PORTFOLIO
2018-2023
CARSON MCKEE
CARSON MCKEE
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
Fabrication
Architectural
HELLO
Masters of Architecture Student at CU Denver.
Colorado Building Workshop Almuni.
Architectural Designer at Univeristy Technical Assistance Program (UTAP) / Colorado Center for Community Development (CCCD)
SKILLS
CONTACT
1935 Logan Street Apt.728 Denver CO, 80203
carson.mckee@ucdenver.edu carsonmckee98@gmail.com
(970) 507-1722
REFERENCES
Instructor www.ancamatyiku.com (225) 828-4064
Fabrication Lab Coordinator matt.gines@ucdenver.edu
CCCD Supervisor (970) 305-7805
jennifer.kovarik@ucdenver.edu
Architecture
Architecture
Build Certification
Building Workshop
Denver 2018 - 2021 2021 - 2023 2021 - 2022
BS of
CU Denver Masters of
CU Denver Design
Colorado
CU
Intern
Architectural
EUA/Burkettdesign
Lab Assistant
Denver
CU
- Colorado Center for Community Development 2018 - 2019 2019 - 2021 2022 - Now
Designer and Reserach Assistant UTAP
Workshop Adobe Suite
Design Build Colorado Building
Anka Matyiku Matt Gines Jennifer Kovarik
Ai Id CAD + 3D Modeling Construction
Ps
CONTENTS
CAPE SHIRREFF FIELD BASE Livingston Island, Antarctica 2021-2022 FISSURE NATURE CENTER Chatfield, Colorado 2021 HOPE HOUSE Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota 2022 PERSONAL 2022 page 3 page 19 page 37 page 51
ant arctica
CAPE SHIRREFF FIELD STATION
EXISTING CONDITIONS
A Station In Need of Repair
For 25 years, NOAA scientists have been using the existing Cape Shirreff facility to collect data on the marine ecosystem. But unmanageable leaks, black mold, and peeling paint threaten the scientists’ health and force them to spend countless hours on building maintenance instead of science. We want to change that.
N MAINHUT NORTHHUT SOUTHHUT
2021
grad studio IV - design build I fall
PROCESS
Site Access ( Primary )
Guillermo Mann Station ( CL Base )
Western Winds ( Most Frequent )
Cape Shirre Field Station ( US Base )
Recieving Station ( Seal Tracking )
Landing Area
( Transport )
Condor Blu ( Landmark )
Southern Winds ( Strong + Infrequent )
SITE
N 0 25 50 Meters 75 100
CONCEPT
The Cape Shirreff Field Station celebrates the uniqueness of its context and communicates an ethos of sustainability. Roof forms respond to the environment, harnessing solar energy, collecting and directing rainwater, and minimizing wind loads. A functional courtyard anchors the campus, providing a sheltered space for work. Living spaces gesture to the east, connecting researchers with a landscape teeming with wildlife. Focused apertures frame scenic views, while the campus fits into the larger sweep of the topography from the low-lying beaches in the east to the looming hills in the west.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT
LIFT RESULT
SUBTRACT
HIGHLIGHT RESULT
MAKING A HOME FOR TRAILBLAZING SCIENTISTS
PEOPLE_AERD_PROFILES
Louise Giuseffi
PROJECT TIMELINE
you miss most:
My family, including my dog and cat
Anything else?
Go Padres!
Pinnipeds:
Heidi Taylor Deputy Director Heidi began her NOAA career in 2005 as a Presidential Management Fellow. Prior to joining the AERD, Heidi worked at the NOAA Fisheries West Coast Regional Office in the Sustainable Fisheries Division where she served in a variety of policy, advisory, and leadership positions related to highly migratory species.
Doug Krause, PhD Program Lead, Pinnipeds Doug studies the foraging ecology and population dynamics of Antarctic seals, particularly Antarctic fur, Weddell, and leopard seals. He has been supporting NOAA’s research mission since 2000 as a NOAA Corps officer, field biologist, and principle investigator. His research identifies the mechanisms through which predator-prey interactions, including hunting tactics, can inform community dynamics along food webs.
Jefferson Hinke, PhD Program Lead, Seabirds Jefferson studies the ecology of Pygoscelis penguins and their interactions with fisheries, changing food webs, climate, and other environmental stressors that affect the marine ecosystem in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Jefferson directs seabird research at two Antarctic field camps and participates in field work annually. His research is used to provide scientific advice for U.S. policy on fisheries and spatial management efforts in the Southern Ocean.
Biotechnician
GEORGE WATTERS, HEIDI TAYLOR DOUG KRAUSE, JEFFERSON HINKE, PHD LOUISE GIUSEFFI
Conserving Antarctic marine life threatened by overfishing & climate change
Favorite meal to cook in the field:
Every meal is an Iron Chef adventure in the use of the aging stock of food in the pantry, but I especially enjoy cooking the traditional firstnight-in-camp dinner of pasta puttanesca.
Favorite down time activity: I really enjoy just wandering the area with a camera.
Thing you miss most: My wife and two little boys
Seabirds:
Louise specializes in developing simulations in animation software, UAS operations, ArcGIS mapmaking, and calibrating oceanographic instruments. Louise previously worked for NOAA at the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center in Hawaii for nine years as a biotechnician. While there, Louise served as a small boat coxswain and scientific diver, and assisted with a variety of research missions by setting up field camps, spearfishing for biological samples, processing trawl catch, and maintaining databases.
Antarctic Krill: The critical base of the food chain
PHASE I: GALLEY + BERTHING SUITE
Fall ‘21
Jan–Apr ‘22
May ‘22
Jun ‘22
Jul ‘22
Winter ‘22
Research
Design + fabrication
Construction in Denver
Public exhibition
Disassembly + shipping
Reassembly at Cape Shirreff
PHASE II: LAB + BIRD BLIND
Fall ‘22
Jan–Apr ‘23
May ‘23
Jun ‘23
Jul ‘23
Winter ‘23
Research
Design + fabrication
Construction in Denver
Public exhibition
Disassembly + shipping
Reassembly at Cape Shirreff
Antarctic Fur Seals
Elephant Seals Leopard Seals
Gentoo
George Watters, PhD Director George leads a team conducting research on a wide range of issues related to ecosystembased management of fisheries in the Southern Ocean, including management of the Antarctic krill fishery and the establishment of marine protected areas. As U.S. Representative to the Scientific Committee for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, George is the primary U.S. Government employee responsible for providing scientific advice on the conservation and management of living marine resources in the Southern Ocean. Favorite meal to cook in the field: A soup dubbed “The Corpse Reviver” Favorite down time activity: Watching animals do all the crazy things they do Thing
Penguins Chinstrap Penguins Adélie Penguins
10 field seasons N/A ? 0
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1 2 3 4 5 Freshies Mudroom Dry Goods Kitchen I Dining I Comms Junior Bunkroom Senior Bunkroom Lofted Storage (Above) Water Storage Working Deck Social Deck 6 7 8 9 10 1 7 7 2 3 4 6 5 2 7 10 9 9 8 8 FLOOR PLAN 2 4 0 8 16
SOUTH ELEVATION 2 4 0 8 16
NORTH ELEVATION 2 4 0 8 16 2 4 0 8 16
STRUCTURE
Solar Panels
Roof Cladding
SIP Panel Roof
Bent Frame Structure
Wall Cladding
SIP Panel Floors and Walls
Interior
Decking
Foundation Structure
ROOF FORMS + STRUCTURE
1344 ft3 lofted storage 672 ft3 lofted storage 1792 ft3 lofted storage Less morning sun exposure Directs water to one side Directs water to both sides Directs water to corners 8’ More morning sun exposure Morning sun in NE sky Most morning sun exposure SOLAR RAINWATER STORAGE
GABLE TWISTED GABLE
SHED
WATER MANAGEMENT SOLAR COLLECTION
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
The students did almost all of the construction, with the exception of running the mechanical and electrical systems that will be completed down in Antarctica. We worked under supervision provided by faculty and construction professionals while collaborating with experts to enrich the construction process.
chatfield state park
fissure nature center
chatfield reservoir chatfield state park, colorado grad studio III I fall 2021
morphology
circulation + zoning
Circular form divided for admin and public zones. A pre exsisting path fissures through roughly North to South, and a need for circulation between both zones creates an insterecting fissure East to West.
retraction
the edges were retracted to take only the space needed
board walk + promenade a boardwalk and prarie viewing deck were created by using the leftovers spaces from the retraction, and were informed by the previous spaces created
parti
creating spaces dictaded by the center lines and circular geometry, then affected by the “fissure”like paths, and informed by program needs and the environments
events circulation admin
N open office conference lobby event hall classrooms amphitheater board walk prairie deck 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 7
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plan
at the intersection of ecology
Fissure Nature Center intersects the three major ecological systems of Chatfield State Park. It focuses on the natural boundaries between these ecological zones, which at first glance appear to be stark boundaries, or “fissures” that harshly dictate the different zones from one another. FCN brings awareness to the interconnected relationships these ecological systems have with one another by providing front row seats to witness these changes
plains forest south elevation sun
lake moon
a fissure within the landscape
event space entry
promenade
event center office + conference
promenade
event space
classroom promenade
outdoor ampitheater
space to gather and explore
process model
final model
reservation house
hope house
pine ridge reservation housing
grad studio V I fall 2022
affordable repeatable healthy
Hope House is a semi-modular, two bedroom, two bathroom home, just over 1,200sf, with a 300 sqft. accessible dwelling unit. Located on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, it is designed to inspire and cultivate healing through its architecture.
Hope House was designed to feel grand, while staying small, affordable, and using sustainable green building materials. In doing so, it achieves the objective of being a healthy, repeatable, and affordable housing solution for the extreme housing crisis that the Ogallala Lakota Nation experiences on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
bath 3 studio primary
bed 2 utility bath 2 bath 1 kitchen living
91’ 52.5’
bed
patio porch
solar path - elevation ovahangs block the high summer sun in, and let light in during low lit winter
south elevation section 1 porch solar path - plan southern sun exposure maximized aperture south and east views maximized for framing the rising sun and solar gain
front entry back entry
side/service entry
design inspires
The sunken living space acts as a functional beacon of hope and is the un-breaking spirit of the home. It passively heats and cools the house while creating a vertical expanse in contrast to the overall horizontal experience of single story living. This vertically expansive space is tactically located to maximize southern sun exposure, while also framing the rising sun of each new day in the east. Two large solar stone fireplaces visually pull the space from the rest of the home, which is largely governed by the simple modern roof line. Stretching towards the open prairie sky, these fire places provide a living warmth to the indoor/outdoor living spaces, not only through fire, but also with passive solar gain that the stones capture and radiate
The homes are repeated to form a neighborhood, keeping in mind the Southeastern exposure needed for each home.
site plan
creating community
construction process
The sunken living space is the first phase of construction. It acts as the spirit and the anchor of the home. Made of a bio-concrete, it is partially embedded into the ground which provides temperature regulation.
The rest of the home is then built around this anchored living space. Helical piers support a structure of beams which act as a concretefree foundation for the rest of the home. The floors, walls, and roof are then constructed with Bio-SIP panels.
rain screen provides replacable siding system helical pier concrete free foundation
bio-sip bio board structural insulated panels for construction
bio concrete sunken livingroom helical peir + beam foundation
rainscreen
bio SIP floor
bio SIP walls
bio SIP roof
rainscreen
healing spaces
Bio Plastic window filling is included in the floor-to-ceiling window assembly next to the stone chimneys in the living space. It is added between the first and second pane from the interior of the triple pane system to allow for proper insulation values of the windows. This material is made entirely from organic materials. Marigold petals are then sprinkled into the bio plastic before it hardens. Marigolds are often made into a tea to help with respiratory ailments, and are revered as a plant with healing properties. By incorporating them into these apertures, it creates a lighting and shadow condition that highlights the stone walls, and is opaque enough to allow for privacy, yet still lets filtered light in. Other plants used on the site are also known for their medicinal value, such as the Coyote Willow, who’s bark can be used to relieve pain, and Wild Sage, which is thought to have a spiritual cleansing affect.
grass wild sage
coyote willow
bluestem
marigold
marigold panes filtered light
bio-plastic marigold window pane
personal
