Professional Portfolio for Connor Lessard - 2020

PORTFOLIO FOR: CONNOR LESSARD

Level of Education Norwich University Pursuing Master’s in Architectural Studies Class of 2021

Bachelor’s in Architectural Studies Class of 2020, Graduated Magna Cum Laude Dean’s List, 2016 - 2020, GPA 3.75

University of Vermont (Dual-Enrollment Summer Courses)

College Algebra Engineering Design (SolidWorks) Summer 2016 & 2017

Center for Technology, Essex Engineering / Architectural Design

Associations / Clubs AIAS Member & President (2020) Norwich University, Northfield VT December 2016 - March 2020

Freedom By Design Norwich University, Northfield VT October 2017 - May 2019

Chaplin Hall Building Committee Norwich University, Northfield VT September 2016 - March 2019

Krietzberg Library Building Committee Norwich University, Northfield VT December 2016 - May 2019

Class of 2015

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ACSA Designing Healthy Places Competition 2018 Proposed Hotel-Community Design Hand-sketching, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Lumion, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

Participating in the ASCA 2017-2018 Designing Healthy Place Competition, the goal of the project was to design a small community within Puerto Rico able to house tourists, locals, cattle, and have a sizable space for a garden. The overall precedent for the design of the facility was to blend in with the surrounding urban fabric while remaining structurally sound, able to stand up to natural disasters that occur within the region.

3D Site Plan

North Elev.

West Elev.

East Elev.

South Elev.

Elevation study of surrounding context & elements

Wind Rose diagram

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Exterior Render

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

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Systems & Design

PV Array

Roof Apetures for Natural Ventilation

Fine-Agregate Concrete Cornice

PV Array Concrete Load-Bearing Wall

Poured Concrete Floor Slab over Composite Steel Decking

Glulam Beams embedded in Concrete Frame

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Vehicular & Farm-to-Table Circulation

Water Collection

Water colleciton comes majorly from the roofs of the buildings.

The water collects towards filtered gutters, which connect within a system of embedded pipes that are cast into the concrete walls and frames.

This system leads down towards large tanks underground, which in turn have their own system for filtering out the water in proportion of use (fresh water and grey water).

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National Army Museum Chapel 2018 Proposed Chapel Design Hand-sketching, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Lumion, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

“How can one maintain the sense of the individual (soldier) while still upholding the all-inclusiveness of the chaplaincy?�

The goal was to include the individual but also cater to the non-denominational aspect of (my understanding of) the chaplaincy. This was achieved by creating two different spaces functionality associated with those two aspects, connected by a central courtyard. The facade work had been inspired by a combination of precedents by Richard Meier and creative work done earlier in the semester of my junior year.

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Process:

Initial Site Plans & Section

Site Plan

North Elevation

South Section & Natural Light

Lower Floor Plan

Reception Area

Library

Quiet / Reflection Area

Mechanical Room

Central Gathering Space / Worship Area

Courtyard / Outdoor Gathering Space

Bathroom

Initial Parti

Bathroom

Bathroom

Bathroom

Quiet / Reflection Area

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Wall Section & Accompanying Elevation

HVAC Diagram

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4’

2’

1’

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Physical Model Photos

Museum Board, Transparency Film, Polystyrene Foam, Spackle, Gesso

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Rememberance Mortuary 2019 Proposed Mortuary-Complex Design Hand-sketching, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Lumion, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

An aging population needs somewhere to rest once their time is up.

A strong site innately envokes a strong emotional response; therefore, a cave was created inside of a mountain in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range of California. In this project, students were tasked with designing a space to meet the needs of the deceased and their survivors. Naturally-forming crystals inspired the geode-like structures that house the workings of the facility.

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Process:

Program Schedule: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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Parking/Recieving Shop Furnace Room 1 Cold Storage Furnace Room 2 Storage Room Mechanical Room Ceremonial Hall Restrooms Cleaning Center Dressing/Embalming Office Enshrinement Room Grieving Room Commital Room Director’s Office Entry Hall

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13

9 14

4 3

5

2

6

10 15 11

1

Sketch Section

B

7

16

B

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A

Final Parti First Floor Plan

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= Exhaust

HVAC Diagram

= Intake

Site Circulation

West Section

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Urban Cloister 2019 Proposed Work-Dwell-Pray Design Hand-sketching, Revit, Lumion, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

Urban Cloister

Using the impressive pre-existing canopy on the site, the goal of this design was to create an all-inclusive program of work-dwell-pray in the middle of the city of Berlin, Germany. The wood-clad form neglected its context and stood as an object upon the landscape. Included in the project are urban design aspects that create spaces that optimized opportunities for social interactions.

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1:250

1:50

Sketch Elevations & “Axon”

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0

2m 4m

8m

20m

SOUTH-WEST ELEVATION

.5m

1.5m

2.5m

5m

Sectional Parti

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1

1

A1.2

A1.2

INTERFAITH SPACE 1

Final Building Model Polystyrene Foam, Acrylic Paint, & Diorama Grass

MECH.

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MECH.

PROGRAM JOKER: PRESENTATION SPACE

INTERFAITH SPACE 1

A1.1

1

HOUSING

A1.1

MECH.

MECH.

INTERFAITH SPACE 3

First Floor Plan

Fourth Floor Plan

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1

A1.2

A1.2

KITCHEN / CAFETERIA

OFFICE

OFFICE MECH.

MECH. OFFICE

1

1

A1.1

A1.1

OFFICE

OFFICE MECH. OFFICE OFFICE

Rooftop Balcony / Garden

MECH. OFFICE

1:2000

OFFICE

1:500

Second Floor Plan

Rooftop Floor Plan 1:250

1:50

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0

0

20m

5m

2m 4m

60m

15m

8m

100m

400m

25m

50m

20m

15

1:250

1:50

0

0

2m 4m

.5m

8m

1.5m

20m

WALL SECTION 2.5m

5m

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Contact Information: connorjless@gmail.com References available upon request.

Thank you.