Architectural Portfolio
Evan Sedlacek
Volume 1
Fall 2020 - Spring 2023
Personal Statement
I have a passion for exploring not only the conceptualization and development of design, but also for designing the process just as much as the final output. By developing and embracing parametric workflows, I find that the best way to gain a comprehensive understanding of any design issue is to break it down into its most essential components, to the basic nature of relationships between parts. To identify foundational relationships in any system gives one the power to reconfigure them. Working with clearly deconstructed relationships forces you to be brutally honest in addressing how every part of the system comes together, as when one fails to work, all of the rest will likely be negatively impacted as well.
Grasshopper inside of Rhino is what allows for me to interface with these relationships in an architectural sense. As I’ve grown in competence with the tool, it’s given me so much more appreciation for how important every level of architectural design is. While I certainly have much still to learn and work through, where I have come so far in my use of these tools to generate physical models, drawings, and geometry, is telling of how much value I place on fully controlling and understanding every piece of a system. Even in this portfolio, cells and grids union and split to respond to the content of each project, and every relationship from color to text is designed in unity. This all lends to and builds up the key thesis of my design perspective; that architecture is all about relationships, and to design one is to design all.
Outside of architecture, I find a deep sense of satisfaction in enabling other people to do and experience cool things. This has led me to become heavily involved in Kansas State University, both within the College of APDesign in student organization and leadership roles, as well as outside, where I maintain membership and leadership within the Kansas State University Marching Band. Aside from getting me out of studio, these activities allow me to share my skills and interests with others, and engage with new groups of people that I would otherwise not cross paths with within the halls of Seaton. In marching band, I work alongside students from the entire range of majors to organize and lead performance preparation. Within the clubs that I am active in, I work with other design majors to collaborate in planning, solving problems, and using equipment. Growing my college experience to include such a diverse set of activities has really opened my eyes to how important community is, both professionally and socially.
Inverse Library Spring 2022 Node Microhousing Spring 2023 FlowThrough Theater Spring 2023 Interlock Consulate Fall 2022 Additional Work Fall 2020 - Spring 2023 Resume Summer 2023
Location NoHo, NYC
Program Micro Apartments
Completed Spring 2023
Sitting at a key intersection point within the island of Manhattan, Node focuses on serving the unique needs of transitory workers. Unit design is optimized to maximize community interaction through intentional arrangements, provided shared resources, and quality community spaces.
Node
Organizational Focus Making Focus Unit Group Cluster Living Building Tight Community Closely Adjacent Complementary Co-Use Spaces Base Connection to NoHo
Interaction Hierarchy Site Isometric
LafayetteSt. GreatJonesSt.
Plan 5 Plan 2 Plan 1 Floor 1 Key 5 Courtyard 4 Bike storage 3 Convenience store 2 Resident lobby 1 Vendor hall Floor 2 Key 9 Additional storage 8 Convenience store 7 Outdoor seating 6 Vendor stalls Floor 5 Key 15 Group Courtyard 14 Fabrication space 13 Group stairs 12 Double unit 11 Single unit 10 Work space Floor 10 Key 20 Group garden 19 Group stairs 18 Double unit 17 Single unit 16 Work space Floor 1 Floor 2 Floor 5 Floor 10 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D 2 4 4 5 1 6 8 9 7 10 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 3
Plan 10
D C B A Single Unit
Sleeping Sleeping BathingCooking Living Storage Storage Laundry Living Living Communicating Sleeping Sleeping Sleeping Sleeping Working Working Living Sleeping Sleeping Bathing Warm, Inviting Light, Lively Cooking Mild, Neutral Overlooking Sectional Complementing Material Reconfiguring Temporal Layering Spatial Cooking Bathing Sleeping Living Storage MovingPanel Laundry Pantry MovingPanel Overlooking Sectional Complementing Material Reconfiguring Temporal Layering Spatial Overlooking Reconfiguring Living Layering functions Divider Living Cooking Sleeping Communicating Sleeping Living Living Working Entertaining LivingCookingBathing Relaxing Cooking Communicating Communicating Quiet, Dark Airy, Light Mild, Neutral Transition 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10
Double Unit
Massing
1/16”
Model
1/4” Section Model
Location Alma, KS
Program Public Library
Completed Spring 2022
Reflective of the void in the urban edge of the site, the library program of Inverse forms around a central cut-through corridor. Circulation then wanders from there throughout the rest of the library, evocative of the natural flow of wind and its movements through and around obstacles.
Inverse
IntrovertedExtrovertedIntroverted Extroverted IntrovertedExtroverted
Branching Rebounding Converging Swirling Youngest Kids ToPark
Street Park Teens Servicers Makers Returners Adults
FromStreet Oldest
Operational Extraction Wind Study
- Program Isometric Model Exploration
N
Site
Massing Pathing Inverting
Slicing
B B A A B B A A Floor 2 Floor 1 Floor 2 Key 31 HVAC room 30 Outdoor reading 29 IT help desk 28 Grand stair to F1 27 Restrooms 26 Conference room 25 Study rooms 24 Teen collection 23 Computer lab 22 Presentation forum 21 Restrooms 20 Book processing 19 Staff workroom 18 Spatial computing and VR area 17 Meeting room 16 Multi-purpose room 15 Study rooms Floor 1 Key 14 Service dock 13 Storage room 12 Children’s story time 11 Children’s play area 10 Grand stair to F2 9 Restrooms 8 Work space 7 Meeting room 6 Gaming center 5 Digital fabrication shop/lab 4 Restrooms 3 Print + copy area 2 Coffee cafe/ Book return 1 Adult stacks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 13 14
Pedestrian Street Missouri Ave. Third St. Ohio St. Fourth St.
Site Plan
Section B
Section A
Reading Nook Computer Lab
Main Entry
Street Context
Top Slicing
FlowThrough
Location Chelsea, NYC
Program Theater
Completed Spring 2023
Given the context of the High Line bordering the site, FlowThrough leverages the opportunity for direct connection. Thus, it acts as a beacon and checkpoint for people to move through and be drawn inside of, to experience the immersive lighting and spatial qualities of the performance hall.
Flow Circulation - Site
-Structure
-Site
Light - Surface Highline Access Highline Connection Service Access Admin Suites Upper Lobby
Atrium Theater Shaping Overhead Transparency Entry Setback Entry Setback Primary Theater FlowThrough FlowThrough Experiential Service Experiential Service
Pedestrian
ProgramEchoing
ProgramEnabling
Projecting
Concession
Project Diagram
Floor 4 Program 29 Roof slope park 28 Director’s suite 27 Secondary stair 26 Secondary theater catwalk Floor 3 Key 18 Highline park 17 Flowthrough entry 16 Secondary theater 15 Secondary lobby Floor 2 Program 13 FlowThrough entry 12 Ready rooms 11 Upper level seating 10 Event space 9 Restrooms 8 Technician booth Floor 1 Key 7 Elevator 6 Ready rooms 5 Loading dock 4 Primary theater 3 Restrooms 2 Concessions 1 Entry lobby B A B A Floor 3 Floor 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 18 17 16 15
Section B Section A
Theater Lighting Study Model
Theater Approach
Curved Surface Test
Foliage Infill Test
ETFE Panel Test
Location
Topeka, KS
Program Consulate
Completed Fall 2022
Interlock represents the embrace and exchange of resources and culture in mutual outreach between the state of Kansas and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) . Working offices of the consulate face outwards, while the cultural center lies just beyond the faceted facade.
Interlock
Culture Cultural Exchange Cooperation and Trade Economic Trade Food Tools Economy Senegal Nigeria Togo Mali Niger Benin Ghana Liberia Sierra Leone Guine-Bissau Guinee Cote dʼIvoire Hausa and Fulani Igbo Yaruba Burkina Faso Gambia Cabo Verde ECOWAS States Kansas Consulate Programmatic Interlocking Formally Addressing Irregularity Piercing Lean Away from Adjacent Softened Edges Cultural LiftatStreet Theater Consulate Structural Diagrid All Panels Closed Sun-side Panels Open Floor 5 Floor 3 Floor 1 Space-Adjacent Panels Controlled Degrees of Openness Cultural Structural Grid Consulate Interlocking Kinetic Facade 0ʼ 0ʼ 0% 0% 50% 50% 100% 12ʼ 24ʼ Cultural Light Projecting Facade Theater Piercing FacadeEvolving CirculationEngraining StructurePiercing Interlocking Investigation Interlocking Operations Interlocking Massing Global Scale Regional Scale National Scale Local Scale
Floor 6 Program
Guest Residence Office
Floor 5 Program
Learning Center Garden
Floor 4 Program
Floor 3 Program
Floor 5 Floor 3 Floor 2 Floor 1 Floor 1 Key 7 Elevator 6 Storage 5 Security Office 4 Restrooms 3 Library 2 Community Center 1 Entry lobby Floor 2 Key 13 Special Exhibit 12 Art Gallery 11 Feature Exhibit 10 Reading Room 9 Consulate Office 8 Consulate Lobby
Theater Artist’s Studio
Classroom Balcony
1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 13 A B C A A A B B B C C C
Section A
Section B
Section C
Cutaway Isometric
Main Entry Balcony Lookout
Theater Seating Corner Approach
Massing Model
Section Model
Additional Work
Behind each of my projects is work that digs into the exploration of new processes and workflows, along with other creative ventures. This is a sampling of a few of those experiments, specifically featuring my use of Grasshopper for geometry and fabrication generation, my exploration into vectors as a rendering tool, and my venture into real-time photorealism with Unreal Engine 5.
Continuity
Location CERRAS, Senegal
Program Agricultural Research Center
Completed Fall 2022
Model selected from studio and sent to prospective client in Senegal
Fragment
Spring 2022
Flow Personal Branding
Grasshopper Script
As I became more fluent with Grasshopper, I was curious about using it as a tool within my modelmaking workflow to automatically convert laser-ready 3D models into flattened, nested linework. After many iterations the script is working, and it has since made many of the complex models showcased in this portfolio possible.
Level 4 0' - 0" Level 5 18' - 0" 2 Seattle Public Library Detail Section 1 Seattle Public Library Isometric View Revit Details/Families Experience working in complex Revit files and creating parametric families for widespread use Unreal Engine Rendering Parametric Graphics
Evan Sedlacek
4th Year M. Arch
esedla@icloud.com
630-743-8218
Elmhurst, IL
/in/evan-sedlacek
Education
Kansas State University
Master of Architecture
College of Architecture, Planning, and Design (APD) 2020 - 2025 | GPA 3.81/4.00
Teaching Experience
Digital Architecture 1
Teaching Assistant
Relevant Coursework
Architectural Design Studio 1-5
Digital Architecture 1-3
Environmental Systems 1-2
Building Construction 1-2
York Community
High School
Class of 2020 | GPA 4.15/4.00
National Honor Society
Extracurricular
Activities & Honors
President | APD Digital Fabrication Club
Joined Fall 2020 | Present
Responsible for leading and organizing club-wide policy for school laser cutting and 3D printing services, as well as identifying and resolving hardware failures with equipment to ensure normal operation.
DigiFab Representative | Dean’s Student Advisory Council
Fall 2022 - Present
Communicate current DigiFab operations to all other APD club representatives and Dean of APD, as well as assist in the resolution of organizational issues.
Class of 2025 Representative | Architecture Student Advisory Board
Fall 2022 - Present
Class of 2025 Representative | AIAS
Spring 2023 - Present
Representative | APD Plot Club
Spring 2023 - Present
Member | APD Pro
2020 - Present
Baritone Section Leader | Kansas State Marching Band
Joined August 2020 | Present
Semester Honors | Kansas State University 5/6 Semesters
Eagle Scout | Boy Scouts of America
Achieved Fall 2019
Employment History
Architectural Intern | The Jenkins Group
Summer 2022
Input site plans and residential plans/elevations into CAD, produced 3D models and renderings, analyzed FHA, IBC, and ADA guidelines for compliant plan layouts, and gained a general understanding of firm’s CAD standards and work protocols.
Teaching Assistant | Digital Architecture 1
Fall 2020, Fall 2023 | Professor: Adulsak Chanyakorn
Prepared and delivered lectures, graded projects, helped students one-on-one.
Technical Skills
Rhino 7
Grasshopper
Illustrator
Autodesk Suite
Photoshop
Sketchup
References
Todd Gabbard Studio Professor
Phone: 785-410-1791
Email: rtodd@ksu.edu
Adulsak Chanyakorn TA Professor
Phone: 217-481-0506
Email: chanyakorn@ksu.edu
Kory Beighle Studio Professor
Phone: 937-901-4701
Email: beighlka@ksu.edu
Closing Statement
Thank you for reviewing my portfolio! I’ve found that my parametric approach to architecture is not one shared with many of my peers especially in the undergraduate years, and that has opened the opportunity for my projects to be both more geometrically complex and to be completed at a higher pace than with traditional workflow techniques. This has been critical in allowing for me to continue participating in so many extracurriculars while still delivering quality studio work. Managing the demands of my extracurricular commitments and academic workload has been an interesting challenge to overcome. Figuring out how to manage so many different responsibilities required me to become very resourceful and make the most of every moment of time that I had to work. And, in making it all work, I found immense satisfaction in being able to achieve that balance and be a part of so many diverse activities while still having the constant of studio to go back to and progress on.
As I continue into the graduate years of APDesign, I’m excited to continue using my skills in new ways. Specifically, by focusing on using parametrics as the sole generator of details and schematic. There are always more things to learn, and new angles from which to approach the same problems; I’m looking forward to seeking them out!
If you are interested in learning more about my work, contact using my resume to the left.
Evan Sedlacek Volume 1 Selected Works 630-743-8218 esedla@icloud.com