Kevin Ryan Arch Portfolio 2015

kevinRYAN kevin RYAN architecture interior undergrad portfolio

Kevin ryan staten island, ny philadelphia university danish institute of study abroad b. arch 2015

thesis project HEBES CHASMA, MARS pg. 11

work experience new york, NY pg. 9

spokenword space copenhagen, DK pg. 7

bridge philadelphia, PA pg. 5

disaster relief center BASTROP, TX pg. 3

kinetic installation philadelphia, PA pg. 13

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The Retreat is designed to be used not only as a disaster response shelter, but also a disaster prevention haven. It aims to alleviate stress and anxiety in the Bastrop community over recurrent wildfires.

Integrating the natural environment into the healing process creates a serene and supportive atmosphere.

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educational project LOCATION: bastrop, tx length: 8 weeks programs: revit autocad adobe suite

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First Floor Plan

The evolution of this project follows the entire architectural design process.

This includes idea conception, structural analysis, HVAC placement, budgeting, wall section, and hypothetical construction.

North Elevation

3 View from Lake Bastrop

1/2” = 1’ Section Models 1

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Atrium Courtyard

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Cross Section West

Flashing EPDM 3/8” Plywood 2” Insulation Composite Decking W12x24 Steel Girder 2”x4” Wood Planking 1/4” Dia. Steel Rod Steel Support Arm W12x12 Steel Column Glass Curtain Wall

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East Wall Exterior Detail

skywalk bridge competition entry LOCATION: philadelphia, pa length: 6 weeks programs: autocad 3ds max adobe suite Skywalk is a preservation solution for the elevated train tracks of Philadelphia, abandoned in the 1980’s. A conceptual theme of lightness is accentuated with mirrored glass on the exterior to complement the context. It is also used to establish a relationship between the bridge and its surrounding city. With the use of an intensive vegetated living roof, the bridge offers dual paths to provide either a strong connection to the open space above, or the industrialized museum-path below.

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stagger Massing and Conceptual Diagrams

Aerial View Into Chinatown

5 East Elevation

Museum Floor Plan

1:40 Section Model - Pedestrian Paths

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1:40 Section Model - Museum Space

View from Vine Street Expressway

verband EDUCATIONAL PROJECT LOCATION: COPENHAGEN, DK length: 2 weeks programs: autocad 3ds max sketchup rhino 5 adobe suite In a refurbished warehouse-turned-museum, a spokenword lounge exists near the shore of a river in Copenhagen. A uniform ribbon of steel permeates through the space, visualizing the influence that our words have when they disperse through a room. The ribbon becomes all parts of the program, including the seating, stage, and shelter space. Constructed from a carbon fiber space frame infrastructure, it also divides the room into an engaging publish space, and a contemplation area to admire the relics independently.

Performance and Viewing Space

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7 Program and Experience Diagrams

Brick Pavers

Museum Statues

High Windows

Jaded Brick

Cobblestone Pavers

Stage

Corten Steel

Seating

Standing Room Groin Vaults

Bright Cobblestone Pavers Stone Statues Floor Plan with Context

Detailed Material Axon

Statue Reflection Section

Performance Stage Section

pvh retail design work experience LOCATION: new york, ny length: 2 years programs: autocad sketchup 3ds max adobe suite In the final two years of my undergrad education, I have interned and freelance in retail store design at the headquarters of PVH. I gained invaluable experience not only in layout design, architectural identity, and production logistics, but the empathetic qualities in designing for the human scale.

Close studies were involved with plan, elevation, and section design, documenting these professionally, and frequently visualizing them in 3D. Deliverables revolved heavily around unique material choices that were cost-effective and more importantly, appropriate and inspiring. This section is a culmination of projects I have actively had a role in designing, documenting, and visualizing.

ADA Accessible - Furniture Plan

Entrance Elevation

Wood Floor/ Sealed Concrete Detail

9 Van Heusen Store-In-A-Box Prototype

Arrow Store-In-A-Box Prototype

Prototypical Floor Plan

Entrance Elevation

expedition mars thesis project / competition entry LOCATION: hebes chasma, mars length: 8 weeks programs: autocad 3ds max sketchup rhino 5 + grasshopper + python adobe suite Expedition Mars is a feasibility study that challenges human colonization of Mars in the extreme case of evacuation from earth due to resource deprivation.

Designed as a thesis project with two collaborators, the team produced a project that incorporates a culmination of research of life sustainability, environmental conditions, appropriate materiality choices, and innovative design to maintain life on Mars.

Expanded Population Tower

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-195째 F Climate Conditions

Chasma Site Plan

AGRICULTURE

PUBLIC SPACE RESIDENCES Transportation Hub Program

Communal Space

Residences City Pod Section

City Pod Axon

Terraforming Forest

Communal Space

canvas kinetic / educational project LOCATION: philadelphia, pa length: 6 weeks programs: autocad 3ds max sketchup rhino 5 + grasshopper + python + firefly arduino adobe suite Through a comprehensive exploration in photo-sensors, mechanical systems, and environmentally responsive technology, my partner and I developed a non-intrusive actuated ceiling to improve loft space.

Canvas disperses reflected light from exterior windows and creates convex and concave surfaces to distribute light overhead. In addition to light quantities, it responds to user manipulation through gestures to shape the program of spaces.

We envision Canvas as the primary ceiling element in the “Smart Home of the Future” – an element that adapts to the needs of both people and the environment, and more importantly, improves them.

Full Scale Interactive Construct

13 Ceiling Installation Context - Loft Residences

Rack and Pinion Module System

Lattice Support Structure

Fabric Support Framework

High Performance Reflective Fabric

Prototype Iterations and Construction

Ceiling Construction Exploded Axon

Enhanced Light Intensity Dispersion

Skeletal Tracking Component

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