KevinDunne
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Kevin Dunne
dunnekj427@gmail com
(636) 489-8480
EDUCATION
2024 2023
EXPERIENCE
2023-present
Master of Architecture, University of Kansas (expected) Study Abroad Program, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark
Research Fellow, Institute for Smart Cities, University of Kansas
● Smart Floor Mock-Up: assisted in the development of a floor assembly that uses inexpensive accelerometers and strain gauges to remotely monitor falls, limp, muscle tremor, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer ’s Disease
● Kansas City Central City Economic Development Tax: worked with the Kansas City Design Center to establish pro forma development models for CCED Tax funding
● Established housing prototypes utilizing 3D printed concrete wall assemblies
2022
Intern Architect, Architectural Design Guild, St Louis, MO
● Assisted in the creation of Construction Documents for various Floor and Decor retail locations throughout the United States
● Assisted in on-site estimation for a future project for Floor and Decor
● Assisted in an on-site construction review of a project for Floor and Decor
AWARDS/ACTIVITES
2020
2021-2023
Winner and Exhibited Artist at The Conference of the Birds Art Exhibit, Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas
Manager of Good Company, a Catholic student outreach organization at the University of Kansas
● Oversaw a team of about 50 students
● Organized weekly team meetings as well as twice-monthly social outreach events
● Organized and ran a religious retreat in the fall of 2022, which included leading a team of 60 students to execute a retreat of 80 participants
2022-present
PROFICIENCIES
President of the St Lawrence Center, the Catholic Campus Center at the University of Kansas
AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Grasshopper, Enscape, Lumion, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Microsoft Office
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Contents The History of American Sports Museum, Fall 2021 .......................... 24 A museum in Dallas, Texas, that celebrates various sports created by Americans 95%: 2020 Backyard Bash Design Competition ............................... 34 A reflection on declining bird populations that made me an exhibited artist for the first time 5 Fabric Formwork Concrete Wall Design Build, Spring 2022 ........... 30 A project that my studio collaboratively produced, from design to completion Hillside Residential Building, Fall 2022 ............................................... 18 A mixed-use, multifamily residential project in Rosedale, Kansas that incorporates community needs Wichita Air Capital Museum, Spring 2023 .......................................... 6 A museum in Wichita, Kansas, that celebrates the past, present, and future of aviation
1 The Wichita Air Capital Museum
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Cross-section of Main Exhibit Space
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2 Hillside Mixed Use Residential Project and Complete Street
This project, sited in Rosedale, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, addresses the needs of the existing community surrounding it. Rosedale is a underserved area, with the nearest grocery store 1.2 miles away, the nearest school or public library 2.2 miles away, and the nearest hospital or clinic 4.6 miles away. Needless to say, this community’s needs are not being met, so the goal of this project is to meet the needs of Rosedale, Kansas while also adding density and the feeling of a walkable community along the new Complete Street down Miriam Lane. Speaking of the Complete Street, I
closed a couple access roads into pedestrian-only to create a green corridor on the east side of my project, connecting green space to the north with green space to the south. I took Miriam Lane down to a two-lane road with a median, giving more room to pedestrians and bicyclists while also reinserting a bus line to Miriam Lane for the first time in over 20 years. There are new bus stop cutouts as well, and the intersection of Miriam Lane and Dodson Avenue has been raised to prioritize pedestrians and force cars to slow down when they go over it.
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Floor Plans and Section Highlighting Complete Street
1 2 11 dodson street pedestrian sidewalk 12’ pedestrian sidewalk 6’ vehicle lane 12’ vehicle lane 12’ 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 first floor pharmacy 1856 sq ft grocery store 7316 sq ft dodsonstreet merriam lane fire domestic water bike storage HVAC fan room parking for 24 vehicles (including 4 handicapped spaces) 1/16” = 1’ residential lobby 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 22 23 24 25 26 second floor library 4360 sq ft
Level 1 0' - 0" Level 2 15' - 0" Level 3 27' - 0" Level 4 39' - 0" Level 1 0' - 0" Level 2 15' - 0" Level 3 27' - 0" Level 4 39' - 0" 11 12 13 14 15 27merriam lane vehicle lane 12’ vehicle lane 12’ parking 10’ green median 10’ pedestrian sidewalk 12’ green median 4’ green median 4’ two-way bike lanes 8’ pedestrian sidewalk 6’ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 27 dodsonstreet studio (5) 1-bedroom (2) 2-bedroom (1) circulation/hallway elevator staircases (3) planter boxes (22) 1/16” = 1’ mail room open to below cafe 4461 sq ft residential lobby cafe kitchen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 third floor studio (7) 1-bedroom (4) 2-bedroom (3) 3-bedroom (1) circulation/hallway elevator staircases (2) 1/16” = 1’
3 The History of American Sports Museum
This project, located in downtown Dallas, Texas, is the History of American Sports Museum. It features exhibits highlighting various sports that were created in the United States, including lacrosse, football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, racquetball, and ultimate frisbee. The form of the building represents a stadium or arena, but the wayfinding is the opposite of a stadium. Where in a stadium the main event is in the center with spectators surrounding the action, in this museum the exhibits and the wayfinding is surrounding the main lobby space, gift shop, and cafe. The movement and
activity is along the outside perimeter of the museum while the stationary exists in the middle of the museum. This museum also houses a rotating exhibition space, theater/lecture hall, classrooms, offices, and storage space. The main entrance is on the second floor, which connects seamlessly to a raised pedestrian street that already exists across the street from this museum by a designed bridge. A visitor can also enter on the first floor at street level if they wish, which provides easy access to the rotating exhibition space, classrooms, offices, and stairs and elevators to the mezzanine level.
N site plan 10’ 30’ 50’ 100’ 10’ 20’ 20’ 50’ rossavenue leonardstreet sanjacintostreet sculpturegarden perspective section perspective section A A B B lacrosse exhibit volleyball exhibit football exhibit baseball exhibit basketball exhibit racquetball exhibit ultimate frisbee exhibit auxiliaryexhibit auxiliaryexhibit lacrosse field volleyball court football field baseball field basketball court racquetball court ultimate frisbee field cafe main lobby entrybridge entry lobby below restroom freight elevator N upper floor plan 10’ 30’ 50’ 100’ 10’ 20’ 20’ 50’ 15’ 0’ 18’ 9” 22’6” 24’2” 27’ 11” 30’ 5” 16’ 6” 23’ 4” DN DN entry lobby below 0’ 15’ 23’4” 23’ 4” 18’ 9” 22’6” 24’2” 27’ 11” 23’ 4” 23’4” 23’ 4” rossavenue leonardstreet sanjacintostreet sculpturegarden 26
cafe 16’ 6” 15’ main lobby restroom restroom freight elevator cafe kitchen auditorium DN DN mezzanine floor plan N 10’ 30’ 50’ 100’ 10’ 20’ 20’ 50’ sculpturegarden rossavenue leonardstreet sanjacintostreet ground floor plan N 10’ 30’ 50’ 100’ 10’ 20’ 20’ 50’ sculpturegarden rossavenue leonardstreet sanjacintostreet 0’ entrance lobby classroom classroom restroom rest room storage storage temporary gallery space museum storage freight elevator loading dock private office private office administrative offices conference room administrative break room research restoration/ preparation restroom 27
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This project was a group project with 7 other students and myself, where we created these concrete forms using wood, rubber roof lining, and fabric. There were many iterations including embedding glass and beehive holes into the concrete, but this final product came about to show the difference between the rigidity of the concrete and the light, flowiness of the fabric. This project also involved installing the panels, which was a whole process in itself. We cut steel beams, bored holes into each of them, poured the concrete foundation, drilled the steel beams into the concrete foundation and into the building, and finally hung the 36 concrete panels on the steel beams. This was a very fun project and showed me the value of hard work, time management, budget, construction, and even some welding.
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The Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is the largest bird in North America, with a height of around five feet. It is also endangered, having decreased from a pre-European population of 16,000 to a present day population of 800 birds, a mind-boggling 95% loss in population. 95%, a piece for the Spencer Museum’s 2020 Backyard Bash: Conference of the Birds, brings awareness to that great loss through its form, which is a 5% slice of a whooping crane nest within a nest of rocks. The 5% slice was created using found materials such as grasses and mud, and was created in a similar way and scale to how a real whooping crane nest would appear. The remaining 95% of the nest was created using found rocks which were laid on the “grave” as memorial stones, a common practice in many cultures around the globe. The piece, which sits low to the ground in Marvin Grove, allows for a unique experience of stumbling upon, much as visitors are likely to stumble upon the shocking statistic that is the 95% loss. Overall, 95% provides a sobering look into human interaction with the world around us, and forces visitors to consider their impact on that world, which is necessary now more than ever if we want to save such species as the whooping crane.
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2020 Backyard Bash: Conference of the Birds Design Competition
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