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Hello, my name is Kaylin Berendzen. I am currently a 4th year student at Kansas State University, studying to obtain a Mater’s Degree from the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design. The meaning of architecture to me is creating spaces that convey a feeling while serving their intended fuction. In coming from a musical background, I have found that architecture and music have a strong correlation through the orchestration of feelings, composition of patterns and systems, and its universiality amongst all walks of life. I find beauty in both music and architecture and can only hope that I am able to influence others through design that can be enjoyed and functional in all aspects.

“Music is liquid architecture; architecture is frozen music.”

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Entry Lounge

Rooftop Restuarant

The Grand

The site for this design is located in Witchita, Kansas on the corner or E. Douglas Avenue & South Broadway Avenue. This design aspires to emulate the contrast between the interior and exterior of a grand piano. A grand piano has a sleek, black finish from the outside, which differs from the warm, soft interior textures. In the same light, this design has a smooth, black exterior on all facades, but consists of warm tones on the interior with red velvet and glue lam wood finishes. The cat walks, glu lam curves/cut outs, as well as the stacked seating of the theater are derived form the construction of the grand piano. This design offers offices, lounges, theater/rehearsal space, a resturaunt, and rooftop bar/ overlook.

BLACK BOX THEATER Kaylin Berendzen Spring 2022

Like grand pianos, this theater has a dark, sleek facade but orchestrates warmth within through classic sentiment.

Section C-C

North Elevation

Steel Column/Glulam Beam Connection

Section A-A

This theater is located on the corner of 18th and Vine Street in the heart of the Jazz District of Kansas City, Missouri. It is evident when visiting this location that jazz is still highly celebrated, but some detioration of the once livley community occured in the 1950’s. This design is inspired through its fluid form, brassy materiality, and intricate nuances by the prominent instrument in jazz music, the saxophone. This 10,472 sf venue includes the following: 160 indoor theater, outdoor theater, leasable space, studio space, rooftop bar, and more.

The Brassy Sax

18th & Vine Theater

Kaylin Berendzen

Fall 2022

Rendering from corner of 18th & Vine Street

Callout

Loading Dock

Stairs and Ramps

Level 2 and Theater

Level 1

Exterior Theater

Mechanical Lower Level

Circulation Diagram

Rendering of open air walkway

Rendering inisde theater space

Louver

Stair

This theater is meant to emmulate the saxophone to help restore the liveliness back to this jazz inspired community.

Spider Fit Joint

Exterior Seat

Rendering of rooftop bar

Rendering of Studio Space

South Elevation

South Elevation

Daycare Room

Classroom

Rooftop Green Space

8th

1 Bedroom

2 Bedroom

Section B-B

Open Room Layout

Public vx Private Space

Entermainment Space

West Elevation

This design was intended to capture the views of East Harlem from every apartment space. The main views captured are of the trees across 103rd St and between the existing apartments across 1st Avenue on the lower levels, looking down 1st Avenue on the middle levels, and the JFK bridge from the top floors. The fanned out levels that turn at 10 degrees from the 4th floor to the 10th floor, pivoting around the stair core, allow the views to be captured and for each level to have a shared balcony on the backside. In the first and second floor, there is a daycare, gym, and classrooms for public use. The classrooms are intended to provide support for the high rate of teen pregnancy mothers (133/1,000 births) of East Harlem to have motherhood classes, while in a close proximity to a daycare and other classes such as mommy and me to prepare them to raise their children. There is also a different ammenity on each residential floor to provide communal spaces for the residents there to enjoy. The construction of this building is precast concrete and a unitized window system to allow for quick construction. Although each individual has a different view of the world, this aparment allows a sense of community, with something for everyone, in the midst of a busy city.

For 3 consecutive summers I have worked for Porter, Berendzen & Associates, P.C. out of Ashland, Missouri. These summer internships allowed me an oppurtunity to get real work experience in the office and helped me gain a better idea of what to expect from a future career in architecture. I mainly used Auto CAD, Sketchup, Enscape, and some Adobe products during my time there. A few things I was tasked with were measuring existing, printed drawings to convert to AutoCAD drawings, generate Sketchup models to show clients existing versus new design options, create door and window schedules, create elevations based on floor plans, etc. I am very thankful to have developed my skills here and I am excited to further my education and abilities.

Westoff Center - Ashland, MO

Lakeside (Phase 2) Proposal - Columnia, MO