Natalie Grimm Architectural Design Portfolio | 2019
Cover Art Study of Fallingwater Entry | Ink and Watercolor on Cold Press Paper Online Portfolio www.natgrimm.com
Design Projects
Resume 1 Stuart Island Retreat 2 An Egyptologist’s Study 8 MOVE: A Dance House 12 The Vignelli Museum 22 Farm Implement Museum 32 Blue Valley Yacht Club 38 Personal Artwork 48
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EXPERIENCE
Graduate student at Kansas State University, studying architectural design. Pursuing an internship with an architecture firm starting January of 2020.
Fall 2016 - Present KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Graduate student in the Master of Architecture program Anticipated graduation Spring 2021
2014-2016
Interpersonal Skills: ∙ Team work ∙ Learning new software ∙ Problem solving ∙ Critical thinking ∙ Taking leadership roles
TECHNICAL SKILLS
GPA:
HOME RENOVATION Design Consultant Assisted in designing a home renovation of a 100 year old historic homestead.
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Fall 2019 STUDY ABROAD | ORVIETO, ITALY
AC C O M P L I S H M E N T S
Worked with the homeowners to discern the needs of the family. Redesigned the layout of the home by removing a hallway, adding two bathrooms, and an additional bedroom on the second floor. Renovation completed in 2016.
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Rhino (Versions 5 and 6) Autodesk Revit 3DStudio Max Adobe Illustrator Photoshop InDesign V-Ray (Rhino and 3DStudio Max) Enscape Microsoft Office Lasercutter Hand Modeling Hand Drafting
Dean’s Honor List | College of APDesign Fall 2018 | Spring 2019 Winner of AIAS Instagram Competition Kansas State Chapter Model Building | 2019
G4 TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Graphic Design Designed graphics for the user interface of the software.
National Honor Society Member from 2014-2016
Leveraged software such as Photoshop to generate user friendly graphics for inventory purposes.
Graduated with Honors | 2016 Rock Canyon High School
Assisted in designing portions of the website for the company.
2015-2016
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Watercolor Graphic Design Photography Violin Travel
REFERENCES Chris Fein | Visiting Assistant Professor Principal at Forward Design Architecture AIA, LEED AP cfein@ksu.edu
KUMON LEARNING CENTER Tutor Tutored early education students in subjects like Math, Reading, and Writing. Developed study plans for students, and adapted based on learning styles and preferences of the students.
Judy O’Buck Gordon | Associate Professor Registered Architect, NCARB, LEED AP judygordon@ksu.edu Brendan Tucker | Instructor Forward Design Architecture bctucker@ksu.edu 636.322.8303
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Stuart Island Retreat
Ye a r I I I | P r o f e s s o r Tu c k e r
A weekend home, designed for a working couple located on the San Juan Archipelago on Stuart Island, near Seattle, WA. Through the use of a simple, tectonic structural system, an enclosure system was designed for a pre-existing foundation located on the site. The intent of the design was to create a space in which the line between enclosure, and outdoor space becomes blurred. The structural system becomes a pavilion in which houses a mass, where the only spaces that require privacy are located.
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Elevation from the Water
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Floor Plan
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Section A-A
Massing
Louver Detail The louvers located on the southern wall of the bedroom not only act as a secondary form of enclosure, but it provides the bedroom with its own operable, sunshading device.
Tectonic Beam to Column Connection At the point where the overhead beam meets the canted columns, they are again, pinned together, utilizing steel connections.
Tectonic Base The connections made at the base of each column highlight the moment where the pile meets the vertical steel connection plate in which ties the two wood members together.
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An Egyptologist’s Study
Ye a r I I | P r o f e s s o r S t r e e t e r
This project was intended as a private study for an academic Egyptologist and was to located on the Mississippi River. The project was to be carved from two limestone masses, each with different dimenstions. The program required a private office space, a kitchenette, an indoor living area, as well as exterior living space. In addition to this, the study required display space where the Egyptologist could display objects she had collected during her archeological digs. The program focused primarily on taking two separate conceptual masses, and carving space out from within in order to create one cohesive space. In order to compensate for the significant height difference between the masses, the use of compression and release became the driving force behind the design. This project was hand-drafted and rendered with ink and watercolor and model was hand-cut.
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View from Southeast Edge of Site
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MOVE: a dance house
Ye a r I V | P r o f e s s o r B a u d o i n
The Owen/Cox Dance group is an established Kansas City Dance group, and focuses on the performance of dance, as well as the teaching of modern dance. The site is located in Downtown Overland Park, KS, intended to be somewhere that the community can experience and enjoy art through dance. The site is nestled between a building directly to it’s north, as well as a building and park located to it’s south. The intent of this project was to create a public bridge between Downtown Overland Park, and the park located to the South through the shifting of masses. This project was focused on creating a working Construction Document Set. The set includes various detail drawings of the building.
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View from Santa Fe Dr. Looking East
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Initial Mass
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Shifting Bars to Meet East and West Edges of Site
Pulling Mass Back to Create Outdoor Terraces
Ground Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
Third Floor Plan
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Cross Section Looking East 18
Main Studio Skylight Detail Section
North Wall Detail Section
Green Roof Detail Section 19
Rotated CMU Fins
Plan of Rotated Concrete Block Fins
Rotated CMU Fins
Rotated CMU Assembly with Lateral Supports
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nagrimm@ksu.edu
5048 Heatherglen Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO
Natalie Grimm Architecture Reception Looking Towards Exterior Courtyard
View from Lobby Towards Entry Courtyard
nagrimm@ksu.edu
8015 Santa Fe Dr.
Natalie Grimm Architecture MOVE: A Dance Studio 5048 Heatherglen Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO
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Perspect
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Exterior Performance Space NOT TO SCALE
Main Studio Space Looking West
View of Main Studio Space looking West NOT TO SCALE
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vignelli museum
Ye a r I I I | P r o f e s s o r G o r d o n
Located in Noho, New York City, this museum is dedicated to architects and industrial designers, Massimo and Lella Vignelli. The museum is home to educational and research facilities, an administration suite, and two floors of exhibition space. The galleries are intended to display the life works of the influential designers. The intent of the project was to highlight the Vignelli’s design philosophy while remaining contextual to the surrounding urban environment. The main exhibition spaces are located on the upper two floors, allowing for natural daylight to be used throughout the building. Throughout the museum, pieces designed by the couple are both on display, and utilized in public spaces, allowing for visitors to both experience, and interact with the Vignelli’s designs.
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View from the Southwest Corner of Lafayette St. and Great Jones St.
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Manipulation of Corten Steel Facade
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Lafayette St. Elevation
Continuity of Existing Datum on Great Jones St.
Continuity of Existing Datum on Lafayette St.
Great Jones St. Elevation
Rhythm
Regulating Lines Determine Points of Manipulation
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Entry Level | Street 26
Level Two | Administration
Level Three | Research
Level Four | Education
Implied Public Core
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Level Five | Exhibition
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Level Six | Exhibition
Lafayette Section
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Great Jones Section
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Farm Implement Museum
Ye a r I I | P r o f e s s o r F e i n
A museum designed for the Kansas State Department of Agriculture. The exhibition space is intended to display large-scale farming equipment, ranging from the Eighteenth Century to present day, as well as provide exterior display space for these objects. The project was to be located on the corner of College Ave and Kimball Ave near the K-State Campus. The project is comprised of two programmatic bars which extend out, creating dynamic outdoor areas. These bars frame the central exhibition space, where the historic farm equipment would be located. A thin roof plan is introduced over the exhibition space, and extends out over the private, north exhibition courtyard.
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View of Exhibition Space Looking to Northern Courtyard Ink and Watercolor on Cold Press Paper
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Site
Site Context
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Entry Floor Plan
Section A-A
Section B-B
Second Floor Plan
Section C-C
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Blue Valley Yacht Club
Ye a r I I I | P r o f e s s o r Tu c k e r
The Blue Valley Yacht Club is a boating club located in Manhattan, KS. The Club sails on the Tuttle Creek Reservoir for it’s day-to-day uses, as well as for special events. The objective of this project was to design a new facility for the Blue Valley Yacht Club, which would be located on Tuttle Creek Cove. The facilities require a boat shop, boat dock, boat parking, classrooms, and an event space. The site for the project allows for extensive boat storage, as well as outdoor spaces that are directly accessible from the facilities. The intent of this project was to utilize the form of the two structures as a gesture back towards the water, drawing the eye of the visitors to the views that are present on the site.
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Blue Valley Yacht Club from Tuttle Creek Cove Ink and Watercolor on Cold Press Paper
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Initial Massing
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Determining the Roof Slope
Creating Two Masses
Separating Masses
Site Plan 41
Entry Floor Plan
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Lower Floor Plan
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South Elevation
Section B-B
Section C-C 44
East Elevation
Section A-A
Section D-D 45
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personal artwork
2016-Present
From a young age, I have always enjoyed sketching and drawing. In recent years I have discovered watercolor, and it has since become my media of choice. From hand rendering, to a quick sketch, watercolor is something I love to work with, and will continue to utilize both at the personal and architectural level.
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Antelope Valley Poppies Ink and Watercolor on Cold Press Paper
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Rocky Mountain Sunset Graphite and Watercolor on Cold Press Paper
Olive Leaf Graphite and Watercolor on Cold Press Paper
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