ERIC DUENSER ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Current Junior B.S in Architecture - est. 2024
Buffalo Grove High School 2020
WORK EXPERIENCE Architecture Intern
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Antunovich Associates - Summer 2022 - Chicago, IL
Adobe Illustrator Revit
Adobe Indesign Autocad
Adobe Photoshop Sketchup
Enscape Rhino
OTHER SKILLS
Hand Sketching
Model Making
AWARDS
Earl Prize Nominee - Spring 2023
Dean’s List - Fall 2020 Spring 2021
LANGUAGES
English - Fluent
French - Basic
Illinois School of Architecture
University of Illinois
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 Champaign Bookstore Junior year - 3 Week Project pg 3-6 02 Chicago Performance Hall Junior year - 7 Week Project pg 7-12 ISoA Annex Intervention Sophmore year - 8 Week Project pg 13-16 Technical Drawings Multiple years pg 17-18 Hand Drawings Multiple years pg 19-22 Other Drawings Multiple years pg 23-24 Models & Photography Multiple Years pg 25-26 02 03 04 05 06 07
CHAMPAIGN BOOKSTORE
JUNIOR YEAR / FALL SEMESTER / 3 WEEK PROJECT
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ROTATE
This bookstore located near the heart of downtown Champaign, Illinois makes the most out of a uniquely slender site condition with rotating cantilevered extrusions exploding from the surrounding context that mimic a stack of books. The large glazed facade is protected by horizontal louvers that increase heat efficiency and hint at the bookshelves inside the building.
Each rotated section has a lightwell surrounded by bookshelves that allows visitors to look down from the upper floors and doubles as a bench with an excellent view of Champaign’s train station. This along with a cafe and seating area on the first floor gives the building’s visitors a place to sit, relax, and read their books.
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CHICAGO PERFORMANCE HALL
JUNIOR YEAR / FALL SEMESTER / 7 WEEK PROJECT
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CONTEMPORARY ODEON
For this project we were tasked with designing a performance hall on the corner of W Jackson Blvd and S Green St in Chicago. Since the site was on the edge of Greektown, I took inspiration from classical Greek amphitheaters and odeons in my design. I used the radial seating that these theaters were known for to dictate both the form and structure of my building, with an arcade of columns and arches that support the theater above. This radial scheme is constrained within the rectangular boundary of the site and only breaks at the entrance and ticket booth to emphasize the corner location. This attractive landmark serves to welcome visitors into this culturally rich neighborhood.
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UIUC ARCHITECTURE ANNEX INTERVENTION
SOPHMORE YEAR / FALL SEMESTER / 8 WEEK PROJECT
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ANNEX STUDIO OVERHAUL
My Sophomore year fall semester studio focused on the ISoA annex, in which we spent half a semester analyzing and drafting various drawings and models of the building. The other half we designed an intervention that would be added to the already existing building. I chose to overhaul the building into the dream architecture studio, complete with an architectural supply store, cafe, printing lab, lecture hall, study rooms, and a grand studio space with lots of walls for pin-ups. This project was completed entirely in Revit.
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Level 1 0' - 0" Level 2 4' - 0" Level 0 -7' - 6" Level 3 17' - 0" Level 4 29' - 0" 1 A109 FIRST FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 1/16" =1'-0" 01 A008 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ARCHITECTURE 231 FALL 2021 PROFESSOR:DEUTSCH TA: DAVID BELL UIUC ARCHITECTURE ANNEX 1303 S GOODWIN AVE. URBANA, ILLINOIS61801 ERIC DUENSER LABV A008 15
D N U P U P U P D N U P U P U P 1 A107 1 A108 1 A109 FIRST FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 1/16" =1'-0" 01 A001 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ARCHITECTURE 231 FALL 2021 PROFESSOR:DEUTSCH TA: DAVID BELL UIUC ARCHITECTURE ANNEX 1303 S GOODWIN AVE. URBANA, ILLINOIS61801 ERIC DUENSER LABV A001 D N D N D N D N 1 A107 1 A108 1 A109 SECOND FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 1/16" =1'-0" 01 A003 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ARCHITECTURE 231 FALL 2021 PROFESSOR:DEUTSCH TA: DAVID BELL UIUC ARCHITECTURE ANNEX 1303 S GOODWIN AVE. URBANA, ILLINOIS61801 ERIC DUENSER LABV A003 Level 1 0' - 0" Level 2 4' - 0" Level 0 -7' - 6" Level 3 17' - 0" Level 4 29' - 0" 1 A109 FIRST SECTION SCALE: 1/16" =1'-0" 01 A007 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ARCHITECTURE 231 FALL 2021 PROFESSOR:DEUTSCH TA: DAVID BELL UIUC ARCHITECTURE ANNEX 1303 S GOODWIN AVE. URBANA, ILLINOIS61801 ERIC DUENSER LABV A007 Level 1 0' - 0" Level 2 4' - 0" Level 0 -7' - 6" Level 3 17' - 0" Level 4 29' - 0" 1 A109 WEST ELEVATION SCALE: 1/16" =1'-0" 01 A006 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ARCHITECTURE 231 FALL 2021 PROFESSOR:DEUTSCH TA: DAVID BELL UIUC ARCHITECTURE ANNEX 1303 S GOODWIN AVE. URBANA, ILLINOIS61801 ERIC DUENSER LABV A00616
TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
VARIOUS YEARS
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HAND DRAWINGS
VARIOUS YEARS
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OTHER DRAWINGS
VARIOUS YEARS
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MODELS AND PHOTOGRAPHY
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