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Griffin Katzenmeier
Griffin Katzenmeier
Fifth Year Architecture Student University of Kansas 785 979 1373 20gkatz@gmail.com https://issuu.com/ku537
Education University of Kansas // M. Arch, Business m. // Aug '16 - Present
I learned a lot about myself and about architecture during my time in Lawrence. From my professors, I learned to express performance in architecture, design for purpose, and design to connect. More importantly, from the friendships I developed, I learned to be true to myself. The mentors and friends I made have pushed me to be a better version of me.
U. of New South Wales // Study Abroad // Sydney // Aug '19 - Dec '19
Academically, courses were highly integrated with students from a wide variety of studies. Personally, I was forced out of my comfort zone by being in a new place and making friends with people from all over the world.
ENSA Paris Val-de Seine // Study Abroad // Paris // Aug '21 - Present My time in Paris, and Europe at large, made me realize that the people you are with are more important than the place. This is reflected in my design philosophy. Architecture is about the connections created, not the buildings.
Honors Sustainability in Social Housing // Student Competition // Nov '19 In this competition at UNSW, my team’s proposal to reduce the environmental impact and energy bills of social housing buildings through simple yet effective solutions was voted 2nd place by the jury.
Kivett Scholarship // KCAF // July '21
I won this Kansas City area scholarship by demonstrating my commitment to an architecture rooted in integration and focused on human experience through letters of recommendations, student work and an essay
Yann Weymouth Scholarship // Architects Foundation // June '21 I was named a finalist for this national scholarship for my application that revolved around the impact that innovative sustainability, resilience, wellness and beauty in architecture have on people’s day-to-day lives.
Most Inspirational // High School Football Team // Nov '16
An injury in the first game of my senior year put an end to my season. My role on the team changed, but my dedication to the team didn’t. Left to a vote at the end of the year, my teammates delivered what is possibly my proudest honor.
Personal Philosophy As a kid, my dad gave my brothers and I three house rules to abide by. 1. Do right 2. Do your best 3. Treat others with respect. They are three incredibly simple rules. But for me, these three uncomplicated requests have developed into my code of honor. By using these as the foundation for my life, I can do what I love, out of love, for those I love. And no matter the situation or the outcome, when I heed to these three principles, all rooted in love, I can be proud of what I’ve done and who I am.
Strengths Passion Curiosity Collaborative
Organization Flexibility Goals Driven Individuality Positive Attitude Detail Oriented
Skills Lumion Adobe Suite AutoCad
Revit Rhino Enscape
Sketchup Hand Drawing Woodworking
Revit Unreal Engine Hand Drawing
Piano Protesting Taking Chances
Growth V-Ray Dynamo Grasshopper
Favorites Book Architect Show Movie
Da Vinci Code Renzo Piano Parks and Rec Dances with Wolves
Travel Band Food Building
Wellington, NZ Real Estate Spaghetti Grandma's House
Design Philosophy My approach to architecture has been significantly influenced by the lessons my parents taught me growing up. As teachers, one thing my parents always asked of my brothers and I was to have a constant sense of curiosity and wonder. Fortunately, architecture cultivates a lifestyle that constantly fertilizes new ideas, perspectives and methodologies. Another simple request of my parents was to leave a place better than it was found. To me, this is what architecture is all about. Good architecture makes a place better by bringing people together, stimulating interaction, elevating a sense of community and enabling cross-pollination of perspectives and ideas. These lessons have begun helping me realize my goal of being responsible for a built environment that people want to be a part of because it gives them a timeless place to live out their ordinary and special lives.
Work Experience Viguier // Intern // Feb - April '21
Reilly Homes // Contracting Intern // Aug - Dec '20
Kala // Summer Intern // Jan - Aug '21
Dairy Queen // Assistant Manager // May '15 - Sept '17
Hoefer Welker // Arch. Intern // July - Aug '19 & '20
Bluejacket Crossing // Summer Job // May '14 - Present
KU Dirt Works // Student // Aug - Dec '18
Habitat for Humanity // Volunteer // Feb - May '21
As part of the exchange program in Paris, I will intern at VIGUIER. VIGUIER is an international architecture, urban planning, and landscape design practice based in Paris with projects all over the world. There will be a lot for me to learn working in an international office that prioritizes environmental design, discipline integration, and BIM solutions to arrive at bespoke designs that aim to challenge what architecture can be.
Following my 4th year at KU, I decided to take a year off school to learn how to build responsibly and well. At Kala, I learned how to build to PHIUS and LEED standards. More importantly, I learned the importance of working in an office environment that prioritizes relationships with one another as much as a commitment to work. More on page 84
In my two summers interning at Hoefer Welker, I experienced architecture through the lens of a professional by working with contractors, understanding budgets, and seeing projects through from conception to completion. But the most rewarding aspect of my internship was understanding that the projects I worked on would make day-to-day life better for the people that used them.
This highly collaborative design-build studio was a learning experience from start to finish. Working as a team to design a project that could easily be built, stay within budget and meet the expectations of our clients was often challenging, but enriching. Getting our design approved and being able to build it was one of my most rewarding academic accomplishments.
At the start of my 2020 gap year, I worked for residential contractor Reilly Homes. In the office, I digitized drawing sets and in the field, I worked with sub-contractors to find solutions to on-site problems. My efforts made it easier for our team to meet client expectations, and give them a house they could live in for years.
As a manager of primarily high school students, I needed to be both liked and respected to make sure the rest of the staff did what I needed them to do. I worked hard to earn their respect and but kept the environment light-hearted to keep them motivated. Dealing with customers complaints as a manager helped me develop a level head in the face of scrutiny and pressure.
I owe the tenacity I work with today, to my first job; working on a vineyard in the summers through the unrelenting Kansas heat starting at the tender age of 13. I worked for a retired architect and contractor through life on the vineyard, he taught me how to design using natural forces.
During my gap year, in the spring of 2021, I started volunteering for Habitat for Humanity as a way to learn more about building, but also as a way to give back to a community that had done so much for me. This was an incredibly rewarding experience because I saw first-hand how my work was going to help a family in need.
“Architecture is art, but art vastly contaminated by many other things. Contaminated in the best sense of the word – fed, fertilised by many things.” Renzo Piano
Rise Up
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Soccer Academy & Comm. Wellness Center
Coming Up
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Barney Allis Plaza Mixed-Use Redevelopment
A Village For All
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Lakin Children's Center and Exploration Place
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Above the Plains Think Tank for KU Architecture and Design
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Up and Out Living Building for the University of Kansas
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Rock Chalk Prairie Acre Outdoor Classroom for KU
Rise Up Soccer Academy & Comm. Wellness Center
4th Year Spring 2020 Partner Project
Urban Infill
Accra, Ghana Madina Neighborhood
A new youth soccer training facility has been proposed in Accra, Ghana. The facility will support a residential, health and wellness and training and educational components. There will need to be a heavy emphasis on the surrounding community with a focus on the adjacent street market and the booming entrepreneurial culture of the area. Rise Up draws inspiration from animal architecture, employing innovative passive systems which allow for a highly tuned, environmentally responsive architecture in a location where access to utilities is unreliable. The buildings rely on their height to naturally ventilate by drawing cool air from below ground up through the central atria. A continuous ramp creates multilevel circulation without the use of an elevator, and the irrigated timber structure serves multiple functions as a vegetated, cooling facade, fire protection strategy, and carbon sink. The resulting iconic forms serve as beacons to the community and foster a sense of pride for the academy and the people of Accra.
35,000 ft2
Emphasis on: •Scale •Movement •Repetition
Design Principles 1
Community
Much of our design revolves around the idea of bringing Ghanian’s together to foster national pride and unity. The evocative form draws in visitors and incites interaction. The increase in human traffic will also benefit the surrounding shops and restaurants. 2
Culture
In order to design a complex that the people of Accra could relate to and get excited about visiting, we needed to respond to their culture. Our form, materiality and much of our geometry responds to Ghanaian culture.
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Health & Wellness
Our building and site design forces people to walk as opposed to ride. This engages users physically, reflecting the initial purpose of the building type.
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Sustainability
The frequent black outs in Accra meant we had to design a building that wasn’t reliant on mechanical systems. The openness of the design allows for air circulation and plenty of natural light.
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1. Form The evocative form of our building is also inspired by the anthills found outside of Accra. We intend to use this towering form to draw in visitors.
2. Split Level Because of the frequent blackouts in Accra, we avoided using elevators in our project. In response, we used a series of split level platforms connected by an exterior ramp and interior stairs.
3. Structure Geometry The structure geometry draws inspiration from the traditional Kente cloths and is based of Norman Foster’s Gherkin
4. Structure Materiality Wood is chosen as the primary structure to keep with traditional materials, create a carbon sink and because of its fire safety properties.
5. Fenestration Perforated metal panels patterned to match the Kente cloth spiral each pod. Vines grow on the panels to maximize shade and create an evapo-transpiration effect.
6. Cooling Ponds Ponds that surround each pod create a unique entry and sense of lightness as well as an evaporative cooling effect.
Site Placement
The placement of our project was a response to the “community” design principle. By maximizing visitor interaction with our built environment, we maximize visitor interaction with each other.
3 Site Organization
The site is organized in a similar manner to the organization of an ant colony. Low Density - Storage 1. Water Retention 2. Parking Lot 3. Extra Practice Fields
Medium Density - Workers 4. Eco Machine 5. Public Gardens 6. Public Pavilions 7. Training Facilities 8. Player Residence 9. Practice Fields
High Density - Queen 10. Community Agriculture 11. Public Black Top Courts 12. Community Soccer Field 13. Community Sports Medicine Clinic 14. Game Field
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Site Design
Our site makes use of a rolling landscape. The site features sit on elevated “islands” with walking paths between. This makes circulation easy to follow and also creates unique views of our buildings popping up over the “islands”.
Our project is located at the North-East corner of the site. This location optimizes human traffic, therefor optimizing use. Public
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Mixed High Use
We organized our site to maximize usage according to the existing context. Our public spots are concentrated in the north edge of the site to engage the street market and the neighborhood. Secondary School
Street Market
Neighborhood Housing & Retail
School of Business
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Cafe Counter Cafe Prep Cafe Seating Restrooms Locker Rooms Free Weights
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Physician Office 200 sf
Exam Room 100 sf each
Physician Office 200 sf
Exam Wait Room 630 sf Changing Room 530 sf x2 Staff Changing 250 sf x2
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Staff Break 260 sf
P.T. Wait Area 430 sf
Training Room 690 sf
In response to the blackouts Level frequent 3 in Accra, we avoided in our 100 e. using elevators Exam Rooms project. Instead, a series level platforms 200 e.of split Physicians Office connected by an exterior and interior stairs Level ramp 2 is used. 630
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The linear organization creates 260 of the program Staff Break elongated paths of travel, encouraging walking and 250 e. Staff Changing promoting general health and wellness.
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Physical Therapy Wait Area
Pump Room 650 sf
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Hydrotherapy 675 sf
Flex Training 2400 sf
Community Sports Medicine Training
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Carbon Properties of Glulam Construction We not only chose to use wood because of its traditional tectonic use, but also because of the carbon sequestering properties of wood and the “avoided emissions” of wood versus concrete or steel.
Fire Safety Properties of Glulam Construction Glulam construction also offers important fire safety measures. If caught on fire, the outside layer of glulam will burn and char. This creates a carbon layer on the outside of the timber, resulting in a heat insulation layer that slows the burn rate of the wood.
Fire Safety Strategy Our fire safety system and natural ventilation are directly inspired by the anthill ventilation. The porous exterior gridshell allows air to move freely through the space dissipating smoke. The central atria draws air and smoke up through it and exhausts it out of the top. Water from the cooling ponds are pumped to the top of the atrium and out over the facade. In cases of fire, a deluge system comes into effect. Large amounts of water are pumped and sprayed up through the atria and down the exterior suppressing fires.
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Vertical forces on the floor plates are transfered laterally to a vertical strut.
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The strut transfers forces vertically to the next node down.
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These node forces are transfered down the diagrid
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Water is pumped up through the vertical C-Channels in the atrium. The water is then gravity fed down through the exterior C-Channels to the planters at each landing location. This system waters the vines. The water from the vines evaporates, cooling the air around the pods. This creates a “swamp cooling” effect.
Climbing Plants in Ghana Our research revealed that yams are a climbing plant popular in Ghanaian agriculture. Caesalpinoideae is another climbing plant. It is a simple leaved legume that grows naturally in Ghanaian forests. The seeds of this legume are used to treat serotin deficiencies, which are linked to depression, migraines and sleeping disorders.
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Living Exterior Ventilation
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Daylighting The shape of the pods allowed us to take advantage of the equatorial sun angles. Solar panels are placed on the top of each pod to harvest maximum sunlight.
Water
Water is pumped up through the atrium in the C-Channel vertical struts. The water is then gravity fed down through the C-Channels on the exterior and to the planters at each landing location.
Ventilation
By placing a glass gap on each pod, a greenhouse effect is enacted. The cool air at the bottom of the pods is drawn up through the atrium to replace the hot air being exhausted at the top. The warm Ghanaian air will be cooled as it flows over the reflecting pools.
Design Principles
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Full Project Documentation https://issuu.com/ hanaghosheh/docs/609_booklet
Coming Up Barney Allis Plaza Mixed-Use Redevelopment
3rd Year Spring 2019
Urban Infill
Downtown KC 12th and Central
Barney Allis Plaza in the heart of downtown Kansas City is a well connected but under-utilized park. Currently, its primary function is as a parking garage to accommodate for events at the Convention Center, Municipal Auditorium, Power and Light and the Sprint Center. Even the parking is in desperate need of updates. This project looks at what kind of functions could replace Barney Allis Plaza in a space with great opportunity. All stakeholders, including the public, visitors, the immediate businesses and daytime office employees should benefit from the redevelopment.
70,000 ft2
Emphasis on: •Accessibility •Community •Sustainability
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After taking a tour to the site and doing a site analysis of downtown Kansas City, I came to the conclusion that Kansas City needed new office space to accommodate startup companies. This kind of space, along with the new airport would draw promising companies to the heart of the U.S. and allow Kansas City to become the cultural epicenter of the central Midwest. This development had to be paired with a lively green space, an amenity the downtown loop was in desperate need of. A public green space would accommodate all stakeholders in the project.
The next step was to identify functions that could compliment the area of Kansas City the site is in and that would also act as amenities to the co-working space. Barney Allis is an exceptionally well connected site with access to several major highways and proximity to all of downtown’s districts. Quality Hill District Library District Business District Power & Light Government District
After performing a macro-site analysis, I decided that the functions best suited to be paired with the co-working space were a daycare, a cross-fit gym and a convenience store/food court combo. I felt these functions could accommodate users of the co-working space and large spectrum of user groups found in the downtown area.
Daycares: Currently, there are a severely limited number of daycare providers downtown and it is not proportionate to the number of working parents. Convenient Grocer: There are a handful of convenient stores/grocers in the area. However, many of them close early and offer a very limited selection. This function could cater to people on their way home from work, staying in a nearby hotel or at an event at one of the nearby entertainment venues. Fitness: There are a couple of fitness centers, but with limited space. There are also no Cross-Fit gyms in the downtown loop.
Office x 2 Floors Exec. Office Private Office Space Open Office Space Confrence Room Restroom Break Room Copy Area Reception Storage Total
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Administration
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Office
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Sick Room
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1000
Nurse
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600
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Laundry
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Storage
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Infant
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Dining Area
3000
Restrooms
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Food Vendor
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Storage
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Loading Area
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10800
Reception
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Office
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Laundry
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Multipurpose Room Lockeroom Free Weights Aerobic Total
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Activity Room
600
Storage
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Storage
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Nap Room Activity Room
2000
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Restroom/Washroom
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Crib Room
Storage
Fitness
Storage
Total SF 2,000
Lobby
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Daycare Outdoor Play
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12,440
8400
Overall Square Footage
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Design Principles 1
Community
One of the main features of this project was the ramp that creates a datum through the site. It allows people of all abilities and backgrounds to enjoy the many public features of the project together. The fountain acts as the main gathering spot and ties users to Kansas City through “The City of Fountains” nickname. 2
Circulation
The movement to and throughout the site was a driving force behind the design of the project. It is in an easily accessible location and the ramp allows for ease of access through the site. Both internally and externally, the circulation patters are dictated by the use of the spiral. 3
Green Space
Downtown Kansas City lacks very much green space in what is otherwise a beautiful downtown. I wanted to maximize the amount of green space to create an “urban park” that was inviting to all users. This is exemplified in the large plaza, the terraced ramp and the vine growth over each internal space. 4
Sustainability
I believe that in today’s world, architects have one of the largest rolls in curbing climate change. In response to this notion, the spiral tops were designed to display the passive environmental features. This includes maximizing natural light, creating stack ventilation, shading the glass with vines and water reclamation. The ramp also invites people to walk between levels as opposed to taking an elevator.
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Daycare ~12,000 sf
Lobby ~6,000 sf
Parking ~600 spots
Plaza Office ~18,000 sf
1. Site Accessibility I wanted to maximize travel through the site by connecting P&L, the Convention Center and Municipal Auditorium to the hotels, apartments and housing.
Design Principles
Fitness ~8,400 sf
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2. Organization The main path of travel creates a datum. The site is split into a private section that houses the office and a public sections. The public functions are then organized around a social central area.
3. Form Deviation Spirals are deviated from the circles to facilitate circulation and to create a more interesting architectural language. This creates clear paths of travel both inside the building and above.
4. Vertical Translation The spiral forms are then pulled up creating a clear experiential spatial organization. This also maximizes natural daylighting, ventilation and water reclamation.
5. Creating an Urban Park A timber gridshell structure is employed to softly mimic the spiral typology of the project. This allows for vines to grow and shade the glass tops and create a green space in the heart of KC.
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The spiral top over the food court is used as shelter for the bus stop on 12th and Wyandotte. It houses vertical circulation and is supported by an intricate steel tube system.
The fitness area has an open ceiling expressing the gridshell structure. This allows for maximum daylighting and ventilation.
The daycare spiral houses an open air playground area. The playrooms have glass ceilings to express the gridshell and to maximize daylighting and ventilation.
On the NW corner of the site, near 12th and Central, there is another point of vertical circulation housed inside of a spiral gridshell. It is supported by a shear wall and a spiral column system.
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The cutaway section is perfect to illustrate the complex spatial relationships each program element has with the others
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Each spiral top consists of three key systems. There is the skeleton, made from a series of beams; the timber gridshell and the components that make it up; and lastly, the connection piece that joins the beams and gridshell.
Steel Top Ring Beam
3 Steel Spiral Beam 4 The skeletal beam system includes a concrete ring beam at the base. A steel spiral beam makes the second turn of the spiral and forms the shape of the top. The top ring beam is also steel.
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The glulam gridshell structure wraps and fills the spiral shape. The gridshell system was chosen to match the green space in Kansas City design principle.
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The spiral shape of the four tops creates a different connection angle at every gridshell-beam meeting point. By using a two piece system, one piece that connects to the gridshell and one to the beam, the connection piece is able to rotate. The connection piece was designed as a standard element that could be repeated on every top and at every gridshell/ beam connection point.
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Daylighting
Stack Ventilation
Rain Water Collection
The top pieces covering the daycare and fitness areas allow for those spaces to be top lit. The vine growth prevents the glazing from over heating.
The heating of the tops in the daycare and fitness spaces creates a greenhouse effect, exhausting air through the tops. This creates air movement which cools the interiors.
Rain water is shed off the top pieces and is collected through drainage gaps in the concrete surrounding the tops. The rain is reclaimed for irrigation and to pump into the fountain.
Evapo-Transpiration The water from the vines and surrounding plantings is evaporated into the surrounding atmosphere, creating a cool and comfortable environment.
The Fountain The fountain brings diffused sunlight into the lobby. The fountain also creates an evaporative cooling effect. Central Fountain
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Reflection Barney Allis Plaza was an enormous project with a difficult site. However, it presented a great deal of opportunity. This project was a culmination of key themes from past projects. I developed a largely public realm that benefits a large user group in downtown Kansas City. The expressive form generated an expressive project. The structure, sustainability and circulation are all revealed through the spiral form. Through this project, I have learned the importance of integrated design. In future projects, it will be even more of a focus. I have concluded that architecture is best when a design works for from all aspects. From user experience to maintenance; from structure to aesthetics; and mostly importantly from form to function. When everything comes together in harmony, architecture is a beauty like no other.
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A Village For All Lakin Children's Center and Exploration Place
2nd Year Spring 2018
Kearny County Hospital Addition
Lakin, KS
To better serve its communities, that have ranged over time and now include primarily immigrant and low-income communities, Lakin Hospital plans to build a 24-hour/7day-a-week daycare facility for children aged 0 - 5 years and older (after school). Based on its primary user group (children) as well as its site location (seen from Route 400 as you enter the Town of Lakin), the Children’s Center could be a key landmark on the Hospital campus and a ‘gateway’ to Lakin, which lacks any iconic architectural presence. Because it is for children, the project demands an expressive iconic and ‘playful’ formal response. Its expressive form, internal spatial quality, and spatial choreography should generate an inspirational and exciting user experience.
40,000 ft2
Emphasis on: •Multi-Cultural •Intergenerational •User experience
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The idea of a multi-cultural environment was the most important consideration for me while designing. Creating an environment that was welcoming to all walks of life was vital throughout all stages of the design process .
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Creating an intergenerational environment by connecting the nursing home to the children’s center was a key focus of the project. Seniors in the assisted living building have a direct line of site to the daycare units and the outdoor play area. The community park was also designed to allow the seniors to have contact with community members of all ages. 3
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Because it’s a children’s center, it was important to design a facility that would be vibrant and engaging. The colors and organic form of the building create an exciting environment for both kids and visitors of all ages.
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Defined unit spaces 1. Form Inspiration Villages from around the world are made up of huts with modest scales and specific functions.
2. Village Organization The space between huts allows for community gatherings and a place for children to play.
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3. Form Manipulation Form resembles vernacular architecture used worldwide Units are single story and are used for specific functions and activities
5. Site Context I created grid lines using a set of N/S lines from the Retirement Home, a set of lines parallel to the road defining the North side of E/W lines the site and a set of lines to connect them
4. Program Organization The program is organized in a similar fashion to the way village are organized. Defined units create spaces in the middle for community and play.
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Daycare 1. Lobby 2. Prayer Room 3. Sick Room 4. Nurse 5. Laundry Room 6. Break Room 7. Office
8. Storage 9. Infants 10. Younger Toddler Nap Room 11. Older Toddler Nap Room 12. Restroom 13. Younger/Older Toddler Activity Room
14. Preschool 15. After School 16. Courtyard 17. Game Area 18. Kitchen
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There is an emphasis on public space in this project. To the right, the internal courtyard creates a strong relationship between the daycare and the lobby. The courtyard also floods both spaces with natural light. Below, the relationship between the children's center, the nursing home and the public is on display. Courtyard View
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Reflection In past projects, I was designing with a more utilitarian purpose, trying to design sustainability with a conceptual scheme. This project made me realize that architecture is for the people. Throughout this project I tried to keep in mind who I was designing for. And although the center is primarily for kids, I was designing a center that would be engaging and inspiring for everyone. I wanted to create an environment that someone from any background would be comfortable in. I also wanted to engage the community by creating a green buffer space between the senior center and children's center. I also wanted to engage the neighboring seniors in the senior center. The lively and dynamic form, along with all the visitors to the children's center creates an exciting atmosphere that they are able to take part in.
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Above the Plains Think Tank for KU Arch. & Design
2nd Year Fall 2017
On-campus addition
Between Marvin & Lindley
The School of Architecture and Design has the need for additional space for design reviews, presentations and public displays of work on the campus. As a condition of the commission, the installation and its function must serve an educational purpose by demonstrating to the public how the installation works and what benefits it provides. The School has asked you to design a building/landscape scheme to provide for this year-round operation and educational function. They want it to be placed in a highly visible place on campus, easily seen by passing pedestrians and accessible to groups arriving from off campus. It is to be a part of KU’s “didactic landscape”.
1,400 ft2
Emphasis on: •Order •Overall Synthesis •Sustainability
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Panel System
Using panels as the main piece of structure allowed for a unique design. The spaces between each panel were human scale and perfect for review nooks. The panels also act as vertical louvers that modulate sunlight.
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Creating a parabolic shape from a series of linear objects was also a focal point while designing this project. This created a dynamic environment that allowed for interesting design opportunities throughout the rest of the project.
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Light modulation maybe the most important aspect of the project. By combining the paneled structural system, plant covering over glazed surfaces and the parabolic louver system, a unique light modulation, system similar to the one used for Renzo Piano’s Menil Collection, emerges. 4
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The site design of this project is integral to the design as a whole because it shares features with the pavilion. The site is organized based off of the five foot spacing of the panels. The cut stone gives the appearance that the panels were drug through the site and the northern part of the site uses the five foot intervals as a guide.
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2. Repetition A panel system is developed that create a strong datum and recognizable form.
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1. Site Placement The 25'x60' area is placed at the entrance to Lindley Hall at the intersection of several circulation paths.
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5. Climatic Response Louvers were implemented to control direct sunlight. The tower is reminiscent of the Campanile Tower on campus. It also allows for stack ventilation to take place.
4. Push The east wing is pushed forward to create an entry foyer, allowing easy access between galleries. The sidewalks are altered to create entry plazas.
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In the gallery spaces, each bay is the right size to allow for private review spaces. Each space has rotating cork panels to both maximize display space and to also further block any sunlight coming in at a low angle. The pavilion breaks up the lawn between Marvin and Lindley, but leaves plenty of both paved and grassy usable outdoor space.
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Reflection Going into this project, I wanted to design something unique and recognizable. There were very few restraints coming into this project which left me a lot of opportunity to explore some unique and recognizable ideas and forms. I used a lot of precedents throughout this project to understand what architects did before me and help bring my ideas to life. Because the function of the building is to showcase student work, I wanted to showcase the way the building functioned. I accomplished this by using cut stone in the site to demonstrate the organization of the building, using a spiraled tower to denote the stack ventilation and utilizing a shifting louver system among other things
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Up and Out Living Building for the University of Kansas 2nd Year Fall 2017
On-campus addition
Between Wescoe and Budig
4,400 ft2
Emphasis on: •Order •Overall Synthesis •Sustainability
The University of Kansas has been awarded a grant to install an eco-machine (aka “living machine”®) on the campus. As a condition of the grant, the installation and its function must serve an educational purpose by demonstrating to the public how the installation works and what benefits it provides. They want it to be placed in a highly visible place on campus – on or near Jayhawk Blvd., easily seen by passing pedestrians and accessible to groups arriving from off-campus. The operation of the eco-machine will be similar to that shown in the diagram below (with sewage coming from a/ some nearby building(s) and the pavilion’s own toilets, urinals, drinking fountains and sinks) with one exception – the final use of the purified water will not only be the flushing of the pavilion’s toilets, but also the irrigation of the nearby landscape (including an adjacent water garden). The building itself will also serve a didactic function. It should be in-formed by simple principles of rain water collection, daylighting, natural ventilation and passive solar energy modulation. The eco-machine will process sewage coming from nearby buildings and the pavilion's own toilets, urinals, drinking fountains and sinks by purifying using the indoor planters. The final use of the purified water will be flushing the pavilion's toilets and irrigating the landscape.
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Plan-Section congruency using a stair step pattern was a key idea in this design. In plan view, the stair step allows for usable space in front of and behind each module while also creating a strong circulatory system around the building. In a front view, the stair step creates space underneath the top module and on top of the bottom module. 2
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In this project, sustainable design was crucial. There are several key aspects of the design that are employed with the intention of creating a comfortable internal environment. These include geothermal cooling by putting the bottom module partially underground, using a water wall to cool the air, and using the glass boxes to create stack ventilation and harvest plenty of daylight. 3
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Given the complexity of the site with it’s steep grade, heavy traffic and elongated shape, I found it vital to incorporate the same strategies used to design the building when it came to site design. This created a strong site context, building to site relationship and also an indoor to outdoor ambiguity.
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Considering that the project was to be apart of the "Jayhawk Trail", I found it appropriate to incorporate language found throughout campus into the Eco Machine project. The exterior finish matches the color palette of other buildings on campus and the overall design fits in with several of the other projects completed in recent years.
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2. Horizontal Stagger Each module is staggered to maximize outdoor, negative space, allowing for a clear path of circulation that follows the stair-step motif.
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1. Organization A linear organizational pattern configured on a grid was the perfect layout for the long and narrow site between Budig and Wescoe Hall.
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4. Sustainability Response Glass boxes are added to the top of each module to allow for natural lighting and to create a greenhouse effect that cools the module.
5. Context Response The glass boxes and the ends of the modules are truncated to face directly south in order to emphasize the off axis tilt of Jayhawk Blvd.
6. Circulation Response Covered entries are created creating a soft transition between inside and outside. The glass box on the bottom module is extruded to accommodate human activity.
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The site section clearly demonstrates the stair-step motif. The stair step up is clear in the building and the stair step down is in the site. This also emphasizes the strong relationship between the building and site. The site plan shows the stair step in both the organization of the building and in the staggering of the terraced platforms in the site.
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Water Reclaimed storm and sewage water is stored below the “living” (top) module so it can be used as irrigation for the planters and site or filtered and reused to flush toilets
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The glass boxes are used to create a greenhouse effect, catching sunlight and heating the boxed area. This in turn creates a pressure difference pulling air upwards and maximizing natural ventilation.
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Reflection Given that this was my first project exploring the design process, I was pleased with the final outcome. This project taught me the importance of creating a strong concept and using the concept to inform all parts of the design. A strong language used throughout the project and final design created a building and project that is easy to navigate for users and reviewers. Going into the project, the site posed a challenge that I was unsure of how to handle, but eventually gave way to an interesting form that I felt both maximized usable space and also created an inviting environment for students and visitors alike. The building-site relationship is a key part of the eco machine project. I felt that the stair step motif was a very strong solution to both the steep slope of the site and the building-site relationship that was so vital to this project. It is constantly becoming more clear that architecture needs to become more sustainable. Understanding how sustainable features work and impact the built environment was also a key takeaway from this project. Going forward I will use what I learned about creating a strong language and concept, site integration and the importance of sustainability in other projects. This project had a unique program that allowed me to explore a lot of different possibilities when trying to solve problems related to those things.
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Rock Chalk Prairie Acre Outdoor Classroom For KU
3rd Year Fall 2018
On-campus addition
Prairie Acres Behind Watson
The KU Center for Sustainability wants an outdoor classroom located near Prairie Acre, just east of the Chancellor's house and south of Watson library. The previous years Design/Build studio created the "Ribbon Classroom" made of gabion wall seating. The objective of our studio was to create an information pavilion and a more practical ground condition that incorporated the themes of the existing ribbon wall. Through material exploration and prototyping we came up with a design that was within the budget and enhanced the ribbon experience.
1,500 ft2
Emphasis on: •User Experience •Constructibility •Team Design
Design Proposal Render Final Outcome
As the design process unfolded, unexpected timing and financial issues forced us to simplify the concrete pattern. Instead of a band that wrapped
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Reflection This design/build studio was a unique experience. Every step of the way I was learning something new. From learning about material exploration through prototyping to dealing with a budget and working within financial constraints, there was something to be learned form start to finish. I also picked up some valuable team design and construction skills that will be vital going forward. Although I didn't design the canopy, I was able to do my part by designing and planning the site and helping with construction on all facets of the project. Both the class and the clients were very pleased with the outcome of the project and I know that KU students will be able to use the Rock Chalk Prairie Acre classroom for years to come.
As part of the Kala building science team, I used my skills as a graphic designer to relay the team's building science objectives to prospective home buyers that don't necessarily know right from wrong when it comes to how to properly build a home. The diagrams I developed, along with the overall website organization, illustrate the different components necessary to build a high-performance, Kala home. Everything from airtight wall details and water-proof wall assemblies to state-of-the-art mechanical systems and alternative energy solutions were diagrammed and organized in a way to help people understand each components function individually as well as its importance as part of the integrated building system.
https://www.kalabuilt.com/the-kala-experience
Essential Systems Carefully curating and designing the mechanical, electrical, and automated systems is critical to operating a high performance home.
Pure Air Spending 70% of your life inside your home breathing 7-8 liters of air per minute means it should be the best air you breathe.
Natural Design Great design embraces nature's power to energize our homes and heal our minds and bodies.
Innovative Materials You should care about the materials used to construct your home in the same way you care about the ingredients used to prepare your food.
Durable Constrcution Durable construction protects your investment and provides decades of troublefree living.
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