Virginia Tech Architecture Portfolio - Logan Snyder

PORTFOLIO LOGAN SNYDER

SELECTED WORK 2023

Logan Snyder

Contact

(703)-537-6408

logansnyder23@vt.edu

https://www.linkedin.com/ in/logan-snyder-b07491132/

Education

Virginia Tech - Class of 2023

College of Architecture and Urban Studies (B.Arch)

In Major GPA: 3.61

Overall Gpa: 3.53

Skills Revit

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Sketchup Pro

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Enscape

V-Ray

Hand Drafting

Sketching

Certified in Microsoft Office

Adobe Suite

KTGY, Tyson’s, VA

Associate Intern

Work Experience

DISABLED VETERAN AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Scope: To use pre-fabricated modular construction to create affordable housing for disabled veterans

Form: The building must be designed to adhere to the needs of disabled veterans. The main challenge is to create a private rehabilitative complex while also connecting to the community.

Site: To find a site within a city to create disabled veteran housing. With noise pollution, crowds, cramped spaces and minimal green space as a factor, the city also offers easy access to essential needs with various modes of transportation.

201 Tingey St. in South East D.C offered 4 parks, multiple bus/ metro stops, and an excess amount of grocery stores all within a quarter mile diameter.

Construction: 5 over 2 podium including pre-fabricated modules that create varying unit types

By excavating the site 10’, a new lower level can create extra program that shields the inhabitants from the views and noise of the urban context

For the pedestrians on the ground level, this creates a new viewpoint, directed towards the trees planted underground. On the left, this blocks the sight of traffic - On the right this draws the viewers attention away from traffic

22 FT East Section

The adaptable program space in the lower-level has a private open-air zen garden and a view to the landscape outside - blocking the above street conditions. The courtyard creates a public program of escape from the city

The sloped green roof allows a break in the circulation of passerby pedestrians with a sense of walking alongside the top of the trees below

The Pilotis bring an open air component to the building. Instead of placing a 5 over 2 podium structure with only mixed use program on the ground level, this opens up the site to create a public space the community will be enticed to visit. While the veterans have their units for complete privacy, the ground and lower level are meant to engage the local residence as well. An ADA ramp progresses through the slope down to the lower level

The building contains 28 Units but also features a mixeduse component. This is in hopes to connect the residence with the community whether through veteran owned shops or small markets. This will also bring in revenue to fund the affordable housing aspect

The site is only 300’ from the Anacostia River, Navy Yard Park, and Anacostia Riverwalk. Levels 2-6 have uninterupted scenic views of the river

14 FT

North Elevation

With only 5 different module types - 28 units are created

Two-story one bed

Two-story two bed

One-story one bed

While the pre-fab modules are linear and one-story, the above model shows the seperation and zoning between the two story units

Module 1 contains an outdoor terrace, kitchen, dining, bathroom, and bedroom for one unit

Module 2 contains a central corridor and the living room for two seperate units

When flipped 180 degrees - M1 fits on either the lower or upper level of M2. This creates two units on three stories of program space

UP

UP DN

Module 1 - Unit 1

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Module 2 - Unit 1 & 2 Module 1 - Unit 2

Each pre-fabricated module is 14’ x 45’ with the ability to fit on a semi-trailer flat bed truck. Once on site, they are easily stacked to create multi-family apartments. This approach to affordable housing decreases cost as well as construction time

The central corridor is placed on every other floor which gives the two story units ability to have views to both sides of the building. This take on Le Corbusier’s “Unite d’Habitacion” becomes helpful for restricted sites constrained to only one adequate viewpoint.

Scope: To create an Architectural Proposition in the form of a passenger rail station to serve Virginia’s New River Valley (NRV).

5-Mar 12 2021

AIA VA Competition 2022 Mar

NRV Passenger Rail System

Traditional American train stations give off the feel of a tiny midwest home. The idea was to pay homage to the old while bringing in the new. The white washed brick, gable roof and dormers help connect to train stations in the past but also give a modern aesthetic. The wave like wood awning helps to shade passengers and is a playful touch to the linear station.

1. Entry 2.Ticket Booth 3. Cafe 4. Waiting Area 5. Restroom 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Ambulatory Care Facility 4th Year Studio | Fall 2021

The idea was to carve into the site with a winding board form concrete wall. The horizontality of the boards follows the lines of the contours while creating different variations in elevation. The main form of the building emerges from the “site” and punches through the concrete, creating two entrances and showing its form as a care facility. This show the connection the the site while also proving it’s man made

The skylight connected to the retaining wall creates a shadow along the concrete resembling hilly terrain comparative to the site. Using Biophelia, the more natural elements and dim lighting create peace while in the waiting room. The curtain walls add a view while entering the patient rooms and more natural light exposure.

Montessori School

The idea for this project was to design a classroom that benefts ideas provided by Maria Montessori of how a Montessori school should function. She believed in simplicity, self teaching with an emphasis on mastery, individualism, and a nurturing environment towards social interaction and emotional skills. Most of the education is put forth with hands on experiences.

3rd Year Studio | Fall 2020

The use of exposed timber structure within the class helps to create a space within a space. The columns and beams are used to define each of the 5 areas of learning within the montessori program. The exposed wood also show the process of a building and informs the student of how their own classroom is put together and structurally stable. The Linear focus is to create a pathway of which topic a child would like to choose, as he/she can move along the path to select.

The main portion of the class has an open flow with vaulted ceilings. This is were the majority of group work and learning is held. There is then three pathways into a more private portion of the room.