Austin Willis Architecture Portfolio

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Austin Willis

Architecture Portfolio

“Being creative is perhaps not the desire to do something, but listening to that which wants to be done.”

— Anni Albers

gilbert abuse shelter

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vine street co-op

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blue valley yacht club

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orvieto welcome center

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asu multicultural center

Gilbert, Arizona

Kansas City, Missouri

Manhattan, Kansas

Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

Tempe, Arizona

SELECTED WORKS

2021

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g gilbert abuse shelter.

LOCATION 14 E Silver Creek Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85296 SIZE: 6,500 square feet YEAR: 5th Year Studio | Fall 2020 DURATION: 4 weeks SOFTWARE Revit, Rhino, Enscape, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop 1

This facility will serve young mothers between the ages of 16 and 20 years old, who are seeking a place of refuge from domestic violence. It holds six bedrooms for six mothers and their young children to stay. The facility will provide a safe and secure position from which these young women can begin a process of navigating their past and current struggles while also coping with the ongoing realities of life such as school, work, family, and the like. When a young woman makes the decision that it is time to leave their situation, this shelter provides a temporary point of safety and respite.

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The total buildable area is extruded to create the outlines for the structure to fall between

A large outdoor space is cut into the building that faces the more private side of the site

The service areas are placed along the south and west sides to create a barrier from the streets

The social area is place along the north side of the site to further enclose the central courtyard

The facade is pulled outwards at an angle to create an expanding pathway into the social area

Bedroom blocks are expressed on the second floor to create a sense of ownership for each guest

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SITE PLAN 4

CHILDREN’S PLAYROOM RENDER

LIVING ROOM RENDER 5

LIVING ROOM DINING ROOM PLAY ROOM

ADMINISTRATION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN 6

Each space is carefully designed with young children in mind. If their experience at the shelter is a positive one, the likelihood that their mother also had a positive experience is greatly increased. In the bedroom, a small window is placed at ground level for the children to be able to see down into the courtyard if they are playing on the floor.

BEDROOM RENDER

One of the most important goals of the project is to create a sense of empowerment for these mothers while they spend time here. Creating a sense of ownership and a feeling of duty is essential to the healing process. Each bedroom has a planter directly across the hall from the room, giving the mother and their children a sense of ownership as they are tasked with taking care of the plants contained in their planter.

BEDROOM HALLWAY RENDER 7

BEDROOM

BEDROOM

BEDROOM

BEDROOM

READING STAIR

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 8

INTERIOR COURTYARD RENDER

LONGITUDINAL SECTION 9

BUILDING EXTERIOR RENDER

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vine street co-op. p LOCATION 1822 Vine St, Kansas City, MO 64108 SIZE: 26,000 square feet YEAR: 4th Year Studio | Fall 2020 DURATION: 12 weeks SOFTWARE Revit, Rhino, Enscape, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop 11

The site is located within the historic 18th and Vine Jazz District of Kansas City. The area has recently started a revitalization process due to the crumbing infrastructure of the whole district. This project entails restoring the Historic Robert’s Building as well as building a new 13,000 sf grocery store addition. The Eblon Theater has since been destroyed; however, the front facade still remains and must be preserved.

A grocery store is essential as this neighborhood is located in a food desert, with the nearest store located over 6 miles away.

Other amenities must be included to benefit the community.

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Total new buildable area on the site

Courtyard inserted to emphasize the importance of the existing Historic Eblon Facade

Angle cut into the building to draw people in from off the street and completely separate from the Eblon Facade

Roof overhand added to create a protected entry and linkage to the existing building

COURTYARD FROM GROCERY 13

SITE PLAN

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A250

A250

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MEAT PREP 109 171 SF

WOMEN'S RR 107

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MEAT COOL. 110

PRO. COOL. 112

PRO. PREP. 111

113 SF

206 SF

203 SF

DAIRY 108 227 SF

49 SF

EMPLOYEE 129

FOOD PREP 114

232 SF

RECEIVING 113

CONFERENCE 130

460 SF

2242 SF

210 SF

DELI COOL. 115 216 SF

MEN'S RR 106 50 SF

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MEN'S RR 127

KITCHEN 126

MECH. 118 330 SF

FREEZER 117 397 SF

STORAGE 116 245 SF

47 SF

WOMEN'S RR 128

411 SF

GROCERY 105 7974 SF

47 SF

MEN'S RR 120

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193 SF

RESTAURANT 125 1567 SF

EVENT SPACE 119 2609 SF

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WOMEN'S RR 121 193 SF

3 A250

C STORAGE 102 126 SF

ENTRY 101

CLASSROOM 124 2129 SF

COURTYARD 100

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CAFE 122

1900 SF

1448 SF

556 SF

4A320

MECH. 104 157 SF

MANAGER 103 117 SF

3 A300

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FLOOR PLAN 14

SECTION LOOKING WEST 15

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Structure

CONSTRUCTION ASSEMBLY

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Wall Assembly

Glazing

This project was centered around construction documents that we had to produce for our designs. Each project had to be extremely detailed and believable, even to our studio professors, who were three practicing architects for BNIM Architecture. We did this in multiple ways including a construction assembly sequence—a few steps are shown above—as well as wall sections and details that proved our designs could be built.

TNEMEC AEROLON INSULATING PAINT LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING 6" @ 16" O.C.

METAL PANEL SOFFIT ALUMINUM CLIP ALUMINUM EXTRUDED SUBGIRT ANGLE ALUMINUM EXTRUDED SUBGIRT 1 1/8" THICK NBK TERRACOTTA TILE NBK ZINC CLIP RIGID INSULATION ALUMINUM EXTRUDED CARRIER TRACK 3/4" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING AIR AND VAPOR BARRIER MEMBRANE LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING 6" @ 16" O.C.

SCREWS PER NBK SPECIFICATIONS

ALUMINUM EXTRUDED SUBGIRT ANGLE ALUMINUM EXTRUDED SUBGIRT 1 1/8" THICK NBK TERRACOTTA TILE NBK ZINC CLIP RIGID INSULATION ALUMINUM EXTRUDED CARRIER TRACK 3/4" GYPSUM BOARD SHEATHING AIR AND VAPOR BARRIER MEMBRANE LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING 6" @ 16" O.C.

SCREWS PER NBK SPECIFICATIONS

TERRACOTTA RAINSCREEN TOP OF WALL AND BASE OF WALL DETAILS 18

blue valley yy yacht club.

LOCATION 7444 W 59th Ave, Manhattan, KS 66503 SIZE: 28,000 square feet YEAR: 3rd Year Studio | Fall 2018 DURATION: 10 weeks SOFTWARE Rhino, Enscape, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop 19

The Blue Valley Yacht Club on Tuttle Creek Lake has been involved in all things sailing at the lake for over 50 years.

The organization is now requesting a building that they can use for learning, socializing, and building new boats for the community that they have built. This new building is intended to be a beacon of all things sailing, while relating directly to the lake they all know and love. Two intersecting bars hold the two different program types of the building: boat construction and community gathering area. The large cantilever creates a secure outdoor space for the group to gather.

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SITE PLAN

The building is placed near the water for ease of access and to maximize views

SOUTH ELEVATION 21

The service is split between the more private functions of the club and the social functions

The social bar is stacked on top of the private to create a building that serves opposite functions

ENTRY RENDER

The facades that face the water are opened to emphasize the views from the building

The cantilevered mass creates dual layers of function for the social aspect of the club

The materiality of both blocks contrast each other to further the visual separation of the building

SECTION LOOKING NORTH 22

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WARMING KITCHEN

CLUBHOUSE STORAGE ROOM

WOMEN'S RESTROOM

MEN'S RESTROOM

CUSTODIAL CLOSET

MECHANICAL ROOM

TELECOM ROOM

ELECTRICAL ROOM

OPEN TO BELOW

OPEN TO BELOW

UPPER FLOOR PLAN 24

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EVENT SPACE

STAIRCASE TO LOWER BLOCK

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orvieto welcome center.

LOCATION Piazza Cahen, 05018 Orvieto TR, Italy SIZE: 7,200 square feet YEAR: 4th Year Studio | Spring 2020 DURATION: 6 weeks SOFTWARE Revit, Rhino, Enscape, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop 27

This was a group project completed during my semester studying abroad in Orvieto, Italy. Piazza Cahen is historically rooted within Orvieto as a gateway to the city. Arrival and departure to Orvieto takes place in this piazza, which is highly dominated by vehicular traffic. The design creates a welcome center in the piazza as a place for visitors to find information and get introduced to the city. It also fixes the vehicular domination issue and creates a larger pedestrian hub that will help bring a more welcoming experience to Piazza Cahen. My focus in this group was designing the Welcome Center building.

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Dilemma - There is a disconnect between the arrival sequence in town and the pedestrian’s orientation towards Corso Cavour

MAP OF ORVIETO INSPIRATIONAL STUDY 29

Strategy - The design of the welcome center uses the form to orient visitors towards Corso Cavour by physically pointing in the direction of travel

SITE PLAN 30

EXTERIOR RENDER LOOKING SOUTH

INTERIOR RENDER LOOKING AT CAFE

INTERIOR RENDER LOOKING AT GALLERY 31

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GALLERY

SHOP

FLOOR PLAN 32

asu multicultural center.

LOCATION 401 E Orange Street, Tempe, AZ 85287 SIZE: 30,000 square feet YEAR: 5th Year Studio | Thesis Project DURATION: 1 school year SOFTWARE Revit, Rhino, Enscape, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop 33

This project is my final thesis project for architecture school.

We were given the prompt of designing a place considered to be a retreat for a community of people in the Tempe, Arizona.

Aside from that, we were in charge of creating everything about the project—including typology, site location, program, and many other things. My project is a Multicultural Center on the Arizona State University campus that is centered around creating a retreat and safe space for all students on campus, as many feel that they do not belong as it exists now. This is the project as it stands in schematic design—it is still in progress.

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PROBLEM STATEMENT ASU DEMOGRAPHICS

Black 3.48% Two+ 3.73%

Other 19.4% White 47.9%

Asian 7.02% Hispanic 18.5%

MALE TO FEMALE STUDENT RATIO

Female 42.9%

Male 57.1%

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RATIO International Students 16.2%

Domestic Students 83.8%

LGBT+ STUDENT RATIO LGBT+ 10%

Heterosexual 90%

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Arizona State University has one of the country’s largest student populations, and it is continually growing. This large population is incredibly diverse and continues to become more diverse as the years go on. There is currently no building that focuses on the wellbeing and promotion of their minority students, which is a big problem for the university administration. As time has progressed, more and more universities nationwide have built multicultural centers to advance and better serve minorities. As one of the most diverse universities nationwide, ASU students, faculty, and staff have all begun to demand the construction of a multicultural center on their campus to recognize the minority students.

ASU will have a substantial social dilemma the longer they go without building a multicultural center. This project aims to resolve this problem and design a center to go on the ASU campus. The center will benefit all students, focusing on improving the lives of students who are gender, racial, and sexual orientation minorities on campus. There is a problem with perceived safety for these students, and this center strives to become a safe retreat for all who need it. This multicultural center will go to show all current, past, and future students that Arizona State University cares about the success of all their students.

SELECTED SITE 401 E Orange Street, Tempe, AZ 85287 33°25’5.05”N, 111°56’1.29”W Area = 16,000 sq ft The goal of this site will be to connect to the Memorial Union, creating an extension of the public space along Orange Mall.

The base site is 16,000 sf—touching the exterior staircase of Memorial Union and the west wall of Sun Devil Hall. The total area includes the 2nd floor terrace of the Memorial Union, opening up the possibility for further integration in design.

Positives • Between the Memorial Union and Sun Devil Hall • Along the Orange Pedestrian Mall • Across from the new Student Pavilion • Near School of Social Transformation • Modern building context allows for more freedom in design • 2011 University Master Plan lists this area as a key location for future development6 Negatives • Large scale existing bicycle parking is located on the site • Pedestrian circulation route to Business Building runs through site—must be considered

Center C

Central Plant

Hayden Library

Engineering Center B Annex Student Pavilion

Outdoor Terrace

Engineering Center A

150’ Stairs

107’

92’

Murdock Hall

Site Location 16,050 sf base

Memorial Union

Loading Dock

Sun Devil Hall

Bicycle Parking

Creativity Commons

25,900 sf total

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Business Admin.

Business Admin.

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The site has a main entrance on the northern facade along Orange Mall, but also along the southern facade as it leads to the business building. The site plan addresses both sides as important directions of the building with the introduction of natural vegetation and bioswales to enhance the experience and landscape of the site. The facade will be a double screen facade with a glass and metal panel system that will shade the glass but also leave room for highly designed panels that relate to the project.

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STUDENT PAVILION

EXISTING PALM TREE GROVE

SUN DEVIL HALL

OUTDOOR TERRACE

BICYCLE PARKING

MEMORIAL UNION

LOADING DOCK

BIOSWALE EXISTING PRIVACY WALL

EXISTING SERVICE ROAD

BIOSWALE

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AUSTIN WILLIS (316)708-2097 awillis@ksu.edu in/austinlwillis

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EDUCATION

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

August 2016 - Present

Graduation Date: May 2021 Master of Architecture Minor in Entrepreneurship

Centro Studi Citta di Orvieto, Orvieto, Italy

January 2020 - May 2020

EXPERIENCE

Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Architectural Research Assistant

Working for Professor Chad Schwartz September 2020 - Present

SJCF Architecture, Wichita, KS Architectural Intern

May 2017 - August 2020 Dillon’s Grocery, Augusta, KS

Fuel Clerk and Cashier

July 2014 - January 2017

INVOLVEMENT

AIAS Event Coordinator Summer 2018 - Fall 2019

APDesign Ambassador

Fall 2017 - Present

HONORS Dean’s Honor Roll Fall 2016 - Present

AIA Kansas Architectural Scholarship

Fall 2019 - Spring 2020

Entrepreneurial Reverse Pitch Finalist Spring 2019

SKILLS

Digital

Revit, Rhinoceros, Enscape, Bluebeam, Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop

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