Donovan Weiss- Portfolio One

ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO DONOVAN WEISS | 2021-23

(913) 709-1767 djweiss02@gmail.com 109 Lake of the Forest Bonner Springs, KS, 66012 2

DONOVAN WEISS

EDUCATION SHAWNEE MISSION NORTHWEST, SHAWNEE - HIGH SCHOOL -2016 - 2020 I WAS AN HONOR STUDENT WITH A 3.7 GPA WHERE I TOOK ARCHITECTURALLY SKILLEDBASED CLASSES GAINING SKILLS IN DRAFTING. I ALSO WAS ON THE ROWING TEAM, STRENGTHENING MY LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

JOHNSON COUNTY CC, OVERLAND PARK - ARCHITECTURE - 2021-2022 I ATTENDED JCCC FOR MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE AND FIRST YEAR OF ARCHITECTURE WHERE I LEARNED MANY DIFFERENT SKILLS IN PREPARATION FOR TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER SCHOOL SUCH AS SKETCHING, HAND DRAFTING, AND AN EARLY EXPLORATION IN TO CERTAIN ONLINE PROGRAMS.

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, MANHATTAN - ARCHITECTURE - 2022-PRESENT I AM CURRENTLY A 3RD YEAR STUDENT AND HAVE A 3.4 GPA WHERE I AM CURRENTLY GAINING SKILLS IN ARCHITECTURE AND PLAN TO GRADUATE IN MAY OF 2026.

ACHIEVEMENTS TRANSFER IMPACT AWARD TIA SCHOLARSHIP JCCC ARCHITECTURAL FUTURE AWARD SKILLS USA 2ND PLACE IN ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING

SKILLS Leadership COMMUNICATION REVIT SKETCHUP RHINO ENSCAPE/V-RAY ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR ADOBE INDESIGN MICROSOFT SOFTWARES 3

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PROJECTS

1. THE PHILOSOPHY OF LEARNING

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COUNCIL GROVE LIBRARY (2ND YEAR FINAL)

2. MOVEMENT

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LOW RISE HOUSING OF IOLA (3RD YEAR FALL INTRODUCTORY PROJECT)

3. IMPACT

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NATIVE CULTURAL CENTER OF TOPEKA (3RD YEAR FALL FINAL)

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THE PHILOSOPHY OF LEARNING

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THE OVERALL CONCEPT OF THE COUNCIL GROVE IS THROUGH THE ART OF LEARNING. THE CONCEPT DERIVES FROM MY INTERPRETATION OF HOW A PHILOSOPHER CIRCULATES COUNTLESS BOOKS IN A SITTING, TOSSING, THROWING,AND STACKING BOOKS TO THE SIDE WHILE INTAKING COUNTLESS AMOUNTS OF INFORMATION. I BEGAN WITH THE LITERAL SENSE OF TOSSING A PILE OF BOOKS TOGETHER, THEN INTERPRETING THAT STACK THROUGH MODEL FORM AND CREATING HIERARCHIES THROUGH THE LIBRARY.THE HIERARCHY VALUES OF THESE CONCEPTUALLY STACKED BOOKS PLAY A LARGE ROLE WITHIN THE LIBRARY, CREATING A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE TO EACH SECTION AS WELL AS CREATING AN ENTRY SEQUENCE AT THE SAME TIME.THE CORRUGATED STEEL ALSO PLAYS A ROLE IN ENFORCING THAT ENTRY SEQUENCE WITH THE SHARP EDGES DRAGGING YOU TO THE ENTRANCE WHILE CREATING AN ASTONISHING SUBTLE LIGHTING ON THE INTERIOR. THE ENTRY SEEMS AS IF THIS TUNNELING FEATURE COMES FROM THE IDEOLOGY BASED ON HOW THAT PERSON WHO IS LEARNING IS QUESTIONING A CERTAIN BOOK BUT IS OPENED TO THIS WONDERFUL ART THAT THEY CONTINUE TO READ TO WHICH AFTER YOU ENTER THROUGH THIS TUNNELED ENTRY YOU ARE OPENED TO MANY OPPORTUNITIES AND INSTANCES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING THAT YOU ARE EAGER TO EXPLORE.

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AXON OF LIBRARY

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SECOND FLOOR RENDER

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CHILDREN’S SECTION RENDER

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EXPLODED AXON HIGHLIGHTING UNITS

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MOVEMENT

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THE OVERALL CONCEPT OF THE LOW RISE HOUSING PROJECT IS TIED TO THE POSITIONING AND MATERIALITY OF THE BLOCKED UNITS, WHICH IS CONNECTION. THE IDEA OF CREATING CONNECTION IS IMPORTANT IN ANY COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE LANDSCAPE/ COURTYARD CREATES THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY PROVIDING GARDEN SPACES AS WELL AS THE SPACIAL CONNECTIONS CREATE BENCHES AS WELL. THE BASE LEVEL OF THE BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE CREATES A STATIC LAYER THAT DEVELOPS MOVEMENT AND CIRCULATION WITHIN THOSE SPACES EITHER INTO THE BUILDING OR OUTER COMMUNITY AREAS. THE “VARIABLE LAYER” OR SECOND LAYER OF BOTH THE BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE WAS DEVELOPED IN STRATEGIC MOVEMENTS IN ORDER TO HELP DEVELOP THE SPACES THROUGH THE ENTIRE SITE IN ORDER TO ENCLOSE PUBLIC VS PRIVATE SPACES AS WELL AS FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT THE CIRCULATION WHETHER THAT IS ENTRY SEQUENCE OR INNER CIRCULATION WITH THE COMPLEX. ONE OF THE MAIN ENGAGEMENTS TO COMMUNITY AND CIRCULATION IS THE STAIRS WHICH IS LIFTED BY A DOUBLE HEIGHT CEILING GIVING YOU THAT OPEN FEELING UPON ENTRY AS WELL AS THE SLAT STRUCTURE TO THE STAIRS THAT PROVIDES AN MORE OPEN FEELING AS WELL TO THE SPACE WHICH ALSO TIES BOTH THE STATIC AND VARIABLE LEVELS TOGETHER.

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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COMMUNAL ENTRY

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MAIN STREET ENTRY

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IMPACT

3 THE IDEA OF UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF “IMPACT” OR THE INFLUENCE OF GOING THROUGH ADVERSITY AND CHALLENGES THAT MAY INFLICT ON A GROUP OF PEOPLE IS WHERE THE DESIGN PROCESS BEGAN WITH THIS PROJECT. ALTHOUGH THE NATIVE CULTURE HAS ENDURED A LOT OF NEGATIVE IMPACTS, THROUGH ALL THAT, THE PRIDE OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE HAS NEVER FADED AWAY WHICH SHOULD NOT ONLY BE CELEBRATED WITHIN CLOSED WALLS OF A BUILDING BUT RATHER CELEBRATED BEYOND. BASED UPON THAT IDEOLOGY AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT THAT THE CULTURE HAS WITHIN THE NATIVE COMMUNITY, FROM WHICH THE OVERALL CONCEPT OF IMPACT IS DERIVED. IMPACTS HAVE A HIERARCHY, WHETHER PHYSICAL (LIKE WATER OR GLASS) OR SYMBOLIC SUCH AS THE CULTURE NATIVES SHARE, WHICH ALMOST HAS A RIPPLING EFFECT STARTING AT ONE OR MORE POINTS AND DISPERSING BEYOND THAT. CELEBRATING THE IMPACT OF CULTURE STARTS WITH UNITY AND TO WHICH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT BRINGS THAT UNITY TOGETHER AND IS CENTERED WITHIN THE SITE TO EMPHASIZE THAT HIERARCHICAL STATUS. THE OVERALL DESIGN FOR THE BUILDING IS DERIVED FROM THE PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING THAT IMPACT HAS TO WHICH THE BUILDING APPEARS TO BE PEELING OUT FROM THE SITE BASED UPON. THE IDEA OF STEPPING DOWN INTO THE SITE WITHIN THE BUILDING NOT ONLY RELATES TO BEING MORE CONNECTED TO THE SITE TO WHICH THE NATIVE CULTURE RELATES BUT ALSO THE VALUE OF ONESELF DISCONNECTING FROM THE OUTER WORLD TO CONNECT WITH THE CULTURE THAT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED OF THE SIX NATIONS REPRESENTED WITHIN. THOUGH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT STANDS AS THE MOST IMPORTANT (BASED ON HIERARCHY), THE REST OF THE SITE HOLDS OTHER POINTS OF IMPACT THAT CELEBRATE THE NATIVE CULTURE WHETHER THAT IS THROUGH THE POWWOW, SCULPTURE GARDEN, INTERPRETIVE GARDEN, OR AMPHITHEATER. THE SITE ITSELF IS BROKEN UPON NON-ORTHOGONALLY TO REPRESENT THESE MAJOR IMPACTS AS WELL AND THE HIERARCHY OF THESE IMPACTS IS REPRESENTED IN HEIGHT DIFFERENCES. THE REST OF THE SITE IS BROKEN UP BY SHARDS OF TALL GRASS SECTIONS AND GROVES TO HELP CONNECT YOU TO A CERTAIN SPACE AT A TIME THROUGH THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE SITE. THE SITE DEALS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOOD ISSUES TO WHICH A BIOSWALE NOT ONLY HELPS CONTROL THE POSSIBILITY OF A FLOOD BUT ALSO THE PREVENTION WITH FLOOD POOLS.

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SITE CHUNK MODEL

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AMPHITHEATER

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SOUTH-EAST ENTRY PLAZA

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SITE CHUNKS INSTANCES

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3 POWWOW/OVERLOOK

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INTERIOR SHOT OF MODEL THROUGH PERFORMANCE HALL

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ENTRY LEVEL FLOOR PLAN

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ENTRY SEQUENCE RENDER

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EXTRUDED CORNER OF PEEL RENDER

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PERSPECTIVE SECTION THROUGH PE

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ERFORMANCE HALL/GALLERY/ENTRY

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