Ryan Davelaar Architecture Portfolio

RYAN RYAN DAVELAAR DAV ELAAR

ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

Kansas State University College of Architecture | Selected Works

I have a natural curiosity that drives me to observe and understand how the built environment works and how people interact within it. My academic career has developed this curiosity into a strong passion that motivates me to push boundaries and explore ideas to their fullest extent. I aim to design spaces from multiple perspectives that meets people’s needs and leaves a lasting impact.”

HOW CAN A PUBLIC LIBRARY CATER TO INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCES FOR READING ENVIRONMENTS?

It is no secret that libraries are often overlooked in modern times because of such convenient access to information via the internet. However, a public library is much more than its historical role as a vault of knowledge. The thesis for this library focuses on the experience, fostering a community-building environment and prioritizes learning, skill development, and socializing.

Guests can find spaces inside the library that range from intimate and small scale to multi-story tall volumes with plenty of natural light and socialization opportunities. This ensures that anyone can find a space that they will enjoy reading, studying, or socializing in and encourage them to make this library a place they look forward to going every week.

Grand Reading

Study Space

Reading/Social

Book Stacks

Classroom

Social Space

Cafe/Observation

SPATIAL PERMUTATIONS

Focused Reading

Permutations of program blocks can form a wide variety of spatial qualities that are better for hosting unique activities. For example, a double-height but narrow space would offer a better reading experience for individuals, while a larger, undulating volume of space would better facilitate more wall space for book stacks.

Grand Reading Spaces

Common Social Spaces

Focused Reading Spaces

Book Stacks Spaces

SAMONA SAMONA

PROJECT TYPE - STUDIO DESIGN PROJECT

YEAR 3 - SEMESTER 2

PROFESSOR: WENDY ORNELAS

HOW CAN A MUSEUM PROMOTE CHANGE IN SOCIETY?

Today, more than 40 million people living in the United States were born in another country. Additionally, much of the history in the United States is a result of the melting pot of people from all around the world. However, with people of different cultures mixing, disputes and prejudice can lead to hostility seen throughout American history.

To me, a lot of the prejudice stems from fear-of-the-unknown, and the mission of The SAMONA is to convert that fear into curiosity and ultimately lead to an understanding of one another. This happens from the beginning to end of ones journey through the museum. They are lead through series of galleries that educate, allow interaction, and provide places for reflection where one may strike up conversation with other visitors and become more familiar with each other. Ultimately, leading to less prejudice and more understanding and acceptance.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

As a part of the San Pedro Creek Renovation in Phase 1, The museum would fill in a portion of the project next to the historic Alameda Theater [above]. With the nature of the river project connecting multiple parts of San Antonio together, the museum would become an integral part of the project, representing multiple cultures coming together

EXCHANGE CONCEPT

The design process for this project began by creating and analyzing conceptual artworks that capture our interpretation of the ‘essence’ of New Americans starting a new life in San Antonio. This resulted with the phrase: “The more we know each other, the more familiar and accepting we are to people with different backgrounds” This is what motivated the core concept of the project. The ‘exchange’ theme, where people would present, share, and reciprocate their own stories, experiences, and culture.

1) Present

1) PRESENT

2) SHARE

3) RECIPROCATE

1) PRESENT

2) SHARE

3) RECIPROCATE PRESENT

2) SHARE

3) RECIPROCATE

2) Share

3) Reciprocate

“Fountain of Vibrancy” “River of New Life” “Exchanging Stories”

A. Education

These galleries are set up in a more traditional format for the flexibility of exhibit layouts. This style allows visitors to view and learn about the history of cultural pieces face-to-face.

B. Interaction

These galleries are equipped with ‘smart technology’ interfaces that encourages visitors to become more interactive and become more involved with their experience.

C. Exchange

Between each set of galleries is a space for visitors to converge into one space and reflect on what they had just learned. Small spaces for seating encourage visitors to exchange and discuss what resonated with them before proceeding.

PROGRAM ORGANIZATION

Ground Level

2nd Level (Gallery)

3rd Level (Gallery)

5th Level (Mezzanine)

UPPER MEZZANINE LEVEL

The Mezzanine

Food is one of the most exciting and enriching ways for people to become introduced to new cultures, and it is common across many cultures to participate in discussion with others at the table. Therefore, a teaching kitchen is incorporated to encourage people to share their experiences of the museum over a meal.

Establish Connections

The Soffit on the museum was designed to be reflective for two main reasons. The first was to allow pedestrians to glance up and see activity occurring atop the museum and garner interest in exploring. The second was to support the essence of the museum about establishing connections, visual in this case, with people who they are unfamiliar with. Therefore, the museum always feels connected to the city as the city feels connected to the museum.

BOONE

BOONE

THEATER ANNEX

THEATER ANNEX

PROJECT TYPE - STUDIO COMPETITION FINALIST

YEAR 4 - SEMESTER 1

PROFESSOR: BNIM STUDIO

HOW CAN A JAZZ CLUB FACILITATE A WHOLE NEW WAY OF EXPERIENCING JAZZ MUSIC?

18th and Vine is a historical Black neighborhood just outside of Downtown Kansas City. It used to be a vibrant night life district full of jazz musicians and live performances until the Civil war. Since then, the district has been in need of an initiative project to help rejuvenate and restore the liveliness of the neighborhood.

The new multipurpose building is directly connected to the Boone Theater to ensure the financial success and become a sustainable source of revenue via apartments, shops, offices, and a brand new Black Box Theater to allow for more unique performances types to the Boone Theater. Additionally, the project transformed an underutilized lot into a community plaza space for all the visitors, regardless of income, to enjoy jazz performances.

18th And Vine District

18th & Vine is a historical Black neighborhood outside of downtown Kansas City, most famous for its vibrant jazz district. It has the American Jazz Museum, several legendary music clubs, many murals of historically significant people, and delicious KC style BBQ restaurants.

The district is also walkable with an inviting and pleasant street atmosphere. Social alley corridors and walkable street scape make up the urban vernacular, which were great points of inspiration when sketching initial concepts for the project. Effort was put into incorporating public space in the design and preserving the social alleyways to honor the history and atmosphere the district is known for.

The Boone!

BLACK BOX COMMUNITY PLAZA

Community Gathering

Rather than thinking of the Black Box theater as a container for private performances, the theater engages the community via an outdoor plaza for occasional public performances that so everyone may interact with the building and experience the performances.

BLACK BOX THEATER INTERIOR

SPLIT-LEVEL PROGRAM ORGANIZATION

Street Level

SPLIT-LEVEL FLOOR PLAN

The Boone theater floor elevations are difference than the Annex, which caused for a split level approach to the program. Offices were kept a half-level below the residential floor elevations to keep flush with the old offices, and give the two programs privacy and programmatic independence.

Parapet Construction Foundation Construction

KCDD Curtain Wall Glazing Mullion

Foundation Construction

KCDD Curtain Wall Glazing Mullion

Foundation Flashing

Wooden Blocking

Metal Coping

Wood Blocking

Parapet Construction

Gravel

Wooden Blocking

Foundation Flashing 4” Rigid Insulation

Metal Coping

Water Proof Membrane

Wood Blocking Gravel

10” Tapered Rigid Insulation

2” Rigid Insulation

Water Proof Membrane

Water Proof Membrane

Brick Venner on Metal Plate

4” Rigid Insulation

Brick Venner on Metal Plate Rigid

Water Proof Membrane

Concrete Footing Wall 12”

Insulation

3/4”

3/4” Exterior Sheathing

10” Tapered Rigid Insulation

2” Rigid Insulation

3/4” Exterior Sheathing

Edge Plate

W Section 12”x16” Steel Beam w/ Tnemec Insul. Paint

Edge Plate

W Section 12”x16” Steel Beam w/ Tnemec Insul. Paint

Bracket w/ Bolts

W Section 12”x24” Steel Girder

Bracket w/ Bolts

W Section 12”x24” Steel Girder

Concrete Composit Deck Concrete Composit Deck

Exterior Wall Construction

Exterior Wall Construction

Concrete Composit Deck Concrete Composit Deck

2” Rigid Insulation Continuous

Water Proof Membrane

Ceramic Flooring Tile

2” Rigid Insulation Continuous

Water Proof Membrane

3/4” Exterior Sheathing

3/4” Exterior Sheathing

4” Steel Stud Framing

4” BATT Insulation

3/4”Gypsum Board

4” x 2.7” x 8” Modular Red Brick

4” Steel Stud Framing

4” BATT Insulation

3/4”Gypsum Board

4” x 2.7” x 8” Modular Red Brick

Flashing Steel Angle

Ceramic Flooring Tile Flashing

Steel Angle

Foundation Construction 1'0'

KCDD Curtain Wall Glazing Mullion

Wooden Blocking

Brick Venner on Metal Plate

Foundation Flashing 4” Rigid Insulation

Water Proof Membrane

Concrete Footing Wall 12”

Rigid Insulation 6”

Gravel 6”

Foundation Drain

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB IN ALMA, KANSAS BOYS & GIRLS CLUB IN ALMA, KANSAS

HOW CAN A YOUTH CENTER BECOME A PLACE FOR KIDS TO EXCEL AND GROW CONFIDENCE?

Alma, Kansas is a small town with a population of nearly 900 people, about 100 being kids age K-12. With students facing higher amounts of identity insecurities, issues with self-esteem, and cyber-bullying, there needs to be a safe and fostering environment for these students to go to. Here, they are encouraged to be who they are and simultaneously develop hobbies, skills, and friendships along the way. The Boys and Girls Club is designed to help the youth of Alma with developing their social, technical, and life skills following the fundamental beliefs of the Boys and Girls Club Foundation. The Boys and Girls Club stitches back the hole in the urban fabric while maintaining a critical connection to the city park via a public plaza. It appears to bridge the gap from the historical architectural roots of the downtown while setting a precedent for what the future of Alma could be.

Fundamental Pillars

The design at its core supports and represents the main values of any community center: Collaboration, Recreation, and Education. Each of these core values becomes organizational volumes of space. This influenced the grouping and arrangement of program in the design to establish a clear connection with each pillar which is a crucial component of developing skills.

FLOOR PLANS

TEEN SPACE - 2ND LEVEL

Placing the teen space on the upper level provides them with a feeling of independence and the best views of Alma. This space generates a fun environment and plenty of activities for teens to connect with each other.

TRIBUNE STAIR - 1ST LEVEL

The central staircase incorporates platforms that help promote socializing and build a sense of community within the building. Kids can, gather for events, meet with friends, or talk while waiting for their rides.

CHILD SPACE | LOWER LEVEL

The childrens’ space is placed in the lower level for quick access to the city park across the street and optimizes the acoustic isolation for the rest of the building. The spaces are designed with warmth and intimate scale in mind to keep focus on the children.

CHILD SPACES - LOWER LEVEL

Occupiable Plaza

Providing a public space on-grade proved a unique challenge of properly lighting the kids’ space below. By placing windows in the risers of the cascading platform, it keeps the space feeling intimate and intriguing with plentiful light and spaces that act as play yards.

South Section & Elevation

5 5

‘REGROWTH’

REGROWTH

REGRO W TH

SKYSCRAPER COMPETITION

SKYSCRAPER COMPETITION

PROJECT TYPE - TEAM COMPETITION

IMPACT 2022 SKYSCRAPER COMPETITION

TEAM: RYAN DAVELAAR |SIMON DEGRACE |ABBY HUTCHINSON

ROLES:

RYAN D. - RENDERS, DIAGRAMS

SIMON D. - UNIT DESIGN, MODELING

ABBY H. - DIGITAL MODELING, DIAGRAMS

- Aggregation modeling

WORK - LIFE STUDY

What if there was a way to prevent urban sprawl, keep a healthy separation between work and life, and create micro-ecosystems that support biodiversity in an urban environment? In this tower, seven tiered ‘neighborhoods’ sprout from the base of an existing office building in Seattle, Washington, representing ‘regrowth’ of the building’s vitality. The relationship between the

neighborhoods and the office setting facilitates socialization that allows people to form budding relationships and supportive communities. Within each neighborhood is a bridged structure that connects the residential ‘branch’ to the main office tower creating a unique environment with plentiful amounts of daylight, waterfalls, and green space for residents and coworkers.

Multi-Generation Co-living

Multi-generational housing is rare in the U.S. and this project aims to change that. The project combines the popularity of ADU acceptance in zoning laws with working family homes to allow families to live closer while maintaining some independence. Compared to joining retirement homes, the benefits of this proposal allow grandparents to interact with their families more frequently and strengthen

family bonds. The concept of the ADU is to fit each ‘life function’ within a prebuilt module. All these life-function modules can fit on a trailer for ease of transportation and arranged on-site. The simplicity of this system allows foldable floor and roof platforms to be laid out as the foundation with windows slot into place to seal the house.

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ABBY SULLY

the “I found something in this one book”, Co-founder the pop-culture reference genius, Co-founder

ABOUT THE CRIT ROOM PODCAST

My friends and I created a podcast centered around architecture, design school, and conversations about our experiences in our college program. Our mission is to help students hear what they need to hear to be successful in design school and create a platform that connects other design students to share their own ideas and experiences.

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Ryan Davelaar

r.a.d.esigns

Kansas State graduate with a passion of creating spaces that are impactful and accessible to everyone that give back to communities. I enjoy working collaboratively amongst diverse groups of talented designers, working hands-on with the design process. I have been recognized for strong graphic and sketching abilities with many works of mine being featured by the university and being a finalist in a design competition.

SKILLS

PROGRAMS

2022 - 2023

Omaha, NE

INTERN INTERN

2021

Omaha, NE

EDUCATION

MASTERS IN

ARCHITECTURE

2018 - 2023

STUDY ABROAD

2022

ACHIEVEMENTS

FINALIST

- Conducted building analysis and 3D modeled schematic proposal with Revit - Set up renders and prepared Revit Files

ARCHITECTS STEVEN GINN ARCHITECTS

- Rhino

- Revit

- Enscape

- V-Ray - Adobe Suite

- Lumion

- Produced drawings and schematic design for in-person client meeting presentation

- Created presentation graphics for AIA award submittal

Project Type: Residential

STATE UNIVERSITY

Project Types: Education, Religion, Commercial KANSAS

Accredited 5-year Master’s of Architecture program #8 among public institutions.

ORVIETO, ITALY

Semester-long architectural experience studying architectural styles, national history, culture, and watercolor/sketching skills

2021 MANKO COMPETITION

Boone Annex Theater project

- Grasshopper - Pro Create

AFFILIATIONS

PEER EDUCATORS

2019 - 2023

NOMAS

2021

AP DESIGN AMBASSADOR

2018-2023

ACE MENTORING PROGRAM

2016-2018

INTERESTS

- Graphic Design

- Weight Lifting

- Playing Guitar

- Watercolor

- Podcasting

- Sci-Fi Films

REFERENCES

BCDM ARCHITECTS

SCHOLARSHIP HONOR ROLL

BEN HAKIMAN STUDY ABROAD

2022

2018 - 2023

DEAN’S HONOR ROLL LIST

402-384-6428 | aeastman@bcdm.net

Adulsak ‘Otto’ Chanyakorn

Architect | Project Manager University Professor

217-481-0506 | chanyakorn@ksu.edu