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KYLE PALZER

M. ARCH ADVANCED STANDING APPLICATION PORTFOLIO

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A COLLECTION OF UNDERGRADUATE WORK

TEXTILE CENTER

Studio 2, Spring 2013, Nina Ebbinghausen

STRUCTRAL ANALYSIS

Materials & Methods, Fall 2012, Jim Lutz

PEAVEY PLAZA FOUNTAIN Studio 3, Fall 2013, Jody McGuire

HEATH CERAMICS

Studio 1, Fall 2012, Martha McQuade, Dan Clark, & Andrew Dull

LAKE NOKOMIS PARK PAVILION Studio 3, Fall 2013, Jody McGuire

TEXTILE CENTER

PROSPECT PARK MINNEAPOLIS, MN This project involved creating a new building for a client with a focus on the programmatic layout of the building. We met with the client for a tour of their current facility and were given insights into their future goals for a new and expanded program. The site is located in Minneapolis along a new light-rail corridor within the iconic Prospect Park neighborhood.

There were three goals regarding the program in my design that I focused on.

First, I wanted to show the process of making textiles in my building, showing the learning, making and displaying that occurs with each item. Second, I wanted to highlight their Textile Library, which has the largest circulating textile library in the country. Finally, I created a gathering space with an atrium street in order to strengthen the community spirit that already occurs with the making of textiles.

Evolution of tower form

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Building organization diagram, showing textile process

Final Textile Center model

Neighborhood height analysis

Gallery Weavers Guild

Weaving Lab

Classrooms Library

Dye Lab Sew Lab

Gallery

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Second Floor

Atrium Street, social gathering center

GALLERY Gallery

Gallery Hallway

TOWER Tower

Tower

ATRIUM Atrium

Atrium Perspective

LIBRARY Library

Library Entrance

SUPPORT SPACE Support Space

Building Perspective

University Avenue night rendering, showing digital LED display system

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS PARTNER MAURICIO OCHOA

For this project we were asked to analyze an existing building for its structural qualities and how the systems worked together to create a cohesive structural system. My partner and I chose to analyze the San Francisco International Airport – International Terminal by SOM. We specifically looked at the buildings front façade wall and overhanging awning and how the two elements worked together. The end goal was to create a large model showing structural details. In order to do this, we had to analyze detailed drawings and construction documents to aid in the construction of the model.

Roof detail

Exploded roof

Elevation analysis

Combined structure

Section Cut

Exploded wall

Section detail

Structural details

Detail of column and roof canopy

PEAVEY PLAZA FOUNTAIN PEAVEY PLAZA MINNEAPOLIS, MN

This project was a quick two week design charette that encouraged us to analyze a site and create a non-architectural interactive site intervention. Peavey Plaza is located in downtown Minneapolis, along the popular transit/pedestrian Nicollet Avenue.

I began by exploring the hard and soft surfaces at the site, mainly concrete versus vegetation. This gave me a lens to analyze the monuments on the site, located in the “hard� zones. These monuments were always fountains on the site. Looking at these, I noticed there were three distinct colored concrete elements holding them. However only two of the three had fountains so adding a fountain to the third was my design solution. I created a water pipe organ fountain, because the architects original goals for the project included having sounds to block out the noise of the city.

Hard & Soft

Monuments

Square Forms

Section looking west

Sound analysis

Proposed Installation

Fountain Illumination

Playing the hydraulophone

Pipe organ fountain rendering

HEATH CERAMICS

WAREHOUSE DISTRICT MINNEAPOLIS, MN This material studio focus waslearning how to use different material characteristics to shape the form and space of a building. The initial process involved doing spatial examinations with wood boxes which then transferred into using concrete boxes; and thinking about them as occupiable spaces for a ceramics showroom. The ability for the different elements to be modular in nature was also highly encouraged for the project.

The next step of the project, involved using steel trusses as a way to create a factory space for making the ceramics. The rhythm of truss spacing and cladding was also highly encouraged in order to utilize the characteristics of trusses the most. Lastly, we combined the different elements and integrated the modular concrete elements into the truss portion of the project to create a single integrated design solution.

Sequence of ceramic showroom evolution

Spatial separation models

Concrete Dark translucent glass Dark transparent glass

Sequence of ceramic factory evolution

Building entrance

Rear building perspective

Cladding Site cast Precast Concrete

Ceramic factory interior work space

LAKE NOKOMIS PARK PAVILION LAKE NOKOMIS MINNEAPOLIS, MN

The intent of this studio was to focus on site and how it can influence design choices both at a micro and macro scale. The site was on Lake Nokomis in South Minneapolis, part of the regional Chain of Lakes park system.

The park pavilions main goal was to draw a visual connection to the beach across the lake, using a strong central circulation axis. This axis also serves to gather people together, by observing nature, eating and warming by the fire. It acts to reveal the lake as one journeys from the front (completely hidden) to the lookout pier (completely open) and gradually increasing along the way.

The armatures react to existing vegetation, and their axis carry throughout the site in order to give strength to each member. The building is situated at the North end of the beach, and works with site features to define the beach area.

Transformation of building axis over time

Addition of axis based on site influences

C SECTIONcut CUT CENTRAL AXIS Section AA- -central axis 1/8” = 1’

B ARCHERY

RENTAL

OFFICE LOUNGE

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EATING

KITCHEN

SECTION CUT B - RENTAL/FOOD AXIS

Section 1/8” = 1’ cut B - food service/rental axis MECH.

SCALE 1/8” = 1’ 25’

SECTION CUT C - ARCHERY AXIS Section 1/8” = 1’ cut C - archery range axis

Site plan, showing section cuts

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Interior lounge with central axis

Axis carying throughout the site SITE PLAN SCALE 1/32” = 1’

Visual connection to beach accross lake

Pavilion lookout pier and indoor gathering lounge