Kevin Atkinson Architecture Portfolio

selected works

kevin atkinson

EDUCATION

CONTACT

Tula ne University

M.A rch 2017, cum laude

New Orlea ns, LA

katkins@tula ne.edu 860.944.5782

Da nish I nstitute for Study A broad

Urba n Desig n - Fa ll 2015

Copenhagen, DK

5520 Lasa lle Street New Orlea ns, LA 70115

EXPERI ENCE

HONORS

Lee Led better & Associates New Orlea ns, LA A rchitectura l I ntern May - Aug 2016

Ken neth Fra mpton Book Award

awarded to five first year students for

exemplary work

Tula ne Regiona l Urba n Desig n Center New Orlea ns, LA I ntern & Teaching Assista nt Sept 2016 - May 2017 MOSA Desig n & Fa brication New Orlea ns, LA Desig n I ntern May - Aug 2015

Comprehensive Studio Award

awarded to two third year students for

cumulative por t folios Capita l Region I nterdistrict Leadership Academy

Har t ford region leadership training Tula ne Disting uished Scholar Work published in 2013 & 2015 Tula ne Review Commended Thesis, Spring 2017

build haus + TULE FOG HARVESTING

+ CONTROL

+ WATER TANKS

a _ wk nd

studio for a composer

ta nza kademie

+ VIEW UP TOWER

oza na m in n

a nth ropocenic la ndscapes

+ RESEARCH CORRIDOR

nola city ha ll & water pla n

BUILDHAUS

fall 2014

the new orleans 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, rooting the design in a neighborhood based approach.

SHADING

WATER RUNOFF

BIORETENTION

GLAZING STRATEGY

VENTILATION

SHADING

WATER RUNOFF

BIORETENTION

GLAZING STRATEGY

VENTILATION

FABRICATION/EDUCATION

FORMAL

CIRCULATION

SERVED/SERVICE

OPEN SPACE

FABRICATION/EDUCATION

FORMAL

CIRCULATION

SERVED/SERVICE

OPEN SPACE

A-WKND

winter 2014/winter 2015

a-wknd is a 3-day collaboration between the tulane school of architecture and several design firms. the first of the following projects is lightscape, an interactive spatial experience made from light by connecting to input such as twitter, motion sensors, and music. the installation was in collaboration with future cities lab of san francisco. the second is big air, a hexagonal mylar canopy suspended by weather balloons that responds to the differences in wind and pressure, in collaboration with thom faulders of oakland.

ARTIST STUDIOS 2015 | MOSA Design

these complementary artist studios for a composer and artist couple take their cues from surrounding property lines and the orientation of the setting sun. custom fabricated windows were designed and made on-site, and a unifying deck allows a space to congregate for guests.

TANZAK ADEMIE spring 2015

a modern dance academy in the heart of new orleans takes advantage of a corner lot by activating a street front with a dynamic facade of operable shading panels, providing a generous entry courtyard, auditorium, and topographic rooftop garden, and accentuates the street intersection with a cantilevered blackbox theater.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

1/8” = 1’-0”

SECOND FLOOR PLAN 1/8” = 1’-0”

THIRD FLOOR PLAN 1/8” = 1’-0”

FOURTH FLOOR PLAN 1/8” = 1’-0”

SECTION TWO 1/8” = 1’0”

FINISHED BAMBOO FLOORING 1/2 PLYWOOD SUBFLOOR SPRUNG FLOOR BLOCK CONCRETE CORRUGATED METAL DECKING

WINDOW MULLION DOUBLE GLAZING

BOLTED CONNECTION SPRINKLER W14 X 92 FIRE PROTECTION GYPSUM BOARD

SPIDER BRACKET STRUCTURAL GLAZING FOR TIE-BACK BOLTED CONNECTION

ALUMINUM TRACK BOLTED CONNECTION PANEL WHEELS BOLTED CONNECTION

BOLTED CONNECTION ALUMINUM SHADING PANEL AIR SPACE

NEOPRENE GASKET 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

PIVOTING ROD

HINGE CONCRETE CORRUGATED METAL DECKING STEEL CANTILEVER SUPPORT

ALUMINUM BLACKOUT PANELS

SPIDER BRACKET

SPRUNG FLOOR BLOCK

STEEL CANTILEVER SUPPORT

AIR SUPPLY DUCTS DROPPED CEILING

DOUBLE GLAZING

VERTICAL STRUCTURE

VERTICAL STRUCTURE

OZANAM INN fall 2016

photo credit: hannah bahney

an exercise in collaborative design-build, a new canopy for a men’s homeless shelter in downtown new orleans shelters occupants from rain while keeping their bags dry from runoff on a raised deck which includes new high-backed seating. The new design replaces a dark and rusty canopy and dilapidated benches with a more dignified, bright, and uplifting space as occupants await meals.

triangulated structure

canopy structure

column system

composite

polycarbonate & pocket park

50”

arm structure modularity

38”

50”

34”

38”

seating variations

seating alone

seating & decking

decking alone

34”

ANTHROP O CENIC L ANDSC APES

conducted over the course of a year, “anthropocenic landscapes” was the culmination of a five-year m.arch degree. the results of man-made systems have moved the pendulum towards a new era of man’s dominance over the earth’s ecological, geological, and geographical balance. the history of the industrial agriculture system has left marks of control on the american landscape, to the detriment of natural resources and man’s symbiosis with the environment. the technology that has allowed the system to flourish now prevents us from its future. ensuring the sustainability of food security must address the current problems of the system itself.

fall 2016 - spring 2017

as we move into an age of resource scarcity and preapocolyptic advancements in technology, california’s central valley operates as a landscape affected by this overexploitation. monocultures of almond orchards have led to aquifer depletion, colony collapse, and crop extinction. the project aims to stave off catastrophe through the co-establishment of resource management, agri-business, research stations, and agro-tourism through a series of productive towers; a new infrastructure is formed to allow the industrial agricultural complex to sustain itself past the point at which resources become almost non-existent.

+ TULE FOG HARVESTING

+ VIEW UP TOWER

+ TULE FOG HARVESTING

+ CONTROL

+ WATER TANKS

+ VIEW UP TOWER

+ RESEARCH CORRIDOR

NEW ORLEANS CITY HALL & WATER PLAN spring 2016

a new urbanist approach to new orleans’ city hall engages the pedestrian scale while maintaining the integrity of the original design’s monolithic intent. a generous covered porch based on new orleans’ porch culture operates as public market and protest space, while the adjacent park and canals bring the wetland ecology of southeastern louisiana into an urban context, helping to mitigate flooding and increase the occupant’s perception of the surrounding environment.

LAGNIAPPE (am fr): something given as an extra bonus or gift

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