Resume and Architectural Design Portfolio

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JACKSON KRUSE

PROFILE

Greetings! I am a highly analytical and organized individual with a healthy confidence in my ability to learn quickly and expertly navigate problem solving challenges. My passion lies at the intersection of architecture and quality of life and is specifically driven by the transformative impact of thoughtful design on the human experience.

I firmly believe that intentional design has the potential to profoundly influence our well-being, behavior, and the very fabric of our societal existence. Our environments hold the inherent power to elevate engagement, revealing our collective values, reflecting the essence of our culture, and shaping the narratives that define us. I am motivated to contribute my skills and insights to the ongoing dialogue about how design can positively impact our lives and create environments that resonate with the core values and key perspectives of our diverse communities.

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

Profit Management Group - PMG Development, Denver Colorado Independent Business Development Consultant

Doing business as “Cooper Williams Design Development” consulting PMG on a per contract basis. Helping the team to develop a cohesive design style for new project visualization that can be marketed to potential clients, tenants, and investors and HOV Boards. Work primarily involves producing architectural renderings and using graphic design skills to build design sets.

Practicum Design Build Studio, Medellin Columbia Student Designer

Presented two different design proposals to a board of 25 local community leaders for a project to improve public shared space in Medellin’s informal settlements. Worked with a team of 24 students to develop a budget, cost estimates and construction plan for the approved designs. Communicated in a foreign language to help manage a working team of 15+ community members and fellow students to complete our section of the construction project.

SKILLS

Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Microsoft Suite

Rhino 7

Grasshopper

Revit

Lumion

Encape

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Figma + Webflow

AGI 32

Light Stanza

CAT Heavy Equipment

C&S Solutions, Boulder Colorado Co-Founder and Senior Project Manager

Design and execution of two landscape and residential remodel projects which involved cost estimates, team and logistical management, project bids, and client communication. One project consisted of managing a team to uplift and re-level multi-ton sidewalk pavers in a neighborhood located in Berthoud CO.

Helping Hand Handyman Service, Boulder Colorado Independent Contractor

Facilitated a residential remodel project in Superior CO through contractor and client communication to process material orders and hire subcontractors. Learned standard practice for plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems, in addition to concrete, flooring and carpentry work.

CUC Construction, Glenwood Springs, Colorado Junior Project Manager

Developed cost estimates for small projects within a 30 unit mixed-use CO State Patrol apartment complex. Completed daily progress reports for entire project and logged personal invoices. Operated heavy equipment to elevate building material to four different floors of the project.

Red House Architecture, Glenwood Springs, Colorado Architectural Intern

Performed multiple site visits, and interacted with construction team. Examined floor plans using vector works. Worked on a firm development project doing deck construction and other miscellaneous jobs.

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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER School of Environmental Design August 2019-August 2023 Minor in Business Emphasis in Real Estate Certificate of Architectural Lighting Design May 2023 - Aug 2023 December 2023 - Present Aug 2022 - May 2023 May 2022 - Aug 2022 June 2021 - Aug 2021 May 2020 - Aug 2020 Bachelor of Environmental Design Emphasis in Architecture
JACKSON KRUSE PORTFOLIO
01 / MEDELLIN COLUMBIA 1-4 CONTENTS 02 / PUBLIC AMENITIES CONCEPT PROJECT 5-8 03 / MIXED USE SOCIAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RETROFIT 9-12 04 / MODULAR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL 13-16 05 / SINGLE ISOLATED RESIDENCE 17-20

THE EXPERIENCE

Myself and 11 other students from the University of Colorado Boulder were hosted by families in Carlos E, a vibrant neighborhood near the heart of Medellin. I was hosted in a small home by a kind family of seven which often evolved into greater numbers none of whom spoke a lick of English. Our home was always filled with aromas from our last meal, upbeat music, and busy noise from the city.

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Golden retriever named Teo. Host family’s good pet dog. Host brothers Camillo, Oti, y Mateo. Stray dogs saying hello during our introduction to the community. Day 1 community tour and site visit.

THE PROJECT

Our team of university students from Universidad de Buenadventura in Columbia and CU Boulder collaborated to design, propose, budget, and eventually construct a project that would serve to revitalize an informal settlement community. Our team was tasked with repainting, re-roofing and redesigning the interior of an existing community building in addition to building a secure community kitchen to be used for large gatherings and community events.

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Cutting a rough opening for a doorway between 2 separate rooms of community building (Casa encuentro). Team working on structural frame of kitchen hut. Testing slide after relocating entire playground. Team re-roofing Casa encurnetro.

THE NARRATIVE:

The proposed design for the City of Boulder’s Community Service Center takes careful consideration of future climate projections for the Boulder metro area. The design addresses future strain on the city’s electrical power grid caused by growing populations and increasing average annual temperatures. In addition to electricity, the City of Boulder provides public infrastructure including municipal solid waste management, sewage treatment, and access to clean drinking water. These invisible public service systems will also likely witness a strain due to increased population sizes and changes to local climate. Building systems, city infrastructure and city municipal services regulate how people interact with the natural environment and are desperately reliant upon industry. Energy intensive industrialized infrastructure has divided people from the realities of nature. What happens when common industrial practices fail and we no longer have the energetic capacity to uphold the status quo? Might it reveal deeper insecurities and vulnerabilities of the human race and specifically our infrastructural systems.

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AMENITIES CONCEPT PROJECT

CLIMATE RESEARCH:

The info-graphic below is a collection of raw data from U.S. emissions reports and waste stream sectors. It effectively serves as an analysis of the infrastructural shortcomings of American culture and ultimately as an exploration of potential solutions that may be integrated into a design proposal.

6 292.4 million tons MSW 184.2 million tons Organic (63%) per year Paper = 17.21 million tons Wood = 12.16 million tons Yard trimmings = 10.53 million tons Food waste = 32.142 million tons Paper = 4.21 million tons Wood = 2.84 million tons Yard trimmings = 2.57 million tons Food waste = 7.56 million tons Food waste = 20.23 million tons Yard trimmings = 22.3 million tons Paper = 45.98 million tons Wood = 3.1 million tons 68.37% of MSW paper products were recycled in 2018 53.17 Million tons Human Waste per year 34 Billion Gallons of water treated daily 67.252 million tons 17.5 million tons 35.1 million tons 64.33 million tons INCINERATION 17.18milliontons FOOD MANAGEMENT 42.63 million tons Breaks down into CO2 and H2O contributing further to global warming RECYCLED 49 million tons SEWER/WASTEWATERTREATMENT53.17milliontons LANDFILLED 72.04 million tons 9.3 Million Tons 1.9 Million Tons 320 lbs/year x 332.27 million 94.2 Million Tons 109.3 Million Tons 86 X more potent GHG than CO2 VALUE/COST OF WASTE Emisssions from Waste Transport Potential Solutions : Realese of Methane: Jackosn Kruse September 6, 2022 Anerobic digestion is a viable option for organic waste managment. Waste products are broken down and yielding bi-products of Biogas, Fertile digestate, and clean water. These bi-products have Biogas can then be used for energy production This waste management process digests both organic waste from human activity as well as human waste without the need for sewage systems. Waste from human activity in most cases is transported long distances before it is processes. Resources required to transport this waste is a major concern to sustainability planners . 1 million tons of landfill waste = 432,000 cubic feet LFG = 0.78MW or 216 MMBtu heat 550 kWh per ton of MSW 256 billion cubic feet collected (20% of landfill methaner) = 10 billion kWh electricity Anerobic digestors = 5.26 million tons Food Donation = 4.79 million tons Sewer = 3.74 million tons Compost = 2.59 million tons 14.5% of US methane emission from MSW landfills Estimated distance to final destination of waste 1125 mi

DESIGN GOALS:

• Use of natural processes to drive heating and cooling (heat chimney, natural ventilation, thermal mass)

• Local electricity production to reduce operational expenses and strain on the electrical grid.

• Local water collection and gray water management to reduce reliance on industrialized infrastructure.

• Natural materials, structural timber, and high thermal mass to be used to drive design proposal.

BUILDING DIAGRAMS:

Roof designed to collect and harvest rainwater on the south side of the building where it is directed to indoor and outdoor gardens.

Cavity in the center of the building is designed to allow visibility and general permeability into the municipal operations beyond.

Natural processes drive air circulation through building. Raising hot air draws in cool air from underground air vents and shaded gardens to the north.

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PERSPECTIVE 02 / PUBLIC AMENITIES CONCEPT PROJECT
A1 INTERIOR

THE NARRATIVE:

This project is an adaptive re-use of Denver’s historic Cocks Clark building. The design prioritizes preservation of the original street facing facade and adds four stories of social supportive housing with four different unit types. All floors are connected via a vertical atrium which provides residents with immediate access to vibrant plant life supporting physical and mental wellbeing. Open atrium also connects residents to public commercial space below, encouraging socialization and contributing to their overall sense of safety and security.

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SECTION 2

10 Basement Level -6' - 0" Level 1 7' 0" Level 2 22' 0" Level 3 38' 0" Level 4 50' 6" Level 5 63' 0" Level 6 75' 6" Level 7 88' 0" Ground Level 0' 0"
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Basement Level -6' - 0" Level 1 7' 0" Level 2 22' 0" Level 3 38' 0" Level 4 50' 6" Level 5 63' 0" Level 6 75' 6" Level 7 88' 0" Ground Level 0' 0"

Four different supportive housing unit types provide accommodations for individuals in unique life situations, ultimately supporting a wider demographic of residents.

UNIT 1

Single resident supportive housing unit

UNIT 2

Single resident compact housing unit with balcony access.

UNIT 3

Two-person social housing unit with balcony access.

UNIT 4

Four-person social housing unit with shared rooms and shared essential infrastructure.

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FLOOR PLAN LEGEND

CENTRAL IDEA:

Shared resident amenities are designated to one floor which functions as a community forming habitat. This shared space promotes socialization and effectively encourages residents to connect with each other. Social space provides people the opportunity to share their personal life narratives and ultimately practice collective healing.

12 03 / MIXED USE SOCIAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RETROFIT DN DN DN DN UP DN UPUP UP RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY BALCONY ATRIUM VERTICAL CIRCULATION COMMERCIAL

THE NARRATIVE:

This micro housing development, set in Denver’s River North District, intends to minimize construction costs and effectively encourage residents to venture outside their personal living spaces. Semi-outdoor servant spaces establish a soft boundary of what is considered home and what is considered wild. The variation in units comes from the relative arrangement of three separate modules on each floor. These floor plan variations transform the outdoor living space on each floor and personalize to each individual user.

SECTION PERSPECTIVE

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14 UP UP 376 SF Unit 2 376 SF Unit 3 376 SF Unit 1 EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE UNIT FLOOR PLAN

THE MODULE:

A 137 square foot micro unit functionally accommodates 1, 2 or 4 individuals with its dynamic floor plan. Each unit contains a bathroom, kitchen, area, flexible living space, a loft and access to a balcony.

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UNIT 1 UNIT 2 UNIT 3
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LOFT
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THE NARRATIVE:

This is a reconstruction of a real project named the Zachary House designed by Stephen Atkinson Architecture and built in the 90s in Zachary Louisiana. The home was originally designed to accentuate the central breeze way which divides the home in two. This design principal is adopted from “shotgun” and “dogtrot” style homes and fosters a meaningful engagement with outdoor space which is impossible to achieve with standard openings. The design is simple in form but extreme in principle.

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE 1

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE 2

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architecture, planning, green consulting, construction www.JCKarchitecture.com 689 Main St, Carbondale, CO 81623 Carbondale Office ZACHARY, LOUISIANA ZACHARY HOUSE 1 Exterior Perspective 1 3 Exterior Perspective 3
18 SD4 1 SD4 2 PROPERTY LINE Views PROPERTY LINE PROPERTYLINE Driveway 10' 5' Trees Room Room architecture, planning, green consulting, construction www.JCKarchitecture.com Revision Drawing Date: Drawn by: J.C.K Architecture Sheet 689 Main St, Carbondale, CO 81623 Carbondale Office ZACHARY, LOUISIANA ZACHARY HOUSE Site Plan + Area Diagram 02.27.2022 J. Kruse SD1 1" = 40'-0" 1 Site Plan 0' 20' 40' 80' 160' SITE PLAN Main Level TOFF 0' - 0" Spring Point 8' - 0" Main Level TOFF architecture, planning, green consulting, construction JCKarchitecture 689 Main St, Carbondale, CO 81623 Carbondale Office ZACHARY, LOUISIANA ZACHARY HOUSE 1/4" = 1'-0" 1/4" = 1'-0" South Main Level TOFF 0' - 0" Spring Point 8' - 0" Main Level TOFF 0' - 0" Spring Point 8' - 0" architecture, planning, green consulting, construction JCKarchitecture Revision Drawing Date: Drawn by: J.C.K Architecture Sheet 689 Main Carbondale, Carbondale ZACHARY HOUSE Elevations 02.27.2022 SD4 1/4" = 1'-0" 1 East 1/4" = 1'-0" 2 South 0' 1' 5' 10' 20' 0' 1' 5' 10' 20' NORTH ELEVATION EAST ELEVATION
19 DN SD4 1 SD4 2 PROPERTY LINE Views PROPERTY LINE PROPERTYLINE 10 15 5 8 SF Pantry 22 SF Bathroom 16 SF Shower 174 SF Bedroom 173 SF Living Room 121 SF Kitchen Room Legend Bathroom Bedroom Deck Kitchen Living Room Pantry Shower 735 SF Deck 1/8" = 1'-0" 2 Site Plan Diagram 0' 4' 8' 16' 32' SD4 3' 121 SF Kitchen 173 SF Living Room SD5 735 SF Deck 6" 14' 5" 1/2" 1/2" 51' 0" 174 SF Bedroom 22 SF Bathroom 16 SF Shower 8 SF Pantry architecture, planning, green consulting, construction JCKarchitecture Revision Drawing Date: Drawn by: J.C.K Architecture Sheet 689 Main St, Carbondale, CO 81623 Carbondale Office ZACHARY, LOUISIANA ZACHARY HOUSE Floor Plans 02.27.2022 J. Kruse SD3 1/4" = 1'-0" 1 Main Level TOFF 0' 1' 5' 10' 20' DIMENSIONED FLOOR PLAN
20 Corregated metal roof 2 x 10 roof trusses Wall system Floor system Structural columns below grade Main Level TOFF 0' - 0" Spring Point 8' - 0" Main Level TOFF 0' - 0" Spring Point 8' - 0" architecture, planning, green consulting, construction www.JCKarchitecture.com Revision Drawing Date: Drawn by: J.C.K Architecture Sheet 689 Main St, Carbondale, CO 81623 Carbondale Office ZACHARY, LOUISIANA ZACHARY HOUSE Sections 02.27.2022 J. Kruse SD5 1/4" = 1'-0" 1 Section 2 1/4" = 1'-0" 2 Section 1 0' 1' 5' 10' 20' 0' 1' 5' 10' 20' Main Level TOFF 0' - 0" Spring Point 8' - 0" Main Level TOFF 0' - 0" Spring Point 8' - 0" architecture, planning, green consulting, construction JCKarchitecture Revision Drawing Date: Drawn by: J.C.K Architecture Sheet 689 Main St, Carbondale, 81623 Carbondale Office ZACHARY HOUSE Sections 02.27.2022 SD5 1/4" = 1'-0" 1 Section 2 1/4" = 1'-0" 2 Section 1 0' 1' 5' 10' 20' 0' 1' 5' 10' 20'
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