Kevin Atkinson Portfolio 2016

ke v i n a tk i n so n SELECTED WORKS

EDUCATION T U L AN E U NIV E R S I T Y

M.ARCHITECTURE 2017 N E W O R L E AN S , L O U I S IANA D ANI S H IN S T I T U T E F O R S T U D Y A B R O A D

U R B AN D E S I G N - F A L L 2 0 1 5

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

CONTACT K E VIN A T K IN S O N K A T K IN S @ T U L AN E . E D U 860.944.5782 5520 LASALLE STREET N E W O R L E AN S , L A 7 0 1 1 8

CONTENT

01_PAPIROEN

0 2 _ M A R D I G R A S IN D IAN IN S T I T U T E

03_MUSEUM OF THE CITY

0 3 _ P R O M E NA D E

05_LAFAYETTE CEMETERY NO 2

06_A-WKND

07_BUILDHAUS

0 8 _ T AN Z A K A D E M I E

U R B AN D E S I G N - C O P E N H A G E N [ f a ll 2 0 1 5 ]

The redesign of Copenhagen’s paper island attempts to mitigate the issues of the warehouse typology by angling mixed-use buildings to allow for more useable courtyards in between buildings as well as a “street edge”, while elevating the more private areas to maintain a sense of visual accessibility. the proposal also houses the island’s current function of a street food market, placed underground and at grade with the harbor, as well as an interactive promenade along the canal edge of the site.

PAPIROEN PROMENADE FOLLOWING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PAPER ISLAND IN COPENHAGEN’S HISTORIC HARBOR, A PROMENADE ALONG THE ISLAND’S CHRISTIANSHAVN CANAL FRONT WILL TIE TOGETHER THE WEST BANK OF THE CANAL AND TRANSFORM IT INTO A PLACE OF GATHERING AND ACTIVITY. THE PATH WINDS ALONG THE BANK OF THE CANAL, DIPPING UP AND DOWN AND EVEN BELOW THE WATER’S EDGE TO OFFER SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPERIENCE WATER. POINTS OF INTEREST, GREEN AREAS, AND ACTIVE SPACES TURN A SIMPLE PATHWAY INTO A PROGRESSION OF EVENTS, CULMINATING IN A BRIDGE THAT TIES PAPER ISLAND DIRECTLY TO OPERAOEN. BASED ON THE GEOMETRY OF THE CORRUGATED METAL OFTEN USED IN LAND RECLAMATION PROJECTS LIKE PAPER ISLAND, THE PROMENADE OFFERS A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE ONE OF COPENHAGEN’S MOST PRIZED YET UNDERUSED ASSETS: THE CHRISTIANSHAVN CANAL. LET’S GO FOR A WALK.

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PAPIROEN PROMENADE FOLLOWING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF PAPER ISLAND IN COPENHAGEN’S HISTORIC HARBOR, A PROMENADE ALONG THE ISLAND’S CHRISTIANSHAVN CANAL FRONT WILL TIE TOGETHER THE WEST BANK OF THE CANAL AND TRANSFORM IT INTO A PLACE OF GATHERING AND ACTIVITY. THE PATH WINDS ALONG THE BANK OF THE CANAL, DIPPING UP AND DOWN AND EVEN BELOW THE WATER’S EDGE TO OFFER SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPERIENCE WATER. POINTS OF INTEREST, GREEN AREAS, AND ACTIVE SPACES TURN A SIMPLE PATHWAY INTO A PROGRESSION OF EVENTS, CULMINATING IN A BRIDGE THAT TIES PAPER ISLAND DIRECTLY TO OPERAOEN. BASED ON THE GEOMETRY OF THE CORRUGATED METAL OFTEN USED IN LAND RECLAMATION PROJECTS LIKE PAPER ISLAND, THE PROMENADE OFFERS A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE ONE OF COPENHAGEN’S MOST PRIZED YET UNDERUSED ASSETS: THE CHRISTIANSHAVN CANAL. LET’S GO FOR A WALK.

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DOUBLE Y-AXIS

CIRCULATION

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EXISTING TREES

M A R D I G R A S IN D IAN IN S T I T U T E

[ S P R IN G 2 0 1 4 ] the mardi gras indian institute serves to offer a diverse and enigmatic culture a place to congregate, perform, and call home. the form of the building is derived from the layering of mardi gras indian suits. the building becomes more layered as one moves deeper into it.

SPATIAL LAYERING GATHERING AND PERFORMANCE CORE

SURFACE LAYERING

MASS VS VOID GATHERING AND PERFORMANCE CORE

SURFACE LAYERING

SURFACE LAYERING

SPATIAL LAYERING

SPATIAL LAYERING

MASS VS VOID

MASS VS VOID

CIRCULATION

SPATIAL LAYERING

CIRCULATION MASS VS VOID GATHERING AND PERFORMANCE CORE

GATHERING AND PERFORMANCE CORE

SURFACE LAYERING

GATHERING AND PERFORMANCE CORE

SURFACE LAYERING

SPATIAL LAYERING

SURFACE LAYERING

SPATIAL LAYERING

MASS VS VOID

SPATIAL LAYERING

MASS VS VOID

CIRCULATION

CIRCULATION

EXHIBITION SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE PUBLIC SPACE

CIRCULATION

EXHIBITION SPACE

PUBLIC SPACE

EXHIBITION SPACE

PUBLIC SPACE

THE CENTRAL AUDITORIUM SPACE PROVIDES AN INFORMAL PLACE TO WATCH PERFORMANCES IN THE STREET, ON THE STAGE, AND IN THE STUDIO ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND OPERATES AS A PORCH FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHILE THE CONTINUOUS BRONZE CEILING CONNECTS IT WITH THE FACADE ALONG LASALLE STREET AND PROVIDES A CANOPY FOR THE SPACE. UNDULATING SCRIM PANELS DIFFUSE LIGHT THROUGH CLERESTORY WINDOWS AND INTERIOR PARTITIONS IN THE EXHIBITION SPACE.

THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY

[FALL 2013 ] THIS WORK ANALYZES THE DIAGRAMMATIC INFORMATION OF FAUBORG MARIGNY THAT SERVES AS A PHYSICAL REPRESENTATION OF NEW ORLEANS. ALL PROJECTS IN THIS SECTION ARE IN COLLABORATION WITH CASSIDY SELF, TSA ‘17.

A-WKND

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2014 | 2015

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A-Wknd is a three day collaboration between tulane school of architecture and several design firms. The first of the following projets is , an interactive spatial experience made from light by connected to input such as twitter, motion sensors, and music. The installation involved the use of and was in collaboration with of san francisco. The second is a hexagonal supsended by weather balloons that responds to the differences in wind and pressure, in collaboration with of Oakland, CA.

F U R NI T U R E D E S I G N [

FALL 2015

]

This chair was designed from a pre-bent shell as a part of the Danish Institute for Study Abroad’s Furniture Design Course.

LAFAYETTE CEMETERY NO 2

[FALL 2014]

the lafayette cemetery no. 2 sexton cottage was a 2-week charette to replace an existing, dilapidated keeper’s quarters that will house a porch, a meeting space, an office, and a restroom. THE BUILDING INTEGRATES THE EXISTING CEMETERY ENCLOSURE, A 9 FOOT HIGH WHITE BRICK WALL, AND INCORPORATES CEMENT, PLASTER, AND IRONWORK THAT MIMICS THE MATERIALITY OF THE CEMETERY. NO GLAZING IS EASILY VISIBLE FROM THE EXTERIOR.

program program

masonry vsvs metal masonry metal

solid/void solid/void

degradation degradation

program

masonry vs metal

program

masonry vs metal

solid/void

degradation

solid/void

degradation

BUILDHAUS

final model

[ FALL 2014 ]

THE NEW orelans building arts institute is a TRADE SCHOOL for masons and craftsmen in the freret neighborhood. the c-shaped mass of the building and the large covered courtyard is a MICRO-REPRESENTATION of the larger neighborhood fabric. CANTED ROOFS offer opportunities for LIGHT, VENTILATION, AND SECTIONAL HIERARCHY. A Canopy incorporates VORONOI organic cell-inspired panels that reflect the TREE CANOPY of the adjacent Valence Cemetery.

east-west section

SHADING

WATER RUNOFF

BIORETENTION

GLAZING STRATEGY

VENTILATION

FABRICATION/EDUCATION

FORMAL

CIRCULATION

SERVED/SERVICE

OPEN SPACE

J IN T AN G M A S T E R P L AN [ FALL 2014 ]

THE MASTER PLAN FOR JINTANG, CHINA WAS COMPLETED DURING AN URBAN DESIGN ELECTIVE, AND INCLUDED PHASING, DISTRICTING, AND OVERALL URBAN STRATEGY PROPOSALS. THE FINAL PROPOSAL INCLUDED WATER MANAGEMENT CANALS AND GREEN SPACES COUPLED WITH INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS TO CREATE A CITY THAT CONNECTS TO ITS WATERFRONT. A DENSE URBAN CORE CONNECTS THE OLD CITY TO THE NEWER UNIVERSITIES, WHILE INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS DEFINE MORE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

WATER MANAGEMENT

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

DENSITY

PHASING

T AN Z A K A D E M I E [ S P R IN G 2 0 1 5 ]

A Modern dance academy in the heart of new orleans takes advantage of a corner lot by

activating a streetfront with a dynAMic facade of operable shading panels, providing a generous entry courtyard, auditorium, and topographic rooftop courtyard, and punching the corner with a cantilevered blackbox theater.

SECTION ONE 1/8” = 1’0”

SECTION THREE 1/8” = 1’0”

SECTION TWO 1/8” = 1’0”

SECTION FOUR 1/8” = 1’0”

TANZAKADEMIE: TECHNICAL ASSEMBLY ATCS 4020 INTEGRATED BUILDING ASSEMBLY FINAL PROJECT SECTION TWO 1/8” = 1’0”

FIRE PROTECTION GYPSUM BOARD

ALUMINUM SHADING PANEL AIR SPACE

NEOPRENE GASKET

FOURTH FLOOR PLAN 1/8” = 1’-0”

BOLTED CONNECTION

DOUBLE GLAZING

FLASHING

WEAR COURSE

PARAPET

ROOF DRAINAGE THERMAL INSULATION VAPOR BARRIER

OPERABLE SHADING FINS

EXPANDED METAL MESH

ALUMINUM FRAMING

SHADING FIN

BOLTED CONNECTION

PIVOT POINT

THIRD FLOOR PLAN 1/8” = 1’-0”

BOLTED CONNECTION SPRINKLER W14 X 92

PIVOTING ROD

HINGE CONCRETE CORRUGATED METAL DECKING STEEL CANTILEVER SUPPORT

ALUMINUM BLACKOUT PANELS

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1/8” = 1’-0”

WINDOW MULLION DOUBLE GLAZING

SPIDER BRACKET

SPRUNG FLOOR BLOCK

STEEL CANTILEVER SUPPORT

AIR SUPPLY DUCTS DROPPED CEILING

DOUBLE GLAZING

VERTICAL STRUCTURE

VERTICAL STRUCTURE

1/8” = 1’-0”

CONCRETE CORRUGATED METAL DECKING

SPIDER BRACKET STRUCTURAL GLAZING FOR TIE-BACK BOLTED CONNECTION

ALUMINUM TRACK BOLTED CONNECTION PANEL WHEELS BOLTED CONNECTION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

FINISHED BAMBOO FLOORING 1/2 PLYWOOD SUBFLOOR SPRUNG FLOOR BLOCK

N O L A C I T Y H A L L & W A T E R P L AN [ S P R IN G 2 0 1 6 ]

Tiered Canal edges operate as Floodable filtration systems while creating a blue-green space on dryer days

Traffic kept across canal from more pedestrian-friendly city hall and plaza

Green Walls create a pattern of greenery on the porch and are hydrated through drip irrigation

Alternating Green roofs offer water management and a "fifth facade" to people in City Hall above

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pool of water is tiered to deal with flooding, provides evaporative cooling in summer

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wetland zones are planted with a combination of canebrake and black willow trees to increase water absorption

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wetland areas are floodable in the event of a storm, particularly at their tapered edge zones

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channels at the edges of constructed wetland zones filter water through the block

areas within the wetland are paved with wood allowing for natural decay and regrowth while mainting the aesthetic pattern of the site

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piers allow people to engage  with the landscape without the worry of getting wet

Planted Areas along the piers offer micro-stormwater management and continue the gridded organization of the Plaza

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Kevin Atkinson | Tulane University Master’s of Architecture Candidate 2017 katkins@tulane.edu | 860 944 5782