Undergraduate Architecture Portfolio - Devon Kahley

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO DEVON KAHLEY

DEVON KAHLEY

email : devonkahley@gmail.com | phone : 267-908-0588 LinkedIn : Devon Kahley

PROFILE Dedicated and ambitious architecture student with a passion for innovative design and a strong foundation in architectural principles.

Eager to contribute my creative and technical skills to a dynamic architectural firm. Proficient in various design software and adept at collaborating within multidisciplinary teams. Seeking to gain practical experience in real-world projects while further developing my expertise in sustainable and user-centric design. Work ethic, attention to detail, and desire to learn make me an asset to any design-focused team.

EDUCATION

Drexel University, Philadelphia PA

Relevant Courses :

Westphal College of Media and Design,

- Architecture Studio

Bachelor of Architecture,

- Architecture Representation

prospective graduation : 2027

- Materials and Methods

Current GPA : 4.0 | Overall GPA : 3.15

- Structural Systems

EMPLOYMENT

McDonald’s, Warwick PA, May 2019 – current Skills : - Ability to communicate clearly with customers and fellow crew members.

- Ensuring a speedy and quality transaction through teamwork and collaboration.

- Maintaining attention to detail when keeping a clean work environment.

SKILLS AND PROGRAMS - creative

- Adobe Suite

- collaborative

- AutoCAD

- focused

- Rhino

- inquisitive

- Revit

- tenacious

- Enscape and Twin Motion

AWARDS AND EXPERIENCES - AIAS Class Representative - 2024 Drexel Architecture Courageous Learner Award - PALM (Promoting Advocacy and Licensure through Mentorship) - Howeler + Yoon Bartram’s Garden charrette 2023 - Union League of Philadelphia scholarship and Good Citizen Award recipient

REFERENCES Timothy Nawrocki : Drexel Architecture Instructor email : tim@lilalandscape.com phone : 570-877-0131 Stephen Arrivello : Managing Director at Pace Equity email : sa@axcelcap.com phone : 215-519-1010

CONTENTS

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MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN 1960S

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Organized Organic

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ARTISAN ALLEY

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MISCELLANEOUS

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MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN 1960S (completed spring, 2024)

BUILDING TYPE : Museum

LOCATION :

National Mall, Washington D.C

PROJECT DESCRIPTION :

This museum achieves a connection between four pre-existing monuments along the Reflecting Pool while also telling the story of one of the most important periods of American History.

A brutalist building approach is combined with the omnipresent patterning found in the 1960s to create a truly unique expression on the interior as well as the exterior.

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GATHERING OF MASSES

SPACE AND ARMS RACE

The collection has a focus on the disparity of the events in America during the time. Several comparison studies were done to get a feeling of what the museum collection might look like.

Washington D.C is a perfect space for a museum covering these topics and the chosen site on the mall held the latent ability to further a connection to the surrounding monuments in a way Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial had done.

LIFE AND LOSS

LINCOLN MEMORIAL VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

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WASHINGTON MONUMENT

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CONNECTIONS MASSING

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MLK MEMORIAL

FLOOR 2

FLOOR 1

SITE

PLANS NTS

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Each monument is connected to

the

museum

through

patterned paths inspired by Brazilian artist Roberto Burle Marx. The Vietnam Memorial connection sees the use of a bridge across the reflecting pool which cuts into the pool similar to

Maya Lin’s

memorial which cuts into the landscape.

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COMING FROM LINCOLN MEMORIAL

REFLECTING POOL BRIDGE

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GATHERING OF MASSES

CONFLICT

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SECTION NTS

Lightwells shine light through various spaces allowing light into the first floor and through patterned frosted windows on the second floor.

The exterior screening on the second floor

is

backed

by

translucent

concrete allowing for a shadow to be cast.

SPACE AND ARMS RACE

MUSIC

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ORGANIZED ORGANIC (completed winter, 2024)

BUILDING TYPE :

equestrian center

LOCATION :

Bartram’s Garden, Philadelphia

PROJECT DESCRIPTION :

The intent of this equestrian center is to provide a space which can merge a structured program layout with a more free-flowing organic element.

This is achieved through a traditional public square layout in which an organic riding path intersects with it. The buildings are non-imposing and are oriented and designed to allow maximum light into the program areas.

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The masterplan for the equestrian center of

began

program

with

in

a

the

layout

“manor-like”

orientation. This lead to the idea to intersect this structured with a more

program

organic riding trail

which is shrouded in dense trees harkening back to the

natural

aspect of Bartram’s Garden.

INITIAL MASTERPLAN

FINAL MASTERPLAN PLANS NTS

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VEHICLE

CIRCULATION

DATUM

ROOF

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The sawtooth roof is sloped, evoking a sense of “galloping” to the building. The lower portion is buried under a mound of earth which allows for an embodied energy.

INDOOR ARENA PLANS AND SECTIONS NTS (plan scaled down)

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All buildings utilize a sawtooth roof to maximize light. The stables uses it to also drain into a green roof, eliminating an impervious area. The architecture of the indoor arena is translated here at a smaller scale.

STABLES

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PLANS AND SECTIONS NTS (plan scaled down)

ENTRY

OUTDOOR ARENA

STABLES

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ARTISAN ALLEY (completed spring, 2023)

BUILDING TYPE :

community arts center

LOCATION :

Powelton neighborhood, Philadelphia

PROJECT DESCRIPTION :

The main goal of this project is to provide a junction between the communities of Powelton Village and University City where users can connect through learning, practicing, and performing art.

Importance is placed on creating a non-imposing environment, and a space that seamlessly merges interior and exterior program.

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SITE

BUSY AREAS POWELTON

DREXEL

CIRCULATION

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Artistic fields are separated

- PUBLIC GATHERING AREAS - THEATERS - UTILITY - MUSIC AND DANCE - PAINTING AND DESIGN - POTTERY AND SCULPTURE - TEXTILE AND JEWELRY

individual

buildings

but

into

brought

together through outdoor circulation.

In order to create a non-imposing structure for the community, all of the program is brought onto a singular plane.

SECTION A

SECTION B

B

A

PLANS AND SECTIONS NTS

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Using bifold garage doors on select programmatic areas of the buildings, a “maker’s market” was established on the main road

OPEN

of the site where users can enter, exit, and view different studios/ workshops. The garage doors act as a seamless transition of outdoor and indoor spaces, where indoor program can extend out into the main street.

CLOSED

ALUMINUM CLADDING METAL DECKING

TRIPLE GLAZED WINDOW

METAL FLASHING 1/2” DRYWALL INSULATION VAPOR BARRIER 3/4” AIR SPACE 4” BRICK VENEER

HINGES

1-1/2” ALUMINUM GARAGE DOOR

CONCRETE FLOORING STONE PAVING AGGREGATE

DETAIL NTS

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EAST FACADE

SOUTH FACADE

ELEVATIONS NTS

MAIN STREET

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OUTDOOR THEATER

RESTING AREA

PAINT STUDIO

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MISCELLANEOUS WORK (for displayed project “Twin Summit Apartments”) (completed winter, 2023)

BUILDING TYPE : student housing

LOCATION :

University City, Philadelphia

PROJECT DESCRIPTION :

This project is primarily a practice in creating diagrams. A series of transformations are made onto a simple 80’x80’cube to create a conceptual student apartment building with several amenities for the residents. Elements such as sunlight and neighboring buildings are all considerations in the transformation choices.

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WOOD FRAMING PROCESS MODEL

1) sketches

2) footing and rebar

3) foundation walls

4) basement slab

7) wall placement

8) wall sheathing

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5) joists

6) studs and opening

DETAIL OF HARVEST PAVILION, KUNSHAN CHINA (Building designed by Vector Architects)

PEBBLE ROOFING BAMBOO PANELS STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE

ALUMINUM TRELLIS

STEEL C-SECTION

STEEL I-BEAM

STEEL COLUMN

BRUSHED STEEL GRATING

TERRAZZO TILES

DETAIL NTS

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CHARLES LIBRARY PROGRAM (Building designed by Snohetta)

CIRCULATION PATH ENVELOPE - BOOK COLLECTION - READING ROOM - OFFICES - COMPUTER LAB - STUDY ROOMS - LOBBY -

MASSING AND PROGRAM FOR TWIN SUMMIT APARTMENTS

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ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY (Captured and edited by me)

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YIN AND YANG HOUSE FINAL MODEL (completed fall, 2022)

TRI-VIEW APARTMENT BUILDING (completed winter, 2023)

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EAMES HOUSE RENDERS

(Building designed by Ray and Charles Eames)

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MISCELLANEOUS DRAWINGS

SECTION PERSPECTIVE OF DREXEL MAIN BUILDING

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