Graduate Architecture Portfolio - Bryce Boho - University of Washington

SELECTED WORKS - PORTFOLIO

WINTER 2020

BRYCE BOHO

ENERGY INSTITUTE

BOAT BUILDING

COMMUNITY HUB

LIGHTHOMES

FOR INQUIRIES CONTACT BBBOHO@GMAIL.COM

BRYCE BOHO

EDUCATION 2018

2021

MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE 3YR M-ARCH

University of Washington Cumulative GPA: 3.78 Involvement: Student Advisory Council, (President) 47°North, Graduate Student Mentor, Rome 2020 Graphics Coordinator 2014

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BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Cumulative GPA: 3.68 Cum Laude Involvement: Program Representative, Representative to curriculum board, (Founder) Hapkido Club

PROFICIENCIES Rhinoceros 6, Revit, V Ray, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Grasshopper, DIVA, Enscape, SketchUp, physical modeling, laser cutting, 3d printing, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD

EXPERIENCE M AY 2019

SEP 2019

OLSON KUNDIG

OCT 2017

FEB 2019

LP/WS STUDIOS

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN Composed architectural visualizations, diagrams, and presentations for client meetings, and publications such as ArchDaily and Dwell Worked on a wide range of project types and phases directly with project managers and architects Generated graphic sketches demonstrating concepts for internal use and client presentation Participated in international design competition for disaster relief emergency affordable housing INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL INTERN Field measured and accurately generated 3D models of 9 existing Stone Creek Coffee café’s Coordinated with project team to compose drawing set for bid and construction Met with clients to discuss project scope, potential, proposals, deliverables, budget, and timeline Directly responsible for updating firm drawing standards to Revit, including the overhaul of construction documents and firm title block formats Generated presentation and marketing design visualizations for multiple projects

M AY 2017

SEP 2017

DESIGN 2 CONSTRUCT

FEB 2011

SEP 2015

AMERICAN DOJO MARTIAL ARTS

REFERENCES Available upon request

CONTACT Email bbboho@gmail.com Phone 262-297-2291 Address 4039 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105 2

ARCHITECTURAL INTERN Developed plan, section, elevation, reflected ceiling, and site drawings for schematic design bid sets Attended client meetings and discussed potential modifications to the design package Generated architectural renders for (and attended) planning commission meetings with city officials Routinely visited construction sites to discuss progress and concerns with architects, contractors and owners HEAD INSTRUCTOR Led daily classes of up to 40 students ages 6 to 60 Traveled internationally for training, organization development, and competition Responsible for continuous leadership development/synergy training for over 15 staff members Trained demonstration team and led performances at 4 annual community events

SELECTED WORKS

NORTHWEST ENERGY INSTITUTE

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SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING

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COURTS OF OTHELLO

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RIVERROW LIGHTHOMES

P.30 ABOUT

As a graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design’s cross disciplinary Interiors, Architecture, and Furniture Design program (IA+D), my interests vary across realms of design and art, but focus around topics of sustainable practice and attunement to place. This brought me to UW Seattle, where as a graduate student, I continue to pursue and explore these passions.

This body of exploratory work centers around the connection of place to the emotive qualities of design, and their effect on humans as a spatial catalyst for dialogue between individuals and the built environment. In design, I seek to understand the world through a lense of narrative conditions, both contextual cues found within a place, and a conceptualization of occupants who will characterize a constructed canvas within the architectural frame.

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NORTHWEST ENERGY INSTITUTE DIFFERENTIATED ADAPTIVE-ADDITION

Woven directly into a fabric of adapted historic buildings, the NEI unthreads sections of existing material and caps resulting voids in vegetated exterior wall systems.

In a visual celebration of the substation typology, the NEI’s perforated Corten screen reflects light across its layers, producing an exhibition of luminescence, and announcing energized sections of interior and exterior program. Along its south elevation, the Corten screen, bursts apart at a single edge, revealing façade glazing, and providing a direct view corridor up the adjacent proposed woonerf.

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ENERGY INSTITUTE PROPOSAL ADDITIONAL PROPOSED PROJECTS MONORAIL EXTENSION WOONERF PROPOSAL

URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL WESTER N WO O N ER F

URBAN ANALYSIS & DESIGN

In response to the Seattle Central Waterfront proposal by James Corner Field Operations, the University of Washington 2019 ARCH 503 studio provided opportunity to explore the proposal’s northern terminus, as a potential home for a conceptual Urban Ecology Campus. A product of this exploration, the Western Woonerf proposal positions the Urban Ecology Campus at the axis of Bell street, an existing woonerf, and Western avenue, a proposed woonerf system. At campus center, the Northwestern Energy Institute (NEI) is a hub for research relating to the production of clean energy through ecological means, within the Pacific Northwest.

SKETCHES TO DIAGRAM - PROCESS

Constructed in 2007, the center building of the existing three on site was the only not deemed historic. Unable to facilitate a new program adaption and lacking in an additive relationship to the public realm, this building was the first to be demolished from the site. To meet likely zoning requirements within the scar of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, portions of the historic buildings additionally needed to be adapted for new program. Removing sections of these buildings created the necessary square footage required. In adapting two historic structures into a single building, an analysis of the existing structure was conducted. This allowed for exploration into the unknown of the inbetween. 3d modeling software was used to identify patterns present in both buildings and answer how these two could be unified.

Once a clear method for merging was determined, required program was overlaid into the existing forms. While sculpting the addition mass, careful attention was paid to the scale and quality of the public realm located at the proposed axis of the Bell and Western woonerf systems. In a visual celebration of the substation typology as seen across seattle, a permeable screen facade wraps the addition, bursting open towards the woonerf axis and signifying energized public sections of interior and exterior program.

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DEMO EXISTING BUILDINGS

RECTIFY SKELETAL VARIATION

INSERT PROGRAM MASS

ENERGIZE FORM RELEASE

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ACCESS FOR ALL

At the heart of the Western Woonerf urban design scheme, The Northwestern Energy Institute balances that which already exists, and provides opportunities for new activity while celebrating public experience along woonerf axis.

Reinforcing inclusivity and transparency throughout, the NEI has no single entry point, its presence at campus center in relation to the public realm allowing for a range of access points to serve a range of separate but interconnected internal functions.

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RESEARCH LABS

ACTIVE STAIR CORE

LIVING CONFLUENCE

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ENERGY + RESEARCH OVERHEAD

A plan cut of the research floors at levels 2 - 4 expose a relationship of collaborative research and consultation, each level dedicated to a single ecology of study in relation to sustainable energy production. One of the Urban Ecology Campuses Adaptive Solar pavilions can be seen sectioned into the west segment of the native city block. These pavilions, designed and constructed with bones of demolished structures, feed the campus facilities energy and assists in the campus net zero goal.

GROUND LEVEL PUBLIC AMENITIES

Isolated within the block can be seen the direct building site housing the Energy Institute. Responding to the intensely public nature of its location at campus center and the Bell/Western Woonerf axis, the ground floor of the Institute hosts a mix of interconnected public spaces. These include a highly transparent exhibit space located between the anchoring historic buildings, a cafe located within the southern historic structure, and a restaurant located within the northern most historic structure. Spaces on this lower level are composed to flex through a variety of uses depending on exhibit type or hosted event, reinforcing transparency across the central axis.

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PATHING

From park level, the school attempts to mediate the water edge, melding into existing footpaths and inviting exploration through access of newly habitable zones.

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RESPONSIVE SYSTEMS After a preliminary visit to the site at Magnuson Park, the only appropriate architectural response seemed to be not to build a building at all. In the 1920s this sector of the park acted as an airstrip terminus when park was operated as a naval base. After the Navy left and its’ airstrip was demolished in the 70s, this site was largely left to settle. Now mostly grown over and maintained as park space, the site hosts only a small paved footpath. This has led to the creation of a network of footpaths weaving around the water edge.

All preliminary architectural gestures responded to these conditions, embedding masses into the landscape to preserve views and civilian access. Under the parks’ ground level, a coalescence of heavy timber and concrete structural systems reinforce programing hierarchy and the nature of hosted independent or communal activity

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EMBRACING AN ARTIFICIAL EDGE Submerged along the Magnuson shoreline, the Boat Building School permits views over Lake Washington by inviting park goers to explore its housing units’ roof level which flanks core program masses. Major masses include a workshop and communal living space which extend above surface level of the ground overhead, eluding to activities below while maintaining privacy for apprentices and employees.

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MATERIAL PRESENCE

An elemental exterior and interior pallet embrace a convergence space occupied by the architecture, allowing for the building to become a neutral backdrop for the facilitated activities and surrounding nature.

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DISTANT ADJACENCIES Concrete walls extend from below ground, echoing a language of embedded installations and history across the park.

Approaching the school, these walls emerge from the ground while the path descends to water level, terminating over lake Washington while pointing 60 miles SE to Mt Rainier.

SURFACE TENSION Roof planes above ground allow a flood of northern light into the work and living masses. Following a priority hierarchy, the tallest of these roofs mark the boat building assembly and finishing space, while lower volumes express adjacent support spaces. All living units disappear under the intensive green roof matching ground level of the surrounding park.

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MANAGING A CITY CENTER

THROUGH DESIGN

EXISTING CONDITION

OF THE IN-BETWEEN EXISTING CONDITION Currently, the Othello site hosts a multitude of small businesses nestled between diverse sprawling suburbs to the east, and a quickly growing downtown center to the west. Aside from its location along MLK st. the sites major asset is its proximity to the Othello light rail station which runs along MLK.

MEET IN THE MIDDLE As downtown Othello begins to rise above the human scale,

MEET IN THE MIDDLE

a building with its community as a primary driver has the opportunity to acknowledge both the growing downtown and its suburban surroundings. The proposal breaks down the scale of the block to familiar 40 foot volumes rising 3 habitable levels from the street.

ACTIVATED BRIDGES Between these volumes, void spaces visually unite opposing sides of the site. These bridges serve as a conduit for access to downtown Othello and maintain a sense of transparency which reinforces the nature of this new community asset as something open to all.

GROUND PROGRAM Within these newly established boundaries, programed ground floor space is implemented to establish the voids of site as places for both transit and destination, drawing attention to the site through ground level activities on a backdrop of quiet buildings.

PHYSICAL TETHERS

ACTIVATED BRIDGES

In transversely breaking down the site, the buildings maintain a physical and visual connection through ground level transparency and a linkage of internal pathways. From each entry point onto the site, an individual could find their way to any destination within the community center program.

INTERNAL VIEW NETWORK Above a primarily public ground level, the second and third floors of the buildings enclose program elements to allow for semi private meeting and work spaces to be facilitate. Although these are enclosed, curated views from the second floor shell provide a mix of panoramic views to the sites surroundings and a network of unique views onto the sites exterior functions.

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GROUND PROGRAM

PHYSICAL TETHERS

INTERNAL VIEW NETWORK

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SECOND FLOOR FACADE PRIVATE ZONES

INTERIOR VOLUMES/CORE

FIRST FLOOR GLAZING PUBLIC ZONES

STEEL FRAME

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01 MUSIC ROOM 02 GAME ROOM 03 CLASSROOM 04 WORK/LOUNGE 05 ROOF GARDEN 06 MARKET EXTENSION 07 URBAN REST STOP 08 CAFÉ EXTENSION 09 PUBLIC MEETING 10 UW OTHELLO 11 WORK/STUDY 12 CITY OF SEATTLE

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MARKET COURT

Within the market court an assemblage of exterior seating offers market goers a place to gather at the community center’s heart. This flexible multi use space can be outfitted with vendor tents or exterior stages depending on the type of community event taking place.

EMBEDDED NATURE

Outside of the Boys and Girls Club, at the northern end of the site, a rooftop garden spans courtyard gap. A recreation space below is illuminated by a series of skylights which can be seen across the roof garden.

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ROOF GARDEN

MARKET

VISUAL CONNECTIONS

Overlooking courtyards from above, views from the second floor of each building tie successive building units and courtyards to one another. From the second floor of the work/study cafe, vegetation can be seen from atop the community gardens and the Market Court is visible below.

PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS

Roof level throughout the project hosts a mix of exterior and interior spaces and functions. Between southern building units spans a physical bridge, permitting a smooth transition between community gardens and interior assembly space.

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5 SECTION REFERENCE AXON

Generated as a diagrammatic experiment the visualization of multiple sets of information, this process axon drawing highlights individual building units, displaying their threedimensional relationship to one another. The drawing reinforces site design decisions through the addition of adjacent masses while referencing 5 individual key sections that could describe an overall project narrative.

DETAIL SECTION

Each of the building units share a standardized set of wall and roof assemblies. Seen in section perspective, variation in roof assembly can be seen to range throughout the project to accommodate both people and vegetation.

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CASE STUDY SAMPLE

Leading the undergrad thesis process was a detailed case study, to be completed by the beginning of the design phase. With a rough idea of the project in mind, buildings of a similar typology were selected for analysis.

The three buildings chosen were House Noir by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects, City Homes by Malboeuf Bowie Architecture, and Terrace Row by Workshop Architects.

After reaching out to firms and conducting interviews the case study began by identifying the underlying parti of each project and determining how each project functions within the scale of the neighborhood, site, building, room, body, and detail.

Once these determinations were made, diagrams could be generated to narrate each projects parti in relation all 6 of the aforementioned scales. Drawings found on this page are a sample of the visual analysis conducted.

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HOUSE NOIR

CITY HOMES

TERRACE ROW

HOW CAN ARCHITECTURE FOSTER GROWTH IN A DEVELOPING COMMUNITY? DEVELOPING A PARTI

Apparent from analyzing city objectives, was a clear desire to connect to this site and its’ developing neighborhood to the greater Milwaukee community.

Concepts developed were articulations of ideas allowing assembly & green space to invite Milwaukee in, while preserving privacy for residents.

SI T E & BUI LD I N G P R OG R AMI N G

S E LE CT E D C ON C E P T MAS S ING

EARLY GUIDANCE

The lighthome design process was guided by Lving Building Challenge standards as a conceptual experiment to help prepare legislation within milwaukee for the adoption of a living building pilot program.

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EXISTING SITE

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MAXIMUM DENSITY

DESIRED SQUARE FOOTAGE

PROGRAM OPTIMIZATION

PANORAMIC VIEWS

CONTROLLED VIEWS

ADJACENT WALKWAYS

PEIRHEAD LIGHT

HOAN BRIDGE

PHYSICAL MODELING: PROCESS EXPLORATION

Physical modeling was used throughout the early design phase to analyze relationships between architecture and its direct adjacencies. This model in particular helped clarify a hierarchical compositional language between exterior bearing wall planes and interior program.

1:16 SCALE MODEL

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SITE + TRANSIT INTERLACE

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HUMAN PATHING

GREEN SPACE

ADJ. BUILDINGS

REST

RECHARGE

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DOUBLE PANE GLASS (ARGON)

FRICTION PILES

CONCRETE PILE CAP

2’ CONCRETE MAT FOUNDATION

GYP. CEILING

CONCRETE RADIENT FLOOR

5” WOOD STUD PARTITION WALL

#4 IMPERIAL BAR (REBAR)

INSULATED ALUMINUM FRAME

1’ CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE WALL

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DUALITY & PLACE Forged from roots of historic Milwaukee, which are founded in a connection to the city’s rivers and lake, this premier residential development offers the waterfront a new set of ideals. Activating the site through community based sustainable design

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principals, River Row adopts an inclusive approach to life on the water. The design of interior spaces and experiences seeks to contrast imposing geometries manifested in the building architecture. Floor intersecting windows act as a medium for light transfer between levels while composing and preserving views of the surrounding neighborhood. Minimally expressive interior finishes were selected to reinforce larger connections to the urban environment and highlight nature-based design elements. Through these decisions, each unit functions as a gallery space, dedicated the creation of visual ties

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between inhabitants, organics, and Milwaukee.

At a slim sixteen feet wide on the third, fourth, and fifth floors, units feature sections of void between levels. These express verticality, a key component of the cityscape and building architecture, while balancing the encapsulation effect of upper levels. Throughout the project, plant-based solutions function architecturally, affording residents the privacy of rural life while embracing and framing the unique, site specific urban condition - a confluence node of Milwaukee’s nature, people, architecture, and legacy.

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LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE

PETAL + IMPERATIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING

PLACE Car Free Living An addition to the Milwaukee Riverwalk encourages community engagement by connecting foot traffic from the site to downtown and other major destinations. The project includes a “light chamber stair� which composes unique views to Lake Michigan only seen while traversing levels on the stair.

Limits to Growth The River Row site has been previously developed (existing brownfield).

Urban Agriculture Using the project FAR (Floor Area Ratio) (.3), a percentage of the project area (25%) must be able to supply space for agriculture and food production.

Habitat Exchange The total developed area is equal to 35,655 sq. or .3 hectare. .4 hectare of land will be set aside through the Living Future Habitat Exchange Program.

WATER Net Positive Water River Row features a comprehensive rain water capture system. Water is purified and stored in a cistern on the first floor. The project also includes 3300 sf. of engineered wetland used in the treatment of grey and black water discharge. The masterplan also includes a comprehensive green roof on each unit and communal greenspace, these work together with the additional site features to play a major role in onsite storm water management.

ENERGY Net Positive Energy Achieved through two key considerations, one being the addition of a rooftop solar array, the other being the careful consideration of the following elements as the design transitions to its next phase: high efficiency glass, proper building orientation, shading of exterior glazing, high R-value insulation, point-of-use domestic water heating, utilization of natural ventilation, demand control ventilation, daylighting of occupied spaces, lighting controls, energy star appliances and equipment, and owner training on efficient building operations.

HEALTH AND HAPPINESS Civilized Environment All interior spaces include access to operable windows.

Healthy Interior Environment The project must be detailed to include dedicated exhaust systems for bathrooms and kitchens. In addition, the entry approach is designed to reduce tracking of harmful particles often found on shoes.

Biophilic Environment The interior environment of River Row, focuses all attention to the beauty of natural views. In sections where this is not an option, the masterplan includes designed natural elements such as green roofs or plant barriers.

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LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE

PETAL + IMPERATIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING

MATERIALS Red List No red listed materials can be included in the construction of River Row, this includes products which contain PVC, formaldehyde, lead, phthalates, and many more.

Embodied Carbon Footprint The project will source as many building products as possible from local vendors to limit carbon emissions acquired in transportation.

Responsible Industry All sourced wood must be FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified, all stone must be NSC (Natural Stone Council) certified and for every five hundred square meters of building area, one Declare product must be used.

At 1020 square meters, River Row requires a total of two Declare products.

Living Economy Sourcing In compliance with the v3.1 Materials Petal Handbook, 20% of the construction budget must come from 500 kilometers of the site. 30% of the construction budget must come from 1000 kilometers of the site. 25% of the construction budget must come from 5000 kilometers of the site.

25% of materials may be sources from any location globally. In addition, all consultants must be sourced from no more than 2500 kilometers of the River Row site.

Net Positive Waist The project must include one salvaged material per 500 square meters and during construction the following percentages of waste must be diverted: metal 99%, paper products 99%, biomass 100%, Rigid foam, carpet, and insulation 95%, all other 90%.

EQUITY Human Scale Places The site at River Row features a number of communal spaces composed to foster human interaction with the site and surroundings.

Universal Access to Nature River Row features designed green space, accessible to residents of the home and public, all are welcome to explore site features.

Equitable Investment For every dollar spent on the project, LBC dictates that .01 cents must be donated to a U.S. based charity, such as the USC (Union of Concerned Scientists). Their work focuses on green energy solutions, large scale food production, and global warming.

Just Organization One project team member must be sourced from a JUST labeled organization.

BEAUTY Beauty + Spirit River Row invites Milwaukee residents from all social and economic backgrounds to celebrate this waterfront city entrance and the natural beauty of a harbor framed by the iconic Hone Bridge.

Inspiration and Education LBC requires that a comprehensive case study must be completed, detailing the components used to satisfy each imperative, building a solution roadmap to help drive motivation for sustainable practice.

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