Architecture Portfolio '23-'24 - Grant Schurman - Auburn University '24

Architectural Portfolio Grant Schurman

2023

GRANT SCHURMAN Architecture Student

INFO 24 March, 2001 Mount Carroll, Illinois +1 (815) 499-1811 schurmangrant@gmail.com Hi there!

I’m happy to submit my portfolio to you for consideration.

This portfolio captures several selected project that reflect my experience from my time at Auburn in architecture.

About Me I got into architecture when I was a kid playing with Legos. From then on building and creating were something I always strived to do. Always being a detail-oriented person, I’m generally looking around cities noticing the small things around buildings and structures.

Through my time in school I’ve been able to curate a great deal of different projects and in this time I’ve been able to establish my own style.

I know my future in this field is bright and I’m excited to take my first real steps. The one main thing I want to do in this career path is make an impact and be able to change the life of another in a good way through something I’ve put my design into.

EDUCATION 2019 - Present

Auburn University - Auburn, AL

Bachelor of Architecture (5 Year Program)

EXPERIENCE 2019-2020

Richard L. Johnson & Associates

Rockford, IL

Intern

- Handled smaller scale tasks on projects.

- Took various notes and information down from construction meetings.

- Delivered construction documents across the region.

2021

Willett Hofmann & Assocaites

Dixon, IL

Intern

- Began to manage medium scale projects and produce more vital deliverables.

- Headed site visits and managed the correspondance to meet and take down info.

- Entirely categorized and organized the firm’s paper records into a large database.

2022-2023

Streamline Architects

East Moline, IL

Intern

- Was in charge of several large scale projects at the same time.

- Ran the rendering scheduling and systems for the office through myself and interns.

- Kept constant correspondance and client management through various projects.

- Had larger design say and aided in the completion of specifications and CD sets.

2022-Pres.

Auburn College of Architecture

Auburn, AL

Asst. to Dean

- Coordinate administrative operations for the College Dean, managing calendars and communication.

- Spearhead special projects and provide critical administrative support for events.

SOFTWARE Design

AutoCAD Revit Rhino SketchUp

Edit

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Word

Render

Twinmotion Lumion D5 Render V-Ray Enscape

Additional Skills/Knowledge Various AI Image Creators - (Bing, PlaygroundAI, DALL-E) Watercolor Painting Construction Experience Woodworking

Table of Contents

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Covered Bridge Dormitories Columbus, GA

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MPAC Performing Arts Center Mobile, AL

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Rosie’s Home Rural Studio Newburn, AL

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Gulf Tiny Home Short Term Cabin Orange Beach, AL

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Wood Comp Forestry Pavillion Montgomery, AL

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Professional Work Architectural Personal

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Covered Bridge Dormitories Columbus, GA

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Covered Bridge Dormitories Columbus, GA

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Covered Bridge Dormitories Riverwalk mixed use living for Columbus State students.

Located in downtown Columbus, Georiga, this project is a set of mixed-use dormitory buildings for the students of Columbus State University. A large covered MPAC covered bridge form spans across the three dormitoPerforming Arts Center ry buildings below. Within the bridge are library and study spaces for students with views that look out on Mobile, AL the Chattahoochee River.

The two covered bridges that used to connect Girard (Now Phenix City) Alabama and Columbus were designed and built by freed slave Horace King. The bridges were destroyed at the end of the Civil War during the Battle of Girard, the last battle of the entire war.

During site analysis and documentation, I had noticed that these bridges and King, the architect, were hardly mentioned. From then on I wanted to utilize referencing the covered bridges as much as possible.

Rosie’s Home Rural Studio Newburn, AL

The building itself reflects the basic makeup of a covered bridge and its piers. Three masses house the dining, retail, recreational, and administrative program on the ground floors, while the upper two floors hold the dorms. Windows are carved out and extruded to help the feeling of the three masses feel large and supportive to the bridge above. Additionally, the pass-through spaces on the ground floor are reflective of the bridge above, using its negative space to permeate through to the courtyard spaces.

Historic photo of the Dillingham Street Bridge which was located just North West of the site.

2nd Floor Retail Spaces Dining Recreation Administration Residential Support Parking Riverwalk Access

Retail Space 1923 SF Lower Level Dining 3085 SF

Lower Level Recreation 3324 SF

Retail Space 1714 SF

Admin.

2029 SF

UP

Residential Support 1189 SF

2nd Floor 2 Bedroom Unit 1 Bedroom Unit Studio Unit Dining Recreation Communal Spaces

2 Bed 778 SF

2 Bed 794 SF

2 Bed 1098 SF

Quiet Study 410 SF 1 Bed 428 SF

2 Bed 1021 SF

1 Bed 697 SF

Storage 152 SF

F2 Dining 1678 SF

Communal Room 366 SF

2nd Floor Recreation 3181 SF

1 Bed 523 SF

Quiet Study 538 SF

2 Bed 760 SF

Studio 371 SF

Communal Room 384 SF

UP

Studio 371 SF

Studio 371 SF

Studio 372 SF

Studio 381 SF

DN

Studio 372 SF

3nd Floor 2 Bedroom Unit 1 Bedroom Unit Studio Unit Communal Spaces

2 Bed 796 SF

2 Bed 1100 SF

2 Bed 842 SF 2 Bed 952 SF

2 Bed 778 SF

1 Bed 428 SF

Quiet Study 410 SF

Storage 150 SF

2 Bed 887 SF

2 Bed 657 SF

Storage 207 SF Communal Space 363 SF

1 Bed 605 SF

2 Bed 678 SF

1 Bed 769 SF 1 Bed 737 SF

1 Bed 713 SF 1 Bed 550 SF

Communal/Study Space 785 SF

Studio 371 SF

Communal Room 387 SF

UP

DN

Studio 371 SF

Studio 371 SF

Studio 380 SF

Studio 372 SF

4th Floor - Bridge Outdoor Event Presentation Space Library Study

Small Presentation 997 SF

Outdoor Event 1589 SF

Library/Study 2056 SF

Outdoor Event 2185 SF

Library/Study 2459 SF

Outdoor Event 1446 SF

Large Presentation 1395 SF

1 Bed 528 SF

1 Bed 492 SF

1 Bed 698 SF

Studio 372 SF

Glulam Beam 1/4” Wood Panneling w/ 2x6 Sleepers Aluminum Extruded Frame

3 1/2” Metal Stud 1/2” Drywall Vapor Barrier 1/4” T&G Flooring 1 1/2” Steel Decking Steel Beam Sheathing Aluminum Window Jamb/Frame

Double Insulated Glazing Kolumba Brick 1/4” Spacing Thermal (Batt) Insulation 1” Air Concrete 1/4” Kolumba Brick Tile

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MPAC Performing Arts Center Mobile, AL

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Mobile Performing Arts Center (MPAC) A performing arts center featuring various practice, event, and public spaces as well as a large theater On the corner of Franklin and Dauphin in Mobile, AL this project takes formal nods from the historic wrought iron balconies seen throughout the city. Mardi Gras began in Mobile and the balconies we now see stroon across New Orleans and the French Quarter are a product of those festivities. By utilizing the same formal and fucntional language, this project creates large practice spaces with views looking out through the skin of the building. That skin is representative of the divided nature of the balconies.

Utilizing symmetry and order as seen in the plans and sections, the building brings in its users to a large atrium space. Looking up towards the three floors of practice and event space. As you progress throught the building the theater space brings you in through a system of stairs and doorways that seperates you from the rest of the building. The performers use the rear of the buidling as well as portions of the upper floors for the support and administration.

SHORT SECTION

LONG SECTION

Performance Diagram DOUBLE GLAZED LOW-E GLASS Initial solar heat gain reduction

INTERIOR SHADING SYSTEM

CONCRETE/STEEL BEAMS

Beams encased in concrete on a grid

Majority solar heat gain reduction

Egress Diagram 3RD 192 Occupancy

2ND

263 Occupancy

GROUND

854 Occupancy

Mechanical Diagram ROOM UNITS DUCTS PACKAGED ROOFTOP UNITS

CONCRETE LATERAL BR

Around atrium and surrounding the th

CONCRETE/STEEL BEAMS

Beams encased in concrete on a grid

CONCRETE LATERAL BRACING Around atrium and surrounding the theater for sound

071353 - Air/Water Barrier 090516.13 - Moisture Vapor Emission Control 076200 - Metal Flashing

08800 - Low-E Glazing 096466 - Wood Athletic Flooring 084413 - Aluminum Mullion 079200 - Joint Sealant 122413 -Roller Window Shades

055813 - Concrete Column Cover 096516 - Resilient Sheet Flooring 034100 - Hollow Core Concrete Slab 051200 - Structural Steel Framing

033300 - Architectural Concrete 033543 - Polished Concrete Finishing 032000 - Concrete Foundation

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Rosie’s Home Rural Studio Newburn, AL

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Rosie’s Home Rural Studio 20K Project. Taking advantage of a covered home via pole barn.

This client home is a project that takes into consideration aging, a home through generations, and expansion. Rosie, the client, has mobility issues, is aging, and has family that intends to live with her in the coming years. By builidng a new home below an existing pole barn, this allows for protection from the elements, expansion as necessary if relatives move in, and covered outdoor space that is so desperately needed during warmer months.

Taking inspiration from past Rural Studio 20K homes, the project looks to optimize the future and create obvious solutions for when the client wants to expand their home. The plan allows for clear division of the home while also allowing for all amenaties to be used by anyone living there. Having the pole barn roof as a secondary layer above the home’s roof makes sure that even when these additions are possibly made, weak roof joints don’t become probelmatic and expensive.

Diagram showing an option on how expansion could work in the home.

Initial sketches showing early conceptual stages of Rosie’s Home.

04 A401 A302 01

04 A602

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A303 01

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A304 01

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All drawings and written materials are the sole property of Auburn University Rural Studio and may not be duplicated, published, disclosed or used without expressed written permission.

C/501

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET & INCHES NOTES

1'-11"

7 1/2"

BATHROOM 53 SF 10'-0 1/2"

2'-9"

5'-3"

7'-1 1/2"

24'-1"

10'-10 1/2" 3'-8"

3'-4"

3'-1"

A301 01

4'-0"

A301 01

05 A602

W2

3'-10 1/2"

3'-5 1/2"

3'-10 1/2"

W2

W4

D2

A302 01

W2

03 A401

2'-10"

UTILITY ROOM 58 SF DEEP FREEZER

BEDROOM 165 SF

14'-11"

H.W.H.

16'-0"

2'-5 1/2"

KITCHEN 135 SF

15'-0"

01 A401

LIVING ROOM 225 SF

8'-11"

3'-0 1/2"

W2

D1

48'-0"

W3

A303 01

A304 01

AMENDMENTS REVISION

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XXXXXXXXXXX PROJECT TITLE

ROSIE'S HOME HOUSE MODEL

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11'-9"

12'-0"

12'-0"

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11'-9"

DATE

12-5-2022 SHEET NAME

02 A401

FLOOR PLAN

01 FLOOR PLAN A201 SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0"

SHEET NO.

A201 All drawings and written materials are the sole property of Auburn University Rural Studio and may not be duplicated, published, disclosed or used without expressed written permission.

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET & INCHES NOTES

10'-11"

5'-11"

5'-0 1/2"

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13'-3 1/2"

22'-0 1/2"

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AMENDMENTS REVISION

SET ISSUED TO

XXXXXXXXXXX PROJECT TITLE

ROSIE'S HOME HOUSE MODEL

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03 A602

ISSUE 48'-0"

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12-5-2022 SHEET NAME

01 LONGITUDINAL SECTION A304 SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0"

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

SHEET NO.

A301

All drawings and written materials are the sole property of Auburn University Rural Studio and may not be duplicated, published, disclosed or used without expressed written permission.

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET & INCHES NOTES

6'-8 1/2" VAPOR DIFFUSION PORT

12 6

12 6

18'-3"

ROCKWOOL R-38

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6"

T.O. RIM T.O. WALL

AMENDMENTS

9'-0 1/2" 8'-0"

13'-7"

15'-1"

11'-4 1/2"

HAVELOCK R-20

REVISION

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2'-11"

SET ISSUED TO

HEMP WOOL R-28

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6 1/2"

T.O. SLAB 6 1/2'' TO GRADE

ROSIE'S HOME

All drawings and written materials are the sole property of Auburn University Rural Studio and may not be duplicated, HOUSEpublished, MODEL disclosed or used without expressed written permission.

16'-0"

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ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET & INCHES NOTES

ISSUE

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12-5-2022

01 TRANSVERSE SECTION C A304 SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0"

SHEET NAME

TRANSVERSE SECTION

6'-8 1/2" VAPOR DIFFUSION PORT

SHEET NO.

A304

12 6

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ROCKWOOL R-38

18'-3"

4'-10"

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15'-1"

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T.O. WALL

13'-7"

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T.O. RIM

9'-0 1/2" 8'-0"

AMENDMENTS REVISION

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HEMP WOOL R-28

SET ISSUED TO

6 1/2"

T.O. SLAB

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6 1/2'' TO GRADE

PROJECT TITLE

16'-0"

ROSIE'S HOME

All drawings and written materials are the sole HOUSE MODEL property of Auburn University Rural Studio and may not be duplicated, published, disclosed or used without expressed written permission.

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ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET & INCHES ISSUE NOTES

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DATE

01 TRANSVERSE SECTION B A303 SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0"

12-5-2022 SHEET NAME

TRANSVERSE SECTION

SHEET NO. I/501

A303

6'-8 1/2" VAPOR DIFFUSION PORT 04 A603

12 6

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6"

T.O. RIM

18'-3"

ROCKWOOL R-38

02/03 A603

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05 A603

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F/501

T.O. WALL

HAVELOCK R-20

9'-0 1/2" 8'-0"

11'-4 1/2"

15'-1"

13'-7"

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AMENDMENTS REVISION

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HEMP WOOL R-28

SET ISSUED TO

XXXXXXXXXXX 6 1/2"

T.O. SLAB

PROJECT TITLE

A/501

6 1/2'' TO GRADE 01 A603

16'-0"

ROSIE'S HOME HOUSE MODEL

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XXXXXX DATE

01 TRANSVERSE SECTION A A302 SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0"

12-5-2022 SHEET NAME

TRANSVERSE SECTION

SHEET NO.

All drawings and written materials are the sole property of Auburn University Rural Studio and may not be duplicated, published, disclosed or used without expressed written permission.

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET & INCHES NOTES

AMENDMENTS REVISION

DATE

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SET ISSUED TO

XXXXXXXXXXX PROJECT TITLE

ROSIE'S HOME HOUSE MODEL

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XXXXXX DATE

12-5-2022 SHEET NAME

INTERIOR ELEVATIONS

01 INTERIOR ELEVATIONS A501 SCALE: 3/8'' = 1'

SHEET NO.

A501

All drawings and written materials are the sole property of Auburn University Rural Studio and may not be duplicated, published, disclosed or used without expressed written permission.

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN FEET & INCHES NOTES

WOOD

CORRUGATED METAL

CORRUGATED METAL

01 NORTH ELEVATION A401 SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"

02 WEST ELEVATION A401 SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"

AMENDMENTS REVISION

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ROSIE'S HOME HOUSE MODEL

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ELEVATIONS

CORRUGATED METAL CORRUGATED METAL

03 SOUTH ELEVATION A401 SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"

04 EAST ELEVATION A401 SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"

SHEET NO.

A401

I was in Newburn in the Spring on 2022. My group was six students, we were tasked with deisgning the floor plan of Rosie’s Home down to the exact inch where the doors and pipes came through the slab. We then were part of the installation of the pole barn itself, aiding the contractors in putting it up and setting the footings. In the weeks after the pole barn went up, we put up all of the forms, dug the turn downs, laid the gravel, dug the plumbing paths, calculated the slope, and so many other things. Then finally we laid the slab.

Learning this process brought me a phenomenal amount of understanding to the details involved in architecture. Knowing that we design what we design then someone else is to interpret that and build it themselves, it’s not an easy task.

My “Empathetic Drawing”, this was a process where myself and the other third year students at Rural Studio took on the challenge of capturing a part of Rosie’s home entirely.

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Gulf Tiny Home Short Term Cabin Orange Beach, AL

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Orange Beach Rentals Tiny homes project, limited square footage. Cost effective short term rentals near the beach.

Along a path in the Orange Beach state park in Alabama, this project is inteded to be “glamping” dwellings for lower-cost stays near the beach. Beginning with some precedent research, I was interested in using multi-use installments like the Murphy bed, fold down tables, and built in/storable furniture.

By using simple materials and common construction methods, this project aims to be cost effective while still pushing for quality design in the details. All in all this small rental comfortably sleeps five people, while with smaller groups it can accomodate beach gear, bikes, etc. by folding up one of the beds.

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Floorplan - Scenario 1 1/4” = 1’-0”

Floorplan - Scenario 2 1/4” = 1’-0”

Floorplan - Scenario 3 1/4” = 1’-0”

Floorplan - Scenario 4 1/4” = 1’-0”

Section 1 1/4” = 1’-0”

Section 2 1/4” = 1’-0”

Mid-review watercolor conceptual rendering.

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Wood Comp Forestry Pavillion Montgomery, AL

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Wood Comp.

Competition by the Alabama Forestry Foundation. Small scale pavillion at their urban headquarters.

Tasked with designing something that reflects the nature of wood, this pavillion dives into the unnatural curving the matieral can make when worked on by the human hand. Inspired by the Aalto Stool, wood steam bending defies much of most woodworking’s guidelines and rules. Creating a smooth curve out of a once straight piece of wood.

Below the structure, this covering hatches and crosses itself as it supports the angled roof, yet the wood never touches the ground. Wood and steel connections work together to bring the heavy load to the ground through it’s concrete base.

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SECTION AA SCALE 1/8”=1’-0”

SECTION BB SCALE 1/8”=1’-0”

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Professional Work Architectural Personal

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Various Professiona/Personal A compilation of some freelance orders, AI specialty image creation, and professional renderings done for past companies while interning.

Within this section you’ll see some of the less structured and more personal work. I’ve been able to use my skill to secure some really interesting and informative freelance work through personal connections and websites like Fiverr.

AI has been something that has really taken the entire architecture profession by storm, and I really wanted to make sure I could use it as a tool for conceptual work, inspiration, or just simple image creation.

Professionally I’ve been able to head my rendering departments. Ranging from large scale golf course clubhouses to smaller storage units, I’ve been able to architecturally visualize quite a bit in my time interning.

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Sketch supplied by client

Final product

Sketch supplied by client

Final product

Sketchy BIG-style rendering, generated.

Farnsworth-style winter rendering generated.

Generated mountain chalet, comic style.

Watercolor contemporary home generated.

Initial render of Davis Community Center located in my home town Mount Carroll, IL!

Final renders of the Davis Community Center.

Aalto Stools I made at Rural Studio.

Davenport Country Club, clubhouse renderings.

Grant Schurman

Thank you!

Grant Schurman

schurmangrant@gmail.com +1 (815) 499-1811