CALEB DREIBELBIS ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO UNDERGRADUATE
RESUME
CALEB DREIBELBIS CAREER GOALS
EDUCATION
402-681-3020 DREIBELBISCALEB@GMAIL.COM
8202 N. 279TH ST. VALLEY, NE 68064
GOALS When looking at where I want my career to head, I am looking to join a firm that will push my limits and make me expand past my comfort zone. My goal is to get a better understanding of what to expect past college. While my main areas of interest are in categories of assembly and recreational buildings, I am wanting to reach outside these areas to get a better understanding of the field as a whole.
UNDERGRADUATE IN ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN 4th Year Architecture Student Minor - Landscape Architecture Accepted in Masters of Architecture Program 2020- Present 3.76 GPA DOUGLAS COUNTY WEST HIGH SCHOOL VALLEY, NE 2016-2020 4.44 GPA High School Diploma
JOB EXPERIENCE
TWIN RIVERS YMCA VALLEY, NE Title: Lifeguard 2018 - 2020 Description: Supervised the activities of swimmers by enforcing rules and regulations while maintaining a safe environment for occupants of the space. Promotion : Assistant Pool Manager 2020 - 2021 Description: Provide leadership and supervision to lifeguard staff to ensure quality service and cleanliness for occupants of the space. Maintain communication between managers and lifeguard staff. Promotion : Pool Manager 2021 - Present Description: Provide leadership for all pool staff. Ensure pool maintains state and federal standards and regulations. Provide scheduling input and address accountability of staff. Maintain and train staff to ensure skills are kept to standard and pool occupants feel safe in the environment.
ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE SKILLS
Volunteer
NMA BRICK WALL COMPETITION Description: Design a wall using masonry techniques with our own touch to how it is laid out and the type of bricks and patterns used. TECHNICAL
Strong: Rhino, V-Ray, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign Intermediate: Revit, Enscape, Grasshopper
PERSONAL
Engineering Background, Problem-Solver, Communication, OpenMinded, Attention to Detail, Leadership
NATIONAL ROBOTICS ACADEMY INC VALLEY, NE Title: Mentor 2020 - Present Description: Non-profit broken off from the DC West Robotics program which is dedicated towards STEM education and robotics competitions. Right now we are working to expand the robotics program to allow more people to have access to the materials and education in the STEM field. We mentor robotics teams which compete on a worldwide scale in the VEX Robotics Competitions.
ABOUT ME
HELLO, My name is Caleb Dreibelbis and I am a Fourth year undergraduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I am majoring in Architecture while also pursuing a minor in Landscape Architecture. I was born and raised in Nebraska and have always been a fan of being active and always being up to something new. That, I suppose, is where my interest in designing recreational buildings and assembly buildings comes from. This portfolio is a collection of my work during my time at UNL, representing my skills at different scales of architecture, as well as a specific hobby of mine that has lead to and inspired a lot of my work. I hope to demonstrate my passion for architecture as well as some unique qualities I can bring to the table to show my interest in learning more about the profession.
CONTENT
Education
WAYNE FITNESS CENTER
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NIOBRARA STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER
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DRONE LAUNCH PAVILION
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Hobby VEX ROBOTICS
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EDUCATION
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THE DEPOT DRIVE FITNESS CENTER SPRING 2023
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Figure 1: Exterior Representation
ELECTIVE STUDIO
INSTRUCTOR: STEPHEN HARDY
The Depot Drive Fitness Center started as a plan to repurpose land in Wayne, NE into a neighborhood. Though the fitness center was not in the original plan, through conversation and zoning talk, the idea for one became a popular idea that I tasked myself to solve. The fitness center sits at the end of a boulevard that runs along the old railway line, which is where it gets its name. The first step of the design phase was to encompass the round-a-bout that runs along the boulevard and street. Another thing the building incorporates is the three surrounding contexts into the design of its interior and exterior facades along with the roof shape and structure. The three contexts used are main street represented with
brick, residential represented with wood, and industrial represented with aluminum and a silo feature on the top. The interior is split into three sections for the three contexts. The first section is the reception and office areas which offer access to all aspects of the fitness center. The second section is the pool which would be accessible to all ages of the community due to its zero-entry pool entry. Another section is the gym which gives way to the cardio area which sits on the second floor. The cardio area allows views to the gym and pool allowing parents to watch and do other activities while also maintaining supervision of their children.
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DEPOT DRIVE FITNESS CENTER
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Figure 2: Concept Diagram
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Depot Drive Fitness Center
Figure 6: Axonometric View
Figure 7: Pool Perspective
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Figure 8: Section Perspective Gym
Figure 9: Pool Perspective
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NIOBRARA STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER
FALL 2023
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BRINGING BACK HISTORY TO A FORGOTTEN PLACE
ELECTIVE STUDIO
Figure 10: Worm View Axonometric
INSTRUCTOR: MICHAEL HARPSTER AND SARAH KARLE
The Niobrara State Park Visitor Center sits at the entrance of one of Nebraska’s most historic, but also highly underused State Parks. The Park managers look to use this visitor center as an eye-catching piece to attract the attention of people passing by on the highway and give them an informational and educational place to stop. From there, they can choose to explore the park more and discover its beauty or continue their way. The challenge with this project is that it started as a museum to Standing Bear and throughout the design process got changed several times and downsized to a visitor center with an educational attachment to it. It also sat on a remarkable 12 feet of elevation change for the building and another 43 feet for the parking lot. This required a lot of regrading and allowed my partner and eye to design the only proposal that utilized the
grade change to allow for storage and utility which the stakeholders desperately needed to be added into a basement. The design works to express the history of the site and capture the iconic views that the park has to offer of the connection between the Niobrara and Missouri Rivers. It takes on a vernacular form with wood and sandstone materials in it to reference the CCC pavilion that was destroyed due to flooding. It works to create an atmosphere that allows the workers to engage with the public if needed but also maintains their privacy if they would like it. The educational area and addition of a porch create a welcoming environment that creates engagement with the park designed to intrigue people to explore it more.
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NIOBRARA STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER
Figure 11: Front Elevation
Figure 12: Side Elevation
Figure 13: Back Elevation
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FALL 2023
NIOBRARA STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER
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Restroom
Museum
Reception
Giftshop
Deck Cubical
Confrence Storage
Office
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Office Office Breakroom
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Figure 14: First Floor Plan
Square Footage - 10,000 Sq. Feet Total Private / Public / Mixed
Watershed Gable Roofing Style Contextual Appeal
Views Orientation Optimal Views Towards Niobrara
Indoor Lighting Gable Adjustment Roof Breakage
Protected Entry Entry Condition / Wind Protection Recessed
Additional Program Basement and Decking Addition Column-aid for Front and Back
Figure 15: Parti Diagram
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Figure 16: Office Section
Figure 17: Material Selection
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NIOBRARA STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER
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Figure 18: Education Space Render
Figure 19: Porch Render
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DRONE LAUNCH PAVILION
FALL 2023
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Figure 20: Exterior Perspective
A NEW TAKE ON AN OLD PARK STYLE
ELECTIVE STUDIO
INSTRUCTOR: MICHAEL HARPSTER & SARAH KARLE
The idea of rainwater collection is an ongoing topic of discussion as the amount of drinkable water continues to deplete. This folly was designed around supplying enough water through rainwater collection that additional plumbing would not be necessary. In addition to the rainwater collection, the area is designed to be used as an outdoor kitchen and seating area in a small 25x25 sq/ft space. The design is inspired by the Hemeroscopium House which uses precise weight distribution and cantilevers to create inner volumes that are used for various activities. From the house, I made a model that I thought best
represented the important attributes that allowed it to stand and began to design my folly. The folly was to be built upon a cage suspended above a reflective pool. The cage would hold the kitchen and seating while being held up by a beam and column structure to the side which would counteract the weight of the cage using a large boulder at its end. The roof of the folly is slightly slanted to allow for water to run along its exterior to the filter which is attached to a tank used by the sink and allows excess water to drain into the reflective pool.
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Worm’s Eye Isometric View Scale: 1/4” = 1’-0”
Figure 22: Worms Eye View
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Figure 23: Side Elevation
Elevation 1 Scale: 1/4” = 1’-0”
Figure 24: Front Elevation Elevation 2 Scale: 1/4” = 1’-0”
Figure 25: Building Section Section 1 Scale: 1/4” = 1’-0”
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FOOD FOLLY
Figure 26: Physical Model
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Figure 27: Pavillion Usage
SPRING 2022
FOOD FOLLY
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Storage
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Restroom
CLT Panels Lake Lookout
Woods Lookout
Concrete Footing Concrete Pad
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Concrete Seating
Exploded Isonometric Scale: 1/4” = 1’-0”
Figure 28: Exploded Axonometric
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HOBBY
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VEX ROBOTICS
2015 - PRESENT
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INNOVATION AND ENGINEERING CLASH PAST PARTICIPANT/MENTOR
MY MENTOR: DAN MALINE
VEX Robotics has had a tremendous impact on a lot of the decisions I have made throughout my life. I started the program when I was in the 7th grade and participated as a competitor tell I graduated in 2020. That said there were a lot of things that I took away from it. To begin, this was where I figured out my career path. That might seem weird but let me put it this way. Though I built a lot of robots, designing each part so it can function properly was where I really strived. Designing was the path I wanted to take and that is why I chose architecture as my career path.
When I look back on it, robotics is also where I developed a lot of my professional skills. Competitions included aspects such as interviews, team building, and respect for others in victory or defeat. It also taught me failure is okay. There were times when I wanted to give up but drive and determination is what kept me in it and allowed the teams I was a part of to win national competitions and compete against teams from across the world. Now that I am a mentor for the teams I once competed on I have a new way of looking at it. Though I was a leader while I participated, having kids look up to me
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VEX ROBOTICS
2015-PRESENT
Fuzzy Wuzzy 2.0 was a team I represented throughout high school. (Left)
The final robot from my sophmore year after winning the National Championship. (Right)
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VEX ROBOTICS
2015-PRESENT
One of my robots from my junior year after the World Championship. (Left)
Our teams robot my senior year before the season was cut short due to Covid 19. (Right)
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THANK YOU
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