Nick Lesko | Ball State | Architecture Portfolio (Graduate Applications Edition)

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Portfolio

Nicholas

Project Index

Unseen Phenomena

InventoryofConceptualDevelopment

Kinematics & Crosshatches - p.02

MixedUseCommercialProject - p.08

Timbre & Flora

HybridRecordingStudio - p.12

Endurahaus

MicrohomeLiving

Biophilic Grotto - p.17 - p.14

ContemporaryUrbanMonument

Falling, Floating - p.18

Museum of Emotions

-01- Unseen Phenomena

Pre-Thesis Conceptual Work

Experiencing architecture is the interpretation of the information presented by the designed environment. Without hearing aids I do not have access to eighty percent of the sound that most others do. Being aware that mine is a unique, individual experience is how I have understood life since I’ve been able to think. Being hard of hearing is an example of a filter that alters someone’s reception of information. Foucault best categorized these kinds of affectors as a dispositif: anything that can capture, orient, determine, intercept, model, control, or secure the gestures, behaviors, opinions, or discourses of humans. Through line drawings, experiments with peers, speculative renders, design method workshops, and other representational methods, I have been trying to engage with these theories. This is the foundation for my undergraduate thesis, in which I am exploring subjectivity and interpretation of architectural information.

Illustrated Hearing Loss Drawing (left)
Conceptual Linework | Sorted Layers of Illustrated Sensory Input (right)
ARCH 302 Sculptural Object (top)
Personal Work Sculptural Object (bottom)
Personal Work Procedural Modeling (top)
Personal Work Sculptural Object (bottom)
DesignMorphine
Personal Work Procedural Modeling (top)
Procedural Modeling (bottom)
DesignMorphine
Fabricated 1:1 Sculpture Photo
Fabricated 1:1 Sculpture Photos (top)
Sculptural Wall Installation Render (bottom)
Illustrated ’Aural Texture’ Drawing

Course : ARCH 400

Term : Fall 2023

Instructor : Janice Shimizu

Partner:AdebisiIgbasanmi

Site : Downtown FortWayne

Kinematics & Crosshatches

The project is a mass timber mixed use building that serves as an international grocery market, a restaurant incubation program, a pub, a garden shop, and a dining court. Woven through these programs are two underlying themes: continuity and movement, both visually and experientially, and the interlocking of moments and activities. The parametric ceiling panels and facade rails, multi-floor atriums spaces, and circulation routes through the different programs all serve to solve real architectural problems and benefit the design as well as build an experiential sense of continuity and interlock for both patrons and employees of the spaces.

Building Elevation (left)
Choisy Chunk (right)
Exterior Perspective (top) Building Section (bottom)
Site & Floor Plan (top)
Massing Process (bottom)
Outline Slice Reduce Divide Elevate Assemble
Model Photos
Parametric Facade Solar Gain Analysis (top) Structural Grid Plan (bottom) 25’
20’
20’
5’
Facade Brackets Mounts onto Exterior Walls + Mullions
Terraced CLT Roof Skylight to Garden Shop
Solar Optimized Facade “Made of Air” Recycled Wood Facade Rails
Floor Slabs
CLT Floor Slabs with Acoustic Fiber Board
Structural System
Glulam Column + Beam Structure, Concrete Circulation Shafts
Interior Walls Thin CLT Shear Walls
Exterior Walls
CLT Assembly with Cast Stone Panels, Double Pane Glazing
Exploded Axon - Building Assembly (left)
Choisy Chunk Render (right)
Model Photo

Course : ARCH 403

Term : Fall 2024

Instructor : Abhinandan Bera

Site:WhiteRiver|Muncie,IN

Timbre & Flora

The project aims to address two directives simultaneously: a dialogue between the indoor and outdoor, and crafting the acoustic performance of a space. An assortment of recording studios are proposed to have varying interaction with the site surroundings. The three recording spaces are a typical sound proofed studio, a hybrid private studio facing the river, and a small venue-style studio designed for a live performance style of audio. Acoustic simulations were rendered in an iterative design process for the deflective and diffusive acoustic panels used in the studios.

No Acoustic Tiles
Deflection Acoustic Tiles
Deflective Panel Design: Wood
Diffusive Panel Design: Foam
Partial Plans (top) Vegetation Site Model (bottom)
Hybrid River Studio
Venue Style Studio

-04- Endurahaus

Personal Work

Term : Summer 2023

Site: Icelandic Coast

Scope:270sqftmaximum

This speculative micro home explores sand 3D printing technology as a way of immersing the designed space in the site. On the black sand beaches of Iceland, the tiny living space blends in with its surroundings texturally and materially, but with a distinct geometric language and architectural character. With a custom bespoke sand assembly and minimal footprint, the residence is designed for both efficiency and individuality. Some of the sand components are shown to have aged and weathered as a result of the harsh climate of the Icelandic coast. The tectonic nature of the design allows for regular replacement of pieces as needed.

Interior Perspective (top left)
Assembly Drawing (top right)
Building Section (bottom)

Spatial Layout

Sleeping Area | Elevated Bed Platform

Storage Area | Space Underneath Bed

Living Area | Variable Layout Common Space

Kitchen Area | Food Prep and Storage, Bar Counter

Restroom Area | Exterior Access

Water Closet and Shower

Electricity Storage | SolarGenerated Energy

Water Storage | Rain Water

Collection and Storage

Building Plan (left)
Site & Interior Renders (right)

-05- Biophilic Grotto

Course : ARCH 302

Term : Spring 2023

Site:DowntownIndianapolis

The contemporary monument is not usually inhabitable nor does it bear inspired architectural references. This speculative reinterpretation of a contemporary urban monument proposes a stone assembly that is exposed to the elements and invited to interact with nature. Vegetative growth and natural aging transform the appearance and atmosphere of the monument over time, provoking questions about the dialogue between nonbuilding elements of nature and designed architectural spaces. The interior volumes bear abstracted references to architectural vaults, arches, caverns, halls, and chambers.

Poche reveals the subtractive operations carried out to impose vaulted qualities of classic architecture
Balcony walkways on upper and lower level allow immersion and experience, without contamination or interference
Impressions in the stone that imitate rippling fabric allow additional growth opportunity as “micro biomes”
Chunk & Axon Renders (left)
Model Photos (right)

Falling, Floating

speculative project was focused on one evoking emotion. Both the lower hall use perspective, lighting, materials, and texture to evoke reactions. The intents for each - the lower hall seeks to elicit emotion, the upper hall encourages emotion. The project is a simple straightforward illustration of curating presentation of information to make an environment that is conducive to emotional

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