Architecture Portfolio - Iowa State University - 2021

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L A U R E N F O R D Y C E IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

E D U C AT I O N

AWA R D S

SOFT WARE

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 3.7 GPA | 2016-2021

NATHAN & LISA KALAHER AWARD Nominee / Finalist | 2021

PROFICIENT

MAJOR:

Architecture

UNITED BY PURPOSE SCHOLARSHIP Recipient | 2020

MINORS:

Sustainability

UNITED BY PURPOSE COMPETITION Finalist | 2021

Minneapolis, MN lauren.fordyce5781@gmail.com 612-741-5781

Urban Studies DESIGN ROME PROGRAM 3.72 GPA | 2020 MINNETONKA HIGH SCHOOL 3.8 GPA | 2012-2016

SIGMA ALPHA PI Inductee | 2020

Revit AutoCAD Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Sketchup Rhinoceros Lumion Premier Pro

ACTIVITIES

2020-present

2019-present

2015-2016 2015-2016

Twinmotion 3DS Max Grasshopper Dremel Studio DIVA Sefaira Enscape Vray

DEANS LIST Inductee | 2017-present

LEADERSHIP

2020-present 2018-2019 2018

CAPABLE

National Society of Leadership and Success: Iowa State Chapter United by Purpose Competition Leader ISU College of Design Peer Mentor Delta Gamma Director of E-communication Board Member of LMFSC Junior Board Mentor/Tutor for Backpack Tutoring

2018- 2020 2016-2018 2016-2018

Set Design Committee Member of ISU Fashion Show Member of Design Build Iowa Member of the Delta Gamma Member of Rotaract Volunteer Club

WORK EXPERIENCE

ABOUT ME I am an enthusiastic and resourceful young professional eager to utilize my skills as a recent graduate to bring innovative and creative solutions to a company. I am passionate about sustainability, environmental psychology, urban design, and emerging technologies. As an adaptable and ambitious individual, I can take on my work with great positivity, utilizing my strategic thinking and communication skills.

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INTERN ASSOCIATE KTGY Architecture + Planning | Summer 2020 | Tysons, VA Participated in a virtual internship program with focus on architectural design strategies and business, collaborated with leaders across the firm, learned emerging technologies and processes in the field, and produced an intern design project.

STUDENT INTERN ID8 Architects | Summer 2019 | Des Moines, IA Assisted in architectural design and documentation for various projects utilizing standard architecture design programs, applied code requirements to design, participated in client/site meetings, researched for business planning and marketing, and ran all social media platforms.

COLLEGE OF DESIGN MENTOR Iowa State University | 2018 | Ames, IA Assisted as a peer mentor for freshmen in the College of Design at Iowa State for the 2018-2019 school year, provided guidance in choosing majors, career paths, and general counselling, graded assignments and assisted in programming.

CONTENTS

T H E B A C K S T R E E T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1 3

PA R C O D E L T O R R I O N E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 - 2 5 PRENESTINO

PRISMA.......................................26-37

T H E FA S H I O N S H O W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8 - 4 1

B L O C K E F F E C T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 - 4 5 3

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THE BACKSTREET

SPRING 2019 -- ARCH302 PROFESSOR -- ANDREW GLEESON PA R T N E R - - J AYA T O L E F R E E

As Hell’s Kitchen becomes disrupted by the rapid uprising of Hudson Yards, culture and sociability is being driven out and replaced by deteriorating industr y and unwelcoming conditions. The Backstreet is a solution to bring back the impor tance of the pedestrian and the neighborhood. Targeted toward youth and vibrancy, it resists the unsettling, corporate culture that Hudson Yards has coerced into the community.

Small pop-up shops and food trucks sprinkle the plaza, street, and indoor market to allow for a laid-back shopping trip or casual meal in the neighborhood. Trendy restaurants attract visitors to the site while existing local businesses are suppor ted through the growth of the community as well. Extensive green space and plazas promote residents to spend time outdoors and with their neighbors; local bands and bohemian enter tainers have the oppor tunity to per form in the adaptable venue.

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Form Derivation

Form

Relocated Traffic Proposal

The form resembles a cracked geode: from the outside it speaks the language of Hell’s Kitchen, but as the inside opens into the site it exhibits a monumental facade as a representation of the revitalization of the neighborhood.

Circulation

existing flow proposed flow

By introducing new traffic flows, this allows relief to the congestion of the city while also creating a refuge on 37th Street to become a full pedestrian block. United with this block is the site; built over Lincoln Tunnel, it blocks out unwanted sound and air pollution to further divide this sanctuary from the chaos of the city.

Programming

circulation streets

circulation community space lobby apartment units penthouse idle space restaurant fountain base: open market restaurant bar public plaza restrooms storage mechanics

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The two towers offer residents to live in a bustling neighborhood with endless amenities; moving up the two towers, space transforms into smaller communities while still exerting privacy as the units face outwards from the site.

Structure The building is built on a 20 x 20 grid of steel components Beams support the faceted glass facade as show in the detail below

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Apartment Floorplan

Amenity Plan

Amenity Floorplan

Residential Plan

Lobby Floorplan

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Ground Plan The ground plan features a pedestrian street with a large central green space.

This connects to the plaza, public market, cafe, and performing space.

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Studio Apartment

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1 Bedroom Apartment

2 Bedroom Apartment

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PA R C O D E L T O R R I O N E PRENESTINO

SPRING 2020 -- ARCH402 PROFESSOR -- SIMONE CAPRA PA R T N E R S - - J AY B O R G M A N & S A M A N T H A STUMPNER

The aim of the project is to design a contemporar y architecture within a multilayered site, merging together ancient histor y, the 20th centur y urban texture and the idea of urbanscape. The intention of the composition strategy is to manage the language of contemporar y design in relation with the architectural grammar of the preexistence, against the idea of the site as an empty space or a Tabula rasa. The project is intended as an instrument to interpret and per form a site as well as a tool to trigger social dynamics and shape the contemporar y city.

The site is in the Pigneto neighborhood, a sector of the city marked by a strong young presence, of students, young professionals, ar tists and craf tsmen, social innovation, underground culture and association activities. We have designed a

social

hub:

a mixed public-private facility related to the features of the neighborhood dedicated to the young people of the city.

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Existing Site Parco Del Torrione Presentino is currently an under-utilized park that invites crime and congregates trash due to a lack of care. Visitors complain that he ruin, Torrione Presentino, is neglected in historical recognition of signage and education.

Thick vegetation surrounds the site and penetrates the ruins.

The diagram below categorizes the pre-existing building types of the area. Residential buildings dominate the surroundings.

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1. Circulation

1.

A goal in this project was to maximize accessibility to the site from all directions because of its previous isolation from the rest of the neighborhood that made it unsuccessful. Our new topography makes it an easier and more enjoyable approach to the park while also integrating the architecture and program into the circulation.

2. Green v. Built Landscaping is designed to feel natural with an abundance of green space. A flat plaza is paved between the 2 buildings to be able to host programming and be a central node. Necessary paths emerge out of the plaza in paths that are built to the natural movement of visitors throughout the space. The placement of trees and vegetation is developed in a way to use density to form both natural barriers for paths and to conceal unwanted views or buildings.

3. Responsive Form The form of the design is reactive because of its ability to respond to both the landscape and existing infrastructure. It is important to respect the pre-existing and design to these guidelines.

2.

3.

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Programming Diagram Housing Amenity Office Food

Co-working Parking

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Programming

Level 3

Based on the needs of the site, this determined the program of a mixed-use student housing, office space, and outdoor event space which aims at triggering a new layer of social dynamics, very much focused on public/collective spaces as reactivators and boosters of the local identity.

West Building

East Building

- Student housing

- Office space

We firmly believe in both potentialities and responsibilities of architecture not as a tool to save or change the destiny of a city, but as a strong stimulus to enhance different ways of living by means of unique spatial qualities and feelings that only the good built environment canconvey.

Level 2 West Building

East Building

- Student housing

- Office space

Level 1 West Building

East Building

- Student housing

- Cafe - Public patio

Level 0 West Building

East Building

- Fitness Center - Atelier

- Co-working space - Atelier

Level -1 West Building

East Building - Parking Garage

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1 ZINC FLASHING WOOD BLOCK CAPPING STONE

1 VEGETATION SUBSTRATE WATERPROOFING DRAINAGE MAT CORK AGGLOMERATE INSULATION

PAVER

EXPANDED CLAY CONCRETE SLAB

FLASHING BRICK VENEER

WALLBOARD

WALLBOARD 1” AIR SPACE SHEATHING

2 2 INSULATION WALLBOARD SEALANT FLASHING BACKER ROD & SEALANT COMPRESSION PAD BRICK VENEER

CONCRETE SLAB

1” AIR SPACE

WALLBOARD

SHEATHING CORROSION-RESISTANT METAL SCREW METAL STUD

3 INSULATION CORROSION-RESISTANT METAL SCREW

METAL STUD

SHEATHING 1” AIR SPACE BRICK VENEER

WALLBOARD CONCRETE SLAB

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CONCRETE GRADE BEAM PERIMETER INSULATION

FLASHING FULL COLLAR JOINT

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Designing for topography 1.

Terracing feature allows elevation change from street level to park level by east building 2.

Tunnel under east building allows easy access from back plaza to the higher park level

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PRISMA DESIGN BUILD FOR REIMAN GARDENS

SPRING 2018 -- ARCH202

PROFESSOR -- ROMAN CHIKERINETS GROUP -- ARCH202 STUDIO

Our

client,

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Reiman

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installation.

I, along with 76 other students were to consult with Reiman Gardens

to

create

an

interactive

design

for

their

site.

The project was set to open on April 13th, 2018 and we began work on Januar y 8th to make our ideas come to life.

PRISMA experience

introduces the

gardens

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interactive that

all

ages

way can

to enjoy.

Photo Credits: Chris Gannon Detail Credits: PRISMA Publication 27

The Site

The Design

Our site was a 200ft by 80ft plot of land at Reiman Gardens. The site had a parabolic slope from a west facing section, and a downward sloping gradient from a north section having its highest point at the west.

The final design of PRISMA reacts to the site in its form and is a response to the natural forces that inhabit Reiman Gardens. It creates an interactive sculpture that engages all types of people. The monolithic design cretes a streamline design responsive to the site’s topography.

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Continuous Minimal Surface

The Components

The design focuses on the use of straight lines to create undulating forms and curved modules. It is self-supporting to emphasize the hyperbolic structure and creates an illusion that it is tumbling through the site.

“The Primitive Hut” is a concept that explores the origins of architecture and its practice. This installation was designed to represent this fundamental concept through its representation of the 5 elements: pediment, column, wall, entableature, and furniture.

The rigid members of the hyperbolic form create an overall organic form while keeping in mind flexibility.

The installation explored how these elements can be transformed into the modern world.

Panels

Cables

Hammock

Frame

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Footings

Timber

The method to create footings involved sight surveying equipment that marked a datum point which was used to locate all the other footings. The setup involved a tripod with a leveling device ,a laser secured on top of it, and a plumb hanging from it to mark the datum

Prisma’s main structural component is composed of 4”x4” cedar boards. Research was conducted on methods of cutting such a slot the safest, most consistent, and most efficient way possible. This research resulted in the purchase of a Prazi beam cutter attachment, a miter saw, and a drill press.

One of the key elements in maintaining the structural integrity of the installation was to have solid concrete footings. Once all the footings were accurately located a group of students worked on the assembly of all the components needed for the footings

Timber Assembly Manual

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Connections

Hubs

Due to the many purposes of the installation, this requires unique connections at nearly every module

We created a hub method to hold the wood members together consisting of a 2’ 7/8” metal pipe, 3/8” thick and 3’ 1/2” wide mild steel for fins, and 3/8” and 6” wide plates for the bases.

Each hub was uniquely modeled. This is an example of one hub detail that could be sent to the metal fabricator.

Timber with Infill Detail Timber to Hub Detail

Timber with Infill Detail

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Weaving PRISMA includes two different styes of hammocks: sitting and climbing.

Triangle hammocks are for sitting and the square hammocks are for climbing. For sitting hammocks, we decided to use a 3” gap distance.

That size is the most comfortable for people lounging on it. For climbing hammocks, we decided to use a 2” gap distance. This smaller gap can prevent children’s feet from falling through.

All nine of PRISMA’s hammocks were made with 1/4 inch tan Poly Dacron rope. They were measured, assembled, and woven with 13,000 feet of rope.

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Infill Panels The infill on PRISMA is a powerful visual image reflective of the natural forces in Reiman Gardens. After testing prototypes, it was decided to go with iridescent acrylic panels.

In the final construction, the iridescent panels were installed vertically.

We found that the wind would spin them easiest in this orientation.

Each of the over fourteen-hundred panels were installed by hand using snap swivels and cable ties. They are easy to replace when damaged and once placed become shining beacon to visitors well beyond the limits of gardens’ fence line.

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T H E FA S H I O N S H O W SET DESIGN SPRING 2018 I worked on a team with 15 students to develop the set for the Iowa State Fashion Show, the largest student-run fashion show

in

the

United

States.

Inspiration

the eclectic makeup of Los Angeles;

was

taken

from

the set abstracts the

animated west coast into a color ful, light-filled atmosphere.

The

set

feet

of

is

fabricated

chicken

wire,

with

6

miles

350

CDs,

and

of 110

string,

200

eyehooks.

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T H E FA S H I O N S H O W SET DESIGN

SPRING 2018 This set design for the Iowa State Fashion show was in collaboration with the clothing company, Vans, to create a set that develops the notion that fashion runs coast to coast. The set took inspiration from New York City, urban style, and graffiti to depict the street style that the company’s line suggested.

I woked along with 15 other students to create this vision.

The set is fabricated with 720 feet of wood, 100 4’ x 8’ foamcore boards,

and

5 gallons of paint; students from

the university were invited to help paint the panels in their own unique, abstract vision just as street ar tists do.

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BLOCK EFFECT A SIMPLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND ADAPTABLE SYSTEM TO ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED OF INTERVENTION

SPRING 2021 PA R T N E R - - S A N D E E P K U M A R

Our nation is plagued with injustice in social settings, and have found that organizations do not have accessible options toward

affordable

and

effective

space

of

congregation.

Our effor ts are aimed at the demographic who are located in areas that don’t have access to public spaces, lack the funds to afford to rent space, or the existing space just doesn’t fit their unique needs.

As two architecture students, we are compelled to use our skill set to address the issue of social inequality. We have designed a product that can ser ve as a medium of defining space within public spaces to make events function.

Block Effect is a kit consisting of simple construction elements in order to build an array of different infrastructural types; Block Effect will have a GoFundMe page where donors can suppor t our company. From there, clients in need can tell us their stor y and product needs through an email.

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Fabrication of cube

Connectors are the essential part in linking these components together into a structurally sound network

Flats are used as infill within the grid of posts

Posts are the framework in order to make a 3D space. They make up the grid in which the structure will form

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Performance stage setup

Community lecture space setup

Public seating setup

Emergency shelter setup

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Lauren Fordyce lfordyce@iastate.edu

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