Undergrad Portfolio 2018

Discovery Architectural Portfolio -Declan DeMille-

Table of Contents

I. SUBMERGE II. Contrast III. Passage IV. Ocean Swimming Pools V. Marika Alderton House VI. Subterranean World

SUBMERGE

Studio III 2018 Jennifer Newsom Site:Nicollet Island The process of boat building and the journey of the material is something that is not appreciated or evident to the general public. This canoe crafting passage will submerge high school to college age students in the art of boat building and the elaborate journey of the material.

Accomplished by a winding path through the natural tree canopy, enclosures created by processed wood elements, the remnants of these once living things, and areas to celebrate the crafting of the material and the celebration of the first voyage.

The program term to further inspire the project was “passage”. Through the project, he defined the passage as a unique and time consuming journey, specifically the journey of the material. “The art of boat building is breathing life into an inanimate object.”

Mahogany Fir Ash Red Cedar

Site Plan

Floor Two

Entrance

Office Material Storage

Floor One

Main Work Area

Basement

Interior Work River Passage

Contrast

Studio II 2018 Randall Holl Site:Father Hennipen Bluff The assignment was to create an interpertation center for the river, the building needed to respond to site conditions. The building brings the viewer through an informative journey as they make their way to the waterfront. Calling out significant aspects of the site and the rich landscape.

The architecture assists in revealing the natural beauty of the site. The building leaves a small footprint, designed around trees and cliff faces to preserve and celebrate much of the natural landscape.

The building removes none of the trees or cliff face on the site but rather works to preserve them. The building conforms to the site by molding to each crack and crevice as it creates a contrast between the built and natural environment.

Floor One

Floor Two(Roof)

Passage

Studio II 2018 Randall Holl Site: Father Hennipen Bluff

This installation is a unique display of the quality of water located on site. It was originally noted that the water is very dark brown color polluted with various trash items, making the water unuseable for swimming or other activities. The pools that users can occupy provide a beautiful contrast between the aqua clear pool water and the rushing brown river water. Users experience the contrast first hand as it subtly informs the viewer of the site and it’s conditions. The pathway to the installation is a floating pier system made of cubes. The piers are able to float at the surface of the water and roll and sway, so you feel every wave as you walk.

Precedent StudyMunicipal Ocean Swimming Pool Studio II 2018 Randall Holl The Municipal Ocean Swimming Pool is a project designed by Alavro Siza in Matosinhos, Portugal. The project is an extension of the sea wall hugging the coast line to preserve views for the apartments and hotels behind. The pools and pathways lightly touch the site using elements of the site to form architectural space. Pools forming and carved from the shard jagged rocks and concrete steps molded onto cascading shore line are things that make this project truly beautiful.

Contained Water

Natural Water source Man-made Barrier Landscape Barrier (Topography) Exposed Concrete

Contained Water

Natural Water source Man-made Barrier Landscape Barrier (Topography) Exposed Concrete

Aruvaro, Shiza. “Swimming Pool. Alvaro Siza, 1989, pp. 24 33.

Precedent StudyMarika Alderton House

Studio I 2017 Dan Winden The house is a unique structural frame wrapped in a thin envelope of plywood.

Many of the walls are able to be slid open to allow natural ventilation, blurring the interior and exterior environment. The house works with its environment to create a very comfortable interior microclimate.

N BS STUDIO I MARIKA-ALDERTON HOUSE PRIVATE BLEND TO PUBLIC 1:64 SCALE

BS STUDIO I

‘The Architecture of Glenn Murcutt’ and ‘Thinking Drawing / Working Drawing’ published by TOTO, Japan, 2008. Photos : Glenn Murcutt. Text : Heneghan, Gusheh, Lassen, Seyama

Cooling and Ventilation Methods Air Funneled into House Northern Winds from the Sea Southern Winds from Nearby Mangrove Forest

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Sun Angles

June 22 (winter)

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March 22

December 22 (summer)

Large roof overhangs protect the home against the hot summer sun.

Subterranean World

Design Fundementals II 2016 Site: UMN Campus-Coffman Memorial The concept of the project is to create a subterranean environment that reacts with light in a powerful way. The project takes inspiration from a cave system in Mexico known as cenotes. At the beginning of the space you weave your way through these stalactites forms creating a cavern like feeling. As you enter through the stalactites you cross a bridge over the large cave opening below. You make your way through the model interacting with water and small very direct paths of light. The building utilizes it’s rough terrain on the site and the access to water to create a significant user experience.

Hall, F.G. (1936), Physical and chemical survey of cenotes of Yucatรกn

demil007@umn.edu University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Declan DeMille