ALAYNA THOMAS
Hand drawing from my study abroad trip
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Alayna Thomas 4th Year Master of Architecture Student
CONTACT alayna.thomas02@gmail.com 636.485.4699
EDUCATION Candidate for M.ARCH at KU Minor of Business at KU Graduation date: May 2026
WORK EXPERIENCE CRB May 2024-August 2024 Job Title: Architectural Intern
Baalman Architects May 2023-January 2024 Job Title: Architectural Intern
Segal Design Build September 2023-Present Job Title: Architectural Intern
SKILLS Revit AutoCad Sketchup Rhino Lumion Enscape Navisworks Adobe Programs Bluebeam Revu
COLLEGE ACTIVITIES TEDxKU Executive Producer (2024-present) Concrete Canoe (2023-present) Study Abroad Exhibition (2024) KU Beekeeping Club (2023-2024) KU Architecture Design Blitz (2022)
AWARDS OSHA Certified (10 Hour) KU Honor Roll KU FAS scholarship Jin-Joong Kwan Hapkido Black Belt MO TEAM Woodshop State Competition 2019 1st place
OUTSIDE PROGRAMS WCC Vacation Bible School Worship Leader (2021-present) WCC Vacation Bible School Crew Leader (2015-present) High Hill Christian Camp Counselor (2019-present) WCC Summer Drama Camp Set Director (2018-present) Run for the Wall Breakfast Server (2018-present)
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Feed the Homeless (2015-2017)
Architecture Portfolio
REFERENCES Kapila Silva
Dennis Collins
University of Kansas
CRB
Associate Dean, Professor, Architect
Licensed Architect
Email kapilads@ku.edu
Email dennis.collins@crbgroup.com
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Studio Work
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BLOOM Market
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Funky Town
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Prairie Park Pavilion
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Study Abroad
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Professional Work
Personal Work
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Baalman Architects
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House Construction
Internship |42-43|
Drawing and
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Practical Art
Painting |44-45|
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01 Bloom Market Village |Denver, CO| |4th Year Project - Shannon Criss|
This mixed-use affordable housing complex provides a safe space for Denver’s rising houseless population. The complex is placed near Larimer Square and Cherry Creek, and strives to tie together the site’s natural landscape and the urban community, The central urban garden provides food and learning opportunities for the residents. This project’s main goal is to be a place where people can find their community, and have a chance to BLOOM.
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- Makes a percieved courtyard that’s good for public gatherings and permeability, and surrounds the urban garden
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SITE INDEX
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7. Bike Rack 8. Planters
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BUILDING INDEX 1. Teaching Kitchen 2. Community Kitchen 3. Laundry Room
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4. Community Space
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12. Resident Lobby 13. Public Lobby 14. Food Market
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Rain water is caught in drains and brought to the urban garden to water it which reduces stormwater runoff.
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Operable windows and the central courtyard work together to bring cool air through the building, and the warm air is then released upwards. This cools the building passively, and saves energy.
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The building’s orientation blocks harsh summer sun from the southeast from entering the courtyard, and a brick screen allows lower winter sun to enter the courtyard and melt any winter snow.
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The additional trees planted on the site will sequester carbon and will also intercept stormwater, better the air quaility, and save money.
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Sustainability Diagram
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02 Funky Town Fort Worth |Fort Worth, TX| |3rd Year Project - Kapila Silva|
This museum ties together Fort Worth’s historic past to it’s rising future. The galleries are themed after historic Fort Worth nicknames, and they exit to a modern day graffiti wall. This wall, as well as the museums paneled front facade will be added to by community artists. This will allow the building to be constantly changing to reflect Fort Worth’s current individuality and ‘funkiness’.
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Where the West Begins
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- Building footprint curved to mirror the existing road, and to slope down towards the river
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SITE The central axis of the building is drawn from in between the college buildings to where the West Fork and Clear Fork of the Trinity River meet
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- Exit from the galleries to the wall to go from past to present - New artists can sign up to add to the wall so that it can change through the years
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- Either strips of glass or solid louvers that break up the building facade
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- Cut through the facade to provide shade relief from all the glass PODS PODS Connects across the pods to make The building-is split The building is split into pods so each into pods so each gallery can be gallery canfeel be them less seperate completely themed completely themed around its nickname; around its nickname; the rounded shape the rounded of shape of the pods gives the the pods gives the building a morebuilding ‘funky’ a more ‘funky’ feel to it feel to it
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ELEVATE ELEVATE The gallery pods The gallery pods float above thefloat site above the site in order to create in order to create greater walk-ability greater walk-ability and in order toand in order to impose less onimpose the less on the existing site existing site
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LAYOUT LAYOUT LAYOUT The building footprint The building footprint The building footprint
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GRAFFITI WALL GRAFFITI WALL GRAFFITI WALL This wall is whatThis youwall is whatThis you wall is what you exit the galleriesexit into, the galleriesexit into,the galleries into, and it creates a space and it creates a space and it creates a space for people to enjoy for people to enjoy for people to enjoy Fort Worth’s present Fort Worth’s present Fort Worth’s present graffiti scene after graffiti scene after graffiti scene after going through Fort going through Fort going through Fort Worth’s history Worth’s history Worth’s history
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DATUM LINES DATUM LINES DATUM LINES These lines appear These lines appear These lines appear as either strips of as either strips ofas either strips of glass, or as solidglass, or as solidglass, or as solid louvers; they break louvers; they break louvers; they break up the facade ofup thethe facade ofup thethe facade of the building and help building and help building and help ground the design ground the design ground the design
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Metal Gutter - Slope 1/4" Per Foot
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Centria Versapanel Metal Roofing (4" X 36" X 30') (R: 33.5) Steel Truss @ 8' O.C. HSS Tube Corrugated Metal Sheathing Centria TetraShield 4-1 Insulation Panels (2.75" X 36" X 20') (R: 23.0) Centria Metal Roofing Clips Rockfon White Painted Exterior Drywall
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GammaStone™ Brick Air 18mm Klinke Iron Panel GammaStone Insulation GammaStone™ Gamma Wall System Tremco EnviroDri™ Water Barrier Carlisle CCW-705™ Air and Vapor Barrier 1" Plywood Sheathing 2 X 4 Wood Stud 3/4" Gypsum Board Metal Flashing Parklex HyTek™ Wood Floor 14mm Eucalyptus
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Tremco EnviroDri™ Water Barrier Carlisle CCW-705™ Air and Vapor Barrier 1" Plywood Sheathing GammaStone™ Brick Air 18mm Klinke Iron Panel
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Parklex HyTek™ Wood Floor 14mm Eucalyptus
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5" Concrete Slab Carlisle CCW-705™ Air and Vapor Barrier
Thermal Break 5" Concrete Slab 6" of Loose Gravel Concrete Footing
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03 Prairie Park Pavilion |Lawrence, KS| |3rd Year Project - Keith Van de Reit|
This pavilion was designed and built to be a shade structure for outdoor presentations and various outdoor activities held by Prairie Park Nature Center. The structure is designed to mimic the surrounding nature with its branching wood framing similar to the surrounding trees, and petal shaped roof tiles that open like blossoming flowers. The positioning of the structure guides people to see the best views of the prairie.
Student Team Alayna Thomas, Ashley Decker, Chris Monarres, Emily Dulle, Emma Hamer, Madison Simons, Matthew Garrett, Melia Whitney, Naalkh DeAsis, Paige Butterfield, Sara Miranda Luzio, Sarah Montes, Wynn Bowden
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Due to my extensive experience with power tools, I was in charge of building mockup models and jigs in the early stages of the project. I experimented with several ways to install the roof tiles into the bays before finding that a rafter and infill system would work best. I was also tasked with designing and constucting the most complex jig in the project, along with Emma Hamer and Sara Miranda Luzio, for the knee braces that would support up our main structure. Once the jig was constructed I also helped hold the pieces for tack welding by Ashley Decker, transported the assembled knee braces to the welders, drilled air holes in the poles, and chiseled out spots for and installed the finished knee braces. Working on the mockups and the jig was a very rewarding process for me. I was able to see my work carried through the whole project, and I’m very happy with the end results. Some of my original mockups
The group that designed and built the knee brace jig - I’m pictured center
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Angle Grinding
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The tack welded knee braces - I’m pictured right
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On site installing infill boards
The whole class on the last day of the semester
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The finished Prairie Park Pavilion
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04 Study Abroad |Spain and Portugal| |Summer 2024 - Nilou Vakil and Herminia Machry|
This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to travel abroad in Spain and Portugal. The historic look of all the buildings was breathtaking. It amazed me how much thought and detail went into each component of the buildings, both in the interior and the exterior, and how every piece worked so well together. Even the most complex buildings had cohesion throughout the entire design. I gained so much admiration and respect for the architects that designed the buildings and structures that we visited. Everything that I learned while I was abroad I hope to be able to apply to my own future projects.
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A photo I took in Portugal
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Study Abroad Exhibition
Pencil drawings of buildings that I saw while on my trip
Photos that I took while on my trip
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05 Baalman Architects Internship |O’Fallon, MO| |Summer 2022 - Mike Baalman|
This internship allowed me to work with skilled architects, as well as independent contractors and engineers. I met with clients, assisted architects with their work, and took the lead on a couple projects that I was able to finish mainly on my own. I learned the intracacies of floor plans, wall sections, permit sets, and the business side of architecture. This internship was an amazing experience, and the knowledge I gained from it will help me in my future career.
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06 House Construction |Lawrence, KS| |Continuing Work - Marty Segal|
This 1,000 s.f. house has been a great project for me to gain hands on experience. I have been able to see what goes into constructing the components of a real structure, and why we draw it a certain way when we are designing it. I have learned how to frame walls, floors, windows, doors, and roofs, as well as how to properly insulate interior and exterior walls. I am incredibly grateful for
Entrance view of the house
this experience, and I’m excited to continue to learn more. I think that hands on construction is important for every architect to experience because it’s easier to understand and work with contractors in the field if you have some idea of how the construction process works.
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Roof construction
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07 Drawing and Painting I have been drawing ever since I could pick up a pencil. Drawing is something I use as a release of sorts, it’s something that focuses and calms me. My specific art style varies quite a lot as I mostly draw whatever I’m feeling in the moment. I usually draw in black and white since I like
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being able to express the contrast between light and dark. I also gravitate towards a more cartoon or graphic style, but over the years I’ve bettered my skills at drawing realism. I also love to paint with acrylics. Due to the nature of the medium, I’m able to use lots of vibrant colors and layer them on top of each other. In contrast to my usual black and white drawings, when I paint I enjoy experimenting with color. No matter what, or how I create an art piece, I really put my all into each and every one of my pieces.
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08 Practical Art I love expressing my creativity in any way that I can. During the pandemic, I experimented with customizing clothing. I have painted on shirts, shoes, and pants, and I have also learned how to embroider small patterns into clothes as well. Bleach painted sweatshirt
I also enjoy being able to construct projects. I’ve always been a very hands on person, and after taking Industrial Tech classes in highschool, I fully embraced being able to build something on my own from start to finish. I’ve built small model sets, a wine rack, a plant stand, and an outdoor bench. Going off of my love of constructing things, I have desinged and built many sets for my church’s summer musicals. Set design combines my artistic creativity with my love of constructing things. Working on these musicals allows me to be a part of an amazing community of people, while getting to do something that I love.
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THANK YOU
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