Bower M.Arch Portfolio

PIERCE BOWER M.Arch

Portfolio.

RESUME PIERCELBOWER@GMAIL.COM (402) 416 - 9979

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE HDR

2025 | Master of Architecture University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dean’s List 4 Semesters

2022 | Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy (Distinction) University of Nebraska - Lincoln Minors in Art, Religious Studies; Dean’s List 8 Semesters

Architectural Design Intern, 05.24 - 06.25 • Collaborate across disciplines to complete assignments under the supervision of an Architect or Project Manager.

• Model digital twins, conduct easement analysis, contribute to schematic design, and develop iterative architectural solutions.

• Develop presentation graphics to communicate concepts to clients, design awards juries, and for agency approval.

• Lead centerpiece design and construction for HDR’s 2024 IMPACT A+BES Global Conference.

SKILLS

UNL Building Operations

Rhino 3D

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Enscape

Grasshopper

Revit

AutoCAD

Bluebeam

3D Printing

Laser Cutting

Hand Drawing

Blender

Unity

Premiere Pro

Procreate

Audition

Pachyderm

Student Recommissioner, 05.23 - 09.23 • Calibrate and commission HVAC nanostat controls, VAV units, and occupancy sensors for psychrometric comfort.

• Conduct, record, and organize on-site air velocity, pressure, and humidity measurements using specialized equipment.

• Cross-reference environmental measurements and mechanical plans to identify, diagnose, and resolve HVAC issues.

• Assist senior operational technicians in advanced evaluation and maintenance of AHU, HVAC, and electrical systems.

AWARDS

UNL College of Architecture

2025 | • College of Architecture Future Practice Award

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 01.23 - 05.24

2024 | • Clark & Enersen Professional Scholarship

• Provide critical feedback on student design work and lead computer applications tutorials for Architecture Core Studio II.

• SGH/Dri-Design/Pella Merit Award • Sean F. Mellon Scholarship Finalist

2023 | • BVH Architecture Design Finalist 2022 | • Hemphill Memorial Fellowship

• Lead drawing labs, demonstrate techniques, and deliver lessons on analog-to-digital media workflows for Design Drawing.

• Present introductory lessons on design fundamentals such as composition, perspective, projection, and color.

2021 | • Ed Hirsch Scholarship

Cosmic Stew RPG

2020 | • UCARE Recipient

Designer, 07.20 - Current

2015 | • Vesper Science Scholarship

• Collaboratively design graphics and print media including logos, icons, boards, cards, and tokens for the board game “Essence.”

• Dewey and Kelley Scholarship

2014 | • Susan T. Buffet Foundation Scholarship • St. Elizabeth Medical Center Scholarship

• Cooperatively set and manage schedules for product design, development, manufacturing, and marketing.

• Direct, produce, and review artworks and narratives for quality and stylistic consistency.

CONTENTS

FARNAM TRANSIT DISTRICT Transit-Oriented Development fall 2023 p. 1

CAPITOL NExUS Transit-Oriented Reuse spring 2025 p. 9

THE MIND CENTER Higher Education spring 2024 p. 13

NExT COURTYARDS Medium Density Housing spring 2023 p. 21

FARNAM TRANSIT DISTRICT OMAHA, NE | ARCH 510 | TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT Area: 800,000 SF Instructors: Bruce Carpenter, Tom Trenolone, Tim Williams The Farnam Transit District is a mixed-use, transit-oriented development located east of Turner Park in Omaha, Nebraska that speculates on the future potential of urban agriculture and public transit in the city’s highly visible Midtown. The project builds on Omaha’s urban core redevelopment and envisions a nodal configuration where spaces for live, work, and play stack around a central transit hub.

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Morphology & Program 1. SITE FILL

2. NODAL NESTING

3. GLOBAL SUBTRACTION

Maximize site use, general east-west orientation, TIFF informed elevations.

Enveloped parking, adjacency to Douglas, central transit hub.

Voids for Twin Towers views and gondola line, reinforce east-west axis.

ORBT

STREETCAR BUS BUS ORBT

MIXED USE SCHEMATIC

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PROGRAM STACKING

4. CONNECTIVE TUNNELING

5. LOCAL SUBTRACTION

6. PUSH & PULL

Improve circulation, create ground level terrace, light infiltration.

Reinforce light infiltration, greenhouse pitch, reduce formal dominance.

Create elevated terraces, green roof potentials, conform to structural grid.

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Spatial Organization PLANS

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50

150

300 ft

Tower Level

The tower level includes a 40,000 sq. ft. greenhouse that can generate approximately 100,000 pounds of produce per year - enough to supply an attached grocery. Residential towers offer approximately 204 total dwelling units.

Mid Level Programs vary widely in the mid level plan. The southwest lot offers residential while the northwest has a mix of residential and office space.

The northeast consists of office and educational space while grocery and urban agriculture make up the southeast lot.

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The ground level plan is primarily programmed for retail and workshare, which totals approximately 110,000 sqft. Highlighted at this level is the parking garage envelopment with access maintained via Douglas St.

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Ground Level

Exterior, Courtyard Facing Retail

SECTION AA

LIVE

TRANSIT

LIVE

WORK

GREEN HOUSE WORK EDUCATION

RETAIL

RETAIL

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Select View

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Exterior, Gondola Courtyard

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CAPITOL NExUS LINCOLN, NE | ARCH 611 | TRANSIT-ORIENTED REUSE Area: 430,000 SF Instructor: Supasai Vongkulbhisal Collaborator: Will Roarty The Capitol NExUS envisions a civic tapestry that ties into and nourishes its surrounding context. The project is programmed with publicly funded childcare, streetcar stations, and an agriculture tower to teach, mobilize, and feed Lincoln’s central communities. Through its program, the Capitol NExUS gives the people of Lincoln the support they need to flourish and change the city from its overly commercialized existence to a locally defined place by and for the people.

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Select Views PLANS

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Exterior, Street Car Courtyard Tower Level

Interior, Agriculture Tower

Exterior, Courtyard Facing Retail

Interior, Street Car Station

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THE MIND CENTER LINCOLN, NE | ARCH 511i | HIGHER EDUCATION Area: 60,000 SF Instructor: David Newton Collaborator: Jenda Simonsen The mind center is a transdisciplinary research institute dedicated to the study of cognition and perception. The project uses architectural affordances to enable user embodiment of elevated and grounded states of mind, which facilitate the highs and lows of the creative process.

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Morphology 1. SITE FILL

2. REDUCE FOOTPRINT

3. ELEVATE EDGES

Maximize site volume, resulting in general east-west orientations.

Reinforce east-west orientation to reduce environmental impact.

Raise east and west edges for elevating design concept.

BUILDING SECTION

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Ground floor embedded in site.

4. GROUND CENTER

5. CONCEPT SYNTHESIS

6. ENHANCE MEMBRANE

Embed in landscape for grounding design concept.

Centralized space integrates both grounding and elevating features.

Introduce dual skin facade for daylighting and ventilation.

Interior, Acoustic Corridor

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Daylighting Analysis

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INITIAL CONDITION

REVISED CONDITION

FINAL CONDITION

Regular Glazing

Regular Glazing

Tinted Glazing

Solar Panel Coverage: 0%

Solar Panel Coverage: 50%

Solar Panel Coverage: 50%

Frit Pattern Coverage: 0%

Frit Pattern Coverage: 0%

Frit Pattern Coverage: 3%

Integration Isometric

1. 2 ft. Concrete Floor Tiles 1

2. 1 ft. Floor Riser Grid 3. 1 in. Acoustic Baffle

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4. 3 in. Composite Steel Deck

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5. W18x46 Steel Beam w/ 2 hr Intumescent Coating

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6. Acoustic Drop Ceiling 7. 10” x 12” UFAD Duct 8. In-Floor Vent + Fin Tube Radiator

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9. Automatic Fire Sprinkler 10. Photovolteic Glazing

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11. Aluminum Siding 12. 3 in. Batton 13. 2 in. Rigid Insulation

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14. Class 1 Vapor Barrier 15. 3 Layers 5/8 in. Gypsum 16. 3 in. Batt Insulation

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17. 2x4 Metal Studs, 24 in. OC 17

18. 5/8 in. Gypsum 19. Class 3 Vapor Barrier 19

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Ventilation Systems Active - UFAD Outside Air

Supply

Passive Return

Exhaust

Fresh Air

Expired Air

DSF stack effect encourages air flow.

AHU

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Atrium Section

RESEARCH

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Atrium acts as a dynamic filter to reorient users as they cycle through research, exhibition, and learning mindsets.

EXHIBITION

EDUCATION

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NExT COURTYARDS WAYNE, NE | ARCH 501 | MEDIUM DENSITY HOUSING Area: 36,800 SF Instructor: Steve Hardy NExT Courtyards provide the community of Wayne, NE accessible, medium-density dwellings to help alleviate their ongoing housing crisis while maintaining the area’s character. The Courtyards are the individual culmination of NExT Housing, a group programming and master planning project wherein teams engaged with community members to plan a 9-acre development that interfaces with diverse land-use contexts.

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Site Features SITE AXON

Summer Sun 71.2° Zenith, 15-hour Solar Arch

The site experiences north-western prevailing winds throughout the year.

Winter Sun 24.3° Zenith, 9-hour Solar Arch

Ample porosity links disconnected residential zones without inhibiting movement towards Main St.

ELEVATION

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E 2nd St.

SITE PLAN

West

Logan St. 23

STACK SECTION

Biogenic Perspective

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Unit Types STACKED UNIT BATH

Interior, Stacked Unit Commons

HABITABLE

CIRCULATION

ED UNIT

q. ft.

2 Bath

al Footprint

al Aspect

ED UNIT

q. ft.

2 Bath

Level

ompliant

Ideal for young families and student groups. Provides contextually comfortable spatial experience.

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1200 sq. ft.

3 bed 2 bath high aspect / low footprint

BATH

CIRCULATION

HABITABLE

ACKED UNIT

200 sq. ft.

Bed, 2 Bath

inimal Footprint

aximal Aspect

ACCESSIBLE UNIT

Interior, Accessible Unit Commons

ACKED UNIT

100 sq. ft.

Bed, 2 Bath

ngle Level

DA Compliant

Ideal for aging and disabled persons.

Access points reduce travel distance to habitable zones.

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1100 sq. ft.

3 bed 2 bath ADA compliant

Bath 25

Circulation

Habitable

PLANS

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100 ft

Second Floor

Units’ second floors consist of bedrooms and private balconies, all of which are accessed by interior stairs.

First Floor The first floor of stacked units is accessed from the ground floor via covered exterior stairs. This floor consists of a living room, dining room, and kitchen that circulate around a central core.

Ground Floor Ground floor units are ADA compliant, offering access at grade.

Wide corridors provide greater circulatory comfort.

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Select View

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Exterior, North Courtyard

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PIERCE BOWER PIERCELBOWER@GMAIL.COM (402) 416 - 9979

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