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MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN Pages 1 - 10

CINCINNATI, OHIO Pages 11-20

DETROIT, MICHIGAN Pages 21-42

VOLTERRA, ITALY Pages 43-54

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MUSKEGON

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MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL POST OFFICE

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CONDOMINIUMS TRANSIT CENTER

SITE

SMALL COMMERCIAL BUILDING

THE WATERSHED is a 38,000 square foot mixed-use building with 20 residential units on the top three floors and space for an outdoor retailer on the ground floor. The name "Watershed" signifies the large Lake Michigan watershed that encompasses Muskegon, as well as the utilization of the shed roof - which draws in rain water and collects it in water storage tanks to optimize sustainability. The residential portion of The Watershed is comprised of studio, one, two, and three bedroom units.

With the ups-and-downs of Muskegon's economy and infrastructure, having an outdoor retailer to sell kayaks, skiing and snowboarding equipment, camping gear, and apparel would fuel West Michigan's already growing summer and winter tourism industry, as well as enhancing local West Michigander's hobbies.

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*PRELIMINARY SKETCHES

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*ONE

Mass-out entire site

*THREE

Mesh building skin to creates courtyard and individuality from street

*TWO

Recess building from street

*FOUR

Shed roofs added to collect rainwater for recycling and natural daylighting opportunities within corridors and apartments 6

*WEBSTER AVE. ELEVATION

*LONGITUDINAL SECTION 7

*2ND ST. ELEVATION

*TRANSVERSE SECTION

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*EXTERIOR RENDERING Main entrance of the Watershed through front courtyard

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*INTERIOR RENDERING Apartment balcony views of Muskegon Lake

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CINCINNATI

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THE CINCINNATI COMMUNITY LIBRARY lies atop a steep hill located between the Liberty Hill district and the Pendleton Art district. The community center and library are crucial to this area of Cincinnati because it connects the top of the hill - the Liberty Hill district - with the rest of the city. Aside from the aggressive topography, the other major separator is E. Liberty St. - which is a 70-foot-wide, 6 lane road that acts as a physical border between the two districts.

The Cincinnati Community Library is the child of a design charrette that took place on my trip to Cincinnati. After the charrette, the scheme of stepping down the hill both figuratively and physically came to mind. Masses are pushed and pulled to achieve specific viewpoints to the city and to neighboring areas.

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FIRST FLOOR PLAN E. Liberty St. Entrance Special Collection Cafe

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SECOND FLOOR PLAN Adult Collection Study Rooms Computer Center Lecture Space

THIRD FLOOR PLAN Children's Collection Activity Room Theater

FOURTH FLOOR PLAN Liberty Hill Entrance Public Computer Center Community Room Rooftop Terrace Cafe

FIFTH FLOOR PLAN Outdoor Terrace Staff Offices Meeting Room

PROGRAMMING MATRIX

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*LIBERTY HILL ELEVATION

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*SECTION A

*SECTION B

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*EXTERIOR RENDERING Liberty Hill Entrance

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*EXTERIOR RENDERING Outdoor Rooftop Terrace

*INTERIOR RENDERING Community Gathering Room

*INTERIOR RENDERING Study & Lounge Space

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DETROIT

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THE SYMBIOTIC DUPLEX is sited in the North Corktown district of Detroit. The duplex is comprised of a 1,600 square foot main residence paired with a 600 square foot studio residence. Instead of designing an all-brick building envelope, the idea of transplanting facades became a driver for the project; establishing the brick screen wall with traditional window proportions and openings. Re-purposing brick facades from deteriorating homes in the neighborhood relates it to the context and also preserves North Corktown's rich history. I created a clientele for the duplex to push the symbiotic narrative and design - the tenant for the studio was my Uncle Steve, who enjoys blues and jazz music. “The Killer Blues Garage� is the pediment of my duplex, opening up to the alley to perform for the entire community.

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*ONE

Full massing

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*TWO

Pulled apart massing to create thresholds

*THREE

Shed and butterfly roofs to allow for additional space in residences

*PRELIMINARY SKETCH SECTION

BRICK SCREEN

MAIN RESIDENCE

STUDIO

KILLER BLUES GARAGE

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*SECOND FLOOR PLAN

*FIRST FLOOR PLAN

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*REAR ALLEY ELEVATION

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*TRANSVERSE SECTION A Cut through main residence

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*TRANSVERSE SECTION B Cut through studio residence

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THE LIVERNOIS COOPERATIVE is a mixeduse development on the corner of Livernois Ave. and Florence St. - in close proximity to the University of Detroit Mercy. The commercial spaces in this building are accessible from Livernois Ave., Florence St., and the newly activated alleyway - intended for vendors from Livernois' Market On The Ave to start pop-up shops, in place of temporary structures. The residential portion of The Livernois Cooperative was designed around the idea of a single-parent who is a student at the University of Detroit Mercy. The specific and tailored client made it necessary for unique unit types, corridors, and common areas.

Being a comprehensive design, structural and HVAC systems were designed around comfort and building longevity, as well as using sustainable building models to ensure an Eco-friendly building design.

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*NEW LIVERNOIS STREETSCAPE Along with designing a technically comprehensive building, the ideas of connecting the development to the community and the university were critical. Being located on a fast-paced and busy street came with its challenges - to alleviate those problems, Livernois went on a "diet." Extending the sidewalk, adding bike lanes, limiting driving to one-lane, each way, and securing green spaces would ensure for a slow and more comfortable streetscape.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 9 commercial spaces 2 residential access points

TYPICAL UPPER FLOOR PLAN Single-parent student units Collaborative student spaces Lounges for children and parents

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*EXTERIOR RENDERINGS & PRELIMINARY BUILDING SKETCH

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*SEFAIRA SUSTAINABILITY MODELING Using sustainable design software by Sefaira, I was able to manipulate my analysis to create a healthy building, for its residence and for the world it is in. From basic building massing with glazing, to minimizing the glazing and using shading devices, to using the best construction practices, The Livernois Cooperative was able to meet the 2030 Challenge of sustainability with a usage of 25 kBTU per square feet per year. With the use of shading devices and precise glazing types and locations, the building is able to be well lit at 50%, which reduces the need for artificial lighting during the day - reducing costs and its carbon footprint.

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NATURAL DAYLIGHTING

Shading devices on the southern and eastern facades are employed to control incoming light in the summer and winter months and diffuse it into the space

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NATURAL VENTILATION

All single-parent student living units, corridors, and common spaces have operable windows to allow of appropriate air flow

WATER RETENTION

With a large flat root, it is logical to collect the vast amounts of water that Detroit receives all year-round, recycle it, and reuse it in the mechanical and irrigation systems

*EXPLODED STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC Hollow-core precast concrete slabs allow for changes overtime in building program - "long live, loose fit."

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*ANSI TYPE "A" BATHROOM

Grab Bar Reinforcing Required 30" x 40" Clear Floor Space 60" Diameter Turning Space

*ANSI TYPE "B" BATHROOM

Grab Bar Reinforcing Required 30" x 40" Clear Floor Space

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*SECOND FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN

*FIRST FLOOR LIFE SAFETY PLAN

*KEY

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*DIAGRAMMATIC TYPICAL UPPER FLOOR HVAC PLAN Radiant heating & cooling systems

*DIAGRAMMATIC FIRST FLOOR HVAC PLAN Variable Air Volume System 41

*DIAGRAMMATIC HVAC BUILDING SECTION

Variable Air Volume System and Radiant Heating & Cooling

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VOLTERRA

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THE VOLTERRA INTERNATIONAL DESIGN WORKSHOP The objective for the Volterra International Design Workshop was to design and articulate a museum for the ancient Roman Theater that is located in Volterra.

A museum is the ideal program for the workshop - there is no museum for this ancient theater, only a disheveled ticket booth. The Museum for the Roman Theater was design by myself, Kinga Wiecek from the Warsaw University of Technology, and Kimberly Bucholz from the Kendall College of Art & Design. The design motifs of our museum is to allow for specific views into the hillside theater, but gain foot traffic into the theater through the museum. In order to be fully-immersed into the theater, visitors have to purchase a ticket and walk through the ceremonial procession that the Roman Theater once held.

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*CEREMONIAL PROCESSION INTO THE ROMAN THEATER

Sketch studies illustrate the intense feeling of processing into the Roman Theater in its formal glory. *Kinga Wiecek

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*SITE WITH GRIDDED OVERLAY AND TOPOGRAPHY

The Romans were precise with their building formats and arrangements - their use of a grid drove our Museum for the Roman Theater. *Logan Flowers 48

*PERSPECTIVE

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View through the Porta Fiorentia, leaving Volterra toward Florence *Kinga Wiecek

*FRONT ELEVATION *Kinga Wiecek

*MUSEUM ENTRANCE / FACADE DETAIL *Kinga Wiecek

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*TRANSVERSE SECTION *Logan Flowers

*LONGITUDINAL SECTION *Logan Flowers

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*UPPER FLOOR PLAN - ABOVE GROUND *Logan Flowers

*LOWER FLOOR PLAN - PARTIALLY SUBTERRANEAN *Logan Flowers 52

*SITE PLAN

*Kimberly Bucholz

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*SITE AXONOMETRIC *Kimberly Bucholz

*SITE GREEN DIAGRAM *Logan Flowers & Kimberly Bucholz

*SITE CIRCULATION DIAGRAM *Kinga Wiecek & Kimberly Bucholz

*SITE VIEWS DIAGRAM *Kinga Wiecek & Kimberly Bucholz 54