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LESLIE KOFFI

Email: leslie.koffi@ku.edu

linkedin.com/leslie-koffi

Denver, CO | Lawrence, KS

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Master of Architecture Degree

Minor in Business

Lawrence, KS | Class of 2026

UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

Arts, Activism and Social Justice Summer Progam

Bristol, UK | Summer of 2023

OVERLAND HIGH SCHOOL

High School Diploma | Faculty Honors

Aurora, CO | Class of 2021

SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES

PROFICIENCY

Adobe CC, SketchUp, Rhino, Grasshopper, Enscape, Microsoft Office

FAMILIAR

Revit, 3DS Max, AutoCAD, Lumion, Python, UI Design

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2023 | KU Women’s Memorial Award, Gilman-McCain Study Abroad, Executive Leadership Council Scholar

2022 |Dean’s List, KU Achievement Merit, Multicultural Architecture Scholars Program

2021 |MyBlackColorado Scholar, Rita Hellman AVID, SACHS Foundation, Aurora Scholar, College Consultants of Colorado, African Leadership Scholar

EXPERIENCE

RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT

Self Hall | University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS | 2023-2024

Contact: Zach Hughes | zach.hughes@ku.edu

DESK ASSISTANT

Stouffer Place | University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS | 2021-2023

Contact: Anna-Marie Sosa | annamariesosa@ ku.edu

SERVER/FOOD RUNNER

PF CHANGS | Seasonal

Lone Tree, CO |Summer of 2022

Contact: Mike Porter | (303) 790-7744

INVOLVEMENT

NATIONAL ORG. OF MINORITY ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS

Member | KU Chapter

Contact: Shannon Criss | scriss@ku.edu

NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS

Executive Board | Freshman Initiative & Community Service Chair

Contact: Palvih Bhana | palvih.bhana@ku.edu

GIFTED EMPOWERED MOTIVATED SISTERS

Executive Board|President

Contact: Nikita Haynie | nhaynie@ku.edu

BLACK STUDENT UNION

Delegate Team | Finance Delegate

Contact: Taylor Pullman | tpullen@ku.edu

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University of Kansas | Leslie Koffi 01 epicenter 03 vertical urban farm 04 chapel and columbarium 05 selected first year works 02 colorful play pg 6-17 pg 18-23 pg 24-37 pg 38-47 pg 48-49

01|The EPIC Center

Community Garden

A Place for Adventure Kansas City, KS

Size: approx. 12,000 sqft

Professor: Richard Findley

Spring 2023

How might we use biomimicry to transform an adventure center for children into a space that not only excites their sense of exploration but also nurtures their understanding of and appreciation for the natural world?

Natural Growth Form Study: Dendriform + Biomimicry

Biomimcry:

• Drawing inspiration from natural forms, processes, and ecosystems to inform innovative and sustainable design solutions.

Dendriform:

• Structures or patterns that resemble the branching, tree-like forms found in nature

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Preliminary Sketches

Tree Column Derivations

PLANE: establish a base

DIVIDE SURFACE: generate grid of points

TREE BRANCH: pull points from tree branch paths

CULL POINT: focus on centralized area

POINT CHARGE: create an area with a magnetic field

FIELD LINE: compute lines through points

MOVE: translate upwards

NURBS CURVE: create curves from control points to mimic tree branches

LOFT: complete mass

OFFSET: give thickness

ADD MATERIAL AND COMPLETE: used glulam wood to mimic tree materiality

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8 5 5 7 4 Archery + BB Range + Ropes Course Rock Climbing Wall Game Room Restrooms Breakout Rooms/Classrooms Admin Ofﬁce Vestibule/ Entrance Conference Room Kitchen LAKE VIEW KEY 1 - Lobby 2 - Classrom 3 - Conference 4 - BB/Archery 5 - Restroom 6 - Rock Wall Space 7 - Admin 8 - Game Room 9 - Kitchen 10 - Viewing Area 11 - Vestibule 10 10 11

Bubble Diagram

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Structural Axon

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Climbing Rock BB Gun/Archery Ropes Course Top Floor Viewing Area Skylight to emphasize Slight Overhang for additional shading Walkway for backdoor access/lake access

East Facing Elevation

Pespective Section

Cascading central floorboard to implement topography

Structure

Accessible Elevator

Pendant Lighting

Custom Tree Columns

Child Dropoff Area

emphasize linear walkway

Tree Branch Facade

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Conference Room Classroom with Operable Sliding Doors

University of Kansas | Leslie Koffi Lobby

Upper Level Seating

|Colorful Play

Small Architecture

ARCH 600

Professor: Kurt Hong

Summer 2023

How can we turn our design studio’s physical models from being put aside and forgotten into a dynamic design idea that keeps them on display, reminding us of how we design in response to the environment?

Derivations

GRID: to organize the space

BOX ARRAY: extrude the space

BASE: input custom base

PULL POINT: extract points from curve

CULL: subtract, boxes follow curve

PIPE: give thickness

CURVE: input custom curve

PULL POINT

CULL

DECONSTRUCT: analyze edges

CIRCLE: give openings

COMPLETE

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Plan View

Section Elevation

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03|Vertical Urban Farm

A Place for Community Kansas City, KS

Size: 26,000 sqft

Professor: Todd Achelpohl

Fall 2022

How can we solve the problem of food scarcity and lack of community in downtown Kansas City, Kansas?

Concept + Precedent

Community

• I wanted to create a space that is open to the public at any age level and that can also serve as a learning environment.

StruCture

• The shape of the structure was inspired by a number of other greenhouses that have been built. A big common factor is a sloped roof for ventilation and rain water collection.

HiStory

• During the 1890s economic depression, empty lot gardens were established in the United States as the first community gardens. Using vacant sites in the city, Detroit was the first American city to establish a locally funded urban gardening program.

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FOOD SOCIETY COMMUNITY

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Mass Extrude Up and Right Split Slant/Cut Connect Program Axon Separate private and employee occupy the Space implement ventilation complete the Form *Elevation View Vertical Urban Farm

Form Diagram

| 26 Site Context Site Grid Kansas River Kaw Point SITE Strawberry Hill Social Services KCK Fire Merc Co+Op UMB Bank Vertical Urban Farm

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Site Plan

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2 -

3 -

4 - Outdoor

5 -

6 - Offices 7 -

8 -

Area 1 6 7 8 1 3 5 2

1- Grow/Seed Area

Lobby

Ship + Process

Seating

Break Room

Public Area II

Common

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

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Vertical Urban Farm

Field Trip to Greenhouse

Southern Facade Ventilation and Sun Path

Rainwater Harvesting

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Final Ventilation - Section AA

Clerestory

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Structural Diagram

Vertical Urban Farm

Clerestory Ventilation

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Growing Area

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Loggia Entrance Community Garden Vertical Urban Farm

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View from Parking Lot

University of Kansas | Leslie Koffi Vertical Urban Farm

04|Chapel and Columbarium

A Place for Reflection

Lawrence, KS

Professor: Todd Achelpohl

Fall 2022

How can we expand Pioneer Cemetery, where more than 450 KU community members are laid to rest, by adding a non-denominational chapel and four columbariums with space for over 1400 urns, all designed to offer a tranquil setting for visitors?