LEAD: PIG SEATING DESIGN PART OF A STUDENT FABRICATION + INSTALLATION TEAM

Exhibit Columbus is an annual exploration of architecture, art, design, and community in Columbus Indiana.

Cloud / Bank embodies the historic legacy of the distributed networks of design and fabrication of both industry and agriculture in the Midwest Region.

The installation’s goal was to exhibit the current and latent potential of these industries and show how these skills are evolving.

To showcase the process of fabrication, much of the design inspiration came from the tools we used and consideration of fabrication techniques was at the front of the design.

The installations appear around the city with the university installations located near the elementary and middle schools. To compliment this educational setting Cloud / Bank playfully arranges simple shapes into abstract familiar forms hoping to inspire a deeper look at how the installation is constructed.

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C l o u d/B a n k DEBORH BUTTERFIELD

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RE:SET 2 WEEK INTENSIVE WORKSHOP COLLECTIVE MEMORIES UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN YEAR

2017

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PART OF A 6 STUDENT DESIGN + FABRICATION TEAM

A 2-week design and fabrication workshop lead by London design collective Assemble Studio. The workshop resulted in an exhibition at Popps Packing, a non profit artist in residency program in Detroit.

This workshop considers how objects embody history and memory of a specific place. Student groups design and build an artifact that physically represents the culture of Detroit and install for a final exhibition.

Re:Set focuses on Popps Packing whose approach includes a philosophical reinterpretation of blight as a starting point for inspiration.

Drawing on these values, as well as Kahn and Ford’s legacy of standardization and industrialization in Detroit, Re:Set re-purposes rubble on Popps property. The final product is a modular block system and an accompanying instructional publication.

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Molding

Retaining Wall The blocks may also be rotated in section to be stacked on their sides to act as a retaining wall.

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The diamond geometry allows for the blocks to be configured into many different patterns and layouts based on how the angles and edges all fit into one another.

The blocks form a tessellation pattern so that the layout may be continuously repeated throughout the span of the wall.

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The opening can also be recast with more concrete and aggregate to fill in the void. This will reinforce the strength of the wall as well as enhance the dynamic appearance of the wall.

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With the geometric form of the block, one is able to stack them in multiple configurations to create different styles.

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The blocks may be simply extruded up or slightly turned with each piece. They may even be stacked in a random configuration to form usable surfaces.

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The central opening in the block will allow for rebar to be cast in and offer additional structural support.

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1 2 D AY S O F B E E R - M A S H O L I D AY G I F T GRID CLIENTS GRID ARCHITECTS YEAR

2019

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LEAD: CONCEPT + DESIGNER FOR GIFT BOX + ACCOMPANYING GRAPHICS

12 Days of Beer-mas was a gift given to GriD architects 20 top clients. The gift needed to support GriDs brand of craft and playfulness.

The box was inspired by wooden whiskey bottle boxes. It has a sliding lid to reveal the beer inside. The box is detailed with the GriD logo, place of creation, and year.

Each beer coordinates with each of the 12 days of Christmas. For example the first day of Christmas was Jack’s Hard Cider Pear.

To promote sustainability, we included hardware in the box along with instructions for how to repurpose the box as a wall hung planter.

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BREAKING OUT OF 2020 H O L I D AY G I F T GRID CLIENTS GRID ARCHITECTS YEAR

2020

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This client gift was the experience of letting off some steam from a difficult year of quarantine due to Covid-19.

The gift included a hammer and a plaster cast. Both are detailed with the GriD architects logo. The idea is to smash open the cast revealing an acrylic box inside holding two shooter bottles of whiskey from a local distillery.

A QR code located inside the box with the whiskey took clients to a page on our website with a holiday video of the office giving a cheers over zoom as well as videos and images of the gift fabrication.

Many clients reached out with videos of coworkers and family members enthusiastically smashing away.

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S O F T LY S T R U C T U R E D FA B R I C AT I O N S T U D I O EAT WITH YOUR EYES UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STUDIO YEAR

2017

This studio involves a series of design fabrication projects considering furnitures’ uses both singularly as a product and as a line or set in order to create space using objects.

Softly structured seeks to create an intimate garden dining experience. I was interested in a play between materiality, texture, and practicality. The tabletop tiles cast in fabric, curvy vases, and rounded lines of the steel highlight how physically hard materials can create a soft edge. The repetitive sections of bent metal which define layers of space create a light and suspended effect as well as the overall furniture form. The slightly shorter proportions, high density foam cushions, and soft lines make this space feel feminine and comfortable.

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M E R R I W E AT H E R L A K E H O U S E H O T E L R E N O VAT I O N + WAY F I N D I N G COSTELLO CONSTRUCTION GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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The developer envisioned a hotel which would become synonymous with Merriweather Post Pavilion, making it the preferred overnight location for musicians and out-of-town concertgoers alike. GriD was asked to join the project with construction already underway.

The wayfinding design was inspired by the floor plan, using the white space on the wall like the white space on the page. The signs are on either side of the central atrium representing the plan split down the middle.

The client didn’t actually ask for any signage design but I saw wayfinding as an opportunity to support the hotel’s brand and after pitching it the client liked the design so much they decided to fabricate.

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SEED CLASSROOM PROPOSAL GRAPHICS BLACK HILL REGIONAL PARK GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

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The SEED Classroom is an environmentally responsible building that will serve as a unique educational opportunity. The structure and all the systems within the building are tools to teach students how the building functions, to learn about the consumption of energy and to recognize the materials that are used to create a structure.

These graphics were created to illustrate the alternative technical section of the proposal which the client said was the section that won us the job.

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Educational opportunity to learn about food processes

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Enriches soil, helping retain moisture and suppress plant diseases and pests reduceing the need for chemical fertilizers Educational oppurtunity about preventing waste

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Provides privacy, shade, home for animals Connects the site to its regional context

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Redirects excess “waste” heat created by the Solar Thermal Array to provide additional space heating reducing mini-split load

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Attract polinators Educational opputunity about plant life cycles

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Rotating the building optimizes the sloped roof for solar absorption.

Final building location and orientation TBD in discussion with MNCPP team and energy analysis

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1. Places the toilet room, lab area, and cistern at the entry so they are more visible / accessible for learning.

2. Integrates the vestibule allowing it to be built in the prefabricated unit saving money and time

3. Three uninterrupted teaching walls that can be utilized for whiteboard, cork boards, etc.

4. Living walls located inside and outside creating an educational opportunity to compare the two

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ALL GENDER RESTROOM C A S E S T U DY G R A P H I C S JOHN HOPKINS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

COMPLETED 2020

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$2,500,000

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5,267 SF

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This project renovates an existing 10-floor restroom stack into a series of 21st century code compliant, gender neutral restrooms.

The new configuration introduces natural light into the new restroom common area, while enlarging the individual private stalls to meet current accessibility requirements.

I created a case study detailing GriD’s approach and results. GriD shared the study with other universities looking to make similar renovations. The case study was also used as part of a presentation John Hopkins gave to the International Facility Management Association.

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Gender Restrooms Study: John Hopkins School of Public Health

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All - Gender Restrooms Case Study: John Hopkins School of Public Health

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All - Gender Restrooms Case Study: John Hopkins School of Public Health

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Gender Separation Non - ADA compliant

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GARDE N M ARKE T ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS + MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL WARDENSVILLE GARDEN MARKET GRID ARCHITECTS STATUS

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A 100 acre farm along the banks of the Cacapon River in the panhandle of West Virginia is home to a nonprofit that educates and empowers Appalachian youth.

The long term goal is to develop a campus for the organization that fully encompasses their unique and diverse program elements. Future phases will involve additional master planning, new programs, additional more comprehensive construction projects and these projects are likely to interface more directly with the town and community at large.

These graphics were created to illustrate our proposal for the Master Plan.

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