Architecture Portfolio - Kimberly Coulon

KIMBERLY COULON

Fourth-Year Architecture Student University of Kansas kimberlycoulon19@gmail.com 636.445.0690

PROFILE

Fourth-year architecture student on the five year master’s in architecture program at the University of Kansas. Paired with a minor in French and Francophone Studies, I aim to expand my architectural skills to different cultures and historical significance. Significant principles to me include the incorporation of sustainable practices as well as the integration of micro-mobility and accessibility within society placing emphasis on equitable communities and environmentally considerate design.

EDUCATION

LANGUAGES

2019

University of Kansas Master of Architecture (2024) French Language Minor Cumulative GPA: 3.94 2024 2015 2019

Wentzville Holt High School Summa Cum Laude National Honor Society Officer French Club President

EXPERIENCE

2022 Present

KU Bookstore & Art Shop

Worked as a sales associate displaying product, assisting customers, and completing product inventory of Architecture and Design supplies

2022

Study Abroad - Paris & London Spent three weeks in Paris and London studying historic, modern, and contemporary architecture and urban design

2018 2021

Jimmy Johns Worked as an in-shop employee taking orders, accepting payment, preparing food, and cleaning equipment and facilities

AWARDS

2019 2019

Girl Scout Gold Award

The highest award in the Girl Scout Program for the development and execution of a significant community service effort

Missouri French Seal of Biliteracy Awarded to graduating high school seniors for excellence in foreign language

/ CORNERSTONE APARTMENTS / 2022

The Cornerstone Apartments is a mixed use urban design project. Seated at the edge of the most prominent axis of the downtown area, it serves as a gateway into the city displaying the values that define the city of Lawrence. Community plaza space, local business storefronts, resident amenities, and sustainable design practices come together to put community and well-being at the cornerstone of Lawrence living.

Downtown Lawrence is a historic, central gathering place of the community. The main strip, Massachusetts Street acts as a central axis stemming from the Kansas River. Historic storefront buildings with converted and offices above line both sides of the street and set style and rhythm precedents. Cornerstone includes commercial spaces in various sizes to encourage local businesses. 92 residential units aim to densify the area and bring accessible, affordable living.

COMMUNITY

A complete streets model establishes an equitable community model for the historic downtown area and creates a central gathering place for the city

ENERGY

ECONOMY

Plaza style storefronts create outdoor dining and shopping opportunities. Small footprint storefronts invite local and temporary businesses

ENVIRONMENT

Bioswales and permeable pavers minimize water runoff. Community garden and surrounding landscaping incorporate native plantings and bring green-space to the downtown area

Storefront

FLOOR PLANS

02 / LUMEN MARKETPLACE / 2021

MASSING PUSH & PULL RESULT SOURCING

The Lumen Marketplace is a modern twist on the typical grocery store. As online ordering and delivery have become more prominent, the grocery store model is becoming a destination. The Lumen Marketplace includes a vertical farming greenhouse that provides fresh leafy greens and vegetables for the store. A restaurant, test kitchens, and micro-vineyard

make the market a destination for shoppers and a learning center for healthy eating. Online shoppers can order groceries with ease as the on-site micro fulfillment center makes packaging and shipping efficient. The Lumen Marketplace emphasizes and facilitates healthy lifestyles at the center of Kansas City.

The Power and Light District of Kansas City is a bustling area for residents and visitors. With the Kauffman Performing Arts Center and KC Convention Center in close proximity, many visitors populate the area. The district is known for its night life full of restaurants, bars, and music venues. Despite this, the area is a food desert in which residents lack access to fresh foods. The Lumen Marketplace aims to bring locally grown, fresh foods to the area while also catering to the district’s personality.

SITE HOUSING

LODGING ENTERTAINMENT

RETAIL AND DINING

BUSINESSES

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT VEHICLE TRAFFIC

PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC STREET CAR

HEAT MANAGEMENT

The building orientation allows for sunlight to be brought into the greenhouse. As the sun heats up the air in the greenhouse, the air rises. The height of the multi fulfillment center brings old air out of the space and naturally cools the building.

The louver system surrounding the user to control the amount When closed, all of the natural greenhouse will

STREETSCAPE

In the heart of the Power and Light District, the building plays into the existing streetscape and walkability of the area and embraces the significant elevation change throughout the site.

LOUVERS

surrounding the greenhouse allows amount of sunlight being let in. natural light is diffused and the will be cooler.

OPEN LOUVERS

The louvers slide and stack along a rail system to allow more sunlight into specific areas of the greenhouse when desirable. In the winter, the open louvers allow the plants to stay warm.

SOURCING

The greenhouse provides fresh, local, healthy foods to this food desert. The greenhouse provides for the grocery store, restaurant, micro fulfillment center, and outsources to local restaurants and markets.

Cafe and Coffee Bar with walk-up window

Vertical Farming Towers grow fresh produce for the market

Restaurant utilizing fresh produce and herbs from greenhouse

Test Kitchens host cooking classes with healthy recipes

Deli and Bakery with to-go window

East

03 / BATH HOUSE EQUINOX / 2021

In the remote mountains of Mammoth Lakes, CA, campers find large natural hot springs surrounded by scenic views. The hot springs are a popular destination but lack any built facilities or restrooms. Bath House Equinox creates a unique upscale camping experience with individual guest suites and a community building with and indoor and outdoor pool. With a collection of elevated boardwalks connecting the site, the built environment rests lightly on the natural so as to minimize site disruption.

Partner - Kate Blase

The site selected for this project is remote and requires visitors to hike in. A system of boardwalks creates an elevated experience and emphasizes the concept of minimally touching the site to not disrupt the existing landscape. The Bath House is entirely off the grid and utilizes the warm water of the hot springs to heat the thermal baths. The arrangement of the guest suites creates individual, uninterrupted views of the mountain landscape without sacrificing privacy.

Indoor/Outdoor Pool

Community lounge and kitchen for gathering

North - South Section

Individual Guest Suites include a kitchenette and private deck

Suites are connected by a series of elevated boardwalks

04 / LAWRENCE PUBLIC TRANSIT CENTER / 2021

START PUSH PULL RESULT

The Lawrence Public Transit Center project focused on creating a building that combined commercial storefronts, office spaces, and visiting scholar boarding in the historic downtown Lawrence district. This center provides a place where modes of public transit and micro mobility combine, extending the reach of individuals throughout the community without the use of a car. The center

creates a safe place for the community to utilize public transit and aims to reduce the negative opinions of public transit by encouraging all members of the community to utilize the transit center. In the heart of downtown Lawrence, this center is surrounded with culture, history, and activity.

The Transit Center site is in the historic district of Lawrence in a busy commercial and residential area. This historic district combines a multitude of architectural styles that illustrate the changes of the city over time. This area experiences a large crossover of bus, vehicle, and pedestrian traffic making it ideal for this type of building.

Office Building AT&T Building

Inspiration

Green Roof Parapet

Cantilever Structure Foundation Connection

Apartment

Green Roof

Cafe

Conference Room

With advances in steel fabrication the possibilities of wall system textures are endless. The wall system project prompted us to create an architectural feature wall made by repeating the same connective elements. Each of the elements were designed by only cutting and folding a single index card. These elements were then repeated and connected by wooden dowels to create a standing structure.

/ URBAN STATION GREENHOUSE / 2022

Foundation Wall System Windows Roof Structure

Roof Panel

Urban Station is a community outreach center in Kansas City that aims to provide opportunities for the community and its children to learn and grow together. Due to a lack of good soil, it is hard to grow sustainable crops in the neighborhood. Steve Curtis at Urban Station asked us to create a greenhouse to house a few different types of hydroponic systems. This greenhouse will allow him to teach neighborhood kids to grow their own fruits and vegetables

without good fertilized soil. With a lack of accessible, healthy, and affordable produce, this will benefit the community in more ways than one. The building started as a vacant Conoco station, the greenhouse is designed to fit within the old garage door opening. With many donated materials, we had to get creative about the way in which to design this project with their respective limitations.

I was a part of the window team for the greenhouse. We had 8’ x 4’ panes of tempered glass at our disposal however they were not framed. We decided to make the glass panes removable to allow them to be replaces in the event that one breaks, as they are very large and in a children’s space. After the preliminary detailing, we built a mock-up to work out the feasibility of our design, ensure the weatherproofing was sufficient, and to present to our client. To create the frames we started with a basic plywood frame composed of three pieces of plywood which we were able to glue up and suction in a vacuum bag. We then

Plywood Frame Foam Tape Glass Pane Foam Tape

Removable Stops Sill

assembled the wooden frames and used a ratchet strap to ensure they were square. The frames were then painted and wrapped with zip tape to ensure they were water tight. We installed a layer of foam tape was installed where the glass would sit so that it was resting on a softer surface. We then tilted the glass into the frame and made another layer of foam tape on the perimeter. Using pressure treated wood we created the removable stops and fastened them to the plywood frame. We planed down old telephone polls to create the window sills.

Once the wall systems were complete and flashed, we were able to install our windows. This project has helped me to understand how all of the pieces of a building actually fit together and gave me a good understanding of tolerances and risk. I never thought that I would ever build window frames, as my professor says, there is a reason people don’t usually build their own. Building the window frames gave me a thorough understanding of the inner workings and how they connect to the building envelope. Having hands on experience of building an actual structure, rather than just digitally modeling them, has changed the way I think about my designs.

/ SKETCHES ABROAD / 2022

Chartres Cathedral Chartres

Cathedral Sacré Coeur