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Ja’Shawn Keys Indianapolis, IN
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Revit Rhino
Laser Cut Matterport
ABOUT ME
Illustrator Photoshop Indesign
Enscape Lumion
Bluebeam Excel
I am an architecture student studying at Ball State University. While being a part of Ball State CAP program it has given me insight on a great deal of important information about architecture. During the semester it has allowed me to gather information regarding time management and to figuring out how architecture has a true meaning.
As a young architect, the goal is to not only put a stamp on the topic of architecture in the world but to give attention to detail and critique a craft. It has expanded my knowledge of architecture and enhanced my design details. This semester has helped me with time management as well as elaborating my mind into understanding there is a true background meaning into architecture. I hope to better and broaden my skills and become more knowledgeable about the overall expertise of architecture in the coming years.
January 2019 - May 2019
EDUCATION
Vincennes University Architecture
Photography Deans List
August 2019 - Present
Ball State Univeristy CAP Program Architecture
WORKSHOPS
October 2021
September 2021
February 2023
January 2023 - Present
November 2023 - Present
Classical Architectural Design
Masonry Workshop
Revit Workshop
Organizations
Evolving Architects Pesident
ACE Mentor (Chicago) Mentor
AWARDS
December 2023
MKM Steel Competition
Finalist
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2023 - December 2023
December 2023
Perkins&Will Architectural Intern
CERTIFICATIONS
LEED Green Associate
KEYS 01
COVER LETTER
Throughout my journey in architecture school, I’ve been lead along many ventures. It has been a rollercoaster, that ultimately has guided onto a path filled with passion and integrity. I am a student at Ball State University, whom yearns to leave a lasting impression and to evolve the world. I can assure you that a firm will provide me with the room to develop and hone in on my overall development in architecture. As an architecture student, I look forward to applying a stamp on communities.
As being more drawn to form I want to always take humans into consideration while designing. While studying architecture I’ve come to find out the art of design and the creation of art is evolving, not only because humans need shelter and an evolved way of life. While that involves change, change that we can identify through commercial work, residential, and industrial work. Creating new ways for the future is essential. But learning from the mistakes and not being afraid to fall in process to succeed would be most valuable in my eyes to almost any aspect of life.
Pushing the boundaries of architecture itself, while determining beauty in art is basically a requirement for future endeavors. Although, beauty is a word that can be opinionated, in terms what is beauty and what makes things beautiful. Architecture has brought out a side that expresses itself freely, but in a rigorous way. The way I see it is, the buildings are designed to be coherent to the existing context but show form and a more futuristic and modern time designs through innovation. While designing to be an inspiration to oneself.
The skills I foresee myself being able to expand upon are design, rendering and technical skills. With the knowledge I know the firm can pour into me, I will then have the opportunity to increase a variety of skills and design qualities. Along with the design aspects that I bring, while portraying skills in paying attention to detail. I have advanced my skills in rhino, enscape, and other software. While pursuing design such as commercial, industrial design, and sustainability which I can then implement in the real world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 04 09 14 Architecture Projects Juanita Bird House Evolve Connection Trust Museum Beat the Bookies Serenity 19 22 23 24 KEYS 03
JUANITA
Juanita is a mixed use spirutal gathering space that evokes innovation and expresses connection. It is a place that sits on the foreont of Ball State University campus, and welcomes spiritual contemplation for all religrions. With the interface to heirachy the occupant centered desisn has drives for a new look on innovation nd spiritual worship.
A gracious and expressive building that allows for spiritual gathering, relief, and an ultimate routes to the higher power. Whether thats indivualiies or grouped the building drives for a new look on how to address formalism and the connection to spirituality.
KEYS 04
FLOOR PLANS N
SITE PLAN
N N
THIRD LEVEL PLAN
SECOND LEVEL PLAN
FORM PROGRESSION
BASE FORM
REACHING TO THE HIGHER POWER
DIGESTING THE FORM
FINAL FORM
DECISIVE PUSH AND PULLED FORMWORK
16 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 19 20 11 12 13 21 OPEN TO BELOW OPEN TO BELOW 4 13 15 14 14 14 LEGEND
Lobby 2. Chaplin’s office 3. Campus ministry offices 4. Small conference room 5. Large conference room 6. Spiritual Gathering Space 7. Multipurpose space
Chair/table storage
Fellowship lounge
Classrooms w/ storage
Small library
Small group meditation 13. Individual meditation space 14. Small study rooms 15. Display case 16. Kichen/pantry 17. Restrooms 18. Abultions area 19. Janitor’s closet 20. Mechanical space 21. Miscellaneous storage 2 3 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 UNDER CONSTRUCTION SHONDELL LAFOLLETTE WORTHEN ARENA N
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FIRST LEVEL PLAN KEYS 04
INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES/DECARBONIZATION
WATER MANAGEMENT
Intergrated gutter that spands from the north to south end of the building-to capture rainwater that allows for optimal building usage.
MATERIALITY
Stainless steel as a recycled content material.
ACTIVE FACADE SYSTEM
Recycled alluminum louvers are incorporated to mitiagte thermal gain into the building. While providing quality occupant comfort.
WELLNESS & PRODUCTIVITY
Stairs and greens roof incorporated to increase health and wellness, while also imporving occupant productivity.
PROGRESSION
DECARBONIZATION
SKETCH
NORTH ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
KEYS 05
SOUTH ELEVATION
CAGE FRAME
SECONDARY STRUCTURE
LEGEND
1. STAINLESS STEEL PANELS
4. CAGE FRAME
6. I-BEAM CONNECTOR
7. FLEXIBLE I-BEAMS
2. ETFE GLAZING
3. LOUVERS
10. SOLAR SHELVES
8. STEEL DECKING
KEYS 06
1 2 3 1:17
2. MULTIPURPOSE SPACE
3. FELLOWSHIP LOUNGE
1. SPIRITUAL GATHERING SPACE
1st LEVEL INTERIOR VIEW
KEYS 07
2ND LEVEL INTERIOR VIEW
KEYS 08
BIRD HOUSE
The principal of the bird house is to create an environment where man and species can be safe and correlate together. The aviary explores the acts of hovering, while inhabiting three territorial birds: bald eagle, northern flicker, and red shoulder hawk.
The ornithology center portrays wood as a primary element. While pushing the boundaries of bending and twisting in its structure. The aviary provides immense adaptation that allows the roof to flow down through the hanging cage module.
KEYS 09
N FIRST LEVEL PLAN SECOND LEVEL PLAN KEYS 10 SITE PLAN N N
PRE-FABRICATED WOODEN PANEL
EXTERIOR AVIARY STRUCTURE INTERIOR AVIARY
MODEL ANALYSIS
1 INTERIOR AVIARY EXTERIOR AVIARY STRUCTURE PLYWOOD PANEL STRUCTURE KEYS 11
HANGING CAGE MODULE AXON
KEYS 12
FIRST LEVEL INTERIOR VIEW
FIRST LEVEL INTERIOR VIEW
KEYS 13
SECOND LEVEL INTERIOR VIEW
EVOLVE
Evolve is an environmental center that embodies itself with sustainability throughout the design. While being placed in a non-tourist environment, the building will sit as a sustainable forefront for Muncie, In.
Showing through aspects of a biophilic design, it provides an immense connection through man and nature. While striving to implement the future into today’s society, while enhancing adaptation.
KEYS 14
SECOND LEVEL PLAN
1ST LEVEL PLAN
KEYS 15 SOLID MASS PROGRAMME ANALYSISE XTRACT IONS CIRCULATIONS HIFT AND REALIGNMENT
ENTRY N 1ST LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 2ND LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 2ND LEVEL HOUSING 1ST LEVEL HOUSING 1ST LEVEL HOUSING WORK ROOM
CIRCULATION MAIN
HOUSING E
ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER
SITE PLAN
1ST LEVEL PLAN FLOOR PLANS
2ND LEVEL PLAN
Photovoltaic Panels
Provide a solar gain and energy into the building
SKY WALK
Trellis Incorporated to establish solar shading
INTERIOR GREEN WALL
Gives a healthy eco system while also harvesting rainwater
GREEN ROOF
Designed to absorb rainwater and reduce thermal gain.
FIBER CEMENT
MIXITURE OF FLY ASH FOR THE CONRETE POUR
ENERGY
• REDUCE DEMAND
• ENERGY PRODUCTION STRATEGIES
• Glazing
WATER MANAGEMENT MATERIALS
• CISTERNS
• DURABILITY
• RECYCLE CONTENT
• CERTIFIED
KEYS 16
Walkable Surface
KEYS 17 96” CAT WALK 6” round steel 1:10
June21st
SECOND LEVEL INTERIOR VIEW
SECOND LEVEL INTERIOR VIEW
CONNECTION
Connection is a multi-purpose residential space striving to promote health and well-being in an urban environment. The building looks to interject new elements into Downtown Indianapolis’ built environment, specifically new curved forms to complement the rectilinearity of the city, and contemporary environmental systems.
KEYS 19
SOLAR HOT WATER PANELS
NORTH ELEVATION
RETURN
SUPPLY
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
BOILER
GEOTHERMAL LOOP
SOUTH ELEVATION
KEYS 20 1:32 2nd Level 2, 761 Total sq/ft 5th Level 1800 Total sq/ft Tower Levels 6-9 9,000 Total sq/ft
CIRCULATION RESTAURANT KITCHEN
1:20
GREEN ROOF PROVIDED TO:
• MITIAGE THERMAL GAIN
• INCREASE THERMAL PERFORMANCE
• REDUCTION OF STORMWATER RUNOFF
1:20
KEYS 21
TOWER LEVEL INTERIOR VIEW
SIZING ARCH TRUSS
Rule of thumb: L/10
• Take the average of the inner circle diameter (33.75’) outer circle diameter (44.53‘) divide by 2.
• L=39.14’
• 39.14’/10=3.91’
TRUST MUSEUM
Ja’Shawn Keys
The Trust museum looks to embody a comfortable, safe, and stable place that the human body can rely on. The Trust Museum is a form-oriented structure that reflects aspects of structural challenges of which include: multi-story, cantilever, curved surfaces, and innovative use of experimental structure. While also portraying a non-hierarchy scheme, that allows the structure to encompass the architecture and be a literal meaning behind its name.
27’
SIZING for COLUMN
Dead Load(D)=175
Live load(L)= 100
A =400’
Both ends fixed=.65
Total Load(TL)=370psf
Point load
(P)=TLxTa=370x400=148000lbs~148kips(k)
HSS20.000x.500
69’
SIZING GIRDER for Zx
D=175
L =100
TL=(1.2)D+(1.6)L=370psf
w=TLxTW=370lbsx10’=3,700lbs~3.7k/ft
Mmax=wl /8=2,201.96k/ft
Zx=Mmax/45ksi=587.19in
W 36x160
FRAMING PLAN Tributary area: 20’x20’=400’
Arches lateral support
Beams lateral support
Steel arch trusses
3rd Level Disassembaly Cantilever
Diagonal bracing lateral support
KEYS 22
ALL RIBS
RIBS
RIBS
STRUCTURE CONNECTIONS STRUCTURE DETACHMENT
SOLID MASS
VERTICAL
HORIZONTAL
TENSION MASS
KEYS 23
TENSION STRUCTURE
BEAT THE BOOKIES
Serenity is a retreat, on the northern coast of San Francisco, designed for Ayaan Hirsi Ali. The retreat provides the client an opportunity to embrace change while relaxing and basking in liberation. This is accomplished by minimizing walls on the main floor, while separating library, office, and living space in a way that continues to capture the feeling of openness.
The retreat embodies serenity and supplies the client with expansive quarters to disengage and release in ones authentic form; conversely to the immense tension Ali had encountered in her childhood. The building will cantilever, overlooking the Pacific Ocean while illustrating sustainable features via water management, food security, and climate change. While inspiration is drawn from Ali’s gentle yet powerful demeanor; the design will incorporate organic architecture that complements its natural surroundings.
16 2nd Level Basement 24 2 3 4 6 5 1:7 17 18 19 20 21 23 22 1
SILL PLATE SLAB ON GRADE PERFORATED DRAIN STEEL BEAMS HANGING CURTAIN WALL FLOOR CONCRET WALL 1:7 SLAB ON GRADE PERFORATED DRAIN FLOOR CONCRETE WALL MATERIALALITY STUCCO AS THE EXTERIOR FACADE TO MITIGATE THE THERMAL GAIN INTO THE BUILDING. THE MATERIALS ALSO PROVIDES DURABILITY AND SOUND RESISTANCE. WATER MANAGMENT CAPTURING RAINWATER THROUGH THE SPLIT OF ROOF AND TRANSFERED TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN THROUGH A PERFERATED DRAIN. FOOD PRODUCTION GARDEN SHED TO OPTIMISE LAND USAGE AND PROVIDES A SUSTAIBLE SUPPLY OF FOOD SERENITY KEYS 24
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